Because Linxi City is south and the climate is much warmer than other places, Yao Zheng and his family of three have been on the road for five days, although they have not yet left Youzhou, they have already felt the chill getting heavier.

On this day, the family arrived in Hecheng by carriage, and it was almost dark at this time, so they found a cheap inn in the city to stay.

Yao will play with the gadgets that Wei Za gave him earlier in his room, while Yan and Yao are chatting with Ze in the house. The wind outside was whining, Yan got up and closed the window, and couldn't help but say: "Look at the sky, it will rain heavily tonight, and I don't know if I can go on the road tomorrow." ”

Yao Zheng pondered and played chess alone when he was idle, and when he heard Yan's words, he dropped a sunspot and muttered for a long time before he said unhurriedly: "If it rains, it rains, and on such a cold day, you can't plant anything." ”

Yan was folding his clothes, and when he heard this, he stopped and said, "Dad, you said--- we will go back like this, and she is alone in the capital-----

"She's that big, she's been through so much, and she knows she takes care of herself. Yao Zhenghe said lightly.

Yan glanced at him with disgust: "It's only a ten-year-old baby, you are a father, and you don't say that you are worried and worried." ”

Yao Zheng made a face with a face, "She refuses to let her go back with us, Jingzhong is originally a place of right and wrong, she doesn't understand, if she wants to choose to stay, then she has to know how to take care of herself, what's the use of worrying? ”

Yan has followed Yao Zhenghe for decades, knows the temper of his own man, and he doesn't like what he says, but he doesn't mean that in his heart, she is not angry, but she is a little uncertain: "You said, we planted some dealers in the countryside, and they were all called Dai Baolun and robbed them, and there were few mouthfuls left."

I had thought before, Wuzhou and Youzhou were so far apart, how many trips would she be able to go home in three years, and there was no one to take care of her----

Yao Zhenghe put down the chess pieces and looked at Yan, "What do you want to say?"

Yan hesitated for a while, then pulled the stool and sat over, and said tentatively: "Anyway, it's not where to be, I think that the countryside may not be good, and earning some money is not enough to eat and wear."

My son also has to go to a private school, so we might as well do some business in the city, and I can still master my cooking skills, so it's good to open a restaurant to make a living. ”

Yao Zheng frowned tightly, "In the city, which city?"

Yan stopped talking, turned around to fold his clothes again, Yao Zhenghe hummed angrily: "Jingzhong is a place to eat people, what's the good, you both want to stay in the city, then you can go, doesn't she even have a house, don't you even have a place to live, you open a restaurant, it will definitely be full of guests." ”

Yao Zhenghe's tone no longer expressed his anger, even if Yan Shi was docile, she couldn't help but be a little annoyed, she stuffed all her clothes into the cloth bag, and said loudly: "If I wasn't here for wantonness, I would have come here? Do you think I forgot all those things back then? I remember it better than you." ”

"You ----" Yao Zhenghe's face sank: "Don't mention these things again." ”

"I'll mention what's wrong. Yan's anger was also provoked: "We have been hiding for more than ten years, and we would have died long ago if we wanted to kill." ”

"Don't say it. Yao Zheng roared.

Yan Shi was startled, but he was still angry, and he took off his shoes and drilled into the quilt, and then turned his back to the outside without saying a word.

There was silence in the room for a while, Yao Zhenghe didn't have the heart to fiddle with the chessboard, he got up silently and walked out, but he went downstairs, Guan Xiaoer asked for a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts, and then sat in the corner alone to eat.

At this time, it was already dark, and there were few people in the hall, the shopkeeper was lying on the counter to keep accounts, the abacus was crackling, and the shopkeeper was wiping the empty table next to each other.

"The shopkeeper's ---- business is booming. Suddenly there was a congratulatory sound outside the door.

When the shopkeeper looked up, he was a thinly dressed man in his fifties with a thin face, but he looked like a scholar and a scholar.

Xiao Er had already heard the voice, thinking that a guest was coming, so he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him attentively: "The guest officer is sitting inside, yo --- this cold day, the guest officer has passed so little, it should be frozen, hurry inside, and the little one will boil you a pot of hot wine." ”

The old man showed a little embarrassment on his face, waved his hand and said: "There is no need for wine, the old man wants to ask for a sip of water to drink, if there are any leftover cold noodle steamed buns, I don't know if you can sell them to me cheaply." ”

As soon as Xiao Er heard this, and then looked at the old man's clothes, he knew that he was a poor ghost, and immediately laughed and said: "Guest officer, the steamed buns in our store are freshly baked, where is there any leftover, look at what you said." ”

The old man was a little disappointed on his face, thought about it, and asked again: "Then can you bring the old man a bowl of tea, or sell the leftovers to the old man." ”

In fact, how could there be no cold noodles steamed buns in the store, Xiao Er just couldn't get used to these poor ghosts who came to beg for it, he didn't have any money, even if it was cold steamed buns, he didn't want to give them.

"Yo, it's all water, where are people still eating, there are a few shops in front, where can you go to see, maybe there are cold steamed buns for you to sell." ”

Xiao Er's tone inevitably heard a little ridicule, the old man is a scholar, and the Qing Gaoden in his bones made him feel insulted, he said angrily: "This little brother should not speak so meanly, the old man is buying with money, not asking you to give alms, hum~"

This kind of arrogance in the bones of a scholar is not uncommon, he just wants to send people away as soon as possible, and he arched his way: "The guest officer walks slowly, the small shop doesn't sell cold steamed buns and leftovers." ”

The old man flicked his sleeves angrily, glared at Xiao Er, and was about to leave, when he suddenly heard someone inside shouting "Brother Xiucai", he looked back in surprise and opened his mouth wide: "Brother Yao----"

Yao Zhenghe felt that this voice was a little familiar, he was just sitting in the corner, and he also heard the conversation between Xiao Er and the old man, and only felt that the old man's voice was a little familiar, so he wanted to come over and take a look, but he didn't expect it to be Mao Xiucai, a fellow villager.

He was also shocked and couldn't believe it, and stepped forward to take Mao Xiucai's hand, but it was as cold as ice, and asked, "Why is Brother Xiucai here?"

Mao Xiucai opened his mouth, and he didn't know what to say for a while, Yao Zhenghe saw this, and hurriedly said: "Hurry up, sit inside, and speak slowly." ”

He led Mao Xiucai into the hall, and at the same time told Xiao Er to hurry up and cook the bowl of noodles, Xiao Er secretly said that this world is really small, eh, turned around and went to the kitchen to cook noodles.

Mao Xiucai is much thinner than before, his nose is frozen red, his eyes are bloodshot, and his body is even thinner, and he looks terrible.

Yao Zhenghe didn't expect the two of them to meet here, let alone Mao Xiu's appearance, so he asked anxiously: "What's wrong? Why did you come to Youzhou?

Mao Xiucai saw the fellow countryman, tears of excitement, he stiffened his hands to wipe, but found that his hands were frozen and couldn't even bend, and sighed helplessly: "It's a joke for Brother Yao, it's not what the old man wants to make it like this, it all has to start from a month ago." ”