Is this it?

Lin Yan helped the sect leader, turned the shadow wall, and walked into this inconspicuous small courtyard, the house was already very old, the foot of the wall was full of moss, and there was a ginkgo tree with lush branches and leaves in the center of the courtyard.

A plainly dressed woman with her hair in a bun at the back of her head is sweeping the floor, and her movements are very neat. Yu Guang caught a glimpse of them entering, she put down her broom, stepped forward, and blessed herself: "The two are the eldest and second masters, right? The two friends said that you are coming today, and I have already cleaned the house." He introduced himself again, "You can call me Sister-in-law Yu, that master has already paid me and asked me to come here every day to clean and cook." ”

Shen Jinglan nodded: "You are busy with yours, we will go around by ourselves." ”

There was a main house around the courtyard, as well as the left and right wings, and they entered the left wing first.

"I'll do all those chores, so why call an outsider?" Lin Yan said.

Shen Jinglan shook his head: "Xiao Yan, I just want you to recuperate with me here, but I didn't want you to serve me." ”

Lin Yan was helpless, and asked again: "Then what are the uncles and second masters she is talking about?"

"When I sent someone to buy this house and hire helpers, the news spread to the outside world that it was the two brothers who were going to live there, and I was your eldest brother. Shen Jinglan smiled slightly and squinted at him, "Do you want to hear her call me lord and madam?"

Lin Yan turned his head away from him and was speechless.

Shen Jinglan had changed the topic and said, "Look at what is still missing in the room, and go out to buy it later." ”

"Well, I'm watching. Needless to say, Lin Yan has already been paying attention.

He promised the sect leader that he would push away all affairs in this month, and he would accompany the sect leader wherever he went, but he didn't expect the sect leader's wish, but he just lived in the market and lived a month plainly.

The sect leader went to the mountain to cultivate the Tao when he was young, and since then he has not been touched by the world, maybe he wants to experience how mortals live.

This house was also set by the sect leader, and it seems that there were still people living in the house, and it was resettled by the sect leader. The sect master never let him interfere in these things, and he personally arranged them.

The furniture in the house is old, dull and does not look very sturdy. The bedding had been replaced with brand new, the window paper seemed to have been re-pasted, and the floor was clean.

Shen Jinglan looked at a wall and said, "That wall is empty, and I want to hang a painting of flowers and birds." ”

They also looked at the rest of the room one by one, and Shen Jinglan still had many opinions.

Add a small copper stove next to a certain shelf bed, put a jar of sugar melons on the top of the mahogany cabinet, go outside the house, and say that the yard is empty, and put a large vat under the ginkgo tree, and raise a few golden koi in the jar.

actually said that it is winter now, and there are strings of pickled fish and bacon hanging under the eaves of other people's houses, but we don't have them, so we have to add them.

Originally, the residents of this area probably pickled some of them and took them with them when they moved.

"Xiao Yan, what are you laughing at?" Shen Jinglan said as he looked at him suddenly.

Lin Yan smiled: "The sect leader is really interested. ”

He did take a closer look at the furnishings in the house, and the utensils needed for daily living were quite proper, but he didn't expect that the sect leader was concerned about these things.

It seems that he really wants to stay here for a long time, and he will live for as long as a mortal.

Sister-in-law Yu had already gone into the kitchen to work, and Lin Yan said, "I'll tell her about the cured meat." He walked in, glanced at the bottles and cans of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar on the stove, obviously just replaced with new ones, and nodded secretly.

He gave his sister-in-law Yu money and told her to buy some salted meat and salted fish and the like.

Sister-in-law Yu accepted the silver and asked in a low voice: "Second master, I think the uncle seems to be in poor health, but what are the taboos?"

"No need. Lin Yan thought that she had a heart, and said, "You just do it lightly." ”

"Okay!" Sister-in-law Yu replied, indicating that she understood.

Sister-in-law Yu was busy with dinner, so they went out and went to the nearby market to buy them.

Lin Yan helped the sect leader, walked left and right in the noisy market, and finally really bought two framed calligraphy and paintings, a clay pot with sugar and a pound of sugar melon.

