The scissors and paper scraps on the stone table had all fallen to the ground. Ji Yuan looked at Hu Yun who was sleeping on the stone table, as if he saw the injured little fox.
Just like in those years, Hu Yun was sleeping soundly and peacefully at this moment, because he knew very well that he would not be harmed in Ju'an Pavilion.
"I slept peacefully."
Ji Yuan did not clean up the large amount of yellow paper scraps on the ground in the yard. He planned to wait for Hu Yun to wake up so that he could take a look and clean up by himself. It was not because Ji Yuan was afraid of trouble, but because Ji Yuan knew that this would also give Hu Yun a strong sense of accomplishment.
This feeling is actually just like when I was a student in my previous life, I would work hard to finish a few papers or difficult questions, and then look at the draft paper next to me that was filled with notes for the questions.
If we really talk about the difficulties and hardships of studying the Fa, Hu Yun's mere three days is nothing. Not to mention Ji Yuan himself, in order to comprehend a little bit of the true meaning, he could sit on the top of a mountain on an island for several years.
But the spirit of seeking truth that Hu Yun demonstrated during these three days is his truly valuable side. This is the feeling under Ji Yuan's careful observation of the Dharma eyes. As long as Hu Yun has these three days that cannot be faked in the slightest, Ji Yuan believes that they can last for three hundred years or even longer in the future.
After stretching his arms and legs and lazily lazing around, Ji Yuan was ready to go out. However, when he reached the gate, he looked back and scanned the area around the courtyard.
"Don't wake him up."
Of course, these words were spoken to the group of little characters. However, although the little characters were usually noisy and liked to make fun of Hu Yun, they would not ruin Hu Yun's practice at the critical moment. They really regarded this fox as their own "human".
"Don't worry, sir. We will take care of him."
The voice was very soft, and the answer was a word "Yi", which was pasted on the door of the courtyard.
"Um."
Ji Yuan responded, opened the door and went out.
It is early morning now, and there are quite a few residents coming and going in Tianniufang, but there are not many familiar faces. Most people just look at Ji Yuan when they see him. Occasionally, when someone they know greets them, Ji Yuan will respond seriously.
When passing by the alley outside Shuangjingpu, he met an old man. When Ji Yuan saw him, he was slightly stunned and quickly walked closer to take a look.
"Mr. Ji? Is it really you?"
As soon as he heard the voice, although it had changed slightly due to age, Ji Yuan immediately found the corresponding person in his memory.
"It's me, Brother Qian."
This person was not someone who had a close relationship with Ji Yuan, but he would always say hello to Ji Yuan when he saw him. Of course, he was still in his prime before, and at least his hair was still black, but now his body has become hunched.
"Sir, you still remember me? That's great, I heard that you were back, but I never saw you. But I haven't smelled the fragrance of jujube flowers in the neighborhood for many years, so I thought you must be back. Smelling the fragrance of this flower, I sleep well at night."
"Haha, it does smell good."
Ji Yuan also stopped and chatted with the other party for a few words, and then they said goodbye and left.
Maybe it was the right timing, because after that I ran into several people who knew Ji Yuan. After leaving Tianniufang, Sun Ji’s noodle stall was full of people, with not even a single empty seat.
"Grandpa, Mr. Ji is here!"
Sun Yaya was sharp-eyed and saw Ji Yuan coming out of Tianniufang from a distance. She quickly reminded her grandfather Sun Fu.
Sun Fu looked at the tables on the stall, which were rarely filled with people.
"What should I do now? There's no room!"
At a table near the wooden cabinet cart, one of the four young men immediately turned to Sun Fudao.
"Uncle Sun, let's eat faster and make room for Mr. Ji right away."
The young man who was talking was the same young man who saw Sun Fu recognize Ji Yuan when Ji Yuan came back last time. He was somewhat related to Sun Fu. They had a deep impression of Ji Yuan and hoped to meet him again.
"Oh ok, then eat quickly!"
Two of them hurriedly shoveled the noodles in their bowls, making a series of slurping sounds, but while they were still stuffing the noodles in, Ji Yuan had already arrived in front of the stall.
Sun Fu saw that Mr. Ji walked slowly, but came so quickly. He was about to remind Ji Yuan to wait a moment and there would be a seat, but Ji Yuan had already spoken with a smile.
"Why don't you two sit on the same bench? There's no need to eat so fast. What if you choke?"
The young man was stunned for a moment, and quickly dragged the bowl to the side of his companion, who also quickly moved his butt to make some space. It was better to eat at the same table with Mr. Ji than to stand on the side.
Sun Fu also hurried over to wipe the table.
"Mr. Ji, please take a seat. Is that the usual?"
"Yeah, same old thing."
The other diners probably didn't know Ji Yuan. They just looked at him and continued eating their noodles. Ji Yuan sat down at the table, nodded to a few curious young people, and then turned his gaze to Sun Yaya beside the food cart.
I remember that the little girl was also next to the stall when I came back last time. It happened to be a holiday, so Ji Yuan didn’t think much about it. But today is not the case. The girl should be in the cram school.
Ji Yuan waved gently towards Sun Yaya, who swung the branch in her hand that was like a wooden sword, turned around, and with two "Hey~Hu~" sounds, she came to Ji Yuan's side lightly and happily.
"Mr. Ji, you called me?"
