Chapter 24 Debt of Human Affection
The old servant hesitated, looked He Wei up and down, and saw that he was dressed and behaved, no matter what, he didn't look like a beggar on the side of the road, and he was suspicious, could it be that the current disciples have begun to pretend to be beggars in order to talk to their own girls?
He Wei smiled and said: "Trouble with the girl, if she doesn't see her, we will turn around and leave, and we will never stay longer." ”
The old servant was intimidated by his indifferent attitude, and said, "Okay, Lang Jun, please wait!" ”
The door creaked shut, Xu You glanced at He Wei, and said, "You can enter the door by pretending to be a beggar?" Dare to love this Zhan girl is a believer in Buddhism, and she can't be merciful? ”
"Buddhism should be merciful?" He Wei was just about to sneer at each other, but Xu You raised his eyebrows, his tone paused, and he swallowed back the unspoken words, explaining: "It's not pretending...... When I first arrived in Qiantang a few days ago, I was indeed living on the streets, with nowhere to go, no different from a beggar. ”
"Oh?" Xu You thought he was pretending, but he didn't expect that there would really be such a show, and said, "Why are you so embarrassed?" ”
He Wei was not ashamed of this beggar experience, but was proud, smiled to himself, and said, "Speaking of which, it has something to do with Qilang!" ”
Xu Youqi said: "You are your beggar, what does it matter to me?" Our relationship hasn't reached the point where you're even responsible for all the you did before, right? ”
He Wei glanced back coldly, which was quite similar to Xu You's eyes, and said, "It's not that the subordinates of the Yuan Mansion are asking for too ruthlessly?" In order to inquire about Shichiro's movements in the house, I spent almost all the money around me. Later, after a lot of words, I hired a boat to go to Qiantang at half price, and said that I would pay the other half when I got to the place, but I was already penniless, and I was going to act at the opportunity, but I didn't expect to meet a splash, so without saying a word, I pulled off my clothes and paid off the debt......"
"Poof!"
Xu You couldn't help laughing, just now in the Zhibin Building, He Wei still casually said that it was the easiest thing to inquire about the news in Jinling, but he didn't expect to go bankrupt, and quipped: "You are also a person who has been walking in the rivers and lakes for many years, how can you not leave a little emergency money on you?" ”
"In terms of money, I have always had today and tomorrow, I can use as much as I have in my pocket, and it doesn't take much effort to earn it if I don't have it." Probably because I am born to be useful, and I have the temperament to come back after my daughter is gone, He Wei coughed dryly and said: "It's just that this time the schedule of following Qilang is too tight, and the money is too urgent, so I don't have time to think of ways to make money along the way." When I arrived in Qiantang, I was afraid that I would miss the trace of Qilang, so I spent the night on the street outside. Lack of food and clothing, tattered, what is it if you are not a beggar? ”
Xu You thought about it for a while and said, "No, when I saw you, I was wearing the current clothes, which were expensive, and I could afford to live in the guest house in the guest house, not like I was shy in my pocket?" ”
He Wei's gaze stayed on the closed brown wooden door, and said: "Then I have to thank the Zhan girl, if she hadn't passed by in an ox cart and personally put down a thousand dollars in front of me without regard to her status, I am afraid that when I met Qilang, I am afraid that I would be a little more embarrassed than now." ”
Only then did Xu You understand that the original He Wei said to repay his kindness was actually such a source. At this moment, the door opened again, and the old servant said respectfully: "Ladies and gentlemen, please come with me, my girl is waiting in the main hall." ”
This courtyard is very simple, in addition to opening up a flower garden on the left side, planting a few flowers and plants such as a pint crown, decaying vine and safflower gentian, other rockery and flowing water and other most common ornaments of the scholar clan should be nothing, the narrow bluestone path goes straight to the downstairs main hall of the three-story building located in the courtyard, the footsteps of several people click, but the silence seems to have come to a barren world.
The old servant staggered forward, and after a while he came to the front of the building, stood outside the door, and said, "Girl, the guest is here." ”
"Please come in!"
A woman's voice sounded in the ears of several people, neither like the crisp and pleasant ears of a girl, nor like a woman's amorous style, and the narration was quiet and neutralized by the light clouds and breeze.
