"Jasmine tea?" Mo Han asked. This was truly beyond her expectations.

"Huh?" Hearing that, Fu Yuchen also raised his glass and drank it. A small cup didn't seem to be satisfying, but he smacked his lips and said, "Really? I thought that Master Qinghui would bring you some old bitter tea like Tuo tea."

Qinghui drank this girl's favorite tea with a special flavor. His eyebrows were filled with infinite worry as he said, "This is Master Xiao Man's favorite tea. It was only because that person told her …"

"What did you say?"

Qinghui smiled mockingly and said, "Everything is bitter, only you smell of jasmine tea."

"Shao Yuan, don't look at them."

"I don't have them. I just look at you."

"You're right. They're all so beautiful. I'm just a country girl, that's comparable."

"Little Man, everything is bitter. Only you smell of jasmine tea."

Mo Han lowered her head and smiled at Qingqian, but tears were about to fall down her cheeks. "What a nice thing to say. Otherwise, how could I, Little Man Great Aunt, be tricked into paying so much for him?"

Qinghui didn't look at Mo Han or anyone else. His gaze seemed to have transmigrated through time. "In the years that followed, I accompanied Old Master here. Old Master loved Master Xiao Man. Every time she came, she would tell her a lot. Once she left, she would tell me a lot about Master Xiao Man's childhood. Just like that, she listened to a lot."

"It's been a long time since anyone came to this place." Qinghui's slender white fingers were holding a teacup. It was an entire work of art. "Today is the best day. I also want to tell you about what I know. Master Little Man's first twenty years, and the last few decades. However, even though there was a lot of time, it was far from being as vigorous as the last two years …"

This town was far away from the bustling and noisy urban world, and the main road out was bright. It was only because of the distance that few people came.

The people in the town lived and worked in peace and contentment. Only a small number of them had ambitions in their hearts, so they would wander out of the town to do business and bring back the novelty and knowledge from outside to the town.

There was a very respected family in the town. It was the Shu family in the town. Grandpa Shu was the only person in the town, and Mrs. Shu's family was also the richest family in the town.

The two of them also raised their eyebrows and were in harmony. Moreover, the two of them were kind and harmonious with the townspeople.

Therefore, when the Shu Clan's first child was born, the entire town went forward to congratulate him.

The child was a beautiful Little girl. Master Shu named him Little Man. Many years ago, the town was still a matriarchal society and did not have such a strong so-called concept of inheritance. Therefore, everyone sincerely wished Little girl well.

Bring their own home, bacon willow weave, etc., plain but full of affection gifts. Master Shu happily accepted it, inviting everyone to sit down and wait for the opening of the banquet.

Afterwards, the oldest mother-in-law in town came and blessed the child. The mother-in-law would look at her face, but when she saw Shu Xiaoman being hugged by others, tears actually appeared in her muddy eyes.

Master Shu thought that he liked Shu Xiaoman, but Mrs. Shu felt that something was wrong. She held her husband in her arms and was a little shocked.

The mother-in-law reached out her hand, afraid that her old hands would scratch the baby's delicate skin. She only caressed it through the air and said, "What a good child, how could she suffer so much?"

Mrs. Shu instantly fainted. Master Shu hugged his wife and his eyes turned red. He said to his mother-in-law, "Please save her, please save her mother-in-law!"

The mother-in-law lowered her head and stared at Xiao Man without moving. Then, she slowly said, "If it's a little longer, just send it into the temple. Let the old master look after it. Heavenly Master Zhang will protect it. Perhaps there's still a trace of vitality left."

Mrs. Shu, who had just woken up, fainted as soon as she heard that her precious daughter was about to be sent into the temple. Master Shu was still holding on, hugging his wife and looking at his daughter, "Yes, I know. Thank you, Granny."

Afterwards, Grandpa Shu and Mrs. Shu all protected her and spoiled Shu Xiaoman. Shu Xiaoman did not know why her mother always looked at her with love and sorrow, so she continued to grow happily and freely.

