"Yes, sir." These people replied in unison. Ji Junshi waved to them and said gently, "Chen An, Li Yin stays, you all go and do your own thing."
After those people dispersed, only the two soldiers who were standing in the middle came over. Li Yan saw that one of them was about thirty years old, and the other was about twenty years old. They were both about seven feet tall.
The older ones have square faces with rosy complexions; the younger ones have round faces with big eyes and slightly whiter skin.
Both of them were wearing standard military uniforms. The third army commander pointed at the man with a square face, "His name is Chen An", and then pointed at the young soldier with a round face and big eyes, "His name is Li Yin. The two of them are usually responsible for chores in the valley.
Everyone knows the affairs in the army. If I am not in the house, you can just ask them to do it. If you go to the city to do things, let them follow you. First, it will be more convenient for you to do things with them; secondly, they will do it.
The two of you are responsible for your safety. After all, this is a border city, and enemy troops often sneak into the city to spy on the news. If they know that you are my disciple, they must not set their sights on you."
After hearing this, Li Yan's heart tightened, and then his heart warmed up. He bowed and replied, "Thank you, teacher." If he was a little unfamiliar with calling "teacher" before, now he spoke from the bottom of his heart.
Chen An and Li Yin also saluted the third army commander, "I respectfully respect your words, please rest assured."
"Okay then, go prepare his daily necessities and send them over later."
"Yes, sir".
After that, Master Ji said hello to Li Yan and walked back in. However, when Li Yan turned around, he didn't see Chen An and Li Yin looking at each other and staring at his back with flickering eyes.
Li Yan originally thought that he was living in one of the two rows of bluestone houses, but he saw that the teacher did not even look at the houses on the two sides and walked straight away. When they reached the end of the bluestone house and turned to the right, they saw in front of them
A valley suddenly appeared, and on the stone wall on one side of the valley entrance were engraved several bright red characters "Military Advisor's Mansion".
Li Yan thought to himself, this is a valley, why is it called "Military Advisor's Mansion", but he couldn't stop and followed his teacher into the valley.
The valley is not very big, about five to sixty feet in size. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides. There are towering peaks on each side. The slopes are almost straight up and down. There are thin trees and bushes on the slopes, some tall or short, with branches growing from the foot of the mountain.
Densely rising towards the top of the mountain, there is only one valley entrance that can be entered and exited. There is also a row of bluestone houses on the right side of the valley entrance, about three or four rooms. It is already dark, and the rest of the scenery in the valley is blurry and cannot be seen clearly.
Cleared.
At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps came from behind. Li Yan turned around and saw two people walking in the black. Looking closer, he saw clearly that it was Chen An and Li Yin who he had just seen.
The two of them were carrying items in their hands, presumably the daily necessities that the teacher had ordered just now. The two of them arrived very quickly, which was the skill of their front and rear feet.
The two people walked quickly past them and towards the bluestone houses. Soon, lights came on in several houses one after another. The lights shone through the doors and windows, and suddenly some of the scenery in the valley became much clearer.
Master Ji turned around and said to Li Yan, "It's getting late today. Chen An and the others will come over in a while to take you to get acquainted with this place, and then you can rest after eating. You have traveled hundreds of miles from home today, so why not?"
Get some rest early, and come back to my master tomorrow morning, and then I will tell you some things about my master’s sect.”
Just as he was talking, Chen An and Li Yin came back quickly and said with a smile, "Mr. Li, this place is cleaned every day, so we just bring some daily necessities."
Master Ji saw them coming, so he ordered, "Take Li Yan with you, and we'll bring the food over later." After saying that, he smiled at Li Yan, nodded, and walked towards the first room near the valley entrance.
Then the figure dimmed under the light at the door, entered and disappeared.
Li Yan stared blankly at Master Ji's back and thought to himself, "My teacher is really simple and clear in what he does."
At this time, Chen An smiled and said, "Mr. Li, then you can come with us." Li Yan thanked him and followed the two of them inside.
Chen An was very talkative, and Li Yin was the leader, but he was quick and quick and would occasionally chat. They walked and talked. Li Yan began to know something about the situation. It turned out that Marshal Hong was in the city to help the third runner-up.
