And said you're not a fairy

Chapter 49 Homecoming
Just as Chen Yuan was on his way, he was ready to encounter bandits.

However, he found that the road was extremely peaceful, and he did not encounter the robbers that the innkeeper mentioned.

Chen Yuan returned to Pingliang County in the afternoon of the second day when the sun was setting to the west.

Chen Yuan stood in front of a small city with a height of one and a half feet, the surface of the rammed earth city wall was covered with traces of time, and many places were washed by raindrops to form potholes, which looked very vicissitudes of life.

The gate of the small city is not more than ten feet wide, and there is a plaque on the gate, with the words "Pingliang County" written on it.

In front of the gate of the county seat, there are two old soldiers wearing worn-out cotton armor, holding a rusty spear in their arms, with wrinkles and grooves on their faces, who seem to be nearly forty years old, leaning against the open city gate doze off.

People in Pingliang County came and went, no one questioned and maintained order, and they were not afraid of bad people sneaking into the city.

And looking at the expressions of the people who went in and out of Pingliang County, it seemed that they had already seen it.

Chen Yuan also followed the sparse crowd into Pingliang County.

Chen Yuan looked at the streets while walking, and found that although it was daytime, the population on the streets of Pingliang County was not large, and it looked sparse.

It can't be compared with the Lujiang City governed by Luzhou Prefecture, and even Mengliang Town can't match in terms of liveliness.

Of course, it is also possible, because Mengliang Town is a small town, and the reason itself is not big.

After entering Pingliang County, Chen Yuan walked west to the location of his home according to his memory.

Because after he crossed, his predecessor had already gone out on the road, and went to his uncle's house in Linxian County to borrow.

So this home in memory is the first time he came back after traveling.

Soon Chen Yuan came to the west of the city, in an alley called Lihua Lane.

This alley is not wide, only seven feet wide.

Because many residents in the alley planted pear trees in their yards, when the pear blossoms bloomed in spring, the fragrance wafted across the entire Xicheng, so it got its name.

But in this alley full of acquaintances, when Chen Yuan, a man dressed like a Taoist priest, appeared, he was as eye-catching as a firefly in the dark, attracting everyone's attention in the alley.

People passing by are all staring at Chen Yuan fiercely, guarding Chen Yuan like guarding against thieves.

However, after looking at Chen Yuan carefully for a while, many people suddenly had a look of surprise in their eyes.

"Isn't this Chen Wenqing's family, the little brother who has been missing for several years?"

"Seems to be."

"Chen Wenqing's family has been running around looking for his younger brother for the past two years, but because there has been no news, they thought they were killed by thieves, so they gave up in the past two years."

"Why are you wearing a Taoist robe and look like a Taoist priest? This is a monk!"

"It's over. Before, Chen Wenqing was counting on his little brother to give his family a test and come back. Now it's completely hopeless."

Pedestrians who saw Chen Yuan in the alley talked a lot.

Chen Yuan also greeted people he knew politely, and just smiled back at those he didn't know.

In the commotion caused by this, Chen Yuan came to a small courtyard near the middle of the alley.

This small courtyard faces south, and the courtyard wall is no different from other small courtyard walls built with rammed earth in Lihua Lane. The door gods and couplets pasted on the courtyard gate are somewhat incomplete, as if they were torn off by a naughty boy. corner.

The courtyard door and door frame have been blackened and discolored by the wind and sun.

And this was the home he remembered.

Chen Yuan tried to push the courtyard door, but found that the courtyard door was not closed.

creak!

There was a sound of wood rubbing, and the courtyard door was opened.

Chen Yuan stepped into the yard, and with a glance, he found that the layout of the yard was almost the same as what he remembered.

In the east, west, north, south corners of the courtyard, a pear tree that is as thick as an adult's arm and whose pear blossoms are already in full bloom is planted.

On the left and right sides of the courtyard are the east and west wing rooms, the top is the main room, and next to the east and west wing rooms, near the courtyard gate, are adjacent to the kitchen and latrine.

"Who are you looking for?"

Just as Chen Yuan was looking at the yard, a crisp voice sounded from the main room.

Chen Yuan turned around and saw a four or five-year-old little girl with shofar braids and eyes as bright as black pearls riding on a wooden horse. She was looking into the courtyard in the main room.

"Have they grown so big?"

Chen Yuan said to the little girl with a smile.

He remembered that when his predecessor had just left the house, the little girl was only one year old, and was hugged by his brother and sister-in-law all day long.

"Jinxin, who are you talking to?"

Then a commoner Jingchai pulled her hair up high and combed it into a woman's bun. She was beautiful and looked very dignified and decent. She was a woman in the style of Xiaojiabiyu, with an apron around her waist and a scoop in her hand. The water gourd scoop came out from the kitchen.

The woman is not very old, she looks about 22 or [-] years old.

