I really don't want to be a teacher

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Turning his gaze a little further, Lian Ge looked at the villagers who were still burning incense and offering sacrifices in front of a few piles of paper money and a few rows of joss sticks standing by the yard.

Turning his gaze again, he looked at the old tree on the other side of the yard.

There are several layers of rocks piled up beside the tree, waist high, barely surrounding the tree.

The trunk of that tree can only be embraced by a few or even a dozen people, covering a small half of the yard.

Going up along the trunk, the shortest branches and leaves that are still some distance above the roof of the Earth Temple stretch to the four sides, covering the entire sky above the Earth Temple.

Only through the gaps where the dense branches and leaves are disturbed by the wind blowing from time to time, some dappled light can barely be seen in the shade of the trees.

In front of the old tree, there are also some incense sticks on the ground that have either burned out, or are still burning with flames and rising green smoke.

Chapter 962

"...Uncle Dong, let's go back here first."

"……Row."

The hall gradually became empty, leaving only wisps of green smoke still permeating the air.

In the yard, the last few villagers who were burning incense and offering sacrifices by the yard bowed and kowtowed, and then got up one after another from the pile of paper money and joss sticks that were still burning.

Someone turned around and greeted the old man standing by the door of the main hall,

The old man also nodded his head and replied again, then looked around the courtyard where there was no one there,

He raised his head again and looked at the sky above his head,

In the sky, the sun was still covered by thick clouds, and the dark clouds gradually gathered and the sky was a bit oppressive.

Stunning his feet, he turned around a bit, and the old man looked back into the empty hall,

"...Chen Sanwa, stay for a while and look at the offerings in the temple."

Turning around again, the old man called out to stop a middle-aged man who hadn't left in the courtyard of the Earth Temple,

"...Success. Then Uncle Dong, I can see that it will work here. Uncle Dong, you should go back first."

The middle-aged man responded, walked towards the old man, walked up to the old man,

"to make……"

After stamping his feet, the old man nodded again and answered.

He raised his head again and looked at the sky above his head,

"...I think it's going to rain soon this day, so just watch the rain fall and come back."

Speaking again, the old man turned his head back and looked at the middle-aged man.

"Did you bring an umbrella? I didn't bring it to the temple. In this hall, there is a raincoat hanging against the wall. You can put it on later."

"to make……"

The middle-aged man looked into the hall, saw the raincoat hanging by the wall, nodded, and answered,

"Then Uncle Dong, when I come back later, shall I bring all these offerings back with me?"

"...There are so many things. You can't move the three animals alone. Put them here and collect them tomorrow. Let the land master enjoy them slowly."

The old man responded with a smile, then looked back, and said aloud.

"...That's fine, I know. Then Uncle Dong, you should go back now, it may rain at this time."

The middle-aged man nodded and responded again.

The old man stamped his feet again, looked around the empty yard, and nodded.

After standing still, the old man turned around, stepped into the main hall of the earth temple, and approached the altar in front of the statue.

"...Lord of the land, thank you for blessing our village with good weather... I hope you will also bless the village with a good harvest in the coming year, and everyone in the village will be safe..."

Lowered his waist again, bowed to the statue of the land god, and said a few words,

The old man turned around again and walked out of the hall.

"...Then I'll go there first... Wait for a while when it rains, and you can come back."

"...Success, Uncle Dong."

The old man babbled again to the middle-aged man standing by the hall,

Move your feet again and walk out of the yard.

Walking to the old tree, the old man stopped and bowed to the old tree.

Then he walked through the courtyard and walked out of the Earth Temple.

……

Watching the old man walk away, then glance at the middle-aged man standing by the side of the hall, in the hall, and in the sky,

Lian Ge turned his gaze again, and looked at the tree whose trunk blocked half of the yard.

"sough……"

In the sky, the thick clouds changed and quickly gathered into dark clouds.

Under the thick dark clouds, the sky gradually became a little dark,

At this time, a gust of cool wind blows from a distance and blows near.

got windy.

