No matter how late it is, wherever Angelica dahurica is present, it will always leave a light in the clouds to guide the direction of home.
She and he did not meet in a grand way, they met indifferently, got along with each other indifferently, and then they came together, and he became everything in her life.
It's as plain as water, but this is the normal state of life, and life like this is stable.
Staring at the lantern hanging in front of the door for a while, Yun Jing's figure swayed a little under the slightly swaying light.
Stepping into the house, Yun Jing said: "Xiaodong, remember to wash your face and feet."
"I know, brother..."
Smiling, Yunjing came to the back room on the left. An oil lamp glowed quietly in the room. Bai Zhi was not asleep yet, so she put an insole on the bedside.
"The boss is back, I'm going to bring you hot water," she quickly put down her work and stood up after Yunjing entered the house.
Yunjing did not refuse, walked to the bed and sat down and said, "Why are you still not sleeping so late?"
The space was a bit narrow, and the two people would inevitably bump into each other when they passed each other. The fullness of Bai Zhi brushed across Yun Jing's chest, and with a slight bounce, she turned back and smiled brightly, saying shyly: "I'm not sleepy."
Yunjing knew that she felt insecure in being alone in a strange place. After he came back, she obviously became more alive. She smiled and said, "Go to bed early in the future. You don't have to wait for me."
"Um……"
Hot water was quickly brought. She squatted down and personally helped Yunjing take off his shoes and put them in the warm water. She raised her head and said, "Is the water temperature suitable? If it gets cold, there is still hot water."
"Just right," Yun Jing said happily as he put his feet in warm water. At the end of the day, soaking your feet in hot water is really a very comfortable thing.
Bai Zhi used her arm to block the hair hanging down by her face, and said, "Are you done with everything?"
"Busy working"
"That's good..." She asked no more questions.
Simple and calm conversations, ordinary, this is the daily life of most two people getting along, warm and warm, and they are happy with each other.
It was late at night, so I turned off the lights and went to bed. Next door, Yundong was sleeping, and the two of them did nothing happy.
Early the next morning, Yun Jing opened his eyes from the familiar bed, stayed in bed for a while, then got up and came back.
Bai Zhi beside me didn't know when she got up, but only the residual warmth remained.
The red sun is rising as soon as we go out, the mist is like smoke, insects are chirping and birds are chirping, and the crystal dewdrops in the fields are shimmering in the morning sun.
Bai Zhi was already busy in the kitchen, and Yundong consciously got up and was busy cleaning up the mess he left in the yard. His life was dull, but full of vitality.
"Brother, wake up. I've never stayed in bed like this before." Yundong threw a bundle of dead branches in the corner and turned around.
Yunjing, who was washing up, turned around and said, "Mind your own business. I'm an adult now. I can do whatever I want and enjoy a free life. Just take your time."
"Brother, you were not like this before. I always feel like you are showing off now," Yundong curled his lips and continued working.
Yunjing laughed and said, "Originally, why don't you accept it? Just bear with it!"
"I won't tell you anymore." Yundong rolled his eyes.
After washing up, Yunjing simply brought a chair and sat at the door, watching Yundong busy, and asked: "Xiaodong, you guys will graduate in a year or two, right?"
After a pause, Yundong nodded and continued working: "Yeah."
"Do you have a martial arts coach, sir?" Yun Dingding nodded and asked again.
Yundong smiled and said: "Yes, Mr. Xuetang taught a set of basic swordsmanship and basic exercises, and I practiced them hard. But..., what, I am only in the middle and lower reaches of the class, and my talent is not very good.
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Speaking of this, Yundong was very calm. He was no longer as depressed as yesterday, but had a positive mental outlook.
"It's okay. If you don't understand anything, just ask me. I'll give you some advice. It's not your brother who's the master. It's more than enough to teach beginners like you about martial arts. And you don't have to worry about your studies, even if you go to a school in town.
