The liveliness of the scholars in the straw shed, and the coachman outside the straw shed also has his own liveliness.

"Today's shooting exam, almost everyone participated in the horseback riding, my young master is not in good health, and he sits alone in the car. ”

A voice came from beside him, and someone sat down with a pop.

“.. Hey, little brother, where are you from, how did you become a beggar?"

Of course, Huang Ju ignored it, and the little insect on his feet was frightened and ran away.

"Uncle, he came out of Huangsha Road..."The guy from the grass shed came out with a bowl of soup and a plate of meat, "Hmm... The matter of Wong Sha Dao is complicated... I'm too busy today, I'll talk to my uncle about it another day... Anyway, uncle, stay away from him..."Putting down the soup meat, "Your young master gave it to you.." After that, I hurriedly went in, and the greetings and laughter in the grass hut were even more lively.

Qi Whoosh didn't use chopsticks, picked up the large piece of meat on the plate with his hand and tore it, and the marinade soaked in it for a long time dripped off, and the aroma was stronger.

“.... It's not that my young master is poor and stingy, and he is reluctant to invite everyone to eat in a big restaurant in the city... Sometimes this kind of country shop is more flavorful. Qi Whoosh said, handing a piece of torn meat to Huang Ju, "It's like this boiled beef... You taste it, it's delicious. ”

Of course Huang Ju didn't answer, he buried his head in his knees, the meat was indeed very fragrant.... It was so fragrant that he even remembered the memories of eating and drinking that had disappeared for a long time when he was a child.

Qi Whoo didn't force it, nor did he say anything displeased, he stuffed the meat into his mouth with both hands and chewed it, leaning over from Huang Ju's side and looking into the grass shed, where a group of people regardless of age were holding a big bowl and drinking together.

"Scholars also drink wine and eat meat in large bowls. He said, lowered his head and picked up the tea soup in front of him, and sighed, "My young master is good at everything, but sometimes it's very strange, he doesn't let me drink when he catches the car, he doesn't drink when he drinks, he doesn't drink when he drives, he doesn't drink when he drives... Weird, this tea soup with meat tastes bad. "After saying that, I drank it all in one gulp, as if I was drinking, smacking my lips and imagining.

"Actually, you're not young.... Whatever you do is you can support yourself. ”

“.. What do you want to do?..."

Qi Whoosh sat next to Huang Ju and talked while eating meat and drinking soup, Huang Ju never said a word, Qi Whoo didn't care, and talked to himself.

The candidates kept passing by on the road, and when they saw the grass hut, there were those who smiled and looked at the past, and there were also those who came down to drink and laugh, and the daylight gradually tilted...

"Look at how popular my young master is.... What about Xie Yuangong.... It's good to read. Qi sat on the ground and sighed looking at the grass shed, and then looked at Huang Ju, "Young man, do you want to study?"

Huang Ju ignored it.

There was the sound of clattering footsteps on the road, accompanied by the joy of the female voice.

"Brother Ju. ”

Qi Whoosh saw the stone-like Huang Ju move and raised his head, he also followed to look over, there was a little girl standing on the road, thin and small, as if she was only six or seven years old, wearing a green shirt and a small yellow skirt, with her front hair tied with small braids, and five colored silk threads were wrapped around it..... It's exactly what children are dressed up like today.

It's young, and it's not very good-looking, but it's a little cute.

Whose children?

Huang Ju didn't seem to recognize it, and looked at the little girl who ran over without speaking.

The little girl stood still in front of him, smiling and stretching her hand in a circle.

"Brother, look, my clothes look good. She said, and grabbed the pigtail to show Huang Ju, "Look, there are so many colorful ropes... That mother-in-law knows how to comb her braids... My hair has been cut off a lot, and she can still tie it up for me..."Looking at Huang Juxiao's eyes narrowed, "My mother-in-law said that she could comb it better for me when it grows longer." ”

Huang Ju looked at her and hummed.

Xiao Rong glanced at Qi Ju, Qi Wei smiled at her, took a sip of tea and soup, moved to the side, Xiao Rong squatted down in front of Huang Ju, and took out a large paper bag from his arms.

"Brother, are you hungry?... I haven't eaten anything in days... I brought you something to eat. ”

When he opened it and held it up in front of Huang Ju, he looked at it and said, "Egg cake, lotus root sugar, osmanthus cake... It's all good stuff. ”

Xiao Rong grinned at him, and didn't answer, didn't drive away, let alone ask him to try it.

