He discovered that just before the Immortal conjured the token, he made a special gesture, stroking the small pouch hanging at his waist.
Cheng Bu Zheng secretly guessed in his heart, "Could this be a Storage Pouch!"
However, he showed no unusual expression on his face, quietly standing beside the Immortal, waiting for the test to conclude.
At the same time, he was secretly calculating the date of the letter delivery, "By now, my family should have received my farewell letter!"
Meanwhile.
In Qingshan Town, Cheng Family Village.
A young man dressed in a messenger's uniform emerged from the Qingshan Town Post, dusty from his journey, and arrived at Cheng Family Village.
Before long, he reached the door of a house on the east side of the village, knocking on the dilapidated wooden door with a clang, while also shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Dong dong... dong!"
"Cheng Hanzi, your second son's letter is here!"
Open the door quickly, I have other letters to deliver!"
After a moment, the door opened.
A middle-aged woman with somewhat dry, yellow hair and a sallow complexion rushed to open the wooden door, her voice coming from inside before she even appeared.
"Coming, gently, gently knock, the door will be broken by you soon!"
The middle-aged woman opened the wooden door and saw the young man dressed as a messenger.
She said, "Little brother... my second son's letter is here!"
"Yes! I've given you the letter! I still have letters to deliver, so I'm leaving now!"
With that, he took a letter from his satchel, handed it to Cheng Jiangshi, and then turned to leave without delay.
Cheng Jiangshi looked at the letter in her hand, joy appearing in her eyes, but her mouth kept muttering to herself.
"You little rascal, always showing off, can't you come back to see us when you have time?
Writing letters wastes so much money, don't you need a bride price when you get married later!"
Then she turned and walked into the house, a smile she couldn't suppress on her lips, while also calling out to the inside:
"Cheng Hanzi, come out quickly, the second son's letter is here!"
In the blink of an eye, Cheng Hanzi, looking honest and simple, walked out of the house, saw his overjoyed wife, and rubbed the back of his head, saying:
"Neither you nor I can read, wait until sunset when Dagou returns, and ask him to read it to us!"
"When did Dagou learn to read?
Why don't I know?"
"Two and a half years ago, Xia Er took Dagou to secretly learn from the sour scholar for half a year, and then after Xia Er learned, he taught him for another half a year.
I heard Xia Er tell me before he left that Dagou can now read and write!
In the future, if there are letters, ask him to read them.
Ergou, this promising scholar, was delayed by our family!
We don't have the means to send him to school.
Alas... now he's already gone out to be a medicine boy for the family's livelihood!"
"You mean you three father and sons have other secrets you haven't told me!
If that's really the case, even if we have to smash pots and sell iron, we must send Ergou to school!"
Saying that, Cheng Jiangshi, exasperated, began to act, grabbing Cheng Hanzi's ear and pressing him for answers.
"No, truly no more! Ergou told me not to tell you."
"You, Cheng Hanzi, don't know what's important, do you! Such a big matter, and you didn't tell me.
Go, now, go to the fields and call Dagouzi back to read the letter to me!"
As she spoke, her eyes reddened; she knew the family owed Xia Er a lot, and her heart grew even heavier.
A short while later.
A young child ran back from outside, followed by a group of little friends, pushed open the door, and shouted:
"Mother... Second Brother is back, where is he!" Saying that, he started searching inside the house.
Suddenly, the house became as lively as the Monkey King's havoc in heaven.
"Sister Xiaocao, he's not here!"
"Xiaocao, he's not here either."
"Mother... where did you hide Second Brother!"
Xiaocao, finding nothing, asked her mother, huffing.
"You brat, your Second Brother didn't come back, he wrote a letter!"
Cheng Jiangshi, with slightly red eyes, cursed softly.
"Is it something delicious? Where is it, I want to eat it!"
Saying that, her eyes constantly scanned the room.
