Although he has only been in the world for a few months, Li Feng possesses amazing comprehension and sharpness, and is therefore much smarter than an ordinary two or three year old child. One month after he was born, he has already felt the excessive awe that the entire Li family has for this distinguished young master.
No matter how special he is, Li Feng is still a child. Although he seems to have everything he wants, there are some things he can never get. He is even a little jealous of some children from ordinary families.
However, Li Feng, who ran out of the Nichen Temple today, showed a rare look of excitement on his face, even stronger than when he saw the little paper crane before. He himself didn't quite know what he was excited about, but he just wanted to go back home and tell his father immediately.
As soon as he rushed out of the temple, Li Feng saw a servant sitting and resting with a basket of incense and candles not far outside the temple. It was obvious that he had no intention of entering the temple at all.
"Hey, Master, you're leaving? Then these incense and candles..."
"You, stay here with your things, I will be back."
Li Feng said this hurriedly and ran in the direction he came from. Then several other servants at the temple gate also ran out in a hurry to chase him.
However, as soon as he returned to the gate of Li Mansion, the excitement on Li Feng's face immediately subsided. Looking at the gate of his own house, he felt a little depressed inside. After entering the mansion, both the servants and maids called him "Young Master" cautiously and respectfully, but they would walk faster after leaving his side.
But Li Feng didn't feel too unhappy today. Firstly, he was almost used to it, and secondly, he was in a good mood. When he was walking in the corridor leading to his father's study, he looked outside and saw a little crane flying in the sky. Immediately, the corners of his mouth raised.
Before I reached the study, I happened to meet Mrs. Li coming over. The maid following her was holding a tray with a porcelain cup, bowl and spoon on it.
"Mother~"
Li Feng called out from a distance, and Mrs. Li shuddered subconsciously. She looked in the direction of the voice and saw Li Feng jogging towards her, followed closely by two slightly breathless servants.
"Feng Er..."
Mrs. Li tried her best to hide her unnatural expression and called out with a forced smile. Little Li Feng slowed down his pace, scratched his head and approached his mother, then stood on tiptoe to take a look at what the maid was holding.
"Mother, what is this?"
"Well, this is the ginseng tea that I prepared for your father. Your father has been studying politics and history in various places recently, and I am afraid that he will be tired."
"oh… "
Li Feng hesitated for a moment, pretending not to know Mrs. Li's awkwardness, and walked slowly with her to Li Ping's study.
"Mother, why don't you ask me what I'm doing here?"
Mrs. Li then asked a question following Li Feng's words.
"Yes, I was just wondering, why did Fenger come to see your father today?"
Li Feng suddenly showed an excited look.
"Mother, I have found a teacher for myself. He is in the Nichen Temple. He is a very learned master. I came to tell father about it."
"Oh, that's great..."
Li Feng originally thought that his mother would doubt the knowledge of the great master in Nichen Temple, or say something similar to express doubt, but just this reaction made him somewhat disappointed.
"Mom, you're walking too slowly. I'm going to find Dad first..."
"Um… "
After Li Feng finished speaking, he trotted away. The two servants behind him bowed to Madam Li and hurried after him. Only then did Madam Li and the maidservant beside her breathe a sigh of relief.
The door of Li Ping's study was open at this moment. Li Ping was writing something inside. Li Feng rushed to the door, stopped, and knocked on it a few times, "dong dong dong".
"Oh, it's Feng'er, what are you doing here?"
Li Ping looked up and saw that it was his son, and smiled.
"Dad, I have found a new teacher for myself. He is in the Nichen Temple. He is a very learned master. Dad, can I go to this master to study often?"
Li Ping took the pen and wrote his signature on the document on the table, then put the pen on the pen holder before looking at Li Feng again.
"Nichen Temple? There is such a temple?"
"Yes! It's in the southern corner of the city. It's a little off the beaten track, but it's very quiet. I think it's better than the big temple."
"Oh, the master you are talking about is a monk?"
Li Feng shook his head like a rattle.
"No, no, that's a big gentleman in white clothes with long hair. Dad, I'm telling you in secret, don't tell anyone..."
Li Feng approached his father, stood on tiptoe, clasped his hands around his mouth and whispered.
"The great master surnamed Ji has a palm-sized white crane, which is very interesting. I actually found the broken temple today by chasing this little white crane."
Li Ping was frowning at first, but when he heard Li Feng's words he was startled and asked hurriedly.
"You said the gentleman's surname was Ji?"
The surname Ji is a very rare surname. At least among the people Li Ping has met in his life, there is only one person with the surname Ji, and he is also a master. Seeing Li Feng nod, he asked another question.
