Nianyi's words were interrupted, and he was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what Master said.
The old man sighed and continued: "I just went back to the capital these days, and secretly observed the movements of Xiaowu and Longfu for a while. I also asked around there. Xiaowu is doing well, Longsan and Longfu. They are all very kind to her. I don't know if she is hiding something, I only know that she is doing well now. Her mother died early, her father is incompetent, her aunt is vicious, and her sister is all about a killer who wants to take money and kill her. Xiaowu raises her sister's daughter, and she also has one in her belly. She lives happily every day. The Long family, as you said before, are indeed kind people. In this way, you have to go to Longfu to find them. Long San confronted, are you going to break the good days in front of Xiao Wu?"
He opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.
Xiaowu is very happy every day, she is very happy every day.
Nian repeatedly couldn't control himself, and in front of the master, tears welled up.
He turned around in a hurry, ignoring to greet the master, and ran away.
Nianyi cried bitterly, and then went back with the master.
Before meeting with a few apprentices, the old man had another long conversation with Nianyi.
He said that the reason why he went back to the capital to investigate is because only in this way can he really see how Xiao Wu is doing. If they lived in the Long Mansion, what they saw was the courtesy displayed by others, which may not be true.
Moreover, in the town of Xiaguo before, someone nearby had inquired about them. The old man avoided it on purpose and led the spies elsewhere. Now that I think about it, maybe the Long family is looking for a teacher for Xiaowu. If you follow Nianyi's thoughts, Juelong's family must have known the truth long ago and deceived Xiaowu. They wanted to find them and cover up their news so that Xiaowu would not notice. But from his point of view, it was the Long family who wanted to find a family for Xiaowu.
"How do I teach you on weekdays? The intention to harm others is essential, and the intention to guard against others is essential. Be vigilant, but don't speculate on others with malice. Master knows your thoughts, so he didn't let you stay in Longfu more. I didn't ask you to go back to the capital to inquire. I asked you to lead the juniors and brothers back, just to let you do something, don't think too much. In the end, you were fine, but you left them and ran away."
Nian Yi quietly listened to Master's teaching. He knew that what Master said was reasonable, but what could he do? He asked softly, "Master, I'm not reconciled, how can I be reconciled?"
"If you miss it, you miss it." The old man said calmly: "Think about it carefully, does Xiaowu really have that much thought for you? She is the most unable to hide things. If she likes you, can't she not? Let you know? Did she say anything to you?"
After thinking about it for a while, there is nothing to say.
The old man said again: "Master, I am the most open-minded and talkative. I don't want to worry about how you are. If you are happy with each other, Master will do a happy event for you. If you are wishful thinking and hit a nail, you should turn back. Ah, I haven't had time to touch that nail yet. You don't know what the outcome will be, and you are naturally unwilling. No one can help you with this."
After the old man finished speaking, he walked away coolly with his hands behind his back.
After reading for a while, he didn't have time to touch the nail yet? Maybe it's not a nail, in case... He was thinking, Xiao Wu must have the same mind as him. It must be so.
It's just that he didn't have time to touch the nail...
Mind pain. He would rather touch the nail than be too late. He would rather have a result, even if it's bad, it's a result.
But no result now.
do not have it
Nianyi closed his eyes. some. Just not the result he wanted.
It's not what he wants, he can't be reconciled.
Nian Yi chaotically followed the master and the brothers back to the Xia Kingdom and back to the town.
The old master and his apprentices opened some fields in the mountains behind the town and planted food and fruits. On weekdays, he often goes hunting in the mountains, where he catches game, sells meat and furs, and occasionally does some chores that he can do. Life is good or bad, it is the life of ordinary peasant men.
The folks in the surrounding villages do not know that these few are masters. In their eyes, it was an old man who kindly picked up a few dolls and raised them up as adults.
Speaking of which, the old master didn't trap the apprentices either. He said a long time ago that if anyone has great ambitions and wants to go out and explore, he is happy to see it happen. If you want to go out, go. But several apprentices, from the eldest to the sixth, all felt that life was going well, and none of them were willing to leave.
