"Not yet. If the master doesn't come out, there's no point in eating alone." Zhang Yuanyi replied, holding Zhang Daoling's hand again, "Let's leave quickly, otherwise the firewood will be cold, the residual heat will dissipate, and the food will be cold.

"

Zhang Daoling has indeed been alone for too long. Although he is used to a slightly boring life every day, it is different after all, having one more person in the family, more excitement, and one more person to miss.

Zhang Daoling ate less, but mostly watched Zhang Yuanyi wolfing down the rice, smiled slightly, and thought, "This little guy is really hungry."

Thinking about it, he added a few more pieces of meat to Zhang Yuan's bowl.

This meal was very comfortable and unusual.

The next morning, the man from yesterday came again. Zhang Daoling took him to the backyard and carried the things out from the back door of yesterday's room. Zhang Yuanyi looked through the window and finally saw what it was, a coffin.

It turned out that the old man in that family had passed away and came to Zhang Daoling to make a coffin. The reason why Zhang Daoling did not let Zhang Yuanyi get close to help was because the coffin's yin energy was not good for children, and they were afraid of being infected with evil spirits.

After breakfast, Zhang Daoling took out a small book box from the back room and handed it to Zhang Yuanyi, "I made this in my spare time these days and gave it to you."

Zhang Yuanyi was very happy in his heart and replied: "Thank you, master."

Zhang Daoling added: "Daniu, come with me later. We will go to the market to buy some things and visit someone by the way."

"Ah? I have to go out." Zhang Yuanyi was a little unhappy.

Zhang Daoling asked: "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"No! No!" Zhang Yuan waved his hands, "It's just, it's just..."

It's just that this is Wutong Lane, and going out would make him scared, but he didn't say it but nodded and said: "Okay."

Zhang Daoling gently touched Zhang Yuanyi's head and whispered, "Just follow me, it'll be fine."

After cleaning up, the two went out.

Zhang Yuan is no stranger to the market. He has come there often before, but he has never been able to shop as he pleases like this. In the past, he only wanted to buy some vegetables and hurried past other shops because he was afraid of looking at them.

After a long time, he will be unable to resist the temptation, so that until now, he has only smelled a lot of smells, but it is not clear what the smell is coming from. After all, the original purpose is to survive, so what is the enjoyment?

ah.

Zhang Yuanyi was accustomed to looking at a vegetable stall from a distance, but there happened to be no one at that location. Zhang Yuanyi felt a little regretful.

After purchasing some things at the market, Zhang Yuanyi's backpack was soon filled to the brim with gadgets. They didn't weigh much and were more than enough for Zhang Yuanyi to carry on his back.

Zhang Yuanyi was very happy, because he had never been so generous before, nor had he owned so many things. The feeling of having a lot of things in hand made him feel very satisfied.

After shopping, Zhang Daoling led the way back to Wutong Lane. Before he reached the door, Zhang Daoling stopped in front of a quaint little house and said, "We are here, let's go in."

Zhang Yuan raised his head and looked at the house. It was not big, but it gave people the feeling of grandeur. There was a couplet on both sides of the door. The content of the couplet was also very unique. It did not pray for longevity and health, nor asked for fame or fortune.

If you don't want to be rich and powerful, the first line is "The misty and solitary shadow comes", the second line is "Broken all the cold branches and refuses to live", and the horizontal line is "Better to lack than to waste".

Zhang Yuanyi has been keeping Dayong's words in mind for the past six months, reading and writing carefully. Zhang Daoling is also very patient. Whenever Zhang Yuanyi has questions, he will answer them. Now Zhang Yuanyi has learned a lot of words.

Zhang Daoling knocked on the door to say hello, then opened the door and went in, calling Zhang Yuanyi.

As soon as Zhang Yuanyi entered the house, he smelled a fresh fragrance. The smell was similar to the smell of his Book of Songs, which made him feel very comfortable. Looking around, Zhang Yuanyi found that the house was full of books, endless books.

, countless books. These books are placed on bookshelves. The bookshelves stand around the house, making the whole house seem to be made of bookshelf towers. Being here is like standing in a tower of books. It is very strange.

