Winter has come, and Ji Xiaoshu, who has lived in the south since she was born, is experiencing the cold season for the first time. Every time, she always has to run out first to feel the cold air, and only comes back shivering before putting on more clothes.

During breakfast that day, Ji Xiaoshu looked at the fallen leaves fluttering in the wind outside the window with some sadness. The trees were already bare, "Master's wife, my father has gone to the north. Will he get frozen?"

Su Liang smiled and said, "No, your father is an adult and knows to wear thicker clothes when the weather is cold."

"What about Master? When will he come back?" Ji Xiaoshu asked.

Su Liang counted time every day, so he replied without thinking, "If you hurry up, you can come back in ten and a half months." If the rescue goes smoothly and no other troubles are encountered, Gu Ling should be rushing back to Kasyapa at this time.

On the road to the city.

"Great!" Zheng'er's eyes lit up, "Before Master comes back, we will teach my sister to learn more words. Master will definitely be very happy when he sees her!"

"Sister, who am I?" Ji Xiaoshu pointed at Gu Xiaonuan and pointed at herself.

Gu Xiaonuan smiled and waved her little hands, and said in a clear voice, "Brother!"

Zheng'er looked helpless and leaned forward, "Sister, I am the eldest brother. He is the second brother."

Gu Xiaonuan poked Zheng'er's face with her white and tender little fingers and called out, "Second brother!"

Ji Xiaoshu exclaimed, "Oh my sister, you are really discerning!"

"Eat, stop making trouble." Su Liang suspected that Gu Xiaonuan did it on purpose, knowing that it would be more fun.

At the end of breakfast, Ji Xiaoshu was still thinking about Gu Ling's coming back soon, "When Master comes back, we will go to Wangxiang Mountain together to see if the tadpoles have grown into big frogs!"

"Okay." Su Liang rubbed Ji Xiaoshu's little head, "But don't forget, your master will check your homework when he comes back."

"Ah?" Ji Xiaoshu lamented, very much like Su Liang in his previous life when he realized he had forgotten a summer homework before school started, "Senior Brother, can you stop being so diligent?"

Zheng'er, who had already begun dictating the verses he learned yesterday, raised his head with a serious face, "Master said, if you don't do it, you must do it seriously. Xiaoshu, come here, let's write together."

Su Liang watched the two children writing for a while, then heard Gu Xiaonuan shouting "wai, wai, wai" in the car. This was also taught by her two brothers. If they wanted to go outside, they could say "wai", but Gu Xiaonuan only said one word.

, it sounds like a question "hy".

Su Liang put a little red hat with a fur ball on Gu Xiaonuan and wrapped her in a small blanket. Su Liang took her for a walk outside by the lake.

"Mom!" Gu Xiaonuan called Su Liang with bright eyes and pointed her little finger in the direction of the forest.

Su Liang shook his head, "It's no use calling me mother, I won't go."

Gu Xiaonuan immediately changed her mind and called out, "Dad!"

Su Liang was very happy, "You're right. If your father were at home, he would definitely be obedient to you. Just miss him!"

I miss him too... Su Liang looked at the unfrozen lake and thought of the small river in Sujiacun. During the first winter after traveling through time, Gu Ling often went fishing by the small river and brought it back to Su Liang for him to eat.

.In the blink of an eye, more than three years have passed.

Su Liang finally took Gu Xiaonuan for a walk in the forest before returning to Yuanming Pavilion.

Chengyun came after a while and said that his uncle asked him to borrow a chess set and had made an agreement with Su Liang.

Su Liang smiled, "You're here, let's have lunch before leaving."

Chengyun said he wouldn't eat, but Su Liang asked him to help take care of Gu Xiaonuan because she had something to do.

Qiu Cong accompanied Nangong Qian to the Lin family's house for a visit but had not returned yet. The two children were still doing their homework seriously. Chengyun saw that Su Liang had gone upstairs. He was the only one who could take care of Gu Xiaonuan, so he had to play with Gu Xiaonuan.

Gu Xiaonuan touched Chengyun's bald head a few times, then turned her attention to the window again, pointing with her little finger to go out.

Chengyun picked up Gu Xiaonuan and went upstairs to ask Su Liang if he could take the child out.

"Okay, put a hat on her and wrap her in a blanket." Su Liang said.

Chengyun found Gu Xiaonuan's hat and put it on her, then wrapped her in a small blanket and carried her outside. Gu Xiaonuan walked wherever Gu Xiaonuan pointed, and ended up walking to the gate.

Gu Xiaonuan pointed outside, Chengyun looked serious, "No." In order to prevent Gu Xiaonuan from crying, Chengyun hugged her and flew up, returning to Yuanming Pavilion as quickly as possible. When he arrived, he found her smiling

I was so happy that I wanted to continue playing with Feifei, and I had long forgotten about thinking about going out.

Chengyun took Gu Xiaonuan to play around the house several times, and it was noon.

Su Liang prepared a vegetarian meal for Cheng Yun, but when he ate with everyone else, there was meat on the table.

Cheng Yun looked troubled, but Su Liang was very calm, "Look, we all have something to eat, so there is no need to cover our ears."

Chengyun frowned, it seemed reasonable... so he was pulled by the two children to sit down.

