Female-male sex: Salted fish forced to rise to prominence

The old lady had tears in her eyes. Although she also wanted to see her grandson pass the imperial examination and marry a virtuous woman, she was too old and didn't know if she could see that day.

She looked at her grandson through his body, as if she was looking at her husband when he was young, as if she saw her husband waving at her, telling her not to come over and stay with her grandson.

She retracted her distracted gaze, suppressed the waves in her heart, and said with a smile: "You are such an honest child, why are you never as naughty as other children? Come and have a rest."

Chen Luochu's narrow eyes curved as he smiled, "I'm my grandmother's good grandson, how can I be like those naughty kids!!!"

After saying that, he sat down obediently on the wooden bench. He had long known that his grandmother would not be willing to punish him for too long.

Listening to her grandson's words, the grandmother felt that he was increasingly opening the locked door of his heart. Young Master Su had a significant influence on her grandson.

So she looked at her grandson kindly and seriously: "Good boy, you and Mr. Su are both good boys. You must be good friends with Mr. Su in the future. If Mr. Su asks you for help, you must not refuse. Do you understand?"

Looking at his grandmother's serious expression, he replied firmly: "Grandma, I will definitely be the best friend of Mr. Su."

He thought, as long as Mr. Su didn't dislike him, it would be fine.

Young Master Su is so smart and has noble character, and he doesn't mind his poor family. From now on, he will be Chen Luochu's lifelong friend. No matter what help Young Master Su asks him to do in the future, he will do his best.

Outside the door, three small figures were clinging to the door frame, each of them like a curious kitten, cautiously poking their head into the house.

One of the older boys had a shy and reserved look on his face, but he still mustered up the courage and called out very politely in a childish and clear voice: "Mrs. Jiang!"

It turned out that these little guys had just seen from afar that a noble person came to the door of Mrs. Jiang's house in a gorgeous carriage.

They thought to themselves that they could take this opportunity to ask for some delicious food from this kind old man. So, this group of naughty and lovely children gathered together and bravely came here.

A few naughty kids suddenly appeared and abruptly interrupted the warm and harmonious conversation between the two people in the house.

However, Mrs. Jiang did not feel annoyed at all for being disturbed. On the contrary, when she cast her gaze at the three innocent faces outside the door frame, her eyes were full of kindness.

Time flies, and now she is getting older, and she likes these innocent, lively and active children more and more.

She waved to the three little ones in a hurry and called out affectionately, "Come here, kids. I have some delicious brown sugar water here. Come and try it!" Before she finished speaking, Mrs. Jiang couldn't wait to get up and go to the kitchen to get a bowl of water.

At this moment, Chen Luochu, who was standing by, was quick-witted and quickly stepped forward to support her, saying softly: "Grandma, please sit down and rest for a while. You have worked hard all day today and need a good rest. Let your grandson get you a glass of water."

Faced with such a filial and sensible grandson, Old Mrs. Jiang was filled with joy and naturally did not object. She just smiled and nodded in agreement, then sat down on the slightly old but very comfortable wooden bench and waited quietly.

Chen Luochu directly took out all the tools, big and small, for making brown sugar water. He first scooped two spoonfuls of brown sugar into each bowl with a spoon, then added clean water, and finally stirred it with chopsticks, waiting for it to be completely blended.

He made five bowls in total and gave one to his grandmother first. Old Mrs. Jiang said, "I am already old, why should I drink brown sugar water?"

Chen Luochu smiled and said, "Grandma is old, so she should drink brown sugar water. Brown sugar water nourishes the body, so that she can live a long life and always be with her grandchildren."

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Jiang doubled over with laughter and said, “Great, great!” She picked up the bowl and took a sip. The sweet taste was just like her lost youth. Time really makes people grow old!!!

Chen Luochu's eyes quickly swept over the three brats, and saw that each of them lowered their heads as if they were about to dive into a bowl. He couldn't help but find it very interesting, and a smile appeared on his face.

Then, he gently handed each child a bowl of sweet brown sugar water.

The three mischievous little fellows, like monkeys, were extremely cautious when taking the bowl, fearing that they would accidentally knock over the treasure in their hands. However, despite this, none of them actually tasted even a small sip of the tempting brown sugar water.

Seeing this, Chen Luochu asked curiously, "What's the matter? Don't you suddenly want to drink this sweet brown sugar water anymore?"

At this time, Chen Dabao, who was a little older, raised his head and answered with a firm and serious look in his eyes: "I want to save this bowl of brown sugar water for my mother to drink! She works so hard every day doing housework and working in the fields. It's really too hard.

I hope this bowl of brown sugar water can bring her good health and a long life, so that she can stay with me forever!" After saying this, he held the bowl tightly in his hand.

Then, Chen Fu, who was a little shy and timid, also said softly: "I... I want to leave this bowl of brown sugar water for my little sister to drink. She is so young and her body is very fragile. She needs nutrition to grow healthily and live well." The little child's eyes were full of love when he mentioned his sister.

Finally, it was the turn of Chen Wang, the youngest and shortest, to speak, but he just stared silently at the ceramic bowl filled with red sugar water without saying a word.

Old Mrs. Jiang at the side could not help but ask with concern: "Wang'er, why don't you speak?" After a long while, Chen Wang was heard saying slowly in his tender and clear voice: "I... I want to share this bowl of precious brown sugar water with the uncles and aunts in the village who have helped me, because without their help, I might have died long ago."

When Mrs. Jiang heard this, she burst into tears. This child had a really hard life. Both his parents died when he was young, and he grew up relying on other people's meals. He really grew up in misery.

Mrs. Jiang comforted them, "I still have some here, you guys drink it first, and I'll give some to you to take back to your families to try later."

The three children were overjoyed to hear this. They picked up the bowl of sweet soup they had been craving for for a long time and drank it with satisfied looks on their faces.

After a while, the old lady said again: "Divide these brown sugars into small portions later. The villagers, the village chief, and the clan have taken great care of us, the two of us, over the years. Give these brown sugars to them to thank them for taking care of us over the years."

Chen Luochu said: "Okay, grandma, I'll go there later."

Although Chen Luochu wanted to save the brown sugar for his grandmother to nourish her body, he also knew that his grandmother was a man of her word.

Chen Luochu's face was filled with worry when he thought about the current situation in the village. Most of the families in their village were headed by women, and the pillars of the families had been recruited into the army, and no one knew whether they were alive or dead.

After so many years, there are only the elderly, the weak, women and children left in the village. He is the luckiest one. Because he has some talent for reading, the villagers have more or less raised some money for him.

With the money his grandmother saved from her frugal life and his father's odd jobs, he was able to have the opportunity to study. He vowed to pass the imperial examination so that his grandmother would not have to work so hard at such an old age. He would then come back to help the village develop so that everyone could live a good life and have enough food and clothing.