Chapter Thirty-Eight: Zhou Jin's Metamorphosis
Qingyu put down the bowl and put a peanut in his mouth and said, "Why is this flower carving so strong, I didn't drink so much in the past." Han Bai hurriedly said: "This is that some people in Songjiang like to drink Huadiao, but they don't feel strong enough, so they add some recipes in it, as for what things are added, I don't know, I also got it from a friend." Qingyu said: "This wine is too strong, I have to eat a few more bites of food, which makes Brother Han smile." As he spoke, he put a few peanuts and a few pieces of beef in his mouth.
Brother Han laughed and said, "Young Master Qing is really temperamental, this wine is smooth to drink slowly." As he spoke, he poured wine into the bowl of Qingyu, and poured a bowl full of himself.
The two of them drank leisurely here, and the rest of the cabin was miserable. The aroma of wine and the tempting dishes were a kind of torment for the other passengers, and everyone stopped chatting and turned their heads to look at the two of them with a glass of wine, and drank wine and ate meat in a big bowl, envying others.
There are really people who can't resist the temptation and get up and want to join in, but Han Bai also refused for various reasons, seeing that it is not okay to eat and drink for nothing, and even more willing to buy it with silver but Han Bai also refused, in short, this wine and this dish are only shared by him and Qingyu, and others can't eat a bite.
After thirty years of drinking, the wine was too strong, Qingyu leaned against the cabin with his burden and shouted that he had a headache and fell asleep, Han Bai drank the wine alone, but his eyes did not leave Qingyu for a moment, and he looked like he was thinking about something.
Qingyu slept groggily on the boat for nearly three hours, and when he woke up, it was already dark. I don't know when I covered my body with a cloak, and seeing that Han Bai had fallen asleep beside him, Qingyu felt thirsty and got up and came to the bow of the boat to ask the boat family for a bowl of water to drink.
Qingyu drank water and asked the boatman what time it was, and the boatman said: "It's already the time of the day, and the one who drinks with you is your brother?" See that he cares about you! Qingyu said: "We are just the first acquaintance, just a chat." The boatman didn't ask any more.
Qingyu came out of the cabin to the bow of the ship and wanted to stand for a while, blowing the river breeze to sober up, and then heard the boatman say with concern: "When it gets dark, the guest officer beware of the cold air entering the body." Qingyu said to the boatman: "Don't get in the way, it's right to drink too much wine and blow the wind in the hot body." The shipkeeper said, "In that case, the guest officer will do his own thing." ”
Qingyu stood at the bow of the boat and was blown by the wind, and the whole person was much more sober. The moon is in the sky, the stars are like a jade belt, such a beautiful scenery should be a good time for wine and songs, poems and poems, but it is a pity that Qingyu is difficult to love, and the beautiful scenery of Liangchen is only sad at this moment.
Looking at Qingyu from afar to identify the direction of his home, they all said that as long as he found Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and the bucket handle shaking light in the seven stars, he could find his way home, Qingyu was eagerly looking for it in the starry sky, and the emperor finally found it in the extreme north direction, only to see the seven stars dazzling and shaped like a spoon.
Qingyu found Qixing and recognized the bucket handle and shook it, and his heart couldn't help but feel sour. Home, that's the direction of home. When he buried his parents, Qingyu made up his mind not to shed tears anymore, but he was homesick only a few days after leaving home, and his eyes couldn't help but redden.
Qingyu stood alone in the bow of the boat, whimpering in his mouth and calling his father and mother softly, he couldn't help but kneel on the bow of the boat, choked and said: "Father, mother is angry that the child is not filial, today is the first seven children of the second elder but can not be filial piety in front of the grave, it is really the child who does not want to stay in the pine forest anymore is pitiful, the child now brings a lot of silver to the capital to find another way out, and I hope that the second elder will be blessed by the spirit of heaven." After speaking, Qingyu knocked his head on the bow of the boat three times.
After a long time, Qingyu came out of the endless sadness, got up and stood on the bow of the boat, still blowing the wind.
"Why doesn't Qing Gongzi rest inside and be alone outside." I don't know when Han Bai stood behind him, Qingyu heard Han Bai's voice and said: "I've been inside for a long time, my body is a little numb, come out and walk around, why doesn't Brother Han rest inside, could it be that he has been in it for a long time and wants to come out to take a look?" Qingyu asked.
Han Bai said: "It's not that my body is numb when I stay inside, but I wake up and see that you are not in the cabin, I am afraid that you will be unwell after drinking during the day, so I got up and looked for you, and I learned from the boatman that you were in the bow of the ship, so I came here to look for you." Qingyu said: "It's causing trouble for Brother Han." ”
Han Bai stepped forward and stood beside Qingyu and said, "Where is it, the important thing is to help each other when you go out. Qingyu didn't speak again, still looking into the distance.
