Lanke Chess Edge

The old man I met when I entered the city was just a small episode. Afterwards, Ji Yuan never met an acquaintance in the streets and alleys. This is normal. After all, Ji Yuan does not like to wander around in Ning'an County. Most of the people are concentrated in Tianniufang.

To Ji Yuan's surprise, when he walked to the small street outside Tianniufang, Sun Ji's noodle stall, which was rarely absent during the festivals, did not open at the old location, only a large water tank for Sun Ji's usual washing was left alone. stay where you are.

Ji Yuan walked to the water tank and stopped for a while, seeing that the wooden cover on the surface of the tank was intact, the water in the tank was full and the water quality was clear, after a little calculation, he shook his head and smiled, then he didn't stay any longer, walked to the opposite gate and went back to Tianniu Fang.

It was the morning at this moment, those who went out had already gone out, and it was not yet time to go home. There were not many people shuttling in the already quiet Tianniufang. When passing by Shuangjingpu, you can still see women washing clothes, While chatting lively, gossip about things inside and outside the county.

The farther you go to the depths of Tianniufang, the quieter you will be. You can already see the familiar green shade from a distance, as if you have sensed the return of Ji Yuan. Surrounded by the spiritual wind, the branches of the jujube tree are gently swaying .

Walking to the front of the courtyard, Ji Yuan glanced at the plaque on Ju'an Xiaoge, then took out the key to unlock it, and gently pushed open the courtyard door. This time, unlike usual, there was no dust falling.

Just looking at the old scene in the courtyard, a feeling of being at home will naturally come to my heart. Perhaps only Ju'an Pavilion can make Ji Yuan feel this way in this world.

The little paper crane flew out of Ji Yuan's arms first, and began to dance around the big jujube tree. The branches of the jujube tree also had a very layered swaying frequency. Looking at this scene, Ji Yuan sometimes even suspects that the little paper crane and the big jujube tree can communicate, not the kind of superficial judging of emotions, but that they can really "hear" each other's "words".

At this moment, the little paper crane seemed to be telling the jujube tree about the journey, where he went with his master, what he did, and who he met.

Then Ji Yuan took out the sword intent post and hung it on the outer wall in front of the main house, and the small courtyard became lively immediately.

"Wow, back home!"

"Go to Ju'an Xiaoge!"

"Come back, come back!"

"Quickly count whether the dates have been stolen."

"Yes, yes, count, count, count!"

"Who dares to steal?"

"Maybe there are fools!"

"Set up the formation, start recruiting troops!"

"Wait for us!"

"Arrange the formation!"

Some of the small characters wandered around the jujube trees, and some began to line up, and a new round of "fighting" was about to start.

Ji Yuan looked at it for a while, then walked into the room alone, his other two sets of clothes, one green and one white, were in the bundle in his hand. Ji Yuan didn't put the burden in his sleeves, but put it on the indoor table, and then started tidying up the room. Although there was no dust, the bedding and other things had to be taken out of the cabinet and rearranged.

...

That afternoon in Ning'an County, Sun Yaya held a book in her hand and walked down the streets of Ning'an County in a low mood. People who knew her greeted her, but she just barely raised her spirits to respond, and then hurried past, as if she didn't want to talk to people.

Even so, Sun Yaya, who was dressed in pink and dark clothes, was outstanding in both talent and appearance in Ning'an County, so she naturally attracted attention when walking on the street. , so that she who was looking for purity was extremely troubled.

"Where is there a quiet place in Ning'an County..."

Sun Yaya was a little lost in thought. As she walked, the route involuntarily or naturally went to the direction of Tianniufang. When she saw the big vat opposite the gate of Tianniufang, she was stunned for a moment and came back to her senses. The location of the noodle stall. She turned her head to look opposite the water tank, and there were three big characters "Tianniufang" written on the old stone gate.

"Mr. Ji is not here, and there is nothing to go to Tianniufang..."

Sun Yaya murmured, but in the end she walked into Tianniufang like a ghost, looking for peace on both sides, it would be better to sit in front of Ju'an Xiaoge, at least there are fewer people there.

Walking in Tianniufang, Sun Yaya inevitably ran into acquaintances, there was no way, not to mention that she often ran here when she was a child, because her grandfather set up a stall across the street, there were not many people who knew her in Tianniufang, fortunately The deeper you go in the workshop, the quieter it becomes.

Passing by Shuangjingpu, stepping over Daluomen, and walking through the familiar narrow alley, you can see Ju'an Xiaoge a hundred steps away, and jujube trees like a forest of single trees.

The strange thing is that there is such a long distance between Ju'an Xiaoge and Tianniufang's ordinary houses, but for many years, there has never been a new house built nearby. Although I heard that Feng Shui is not good, Sun Yaya doesn't believe this kind of nonsense , Can the Feng Shui of Mr. Ji's house be bad?

