The wooden huts by the stream look a little simple, but the furnishings inside are very complete. Judging from the appearance, they should all be handmade.
The oil lamp was lit in the room, and the firelight illuminated the simple and neat arrangement in the room. A slightly thin figure was fetching water by the stove.
Gu Nan walked up the steps in front of the door with the fish box in his hand, and said warmly to the people in the room.
"Qi'er, I'm back."
The man in the room turned around.
In the firelight, her white hair was gray, her cheeks and the backs of her hands were mottled by the years, and her figure couldn't be concealed, revealing her old appearance, slightly bent.
Seeing Gu Nan, she smiled lightly on her face, and said in a somewhat hoarse voice.
"Master."
After lighting the fire on the stove, they cooked some food with the fish that Gu Nan caught, and the two talked about the usual things today without saying a word.
But most of the time it was Gu Nan who was talking, and Lingqi was sitting on the side listening with a smile.
Gu Nan told Lingqi that the stream in the mountain had risen again, and that day they could take her to go boating. He also said that the flowers in the forest are about to bloom, and you can go to enjoy the flowers in a few days. He also said that there have been more birds and beasts in the forest recently, which is very lively.
Finally, he talked about the young man he met today who insisted that she was a fairy, and while talking about Gu Nan, he complained that he didn't look like a fairy.
Lingqi laughed and said nothing. In her opinion, Master looked like a fairy everywhere, but he didn't look like a fairy anywhere.
A supper passed in such a flat atmosphere, but Gu Nan still seemed to have more than enough to say.
She knew that Lingqi didn't have much time to listen to her talking about ordinary things like this, so she cherished every little bit of time, and wanted to tell her seriously what she wanted to say without missing a word. listen.
After dinner, Gu Nan took Lingqi to sit outside the house, looking at the mountain stream flowing by the house and the bright moonlit night.
Putting a coat on Lingqi's body, Gu Nan sat beside her, watching the clear moonlight reflected in the stream.
The moonlight in the water was beautiful, but she could only watch it from a distance, and couldn't stay.
Lingqi was a little tired, and seemed to want to lean on Gu Nan's body, but when she turned her head, she saw Gu Nan's appearance and looked at herself, but she didn't lean on.
Seeing this, Gu Nan stretched out one hand, and slowly put her arms around Lingqi's shoulder, letting her lean on her shoulder, while holding her palm with the other hand.
The palms in his hands felt cold, Gu Nan lowered his eyes, and after a while, he raised his head with a smile, looking sadly at the night and asked.
"Qi'er, have you ever blamed Master, maybe I shouldn't have come to you and Xiu'er at that time."
If that's the case, maybe they will have a better home.
"No." Lingqi almost didn't think about it, she shook her head and said softly. Feeling the same palm on his hand that has never changed, he smiled slightly.
From that street, when Master gave her three copper coins, she was the only one who chased Master all the time.
However, Lingqi clenched some of Gu Nan's hands.
She didn't know, after she left, who would still be able to accompany Master, and who would be able to replace her and listen to what Master had to say.
Gu Nan adjusted his emotions, and pointed to a forest in the distance with a relaxed smile.
"That's the forest I told you about. When the flowers bloom in a few days, let's go together and bring some food and tea..."
The gurgling stream flows through this peaceful night, while the human voice gradually fades away amidst the sound of running water.
It was already night, and the bright moon in the sky appeared and disappeared in the clouds. Birds sang from the mountain where the academy was located, and there were a few half-green and half-yellow fallen leaves on the stone steps in front of the gate. On the next step, the young man leisurely walked towards the gate of the academy.
When Ji Kang came to the door, the door of the academy was already closed.
Looking at the closed door wall, Ji Kang smiled wryly and patted his forehead. He lived in the academy, but at night the academy closed its doors and could not enter again.
Well, anyway, I was skipping class, and it's not too late to stay out for many nights.
At night, the gate of the academy mountain was clean, Ji Kang raised his head and looked at the stone statue in front of the gate through the moonlight.
In the evening wind, she was still standing there. Wearing a bamboo hat and carrying a bookcase.
Ji Kang smiled, straightened his clothes, and bowed respectfully.
"Students come back late, please don't blame Mr.
Naturally no one would answer him, but Ji Kang bowed for a while before straightening up. Looking around, he walked under a tree beside him and sat cross-legged on the steps.
Sitting directly on the ground felt cool, but Ji Kang didn't care, he leaned against the tree trunk and prepared to spend the night here.
Still not sleepy, Ji Kang looked at the quiet mountain gate, and suddenly said to the stone statue in front of the gate.
"Sir, today the student met a fairy."
In fact, he didn't know whether the person he met was a fairy or not. He just longed for that kind of life, where he could sit alone in the mountains and forests without being disturbed by the world.
But he can't do that. It seems that his background determines that he must be an official, and he must be an official to be regarded as an act.
"The fairy was playing the piano in the mountains, and attracted countless birds and beasts. I followed the birds and beasts, and I heard the sound of the fairy. I walked away looking for the sound, and saw a person fishing and playing the piano by the mountain stream. In a fairyland isolated from the world, I sat quietly for a day without knowing it."
Ji Kang was in a trance, telling what he had seen and heard today, and at the end, he smiled spontaneously.
"Is this supposed to be the appearance of a fairy?"
Why is an immortal called an immortal? Because he is not bound by the world, and he is called an immortal after he has escaped the world.
So in Ji Kang's view, even if what he met today was just a person, he could still be called a fairy.
That's the kind of person he wants to be, a clean person. Clean when you come, clean when you go.
But now he is among the crowd, and he doesn't know his way.
If this continues, in the future, when he enters an official career and enters a temple, he will be covered in fireworks, so how can he be clean
"Sir." Under the tree, Ji Kang turned his head to look at the stone statue.
"How did you walk through this world so that you can keep your heart like a mirror, free from dust?"
The stone statue stood there quietly without answering him, Ji Kang shook his head.
"Student, I don't understand."
On the second day, Ji Kang was seen sleeping at the entrance of the academy, and the students passing by saw him sleeping to death, and most of them smiled helplessly and walked away.
There are all kinds of strange people in this academy, some go to the mountains to throw stones, some use a stove to burn things all day long, some move around with some wooden shelves, and so on. In contrast, a person sleeping in front of the door is not surprising.
Ji Kang was finally woken up by the master of the academy and fined him to clean the mountain gate for three days.
This was not the first time for him, he went to get a broom and started sweeping.
Later his friend asked him where he went all day, and Ji Kang replied with a smile.
Became a fairy for a day.
(To answer some of your questions, I put it here so that people don't see it, I will try to be brief. First, Ji Kang was born in 224 AD so the current time is around 242 AD.
As for the question about the early years of the Wei State mentioned earlier, the rule of Zhenguan was decades after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, but it also belonged to the early Tang Dynasty. The Wei State in this life has changed, so it is now called the early years.
Finally, there is a question about the deer. It may be that I didn’t write clearly enough to make everyone have so many guesses. In fact, this deer can be said to be an incarnation of Heaven, including waking Gu Nan and asking her why she no longer Go and take a closer look at what the world is all about.
It can be regarded as the only person watching Gu Nan walk along the way. You don’t have to worry about it affecting the plot, Tiandao in this book is more like a witness setting)