Elaborate on the world of mortals

Chapter 237 Time flies
The sound of "Grandpa Uncle" came. Although the voice had become much thicker than before, it also brought back some memories of Yi Shuyuan.

Ah Bao came running excitedly, just like when he was chasing Hui Mian on the ridge of the field. Although he is old, he still has the same demeanor.

"Grandpa—"

Ah Bao yelled again, and rushed to the main entrance of Yuezhou Academy.

"Ok!"

Yi Shuyuan responded, feeling quite emotional in his heart, but A Bao gradually approached, but his pace couldn't help but slow down.

Nearly ten years later, Grandpa's appearance was a bit blurred in his memory, but when we saw each other again, Ah Bao also instantly remembered that Grandpa had hardly changed at the beginning.

Yi Shuyuan couldn't help smiling when he saw that Abao looked a little absent-minded.

"Grow up!"

After all, Ah Bao is no longer the child he was back then, and now he also knows that Grandpa should study heaven and man, so when he got close, he tidied up his clothes and solemnly bowed to Yi Shuyuan.

"Grandpa!"

As Yi Shuyuan said, he pulled Abao into the position under the door.

"It's raining."

This pull not only pulled Yi Abao into the door to shelter from the rain, but also seemed to shorten the time of eight or nine years, making Abao's nervousness disappear.

"It's okay, it's not raining too much!"

Ah Bao patted his body, knocking the messy raindrops off his clothes, and also took off the scarf to shake off the water droplets on it, but naturally his attention was on Shi Sheng who was still sleeping soundly.

"Grandpa, who is this child? Could it be that you got married outside?"

Yi Shuyuan couldn't laugh or cry.

"Don't talk nonsense, his name is Mo Shisheng, and he is your uncle and my apprentice."

A Bao nodded, but he understood Shi Sheng as following his uncle to read and learn.

"Then where have you been away for so long? I thought it would be a long time before you came back!"

Hui Mian also got out at this moment, standing on Yi Shuyuan's shoulder, watching A Bao's movements.

"Hey, it's still there!"

Ah Bao put on the scarf again, and looked at the little mink on Yi Shuyuan's shoulder in surprise. He liked to catch it the most at the beginning, but it was very difficult to catch.

"Squeak~~"

Hui Mian also yelled twice, seeing A Bao carefully reaching out his hand, he didn't dodge it, and let him touch the fur on his body.

It was also at this time that the concierge ran back, somewhat panting.

"Hey, you run so fast, you talk about you"

Seeing Yi Shuyuan and A Bao looking over, the concierge returned to the table and sat down after saying a word.

Academy Yuezhou Academy has regulations that even relatives are not allowed to enter the academy, but as long as they don't go to the school, backyard, or some areas of the front yard, the concierge can accommodate them.

Abao was still in a very excited mood, so he approached Yi Shuyuan and said in a low voice.

"Grandpa, I have framed the calligraphy you left behind!"

"Well, then take it home."

"go home?"

Yi Shuyuan looked at Abao and smiled.

"Grandpa Yi, it's rare for me to come back, so I won't just come to see you, right? I'll take a leave of absence with my master, and we'll go back to Yuanjiang County."

"Yes, go home!"

A Bao nodded hurriedly.

"Then shall I go find my wife?"

"Go! Here, take an umbrella."

After Yi Shuyuan finished speaking, he handed over the folded umbrella in his hand, and Hui Mian had already jumped onto A Bao's shoulder and hid in his clothes.

Abao took the umbrella and opened it, and ran back to the academy with a smile.

The college only needs to find one of the masters to approve the leave, but Abao didn't go to find the more familiar Master Li, which seemed to disrespect Master Lu who is currently in class.

Abao returned to the school with an umbrella, and Master Lu had already noticed the return of the students, and the recitation in the hall stopped again.

"Why didn't you stay with the elders for a while and came back so soon?"

Hearing what the master said, Ah Bao stood at the door and saluted before answering.

"Master, my uncle and grandpa haven't been home for almost ten years. This time, I came to find me first when I returned to Yuezhou. I want to go back to Yuanjiang County with me. Please approve my leave!"

In the school, several friends who were close to Ah Bao winked at the door, some asked in low voices, and some kept changing their mouth shapes.

Ah Bao also roughly understood what these guys wanted to express.

"A Bao, is it your grandpa?" "Is that right?"

