"Haha, I'll take it as a compliment... Let's go, Master is still waiting." Xu Errong looked at An Ran and smiled happily.
"Oh... okay." An Ran looked at the herbs full of vitality reluctantly, and walked out with Xu Errong.
After nearly an hour's trek, they finally returned to the manor. Xu Errong opened the barrier with ease and walked in with An Ran.
"Master, we are here." Xu Errong said respectfully to Venerable Mo Shang.
"Well, you can live here with the girl from now on. Tell her what you need to do every day, and then explain the theoretical knowledge to her. Don't bother me if there is nothing to do. Take the girl to pick a room on the second floor!" Venerable Mo Shang was taking care of his herbs in the yard. When he heard Xu Errong's voice, he said impatiently without raising his head.
Uh… Xu Errong looked up at the sky in silence. Master was lazy and didn't want to talk too much. Did he ask him to come here just to teach Junior Sister Yunxi theoretical knowledge? This was a bit too sad…
An Ran looked at Xu Errong and smiled awkwardly. Master's words were so misleading, as if if it weren't for her, Master wouldn't have let Senior Brother come. This was too depressing...
"Brother, don't mind it. Master actually wants you to live here." An Ran said guiltily, trying to diffuse the awkward atmosphere.
"Haha, junior sister, I know. Over the years, I have already figured out Master's temper. I won't mind." Seeing An Ran looking at him with a frightened face, Xu Errong smiled happily and explained.
"Haha, that's good, that's good." An Ran finally felt relieved. After all, they were going to live together for three or four years. If there were conflicts right from the beginning, their future life would be a bit miserable.
"Okay, let's go. I'll show you where to live." Xu Errong looked at his junior sister indifferently and continued walking forward.
On the side of the small building, An Ran spotted an open-air staircase. Made of fine wood, it had approximately twenty-one steps. Each step was about a finger thick and looked exceptionally sturdy. The handrails were also made of evenly thick wood, engraved with ancient patterns, giving it a particularly vintage feel.
The staircase winds around the building and leads to the entrance on the second floor. There's no shelter from the rain or the sun, and perhaps because few people walk on it, the wooden steps are dotted with green moss, adding a sense of history to the building.
An Ran fell in love with this staircase at first sight. It was heavy and steady. Compared with this ancient building, it seemed more rustic and historical, as if an old man who had experienced many vicissitudes of life was telling a story in detail.
"Let's go. It's said that this staircase was built for the convenience of the people living on the second floor. I heard that there weren't so many herbs here before, but rather some beautiful flowers and trees. There's also a peach blossom forest outside the yard. It's where some important figures in the academy discuss things. Sometimes, if there are too many people discussing things on the first floor, it's not convenient to go downstairs.
"But since the academy gave this small building to Master, this staircase has lost its function. However, I like this staircase very much." Xu Errong looked at the moss-covered staircase, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said lightly.
"I like it too." An Ran also smiled and answered lightly.
There are twenty-one steps, and every time you step on them, there will be a creaking sound, as if a pleasant bell is ringing, making people feel that every step is a step on history, which can't help but calm their minds.
When they reached the second floor, Xu Errong took An Ran into the corridor. After a while, they reached the end. An Ran counted carefully and found that there were seven or eight rooms in total.
"Well, Junior Sister Yunxi, this room is mine. Do you live next to me? Or opposite me?" Xu Errong said, pointing to the innermost room facing south.
"Well, across the street, closer, right." An Ran thought for a moment and gave an answer, then looked at Xu Errong curiously, "Brother, are there only three of us on the entire second floor?"
"Well, usually there are only three of us, but sometimes some of Master's old friends come over to stay for a while." Xu Errong explained lightly.
"Oh, I see. Then, senior brother, I'll go in and pack my things first. See you later." An Ran said to Xu Errong with a smile.
She turned around, pushed open the door, and walked Anran into the house where she would live in the future. Although no one had lived there for a long time, someone must have been cleaning it, so it was quite clean.
This is a house similar to a modern two-bedroom, one-living room house. The first thing you see when you open the door is the antique armchairs on both sides and the teapot on the table between the armchairs. It can be seen that this should be a place for receiving guests.
An Ran continued walking inside, pushing open a door on one side. What came into view was a nanmu bed covered in green gauze. The bedside was also carved with exquisite and ancient patterns. It looked like it had been there for a long time...
Looking around, there was a nanmu wardrobe against one wall, and not far from the wardrobe was a dressing table. The exquisite nanmu frame was inlaid with shiny bronze, which was so beautiful that it made people intoxicated...
An Ran nodded with satisfaction. This room was not bad. She put her unopened clothes and jewelry back in place, pushed the door open and walked out. She opened another door, which was a study. There was nothing special in the room. There were a few books piled on an eight-immortal table. The whole room was clean and tidy without a trace of anything.
"Knock knock knock, Junior Sister Yunxi, are you ready?" Xu Errong's voice came from outside the house.
An Ran hurried to the door, opened it and invited Xu Errong in.
After Xu Errong came in, he looked at the clean and tidy house and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "I thought your house would be a little dusty. I wanted to ask if you need anything. I didn't expect it to be so clean. It seems that Master is really good to you. He even asked someone to clean the house..."
"Uh... doesn't anyone clean it usually?" An Ran asked Xu Errong in surprise.
"Well, usually it's Master's pet Mo Yu who does the cleaning. But I didn't expect that Master could guess where you live. Or did he ask Mo Yu to clean all the rooms?" Xu Errong raised his eyebrows and looked at the spotless house, thinking with some confusion.
"Look, the tea here is actually warm!" After saying that, Xu Errong casually poured a cup of tea for himself and An Ran.
"Junior Sister Yunxi, are you ready? It will be dusk soon, and we have to start planting flowers and plants!" Xu Errong looked at An Ran with a smile.
(To be continued.)
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