After you graduate, I will arrange for you to go to the county school to continue your studies. No matter what happens in the future, you can stay in the school honestly until you are eighteen years old," Yun Jing said calmly.
Nodding, Yunjing grinned and said, "Okay, I'll listen to my brother."
"I'll go to school after dinner. I'll come back in the afternoon to clean up the yard. I'll also find ways to plant flowers and plants. Finally, I want to check it. If you're not satisfied, just let me know." Yunjing pointed to the yard and said.
Yundong suddenly became unhappy and glared: "Brother, how can you do this? What does it mean to be satisfied?"
"I'm satisfied only when I'm satisfied. If you don't give in, I won't be the brother." Yun Jing said, looking like an unreasonable devil.
Yundong: "..."
"By the way, how is Xiaoxi doing lately?" Yunjing asked, changing the subject. Although he could know the situation of his little sister with just a thought, Yunjing liked the feeling of getting along with his family. The carefree and homely life was warm and cozy.
Yundong said while busy: "Xiao Xi is much better than me. Everyone praises her in the private school. She is among the best in academics and is excellent in all aspects. How is she like me? She can't be good at literature or martial arts."
"So they are both born to the same father and mother. Why is there such a big gap? It is definitely your problem," Yunjing curled his lips.
Yundong thought for a moment and said seriously: "I guess it was you and my sister who took the talent away from me?"
"You know how to pick reasons," Yunjing sneered.
Not long after, Bai Zhi went out and said, "Master, uncle, it's time to eat."
After a simple breakfast, the three of them got along well with each other. After eating and drinking, they each had their own things to do next. Yundong went to school, while Yunjing and Bai Zhi were going back to the village.
Song Yan picked a very suitable time to arrive, drove an ox cart, and prepared a lot of things in the cart, which were all gifts to bring back, and then drove Yunjing Bai Zhi to Xiaoxi Village. On the way there, Bai Zhi came again
I started to feel nervous and apprehensive, after all, the 'ugly daughter-in-law' was about to meet her parents-in-law.
Yunjing knew that it was useless to comfort her at this time. Everything would be solved only after they actually met. He mostly talked about off-topic topics on the way to try to dispel her anxiety.
This day was not a market day, and the autumn harvest season was about to begin. The common people were busy in the fields, so there were very few pedestrians on the road.
Ox carts, beautiful families, book boys... Walking on the road to Xiaoxi Village, Yunjing couldn't help but think of the extremely envious scholar he met when he first went to the town more than ten years ago. Now he is also like this
It looks like that.
Thirty years... ahem, life is so wonderful anyway, no one knows what will happen in the future.
I have never seen the scholar Yun Jing again. I vaguely remember that his family is from Niujiao Town. I guess he has disappeared from the public or left this land for some reason...
Not long after, the group of people came to the fork of the road leading to Xiaoxi Village. A smile subconsciously appeared on Yunjing's face, because in front of him there was no longer a narrow path, but a road nearly five meters wide.
More than half a year has passed, and the road that has been under construction since spring has now been repaired, well, opened to traffic. Villagers no longer have to carry it on their backs when traveling. This is a qualitative leap.
I think back then, when it was time to pay taxes, every household in the village would walk without one or two hundred kilograms of grain to the town to pay taxes. In a few days, their shoes would be worn out. For this reason, many villagers simply went barefoot without wearing shoes.
Your calluses can be used as armor.
The oxcart moved slowly as if on the way to the village. Yunjing told Bai Zhi a story about the past...
After Yundong and Yunjing separated, they came to school and greeted their classmates as usual. They were all teenagers. They didn't notice that Yundong was any different from the past. However, some shrewd teachers noticed his spirit.
I was amazed at the change in appearance. What did this kid go through to change so much overnight?
Gentlemen, when you think about Yunjing coming back yesterday, and Yundong changing so much today, there must be some connection!