"I want to go too!" "Ask for words, ask for words, don't forget!"

The master looked back at the school, those strange movements disappeared immediately, and then turned to look at the door, A Bao was still waiting.

"It's really not good to disappoint the old man after you haven't returned home to look for your old friends for a long time, then you can go, and the note will be made up later."

"Master Xie!"

Ah Bao happily bowed again, and blinked at the few people in the school, which immediately made them so excited that they were already thinking of finding an excuse to sneak out of the school.

However, it was obvious that Master Lu had already targeted these people.
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A Bao just went back to his residence to pack up his things briefly, and left the academy with Yi Shuyuan with a bookcase on his back.

I took a boat down the E River and then entered a tributary. I arrived at Yuanjiang County at noon the next day, and hired a carriage to go back to the village.

Along the way, Yi Abao and Yi Shuyuan chatted a lot, about the changes in the family over the years, about their own studies, and about some interesting things in Yuanjiang County.

The "Yuanjiang County Chronicles" compiled by Yi Shuyuan himself did not stay in the county in the end, but was taken away by magistrate Lin after he was promoted to the magistrate of another state.

The chief bookkeeper Wu Minggao was heartbroken and argued with Lin Xiu several times, but after all, the official rank crushed people to death, and in the end he failed to keep this county chronicle.

However, those officials in Yuanjiang County have all been promoted one after another, and no one is entangled in this matter in the county government.

Yi Shuyuan listened most of the time, while Hui Mian sat there waiting for Abao to feed some pastries from time to time.

The changes in the Yuanjiang County Government Office are just a small microcosm, and it also made Yi Shuyuan lament that time flies like a boat, and people change, and it is only eight or nine years.
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When he was approaching Xihe Village, Shi Sheng finally woke up.

"Ah ho."

Shi Sheng stretched his waist, rubbed his eyes and felt that the environment he was in was flickering. He opened his eyes and saw that the master was sitting beside him, and there was an older brother whom he didn't know.

"Huh? Are we riding in a carriage? Master, who is this big brother?"

Yi Abao approached with a smile, and opened a food box at his feet, which contained food bought from the county.

"My name is Yi Abao, and your name is Mo Shisheng, right? You can really sleep! Want to eat? It's specially reserved for you, or the little gray mink will eat it up!"

When Shi Sheng rolled his eyes, he knew from the name that the other party was the master's nephew and grandson.

"To eat."

Shi Sheng leaned on the side of the food box, picked out a few pastries and tasted them, a smile appeared on his face, and he couldn't wait to share his dream with Yi Shuyuan.

"Master, I have had a lot of dreams, some dreams are very clear but not real, some dreams are real but not clear.
By the way, I also dreamed that I was completely black, and the black scales and black claws were so majestic."

As Shi Sheng said, he stood up on the carriage, breathed in his chest, wanted to be more powerful, and gestured with his palms like claws. The funny and cute look made Yi Abao and Yi Shuyuan smile.

"But it fell from the sky and died not long after. It was so painful and uncomfortable. Then I woke up. Fortunately, I didn't die!"

Yi Abao found it funny listening to it, and children are also prone to all kinds of weird dreams.

"Children's family, what do you say that you will die or live!"

Yi Shuyuan was thoughtful when he heard the words, and rubbed Shi Sheng's head with a smile at the moment.

"How is your recovery?"

"It has fully recovered!"

"That's good."

At this time, the coachman's voice also came from the front.

"Mr. Yi, Mr. Yi, the front is coming~~"

"Oh, please go to the door of Yi's house, which is the big house in the village!"

"I recognize it!"

The driver flicked his whip, and the horses picked up a little speed.

When he got outside Yi's house, Yi Shuyuan paid and got out of the car, looking at the high gate and white walls and black tiles of the compound.

The location is still the old one, but the mansion is much grander. Although it can't compare with the real rich and noble families I have seen, it is definitely a big family here.

The gate of the yard was open, and a big yellow dog was tied to the gate, wagging its tail towards Yi Abao.

"Wow woof, woof woof."

Yi Abao quickly walked towards the door with the bookcase on his back, and shouted loudly towards the inside.

"Father and mother—grandfather, grandma—grandfather is back—grandfather is back—"

Yi Shuyuan followed Yi Abao into the door, and the big yellow dog also wagged its tail at him and Shi Sheng, but when it saw Hui Mian on his shoulder, it bared its teeth threateningly.

