Yang Xuan simply leveled a piece of land not far from the nunnery.
Then he used the dagger he carried with him to cut down the branches and build a simple shelter for himself.
After doing this, it was getting dark.
Yang Xuan went hunting again.
There were really many wild animals in this era, and Yang Xuan got a pheasant and two rabbits without much effort.
After processing it by the creek, he threw the offal and other items that could easily attract wild beasts near his shelter to use as bait.
Afterwards, a fire was lit and pheasants and hares were roasted.
As night fell, after roasting for about an hour, the pheasant and hare were finally ready to eat.
Yang Xuan took out the salt he carried from his arms, sprinkled a little on the food, and just ate it.
Meanwhile, in the nunnery.
Master Zhiguang was sitting and meditating as usual, but her heart was always in a mess.
No matter how many times you recite the verses, they remain the same.
Memories from the past always pop up in my mind.
Snapped!
A soft sound.
She looked down and saw that the string of beads in her hand had been disconnected.
He rolled from the couch to the ground and finally stopped when he hit the threshold.
"Could it be that I really can't let go?" She sighed softly and walked out of the meditation room immediately.
The moonlight shone brightly on the ground, reflecting her shadow.
She looked up at the starry sky and found the star she had seen countless times before.
"Dad, senior brother is here."
"I know what he means, but I don't want to go back to that place again."
"There's nothing wrong with just being with the Ancient Buddha of Green Lanterns all the time."
She whispered softly, not knowing who she was talking to.
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The next day, early morning.
Yang Xuan stood up and stretched.
His sleep last night was not comfortable at all, but in the wild, it was good to have such conditions.
In the latter part of the night, predators appeared near the shelter.
It was the entrails of pheasants and rabbits he threw that attracted them.
Yang Xuan was not polite and killed them all.
In this way, food for the next few days will be guaranteed.
Today, his task is to make all this meat into smoked meat.
After all, the weather is getting hotter and hotter now, making it difficult to preserve.
It took a whole morning to prepare the meat and set up the smoking rack.
This may be an extremely physically demanding job for others, but for him it couldn't be easier.
His place is not far from the nunnery, and thick smoke rises when making smoked meat.
Naturally, it will attract the attention of everyone in the nunnery.
The old nun who received Yang Xuan yesterday recognized him.
Very unexpected.
Unexpectedly, this person didn't leave?
It looks like he wants to live here.
So she told Master Zhiguang about this.
When the latter heard this, he was surprised, but not much surprised.
Because...this is the senior brother she is familiar with.
She didn't go to Yang Xuan, she wanted to wait for her senior brother to leave on his own.
After all, senior brother is not an ordinary person, and he cannot leave the court for too long.
So, in the following days, everyone in the nunnery talked most about Yang Xuan who lived outside in their spare time.
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A county under the jurisdiction of Jiang/Su Province.
There have been floods here in recent years, but as time has passed, the people who fled outside have come back to farm.
After all, it’s hard to leave your homeland.
No matter how far away they are from their hometown, they will always remember their hometown.
This is a characteristic unique to Chinese people, which is completely different from that of the West.
Tie Xuan, the right censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was ordered to inspect past disaster relief and corruption matters.
And here is one of his last destinations.
He is now conducting a private visit incognito with his bodyguards disguised as Jin Yiwei.
Since he started patrolling last year, he has paid private visits incognito wherever he goes.
He didn't believe the account book evidence provided by local officials. He only believed the local people.
The people know best and feel the most clearly whether the court's disaster relief grain and disaster relief money have been put to practical use.
Arriving at a village, Tie Xuan saw that the fields here had been harvested.
The summer harvest of wanting to come here is over.
He walked into the village, found a random house, and knocked on the door.
"Is anyone home?"
Soon, the courtyard door opened and a little head poked out.
"Child, where are your adults?" Tie Xuan knelt down, smiled, and reached out to touch the boy's head.
However, the other party dodged him and looked at Tie Xuan with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
"Grandpa, grandpa, there is someone!" the boy shouted towards the yard.
After a while, an old man with half white hair came over.
He should not be old, never more than forty years old. After all, in this era, early marriage and early childbearing are the norm.
After seeing Tie Xuan and others, the old man quietly protected his grandson behind him.
"May I ask who you are looking for?" the old man asked warily.
Although the clothes Tie Xuan and the others were wearing were not made of expensive silk, they were very clean without a single patch.
More importantly, the old man could feel that the temperament of the person in front of him was different from everyone he had ever seen.
Even their landlord, Mr. Wang, can't compare.
"Brother, don't be afraid. We are merchants from other places, engaged in the grain business. When we come to your place, the weather is hot, so we want to ask for some water."
Tie Xian explained with a smile.
"Are you from the government?" the old man asked again.
"Oh? Brother, how did you know that we are from the government?" Tie Xuan asked curiously.
"The feeling you give me is different from anyone I've ever seen."
"There is a kind of... um... official prestige, yes, official prestige." The old man thought for a long time and finally came up with a suitable adjective.
"Haha, brother, please don't misunderstand. We just have a little relationship with the government, and we are not officials." Of course Tie Xuan would not admit his identity.
"Okay, noble man, please come in!" The old man turned sideways and made way.
Regardless of whether the person in front of him is from the government or not, he cannot afford to offend him.
"Sorry to bother you, brother," Tie Xuan said.
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