Chapter 1: The Life of the Poor

The ninth master was lying on the bed, the house was very tattered, like a lonely scavenger, the whole person was drunk, I rode all the way to the town where the ninth master was located according to the position that the fourteenth master said, and asked along the road one by one, and finally arrived at the ninth master's house.

It's true, it's really as the fourteenth master said, the house is messy, the table is also dusty, and there is no life in the whole room, except for some pungent smell of wine, which is musty. I saw that the ninth master was full of wine and his face was full of scruffy beard, I searched all over it, and I didn't even have a quilt, so I took off my cloak and covered him.

Suddenly I found that I was so tired, I didn't stop, it took me four days to come here, I didn't get a good night's sleep, I yawned, and I fell asleep unconsciously.

The next morning, probably because of the biological clock, Jiu Ye woke up early, saw a quilt on his body, picked it up and found that it was a cloak, turned his head and saw Shu Qiao sitting on the ground and falling asleep. Jiu Ye reached out and touched Shu Qiao's hair, and was about to take a good look at Shu Qiao's face that pulled his heart at this quiet moment.

I seemed to be a little itchy from being touched by the ninth master's hand, and when I opened my eyes, I saw the ninth master sitting there with a stern face.

I rubbed my eyes and said, "You're awake, I'll cook." ”

"Stop, what are you doing here?" The ninth master scolded me loudly as I stood up.

I thought for a moment and said, "You are at this point, although it is not my fault, but it is also related to me, I just don't want someone to have an accident because of me." "I just got the truth straight and didn't want to say anything more, I wanted to go over to the kitchen and cook.

"You go, I don't need your pity." The ninth master said very resolutely and indifferently.

I was paused by the words of the ninth master, I took a deep breath and said, "I'm going to cook." ”

I went straight to the kitchen and removed the basket on top of the rice jar, but "ah" found that there was no rice in it, only a few mice. Shocked, I continued to rummage through a few jars, but there was still nothing. I walked out silently, only to find that the ninth master was no longer there. I looked at the door and guessed that the ninth master should have gone out again: there was not even rice at home, and it seemed that I had to find a way to go out and buy something and come back.

I went out into the street and took my own clothes, which were the fine workmanship of the palace. The cloth is also unique Shu brocade, although the money sold is not much, but it is enough to live, I bought myself two sets of simple clothes, one gray and white, one blue and white, and it is good, I sold the clothes, and it will not spoil this clothes.

I bought ten pounds of rice and a little bit of eggs. A little vegetable, when the money is not much, you can only save a little money.

"I'll give you a beating, but you'll have to give you wine." I heard a voice not far away that looked like the ninth master, I stepped forward, squeezed into the crowd to see, it was indeed the ninth master, he was being beaten, I rushed forward without saying a word, but still tightly hugged the eggs, rice and vegetables in my hand and shouted: "Stop, you stop quickly." ”

They saw me shouting so hard there. The boss called out to the thugs: "Stop. ”

I looked at my boss and asked, "Boss, what did my son-in-law do to make you beat him like this?" ”

The boss said with a disgusted face: "Little girl, he is a big man who comes here all day long to cheat on drinking, and he still lives in our shop." It's like a beggar, so let's not fight outside. ”

I glanced at the ninth master, who was still a little drunk, but not to be outdone, said, "Give him ten cents of wine." "I put my things down and took out the money and gave it to the boss.

"Okay, wait." The boss went in, and so did the thugs.

I thought I'd be able to leave after I got my drink. He sneered: "You are satisfied, seeing me so down." ”

As I picked up my things, I tried to calm down and said, "Go home after drinking, I'll wait for you at home." "I left with my things, and I didn't care what the Ninth Master was going to do next, or how he had to practice himself.

In the evening, I prepared the dishes and waited for the ninth master at the table, it was getting dark, but the ninth master still did not come back: could it be drunk.

I couldn't rest assured, I quickly got up to find the ninth master, came to the door of the ninth master to drink this morning, I wanted to go in and ask, suddenly heard the sound of the wine bottle rolling next to me, I took a look, and found that the ninth master was lying in the corner, I ran over, touched the ninth master's hands, "Good ice." "I helped the ninth master up, but the ninth master is a man after all, so heavy.

But I'm not a vegetarian either, thanks to the exercise I exercised myself in Aifu before, otherwise I wouldn't be able to support such a strong body at all.

Finally helped Jiu Ye back to our humble house, put Jiu Ye on the bed, and covered him with a quilt.

I wiped the sweat from my forehead and walked to the food, you don't eat, it's okay, but I have to eat, I can't starve my body, otherwise who will take care of us. I held the bowl and ate hard.

The next morning, I was cleaning up the garbage in front of the courtyard and fixing the fence properly, and the empty space in front of the courtyard was very large, and it was full of waste firewood, but the snow from the previous day made the firewood still wet.