"Hmph, dogs look down on people, how fierce are you?"

Hui Mian whispered, showing a fierce look towards the big yellow dog.

"hiss!"

The big dog shrank back immediately with a "woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo".

This scene also made Yi Shuyuan and Shi Sheng Zhile happy.

Ah Bao, who didn't notice the changes behind him, had already walked quickly to the hall, and the shout could not only spread throughout the Yi's courtyard.

When Yi Shuyuan brought Shi Sheng to the living room, his sister-in-law Zhao and nephew Li rushed over.

When they saw that it was really Yi Shuyuan who came back, both of them had expressions of surprise on their faces.

"It's uncle!" "It's really uncle who is back!"

"Uncle, please hurry up! Make tea for uncle!"

"Oh! I'm going to boil the water!"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were both excited and flustered.

"Don't be in a hurry, the cold water in the hall is fine."

Hearing what Yi Shuyuan said, Mrs. Zhao hurriedly lifted the teapot to pour water for Yi Shuyuan.

It can be seen that compared with the first time back home that year, the excitement in sister-in-law Zhao's eyes this time is not fake.

Compared to before, Mrs. Zhao has a lot more gray hairs on her head, and her nephew and daughter-in-law are no longer youthful.

"I haven't returned for many years, how is your family?"

As Yi Shuyuan said, he sat down on the chair, and Mrs. Zhao poured tea for him, and answered with a smile.

"Everything is fine! Life at home is getting better and better these years!"

Mrs. Zhao is now in awe of Yi Shuyuan, even she knows that the family can have what it is today, except for the hard work of her own family, it is also thanks to her uncle.

Looking at Yi Shuyuan's appearance, Zhao couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Uncle really doesn't look old at all! By the way, this kid is uncle, you are outside."

"Grandma, this is Uncle's disciple, Mo Shisheng, from Mingzhou!"

Mrs. Zhao understood, and while nodding, she was inexplicably relieved.

Shi Sheng hurriedly took a step forward, solemnly bowing to his elders.

"Boy, Mo Shisheng, meet Auntie, Auntie!"

"Oh, how cute! It looks like a child of a rich family!"

Zhao Shi was speaking and suddenly found Hui Mian standing on Yi Shuyuan's shoulder, and couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

"Oh, is this mink still alive?"

Xihe Village is so close to Kuonan Mountain, so we have some understanding of how long some animals can live. In Zhao's view, the average mink does not live as long as cats and dogs, and cannot live for seven or eight years.

Hui Mian Mao exploded a bit, will he speak?I don't know your general knowledge!
Thinking of this, Hui Mian jumped to the ground and ran out of sight. It went to see if it could catch some wild game to satisfy its hunger.

"By the way, go and call your grandpa and daddy, they must be here"

Mrs. Zhao hadn't finished speaking to A Bao, but hurried footsteps could already be heard outside.

Ah Bao yelled so loudly just now that the neighbors nearby could hear it, and Yi Baokang and Yi Yong'an and his son rushed home when they heard the news.

"Brother!" "Uncle!"

Two excited voices came from the courtyard door, and Yi Shuyuan also stood up from his seat.

"Bao Kang, Yong An!"

Yi Yong'an is already a middle-aged man, and he has paid a lot of attention to his clothes. Instead of bunts, he wears a t-shirt.

Yi Baokang was much older, his hair was all white, and he was dressed like an ordinary farmer, but his eyes were cloudy with tears.

The past ten years may not be a big deal to Yi Shuyuan, but to his aging brother Yi Baokang, it is enough to make a big change in his appearance.

As the father and son approached, they couldn't help but look Yi Shuyuan up and down.

"Brother! Your hair is also gray, but your face still doesn't look old. I thought you'd be gone for decades. I don't have decades to live."

The older a person is, the more he misses the past and misses his old friends. Yi Baokang is very satisfied with his current life, and what he cares most about is his older brother who is alone.

"Father, what are you talking about, uncle, just come back, just come back."

"Yes, just come back!"

Yi Shuyuan didn't say anything, just patted Yi Baokang on the shoulder and nodded to Yi Yong'an.

It's just that Yi Yong'an looked at his uncle's appearance. Although his hair was gray, he really didn't look like an old man in his seventies. He couldn't help thinking about the rumors in the village.

(End of this chapter)