"Yes, sir." These people replied in unison. Ji Junshi waved his hands to them and said gently, "Chen An, Li Yin stays, you all go and do your own thing."
Wait for those After everyone dispersed, only the two soldiers who were standing in the middle came over. Li Yan looked at the two people. One was about thirty years old, and the other was about twenty years old. They were both about seven feet tall. The older one had a square face and a rosy complexion; the younger one had a round face, big eyes, and slightly swollen skin. white.
Both of them are wearing standard military uniforms. The third army commander pointed to the man with a square face, "His name is Chen An", and then pointed to a young soldier with a round face and big eyes, "His name is Li Yin. The two of them are usually responsible for miscellaneous matters in the valley, and they both understand the affairs of the army. If If I'm not in the house, you can just ask them to do it. If you go to the city to do things, let them follow you. First, it will be more convenient for you to do things with them; second, they will be responsible for your safety, after all, here. It is a border city, and enemy troops often sneak into the city to spy on the news. If I know that you are my disciple, I must not set my sights on you."
After hearing this, Li Yan's heart tightened, and then his heart warmed up. He bowed and replied, "Thank you, teacher." If he was a little unfamiliar with calling "teacher" before, now it was also from his heart. And it was made.
Chen An and Li Yin also saluted Master Ji, "I respectfully respect your words, please rest assured."
"Well, you go prepare his daily necessities and send them over in a moment."
"Yes, sir."
After finishing speaking, Master Ji greeted Li Yan and walked back in. However, when Li Yan turned around, he didn't see him. After Chen An and Li Yin looked at each other, they stared at his back. Flickers erratically.
Li Yan originally thought that he lived in one of the two rows of bluestone houses, but when he saw the teacher walked straight away without looking at the houses on the two sides, he waited until they reached the end of the bluestone house. Turn to the right at the end, and a valley suddenly appears in front of you. On the stone wall on one side of the valley entrance are carved several bright red characters "Military Advisor's Mansion".
Li Yan thought to himself, this is a valley, why is it still called "Military Advisor's Mansion", but he couldn't stop and followed the teacher into the valley.
The valley is not very big, about 50 to 60 feet in size. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides. There are towering peaks on each side. The slopes are almost straight up and down. There are fine trees and shrubs on the slopes, ranging from high to high. It is short, with branches growing densely from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. Only this valley entrance can be entered and exited. There is also a row of bluestone houses on the right side of the valley entrance, about three or four rooms. It is already dark at this time, and the rest of the valley is The scene was all blurry and could not be seen clearly.
At this moment, there were hurried footsteps behind him. Li Yan turned around and saw two people walking in the black. Looking closer, he saw clearly that they were Chen An and Li Yin whom he had just seen.
The two of them were carrying items in their hands, presumably the daily necessities that the teacher had ordered just now. The two of them arrived very quickly, which was the skill of their front and rear feet.
The two people quickly walked past them and walked towards the bluestone rooms.House, and soon lights came on in several houses one after another. The lights shone through the doors and windows, and suddenly some of the scenery in the valley became much clearer.
Ji Junshi turned around and said to Li Yan, "It's getting late today. Chen An and the others will come over in a while to take you to get acquainted with this place, and then you can rest after eating. You are also here from home today." After traveling hundreds of miles, it’s better to rest early and come back to Master tomorrow morning. Then I will tell you some things about Master.”
Just as he was talking, I saw Chen. An and Li Yin walked back quickly and said with a smile, "Mr. Li, this place is cleaned every day, so we just bring some daily necessities."
Third Runner-up The teacher saw them coming, so he ordered, "Take Li Yan with you. We will bring the food over soon." After that, he smiled at Li Yan and nodded, then walked towards the first room near the valley entrance, and then The figure dimmed under the light at the door, then entered and disappeared.
Li Yan stared at the back of Master Ji and said to himself, "My teacher is really simple and clear in what he does."
At this time, Chen An smiled and said, "Master Li, Then you can come with us." Li Yan thanked him and followed them inside.
