Xun Ke is still very 'young'.

He is only over eighty years old so far, and he is still far from the one hundred and twenty-year-old Shou Yuan of the Grandmaster, not to mention that he is now a great Grandmaster, and Shou Yuan will only last longer than the Grandmaster.

So it's not an exaggeration to describe it as young.

He is extremely energetic, with the increase of age, the increase of experience, and the progress of strength, his energy is also getting bigger and bigger, which is enough to influence the entire world of the Xia Dynasty and become the guardian of the Xia Dynasty.

He led the Confucian people to revise the law and re-enforce the etiquette, and there were so many things he wanted to do, but he had just begun to work on.

Luckily, he still has a lot of time.

His abundant energy, and even foresight, were enough to support him to complete the transformation of the Xia Dynasty.

Unfortunately, he is indeed in his prime now, but the people around him can no longer keep up with him.

The road of life is long, but the people who can be by your side from beginning to end are a minority of the minority after all, and may even be just a luxury.

At this moment, Xun Ke suddenly understood that Gu Dan had been in a mood several times.

Unspeakable pain and suffering came suddenly.

At a loss.

The leader of Confucianism, the guardian of the Xia Dynasty, and the grand master, how much more name does he have on his body?

In the face of the power of time, everything is so pale and powerless.

He is still very young, but his partner is about to enter the end of his life and will never wake up again.

"Mr. Gu Gu."

Xun Ke grabbed Gu Dan's hand, his eyes showed the helplessness and haste of his youth, he seemed to be unprepared for all this.

Or rather, he deliberately let himself forget about it.

But there are some things that don't exist if you don't think about them.

When it was really about to come, Xun Ke realized that it was useless to deceive himself.

Gu Dan looked at him with a faint gaze and no words.

Xun Ke understood.

His hands trembled uncontrollably, and his spine, which was as tall as a green pine, suddenly collapsed, and he slowly squatted down, covering his face with his hands, and his whole body was twitching slightly.

When he has just reached his peak and began to make great achievements and make a great career, the closest person around him is destined not to be seen.

His life may have only just begun half of it, but this half is already an end that many people can't follow.

It is said that the most painful thing in this world is that a white-haired person sends a black-haired person.

But if you know that the black-haired person sends the white-haired person, it won't be more painful?

The most important thing is that the world can't stay, and Zhu Yan is a flowery tree.

The lively and beautiful girl who used to play tricks on him in the same small courtyard is now a dying old woman.

Sheng Yanhua made her stop a little look, but she couldn't recover her lost youth after all.

Xiaoying is more than eighty years old.

Ordinary people can live to this age, and in this era, they can already be called heaven's favor.

What's more, after she is old, she has no illness and no disasters, and she can be regarded as enjoying her old age.

But man is not always satisfied.

The partner who shares the bed is dying, but he is still in his prime.

Should we be happy or sad?

Gu Dan did not comfort Xun Ke.

Just like he didn't comfort Wang Mang at the beginning.

There are always things that cannot be comforted and cannot be comforted.

Gu Dan called Cang back to the Gu family's courtyard.

"Master, did you really allow me to move in?"

Cang was very surprised and very happy.

He knew that Master still loved him.

"You're the only one to live in."

Gu Dan has been repeatedly ordered and emphasized.

"Good, good."

Cangmei smiled, "Let me do my filial piety to you." ”

"Huh."

Gu Dan just sneered.

The little fat man in the past has become a big fat man, but he seems to have been born with an ability to make Gu Dan want to beat him at every turn.

The Gu family's courtyard was lively again.

Cang himself is not a diligent person, to be precise, he only completes official duties within the time specified by the Xia Dynasty, and once the time passes, he will leave without ambiguity.

After working in Yuzhou for so many years, he has only been pulled back to the imperial capital, and I have to say that it has a lot to do with Cang's style.

This kid doesn't like to suffer at all.

Today's Gu family courtyard, Gu Dan, Xun Ke, Xiao Ying and Cang are all back, except for the bird Li Sheng Yuan, the people who were familiar with the Gu family courtyard in the past are all here.

"Why aren't you busy?"

Xun Ke suddenly began to take root in the Gu family's courtyard, and was no longer busy with Confucianism and law, which surprised Xiao Ying.

Her husband is not an idle person, and he has his own knowledge and ambition, after all, he has learned from Mozi, and he doesn't know what the word rest is for so many years.

