In the letter, hundreds of words were eloquently described, explaining the situation at home after his parting. The more Wang Yan looked down, the deeper his brows became.
After he left home, his wife independently supported the family. Although there were several brothers and sisters who often helped her, she could go on in life, but some good people often pointed her finger at her.
Saying that she doesn't obey women's ethics, that her husband ran away with someone, that she doesn't want her, etc., a lot of gossip, in short, how ugly it is.
Originally, she wanted to come here to find Wang Yan, but she was a woman and had never traveled far. Not to mention whether she could afford the long journey, and without a guide, she couldn't even get out of the city.
In the past three years, she has written an unknown number of letters, but all of them have been lost. Except for a letter from him in the spring of two years ago, she has never received a reply since.
In this era, transportation is inconvenient, and letters are exchanged over long distances. Because of various reasons on the way, it is actually normal for them to be lost and damaged.
Fortunately, the sixth sister saw that she was pitiful, so she had already taken her to live in her own house at that time, and had also asked someone to look for her, but there was no news.
The other brothers and sisters are busy with their own affairs. Although they occasionally care about them, they do not act in the slightest. In fact, they are unreliable.
In addition, a year ago, the fourth brother died of illness and returned to the west. The only son of the eldest brother fought with others and was unfortunately also killed.
Since then, the eldest brother has been unhappy all day long, often drinking alcohol to relieve his worries. In order to inherit the family property, the rest of the brothers and sisters have made a big fuss about the issue of choosing the heir, which has caused a lot of trouble.
In the end, it's me. I'm currently at Sixth Sister's house, and I'm fine. I just hope that if he can see the letter, please go home and have a look.
Husband and wife in one day and a hundred days of grace, whether it is for themselves or for this family, they have been wandering outside for three years, and it is time to go back!
The date of the inscription was February 18, and today happened to be the fifth day of March. It took half a month before and after the letter was delivered to him. This shows how backward information transmission in this era is.
I remember that when the original owner went from home to Laoshan, it took more than 20 days to arrive.
The distance between the two places is about a thousand miles. With the help of his status as a scholar, this kid can ride on other people's carriages and horses for most of the journey. His ability is really not small.
I thought I could learn immortality when I arrived, but who would have thought that if I didn't learn immortality, instead, I was chopping wood day and night and being used as slavery. How can I endure this
After reading the family letter, Wang Yan couldn't help but sighed helplessly.
As for the memory at home, he got very little from the original owner, it was always hazy, and the memory seemed particularly vague.
The original Wang Qi was just a playful scholar who didn't do business all day, was idle, and didn't have the perseverance to seek immortals and learn Taoism.
Now that he is occupying the magpie's nest, occupying other people's bodies, the soul and skin are combined into one, and he lives with the help of his body, and he also lives with the help of his own soul. To be exact, it has long been indifferent to each other.
Then his family affairs will naturally become his own family affairs, and his family members should not be left out of it.
"Oh! These years, she has really suffered!"
Wang Yan can't imagine how hard it must be for a woman who lived in ancient times to be abandoned by her husband, support her family alone, and suffer indifference and slander from worldly people!
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Now that he has entered the path of cultivation, he is considered a small success. Since he knows about the family affairs, if it is not settled, he will feel uneasy.
Furthermore, it might have a lot to do with his future practice, so he might as well take this opportunity to take leave of absence from Master, return to his hometown to visit relatives, and travel around the world by the way.
After making up his mind, Wang Yan put away the letter without hesitation, and immediately went to the master to ask for leave.
After listening to him explain the reason, Lao Dao naturally agreed.
Their faction belongs to the right line, and there are not so many strict dogmas. It is okay to marry a wife and have children, drink alcohol and eat meat.
Even if you are not in a Taoist temple, you can cultivate at home.
It is normal for people to go back to their hometown to visit relatives. They can’t recognize the six relatives after they have cultivated the Dao. I remember his disciples, and there were people who practiced with the whole family before.
As long as it doesn't violate the teachings, don't violate the sect's regulations, and don't do things that hurt the world and reason, the disciples' housework is too lazy to take care of.
With the permission of the master, Wang Yan went back to pack his luggage that day, bid farewell to several brothers at the same time, and got ready to go.
He stayed in the observation for another day. On the morning of the third day, Wang Yan was dressed in a gray long gown, with a hair comb in a bun, a gourd hanging from his waist, a seven-star sword and a gray cloth bundle on his back, followed by long ears, and went straight down the mountain along the path. .
His home is in Zichuan County, Yunzhou, while Laoshan is in Qingjiang Prefecture. One is in the east and the other is in the west. There are several counties and regions between them, and the distance is more than 1,700 miles in total.
If it is urgent for 800 miles, it will take at least three days.
But now that he has magical powers in his body, although he can't do the flying art of flying through the clouds and driving the fog, his feet are enough to be worth a good horse!
Not surprisingly, it is easy to travel hundreds of miles a day, and it takes ten days at most to return to hometown.
It is the spring of March, and the mood of spring is waning.
The people in the fields are busy with farming, the city is very lively, there are occasional children playing in the streets and alleys, animals are common in the mountains, forests and plains, flowers and butterflies are flying, and bees are gathering honey.
Although Wang Yan has not yet received the burial, but he has a teacher, a scholar, and a scholar before him, so he can go anywhere along the way.
After walking in this way for five consecutive days, what I saw, heard, and passed, was basically stable and ordinary, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and they were prosperous.
Occasionally there is injustice, but it is not his turn to take care of it. The victim will file a complaint with the government, and the official will directly teach him to be a man.
It's just that these are all what he has seen on the bright side, some places he can't see, but he doesn't know what a miserable scene it should be.
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The lush mountains and forests were deserted, and the sky gradually darkened.
This section of the mountain road is really long. It took nearly two hours to travel. I don't know how many mountains and valleys I have passed. I thought I would be able to reach the station before dark, but people are not as good as the sky.
At noon, he had inquired about the fact that he had reached the border of Guanjiang County, and the direction to Yunzhou was not wrong, and there was only one road in this section.
Although it can be reached by other paths, it just needs to detour to other state capitals, and walk hundreds of miles for nothing.
After passing this mountain road, we arrived at the next county seat.
Wang Yan saw that the sky was still early, so he simply did not stay in the town. Who would have expected that this mountain road would be so long, so hurry up and hurry up, and he was defeated in the end.
The old forest in the deep mountains, covered by towering trees, and the setting sun, it looks gloomy at the moment, and even the path is a little difficult to distinguish.
Fortunately, Wang Yan is now a cultivator, and he has learned a lot of skills. Especially after confronting the demon, his courage has increased, but he is not too afraid.
If it really doesn't work, he plans to sleep on the spot for one night.
“Boom… boom… boom…”
A heavy bell sounded, and Wang Yan immediately came to his senses.
Following the sound of the bell, he hurried away and pushed aside the tall weeds and shrubs around him. After a while, an ancient temple appeared in front of him.
"That's great! I finally have a place to stay."
Wang Yan was overjoyed and walked over in three steps and two steps.
Just approaching the temple, looking up, the three gilt characters on the plaque on the top of the vermilion gate made him freeze on the spot.
Lan Ruo Temple!