Chen An is very talkative, and Li Yin is the leader, but he is quick and quick and occasionally speaks a few words. They walked and talked. Li Yan began to know something about the situation. It turned out that Marshal Hong originally arranged a mansion for Master Ji in the city, but Master Ji liked to live alone and did not want to live in the city. Later, he found this residence outside the city. He lives alone in a valley, but how could Marshal Hong let an official live in such a simple place? He tried to persuade him several times, but Division Ji was still unwilling to enter the city.
So Marshal Hong could only send people to tidy up the inside of the valley, and opened a hundred feet of open space outside the valley, built houses and sent troops to guard them. At the same time, he also arranged for corresponding maids and slaves to be responsible for the daily life here. However, in the end, the third army division only left twenty soldiers and three women in charge of food and drink. The rest were sent back by him. According to the wishes of the third army division, he himself was the best, but he could not ignore it. Due to the Marshal's kindness, the name "Military Advisor's Mansion" was of course named after the name of the mansion.
There are four houses in this valley. Except for the first one near the entrance of the valley where Ji Junshi lives, the one next to it is where Ji Junshi sometimes practices his boxing and martial arts skills. The other two are both It is empty and uninhabited.
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In Chen An's words, no one is allowed to enter here casually. Unless Mr. Ji has something to ask them to come in, they can only enter when they need to deliver food and clean every day. Otherwise, they will be killed by Mr. Ji. After being expelled from the valley, you can imagine how Marshal Hong will treat him after he returns to the city. In addition to the four houses, toilets and bathing rooms in the valley are also built in the side corners of the houses.
Li Yan finally chose the bluestone house built on the mountain wall in the innermost part of the valley. Chen An walked in first.Putting the quilt on the bed, Li Yin and Li Yan followed.
The stone house is very spacious and must have been built by soldiers. Things built by the army pay attention to practicality, solidity and durability.
The door of the stone house faces south, facing the valley. The floor inside the house is also paved with bluestone and broken pieces. It is neat and bright. The simple furniture is complete, but it looks awkward in this large house. Very eye-catching.
There is a large wooden bed leaning against the wall on the north side of the house, a washstand and some toiletries are placed on the east wall, and there is a four-story bookshelf on the west wall with some books placed on it;
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A wooden table is placed against the south window. There are several teacups and kettles on the table, and two chairs. There are also two tall boxes woven with brown old vines at the head of the table, placed side by side on the ground. , almost flush with the tabletop, presumably used to place clothes or other items.
The north and west sides of the stone house are built against the mountain, and the east wall is connected to other houses, so there is only a large window on the wall in the same direction as the stone door, which also faces the valley. Tall and with fine wooden squares, it is now pushed open. You don't feel a bit stuffy in the room. Instead, you can feel the cool autumn night breeze blowing in, making you feel somewhat relaxed and comfortable.
"Master Li, please take a rest first. There is hot water in the pot. Once the food is ready, someone will bring it to you. We can't stay long in this valley. Lord Ji doesn't like outsiders." Here, if nothing happens, we will leave first." After Chen An and Li Yin placed their things, they said to Li Yan.
Li Yan was looking around the room. When he heard this, he quickly looked at the two of them.
Li Yan walked to the table, took off the package from his shoulder and put it on the table. Then he walked to the brown rattan box at the head of the table and opened the two boxes in turn. A piece of black cloth was laid out, presumably to store clothes and the like.
Li Yan took the package on the table, unwrapped it and put the several sets of coarse cloth clothes neatly into a box one by one. These were sewn by the fourth sister and her mother. Although these The fabrics of the clothes were very rough, and some of them were cut from other shabby clothes, but Li Yan felt that the home in the village was close to him, and the temperature was comfortable. Seeing them was like seeing his mother and fourth sister.
He didn't bring many things, and the box was wide. Putting all his clothes in one box only took up three or four-tenths of the space. Li Yan thought for a while, then took out the pickles, dry food, etc. from the packages on the table and placed them neatly on the table against the wall. He did not put them into another empty box.
