Chapter 18: Meeting in the grove south of the city
Zhao Dezhao got out of the car, walked alone, according to what was written on the note, hurriedly, alone, went to the meeting alone, all the way along the royal street, out of the south city gate. He still didn't know the true intentions of that group, but he had no choice but to go to Longtan Tiger's Den to see and see.
Zhao Zhixin is still a little uncertain, he keeps guessing, and constantly reminds himself to be careful in everything, but out of the south gate, all the way is a field, fortunately the road is not very far, otherwise you will have to complain again and again, not far away is the road of the grove in the south of the city.
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Over there, Wan Song accompanied Yang Meng and drove the carriage from the north of the city to the south, along the way Yang Meng was a little uneasy, thinking about how to talk when they met, and he planned to go out in person to observe Zhao Dezhao's conduct.
He suddenly thought of the allusion between Huang Shigong and Zhang Liangzhi, smiled on his face, and had an idea.
The woods in the south of the city are dense, and now in late May, the weather is very hot, and it is sultry, as if it is going to rain at any time, Zhao Dezhao is soaked all the way because he is walking, but he can't help it, he is about to arrive at that place, he is still very panicked in his heart, in the troubled times, who can guarantee his safety.
Zhao Dezhao looked at the dense woods, his head was big for a while, and when he arrived in front of the woods, he suddenly found that he was not familiar with this place.
That end
Yang Meng thought so, the carriage had already arrived in the grove south of the city, he immediately asked Wan Song to bring a set of cloth clothes, change his dress, dress himself up as an ordinary little old man, and then walk to the agreed place alone, and let Wan Song wait in the broken temple temporarily.
Zhao Dezhao was hurrying over, confused, wiping sweat with his little hands, he was not very familiar with the road here, he happened to see an old man on the side of the road, and then stepped forward and asked: "Old man, is this the village of the king of the forest in the south of the city." ”
Yang Meng was dressed in cloth, and was sitting on the stone on the side of the road at the moment, he used the hem of his clothes as a fan with his right hand, fanning the heat, he saw Zhao Dezhao, although he had seen it before, but his surprised gaze was fleeting, and it returned to normal, as if he met for the first time, and said: "You little brother, I don't know about this, I'm just passing by, here is within a mile, sparsely populated, I was about to ask for directions, but Fang Cai's foot was accidentally twisted, and now I can't walk, God is really ......"
Zhao Dezhao heard that the old man's foot was broken, so he asked, "Old man, how is your foot?" Either I'll help you back to the city, go to me first, I have bone-setting wine in my house. ”
Yang Meng pretended to ask: "I'm not in the way, just rest for a while." Oh, by the way, little brother, is it alone? How did you get here? ”
"I have something to do today, so I came here, but I can't find the agreed place. Now I'm afraid I'm going to delay the appointment. ”
Yang Meng thought about it, this kid really kept his promise, although Zhao Dezhao had never seen the person mentioned on the note, but he still came, this kind of courage is still commendable, and then he said: "Little brother, if you don't get busy with you first, I'll sit here for a while, if you meet my family, you don't have to bother." ”
"Old man, how can this be done? Otherwise, I'll send you back to the city first, although the agreement is important, but your foot is a problem, so it's better to treat it as soon as possible. ”
Yang Meng pretended to be an old man and excused himself: "No, no, no, this is too troublesome for you, don't you still have to wait for someone, fortunately, after you see it, take me to recognize the way." ”
Zhao Dezhao was very entangled in his heart, he didn't find a place to meet, there was an old man with a broken foot here, and it was difficult for him to choose.
At this time, suddenly lightning and thunder, a huge wind blew up the entire forest, Zhao Dezhao saw that the situation was not good, and the agreed person had not yet arrived, he was very anxious, he didn't know what to do, so he said to the old man in front of him: "Old man, is there a place to hide from the rain?" ”
Yang Meng pointed to the distance and said, "Little brother, I just passed by there and saw a ruined temple." ”
Zhao Dezhao took Yang Meng's hand, and then said, "Old man, your feet are okay, let's go there to hide from the rain together." ”
Yang Meng said: "Little brother is righteous. ”
Zhao Dezhao helped Yang Meng step by step along the trail and on the way to the broken temple, and in an instant, the rain fell with beans.
