Chapter 88 Concern
Two days later, Master Decheng and his group settled in a courtyard on Shuyuan Road. The courtyard with three entrances was just right for the four of them to temporarily stay.
The identities of Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng were also confirmed. They were a pair of brothers with very bad luck.
Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan were walking in the alley. After hearing clearly what their neighbors were whispering, they looked at each other in confusion.
Shi Xiaoliu looked at Shi Zelan and whispered, "Why don't you go back and ask about the situation?"
Shi Zelan nodded, and they returned to the small courtyard with household items in their hands. After a while, a cloud of smoke quickly rose above the kitchen.
In the backyard, Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng looked at the fireworks, then looked at the smoke from the neighbors' houses on all sides, and they sighed that this was the world of fireworks.
When Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan were having dinner, Zhenren Decheng and Zhenren Shanzheng would also sit with them at the table.
Many times, they just come to smell the food.
After the meal, Shi Xiaoliu cleaned up the things in the kitchen, and Shi Zelan accompanied Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng to the backyard. She also told them some gossip she had heard.
After hearing this, Master Decheng smiled and said, "Scholars really like to listen to gossip.
We are going to live in Black City for some time, so naturally we need a suitable identity.
Your master and I will definitely not take exams in the secular world. I am currently a student with extremely bad luck in exams. Your master's luck is even worse than mine, and he encounters bad things every time he takes an exam. ”
Shi Zelan sighed and said, "Uncle Master, your future Taoist partner probably won't like your current settings."
"Sister Lan, I am devoted to cultivating the immortality and have no interest in marriage. Your master may be able to find a virtuous mistress for you."
Shanzheng Zhenren smiled and shook his hands: "My name is not on the Three Lives Stone. I am also a person who is devoted to cultivating immortality."
Shi Zelan thought about it and said seriously: "I am also a person who is devoted to cultivating immortality. As for other things, they are all clouds in my mind."
Shi Xiaoliu came over and heard Shi Zelan's words. He agreed, "We don't even have enough time to practice, so naturally we don't have the energy to deal with other things."
Master Decheng looked at him and said, "Foolish boy, it is a good idea for you to think this way. Love and affection can easily wear away a practitioner's concentration."
In the mornings on Xueyuan Road, one can always hear the sound of people reading, and Shi Zelan often listens carefully for a while.
She told Shanzheng Zhenren: “Some people read with great concentration, and their voices are especially pure and pleasant.
Some people just read with their mouths, and their voices are superficial. This is such a waste of time. ”
Shanzheng Zhenren smiled and said: "Reading more, even if you just read with your mouth, is better than not reading at all."
Shi Zelan agreed: "I think studying is good, but it's a pity that I can't study in the lecture hall all the time."
Shi Zelan and Shanzheng Zhenren said, "Master, Xiaoliu and I feel that the atmosphere near the school is the most peaceful. We will go over there and listen to the reading."
Shanzheng Zhenren supported Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan to walk around. He smiled and asked, "Do you need me to give you some silver?"
Shi Zelan shook her head: "I sold a jade bracelet, and I have a lot of silver, enough to buy a yard in Black City."
When Shi Xiaoliu came to call Shi Zelan, she waved at Master Shanzheng and ran away happily.
Master Decheng came back from the front yard and said to Master Shanzheng: "The head of the Black City government is very upright. Let's stay here until the New Year and then go north."
After Master Shanzheng nodded, he asked, "Any news from the sect?"
Master Decheng shook his head and said, "The people of Black City like to read books, and chivalrous people cannot live here in peace."
Shanzheng Zhenren glanced at him and said, "You are saying something with a hidden meaning. Are you worried that if things continue like this, there will be no one guarding the border?"
"We are not from here. Don't take my idle chat with you seriously."
They brewed tea and talked in the backyard, and also talked about some things that happened in the sect over the years.
Shi Xiaoliu and Shi Zelan were on their way to the academy, and along the way they saw some shy young ladies.
Shi Xiaoliu was surprised and said, “In such cold weather, the ladies in Black City are still going out to work.
They looked around every few steps. What were they looking at? ”
Shi Zelan followed the girls' gazes and saw the scholars sitting in the teahouse. Each of them was handsome and had a free and easy temperament, attracting the girls to look around again and again.
Shi Zelan reached out and pulled Shi Xiaoliu's sleeve, and whispered, "Is the school closed for the holiday today?"
Shi Xiaoliu looked up and saw the scholar sitting in the teahouse. He sighed and said, "People from Heicheng are really not afraid of the cold.
The scholars did not close the windows, but sat by the windows discussing issues while enjoying the cool breeze. ”
Shi Zelan looked at Shi Xiaoliu's clothes, then looked at her own clothes, and sighed: "Brother, in the eyes of others, we brothers and sisters are also extremely not afraid of the cold."
They still went to the academy, looked at the open gate from afar, and watched the scholars coming in and out.
They looked for a while and naturally saw some beautiful young women sitting in the carriages. When they saw Shi Zelan, they whispered, "Shame on you, come to see a man."
When Shi Zelan first heard this, she didn't think about herself at all.
She came to the academy to hear the sound of reading, and it had nothing to do with seeing men.
She soon felt the angry looks of the young women, she looked over and saw the anger in their eyes, she suddenly understood.
She smiled smugly at them. They had the nerve to murmur at her in the back, but they didn't have the nerve to get off the carriage and face the person they wanted to see.
Shi Xiaoliu saw the smug smile on Shi Zelan's face and laughed, "Who provokes you again?"
"They scolded me for coming to see a man."
"You see men?"
Shi Xiaoliu couldn't help laughing, while Shi Zelan focused on cultivation.
Moreover, he didn't think there was anything good about these scholars with awkward manners.
Shi Zelan laughed along with Shi Xiaoliu, which naturally attracted some stares. She didn't like being stared at.
"Brother, let's go."
After they returned to the courtyard, Master Decheng and Master Shanzheng were a little surprised: "You're back so early?"
"The school is closed today."
Master Decheng stood up and said, "It's still early, shall we go outside the city to collect herbs?"
"Okay, if it's late, we can stay out of town for a night."
They left the city quickly, and Shi Zelan sat in the front of the carriage and said to Shi Xiaoliu, "It's snowing again.
The snowflakes outside the city are bigger than those inside, and they look much more beautiful to me. ”
Shi Xiaoliu nodded and said, "There are too many people in the city. Sometimes when I go out for a walk, I will meet people who ask me if I have plans to get married."
"Hehe. Brother Xiaoliu, how do you answer that?"
“Before I spoke out, my family had already arranged a marriage for me.
Then they ask about your marriage. ”
"Me?" Shi Zelan pointed at himself, and Shi Xiaoliu nodded deliberately with a heavy expression.
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