"Jiro!"

The moment the woman saw Chen Yuan, she was stunned for a while, and when she lost her mind, she almost lost her grip on the gourd and water ladle and fell to the ground. After finally reacting, she avoided the accident, but at this time she She didn't have time to pay attention to the gourd ladle in her hand, she looked at Chen Yuan with a somewhat incredulous expression.

"Brother and sister."

Chen Yuan said with a smile.

"Why are you wearing a Taoist robe, like a Taoist priest?"

After a long time, the woman who regained her composure turned her eyes to Chen Yuan, and she asked in amazement.

"Brother and sister-in-law, I have entered the Taoist sect."

Chen Yuan explained.

"You..."

Hearing what Chen Yuan said, the woman said helplessly.

Originally, the husband was counting on this uncle to come back with a meritorious service for the Chen family!

Now that my uncle has become a monk and became a Taoist priest, it seems that there is no hope at all.

It didn't take long.

Chen Yuan's elder brother, Chen Wenqing, who was busy outside, also came back.

After learning that the younger brother Chen Yuan, whom they thought had been in an accident, had returned safely, he was extremely happy, and immediately went to the market to buy a jug of good wine to celebrate.

……

On the round table in the main room.

Then there are four dishes and one soup, all made by Chen Yuan's brother and sister-in-law.

There are meat and vegetable dishes, boiled and stewed, all of which are delicious in color, flavor and taste.

In addition to the stewed meat dish, the other two vegetarian dishes are stir-fried.

The stew is freshly killed live chicken and dried and smoked pig meat. The vegetarian dishes are fried wormwood and Chinese cabbage, and the soup is the broth of stewed meat.

A bowl of corn and rice was placed in front of the three of them, and wine was poured on them. A small bowl was placed in front of the little girl, and a small ball of corn and rice was placed for her, while the woman was holding vegetables for her.

Chen Yuan and his elder brother Chen Wenqing were eating, drinking and chatting next to him.

Chen Yuan's elder brother, Chen Wenqing, is a middle-aged man with elegant appearance, gentle temperament and wearing a long gown.

There are five or six points similar to Chen Yuan's appearance, especially the eyebrows and eyes are very similar.

"Did you encounter danger three years ago? Why did you disappear after you went out?"

Chen Wenqing was not in the mood to eat. After drinking two glasses of wine, he looked at his younger brother Chen Yuan sitting across from him, feeling both happy and puzzled.

"It's nothing. I just encountered some accidents on the road and almost lost my life. Fortunately, I was lucky. It was a blessing in disguise, and I was rescued by an expert, and I worshiped under an expert."

Chen Yuan brushed over his experience of the past three years in a few words.

"No wonder you became a Taoist priest."

Chen Wenqing sighed.

The Chen family is the home of farming and studying.

The ancestor was also a scholar, and it is said that there were several Juren, and one ancestor went to Kyoto to become an official.

But this was just a moment of glory. Later, the ancestor who was an official offended a powerful official in the court, not to mention he was dismissed from office, and the Chen family's family situation has also plummeted since then.

Later, in order to make a living, the Chen family was reduced from a scholar family who studied to a farmer who plowed the fields.

However, the descendants of the Chen family have never forgotten their obsession with studying.

In the past, the Chen family had worked in the fields for seven or eight consecutive generations. It was better in his generation. With his outstanding ability, he started a small business in the county, and it was not easy for the Chen family to get rid of the continuous number of generations. The condition of the farmland.

It's a pity that misfortunes never come singly, the parents of the two brothers fell ill and passed away early within two years.

Later, he saw that his younger brother had a talent for reading, so he made up his mind to let his younger brother study, and it would be best if he could get a good name for the Chen family.

But reading is expensive, and you need a large collection of books at home. In Dayong, where knowledge is monopolized by the gentry, the price of books is extremely expensive.

With the little money he earned from doing business, it is no problem to afford his younger brother's pen, ink, paper and inkstone for reading, but the source of books is a big problem.

Later, after the brothers discussed it, it happened that their mother was born in the Liu family, a wealthy family in Linjiang County.

Who knew that his younger brother would never return, and he hadn't returned home for more than three years, and there was no news. They thought that his younger brother had encountered an accident on the road.

"Unfortunately, with your talent, it would be a waste to be a Taoist priest."

Chen Wenqing held back and sighed.

"Brother, whether studying or being a Taoist priest are different life choices, who can say that being a Taoist priest must be worse than studying!"

Chen Yuan deliberately avoided the pig stewed by his brother and sister-in-law, he smiled indifferently.

At the very least, if you read books, you will not be able to become immortals and live forever.

　ps: Asking for collection, asking for recommendation tickets, asking for follow-up reading, asking for investment, everyone is very helpful, and it even made it into the top ten new book lists. Although it is only a newcomer new book list, thank you everyone.

　　


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