Hearing her voice and watching her person, although she hasn't really seen Zhan Wenjun yet, Xu You's first feeling about this woman is quite good, at least it sounds pleasant to the ear, and there is no rack and twisting posture.
He Wei turned sideways and let Xu You go first, saying that he was not inferior, but in fact, he still understood a little bit of human feelings, just to see if he was willing to wronged himself to meet others. When the three of them entered the house in turn, the old servant glanced at Xu You from behind, and then closed the door gently.
The furnishings in the house are even worse than the yard, and the gray and cyan tone determines the owner's character and hobbies, either he is very strict with himself and is hard, or he is cold by nature and does not touch material desires. Two monotonous screens without any colors and calligraphy and paintings stand alone in the back, and on the east side is a three-foot black bamboo couch, flanked by two stools covered with square brocade, apparently to receive the seats they have just placed.
Whether it is Zhan's girl or Guo Mian's daughter-in-law, any identity is enough to live a luxurious life of gold and jade food, no matter how bad it is, it will not suffer like this. According to what you can see at the moment, it can be called a Pengmen household, and even the most ordinary people can't compare to it.
"I don't know how many Lang Jun's surnames are high?"
Zhan Wenjun's voice came from behind the screen again, Xu You looked over and couldn't see the situation behind him, but through the thin curtain, he could vaguely see a slender figure. Naturally, he would not be rude, and after only three seconds of staying, he withdrew his gaze and said: "Xu You in Xia Yixing, these are my two friends, Jingkou He Wei, Jinling Zuo Yan, please forgive me for taking the liberty of visiting." ”
"Yixing Xu You? Why does the name sound familiar......"
Another woman who spoke very quickly said: "It should be Xu Qilang of the Xu clan in Yixing, the news came a few days ago that he was stabbed to death outside Jinling City. If it weren't for the fact that the person in front of him was a fake, it means that he just cheated to death and got away in Jinling. ”
"Qianqin, don't be rude!"
The woman named Qianqin immediately kept silent, and Zhan Wenjun said apologetically: "Xu Langjun is not strange, my maid is used to taking care of household chores all the year round, and she is used to being open-mouthed, and she doesn't know the etiquette. ”
Xu You was suspicious of Zhan Wenjun's identity in his heart, it is said that a widowed woman should not have such an insight into the affairs of the world, but he smiled on his face: "Your servant is sensitive, intelligent and dexterous, and if you really have a master, you must have a servant." I did cheat to death in Jinling, and now that I have arrived in Qiantang, this is no longer a secret, so it doesn't hurt to talk about it. ”
"It turns out that Xu Langjun is really here, I am widowed here, it is inconvenient to meet in person, please sit down!"
Xu You went to the bamboo couch in the middle and sat down, He Wei and Zuo Yan sat on the left and right, Zhan Wenjun asked, "What happened to Xu Langjun?" ”
Xu You looked at He Wei and saw that he didn't mean to speak at all, so he had to answer on his behalf, and said, "It's my friend, who was gifted a thousand dollars by a girl the night before, and I came to thank you today." ”
"The Eve ......"
Zhan Wenjun was puzzled, and Qianqin said in a low voice: "The night before, when the girl came back from Wu County, when she passed through Qingyin Lane, she saw a beggar sitting against the wall on the side of the road, so she stopped the ox cart and gave him a thousand yuan. ”
"Oh, I remember, it's true." Zhan Wenjun turned his head slightly sideways, turned his head to look at He Wei who was sitting on the right side of the bamboo couch, and said, "Is this He Langjun?" Looking at Lang Jun's demeanor and demeanor, of course, he will not be a beggar with no food and clothing, but I know that I was too abrupt that night, and mistakenly thought that Lang Jun was in the market, so I gave him money, no wonder. ”
He Wei has been quietly like a mute since he entered the door, and he handed over the words of entertainment to Xu You, but he suddenly laughed and said: "On the night I met my wife, I was a real beggar, unclothed, hungry, and cold all night, and I would be the only frozen ghost in this rich Qiantang City." Thanks to the money given by Mrs., I made the shirt and robe on my body to keep out the cold, and I was fortunate to live in the Zhibin Building for one night, and tasted the well-known white sage, this kindness, and I felt five inside. So today, I came to the door with a cheeky face, not for anything else, just to help my wife do a great favor and repay this personal debt! ”