Concentricity

The scenery of the northern country, thousands of miles of frost, the whirling wind, and the withered grass, this is the first time Mo Jinyan has experienced the winter of the northern country in his life.The end of the new year is approaching, and countless wanderers are speeding up their schedules, rushing back to reunite with their families.Only the two of them rode, the sound of horseshoes was still loud, and they kept the original rhythm unhurriedly. Going home was a matter that had nothing to do with them.

In the past few years, Yu Simian has taken Mo Jinyan to travel all over the country, enjoying the prosperity of the capital, Wuhua and Tianbao, seeing the beauty and agility of the misty and rainy Jiangnan, walking the Shu Road that is difficult to reach the blue sky, and staying at Baitou Mountain and the banks of the Heishui River. under the footprints.Everywhere they go, if they like the customs and customs of that place, they will stay and live for a period of time.Until you want to leave, pack your bags and go to the next place you want to go.

Before winter, Mo Jinyan had a whim, and wanted to go to the north to spend the winter and see the scenery of Saibei.Yu Simian did not refuse, he knew that Mo Jinyan had always had the idea of ​​finding his roots in his heart.His ancestors were from the Western Regions in the northern part of the Great Wall.

Yu Simian, who was walking ahead, reined in the horse's reins, turned around and said to Mo Jinyan, "Xiao Mo, it looks like it's going to snow, let's find a place to rest and wait for the snow to pass before setting off."

Mo Jinyan looked at the horse that had been breathing heavily, and nodded, "Okay." The winter in the north is so cold that dripping water turns into ice, which is obviously beyond his expectation.

Yu Simian put his legs between the horse's belly and ran forward.Mo Jinyan hurriedly followed.After running for about half an hour, I finally saw a small town. Yu Simian was familiar with the way, found the largest inn in the town, and handed the horses to the innkeeper: "Shopkeeper, I want a room, and feed two more horses." Order good ingredients. In addition, quickly prepare hot water, we have to take a bath."

"Hey, it will be ready soon. Old lady, hurry up and add firewood to boil the water. The customer needs to take a bath." It's been a day without receiving guests, so it's hard to open, so I'm naturally happy.

Mo Jinyan followed Yu Simian, glanced at the empty shop, and then remembered that it was almost the Chinese New Year.After going to the room to drink hot tea, I felt warm on my body.Mo Jinyan let out a sigh of relief: "Brother Yu, you seem to be very familiar with this place."

Yu Simian smiled: "My master's gate is not far from here. When I was in the master's gate, I occasionally went out to play with my brother, and came here to stay."

"Ah!" Mo Jinyan was taken aback, "Brother Yu, do you want to go back and have a look?"

Yu Simian smiled and said: "I originally planned to take you to my teacher's school to celebrate the New Year when I came back from Hexi."

Mo Jinyan thought for a while: "Why don't you go to Hexi after the end of the new year? Anyway, there is no one who has to meet there, so it doesn't matter when you go. It's just that it's too abrupt to visit your teacher right now?"

"No, my master is eager for me to go back. I haven't been back for many years, and it's too late for the old man to be happy."

Mo Jinyan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

Just as I was talking, someone knocked on the door: "Guest officer, the water is ready, you can take a bath, this is cold water, for you to mix with water."

"Thank you, shopkeeper. Prepare some food and wine for us. We need four or five special dishes, and a jug of good wine." Yu Simian took the water, walked to a large bucket in the corner of the room, and lifted the wooden lid on it. The room was foggy for a while. It was steaming, and it looked extremely warm. He reached in and touched it, "Xiao Mo, come to take a bath. A hot bath will warm you up." It turned out that the place was too cold, so the bathtub was directly built indoors, and the stove was built underground. It's a good idea to heat it up when needed, and keep the firewood on while washing, so that the water doesn't get colder as you wash.

At this time, the firewood under the kang was already burning, and the top of the kang was getting warm, Mo Jinyan said, "I don't feel too cold now, why don't you wash it first, brother?"

Yu Simian smiled and said: "Forget it, don't bother the store to change the water, it's not easy in winter, let's wash it together. You can eat after washing." Last night they missed Sutou and dealt with it in a mountain temple One night, although it would not freeze if it was roasted by the fire, it still made my face look ashamed.

