In the early morning, the sky was foggy and seemed to be covered with a layer of fairy spirit.
The river flows quietly, with sparkling ripples, silently watching the countless villages and towns it passes through.
In a trance, the sun secretly revealed half of its face, red as if shy, and then rose slowly. The first ray of sunlight slowly spreads from the distant horizon, passing through the morning light like silk. Warm light opened a curtain on this endless land.
The small courtyard of the Yi family faces south. Entering from the main gate, what comes into view is a square picture of pines and cranes prolonging life, carved in the center of the one-character screen wall. In the misty light, lifelike.
The screen wall is composed of wall base, wall body and wall top. Blue stone blocks are piled up to form a platform, and the wall is made of green bricks. On it are carved pictures of pines and cranes prolonging life. The top of the wall is built with tiles, ridges, kissing animals, etc. to create various shapes such as carved eaves, brackets, and beams. It is exquisite and beautiful.
There is a utility room on the right, where some uncommon household items are usually placed.
Passing through an arch on the left, there is a long corridor, and there is another arch in front of it. Through the arch, there are two houses. The old housekeeper Li Lianfu has lived here all year round for more than 30 years.
In the middle of the two arches, go through the hanging flower door and enter the front yard. The yard is relatively open, with east and west wings on both sides.
There is a hut in the southwest corner of the front yard, which is collected every midnight by a manure collector who is responsible for pouring night fragrance. After the barrels on the carriage are full, they are transported to the outskirts and resold to local tenants.
In the open space on both sides of the front yard in front of the main house, there are two jujube trees planted. It is estimated that they are no less than a hundred years old and would take two adults to hug them.
The main room is divided into three rooms connected together, with the hall in the middle, the main room on the left, and a bedroom on the right. Yi Zheng occasionally stays there when he sleeps late.
There is a wing room on the easternmost side of the main house. After passing through the hall, you can enter the backyard. The backyard is much smaller than the front yard. There is a row of houses at the end divided into several rooms. There is an osmanthus tree planted in the yard, and Mr. Yi lives here.
Every September, when the sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant, the old man will pick the flowers, dry them in the sun, and use a special technique to make scented tea, which only weighs three to five kilograms. The resulting scented tea is light in color and has a strong fragrance. Others only smell the fragrance, but not the taste. Yi Zheng can only satisfy his craving on the first day of the year.
The mist gradually melted and became thinner. A breeze came from the foot of the mountain, mixed with cool air, and a purple brilliance crossed the earth from the distant sky.
Yi Zheng stood in the center of the courtyard, facing east. He tried to swallow the first ray of purple energy born in the morning between heaven and earth into his belly. Although he knew that he was doing useless work, he didn't want to give up. Once you want to give up, it means losing and accepting your fate.
The colorful spiritual world that once flew into the sky and escaped from the earth is so nostalgic and full of passion. Now the helplessness of walking on the ground has turned into a sigh...
Mr. Yi stood quietly by the entrance hall without saying a word. His black and white beard smelled like dust under the sunlight.
After a while, the two children came to the yard led by their mother, Lu Yunqing. Yi Yuan and Yi Wei left their mother behind and ran around chasing each other in the courtyard. Their clear laughter filled the entire courtyard.
Yi Zheng looked at this scene and felt happy in his heart. Looking at his wife Lu Yunqing's delicate face, Yi Zheng took a deep breath and said slowly: "After Yuan Day, Yuan'er will be eight years old. I plan to let him go to Master Jiang to attend private school for a few years."
Yi Zheng paused for a moment and then continued: "Yuan'er has the qualifications to practice. I plan to let him also embark on the path of practice...".
Lu Yunqing did not speak. He looked at Yi Zheng and knew clearly in his heart: "My husband has to practice every day and hopes that a miracle will happen one day. It's a pity that if he hadn't helped his brother block the fatal blow, he wouldn't have been able to do it." To end up like this, he turned immortal into mortal."
Seeing the hopeful look on her husband's thin face, Lu Yunqing knew that she couldn't refuse. Although I really want to be with my children, everyone has their own way to go. There are many people with the qualifications for spiritual practice, but not everyone can embark on the path of spiritual practice. If my family has this condition, it will not block the way forward for my children.
Then, Lu Yunqing nodded to Yi Zheng and said, "Okay... Then should I inform my elder brother and ask him to come and pick up Yuan'er to practice in the sect..."
Yi Zheng shook his head and said calmly: "Don't worry yet. Yuan'er will go to a private school for a few years. I will teach him the basic skills first. It won't be too late to join the sect after a few years. Besides, he is still young, and there are many things he cannot do. I don’t understand. When you have time, teach him more about how to get along with others, so that he won’t be ignorant of the ways of the world in the future.”
Lu Yunqing was very happy to hear that Yuan'er was not going to practice immediately, but also needed to be taught by himself. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Then why don't you inform eldest brother? There has never been a child with cultivation qualifications in the family in recent years. Yuan'er must be very happy to have cultivation qualifications and ask him to send some resources... Hmm , Does Wei'er have the qualifications to practice?"
Yi Zheng smiled helplessly and said: "The cultivation resources are not needed for the time being. I still have some, which should be able to allow Yuan'er to enter the threshold of cultivation. After that, I will ask the elder brother to take him to join the sect. It will depend on his own fortune in the future. Although Wei'er said She has no training qualifications, but she should be very talented in martial arts, and the Liuyun technique passed down from her family is also very suitable for her to practice. I will teach her well when she learns to read in two years."
"In the past few years, you have taken care of two children and delayed your martial arts practice. Otherwise, you will definitely be able to practice to the innate state. Next, you should calm down and practice hard, and strive to enter the innate state in one or two years."
Listening to Yi Zheng's words, Lu Yunqing was very moved. Yes, my family is now living together with He Meimei. Isn’t it much better than my eldest brother practicing alone outside?
