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It was Minor Fullness, the eighth solar term, and the radiant sun hung high in the sky.
Chen Ping'an didn't stay in the wine shop to drink, so he was oblivious to how much criticism and abuse he had already received. He carried a small stool to the corner of the alley and explained the origin of the twenty-four solar terms to the growing number of children who were gradually returning.
He pulled out some phrases from his hometown, such as: If Minor Fullness isn't full, there'll be no water to wash your stools. At the same time, he didn't forget to occasionally use a mish-mash of phrases together, for example: Wheat ears growing in Minor Fullness and swaying like children, dreaming of its fragrance as I sleep at night.
However, it was a pity that the children were largely uninterested in learning characters and the twenty-four solar terms, or whatever, today, and they had zero understanding of the dry, grating phrases that Chen Ping'an was reciting. Like little birds chirping around him, they were all asking about Celestial Maiden Ning Yao, making an exception today and drawing her sword on Ink Stick Street, curious about what that looked like.
Chen Ping'an raised his bamboo stick and brandished it around, giving a lavish and exaggerated recount of Ning Yao's battle against Lin Junbi. The father of the little boy, Kangle, was now working as a noodle chef at the wine shop, which gave him newfound courage, and he even dared to talk back to his wife when he returned home.
Kangle was still the same as always, finding great joy in challenging Chen Ping'an and messing around with him. After hearing Chen Ping'an's recount, he asked how many Chen Ping'ans it would take to defeat Big Sister Ning now. This was a difficult question, and Chen Ping'an was rendered speechless. The children rolled their eyes upon seeing t...



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