.There are even several copies

The book was threaded through the title page with a rope and hung under the eaves. The breeze blew slowly, turning the pages with each minute, making a pleasant "rustling" sound, as if someone was turning the pages all the time.

In fact, Zhang Daoling's house is also very unique. Zhang Daoling is a carpenter, so the house is full of his own wood carvings. All kinds of rare and exotic animals, flowers, birds, fish and insects are lifelike. There are also various houses and buildings, sails and giant ships, which are magnificent and even...

It is a cow, ghost, snake god, a Bodhisattva, and a Buddha. He is not angry and powerful. What Zhang Yuanyi likes the most is the peach wood sword in the house. It is engraved with complex patterns without looking messy. Instead, it adds a bit of mystery. The sword is also extremely smooth.

, you can’t feel the unique roughness of wood at all. It seems that the master polished it for a long time before making it.

Zhang Yuan looked at the house and thought that the owner of the house must be an avid reader and be kind-hearted.

Zhang Yuanyi was a little obsessed. This was exactly what the home he had always longed for looked like. But on second thought, he didn't think so anymore.

Zhang Yuanyi saw one of the people he hated most - Zhang Shi.

Zhang Shi was sitting on a wooden chair, with a pearwood table next to him. There were two cups of tea on the table. The tea was still hot and filled with smoke. He obviously knew that someone was coming, so he prepared the tea and waited for a long time.

Zhang Shi motioned to the guest seat on the other side of the table with one hand, and said gently: "Sit down, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Zhang Daoling sat down, picked up a cup of tea, and blew the Buddha gently.

Zhang Yuanyi followed Zhang Daoling silently with a cold feeling in his heart, without speaking, but he was indeed a little scared in his heart, but mostly angry.

If it weren't for this person, he wouldn't be bullied, and if it weren't for this person, Brother Dayong wouldn't be separated from him.

Zhang Shi looked at Zhang Yuanyi, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Little guy, don't get me wrong, your master and I have known each other for many years, and I don't even bother to join forces to deal with you."

Zhang Shi didn't care about the anger written on Zhang Yuan's face, and said to himself: "What happened last time, it was indeed my fault first. Don't worry, I have already punished that guy from Wu Xuenen.

"

Punishment! Zhang Yuanyi was a little angry when he heard this. Can a sentence of punishment be enough to overcome all his pain and the separation from his relatives? Ridiculous!

"I kicked him out of the town and went to Kyoto. He was not allowed to leave the city for twenty years." Zhang Shi said lightly.

Zhang Yuanyi couldn't believe it. Although he didn't know Wu Xuexianen's true identity, based on what he said at that time about Wu Xuexianen's clothes, behavior, and words, Zhang Yuanyi judged that Wu Xuexianen was definitely not an ordinary person and could do whatever he wanted.

How could a person who casually said that beating someone to death be as simple as squeezing an ant to death could be an ordinary person? But there was one problem that Zhang Yuanyi never understood. Why would such a high-ranking person come to such a place?

Where is the remote place? But now there is an answer to everything, and that is the Zhang Shi in front of me.

As for why he was killed by Wu Xuenen, it was probably because Wu Xuenen saw Zhang Shi's uncharacteristic anger towards the two brothers that day, which made Wu Xuenen think he had an opportunity. This was an opportunity to please Zhang Shi.

Zhang Yuanyi became even more angry when he thought of this. Why should the two brothers be manipulated like weak persimmons just because they have no background and no ability? He doesn't accept it!

For the first time, the boy who once only wanted to live seemed to have grown up. He longed for power. Not only did he live, he also wanted to live well. He wanted to become strong, so strong that no one could bully him and he wanted to be protected.

people.

In fact, there are always two kinds of people in Zhang Yuanyi's heart, one is good to him and he wants to protect him, such as Brother Dayong, such as his master, and the other is someone who will definitely take revenge in the future, not necessarily killing, but

There are more or less punishments, such as Zhuang Yi, who will buy his inn in the future, and if possible, make him bankrupt and become a cook. As for Wu Xianen, this person will die!

He also thought of the old woman and the coffin in the morning... Zhang Yuanyi listened to Zhang Shi's words while his thoughts were far away.

