Lu An rubbed his eyes and woke up from the bed in confusion. He glanced at the sun outside. It was already three times the sun was already on the rise.

Lu An sighed. After thinking through this Qufu City, he didn't want to stay, and even felt a little disgusted, but it might be more of a kind of guilt. The guilt towards Chunniang, this feeling made Lu An feel uneasy.

Lu An once looked at life and death very unrestrainedly, but in the past two years, he felt that he had changed a lot.

Chunniang's death made Lu An's state of mind lose in an instant, and she abandoned all her previous rationality, and she just wanted to take revenge instead of thinking about how to take revenge.

If it were the past, this kind of irrational thought would never have been caused.

Lu An muttered as he went downstairs: "I have enough of this broken place, it's time to leave!"

But then he thought about it and stopped again. He found a place to sit down. It seemed that Li Li was still waiting for the letter.

The restaurant owner saw that Lu An, who was very generous last night, was sitting alone in a daze, and then greeted him with a diligent feeling and asked with a smile: "Do you want something to eat? Do you want to have breakfast or lunch?"

Lu An nodded and glanced at the smiling boss, and asked back, "At this time, do you think it's breakfast or lunch?"

"Whatever the guest said is, it's not impossible to say it as supper." The boss replied with a smile.

When Lu An heard this, he stretched his back, leaned against the corner of the table, squinted his eyes and sneered, and smiled faintly, "Boss, can you give me a pancake?"

The boss was puzzled for a moment, then responded, immediately trotted, ran towards the kitchen. After a while, Lu An vaguely heard the boss's stern scolding.

After a while, the boss walked out with a plate of pancakes around the apron, put the plate in front of Lu An with a smile, and skillfully lifted the apron up and wiped the sweat beads on his forehead.

Lu An stopped the boss who was about to leave and asked, "What did you cook? Can't you tell me that you can still cook?"

The boss smiled and said, "I'm going to tell you, I just started it by making two cooks, but I think I can still take advantage of this pancake because I used to sell pancakes, but now I haven't done it for many years. I don't know if the taste is OK. Guest, please try it."

Lu An nodded, looked at the boss's eager eyes, then took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, and bit it. The crust was very chewy and mixed with a faint scent of chopped green onion, which was very tasty. Then he felt a crisp feeling. After chewing it for a few times, he ate an extremely special salty fragrance.

"This taste?" Lu An asked happily.

The boss smiled and replied, "This is my ancestral sauce, specially used for pancakes. What does it taste like? Is it okay?"

Lu An nodded, took another big bite, and praised: "It tastes really good. This is my first time eating pancakes. Are all pancakes so delicious? Or is it that what you made them so delicious?"

When the boss heard this, he burst into laughter, "Customer, I'm going to tell you, all pancakes are really delicious. If we choose a specialty in Qufu City, this pancake is the biggest feature in Qufu City. I don't know how many years ago, we started eating this thing. Every household will make it, and each household will make it differently, but the taste is extremely delicious, because they have spent countless years of accumulated experience and matched the best sauces, which are very delicious."

When Lu An heard the strange statement, he couldn't help but be surprised, "Oh? There is also such a statement."

"Keep, you are a foreigner, so you don't feel it deeply. But if we eat too much, it will feel deeper. No matter how delicious each family tastes, it is still not as delicious as the ones you come from." The boss said this very arrogantly, and Lu An kept nodding.

"Last night, the audience was sitting there alone drinking, and when they came out today, they sat here in a daze. It seems that they had encountered some difficulties. I was like the guest, who was still selling pancakes. Although it was very hard to get up early and go into the dark, life was not the same. After so many years, I finally got through it. After building such a small restaurant, I can be considered as having no worries about food and drink. So I said a few words, I wonder if the guest would like to listen?" The boss suddenly said these words.

When Lu An heard the boss's words, he nodded sincerely.

"I'll just say it. Don't think I'm talking too much. Although I don't know why I'm worried, life is nothing more than doing things. This kind of life is like this pancake. It's very simple to make, but if you want to make delicious, you need experience. This experience may be the experience accumulated by previous generations over the years and decades. This is also the reason why the things placed in each household are different, but the taste is not bad. This is actually the case with people doing things. Although it is not satisfactory this time, at least I have accumulated experience this time and encounter this opportunity next time, the chance of success will be much greater. You, please, do you think this is the reason, and you will always succeed in the future." The boss said this with deep affection.

