Volume 7: Frost Chapter 12: The Little Note
After returning to Xie Dong's residence, Wang Xingting and Jia Honglue sat for a while and then left.
Zhuang Zekun stood in the study, looking at where Xie Dong often sat, and said, "I always feel that the teacher is still here."
Guan Qingtong and five others stood behind Zhuang Zekun, all silent.
After a moment, Zhuang Zekun sighed, and turned to look at Guan Nuo, "The teacher has been talking about you. I originally planned to bring you to Yanjing to celebrate the New Year with the teacher this year, but who knew..." He shook his head, his face became more serious, and he said, "Xiao Nuo, your Aunt Wu and Uncle Zhu will stay in Yanjing this time. From now on, the cooperation with the institute will be handed over to you. If you encounter something that cannot be solved... just ask your mother."
"I, I will try my best. " Guan Nuo said.
Zhuang Zekun pondered for a moment and said, "Director Wang introduced two people who want to join the Special Operations Department."
Zhuang Zekun repeated what Wang Xingting said in the car, and then said: "Director Wang has done us a favor. He asked, and I can't refuse."
"Are those two people studying in Tangjiang?" Guan Qingtong asked.
"One is in Tangjiang, and the other is in Jinkang." Su Wangshu glanced at Zhuang Zekun, "Jia Hong just sent the information over."
Zhuang Zekun nodded and said to Guan Nuo, "These two are for you."
Guan Nuo asked: "Are they from the research institute?"
"I guess so. I know you are a little dissatisfied with the institute now," Zhuang Zekun paused for a moment and took a few steps to the left and right. "In the future, the institute will be led by young people. Jia Hong is less than 40 years old, and Ji Xiaozhen's apprentice doesn't seem to be much older than you." He paused, "You don't have to be afraid of them. If you think what they do is inappropriate, just raise it or refuse it directly. Don't be afraid if something happens. Young people will always make mistakes. At the beginning, we looked down on each other with the institute, but later we cooperated more and became familiar with each other, so it was fine."
Guan Nuo said, "I understand."
"How is Xiao Tang doing recently ?" Zhuang Zekun asked.
"What?" Guan Nuo was a little confused.
"Did you meet her when you were practicing in my apartment?"
Guan Nuo replied: "We met once, and then she stopped coming. Maybe she felt that I disturbed her."
“I see.”
"But she gave me a lot of pointers, saying that I should practice more and let me practice with Zhaocai."
Zhuang Zekun nodded, "Then you should ask her for advice. Her talent in cultivation is extremely high even among those in the mountains."
"I will." Guan Nuo said.
"well……"
The doorbell rang.
Su Wangshu walked quickly to the door and opened it. When he saw the person coming, he was slightly stunned. Then he stepped aside and said, "Secretary-General Ying, you..."
"I'm here to see Teacher Xie off." Ying Jianye said as he walked into the living room.
Zhuang Zekun led the others out of the study.
Ying Jianye kowtowed and burned incense. After he stood up, he looked at the photo of Xie Dong and said, "I rushed back after hearing the news, but I didn't expect to be a step too late."
Zhuang Zekun said: "You are thoughtful."
Wu Yulan served tea.
Ying Jianye sat down and said, "I just talked to Teacher Xie last month. He was very happy at that time and said that in a few years, we can start to try out some regulations. He told me a lot of ideas, but I didn't expect..."
Zhuang Zekun's voice was a little choked up. "The teacher has been discussing this with me. He has even written a first draft."
“Has he written it?”
"Yeah, I'll show you."
Zhuang Zekun took Ying Jianye into the study.
After Zhuang Zekun walked around the desk, he opened the drawer and took out a notebook. After flipping through a few pages, a piece of paper fell out of the notebook. He bent down and picked it up.
There were two lines of words written on the paper. The first line was a name, Meng Yuanbai. The second line was a place name, Luo County. It was written by Xie Dong.
Zhuang Zekun put the paper in his pocket, took the notebook and walked to Ying Jianye. He said, "Just order these few."
Ying Jianye took the opened notebook and looked at it carefully.
After a long time, he closed the book and handed it back to Zhuang Zekun. He said, "Zekun, I'm going to rely on you from now on."
Zhuang Zekun took the notebook back and said, "I know."
Ying Jianye chatted with Zhuang Zekun and others for more than twenty minutes before saying goodbye and leaving.
Guan Qingtong noticed that Zhuang Zekun's face looked a little strange, so she asked, "What's wrong? What did you find?"
Zhuang Zekun said: "That night, I mentioned Meng Yuanbai to my teacher, and he said that he might be Taoist Yuanbai, who had participated in the disaster thirty years ago."
Zhuang Zekun handed the piece of paper to Guan Qingtong and said, "The teacher may have found out something later, but he didn't have time to tell me."
Guan Qingtong looked at the handwriting on the paper and said, "Let me check it."
Zhuang Zekun whispered, "Okay."
…
Bug house.
After Zhaocai was taken away by Tang Butian, Jiang You felt that Jiujiu was a little lonely, so he got up a day earlier, tricked Jiujiu into a birdcage, and took it for a walk in the park.
He ran into Zhao Lijun who was also walking his bird. He greeted him and said, "Mr. Zhao, are you walking your bird again?"
Zhao Lijun saw the coal tit in the cage and asked, "Is this coal tit not the same one as last time? It seems to be a little smaller?"
Jiang You said: "This is just what I raised. Isn't it very energetic?"
Jiujiu jumped twice in the cage.
"Spirit."
"Hey, your canary's feathers seem to be redder than the last time I saw it. What kind of bird food do you feed it?"
Zhao Lijun was very modest. He said: "It's just a common mixed grain, millet, sorghum..."
After they praised each other's cocks, Zhao Lijun asked: "Why haven't you been exercising recently? And where is your fitness coach?"
Jiang You pointed to his knee and said, "My meniscus was damaged. I stayed at home for a few days. Today I felt better, so I came out for a walk."
Zhao Lijun suddenly realized: "No wonder you don't play chess anymore. You need to take good care of your knees, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable when you are old."
"I think so too. I'll go for a checkup in a few days to see how it goes. Has Mr. Xu still been hanging out in the teahouse every day recently?"
"Bubble! Then tell us about his daughter and son-in-law."
"Are you married?"
"I think it's coming soon."
"Then I'll go find him later."
After chatting for a while, Jiang You walked towards the lake with the bird cage in his hand. After walking around the lake for a while, he felt a little tired and sat down on a bench by the lake.
Put the birdcage down and fold your hands behind your head.
The sun gradually rose higher and the lake surface was sparkling. Feeling a little hot, Jiang You was about to stand up, but he saw a monk in a turmeric robe walking towards him not far away.
Master Hongzhen walked up to Jiang You and saluted with his hands clasped together, "Donor Jiang, it's been a long time."
