After more than half a month of traveling.

We walked through the border of Liangcheng and passed Lingcheng in the middle.

On the twenty-second day of the twelfth lunar month.

Mr. Liu and Liangwen officials also came to the east of Licheng.

The place where Master Yan retired is in a small county east of Licheng.

This county is backed by Linyun Mountain, and there is a small river not far away.

Mr. Liu rode his horse to the outside of the county. Looking at the beautiful scenery here, he felt relaxed and happy.

After a while.

Keep moving forward.

Entered the county seat.

Most of the local people who come and go in the county are hunters carrying short bows and hemp ropes, and fishermen holding fishing nets and fishing baskets.

If you are carrying a fishing rod, you are probably out of the county fishing.

See these people walking on the street.

Mr. Liu and Liangwen also scanned them one by one to avoid missing the teacher when he went fishing today.

In this way, while riding their horses slowly and looking around, the two of them arrived at the address mentioned in the previous letters and arrived at an ordinary small courtyard in the east of the county.

It seems ordinary, but in fact the two adjacent courtyards are connected to this courtyard.

At this moment, at the front door of the courtyard, there is a middle-aged man peeling fish scales.

When Mr. Liu saw him, he knew he was in the right place.

Because this person is the teacher’s confidant.

When the teacher retired, this guard also came here with the teacher to protect the teacher's safety.

At the same time, when the man saw Master Liu and Liang Wenli approaching with horses, he was stunned for a moment, then put down the fish and dagger in his hands, stood up with a smile and said: "I have met Master Liu, I have met Master Liang!"<

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"Hey, you can't do it!" The good official waved his hand quickly, "How can I be called an adult by my military command in front of my face? How can I be called an adult by my virtue?"

"Now there is no official position." The man said with a smile: "We are just ordinary people, so of course we have to salute."

Liang Wenli saw the man talking about this topic, because he didn't know whether Lord He was really retiring, so he didn't say much to answer the conversation, but just smiled and accepted it.

"Long time no see." Mr. Liu nodded towards the man and looked at the yard behind him, "Is the teacher here?"

"The master is in the study, you..." the man said, and when he was about to make excuses again, he took a look at the fish scales and fishy smell on his body, and then said with an apologetic smile: "Forget it, sir, you can go over, I won't

Lead the way."

When he said this, he stepped aside and said, "I'll buy some more fish and cook you two fish porridge at noon. I learned this in Qing County, you have to try it!"

"Okay!" Mr. Liu responded with a smile, and then walked into the courtyard with the good officials.

The man walked to the yard next to him, patted the door, and waited until a lean middle-aged man walked out of the house before continuing to walk towards the street.

The middle-aged man came to the front yard in the middle to stand guard for his colleagues, and also peeled off the remaining fish scales for his colleagues.

After they retired with Master Yan, they didn't encounter any dangerous things, but they learned a lot about cooking.

There is no danger, no entertainment, you can eat whatever you want, and if you want to go fishing, just change the guard and go fishing.

The fish you catch will be exchanged for two taels of wine, and you will have a few drinks in the evening.

They like this kind of life.

And in the courtyard.

Mr. Liu met a servant who was cleaning the courtyard. After asking for a while, he and Liangwen came to the study room in the backyard.

The study door is open.

Outside you can see an energetic old man in cotton-padded clothes, spreading a piece of white rice paper about one foot long in front of the table.

When Master Liu saw this, he hurriedly came to the table and helped Master Yan press the pages before the teacher asked him to come in.

Liang Wenli also trotted over and began to grind for Master Yan.

After finishing some ink, I handed it to Mr. Liu.

Mr. Liu took it, then bent down slightly, and handed out the ink with both hands, so that Mr. Yan could easily dip it in the ink.

Liang Wenli took Master Liu's place and helped Master Yan press the paper.

The three of them were silent for a while.

Only when the brush comes into contact with the paper, the rustling sound of ink occasionally sounds.

Waiting for Fang Zheng to finish writing the word ‘Qi Ding’.

Master Yan thought about it for a while, then stretched out his left hand and made a flipping motion. He didn't care that the ink on the paper was not dry, and he seemed not satisfied with the words.

