Chapter Twenty-Four: Meeting a Fellow
Wei Qijun finished sweeping Ye's father's tomb, and when he came to the county, it was already noon, and everywhere he saw was broken walls and ruins, full of devastation. There were garrisons and people begging for food from Yingchuan County everywhere, and few shops were open, and most of them were closed.
The bustling scene of the past has all become bubbles and dissipated with the wind, and only the remaining houses can prove that there were traces of prosperity here.
Wei Qijun wandered around the county for a long time, but still didn't find a job. Four years ago, it was not easy to find a job here, let alone now.
In the blink of an eye, it was already evening, Wei Qijun raised his eyes to see that the sun had already set in the west, and the yellow sunset was lined with sores and sores in the eyes, which was even more gloomy.
Wei Qijun's eyes were full of loss, it was time to go home, no matter what, he must go back tonight, otherwise Ye Yuning would definitely worry about him.
Just as he was about to leave the city, he met a caravan in front of the inn, a full fifteen carts, all loaded with goods. I don't know what magic power there is, Wei Qijun surrounded him and grabbed a big brother who was driving a car.
"Big brother, where did you come from?"
The big man glanced Wei Qijun up and down: "Your accent sounds familiar, who are you?" ”
The big man didn't answer, listening to Wei Qijun's southern accent, like a fellow countryman.
Wei Qijun's voice was a little excited, that person sounded like Nanjun's accent!
"My family is from Nanjun, and I came here four years ago, are you also from Nanjun, big brother?"
"Haha, I didn't expect to meet a fellow here, we also came from Danan County, and we went to smoke to sell goods, I didn't expect to meet a fellow villager today, let's have a good drink tonight."
The eldest brother was very hearty, and he heard that Wei Qijun was from Nanjun, so he had to pull Wei Qijun for a drink.
"Second master, second master, come on, there is a fellow here!" The big brother shouted at the caravan boss at the top of his voice.
"Second master, you see, I actually met a fellow here today." The caravan owner was an old man in his fifties, with a weathered face, a gray beard, and dark skin.
"Look, this is our fellow countryman, who said that he fled the famine four years ago."
"This is our caravan boss, Feng Jin Feng Second Master, my name is Hu Qiyun, you can just call me Hu Laosan, what is your name?" Hu Laosan gave a warm introduction.
"My name is Wei Qijun, the second master is good, and the third brother is good." Wei Qijun hurriedly greeted Second Master Feng.
"The young man is also from Nanjun, but he has met a fellow countryman, we have to have a drink tonight." As soon as Second Master Feng heard the accent, he knew that they were fellow countrymen, and he was happy, so he warmly invited Wei Qijun to drink.
"Thank you for your kindness, it's a pleasure to meet fellow countrymen, Qi Jun should have invited you to have a drink today, but I've been out for a day, and my wife is still waiting for me to go back at home." Wei Qijun just came over to take a look because he was curious, and he didn't plan to drink with them at all, just pretended to be polite.
Feng Erye knew that Wei Qijun was saying polite words, but he still helped him lie, pointed at Wei Qijun and smiled at Hu Laosan, "Look, I'm afraid of my wife." ”
Hu Laosan next to him couldn't help but laugh.
"Second master, what kind of goods are you selling?" Wei Qijun was a little curious.
"Contemptible people sell tea and medicinal herbs to smoke the capital, speaking of which, my ancestors have been in this business since they were fifteen years old, and they have been selling goods with their father since they were fifteen years old, and they have been doing this business for almost forty years." Feng Erye couldn't help but be proud when he mentioned this, and stroked his beard to slowly talk about his experience.
Second Master Feng looked Wei Qijun up and down, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, eight feet tall, and dignified appearance, he couldn't help but wonder why he came here and married here, "Young man, how did you come here?" Why did you choose to settle here? ”
Wei Qijun sighed softly and told Feng Erye what happened to him, since he joined the army four years ago, Gu attacked Ponan County, he was framed by the county guard and fled to the mountains, his family was ruined, and he was forced to wander to Sanchuan County...... has been talking about the situation until now, Feng Erye and Hu Laosan can't help but sigh for him.
"Alas, it's all strange to be born in troubled times, and the world makes people, so what are you going to do in the future?" Second Master Feng sighed very much about what happened to Wei Qijun.
Wei Qijun said helplessly: "I plan to find a job, but after a day, all I see is full of devastation, it was already difficult to find a job four years ago, let alone now." ”
Feng Erye thought of last year's situation and couldn't help but sigh, "Last year, because of the war here, the contemptible people were forced to take a detour, although they finally arrived safely in the tobacco capital, but the tea has been shelved for a long time, and the taste is far less than before, and last year because of the war, the contemptible people lost a lot of silver." ”
Second Master Feng pondered for a moment and looked at Wei Qijun in a daze, "Young man, for the sake of my fellow countrymen today, I will show you the way." I think the situation is complicated now, and sooner or later there will be wars, and it is really not easy for you to find a job here. ”
"Then what good ideas does Second Master Feng have?" Wei Qi couldn't find a job and was very anxious, just now Feng Erye said to show him a way out?
"Your wife still lives in a cave, and if she works with my caravan, it won't be feasible to not be able to return home all year round."
"I'll show you the way, you might as well take your wife to Yandu, Yandu is prosperous and there is no war, there are dignitaries everywhere, if you are there, you will definitely find a job." In fact, Second Master Feng still wanted to say that he could take Wei Qijun and them to the tobacco capital, but he didn't know if Wei Qijun was willing or not, so he didn't dare to speak rashly.
Wei Qijun pondered for a long time, what Feng Erye said made sense, Yan is the imperial capital of the Yan Dynasty, everywhere is drunk, prosperous and there is no need to worry about war, stay there for two years, you will definitely be able to find a job.
After two years, he will definitely earn a sum of money, and then he will have the money to rebuild the house, and he can give Ning Ning a stable life.
But the question is, I don't know if Ye Yu would rather leave here?
"Second Master Feng, I don't know if you can take me and my wife to the tobacco capital, I can do anything, and I don't want your salary, just ask you to take care of our food and take us to the tobacco capital."
Now the top priority is to ask Second Master Feng if he is willing to take them in, and then go back and ask Ye Yuning what he means, if Ye Yuning agrees, he will follow them tomorrow, if Ye Yuning does not agree, this matter will be stopped.
"You two are poor people." Second Master Feng asked for a while.
"Well, if you want to go, the despicable can give you a ride, but you have to give me work to pay for your and your wife's food, and it's not a big deal to have more of you. For the sake of you, you're my fellow countryman, we'll leave early tomorrow morning, so go back and bring your lady over." ”
Second Master Feng is very sympathetic to Wei Qijun's plight, he is a fellow countryman, and it is not a big deal to take the two of them, so he should be a fellow countryman.
"I still lack a coachman here, so you can be a coachman, and I will give you less wages, which is your wife's food money, and if your wife is willing to do some work, I will also give her a start pay." Feng Er Ye is a cheerful and shrewd businessman who does not deceive others or let himself suffer.
"Thank you, second master, I'll bring my lady over early in the morning." Wei Qijun was very excited.
"Third brother, Wei Qi will leave."