fifty-eight

When the second uncle led the group of people to disappear on the other side of the mountain road, Xu Yu and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Zhao Chengjin looked at her with a slight frown, as if he wanted to ask something, but he didn't speak. Although he hadn't seen him for three years, it was just a big dream for Xu You, and when he suddenly opened his eyes, the boy who was as clear as a stream had grown into a teenager.

At this time, Zhao Chengjin was no longer shrunk and cowardly, his body stood very straight, his eyebrows and eyes were stretched, and he suddenly had an awe-inspiring temperament, but it was not unapproachable. Ah Chu looked at him with wide eyes curiously, gently pulled Xu You's sleeve, and whispered, "Sister, I don't know him." ”

When he was just drunk out of his name, Zhao Chengjin's heart almost jumped out, if it weren't for the things he had experienced in the past few years, I was afraid that he would have fled in shock. When those catchers walked away, Zhao Chengjin looked at Xu Yu carefully, as if he was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it. So he smiled at Ah Chu, his eyes fell on Xu Yu again, and asked, "How does the girl know my name?" ”

Because I'm a snow group!

But it's too strange to say this kind of thing. Xu You pressed the corner of his eyes and made a simple and cute girlish gesture, "You don't know me anymore?" ”

Zhao Cheng shook for no reason, his eyes twitched, he thought hard for a long time, and shook his head.

"It's a shame that I gave you the pony carriage, and you forgot about me so quickly!" Xu You reminded him angrily.

Zhao Chengjin's eyes finally widened as if he suddenly realized, and pointed at Xu Yu who was speechless for a long time, "You...... You...... You're a little snow......"

Xu You grinned, very happy, and asked again, "Why are you here?" "The rebellion of the Qin family did not last long, Xu You had asked Mrs. Meng on the side, but the emperor suppressed the rebellion in half a year, and the saint was merciful, only sentenced the Qin family to be beheaded, and did not implicate the innocent, although the queen was deposed, the prince did not change hands, and the prince Rui also made great contributions, and the status of the palace became more and more stable. Zhao Chengjin, as the prince of the Rui Wangfu, since he was able to survive that chaos, how could he fall to such a point.

Zhao Chengjin smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I'll tell you more when I go back." He paused, smiled again, and said in disbelief: "I thought that I had changed a lot, even if the people in the palace saw me before, they might not be able to recognize me, but I didn't expect to be recognized immediately after just meeting you." ”

Xu You was stunned for a moment, and waved her hand again and again, "Actually," her gaze fell on the wrist of Zhao Chengjin's right hand, and her voice suddenly became very low, "I saw this ......" That's her cat card, the one made of agarwood, and her name is engraved on the back. I haven't seen it for many years, and the color of the cat card has become more and more restrained and low, as if it has been played with often.

Zhao Chengjin's eyes suddenly turned red without warning, he turned around to prevent Xu You from seeing, and after a long while, he lowered his head and turned around again, and his voice was suddenly a little hoarse, "This is Xuetuan's cat card, it's my cat, it's hard for you to remember it." ”

"Who's the snow ball?" Ah Chu asked cautiously, he looked at Zhao Chengjin, timidly took his hand, and whispered, "Brother Xiaoshun, are you crying?" ”

Zhao Cheng was silent, his eyes became more and more red, as if he might cry at any time.

Xu You was very sad in her heart, she really wanted to blurt out "Actually, I'm Xuetuan", but in this case, she would be regarded as a monster. Zhao Chengjin may not be able to accept a humanoid cat.

So Xu You hurriedly diverted the topic and asked him with curiosity, "My second uncle, are they looking for you?" You're afraid that someone at the bottom of the mountain won't be able to escape, so you pretend to come up from the bottom of the mountain? The old fox in their mouths is you? ”

Zhao Chengjin was a little embarrassed, and said with a red face: "I was captured by the bandits in the mountains before, and in order to survive, I gave them some ideas, so I ......"

Dare him to go to the bandits' den to be a military advisor to others, no wonder he was chased. However, how old is he, he is not yet twelve years old, and he can be a military advisor to the bandits, and sure enough, he is...... It's scary to be literate!

When they were talking, the old lady of the Meng family came over, and when she saw Zhao Chengjin from afar, she immediately became interested, staring at him without blinking, and when she got closer, the old lady smiled and quipped: "Oh, whose descendant is this, she looks really handsome, and my old woman has straight eyes." We have never seen such a handsome person in Yunzhou City. ”

"It's someone my sister knows." Ah Chu interjected quietly, "His name is Brother Xiaoshun." ”

"It's Zhao Shun." Xu You corrected, she didn't intend to hide it from the old lady and her family, but this was not the place to talk, what if that Yuan Catcher suddenly turned back? The prince of King Rui's Mansion is an amazing identity.

Zhao Chengjin seemed to be accustomed to being praised by others, and did not show any shyness and shyness, he saluted respectfully to Mrs. Meng, and called "Grandma" again, Mrs. Meng was so happy that she couldn't wait to hug him and call him a good grandson.

