Although Ye Qingli is in her forties, her temperament between her eyebrows is like an orchid, and she has her own beauty. The temperament of poetry and calligraphy in the belly complements Zhang Nianyue's beauty of clear water out of hibiscus and natural carving, which greatly impressed Ye Zhiran, and also invisibly added a kind of pressure.

Listening to the conversation between Nianyue's sister and brother, Ye Qingli also had some thoughts at this time, and asked Ye Zhiran: "Where is Xiao Ye from?" ”

Ye Zhiran replied respectfully: "A native of Jinshan County, Guangbei City. ”

Ye Qingli was overjoyed and continued to ask: "Oh, it's not very far from here, who else is there in your family?" ”

Ye Zhiran knew the purpose of her question, and replied frankly: "My parents are still alive, and an elder brother and a younger sister are married. My family is poor, and my family expects a lot from me. ”

Ye Qingli smiled and said, "You don't have to be discouraged, it's just that you haven't been working for a long time, you have to focus on your work, make achievements, and don't live up to your parents' expectations." ”

Of course, Ye Zhiran understood what she meant. Ye Qingli did not have a strong objection to him, but she was not satisfied with his current situation and had high requirements for his future development. In his words, he vaguely expressed the hope that he would focus on his work at this stage and not affect Zhang Nianyue's life too much. Thinking about it, with the couple's love and cherishment of Nian Yue, the pearl in their palms, they naturally have to think about their daughter's life, her request is not only reasonable, but also has a preference for him, otherwise she would never talk like this. He nodded hurriedly and said, "Auntie is right, I also want to make achievements first and then consider others." ”

Ye Lao listened to the conversation between the two and was also pleased with Ye Zhiran's statement. He said: "Xiao Ye, after lunch, you accompany Nianyue's family to Xishan for a walk, the scenery of Xishan is good." I'm old. I won't go up the mountain. ”

This is creating an opportunity for Ye Zhiran to get close to Nianyue's mother.

Ye Zhiran heard the song and knew the meaning of elegance, and hurriedly said: "Yes, Ye Lao rest assured, I will accompany my aunt to the mountain after dinner." ”

Ye Qingli smiled, neither in favor nor against, but just instructed Sister-in-law Jiang, who came in to clean up the sundries, and said, "Cook more at noon, there are guests." ”

Ye Lao added: "Sister-in-law Jiang, Xiao Ye comes to eat every night, and she usually eats here for lunch on Sundays, so I won't take care of you in the future." ”

Sister-in-law Jiang glanced at Ye Zhiran, although she couldn't understand his identity, she immediately nodded with a smile and said that she knew, and then went next door to prepare a meal. While the three of them were talking, Nian Yue glanced at Ye Zhiran and said, "Wood, my brother wants the next volume of "Book and Sword Enmity", do you know where to put it?" A few days ago, Tang Kang seemed to have been, you can help find it. With that, he walked to the backyard.

Ye Zhiran knew in his heart that Nian Yue didn't want to leave too much time for his mother to "interrogate" him, so he stood up and said, "Okay, I'll help you find it." Xiang Ye Lao and Nian Yue's mother smiled and walked in. Zhang Nianheng scanned Ye Zhiran and Nianyue back and forth with a vigilant gaze, his eyes full of questions, but this time he didn't say anything, just followed in.

Leaving Ye Qingli to flute slightly, after a while, when she came back to her senses, she looked at Ye Lao with an inquiring gaze and asked, "Uncle, Nianyue has nothing to do recently, right?" ”

Ye Lao knew what she was worried about, and said, "Don't worry, Xiao Ye is a person who knows how to advance and retreat, and has a sense of proportion, and besides, Nian Yue is a very well-behaved child, nothing is wrong." ”

Ye Qingli pondered for a while, and said with a little worry: "But I seem to be a little concerned about Nianyue this time. ”

Ye Lao glanced at her lovingly and said, "When the child is older, he always has to contact the opposite sex, and when you were so old, you also had a relationship with Hengliang." ”

Ye Qingli blushed slightly and said, "That's different, I'm under your nose, and besides, Hengliang is also an honest man." ”

Ye Lao laughed "hehe" and said, "Now Nianyue is also under my nose, and Xiao Ye's interest may not be worse than Hengliang." ”

Ye Qingli raised her face suspiciously and asked, "Uncle, are you so good to him?" He doesn't seem to have any background, and if he wants to develop in his career, I'm afraid he will be thorny step by step. ”

Ye Lao said: "Although Xiao Ye is not from a red family, he has caught up with the excellent opportunity for the central government to vigorously advocate the intellectualization and youthfulness of leading cadres, and he is a lucky person." The opportunity is good, the ability and conduct are not bad, and he met a noble person to help him at the beginning of the game, but he is not a person who is willing to sink. If someone pushes behind his back at a critical time, the career will be very open. ”

Ye Qingli asked seriously: "Uncle, did Xiao Ye really enter your sight?" Will you give him a hand? ”

Ye Lao smiled, and said to him left and right: "Qingli, has Hengliang come to this point by his own ability or by my support?" ”

Ye Qingli thought about it seriously and said: "Although he has the ability to have military merits and be promoted step by step, in the final analysis, without your support for him at a critical moment, he would not have walked so fast and so steadily." Moreover, he is in the army, and there is no comparison with the locality. ”

Ye Lao nodded, seeing that she was still a little stubborn, thinking that if she didn't say it thoroughly, I was afraid she wouldn't let go. So he thought for a while and said: "How can Jin Lin be a thing in the pool, and turn into a dragon when it encounters a storm." Xiaoye's ability is still above Hengliang, if he encounters the wind and clouds, he will become a dragon in an instant, I am good to him. ”

Ye Qingli didn't expect Ye Lao to say this, she looked at Ye Lao's somewhat serious face in surprise, and unconsciously glanced at Ye Zhiran in her heart.