He is worthy of being the first person in the list. He discovered his brother's problem as soon as he came back and solved it overnight. How did he do it? If you have the opportunity, you have to find a way to learn from it. This will be of endless use. As a gentleman,
I wholeheartedly teach and educate people, but the biggest headache is how to deal with the students' psychology. If I have Yunjing's ability, it may be easier.
Some of the gentlemen taught Yun Jing back then. More than ten years later, Yun Jing has already become famous. It is really sad to think that Yun Jing was doing all kinds of things in school.
Speaking of which, Yunjing is still the nominal headmaster of the school. Do you want to find an opportunity to invite him to give a lecture?
After class, even the classmates in the class could clearly feel the change in Dao Yundong. He usually felt sleepy during class and kept making all kinds of small movements, as if there were nails growing under his buttocks.
However, this day Yundong was different. He actually started reading seriously and even took notes. His seriousness was not pretended at all, but came from the bottom of his heart, just like usual. This could not help but make the students
I was so surprised. Could it be that I was possessed by an evil spirit?
After the first class, Yundong's deskmate came over and stared at him: "Brother Dong, there is something wrong with you!"
Brother Dong is Yundong's nickname in school. In the past, students used to call him this in a joking manner. After all, his brother Yunjing is a legend in this school. I wonder if Yundong has become different today.
, when his deskmate called him Brother Dong again, he actually became more formal. He probably didn't realize it himself.
"There's something wrong with you," Yundong slapped the other person's face and pushed him away, pouting.
His deskmate scratched his head and said, "If you were normal, would you be so serious in class?"
"Isn't it bad?" Yundong said with a smile.
His deskmate struggled and said: "That's good, that's good, but you weren't like this before."
"It's nothing different," Yundong said very naturally, thinking to himself, big brother, if you had a brother like me to take you through what you experienced last night, things would change.
Scratching his head, his deskmate hesitated: "Then shall we still go play football? We agreed yesterday."
"Go, why don't you go? Go now," Yundong stood up in high spirits and said.
The ball was originally 'invented' by Yunjing, and it has been popular to this day. Although other gadgets have also been 'inherited', there is no ball for the students to love. After all, they are all a bunch of over-energetic boys.
Seeing this, Yundong's deskmate was puzzled. Brother Dong seemed different, but he didn't seem to have changed. What was the problem?
"Brother Zhao, congratulations." In one room of the school, Yang Yunkong, the former teacher in Yunjing's class, stood next to Zhao Weiju, stroking his beard and smiling sincerely, but his eyes were focused on the running figures on the empty 'playground' of the school.
Nearly ten years have passed, and Yang Yunkong has become older. His beard has grown almost a foot long. It was he who gave Yunjing and the others their first etiquette class.
Zhao Weiju said happily: "Where does happiness come from?"
He said this, but looking at Yundong, his disciple, he couldn't hide his smile. As Yundong's master, how could he not feel the changes in Yundong overnight.
"Brother Zhao, you are pretending to be confused because you understand. As a disciple of yours, you must have gained something if you have changed so much overnight. It is hard to say what your future achievements will be, but I think it is inevitable that I will excel at your place." Yang Yungong shook his head and said.
Zhao Weiju said cheerfully: "Brother Yang, please don't say that. Maybe it was just a whim and his true colors were revealed in the blink of an eye? If he can really outdo his old master, I can laugh out of my dreams."
"You, just have fun secretly. If you don't believe my vision, why don't you believe Xiaoyun's methods? If he doesn't straighten your disciple, how can he let him go back to school!" Yang Yunchong said calmly.
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Nodding slightly, Zhao Weiju said with emotion: "Speaking of which, I still lack the means to educate people. I haven't been able to teach Xiaodong well all these years. Who would have thought that Xiaoyun could fix it overnight..."
"Brother Zhao, don't express your emotions randomly, and don't belittle yourself. Speaking of which, can you compare with Xiaoyun? There has been such a talent since the establishment of this school, and I don't dare to expect that there will be another such a great talent in the future.
