Chapter 49: Light
The night is hazy, Luoyang City is full of lights, and everywhere is filled with the smell of celebration.
The Spring Festival is a season when spring is about to begin, a season full of dreams and longings, and the starting point of a new journey.
Everyone carried their bags, brought hope, and stepped on their own tortuous and bumpy road without hesitation.
When She Yi passed by a tavern, he bought a can of old wine by the way, and when he returned to the house near Xintan Lake, it was almost time. In those days, there were no bars, KTVs, ...... There is very little nightlife, except for a few special festivals, most of the time, most people, as soon as it gets dark, they go back to their rooms to sleep.
On the way back, in addition to encountering a few fireworks and people who returned drunk and happy, they were the officials who patrolled the streets.
She Yi found that the number of street guards seems to have increased recently.
This is because there are many people in the New Year, and the law and order are chaotic, and they need to be rectified? Or is there another reason?
He knocked on the door, and in a moment there were two stumbling voices walking inside, and then someone glanced through the crack in the door......
"Young Master? The young master is back! ”
The door creaked open, and the maid Xiaocui Xiaolan stepped forward in surprise. She Yi handed the wine she was carrying to Xiao Cui, and Xiao Cui hurriedly caught it.
"Young Master, you're back."
Xiaolan muttered.
"Well, it's got to be my sister they're worried?"
She Yi asked casually, looked at his house, and there were candle shadows dancing in the inner room. He frowned, he was the only one living in his inner room, and no one would go in except for Yue Mochou who would go in to wash his clothes and clean up the room, including the two maids.
Even if Yue Mochou went in, it was mostly when he was in the room.
He then looked at the east and west wings, and the east and west wings were also lit up. In other words, Yue Mochou Ruoruo and Yue Shan Dong Bicheng have not rested yet.
He wondered why they didn't come out when they heard that he had returned, since they hadn't rested.
Xiaocui Xiaolan glanced at each other.
"Young master, the young lady and the two ladies quarreled...... She's in your inner chamber now. ”
Xiao Cui hesitated and said in a low voice.
"Huh? Why quarrel? ”
She Yi was stunned for a moment, a little surprised.
At this time, with a squeak, Yue Mochou walked out of the room carrying a lantern.
"Xiao Yi, you're back, I'm worried about my sister dead, you must be hungry now. Xiao Cui, Xiao Lan, go to the kitchen to heat up the meal and bring it to the main hall. ”
Yue Mochou glanced at Xiao Cui Xiaolan beside She Yi, and walked towards She Yi as he spoke.
Xiaocui Xiaolan answered and hurriedly walked towards the kitchen.
"Sister, why haven't you rested so late. What if? ”
She Yi pretended not to know and asked calmly.
Yue Mochou glanced at the direction of She Yi's inner room and sighed helplessly.
"This girl has been spoiled by you, oh, she ran to your room in anger, and said that she would never live with her sister again."
"If you have always listened to you, how can I be angry with you."
She Yi smiled.
The two of them reached the door of the main hall while talking, pushed open the door, and walked in. Yue Mochou put the lantern on the table and held the lamp. The main hall suddenly brightened.
The two sat at the table.
"Alas, it's all my sister's fault for this. This afternoon, Yan'er from the furniture shop next to our Tex came over to deliver apples. You should be at home then......"
"Well, I heard that. Something to do with her? ”
She Yi nodded.
Yue Mochou paused.
"A few days ago, when we came back, Yan'er said that she brought her sister Feifei over on a blind date, and she really brought it over today. Yue Shan asked her sister to go out to have a look, and my sister went out to take a look, this girl is really good. At that time, I moved my mind to marry her to you as a concubine, and I could have a son and a half daughter at the end of the year. In the future, you can find a woman you like, and marry the main room. So, ask Fei Fei if she would like to be your concubine. Fei Fei thought about it for a while, and proposed, as long as we are willing to pay a hundred taels of dowry, whether it is the main room or the partial room. My sister and Shan'er briefly discussed, and were just about to agree, but Ruoruo and Bicheng came back without knowing when, and it happened that Ruoruo heard it......"
"The little girl must have made a big fuss, right......"
She Yi laughed.
Yue Mochou's face also had a little smile.
"Isn't it...... After she came in, she had to drive Yan'er and Feifei out...... Shan'er counted her down a few words, and she actually retorted. Yan'er is a guest, and my sister can't embarrass the family, saying that our family is uneducated, so she will be pulled out of the room. In this way, she went to your room in anger and said that she would live in the inner room in the future...... Calling her to dinner at night, she closed the door and refused to see anyone......"
As soon as Yue Mochou finished speaking, Yue Shan'er also walked in from the door.
"Xiao Yi, you're back."
"Well, Sister Shan'er, sit down......"
