"Thank you, Sir," Ye Rou said with a clear voice and a respectful look.
Sir was the village head of Swallow Dock and the most respected old man. He was highly respected and had many followers, including Fang Yan, who was also a fan of Sir.
Sir blamed and reprimanded Ye Rou for her sudden breakthrough, which was a matter of course in everyone's eyes. Not only would you not be annoyed by it, but you would also feel 'deeply honored' to be cared for.
At least, that was what Ye Rou thought.
Ye Rou knew that Fang Yan and Sir had a "grudge" against each other. Before the truth was revealed, the two parties were in a state of hostility.
If Fang Yan and Sir had a conflict, she would choose to stand on Fang Yan's side without hesitation.
If Fang Yan advanced, so did she.
If Fang Yan fought, so did she.
However, the person standing in front of her was Sir, the teacher of everyone in Swallow Dock … It had been a habit for a long time. What Sir says is right; what Sir wants to do is right; it is good for me that Sir cares about me; it is also good for me that Sir scolds me. All the people in Swallow Dock were proud to be taught or reprimanded by Sir.
After decades of operation, Sir didn't deliberately do anything.
Just like seeds would eventually sprout and tadpoles would eventually become frogs, Sir had become the oldest and most solid monument in Swallow Dock …
Ye Rou didn't like Sir because Sir's disciple Bai Xiu killed Fang Yan's father …
Ye Rou had to respect Sir, just like all the people in Swallow Dock had to respect Sir. That was a habit.
"It's a blessing and a tragedy for the Ye Family to have you." Sir sighed and said, "You have such a talent, but you were born in a little girl … I'm afraid the Ye Family won't let you go easily, right?"
Ye Wenrou didn't expect that her husband would talk about this topic with her. She blushed and her ears turned red, but she didn't show it on her face. She said indifferently, "Who knows what will happen in the future?"
"Yes, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?" The teacher grinned. His smile was kind and amiable, like an old man collecting dung in a village who was pleased and full of praise when he saw a promising young man. "The boat will cross the bridge when it comes to it, you don't have to think too much. You failed the trial, but there were no repercussions. This meant that even the heavens were kind to you … Rest well. After accumulating strength, I'll once again pry into the Heavenly Dao. "
"Yes, sir," Ye Wen thanked him again.
The teacher's gaze finally shifted to Fang Yan's face. It was not abrupt, nor was it strange. It was so natural.
The smile on his face when he was facing Ye Rou was still there, so when he saw Fang Yan, there was still a smile on his face.
However, the smile did not disappear immediately. Instead, it seemed to be spreading.
Mister's skin was pitch-black, like the tree bark that could be seen everywhere by the stone river, or the already withered lumps of sheep dung.
Because his skin was too dark, the wrinkles on his face didn't seem deep.
His eyes were cloudy, and crisscrossing red blood vessels could be seen in the whites of his eyes.
It gave people a sense of familiarity, but also made it difficult for people to get close to it.
"You're back?" Mister looked at Fang Yan and said.
It was a normal greeting, just like how Fang Yan used to greet him countless times when he came back from outside.
At that time, he might wear a gray robe and wander around the village. Most of the time, he would carry a dung basket and collect dung like today … The people of Swallow Dock raised countless pigs, cows, and sheep, and most of them were in a free-range state. However, it was rare to see animals' feces, urine, and other excreta inside or outside the village. It was because Swallow Dock had a Sunset Glow 'Poop Shoveling Brigade' headed by Mister, who had been doing the cleaning work in silence.
When Fang Yan heard this question, he was extremely unwilling to accept it.
He came back this time to see Mister. When he was in Huacheng, he had already started to conceive and plan all kinds of bloody battles when he returned and confronted Mister. What kind of face would Mister put on, and how he should respond politely. What would Mister's first sentence say? He had to give a perfect answer and at the same time make the outside world think that he was a little persecuted man …
For this reason, Li Xiaotian, Ye Fengsheng, and the others returned from Yan Jing one by one to gather at Swallow Dock in order to show off their power. They did not give in even when they were threatened or even beaten by the elders of their families, just so that they could stand up at the critical moment and stand together with Fang Yan with passion and passion.
They had already planned for so long and put in so much effort, but Mister … was this his attitude?
You should be angry, you should be furious, you should be shouting, you could … hit people with a dung shovel?