Mo Jinyan's face was a little hot, and the two of them washed together, how fast could that be?But they were very moved by this proposal, the two of them didn't take a good rest for a while, they were on the road all the time, so naturally they didn't make out.

Yu Simian couldn't help but start to undress him.After pushing Mo Jinyan into the bathtub, Yu Simian opened the door and went out again, brought in a bucket of cold water to prepare it, and asked the shopkeeper to prepare the food and drinks first, and then bring them in when called.

He poured some cold water into the bucket, then hurriedly removed his clothes and stepped into the bucket.Mo Jinyan was as red as a shrimp.I don't know if I was scalded by the water or because I was shy.

The bathtub is big and deep, big enough to hold two or three people. People soak in the hot water and feel warm all over.Mo Jinyan submerged his head in the water and started to wash his hair. Yu Simian reached out to fetch the soap from the outside of the bucket: "Little Mo, I'll wash it for you." He wrapped Mo Jinyan in a corner of the tub, and The soap hit his hair.Mo Jinyan's hair was thin and dense, and felt very silky and smooth to the touch.

Mo Jinyan grabbed the barrel wall nervously, turned his back to Yu Simian, not daring to face him.Yu Simian rubbed his hair with one hand, and lingered on his graceful neck and back with the other, Mo Jinyan's whole body tightened.Yu Simian moved his hand in front of him, brought him to his body, and whispered in his ear: "Xiao Mo, help me take a bath."

"How, how to wipe?" Mo Jin stammered.

"That's it." Yu Simian turned him around so that he faced himself, with a smile on his lips, "That's it." He handed the handkerchief to Mo Jinyan.

Mo Jinyan's ears were red enough to bleed, his eyelashes drooped, and he didn't dare to look up at Yu Simian's narrow smiling face.Holding the handkerchief, he hesitated for a moment, then wiped it off Yu Simian's body.

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After taking a shower, it was already an hour later.Yu Simian went to the kitchen by himself to bring the food and wine prepared earlier back to the room, and moved the table at the foot of the bed onto the Kang: "Xiao Mo, come and eat."

Mo Jinyan's whole body was limp and weak, his face was bright red, his eyes were misty, he was really pretty, he was lazily nestled in the quilt, he didn't even want to move his fingers.Yu Simian helped him up, put on his inner shirt, put on a fox fur outside, and wrapped his lower body with a quilt. "That's it, the kang is hot, it won't be cold."

Yu Simian picked up the jug and poured a glass of wine for the two: "Xifeng wine, my master's favorite drink. It's warm, drink some to warm up."

"Then let's bring some to Master." Mo Jinyan picked up chopsticks and picked up a piece of meat for Yu Simian, "Eat some food first, then drink."

Yu Simian nodded, ate the food Mo Jinyan had picked up, and fed Mo Jinyan a piece of meat himself.The town is not big, and the inn is naturally not that big, but the chef's skills in the shop are somewhat beyond expectations, and they are of a very high standard.Mo Jinyan hadn't eaten such a delicious dish for a while, he just felt very hungry, so he opened his stomach and ate it.Seeing that he was eating happily, Yu Simian felt happy too, and kept adding food to him.

Mo Jinyan said: "Brother Yu, you can eat it too. This chicken is delicious. The craftsmanship is good."

Yu Simian looked at him dotingly: "Eat more if it tastes good. When you get to Lingyun Valley, you will have a good time. My second senior brother is very good at cooking. I guarantee you will never forget it after eating it."

Mo Jinyan was full of curiosity. Brother Yu's senior brother must have the same martial arts skills. He still has such good skills. Isn't this person too powerful?

Yu Simian looked at him, as if he knew what was going on in his heart, but smiled and kept it a secret, leaving it to Mo Jinyan to find out by himself.

The two drank until their ears were hot, and Mo Jinyan started to talk more: "Brother Yu, do you know why I am going to Hexi?"

Yu Simian teased him: "Didn't you say you want to spend the winter here?"

Mo Jinyan leaned on the kang table, squinted his eyes and shook his head: "No. I just want to come back and have a look."

"Where to go back?"