She Yi handed over a stool next to her, and Yue Shan'er took it and sat down.
"Xiao Yi, I didn't mean to do today."
Yue Shan'er's face was a little embarrassed. She Yi has always kept Ruoruo as her own daughter, and everything follows her. Today she upset Ruoruo, worried that She Yi would be dissatisfied when she came back at night. In terms of identity, she is Ruoruo's aunt, even if she is wrong, she can't apologize to her juniors...... I was so worried that I didn't eat much dinner, and I haven't slept until now. Hearing that She Yi was back, he came over to tell She Yi about the situation.
"Hehe, Sister Mochou told me, Sister Shan'er don't worry. It's all to blame for my usual habit of her. After eating in a while, I will criticize this little girl again! ”
She Yi comforted Yue Shan'er.
"Well, that sister went back......"
Yue Shan'er just stood up, and was sat down by She Yi again.
"Wait a minute, Sister Shan'er will sit down again, look at your appearance, it is estimated that you haven't eaten much for dinner, Xiaocui Xiaolan went to the kitchen to have a hot meal, and I will eat some later."
"Alright then......"
Yue Shan'er sat down on the stool again.
In less than half a pillar of incense, Xiaocui and Xiaolan came over with food. She Yi told them, and they prepared three pairs of dishes and chopsticks. Two of them are Yue Mochou Yue Shan'er's, and one is Ruoruo's.
"Sister Mochou, Sister Shan'er, you eat first, I'll go to the inner room to call Ruoruo over."
She Yi stood up, entered the second hall, and walked towards the inner room.
Just after entering for a moment, he took Ruoruo's arm and walked out of it.
Ruoruo pouted, with a dissatisfied expression.
"Ruoruo, apologize to your aunt and aunt......"
She Yi pulled his face and said seriously. Ruoruo looked at Yue Mochou Yue Shan'er reluctantly, and muttered.
"Auntie, auntie, I'm sorry ......"
After finishing speaking, he was caught off guard on the back of She Yi's hand.
"Oops...... You little girl. ”
She Yi was surprised and avoided Ruoruo. Yue Mochou and Yue Shan'er couldn't help but smile......
……
The night was as quiet as water, and a few people ate their meals, and the previous displeasure was swept away. Yue Shan'er went back to her room to rest first. Yue Mochou asked Ruoruo to go back with her, Ruoruo shook her head again and again, and solemnly declared that the inner room of the main house would be hers in the future. If She Yi doesn't want to live, she can move to her mother Yue Mochou's room.
Yue Mochou's face suddenly blushed...... He glared at his daughter viciously, turned and walked out the door. Ruoruo laughed.
She Yi didn't bother to pay attention to Ruoruo, and went straight back to the inner room, and Ruoruo hurriedly followed.
On the window in front of the desk in the inner room, the candle shadow danced.
She Yi sat quietly at the desk, opening a few books, which were medicine-related books, which he bought from the bookstore a while ago. He didn't look at this for nothing. When I came back from the grave this morning, I met Wen Lie, the housekeeper of the Seed Master Dao, and Wen Lie said that the Seed Master Dao was seriously ill and seemed to be more serious.
The seed master is his life-saving benefactor, and he can't be allowed to die of illness......
Although he knew that the historical seed master did not die of illness until the Jingkang Change. But, after his bizarre crossing of history, it may be that history within history is no longer exactly history. More or less, something, something, changed by his presence.
If the illness of the Master is not cured, perhaps, he will not be able to wait for his return...... Wait until the change of Jingkang ten years later.
He is not reading these medical books now to improve his medical skills...... Rather, it is to identify some herbs. He clearly remembered that some of the commonly used medicinal materials in the Compendium of Materia Medica could not be found in these medical books. In other words, these herbs were not "medicinal herbs" in this era......
"Ahem, little uncle, it's so late, we should rest......"
Ruoruo stood beside She Yi, wrapped his two arms around She Yi's left arm, rested his head on She Yi's shoulder, blinked his eyes, and said meaningfully.
"Well, you go to sleep first, and you'll be busy when you wake up tomorrow."
She Yi was still looking at the book in her hand.
Ruoruo's smart eyes turned around and blinked again.
"Busy? You say I'm going to be busy? ”
"yes, you're busy...... And it's busy. ”
She Yi smiled slightly.
"Cut, don't scare Miss Ben, let's hear it, what are you busy with......"
Ruoruo said nonchalantly, and by the way, he put his little face affectionately on She Yi's face. Virtues such as the incompatibility of men and women in ancient times seemed to have completely failed for her.
"Move the little face away ......"
She Yi frowned and reprimanded.
"I won't ......"
Ruoruo pouted and kissed She Yi on the left side of her cheek.
