Feeling physically and mentally tired, Ji Yuan didn't think any more and chose to go back to his room to sleep.
I hadn’t been able to sleep for most of the night and had also been greatly frightened. But now I lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep in a short while.
I slept until dawn and until the sun rose high in the sky.
"Huh..."
Ji Yuan yawned and stretched, then got up from the bed and looked towards the door and windows. Even with the window paper separating them, he could see that it was already bright outside.
He put on his clothes, stretched his body and opened the door. The slanting sunlight shining on his body made Ji Yuan feel warm.
He felt energetic and had no physical pain or itch. It seemed that there were no aftereffects from last night. Ji Yuan planned to try again later to see if his crucial special ability had been affected.
The branches of the jujube trees in the courtyard swayed slightly, and the sunlight shone through the trees onto the ground in patches, completely dispelling the eerie feeling of the small pavilion.
As a person with the soul of a 21st century youth, what should I do when I wake up? Of course, I should brush my teeth and wash my face!
Before when he was in Yunlai Inn, the inn servants would bring him fresh willow branches and clean water every day, but now Ji Yuan has to do it himself.
Looking at the well in the yard and thinking about the ghost that emerged from it last night, Ji Yuan rejected the idea of drawing water from the well in just 0.1 seconds.
"I'd better use water from outside in the future..."
Ji Yuan felt that even if he was not a mysophobic, any of his friends from his previous life would not use this well.
When he went out to the yard, Ji Yuan directly picked up the wooden board to cover the well, and then pressed down the stones.
I looked at the big vat and two buckets outside the kitchen door and thought, I have to fetch some water.
Even though I have never seen pork, I have seen pigs run. Although I have never carried water by myself, can this still be a challenge for someone like me, who can subdue a tiger spirit with his mouth and drive away the evil spirit
. . .
Ten minutes later, we arrived at Shuangjingpu in Tianniufang, where there are two large wells with windlasses and surrounded by many bluestone slabs and water ditches. It is a place where the people of Tianniufang go to fetch water and wash clothes on a daily basis, and it is also a good place to chat and gossip.
From a distance, Ji Yuan heard many people talking about a horrible scream they heard last night. Some people were also saying that there was a lot of noise in the direction of Ju'an Pavilion yesterday, and they suspected that someone else was going to move in.
'Based on this information, the loud noises in the second half of last night should have been blocked by some formation, otherwise the people would not have been so calm. But I was also outside the formation last night and could hear it. It seems that my hearing is not just limited to the normal range, but also to my nose! '
Ji Yuan, a stranger with wide-sleeved long robe and distinguished demeanor, came here to fetch water, which naturally attracted the attention of the people in Tianniufang, especially some girls and women who were washing clothes.
Hearing those whispers and feeling those gazes, Ji Yuan didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he was quite happy. In his previous life, he didn't get so many people turning their heads to look at him.
Thick-skinned people are happier!
"Hey, who is this..."
"I've never seen it before, it looks so good!"
"You come here to get water, so you must live in Tianniufang or nearby, right?"
"I do not know!"
The sound of chatting was mixed with the sounds of clothes being washed and wooden boards being slapped. There were also people chatting about family matters and the footsteps of passers-by passing by.
Ji Yuan rolled up his sleeves and tied his cuffs at his elbows, then used the windlass to draw water with a sense of novelty. The water bucket in the well was small, and it took two trips to fill Ji Yuan's bucket. After four trips, the two buckets were full.
During this process, Ji Yuan was also patiently observing the people of Tianniufang and listening to their gossips. This ancient atmosphere of life was much richer than that of the community in his previous life.
Well, people are also very shy. Ji Yuan just turned his head towards the sound, and the younger girls would turn their heads away and not dare to look at him.
Ji Yuan filled the bucket, put away the shoulder pole, and walked forward with the load in an orderly manner.
"Hua La La..."
The water in the bucket behind him spilled directly onto his clothes and robe. Ji Yuan subconsciously tried to avoid it, but the two buckets swayed even more violently, and his heels hit the buckets, causing the well water to fly everywhere.
At this moment, his already extremely poor eyesight also had a great impact, and his whole body was swaying back and forth like a yangge.
"Hey hey hey..."
Hold on, hold on!!
"Bang..." "Bang..."
Both buckets fell down, and half of Ji Yuan's clothes were splashed with water.
“Ahahahahahaha…” “Hehehehe…”
"Uh hahahahahaha..."
The woman and passers-by who saw this scene burst into laughter.
"What a gentleman!"
"Hahahaha, mom, he can't even pick water!!"
"Oh my, I am dying of laughter. If you carry water like this, you will shake to death. Hahahaha..."
WTF TF TF TF!!! I am so embarrassed!!!
It turns out that carrying water is also a technical job!
Even though Ji Yuan had cultivated a thick skin over two lifetimes, his face still turned red at this moment. In front of everyone, he made a fool of himself in a really low-level way!
Fortunately, I don’t have any acquaintances now!
But the way to get rid of this embarrassment is actually very simple, as long as you don’t feel embarrassed. After all, your eyesight is not very good, so why bother with face!
So Ji Yuan just shook his head and smiled casually.
“Hahahahaha… carrying water isn’t easy!!”
After saying this with a smile, Ji Yuan bent down and reached out to feel for the bucket that had rolled to the side and the shoulder pole on the ground. This action was very different from that of a normal person, and finally made others notice Ji Yuan's eyes.
"Hey, that guy seems to have poor eyesight!!"
"Yeah, I was wondering just now why he couldn't seem to open his eyes..."
"He...he's carrying water himself?"
The laughter disappeared. It seemed that most people in Ning'an were still simple and honest and would not really laugh at a blind man, well, except for that damn broker.
"Sir, let me help you fetch water!"
A crisp voice sounded nearby. Ji Yuan actually also heard footsteps approaching. He just touched the carrying pole and looked in the direction of the sound. It was a dark but handsome boy who looked to be about eleven or twelve years old.
Hmm? He looks handsome? I can actually see him clearly!
Now Ji Yuan couldn't help but face the little boy who took the initiative to help. According to his experience in the past two days, those who could be seen clearly by him seemed to be not too ordinary.
"What's your name, little kid? How old are you?"
The little boy was dazed when he saw Ji Yuan’s pale eyes, and it took him a while to react.
"My name is Yin Qing. I'm already twelve years old. I often help my family fetch water. I'm very strong!"
Ji Yuan smiled and nodded, then listened to the sounds around him. He didn't find the child's family nearby, but he heard the sound of a group of children playing not far away. It seemed that Yin Qing came out to play by himself.
"Thank you very much!"
It was indeed embarrassing to let a child fetch water, but Ji Yuan also wanted to use this opportunity to observe Yin Qing.
"It's okay, it's okay!"
As soon as Ji Yuan finished speaking, Yin Qing had already picked up the two buckets, took the carrying pole and trotted back to the well. He looked like an ordinary child who was lively, cheerful and helpful.
. . .
"Mr. Big, where is your home? Haven't you arrived yet? Do you want to go further?"
As Ji Yuan and I walked deeper and deeper towards the east corner of Tianniu Lane, there were fewer and fewer houses around us.
"Almost there, just ahead!"
Ji Yuan looked at the child from time to time and felt that the child was very spiritual.
After a while, Yin Qing stopped outside the Ju'an Pavilion and looked at Ji Yuan, who was also stopping here, with a sad face.
"Mr. Big... you live here..."
This expression made Ji Yuan look both cute and funny.
"Yes, I live here. I just moved in yesterday. Why, won't little Yin help Ji carry water in?"