Arriving here, Sun Yaya was really relieved, and the boredom in her heart seemed to dissipate temporarily, but when she walked to the door of Ju'an Xiaoge and hadn't sat down, she glanced at the courtyard door and suddenly found the door lock of the small courtyard gone.

'Could it be...'

Sun Yaya was stunned for a long time, her heartbeat suddenly started to speed up slightly, she swallowed, reached out her hand cautiously to touch the courtyard door, and then gently pushed it forward.

With a sound of "squeak", the door of the small pavilion was gently pushed open, and Sun Yaya's eyes widened subconsciously. In her line of sight, a man wearing a wide-sleeved gray shirt with black jade hairpins in a bun was sitting in the courtyard drinking Tea, she rubbed her eyes hard, but the scene in front of her didn't disappear.

"Come in, what are you doing at the door?"

When Ji Yuan's calm and gentle voice came, Sun Yaya burst into tears.

"Sir, are you back? I, I, I forgot to knock on the door..."

Ji Yuan looked at her, nodded and said.

"come in."

"Um!"

Sun Yaya hurriedly wiped her face with her sleeves in an inelegant manner, and walked into the small pavilion cautiously. At the same time, she looked at Ji Yuan carefully with her eyes.

Ji Yuan is also looking closely at Sun Yaya, the girl's figure is now much clearer in his eyes, not to mention other changes.

"Eighteen changes in the women's college, Ji almost couldn't recognize Yaya anymore."

"Hey, sir, have I looked better?"

Ji Yuan clicked his tongue and joked.

"I was cuter when I was young, at least I never cried!"

"Sir, I'm crying with joy, it's different!"

Sun Yaya opened her mouth to retort, and within a few words, she felt that Mr. Tong Ji was familiar again. Mr. Ji was still the same Mr., so she sat directly in front of the stone table in the courtyard, and when Ji Yuan was about to pour tea for her, she quickly held it teapot.

"Sir, I'll do it myself, hee hee!"

After pouring the tea and smelling the fragrance of the tea, Sun Yaya felt that all her troubles seemed to be forgotten, and her heart calmed down.

After a long time, he opened his eyes and found that Ji Yuan was flipping through the book she had brought. This book was called "On Women's Virtue". After a quick glance, Ji Yuan knew that the content was basically similar to the three obediences and four virtues.

Seeing Sun Yaya looking at him, Ji Yuan put the book on the table.

"What are you doing reading this book?"

Seeing that Mr. Ji abruptly pulled her back to reality, Sun Yaya could only smile far-fetchedly.

"I can't help it, this crap book is very popular nowadays, and Mr. Ji, Yaya, I'm already eighteen, I have to get married, this book... oh, trouble trouble!"

Seeing Sun Yaya hugging her ears and shaking her head, Ji Yuan also made Ji Yuan laugh, as if he was still that child, so he was still eighteen?

"The matchmakers are almost breaking the threshold of your family?"

"No, it started when I was sixteen, and now it's getting worse... Even my grandfather..."

Sun Yaya spoke angrily, paused before continuing.

"Even Grandpa actually said that he is already eighteen, and no one will want him if he doesn't marry again...Mr. Ji, please go and see our house, what kind of posture...Hey, let's not talk about this, by the way, when did you come back, sir Ah, why don't you come and tell Yaya?"

"I just came back and just cleaned the house."

Sun Yaya nodded, took the book on the table, felt restless again, and pointed to the book.

"Sir, do you know that the most disgusting thing is that this book was written by a woman, and it was only published a few years ago. It was written by a woman!"

Sun Yaya's words were a little angry, and gave Ji Yuan a sense of "why do women make things difficult for women", but in fact, similar books have existed before, and perhaps this one is more "subtle". It is still feudal, and many deep-rooted ideas are difficult to change in a short time.

"This is not the most irritating thing, sir, do you know that some of the families who came to propose marriage are not small. When the matchmaker proposes marriage, it feels like she is here to give us a cheap one, so I have to be shy Come on up, and then my parents are like this, my grandfather is better, but he also wants me to marry a rich family..."

While talking, Sun Yaya lay her head sideways on the stone table and rolled her eyes.

"Sir, do you understand how I feel?"

"Sir, I'm not a daughter, so I'm afraid it's hard to empathize, but I still understand."

Sun Yaya smiled, Mr. Ji was still sensible after all, then rolled her eyes.

"By the way, sir, have you eaten? Do you want braised noodles? I'll pick them up for you when I get home?"

This thought jumps very fast, which fully shows that Sun Yaya has regained her spirit.

"Uh, Ji is not hungry, so I don't need it for now."

Just after Ji Yuan finished speaking, Sun Yaya immediately continued.

"Then you always have dinner, right? The house just cleaned must be missing everything, and the fire must not be turned on, or... go to my house for dinner? You have never been to Yaya's house, and Yaya Ya has not failed to practice calligraphy all these years, just to show you the results!"