She Yihu's body was shocked, if he was so bold today, it would be a bit surprising. This girl is ten years old after a year, and she has obviously grown up a lot, and she should know a thing or two about women's virtues, and she is no longer an ignorant child. Usually with him, she is at most holding his hand, without too intimate movements.
Cheng Zhu Lixue in the Song Dynasty was prevalent, but it was not as open as the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty, and it paid great attention to women's virtue. Even between husband and wife, they can't make "excessively" intimate actions in public. It was even advocated that widows and divorced wives should not remarry. It can be said that starvation is a small matter and a big loss.
Of course, the more the pauper the common people, the less these constraints become...... In addition, most people are sanctimonious and insincere, and what they say is not the same as what they do in private.
In any case, Ruoruo kissed him on the face, which was a very bold move.
"Huh? If so, tell your uncle what is on your mind? ”
She Yi paused, closed the book, and turned his head sideways to look at Ruoruo.
"Yes!"
If you don't deny it.
She Yi smiled and stood up.
"Let's go, go to bed and talk to my uncle slowly."
"Good!"
While the two were talking, they walked to the side of the bed.
This is a double bed, and sleeping with She Yi and Ruoruo will naturally not be crowded. She Yi leaned on the bed railing with her back and sat on the bed, snuggling in She Yi's arms like a bird.
"Say, if there is any knot, uncle will untie it for you, but there is something important to do from tomorrow, and you have to work hard."
She Yi affectionately stroked Ruoruo's hair.
"Little uncle, if you get married one day, won't it hurt as much as you do now......
Ruoruo's voice was a little low, a little lost.
"How so? Uncle wait for you to grow up and then get married......"
She Yi smiled.
"Well, you can't lie to me. Well, I'm ten years old now, you wait for me another five years, and that's it. We pull the hook! ”
If a bone sits up, he is full of energy.
"This ...... Well......"
She Yi couldn't laugh or cry.
"Hang yourself on the hook, you can't change it for a hundred years!"
……
If you haven't listened to She Yi's story for a few days, you naturally won't miss an opportunity like tonight, snuggle in She Yi's arms, pestering him to tell stories, She Yi thought about it, the last time "Smiling Proud Jianghu" is almost over, this time I will talk about the finale.
Except for She Yi's affectionate and storytelling voice, the room was quiet. Just when She Yi finished telling the last storyline, Ren Yingying and Hu Chong snuggled happily together, played the flute and played the piano, and played a song in the ensemble, the candle on the desk burned to the roots, and the flames jumped violently a few times and fell on the table, fluttered and went out.
It was pitch black inside the room.
"Uncle, the candle is out, do you want to light another one?"
Ruoruo looked up at She Yi.
"No, the story is over. The girl is sleepy now......"
She Yi asked calmly.
"Well, don't sleep, let's have another story."
Ruoruo is still full of energy.
She Yi thought for a moment, frowned slightly, and showed a solemn expression on his face.
"Ruoruo, uncle will tell you the right thing. From tomorrow onwards, you began to learn what your uncle taught you. ”
"What kind of knowledge do you have?"
Ruoruo asked curiously.
"There are mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry. And martial arts! ”
She Yi said slowly, word by word.
"Wow, so much? After learning, can you be like your uncle and you, omnipotent? ”
Ruoruo was very excited.
She Yi's brows slowly stretched and he smiled slightly.
"Girl, after you finish learning, there will be no one in this world who is your opponent. You'll get whatever you want! Find your own light! ”
When She Yi said this, he said it more slowly, but his tone was firm, just like the firmness when he first entered the business world.
He didn't know if he was right......
If it is not like him, it is not the same as Zhao Wanqi......
She is a person of this age completely. When these thousands of years of knowledge, science and technology come into her hands, will they be like the fire of Prometheus, bringing hope to the whole world? Or is it like Pandora's box, letting the disaster flood the whole world......
Everything is hard to say.
"Well, I'm going to learn everything you've taught me! Find my own light! ”
Ruoruo said very firmly.
"If so, once you choose this path, you can never give up. Uncle will sing you a song first, the song is called Guangming, which was sung by a singer named Wang Feng in my uncle's hometown. ”
She Yi reached out and hugged Ruoruo's waist and held her in her arms.
"If you are not weak, you will never give up looking for your own light!"
If you wrap your arms around She Yi's neck......
……
When the ashes seal the eaves of the frost, when the chrysanthemum grass turns into late autumn dew.
I made a bag out of stubborn vines and walked out of a thorny land.
When the earth is covered with weeping fallen leaves, when the rhododendrons turn into mist in the distant sky.
Bless me, the loved one I miss the most, that is the figure of my farewell to you.
Maybe the melancholy of being lost will tear my steps apart, but I believe that the future will give me a pair of wings for my dreams, although the pain of failure has left me bruised......
But I firmly believe that the light is far away......
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