Twilight rises, and the night fog gradually grows.
Unknowingly, Li Ye walked outside Jinbao Pavilion. At this time, the shopkeeper was asking the waiters to close the store door. Looking at Li Ye walking by, he called out: "I haven't seen you for two years, young master. How are you doing lately?"
He looked up and said with a smile: "Long time no see. How is the shopkeeper always?"
The shopkeeper said quickly: "Thanks to the little master, it's okay. It's rare for you to pass by, why don't you come in and sit down?"
Li Ye lowered his head and thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's fine, I just wanted to ask you something."
The shopkeeper quickly welcomed Li Ye into the hall and ordered the waiter to bring tea.
"We have recently imported another batch of jade from the Central Region. Would you like to take a look, young master?" the shopkeeper said with a smile.
Li Ye nodded and said, "Please help the shopkeeper choose a jade pendant for the little girl to wear. It should be gentler."
When the shopkeeper heard this, he quickly walked into the counter, took out a wooden plate with jade pendants from the cabinet, and gently brought it out.
I selected a piece of light yellow jade Buddha, which was crystal clear and exuded a warm charm.
"Little master, what do you think of this piece? It is said that this jade was picked from near Fangcun Mountain in the Western Region. It is warm and moist with a touch of Buddhist spirit. It is suitable for little girls to wear to ward off evil spirits and protect themselves."
Li Ye took it, looked at it carefully in his hand for a while, nodded and said, "That's it. Please wrap it up for me. How many gold coins are there?"
"Young master, you are a distinguished guest and a monk, so I will give you a discount, forty-eight gold coins, how about it?"
"Okay, please wrap it up." Li Ye handed the jade pendant to the shopkeeper. "Also, I have two gems that I want to sell. I wonder if the shopkeeper is interested?"
While speaking, Li Ye stretched out his little hand in front of the shopkeeper and saw two gems, one red and one green, lying in his palm.
The shopkeeper was not surprised when he saw it. He quickly put on his glasses, took them and looked at them carefully.
After a long while, he murmured: "This is a treasure. It is not something you can find in Dongxuan Territory. It has aged a few years and is worth a lot of gold coins. Young master, have you really decided to sell it?"
Li Ye smiled and said, "Look, I'm wearing monk robes. Do I think I'm joking with you?"
The shopkeeper lowered his head and thought for a long time, gritted his teeth and said: "This treasure cannot be sold in Fengyun City. I have to take it to the Central Region to sell it for a good price. So, I will give this jade pendant you have to the little master. Yes, and I’ll give you another thousand gold coins, what do you think?”
"Money is nothing more than personal belongings. When I sell it, I will leave it to my parents for living expenses. Just follow the price mentioned by the shopkeeper."
Li Ye smiled lightly and said, of course he knew that these things would not fetch a good price in Fengyun City.
"Please wait a moment." After the shopkeeper said that, he turned and entered the inner room.
Li Ye picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip. He chose a jade Buddha for his sister and prepared a lot of gold coins for his parents, enough to cover his living expenses for five to ten years, which made his previously boring mood suddenly feel much lighter.
In less than half a moment, the shopkeeper came out holding an exquisite money bag. He put the money bag on the table, opened it to reveal the gold coins inside, and said with a smile: "Master, do you want to count it again?" After that, he handed it over again. Give Li Ye a small brocade bag, which contains the jade pendant from before.
Li Ye took the brocade bag and put it in. He tied the money bag, picked it up and put it away in his space ring. He clasped his hands to the shopkeeper and said, "Thank you so much, shopkeeper. Come to the Great Buddha Temple for tea when you have time."
The shopkeeper saw that all the money bags on the table were gone in a blink of an eye, knowing that Li Ye had a space container.
I couldn't help but be surprised, as Xindao was a rare good item in the Central Territory.
At that moment, he clasped his hands together and said, "Master, please walk slowly. When I have time, I will go to the Great Buddha Temple to offer incense and worship the Buddha."
Li Ye nodded, turned around and walked out of Jinding Pavilion.
The shopkeeper stood outside the door, watching Li Ye walking away from Khotan, and said softly: "There is such a person hidden in Fengyun City."
...