"Grandma," Xu You took Mrs. Meng's arm and begged in a low voice, "Brother Shun, he has nowhere to go, shall we take him home?" ”

Zhao Cheng was stunned for a moment, and immediately looked at Xu You, with a slight shock on his face. Mrs. Meng didn't hesitate and happily replied: "That's good, there are still too few people in our family, and the house is not lively." Brother Shun, don't be stunned, hurry up and pack your things and go back with Grandma. ”

Zhao Chengjin hesitated a little, but soon, he still responded, and whispered: "I'm just afraid of disturbing the house." ”

"What is the house is not on the house, our house is a small yard, don't dislike it when the time comes." Seeing that he was willing to go with him, Xu You was very happy, his eyes were bent into crescents with a smile, and all the sincerity was written on his face. Zhao Cheng saw it, and somehow, his heart suddenly trembled, and there was an indescribable sense of familiarity and closeness.

Several people went down the mountain together, and Zhao Cheng sensibly helped Ah Chu carry the bamboo basket, and talked to him patiently along the way. He grew up in a voice changer, his voice was a little low, and he didn't talk much, but somehow, it was unprovoked to convince people, so when he got home, he had completely subdued Ah Chu.

Hearing that Zhao Chengjin was going to live at home in the future, the second aunt was a little surprised, but she did not show any dislike and dissatisfaction, and immediately welcomed Zhao Chengjin warmly, and hurriedly went to clean up his room.

The courtyard of the Meng family is not small, there are more than a dozen rooms in total, in addition to the hall and everyone's bedroom, most of the remaining rooms are empty, or piled up with sundries, the second aunt is quick to clean up a guest room, and then hugged the sheets and bedding to make the bed, turned back to Zhao Cheng and said: "It's a little too late today, the house is poorly cleaned up, and Ming'er asked Ah Chu's father to go to the street to add two pieces of furniture to you." If Brother Shun still needs anything, tell Ah Chu's father. ”

Zhao Cheng hurriedly got up and thanked him, and said, "It's hard work, it's enough to have a place to live, and you really don't have to bother the second uncle." He heard Xiaoxue call his second uncle, so he also called along, but he didn't think there was anything wrong.

Mrs. Meng smiled and pulled him to sit down beside her, and said, "Don't bother, Brother Shun doesn't have to be so polite." In the future, you will live in our house, and you will thank you all day long, and everyone will be uncomfortable. She suddenly remembered something again, and asked casually: "Brother Shun, do you recognize words?" ”

"When I was young, I studied for a few years, but then something happened at home and I got separated from my family, so I never went to school again."

"That's just right!" Mrs. Meng clapped her hands and said, "Our family Ah Chu is also five years old, and it is the age when he should go to school. ”

Zhao Chengjin never expected that the old lady of the Meng family would be so generous that she would send him to study, and he was both surprised and uneasy for a while, and hurriedly excused himself: "How can it be done, grandma, if you are willing to take me in, I am already grateful, how can I make trouble again." He wasn't sure if Xu Yu knew his identity, but what he was sure of was that she hadn't mentioned a word to Mrs. Meng along the way, for the old lady, he was just an unknown stranger, and she would be so good to him. Zhao Chengjin was really moved and didn't know what to say.

"What can children do if they don't go to school?" Mrs. Meng pressed his hand and educated him earnestly, "Brother Shun, let me tell you, boys must be self-motivated, you are still so young, don't you go to study, do you go out to find a job to do?" What can you do? If you don't work hard, the boss will be sad. If you study and progress now, you will be able to get ahead in the future, and no matter how bad it is, you will do some small business in the future, and you will know the words and understand the reason, so that you will not be deceived and will not suffer losses......"

The old lady was educated, and Zhao Chengjin's tears were about to come out, but fortunately, at this time, Xue Dad returned home, and the old lady stopped talking.

Xue Dad obviously heard about Zhao Chengjin from his second uncle, so he was not surprised at all when he entered the hospital, he only looked at Xu You, and asked Zhao Chengjin with a smile: "Your name is Zhao Shun?" ”

Zhao Cheng hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to do. Xu You looked around, leaned into Xue Dad's ear and whispered, "Dad, he is the Shun brother we met in the temple when we last entered Beijing, and he is the son of Rui Wangfu." ”

Xue Dad let out an "oh" very calmly, and slowly sat down opposite Zhao Chengjin, as if this identity was as ordinary to him as a cat and a dog. When Xu You felt that her father was really cool, Xue Dad suddenly jumped up from his seat, pointed at Zhao Chengjin and asked in disbelief, "What?" Xiaoxue, who did you just say he was? ”

Zhao Chengjin smiled bitterly, got up and arched his hand towards Xue Daddy, "Under Zhao Chengjin." ”

Mrs. Meng smiled, "This name is not good, it is awkward, it is better to be Brother Shun, and we will still call you Brother Shun in the future." ”

Xue Daddy was about to collapse, and glanced at Xu You, Xu You didn't quite understand, raised his eyebrows at him, and asked with his mouth: "What are you going to do?" ”

Xue Dad was out of options, rubbed his temples, and instructed Xu You: "Xiaoxue, you help Grandma go to the yard and walk around, and bring Ah Chu with you." ”

Xu You let out an "oh" and squeezed his eyes at Mrs. Meng. Mrs. Meng understood, snorted, and led Ah Chu and Xu You out of the door together.