Mo Jinyan closed his eyes and breathed alcohol: "I don't know either. I heard from my father that my ancestor's surname was originally Li. No, it should be Tuoba, and was later given the surname Li. At that time, we were in Hexi Later, the Mongols came and killed all my people. Those who were not killed ran away and hid, and no one stayed there. My grandfather’s grandfather fled to Songjiang, and later my grandfather I went to Mingzhou again. My father took me to Fuzhou again. We walked farther and farther and never went back. My father said that we changed our surname to Mo, just to never forget where our roots are. So I I just want to come back and see where my grandparents lived.”

When Mo Jinyan said this, there were drops of water in his eye sockets, Yu Simian moved to his side and reached out to wipe away the tears from his eye sockets.The Tuoba clan bestowed the surname Li, that was the royal family of Xixia back then. He also heard that the Hexi area was once extremely prosperous, but it was a pity that it was destroyed overnight by the Mongolian Tartars. It is really amazing.He kissed Mo Jinyan's forehead: "It's okay, brother will go back with you to have a look."

Mo Jinyan sniffed: "Well, just take a look. Actually, it's nothing. Where is Brother Yu now, that's my home."

Yu Simian hugged Mo Jinyan tightly, watching the lanterns jumping, silent at night.

Stayed in the small town for one night, the two had a good night's sleep, when they got up and left, they found that the wind and snow had settled down, the snow had blown all night, thousands of trees and pear blossoms, the snow was enough for no one's calf, but it couldn't stop the footsteps of pedestrians .Before leaving, Mo Jinyan bought a jar of Xifeng wine, while Yu Simian went to a cloth store to buy two bolts of good cloth, and a jewelry store to buy nodding noodles, saying it was for Mrs. I brought it to my second brother.Mo Jinyan looked at the vinegar jar, which was not smaller than the wine jar: "Why don't I buy another jar of wine, will one jar be too little?"

Yu Simian said: "No, these are enough. Brothers don't let Master drink much anymore, just buy some to show your filial piety. Don't let him get drunk."

Mo Jinyan became more and more embarrassed: "Why didn't you say it earlier, I will stop buying wine and buy something else instead."

Yu Simian smiled and said: "You can't buy it. Master will be angry if you don't buy it, and wife will be angry if you buy too much, so it's just right to buy it."

Mo Jinyan rubbed his nose: "That's it." He couldn't help but feel that Yu Simian's teacher was not easy to get along with, and he felt a little uneasy.

Yu Simian seemed a little excited because he was going back to the teacher's school.He bought vinegar, went to buy a slaughtered lamb, and a lot of dried goods and fruits for the New Year, which filled the backs of the two horses, and then took Mo Jinyan on the way back.

Mo Jinyan knows that Yu Simian's affection for Shimen is much deeper than his affection for his family. To him, Shimen is more like his home.Hearing Yu Simian tell him all kinds of things about Lingyun Valley along the way, he drew a picture of a paradise in his heart.

Lingyun Valley is indeed a paradise, and Yu Simian took Mo Jinyan to walk on the vast snow field for half a day, and he still ate dry food at noon, and at the first moment of Demao, Yu Simian said: "Here we are."

Mo Jinyan looked up, but there was no hill, no village, and he didn't know where the valley was.Yu Simian got off the horse, led the horse and walked a few steps forward, Mo Jinyan followed suit.Seeing him looking around, Yu Simian smiled and said, "Look underground."

Mo Jinyan looked down, and there was a ditch four or five feet away from his footsteps. He took a closer look and found what kind of ditch it was. It was clearly a valley bottom under flat ground, and the trees in the valley The towering sky, because the crown of the tree is covered with white snow, looks the same as the flat ground, no wonder it has been hidden from his eyes.Mo Jinyan was extremely surprised: "There is such a place in the world!"

Yu Simian was obviously very satisfied with his reaction: "When there is no snow on weekdays, the white clouds in the valley are erratic, so there is only Lingyun."

While introducing the scenery in the valley, he led him to a stone road slanted on the cliff. The stone road was not wide enough for a horse to walk alone.Mo Jinyan looked at the stone road, there were traces of knives and axes on the cliff that was not covered by snow, and asked in surprise: "Who chiseled this mountain road?"

Yu Simian said: "It should be the craftsmen of the past dynasties. There used to be a Taoist temple in the valley, but it was destroyed in the previous dynasty. My grand master set up a sect here, and we have stayed here forever."