Ji Yuan looked at the branch in the little girl's hand. It was straight with the bark peeled off. It was obvious that she had been playing with it for a long time. Then he looked at her chubby little face and bright big eyes. He thought that she would surely become a beautiful girl in the future.
"The Sun family does have some good genes."
"Yaya, why don't you go to school? The school is not closed today, or your family hasn't sent you to the school yet?"
Sun Yaya pouted her lips and shook her head.
"Grandpa sent me to a cram school a long time ago, but I don't want to go anymore."
"why?"
Sun Yaya lowered her head and waved the branch in her hand, unwilling to answer. Sun Fu was about to speak, but Ji Yuan didn't even raise his head, but raised his hand to signal him not to speak.
"Can you tell Mr. Ji?"
Sun Yaya shook her body and hesitated for a while before speaking.
"I don't want to go to school anymore. They are bullying me!"
"How did I bully you? Doesn't the master care?"
Now that it had been said, Sun Yaya blurted it out.
"The teacher is in charge, but he's not always there. Besides, they're even more dissatisfied when he's in charge. That's not so bad. The most annoying thing is that there are only three girls in the school, including me. They laugh at me all day long for being a stinky girl who knows nothing. They laugh at me for not being able to recite. They laugh at us when we can't answer the teacher's questions in class. They also laugh at us when we can't write well. They even sprinkle water on our seats... I stood up for the other two and beat the boy who sprinkled water on them. As a result, they were very grateful to me the day before, but in the next few days, they became just like those boys and kept their distance from me..."
As Sun Yaya spoke, her voice became softer and she kept her head down. Judging from the change in her voice, she must be about to cry.
Sun Fu over there felt very distressed. He brought the noodles over and placed them in front of Ji Yuan's table, then hurried over to pat his granddaughter.
"It's okay, it's okay. Yaya doesn't want to go, so let's not go."
Ji Yuan nodded and spoke.
"Yaya, regardless of what other students are like, Mr. Ji wants to ask you, is studying itself good or bad?"
Sun Yaya wiped her face with her sleeve and looked up at Ji Yuan.
"It is good… "
"Well, studying is the right path. Not only girls, but many boys don't have this opportunity. You and your classmates are just not familiar with each other yet. Once you get to know each other, everyone will become good friends."
Sun Yaya was shy and didn't say anything. She looked at the noodles on the table and gave a reminder.
"Mr. Ji, please eat your noodles quickly. They won't taste good if they swell up."
"hehe!"
Ji Yuan smiled, rubbed Sun Yaya's head, turned around, picked up the chopsticks and began to stir the noodles, mixing the sauce and noodles together. After eating two mouthfuls of noodles, he lowered his head and said to Sun Yaya.
"How about this, Yaya, go to school, and when you're done, you can come to Ju'an Pavilion. Mr. Ji will teach you how to write and read. Those kids are laughing at you, aren't they? If you're better at your studies than them, let the teacher treat you like a treasure, and see if they can still laugh!"
Ji Yuan added another sentence after saying this.
"Mr. Ji's handwriting is very good, definitely better than your teacher's!"
Because Yin Zhaoxian was once a teacher at Ning'an County School, the learning atmosphere in this school is very strong, and there is a feeling that children with good grades are respected.
Hearing Ji Yuan's words, Sun Yaya's eyes lit up immediately, while Sun Fu, who was holding a bowl of cooked mutton offal, subconsciously trembled in his hand, but pretended nothing had happened, and picked up the offal that could be filled with two or three spoons and put it into the bowl one by one.
"How about it?"
Ji Yuan swallowed the noodles in his mouth and asked again with a smile. Sun Yaya looked at her grandfather and found that he just winked at her and immediately went back to work. The little girl looked at Ji Yuan again, towards the direction of Tianniufang. Smelling the fragrance of flowers, she finally smiled.
"Mr. Ji, you are not allowed to lie!"
"Hahahaha, how could I lie to you sir!"
Sun Fu, who was at the cart, felt relieved and quickly packed up the bowl of offal and brought it over.
"Mr. Ji, your mutton offal is ready. Come here, be careful, it's hot. Hey, enjoy it slowly!"
Sun Fu came over with a smile on his face and placed the mutton offal in front of Ji Yuan.
Ji Yuan nodded, picked up some and put them into the bowls of the two young men.
"Thank you two brothers for giving up your seats."
"Oh, you're welcome!" "Thank you, Mr. Ji!"
The two young men were flattered because of Uncle Sun's attitude before. They had talked to their elders at home about Mr. Ji from Ju'an Xiaoge and heard that he was an extraordinary person, especially because he was a close friend of Yin Wenqu. He was definitely the number one figure in Ning'an County, but many people didn't know about it now.
While eating the mutton offal given by Ji Yuan, the two young men looked at each other when they saw that Ji Yuan and Sun Yaya had finished talking, and one of them asked a tentative question.
"Mr. Ji, may I ask how old you are?"
Ji Yuan paused his chopsticks. This question really stumped him. He didn't know how old the beggar-looking man in the mountain temple was. If it were himself, should he count it as his previous life
After thinking about it, I could only answer with a smile.
"It's bigger than you think anyway."
"oh oh!"
Sun Fu laughed and cursed over there.
"You two bastards, what are you asking? I'm treating you to noodles today, so get out of here right after you finish eating!"
"Oh, Uncle Sun is chasing us away!" "That's right, leave only after you finish eating, we haven't finished eating yet!"
The two of them laughed and squeezed onto a stool to play around.