I saw the ninth master standing at the door stupidly, not saying anything. I smiled and said, "Ninth Master, you're awake, I'll go get you breakfast." ”

I walked past the ninth master, brought a bowl of rice, a pot of green vegetables, and scrambled eggs, and put it on the table outside: "The sun is very good outside today, and you can still breathe fresh air when you eat here." ”

The ninth master glanced at me, and said without appreciation at all: "In the past, I was a prince and a prince, and you didn't want to be my Fujin, but now I am a prisoner, but you came here to see my jokes." ”

I put the egg in the bowl of the ninth master and said: "It is precisely because you were a prince before and you were high up that I felt that you were not easy to approach, and now, you and I are equal." ”

"I know, you think you're hurting me. It's just that you feel guilty about me and pity me. "Ninth Master.

I didn't speak, I just buried my head in eating, because, that is indeed one of the reasons, I don't want to lie, so, I choose to be silent.

Jiu Ye looked at Shu Qiao and didn't speak, angrily knocked over all the food on the table and shouted loudly: "What are these things, are they what I ate?" ”

I couldn't help it, these were the only eggs in the house, and I shouted loudly to the ninth master: "Yinyu, do you think you are the prince now?" I sue you because I don't want to owe you a favor. That's why I'm looking for you. ”

"Okay," the ninth master stood up: "Then you go back to the fourth brother's mansion, I don't need your pity." Then he flicked his sleeves and walked away.

I looked at the back of the ninth master, and couldn't help but scold: Yinyu. You bastard, I gave up the fourth master for you, but you still put your young master on the score. After scolding, I also began to quiet down. I grabbed the eggs and other vegetables that were scattered on the ground with my hands: I also cocooned myself, but I hooked up with this ninth master, he has his young master's temper, but I can only help him return to the court, if this changes history, wouldn't it be my fault.

At noon, I cooked a bowl of egg custard and two bowls of rice, and the ninth master hadn't come back yet, so Shu Qiao lay on the table and knocked on the egg custard a few times. Talking to himself: Egg custard, egg custard, you have to show that it is better, let Jiu Ye drink you, but don't waste it anymore, otherwise, there is really nothing to eat in this house.

The figure outside the door walked, and I stood up: "Ninth Master, sit and sit." ”

I smiled and watched Jiu Ye sit down, and then brought a bowl of egg custard in front of Jiu Ye: "There is no meat at home." Egg custard will always be eaten, and you can eat rice if you want, or you can eat it without it. "I put the rice next to me by the way.

The Ninth Master glanced at it, and then took the spoon with his hand. I thought to myself that the ninth master had finally eaten this time, so I happily sat down immediately and took a bite of green vegetables.

"Ahh

"It's mixed with water, how can I eat it." Flicked his sleeves and continued to sit down.

I watched as the last egg went to waste, and I was still eating the few little greens I had left: Ashcho. You have to hold back, as long as the ninth master returns to the capital safely, it will be the day when he and the fourth master meet.

"Wait a minute, I'll buy you fish." I put away the custard, greens, and rice on the table and took them into the kitchen. Then walked out.

Alas, I have no money on my body, how can I buy fish for the ninth master. I was walking on the bridge alone, and suddenly I saw the river under the bridge, and I leaned over to take a look: by the way, I can't buy it, I'll catch it myself.

I ran down happily, found a sharper stick, rolled up my sleeves and trouser legs, and began to fish there sadly. After a long time, I finally got a "Ha, you're our appetizer today." "I happily lifted the fish: no wonder costume dramas always loved to shoot the plot of catching fish in the wild before, it turned out that it was really reasonable.

I got home, and after a while, I finally cooked a fresh braised fish.

"Here it is, freshly baked braised fish." I happily brought it to the ninth master: "This is what you asked me to do in the Eighth Master's Mansion before, and it is guaranteed to meet your taste." I said confidently.

Jiu Ye looked at it with a stern face, then sniffed it, and said very calmly: "I'm hungry, give me the food." ”

"Okay." I turned around and went in and brought him the food just now, "Ninth Master, let's eat." ”

Seeing that Jiu Ye ate so deliciously, I also sat down and began to eat.

At night, I sat in the courtyard, looking at the few sparse stars in the sky, and I couldn't help but feel a little longing: Fourth master, are you looking at the starry sky?

At this time, the fourth master was lying on the hospital bed, and he had a cold because of the snow, but he also looked at the sky outside the window: Although the stars in the sky are sparse, you said that even if two people are in different places, but they are under the same starry sky, when you see the stars, I can feel that you are also by my side, looking at this night scene where the moon and stars are sparse.

I sat in my chair and leaned back on the table, feeling more comfortable looking at the sky like this.