Mo Jinyan asked: "Brother Yu, how old were you when you came to Lingyun Valley?"

"Nine years old." Yu Simian seemed to be lost in memory, "When I came to the valley with my master, there was a heavy rain. After the rain, it cleared up and a neon light floated above the valley. I thought I had arrived in a fairyland. .”

Mo Jinyan looked at Yu Simian, knowing that he really liked this place, so he made up his mind to stay in the valley for a while.Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a clear whistle, the sound was far away at first, but in an instant it came closer, only to hear Yu Simian laughing loudly: "Cang Yu!"

Mo Jinyan only felt that there was a blur in front of his eyes, and then a mass of objects with the same color as the vast world rushed towards Yu Simian.When she looked closely again, Yu Simian was hugging a big bird with white feathers and red crown, looked closely, was it a crane?

Yu Simian stroked its long neck, and introduced it to Mo Jinyan: "Cangyu is raised by my master. It is a very psychic crane. It is similar to Brother Xu."

"It's so beautiful!" Mo Jinyan suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen Brother Xu today?Then he raised his index finger and whistled towards the sky. The sky was empty, and the sound was transmitted very far. Not long after, a black spot appeared in the sky. Brother Xu let out a joyful roar and rushed towards them.

The crane in Yu Simian's arms felt the danger, screamed and jumped up and wanted to escape.Yu Simian quickly hugged and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, you are not an enemy, but a friend."

Just as he was talking, he suddenly heard a loud shout: "Who broke into my Lingyun Valley?!" The voice was very clear, and a figure quickly rushed towards them while speaking, and after a few ups and downs, the person had already arrived in front of the two of them.As soon as this person appeared, Brother Xu, who was about to land, suddenly spun around in fright, and flew into the air again.

Yu Simian looked at the young man, only twelve or thirteen years old, with two buns in his arms, wearing a red jacket, with white fur trims on the sleeves, pink face and red lips, he looked like a fairy boy, only a little cinnabar between his eyebrows. Can't help laughing: "Are you a new disciple in Guli? Who is your master?"

The young man came to see him holding his own crane in his arms, and was about to ask him to be held accountable, but he did not expect him to ask such a question, so he raised his eyes to look at Yu Simian carefully, and rolled his eyes: "Are you Master Yu?"

Yu Simian smiled and said, "That's right. Are you Brother Xiao Yi's disciple?"

The boy hurried over to lead Yu Simian's horse: "Disciple Fang Yan has seen Master Yu."

Yu Simian said: "Don't hold me back, let's go together. This is your uncle's brother, and your name is Uncle Mo."

Fang Yan turned his head and glanced at Mo Jinyan, and pouted: "Uncle Mo." Then he muttered in a low voice, "Just bully me because I am young, and everyone has to be called uncle."

Mo Jinyan liked this child very much. After touching his body for a while, he found a small conch shell with a hole in it and a rope, and handed it over: "Uncle Mo doesn't have any good things. Let this be for you to play with." On the way to the west, I picked it up on a South Sea island. The shape and pattern are extremely beautiful, and it is rare to see it elsewhere. Seeing that he likes it, Yu Simian drilled it for him and hung it up to make a pendant. Smooth and crystal clear.

Children love novelty and live in the inland. They have never seen such a beautiful conch, and they can't put it down immediately. Then Uncle Mo shouted long and short, asking about the origin of this conch.Yu Simian couldn't stop laughing.

Along the way, Yu Simian had already inquired about the situation in the valley. The master and wife are both healthy and healthy, but the master still often steals wine and drinks. As long as you dress up, you will know who made it.The second brother Xiao Yi is still enthusiastic about food research.In addition, a few senior brothers and sisters would come back to the teacher's gate every now and then. Speaking of which, he was an unfilial disciple and never came back after leaving the valley.

Going down to the bottom of the valley, it was a different scene. It seemed that the heavy snow had fallen on the treetops, but there was no snow at the bottom of the valley, just wet, as if it had rained.Mo Jinyan was astonished to see the erratic mist in the woods.

Yu Simian explained: "There is geothermal heat at the bottom of this valley, and there are hot springs, so the snow will melt when it falls on the ground, and it will not accumulate."

Fang Yan said dissatisfiedly: "Yes, it's very boring. If I want to play in the snow, I have to go outside the valley."

