Elaborate on the world of mortals

Chapter 883 Full but Not Overflowing

Yi Shuyuan's footsteps were no longer mainly in the Eastern region, but he traveled all over the world, so naturally he saw and heard more.

There are always changes in the world, and the changes in the world's situation seem to be turbulent all the time if we look at the long timeline.
In some countries, wars continue to rage; in some places, dynasties change and new countries rise; in other places, things remain unchanged.

Even though Dayong had experienced several major changes, and was almost shaken by the struggle for the throne, if it were not for the patriotism of the Lingdong soldiers, Dayong might have been unstable, but it also lost the vast land of the northwest grassland.
After experiencing the two short-lived reign titles of Wuyuan and Tiangu, in the 25th year of Tiankang, Yi Shuyuan returned to Dayong and the ancient city of Mingzhou.

Following the ancient river channel in Mingzhou City, an old man rowed a small black-sailed boat slowly coming from outside the city.

A large group of people gathered around the Hefeng Bridge, a scenic spot in Mingzhou. An old woman with a haggard face and gray hair and a little girl were kneeling there, pleading with the crowd around them as they talked.

"Please, sirs, please buy this child and give her a chance to live. Please, sirs, please be kind."

People around were talking about it. Some looked curious, some were obviously moved, and some sighed. The world is not peaceful, but most people can still survive, but there are always some who can't.
Someone looked at the little girl very seriously, but the latter said nothing from beginning to end.

"I'll take a look."

A middle-aged woman who was slightly overweight but elegantly dressed came in and squatted down, took a wet cloth from the person next to her, pinched the little girl's chin and wiped her face.

"Oh, this little face is quite pretty. I'll take five taels of silver!"

"Oh, you can't sell it to her. This will harm the child!" "She is the madam of Chunhualou"

"what?"

The kneeling woman was startled, and the little girl obviously understood what the crowd was talking about, and she kept shrinking back in fear.

"What are you yelling about? Why don't you buy it? How about this, I'll offer ten taels! Do you want to sell it?"

"You can't sell it!" "Yes, you can't sell it!"

Someone in the crowd was shouting, and several scholars stepped forward in indignation. It was obvious that there was more than one person beside the old procuress, and they immediately glared at the people around them. Some fierce people even approached the scholars.

"What? Then buy them! A poor scholar can't afford to buy a few big ones!"

The old procuress looked up and down at the scholars who were making the most noise. The really wealthy Confucian scholars would definitely go to Chunhua Tower during the imperial examination period, but she had never seen these scholars before.

"Let's buy it! Brother Zhang, Brother Li, how much money do you have? Let's pool our money together."

Most of the people watching the fun cheered, but at this time they all took a few steps away. A few scholars finally collected six taels of silver, but were ridiculed by the old procuress.

However, the leading scholar was not discouraged. He walked straight up to the kneeling mother and daughter and stuffed a handful of silver in his hand into the woman's hands.

"I'm not comparing prices to buy the child. I'm giving you this money. Take the child with you. Don't sell it to her."

"You! You bastard!" "Oh, I'm going to piss you off to death!"

The crowd cheered, the woman who had been speaking in a low voice was slightly stunned, and the procuress and her entourage and the scholars were on edge.

"What are you doing? Are you running some illegal business?"

A powerful roar came from outside.

"It's the police, stop kneeling!" "Go, go."

Amid the shouts of the crowd, several Confucian scholars helped the mother and child on the ground up and quickly fled with them. The old procuress cried out "Ouch!", apparently having been kicked by someone in the chaos.

Less than half an hour later, downstream of the river in the city, the Confucian scholars escorted the haggard mother and son to a remote street and saw a simple shack in the corner.

"You guys live here?"

The scholars were in disbelief, while the woman smiled bitterly.

"I'm a refugee, so it's good to have a place to sleep."

"Mom, I'm hungry."

The woman held the silver in her hand, looked at the scholars, then at her daughter, and then suddenly knelt down in front of them.

"Hey?" "Auntie, what are you doing?" "Get up, get up!"

Several people hurriedly tried to help the woman up, but she just wouldn't get up.

"Gentlemen, you are all kindhearted people. Please accept her. If she follows me, she will die sooner or later. Please show mercy to her."

"I can't take this back" "My dad will beat me to death"

"me too."

At this moment, footsteps were heard in the distance. Several fierce men ran over and quickly surrounded the scholar and others.

"Great! I've been looking for you in many places, and now you're here!" "Good boy, you guys can run!"

"How dare you act wild here? Don't you know Sanniang's name?"

The leading scholar's face turned pale with fear.

"You, what are you doing? Don't you know the law?"

"Hey, Wang Fa, Sanniang bought the girl first. You are forcibly robbing a woman. You are breaking the law first. Break their legs and take the little girl back!"

This made several people furious, but the situation was critical at the moment and they could not vent their anger. When seven or eight big men rushed over, several scholars and the mother and daughter retreated hastily.

