Ji Yuan wrote with great enthusiasm, and he wrote the word "Fu" under thick ink slowly and steadily. He soon filled two sheets of red paper.
Even though the Zhang family members are illiterate, they still feel a sense of pleasure and wonder when they see Ji Yuan writing, both in terms of his writing manner and the words themselves.
After the word "Fu" is written, a faint luster flashes by. Ordinary people only feel the reflection for a moment due to illusion, but most of them will not delve into it deeply.
However, Ji Yuan stopped after writing the second word.
Zhang Fu looked at the many square sheets of red paper left on the table, scratched his head and said something.
"Mr. Ji, there are still a lot of papers here. Please write a few more so that the villagers can share some."
But Ji Yuan had already put down his writing, and even picked up the inkstone and held it in his palm. He looked at the word "Fu" on the table whose ink was drying up quickly, glanced at Zhang Fu's family, and smiled.
"The words you write are worth a thousand gold coins. How can you write more easily? You can post one of these two words on the door of the Zhang family, and send the other to the Liang family in Qiangang Village!"
As Ji Yuan spoke, he dragged the inkstone and picked up the pen and walked out. The Dragon Girl was already waiting outside the door.
Most of the Zhang family members were still admiring the handwriting. Only Zhang Fu and Lao Zhang saw that Ji Yuan seemed to be leaving, so they hurriedly took a few steps forward and tried to keep him.
"Mr. Ji, why don't you have lunch with us? It would be best if you could stay for a few days."
"No, no, I have something important to do, and someone is waiting for me, so I won't stay any longer..."
After Ji Yuan walked out of the door, Zhang's father and son also saw him out. He looked outside but did not see anyone waiting. He knew that Ji Yuan must be a little embarrassed.
Old Zhang said comfortingly.
"Mr. Ji, please don't mind what happened a few days ago. If you're fine, we can have a happy New Year. Besides, you left a note. Your hometown is far away, and the New Year is coming soon. You will definitely not be able to make it back. There's no need to leave in such a hurry..."
When Ji Yuan heard this, he was quite grateful, especially when comparing it with the customs of many places in the ancestral Yue land. So he turned around and bowed to Lao Zhang again.
"That's not the reason. I'm a thick-skinned person. I really have something to worry about, so I can't keep it. By the way, if anyone wants to buy these two blessing characters..."
Ji Yuan restrained his smile and his expression became a little serious.
"No matter who offers the money or how much it costs, don't sell it! The Liang family also told us the same thing, remember?"
Seeing Ji Yuan's serious expression, Zhang's father and son looked at each other and nodded subconsciously in response.
"remember."
"Okay, then I will go. You two don't need to see me off."
After saying this, Ji Yuan turned around and strode away. After taking a dozen steps, the inkstone and brush in his hands had disappeared.
In just a moment, Ji Yuan's figure disappeared from the eyes of Zhang Fu and Lao Zhang. The two wanted to see him off, but after walking out of the corner of the house, they could no longer see Ji Yuan.
"Mr. Ji is walking so fast?"
Old Zhang looked at his son with a little surprise, and the latter was also a little puzzled.
"Forget it. Chunlan is going back to her parents' home, so let her take the blessing character with her. Also, don't forget what Mr. Ji said just now about not selling it."
"I know, I'll go to my father-in-law's house with Chunlan."
The father and son went back to the house after talking. They had to clean up the house to welcome the New Year in a clean and tidy manner.
. . .
Flying in the sky over the open sea, the dragon girl looked back in the direction of the rapidly disappearing fishing village and asked Ji Yuandao.
"Uncle Ji, was that the immortal decree just now?"
"What immortal decree? A decree is just a decree. There's no need to force immortals into it. Your father can do this."
Ji Yuan answered with a slight smile, and flew with the Dragon Girl to where the giant whale was, and soon returned to that sea area again.
With their arrival, the giant whale slowly emerged from the sea again.
"Lady Ruoli, Immortal Ji, if you don't mind, please stand on my back. My speed in the water is not too slow, and I know many shortcuts under the sea. I can avoid many strange currents in the sky and sea, and I won't get lost!"
Ying Ruoli bowed slightly towards Ji Yuan and extended her hand to invite him.
"Uncle Ji, please!"
"Okay, let's take a ride on this giant whale boat."
The two men fell from the sky and stood together on the whale's back. The giant whale swung its tail, displacing a large amount of sea water, and began to swim towards the distance, getting faster and faster.
However, at this time, because he heard the strange currents in the Tianyu Sea, Ji Yuan suddenly realized a problem.
"By the way, Goddess Jiang, do you know where Longyan Island, where your mother lives, is located?"
The dragon girl shook her head.
"I don't know. Mother once lived in the East China Sea, but later left for another place and never came back. Uncle Ji, this is far away from Tongtian River. Please don't call me Goddess of the River. Just call me Ruoli."