In the rain, Zhao Dezhao still supported Yang Meng, both of them were drenched, if they were someone else, for their own sake, it is estimated that they would have to run to the broken temple to hide from the rain at this time.
Yang Meng felt that his vision was right, no matter who Zhao Dezhao was in front of, he would help, but at this time, he planned to finish the show, first go to the broken temple to hide from the rain, and then observe.
At this moment, Yang Meng couldn't care about the wetness on his body, so he let Zhao Dezhao support him and set off towards the broken temple step by step.
There is a temple standing in front of it, which has fallen into disrepair, the walls are crumbling, and the grass is overgrown, but you can still see the prosperity of the past from it.
The two of them were drenched in the rain, and at this moment, outside the broken temple, the summer rain was pouring down, Zhao Dezhao helped Yang Meng to sit on a step, and then said: "Old man, you are sitting here now, I will go to find out if there is any firewood nearby, so that I can make a fire and go to the wind cold." ”
Yang Meng was very grateful, and said: "I am fortunate to be grateful for the righteousness of the little brother, I don't know how to be grateful, it is better to wait for me to go home, and then come forward to thank me in person." ”
Zhao Dezhao shook his head and said: "Old man, you're polite, I just did what I had to do, just a trivial matter, why worry about it, you sit first, I'll go collect firewood." ”
Yang Meng suddenly felt warm, he was just a strange old man, but from Zhao Dezhao's words, he experienced warmth, since he was born, he has been living a life of intrigue, in the time of Wu, he fell from the high prince to 'death', the ups and downs of life, he has seen a lot, experienced more, today from Zhao Dezhao's body he read more, more noble things, that is, benevolence.
He was just about to speak, when he saw Wan Song hiding behind the stone statue, Wan Song was about to come forward, Yang Meng signaled with his eyes, and asked him not to show up for the time being.
Wan Song had no choice but to obey his father-in-law's orders and hid behind the stone statue all the time.
Zhao Dezhao looked for a long time here, and finally came over with a large handful of firewood, he took off his clothes outside, and then walked towards Yang Meng on the steps, and then he put the firewood on the platform at the top of the steps, and took out the fire fold from his pocket. Fortunately, the heavy rain did not get wet, so he pulled out the fire fold and patiently lit the firewood.
Zhao Dezhao saw that the fire had already started, and set up a random rack for baking clothes next to him, and then said, "Old man, you can dry your clothes first." ”
Yang Meng raised his head, then took off the outermost layer of clothes, put them on the shelf, and then said: "Little brother, you and I are just people who meet in Pingshui, you can help the old man, the old man is already grateful, let me come." ”
"Old man, sit down, let me come."
Yang Meng had nothing to say, although his body was already soaked, he already felt a burst of warmth in his heart.
Over there, Wan Song saw that his father-in-law was soaking wet, and he couldn't bear it, but his father-in-law let him stay behind the stone statue all the time, and he shouldn't disobey his father-in-law's decision, he stretched out his head and saw that a fire had been lit on Zhao Dezhao's side, and he was relieved.
"Ache-" Zhao Dezhao sneezed coldly.
"Little brother, you're okay."
"It doesn't matter, old man."
Yang Meng had a pimple in his heart, he had been thinking about how to find a person with reliable character and the ability to take responsibility, and now after many inquiries, he found such a one.
In terms of ability, Zhao Dezhao was good at business at a young age, opened a restaurant, and united with other restaurants to become a Guangwei group; In terms of character, he helped the victims to see a doctor, and let them have a place to live, something to eat, in addition, and provided them with items to make a living, although these are just small things, but Yang Meng still thinks that Zhao Dezhao's ability is very good, and such a person can't be found with a lantern.
In this turbulent era of five dynasties and ten kingdoms, Yang Meng witnessed the fall of one dynasty after another, from the prince to being hunted down, and finally let the world think that they are all dead.
In addition to Zhao Dezhao, who else can have Tao Zhugong's business talent, and who can guarantee the interests of the common people, this kind of spirit to save the common people.
I saw that I was alone, and I was stumbling again, but they were not strangers to each other, but they could help themselves through the wind and rain, and came to the broken temple, and made a fire to roast the fire, a child has been so polite since he was a child, and he has life experience.
He felt that the matter was almost over, so he got up from the steps and walked calmly.