In this courtyard, the top of this old tree stretches out, and the dense branches and leaves are gently disturbed,

There were some rustling sounds as the branches and leaves collided.

From time to time, from the roof tiles of this earth temple, roll off a few accumulated leaves.

"...The time of the day really changes at will."

As the chilly wind blew past, the middle-aged man in short sleeves standing in front of the hall couldn't help shivering.

Rubbing his arms with his hands, he looked at the dark sky outside the temple, then turned around and looked into the main hall,

After entering the main hall, he put on the raincoat hanging on the wall of the main hall, and walked back to the main hall door to stand.

……

Listening to the sound of the branches and leaves colliding with the breeze, looking at the old tree in the yard,

Lian Ge stood by the courtyard.

The branches and leaves on the top of the tree gradually shook a little more, but they only disturbed the tiny branches.

The wind is getting stronger.

The wind blowing in front of me picked up some water vapor.

"... pat... pat..."

Immediately following, following the blowing, whistling wind.

Bean-sized raindrops are pattering down from the thick dark clouds,

Falling on the dirt in the yard, quickly dipping into the dirt,

Hitting the tiles on the roof of the main hall of the Earth Temple, there were some subtle sounds,

slanted on the courtyard wall, drawing some slender rain marks,

Most of them are blocked by the dense branches and leaves of the trees in the yard, the branches and leaves are being beaten by raindrops, and the wind is blowing and making some rustling sounds.

"...Clatter..."

Suddenly, the rain slapped on the dense branches and leaves, and the sound on the tiles became more intense,

The courtyard wall of the Earth Temple was quickly wet.

The rain was dense and fell in a hurry.

"Boom..."

After the lightning flash, thunder followed.

It was pouring rain.

"...the rain is really heavy..."

The middle-aged man standing in front of the main hall, by the door, looked at the rain that had already started to swell,

Turning back again, looking at the hall,

Turning around, wearing a raincoat, braving the rain, trotted, and ran out of the yard.

He ran out of the courtyard, closed the courtyard door again, and then ran into the rain again, braved the rain, and ran towards the village.

……

Turning his gaze, he glanced at the middle-aged man who ran away against the rain,

I looked again at the earth temple that was quiet, with only the sound of rain and the collision of branches and leaves.

Lian Ge looked away,

Looking again, in this yard, in the rain, the trees with swaying branches and leaves on the top, paused for a moment,

Turning around again, Lian Ge walked into the hall where the statue of the land god was enshrined.

……

"Passing by here, it rained heavily. Excuse me for staying overnight in an expensive place."

in the hall,

On the altar table and in the incense burner, some green smoke is lingering around the burning incense,

On the unburned incense candles, the clusters of flames were disturbed by the breeze blowing into the hall, and moved slightly,

It illuminates the hall.

In the main hall, futons made of straw or wrapped in cloth are still scattered in front of the altar,

On the offering table, next to the incense burner, there are two fruit plates with some offering fruits.

Behind the altar and in front of the idol, there are three animals and other offerings.

Looking at the main hall, Lian Ge spoke aloud to the statue of the God of Earth enshrined in the main hall, then turned around, and looked at the aged tree in the yard outside the main hall.

The small branches and leaves on the top of the tree swayed slightly with the wind wrapped in rain, as if responding to Lian Ge's words.

"... chee chee, chee chee..."

After looking at it, Lian Ge looked away again.

On the shoulders, the little white mouse stood up with its forelimbs, turned its head, looked around at the offerings in the hall, and stared greedily.

Glancing at the little white mouse on his shoulder,

Lian Ge didn't go to sit on the futon in front of the statue, but sat cross-legged in the empty space next to it.

"It's not for you. It doesn't taste good either."

Lian Ge turned his gaze and said something out loud.

"...Squeak, squeak."

The little white mouse looked around, barked a few more times, turned its head, and lay down on Lian Ge's shoulder again.

Turning his gaze, Lian Ge sat cross-legged in the hall, and looked out of the hall through the open door.

Outside the main hall, the sky is getting darker and the wind and rain are getting stronger.

Chapter 963

"Crash..."

It was getting darker and darker.