At the end of the unitary hour, Li Ye returned to Zizhuyuan. The master had already greeted his husband and Li Hongxiu to sit at the table in the garden, and Agui was serving food with the people from the stone kitchen.
Mu Mu looked at Li Ye who came in and pouted: "Brother disappeared after dinner and came back after dark. Don't you love Mu Mu and Xiaoxue?"
Li Ye touched her head and said with a smile: "Brother is looking for money. Didn't he borrow your money last time?"
Ye Zhiqiu smiled: "Hurry and wash your hands and get ready to eat."
Li Ye walked to the kitchen and said as he walked: "I have to get up early tomorrow. I won't drink tonight."
Upon hearing this, Li Hongxiu glanced at Mr.
The husband shook his head helplessly, thinking that I don’t know where he left.
The family sat in the garden, by candlelight and moonlight, and happily had a long-lost Mid-Autumn Festival family dinner.
Li Xiaoxue clamored for her brother to hug her and sat next to him, waiting for a red envelope to be given to her.
Li Ye took out the brocade bag from his arms, poured the jade Buddha out of it, handed it to Ye Zhiqiu and said, "I just bought it at Jinding Pavilion. I will put it on my sister after she takes a bath."
After that, he counted more than two hundred gold coins from the money bag, put them on the table, counted a hundred and handed them to Mu Mu, saying: "Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai each took thirty of these gold coins. I owed Mu Mu five coins before." One, and the other thirty-five for Mu Mu. You should save some money in the city and spend more time on reading and writing."
Like a little money addict, Mu Mu took the gold coins and counted them again before carefully putting them back into her bracelet.
Xiaobai held Li Ye's hand and said, "Brother gave it to me, what did you spend on it?" After speaking, he counted thirty coins and took them away without ceremony.
Xiaoqing nodded, counted thirty pieces and took them away.
Li Ye touched Mu Mu's head and said, "I practice in the temple, and I don't have to spend money on food and accommodation."
After finishing, he pushed the remaining one hundred or so coins in front of Li Hongxiu and said with a smile: "It's for Master and Master. Please give Master, please give Tang Youyu thirty-five gold coins. It can be regarded as the red envelope he gave out today."
Li Hongxiu smiled, put away all the gold coins in front of him, patted Li Ye on the shoulder and said, "Even if you have a conscience, it is not in vain that I have loved you all these years."
The husband stood up, took the wife's hand and said, "Come in and drink tea." He looked at Li Hongxiu who felt a little headache.
For a while, everyone dispersed one by one. Mu Mu and Xiao Qing carried Li Xiaoxue to give her a bath. This was what Ye Zhiqiu asked her to do, saying that it was to cultivate the relationship between the sisters.
Li Ye and Ye Zhiqiu were the only two people left in the garden. Ye Zhiqiu took Li Ye's hand and said, "Ye'er, you have suffered a lot these years. When you returned to the city, you went to the Great Buddha Temple again."
Li Ye hugged Ye Zhiqiu and said with a smile: "What kind of hardship is this? Mother, you don't know that your son's body is hard."
After saying that, he took out the money bag from the space ring, kept more than two hundred coins for himself, and put the remaining five hundred coins into the money bag. He pushed it in front of Ye Zhiqiu and said softly: "Mother, put these money away." ,in case for need."
Ye Zhiqiu's eyes turned red, and he took Li Ye's hand and said, "It's all useless mothers who want their sons to make money at a young age."
"These are nothing?... Only when the mother has money, the son can feel at ease." Li Ye stood up and pulled Ye Zhiqiu towards the back room.
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A large family gathered in front of the hall, eating melon seeds and peanuts and admiring the moon. The husband cleared his throat, looked at everyone and said, "Everyone is here today, and I am here to say something important."
Li Ye lowered his head and chewed melon seeds without making a sound.
"From now on, Zizhuyuan is where Ye'er and I and my family live and practice. No one is allowed to bring guests in. If you need to meet, you can go to the teahouse in the city or go to Tang Youyu's place."
"In a few days, I will set up a prohibition formation in the yard. No one who is not from our yard can come in, otherwise they will bear the consequences. I want to ensure that Zizhuyuan is a safe and secure living environment."
Li Hongxiu clapped her hands and continued: "I agree. Only if you live and practice safely here can we feel at ease outside."