Now that she is suddenly dangling in front of her every day, it makes Xiao Ying a little unaccustomed.

"His martial arts have made a breakthrough and he needs to stabilize for a while, so I let him come back and stay for a while longer."

Gu Dan has already made an excuse for Xun Ke.

"Uh-oh."

Xiao Ying nodded as if she didn't understand.

She did not practice martial arts, although she was in contact with the top masters in martial arts, but the details were naturally uncertain, since Gu Dan had spoken like this, there was naturally no doubt, after all, Gu Dan had been out for nearly ten years in order to make a suitable set of exercises for herself!

Practicing martial arts, so it makes sense to take a break for a while.

The four of them all lived in a small courtyard, but they didn't make any trouble, after all, they are no longer when they were children, and many unreliable things are of course impossible to do now.

Every night, several people will sit under the stone table of the big willow tree and have a small talk, Gu Dan and Xun Ke are not eager, but fortunately, Xiaoying and Cang are more energetic, and most of the time the two of them are talking.

Occasionally talking about the shortcomings of the family, it is all related to Cang - his wife and concubines are too many, and after this guy's wife and concubine gave birth, Cang stopped touching it.

Therefore, Xiao Ying has reprimanded Cang a lot.

But Cang is also reasonable: "I have never been sorry for them, I have been well fed, I have never been excluded, I have never put on a face, what is wrong?" ”

Then he took several punches from Xiao Ying.

As for Xun Ke and Xiaoying's children, they didn't come over, their children are now in Yuzhou, taking over Cang's position and becoming the political envoy of Yuzhou, and they can be regarded as capable people.

It's just that it can't be compared with Xun Ke.

It's like Cang doesn't dare to compare with Gu Dan, having a particularly capable elder is also a great pressure in itself.

The days continue to move forward calmly, and there is no big event.

One day after January.

At the stone table under the willow tree, when several people came to sit every night as usual, Xiao Ying suddenly said: "I dreamed of Grandpa Xu and his mother yesterday!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Xun Ke's whole person was stiff.

Gu Dan raised his head suddenly.

Even Cang, who was kept in the dark, seemed to realize something at this time, his eyes wandered around Xun Ke and Gu Dan, and the hand holding the teacup suddenly began to tremble.

The boiling tea flowed out along the teacup, and he hurriedly put the teacup back on the stone table, squeezed out a bitter smile and said, "The tea is too hot." ”

In the end, it was Gu Dan who reacted first and asked, "Oh? What did you dream about? ”

"I dreamed that Grandpa Xu asked me if I was doing well and if anyone was bullying me. My mother was by Grandpa Xu's side, she didn't speak, she just patted me on the head, hehe. ”

Xiao Ying smiled and rubbed her gray hair, her face still had a little girl's posture, her eyes circled around the table, and she said with some regret: "There are only four of us left here, I miss them a little." ”

Yes, the four of them are the residents of the Gu family's small courtyard.

But in the past, many years ago, there were still a few people who would come and take a look around from time to time.

Now that the four of them are together again, but those who will come to visit the door will never come back again, no wonder Xiaoying dreams about it.

Xun Ke breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but suddenly tightened.

There are no words to express the gains and losses.

He just took Xiao Ying's hand and said as lightly and softly as possible, "I'm still here." ”

"What are you doing?"

Xiao Ying was a little shy, showing affection in front of an elder like Gu Dan and a junior like Cang made her a little shy, and she wanted to withdraw the palm that Xun Ke was holding.

But Xun Ke held it very tightly and didn't take the initiative to let go, so of course she couldn't pull it out, but her face was a little more ruddy.

Fortunately, neither Gu Dan nor Cang took the opportunity to ridicule, Cang just looked up at the dim sky tonight, and muttered: "Today's moon is so round!" ”

There was a wind blowing in the sky, and it fell on people's bodies, feeling a little cold.

Autumn is coming again, and the heavy dark clouds have pressed on the top, and we are not willing to give up.

The various exotic flowers and plants planted by Xiao Ying in the yard began to wither one after another, and a new cycle began.

The bleak autumn wind is now again.

"Let's take care of the yard!"

When autumn came, Xiao Ying looked at the fallen leaves all over the yard and said with a headache.

It's good to raise flowers and grass, but you don't run in autumn.