"Chengyun, do you want to try to return to secular life for a year and a half?" Su Liang asked. She did think about persuading Chengyun to return to secular life, and Pucheng recently asked her to help persuade. So today Chengyun came to borrow chess.

, Su Liang stayed as a guest.

Zheng'er immediately agreed, "I think it's okay. Uncle Chengyun, try it. If it doesn't work, go back to Buddhism."

Ji Xiaoshu nodded, "Yes! Uncle Chengyun, don't you dare? Are you afraid that you will be too happy after returning to secular life?"

Chengyun shook his head, "It's not that I don't dare, it's just that the young monk doesn't have such a wish."

Su Liang smiled and said, "You have never experienced the mortal world, can you really understand Buddhism?"

Chengyun was stunned, "Little monk...little monk is still far from fully understanding Buddhism..."

Zheng'er's face was serious, "Uncle Chengyun doesn't know how many sentient beings are suffering, so how can he save them all?"

Ji Xiaoshu was shocked, "Elder brother, who did you learn this from? It sounds like you have experienced many vicissitudes of life!"

Zheng'er shook his head, "I didn't learn from anyone, I just said it casually."

"Senior Brother, you have the potential to become a great monk!" Ji Xiaoshu gave a thumbs up.

Chengyun couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Zheng'er is very close to Buddha."

Su Liang asked, "Then do you want to take him into Buddhism?"

Chengyun was slightly startled, "Of course not... He has parents and brothers, how can he give up?"

Ji Xiaoshu, who reacted quickly, immediately asked, "Uncle Chengyun also has us, why are you so cruel to give up?"

"You...you..." Chengyun was a little confused, "I...little monk...you are not..."

"Aren't we Uncle Chengyun's favorite people?" Ji Xiaoshu brought her little face close to Chengyun's face.

Chengyun shook his head quickly, "No...yes, you are the most...sigh, little monk, I don't know what to say."

"Uncle Chengyun, we need you." Zheng'er took Chengyun's hand, "You can teach us martial arts and help take care of my sister."

"Young monks can do these now without returning to secular life." Chengyun shook his head.

"That's different." Ji Xiaoshu shook his head, "You have to live in our house! My master is not at home, and there are bad people who want to bully my master. We need someone to protect us now! Uncle Chengyun, don't leave today! Otherwise I will

What should I do if something happens to my mistress? Don’t you care about my mistress and sister, or our safety?"

Ji Xiaoshu said "moral kidnapping" so confidently that Cheng Yun was stunned.

Zheng'er shook Chengyun's arm, "Uncle Chengyun, just stay. We really need you. At least, you have to live in our house until my master comes back. When my master comes back, if you still want to

If you leave, we will definitely not stop you."

"Yes!" Ji Xiaoshu said that he and Zheng'er were both confident of "capturing" Chengyun before Gu Ling came back.

Cheng Yun looked at Su Liang, "Donor Su, are Zheng'er and Xiao Shu joking?"

Su Liang shook his head, "That's not true, to be honest. Recently, a group of people have been causing trouble for us. Gu Ling went out because those people arrested three of my masters. He went to save people, but I don't know what the result will be. In fact, I have been

I'm worried that someone will come to harm me. I really lack experts like you around me, and I don't worry about outsiders. It would be great if you could live here temporarily and it would be a great help to me. As for returning to secular life,

You can think about it slowly."

"Uncle!" Gu Xiaonuan raised her little hand and smiled at Chengyun.

Chengyun was struck instantly and could no longer say any words of rejection, "In this case, the young monk will disturb you. He will only stay until the donor comes home, and don't mention the matter of returning to secular life again."

Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu said yes, yes, and exchanged a tacit look. A new mission began: to impress Uncle Chengyun and let him return to secular life.

Chengyun said that he would go back to Huguo Temple to tell his uncle Pucheng first, and then pack his luggage. Su Liang asked Qi Yan to accompany Chengyun, but Chengyun declined politely, "Don't worry, Donor Su, since the young monk has agreed, he won't

Break your promise."

Su Liang nodded, "That's fine, then you can go by yourself."

Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu each took one of Chengyun's hands and walked him to the gate, waving to him, "Uncle Chengyun, come home quickly, we are waiting for you!"

The picture was very touching, and Chengyun felt warm in his heart. He told the two children to go back quickly and not freeze outside, saying that he would come back soon after packing his luggage at the temple.

After Cheng Yun left, Zheng'er and Ji Xiaoshu ran back to Yuanming Pavilion.

"Elder brother, let's make a bet to see how many days Uncle Chengyun can agree to return to secular life. I guess three days!" Ji Xiaoshu said.

Zheng'er shook his head, "I don't think three days is enough. Uncle Chengyun is still very firm. It's hard to persuade him. It will take at least five days."

"Then who wins if it lasts four days?" Ji Xiaoshu asked.

Zheng'er thought for a while and said, "You win within three days, and I win if it exceeds three days."

"That's not fair. I win in three days, and you win in five days. As long as it's not these two times, no one wins!" Ji Xiaoshu is very shrewd.

"Okay!" Zheng'er agreed.

The two of them returned to Yuanming Pavilion, told Su Liang about their bet, and both had decided on the bet.

Su Liang smiled and said, "Then I'll bet for four days."
To be continued...