Chapter 4: Faithful Servants
"Young Master!"
When he was in a trance, a slightly old voice sounded in his ears, and when he looked at it, he saw that he didn't know when a sixty-year-old man with his waist bent had appeared not far in front of him, and he was walking towards this side with difficulty. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Old Clock! Zhang Yi hurriedly greeted him.
He sincerely admires the old man in front of him, if the so-called integrity and loyalty of later generations need to be reflected in the contract, then this is a loyal servant who can only be seen in history books and can be written into textbooks, and his loyalty can even give up everything, including his life.
Such an old man can't help but be disrespectful to Zhang Yi!
In just half a year, he walked 3,000 miles from Chang'an to Lingnan, and he was the only one among the many servants of the original owner of the body who was willing to follow him.
It is said that in ancient times, once the separation was between heaven and man, because of the blockage of traffic, it often took a year or even longer to go back and forth, which also included bandits, ringing horses, illness and other factors, in the era when a cold would ask for a person's name, Zhang Yi really couldn't imagine how the old man walked this long road.
Maybe he never thought of giving up in his heart!
In the memory of the old bell in the depths of his head, this fat face that had been blessed had become thin at this time, and the terrible traces of the baptism of wind and frost made him feel like he had gone to hell.
and the black hair of the past has also become like straw, constantly rising and falling by the breeze, and it seems more old and vicissitudes, and the majestic butler is almost like two people.
But fortunately, people are not old people, although they once again deeply felt the heat and coldness of the world, Zhang Yi was not angry, after all, people go to high places, water flows to low places, no one will be willing to follow an exiled son to Lingnan to wait for death, heart to heart, if it is replaced by himself, I am afraid it will also be this choice.
After all, anyone's life is not as important as his own!
"After making a deal with someone, we will soon have a lot of fish that we can't eat, and maybe we can exchange some rice or something with the merchants in the city!" Zhang Yi showed a sunny smile on his face again, as if he had done a trivial matter, and as he spoke, he handed over the crutches he had just made in his hand and said, "You try it, see if it works?" ”
"Young Master! Old slave, I ......" The old bell was suddenly moved to tears and speechless.
The young master's own crutches!
Although it is very rough and simple without a single pattern, the handle is polished very smooth, and Lao Zhong can even think that the young master must have considered himself when polishing......
The moment he took the crutches, he felt that all the efforts were worth it, but when he saw the crab hanging on Zhang Yi's shoulders and the clothes cut by weeds on his body, he felt sad in his heart.
The young master is a boy who only reads sage books when he doesn't touch the spring water with his fingers, and he still remembers that when he went out, he wouldn't take even the money himself, but put it on the servant's body......
But now...... Now he is so downcast that he can do such a despicable thing as doing business with people, and he can almost think of who he is with his toes.
Haifeng County can be said to be almost the most remote area in Lingnan, except for the officials in the county, there are only a few businessmen, and the others are all Baiyue people, these Nanban are brave and ruthless, and they will riot and kill people if they don't agree with each other, who doesn't pin their heads to their belts when dealing with such people?
But he is still old after all, not only can he not help the young master, but he has also become a burden to him, if he doesn't still want to see that one day the young master can return to Chang'an alive, he is even like ending his life now.
"Don't call yourself an old slave, the two of us depend on each other here, without you, I might have died on the way here! I'll call you Zhong from now on! Zhang Yi shook the crab and continued: "Let's eat steamed sea crab tonight, this is a good thing, and you may not be able to eat such a fresh one if you have money in Chang'an." ”
"Good! .... Good! Old Zhong nodded tremblingly, he naturally deserved the title of Uncle Zhong, but.... The thought of the sentence on the holy decree that 'unless you have a great achievement, you can't return Chang'an' made him gloomy again.
As a prisoner, how can you talk about great achievements in the land of Lingnan? Where are you going to do great things?
The road was long, and it was not as easy as imagined that the thorny road would be quick, and when the birds began to return to their nests, a ruined city appeared in front of them.
It is said that being in a foreign land is a stranger, and thinking of relatives every festival, in fact, even if you are not in a foreign land, it is the same thing, otherwise there will not be so many literati SAO guests so much miss and remembrance.
For example, in Haifeng, a place that has deviated from the control of the Tang Dynasty, it is actually a kind of happiness to meet a fellow villager or a person who can speak Chinese.
Just about to enter the city, a carriage slowly drove from behind, and behind the carriage was followed by a long line of Baiyue people carrying mountain goods, and the team almost formed a long line from the city gate, which was very spectacular.
The carriage traveled all the way, and it didn't seem to stop.
In fact, it is no wonder that the businessmen who can do business in Lingnan are naturally more or less related to each other in the court or in the army, and it is certainly not a problem to receive a little care such as exemption from inspection in Haifeng City.
Zhang Yi's brows couldn't help frowning, if he waited for this caravan to enter the city first, it would not be possible for half an hour, but if he and Lao Zhong went first, the city carriage would have already gone ahead in this stunned effort.
Just as he was hesitating, the curtain of the carriage was suddenly opened, and a fat face was revealed.
The face is very large, but it is a young man's appearance, about the age of about twenty, perhaps because of the perennial rush to appear a little more capable in the rich, he looked up at the sky and was about to retract back into the carriage when suddenly 'babble! 'Sighed.
Because at this moment, he actually found that there were two Tang people, an old man and a young man, standing next to the carriage, one of whom was dressed as a scholar and the other as a housekeeper, which made him immediately come to his senses like wine and nectar.
Especially the scholar, although the robe is a little shabby and a little dirty, not only that, but there is also a long list of sea crabs hanging on his shoulders that his image has undoubtedly been greatly reduced, but all this does not affect the fact that he is a child of a family, his skin is fair, his fingers are slender, and more importantly, his manners are moderate, even if he sees such a successful businessman as himself, he only needs to change for a while, and then he returns to normal.
"Parking! Stop the car! Fat Face hurriedly shouted.
As soon as the carriage stopped, an obese figure hurriedly jumped off from under the wheel, and walked quickly to Zhang Yi, who was familiar with Shi Li, said with a smile: "The contemptible Shen Kuohai has seen two, and it is said that Haifeng's one-third of an acre of land is also considered to be familiar, and it is not the place where we Tang people should stay at all, this brother seems to be very fresh, and he is also here to catch up with the goods?" ”