Chapter Seventy-Six: Lai Goes South
Seeing Qi Liang's shocked and painful appearance, Zhuwa asked in confusion, "What's wrong?" ”
Qi Liang smiled bitterly: "No, nothing!" "People are kind enough to help you wash your cotton clothes and pants, and you can't still scold people! He didn't doubt Zhuwa, what he said should be the truth, so of course he washed and rubbed the pulp.
"Little second brother! Can you tolerate it for a few days, and I'll find a way to get someone to send two pieces of silver? "Qi Liang period Ai Ai Dao.
Zhuwa believed that Qi Liang was a rich man, and responded: "The little one goes and talks to the shopkeeper!" ”
A few days later, Qi Liang still had a low-grade fever, during which Zhuwa came to urge him a few times, and the small-eyed shopkeeper Liu Belly Chicken also came twice, but where did Qi Liang find someone to get money? Not to mention that he doesn't have the strength to go out, even if he has the strength to go out, he doesn't dare!
"Master! It really doesn't work! You have to pay for the store today, or the owner will kick you out! "Zhuwa is very embarrassed and very unbearable.
"Little second brother! You can talk to the store again, let him be accommodating, and then give a few more days, and wait for my people to give double the store money when they arrive! As soon as Qi Liang's words fell, he only heard his stomach rumbling, Liu Belly Chicken had stopped his meal, and he hadn't eaten for two meals.
"No! The owner still owes the owner money for the medicine, and the owner has put down his words, if the owner can't pay the money today, the owner won't let the owner spend the night in the store anymore! Xiao Er said pityingly.
Qi Liang was so anxious that he really had no money on him, but if he was really kicked out on this cold day, where would you let him go? A penny to kill a hero!
"Please, please second brother, please go talk to the store again!" Qi Liang pleaded.
At this time, Liu Belly Chicken broke in with a cold wind, and shouted with a cold face: "What are you talking about with him?" If you have money, you live, and if you don't have money, you will drive out! ”
"Shop! Please, let me stay for a few more days, and in a few days my people will be there right away! Qi Liang pleaded bitterly. He didn't even believe this, and one night he drew contact marks on many walls of Datong Mansion, hoping that the Nighthawks would see him and come to his rescue, but until now there has been no news.
"I've given you a grace period of five days, and my little shop is almost empty for you! Don't say so much, do you have any money? Get out if you don't have any money! Liu Belly Chicken was vicious, "Go!" Walk! Get out! Pushing Qi Liang out.
Zhuwa couldn't see it, and said, "The owner! Look at this, people are sick like this, do you want people to stay for a few more days, maybe his family will come? ”
Liu Douji glared: "Let him eat and let him live, do you pay?" I haven't settled accounts with you yet, find me such a person who eats and lives for nothing, and I have to pay for the medical expenses, and your little shop has been lost by you! What he owes, I'm going to deduct it from your salary! ”
"Hey! Hey! Landlord! Landlord! You can't count it like that, I'm ......" Zhuwa is in a hurry.
Liu Belly Chicken scolded: "Don't you help me drive out this person who eats white food?" ”
Qi Liang staggered out of the door, the wind was blowing outside, there were snowflakes like cotton wool, and it was getting dark, where could he go?
Unaccompanied! Clean broke! Hunger and cold! In line with the plight conditions of the people who wandered the streets in the old society in the TV series in later generations, Qi Liang now has all of them, looked back at the small shop that still warmed him a minute ago, and dragged his weak body away reluctantly.
"Master! Wait! Xiao Er ran out of the store, holding a bag of things in his hand, chased after him and stuffed it into Qi Liang's hand, saying, "Take care!" Eat on the way! ”
Qi Liang burst into tears: "Thank you, little second brother!" He really wanted to kneel down and thank him, but he couldn't help it, and now he can fully understand how grateful those victims were to him at that time!
"Take care!"
In the wind and snow, Qi Liang was only willing to bite the two hard brick-like nest heads twice, and then carefully wrapped them and hid them in his arms. He spent the night in a family's miscellaneous room, and when he got up early in the morning, he startled his master's family, and chased him everywhere with a rake.