It wasn't until Mrs. Shu, who was five years old and had been urged by her mother-in-law many times, that she sent Shu Xiaoman to Qinghe Mountain with tears in her eyes.

At first, Shu Xiaoman thought that she was just visiting the temple. She didn't expect that her mother would be scared before the sun set and her mother came to pick her up. She cried in the Clear Peace Temple until the heavens and earth collapsed.

No matter how much the old master tried to coax her, she didn't listen. Shu Xiaoman broke free from the old master and ran to the temple.

The old master frightened her from behind, "This staircase is intelligent. It always changes at night. If people step on it, they will be taken to the back of Qinghe Mountain. There are tigers and snakes everywhere. They are full of man-eating monsters."

Xiaoxiao waited for me, Shu Xiaoman, to be frightened. Tears flowed down like they didn't want money. She raised her head and looked at the countless steps before slowly moving back to the old master's side.

The old master looked at her with distress and extended his hand to pacify Shu Xiaoman.

"Wuwu … Mother, Mother doesn't want Xiao Man anymore … Wuwu …"

"No, no, no. Mother doesn't want Xiao Man. Mother will come to see Xiao Man. Xiao Man is here to learn from my master. Didn't Brother Changqing, who is next to Xiao Man, also leave town to go to school?" The old master racked his brains to comfort Shu Xiaoman.

"Just like Big Brother Changqing, how can Little Tiger be in town? Why does Little Man have to go up the mountain? Little Man doesn't want to leave his mother, wuwu!"

"This … this is because Little Man is smart. You see, Big Brother Changqing is smart, so he wants to go out to study for the championship. Little Man is also smart, so he came early to learn from his old master. Little Tiger, that boy is so skinny and stupid, isn't he?"

Hearing this explanation, Shu Xiaoman believed it, but she was still sad and crying incessantly. That night, she was tired from crying and fell asleep.

The old master was not from the town. No one knew where he came from. He only knew that he was a destitute scholar when he came. After arriving at the mountain, he would be a Taoist priest on the mountain.

The old master often treated the people in the town, gave them some free herbs, and even taught the children to read. There was no reward. However, when someone wanted to leave the town, he asked them to bring some books. Therefore, the old master was the most knowledgeable person in the town.

Normally, few people would come to Qinghe Mountain. In the past, the old master had studied alone, picked herbs, and worshiped Heavenly Master Zhang. Now that there was a Little girl in the temple, the days were all on her.

When Shu Xiaoman first went up the mountain, she was still thinking about her family. She always ran down the mountain. When she ran home, Mrs. Shu saw that she was about to cry. Master Shu firmly locked her up and forced Shu Xiaoman back to the mountain.

Only twice, because of this, Shu Xiaoman stopped running home. She often went out to the mountains, ran to the town, played with the children, and did not go home.

Mrs. Shu always hid at the side and cried as she watched Shu Xiaoman play with the other children. After that, she ran back to the mountain by herself.

A few times, Mrs. Shu cried until she was extremely weak. Grandpa Shu had no choice but to be ruthless and lock Mrs. Shu up at home.

Just like that, when Shu Xiaoman was fourteen years old, Shu Xiaorong was born, and Master Shu also took the position of mayor.

After Shu Xiaoman became sensible, the old master did not continue to find excuses. Instead, he told her everything that had happened to her and that she had to live in the temple.

Shu Xiaoman gradually regained contact with her family and no longer hated her parents. But in order to live up to all these years of hard work, he still didn't go home and just secretly looked at Mrs. Shu.

Shu Xiaorong was born. Shu Xiaoman found out through her old master. She knew that she had a younger sister, and that her younger sister was disease-free. Afterwards, she was very excited. She ran to the mountains to catch a lot of fireflies and secretly delivered them to Mrs. Shu's window.