‘This word is obviously very good?’ Mr. Liu looked at the word twice, but didn’t dare to ask, so he just did it.

Wait for the reverse.

Mr. Yan continued to ink until four dragons and phoenixes danced, and the rather arrogant big characters fell.

He observed for a while, then looked at Mr. Liu and said, "How about the four words 'calm and calm'?"

"Good calligraphy." Mr. Liu was sincerely impressed and felt it was better than before.

Literary officials also gave up their previous flattery, and just clasped their fists in submission.

Master Yan ignored the compliments of the two people, but walked to the coffee table and poured a cup of tea by himself, "Tell me, what do you want to ask me when you come to see me?"

When he said this, someone who was an old man alone at home and whose children did not often visit him said angrily: "I know Mr. Liu never comes to visit for anything!"

"Teacher!" Mr. Liu hurriedly held his hands and said: "The student is the one who has passed on to you. I am afraid that I will weaken the Jincao that you have finally managed to consolidate, so I have not come to visit you during this period."

"This is a good reason." Mr. Yan shook his head and sighed slightly, "Tell me, what's the matter."

"Sir, I'm going to check on the kitchen..." Liang Wenli saw that the two adults wanted to talk about something, and then he looked at them and didn't dare to listen.

Wait for him to leave and gently close the door.

Mr. Liu recalled what happened at the tea stall more than half a month ago, and he was still a little surprised and said: "Teacher, the student seems to have seen a god..."

As he spoke, he explained everything in detail.

Finally he asked, could he go there again for tea?

What should he do if he tastes tea?

Should we salute the strange man who can talk to the river god, or should we pretend we don't know?

Master Yan listened, although he was surprised that his student had such an adventure, but in order to reassure the student, he also thought that the student was asking him today.

Wouldn't it be worse if you were still confused?

Therefore, Mr. Yan was silent for a few breaths, and after suppressing the same surprise in his heart as Mr. Liu, he pretended to be calm and said: "The talk of immortals and gods has been around since ancient times.

Especially in the past six months on Mount Li, some mountain people have always said that they have seen gods flying in the clouds and mist at the peaks of Mount Li.

But when they went there with the intention of seeking elixir, there was nothing there."

When Mr. Yan said this, he looked at the surprised Mr. Liu, "And you went to the tea stall again for some reason?"

"What's the plan?" Mr. Liu replied somewhat strangely: "The student has no plan. To pray to the river god is just to pray for rain, and to pray for a good harvest in the coming year in Liangcheng.

When I go to Mr.’s place, I just like the quietness of the stall, that’s all.”

"Then what are you thinking about?" Mr. Yan held the teacup, "Since you have nothing to plan, just do it as usual."

"It's the same as before..." Mr. Liu said a few times and nodded solemnly.

After Master Yan saw Master Liu regaining his composure, he did not dare to talk about the topic of gods any more to avoid offending.

Because the rumors about gods in Mount Li seem to be true. Although they cannot be found, many people say they have seen them with their own eyes.

So if gods really exist, wouldn't it be disrespectful for them to discuss it in private?

At this point, Mr. Yan also changed the topic and talked about the previous Liangwen Li, "How long have Liangwen Li been with you?"

"Twelve years." Although Mr. Liu didn't know why the teacher asked this, he said truthfully: "When this year passes, it will be thirteen years."

"Thirteen years." Mr. Yan tasted the tea leaves, "This man... I think he is a bit official-minded."

‘Too heavy?’ Mr. Liu was about to ask the teacher how he could tell.

Master Yan choked him with one sentence and replied: "I have more eyes than you."

Master Yan said, walked back to the table, pointed to the four characters on it, and talked about old things again: "Do you see anything?"

Mr. Liu looked at it again, shook his head, but said helplessly: "Teacher, please stop playing riddles. The students are here to ask you for advice, and they want to solve the problem, not ask the question."

"Haha!" After Master Yan saw his student's helplessness, he no longer tested him, but said bluntly: "I discovered that you were not calm a few years ago.

It seems that you are calm and relaxed, but in fact, it is like this in your heart. Some worries cannot be suppressed and will affect your daily activities."
To be continued...