The division arranged a mansion, but the third division liked to live alone and did not want to live in the city. Later, he found this valley outside the city and lived alone. But how could Marshal Hong let an official live in such a simple house?
I tried to persuade him several times, but the third army division was still unwilling to enter the city.
So Marshal Hong could only send people to tidy up the inside of the valley, and opened an open space of hundreds of feet outside the valley, built houses and sent troops to guard them. At the same time, he also arranged corresponding maids and slaves to be responsible for the daily life and food here, but in the end the third army division only
Twenty soldiers and three women in charge of food and drinks were left behind, and the rest were sent back by him. In the opinion of the third army commander, he himself was the best, but he could not deny the marshal's kindness. As for this
The name "Military Advisor's Mansion" was of course derived from the name of the mansion.
There are four houses in this valley. Except for the first one near the entrance of the valley where Ji Junshi lives, the one next to it is where Ji Junshi sometimes practices his boxing and martial arts skills. The other two rooms are empty and unoccupied.
live.
In Chen An's words, no one is allowed to enter here casually. Unless Lord Ji has something to ask them to come in, they can only enter when necessary to deliver food and clean every day. Otherwise, they will be expelled from the valley by Lord Ji. Then return to the city.
After that, you can imagine how Marshal Hong treated him. In addition to the four houses, toilets and bathing rooms in the valley were also built in the side corners of the houses.
Li Yan finally chose the bluestone house built on the mountain wall in the innermost part of the valley. Chen An walked in first and put the quilt on his hand on the bed. Li Yin and Li Yan followed suit.
The stone house is very spacious and must have been built by soldiers. Everything built by the army pays attention to practicality, strength and durability.
The door of the stone house faces south, facing the valley. The floor inside the house is also paved with bluestone and broken pieces. It is clean and bright, and it is fully furnished with simple furniture, but it seems inconspicuous in this large house.
There is a large wooden bed leaning against the wall on the north side of the house, a washstand and some toiletries are placed on the east wall, and there is a four-story bookshelf on the west wall with some books placed on it;
A wooden table is placed against the south window. On the table are several tea cups, a kettle, and two chairs. There are also two tall boxes woven with old brown vines at the head of the table, placed side by side on the ground, almost at the same level as the table.
It's flat, so I guess it's used to store clothes or other items.
The north and west sides of the stone house are built against the mountain, and the east wall is connected to other houses. Therefore, there is only a large window on the wall in the same direction as the stone door, which also faces the valley. The window is tall and has fine wooden squares.
At this time, it is in the state of being pushed away, and I don't feel a bit stuffy in the house. Instead, there is a cool autumn night breeze blowing in, which makes people feel a bit relaxed and comfortable.
"Master Li, please take a short rest first. There is hot water in the pot. Someone will bring the food as soon as the food is ready. We can't stay in this valley for a long time. Mr. Ji doesn't like outsiders here. If nothing happens, then
Let's leave first." After Chen An and Li Yin placed their things, they said to Li Yan.
Li Yan was looking around the room, and when he heard this, he quickly looked at the two of them, "Thank you, you two. In that case, please help yourself." The two of them bowed their hands and left.
Li Yan walked to the table, took off the package from his shoulder and put it on the table. Then he walked to the brown rattan box at the head of the table and opened the two boxes in turn. The boxes were empty. There was a piece of black cloth spread at the bottom of each box. Think about it.
It's here to store clothes and the like.
Li Yan took the package on the table, unwrapped it, and put the several sets of coarse cloth clothes inside neatly into a box one by one. These were sewn by the fourth sister and her mother. Although the fabrics of these clothes were very rough, they were still
Some of the fabrics were cut from other shabby clothes, but Li Yan felt that the home in the village was close to him, and the temperature was comfortable. Seeing them was like seeing his mother and fourth sister.
He didn't bring many things, and the box was wide. Putting all his clothes in one box only took up three or four-tenths of the space. Li Yan thought about it and put the pickles, dry food, etc. in the package on the table.
Take out the neat
He placed them on the table against the wall, but he did not put them into another empty box.
