C86 (1/2)

My master said that she should be fine. Although he was a bit confused, he was very strict in his affairs. I still believed him on this point. When I mentioned Grandma Liu, I felt a little down.

Seeing that I wasn't happy, Master patted me on the shoulder and said, ”Little brat, be happy. Men aren't like this.” I smiled and said, ”It's fine, Master. I'm already so old.”

That night, Master and I were discussing the journey. Senior Sister came down from upstairs, but her face was still expressionless. She sat down and said to us, ”Master, Junior Brother, I also want to go.” I was rather surprised, Senior Sister had been hugging the infant for the past two days and didn't let it go when Master said that he would take her out. I said, ”Senior Sister, it's better if you don't go. After all, there are two people in the store that we have to take care of.”

The Master nodded to the Senior Martial Sister, who remained silent for a while before saying, ”Junior Martial Brother, you don't need to go. Let me go. I just want to go out and relax. My mind has been a mess these past few days.” I know that this infant still had a great influence on Senior Sister, to the point that it made her seem like another person.

I looked at my master and said, ”I think it's best if you decide.” Master looked at me before looking at the expressionless Senior Sister and said, ”Both of you can go.” Senior Sister and I uttered 'ah?' at almost the same time. The Master said, ”You two don't have to worry about the store. If there's no business, there's no business. The child can be taken care of by the foolish aunt, and in a few days, Juche and Ju E will be here.”

I am very happy. Although I have only met those senior brothers once, because we are fellow brothers, my heart still feels very close to them, especially to you. Even though we cannot communicate using words, we do not feel estranged from each other.

I said, ”Great, it would be great if they could come. Master, are they going to join the archaeological team?” His Master nodded. ”That's right, this mission is quite difficult. Your uncle-master is too old to do anything about it, so he arranged for them to come over. Let's take advantage of the fact that they haven't been here for a few days to settle Senior Liu's family matters.”

Senior Sister and I began to prepare our luggage, saying that it was our luggage, but in fact it was nothing much, because Grandma Liu's daughter's house wasn't too far from here, and Master and I both had our things in a bag. Senior Sister only had a small bag with a change of clothes in it, and after thinking for a while, she also stuffed it into my bag.

After dinner, the master happily chatted with the foolish aunt, talking nonsense. The silly aunt didn't seem to be in much better condition, whatever the master said, she just listened and giggled. I'm quite worried, the foolish aunt will take good care of herself and the baby.

That night, his master heated up the brick bed and slept soundly on it. He could hear her snoring upstairs and his senior sister took care of him very well.

The next morning, the three of us left in high spirits. Master specifically caught a taxi, and although it was not far from here to the countryside, the taxi was still quite expensive, especially for a stingy person like Master. Looking at Master's happy expression on the front passenger seat, I couldn't help but ask, ”Master, what's the matter?”

His Master said, ”Then you don't know about it. This is a matter between adults, so children shouldn't ask about it.” After saying that, he closed his eyes and happily hummed a little tune. However, that sound was really unpleasant to hear. That was good as well. It saved me and Senior Sister from sleeping in the car.

The afternoon arrived. Originally, it would not take that long to get there. However, the road was not easy to walk on. The driver did not dare to drive too fast, so he accidentally fell into the ditch.

It's not too far from my hometown. It's been a few years, and time flies so fast. I'm standing on the dark land of the countryside, and although I'm just a teenager, I've been through so much. I feel like the world has changed.” Master came over and patted me on the shoulder and said, ”Let's go, kid.

At the entrance to the village, a middle-aged man was waiting for someone. I recognized him from far away as Grandma Liu's son-in-law, Liu Kun. He looked no different from an ordinary farmer, except that his hair was a little gray.

His Master's eyesight was also very good, so she called out from a distance, ”Kun'er, this is …” Liu Kun also waved his hand and stood up. He looked at us from afar, and after recognizing us, he ran towards us with glee. His expression was as if he had seen a family member he hadn't seen for a long time.