My humble days in ancient times

On the second night, everyone finished dinner early and came over.

When Da Niu came over, he found that Da Hu and Er Hu were not there, so he stood in the yard and shouted, "Da Hu and Er Hu, come and listen to the story!"

Erhu heard it and immediately replied, "I'll be there soon!"

Da Hu and Er Hu hurried out. Huang Guiyun asked in surprise, "What are you doing so late? Where are you going to listen to stories?"

Dahu and Erhu said as they ran, "Don't ask, we'll be back soon." Then they quickly disappeared into the night.

A few more children came tonight, even Xu Eryan came.

There are not enough stools in Xu Ruyi's house.

Maybe the noise was too loud, even Uncle Zhang's family next door, Grandma Wu and Xiaohua came.

Xu Ruyi: What is going on?

Before Xu Ruyi could finish her words, Old Li wandered by. Seeing the people in the yard, he felt a little strange and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Someone answered: "Listen to Ruyi's story."

Old Li immediately became interested: "Then I'll come and listen too."

Xu Ruyi first told the story of Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall, and then told the story of Yugong moving the mountains and the Eight Immortals crossing the sea.

The children all listened attentively with their ears perked up. They laughed out loud after hearing each story. After listening to three stories, some of the children were still reluctant to leave.

Old Li said to Uncle Zhang, "The girl's story is quite nice."

Xu Xiaohua ran over and hugged Xu Ruyi: "Sister Ruyi, you speak so beautifully."

Xu Ruyi smiled: "Do you like it?"

Xu Xiaohua nodded.

Xu Ruyuan immediately ran over, took Xu Xiaohua's hand and said, "I've heard a lot about this from my sister before. I'll tell you when I have time."

Xu Xiaohua was very happy and clapped her hands: "Great!"

Xu Xiaohua was the last one to leave.

The next day, at lunch, Huang Guiyun asked Dahu and Erhu, "What stories have you heard these past few days? Tell me about them. I want to see if they're any good."

Erhu began to speak seriously, and Huang Guiyun admitted generously after listening: "It's quite nice. No wonder you like it, I like it too."

So Huang Guiyun also came that night. Xu Ru was surprised. She was the most shameless person in the village.

Xu Ruyi told the stories of the Legend of the White Snake and Lanruo Temple. The children were all startled and some even cried.

Later, when they returned, many children asked Da Niu to personally send them home.

Huang Guiyun took Dahu and Erhu and refused to take the main road. Instead, they went through Xu Ruyi's vegetable garden, passed through the vegetable garden, and went to the back of the house of the villagers in the front row. Then it was dark and they could not see clearly, so they groped their way in the dark.

There was no moon in the sky and there were trees behind the house, making the pitch-black night seem even darker.

As Huang Guiyun was walking, she felt her foot slip and she fell down.

Dahu and Erhu only heard a "thump" sound, followed by Huang Guiyun's loud "ah ah" sound.

Huang Guiyun fell into the toilet.

Huang Guiyun shouted, "Da Hu and Er Hu, pull me up quickly."

Dahu and Erhu pulled Huang Guiyun out, and they only smelled a disgusting stench coming towards them. They covered their noses but still felt nauseous, and their stomachs were churning and they wanted to vomit.

Dahu and Erhu walked in front, keeping a distance from Huang Guiyun.

After returning home, Dahu hurried to boil water.

As soon as Huang Guiyun entered the yard, the whole family covered their noses.

Xu Shi said, "Just wash in the yard. I'll help you keep an eye on it and make sure no one enters."

Dahu and Erhu ran into the house.

Xu Shi brought the wooden barrel and complained, "You didn't take the main road, but insisted on taking a shortcut. Now you're in trouble."

Huang Guiyun washed over and over again, and after three times she felt that the odor on her body was no longer there.

After Huang Guiyun finished washing and went into the house, Erhu ran over and asked, "Mom, did you eat shit?"

Huang Guiyun yelled, "You want a beating? Come here, come here. I'll beat your ass into pieces."

Erhu was so scared that he ran away quickly.

Xu Ruyi and Xu Qinghe both heard "Ahhh" sounds.

