Lin Ye just felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't really resent anyone.
My mother-in-law once said, how terrible would it be if there were no people in this world who were close or distant?
His mother-in-law also asked him, if I had a quarrel with someone else and I was the one who ignored him, who would you help?
My mother-in-law also said that in this world, there are really people who help relatives but not relatives, and they should live in temples. As for us working people, since we still know how to help relatives and not help relatives, we can’t do any worse, even if they call us Countryside.
One is honest, the other is simple, and the other is a helper but not a helper, so it is rural.
Lin Ye understood what his mother-in-law said, but what Lin Ye was thinking was, how could you quarrel with others, and when would you ignore them?
The children you teach, whether they have been taught for three days or three years, should not be bad.
When he walked back, his speed was not very fast. From time to time, he recalled the two red lights like will-o'-the-wisps in his mind.
As they were walking, they saw a majestic man in black brocade passing another intersection. The man glanced at Lin Ye and turned the thing he was carrying to his side, as if he didn't want Lin Ye to see it.
Lin Ye didn't think much about it. He just thought that the man should be a real master and casually dealt with the things in the backyard of the martial arts hall.
As for what it was, Lin Ye probably had a guess in his mind.
General Tuoba Lie briefly stayed in Yunzhou after defeating Lou Fan's army and was named Bei Yehou. However, Yunzhou did not enjoy peace for long.
Less than a year after the Loufan people withdrew, Tuoba Lie was preparing to lead his troops back to the court. A crooked sect appeared in Yunzhou, claiming to be the Chaoxin Sect.
These disciples of Chaoxin Sect, under the guise of teaching people to do good deeds and accumulate virtue, actually practice evil arts.
They practice with human blood, and the masters among them can indeed achieve the effect of prolonging life. It is even said that the leader of Chaoxin Sect has the ability to rejuvenate his youth.
They also secretly won over many officials and gave them Chao Xin Dan made from human blood, saying it could cure diseases and exorcise evil spirits.
In less than a year, it developed and expanded in Yunzhou. At that time, a Chaoxin Pill was worth hundreds of gold on the black market, and it was impossible to buy it even if you had no means or money.
The abnormal development of Chaoxin Sect aroused the alarm of General Tuoba Lie, who asked people from Yangshen Palace on Tianshui Cliff to come forward to investigate.
It didn't take long for Shangyang Palace to find out the activities of Chaoxin Sect, and even found out that Chaoxin Sect was suspected of treason.
Therefore, the chief minister of Tianshuiya sent people to Geling, the imperial capital, overnight, and asked Shangyang Palace to dispatch experts to conquer the demons.
On that day, eight hundred white robes fell in Yunzhou, and the disciples of Shangyang Palace, led by a great Lijiao, joined forces with the Beiye Army to annihilate the Chaoxin Sect.
But no one could have imagined that this battle would last for two years. Two-thirds of the eight hundred white robes were lost in Yunzhou. Xiao Zhoutian's divine method killed the leader of the Chaoxin Sect and declared the Chaoxin Sect's demise.
In the past two years, the Beiye Army mobilized on a large scale to search and suppress the remnants of the rebels throughout Yunzhou, killing 100,000 Chaoxin Sect disciples.
After the banditry was eliminated, Beiye Hou Tuoba Lie was named Beiye King by the emperor of the Dayu Empire and stayed in Yunzhou to garrison.
The results of this battle were reported to the imperial court, causing shock to both the government and the public. Who dares to believe that more than a thousand officials, large and small, in Yunzhou were bribed by the Chao Xin Sect.
Emperor Dayu was furious and ordered all the officials involved in the case to be executed. The land of Yunzhou was filled with blood.
Lin Ye had also heard these stories told by Jianghu people who kept Shoushanku. At that time, some people said that people from the Chaoxin Sect practiced sorcery, and when they performed their magic, their eyes were red, like wild beasts.
He also said that once these people practice demonic arts, they will become less human and ghostlike, and the more they practice, the uglier they will become.
Lin Ye just didn't expect that in the backyard of such an ordinary martial arts hall, there would be remnants of the Chaoxin Sect hidden.
With so many thoughts in his mind, he returned to Lao Chen's courtyard unknowingly. When he pushed the door open and went in, his legs immediately tightened.
