Chapter 81: Meeting After Dusk



After the song was finished, Zhang Shixun helped them point out the problems and sang it again several times, stopping to correct any problems he encountered.

Seeing that they had almost finished practicing, Zhang Shixun said, "Alright! That's all for today. You sang very well. With more practice, you will definitely sing even better."

Li Shishi said, "I have the honor of listening to your teachings today. I have benefited a lot. I am very grateful. I will ask for your guidance frequently in the future."

"Some other day?" Zhang Shixun smiled and did not comment.

If Zhao Ji knew that he came here, I wonder how he would react.

It would be terrible if he became jealous. After all, the Song Dynasty was founded by his Zhao family, and we can't afford to offend them.

Li Shishi was very smart. Seeing his hesitation, she seemed to guess his concerns and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is also a person who loves the art of zither. If there is an opportunity, I can introduce you to someone."

"In that case, thank you very much." Zhang Shixun's heart moved. Li Shishi was returning the favor. He should not just think about avoiding it, but should use Li Shishi to establish a relationship with Zhao Ji.

He is the boss, and using him is the fastest and most direct way to get to the top.

If you don't make good use of this relationship, you will be a fool.

"It's late, I won't keep Mr. Zhang any longer... Saisai, just stay here and don't leave." Li Shishi said.

"Do you want Daddy to break my legs? I know Daddy never allows me to spend the night outside, not even here." Ding Dusai chuckled and walked to Zhang Shixun, saying, "I'll ask Mr. Zhang to take me away."

"No problem." Zhang Shixun agreed happily.

She was willing to serve, not to mention sending her home, she would be happy even to send her to the embroidery couch.

Of course, it is certain that the current Ding Dusai will not give him such an opportunity.

"Okay, Saisai, just take my sedan chair back." Li Shishi said as she sent them outside.

After Ding Dusai got on the sedan chair, Zhang Shixun bowed to Li Shishi and said, "Madam Li, please stay. Goodbye!"

"See you...goodbye!" Li Shishi nodded gently and stood there watching them leave.

Zhang Shixun went out with the sedan chair. Because of the sedan bearer's discomfort, he couldn't speak in private, so he could only follow the sedan chair.

As we walked out of Jinqian Lane, it started raining again.

"Sir, it's raining. Are you okay?" Ding Dusai said in the sedan chair.

"It's okay, just a drizzle, nothing serious... By the way, it seems like we have a connection with rain." Zhang Shixun thought of the night when the rain was pouring down, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Yes! The rain that day was heavier than today, with heavy rain, lightning and thunder." Ding Dusai also remembered that rainy night with wind and rain, and a hint of sweetness appeared in his heart. As for the "ghost" episode, he had long forgotten it.

"Every autumn rain brings a chill, and the weather is about to get colder." Zhang Shixun shrank his neck, feeling really a little cold.

"Sir, you should prepare your winter clothes early. If you don't know where to buy them, I will accompany you another day." Ding Dusai said with concern.

"Thank you very much." Zhang Shixun felt warm in his heart when he heard that she cared about him.

After walking for a while, Zhang Shixun looked at the empty streets and asked her, "Where is your home?"

"It's just up ahead, in Suanzao Hutong. We're almost there."

"Your father won't blame you for coming home so late, right?" Zhang Shixun asked.

"I've already told him to go to Sister Li's house. He won't blame me."

"So, Master Li is very familiar with your family?"

"More than familiar, she's almost like a real sister."

"Oh! No wonder."

"Sister Li had a very pitiful life. Her parents died when she was four, and she was adopted by Grandma Li. Grandma Li loved Sister Li very much and treated her like her own daughter, carefully nurturing her from a young age. She hired a teacher to teach her reading, playing the piano, and painting. Sister Li was very motivated, and when she grew up, she was both beautiful and talented, mastering the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting... Bearers, stop!"

"Is this your home?" Zhang Shixun asked, pointing to the dilapidated house next to him.

"Not here." Ding Dusai sent the sedan away and pointed ahead, whispering, "Do you see that weeping willow tree?"

"I see it." Zhang Shixun opened his eyes wide and looked in the direction of her finger. Although it was a dark night, he could vaguely see the outline of the tree.

"If you can't find my home, just find this crooked willow tree and you will have found my home." Ding Dusai lowered his voice.

Zhang Shixun looked at the willow tree in the dark and smiled.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing to laugh about."

"I saw you smile, tell me quickly." Ding Dusai said angrily.

"When the moon is above the willow tree, I will come to find you under this willow tree."

Ding Dusai was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized, "You wish! I won't ask you out after dusk."

"Oh! You know this poem?"

"I told you I'm educated, so don't look down on me." Ding Dusai chuckled. "The moon is above the treetops, and we meet after dusk. The poem is beautiful, but I don't like the last line, 'I haven't seen the person from last year.'"

"I don't like the line 'tears wet my sleeves' either."

"Then, can you tell me what you like?" Ding Dusai looked up at him.

"You want to know?"

"Um!"

"I'll tell you sixty years from now, when we sit side by side under this willow tree to enjoy the cool air." Zhang Shixun said with a wicked smile.

"Bad guy! You always talk in a roundabout way. I'm not going to pay attention to you." Ding Dusai hit his shoulder.

Zhang Shixun chuckled and whispered, "Hurry back. You've had a hard day. Go back and have a good sleep."

"Yeah!" Ding Dusai agreed and walked home reluctantly.

When she reached the door of her house, she looked back and saw his tall figure still standing in the darkness, and her heart suddenly felt warm.

Zhang Shixun stood in the shadows, watched her and asked her to open the door and go in, then turned and walked back.

After I got back, I went to the backyard on purpose. The candlelight shone on the window paper. Wang Dong was still awake and I didn't know what he was doing. He was a typical night owl.

It was inconvenient to disturb him, so Zhang Shixun turned around and went back to his bedroom, lying on the bed and thinking about his problems.

Zhang Shixun suddenly remembered the famous "Grandmother Paradox": If a person goes back to the past and kills his grandmother before her grandmother became pregnant with his mother, then the problem arises. According to normal logic, without his grandmother, there would be no mother, and without his mother, there would be no him. If there is no him, how can he go back to the past and kill his grandmother?

However, scientists have given the answer that there is not only one world, but many parallel worlds.

A person can go back in time and kill his grandmother, but this will cause the world to enter two different orbits, one of which still contains him, and the other of which does not contain him.

This is difficult to understand. Let’s go back and ask Wang Dong, is the world now different from the world when he came here?

This question troubled him for a long time, and he fell asleep only when the rooster crowed for the first time.

When he woke up, it was already bright outside. Although he didn't sleep for long, he didn't feel sleepy.

He jumped up and walked to the yard to exercise.

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