Yamaki Shi, Chapter 12: The Human World

Zhang Jiao's face was sad, the picture in his mind kept moving away, and he struggled to clear the fog, but he could only remember the peach blossom petals. He came back to his senses in an instant, as if he had had a terrible nightmare, and his heart still couldn't stop aching.

"Could it be that Brother Zhang has seen me before?" Guo Jie looked at the tearful Zhang Jiao in front of her and felt a little inexplicable.

"No... I haven't seen it, Xu Shi once dreamed that a person had the same petal birthmark on his forehead as Miss Guo, and he lost his mind for a while, so don't be surprised. Zhang Jiao wiped away his tears and rubbed his face, wondering why he had just lost his mind, and seemed to be thinking about something. There was a feeling of loss. It seems that a peach blossom has fallen from the heart, and then disappeared without a trace.

"If those music girls like it, I'll give it to you." Zhang Jiao took a deep breath and forced a smile. said to Guo Jie again.

"Huh? The stick in the corner lit up! Guo Jie was attracted by the nine-section scepter in the corner.

I saw that the whole scepter became as crystal clear as jade, and the seven wooden tumors on the grip all emitted bright white light, like seven bright stars.

"This...? Miss Guo rested here for a while, and I went to find my senior brother to have a look. "Zhang Jiao is also very strange, this scepter seems to sense something.

Zhang Jiao reached for the scepter, but as soon as he got his hands on it, it turned inky again.

Zhang Jiao took the scepter out to look for Zuo Ci, trying to figure out what the reason for its sudden glow just now.

"I don't know why, it's weird." Zuo Ci took the scepter and studied it for a while, then shook his head.

"This person is so strange, he was blushing and looking at others a moment ago, and he cried no matter how he said." Guo Jie in the room looked at the departing Zhang Jiao and whispered to herself, stomping her feet. He touched the birthmark on his forehead again. I thought that this person really didn't understand the customs, like wood, could it be that he was scared and cried by this birthmark?

"Humph! It's just a birthmark, is it that ugly? Look scares you. Guo Jie thought so, hatefully threw the score on the table, sat down angrily, and looked at the direction of the door in a daze.

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The way the Zhang family eats makes the eldest lady of the Guo family very novel, and the family sits around the big square table, everyone with chopsticks and I hold a variety of dishes on the square table. Even the two guards were invited to the square table and sat between Zuo Ci and Zhang Huailin.

The room was filled with the sound of "swishing", which was Zuo Ci and others holding a clay bowl and drinking freshly scooped corn porridge, and they didn't feel hot, and they were sucking in circles along the edge of the bowl.

Guo Jie's face was flushed, and she felt embarrassed, she had never eaten at a table with a man, not to mention that there were old and young, men and women at this table.

"Miss Guo is not used to it? Our farmhouse has always eaten like this, and the family is neat and tidy, so that it is like a family. As if sensing Guo Jie's embarrassment, Liu Yue'e let go of the little Zhang Ru she was holding, took a pair of chopsticks, picked up a piece of venison and put it on the plate in front of Guo Jie, and said with a smile.

"Aunt Xie, I'm not used to it, it's very good, the family is together, and I like it like to be so unrestrained." Guo Jieqiao's face was flushed, and she was busy saying to Liu Yue, who was serving vegetables for herself.

"Eat it, Sister Guo, oh, this suckling pig is delicious, you can taste it." Xiao Zhang Ru directly tore off one of the hind hooves of the suckling pig with his greasy little hands, and ran to Guo Jie with the piece of meat in his hand.

"Thank you, little sister. Sister isn't very hungry, you... You eat it. Guo Jie looked at Xiao Zhang Ru who came and hurriedly waved his hand.

"Don't be embarrassed, girl, when you get here, you just treat it as your own home, don't be restrained, there's nothing between the family." Zhang Huailin took a sip of porridge and said to Guo Jie.

"Hmm..."Guo Jie's face turned red and replied. I saw Zuo Ci and Yu Ji grabbing a piece of meat again, but they didn't grab it, and hit Yu Ji on the head with chopsticks. Guo Jie sneered, and a warm current and warmth that she had never felt before surged in her heart.

After a meal, although Guo Jie plucked up the courage to make herself look natural, she still couldn't let go of a little reserve, and as a result, after a meal, her stomach was still empty.

"Niece Guo, why don't you stay here for the next two days, there are still a lot of empty rooms at home, I'll clean up a wing room in the backyard with a few peach trees later, and let Xiaoru sleep with you tonight." Two days later, when I asked Jiao'er to go to the county spring festival, I will go to Guo's house with you to see your father. Liu Yue'e said to Guo Jie with a smile while taking Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang to clean up the dishes and chopsticks.

"Yes, yes! Sister Guo quickly agreed, I will take you to play in our village in the past two days! Before Guo Jie could respond, Zhang Ru, who heard this, jumped up to Guo Jie excitedly with a hand towel.

"Okay." Guo Jie rubbed Zhang Ru's little head dotingly, and said to the two guards: "The two uncles should go back to the house first, tell my father that I want to follow Aunt Zhang and them to give porridge together in the past two days, there are immortals here, so that my father does not have to worry, and I will take Brother Zhang back to the house to treat my father's head stroke in two days." ”

With the departure of the two guards, Guo Jie also took Zhang Ru's little hand to play near Zhang's house.

