Chapter 10: Strange Things
The sun was good on this day, next to the thatched hut on the edge of the grass and valley field at the head of the village, several people were basking in the sun, squatting there with rice bowls and chatting while eating.
"Hey, haven't you heard? The eldest son of the old Yi family is back! ”
A man who was sucking porridge and rice raised his head when he heard this, looked at the visitor with wide eyes, and looked incredulous, and even some small porridge foam squirted out as he spoke.
"What? Baokang is such an honest person, and there is an eldest son outside? Then his family's fierce mother-in-law must not pick his skin! ”
"Hey, not what you think! It's Brother Baokang! ”
"His brother? It can't be that fool, right? "Tell me more!"
"Come on, come on, sit on a stool, sit on a stool......"
Someone hurriedly gave a stool to the visitor, and he squatted to the side to eat, and the visitor sat down politely and began to speak.
"Don't believe it, it's all about it."
"I saw someone go to Baokang's house two days ago to save relatives, can't it be those two people?"
The man who just came grabbed the chopsticks and poked the dots.
"Yes, yes, it's those two people, one is the eldest son of the Yi family, and the other is still a Jianghu guest! Well, after so many years, I have forgotten the name of the boss of the Yi family, what is it called Yi Shu......"
"Yi Shuyuan?"
Someone reminded that the man who spoke slapped his thigh with chopsticks.
"Yes, yes, that's the name, Yi Shuyuan! What did the old man say at the beginning, the Yi family had a 'Shuyuan' and a 'Hanlin', how could he suppress this name, which harmed the child's life, so Uncle Sheng changed Baokang's name before he died. ”
A man reached out and touched the porridge at the corner of his mouth, then stuffed it into his mouth, and said in surprise.
"You mean to say that the stupid one who ran out, uh, that Yi Shuyuan is not dead yet?"
"Not only did he not die, but he came back! I've heard that even dementia hysteria is cured! ”
While the people were talking, another man trotted over with a bowl, and the person was still a dozen paces away, and he was full of excitement.
"Hey, hey, I have news here, the eldest son of the Yi family is back!"
"You're talking about this, what's new for you?" "Come and talk about it!"
The newcomer likes to talk with something stuffed in his mouth, and while picking up the rice, he chews a few bites before saying mysteriously.
"I heard that the man walked back by himself, and he looks younger than Baokang!"
"Don't you look old?"
"Don't look old, Niu San said that the beard and hair are very black, and the face is also tender, looking left and right at the sky, saying that it can't reach thirty."
As soon as they heard this, several people nearby were shocked and stopped delivering food.
"Huh?" "Is that true?" "And that kind of thing?"
"Did you hear it wrong, or did Niu San read it wrong?"
Hearing that his news was refuted, the person who was talking with food immediately swallowed the food in his mouth and questioned it, and moved his neck to signal the direction of a village, and there were obviously some people chatting on that end.
"Oh, it's not just Niu San who says this over there, and a few others who have seen it say the same!"
"Isn't that the son of the eldest of the Yi family back?"
Some people raised doubts about the joint force, while others immediately refuted it.
"That's right, the calculation of time is indeed reasonable!"
"Can Bao Kang admit his mistake?" "That's it, and what mother-in-law is willing to give birth to a fool?"
"What if there is, what if he's fine outside, what if Baokang is confused? He's got a hysteria in his house......"
"Well, it's not impossible......"
"Let's take a look after eating?" "Well, check it out!" "Yes, by the way, see what the Jianghu guest looks like!"
A few people pondered and began to quickly cook their own meals, after all, no matter how old a person is, it is impossible for a person in his fifties to be like a young man, at least in a remote village like Xihe Village, this kind of thing is incredible.
Of course, compared to Yi Shuyuan, Ah Fei, a martial artist in the rivers and lakes, also made the villagers very interested.
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At the entrance of the hall in the courtyard of the Yi family, where the sun can bask and block the wind, Yi Shuyuan sat on a small stool, holding a pottery bowl filled with porridge and a small amount of dried radish in his hand.
A woman in a jacket and skirt with her hair in a bun was washing clothes by the well in the courtyard, this was the daughter-in-law of her nephew Yi Yong'an.
Yi Shuyuan's gaze skipped the woman and then looked at other places, a few low houses, earthen walls and thatched doors, with residual snow on the roofs of the houses and in the courtyards, and the sight extended outward, and the surrounding houses were all of the same style from far or near.