Lu An listened very seriously, nodding his head and echoing.

Although this pancake theory is a bit simple and crude, it makes sense if you think about it carefully. The life philosophy summarized by the boss after living for decades is also the essence. Unfortunately, this theory is a bit in line with Lu An’s current situation, but Lu An still listens with relish.

Seeing that Lu An heard so seriously, the boss immediately smiled and said proudly: "Customer, I treat this pancake as a treat for you."

Lu An raised his eyebrows and pointed to the boss lady who was settled not far away and said, "The boss is so arrogant, aren't you afraid that the boss lady will settle the score with you?"

"I'm a girl, what do you know? I just count this and that all day long?" The boss cursed coldly, but the voice was particularly light. After saying that, he winked at Lu An.

Lu An glanced at the boss lady who was slapped with a serious face, and smiled and said, "Boss, do you think the boss lady is the reason why you can succeed."

The boss's face froze, he exclaimed twice, quickly denied, muttering, "I'm saving this and that all day long, I don't know anything, what can I do."

Lu An shook his head helplessly and said, "Boss, please send me a letter." Then he took out some broken silver and pushed it over.

The boss looked at the silver on the table and nodded immediately.

Lu An asked the boss to send someone to send a letter to Li Li, asking them to gather directly at the city gate, and then he arrived.

After receiving the message, Li Li had no suspicion. He immediately chatted with Lao Guan, checked in, pulled Wei Yang, and led two horses slowly towards the city gate.

When Li Li arrived at the city gate, he understood that Lu An was sitting alone on the ground, leaning against the city wall, wearing a hat on his head, a grass in his mouth, and was dozing off, with a bag beside him.

Li Li walked over directly, squatted down, patted him, and woke Lu An up.

"It's finally here." Lu An slapped his butt, got up and stretched.

Wei Yang looked at the stranger in front of him and asked in confusion: "Teacher? Who is this person?"

When Lu An heard this, without saying a word, he took out two pieces of cold sand iron and handed it over, "It's time to add some weight."

Wei Yang then reacted, and he was immediately amused, and he rushed forward, "Young master, I miss me to death!"

Lu An quickly stopped Wei Yang and whispered: "Keep confidential!"

Wei Yang also realized that he had lost his composure and quickly became honest, but his face was still extremely excited.

Lu An handed the bag to Li Li, "I gave it to him alone."

Li Li opened it and said in surprise: "It turned out to be a pancake?"

Lu An nodded, "The taste is pretty good, but the person is too enthusiastic. After praising him a few words, he must give me such a bag. However, he had to accept it, but he could just keep it on the road and eat it slowly."

"Young Master, where are we going next?" Wei Yang asked suddenly.

Lu An looked back and said, "Since you have decided how to leave long ago, then you will still go, the next place, Shangqiu."

Wei Yang screamed with excitement on his face.

Li Li said worriedly: "Young Master, is it really okay?"

Lu An nodded and replied, "It's okay. Now I'm worried about this and which one, why not leave directly. Please let me talk about this problem. You can't escape just by trying to escape. It's better to face it directly."

When Li Li heard Lu An's answer, he also showed a gratified smile on his face. He was worried that Lu An would lose his mind and do some radical things because of Chunniang's affairs, but now it seems that this worry is unnecessary. After only one day, he seemed to have recovered, which also made Li Li feel relieved.

When Lu An saw Li Li's expression change again and again, he asked tentatively: "Sir?"

When Li Li heard this voice, he immediately withdrew his thoughts, took the horse, urged Wei Yang, and said, "Get off, go."

Wei Yang put the thing on the horse, then walked first, shouting, "Finally, there is no need to copy books anymore!"

The shout attracted everyone else to look sideways, but Wei Yang was completely unaware of it. Li Li immediately showed a trace of apologetic gaze to the surroundings.

"Sir, did you force Wei Yang too fast?" Lu An said worriedly as he looked at Wei Yang who was cheerful in front of him.

Li Li shook his head and laughed dryly, "Young Master, as the saying goes, stupid birds fly first. I know very well what kind of birds Yanger is. Not to mention that it has not taken off yet, it is still a question whether it can take off in the future. So if you don't hurry up and force it up a few times, you can only sprint on the ground in the future. Besides, I don't know how many years I can hold on to my old bones."