They restrained their breath and pretended to be mortals completely, even the Qiankun bag was turned into a mortal bag with a blinding method, in front of many people in the market, it was inconvenient to stuff everything into the Qiankun bag, and the inkstone was all carried in his hand, and it was not sinking anyway.

As for the fish tank, they also fancy a large blue glazed vat that one person can't hug, and Shen seems to be quite heavy. Although Lin Yan can be carried with one hand, it is a bit eye-catching, so they negotiated with the store, paid a deposit, and asked the store to send someone to send it later.

When they got home, the food was ready, and when they had eaten, they put everything they had added to the place where they ought.

After placing the clay pot full of sugar melons on the top of the cabinet, Shen Jinglan sat down on the edge of the bed in this room.

He was already a little out of energy, and after a brief freshening, he had to go to bed.

"I'll sleep here from now on. Which one would you like to stay in?"

He looked at Lin Yan, his eyes deep.

"Then I'll sleep next door, if there's anything wrong with the sect leader, just call me. "Lin Yan said.

Shen Jinglan moved his lips, as if he was about to say something, but he stopped talking.

At night, Lin Yan listened to the intermittent coughing sound coming from next door, and finally stopped after a long time, thinking that he was asleep.

Early the next morning, Lin Yan returned from the market.

He heard that there was a shop here that made rice cakes that were so good that they were sold out as soon as they came out of the pot, so he had to buy them early every day. According to what he knows about the Master, the Master should love to eat.

Walking into the courtyard, he saw the sect leader at a glance. The sect leader actually got up early today, and while he was talking to Sister-in-law Yu, he held the straw rope in both hands and carried the wooden bucket full of water in the well for her. Sister-in-law Yu hurriedly went to pick up the straw rope in his hand, and seemed embarrassed to let him, the "patient", help.

"Big ...... Big brother, let me go. Lin Yan was startled and hurriedly stepped forward.

He almost said the word "sect leader".

Shen Jinglan turned an eye when he heard the sound, smiled at him, his hands rotated, and as soon as the sound of water sounded, the heavy bucket had been lifted out of the well.

When it was time to have breakfast, Shen Jinglan ate the hot tea made by Sister-in-law Yu, ate rice cakes, and tasted a few more side dishes, and suddenly said: "I talked to her, it turns out that I also had a fight with her grandfather." He smiled happily and took another bite of the rice cake, "But he couldn't beat me, and then he ran home crying and looking for his parents." ”

Only the two of them ate, and Sister-in-law Yu had already retreated.

Lin Yan couldn't help but say: "According to what the sect leader said, this is the ......."

Shen Jinglan said: "Yes, this is my family's ancestral home, where I lived when I was a child. ”

He glanced around the hall: "Many places have changed, but you can still see the shadow of the past. There was a little emotion in his voice.

Lin Yan couldn't help but follow his voice and look at the house again. I think it is the old mansion where the Shen family lives in order to avoid disaster, and as for the main family, it was destroyed by Tang Xuanzhu's master overnight, and the Shen family village that was once in ruins has long been in ruins.

He was aware of this, and in this way, many things made sense.

Lin Yan thought for a while and asked, "The koi fish in the fish tank under the tree should also be raised by the sect leader in his childhood, right?"

Shen Jinglan corrected him with a smile: "Don't call the sect leader, call the eldest brother." ”

“…… Eldest brother. Lin Yan had no choice but to change his words.

"Well," Shen Jinglan nodded, his shining eyes full of interest, "When I was a child, there was such a big vat at home, and there were five red carp in it. He smiled and said, "I was so skinny that I made a bet with others, and he said that this koi fish was bright in color, and it didn't look like something that could be eaten, and I said why can't I eat it, I will show you that I deserve to eat it, so I secretly picked up one, and the little girl on the other side of the door cut my belly and scaled it for me, and I made a fire to cook it myself." After eating it, I was fine, and I won a bag of fish skin peanuts. ”

Lin Yan couldn't help but smile and sighed: "Teach ...... Big brother was really naughty at that time. I don't know what that koi tastes like, do you want to pick up a few more koi fish from today's tank and taste the old taste?"