Cheng Jiangshi slapped the child's back of the head, saying in an exasperated tone:
"It's not edible! Go out and play! Don't be an eyesore here!"
Saying that, she chased the little girl and her friends out.
Suddenly.
The house immediately became quiet, but seeing the messy state of the house, her anger couldn't help but rise significantly.
However, she was eager to know what Xia Er had said in the letter, so she didn't argue with the little girl.
Otherwise, a beating with a 'bamboo stick stir-fried with shredded meat' would have been unavoidable!
Two quarters of an hour later.
The father and son, covered in sweat, pushed open the door and walked into the house one after another.
Upon seeing her eldest son return, Cheng Jiangshi immediately handed him the envelope, eagerly saying:
"Dagou, quickly read... what did your brother say in the letter?"
Dagou, with a dark complexion and an honest expression, opened the envelope, and his deep voice resonated in the room.
"To my esteemed parents.
I hope everything is well at home! My heart is filled with concern, but there is one thought I cannot forget for a long time.
In the early part of last month, I personally witnessed a Sword Immortal flying with his sword.
After many inquiries, I heard that the county town has Immortals who will be recruiting disciples.
There's no need to worry about my trip to the county town, it's safe!
If there is no Immortal fate this time, I will definitely return in ten days.
If I am favored by an Immortal, I will return in ten years at most.
I hope, dear parents and elder brother, that you absolutely do not reveal this matter, to avoid retaliation from villains!"
After listening, Cheng Jiangshi couldn't help but cry and scold:
"This heartless little one, how can I not worry, not be afraid!
When you come back, I'll definitely give you a good beating."
The gloomy Cheng Hanzi said irritably:
"Enough, stop wailing, didn't you see that Xia Er said this matter cannot be revealed?
How can he be at ease if you're like this!"
He rarely lost his temper.
Cheng Jiangshi, who had never lost an argument, said, "If you're so capable, tell him to come back and tell me to my face,
Look at you, so capable!"
Cheng Hanzi stood up, waved his hand and said:
"I won't stoop to your level, I'm going back to my room to sleep."
Cheng Jiangshi, who would make a fuss even when unreasonable, would not let up:
"Level... what level do you have! You old fool who doesn't know what's important."
Seeing his father retreat, Dagou rubbed the back of his head, and with an honest expression, advised:
"Mother, Father is right, Xia Er has been smart since he was little, he must be worried about something.
I'm not smart, but I know to listen to Xia Er!
Xia Er definitely won't harm us, Mother, you must not tell anyone about this.
If anyone asks where Xia Er went in the future, we'll just say he went out to learn a trade!"
If Cheng Bu Zheng had heard his elder brother's words, he would have applauded.
His elder brother had learned to think about how to handle problems and had made great progress.
Cheng Jiangshi rolled her eyes at her eldest son, saying:
"Of course, I know, those were just angry words just now, do you think I'm your foolish father, who doesn't know what's good for him?"
Then she sighed faintly, saying:
"I both hope he can achieve his wish and hope he can return to my side.
If he is favored by an Immortal, ten years, such a long time not seeing Xia Er, how can I live!"
Dagou, with a simple and honest voice, comforted his mother, saying:
"Even if he is favored by an Immortal, isn't it ten years at most?
It's also possible he could come back in three or four years!"
"I hope so! Don't tell Xiaocao about this, she can't keep a secret.
Only the three of us know about this, and you're not allowed to tell your wife either, understand?"
"Also, what you said just now is good, if anyone asks where Xia Er is in the future, just say he went out to learn a trade.
You should inform your father about this.
Also, in the letter, Xia Er asked you to go to Bai Ren Hall in Qingshan Town, to speak to the doctor and apologize.
Xia Er said in the letter that he also wrote a farewell letter to the doctor, without saying what he went to do.
You know what to say, right?"
Dagou nodded seriously, saying:
"Mother, I know what to do, tomorrow I'll go to town and apologize to Xia Er's doctor."
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