The sun shines on Yuhai City and also on the increasing number of gifts in front of the Fang family’s door.
The most expensive gifts were just some better-quality study items, and the vast majority were very common things. Some children even took out their favorite little toys and placed them solemnly on some of the gifts.
"Thank Uncle Fang for me!" said the five or six-year-old child, and happily left holding his mother's hand.
Old man Zhang placed the paper bag containing apples at the door of Fang's house. He then stood at the door for a long time, looking at them with satisfaction, before leaving with his cart.
Walking back to the intersection, Old Man Zhang discovered that many people were coming here from the other three directions, and the purpose of their coming was self-evident.
Old Man Zhang looked back and saw that the gifts had been piled into two small hills, each more than a person tall. He smiled with relief and pushed the cart away.
More and more people came, and most of them put their things here, then bowed and left. They didn't covet anything, didn't try to cling to anything, but just expressed their support for Fang Yun and Jingguo in a simple way.
Half an hour later, more than twenty scholars came from afar.
At ordinary times, more than 20 people wearing black imperial robes would certainly attract everyone's attention, but now the most eye-catching thing is not them, but the crowd at the door of Fang's house and the gifts.
Wulin Street in front of the Fang family's house was originally very wide, wide enough for more than a dozen horses to run side by side, but now, starting from the door of Fang Yun's house, the streets on both sides of the east and west are filled with all kinds of things.
The newcomers found that only one side of Wulin Street where Fang Yun's family lived was passable, and the half of the street near Fang Yun's family was piled up and paved with a lot of things. Especially near the door, the piled things were flush with the courtyard wall, and the stone lions guarding the door had some kelp and dried fish hanging on their heads.
The neighbors around are helping to tidy up. Various things are being sorted and stacked up. Some things cannot be pressed down and can only be placed side by side on the ground, stretching to the street entrance.
"What a hero. Before I came here, I heard about it from the post station clerk, but I didn't quite believe it. After hearing about it along the way and seeing it with my own eyes, I finally knew what a true hero is. Today, the streets are full of fruits and the doors are filled with generous gifts. It must be passed down from mouth to mouth and passed down to future generations."
"With such popular support, Jiangzhou will be invincible." Yan Yukong said.
"There are too many people ahead of us, and some of them are reluctant to leave. It's a big traffic jam. Let's wait and go in. First, let's feel what it means to be loved by all the people and what it means to be crowded with people. If I can be treated like this by the people of a city, it would be worth dying for."
"Well, wait a little longer."
In the Fang family's bedroom, Fang Yun slowly opened his eyes. Since he was home, he didn't need to be on guard and could just sleep until he woke up naturally.
Fang Yun slept facing right, and when he opened his eyes, he saw not the window, but the little fox. The little fox was standing upright beside the pillow, with one of its little paws on his ears, covering them to prevent him from being disturbed by the noise.
Fang Yun couldn't help but smile. The little fox also grinned, then gently touched Fang Yun's head with its other paw, and whimpered softly twice, as if to say: Sleep well. I'll cover your ears for you, and we can talk about the past when you've had enough sleep.
Fang Yun was amused by the fox's virtuous appearance, so he stood up and picked it up. He held it in his arms and gently scratched its chin, saying, "I've had enough sleep. How have you been these days? Have you been good at home?"
Nunu held Fang Yun's hand, rubbed Fang Yun's fingers gently with her head, nodded with a smile, and cried at the same time, as if saying: Hold me for a while longer.
At this time, a small meteor flew out and flew towards Nunu. Nunu reacted very quickly and instinctively slapped the small meteor with his little paws, slapping it away.
With a thud, the small meteor hit the wall. It circled around the wall a few times, then returned to fly behind Fang Yun, never daring to approach Nunu again.
Nunu looked at the little meteor curiously, then stretched out his little paw and waved. The little meteor shook, as if hesitating, but finally flew towards Nunu. But Nunu suddenly stretched out his paw again and slapped the little meteor away, and the little meteor flew back again in grievance.
"Oh oh oh..." The little fox laughed, thinking it was so funny. Then he jumped suddenly and landed steadily on the little meteor, holding on to it tightly with his little claws.
The small meteor sank slightly, and then hung motionless in the air, as if it had become stupid and dazed, or as if it was in silent resistance.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "Nu Nu, this is a little thing someone gave me. If you like it, take it and play with it."
"Oh! Oh!" The little fox cheered excitedly, as if saying, I know you are the best to me!
Then, Nunu gently patted the little meteor with his paw and made a soft sound, as if asking: Fly, why don’t you fly anymore!
The little meteor stood stubbornly still.
Nunu was annoyed, and looked as if he didn't believe that he couldn't cure you. He stomped on the little meteor with his four little feet.
"Swoosh..." The small meteor suddenly accelerated, Nunu's body tilted and fell from mid-air. Fang Yun was quick-witted and reached out to catch Nunu.
"Oh oh!" After thanking Fang Yun, Nunu immediately pounced on Xiao Liuxing. Then the fox and the stone started chasing each other in the bedroom, causing chaos.
Fang Yun shook his head and stood up. He saw the door open and Yang Yuhuan walked in holding a washbasin.
"You're awake." Yang Yuhuan greeted softly, with a soft and lingering tenderness in her eyes.
"Well. Is everything okay at home?" Fang Yun said.
