There is a 'magical phenomenon' that many people have probably experienced, that is, a road that has not been walked always feels extremely long when you walk it for the first time. But after you walk it once and walk again, you will suddenly find that, hey, it is not there.

It was so far away in my imagination, but I remember that there was something not far away, and it would be there soon...

In fact, the road is still the same. Walking at the same speed does not take less time than the first time, but it gives people the illusion that time has been shortened.

This was the way Yunjing and the others returned home. They walked hundreds of miles for most of the day. They always felt like they would be home soon, but in fact they were still far away.

Along the way, Bai Zhi was no different from usual, even more considerate and gentle, but Yun Jing knew that she had not let go of her family in her heart, she just buried it deep in her heart, and it would take a long time to smooth out the pain bit by bit.

After driving for most of the day, in the afternoon, Bai Zhi on the ox cart said to Yun Jing with a somewhat unnatural expression: "Master, let's find a place to rest in front of us?"

What's the point of taking such a good rest? Yunjing was shocked, but he understood once he saw her expression, nodded and said with a smile: "That's fine."

Song Yan, who was driving the car, heard their conversation and immediately said: "Young Master, Young Madam, I remember there is a mangrove forest not far ahead, and there is a creek there. The environment is good."

"Let's go there, it's getting late, just in time to get some food," Yun Ding nodded.

After arriving at the ground, Bai Zhi hurriedly got out of the car, then ran quickly to the depths of the forest and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Yun Jing was not surprised by this. People have three urgent needs. Although Angelica dahurica is beautiful, it is no different from normal people. It needs to be excreted after eating and drinking water.

Rainbow? What rainbow? The waste excreted by beautiful women still smells...

I used my mind to observe the surroundings. Except for a middle-aged man fishing quietly by the stream, there was nothing worth noting. Yunjing stopped observing Bai Zhi. The old couple saw nothing, and that kind of thing

How perverted would it be to watch it?

Ugh~

Song Yan and the others started to make a fire to cook. Liu Dazhuang suggested to get some game, and Yunjing let them go.

When I saw the gurgling stream on the edge of the mangrove forest, Yun Jing suddenly felt a little itchy, so I stretched out my hand and took the fishing rod from the oxcart through the air.

Take advantage of this rest time to cast it a few rods first, and then use earthworms that can be found "everywhere" as bait.

When we came to a small pool with deep water by the stream, we found a good spot and Yunjing put down a small bench to sit down. An earthworm 'automatically' came out of the ground and hung it on a fishhook.

After throwing the pole, the next step is to wait quietly.

He was separated from the middle-aged man fishing by a stream, only about ten or twenty meters away. He was an ordinary person, neither a martial artist nor a scholar. He probably had a good family background and had time to relax like this.

When Yun Jing arrived, he just looked up calmly, nodded slightly to say hello to the unfamiliar fishing friend, and then focused on the float on the water.

When Yunjing met the other person's eyes, he also nodded and confirmed his eyes. They were all people who liked this kind of quiet leisure and entertainment.

There was no communication, both parties fished quietly.

After a moment, the float of the person opposite sank, he quickly closed his pole, and soon pulled up a small white strip ten centimeters long.

There was no movement at all on Yunjing's side.

After the other party put the little white strip into the fish basket, a fisherman's sense of superiority emerged spontaneously. He subconsciously looked at Yunjing and smiled, as if to say, look, I caught a fish, are you envious?

Yunjing: "..."

Don't be complacent, this is just the beginning, wait and see who loses more!

People are so boring most of the time. No, Yunjing is competing with each other inexplicably. They have the same hobby and want to win or lose. There is no sense or sense of achievement in cheating in this kind of thing. You have to rely on your true ability and luck.

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After a while, the other party caught another chopstick-long crucian carp, but there was still no movement from Yunjing's side.

In the same way, after the other party collected the crucian carp, he glanced at Yunjing again to see if he saw it, so I fished again.

Yun Jing remained unmoved. Fishing is all about being calm. Once you get anxious, you won't be able to catch anything. Yun Jing, who was already in good shape, was not affected at all.

But the problem is that when the opponent catches fish one after another, it becomes a bit bullying, especially Yunjing who doesn’t even glance at him.

Could it be that I found the wrong location?

The other party smiled even more happily, and the sense of superiority on his face was beyond words. It was not too flattering to show off in front of fishing friends.

This kind of silent competition is actually meaningless at all, but it makes people happy. When I was chatting with people later, I said how many fish I caught that day but didn't catch any fish from the other side. This topic came up.

Well, I don't know how long it will take to blow.

In about half an hour, the other party caught a dozen fish, some large and some small, but Yunjing's harvest was zero.

Sure enough, today is not a good day for fishing? Well, I guess the other party has prepared a nest in advance. This must be the case, otherwise the explanation does not make sense. Yunjing felt a little disappointed when he thought about it, and he was fighting a battle that he was not prepared for.

I suffered a terrible loss.

On the other hand, when looking at the other party, it's called a complacency. Occasionally looking at Yun Jing, I always feel that he is saying, isn't it? Is that all you do?

Yun Jing said nothing, with a calm expression on his face, "Haha, we are fishing for fun, so I won't argue with you."

Bai Zhi took care of her personal hygiene and came over. She saw Yun Jing fishing, so she stayed beside him quietly without saying a word.