, you are famous all over the world at the age of only seventeen. This is what we know, but how many more don’t we know? Compared with others, who gave you the courage?" Yang Yungong immediately interrupted.
With a calm smile, Zhao Weiju said: "I think too much."
"That's not true." Yang Yungong nodded sincerely.
Then Zhao Weiju added: "The one I want to congratulate is you. How about teaching a student like Xiaoyun? Isn't it a great sense of accomplishment?"
"That is inevitable. Unfortunately, I only served as his teacher for a few years, but this is already the greatest achievement of my life. Having such a student is enough for this life!" Yang Yungong said sincerely.
Nodding, Zhao Weiju changed the subject and said: "Having said that, Xiaoyun has achieved so much now. As his teacher, you can go to the county or even a better school to teach. There are many people coming to invite you, why do you refuse?"
Are you staying or not?"
"When you're old, why bother? There are too many memories left here. You won't get used to it if you go to other places. It's good to spend your old age holding memories here, isn't it?" Yang Yungong said calmly.
"Yes, we are all old. It's great to be young. No matter how many mistakes we make, as long as we can wake up, we will have an infinite future!"
"Haha, let's go, class is here. Instead of feeling a lot, we should try our best to pass on what we have learned in this limited life. This is the meaning of our life..."
I don’t know since when, this school in Niujiao Town has grown stronger, and now there are more than 500 students on campus!
Over the years, students from far and near have taken the initiative to come to study. The scale of the school has expanded, there are more students, and more teachers have been recruited...
Such changes may have started when every child and scholar was admitted to the school. The 'admission rate' drove the reputation and spread. The teachers here were recognized, and naturally more students took the initiative to come to study.
And it is foreseeable that as the reputation of Yunjing Jiangzhou's number one in the national examination list spreads, and this is his former alma mater, Niujiao Town School will surely usher in an even greater upsurge in admissions.
Many things in the world are so wonderful and inevitable. A person's changes will invisibly affect all aspects around him. The good will be better, the bad will be worse...
"Xiao Bai, look, ahead is Xiaoxi Village, where my home is located." Looking at the quiet mountain village in the distance, Yun Jing pointed forward and introduced it to Bai Zhi beside him.
This place is very different from the picture in Yun Jing's childhood memory. At first, this place was poor and lifeless, but now it is full of positivity and optimism with chickens crowing and dogs barking.
There are wide roads in the village, and the once dilapidated houses are almost invisible. New houses are rising from the ground. Although they are not luxurious, they are so strong and stable. The crops in the fields are not the kind that make you feel nervous just looking at them.
Thin and heavy with grain, it looks pleasing to the eye.
Everything becomes beautiful.
Xiaoxi Village used to be a combination of poverty and misery for Yunjing, but now it has become what real life should be like. Even though it is still ordinary and ordinary, if it is vividly written on paper, it can really make a splash of ink.
A pleasant landscape painting.
"Is this the place where officials live and grow up? How lucky am I to be with you?" Bai Zhi murmured as she glanced across the bits and pieces in front of her.
For some reason, her anxious mood along the way suddenly calmed down after she arrived here. The mountains here, the water here, and the people here seemed to be infected by an invisible force, and she felt inexplicably at ease in her heart.
Is this the feeling of home? Where the officials are, it is home. Cherish your concubine and be with you, and you will feel at ease...
Feeling Bai Zhi's emotional changes, Yun Jing also felt relieved. She was like a rootless duckweed, but now she can truly feel that she belongs. This is a man's responsibility.
Is taking her home just to meet her parents and settle her relationship? In fact, it is to make her feel at ease and let her know that she is no longer alone and helpless. She has a home and a family.
In fact, Yunjing has always known that Bai Zhi is insecure in her heart. She has always been cautious and put herself in a humble position. It is meaningless to talk about this mentality. The only way to solve her problem is with practical actions.