At this time, the ninth master glanced at Shu Qiao, and knew that he must be thinking about the fourth master, so he went in to sleep very angrily.

The next day, the ninth master got up and walked to the lobby, only to see the words written in carbon on the ground: The ninth master, there is nothing to eat for breakfast, come back at noon to make something delicious for you.

Jiu Ye was actually very relieved in his heart, but he pretended not to see it and continued to go out.

I carried a basket of fish to the vegetable market, and the vegetable market was very lively: although it took so long to catch three fish in the morning, I was able to sell them for money, and I bought some meat to go back to the rice bucket to eat.

I found an empty spot and sat down, and poured out the fish, but the fish was covered in blood, probably because it had been inserted, so I put him in the shed and poured some water into it.

"Girl, how do you sell this fish?" An aunt walked over.

I didn't know the price, I was stunned for a moment and said, "Five cents." ”

"Yo, it's too expensive." The aunt shook her head and left.

I just opened my mouth, but I held it back, and I continued to sit there, waiting for someone to come and buy it.

"Sanwen, fresh live fish, everyone come and buy it, fresh fish this morning." A peddler shouted.

"Green onions and green onions, a bundle for one penny, three bundles for two pennies." The onion vendor shouted.

They're all shouting, so do I have to shout too? Their live fish just now was three cents, so my two cents are about the same.

Just do it, "sell fish, fresh fish for two cents, three for five cents." ”

It's been sold for a long time, but no one has come over, so I took the bamboo tube and poured some water to drink?

"Girl, how do you sell this fish?" A little girl walked over, her facial features were still quite exquisite, she looked about thirteen or fourteen years old, if she opened it, she would definitely be a little beauty.

I hurriedly put down the bamboo tube and said, "This is two cents for one and five cents for three." ”

"It's so cheap, can't there be a problem with this fish?" The little girl asked with some doubts.

"No, because I'm a dead fish, it's cheaper, but don't worry, this is just this morning, you see, the blood is still fresh." I tried to explain.

"Then let's do it, four cents, sell me these three." This girl has a wishful thinking.

I looked at the sun: I guess the ninth master should be hungry.

I said with a smiling face, "Girl, you are really good at bargaining, remember to come back to my business next time." "I put the fish in the girl's basket.

"Okay, then, give you the money." The girl handed over the money.

I took the money and said, "Thank you." ”

"Alas," suddenly someone took the money from me, "how do you rob people of their money?" I asked angrily.

"Girl, is it the first time you've come to sell fish today?" The leader asked.

"It's the first time you come to sell fish, and you can't steal money." I looked at that and said.

"You remember, my name is Bao Xing, this street is my family's rent collection street, if you want to sell things here, you have to pay rent." Bao Xing said very tuggingly.

"Then you exchange the money for others, and the matter of paying rent can be discussed slowly." The little girl who bought the fish next to me hadn't left, but stood up to speak for me.

"Are you just a passerby buying fish? Why are you still meddling? Bao Xing said a little unhappily.

I stood in front of the girl, for fear that this kind little girl would be frightened, and said, "Girl, you can go, it is natural to pay the rent, and I believe that Bao Gongzi will talk to me well." ”

The girl took one look at it and said, "Well, then be careful yourself." ”

After the girl left, Bao Xing smiled and said, "Isn't it quite calm?" Okay, let's settle it today, and in the future, fifty percent of your daily harvest will go to me. ”

"Okay." I agreed, took the four cents thrown by the bag bank, and I happily put it in my heart.

I bought a little bit of pork and came home, and the pork for four cents was only enough for a few bites, so I chopped him into minced pork, took out a little bit of flour, made ten pieces of dough, wrapped dumplings and waited for the ninth master to come back and eat.

I stared at the dumplings for a long time, and my stomach grumbled with hunger: endure it, and lose weight.

"Ninth Master, come over and eat dumplings." There was a smell of wine on the ninth master's body, and he could smell it very clearly.

Jiu Ye sat down, ate one with dumplings, and seemed to be very satisfied.

I walked in, fetched a basin of hot water, came out with a towel, handed the towel, and said, "Here, wipe your face." ”

The ninth master took the towel and wiped his face, and said, "I want to drink, buy me wine." ”

I took the towel and wrung the water and said, "I don't have any money." ”

"Where did you get the meat without money, I think you just don't want to give it to me." The ninth master looked like an uncle.

"Drinking too much is not good for your health." I admonished.

"Forget it." The Ninth Master didn't want to continue talking and left.

I looked at the back of the ninth master leaving again, and I wanted to be angry but couldn't be angry. I had to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and suddenly thought: Ninth Master won't make trouble like the previous one again?

I put down the dishes and chopsticks and followed. (To be continued.) )