Ye Zhiqiu looked at Li Ye and said, "Ye'er, did something happen? Is it suddenly so serious?"
The master also looked at the husband, his eyes a little confused.
Li Ye gently patted Ye Zhiqiu's hand and said: "This matter must be done sooner or later. The practitioners' mountain gates all have formations to protect the sect. Although we can't do it, we still have to set up a formation to protect the courtyard. of."
"There's no other meaning, it's just a precaution. We don't want to harm others, but we just have to prevent others from causing trouble."
Li Hongxiu nodded and said: "My husband and I are often away from the courtyard. Li Ye is also practicing in the temple. My sister at home is still young, and my husband and wife are not capable of dealing with danger. With the formation, everyone can feel at ease."
"Everyone should practice well. Mu Mu and Xiao Bai don't play around all the time. Remember to read and write with your mother and mistress." Li Yexiang suddenly thought of Ye Wuya's gloomy eyes.
The gentleman knocked on the table and said: "Tonight I will open the protective formation first. The ban on the door will remember everyone's breath and will not affect everyone's entry and exit. After I come back from the Great Buddha Temple in a few days, it will be perfected. Better."
The master was stunned and said, "Sir, do you also want to go to the Great Buddha Temple with Ye'er?"
The gentleman smiled and said, "You should remember Ye'er's master, Master Kuchan. We haven't seen each other for a long time, and he asked Ye'er to send a message asking me to drink tea with him."
The front hall suddenly became quiet, and Ye Zhiqiu glanced at Li Ye.
Li Ye smiled and said nothing. Since Li Mingzhu dared to poison herself in the restaurant, who can guarantee whether she will go crazy in Zizhuyuan?
In the eyes of Mr. Li Yehe, Li Mingzhu has become the enemy of both master and apprentice.
What's more, there is an insidious Yijian Wuxue Ye Wuya behind him. Who knows what he will do?
After what happened in the afternoon, Li Ye felt that he had grown up in an instant. Unknowingly, he had to stand in front of his parents and sister to shield them from the coming storm.
The teacher looked at Li Ye's tightly frowned brows, smiled faintly, and said, "Have a good sleep today. We will have breakfast before going to the Great Buddha Temple tomorrow. We have a lot of time, so don't be anxious."
Li Ye looked at his husband, then turned to look at Li Hongxiu, and suddenly said: "I haven't played the piano for a long time. I want to play a song for everyone."
When Li Hongxiu heard this, she patted the table and stood up. She smiled and said, "Don't move. I'll move the piano for you."
Ye Zhiqiu asked Li Ye gently: "Ye'er, did your wife receive any stimulation today?"
Li Ye smiled and said, "With Mr. and me here, how can Mistress suffer any injustice!"
Li Hongxiu moved her husband's iron piano to the front of the hall. The husband stepped forward and opened the cover, carefully tuned the piano, then looked at Li Ye and said, "Try it."
Li Ye stood up and sat down in front of the piano platform. He gently held the strings with his hands, slowly calming down his mood. With a move of his fingers, the sound of the piano flowed out from the strings, instantly rushing into the sky and penetrating the courtyard wall. purple bamboo forest.
When will the bright moon appear? Ask the sky for wine.
I don’t know what year it is today in the palace in the sky.
I want to ride the wind back home, but I'm afraid of beautiful buildings and beautiful buildings.
It’s extremely cold at high places. Dancing clear shadow, like in the world.
Li Ye played and sang, which seemed to erase the infinite depression in his heart. The teacher sighed after hearing the music. He sang along with Li Hongxiu to the tune of Li Ye's piano:
Turn to the Zhu Pavilion, look down at the Qihu, and the light will make you sleepless.
There shouldn't be any hatred, so what's the point of saying goodbye?
People have joys and sorrows, partings and reunions, the moon waxes and wanes,
This matter is ancient and difficult to complete. Nung, moon and new moon.
The melodious sound of the piano combined with the high-pitched singing, stirred up the entire Zizhu Courtyard. Mu Mu hugged Li Xiaoxue and hummed softly, while Xiaoqing and Xiaobai followed behind and learned to sing.
Ye Zhiqiu leaned against his master, his eyes full of joy and excitement.
My son is growing up slowly and is no longer afraid of the wind and rain in the world.
