Chapter Forty-Six: The Coming of Time
Last night, I tossed in the middle of the night, I lost sleep again, and I fell asleep vaguely near dawn, but just after falling asleep, I fell into a dream again.
However, this time the dream was very different from the previous one.
The dream was foggy, everything around me was blurry, and I didn't know where I was, so I could only grope my way through the fog. But no matter how I walked, I couldn't get out of this fog, and the road under my feet seemed to have no end, which made me gradually anxious.
I didn't know how long I walked, but when I was tired and sweating profusely, I suddenly heard a faint voice. I was overjoyed, and I hurriedly identified the direction in which the sound was coming from, and ran towards the source of the sound.
However, no matter how I ran, the sound was always ahead, and I could never get close to the source of the sound.
I just followed the sound and stopped until I couldn't run anymore and was about to give up, but the voice suddenly became clear and very familiar.
It's Musin's voice!
I was in a burst of ecstasy, and I was about to respond to him, but suddenly there was a strong wind around me, and I couldn't control my body at all, and I was almost blown away.
I was startled, screaming and struggling, but I woke up suddenly.
"Sister, you're awake" Cher sat on the edge of the bed and looked at me with an anxious face.
I didn't care about asking any anxious questions, I just wanted to tell her what I heard in my dream: "I just heard Musin's voice in my dream, and he said let me wait for him here, and he will come soon."
Xue'er listened to my words, and after being stunned, she said happily: "No wonder my sister keeps calling Brother Mu's name!
It is said that I think about it every day and dream at night, but the dream just now was abrupt and weird, and I think it should be a dream specially entrusted to me by Mu Sin.
"Sister, apart from Brother Mu in your dream just now, did you dream about anything?"
Hearing this, I was stunned and couldn't help but ask Xue'er: "Why do you ask that?"
Xue'er looked at me and frowned slightly: "My sister has been struggling"
It should be that at the end, when the ability was blown away, the flutter in my consciousness affected me in reality, so I said: "I dreamed that I had been running in the fog, and after hearing what Mu Xin said, I was suddenly blown away by the wind."
Xue'er nodded and said, "Sister, I'm hungry, let's go eat?"
After listening to Xue'er's words, I hurriedly looked at my watch, it was already more than ten o'clock, no wonder I felt tired, it turned out that I had been running around in the fog in my dream for more than five hours!
"Okay, clean up and let's go to dinner"
I got out of bed and was about to wash my face, when I suddenly remembered Xue'er's injury, and hurriedly pulled her to take a closer look, the little girl's face had returned to normal, "How is the injury on your body?"
Xue'er grinned: "Sister, don't worry, I'm fine"
I don't worry, last time with Xuanchen's help, her spiritual power has not fully recovered, and she vomited blood last night, how can it only be better to spend one night!
Xu saw my worry, Xue'er held my hand and said, "I'm really fine, sister, you really don't have to worry"
Seeing that her face was indeed fine, and I didn't see anything wrong, I could only suppress my worries for the time being, and told her again: "Don't use magic recklessly in the future, you know?"
Xue'er nodded hurriedly and said, "Now that we have that citation and silver, can we go to the guest house?"
"Well, we'll go to the inn after dinner in a while."
With Wen Yin, Xue'er and I were able to walk around the city, and in my dream Mu Xin asked me to wait for him here, I decided to use this time to take a good look around the city of Nanjing, after all, it is not easy to wear it once!
After lunch, I took Cher to find an inn in the west of the city and stayed.
The inn is quite clean, the price is not expensive, I calculated the silver on my body, as long as I don't spend a lot of money, it is not a problem to support half a year. Besides, even though Musin told me to wait, he would never have made me wait that long.
After resting for an afternoon, Cher said she was hungry again in the evening, I don't know if this is a way for her to heal and recover, if so, it would be great. So, I decided to take her to a good meal and give her a good supplement.
"Big brother, where are we going to find delicious food?" Because I was wearing men's clothes, in order to prevent my identity from being exposed, I specially instructed Xue'er to call me big brother when I came out.
Seeing Xue'er looking around as she walked, I habitually patted her head and said, "Of course, it's the most prosperous place in Nanjing."
If the most prosperous place of Nanjing City at this time is the old city located at the confluence of the Qinhuai River and the Yangtze River, this district is the key place of Nanjing's external traffic, because it is close to the imperial city, it is also the concentration of ministers' residences. The mansions of historical celebrities such as Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Zheng He are among them. Moreover, the residents of this area are dense, and a large number of handicraft workshops serving the imperial court gather here, and Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, ordered the construction of 16 large restaurants in the southwest of the old city after setting the capital in Nanjing, which shows the prosperity of this place.
Although our silver is limited, I still chose a restaurant close to the Qinhuai River, and I can enjoy the food while enjoying the real Qinhuai night view.
Although the light of the candle flame is not as bright as the electric lamp, but in my opinion, it is more charming and beautiful, and I can't help but think of a poem I once read that depicts the seven laws of this scene:
"The lanterns are shining in Qinhuai, and the neon paintings on both sides of the strait.
Visitors looking for old dreams, smelling the fragrance and drunken guests approaching the building.
Lang Xuan shadow moving pavilion, wind music melodious dance hairpin.