Lu An frowned and smiled and replied, "Sir, what you said is too pessimistic? Now that you can eat and drink, you start to think about this."

"Young master, this is not pessimistic, and I didn't talk nonsense. When I get old, I will naturally think of this matter, so I can save some of the sudden change. If I want to arrange this and that, I will not have time to do it. I can only take advantage of the time to slowly plan now. Once I close my eyes, I will have no worries." After saying this, Li Li suddenly laughed.

This smile made Lu An roll his eyes.

"If I really close my eyes in the future, I will have to rely on the young master to help me." After Li Li said this, he directly stared at Lu An with an expectant look.

Lu An was so uncomfortable that he did not answer this question, but asked, "Sir, are you entrusting your orphans? Do you know that something bad will happen after you arrive at Chengjun Academy?"

Li Li shook his head and replied: "How can I know the matter of Chengjun Academy? It's just this statement. The young master is young and promising now, and he will definitely not be a thing in the pool in the future. However, when the young master goes straight to Qingyun, I may have been gone long ago, so if I don't say this earlier, I may not have a chance in the future."

"You are so clever and changeable, and you have told you all the good and bad things. You are really cunning. If I still do the same in the future, will your promise be disappointed? Or do you just say this to everyone, cast a wide net, and as long as one net is successful, you will be relieved." Lu An cursed with a smile.

Li Li was so angry that his beard raised up and said angrily: "Young Master is hurting people. If you tell everyone about these words like entrusting your own son, why am I a shameless person? Where can I pull this old face?"

When Lu An saw that Li Li's expression had changed, he immediately laughed and said, "Sir, don't be excited, I'll just make a joke."

After Li Li said a few more words, he calmed down, nodded, looked at Lu An, and sighed twice.

"It's not because of what the teacher said, it's exactly the same as what the tutor said. How do you ask me to respond? Not to mention the situation you will be after you arrive at Chengjun Academy in the future, I may not know where I was at that time. Alas, I have such a large amount of debt on my body, and it feels heavy when I think about it!" Lu An sighed directly.

"Debt? What debt? How heavy is it?" Li Li asked in confusion, because in his eyes, Lu An has always been a very rich person. Not to mention a rich family, but he is also a child of a wealthy family, but he has no worries about food and clothing. Moreover, he has a lot of treasures on him, so how could he fall to the point of debt?

Lu An stretched out two fingers directly.

"Two hundred taels, no, two hundred spirit crystals?" Li Li asked tentatively.

Lu An shook his head.

"Can it be two thousand spirit crystals?" Li Li asked in surprise.

Lu An calculated, but still shook his head.

This shocked Li Li and said in disbelief: "Two, twenty thousand?"

Lu An sighed and replied, "Two hundred spiritual crystal essences, that is, two hundred thousand spiritual crystal essences."

Li Li's eyes were staring at the boss, so scared that he could not breathe. His face suddenly turned red. He quickly kowtowed twice and took a breath, "Mr., young master, are you joking?"

Lu An thought for a while and replied, "No, it seems that there are not so many."

Li Li suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, "Did I just say it? I was shocked."

"I returned two before, but now I'm still 198." Lu An nodded and replied seriously.

Li Li's anger that had just recovered was suddenly stopped, and his whole body suddenly froze, his face getting ugly.

Seeing Li Li's face, Lu An quickly stepped forward and patted Li Li's back several times, which made Li Li calm down.

Li Li covered her chest and coughed several times, gasping for a long time, and she was extremely excited. She pointed at Lu An and kept muttering words, but in the end she still didn't speak. She shook her hand and glared at Lu An angrily with a blue face, and looked angry with a look of hatred. She scolded angrily, "Two hundred spiritual crystal spirits! That's two hundred spiritual crystal spirits! If it were replaced by the sesame cakes in her hand, how many would it have to be sold to earn it back!"

Looking at Li Li who was so excited, Lu An quickly smiled and comforted her: "Sir, don't be excited, don't be excited, your body will be bad if you get angry."

Li Li sighed heavily and threw away her sleeves.

After walking a few steps, he stopped again, and looked back at Lu An and said seriously: "Young master, there are many fun, but you can lose nine out of ten bets. I think you should quit as soon as possible, otherwise you will not have enough foundation."
To be continued...