"Forget it, it's not delicious, it's not delicious at all. Shen Jinglan said, "Just let them stay in the fish tank." ”

"That jar of sugar melon, is it also the childhood food you remember in your heart?"

Shen Jinglan said: "It's a little sticky, in fact, I don't like to eat so much, there are allusions in this." I was skinned like a monkey, and no one could trouble me, and the children on the street thought I was the eldest," he sighed, "but it didn't help, and I had to be beaten when I got home." My father beat me so hard that my mother couldn't bear me, so she would grab a few sugar melons from the jar on the top of the cabinet and quietly stuff them into my palm. ”

"However, although my father is famous every time he beats me, many times I am not convinced," Shen Jinglan said, "I thought at that time, if I had children in the future, I would never beat him, but only reason with him." ”

"To be your offspring, you must be very happy. "Lin Yan said.

As he said this, Xu Xiaofei's face appeared in his heart.

On this day, Shen Jinglan took a nap, and Lin Yan walked alone under the ginkgo tree in the courtyard, looking down at the carp swimming in the water of Qinglingling in the green glaze jar.

After inquiring, they bought it in a time-honored store that has been passed down for many generations, perhaps one of the five koi fish in the tank was eaten by the sect leader......

I can't help but think of this. He seemed to be on the clear water, seeing the reflection of the young Shen Jinglan.

The short haired white little face, with a lively and cheerful smile, has a vigorous and vigorous vitality.

Since they were to put aside their affairs to recuperate, they didn't ask anything after they stayed here, and when they had nothing to do, they played chess and read books. Sometimes when I go out for a walk, I tell my sister-in-law Yu not to do it for the next meal, and they go to a famous restaurant in the city to try it.

Lin Yan noticed that Shen Jinglan's energy seemed to be getting worse and worse, and the time he coughed at night gradually increased, and it seemed that it would not be long before the sect leader had to retreat again.

On this day, Shen Jinglan said that he wanted to go for a walk along the lake.

Lin Yan naturally accompanied him. Halfway through, the number of tourists gradually became scarce, and only the two of them remained. As far as the eye could see, there were only weeping willows with thin branches, reflected in the sparkling light of the lake. Lin Yan found that the body he was supporting, his steps were getting heavier and heavier, and he knew that the sect leader was tired and wanted to find a place for him to sit down and rest, and he was just about to speak, when he heard Shen Jinglan say, "I can't walk." ”

He withdrew the arm that Lin Yan was holding, grabbed his waist from behind, and whispered, "Lean on me for a while." He rested his head on Lin Yan's shoulder.

"Good. Lin Yan replied and did not move. The Master's breath was so close to his neck that he could feel it clearly...... It was very shallow and short, and the body was also weak and weak, perhaps trembling slightly from the pain. The hands that were around his body did not let go of him.

It's like being in that fantasy......

Shen Jinglan behind him, but his mind drifted away in an instant.

This time it was no longer an illusion, he had long wanted to hold Lin Yan in his arms like today.

He was originally a very frank, straightforward, and unwitting person, but there was one sentence that he could never say. First, he didn't know if Lin Yan only had respect and love for his teacher, and nothing else; second, he wouldn't live for five years at most. If Lin Yan also had the same feelings for him, this feeling would only turn into a burden, into a shackle for the dead, for the living...... Shen Jinglan had mixed feelings in his heart, and for a moment he actually remembered Xu Xiaofei again. If he and Lin Yan make a relationship, will Lin Yan never be able to let him go again?

After all, I dare not say it, and I can't say it.

In the first half of his life, he lived a wanton life and never wronged himself, and his friends probably knew that he was destined to have a short life, and they all indulged him, but he used the second half of his life to learn the word "forbearance", endure endless illness and torture, and endure the feelings for the person in front of him.

Shen Jinglan suddenly said softly: "The scenery of this place is good, isn't it?"

The other party's body trembled, and it took a while before he responded: "Yes...... This place has a nice view. ”

In the early spring, the bleak lake spread out in front of them, and the mountains in the distance were different shades of color. They watched the lake and the mountains in silence.

After a long while, Shen Jinglan slowly let go of his hand and straightened up: "My strength has recovered a little, let's go." ”

Lin Yan held his arm again, and they walked all the way, chatting occasionally, as if nothing had happened.