But at this moment, a red figure flew out from the cabin of a boat in the river. Amid the sound of clothes fluttering in the air, a red shadow flashed by like a phantom.

"Bang", "Bang", "Bang", "Bang".
Several muffled noises were heard almost at the same time, and almost all the big men who had gathered around flew backwards. Those who fell to the ground were unconscious, while some fell directly into the river, and were then picked up and floated face up by the boatman on the small boat on the river with a bamboo pole.

But there was one man among this group of big men who did not fly out. He was stunned for a moment and turned his gaze to one side. The Confucian scholars and the mother and daughter were also looking that way.

The red shadow just now turned out to be a woman in a bright red robe. Her calm face had a hint of coldness, but that bit of frost could not conceal her bright and picturesque face.

"You, your child doesn't know."

The big man was halfway through his words when the woman stepped forward, plucked a golden hairpin from her head and pressed it against his throat. The thin hairpin made the big man stand up tremblingly. The other man had no murderous look in his eyes, and had no murderous intent, but looking at him as if he were a dead object, fear arose in people's hearts. This was a peerless master!
"roll!"

"Get out of here, get out of here"

The man's legs went weak and he didn't care about his companions at all. He ran away in panic, crawling and tumbling.

The woman was of course Mi Li. She pinned the golden hairpin back into her hair and turned to look at the scholars, or to be exact, the one who was the leader. She walked up to him, looked at him carefully, and then asked a question.

"What's your name, young master?"

"My name is Gao Yuankang"

The moment the other party said her name, all kinds of images flashed through Mi Li's mind. It turned out that the moment of fate had come. Her parents and Bao Kang were reunited in this life, happy and healthy.
Mi Li smiled, and her smile was as bright as the morning glow when flowers bloomed, and the people nearby were stunned.

But after laughing, Mi Li walked directly towards the little girl and the woman. The little girl was looking at her with wide eyes, her eyes full of longing.

"Auntie, you don't have to sell your daughter. How about I let her follow me?"

Seeing the woman in a daze, Mi Li looked at the little girl again.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Xiaoman, Ren Xiaoman!"

"Xiaoman."

Among the 24 solar terms, Grain Full is very special. If there is Minor Heat, there must be Greater Heat; if there is Minor Snow, there must be Greater Snow; if there is Minor Cold, there must be Greater Cold; only after Grain Full there is no Greater Cold.

"Xiaoman, Xiaoman, full but not damaged, full but not overflowing, full but not overflowing, Xiaoman is just right, appropriate and moderate."

Seeing Xiaoman staring at her hair, Mi Li smiled and took off the gold hairpin.

"This is the Golden Shuttle Sword, it's very powerful! If you become my apprentice, I'll give it to you in the future!"

"mother"

The little girl looked at the woman on the side, who just reacted now and realized that she had met a noble person.

"Pray quickly, pray quickly"

After a while of kowtowing and making a lot of noise, the woman and the little girl all got on the small boat in the river below.

Mi Li walked up to the three scholars, crossed her hands in front of her abdomen, and bowed to them.

"I wish you all good health in this life!"

"Hey girl, my name is Lu Zhengxian!" "Uh, and me, my name is Shi Junpei!"

Mi Li nodded, looked at Gao Yuankang again, and then walked up the steps to the small boat in the river. Then the old boatman rowed the boat, carrying the three people on the shore slowly away.

The three scholars chased for a few steps, but found that the boat seemed slow but was actually fast, and they could not catch up with it. After a long time, they stopped, slightly panting.

"Oh, Brother Yuankang, you are so lucky." "Yes, that girl seems to be interested in you. She is so beautiful, the most beautiful in the world, I have never seen her in my life."

"Yes, just like a fairy."

Gao Yuankang couldn't help scratching his head as he listened to the jealous voices of his two good friends.

"But, but why do I feel that she is so kind? How should I put it, just like my sister."

"What?" "Sister?"

"Brother Yuankang, you are usually the filthiest!" "How about today, let us take your sister?"

The three of them were fighting for a while, and suddenly someone noticed that one of the men who had just been knocked over seemed to have woken up, so they quickly ran away from the scene.
On the boat over there, a little gray marten jumped out and immediately caught the little girl's attention. However, when she saw the little marten climb onto Mi Li's shoulder, she suddenly didn't dare to catch it.

"Sir, her name is Xiaoman. Are you almost done with your practice? Is there something missing? Let me count."

“What is perfect and what is not perfect?”

Mi Li smiled and took Hui Mian off her shoulder and handed it to the little girl, who then stroked the little animal with great interest and was not afraid of it at all.

Today I laugh at my thoughts back then. The so-called perfection of spiritual practice is just a fallacy. Mi Li looked down at the little girl beside her and pulled her to her side. The latter snuggled up to her. The fear just now seemed to have not existed.

Xiaoman is enough!
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