"You people with no ambitions." The old man scolded his apprentices from time to time.
Xiao Wu once giggled and said: "Master must be beautiful in his heart while scolding us. With so many people accompanying him, he is very happy. He is obviously happy in his heart, but he has to say something ironic in his mouth. Speaking of which, Master is this It's kind of cute as well."
cute? Does anyone say that about the master? The old man hummed Xiaowu several times at that time. Xiao Wu put his arms around the old man's arm and acted like a spoiled child: "Master, you can just say if you like it, we can stand it."
Finally, Xiao Wu left and had a new life of his own. When the old man returned home and saw the room that Xiao Wu had come down to, it was impossible to say that he didn't feel it in his heart. However, he has seen too much in his life, not to mention that Xiaowu is living a good life now, he feels very good.
It is said that after the master and apprentice returned to the town, they began to work. After walking for a long time, many lives have been left behind. Inside and outside the house, the neighbors, Mrs. Wan and her daughter, helped to clean up. The work in the field is relying on a few men in the town to help with cooking. After the old man returned with his apprentice, the family thanked him and took over the work by himself.
After Nian Yi came back, he had been in a state of lack of energy. In the beginning, he didn't want to do anything, just lay in the room lazily, or just sat in a daze when he did something. Wan Ping, a girl from the Wan family next door, came to visit them and brought them food, but didn't even come out to say hello. Several junior brothers were very embarrassed and lied that the senior brother was sick.
Ping An smiled and said softly, "Then you can eat it all."
Then the juniors and seniors really ate up all the food they had given them, leaving nothing for the seniors.
After reading about it, I didn't care, and didn't pay attention to them at all. Ping An meant that to him a little bit, he knew that, so he was annoying her now.
When Xiao Wu was still there, he was the best friend with Wan Ping'an, and two little girls often circled around him. "Elder Brother, Senior Brother."
Wan Ping'an is different from Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu has a hearty smile, but Wan Ping'an is shy and flower-like.
When Xiao Wu was still there, Nian Yi could see Wan Ping's thoughts. She would peek at him, listen carefully to him, and blush. But he was happy with Xiao Wu, so he pretended not to know.
And Ping Ping never said anything. He didn't know, and she didn't tell. She has always been quiet, well-behaved, and quite pleasant. Nianyi is also happy, and treats her like a sister.
It's just that now he doesn't feel safe and pleasing anymore, he annoys her.
Because she reminded him of what his master said. The master said that Xiaowu can't hide things. If Xiaowu is interested in him, why would he not let him know
Ping An was interested in him, even if he didn't say it, he knew it. What about Xiao Wu? Nianyi was confused, Xiaowu should also be interested in him, otherwise how could she be nice to him
But another voice in his heart told him: Because he is the senior brother, Xiao Wu is good to everyone.
But he didn't believe it, he didn't believe that voice.
The voice said again that he didn't believe it, he was just unwilling.
Nian was furious, and he let the voice roll. The voice didn't go away. For several days, he had been pestering him, Nianyi was distracted, and he became more and more lazy and didn't want to move.
A few days later, before the voice faded away, the master came.
The old man rushed into the room, kicked Nianyi off the bed, and then beat him hard.
The brothers and sisters fled quickly, not because they were afraid that the master would beat them, but because the elder brother was beaten too badly, and the master beat people too hard, they couldn't bear to watch.
The old man finished beating Nianyi, and said to him: "From Xiao to Xia, from the capital to our small town, all this time, is not enough for you to consume and relieve the sadness? I came back home. How dare you pretend to be dead for Lao Tzu?! Go and work! Those fields on the mountain are about to be turned over. Let your juniors and brothers rest.
After saying that, the old man packed up a few pieces of dry food and prepared a can of water for Nianyi, and then kicked the big apprentice, who was wearing a skin injury, out of the door.