After covering the two boxes, Li Yan pulled up a chair in front of the table, took the kettle and teacup and poured a glass of water. The water was really hot. It seemed like someone should come here to change the water every day. and room cleaners.
He was really tired today. He had driven more than 200 miles and only ate some solid food and water on the way. Now he was hungry and thirsty, and his body felt tired.Tired, it was pitch dark outside, and he had no intention of going outside to take a look. He was drinking water while thinking about what he had done today and where he was sitting now. It was like a dream. After a while, after drinking some water, I felt even more hungry and tired. I thought to myself, "It's a good thing the teacher didn't arrange anything, otherwise I really wouldn't have much energy, and it would be a bit embarrassing in front of the teacher." "While he was thinking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door. The door of his room was not closed, and this was a valley. He could hear the footsteps clearly in the middle of the night. Li Yan thought that this must be the food delivery person. When he turned to the side and looked up. Sure enough, it was dark at the door, and a woman was standing at the door holding a wooden tray.
Li Yan stood up and walked to the door and saw that the woman was still standing outside respectfully, so he said, "Where is your kitchen? I can just go and get it myself next time." The woman heard this. After saying this, his face turned pale and he quickly said, "Master Li, you don't dare to do this. If Master Ji finds out, it will be a huge disaster." Li Yan was startled when he stretched out his hands to take the wooden tray, and asked strangely, "Why is this?" Then The woman said, "How can adults and gentlemen go to places like the kitchen? These are the places where our servants stay."
Li Yan was a little confused at first, but after thinking about it for a while, he understood. When he was at home, he could stay anywhere, but now his status change made him feel a little uncomfortable. He also knows that these honors and inferiorities are not directed at him alone, but are the laws of this world. After taking the wooden tray, he said, "Then next time you come, just put the food on the table in the room."
After hearing this, the woman glanced at him and said to him as if she was remembering something. He said, "Mr. Li, except for delivering meals and cleaning, we are not allowed to enter at will in this valley every day. Your Excellency has also ordered us not to enter these four rooms at will, so as not to disturb your work. Every time you come back, they are basically closed." As for the door, if we see a wooden sign hanging on the handle outside the door, we will put the food on the stone platform outside the house and clean it up after a while. If the food is not eaten, we will take it back and throw it out and make it again. It was sent here again, and the cleaning of the adult's room was also done by a special person with the adult's permission. Since your room and the room next to it are unoccupied, there is no need to ask the adult for instructions every day, and now you have You live here, so I can’t enter."
When Li Yan heard this, he noticed a black wooden sign hanging on the inside handle of the door. It must have been the teacher who would put it when he was practicing. This wooden sign is hung on the handle outside the door so as not to disturb the practice. Although he doesn't understand these advanced martial arts, he has always heard some stories. He heard that when meditating on internal skills, the Jedi cannot be disturbed, otherwise there will be phenomena such as going crazy. Thinking of this, he understands a little bit. .
The woman asked him again to just put the tableware on the stone table outside the room after finishing the meal. Someone would come to clean it up. She bowed to Li Yanwei and left. .
Although the food here is not exquisite food, it is also food that Li Yan has never eaten. This meal Li Yan eatsHis thoughts were still lingering, but after he arrived, he thought of his parents at home. I wonder if they have eaten now or are they still thinking about him? Thinking of this, he suddenly lost interest.
I got up, put the dishes and chopsticks on the tray, and walked outside the house. Sure enough, I saw a stone platform in front of the door, so I put it on it. Looking up, I saw a dark forest spreading far and wide, all around. On the top of the mountain, only a few stars shone from the round sky dozens of feet above. He looked at it blankly for a while, then withdrew his gaze, and found that not far from the stone house opposite him, not far from the stone platform, there seemed to be a The appearance of Washuitan, but this is the first time for a wanderer away from home. On the first night outside, his mind is always full of thoughts, and his hometown is unforgettable. In addition, he becomes more tired after the meal, and even gives up the idea of walking around the valley. , then turned around and went back to the house to wash up briefly, then closed the door and windows and lay on the bed, falling asleep while missing his parents at home and the plants and trees in the village.