Now that livelihood has become a problem, the best way is to go south as soon as possible, but the weather is cold, penniless, and I don't know the way, so rushing south can only lead to a dead end. He decided to go to the south gate to guard and do chores for those merchants who went south, as long as he could give them food. But he first has to change his image, now that he is wearing brocade clothes and trousers, people will not believe that he is a person who does hard work, and he has to avoid the Qing court's investigation and the pursuit of people on the rivers and lakes, he must change his face.
Under a broken wall, Qi Liang messed up his hair, soiled his face, torn and painted his good cotton clothes with mud, and looked like a depressed gentleman, and only after realizing that he was almost nervous went to the south gate.
His current appearance is very different from before, he has lost a third of his weight, he no longer looks fat, and he is in good shape, which is an unexpected joy.
No one doubted him, Qi Liang went out of the city gate very smoothly, waited in the cold wind outside the city for half an hour and finally saw a cargo team come out, he hurriedly ran up and asked for a free job, but people looked at him, he couldn't even breathe, which looked like a person who did things, and pushed it away unceremoniously.
Qi Liang retreated, and then a few cargo teams came out, but none of them were willing to ask him, Qi Liang was very frustrated, and there was also a team of clear soldiers, he once wanted to join this clear army team, but he was worried about revealing his identity and gave up this stupid idea.
He bit the last half of the nest and waited, this time he decided to pester people no matter what convoy came out, and whether they agreed to him or not.
At noon, a caravan of sixteen people came out of the city, and Qi Liang mustered up the courage to go up: "May I ask who you are the owner?" ”
"Who are you? What are you looking for from our owner? An old man with a wrinkled face and a leather belt around his waist asked.
Qi Liang said: "The little ones want to find some work to do, you just give them food!" ”
A middle-aged man dressed gorgeously and with dark eyes shouted, "Wen Bo! What are you rambling about? Why don't you go quickly? ”
"Alas! Alas! Here it is! The old man named Wen Bo left Qi Liang and ignored it and left. Qi Liang gritted his teeth and followed.
After walking a few miles, Wen Bo asked strangely, "Why did you keep up?" ”
Qi Liang didn't speak, he slowed down and left them, but he still fell not far away, and when he saw that their donkey cart and carriage were stuck, he ran up to help them, and then left again. And so they followed him for a day and a night, and when they stopped, he stopped when they ate, and he ate snow when they ate bread, and he kept the door to their store. On the night of the next day, due to the heavy snow blocking the road, the caravan could only camp in the wilderness, the caravan lit a bonfire, seeing that Qi Liang was pitiful and helped them a lot today, Wen Bo called Qi Liang to the fire, the black-eyed owner did not say anything, Wen Bo took out some baked cakes for Qi Liang, Qi Liang devoured it, and said while eating: "Thank you, uncle!" Thank you, uncle! "He hadn't eaten for two days.
"Slow down! Don't choke! Wen Bo said pityingly, "Call me Wen Bo!" ”
Well! Qi Liang nodded gratefully. After that, Qi Liang followed the caravan along Fenshui to Taiyuan City, and he finally had a warm and full meal along the way.
When the caravan arrived in Taiyuan, it didn't leave, and Qi Liang lost his support again. At this time, it has been close to the end of the year, the weather is getting colder and colder, although it is difficult because of the war, but the family is still reunited together to prepare for the New Year, and few people are still running around. Qi Liang didn't dare to go on the road alone, so he could only stay in Taiyuan City to beg for a living, go out to beg for food during the day, and go to a broken temple to spend the night at night.
After the spring, the spring flowers bloomed, the ice and snow melted, Qi Liang once again followed the old way to the south, and some caravans treated him well, not only giving him food but also giving him a little salary; And some caravans were ruthless, not only enslaving him, but also beating him and scolding him, but no matter how difficult it was, Qi Liang endured it tenaciously. Two months later, he went to Wuchang Mansion in Hubei. Further south was the Qianqian, no caravan dared to go further, he had to go on the road alone, and now he was both excited and afraid.