Nian Yi felt that he was wrong, and he was completely speechless when he was beaten, so he didn't dare to be dissatisfied. When he got to the mountain, he sat on the edge of the field, and after thinking about it, he really got to work. When I was working, the injury on my body was a little painful, and my body was a little tired, but it was quite happy.
That night, I slept in a wooden hut on the mountain. This wooden house was built with his master when he was a child, before Xiao Wu came.
Nian Yi sighed, Xiao Wu didn't come when he set up the wooden house, but when he led the younger brothers to renovate the house later, Xiao Wu was there. Some small things and tricks in this room were prepared by Xiaowu and Wan Ping'an together.
Nianyi touched the quilt, turned over and hugged. This quilt seems to be carried by Xiao Wu, and the quilt cover is in the style of small broken flowers. He remembered Xiaowu saying, "The pattern of broken flowers, matched with the scenery in the mountains, is very good."
Nianyi still remembers Xiaowu's tone and expression when he said these words, he felt a lot of pain in his heart, hugged the quilt, buried his head in it, and felt his eyes warm.
The movement of turning over and hugging the quilt made Nianyi's injury a little painful. He thought about his master's words, wrapped himself in a quilt, and told himself that this was the last time he was sad. Really the last time.
Just, sleepless nights.
The next day, just as soon as the sky was bright, I woke up. The conditions on the mountain were not good. He was lazy to wash up, and he was not in the mood anyway, so he went to work on the ground regardless of how dirty it was. By the time the sun rose, he was already covered in mud and sweat, smelly and dirty. He took a breath, looked up at the sun, and remembered that he took a few juniors and Xiao Wu to practice martial arts early in the morning, and when the sun rose, Xiao Wu would shout...
"Big Brother."
Nian Yi was shocked, thinking that he was hallucinating, he quickly turned around and took a look, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley. Of course not Xiao Wu, how could it be Xiao Wu.
"Elder Brother, I've brought you breakfast." Wan Ping'an stood not far away, holding a bamboo basket in one hand and a large water jug in the other. The small jars and bowls in the basket, as well as dry food, were full.
Nian Yi frowned and became irritable again. I heard Ping'an's words in my ears, but Xiao Wu's voice was in my head - Senior Brother, the sun is out, it's time for breakfast!
Nianyi shook his head fiercely in his heart, shook off Xiaowu's voice, and could no longer show a pleasant expression on his face, and said to Wan Ping'an in a rough voice: "Why are you here?"
Wan Ping'an still smiled faintly and explained without hesitation: "Yesterday I heard that the senior brother was punished by the master, so I went to ask the master, and with his consent, I came to give the senior brother a meal. No matter what, the meal is always full."
Nianyi's brows furrowed even tighter, his face darker. Wan Ping'an is the only one who can be called Master and Senior Brother, apart from their six brothers and sisters.
She didn't go to a teacher, just because her family lived next door, because the master had eaten her family's food for more than 20 years, because the master watched Wan was born safely, and watched her father pass away, her family was orphaned and widowed No one took care of the mother, but in the end, she took care of their teachers, the old and the six young. Anyway, this Wan Ping'an is a privilege for them. Master is fierce to everyone, but is very kind to the mother and daughter of the Wan family.
"Don't give it to me next time, I have something to eat." Nian Yi's tone was very bad, and he lied. The more he thought about it, the worse he felt. Xiao Wu was gone. What does Wan Ping'an mean when he was so eager to move up? He was upset, he didn't like seeing her. Are you going to ask the master? Also inquire with the brothers and sisters? It's really... uttering the harsh words out of my head.
"Don't come again, did you hear it?" Nian Yi said in a strengthened tone.
Wan Ping'an restrained his smile and quietly watched it for a while. Nian kept looking straight back at her, and then he heard her say, "Okay."
She didn't appear unhappy, as if nothing had happened. She just put the bamboo basket and the big water jug on the ground and said, "Early breakfast, I'm leaving." After speaking, she took it seriously. Went away without looking back.
