Compared to the brightly lit and vibrant nights of modern cities, the quiet rural nights of the Ming Dynasty appear subtle and restrained. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Surrounded by stars, the moon shines with a soft and delicate light.

The night was so beautiful, with the hazy moonlight, along the twists and turns, the ups and downs of the country road, Chen Ke was getting closer and closer to the wooden house of Li Laohan's house.

Thinking of Li Laohan, Chen Ke had a little headache, Li Laohan was the only one who saw himself appear out of thin air, this unexplained appearance made Li Laohan naturally have a sense of wariness and fear for himself. If this matter is known to more people, it will be a big trouble for me to integrate into this unfamiliar society.

Chen Ke hopes to let Li Laohan follow him, which is not only easy to control, but also dilutes this vigilance and fear after getting along for a long time, so that Li Laohan gradually forgets about this matter. Moreover, Li Laohan borrowed the night for himself, which was also a kindness, and Chen Ke felt that he could help a little, at least not let the two of them die in famine or war.

As for killing people and eliminating future troubles forever, Chen Ke doesn't think about it, although he has violence, he doesn't like to use violence to solve problems. As a modern person, he knows that more influence means more power, and in this strange society, the more he influences one person, the more help he has.

But the most important thing right now is to go to Hangzhou first, which has more people and more opportunities. Although Hangzhou is not as much as a political center like Beijing and Nanjing, or an economic metropolis like Yangzhou, it is still quite influential as the capital of Zhejiang. In this era, the transportation was inconvenient, and Chen Ke could only consider settling in Hangzhou first.

Wait until you settle down in Hangzhou, and then find a way to pick up Li Laohan and his wife.

Li Laohan's wooden house stood alone on the hillside, Chen Ke knocked on the door, Li Laohan let out a long breath, and his anxious face relaxed. Seventh Grandma stepped forward and took the food box in Chen Ke's hand, and said with a smile: "I'll see, what delicious food did you borrow and come back." ”

As soon as the lid of the food box was lifted, the smell of warm lamb filled the room. Li Laohan and Seventh Grandma's eyes lit up, and they swallowed saliva involuntarily, and at the same time, their five fingers quickly formed claws and grabbed the mutton pieces in the box. Halfway through his hand, Li Laohan suddenly remembered something, glanced sideways at Chen Ke, blushed, and retracted his hand embarrassedly.

Chen Ke smiled, grabbed the food box from Grandma Seven's hand, and said, "Grandma Seven, you go and get three pairs of bowls and chopsticks." He knew that Li Laohan and Grandma Qi only relied on gruel and cooked grass every day to survive, and they had been starving for a long time, and hungry people often lost their rationality when they encountered delicious food. Seventh Grandma is okay, women have thick subcutaneous fat, and their ability to endure hunger is naturally stronger than that of men. Li Laohan still has to hoe the ground and loosen the soil from time to time, and the consumption is not small, if they are allowed to let go of their stomachs to eat, it is easy to have an accident. Chen Ke had no choice but to grab the food box in his hand, divide the food by himself, and force them to eat less and eat more often.

Li Laohan quickly finished half a bowl of rice and two pieces of mutton, stood up and wanted to serve his own rice, Chen Ke grabbed the food box with one hand, pressed Li Laohan on the stool with the other, did not let him move, and said with a smile: "Old man, you have been hungry for a long time, you can't eat more at a time, you have to take a break, and I will serve it to you after digestion." ”

After the seventh grandmother finished eating half a bowl of mutton rice, she simply put down her chopsticks and asked, "Xiao Ke, I see that bag you are carrying is big and heavy, is it a cloth bag?" What's inside? ”

Chen Ke also served himself a bowl of rice, and when he saw that the seventh grandmother put down the chopsticks and didn't look at the food box, a trace of appreciation flashed in his eyes, although the seventh grandmother was a little clever among some rural women, she was very shrewd and capable, and she was many times stronger than the timid and honest Li Laohan.

As he chewed the rice, he said, "It's made of cloth, but it's not called a cloth bag, it's called a backpack, and there are all kinds of miscellaneous things in the bag, but there is no food and no silver." ”

The seventh grandmother smiled: "Look at what you kid said, I just asked casually, and I don't covet anything from you." ”

Chen Ke also smiled: "Of course the character of the seventh grandmother is good, but the road from here to Hangzhou City is not close, if you are remembered by thieves along the way, it will not be easy to do, seventh grandmother, you help me find a hemp bag, I put the back in the sack, it will not attract attention." ”

When the seventh grandmother heard this, she hurriedly said, "You want to go to Hangzhou City?" How about bringing our old couple, although we are old, but we can still do housework. Besides, you are so young, you always have to have someone to take care of. Now in this countryside, it is either this disaster or that disaster, we can't grow crops, and the young ones have run away, leaving us who can't run, and sooner or later we will starve to death here. She listened to Chen Ke's authentic Hangzhou accent and thought he was from Hangzhou.

Li Laohan pursed his lips and said, "If you want to go, I will stay here and wait for my son to come back." As soon as Grandma Seventh heard Li Laohan's words, her voice immediately rose an octave: "Your precious son doesn't know where to run for a long time, and he will care about you, an old immortal, so you can stay here and wait for death." Every day, I know that I hoe your acres of land, and I don't even have seeds, and you have a fart for hoeing. ”

Chen Ke listened to their quarrel, and the meaning of appreciation in his eyes became stronger, this seventh grandmother is very good at seizing opportunities, if she stays by her side, she may be able to help a lot. Thinking of this, Chen Ke acted as a question: "Seventh grandma, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I don't have a place to stay in Hangzhou City, you see how this is, I am preparing to buy a house in Hangzhou City, and after I buy a house, how about taking you to Hangzhou City?" But I have another condition, I want to go with the two of you, and I don't want to go alone. ”

The seventh grandmother thought that Chen Ke was deliberately perfunctory, where was she willing to give up the opportunity in front of her, she said: "If you want to buy a house, you can't bring me, I have been to Hangzhou City many times, and I am the most familiar with those 'tile shakers' in the city, you take me to ensure that you don't suffer." The conditions you said are no problem, this old man dares not to listen to me, let him sleep in the firewood room today, and he will not be allowed to eat. ”

Li Laohan was not allowed to eat when he heard this, and he honestly did not speak.

Chen Ke saw it in his eyes, only smiled, picked up the bowl of Li Laohan and Seventh Grandma and served them rice, this time it was full of a big bowl.

After the meal was served, Chen Ke opened his mouth and asked, "Seventh Grandma, what do you mean by 'tile shaking head' just now?" ”

"You don't know this, 'Wa Shake the Shake' is the tooth people, and you have to find them to buy a house and rent a house." Grandma Seven said excitedly.

It turned out to be a housing agent, Chen Ke nodded, took out a piece of broken silver from his arms, handed it to Seventh Grandma, and said, "Seventh Grandma, you go early tomorrow morning to see if there is a carriage nearby, if not, the ox cart will do." Can you get to Hangzhou before dark tomorrow? ”

The seventh grandmother took the silver and said: "There is no carriage, if there is an ox cart, Li Laoer's family has it, and it is not far from Hangzhou City, so it will definitely be able to arrive." ”

"Okay, you guys clean up tonight, and we'll leave as soon as dawn."