Lu Cheng came inexplicably and left inexplicably.
Xu Wen ignored him and went back to his room to get some things. He called Lian Linlin and said," Let's go."
Lian Linlin looked at the cloth bag in his hand and asked curiously,"What is this?"
"Some of the bamboo branches that were cut earlier can be used as pens. Paper and pens are hard to come by. Writing on mud with bamboo sticks is also a way." Xu Wen said.
"Mud…I know a good place!" Lian Linlin's eyes lit up as he said happily.
On the way, Xu Wen mentioned the end-of-month evaluation mentioned by Lu Cheng just now and asked Lian Linlin: "How about the results of the old timber yard in the past?"
Lian Linlin shook his head." My father never takes this kind of thing to heart. We are at the bottom every month. Haha!"
"Isn't it uncomfortable to have to give way to others every time you go out?" Ask them.
"It doesn't matter. I don't go out much anyway, haha." For some reason, Xu Wen felt that the smile on Lian Linlin's face when he said this did not look like he was truly happy.
"Right, where's Senior Brother? Didn't he say he wanted to come together?" Xu Wen changed the topic.
"Hehe, he can't come today. Dad wanted to do something and called him for help. Therefore, Senior Sister is Senior Sister, and learning to read is also his Senior Sister!" Lian Linlin's eyes lit up in joy.
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the girl's eyes were extremely vivid, as if there was light flashing.
Xu Wen looked at her. Something moved slightly in his heart, but he immediately thought of something and quickly dispelled all thoughts.
"Alright, I'll teach you, you can teach him too. Even if there is anyone else under Master who wants to learn how to read, they can come and learn." Xu Wen looked away and smiled.
"Okay!" Lian Linlin said happily and pointed ahead." Look, that's it!"
The place she brought over was indeed a good place.
It was a small lake. The sun shone on the lake surface, causing it to sparkle. The breeze blew past, bringing cold moisture, which made people feel refreshed. Occasionally there are waterbirds as a companion, from the lake across, leaving little ripples.
Reed grew beside the lake, and among the reeds there was a smooth mud, neither soft nor hard, perfect for writing.
"How beautiful." Xu Wen narrowed his eyes and stared ahead.
"Right? Daddy brought me here! Wait for me for a while!" Lin Lin said happily. He ran to the reeds on the side and fiddled with them for a while. Then he ran back and urged," Let's begin!"
Xu Wen took out a bamboo stick and asked,"What do you want to learn?"
Ordinary people learn to read, the first thing they want to learn is mostly their own name.
Lin Lin tilted his head and asked,"How should I write wood?"
Xu Wen took a deep look at her and wrote the word " wood " on the smooth mud.
"Trees are trees that grow from the earth. This horizontal line is the ground, this vertical line is the exposed part, and these three strokes below are the roots."
Wood is a pictogram, the shape is simple, since ancient times has not changed, Xu Wen explained it is also very simple.
Lien Lin-lin's eyes lit up and he said,"It's easy to remember!"
She took the bamboo stick from Xu Wen's hand and drew a gourd on the soft clay, writing a few words on it.
She learned very quickly. At first, the strokes were a little stiff, but after writing a few words, they were exactly the same as Xu Wen's words.
"Well written." Xu asked for praise.
Then, before he could teach her, Lian Linlin wrote two words together and winked at him slyly." You don't have to teach me. I know this word. Lin, this is my name."
Xu Wen raised his eyebrows." How did you learn it?"
"Two trees are forests. Father named me because of this." Lian Linlin said.
What an easy name to understand…
Xu Wen raised the pen, changed a stroke to the word, and said,"The word is correct, but there is a little change in the writing." When the two trees are written together, the left stroke should be written as a dot, giving the feeling that the two trees are leaning against each other."
Even Lin Lin had just shown off to Xu Wen when he pointed out his mistake, squinting his mouth and looking at him, he said angrily,"I don't want to write like this." This is Lin Lin's Lin!"
As she said that, she grabbed the bamboo stick and wrote two words "Lin" on the ground, both of which were independent of the government.
However, although she had only written a few words, her handwriting was already a little beautiful. This way, she looked especially cool and not ugly.
" Alright, even Lin Lin's Lin Lin is the most special one. It's different from the other Lin." Xu Wen smiled and accommodated her.
"That's right!" Even Lin Lin laughed as she spoke.
Xu Wen then taught her three more words: "Lian,""Gong," and "Jiang."
Craftsman ancient and modern writing is the same, even the word complex and simple different, but the font is simple, Xu Wen still remember.
For beginners, more than one can chew, Xu Wen was very clear about this point, so after teaching five words, he stopped teaching and let Lian Linlin practice by himself.
Lian Linlin had joked a few times in the beginning, but now he was acting very seriously.
She repeated these five words one stroke at a time, filling the whole mud floor with them, smoothing them out and doing it again.
The setting sun and the moonlight shone brightly. Lin Lin had written these five words hundreds of times. Xu Wen patiently accompanied her and did not urge her.