With the appearance of Bai Zhi, the old man opposite looked at him for a moment, and suddenly felt that the harvest in the fish basket was no longer good. Young people do not have martial ethics!

However, there is something even more extreme. As the sun sets in the west and the hot autumn sunshine shines on both sides of the bank, Bai Zhi quietly gets up and leaves, and comes back a moment later. She stands next to Yunjing and holds an umbrella for him, and also brings him along the way.

A plate of cut fruits, and Yunjing would be fed a piece from time to time.

This scene made the brother opposite him feel a kind of irritable mood. He always felt that he was being shown off, and his emotional changes caused him to lose the hook to a big fish.

After a while, Song Yan and his friends found that the food was the best. Bai Zhi simply went to bring Yunjing a mouthful of food so that Yunjing could fish seriously.

The guy opposite was silent for a moment, put away his pole, picked up the fishing basket and left angrily. He stopped fishing. I had a good harvest of fish today, but I just couldn't be happy.

Yunjing was stunned, why are you leaving now? You haven't seen me catch a fish yet, and I haven't been able to say anything respectful yet.

In the end, Yunjing caught a fish, a white stripe the size of a finger. He immediately felt comfortable. He finally had no air force, otherwise he would have to stay and delay his trip.

For fishermen, it doesn’t matter the size, as long as they catch something, it’s a matter of dignity.

Looking at the small white strips he caught, Yunjing felt happy, thinking that the whole piece of tofu can be used to make a pot of soup. He stopped and left. As for the small fish, Yunjing let it go, otherwise he would really take it.

Let's make some soup. Anyway, as Angelica dahurica testifies, I did indeed catch the fish, so my hard work was not in vain.

After starting their journey again, Yunjing and the others entered a county town after nightfall, found an inn and booked a small courtyard for one night.

They continued to set off early the next morning, but people like Liu Dazhuang and Ding Wei secretly looked at each other, and their eyes conveyed one meaning, it's good to be young.

Why are they making eye contact like this? Because Bai Zhi's actions are obviously unnatural, what's going on? It's better to be young, and your physical strength and energy are really enviable.

There is a saying that only the exhausted cows have not plowed the land. Yunjing and Bai Zhi are already an old couple. No matter how hard they work, they will not make her act unnaturally. The reason for this... ahem, can't be said.

At noon that day, Yunjing and the others passed by a small village. Yunjing took the initiative to ask Song Yan to stop the ox cart and looked towards the entrance of the village with interest.

There was a group of more than 20 villagers gathered there. They were surrounding one person. It wasn't that something had happened, but they were conducting a normal transaction.

The object of their transaction was not a salesman walking around the village, but a very special person. To be more precise, that person was engaged in a very special profession. For Yunjing, this profession was completely legendary.

exist.

That man also sells things, but the items he sells are very simple, just one type, kitchen knives.

The man selling the kitchen knives looked to be in his thirties, in the prime of life. He had an easy-going face and showed a amiable and wealthy side at all times.

He was carrying a wooden shelf on his back, with dozens of kitchen knives inserted on the shelf, all of the same style and size, and the weight of a kitchen knife was at least one pound. And he went to the countryside carrying dozens of kitchen knives.

It shows the physical strength and endurance.

In fact, there is nothing interesting about this kind of thing. It’s not that there is anything special about the knife seller. He is just an ordinary person. From Yunjing’s point of view, he can’t see it wrong. The reason why Yunjing stayed to watch with interest is that

The other party's knife is not sold, but given away!

It's not accurate to say that he gave it away. He just didn't accept the money. Instead of accepting the money now, he gave the kitchen knives to the villagers on credit. He will come again in the future. At that time, the villagers will give it to them on their own, more or less casually.

So what’s the difference between this and giving it away for free?

For country people, a kitchen knife can be used for many years, and sometimes it can even be passed down to family members. Nowadays, there are "free" kitchen knives available. Who wouldn't be happy about it, so I bought the kitchen knife seller Tiantianwei

If there is a need, the knife seller will give one to the villagers on credit.

After all, many people in this era are simple and take things from others for free. Many villagers can't bear to take advantage of them. Perhaps they are a little cautious about not having a free lunch in the world. Therefore, not every villager is willing to take advantage of others.

I got a kitchen knife on credit from the knife seller.

Looking at the transaction scene over there, Yun Jing had a strange look in his eyes.

Even the knife dealer showed up?

Yunjing had heard of this kind of existence in his previous life, but had never actually seen it. To him, it was only a legend. He never thought that he would actually see it now.

Such a thing really exists!

Are they stupid for giving away knives for ‘free’? After all, kitchen knives cost nothing, but seeing is believing right now.

The profession of credit knifemen has been given a layer of mystery by word of mouth. Some people say that their appearance means that troubled times are coming, others say that it means that a big disaster will happen, and some even say that it means the change of dynasty.

…

In short, there are different opinions, and I don’t know whether they are true or false. After all, there is no conclusive evidence to prove this.

Now that he actually met him in person, Yunjing was inevitably a little curious.

"What's wrong with the officer?" Bai Zhi looked in the direction Yun Jing was looking. There was nothing special, so she asked curiously.

Yun Jing smiled and said: "It's nothing, I'm just curious." After saying that, he paused and asked Bai Zhi: "Xiao Bai, have you ever heard of a knife loaner?"

"Knife loaner? I have never heard of it. Is there any problem?" Bai Zhi thought for a while and said, she really had never heard of it.
To be continued...