Chapter 75: No, I believe there is true love in the world

In the evening West Garden, among the pavilions and towers, lamps like stars had already been lit.

As the ice-plate-like bright moon gradually rose, an old woman walked out of the secluded woods.

She was wearing a green dress full of patches, kept bending over while walking, and held a large bamboo basket in her hand, covered with a very thick cotton cloth.

"Sugar-roasted chestnuts!"

"Freshly listed sugar-roasted chestnuts, fragrant and hot sugar-roasted chestnuts, only ten coins a catty!"

The old woman kept calling out with a voice that was almost completely hoarse.

"It smells really fragrant, only ten coins a catty." A red-clothed youth walked over with big strides, his nose twitching, sniffing, and smiled:

"I want them all. Old woman, you can go back early."

The old woman raised her turbid eyes, a trace of light floating in her eyes. Seeing that he was blind, and his whole body exuded a warm and harmonious aura, and even the weak martial arts he had were not in a posture, she said slowly:

"Young master, can you finish eating so many sugar-roasted chestnuts?"

"I moved out of the house very early, and recently I angered my brother at home, so I don't want to continue sitting and eating until the mountain is empty, so I am ready to buy more chestnuts to deal with it for a while, so I can find a way to make a living."

"You have an eye disease, I'm afraid it's not easy to find something to do." The old woman looked sympathetic.

The red-clothed youth looked unconvinced and said:

"Old woman, you should be able to see that I walk like a normal person, because I was born blind. Over the past ten years, whatever others can do, I can do. Why is it not easy for me to find something to do?"

"The old woman has lived for decades and has seen all the cold eyes in the world. I just want to tell you one thing: the prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain. No matter how hard you try, you can never move it."

The red-clothed youth remained unmoved, becoming more stubborn:

"It's okay, if I can't find it, I will keep looking. The clothes on my body are still quite valuable. At worst, I will go to a pawnshop."

"What if you still haven't found it?" The old woman asked.

The red-clothed youth said sonorously:

"I don't believe that finding something to do is harder than groping in the dark for more than ten years."

"Looking at the quality of the young master's robe, haven't you thought about going back to find your brother, or if you admit your mistake, you can return to the days of fine clothes and food."

"Some people in the family have disliked me since I was young, and recently my brother has become increasingly impatient with me." A trace of decadence flowed from the red-clothed youth's face:

"I seem to have no home anymore."

"Sigh, the world is difficult." The old woman became more sympathetic:

"Young master, do you know that sometimes being good-looking can also become a crime that brings disaster? It is possible that before you find a way to make a living, you will be kidnapped."

"What do you mean?" The red-clothed youth was puzzled.

"Silly boy, you are more beautiful than a woman, and you look kind and easy to bully. Isn't this a good seedling for a top courtesan?"

"Old woman, you are really joking. I haven't heard my brother mention it. He said that the top courtesans in brothels are all women. Where are there any men who are top courtesans?"

"It seems your brother is indeed not a good thing." The old woman paused:

"But who told you that men cannot be top courtesans? With your looks, you will only be more expensive than previous top courtesans."

"Old woman, don't scare me." The red-clothed youth trembled and hurriedly said:

"How much is this whole basket of sugar-roasted chestnuts? I will pay you now."

"Where are you going after buying them?" The old woman sighed:

"I'm afraid you were kicked out of your residence long ago, which is why you came to buy my sugar-roasted chestnuts."

"Could it be that I didn't hide it well enough, and this was seen through by the old woman." The red-clothed youth opened his mouth with slight surprise.

"A young man like you, you only met me, otherwise you would have been sold to a brothel eight hundred times, and you would still be stupidly helping others count money."

The red-clothed youth said very seriously:

"No, I believe there is true love in the world."

"Hehe, true love in the world is I'm afraid cheaper than my sugar-roasted chestnuts."

"I think you, old woman, are true love in the world." The red-clothed youth said more seriously:

"Actually, before I was kicked out of the house, I had some silver notes, just thinking that if one day I really had no home, I could still leave myself a way out."

The old woman was stunned and couldn't help asking:

"Then why now?"

"Walking and walking, I found that the silver notes on my body were gone." The red-clothed youth said exceptionally fortunately:

"The fortune in misfortune is that I met you, old woman, otherwise I would have to go directly to the pawnshop."

"Meeting me is the fortune in misfortune?" A trace of strange color floated deep in her eyes, and she didn't know whether this red-clothed youth was truly lucky or extremely unlucky.

"Fine, since you have no home, would you like to go back with me? Although I am also poor and destitute, I have a house where you can stay for a while."

Zhuang Buran was stunned, feeling that he had played too much. The Bear Granny who sold sugar-roasted chestnuts was supposed to be vicious and ruthless, wanting to kill people every full moon, so how could she have a kind heart?

"Will it be inconvenient?"

"Silly boy, if you continue to wander the streets, sooner or later you will be sold into a brothel. Don't you really want to be a top courtesan?"

Seeing the red-clothed youth not speaking, the old woman added:

"You just said that there is true love in the world, and that I am true love in the world. Now, are you afraid that I will really sell you?"

"No, no." The red-clothed youth shook his head repeatedly:

"It's just that the surprise came too suddenly. I originally wanted to stay in a bridge hole for the night."

"Saying you are silly, you are really silly. You don't know how sinister people's hearts are at all." The old woman sighed long:

"Not to mention that it is already late, the bridge hole has long been occupied by beggars. Do you think that with your appearance, you can really be safe in the bridge hole for the night?"

"Mostly... should be able to, right?" The red-clothed youth said with insufficient confidence.

"The old woman's surname is Xiong. You can call me Bear Granny."

"The boy's surname is Zhuang, given name Buran."

"Not stained with dust, it is exactly the same as your appearance and temperament." Bear Granny stepped forward:

"Zhuang boy, what are you doing standing there? Why don't you follow."

"Oh, oh, oh." Zhuang Buran followed quickly, feeling a bit embarrassed:

"Bear Granny, should I carry this bamboo basket?"

"Looking at you, you are a noble young master who can't carry or lift. Forget about this rough work. If you accidentally fall and get hurt, I don't have the strength to carry you back."

"Then can I eat a few sugar-roasted chestnuts? I haven't had dinner yet."

"Sugar-roasted chestnuts are not filling. I will make you something to eat when we get back."

"Then can I help light the fire?"

"I think you have never cooked a meal since you were young. Forget it. I'm afraid you will burn my house down."

"Then does Bear Granny get up at night? I can also help you pour the chamber pot."

In the dark night, the old, hoarse voice paused for a long time.

"I don't get up at night."

"Then..."

"Stop that. Before I regret bringing you back, please be quiet for a while."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 76 =====