As the rain is coming, the arid land is slowly becoming wet, and as far as the eye can see, many farmers are busy in the fields, and the small river ditch on the south side of Zhangjia is also slowly flowing through a shallow stream. The breath smells fresh with grass and a hint of earthiness.

"There is water in the river, but the river was dry for more than two years last year and the year before that! It seems that Grandpa Land has woken up, and many people will be able to survive. In the future, Daddy and Auntie will gradually not be so busy. Zhang Ru shook her pigtails, shook Guo Jie's hand, and jumped up and down.

"Let's go home and rest for a while." Guo Jie felt a little tired after walking for a while, and her stomach began to rumble a little after she hadn't eaten much for lunch.

The afternoon time is usually Zhang Jiao's cultivation time, and Yu Ji just wanted to see the progress of Zhang Jiao's cultivation, but he was taken away by Zuo Ci's ears, and he was still whispering something. Yu Ji was also rarely angry, he smiled, and then the two of them took Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang to cultivate.

Zhang Jiao felt a little inexplicable, and wanted to help his parents prepare the herbs and food for the next day. When I raised my eyes, I saw Guo Jie and Zhang Ru who went out for a walk and came back quickly. Thinking that Guo Jie hadn't eaten much during the meal, her heart was inexplicably sour, and she beckoned to Zhang Ru.

"Little sister, come over here, Miss Guo can go and read the score first and rest for a while."

Guo Jie walked to the bookcase and looked at the score, feeling a little inexplicable. As a result, the little girl soon came in with a plate of food, which made Guo Jie's heart warm, and she was inexplicably a little shy.

"The eldest brother said that Sister Guo must not have eaten enough, so let me send my sister something to eat." The little girl put the tray on the table, took out a piece of jerky from one plate, and picked up a piece of preserved fruit from another plate and handed it to Guo Jie.

"Thanks... Thank you, Xiaoru. Guo Jie's face flushed, and she took a piece of preserved fruit and said softly.

"Hehe, don't thank you. How shy my sister is! The little girl bent down to look at Guo Jie's shy face, and smiled.

"Stinky girl, I didn't see that my sister was a little embarrassed when she ate, and I didn't know how to bring some snacks after dinner, and I had to be reminded by your eldest brother. It's a shame that my sister is so good to you as a heartless girl on weekdays! Guo Jie looked at the girl's smiling eyes, felt very unnatural, blushed and pretended to be angry, and said angrily.

"Giggles, who made yourself thin-skinned, shy, reserved. Do you have a crush on my big brother? Giggles, I have to tell you first, in our village, you are so thin, but it is difficult to find your in-laws. Zhang Ru imitated the tone of the women in the village, pinched Guo Jie's red face, and said with a smile.

"What nonsense are you talking about, you damn girl!" Guo Jie's face was flushed, chewing the preserved fruit, glaring at Zhang Ru, and muttering with indistinct disgust.

"Gurgle... If my sister takes a fancy to my eldest brother, eat more, not just the pulp, you have to eat more meat! You see you're skinny. The little girl was not shocked, and teased her while handing Guo Jie a piece of jerky.

"Even if I really like your eldest brother, I am also your sister-in-law! You damn girl! How dare you talk like this to your sister-in-law. Guo Jie took the jerky handed over by the girl, took a bite hatefully, and said fiercely to the little girl with a red face.

"Hehe, show your feet, I know that my eldest brother is charming, kind and caring, you must be tempted. But you're so thin, my eldest brother may not like you. The little girl shook her head, her face full of pride.

"And nonsense, this is called slim! Ahem...... I don't have any eyesight, so I don't want to get my sister a glass of water. Guo Jie choked on the little girl's words, patted the little girl's head and said.

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"Ah Jiao, a few big families in the county came from outside the courtyard, pulling a few carts of herbs and grain and saying that they want to see you, you go and have a look."

Zhang Jiao was helping his parents prepare the food and herbs they needed for the next day when he heard the voice of Uncle Xu calling out to him.

Those people were very respectful in the face of Zhang Jiao, and they all said that after hearing about the immortals here to help all sentient beings, they were willing to do their part, and attached their respective family door stickers, inviting Zhang Jiao to visit in the future. He also called Zhang Jiao a virtuous physician.

Several major families also expressed their intentions, saying that they could accept some desperate young and strong homeless people, allocate part of the land for them to cultivate, and help them become naturalized, and all they wanted was a small part of the harvest from the fields.

Zhang Jiao was sad when he heard this, but he did not refuse, and still agreed on the surface. Because he knew that he wouldn't stay long before he would follow Master to practice. You can't save many people on your own. Agreeing to it, at least it can give many homeless people one more way to live.

Then he also put forward his own requirements, hoping that the big families would not exploit too much, at least let these people keep some surplus food every year, and have more hope. There are times when these young adults are slowly getting old and unable to do anything, and even if they are expelled at that time, they will at least have some money and food of their own to live in peace for the rest of their lives.

When the people who came heard this, they all broke out in a cold sweat and agreed. And in unison praised the kindness of the virtuous teacher.