Xiao Zinai had been waiting for him at the door. When he saw him opening the door and coming in, he rushed forward and hugged his thigh.
He moved quickly and smoothly, and after hugging him, he sat on Lin Ye's feet. He raised his head and looked at Lin Ye pitifully with his big, invincible eyes.
The snow dog Xiaohan was wandering around the forest leaves, looking even more excited than Xiao Zinai.
"well......"
Lin Ye sighed softly, letting Xiao Zina hang on his lap, and moved forward.
Xiaohan probably didn't know how to do this while sitting on the instep, so he bit Lin Ye's pants.
Lin Ye walked forward, dragging his feet on the ground with a little girl hanging on his right leg, and dragging his feet on all fours with a little puppy on his left leg.
Walking to the living room, Lin Ye leaned over and lifted Zinai and Xiaohan up with one hand in each hand. He put Zinai on the bench and Xiaohan in Zinai's arms.
"hungry?"
Lin Ye asked.
Xiao Zinai kept nodding.
Lin Ye said: "Didn't I prepare food for you?"
After learning last night that this girl could eat, Lin Ye didn't dare to prepare less, for fear of starving her.
The food left in the pot was prepared by him when he got up early in the morning. He felt that this girl would have no problem eating it for a day. Even if she could eat it, she was still a child under ten years old after all. He forgot to ask how old she was. How much more can I eat.
I ate a lot last night, probably because I haven't had a full meal for a long time, so I looked scary.
Lin Ye asked her as he walked to the kitchen, opened the lid of the pot and looked at it. It was empty. The steamed buns and vegetables were on the grate. The grate was clean as if it had been washed.
Not to mention the food, even the water under the grate was gone. Looking at the pot, it seemed that this girl was diligent and cleaned the stove pot.
When Lin Ye reached out to get the apron, he saw the little girl sitting on the threshold of the kitchen holding the dog, smiling silly at him.
"You even washed the pot?"
Lin Ye said: "It's worthy of praise..."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Zinai shook his head: "Water, drink it, drink it all."
Lin Ye was silent for a moment, then walked to Xiao Zina and squatted down, put a hand on her head and said, "The drinking water is boiled in the house. Next time, don't drink the water from the iron pot for hot meals. It's not clean."
Xiao Zinai's eyes were bright, and he smiled and replied: "But the water in the pot for heating the food smells like steamed buns."
Lin Ye was stunned.
He rubbed Xiao Zinai's head: "Wait for me for a while, and I will cook for you."
He turned around and went to the stove when Xiao Zinai's voice came from behind him.
"Brother, do it slowly and don't burn it. I can bear it. I will bear it."
Lin Ye's heart trembled.
He turned around and forced a smile: "Don't worry, brother will do it quickly and well, and he won't burn himself."
Xiao Zinai raised his thumb: "Brother is great!"
As they were talking, Lao Chen came back with a wooden cart. It was late at night, and his noodle soup stall had no business.
Xiao Zinai looked back at Lao Chen and laughed heartlessly: "Grandpa."
Lao Chen was stunned when he was called, and looked at Lin Ye in the kitchen: "She calls you brother, she calls me grandpa, you call me uncle Chen?"
Lin Ye: "Let's discuss it ourselves."
Lao Chen nodded: "That's okay, I look older anyway."
He put the cart away and stretched out his hand towards Xiao Zinai: "Come here and give me a hug. This shout of grandpa cannot be in vain."
Xiao Zinai shook his head: "I can only hold him in my arms."
Old Chen chuckled: "You two really look like brothers and sisters. I can't say how similar you are, but you feel very similar."
Lin Ye ignored Lao Chen's chatter and turned around to ask him, "Are you going to eat?"
Lao Chen: "Eat."
Lin Ye: "You're a rice seller, and you come back all day without eating? Are you so busy that you don't have time to cook yourself a bowl of noodles?"
Lao Chen: "It's not delicious."
Lin Ye: "..."
While cooking, he said: "Then you should return some of the rent I paid you to me. After all, there is a lot of food money every day."
Lao Chen didn't hesitate: "Okay, I can return it all to you."
Lin Ye turned around again: "Why?"
Lao Chen looked at him, then at Xiao Zinai, then at the silly gray-white dog, and said with a smile: "It's okay, this is how it should be at home."