Xu Qinghe also asked: "Did someone shout? It sounded like Huang Guiyun's voice."

Xu Ruyi felt annoyed when she heard her and said, "Who cares about her? Maybe she just fell down in the dark. Is she really going to run into a ghost?"

Then the brother and sister packed up, closed the door and fell asleep.

The next morning, I heard someone shouting, "Did someone go into my toilet? How come all the shit is flying onto the ground? Isn't that disgusting? There's a huge mess on the ground. You just like playing with shit when you have nothing to do!..."

Later, Xu Ruyi heard that Huang Guiyun had fallen into a pit toilet, and she laughed for a long time, laughing so hard that her stomach hurt.

Xu Ruyi thought that everyone would be afraid to come after hearing the ghost story, but unexpectedly, a large number of people still came at night.

Xu Ruyi suggested: "How about I sing a song for everyone."

Daniel was very happy: "Great, we haven't heard of it yet?"

Erhu was unhappy: "Sister Ruyi, is singing better than telling stories?"

Xu Ruyi smiled and said, "Of course, you'll know once you hear it. Maybe you'll even want to learn to sing from me!"

Seeing that everyone was sitting peacefully, Xu Ruyi cleared her throat and said, "Let me sing a nice song for you."

"On the banyan tree by the pond

Cicadas are calling summer loudly

On the swing next to the playground

There are only butterflies sitting on it..."

Their clear and melodious voices, beautiful lyrics, and unprecedented singing style make them refreshing and stunning.

Erhu was stunned, and the others were also fascinated.

Erhu said, "Sister Ruyi, you sing differently from the street performers."

Xu Ruyi asked, "Who sings better?"

Erhu tilted his head and said, "It must be Sister Ruyi who sang beautifully." The crowd was in an uproar.

Everyone was chattering, and some children were even humming.

Xu Ruyi smiled and asked, "Do you want me to sing it again?"

"Okay." Everyone said almost in unison.

So Xu Ruyi sang it again, and some of the braver children hummed along.

Xu Ruyi noticed their interest and asked, "Why don't I sing some children's songs? They're easy to learn."

Xu Qingyan couldn't help clapping her hands and said, "Okay, big sister, I want to listen to children's songs."

Xu Ruyi thought for a while and sang a song about a little girl picking mushrooms, and then sang a song about a snail and an oriole.

The children were so happy that they danced with joy. Some of them even asked Xu Ruyi to teach them. Xu Ruyi was overwhelmed.

Xu Ruyi sang it twice more before they could fully remember the lyrics, and then they left reluctantly.

Xu Ruyi felt as if her body was hollowed out.

Lying on the bed, Xu Ruyi thought to herself: I can draw and play the guzheng, so I should learn slowly and then show them to others secretly. Otherwise, it will be easy to be exposed.

The next night, we sang Grandma's Penghu Bay and You Look So Beautiful When You Smile.

Everyone was fascinated by what they heard.

Daniu couldn't help but praise: "You sing really well."

Xu Xiaohua: It would be great if I could sing too!

Xu Ruyi taught them over and over again, and her throat became uncomfortable and a little sore.

Fortunately, it rained heavily for a few days and everyone's enthusiasm subsided.

Now Xu Ruyi's life has completely returned to normal.

During the rainy days at home, Xu Ruyi checked everyone's math and found that her older brother, younger sister, and younger brother were all doing well, with little trouble at all. The multiplication table was just great; it made calculations quicker.

Xu Ruyi spent a few days at home reading storybooks. It was really nice to have such a good time to have food to eat and to relax.

But I finished reading all the storybooks at home very quickly.

After the sky cleared up, Xu Ruyi went to the bookstore to buy storybooks, and then bought dance records of past dynasties, painting histories of past dynasties, and music scores of past dynasties.

Then I went to the musical instrument store to buy a guzheng.

The musical instrument shop is near the porcelain shop. Because of its slightly remote location, the rent is not high, but the place is very large, which can be seen from the outside.

It’s not a busy street, but there are still people coming and going around the shops, and it’s very lively.

Xu Ruyi walked into the music shop, which contained various musical instruments, including flutes, qins, guzhengs, pipa, erhu, and drums...