The snow had been falling for a day and a night with no sign of stopping, and the only guests in the inn were Yao Yishui and Yun Jia.
Ye Jiu wrapped her coat tighter and ran outside to play in the snow. She hadn't seen such heavy snow in a long time, and she could build a huge snowman without restraint. She first made a small snowball and then rolled it on the ground, making the snowball bigger and bigger.
Using the same method, another small one was rolled out and piled on top, forming the prototype of a snowman.
Ye Jiu was so engrossed in her work that she didn't even notice when Yun Jia walked up to her.
"When did you come out?" Ye Jiu rubbed her hands, which were red from the cold, and patted the snow off herself. She then patted Yun Jia's hands as well, and breathed on them to warm them up.
“Just now.” Yun Jia’s clothes were made of a much better material than Ye Jiu’s; they were clearly from two different worlds.
Ye Jiu carefully examined his clothes and said, "Your clothes are really nice."
"My teacher's wife bought it for me, and I think it's very pretty too." Yun Jia leaned closer to the snowman prototype and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Would you like to join me in building a snowman? We can use twigs to give it arms and pebbles for its eyes."
"OK."
Without further ado, Ye Jiu led Yun Jia to search for withered branches and pebbles in the yard. Ye Jiu chatted with him as they walked.
"My name is Ye Jiu. What's your name?"
"Yun Jia".
"Where are you from? Why are you in the capital at this time?"
“My teacher’s wife and I are from Miao territory. My teacher’s wife said that we can make a lot of money in the capital!”
Will you buy a house in Beijing?
Yun Jia shook her head. "I don't know."
"All right."
If only she could live in the capital, she wouldn't have to try to get her teacher's wife to take her in as well. As long as she was in the capital, she could always find a way to see them often. She was quite reluctant to part with the shopkeeper and Aunt Zhao.
Peeling away the thick layer of snow under the tree, Ye Jiu found a dead branch. Ye Jiu grinned, thinking that if there was one here, there might be a second one.
Seeing this, Yun Jia also reached out to pull it away, but Ye Jiu pressed his hand down, saying, "It's too cold. I'll find it for you. You're a man; it's not good for you to catch a cold."
In this world, it is men who receive the "gui" water (a type of water in traditional Chinese medicine), conceive, and give birth. It is only right that she, as a strong and healthy woman, should take care of him.
Ye Jiu handed him the withered branch she had found, saying, "If you get bored while waiting, you can use this to write and draw on the snow."
After settling Yun Jia in, Ye Jiu continued searching under the tree and quickly found another branch. She then picked up three pebbles and put them in her pocket. "Yun Jia, let's go! I found some branches and pebbles. Let's add them to the snowman."
Yun Jia picked up the branch he was carrying and followed Ye Jiu. They stood in front of the snowman, and Ye Jiu handed him the branch. "Go and stick the branch on the snowman. Stick it on this big ball at the bottom, one on each side."
Yun Jia squatted down and forcefully inserted the branch, then showed it to Ye Jiu, asking, "Is this how it's done?"
Ye Jiu nodded. "Yes, you're so smart. Plug in the other one too."
After inserting the branches, Ye Jiu took out a pebble from her pocket. "Let's use the pebble as its eyes, and another one as its nose."
Yun Jia placed the pebbles as instructed, and Ye Jiu nodded in satisfaction, giving him a high five. "Yay, we made a snowman together!"
"Is that all?"
"Of course! Isn't it cute!"
Yun Jia nodded, "It's a bit ugly, but if you look closely, it's kind of cute..."
Ye Jiu rubbed her hands together. "Are you cold? Let's go back inside first, and I'll take you to have a snowball fight later."
What is that?
"It's just throwing snowballs at each other, it's a lot of fun!"
"Is this a game you guys play in the snow?"
"I guess so."
After saying that, the two little ones, feeling chilly, went inside. There was a brazier burning in the lobby of the inn, and Ye Jiu and Yun Jia immediately ran to the brazier to warm up.
The two remained silent for a moment. There was no one else in the hall except for them. They stood silently in front of the brazier like pillars.
Feeling a little awkward, Ye Jiu touched her nose and asked, unwilling to give up, "Are you really not going to live in the capital anymore? The capital is actually quite prosperous!"
"I don't know, it depends on my teacher's wife's arrangements."
Ye Jiu thought about it and realized that it was definitely his master's wife who had to make the decision; what could a little kid like him possibly decide?
"Does your master's wife still accept disciples?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yao Yishui came downstairs. "What, you want to be my apprentice?"
When caught red-handed, Ye Jiu readily admitted, "Yes, I want to be your apprentice."
Yun Jia's eyes lit up when she saw Yao Yishui come down, and she ran to her side and grabbed her hand.
Yao Yishui raised an eyebrow, a half-smile on his face, "Do you know what I teach?"
"What?" Ye Jiu asked, seizing the opportunity, "What do you teach?"
“Murder.” Yao Yishui lowered his head and patted Yun Jia’s head. “How about it? Do you still want to come with me? I’ve killed at least eight hundred, if not a thousand.”
Ye Jiu was taken aback. From her observations yesterday, Yao Yishui was the kind of person who was very easygoing and carefree. She had never thought of it in this way.
"But I think you're a good person..."
"Why do you think I'm a good person?" Yao Yishui walked up to her, squatted down, and looked her in the eye.
Ye Jiu shook her head. "I don't know, it's just a gut feeling."
"You're quite interesting, judging a person's character based on intuition alone." Yao Yishui gently pinched her chin. "Then tell me, why do you want to follow me?"
Ye Jiu looked at her and then at Yun Jia behind her, and said truthfully, "Because I want to be with him."
"Him?" Yao Yishui turned to look at Yun Jia.
Yun Jia, who was being stared at by the two people, pointed to her nose. "Me?"
Ye Jiu continued, relying on her 7-year-old appearance to say whatever she wanted, since no one would take it seriously anyway, "I like him."
Children's liking comes quickly and inexplicably.
Yao Yishui laughed heartily, "My disciple is only eight years old and already has a woman eyeing him?" After saying that, he lightly patted Ye Jiu on the back of the head, "You little brat, you dare to say that."
"Can't I say?" Ye Jiu feigned innocence.
"Sure, but aren't you afraid of offending people?"
Ye Jiu continued shamelessly, "I think Yun Jia will definitely be a celestial being in the future. I'm sure I won't be the only one who likes him. I've known him for a long time, so I'm the first person to say this to him."
Although she is still young and it's uncertain whether she will grow up to be ugly, there are no ugly villains in either world. Ye Jiu firmly believes that Yun Jia will not be ugly either. No matter what, she has to complete the mission, and she will accept it even if she is ugly.
Yun Jia blushed at the praise and kept hiding behind Yao Yishui, stammering, "I...I, you, you have no shame."
Yao Yishui was amused by the two little people's reactions. "Interesting. So you're going to marry Yun Jia in the future?"
"Is that alright?" Ye Jiu's eyes widened. Even if she couldn't get the status of a disciple, a verbal marriage agreement would be fine!
"Hey, you've really got your eye on it? Dream on. We'll see if Yun Jia is willing in the future."
Ye Jiu looked at Yun Jia, who covered her face and ran back upstairs.
Yao Yishui laughed even louder, and Ye Jiu laughed along with her.
Those present thought it was a joke, but little did they know that Yun Jia would remember it for the rest of her life.
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