Knot.
Just like now, taking her home, which seemed like a normal act, actually relieved her uneasy mood.
"Over there, Xiaobai, have you seen it? The most beautiful yard is our home," Yunjing couldn't help but show off to Bai Zhi.
There is a saying that Yunjing's house is indeed the best building in Xiaoxi Village, but due to Yunjing's deliberate efforts, it does not appear to be out of place with the surrounding environment. It naturally blends into the period and does not make people feel out of place.
Of course Yunjing is not really showing off, the point is the master Bai Zhi, that is 'our' home.
Nodding, Bai Zhi said: "I saw it, official. That's our home. It's great."
Whether it is Yunbai Xiaoxiu in Nujiang City or the small courtyard on the outskirts of Niujiao Town, it is not a true home for Bai Zhi. It is different here in Xiaoxi Village, which is of great significance to her.
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Because this is where Yunjing lived and grew up, it is his home, now it is also her home, it is their home, it is the direction and belonging that they have no matter how far they go, even if this home is still very unfamiliar to Bai Zhi at the moment.
strangeness.
"Let's go home with me. The time is right now. My parents should be at home. If it's a little later, they'll probably have to go to work in the fields," Yun Jing said impatiently.
She subconsciously checked her own attire. Before setting off, Bai Zhi had dressed plainly. After finding that she was fine, she nodded expectantly.
What are my parents-in-law like? What is my grandfather like? Will this family accept me? This is the only home I will have in my life...
Song Yan, who was driving the cart, very wisely urged the oxen pulling the cart to drive towards Yunjing's home.
"Uncle Ergen, you are basking in the sun."
At the entrance of the village, Yunjing jumped out of the bullock cart and greeted a villager. He felt more cordial when facing familiar people. He didn't need to be polite like outside, and just said a common conversation naturally.
It was a villager who looked to be in his forties, wearing linen clothes, sitting very leisurely under a tree at the entrance of the village. The beard on his face was as messy as chestnut thorns, his hair was also a little messy, and his eyes always seemed to be...
It's like he hasn't woken up, he's a little confused, and his reaction to Yun Jing's greetings is still a little slow.
The Uncle Ergen mentioned by Yunjing is a quite magical existence in Xiaoxi Village. He has a low sense of existence, but he seems to be 'everywhere'. You can always see him inadvertently. What does every house have?
He is busy with things, but people usually ignore him, but at critical moments, they always think of him.
He is such a magical being.
It seems that every village has one such person. If you look around and can't find such a person, then you should look in the mirror...
Facing Yunjing's greeting, Uncle Ergen, who was half a beat slower to react, was confused for a moment and then grinned and said: "It's Xiaojing back, I almost didn't recognize it."
As he spoke, he glanced curiously at Bai Zhi beside Yun Jing without daring to look more. He stood up and said, "Xiao Jing is back. This is a great event. I have to inform everyone quickly. Xiao Jing, you don't know.
At this time, everyone is looking forward to your return just like the stars and the moon."
He is such a person. When something happens, he first thinks of everyone rather than himself.
For example, now, Yunjing's return is a big event for Xiaoxi Village, and the first thing he thinks of is to inform everyone.
In fact, Uncle Ergen has a name, his surname is Yun, and his name is Yun Shugen. I don’t know when he became a bit slovenly and confused and lost much sense of existence.
"Hello, Uncle Ergen," Bai Zhi also came to Yunjing's side and saluted.
After a pause, Uncle Ergen scratched his head and said at a loss: "Okay, so are you, hehe."
He didn't know who Bai Zhi was, so he didn't get too entangled. He turned around happily and walked quickly to the village. It was so simple and pure, and there seemed to be no worries or sorrows.
As Uncle Ergen returned to the village first, the news of Yunjing's return spread like wildfire, and the whole village suddenly became lively...
This chapter has been completed!