Ji Yuan was very puzzled as to what was going on. Could it be that this coin came from Wei Wuwei before
But when I told him about Yu Huaishan before, nothing happened. At that time, Ji Yuan inferred that either it was because the target this time was a "human" or the impact was not that significant.
After thinking for a moment, Ji Yuan overturned the possibility on Wei Wuwei's side. It was not a cross-border online game with delays.
"Could it be Master Yin?"
Ji Yuan remembered a letter he had left behind. From yesterday till now, he had only done one proactive thing that would have an impact on others, and the timing also matched.
. . .
In front of the Yin family’s house, Yin Qing looked at his father in some confusion.
"Mother, what happened to Daddy?"
Yin's mother, who had just come out of the inner room, looked at her husband. She was about to call him "husband" but suddenly she felt that her husband was particularly eye-catching at the moment, and her face turned red.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?"
"Don't bother your father, go wash up!"
"oh… "
Yin Qing originally wanted to ask his father, Mr. Ji, what he had written, but thinking of the lesson he had learned a few days ago, he decided it would be safer to wait until breakfast to ask.
"Qing'er, Mr. Ji has left!"
"ah… "
Yin Zhaoxian smiled and raised the key in the envelope.
"Let's go pick dates later!"
This proposal really immediately attracted Yin Qing's attention. He was so excited that his saliva was about to flow out. However, when he suddenly wanted to go to the small pavilion and found that Mr. Ji was not there, the feeling of loss returned.
. . .
Early in the morning, the Sunji noodle stall on the street opens early. Old man Sun is basically busy with breakfast and lunch all day. Wontons, noodles and offal are the main ingredients. He will close the stall early in the afternoon and go home.
He often goes to bed shortly after dark and gets up before dawn to prepare materials for the stall. As people get older, they go to bed early and get up even earlier, which suits his schedule.
After setting up the canopy, arranging the tables and chairs, and wiping them, the old man waited for guests. He was also thinking about the price changes of flour and meat and the cost of sending his grandson to school in the county.
As more people began to come to the street, the stall gradually attracted more business. While busy, he looked up and saw Master Yin from the county school walking towards the stall with Yin Qing, holding a small basket in their hands.
"Hey, Master Yin and Young Master Yin are here! I'm here for breakfast? We have the best wontons and plain noodles!!"
Yin Zhaoxian smiled and bowed his hands:
"No, no, I've already used it at home..."
Having said that, Yin Zhaoxian handed over the basket in his hand and lifted the covering cloth.
"These are fruits from the jujube tree in Mr. Ji's home. Before he left, he said he would share them with his neighbors. He often comes here to eat, so he thought he should give me some."
Old man Sun was stunned for a moment when looking at the juicy and fresh dates, and wiped his hands on his apron again and again.
"Uh, how can I do this? How can I do this?"
Having said that, he honestly reached out to take it. After getting the basket, he realized what Yin Zhaoxian said before.
"Mr. Ji is out? When will he be back?"
"I don't know yet. Well, put the dates in the car. I still need to take the basket back!"
"Ohhhh, that's right!"
Old Man Sun hurriedly poured the dates in the small basket into a washing basin on the noodle cart, and handed the bamboo basket back to Yin Zhaoxian.
"Master Yin, your basket!"
"Well, I won't bother you anymore, you're busy!"
"Hey Master Yin, walk slowly!!"
Watching Master Yin Zhaoxian's gradually receding back, Old Man Sun took a closer look at the dates in the washing basin.
"Old Man Sun, what kind of fruit is this?"
"Yes, can I have a taste?"
Some diners couldn't resist their curiosity and stood up to look at Old Man Sun's wooden cart.
"Strange, are these dates? It's not even Grain in Ear yet, but the date tree in Mr. Ji's yard is already bearing fruit?"
Old man Sun marveled at it, handed one to the diner next to him, then took one himself, wiped it on his clothes, and took a bite.
A sweet taste blooms in the mouth and on the tongue, and a faint fragrance fills the air.
"Mmm!!! It's delicious!!! Old man Sun, give me a few more!!!"
"This smells delicious, let us have a taste too!!"
Old man Sun was still savoring the taste when he heard everyone's request. He quickly stuffed half a date into his mouth, protected the washing basin with his hands, and then carefully put it into the wooden cart cabinet.
"No more, no more, not much left, only enough to fill a handful, I have to take some home for my grandson, no more!!!"
