Sky Surveying Demon Hunt

Chapter 361 Fang Xiucai

As soon as Fang Xiucai was mentioned, County Magistrate Chen and Niu Tuotou obviously talked more.

"Speaking of which, Fang Xiucai is still the enlightenment mentor of this official... the next official." County Magistrate Chen said with a tone of reminiscence, "Mr. Fang is already in his eighties this year, and he has taught in the county all his life. , There is almost no one in the county who has not been taught by him."

"It sounds like a respectable old man, so what's so weird about him?" Lin Ji asked.

This time it is Niu Tuotou who answers.

I saw that the expression on Niu Tuotou's face was rather strange, he hesitated to speak.

"Speak up if you have anything!"

"Yes." Niu Butou nodded quickly, not daring to delay, "Mr. Fang's health was not good a few years ago, and everyone in the county thought he was going. Who would have thought that he is living more and more energetic now? .”

"That's it?" Lin Ji frowned.

Niu Tuotou said with a wry smile: "My lord, have you ever seen an old man over eighty still marry a wife?"

This time Lin Ji really lived in Bengbu.

What a good old man.

Lin Ji and Huang Cui looked at each other, and they both saw the absurdity in each other's eyes.

"Getting a wife at 80? Is he okay?"

County magistrate Chen added: "It's not just about marrying a wife. A few years ago, Mr. Fang could hardly walk, and he had to be supported by students everywhere. In recent years, not only his body has become stronger and stronger, but even the white hair on his head It's all starting to turn black"

Hearing this, Lin Ji finally understood why County Magistrate Chen and Niu Tuotou said that this matter was weird.

Hair coloring is not a thing here.

It's not incomprehensible to just talk about marrying a wife at the age of 80.

After all, no matter how old a man is, he likes a young man. There is nothing wrong with that. Lin Ji condemns and yearns for it in his conscience.

It is not impossible to grow old and strong with a dead tree.

But turning white hair into black is far from that simple.

Back then, when Lin Ji fell victim to the tricks of the evil Buddha, most of the vitality in his body was burned out, and his hair also turned gray.

Today, a long time has passed by this time, and he has even broken through several realms one after another, but the long gray hair on his head has not changed at all.

Burning out vitality is irreversible.

You can use heaven, material and earth treasures or life-prolonging elixir to nourish, or you can break through your cultivation base to prolong your life.

But what is missing is missing, and it is difficult to add.

That's why there is a saying of Hefatongyan.

And an old man who has been teaching in the county all his life suddenly reverted to his youth?
There must be something odd about this.

Thinking of this, Lin Ji reckoned that he couldn't find anything from the County Magistrate Chen and Niu Tuotou, so he simply took Huang Cui to his feet.

"Where does Xiucai Fang live?" Lin Ji asked as he walked.

"In terms of my lord, Mr. Fang lives in the west end of the county, and there is a big osmanthus tree in front of his house."

Lin Ji nodded, and led Huang Cui all the way out.

Just when they were about to leave at the gate of the county government office, Niu Tuotou and County Magistrate Chen stopped them again.

"Why, what else do you want to say?" Lin Ji asked with a frown.

"My lord, will this matter...will it happen in the future..." County magistrate Chen said in a terrified voice, unable to utter a word for a long time.

Lin Ji understood.

"roll!"

With a yell, County Magistrate Chen and Niu Tuotou hurriedly moved out of the way, while Lin Ji walked away from the county office with a displeased face.

It wasn't until they were far away that Huang Cui asked, "What did County Magistrate Chen want to ask just now, why did you get angry all of a sudden?"

"He wanted to ask if this matter would affect them." Lin Ji sneered, "Look at his slavish appearance, his thoughts have already been written on his face."

Hearing this, Huang Cui said in a low voice: "I can't see these crooked ones."

"It's a good thing if you don't see it." Lin Ji responded casually.

As for whether it will affect Chen County Magistrate and Niu Tuotou.

Lin Ji just thought they were naive and ridiculous.

Dozens of people die unexpectedly every year, and they dare to lie and pretend to be ignorant.

Even Qi Zheng, the chief arrester of Jingzhou, couldn't handle this board, let alone the two of them.

September is the time when osmanthus is in full bloom.

Arriving at the west end of Sishui County, Lin Ji and Huang Cui saw the bright yellow osmanthus tree hanging from a long distance away.

Hundreds of meters apart, the faint scent of sweet-scented osmanthus floated beside the two of them.

"What a beautiful tree." Huang Cui exclaimed.

"Hundreds of years at least." Lin Ji nodded.

When they reached the place, the two walked a few steps faster, and soon came to the osmanthus tree.

Next to it is a private school, which looks like an ordinary small courtyard. On the plaque at the door is written a word of learning, signed by Fang Sicheng.

Presumably this is the name of that Mr. Kumu Fengchun Fang.

Walking into the small courtyard, the voices of students reading can be vaguely heard in a large room next to it. The voices are not too loud, and seem to be suppressed.

Before Lin Ji went to investigate, a beautiful girl about 30 years old suddenly came out of the room on the other side.

That Jiao Niang was wearing a plain dress and was walking towards the well with a bucket in her hand. When she saw Lin Ji and Huang Cui, the two uninvited guests, she was obviously stunned for a moment.

"Huh? Who are you? But you want to send your children to school?"

Saying that, before Lin Ji and Huang Cui could open their mouths, Mei Jiao Niang smiled, and returned to the wing with the empty bucket.

Not long after, a gentleman who seemed to be five or sixty years old came out of the wing.

"Sicheng below, may I ask why you two are here?"

"You are Mr. Fang?" Lin Ji clasped his fists and said, "I'm here from the Yamen to investigate the case. I want to ask you a few questions."

Fang Xiucai was taken aback for a moment, then nodded subconsciously.

"Mr. Fang will live a long life this year?"

"Two out of eighty."

"Two out of eighty, why are you so young?" Lin Ji raised his eyebrows and asked again.

"Let go of your worries, you will be naturally young."

"What's on your mind?"

"Fame and fortune."

"How to let go?"

"I failed the imperial examination for more than [-] years, and I failed to study the sages, so I let it go."

"The long-cherished wish of a lifetime is difficult to achieve, so let it go if you say let it go?"

"Fame and wealth are all floating clouds, I am old and my peaches and plums are all over the world, and this life is not in vain, so I let it go."

Lin Ji chuckled, and asked again: "You can be young if you put it down? How do you explain it?"

Fang Xiucai shook his head slightly, but did not answer.

Lin Ji took a deep look at him, and could see that there was some doubt on his face.

Without going into the details, Lin Ji asked again: "Are you still married at the age of 80?"

"Hu'er has been with me since childhood. I regard her as a daughter, but she loves me."

"You are a teacher, how dare you disregard Gang Chang's ethics? This matter will inevitably be discussed by others. Scholars cherish their reputation the most, and you don't care?"

"It's been a few years since I've been alive, so what do you care about?" Fang Xiucai smiled slightly and looked back.

It just so happened that the beautiful woman named Hu'er also came out and snuggled up beside Fang Xiucai.

Lin Ji thought for a moment, then nodded.

"Excuse me, goodbye."

After finishing speaking, he led Huang Cui out of the small courtyard directly.

"Why don't you keep asking?" Huang Cui still didn't understand.

It wasn't until Lin Ji walked out of the yard that a bit of surprise finally appeared on his face.

"It's really weird."

(End of this chapter)