After covering the two boxes, Li Yan pulled up a chair in front of the table, took the kettle and tea cup and poured a glass of water. The water was really hot. It seemed that someone should come here every day to change the water and clean the room.
He was really tired today. He had traveled more than 200 miles and only ate some dry food and water on the way. Now he was hungry and thirsty, and his body felt tired. It was pitch dark outside, and he didn't have anything to do at this time.
I was thinking about going outside to take a look. I was thinking about my thoughts while drinking water. I was thinking about what happened today and where I was sitting now. It was still like a dream. After a while, I drank some water.
, but felt even more hungry and tired, and thought to himself, "It's a good thing that the teacher didn't arrange anything, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to lift up much energy, and it would be a bit embarrassing in front of the teacher." While he was thinking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and he
The door was not closed, and this was a valley. He could hear footsteps clearly in the middle of the night. Li Yan thought that this must be the food delivery person. When he turned sideways and looked up, he saw a dark place at the door. A woman was carrying a wooden
The tray was already standing at the door.
Li Yan stood up and walked to the door and saw that the woman was still standing outside respectfully, so he said, "Where is your kitchen? I can just go and get it myself next time." When the woman heard this, her face turned pale and she hurriedly said
He said, "Master Li, you don't dare to do this. If Mr. Ji finds out, it will be a huge disaster." Li Yan was startled when he stretched out his hands to take the wooden tray, and asked strangely, "Why is this?" The woman said, "Places like the kitchen.
Sir, how can the young master go there? These are the places where our servants stay."
Li Yan was a little confused at first, but after thinking about it for a while, he understood that he could stay anywhere when he was at home, but now that his status changed, he felt a little uncomfortable. He also knew that these hierarchies were not directed at him.
It is the law of this world that only one person can eat. After taking the wooden tray, he said, "Then next time you come, just put the food on the table in the room."
After hearing this, the woman glanced at him and said to him as if she remembered something, "Mr. Li, except for delivering food and cleaning, we are not allowed to enter the valley casually every day. Your Excellency also ordered these four rooms to be updated."
You can't enter at will, so as not to disturb the adults' work. The adults usually close the door every time they come back. If we see a wooden sign hanging on the handle outside the door, we will put the food on the stone platform outside the house and come back later.
Clean up, if the food is not eaten, take it back, throw it out, make it again, and send it again. The cleaning of the adult's room is also done by a dedicated person with the adult's permission. Your room and the room next to it are due to
It’s uninhabited, so you don’t need to ask for permission from adults for daily cleaning. But now that you live here, we can’t enter.”
When Li Yan heard this, he noticed a black wooden sign hanging on the inside handle of the door. It seemed that when the teacher was practicing, he would hang this wooden sign on the outside handle to avoid disturbing the practice. Although he didn't understand
He has always heard about these advanced martial arts. He heard that when meditating on those internal skills, the Jedi cannot be disturbed, otherwise some phenomena such as going crazy will occur. Thinking of this, he understands a little bit.
The woman then asked him to just put the tableware on the stone table outside the room after finishing the meal. Someone would come to clean it up. She bowed slightly to Li Yan and left.
Although the food here is not exquisite delicacies, it is also food that Li Yan has never eaten. Li Yan was still not satisfied with the meal, but after arriving, he thought of his parents at home. I wonder if they have eaten it now or if they are still weighing it.
Remember him? Thinking of this, he suddenly lost interest.
I got up, put the dishes and chopsticks on the tray, and walked outside. Sure enough, I saw a stone platform in front of the door, so I placed it on it. Looking up, I saw a mass of black trees spreading far and wide, all the way to the surrounding mountain tops, with only a few dozen trees on top.
A little starlight shone from the round sky of 10 feet. He looked at it blankly for a while, then withdrew his gaze. He found that not far from the stone house opposite him, not far from the stone platform, there seemed to be a pool of water. But at this moment
It is the first time for a wanderer to leave home. On the first night away, his thoughts are always full of thoughts, and his hometown is unforgettable. In addition, he becomes more tired after the meal, and even gives up the idea of walking around in the valley, so he turns around and goes back to the house for a simple walk.
After washing up, I closed the doors and windows and lay on the bed, falling asleep while missing my parents at home and the plants and trees in the village.