Looking into the distance through the courtyard gate, the plains are covered with snow, and the mountains are covered with plain, but there are no tall buildings, no accessible avenues, and no electric poles or the like.
Of course, those villagers who pretend to be passing by, or who are specially looking at the door, cannot be ignored.
Ah Fei, who had something in his heart, stood next to Yi Shuyuan with a pottery bowl, and would unconsciously follow Yi Shuyuan's line of sight from time to time.
However, Yi Shuyuan's gaze also closed as the courtyard door closed.
At this time, Yi Baokang has already closed the door of the courtyard, otherwise the house will be like being watched by a monkey, and someone will always come.
There were still underestimates and discussions from the villagers outside, and some even had the audacity to understand that Ah Fei was good at talking, and shouted into the courtyard.
"Hey, can you do some fist and kick kung fu for us to see?" "yes, let's see!"
"I heard that martial arts are good at jumping high!" "Hahaha......"
In this regard, Yi Shuyuan and Ah Fei didn't hear it.
"These idlers...... Brother, Mai Daxia, don't be surprised, after a while, everyone should not be so idle......"
Yi Baokang came over to apologize, and Ah Fei hurriedly said with a grim face.
"Don't, Uncle Yi, don't call me that!"
However, although he said so, Ah Fei was still a little fluttering in his heart, some people called him a hero, thinking so, but he would still glance at Yi Shuyuan carefully.
Yi Shuyuan smiled, Ah Fei's movements are all in his eyes, I don't know if you are careful? But Yi Shuyuan did not expose it.
Yi Baokang patted the dust on his body and went to the kitchen to serve porridge, where his daughter-in-law Zhao was talking to her son, and there seemed to be a slight quarrel, and his pace couldn't help but speed up a little.
The wall of the Yi family's courtyard is a little higher, and as soon as the door closes, there are fewer people who come, at least there is not much sound.
Ah Fei finished eating the porridge, stood for a while, and hesitated to speak after some psychological struggle.
"Senpai, I want to go home......"
Yi Shuyuan turned his head to look at him in a slightly surprised expression, for a period of time, he was a little used to Ah Fei by his side, but he quickly understood Ah Fei's words, and his face showed relief.
"It's time for you to go back, remember to reconcile with your father, you can hear from your words, he still cares about you."
"Hmmm......"
"When are you leaving?"
Ah Fei bowed his head slightly.
"Today."
Yi Shuyuan nodded, and it was hard to say anything, but he just ate all the porridge in the bowl, and there was a banquet in the world, not to mention that he and Ah Fei were people from two worlds.
"Senpai!"
Ah Fei's voice was a little heavier, Yi Shuyuan looked at him, but saw Ah Fei put down the dishes and chopsticks and came to the courtyard, and knelt down against Yi Shuyuan with both hands in fists.
"My predecessors saved my life and passed on my heart, it was my Mai Lingfei who reborn my parents, this great kindness and virtue I Mai Lingfei will never forget, and he will try his best to repay him in the future! If this life is not enough, then the next life, if the next life is not enough, then another life, seniors, please accept my Mai Lingfei! ”
After saying this excitedly, Ah Fei bowed down and kowtowed three times on the ground.
This time, Yi Shuyuan just stood up, but he didn't help Ah Fei, so he accepted the other party's big gift, which made Ah Fei feel better.
The Li family, who was doing laundry in the courtyard, stopped, and several people on the other side of the kitchen also poked their heads out.
Ah Fei raised his head and got up, walked to the courtyard gate, opened the door and glanced back at Yi Shuyuan in the courtyard, then stepped out in one step, lifting his internal qi and speaking to the village.
"Folks in Xihe Village, if you want to see martial arts, I'll show you-"
This is not only to satisfy the curiosity of others, but also to indulge oneself for a short time, and to show one's predecessors what they have gained.
The next moment, Ah Fei jumped up lightly, a figure like a fluttering butterfly and a light swallow bird, using the haystack of the house, using his fist to lift the weight and volley away lightly.
"Flying-stepping on the swallow-chasing the moon-"
The fist roared like thunder, and the strength was like a strong wind, lifting the snow on the roofs of many houses, and the place where it passed was like a swallow carrying fine snow, and it fell for a while.
I also saw that the villagers of Xihe Village widened their eyes and opened their mouths!
Ah Fei's voice echoed, and the person was already far away......
Yi Shuyuan looked into the distance, and his heart was full of relief, what did Ah Fei grow up with martial arts!