PDLP Chapter 1050 Two, Semi-literate
Chapter 1050 Two, Semi-literate
Jiang Jiyun pretended to be heading to a secluded place and secretly released Xiaotian under the cover of night.
When the two returned to the vicinity of the city gate, Jiang Jiyun saw that Nan Huan finally showed a relaxed smile.
Jiang Jiyun was speechless. This Senior Brother Nan Huan was really not lovable at all. Where was the trust between people?
Then, the three of them walked together toward the city gate.
At the city gate, Jiang Jiyun leaned against the city wall, his eyes fixed on those who wanted to leave the city.
Just then, a slight vibration came from Jiang Jiyun's pocket. As she was about to take out her phone to answer, Xiao Tian, who was standing next to her, reacted quickly and turned to the side to block Jiang Jiyun's movement so as not to attract the attention of others.
After receiving Xiaotian's help, Jiang Jiyun finally felt reassured and pressed the answer button.
Jiang Wenming's deep and serious voice came from the other end of the phone: "We've found Chi Xia's whereabouts, but it's a bit tricky..."
He then gave me the exact location in detail and immediately hung up the phone.
Jiang Jiyun lowered his voice and said to the two people beside him, "My uncle and the others have discovered the traces under the pond, but it seems to be the old residence of a high-ranking official, and the internal situation is unknown."
"If the people inside are really all in cahoots, we might be able to take them all down in one fell swoop; but if Chixia sneaked in secretly, then innocent civilians in the house might suffer."
Although Nan Huan also has his own telephone, he actually knows very little about how to use it and only uses it to answer calls.
After all, given his current level of education, he only knows the words in a few scriptures.
Nan was completely helpless, especially when faced with symbols that seemed like gibberish.
This unfamiliar script was as strange as encountering an alien language.
Despite the difficulty, Nan persisted in trying to memorize the symbols and devoted a great deal of time and energy to studying them.
Whenever he encounters difficulties or feels frustrated, Nan Huan habitually reaches out and scratches his bald head.
He couldn't help but mutter, "How am I supposed to recognize these damn symbols? Ugh! They're giving me a real headache! Maybe I should just give up learning them; learning this is harder than killing Japanese soldiers!"
Jiang Jiyun began to admonish, "Brother Nanhuan, if we successfully repel the invaders in the future, our country will definitely make great efforts to reorganize and reform the army!"
"If you still have no ability to accept any new knowledge by then, then you will most likely have no choice but to return to your hometown alone and continue to be a farmer who toils in the fields!"
Upon hearing these words, Nan couldn't help but wonder: What's there to be afraid of! At worst, I'll just go back to the temple to chant sutras and worship Buddha. It's not like I have nowhere else to go.
But not long after, when he accidentally learned that Xiaotian and Xiaowei, who were by his side, also held the same view, a feeling of joy instantly replaced all his previous worries and troubles.
However, as soon as they said that, Jiang Jiyun poured cold water on their entire conversation: "You were originally outer disciples, how can you become monks again? Are you going to let the temple support you now that you're old?"
"Besides, Brother Tian and Brother Wei, with what you two have now, the higher-ups won't let you leave. You'll probably be supported by the government in your old age. Will Senior Brother Nan leave all alone then?"
In this way, Nan finally made up her mind to learn to read and seized every spare moment to learn to read with Jiang Jiyun.
Gradually, the two became close comrades-in-arms who shared joys and sorrows and worked together for progress.
These two unfortunate friends are not actually illiterate in the true sense.
Although Jiang Jiyun can recognize some traditional Chinese characters, she cannot recognize them all. She has to guess some of them, and she doesn't recognize some individual traditional Chinese characters.
Nan was much better than Jiang Jiyun; he knew many characters in the scriptures and was much better at learning to read and write than she was.
He mocked Jiang Jiyun for writing too large a character, while Jiang Jiyun mocked him for not knowing the alphabet.
The three of them followed the directions given by Jiang Wenming.
Before she knew it, the east was beginning to lighten, and Jiang Jiyun, feeling sleepy, couldn't help but yawn repeatedly, but she forced herself to keep walking.
Because of the time constraint, the three of them took care of their stomachs while walking.
As Jiang Jiyun chewed on a flatbread, he casually turned his head to look around. Suddenly, he noticed two men dressed in long gowns, top hats, and black leather shoes hurrying past them.
Jiang Jiyun instinctively took a few more steps forward, then couldn't help but turn back to look at the two people again.
Just then, a strange feeling welled up inside her; she felt that something was off about the two of them.
"Brother Xiaotian, change the route. Inform Uncle immediately, we can't meet up with him right now." After saying that, she rushed towards the two figures.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Tian stopped and turned to follow closely behind, while simultaneously dialing Jiang Wenming's number to relay what Jiang Jiyun had just said.
Nan quickly finished his flatbread, and only after swallowing the last bite did he ask, "Junior brother, what's wrong with those two? Did something go wrong?"
Faced with his senior's question, Xiao Tian was completely baffled and could only answer truthfully, "How would I know? Let's catch up with Xiao Yun first and see what's going on."
After seeing the two people disappear into a small courtyard from afar, Jiang Jiyun did not rush forward, but waited quietly for a while.
After waiting for a while, she tiptoed to the gate and peered inside through the narrow crack in the door.
"Hey, did you see anything?" Xiaotian rushed over, panting, and asked urgently in a low voice.
Jiang Jiyun remained pressed against the door, her eyes fixed on the courtyard, and answered without turning her head, "Those two people smelled of gunpowder, especially that guy, his build and height are quite similar to Chixia's..."
"You suspect that despicable guy under the pond is hiding here?" Oda asked incredulously, staring at the courtyard in astonishment.
At this moment, Nan nimbly climbed the courtyard wall and, lying on it, shouted loudly to the two people: There's no one in here at all!
Upon hearing this, the two exclaimed in unison.
what?
Huh? They escaped again?
Xiao Tian and Jiang Jiyun kicked open the dilapidated wooden door and rushed into the courtyard.
Just as they kicked down the door, Nan had already climbed over the wall and entered the courtyard.
However, when he stepped into the courtyard, he found it completely empty, without even a single person in sight.
Not only that, he ran into the house and saw that it was completely empty. There was no one there, not even a decent piece of furniture. It was obvious that this was just an empty house.