Ji Yuan forced a smile. Now he was concerned about another issue. He looked down at the giant whale swimming rapidly under his feet.
"May I ask General Giant Whale where is the Longyan Island where your mother is?"
"Mother Jun never allows us to talk about it, especially about this side... But it should be okay to let Immortal Ji and Empress Ruoli know. We have to go there anyway. In fact, Longyan Island is not in the East China Sea. We need to cross a large area of sea and bypass part of the desolate sea to reach the junction of the East China Sea and the North Sea."
Bypassing part of the deserted sea? The border between the East China Sea and the North Sea
Ji Yuan imagined it casually and it probably meant that one had to at least go east to reach the border of the East China Sea and then be close to the North Sea. Isn’t this the northeasternmost part of the desolate sea
"so far?"
Ji Yuan couldn't help but ask. He couldn't imagine how far the distance was. All the continents in the world were surrounded by seas. The area of the East China Sea was definitely much larger than that of Dongtu Yunzhou.
"Your mother ran quite far..."
Ji Yuan rarely complained, so even Ying Ruoli could only smile awkwardly, not knowing how to respond.
“It’s a bit far, but don’t worry, Immortal Ji. I, General Giant Whale, may not have other abilities, but my ability to cross the ocean and find the way is definitely not bad. Those boundary ferries, flying boats and island suspension boats may not be as fast as me!”
General Giant Whale looked very proud as he swam and talked, but Ji Yuan could tell from his words that he was in a heavy mood.
"Lady Jiangshen, you are the true god of the river. Are you okay after being away from Tongtian River for so long?"
Ying Ruoli smiled faintly.
"Uncle Ji, don't worry. All the water creatures in the Tongtian River Basin serve the Water Palace. If there is any problem, there will be someone to help me solve it. Besides, I don't care about the gods, so it doesn't matter how long I am out of the jurisdiction."
"Oh... that's good..."
Ji Yuan really couldn't laugh anymore...
In the sea area behind the giant whale, a mirage of dragon energy in the mist sensed the departure of the giant whale. What the old dragon saw with his distracted mind naturally represented what the real dragon body saw.
"With Jiyuan accompanying us, it shouldn't be a big deal, right?"
. . .
In Pianwan Village, Zhang Fu, his wife Liang Chunlan and their young son, carrying some gifts, went to Qiangang Village, seven or eight miles away, and arrived at the Liang family before lunch.
One family put down the basket of things they had brought, and the other family poured water to entertain the guests. Naturally, they had an intimate conversation, and inevitably talked about fate.
"Brother-in-law, you said Mr. Ji is not dead?"
Liang Pingle looked surprised, and his father also looked shocked.
"Yes, Mr. Ji is fine. He came to our house earlier today to report that he was safe and even wrote the word 'Fu' for us!"
Zhang Fu said with a smile, and told the whole story of how he met Ji Yuan this morning and how the other party wrote for them.
"Oh, look, this is the word 'Fu' written by Mr. Ji. Before I came here, I went around the whole village. None of the people who posted words and couplets had words as beautiful as Mr. Ji's! Not even half as beautiful!"
As Zhang Fu spoke, he stood up, left the table, walked to the side, rummaged through the basket, and took out a rolled-up red paper.
“Look!”
The red paper was unfolded, revealing the word "Fu" written in thick ink. Just looking at it made the Liang family feel very comfortable.
"Great handwriting, really great handwriting!" "Yes, it's really beautiful!"
The Liang family also couldn't recognize a few big characters, but they still commented on it like old pedants.
"Right, I didn't lie to you, did I? Mr. Ji said that this character is worth a thousand gold. Well, it should mean that it is priceless. I told you to put it on the door. No matter who sees it and wants to buy it, I won't sell it no matter how much money they offer!"
"No, no, no!" "That's right, this is a New Year's gift from Mr. Ji, why should I sell it!"
“Yes, that’s a great word!”
Hearing that Ji Yuan was not dead, the Liang father and son also felt a little relieved. At least they could spend the New Year more easily without having to celebrate the New Year with any grudges in their hearts. Seeing the word "Fu" made them feel particularly happy.
Liang Pingle couldn't wait to run to the door with the word "Fu" in his hand, gesturing left and right and up and down to see how to stick it on properly.
Liang's father laughed and cursed inside.
"Are you stupid, kid? Can you stick the words on just by holding them? Wait and ask your mother to make some paste with rice porridge before sticking it on!"
Liang Pingle laughed and thought to himself, he was really confused and could only blame the beautiful characters.
Just as he was thinking this, he loosened his grip and the word "Fu" actually stuck to the door by itself.
Liang Pingle thought it was blown up by the wind, so he scratched his head and tried to peel it off, but he found that his fingernails could not reach the edge of the paper, and he was stunned.
"Stuck to death?"