When she arrived in the yard, Mrs. Meng finally laughed, pinched your Xu Yu's face, and said proudly: "Our Xiaoxue is a good eye, look at Brother Shun'er's appearance, that smart and energetic, and he will have a great future in the future." Taking advantage of his young age, let's give him down, so that others won't rob him in the future. ”

What's the matter, old lady, don't you think it's a little too early to tell a ten-year-old girl about this kind of thing!

I don't know what Xue Daddy said to Zhao Chengjin, when the family had dinner in the evening, Xue Daddy suddenly opened his mouth to explain Zhao Chengjin's identity. The second uncle and the second aunt were dumbfounded immediately, but the old lady Meng was still calm, but she looked at Xu Yu with a worried face, this identity, the son-in-law who came to the door could not succeed, she hesitated whether to persuade her granddaughter not to fall too deep. Only Ah Chu looked at everyone stunned, and asked with some curiosity: "Uncle, what kind of official is the prince?" Is it bigger than the county lord? ”

The second aunt was immediately choked and coughed. Snow Daddy replied solemnly: "It's a little bigger." ”

Ah Chu became more and more surprised, "Then why doesn't Brother Xiaoshun go home?" ”

Zhao Chengjin explained with a wry smile: "My home is far away, more than 2,000 miles away from Yunzhou, and I can't go back." ”

"Don't you have any money?" Ah Chu said very seriously: "I...... My dad has money, let him lend it to you. ”

The second aunt finally stopped coughing, and when she heard Ah Chu's words, she immediately glanced at the second uncle, and the second uncle's face suddenly wrinkled into a bitter gourd. I finally secretly saved some private money, and it was actually exposed, it's really ...... So helpless and sad!

"However, the road is not easy to walk." Zhao Chengjin said again: "There is a war outside, even if I have the money to hire a carriage, what if I encounter bandits and robbers on the road?" I've been caught twice. In the past three years, he tried to walk in the direction of the capital I don't know how many times, but none of them went smoothly, and the farthest was more than 300 miles away in Mengcheng, but he was caught by robbers again, and in order to escape for his life, he was a military advisor to those bandits, and he was almost arrested in prison.

Ah Chu didn't have a problem this time, frowned and thought for a long time, and then said after the last word: "That...... Brother Xiaoshun, you live in our house, and when you grow up, you will be able to go home if you have the same ability as my uncle and my father. ”

Zhao Cheng smiled slightly, "Ah Chu is right. ”

Xu You also asked with concern: "You didn't try to bring a letter to your family?" After so many years of life and death, the prince and the princess didn't know how worried they were. ”

Zhao Chengjin became more and more helpless, "I also asked someone to deliver a letter when I lived in Song'an County next door, but as a result, I didn't wait for my family to pick it up, but a group of killers came. He intuitively felt that there was something wrong in the palace, so he simply stopped contacting the palace, and only thought that when he was older, it was best to have the ability to protect himself before returning to Beijing.

Father Xue immediately frowned when he heard this, and said, "Is the letter sent in the wrong place, or is there a spy in your family?" He was older than Zhao Chengjin, and after a little thought, he guessed some reasons, frowned and knocked lightly on the table, and told everyone in a deep voice: "Brother Shun'er's life experience is good for a few of us to know, and no one is allowed to spread it out." This matter is a matter of life and death for him and our family, everyone must keep their mouths shut, especially Ah Chu, you are young, don't accidentally blurt it out. ”

Ah Chu was immediately anxious, "I'm ...... I won't! I'm strict-mouthed, isn't my sister! ”

Everyone laughed.

Seeing that the second uncle and second aunt were still a little uncomfortable, Xue Dad smiled and said: "Since Brother Shun lives in our house, then let's treat him as our own family, don't tremble, be respectful, otherwise he won't have a good time." Lord Rui helped us a lot back then, and this time, let's repay the favor. ”

The second uncle's face looked a little better, and after thinking about it, he quietly pushed the second aunt again, and whispered, "You heard it." ”

The second aunt was still a little uncomfortable, squeezed out a smile and nodded. As a result, just after dinner, the second aunt hurriedly went to the guest room to replace all the bedding on Zhao Chengjin's bed with new ones, and asked a little uneasily: "Or, that, change the room for you?" ”

Zhao Cheng couldn't cry or laugh, "Second aunt, I really don't need it, this is good enough." To be honest, I haven't lived in such a good place in the past two years. ”

This sentence almost made the second aunt cry, she quietly rubbed her eyes, and cried as soon as she returned to the house, "The prince is so pitiful......"