Zhao Yao woke up at the fourth quarter of the afternoon.
"Yao Yao, the village chief wants to recommend someone to you."
Zhao Yao was eating snacks and, upon hearing Liang Run’s words, paused his actions and asked curiously, "Who?" The snacks were brought by Liang Run from the pastry shop this morning. Since they were staying in Dahua Village for the next two days, Liang Run was worried that his precious nephew wouldn’t have snacks to eat, so he specially bought a lot.
"A ten-year-old child," Liang Run added with a smile, "A child with a lot of strength."
Zhao Yao’s eyes immediately sparkled with interest upon hearing this. He quickly asked, "How strong?"
Liang Run did not answer directly but asked instead, "Do you remember the two stone lions at the entrance of the village chief’s house?"
Zhao Yao blinked and said, "I remember." As he spoke, a shocked expression suddenly appeared on his face, "Second Uncle, you’re not saying that the ten-year-old child the village chief recommended can lift the two stone lions at the entrance, are you?" If that’s the case, can the ten-year-old child the village chief recommended even be considered human?
Liang Run laughed and said, "He can’t lift both stone lions at once, but he can lift one of them."
Zhao Yao opened his mouth wide in astonishment, asking incredulously, "Really?"
"Really, I saw him easily lift a stone lion with my own eyes." When Liang Run had come to Dahua Village earlier, the village chief brought Ergou to meet him and let the second uncle witness him lifting a stone lion. At that time, he was stunned and couldn’t believe that a ten-year-old child could so effortlessly lift a stone lion. "This child eats a lot; he can eat dozens of bowls of rice in one meal."
"Strong people all eat a lot, he can lift a stone lion, so eating dozens of bowls of rice in one meal is very normal." Zhao Yao was eager to see a real strongman and quickly said, "Where is he?"
Liang Run, knowing Zhao Yao was interested in Ergou, said, "I’ll go bring him here."
Soon, Zhao Yao saw Liang Run bringing in a tall person who looked about fifteen or sixteen, immediately arousing a doubt in his heart: Didn’t Second Uncle say it was a ten-year-old child? This person looks like an adult, not a ten-year-old child at all?
The village chief also came in.
As soon as Ergou saw Zhao Yao, he immediately knelt down with a thud.
When his tall body knelt down, Zhao Yao felt the ground tremble slightly.
With a thud, Ergou forcefully kowtowed to Zhao Yao.
Zhao Yao felt a headache upon hearing the loud kowtowing sound.
Thud thud, Ergou kowtowed heavily twice more to Zhao Yao, causing the ground to tremble slightly.
Zhao Yao was taken aback by Ergou’s sudden actions and momentarily forgot to stop him from kowtowing.
After finishing three kowtows, Ergou awkwardly said, "I’m strong." And then he stopped.
Seeing him say only this one sentence, the village chief, who was standing behind Ergou, had his smile freeze and looked at Ergou in disbelief.
The village chief had taught Ergou many good words in advance, but he didn’t expect Ergou to say only this one sentence when he met Zhao Yao.
Zhao Yao came back to his senses, seeing that Ergou had no wounds or bruises on his forehead, thought to himself, How hard is this guy’s forehead to be unscathed?
The village chief, exasperated, kicked Ergou and reminded him, "Keep talking."
Ergou turned around, looking at the village chief with a face full of confusion and innocence, "Say what?"
Village Chief: "..." Utterly wasted.
Zhao Yao examined Ergou and finally noticed that Ergou looked very... with a face full of flesh, small eyes, a big nose, a large mouth, and very dark skin.
Moreover, his small eyes were filled with a clear stupidity!
"Young Master, Ergou is very strong; he can lift the stone lion at my doorstep." The village chief, seeing that Ergou had forgotten all the words he taught him, helped him speak. "The stone lion at my entrance weighs several hundred jin, but Ergou can easily lift it."
Ergou corrected the village chief, saying, "I hugged it up, not lifted."
The village chief glared at Ergou, signaling him to shut up.
"Ergou is strong and can help you look after the manor."
Ergou interjected, "I can fight too, no one in the village can beat me."
"Young Master, Ergou can protect you and stop others from bullying you."
Ergou echoed the village chief’s words, thumping his chest with his hand and saying earnestly, "Yes, I can protect you and prevent others from hitting you."
"Young Master, Ergou is also very obedient; he will do whatever you tell him to do."
Ergou nodded vigorously, saying very obediently, "I’m very obedient, I listen to the village chief grandpa the most, he says I’m the most obedient child in the village."
The village chief nodded in agreement, "That’s right, Ergou is the most obedient child in the village."