Zhang Shi kept looking at Zhang Yuanyi, as if he could see through him from beginning to end, as if he knew all Zhang Yuanyi's thoughts in front of Zhang Shi. This feeling made Zhang Yuanyi uncomfortable and uncomfortable.

Zhang Shi sighed, "Well, I also have some compensation from your brother, and I hope you know that I did all this for..."

"Xiao Shi!" Zhang Daoling interrupted, "Let's talk about business!"

Zhang Shi glanced at Zhang Daoling and continued to say to Zhang Yuanyi: "Okay, now you and I are clear. Also, I casually told you not to let me see you in Wutong Lane, but you took it seriously. This time

I've been hiding for more than half a year, how can you bear it?"

Zhang Shi was a little disappointed, rubbed his brows and said tiredly: "Okay, let's go. You can come and go in this town freely now, and no one can touch you in the slightest."

Zhang Daoling got up first and left with Zhang Yuanyi.

When the two of them were far away, Zhang Shi sighed and said to himself: "What a fool. He hasn't even said a word for so long, but he has a lot of thoughts in his mind. Ha!"

Someone walked into the house again, it was Zhang Daoling. But he was completely different from the Zhang Daoling who had just left. This Zhang Daoling was wearing a black Taoist robe, carrying a Taoist sword on his back, with a Taoist spirit between his eyebrows, and a strong

He has the aura of a gentleman. If the Zhang Daoling who gets along with Zhang Yuanyi is like the warm winter sun, then this Zhang Daoling is like the scorching summer sun. As soon as he stands there, he feels like he is shining brightly.

"As for the purpose of having the Yang God come out of the body?" Zhang Shi said without even looking at it.

"To avoid causing unnecessary trouble." Black-robed Zhang Daoling said, "How did you and I talk about the academy?"

Zhang Shi took out a letter from his sleeve and threw it to Zhang Daoling impatiently, "Go, go, go! Now I am thinking about your good disciple, and I don't even want my life."

Zhang Daoling stretched out two fingers to catch the envelope, and just as he was about to clasp his fists in salute, he said: "Thank you very much, Xiao Zhang!"

Zhang Shi quickly turned around and said, "No, no, no, I can't bear your gift now. Please leave quickly, I'm going to teach."

He said and waved his sleeves to indicate that he could leave.

Zhang Daoling turned around and left. After crossing the threshold, he turned once and faced Zhang Shi, who had his back turned to him. He gave a complete salute, this time a Confucian salute, and then left silently.

Zhang Shi said in a low voice: "You have a lot of things to do. You are obviously a Taoist priest, but you still play our Confucian tricks."

This time Zhang Daoling brought Zhang Yuanyi to visit Zhang Shi. Actually, he had two purposes. One was of course for this letter of recommendation from the academy, and the other was to open up Zhang Yuanyi's heart so that he would not have to worry about it in the future.

Inner demon. Although this little guy Zhang Yuanyi usually doesn’t show it, he has a lot of thoughts. Just now, Zhang Shi used Confucian “wisdom mind observation” to observe Zhang Yuanyi’s thoughts. Good guy, this little guy has this skill.

, I have already thought about it thousands of times, and I am still exhausted from the loss.

Of course, there are advantages to thinking more. You will inevitably encounter difficulties on the road of life. If you think more, you may avoid many detours and be deceived. It is always good to love to ponder, especially if you can put thousands of things into perspective.

Once your thoughts are sorted out, it will only be more beneficial for the future.

But thinking too much can be counterproductive. Thinking too much about some things can lead to more mistakes. If you are stuck in a difficult situation, thinking about it for a long time will only disturb your mind. Even more serious, thinking too much can easily go to extremes, which will affect the psychological problems you will face in the future.

The more demons there are, the more people walk on the road, it's like walking on a knife's edge. If you are not careful, you will end up losing everything or even going crazy.

Thinking is also a double-edged sword, so Taoism emphasizes clearing away the snow in front of the door, focusing on purity and inaction, while Buddhism simply believes that everything is empty and does not care about worldly affairs. Only I, the Confucian, face the difficulties and hone the road in the world.

A gust of wind blew by, blowing the books under the eaves, and the pages turned, crisp and sweet.
Chapter completed!