Chapter 2: The White Haired Girl (1/2)
Chapter 2: The White Haired Girl
The sound of hurried steps and a man’s labored breathing approached from the distance. Ye Wuchen glanced in the direction of the sound, and discovered a tall man drenched in sweat running toward him with a large bamboo basket on his back. The man seemed to be pretty young, though with a weathered face, and his physique was stout and muscular to a degree that was almost ridiculous.
Upon spotting the old man, the man in the distance abruptly quickened into a sprint and dropped the basket on the floor, exhausted. Only half conscious, he gasped. “Grandpa, I filled the basket with fruit I picked and ran thirty laps with it on my back… so today’s work….”
Suddenly, he paused for a moment, focusing his eyes on Ye Wuchen. Then, he jumped as if he saw a monster. ”You, you, you…… woke up?”
Ye Wuchen laughed at his surprise. ”Grandpa Chu, who is he?”
“This is my grandson. He just recently had his twentieth birthday, and he took care of you while you were unconscious. Considering you’ve been dead for the past ten years, it’s not unusual for someone to be startled to see you awake.”
Ye Wuchen stood up and nodded. “I’m Ye Wuchen, thank you for taking care of me over these past ten years.”
The tall man still seemed a bit bewildered. He looked Ye Wuchen up and down before realizing his reaction was somewhat impolite. Embarrassed, he rubbed his head and said with a simple, honest smile, “I’m Chu Jingtian. Eh, it isn’t the best sounding name so you can just call me Da Niu like the others.”
Chu Jingtian. Jingtian, a title of genius. He was definitely not an ordinary person.
Ye Wuchen smiled. “Alright then, I’ll call you brother Da Niu from now on.” Even though his demeanor seemed a bit indifferent to everything, he still made people feel at ease.
“Haha….”
Chu Jingtian laughed nervously, a bit shy. He was not the most talkative person.
“Uhh…. Brother Wuchen, let me hand out this fruit first. Then we can sit down and chat or something.”
Chu Jingtian turned around, inhaled, and then yelled at the top of his lungs. “Everyone come here! Your brother Da Niu is back!”
Ye Wuchen jumped in surprise, startled by the sudden shout. Ears still ringing, Ye Wuchen looked towards Chu Jingtian, and noticed that his eyes had subtly changed — It was impressive that there was a person like Chu Jintian in such a small, sealed-off region of land.
There was no doubt Chu Jingtian’s voice went very far. Almost immediately, the chaotic sound of numerous footsteps approached from the distance. It belonged to the wave of children running towards them, carrying a wide variety of containers. There were baskets, boxes, stone bowls, anything that could carry something. The children lined up in front of Chu Jingtian with eager eyes and shouted together “Hello, brother Da Niu.”
Chu Jingtian just stood there, an embarrassed grin on his face. “Sorry for being late. I fell into a ditch and it took a really long time to get back out. Now come here. There’s some for everyone, and it’s no less than usual.