"Everything is fine. It took less than ten days, which is even shorter than the time you went to serve in the army. It's nothing." Yang Yuhuan gently tidied her hair by her ears with her right hand, staring at Fang Yun's face with her bright eyes, full of joy and a little shyness.
Fang Yun knew that she didn't want to make him worry. Ten years of military service was not as dangerous as these few days in the Holy Ruins. Yang Yuhuan must have been worried these days and would not feel relieved until he came back.
Fang Yun took the washbasin and towel, and while wiping his face, he asked, "Before you left, I remember you were embroidering a picture of cranes flying in the clouds. Have you finished it?"
"I've been practicing the zither these days. I haven't finished the embroidery yet, but it's almost done." Yang Yuhuan blushed as she spoke. She used to embroider very quickly, but a few days ago, she would become distracted after a while, and all she could think about was Fang Yun.
"Oh, General Lai's family has moved away. I will hire a female musician to teach you how to play the qin," Fang Yun said.
"Um."
The two of them were chatting about family matters, while the little fox and the little meteor were playing around in the house like kittens catching butterflies.
After finishing talking to Yang Yuhuan, Fang Yun turned around and said, "Stop messing around and come out with me."
The little fox ran back, threw itself into Fang Yun's arms, pointed at the little meteor with its paw, and cried and complained, as if saying: It bullied me.
The little meteor immediately shook from side to side, trying his best to deny it.
"What is this?" Yang Yuhuan asked curiously as she stood beside Fang Yun.
"Its scientific name is Secret Star. I don't know what it is specifically." Fang Yun said.
"It's quite interesting." Yang Yuhuan said.
The little meteor immediately flew in front of Yang Yuhuan. Yang Yuhuan smiled and reached out to touch the little meteor gently.
Nunu's eyes widened. Not only was this broken stone disobedient, but it even tried to please the mistress. How cunning!
Fang Yun said: "Why is there so much noise outside? What happened?"
Yang Yuhuan said helplessly: "So many people sent us things, there were so many things, we didn't know what to do."
"Oh? Then I'll go take a look." Fang Yun walked out. Yang Yuhuan followed behind him, and Little Fox and Little Meteor followed closely.
Before Fang Yun reached the door, he saw a dozen people walking slowly from west to east on the street outside the door, and a few people were walking from east to west. Fang Daniu and the doorman stood at the door, constantly bowing and thanking them. The two of them stood up and patted their lower backs.
Fang Yun stepped out of the door and was slightly startled. He looked around and saw that both sides were piled with vegetables, including cabbage, spinach, winter melon, etc. It was incomparable to ordinary vegetable markets. Only wholesale vegetable markets could see such a large pile of vegetables.
Fang Yun understood what happened, and his heart was filled with warmth. He hurried out and bowed to the people in front of the door. Just as he was about to speak, he found that there were too many people, so he could only speak eloquently: "Fang Yun thanks the folks of Yuhai City. I appreciate your kindness. Please take these things back, there are too many."
An old man at the door smiled and said, "We gave it to you, just keep it. If you can't finish it today, you can still have it tomorrow. If it goes bad, it goes bad. No one needs these things at home."
"Just accept it. We can neither fight against the Qing Kingdom with literature like you, nor write poems that have made great contributions to our Ten Kingdoms, nor can we kill monsters and barbarians. This is all we can do." said an old woman.
The people around echoed.
Fang Yun had a lot to say at this moment, but looking at those kind faces and concerned eyes, he couldn't say a word.
"Fang Yun thanks you all." Fang Yun bowed to everyone.
Fang Yun thanked the people nearby, took a few steps forward, looked to both sides, and found that there was an endless stream of people coming and going. At this rate, the flow of people would not stop until noon. Yuhai City was founded by a semi-saint, and the city has over a million residents. Once the news spreads more widely, there will probably be more people coming here.
Fang Yun touched the official seal. The number of letters he had received from carrier pigeons had reached 5,000 and he could not receive any more. Even if he could read ten lines at a glance, it would take him a while to finish reading them. Some of them still required replies, and a day would not be enough.
Fang Yun kept thanking the visitors. Soon, Yan Yukong, Li Fanming and more than 20 other candidates came over.
These people were about to go to Ji County. Looking at the situation in front of the gate, Fang Yun knew that he couldn't see them off, so he welcomed them in and thanked everyone at the gate.
After entering the yard, Li Fanming asked, "Have you read today's supplement to the Wen Bao?"
"I just woke up and haven't watched it yet."
"Then you take a look first." Li Fanming handed the "Wen Bao" to Fang Yun.
Fang Yun quickly read through the entire article and said, "Literary Newspaper is worthy of being published by the Holy Academy. It is fair and impartial. It did not speak for the Xun family just because they are a sub-holy family. It also only mentioned the 100-blood bounty, not the additional rewards that follow. It protected me on the premise of respecting the facts."
"You are not focusing on the point of the Wen Bao! The point is, haven't you noticed that the news on the first four pages of the Wen Bao are all about you?"
"Oh, I found it." Fang Yun didn't care at all.
"You have been on the front page of "Holy Way" and have written an inscription as a semi-saint. This kind of honor is really nothing to you. Your calm look makes me want to hit someone!" Li Fanming said with a smile.
Beside Li Fanming's legs, the big rabbit stared at Nunu, seeming a little angry. At the Mid-Autumn Festival in Shengxu that day, everyone mistook Yang Yuhuan for Chang'e and the little fox for the Jade Rabbit, but no one cared about this real rabbit. (To be continued...)