Nian was stunned for a moment, thinking that she would be stubborn with him, but she just left. After thinking about it, Ping An has always been this kind of temperament, quiet, not like to be noisy or noisy. When she was young, Xiao Wu was mischievous, but she could sit quietly and watch them practice for a long time without moving or talking.
Nian Yi suddenly complained about himself. It's really inappropriate to be so angry with Ping An. She is good to herself, and no matter what, she shouldn't lose her temper at her. Nian took the bamboo basket and opened a small jar while thinking, looking back, he would go and make amends with Ping An. But he really didn't want her to come again, he just wanted to be alone.
The small jar contained porridge. Then open another one, which is stewed meat. There were three large steamed buns in the oil paper bag, and two small dishes in the bowl. There are also three pears. There is no need to open the large water jar next to it, it must be clear water for him to drink. These things are still very heavy to hold.
Nianyi felt uncomfortable again, feeling that she shouldn't, and feeling that she was still annoying.
Nianyi stayed on the mountain for three days. In the past three days, Wan Ping'an, as promised him, never came again, and the meals were all delivered by the juniors. This made Nian Yiwei really relieved.
After three days of labor and hard work, Nianyi calmed down. He was less cranky, and when he came down the mountain, he was also honest. Work normally, eat and sleep, no longer look like a lost soul.
Several junior brothers and sisters gathered together and muttered: "Sure enough, it is not good to dote on the senior brother like we do, we still have to beat him like a master, in order to beat people well."
"It also depends on who beats him up, you beat him up and try?"
"That's right. I'll do it. It's probably me who got beaten up."
Nian passed the window all the way, and when he heard what they said, he twitched the corners of his mouth and wanted to laugh. Then he really laughed. The laughter alarmed the people in the room, and the juniors and brothers became a mess.
"Mom, it's the senior brother. The senior brother still laughs, and I'm about to cry."
"I'm so moved, I want to tell Master."
"Wait, you guys first figure out if your senior brother is laughing, smirking, sneering, or wry... Wait, wait, why are you beating me up. Senior brother, they are beating me!"
Nianyi thought it was funny, he laughed and walked away. He thought, in fact, isn't it the happy girl who married someone else? What an amazing thing. Look, he's not doing well now. He's having a great time!
Such a day has passed for half a month, and I feel bad again after reading it.
Because the Long Mansion sent someone to send the gift prepared by Mrs. Long San from a long distance.
A lot of gifts, food and clothing, several boxes. The three people who came from the Long Mansion were very polite, and they were very respectful to the old master and several brothers. Lian said that the third lady had said that she was inconvenient, and it was inconvenient to come back to see it now, so they sent them to bring the things first, to honor the master and provide food and clothing for several brothers and sisters. I don't know what the family lacks. If the preparation is not good, let Master not blame it.
The one who took the lead also took out a letter, which Feng Wu wrote to the master and the brothers.
The old master took it and looked at it. What the letter said was the same as what the gift givers said. Then there is Feng Wu who said something about his parents and sisters, but for these, the old man's master is not very interested. Feng Wu also said that Long San was very good to her, so that Master and everyone should not worry.
When Nianyi saw this sentence, he couldn't help turning his head away. It's just that all the juniors and brothers who were reading the letter were crowded together. He couldn't be too obvious, so he pretended to look at the gate. In the end, she saw Wan Ping'an looking in at the gate, and seeing the lively crowd of people in the courtyard, she was stunned, raised her eyes, and met Nian Yi's eyes.
Nian Yi was a little awkward, just as he was about to pretend not to look away, Wan Ping'an turned his head nonchalantly, and then quietly walked away, as if she had never been here before.
Nian glanced sharply and saw that she was holding a few men's clothes in her hand. She must have mended the clothes for the master and the younger brothers again. Nianyi put Wan Ping'an aside and turned to read the letter, but Master had already read the letter and was folding it up and putting it away. Nianyi was a little disappointed. On the other hand, the chatter of the disciples and disciples let him know the content behind the letter.
"Xiaowu is coming to see us after giving birth."
"That's right, this is her parents' house."