Chapter 171 The Moon of Yesteryear 171
In the capital, Grandma Ge, supporting Sanya's hand, slowly strolled around the courtyard, glancing at the gate every now and then. Sanya smiled and said, "Grandma Ge, Sister Dani sent someone to say she'll be back this afternoon. You've been looking forward to it for three days now. If you miss Sister Dani so much, why don't you write back to her?"
Da Ni was very concerned about Old Madam Ge. Not long after the war subsided, she sent several letters home. Old Madam Ge was also very worried, but she didn't reply. She only said that she couldn't let Da Ni worry too much. She told Da Ni to do her job well while she was away. She said that there was enough food at home and her grand-disciples were helping her, so everything would be fine.
She was an old woman, and even though she was physically disabled, she had been kind to Hua'er and her daughter. Zhang Xiaohua and her child were grateful to her, and they had been taking care of each other all these years. Apart from the shameless Jin Laoqi's family coming over a few times and being kicked out, they had not encountered any other troubles.
Of course, worrying about that stubborn father and daughter doesn't count.
Just as they were talking about flowers, Zhang Xiaohua returned carrying tofu, followed by Daya and Erya. They were both there to sell tofu. Zhang Xiaohua ran a small tofu shop in the city. She could come back after selling all the tofu in the morning, and spend most of the remaining time making some pastries to sell, which would earn her a few coins.
Daya held up the meat in her hand and smiled at Grandma Ge, "Grandma Ge, we bought a big pork knuckle. You said Sister Dani loves pork knuckle, so we have to let her have a good meal today!"
She and her mother had already paid off the money they owed the Ge family, but after living together for a long time, they found it hard to separate from each other. They just felt that living together was good. Old Mrs. Ge had read a few books in her early years. She and her sisters couldn't afford to go to school, so they followed the old lady to study and learned a lot of characters.
Grandma Ge always talked about her eldest sister, Da Ni, saying that when she was little, Da Ni was just like Uncle Ge—tough and mischievous, and she didn't like studying. She just liked playing with guns and sticks, and in the end, she used all the skills she learned to fight the Japanese devils.
Da Ni, whom everyone in the Ge family compound was talking about, was riding her horse to a dilapidated Taoist temple. Much of the vermilion wall had peeled off, and weeds grew wildly on the outer wall, as if it hadn't been cleaned for a long time. When she saw smoke rising, Da Ni finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as she dismounted, she came face to face with the Taoist priest in plain clothes who was carrying a bucket to fetch water. The moment their eyes met, while the priest was still dazed, Da Ni excitedly called out, "Little Tu Dan!"
The Taoist priest carefully examined Da Ni's face before vaguely remembering who she was. "Da Ni?"
Then he got so angry he almost jumped up and down, "I already told you my name is Yizhen, my name is Yizhen! Why are you still calling me Little Mud Egg?" Doesn't he have any dignity?
Don't bully him just because you're a few years older!
Da Ni smiled and didn't seem to care. Instead, she called out Yi Zhen's name as he wished, tossed the horse to her subordinate, and strode into the Taoist temple, asking, "Where are Master Quan Ying and the others? Did they go out to perform a ritual? Where did they go? I need to find him; I want to ask Master Quan Ying for a peace charm!"
After circling around several times, Da Ni finally noticed that Yi Zhen hadn't said a word. When she turned around, she saw him staring blankly at the statue of the Dao Ancestor in the main hall.
"Master is gone, and my fellow disciples are gone too..."
The green bamboo rustled, and dappled sunlight swayed and flowed as the wind blew through the bamboo leaves. Yizhen remembered what her master and fellow disciples had said that day.
Why go there?
Suppress the rebels and save the world!
When will you return?
The golden age will soon end.
What if a golden age doesn't arrive?
Then I won't go back...
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