Chapter 3318 Returning Home in Glory Part 2
The Bai family left servants to clean the house, and Mr. Bai's family took care of it, so the house was in good condition.
They wrote back early before they came back, so the house had been cleaned and the bedding was new. As soon as the owners came back, hot water and meals were ready.
Before returning, Old Madam Liu had the main courtyard cleaned up, but Bai Shan and Zhou Man were unwilling to move in, so they insisted that Old Madam Liu live there.
The two of them lived in the small courtyard that used to belong to Baishan.
Zhou Man finished washing up, and with his hair still wet, he threw himself on the bed and sighed, "Finally, I can rest."
Bai Shan took a cloth and went forward to wipe her hair. "Let's go to bed early tonight. We have many people to meet tomorrow."
Zhou waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's okay. We're all acquaintances. We were just sitting together chatting. Besides, there are so many people coming back this time, so there won't be many questions about the two of us."
Bai Shan agreed. All the Zhou family members who could come back had returned. Not to mention others, Zhou Liuge and Zhou Lizhong's wife were returning home for the first time, and they brought back a bunch of children. There were too many people to question. If they kept a low profile, most of the villagers would probably not remember them.
The people in the village, especially the older ones, are all like this. As long as someone talks to them, they don’t mind who is talking.
Zhou Man sat up and asked Bai Shan to help her wipe her hair. "There are too many people and it's noisy. How about I call my second or third brother tomorrow and we go up the mountain?"
"What are you doing up the mountain?"
"Come and see the medicinal herbs and fruit trees that have been planted in the village over the years, and also take a look at our small farm."
The small farm that Zhou Man and Bai Shan, also known as Bai Erlang, ran when they were young is still there. Zhou Man and Bai Erlang's fields are still mixed together and have been managed by the Bai family's servants and farmhands, and there is an income every year.
Although this amount of income may not seem like much to them now, it is still considerable when compared with their living expenses.
"Okay, let's go up the mountain tomorrow." Bai Shan said, "Call Yin Huo and Bai Er to join us."
Yin Huo lived in the yard next to them. He was weak, and although traveling by water was shorter and easier than traveling by land, he was still tired, so as soon as he moved into the yard, he washed, ate, and went to bed.
I'm dreaming now.
Those who go to bed early and get up early will wake up the next day when most people are still asleep.
He lay down for a while before getting up. Changshou yawned and brought him hot water to wash up. "Master, why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Yin Huo wiped his face and asked, "Are Bai Shan and the others up?"
"No, it's very quiet next door."
Yin Huo went out, looked up at the misty distance, took a deep breath and smiled, "The air here is clean, the water vapor is abundant, and the mountains and forests are stacked. It is indeed a good place."
He turned his head and glanced at the mountain not far behind the house, nodded and said, "This place is particularly good, backed by mountains and facing water, the feng shui is excellent. No wonder Master Bai chose to settle here."
The master of the Bai family hadn't gotten up yet, so Yin Huo didn't bother to disturb them. He took a folding fan and said, "Come on, let's go for a walk."
"Master, don't you want breakfast?"
"No rush, it won't be too late to use it after we come back," he said, "and then I'll use it together with Bai Shan and the others."
The gate of the Bai family faces a field, with a river winding beside it. After crossing the bridge and walking a little to the left, you will find the school and the village.
It was not long after dawn, but there were already many people walking around in the village, and even in the fields.
They were all people rushing to harvest rice.
Yin Huo stood there for a while and then walked over to a place where there were people, but he did not get close. Instead, he stood at a distance and watched.
Changshou knew that the young master didn't like talking to strangers, so he stood behind him and waited obediently.
Yin Huo watched silently for a while, then turned to leave. The people in the fields in the distance glanced back and forth at him several times. Seeing him turn around and leave, they shouted, "Hey, young man, where are you from?"
Because of Zhou Yin, the people in Qili Village are very wary of strangers. Although the incident has passed, the habit remains.
Yin Huo stopped and looked at Changshou.
Changshou immediately stepped forward and replied loudly: "Our young master is a classmate of Young Master Bai Shan, and they came back together."
When the people in the field heard this, they felt relieved and lowered their heads to continue harvesting their rice.
Yin Huo and Changshou turned around and were about to leave when three men holding sickles came up from behind. Having heard Changshou's reply, they stopped beside them and asked with a smile, "Young Master, you were a classmate of the young master of the Bai family. Is he an official now?"
Seeing that he was older, Yin Huo bowed and said, "I am not an official. I am just wandering around like a wandering cloud and wild crane."
"Hey, didn't Zhou Erlang say that anyone who studies in the capital can become an official?"
Yin was choked and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Changshou immediately said, "Our young master is not taking up an official post because of poor health."
"If you're not feeling well, you need to ask Manbao to treat you. If that doesn't work, go see Doctor Lu and the Taoist priest on the mountain. Manbao wasn't in good health when he was little, and he got better after taking the medicine from the Lu family and the Taoist priest."
"Dad, didn't you say that Manbao's good health is due to the blessing of the Lord Tianzun?"
"May the Lord of Heaven bless you, but you still have to take medicine," he said confidently, "If I don't take medicine and treat it, there are so many people in the world. What if the Lord of Heaven can't save so many people?"
Yin Huo: ...He actually thinks it makes sense.
He coughed lightly and asked, "Was Zhou Man also weak when he was a child?"
"Yes, she was just like a kitten, her cries were so soft and tiny that Aunt Zhou was worried she couldn't stand up. But she took good care of her and she finally grew up."
Seeing that they were in no hurry to start work, Yin Huo decided not to leave either. He clasped his hands and asked, "I heard them say their school is by the river. Where is it?"
"It's on the other side. Do you see those three houses? That's it. Originally, there were only two, but in the past few years, more and more people in the village have been studying, and the girls are clamoring to go to school, so the Zhou family and Mr. Bai paid for another one to be built. This way, they can enroll more students."
Yin Huo looked across the river and saw that it was quiet, so he asked, "When do the students go to school?"
"They're not in school right now," he said. "They have to harvest the rice, so the school has a five-day farm holiday. They won't go back to school until the next ten days."
"Do you want to read books with the teacher at school?" He thought that since Yin Huo was Bai Shan's classmate, he should have the same hobbies as Bai Shan. He looked at him lovingly and said, "If you want to borrow books from the teacher, you have to wait until the end of the month."
Yin Huo was curious, "Do Bai Shan and the others often borrow books from the teacher?"
"Anyway, when they were little, they often went to Mr. Zhuang to study. They were the most diligent people in our village." He thought of something, turned around and slapped his other son on the head. "If you could be half as diligent as them, maybe you could become an official."
good evening
(End of this chapter)
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