Or you could display the dignity and domineering aura of a superior, and then use the schemes and tricks you have cultivated for decades to ask me some sharp but deep questions …
How could you do nothing? Did he break the stalemate between the two of them with just a simple 'I'm back'?
"I'm back," Fang Yan replied in a muffled voice.
Because Mister didn't play his cards according to common sense, he couldn't play the cards he had prepared.
Mister nodded and said, "I heard from them that you were back a few days ago, and I thought you would go to find me right after … I haven't been to school these days, and I've been making big leaf tea several times a day, but I haven't seen you at all."
What does that mean?
"Don't take it for granted." Fang Yan thought angrily.
Fang Yan looked at Fang Yan and said, "Do you want me to go, Mister?"
"Of course I want you to go," Mister said. "The later you go, the worse my character is in your eyes …"
The teacher looked around and said, "Winter is coming. Before the heavy snow seals the mountain, the animals on the mountain will be more active … After picking up the dung in the afternoon, my throat is so thirsty that it's smoking."
Mister looked at Ye Rou and said, "Rou, go back first. If you go back late, your family will be worried that they have been tricked by this guy to do bad things. "
As if he knew that Ye Rou would agree, he turned his eyes to Fang Yan again after saying that, and said, "Come with me. Let's have a private talk … "
Ye Rou looked at Fang Yan, and Fang Yan nodded to her.
Ye Rou still looked at Fang Yan, and Fang Yan said with a bitter smile, "Go back."
Ye Rou nodded and said, "I'll go back first."
Ye Rou turned around and left, walking towards the village of Swallow Dock.
Mister also carried the dung basket and walked towards Swallow Dock, and Fang Yan followed him step by step.
When they arrived at Mister's hut, Mister poured the dung in the basket into the cesspool. The village was so backward that they didn't even use biogas. So after the dung fermented on its own, it was picked up by manpower, carried to the wheat field or the rape field, and sprinkled.
Mister threw the dung basket in the corner outside the courtyard, went to the yard to get a bucket of water to wash his hands and face, and then pushed open the wooden door, took the big enamel jar on the table, and gulped down a big mouthful of water. Then he seemed to think of Fang Yan again, and said, "Do you want to drink tea?"
Fang Yan refused and said, "I've been taking tonic recently, and I'm afraid that the medicine has been neutralized. It's not convenient for me to drink tea."
Mister didn't insist, and said, "It's said that you make good tea. Even Dao Ling, who has enjoyed a good life in the city, praises your tea skills. I've never had a chance to taste it."
Fang Yan didn't respond.
If he didn't solve the knot in his heart, he might not be able to make a pot of good tea for Mister in his life.
Mister stood at the door with a tea jar in his hand, and Fang Yan stood outside in a white robe. There was only a doorsill between them.
The light in the thatched cottage was dim, and Mister's face was hidden in this gloomy atmosphere.
The sun was shining brightly outside, and Fang Yan, who was dressed in a white robe, looked handsome, like the golden sunlight in the sky, dazzling people's eyes.
"You came too late." Mister looked at Fang Yan and said.
Fang Yan nodded and said, "Maybe it's too early … I always feel that I'm not ready, and I want to spend more time with the people close to me. After all, I don't have any relatives by my side … "
"You've always been a good child who values friendship and righteousness." Mister praised. "What you said is something that everyone should care about. In this world, there's nothing more important than this. "
Fang Yan's lips curled into a mocking smile, and he said, "If you said that in the past, I would be proud for a long time … Even Mister praised me, which proves that I must be such an outstanding person."
"And now?"
"Now I feel that it's a great irony to me." Fang Yan said. "You want me to come earlier?"
"I want you to come earlier."
"You said that the later I come, the worse your character is in my heart …" Fang Yan's eyes became sharp, and he stared coldly at Mister standing in front of him, and said, "Are you so confident in your character?"
Mister picked up the tea jar and drank a mouthful of tea, and said, "There's hostility in your heart."
"That's murderous intent." Fang Yan said. "Three years ago, it was hostility, and after three years of digestion … it has long become murderous intent."
"You don't want to kill me." Mister said.
"…"
"If you wanted to kill someone, you would have thought of a way to kill him." Mister looked at Fang Yan, and said, "Conspiring, ambushing, poisoning, or any other method … These are all things that you, Fang Yan, can do."
"…"
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