Yu Simian laughed, this kind of regret, he often had when he was young.He pointed to the southwest corner and said to Mo Jinyan, "Xiao Mo, there is a hot spring there, and you can soak in the spring water in the open air in winter."

Fang Yan said: "That's right, Tai Shifu likes to go there to drink with the wine tank the most. He drank while soaking, and almost drowned in the water several times. Tai Shifu held him by the ear and scolded him every time."

Yu Simian laughed, "Master, why is he still determined?"

Then a few people suddenly heard a curse: "Stinky boy, you started making up the old man before you got home. I'll go to your second senior brother to face the wall in a while."

Yu Simian wailed: "Master, you are always strong, and you have heard my disciple's words so far away. My disciple is wrong. Your lord, don't count the villain's fault, please spare this disciple. This disciple brought you wine."

Mo Jinyan looked around amusedly, wanting to see who this alcoholic master really is, and just as Yu Simian finished speaking, a black figure leaped towards them like lightning, so fast that the cranes and feathers were all shocked. Frightened, he swooped and flew away.In the blink of an eye, the black shadow arrived in front of them and stopped in front of them. Mo Jinyan saw that he was an old man with a thick beard and hair, probably because the beard and hair were too thick and rough, so it looked extra fluffy, which reminded Mo Jinyan of the town house New Year pictures Zhong Kui.

Yu Simian smiled and bowed: "Master is still in the spirit of a dragon and a horse. This disciple has met Master."

The old man Zhou Tongsheng glanced at him: "Hmph, brat, do you still know how to come back? Where's the wine?"

Yu Simian pulled Mo Jinyan: "Xiao Mo, take out the wine for Master."

Mo Jinyan hurriedly found the jar of wine from the bag on the horse, and handed it over respectfully: "Master, the wine for you."

The old man took the wine, first sniffed the sealed mouth of the jar, and immediately smiled: "Okay, 20-year-old Xifeng wine. It's great." Then he raised his eyes to look at Mo Jinyan, nodded while looking, "It's a Good boy!"

Yu Simian grinned: "Master, how is Xiao Mo?"

"Better than you!" The old man concluded concisely, "Take him to stay for a few more days, you go play first, and I'll find a place to drink."

Mo Jinyan hurriedly said: "Master, I still have peanuts for drinking here, I'll serve you a drink."

"Okay, okay. Haha, he is such a caring and good boy. If you need help in the future, just talk to the master." The old man patted Mo Jinyan on the shoulder and said, holding the wine jar in one hand and holding the wine jar in the other. Left with peanuts.

Yu Simian said behind his back: "Master, drink slowly, we only brought you this jar, it will be gone after you drink it."

The old man has wine now, so he doesn't care about how much he has: "Got it, don't tell your teacher's wife." The person who was speaking has disappeared, and the speed is so fast that Mo Jin who is not familiar with him is speechless.

Yu Simian shook his head: "Master is like this."

Mo Jinyan said: "The temper is quite amusing."

"Hey, old urchin."

While their master and apprentice were reminiscing about the old days, Fang Yan had already gone far away.Yu Simian took Mo Jinyan's hand and continued to walk in, and in the distance, he could see the outline of a building intriguing.There were several people standing under the corridor of the main hall, watching them from a distance, as if they were waiting for them.Mo Jinyan twitched his hand back uncomfortably, but was held tightly by Yu Simian: "I'm not afraid they will see, this is my own home, do you still need to cover it up?"

Mo Jinyan had no choice but to be led by him.

When he got closer, Mo Jinyan saw Fang Yan accompanied by an old woman and a fat middle-aged man, and Yu Simian shouted from a long distance: "Master, Second Senior Brother!"

The old woman seemed to be past her sixtieth age, but she was wearing a white fox fur, with red flowers on her hair, and powder on her face, she still had a charming charm, which showed that she was a very particular person.The old woman raised her chin and snorted: "I still know how to come back to see your mistress."

Yu Simian let go of the horse's reins, and pulled Mo Jinyan forward, regardless of the wetness on the steps, just knelt down like that: "Si Mian pays homage to Master!"

Mo Jinyan quickly followed and knelt down: "Jinyan has met Master Mistress!" Seeing the completely different attitudes of Master and Mistress, Mo Jinyan understood that the head of Lingyun Valley is probably this Mistress.

