Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 85: No Return (Subscription Request)

On the morning of the first day of school, it began to drizzle. As a result, the usual morning meeting was cancelled, and the students could take the opportunity to sleep in, avoiding the need to listen to the teacher's long lectures and practice the boring "meditation exercise".

Chen Xuan got up early as usual. It was still dark outside because of the rain. Gao Jingming was sleeping like a pig in the inner room, so he didn't disturb him. He slowed down his movements and practiced his daily meditation and health-preserving exercises.

He was already familiar with the movements and breathing, and from the first moment he felt a warm and comfortable feeling on his body. This feeling made him a little fascinated and very comfortable.

As long as it works, he breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that this thing has nothing to do with the weather.

After the practice, it was bright outside, but still gloomy. The school was gradually becoming noisy. His stomach was rumbling, so Chen Xuan had to go to the cafeteria with an umbrella to get food.

An oil-paper umbrella with an ink painting on the surface. Walking in the rain, listening to the sound of raindrops falling on the umbrella, my heart feels extremely peaceful.

This kind of weather is when Shu Yao is busiest. Some people from wealthy families would rather pay him to run errands than leave their comfortable beds and queue up in the cafeteria.

He was holding the food box with the plate in both hands and couldn't hold an umbrella. Chen Xuan sheltered him from the rain. Although some of his clothes were inevitably wet, he was still sincerely grateful.

Small things, easy things.

The morning meeting was cancelled, but classes still had to be attended. I estimated the time and urged Gao Jingming to get up, wash up and have breakfast. After that, I went to the classroom amid his daily complaints.

The first class was taught by Mr. Yushan. After the teacher and students greeted each other, he first talked about some things about safety. It was obvious that what was said in the morning meeting was brought to the classroom.

Then came the inspection of the work. Those who had completed it were certainly not afraid, but Tian Xueyu, Zhou Lin and Deng Lingfeng suffered as a result. Mr. Yushan had such a sharp eye, how could he not see that it was done by the same person?
All of them were beaten with a stick, five strokes each to teach them a lesson. Considering that Zhou Lin and Deng Lingfeng were injured, they were marked for now and the punishment would be added later. They didn't have a servant to replace them, but Tian Xueyu was not spared and was hit on her left hand.

Poor kid, he helped his friend but suffered unexpected disaster.

"Knowledge is your own. If others help you, it is equivalent to harming you, and helping others is like ruining their future. I hope you will remember this small punishment. If you do it again next time, you will be severely punished." After teaching a lesson, Mr. Yushan did not forget to explain the seriousness of the matter.

He always looked calm and composed. Chen Xuan observed him quietly and could not tell that he had done anything big in the past few days.

After some delay, the class officially started. I don't know if it was a coincidence or intentional, but the words we talked about today were almost all about cheating and deceiving. Mr. Yushan talked in detail, expounding on the meaning of each word and the extended examples. After the class, the students had a very deep impression of similar dangers, and perhaps they can really save others and themselves at some critical moments.

Homework is usually assigned after class.

The coincidences continued. In the next four seasons class, probably because it was raining, the teacher talked about an article about observing the weather. It was like a jingle. After memorizing it and applying it flexibly, you can use it to judge the weather in the future.

"Rainbow in the morning, rainbow in the evening, clear weather. If it rains, the mountain wears a hat; if it doesn't rain, clouds cling to its waist. Don't go out when the morning glow rises; the evening glow travels a thousand miles. The moonlight is hazy; if there's no rain, the wind will rise. A long period of clear weather with heavy fog will eventually lead to cloudy weather; a long period of rain with heavy fog will eventually lead to clear weather. Ants moving and snakes crossing the road mean there will be heavy rain tomorrow. The sky is speckled with fish scales; there's no need to turn the grain over when drying. The sunset is rouge red; it's either raining or windy. Fish are jumping in the river; it rains every day. Thunder before rain means it's light rain; rain before thunder means it's heavy rain. No smoke coming out of the chimney means it's cloudy. It's cloudy in the morning, sunny in the evening. It's cloudy at midnight and won't clear up. A starry night means it's clear. Clouds are tangling, rain is pouring, swallows are flying low, and heavy rain is chasing..."

Not to mention, if you think carefully about the content of this text, most of it is like this.

In this era without weather forecasts, people have long summarized the signs of weather changes based on nature, which are all survival wisdom.

As usual, the teacher leads the reading, and when we are familiar with it, we start to memorize it. We have to keep memorizing it. Even if we cannot memorize it in class, we have to try hard to memorize it. If we really can't remember it and can't read, we can ask the teacher. In short, we have to reach the level where we can recite it fluently.

There is not much to say about mathematics, it is all simple stuff, but it also depends on the person.

Don't expect a bunch of kids to achieve great accomplishments in the afternoon's 'Literature and Art' class. For beginners, it's good enough if they can understand the basics. Fortunately, these things are just personal artistic skills and will not be tested in the imperial examinations. At most, handwriting will affect their grades.

After a day of classes, Chen Xuan and his classmates went to Mr. Yushan to do their homework as usual...

Several days passed like this, but if you study hard, it can be very fulfilling and you can learn new things every day.

With four days left before the next holiday, Chen Xuan and his classmates finished their homework in Mr. Yushan's courtyard that afternoon. As they were leaving, he stopped Chen Xuan and handed him a letter, saying, "Ah Xuan, take this letter to the door and have someone from Ming'er's family take it back. Don't worry about anything else."