Finally, she came back to her senses and looked up at the sky." Ah, it's so late!"
"Hmm, tired? Go back." Xu Wen said.
"Wait!" Lian Linlin jumped up, but the result might be that he had squatted for too long and his blood vessels were not circulating, so he fell down.
Xu Wen didn't pay attention at all. He reached out to pull her but failed, and watched helplessly as she fell headfirst into the mud pit.
The mud pit was shallow, neither dry nor thin, and even Lin Lin was covered in mud. Her hands were in the mud, and she did not move for a moment.
Xu Wen was a little worried and shouted,"Little Senior Sister? Lian Linlin?"
"Hahaha!" Lian Linlin suddenly fell over, sat down in the mud pit, and laughed,"How could I be so stupid? I can't stand myself, hahaha!"
Xu Wen was stunned for a moment and was amused by her.
The crisp laughter echoed in the reeds. Lian Linlin jumped up and wiped the mud off his body. He said," Thank you for teaching me to read. I have something good for you!"
As she spoke, she jumped to the place where she had secretly hidden something at first. She fiddled with it for a while and carefully brought over a net bag.
Moonlight shone on her hands, as if silver light were dancing in them.
"What is this?" Xu Wen looked over.
Shrimp of all sizes were jumping in the net bag. They were completely white, and their shells were transparent as if they could emit light.
"White prawns! It's delicious. Here, I'll give you one."
She washed her hands in the water at the side, picked up a white shrimp and handed it to Xu Jin. She picked up another shrimp herself and demonstrated how to eat it.
The transparent shrimp shell was peeled off, and the meat inside became whiter and brighter. She bit into it and urged Xu Wen as she ate." Eat it. It's very fresh!"
Xu Wen had eaten raw prawns before, but they were all served in Japanese restaurants and prepared by the chef. Standing by the lake under the moon and eating live shrimp, this was the first time.
However, when he peeled off the shrimp shell and put the shrimp meat into his mouth, the sweet feeling instantly melted in his mouth. He suddenly had a real feeling about this world.
The shrimp in his mouth was real, the person in front of him was real, and everything that happened was true.
This world had once existed, and now it was completely present before his eyes.
All his experiences, all his feelings, all his learning, all his own.
That night, Xu Wen did not lie down in bed like the previous few days and instantly enter dreamless sleep.
He lay on the bed, listening to the snoring around him. He resisted the desire to turn over and thought about what had happened during this period of time.
He received an inheritance, met someone, and wonderful things began, and he came into the world.
Mo Ming thought of what Granny Liu had asked him in the small building in the capital.
People live forever, why?
What am I here for?
He thought of Lian Linlin, Lu Cheng, and the youths around him.
Moonlight shone on him through the bamboo window. After an unknown amount of time, he finally fell asleep.
Although he slept late yesterday and lost sleep for a while, Xu Wen didn't feel tired the next morning. He was as energetic as usual.
He finished fetching water as usual and went to look at the place where the firewood was chopped.
A few days ago, Lu Cheng would finish his work ahead of schedule and wait for him to go to Huang Zi Fang together.
But today, all the firewood was chopped, but Lu City was nowhere to be seen.
Thinking of what happened yesterday evening, Xu Wen smiled and went to the old wood yard alone.
As soon as he stepped into the gate of the old lumberyard, he stopped and froze.
There was a clearing next to the shed where the old logs were stacked, and several wooden shelves were neatly placed on it.
The shelves were large and thick, and one could tell that they were shelves at a glance. They were exactly the same as Xu Wen had imagined before.
He didn't expect that he would see it today after mentioning it to Lian Linlin yesterday.
Lian Linlin was standing beside the wooden frame, his fingers gently caressing its surface. When she saw Xu Wen coming, she immediately showed off excitedly and said,"Look, my father made it last night!" Impressive!"
"One night? Did you do so much?" Xu Wen said in surprise.
"It's just a few shelves. It doesn't cost much." Master Lian came out of a shed and said indifferently.
As he spoke, he glared at Xu Wen with an unfriendly expression. Xu Wen was a little inexplicable.
He grunted and ordered,"Aren't you capable? Clean out the warehouse today and tomorrow. Don't leave until you're done packing!" Then he directed his daughter,"You too! Why are you learning to write? Your father…hurry up and go!"
"Oh…oh!" Lian Linlin replied happily and jumped to Xu Wen like a rabbit." What do you want me to do?"
Xu Wen heard Master Lian's implied meaning and looked at him in surprise. Hearing Lian Linlin's words, he retracted his gaze and said,"There are still many wooden tablets yesterday. Can you finish carving them?"
"No problem!" Lian Linlin said frankly.
At this time, even a few other disciples of the master also walked over, Xu San said: "Master asked us to help too... What should we do?"
Xu Wen looked around them and smiled."Let's make a vacate of the warehouse first and put the shelves in!"