The old lady glanced at the two people on the ground, then turned around: "What are you still doing kneeling, Xiao Xiao hastened to pull them up. The first time I came to our valley, I knelt on the wet ground and let outsiders say that our Lingyunmen have a big face." .”

Xiao Yi hurried over to help his junior brother, Yu Simian had already pulled Mo Jinyan to get up by himself.Yu Simian winked at Xiao Yi, and Xiao Yi shook his head.Yu Simian had no choice but to bite the bullet and followed his wife Wen Xueyan in. Mo Jinyan wanted to follow in, but Wen Xueyan stopped him: "The new boy should not come in. We, master and apprentice, catch up with each other."

Mo Jinyan stopped in embarrassment, Yu Simian had no choice but to squeeze Mo Jinyan's hand: "Go back to the room with the second senior brother first."

Xiao Yi was very friendly: "I don't know how to call it?"

Mo Jinyan hastily said, "Boy, Mo Jinyan. Hello, second senior brother."

Xiao Yi nodded: "Then I will call you Xiao Mo, Xiao Mo can come with me. Can you live in the room next to Si Mian?"

Mo Jinyan was stunned for a moment, but it was hard to refuse, it was Yu Simian who backed out from the hall again: "Second Senior Brother, Xiao Mo and I should just stay in the same room."

As soon as Yu Simian finished speaking, the door was slammed shut by a gust of wind.Mo Jinyan looked at the closed door with some unease, Xiao Yi smiled and said: "Ms. Mistress's temper is like this, you can laugh at me. Don't worry, she will definitely recover at dinner time."

Mo Jinyan was a little embarrassed, it was unexpected that he would be treated like this by his wife.He turned his head and glanced at Fang Yan, who was leading the horse for him, and suddenly remembered that there was a relationship between Master's wife's disciple Zhao Jing and Yu Simian, and Master's wife would not treat him because of this.

Mo Jinyan had a good idea.Zhao Jing is Wen Xueyan's direct disciple. When the old and new emperors changed, both the Yu family and the Zhao family were members of the royalist party. Can escape from birth.At that time, several members of the Lingyun Sect met to go to the capital to try to rescue them, but Zhao Jing refused to abandon their children and parents to live alone, so Wen Xueyan lost her beloved apprentice.

Now that she sees Yu Simian, she puts the blame on him. She thinks that if Yu Simian was willing to marry Zhao Jing, she would not be so determined to die.Facing his teacher's questioning, Yu Simian smiled helplessly, thinking that if he had married Zhao Jing back then, he would have been a pile of bones by now.He listened silently to his mistress scolding him, and finally Wen Xueyan said to him: "What's the matter with you and that kid?"

Yu Simian said: "His name is Mo Jinyan, my Qidi."

Wen Xueyan stared: "It's a bunch of nonsense. If you run to the land of the Southern Barbarians, you will be barbaric. Can these Qi brothers get along with each other casually?"

Yu Simian smiled and said: "It's not casual, it's very careful."

Wen Xueyan said: "If you insist on being with this kid, Master Mistress will treat you as an apprentice without you, so hurry up and leave before your luggage is unpacked."

Yu Simian was obviously not surprised, he smiled: "I came back to accompany Master to celebrate the New Year, at least I will leave after the New Year. Mistress, this is Xiao Mo's filial piety to you." After speaking, he handed over a box, which was him Jewelry bought at a jewelry store in the town, and a string of pearls from a voyage to the West.

Wen Xueyan held back for a while, then took it reluctantly, opened it and looked at it, a crack appeared on her tense face immediately, the joy was fleeting, but it was also caught by Yu Simian, she secretly laughed, and then said : "Miss, I'll go down first. Mistress doesn't want to see us, I will definitely bring Xiaomo in a well-behaved manner, so as not to hinder your old eyes."

Wen Xueyan snorted coldly, noncommittal.

When Mo Jinyan saw Yu Simian, he asked very worriedly: "Your wife didn't make things difficult for you, did she? She doesn't seem to like me very much."

Yu Simian patted him on the shoulder, comforting him and said: "It's okay, at most in the evening, Master will invite us to dinner."

Mo Jinyan was a little embarrassed, why did one or two of the seniors say that.