…
In addition to Sun's noodle stall, Doctor Tong from Jirentang also received a portion of dates, and the quantity was quite large, about two or three pounds. After giving some to the apprentices in the store to satisfy their cravings, Doctor Tong decisively kept some for himself and took it home to enjoy with his family.
. . .
At the evening of that day, every household in Tianniufang received one or two handfuls of dates. The taste was truly unforgettable.
The jujube trees in Ju'an Xiaoge actually bore and matured fruits several months earlier, which made the residents of Tianniufang talk about it with great relish. By the next day, the entire Ning'an County was amazed by this incident.
The next day at noon, Wei Wuwei, who was having lunch at the Yunlai Inn, heard the waiter chatting with the owner about the jujube tree in Ju'an Pavilion. He couldn't help but become curious, but he couldn't quite hear it clearly.
"Waiter, what did you just say about the fruit of the jujube tree? Can you tell me more about it?"
When it comes to gossip, the person telling it and the person listening to it almost enjoy the same level of pleasure. How could the waiter refuse this and he ran to Wei Wuwei happily.
"Sir, you don't know, a strange thing happened in Tianniufang of this county. There is a small house called Ju'an Pavilion there, and in the yard there is a jujube tree with dense branches and leaves. The jujubes should take several months to mature, but unexpectedly the jujubes on the tree are ripe now. Everyone in Tianniufang has been given fresh jujubes to eat."
The waiter thought about it for a moment.
"My sister married into Tianniufang, and her family got a share of the fruit. She gave me three to try. They were so sweet and fresh. I have never tasted such delicious fruit in my life!"
The waiter saw that he had attracted the attention of many diners in the lobby, and felt a little smug, so he deliberately raised his voice a little.
"Speaking of this, there is another even more bizarre thing. It is said that the dates in Ju'an Pavilion ripened overnight. On the day before, half of Tianniufang could smell the fragrance of date flowers, but then it suddenly disappeared. Some people said that they were already ripe at that time!"
"Oh my! Is there such a weird thing?"
"Xiaoer, you're not talking nonsense, are you?"
"That's right, how can it be cooked overnight? Could it be a magic trick by a god?"
The guests at the nearby tables started to make a fuss, which made the waiter very angry.
"Humph, that's because you outsiders don't know. Listen carefully so you can go back and brag to your friends! There is a strange man from this county living in the Ju'an Pavilion in Tianniufang. Since he moved in, the jujube trees in his courtyard have bloomed and have a strange fragrance."
The waiter kept the topic a secret until everyone was listening carefully before continuing:
"I also heard the following from others. It is said that Mr. Ji planned to leave the county for a long journey the day before yesterday. When he said goodbye to Master Yin, he sighed in the courtyard and said it was a pity that he could not eat the dates this year... 'What a pity, what a pity~~'"
The waiter pretended to be pretentious and learned an imaginary literary line before rubbing his face.
"Guess what? That night the jujube tree began to bear fruit. When Mr. Ji woke up at dawn and opened the door, he saw that the jujube tree in the garden was full of ripe jujubes! Hehe, isn't it amazing!!"
"Is there such a thing?"
"Hey, waiter, it's a waste of your talent to be a waiter in an inn. You should be a storyteller instead!!"
"That's right, that's right. According to what you said, the person living in Ju'an Pavilion might be a god. Hahahahaha!!!"
There was a burst of laughter in the lobby of the inn, and the innkeeper was also smiling and shaking his head.
Only Wei Wuwei felt a palpitation in his heart. He hurried to the counter to pay the bill for the meal, and then ran hurriedly towards Tianniufang.
Even with Wei Wuwei's martial arts skills, he was actually slightly out of breath when he ran to Ju'an Pavilion, which showed how anxious he was.
“Hoo…Hoo…Hoo…”
While calming his breath, he looked up and saw that there were no flowers on the jujube tree in the small pavilion. Only a few jujubes were still hanging on the lower branches, while there were still many jujubes hanging on the highest branches.
When I got closer to the pavilion, I saw a copper lock hanging on the gate.
A feeling of regret and secret remorse rose in Wei Wuwei's heart.
"Mr. Ji has left after all!!!"
Then Wei Wuwei changed his mind and looked at the date tree.
"Well, I have to find a way to collect some dates to try!"
As for climbing over the wall to pick the rest? I would never dare to do that!