Huang Ju stretched out his hand to take it and ate slowly with his head down, Xiao Rong squatted in front of him with his chin on his chin and talked about what he had done in the city.

“... I found a lot of blacksmiths, and the blacksmith said that as long as the mother and the government agreed, it would be easy to unload... It doesn't hurt at all..."

“... Then I took a shower, washed my hair, changed into new clothes.... There was also a doctor who came to rub the medicine and let me take the medicine..."

“... Lived in a big yard with a couple of uncles and mothers-in-law...."

As he spoke, he moved in front of Huang Ju and lowered his voice.

"And there is no restriction on access..."Looking at Huang Ju, his eyes lit up, "I thought I would be locked up, but in fact it wasn't, my mother-in-law said that you can go wherever you want, and when you go out, just remember to come home.... Brother, so you can go there too, you can come out at any time..... Wait for that person without any delay. ”

Huang Ju lowered his head and finished eating the two egg cakes, and then pinched the lotus root candy in his hand and looked at it slowly..... Unfamiliar and somewhat familiar, he stuck out his tongue and licked it carefully... Sweet.

"Nope. He shook his head.

Xiao Rong was helpless, and his eyes lit up when he thought of something.

"Also, I asked, this Salesian Bureau... The place where the government specially took us in is called this... You can read, you can learn skills, you can learn whatever you want, you don't have to spend money..."

She reached out and tugged at Huang Ju's sleeve.

"Brother, you can study, you can learn a lot of things, and you can do whatever you want in the future. ”

Do what you want to do, learn what you can do, and live a good life... This is their best chance and the best way out, and this is what they have to seize.

Qi Wei's eyes also lit up: "Ah good at reading, like my young master, the top student in the imperial examination, it's really beautiful..."

The voice fell, and the sound of footsteps and talking was heard.

"Zieber. ”

Xue Qing walked over, carrying a pot of wine in his hand, Qi Wei and Xiao Rong both looked over, only Huang Ju lowered his head and slowly licked the lotus candy without looking at it.

"Young Master. Qi Whoosh stood up and said.

Xue Qing handed him the wine: "You go back first, I will go directly to Mr. Qingxia after my classmates and I have eaten." ”

Qi Whoosh took the wine and walked away, Xue Qing looked at Xiao Rong and Huang Ju, and Xiao Rong was also looking at her curiously.

“... Reading is very good, and I heard from other candidates that the Junzi Examination was a great success in Wong Sha Dao, and the government will set up a Junzi School. Xue Qing said kindly, "You can all go to study, the government will not accept your money, and you people are all good citizens, and you can take the imperial examination in the future." ”

Xiao Rong sighed happily and said, "Really?"

The guy in the straw shed probed in the back: "Why is it not true! This is Xie Yuangong." ”

Xie Yuangong didn't know what Xiaorong was, but she knew how to make people happy, and nodded with a wink.

Xue Qing looked at her and then at Huang Ju: "You are still young, and it is time to study..... Read well. Then he turned and walked away.

Xiao Rong pinched his pigtails and shrugged his shoulders to look at Huang Ju.

Huang Ju had already eaten a piece of lotus candy seriously, pinched up a piece of osmanthus cake, thought about it and put it down, closed the paper bag and put it away, but he didn't eat it.

Xiao Rong immediately understood what he meant, but he still refused to leave, and sighed: "Brother, why can't you think about it?" patted his knee again, "You eat this, I'll send it to you tomorrow." After that, he got up, "I'm leaving, so as not to worry about Granny Gu." Sticking out his tongue and squeezing his eyes, "I'm going to please her now... She likes me to live well. ”

Huang Ju hummed, and Xiao Rong was not reluctant to jump away, and soon disappeared into the city gate in the setting sun.

Over there, Xue Qing and the others also walked out of the grass shed, and Xue Qing glanced at Huang Ju, who was still squatting in place.

"Xue Qing, let's go. Liu Chunyang shouted from the side.

Xue Qing retracted his gaze and followed him towards the city gate slowly, while Zhang Shuangtong and the others rode away, laughing and laughing.

Huang Ju lowered his head and listened to the noisy horses' hooves beside him, and watched the corners of the green shirt flip by, noisy and far away, shrouded in twilight.

......

......

In the glow, a depression in the old place of Huangsha Road was surrounded by black guards, and there was a loud noise, and the pit in the middle fell, and the sand, stone and wooden planks were messy.

A hand pulled a plank out of it and turned it toward the glow, looking at the cracks.

Duan Shan said: "It seems to have been cut off." ”