It's okay to fall in love, but not to be

The only thing that makes You Huan slightly different from others in this village is that he has a father who teaches.

You Huan's father was a scholar. He was selected as a scholar, but not a candidate.I can only teach in this small village all my life, and be a teacher.

You Huan has been proud of his father since he was a child. After all, whoever sees his father in these ten miles and eight villages is not respectful.But life will not always be so smooth. When You Huan was eight years old, their village suffered from a drought. In order to survive, no one was willing to take out the family's food to support their children's education.

For several years in a row, although life was difficult, he could still live.But after a long time, the bodies of You Huan's parents were finally crushed, and finally both of them drove west.

Little Youhuan became alone.

Little Youhuan was only ten years old, his face was flushed from crying, and he buried his parents.

I don't know if Xiao Youhuan's parents appeared in the sky and interceded with the Dragon King, and the drought passed.

Little Youhuan survived.

Although survived, life is still hard.

Little Youhuan lived in his hut, and went out before dawn with a small bookcase on his back.He walked for nearly half an hour, and came to a nearby town near dawn to write letters and copy books for others.

Little Youhuan was born in a scholarly family, with good handwriting and good looks, gradually more and more patrons came.

Taking this as his livelihood, Xiao Youhuan grew up slowly. At the age of 13, Xiao Youhuan was familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, and was recommended by his father's friend in the neighboring village to take the examination of scholar.

Little Youhuan lived up to everyone's expectations, and successfully passed the examination as a scholar, becoming the youngest scholar in the ten miles and eight villages.

The drought was over, and everyone wanted to take the imperial examination again, so the village chief brought a large group of people to Xiao Youhuan's house, hoping that he could use his father's career to teach the children in the village.

It happened to be raining in the sky, and the village head stood at You Huan's house, sitting on the only wooden stake, watching You Huan busy.

You Huan put a few broken coppers and irons in the house where there was a leak in the house, wiped off the embarrassing flush on his face and the sweat from the busy work, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone has treated you well in the past few years. We also have a lot of help, and you Huan is obliged to do this little thing."

The village chief couldn’t bear to see it. Speaking of which, he also watched You Huan grow up. Before leaving, the village chief handed You Huan the oil-paper umbrella in his hand, “I’ll give you this umbrella first. The weather will be fine in a few days. I'll find some people for you to mend the roof for you."

You Huan quickly waved his hand, "No, you won't get paid for nothing, I can't ask for your umbrella—"

"Go ahead, you will be bothered by big and small things in the village in the future." The village chief put the umbrella in You Huan's hand, and ran into the rain alone.

You Huan stared blankly at the umbrella in his hand, with a silly smile on his face, "The village chief is so kind."

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Not only did it start to rain, but the thunder also grew louder from far to near.Thunderstorms in summer are always so impatient, as if all the rainwater is pouring down.Although it was already the end of summer, the rain did not mean that it was going to slow down at all.

You Huan is actually a bit afraid of thunder, but he has overcome it by himself in the past few years.

You Huan held the umbrella given by the village head, and carefully opened it to cover the books in his bookcase, "Fortunately, you are here, and I can have the saints as my companions, so that I can persevere in such a poor life."

You Huan smiled, ran to the only leak-proof bed in the room, and sat hugging the quilt.

Even though it was summer, You Huan still didn't put away the quilt. He felt that if he could sleep with the quilt in his arms, his heart would be much calmer.Also...more secure.

In the dull air, Xia Yu brought thunder and coolness, and You Huan fell into a deeper sleep.

In the middle of the night, something fell, and the sound of ping-pong woke You Huan up from his sleep.

You Huan rubbed his eyes and got off the bed.

The rain has stopped, the moon has come out, and the house is very quiet.

But there is still something wrong, the umbrella I put on the book frame fell down.

You Huan walked over and muttered, "Could it be that a stray cat ran in?"

Picking up the umbrella, he moved the book frame to his bed, "The book frame...is it a bit heavy?"

You Huan looked down and found a pair of green eyes staring at him.

You Huan was startled, but he didn't let go of his precious book frame, he just put the book frame in its original place and opened the oiled paper umbrella to cover the book frame.He stiffened and went back to bed.

But You Huan was so frightened that his back was covered with sweat, he kept thinking about what that thing was just now.

cat?No, definitely not a cat!weasel?A weasel should have two teeth in its mouth, and it doesn't.It looks like...a fox!

The fox, in "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio", is the one who seduces the scholar and absorbs the spirit of the scholar. Does that fox think that he looks delicious with thin skin and tender meat?Want to come and eat him?

The more he thought about You Huan, the more frightened he became, and even though he fell asleep, he still had a nightmare all night.

You Huan dreamed that he didn't pass the exams, didn't become a teacher, and ended up reduced to juggling in the street.He was dragged to smash the boulder on his chest, but he hadn't practiced it before. After the hammer came down, he was probably a dead body.

You Huan was dreaming that the stone was pressing on him, and the hammer was swinging towards him. Maybe it was the instinct to survive, and You Huan woke up from the dream.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he met a fox that was stepping on his chest and looking at him with its head tilted!raccoon!

You Huan froze again, wanting to cry but no tears.

After a stalemate for a while, You Huan asked in a soft voice: "Fox Immortal, can you get off me? I have to go out to deliver books to Zhang Yuanwai in the city."