Han Bai saw that Qingyu didn't speak and just looked into the distance melancholy, Han Bai seemed to see Qingyu's thoughts and then said, "Are you homesick?" ”
Qingyu nodded and said, "Hmm." Han Bai said: "Is it the first time you have gone far away?" Qingyu still nodded, and Han Bai said: "The first time I went out, I was like you today, I was very scared but a little confused and overwhelmed, sitting alone in the corner and not talking to anyone." Han Bai couldn't help laughing as he spoke, and said: "Speaking of that day, I was not afraid of your jokes, I didn't dare to go out of the cabin because I was afraid, and I didn't know where to go to the place where the boat burned the fire and cooked. Or because I was afraid of not eating for three days, my eyes were black when I got off the boat, and my legs were weak and I almost fell on the side of the road. ”
Han Bai glanced at Qing Yu who was in a daze and continued: "Why should I get close to you, it's because I saw my original shadow in you, so I suddenly had a good feeling, but you are better than me!" Qingyu said: "I have to thank Brother Han for taking care of me all the way, so as not to be embarrassed." ”
"You and I don't have to be so polite, what do you want to go out this time?" Han Bai asked, and Qingyu said, "I want to go to the capital and want to go to the capital to make a living." Han Bai was overjoyed and said, "What a coincidence, I also went to the capital." I'm familiar with the capital when I go to it often. ”
Qingyu saw that Han Bai was familiar with the capital and couldn't help asking: "Brother Han, when I first went to the capital, I hope that you will give me advice, so that I can have a suitable plan for the future." Han Bai said: "I don't dare to give teaching, since you need it, I will say a few more words." After sorting out his thoughts, he continued: "My dynasty is different from the previous dynasty, there are two capitals, one is Yingtianfu Nanjing, and the other is Shuntianfu Beijing. Nanjing, the capital of Nanjing, has the same six divisions as the capital, and there is no power just symbolic existence, and the capital Beijing is to defend against the invasion of the north. ”
Qingyu said: "Brother Han, you said that these books are all there, and you already know about them. Can you say something I don't know, like what to look out for or what to taboo? After all, the capital is no better than other places. Han Bai was slightly embarrassed, but fortunately covered it up in the dark night.
Han Bai said: "I'm really sorry, it's ink. He continued: "No matter where it is essential to be kind to others, especially in the capital where there are officials everywhere, you must be more careful, and if you are not careful, you will get into a lawsuit. Therefore it is the most important thing to be kind to others and to be patient in all things. ”
Han Bai continued: "It is true that there are many people in Beijing City, but at the same time, there are all kinds of people, dragons and snakes are mixed, and we must always maintain a vigilant heart. In case of trouble, see more and think more and then make up your mind, the capital is not something you can succeed with enthusiasm. ”
"The biggest taboo in the capital is to talk less about the royal family, it is best not to talk about royal affairs, the feet of the Son of Heaven are everywhere and there will be prison if you don't pay attention to it.
Han Bai said.
Qingyu said: "Thank you Brother Han Jin Yu for your kind words, I will definitely remember it in my heart." The two were talking heartily but were interrupted by the sound of talking behind them, only to see someone say: "Two guest officers, still come in to talk, the night is late, the wind is rising, and the sky is gradually changing I'm afraid it's going to rain." "It was the boatman who spoke.
The two of them only cared about talking, but they didn't notice that the night sky, which was still full of stars just now, was already cloudy, and a strong wind was blowing on the river, and the waves were crashing on the hull of the boat one after another, making a crisp sound.
Seeing that the sky was a precursor to heavy rain, the two of them both retreated to the cabin, and when they entered the cabin, they saw that all the people inside were also asleep, so they had to look at each other and sleep on the ground.
Qingyu pillowed his head with his burden, thinking that the future of this trip was uncertain, everything was so unfamiliar, and he couldn't help but fall into deep contemplation, Han Bai, who had his back to Qingyu, didn't fall asleep, his eyes were rolling and thinking about things that only he knew.
Songlin County Ya, after Qingyu left, Zhou Jin was like a fish losing water, and the whole person was listless. I was depressed all day long, and I used wine to drown my sorrows.
On this day, Zhou Jin got up from the bed with a splitting headache, staggered to the yard, and lay on the chair moved by the next person like a puddle of soft mud, borrowing wine to pour out his sorrows, sorrow and sorrow, looking at the "spring" in the garden Zhou Jin did not have a trace of joy, and the pictures of the past kept appearing in his mind, as if it happened yesterday: "Yizhu who died in his cousin's arms, what is more painful is Qingyu, who grew up together since childhood, and now his family is broken and wandering the world." ”
Buying drunk all day long can't get back to yesterday's time, as long as you wake up, the sense of loss around you will keep turning. Dry mouth, Zhou Jin picked up the fragrant tea beside him and drank it, the entrance was tasteless, all bitter. Zhou Jin couldn't help but be furious, smashed the entire teacup, and the huge sound frightened the people who were working, but then buried their heads in work, these days I don't know how many times Zhou Jin has dropped things, and the subordinates have already changed from the initial panic to calm and calm.
Zhou Jin dropped the teacup and lay down on the chair and fell asleep, but at some point there were tears in the corners of his eyes, and they never fell. Zhou Jin's situation made Xie very worried, and he was afraid that his son would be decadent like this and achieve nothing. Parents hope that their children will have a bright future and make a career, no matter how bad it is, they will be carefree.
Xie originally wanted to talk to her son, but she couldn't tell much truth as a woman, she was only in a hurry, and now she couldn't care so much and came to the study to find Zhou Guoliang.
Pushing open the door and seeing Zhou Guoliang writing something, Xie saw that his husband was still busy with business at this time, so he stepped forward and snatched the brush from Zhou Guoliang's hand and threw it on the table.