(2) Into the city
I saw a head poking out of the carriage, this man had a white face, no beard, about fifty years old, some of his sideburns were gray, but his face was gloomy, and he could not see joy or anger. Then he walked out of the carriage, only to see that this man was still holding a child in his hand, but he was sleepy-eyed, holding the adult with his left hand and rubbing his eyes with his right hand, as if he was awakened by the sudden stop of the carriage just now, but he was not frightened.
"My lord, the villain has already given this untouchable a whip, you are angry." The groom flattered the white-skinned man.
The man didn't say a word, only stared at Xiahou Dahan with a pair of eyes, Xiahou Han didn't dare to raise his head, but he didn't see any movement for a long time, so he raised his eyes slightly and peeked over, but his eyes were like falling into an ice cave, his eyes were extremely condensed, his body couldn't help but shudder, and he hurriedly skimmed his eyes and didn't dare to look again, and stammered in his mouth, "Villain, villain......" but he didn't spit out a whole sentence.
There was another silence, and the big man couldn't help it, feeling that the moment of silence was as long as a day, and he thought that if he collided with some big official, it would be better to be put in prison and die. Thinking in his heart, he raised his head boldly, but he still raised it slowly, until he saw the man and found that the man was not looking at himself, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he didn't feel curious, and wanted to see what the man was looking at, so he followed the man's eyes.
After taking a look, I found that the person was actually looking at the girl named Zhao Yan, and I didn't realize that I also looked at the girl, and I was shocked at this look. I saw that this girl was born with red lips and white teeth, shy eyes, gentle and beautiful, indescribably good-looking, why didn't I see it just now, and I was very surprised.
It turned out that at first, Zhao Zhong's brothers and sisters ran all the way and were muddy in heavy rain, and their faces were stained with mud, Zhao Zhong mentioned his parents at home, the girl was sad, and her tears did not stop, she rubbed on her brother, and washed away the sludge on her face, although it was still not very clean, but it could not cover her delicate face.
Seeing his gaze, the white-skinned man retracted his gaze and said slowly, "What's your name?" The words were spoken slowly, but the voice was high-pitched, and it was extremely uncomfortable to listen to.
"Villain, villain Xiahou'an, suitable talent... Shicai collided with an adult's car, and the crime deserved death. After Xiahou Dahan finished speaking, he fell down again and knelt on the ground. As soon as he heard the coachman call this man a man, he knew that this man was an official, and he didn't dare to slack off.
"Xiahou, Xiahou......" the white man muttered, and then said, "The three people on the other side are your wife and daughter?" As soon as the man looked to the side, the big man sat on the ground, and the three of them were most concerned about his expression, guessing that the four of them were a family.
Xiahou Dahan was shocked, thinking that this person asked his wife and children what he was doing, and he didn't know what he wanted to do, but how could he dare to ask, he only said, "Yes...... Yes, it's ...... The villain's mother-in-law, Fan's, the two children who are not villains, are a pair of brothers and sisters who fled from Jizhou, and the villain's mother-in-law saw them pitiful and gave them some food, and the villain's ......"
"Oh? It is not your children, but your husband and wife are kind-hearted, hmph, and now you will be spared the sin of disturbance, for the sake of your surname. This last sentence was uttered in a very low voice.
"What do you say, my lord...... Yes! Lord Xie is magnanimous and doesn't know the villain...... "Originally, the man didn't hear the last sentence clearly, but after reacting, he was overjoyed, knowing that he didn't lose a small life, and he didn't care about anything else, so he thanked him again and again.
The white man didn't care, turned to the child he was holding in his hand and asked, "Song'er, look at this little girl, do you like it?" Would you like her to go back and play with you? ”
The boy called "Song'er" was only about ten years old, and he had already sobered up at this time, and a pair of big eyes blinked at Zhao Yan, and then turned his head excitedly and said to the white man, "Daddy, this sister is so beautiful, Song'er likes it!" The white man was the father of the child, and the difference in age was great.
When the girl Zhao Yan heard the boy say this, a flush appeared on her face, and she hid her head behind her brother. Just now, the Fan family and Zhao Zhong brothers and sisters saw all this, but they didn't dare to interject. At this time, he saw the young man Zhao Zhong rushing in front of his sister, and said in a trembling voice to the white man with a defensive face, "What do you want to do to my sister?" Although Zhao Zhong had never seen the world again, he knew what the man meant.