"Mr. Ji, do you have another black jade hairpin on your hair?"
Li Feng's eyes widened.
"Dad, do you know that great teacher? He seems to have a hairpin on his head, which looks very beautiful. Dad, do you know him? Can I ask him to teach me? I want to ask him, I don't want anyone else!"
Li Ping patted his son's head gently, and looked at his son again after a flash of thought in his eyes.
"You want to find Mr. Ji, but does Mr. Ji agree?"
"Hahaha, he was the one who asked me to ask Daddy!"
"oh… "
Li Ping nodded in understanding and a smile appeared on his face.
"Well, that's great..."
"Dad, do you agree?"
"Of course I agree. By the way, go and tell Mr. Ji that we can go to his place someday with our gifts and other necessary items to pay our respects to him as his disciple. How about that?"
Li Feng scratched his head after hearing what Li Ping said. The two teachers before didn't do this, but he still nodded.
"Got it, Dad. By the way, how much salary should we give to that gentleman?"
Li Ping was stunned for a moment. He had never thought that the gods would care about this, but after thinking about it, he still said.
"How about the same as before, ten ounces of silver per month?"
"Well, I'll go tell Mr. Big right now!"
When Li Feng rushed out of the study excitedly, he happened to meet Mrs. Li. The former just called her "Mom" and ran away with a smile.
Unable to wait till the next day, Li Feng ran out of the gate of Li Mansion after asking his father. He ran all the way to Nichen Temple with boundless energy, which exhausted the servants who had been following him.
Even Li Feng himself couldn't figure out whether he was doing it for the opportunity to play with the little white crane, or was more concerned about the big gentleman who reached out and pinched his face with a warm smile.
Rushing all the way to the Nichen Temple, Li Feng went straight to the courtyard where Ji Yuan was. This time no monk stopped him, and he did not let the servants follow him. When he entered the courtyard, Ji Yuan was still sitting there reading a book, but he sat on the clean wooden floor at the door of the monks' house, and looked up at him as if he had just heard some noise.
"Have you asked your father?"
"Yes! I have asked, and my father agreed to it. There is also a salary. My father said ten taels a month. If you think it is not enough, I can give you more money!"
Ji Yuan laughed when he heard this. This child was actually quite sensible. He probably still remembered all the etiquette he had learned before and just used them selectively.
"Hahaha, ten taels is fine. Come here and sit next to me."
Ji Yuan patted his side and called Li Feng over. The latter walked quickly towards Ji Yuan, hesitated for a moment before sitting next to Ji Yuan, half a body length away from him.
Seeing that the child was a little embarrassed and conflicted, Ji Yuan smiled and greeted him again.
"Sit closer."
Hearing Ji Yuan's words, Li Feng moved half of his butt towards Ji Yuan, but Ji Yuan grabbed him with his left hand and pulled him in directly.
Li Feng was a little excited and nervous, even blushing slightly, but he did not resist Ji Yuan's intimate behavior.
"Master, are you going to start teaching today?"
"Don't call me Master. I'm not used to it. Just call me Sir. Well, there's no rush to teach me anything today. Let's read a book together. This is not a book you can buy in the county town."
The book in Ji Yuan's hand was not some mysterious book, but Yin Zhaoxian's "On Birds", and the little paper crane also landed on Ji Yuan's shoulder.
Li Feng changed the impression he gave to the Li family when he was at the Li Mansion. He sat quietly beside Ji Yuan, listening to Ji Yuan's lectures. Occasionally, he asked something and Ji Yuan patiently answered. Sometimes he even discussed things seriously with Li Feng, which surprised several Li family servants at the gate of the courtyard.
"Master, how come..."
"How come he is just like an ordinary kid..."
"Yes, yes!"
While several people were discussing, a servant suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck. He reached out and touched it and found some water stains. When he looked up again, he was slightly stunned.
"Snowing?"
"Huh?" "Really?"
“It’s still far from winter, right?”
Several servants looked up and saw snowflakes falling from the sky. Although the snow was small, it was indeed snowing.
Ji Yuan placed the book on his knees and stretched his hand out of the eaves. A crystal snowflake fell on his palm and then slowly melted.
"Winter has arrived?"
…
However, some places in Tianyuzhou can no longer enjoy any tranquility. On the western side of the continent, the climate of the long west coast has formed a long ice belt at this time when it should be autumn.
In the past, even in winter, the coast would not freeze over a large area, but now a large area of the west coast is frozen. Fishermen on the coast not only cannot catch any fish, but are also suffering from the cold weather.