Master Zhen from the Qiuzhi Academy was surprised to see Yi Yami. "Boss Yi, why are you here? Xiaomai and the others have already gone back."
Yi Yami was stunned. "Already gone back?"
"Yes, they finished school very early, probably left half an hour ago. You know what, your Xiaomai studies very hard, and the other children are also very serious. Your eight children are all model students in our Qiuzhi School. I always ask other children to learn from your children!" Master Zhen said.
"It's all thanks to your teaching, Master!" Yi Yami said a few words to Master Zhen and left the Qiuzhi Academy.
Yi Yami was standing in the middle of the road, not knowing where to find the children. Ma Rongrong passed by and said, "Hey, Sister Xiaoyi, are you looking for Yi Xiaomai and the others?"
"Do you know where they are?" Yiyami asked.
"I roughly know where it is. They always walk to the east side of the town after school. I remember there was a handsome brother over there. Oh, that brother had a talking bird. I saw him once when I passed by before. I remember that brother often came to your house for dinner. I remember, his last name seemed to be Gu." Ma Rongrong thought for a while and said.
"Okay, thank you." Yi Yami rubbed Ma Rongrong's head and took out a piece of candy from his pocket and gave it to Ma Rongrong. "Here, I was in a hurry today, so I didn't have much. Next time you go to the store, there are plenty of candies for you to eat."
Ma Rongrong happily took it and said, "Thank you, sister."
Yi Yami walked towards the east of the town with doubts. When he approached a house, he heard a bird cry, "Idiot, you are all idiots. Now your legs are weak!"
Seeing that the door was not closed, Yi Yami walked in and found a green budgie talking in a cage. Under the cage were Yi Xiaomai's eight children squatting in horse stance.
"Yi Xiaomai, what are you doing?" Yi Yami asked.
"Sister!" Yi Xiaomai was so scared when she saw Yi Yami that she sat down on the ground.
The others helped him up, then lowered their heads and waited obediently for Yi Yami to lecture them.
"Speak up, what are you doing here?" Yiyami glanced at them.
"Well, we are exercising!" Yi Xiaomai didn't want to be exposed, so she made an excuse.
Yi Yami picked up the bamboo stick on the table and said, "I'll give you one chance to speak again."
"Okay, we are practicing martial arts..." Yi Xiaomai hugged his arms, ready to be beaten.
Yi Yami put down the bamboo stick and asked, "Why practice martial arts?"
Yi Xiaomai didn't say anything. Gu Beijian stepped out and said, "He said he wanted to learn martial arts and asked me to find him a master. I asked Tianqing to take him with me. I first had him squat in horse stance. He squatted for many days, hoping he would give up. But he became more and more excited, and a few other kids joined in."
Yi Yami glanced at Gu Beijian and asked, "Is this your home?"
"Well, you just found out?" Gu Beijian asked.
"If I hadn't had time to walk around, who would have known this was your home? If I hadn't come to find them, I wouldn't have known where your home was... You would be going to the store anyway, so it doesn't matter whether I know it or not." Yiyami said.
"That's true." Gu Beijian nodded.
"Then why didn't you tell me?" Yiyami asked.
"I swear to God, your brother told me not to say it!" Gu Beijian immediately distanced himself from the matter.
"So why are you learning this?" Yi Yami turned to ask Yi Xiaomai.
"To protect you..." Yi Xiaomai said in a low voice.
Yi Yami was stunned when he heard that.
Yi Yami glanced at the incense stick next to her that was almost burnt out and asked, "How long is one stick of incense?"
"About two quarters of an hour." Gu Beijian replied.
Yi Yami converted it, which is half an hour. Who can stand squatting in horse stance for half an hour?
Yi Yami looked at the dolls who stood up and hit their legs from time to time, and felt a little uncomfortable for a moment.
"Gu Beijian, let's stop practicing here today. I'll take them home first." Yi Yami said as she picked up their cloth bags.
"Do you want me to take you there?" Gu Beijian wanted to go along.
Yi Yami shook her head. "No, it's just a few steps away."
Left Gu Beijian's house.
"Come on, Xiaomai." Yiyami squatted down and motioned Yixiaomai to lie on his back.
"Sister, I'm not a child anymore." Yi Xiaomai stammered.
"Come up, you are just a child in front of me, and you have always been a child." Yiyami emphasized.
Yi Xiaomai couldn't resist and had to lie on Yi Yami's back.
Yiyami carried him on his back and walked for a while, and the other dolls followed.
Yi Yami looked at Yi Xiaomai's legs, which were covered with scars from being hit by bamboo sticks, as she was carried on his back and her trouser legs were rolled up, revealing the scars. Tears suddenly came to her eyes and Yi Yami sniffed.
"Oh, sister, it's my own idea. It has nothing to do with Brother Gu or Master Tianqing!" Yi Xiaomai explained for fear that she would be angry.
"Xiaomai, you don't need to learn any martial arts for me. It's enough for you to be my younger brother. I can protect myself." Yiyami said seriously while carrying Yixiaomai on her back.
"Sister, it's my blessing that you love me, but I also want to love you. I don't want you to stand alone in the front. I am a man, I can fight side by side with you! I have lost you once, and I don't want to lose you a second time!" Yi Xiaomai's tears came as she spoke. Yi Yami sank to the bottom of the water, and her face was pale when she was fished out. Yi Xiaomai will always remember that scene, and will always remember the sadness and helplessness she felt at that time.
I also remember that the whole family was looking for Yi Yami everywhere. Yi Yami ran in crying and said that Wu Liang had hit her head. He touched it and found a big bump. Yi Xiaomai felt at that time that if she didn't do something and didn't learn martial arts, she would always be weak and would always be at the mercy of others.
Although he attended school during the day, when he returned home at night and listened to Qian Fugui and others talking about how Wang Deli had made things difficult for his sister during the day, he clenched his fists. He thought to himself, if he could study hard, enter the official career, and become a high-ranking official, then perhaps his sister would have someone to rely on, and perhaps his sister would no longer have to be troubled by others.
The afterglow of dusk fell on Yi Yami and Yi Xiaomai, stretching their shadows very long...
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