When he came back from the lake, Shen Jinglan fell asleep, coughing all the time, he felt that he was suddenly cold, suddenly hot, and gradually his mind became trance.

In the haze, the man seemed to push the door and walked in, carefully wiped the blood from the corners of his lips, fed him some warm medicine, scrubbed his body in a cold sweat, and changed his underwear.

When he woke up the next day, Lin Yan was still standing by his bedside, looking at him with concern, he hadn't slept all night, and he didn't look much haggard on his face.

Shen Jinglan couldn't get up, so he had to lie down and said, "Clean up, and go back to Youzhou tomorrow." I miss Chef Yao's dim sum. ”

Lin Yan smiled: "I've been talking about it for so long, the sect leader can be considered to want to go back." ”

Both of them tacitly did not mention that Shen Jinglan originally estimated that he could still support him for a month before he needed to retreat, but now he could no longer support it, which was a sign of worsening illness.

There was a fragrance wafting outside, and Lin Yan said: "Sister-in-law Yu's breakfast is ready, the sect leader should be hungry, I asked her to get some porridge and side dishes, and I'll bring it." ”

He got up and wanted to leave, but Shen Jinglan grabbed his hand.

smiled and said, "Don't worry, I still have a few words for you." ”

He glanced around, and the room seemed to be the same as it was in the old days, and said, "This room is where I slept when I was a child." Dad always likes to preach, as soon as he preaches me, he will slip away for a reason, and my mother also has the heart to save me, and always takes advantage of this time to ask me to help her work. But once I climbed a tree and broke my leg, so I could only lie in bed every day, and my father wanted to nag me again, I couldn't run, and my mother couldn't save me. ”

It's like he is now, suffering from illness and being bedridden.

"My father pointed to the beams of the house, saying that there are ancestral spirits in the house, what mistakes I made, what anger I made, the eyes of the ancestors are all looking at it, he said it realistically, almost bluffed me. Later, when I went to the Tao, I realized that the dead were all reincarnated and would not stare at me. However, even if the ancestral spirit is still there, I came back this time to let them take another look. ”

When he was a child, his parents died of the epidemic outside, and he happened to live at his grandmother's house and escaped, and was later sent to the Shattered Star Sect. When he was a teenager, he had just learned the Tao, and he once took the opportunity to come back from the mountain, wanting to buy back the house that had changed hands.

But he stopped outside the courtyard to see that the family lived happily and lively, and he couldn't live for a few days a year after he bought it, and quietly left.

After many years, he finally returned here.

"If there really are ancestral spirits, I'm afraid they won't be very satisfied with me. The family deliberately branched out a branch line, just for the survival of the Shen family's bloodline, and for the sake of passing on the lineage, but this kind of thing originally had to follow fate, how could it be reluctantly obtained?" Shen Jinglan smiled, "Although the Shen family's bloodline is cut off from me, it is ......"

He stared at Lin Yan, and the hand that grabbed him gradually tightened: "I brought you here too, just to let them know that I have no descendants, you are the continuation of everything I have, and I leave everything I have to you." Of course, there is nothing else, and the most valuable thing is the cultivation experience and the secret books of the exercises. In the past, I taught you by hand, but over the years, you and I have gathered less and separated more, and you have less time to practice than before, so when I go back, I will start writing, and my lifelong understanding will remain in it. ”

"Sect Master......" Lin Yan looked down at the hand that Shen Jinglan was holding him.

He was not a man of few words, but now he could not utter a word.

Shen Jinglan also looked at him, looked at him for a long time, finally smiled, and let go of his hand: "You go, I'm a little hungry." ”

There was actually nothing to clean up at home, so I explained a few words to my sister-in-law, and the next day, they set off to go back to Youzhou.

Lin Yan didn't want the sect leader to work too hard, so he sent a Lushu car in the sect, two Lushu cars that looked like giant horses, were dressed in tiger stripes, and four hooves were set on the wheels, the carriage was wide and comfortable, and it was blessed with magic, and it was not bumpy at all.

Day and night, galloping thousands of miles, three days later, returned to Youzhou General Altar after a year's absence. 166 Reading Network