"Presumptuous! Dare to speak to adults like this, do you know who this is, this is ......" It was the coachman on the side who drank it, and before he could finish speaking, he was stopped by the white man, and the man said, "Little boy don't be afraid, you are from Jizhou, what do you call it?" "I didn't expect my master to be so polite to this kid, and he stopped talking because he was bored.
Zhao Zhong still looked wary and didn't answer, but Aunt Fan next to him whispered in his ear, "Child, don't be afraid, just listen to him, he asked what your name is and where you come from, he doesn't look like a bad person." It turned out that this woman Fan watched for a long time, and saw that her husband was shocked by this person but was not embarrassed, thinking that this person was not a domineering person, and this person seemed to be an official, and his tone was also polite.
Zhao Zhong looked at Fan hesitantly, but saw that Fan nodded to him, and then said to the white man, "My name is Zhao Zhong, and I am from Jizhou with my sister." ”
"Oh, the little boy and Ling Mei came all the way to Luoyang, what happened? We...... The old man is a businessman in the city, quite a bit of family property, if the little boy and Ling Mei are busy, can you enjoy the light to play in the house for some time, the old man can do the friendship of the landlord. The white man said again.
"This person asked you what you are doing here, do you want to play at his house, his house is in Luoyang City." Fan saw that the young man couldn't understand this person's speech just now, so he kept explaining to Zhao Zhong on the side.
She knew in her heart that although this person was so polite, the meaning of his words was clearly that he wanted to force the brother and sister to take away, and from what she said to the little boy, she was afraid that she would not pursue her husband at that time for the sake of this girl Zhao Yan. Originally, she heard what happened to the two brothers and sisters before, and she was moved by the idea of bringing the Zhao Zhong brothers and sisters back to their homes to raise them like children, who knew that she actually interjected this file matter, but then she thought about it, her house was washed away by the flood, but how could she have a place and wealth to raise these two people, not to mention that the other party is an official family, how can she still fight for that person, think about it, I can't help but sigh with resentment in my heart......
"I ...... I...... I want to go to the palace as a ...... Government official...... Eunuch "Zhao Zhong said this sentence and vomited, and in the end, it was like a mosquito, because he just said that he was split by the Xiahou Han and covered his face, and he still didn't dare to say it again, but he didn't know what else to say, so he only said it truthfully.
But seeing that the white man's face suddenly showed a strange color, it seemed to be a difference, it seemed to be angry, it seemed to be suspicious, his mind turned and he shook his head, and then smiled, "Interesting, interesting, I want to be a ......" but did not say the words behind, the laughter was a little gloomy, which made people shudder, but the laughter was stagnant, and he asked, "Although the errand is beautiful on the surface, the suffering of ordinary people does not know, not to mention that ...... of the knife, if the little boy does not give up, it is good to come to my house to be a servant, if you enter the palace, how to settle my sister, Is it possible to enter the palace with you as a palace person? Why don't you let Ling Mei play and read with the dog, how about the old man bear all the food and clothing of the two of you? ”
On the side, the Fan family also felt that if he could do this, it would be a hundred times better than letting this young man be a eunuch, although he wanted to keep these two people in his own home, but where did he still have a home, thinking about it, tears fell from his eyes, and he said to Zhao Zhong's brother and sister, "If your brother and sister can be in this adult's house, I think he will be very good to you and will not treat you badly." In fact, this was said to the white man, and he said, "If you are embarrassed in the future, the aunt's family is in the fourth family in Hetou Village." This sentence was whispered to the brother and sister.
Zhao Zhong and Zhao Yan listened to what Aunt Fan said, and also left tears, Zhao Zhong was still a little hesitant, I didn't know whether to agree, and listened to the white man say, "If the little boy wants to enter the city alone, it is not easy, now the city gate is strictly checked, if you want to enter the palace, you can't get in, if you stay in this wilderness for a few days, starving, even if the little boy is strong, I am afraid that Ling Mei will not be able to survive." ”
This person's sentence is quite yin, blocking Zhao Zhong's back road, and carrying out the girl, no matter how this young man has to take care of his sister, sure enough, Zhao Zhong is really like a head drink, "You're right, okay, let's go with you, as long as you let my sister be fed and clothed." ”
It was only then that the white man's face showed a hint of joy but it was fleeting, he said a few good words, turned to the coachman on the side, and said, "The old man is in a good mood today, walk into the city with Song'er and these two guests, you can drive back home alone, oh, by the way, take some silver money to the couple." ”
"You two should follow me when you enter the city, by the way, my surname is Cao, just call me Uncle Cao." As he spoke, he turned his head and still pulled the boy like a city gate, and walked away without looking back.