After the meals were cooked, Lin Ye brought them to the living room one by one, and Xiao Zinai followed him back and forth with the dog in his arms.
Lin Ye was walking in front, and the little girl was stretching her neck behind to smell the aroma of the food.
The three of them sat down, and Xiao Zinai reached out to grab the steamed buns. Lin Ye tapped the back of her hand with chopsticks.
The boy frowned in pain, his expression was heart-wrenching.
Lin Ye said seriously: "In the future, you must remember the rules. If there are elders at home, the elders should use their chopsticks first, and then the younger ones can do so. In addition, you cannot grab steamed buns without washing your hands..."
"wash!"
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Zinai had already rushed out, went to the water tank outside, tiptoed to scoop water into the wooden basin, and then washed his hands carefully.
After washing, he ran back and put his small hands in front of Lin Ye's nose: "Clean."
Lin Ye pointed to the small bench, and Xiao Zinai sat down obediently and put his little hands behind his back.
Lao Chen felt soft-hearted when he saw the child like that, and said quickly: "Eat, eat, you must be hungry, don't listen to your brother, our family doesn't have that many rules, just eat when you are hungry."
Xiao Zinai: "Ouch~"
Little puppy: "Ouch~"
Lao Chen: "Hey!"
Lin Ye: "Alas..."
If her mother-in-law were here, she would definitely teach Xiao Zinai very seriously and teach her how to wash her hands before eating, how to respect the elderly, and how to be courteous.
But Lao Chen is not a mother-in-law.
Lin Ye thought for a while, he himself was not the same, his mother-in-law was the only one in the world.
Thinking of this, the gentle and kind face of his mother-in-law appeared in his mind, and the sadness in Lin Ye's heart that he had deliberately hidden quietly seeped out.
It's like water under duckweed. You can see green leaves next to each other everywhere. If you throw a pebble in, the green waves will not be suppressed by each leaf.
He is only fourteen.
After dinner, Lin Ye packed up his things out of habit and did not allow Lao Chen to help. Maybe it was because the white hair on Lao Chen's temples was more obvious under the light, or maybe it was because Lao Chen's waist was a little tight when he stood up. Slow, or maybe Lin Ye just thinks that this is what juniors should do.
When Xiao Zinai helped Lin Ye carry the dishes and chopsticks, Lin Ye didn't stop him, but rewarded him with a smile that he was not very good at.
She was practicing how to behave, and he was practicing how to laugh.
Lin Ye squatted in the sink and washed the dishes, while Xiao Zinai wiped the water off the dishes and chopsticks with a rag.
"What are you going to do later?"
Lin Ye asked while washing the dishes.
Xiao Zinai put his hands beside his face, pillowed his face on his hands, puffed out his mouth and replied: "Huhu."
Lin Ye shook his head: "It's not Huhu, I need to wash up first, and then I can go Huhu."
Xiao Zina pouted: "I just washed it yesterday."
Lin Ye: "I have to wash it every day!"
Half an hour later, the washed boy got into bed and pulled the dog, who obviously didn't want to sleep, by its tail into his arms.
Lin Ye gestured with his thumb towards her, then walked to the door of the living room, sat down on the steps, and exhaled slowly.
Lao Chen lit his pipe and sat down next to Lin Ye.
"Uncle Chen."
"Um?"
"If one day I... travel far away, can you help me take care of the little girl? I can leave all the money I have with you to pay for her meals. Of course... it probably won't be enough. Yes, just ask her to help you wash the dishes, and I will also teach her to sweep the floor and tidy up the yard tomorrow, so I can help you as much as I can."
Lao Chen's pipe stopped in mid-air, and the sparks gradually dimmed.
After a long moment, he nodded: "Okay."
After a long while, Lin Ye was very bad at forcing a smile: "Thank you for not asking why."
Lao Chen knocked the ashes from his pipe and got up to go back to sleep.
"You are a person who won't accept losing even if you hit a tree. You will always have to travel far away. Why should I ask?"
He walked toward the side room with his hands behind his back. In fact, he wasn't that old, but for some reason, his pace tonight was... shaky.
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[Brother Meng, this is yesterday’s additional update. The new book is really written slowly and has not been saved. When will I save five or six chapters, I will send them out in one day. Whether you believe it or not, I don’t believe it. Bah, I am. Convinced. 】
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