"Yes, sir," Chen Xuan took the letter with a bit of doubt. For a moment, he couldn't understand what Mr. Yushan meant. Could it be related to that incident? Could he be asking for help from the Gao family?

Gao Jingming and his master were not shy and asked directly, "Master, why are you sending a letter to my family for no reason? What's the matter?"

"Go and have your own fun, and don't ask about adults' affairs," Mr. Yushan said with a smile, but he still revealed a little, "Don't worry about it. I have my own ideas. If there is no problem at home tomorrow, you don't have to go back this holiday. I plan to take you somewhere." "No need to go back? That's great. Where does the master plan to take us? Is it fun? Could it be the half-closed door we talked about last time?" Gao Jingming said excitedly.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Yushan glared and slapped him on the back of the head. The slap was very crisp and clear, and it was obvious that he had done well. He shook his head and said, "If you dare to mention those three words again, I will beat you to death. Humph, it's not fun, not fun at all. I feel it is necessary to take you there, which is why I asked your mother's opinion. If she doesn't want to, I can only give up, but you will still have to go through it in the future."

"Oh, I think my mother will agree." Gao Jingming scratched his head and lost interest. What's the point of going to a place that is not fun? It would be boring.

Chen Xuan's heart moved. He probably understood where Mr. Yushan would take them. It was so fast...

After leaving his courtyard, Chen Xuan took the letter to the door immediately. There was always someone waiting at the Gao family, even at night. After all, Gao Jingming might go crazy at any time.

The person at the door that day was Niu Le. Chen Xuan handed the letter to him and told him to make sure to send it back. There was no rush. It would not be too late to set off tomorrow. It would not take long if he rode at full speed.

Niu Le patted his chest and promised to deliver it, otherwise there was no need to bring his head to see him.

However, Chen Xuan said there was no need to rush, but Mrs. Gao's reply arrived early the next morning. Someone went to inform Chen Xuan to get the letter early in the morning. It must be that Gao's servants ran back and forth overnight to get the reply.

The letter was addressed to Mr. Yushan, so the Gao family naturally asked Chen Xuan to pass it on. Chen Xuan didn't know the content and didn't dare to read it in advance. Even if he was brave enough to open it, he might not recognize some of the words. So Chen Xuan took the time to give the letter to Mr. Yushan.

After finishing my homework in the courtyard in the afternoon, Mr. Yushan had already read the reply and said to Chen Xuan and the others, "It's settled. My mother has agreed to it. You don't have to go back this holiday. I will make arrangements for you when the time comes."

"Okay Master"

Gao Jingming had no objection, and Chen Xuan was not qualified to have an objection.

After getting used to school life, time passed quickly and the day of vacation came in the blink of an eye.

Usually Gao Jingming would go back with Zhou Lin and the others, but Mr. Yushan had arrangements, so they had to go back on their own. They all looked reluctant to leave, as if they were parting forever.

It's vacation, but they don't have to go back, so naturally they don't have to stay in the school. The Gao family has a villa at the foot of the mountain. Mr. Yushan asked Chen Xuan and others to stay at the foot of the mountain for one night and come to find them early tomorrow morning.

This was Chen Xuan's first time to visit Gao Jingming's "school district villa". The overall environment was naturally not as good as Gao's. The two-courtyard house was exquisite and could accommodate more than 10 to 20 people. Gao Jingming's study and residence were also here. Chen Xuan's residence was no exception, but it was not separated from Gao's house, but next door.

After settling down, Chen Xuan looked towards Yang County. It was not because he felt a sense of belonging to the Gao family, but because the peach pits he planted were still there, and he was a little worried. He didn't know whether Qingdou had helped take care of them.

'Will there be a result in the next two days?' After retracting his gaze, Chen Xuan couldn't help but think in his heart, human traffickers should all die, but this is really too fast.

Although Chen Xuan did not participate in the entire process and was not clear about the process, he always felt that there was more to this incident than just punishing evil and eliminating evil, but he could not figure out the twists and turns no matter how hard he tried.

He doesn't worry too much, the result is the most important.

As the matter came to a close, Chen Xuan couldn't help but think back to his early days here. How was that kid named Erdan now? Where did Zhang Lanlan end up? And what about those children he'd seen but couldn't quite say he knew? What was their fate now?
"Master, why don't you go home?"

Chen Xuan's thoughts were interrupted by Xiao Cai and the others' questions.

Gao Jingming said boredly, "How would I know? Master has other plans. He said he would take us to a place, but I don't know where it is. Oh, it's so boring. This shabby place is in the middle of nowhere. Most of my classmates have gone home. There's not even a place to play."

It’s not that there is really no one around. In fact, there are quite a lot of people, but either Gao Jingming doesn’t know them or they are from higher grades, so they can’t play together at all.

"Young Master, if you are really bored, why not do your homework and memorize it?" Chen Xuan suggested.

Gao Jingming glared and dodged, muttering, "Ah Xuan, please spare me. I finally have a day off, can't you just relax? Study on your own. I'm going to look at picture books. Oh, by the way, Xiao Ye, go ask Geng Hong and the others if the new volume of The Legend of the White Horse Swordsman is on the market. If it is, buy a copy and go to A Xuan to get the money. I've almost torn the previous volume apart."

This is how Gao Jingming spent his money. The picture book seemed quite expensive, after all, the paper alone was expensive. In the evening, Geng Hong came back and told him that the next volume would not be out so soon. Upon hearing this, Gao Jingming wanted to lock the entire publishing team in a dark room to make him speed up the drawing...

(End of this chapter)