Pleasure and peace inherit the prosperous industry, and the eight directions show the feelings"
"Big brother, what are you talking about?"
Hearing Xue'er's question, I realized that I had just read it out unconsciously, and smiled slightly: "It's nothing"
Looking at the dishes on the table, I couldn't help but laugh and said, "How is it? Are you full? Do you want to order something else?"
In order to make up for Xue'er, the two of us ordered six dishes and one soup, and the dishes were basically swept away by Xue'er at this moment.
Xue'er immediately nodded and pointed to a steamed anchovy on the table next door that had not moved a few chopsticks, and said crisply: "I still want to eat that, and osmanthus duck"
The taste of this Fangwei Zhai dish is indeed very good, especially a plate of osmanthus duck, fat but not greasy, fragrant and delicious.
I hurriedly called my buddy and ordered three more dishes.
The guy listened to my order, looked at the empty plate on the table, and looked at Cher and me in surprise before going downstairs to place an order.
It's no wonder that the guys are surprised, the dishes in their store are very large, if it is normal, the six dishes and one soup just now are enough for four people, but obviously we are not normal.
I didn't want to serve the dish after a while, but the guy gave four dishes, I thought the guy was busy and made a mistake, and hurriedly reminded: "Is this dish wrong, we didn't order it"
The young man listened to my words and smiled: "Guest, make no mistake, this dish was given to you by that young man" and pointed to the side.
I looked in the direction he was pointing, but it was the guest at the next table, the same table that Cher had just pointed to.
Seeing me look over, a man in gorgeous clothes who looked about thirty years old sitting on the throne shook a folding fan painted with the moonlight of the lotus pond and hooked his lips at me and smiled: "It is very interesting to listen to the poems of the son, thinking that although I have overheard, I can't listen to it in vain, and please don't dislike a plate of beautiful liver."
The other party said sincerely, although I didn't want to accept it, but I didn't want to brush off the kindness of others, so I smiled: "But casually said, the son is too polite, then thank you in the next place" He hugged his fist.
The other party got up and walked over with a folding fan, stood at the table and said, "My surname is Li, I don't know if my brother would mind sitting together?"
I couldn't help frowning slightly, but after all, I just received someone's food, so I couldn't refuse directly, so I could only say: "Thanks to Gongzi Li's gift, I should have invited Gongzi to sit with him, but there are only leftovers on the table, and it's really not good to be abrupt."
After saying that, I couldn't help but tremble, such a crepe speech is really not suitable for me, in fact, what I want to say to him is that although you gave me a dish, but it was your own volition, you have to sit here, I'm sorry, I don't want to!
Obviously, for my vague refusal, this Li Gongzi obviously didn't care, hooked his lips and smiled, pretending to pat the folding fan chicly: "It's okay, just serve some more dishes" As he spoke, he beckoned the guy to order: "Serve all the signature dishes in your store, and then have a pot of autumn dew."
When the guy heard this, he immediately smiled and went down to prepare, I was a little surprised and hurriedly said: "How can I let my son be so expensive, please-"
It's just that before I could finish my refusal, this Li Gongzi lifted his robe and sat next to Xue'er, and said with a smile: "It's just a few dishes, it's okay! Besides, it's really an honor to meet a talented person like Brother Tai and a beautiful woman like Ling Mei" said and glanced at Xue'er, who was eating with relish.
Seeing this, I was stunned, if I am not mistaken, the glance that this person just looked at Xue'er is meaningless, it seems that what is because of the poem is just fake, and Xue'er's beauty is true.
I sneered in my heart, and the crooked idea hit us, I can only say that this person is really cowardly, and he really didn't look at the yellow calendar when he went out today!
The guy also moved quickly, and soon brought three cold dishes and a pot of wine, cleaned up the table, put down the wine and food, and said: "The guest officer will use it slowly first, and the other dishes will be delivered later."
Li Gongzi waved his hand, and said while pouring wine: "I don't like a local to listen to Brother Tai's accent, I don't know if Brother Tai is here to play or visit relatives?"
Looking at the wine glass in front of me, I picked it up and smelled it, the wine was fragrant and clear, it was a good wine, "We are indeed not locals, we are here to visit relatives and play"
Li Gongzi took a sip of the wine glass, and when he was drinking, his eyes turned on Xue'er again, and Fang said: "Oh, that brother came at the right time, Nanjing City is the most beautiful at this time!"
I sneered in my heart, but I replied lightly: "The scenery is not bad"
After the words fell, I listened to this Li Gongzi and then inquired: "Brother Tai just said that he came here to visit relatives, I don't know if I can find the location of my relatives? In the next generation living in Nanjing City, I am very familiar with this, if Brother Tai has not found itββ"
Holding the wine glass in my hand, I interrupted his self-recommendation and said with a smile: "Thank you for your kindness, but no need, my uncle lives on Mafu Street, not far from here and easy to find."
Hearing me say that my uncle lives in Mafu Street, this Li Gongzi's hand pouring wine paused, and said, "Oh, the words on Mafu Street are really easy to find" He looked at me and said with some temptation: "But most of the people living in that area are high-ranking officials and nobles, and I don't know the surname of Brother Tai?"