Ye Lao looked at his niece thoughtfully, and said: "Qingli, let it be, Nianyue is also big, everything depends on her own heart." As the saying goes, the twisted melon is not sweet, so we should not interfere too much, as long as they do not go out of line, legitimate exchanges, and slow development, we might as well be optimistic about their success. ”

Ye Qingli didn't answer, still shocked by what Ye Lao said just now, and really couldn't figure out why Ye Zhiran made Ye Lao so heavy.

After lunch, the group of four headed for the West Mountain.

Zhang Nianyue sensitively noticed that the relationship between her mother and Ye Zhiran was gradually showing signs of harmony, and her heart was much more relaxed. After all, the girl can't hide her thoughts, and she laughs all the way up the mountain. Ye Zhiran didn't dare to show his tracks too much, kept a distance from Nian Yue, and walked not far behind Ye Qingli.

Although the scenery of Xishan is good, it has not yet been developed into a scenic spot, so there are few tourists. The road is lined with walnut trees and verdant pine trees, and the birds can be heard flying and then landing on the treetops. Zhang Nianyue's emotions were infected by the scenery, and she was happy for a while, and said casually: "The mountains and forests are a little deep, and the wind and valley echo." There are few pedestrians in Gu Ying, and the sound of falling leaves is heard from time to time. ”

Zhang Nianheng took a photo of her casually and said, "Sister, I took pictures of your stupid appearance, and I went down the mountain to wash it out and give you how sour it is." ”

Nian Yue glanced back at him, snorted demonstratively, and then turned to Ye Zhiran and said, "Wood, why are you walking so slowly?" ”

Ye Zhiran smiled and said, "I'll talk to my aunt." ”

"Really?" Nian Yue jumped back a few steps, grabbed her mother's arm, and asked, "Mom, what are you talking about?" ”

Ye Qingli glanced at her daughter lovingly, the bright and incomparable daughter was really pitiful to me, and whispered: "Xiao Ye is introducing me to the scenery of Xishan." ”

Nian Yue couldn't help laughing when she heard this, and said to Luo Ye Zhiran: "It's really a wood, my mother is a person born in Chang Jia, she is an old land, and she is very familiar with the mountains and rivers here." Aren't you playing the Three Character Sutra in front of Confucius? ”

Listening to her daughter's excitement when she teased Ye Zhiran, and the title of "wood", Ye Qingli relaxed a little. She thought to herself: her daughter calls him "wood" mostly refers to the emotional communication between men and women, and this aspect of "wood" is more reliable, otherwise her daughter has always been reserved and has always been unapologetic to men, and now she suddenly has a good impression of a strange boy, just like a long-locked flood has an opening to vent, and the surging flow of feelings is enough to destroy the dam of reason, and it is very easy to make mistakes. So at this time, the boy must be steady.

Ye Zhiran patted his head and said, "I'm confused, Ye Lao came back here to retire because he was born in Changjia, I have only been here for more than two years, and I actually acted as a guide for my aunt and made my aunt laugh." ”

Ye Qingli shook her head and said: "Although I am from Changjia, I have been working in the field all these years, and I am really not familiar with the changes here, and Xiao Ye's introduction is still useful." ”

Zhang Nianyue turned his face to look at Ye Zhiran and said, "Wood, do you know? When I was a child, my mother often told me and my younger brother the story of Xishan and Donglin Temple, the abbot of Donglin Temple, the monk Kude, was a wonderful person, and my mother said that he was a monk who had attained the Tao and could predict major events in the world, so you must go and see it. ”

Zhang Nianheng interjected: "This is true, it is estimated that your brother Ye does not know the truth, and I also came here to see the truth." Zhang Nianheng used "your brother Ye" to indicate that he had not yet accepted Ye Zhiran's identity.

The Donglin Temple, which was built in the middle of the West Mountain, has a history of hundreds of years, according to the county records, it was built in the Huangqing period of the Yuan Dynasty, and was one of the three famous temples in the south of the Yangtze River. It's just that there have been several fires in history, although it has been repaired many times, but it has gradually fallen into disrepair, and in the minds of future generations, it has also lost its former revered status, these Ye Zhiran all know, but I don't know that the abbot Kude monk is actually a Buddhist master.

Ye Zhiran asked Ye Qingli in surprise: "Auntie, is it really?" Is this bitter monk still a master of prophecy? ”

Ye Qingli said: "Master Kude has been participating in Zen for decades, the Dharma is profound, and there are countless people, and the laity must not be desecrated. ”

Ye Zhiran couldn't help but look up at the dilapidated Donglin Temple halfway up the mountain, this once famous temple, now it has become a trend, the incense is not prosperous, I heard that there are only three or four monks in the entire temple. Unexpectedly, the abbot Kude monk still had a great reputation outside, which made Ye Zhiran look forward to it.