Liu Nian left again, still without paying for the drink.
Su Mo was still sitting in front of the window, dressed in white, looking at everything outside the window...
Only this time, Su Mo raised his head.
The way of heaven... is different!
The autumn wind picks up dew, and the spring rain sings.
In a daze, I don’t know how many years have passed...
Xiao Xuanji still hasn't come back, and it seems difficult to escape from the world of mortals.
On the contrary, Liu Nian and Feng Zun often came to the restaurant to sit with Su Mo, who liked peace and quiet.
Liu Nian, the human emperor, seemed to be gradually getting tired.
Feng Zun often looked at Su Mo, but he didn't know what he was thinking...
Things in this world still seem to have not changed at all, and people in the world are still working at sunrise and resting at sundown.
The restaurant in the city no longer seems to have the fragrance of tea wafting out, just like an old man in his twilight years.
The man in white clothes on the attic of the restaurant also had an old look on his face...
This seemed to be a deliberate move by Su Mo so that he could be like the people in the city.
He will also grow old...
The Samsara Mirror on Su Mo's hair often shines with bronze light, illuminating Su Mo's increasingly aging face.
In its ignorant spiritual consciousness, it knew that this was due to Su Mo's cultivation.
But he still felt the desolation in Bai Yi's heart...
...
Time is like quicksand, unpredictable.
The 'Confucian Sage' is still being looked for on imperial lists posted everywhere in the world, even in this small town.
People often pass by the restaurant and look up at the old man with white clothes and white hair on the attic of the restaurant. They seem to think that that is the person they are looking for on the imperial list.
Confucian sage!
It's just that the shopkeeper of this restaurant doesn't seem to like going out. He just keeps standing there, as if he hasn't moved for a long time.
They couldn't be sure whether he was the person they were looking for on the imperial list...
That day, a few children in the city were playing around, and a grass ball picked up from somewhere was thrown into the attic of the restaurant.
Several children blamed each other for a few times, and then a little girl stood at the door of the restaurant and timidly shouted to the restaurant, "Is there anyone there? Can we come in?"
Su Mo's vicissitudes of voice came from upstairs, "Come in."
The children immediately beamed with joy, walked into the restaurant happily, and ran up to the attic.
As soon as they went up to the attic, the children saw the grass ball next to the man in white.
But the man in white didn't seem to be looking at the grass ball, just looking out the window.
"Da Baibai, I'm sorry, our ball was accidentally thrown in. Can we pick up our own ball?" The little girl who spoke before said to Su Mo in a very sensible way.
She didn't come directly to pick up the ball because she remembered her mother once said that you should be polite when entering other people's houses.
Hearing the little girl's question, Su Mo turned around, bent down to pick up the grass ball on the ground, and handed it to the little girl.
The little girl immediately jumped up to Su Mo happily and took the straw ball from Su Mo's hand.
Several other children watched the little girl retrieve the grass ball, with small satisfied smiles on their faces.
"Thank you, uncle!" The little girl happily held the straw ball and saluted Su Mo.
Su Mo shook his head, "No need."
The little girl smiled as brightly as a flower. When she looked at Su Mo, she was suddenly startled. She timidly asked Su Mo curiously: "Is the eldest uncle a Confucian sage?"
The emperor's list posted everywhere is always looking for the Confucian sage. It seems that everyone in the world knows the word "Confucian sage", and also knows that "Confucian sage" is an old man with white clothes and white hair.
The Human Emperor has been looking for this 'Confucian Sage' for a long time.
There was a trace of expectation on the little girl's face, and she seemed a little nervous.
Su Mo looked at the expression on the little girl's face and asked, "Do you hope I am a Confucian sage?"
The little girl nodded immediately.
Su Mo asked: "Why?"
The little girl thought for a while, but there was a hint of melancholy on her supposedly innocent face, "Because the Emperor's decree is looking for a Confucian saint. Anyone who finds a Confucian saint can go to the Yamen and get a large sum of money."
The little girl lowered her head sadly, "Daddy injured his foot a few days ago, and the doctor needs some money."
"If the eldest uncle is a Confucian saint, I can go to the Yamen to get the reward for my father to see a doctor."
Su Mo sighed slightly, "Is your father seriously injured?"
The little girl shook her head, then nodded, and said with great sincerity: "It's not serious, but I hurt my foot, so I can't work in the fields."
"Besides, my mother is weak and can't help my father..."
Then the little girl raised the straw ball in her hand and said with some disappointment: "I wanted to sell the straw ball to make money and help daddy, but no one wants it!"
Su Mo looked at the straw ball in the little girl's hand. The straw ball was very rough, but it was the hard work of a child.
"Does your father need a lot of money to see a doctor?" Su Mo asked again.
The little girl nodded, "It costs more than ten taels of silver!"
"How much money can you get if you find a Confucian sage?"
"Twenty taels!"
Twenty taels seems to be half the income of ordinary people in this world.
Su Mo looked at the gloomy look on the little girl's face and sighed softly.
He gently raised his hand and touched the little girl's cheek, with a soft smile on his face, "Go to the Yamen..."
"You have found the Confucian sage, I am it!"
The little girl's eyes lit up and she looked up at Su Mo, "Really?"
Did she really find the Confucian sage? In this way, she can help her injured father!
Su Mo nodded, "Go quietly and don't make any noise. After they confirm that they are looking for me, they will send money to your house."
The little girl jumped up happily holding the straw ball, "Thank you, Uncle Confucian Saint."
After saying that, the little girl immediately turned around and ran downstairs. The children on the other side also looked very happy.
In the world of children, there is no intrigue. I'm just happy that the little girl can get money in exchange!
The little girl ran a few steps and looked at the straw ball in her hand. Then she turned back to Su Mo and handed the straw ball in front of Su Mo. "Uncle Confucian Saint, I can give you this straw ball." You?"
Su Mo took the straw ball, and the little girl immediately asked, "Can I still come and play?"
Su Mo smiled, patted the little girl's head and nodded.
"Thank you, Uncle Confucian Saint! Goodbye, Uncle Confucian Saint!" The little girl turned around again and ran downstairs.
Several other children also waved to Su Mo, "Uncle Confucian Sage, goodbye."
After the children left, Su Mo shook his head with a smile and looked out the window.
As night fell, two figures rushed into Su Mo's restaurant.
It was Liu Nian and Feng Zun!
Liu Nian looked at Su Mo with an unkind expression and said angrily:
"You actually defrauded me of twenty taels of silver."
Su Mo's eyes fell on Feng Zun's lower abdomen, his expression dull...