Shu Xiaorong slowly grew up. She was also pure and cute. Shu Xiaoman would often sneak over to see her. When she was alone in the courtyard, she would give her fireflies in small ceramic cans, as well as flowers and plants unique to the mountains. Teach Little Bai to call her sister.

Once, Shu Xiaorong held a rabbit with a straw tail and refused to let go of it while eating. Mrs. Shu was a little puzzled and asked her, "Where did Rong Rong get the rabbit? Did Aunt Zhang give it to Rong Rong?"

"No, no, sister, sister!" Shu Xiaorong was still unable to speak clearly, so she happily held up the little rabbit for Mrs. Shu to see.

Mrs. Shu and Old Master Shu hadn't reacted at first. Whoever this "sister" was talking about thought to be the girl next door, but Old Master Shu's mind suddenly popped out and his chopsticks fell off the table.

"Xiao Man …"

When Mrs. Shu heard this, she also reacted. Tears immediately flowed out of her eyes. They hadn't seen Shu Xiaoman for several years. A few years ago, Mrs. Shu had asked someone to send things up the mountain, and the things would come back by themselves. But Mrs. Shu did not give up. It was only in these two years that Shu Xiaoman accepted their things.

Mrs. Shu covered her mouth, afraid that she would cry. She asked Shu Xiaorong, "Rong Rong, tell mother, what does elder sister look like?"

"Sister, Gao!" Shu Xiaorong raised the little rabbit and stretched it up, "Big sister, beautiful!"

Mrs. Shu listened to Shu Xiaorong's few words, and the guilt in her heart surged up like a wave. She didn't even know how tall her daughter was or what she was like as a mother.

Master Shu's eyes turned red as he reached out to grab his wife, "Little Man, she's doing very well. Didn't Rong Rong say that she's pretty? The old master treats her very well, too. If we don't see her, she'll be gone. In a few years, she'll be twenty. We can see her in the future, and we'll make up for it in the future."

In the next few years, the situation in the outside world changed again and again because of the change of dynasties and the attacks of various countries. However, the small town was always peaceful and peaceful. When the people who went out to do business came back, they also told everyone what was happening outside, so they had to be careful.

After that, one year, Shu Xiaoman was twenty. Everyone was very happy. As long as this year passed, the beautiful girl that the entire town missed would be safe and sound.

One day, the town was exceptionally lively. It turned out that an army had come from the town.

This army was all wearing dark gray military uniforms, shiny military boots, and terrifying guns.

The leader was riding on a horse. His face was handsome and resolute under the military hat. The lines of his jaw seemed to have been chiseled by a knife, and his thin lips were tightly pursed.

The province where the town was located did not yet have a large army leader. It was just that there were many messy troops and many bandits occupying the mountains as king. Therefore, the surrounding warlords were all interested in this.

This group of people was the 3rd regiment of the Marshal of the neighboring province. They came here on orders from the higher-ups to exterminate the bandits and seize the land. Qinghe Mountain was very far away from the outside, so they didn't know that a mountain near them was a very ferocious bandits' nest. These people came to Qinghe Mountain after fighting those bandits. They originally thought that they would encounter another bandits' stronghold, but they didn't expect it to be a small town.

Everyone wondered why there was a small town here. Everyone seemed to be living a self-sufficient life. They were very skilled in farming and weaving, and did not need to communicate with the outside world.

So he decided to stay in the town for a few days, observe it, and take it as his own territory.

As the mayor of the town, Master Shu naturally came out to receive everyone.

"Hello, Military Master. This humble one is the mayor of this town."

Master Shu was also a person who had gone out to study and seen the world, but the aura and bloody aura of this person in front of him were still so heavy that he could not lift his head.

"What's your surname?"

"Your surname is Shu. May I know how to address you, Master Jun?"

The man quickly dismounted from his horse and walked in front of Master Shu.

"Jiang Shaoyuan."

Jiang Shaoyuan explained his intentions and said that he would not harm the people in the town, but rather protect them. He only stayed for a few days and waited for his subordinates to calculate all the relevant information in the town before they left.