Yu Simian said: "Is everything packed? I'll take you out for a walk."

Then he took Mo Jinyan to visit Lingyun Valley.Even though it is the twelfth lunar month of winter, Lingyun Valley can feel the breath of early spring, green pines and cypresses, plum blossoms in full bloom, and some flowers and plants that have never been seen before are standing upright in the frost, not as dry as outside.It's really a paradise. Mo Jinyan likes it very much, but thinking of Wen Xueyan's attitude, he can't stay here.No matter how beautiful the place is, if there are people you don't like, you probably won't want to miss it.

Yu Simian introduced all this to Mo Jinyan in a proud tone, and then said: "Xiao Mo, let's stay here for a while longer, and wait for the spring outside before leaving. Just in time to see the spring outside the Great Wall, Hexi is Jiangnan outside the Great Wall, It must be very beautiful in spring."

Mo Jinyan hesitated for a moment: "But my wife might not be very happy."

"Whatever that old woman does! She's just an old guy who wants to save face and protect her weaknesses." A voice suddenly broke in.

"Master!" Yu Simian shouted hastily.

Mo Jinyan was taken aback, and turned his head to look at the source of the sound. Zhou Tongsheng was leaning tautly behind a boulder with his legs crossed, sipping Xifeng wine, throwing a peanut into his mouth from time to time.He quickly called out, "Master!"

Zhou Tongsheng waved his hand: "When you call me master, it is inevitable that master will protect you. Don't worry, you can stay as long as you want, and treat this place as your own home."

Mo Jinyan looked at the old man like this, and thought of the stern Wen Xueyan, and he still had no idea who was in charge here.

Yu Simian said: "Master, this disciple will accompany you to have a drink."

Zhou Tongsheng opened his half-closed eyes: "Go, I just brought me a jug of wine, and I want to share it with me. If you have nothing to do, go play by yourself, go to the hot spring. I will chat with the old man when I am free. Anyway, I have plenty of time .”

Yu Simian then dragged Mo Jinyan to the hot spring garden. Lingyunmen was very good at using resources, surrounded the hot springs, covered them with thatched huts, and separated men and women, which was very convenient.

Seeing Mo Jinyan's lack of interest, Yu Simian said: "Don't worry, my teacher's temper is just like that, she looks tough, but in fact she is a firecracker, strong on the outside but hard on the inside. She listens to my master for big things, and she decides for small things."

Mo Jinyan said casually, "For example?"

Yu Simian said: "For example, my teacher insisted on letting me marry her junior sister back then, but my master said something like that, a forced melon is not sweet, just meddling! Then my teacher stopped forcing me. Don't look at my master like that, He is a typical wise man, and he is the person I admire the most. So if he asks you to stay, my teacher will not do anything to us."

Mo Jinyan looked at Yu Simian and smiled back at him.

Yu Simian said again: "My teacher's wife is the most beautiful. When you deal with her, you should praise her for her good complexion, beautiful clothes and hair accessories. She must be full of enthusiasm and won't care about anything with you."

Mo Jinyan was very speechless, did he want to praise his wife? He had never done these things to please others except for Yu Simian.

In the evening, Wen Xueyan sent someone to invite Yu Simian and Mo Jinyan to dinner.Mo Jinyan was a little nervous, Yu Simian said: "Don't worry, just go. Dress better."

"Why?" Wen Xueyan loves beauty so much, isn't she afraid that others will steal his limelight?

Yu Simian said: "My teacher's wife likes good-looking people the most, you must dress well."

So Mo Jinyan put on the new jacket Yu Simian made for him, which was originally prepared to be worn during the New Year.

When Wen Xueyan saw Mo Jinyan, she really took a second look, and her eyes were not as sharp as when they met in the afternoon.Mo Jinyan anxiously called Master and Mistress, and Zhou Tongsheng said, "He Yan'er, sit beside me."

There were six people at the table, so there was absolutely no need for him to say that, but once he said it, he showed his attitude. Wen Xueyan raised her eyelids and said nothing.

Fang Yan stood up and poured tea for the ancestor, master and uncles.Zhou Tongsheng said: "Why are you not allowed to drink on the big day?"

Wen Xueyan raised her eyebrows: "You have already finished your portion today, don't even think about drinking more!"