The fox stared at You Huan for a while, moved his paws, and sat on the bed obediently.

You Huan breathed a sigh of relief, put on his shoes and coat.But when he picked up his book frame, he found that it was full of plum blossom footprints, needless to say, it was made by that big fairy lying on his bed.

There was no other way, and You Huan didn't dare to argue with the Great Immortal Fox, so he could only swallow the pain by himself.

You Huan turned his head and showed a cowardly smile at the fox, "Daxian, I'll go first, you should go home early."

After You Huan finished speaking, he hurried out the door, "Well, it's a good thing the copied book wasn't placed on the top, otherwise I wouldn't be able to explain to others."

Went to Zhang Yuanwai's house and handed the copied book to Zhang Yuanwai.

Zhang Yuanwai's family made their fortune from the cloth business, and they are considered the wealthiest family in the neighborhood.Seeing that You Huan was still wearing rags, Zhang Yuanwai couldn't help asking: "Little Brother You Huan, didn't you pass the examination as a scholar?"

You Huan didn't understand, so he clasped his hands and replied, "It makes people laugh, scholar is just a false name."

"No no, you misunderstood me." Zhang Yuanwai came down and patted You Huan on the shoulder, "I heard that someone invited you to teach, so you should have more money, why don't you change into better clothes? Those who don't know the truth laugh."

"Yes, the village head did say that he would go to teach there." You Huan replied, "But the school in the village needs to be renovated, and it will take some time."

"That's it..." Zhang Yuanwai stroked his beard, and said, "Hey, how about you come to my house to open a school?"

"Here?" You Huan was a little surprised, "But—"

"Hey, don't let it go," Zhang Yuanwai touched his silk shirt, "Leave the rest to me, don't worry, the children in your village can also go to school here, don't worry. "

"However," You Huan still felt that Zhang Yuanwai would not help him out of nowhere, "Does Yuanwai have other matters to attend to..."

Zhang Yuanwai chuckled, "Brother You is indeed a sensible person. I... have a little girl who is the same age as you in my family. She doesn't want to learn the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting of that female craftsman, but insists on learning the Four Books and Five Classics."

"According to the status of a non-member, you should be able to invite a better teacher than Youhuan?"

"Don't mention it, the little girl is naughty, and she ran away with most of the gentlemen around here." Zhang Yuanwai hated iron and steel, but his tone was full of love, "Recently I heard that Brother You is the same age as her, and he has already passed the exam. □□Did you..."

It turned out to be the case.

You Huan thought about it for a while, and remembered Zhang Yuanwai's preferential treatment to him in the past, so he let go, "Okay, Yuanwai treated You Huan kindly before, and You Huan should repay him. But..."

"But what?" Zhang Yuanwai hurriedly asked.

"I'll let the village head say it. I believe the village head is also willing to find a better place to study for the children in the village."

"Okay, this is a small problem. Our school has ready-made ones at home, and you can come over anytime."

"it is good."

You Huan went back to the village, and after talking about it with the village chief, the village chief naturally agreed.

Most parents also hope that their children can go there. After all, if Zhang Yuanwai takes a fancy to them, maybe their children will be able to ask for work at Yuanwai's house and they will not worry about it in the future.

In order to keep his children from falling behind others, Youhuan's room was filled with tuition fees sent by parents that night.But this is a story, and now You Huan is facing another big problem.

The fox is still at his house.

Now You Huan's head has cleared up a lot, and he can finally face the fox squarely.

To be honest, this fox is really beautiful.

The whole body is snow-white, with a pair of gray eyes lining the snow-white fur, a bit like ice in winter.The fox's body is also beautiful, even showing a wolf's body, and the occasional sharp teeth exposed make people shudder.

You Huan wanted to cry but had no tears, "Master Fox, why on earth did you stay at my house?"

The fox jumped out of the bed, took out a fat pheasant from the corner beside the bed, put it at You Huan's feet, and looked up at him.

You Huan blinked, knelt down and picked up the pheasant and looked at it, "Give it to me?"

You Huan thought of the story in the book where the fox repays his favor.

The fox didn't respond, and You Huan thought that was the meaning, so he happily picked up the tattered pots and bowls at home and roasted the pheasant.The smell made You Huan swallow his saliva, he hadn't eaten meat for a long time.

You Huan looked at the sizzling pheasant in the firelight, and couldn't help but lick the corner of his mouth.

Seeing the fox staring at him, You Huan couldn't help but blushed and smiled, "When I went to take the scholar examination, all the money I had on me was not enough. If it wasn't for my father's kindness and kindness, I'm afraid I would You have to save for another year."

You Huan sat cross-legged in front of the fire, smiling lightly, "Now that I'm in debt, I can't be extravagant, and I should be more thrifty, and return the money I borrowed to others as soon as possible."

After a while, the pheasant finally passed the test.

You Huan took the small bowl, put the fat chicken legs and most of the fleshy parts of the chicken on a plate, and brought it in front of the fox. He held the small bowl and ate a little bit of chicken skeleton in the bowl.

The fox whimpered softly and lay down.

The fox looked at the meat in the bowl in front of him, and sighed: I wanted to tease this little guy, but the little guy is so pitiful, he is a little bit, he can't do it.