Now she doesn't have so much energy to take care of the flowers and plants in the yard alone, and occasionally she feels sleepy and tired after half an hour of activity.

After all, she is no longer young, not the little girl who can play for a day with unlimited energy, and now even the fallen leaves in the yard are enough for her headache.

"Okay."

Gu Dan nodded lightly, not all the flowers and plants in the yard were defeated, and the scorching sun chrysanthemum was still like the scorching sun spreading in the world, and the fragrance was all over the place.

On the contrary, on the side of the scorching sun chrysanthemum, a large number of flowers and plants have shown a trend of withering and curling, waiting for reincarnation.

Xun Ke and Cang went to get a broom, while Xiaoying took a pair of scissors and pruned the flowers and plants.

She prunes very slowly and carefully, and occasionally finds a few flowers and plants that can stand tall and tall in autumn, and she will happily touch them and lean in them to sniff.

With these things, even in autumn, the Gu family's courtyard will not look monotonous.

Xiao Ying pruned all the way from the corner of the yard, the speed was not fast, and even seemed slow, every movement was slow and a little stiff.

Xun Ke and Cang, who had finished sweeping the courtyard, wanted to go over to help, but were pulled by Gu Dan.

She just pruned the flowers and plants she had planted decades ago, and finally came to the side of the scorching sun chrysanthemum.

Slightly tired wiping the sweat off her forehead, Xiao Ying looked at the blooming Sun Tianju in front of her.

Its whole body is bright red like fire, the petals are crystal like glass, when it is in full bloom, it is like the sun falling on the world, and there is a faint fragrance that fills the garden.

This is a birthday gift given to her by her mother on her birthday, and she has always received the most meticulous care and love from her, which is Xiaoying's real favorite.

After so many years, this scorching sun chrysanthemum was destroyed by the magic grasp of Cang, and was healed by Gu Dan's wonderful hand of rejuvenation, it has survived, and now it is still in full bloom, it has never decayed, and it has almost become the most familiar scenery in the Gu family's courtyard.

The slender fingers lightly touched the glass-like petals, and the breeze blew, and even the sun was gently swaying.

"It's beautiful."

Xiao Ying looked at the Qirui blooming in front of her in a daze, and countless memories came to her heart.

Is it the flowers that are cherished, or the memories are more beautiful?

She couldn't tell the difference anymore.

"Uncle Gu."

Xiao Ying suddenly turned her head, and she asked, "Do you like her?" ”

Gu Dan was also stunned.

After a while, Gu Dan said slowly: "You can watch from a distance." ”

So Xiao Ying laughed softly, as if she had let go of a concern, her eyes crossed Xun Ke and Cang's faces, and the smile became more and more warm and gentle.

"I'm causing you a lot of trouble."

Xiao Ying said.

The scissors fell out of her hand.

Xun Ke rushed forward.

Cangzhi stood in place stunned, at a loss.

"Master Ying. Sister Ying."

Cang firmly grasped Gu Dan's palm, as if grasping a life-saving straw.

He wanted to pull Gu Dan over.

But Gu Dan stood there, like a stake, and he couldn't pull it.

When he came to Gu Dan's side, Cang was a little surprised to find that the master, who had hardly expressed his emotions all along, had a little sparkle in his eyes.

His breathing was a little heavier, but his steps seemed to be weighty.

Gu Dan raised his head and breathed deeply.

The sky is so deep and vast that there is no end in sight.

And the creatures that inhabit this land will face never-ending birth, old age, sickness and death again and again, just like water dissolved in water.

The autumn wind is blowing, the geese are flying, and flocks are paired, looking at the southern sky.

Can the creatures who still wander between heaven and earth be with each other from beginning to end?

Gu Dan has no answer.

Life is like a reverse journey, and I am also a pedestrian.

He had clearly anticipated what was going to happen a long time ago.

But I couldn't find any way.

The autumn wind blew Gu Dan's gray hair, distracting his vision.

He heard Xun Ke crying bitterly, he felt Cang let go of the hand that was holding him, and he sensed that in the small courtyard of the Gu family, a person's heart stopped beating.

Gu Dan finally took a step, and he walked towards the hut, each step was so precise and rigorous, as if the distance had already been measured.

He turned his back to the crowd and walked farther and farther.

Only the green robe that has not changed for many years is so familiar, as if it had been seen many years ago.

His figure finally disappeared into the small courtyard.

(End of chapter)