Yu Simian quickly scooped up a bowl of glutinous glutinous rice balls for Master: "Master, eat this, glutinous rice balls with fermented glutinous rice."

Zhou Tongsheng sniffed it, and it really smelled like wine. He quickly picked it up, put one in his mouth, and immediately narrowed his eyes with a smile: "It's delicious."

Seeing Wen Xueyan's face, Yu Simian was a little unhappy again, and touched Mo Jinyan with his arm. Mo Jinyan hesitated, and got up to scoop up a bowl for Wen Xueyan: "Master, you can drink too."

Wen Xueyan glanced at Mo Jin and remained silent, Yu Simian hurriedly said: "Master, drinking some fermented glutinous rice in moderation can beautify your complexion and make your complexion more rosy."

Wen Xueyan's complexion improved a bit, and she said, "Let's put it down, it's hard for you to have a heart."

The second senior brother Xiao Yi hurried out to adjust the atmosphere: "Why did the junior brother come back suddenly? Didn't he say he was still wandering around?"

Yu Simian said: "We want to visit Hexi, and we plan to go back to the valley when we return from Hexi. Xiao Mo learned that the master's gate is nearby, and urged me to come back early and go to Hexi next year."

While eating glutinous glutinous rice, Zhou Tongsheng asked casually, "What are you doing in Hexi? It's almost the territory of Tartars over there, and Tartars often come and go."

Yu Simian glanced at Mo Jinyan, Mo Jinyan nodded, and then said: "Xiao Mo's ancestors used to live in Hexi, let's go there and have a look."

Wen Xueyan raised her eyebrows: "How long ago?"

Mo Jinyan smiled and said: "It's been a long time since I said it, it's just a long-cherished wish of my parents, to fulfill their wish for them."

Zhou Tongsheng glanced at Mo Jinyan with the light on, "Is Xiao Mo a pervert?"

Mo Jinyan nodded: "My ancestors must be from Xixia."

Zhou Tongsheng nodded: "Speaking of it, it is a long time ago." A dynasty that was destroyed by the previous dynasty has been over a hundred years so far, so it is indeed a long time ago.

Mo Jinyan smiled, picked up his chopsticks and ordered some food to hide his uneasiness: "So I just repay the long-cherished wish of returning home for my parents."

Wen Xueyan suddenly said: "Longer time, let's see if it matters. Don't say it's not the territory of the Tartars, even if it is the territory of the Tartars, isn't it the same as my back garden? Go and leave as you want. If the Tatar sees one kill one, and sees two kill one pair, are they afraid that he will fail? Eat!"

Mo Jinyan glanced at Wen Xueyan in astonishment, and according to what she said, she supported him to go. "Thank you, Mistress."

It seems that after the phone call, the teacher's attitude has become much better, and occasionally she will take the initiative to ask Yu Simian and Mo Jinyan to eat food. The second senior brother's cooking is really good, so the meal is still happy and harmonious.

After dinner, the wife asked them if the quilt was thin, and if it was thin, she asked the servant to add another bed.Mo Jinyan was a little flattered.

In this way, Mo Jinyan and Yu Simian lived in the valley, and Mo Jinyan gradually calmed down from the anxiety at the beginning, because Wen Xueyan no longer showed his face, and occasionally said a few words of kindness and concern, which shows that She has accepted him.Brother Xu also learned to live in peace with Cang Yu.

People in the valley are all busy with the New Year, decorating the house, buying new year's goods, and buying new clothes.Brothers who were outside went to the valley to deliver New Year's goods one after another, and more people came in and out of Lingyun Valley at once.

The second senior brother and the stewards should take care of these matters, Mo Jinyan and Yu Simian can't help much, their task is to accompany the master and wife, and in addition to pointing out Fang Yan's kung fu for the second senior brother.Compared with studying martial arts, Xiao Yi obviously prefers to study new dishes, so he wants to pass on his cooking skills to Fang Yan.But as a child, I still like to practice dancing and have little interest in pots and pans.

When Yu Simian came back, Xiao Yi entrusted Yu Simian with the art teaching, and Yu Simian and Mo Jinyan taught Fang Yan together.Fang Yan originally thought that Lingyun Valley's martial arts were invincible in the world, so Mo Jinyan