Chapter Twenty-Eight: Torment
The man said, "I don't admit it yet! Then I'll go up and have a look! ”
Xiang Minzhong stopped him and said, "Zhang Qixian, I said that you, why do you like to inquire about other people's private affairs so much!" ”
"This is not a trivial matter, I'm afraid that the missing girl will be deceived by you, an old immortal! You old cow eats tender grass, but you can't! ”
"You guy!" Xiang Minzhong kicked Zhang Qixian's ass.
"You guy, you're really ruthless, you want to murder witnesses!"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
"How does this chick look, you let me help you with a good staff, staff!"
"Counselor ball! The little girl's background is very pitiful! I'm just giving her a little help! ”
"It's a very moving episode, it's exactly the same as in the novel, you guy is really bad at learning!"
"How can a good thing, when it comes to your mouth, there is no good word!"
"If you want to gag my mouth, treat me to a good meal!"
"Okay, I'm afraid of you! As long as you don't talk nonsense, I'll be ruined today! Xiang Minzhong looked at the silver taels in the bag, he might be slaughtered today!
Zhang Qixian held his cheeks and said, "Then let's go to Huixian Tower!" ”
"You're so ruthless!"
"Don't let your kid bleed, I don't know the price of Jinwu Zangjiao!"
Zhang Qixian dragged Xiang Minzhong to Huixian Mansion and slaughtered him fiercely, and after he was full of wine and food, he went home separately!
Xiang Minzhong drank a little less wine, was more sober, looked at Zhang Qixian drunk and messed up, and said to him: "Do you want me to send you back!" ”
I only heard Zhang Qixian reply: "No, what is this wine!" I think when Taizong invited me, dozens of bowls of beef went into my stomach, and I didn't feel anything at all, dozens of jars of wine went into my stomach, just like I tasted water! ”
Xiang Minzhong saw him blowing like this, and he also thought he was fine, so he left him alone and went back!
Zhang Qixian saw that Xiang Minzhong was gone, and he also limped home, and Song Bai, a bachelor of Hanlin Academy, was also passing by, he recognized it at a glance as the big-bellied Prime Minister Zhang Qixian, and immediately greeted him with a smile: "This is not Prime Minister Zhang, why, when you encounter a happy event, you are so happy!" ”
Zhang Qixian drank high, his eyelids drooped, and when he looked at the person, he saw two double images, and said, "Who!" ”
"Zhang Xiang is really forgetful! I'm Song Bai from Hanlin Academy! ”
Zhang Qixian thought for a moment: "Ah, it's Song Bai!" ”
"Who did Zhang Xiangzhen slaughter again!"
"Ah, ah, I feel lucky when I talk about it! Ate a big meal for nothing! ”
"That unlucky ghost bumped into Zhang Xiang, you!"
"It's still that guy from Xiang Minzhong, he actually took the little girl to open a house, such a good thing, I bumped into it, and I didn't knock it hard!" Zhang Qixian said vividly.
This Song Bai and Xiang Minzhong have a bit of old grudges, last time they borrowed 10 taels of silver from Xiang Minzhong, but Xiang Minzhong said no, Song Bai has been haunted by this matter, and has not found a chance to retaliate against Xiang Minzhong, this time he was inadvertently bumped into the opportunity by himself, it was really a nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it took no effort to get it, this time Xiang Minzhong did not die in his own hands, so he left happily!
Zhang Qixian suddenly felt that something was about to gush out, so he leaned against the wall, put his mouth to the ground, and a stream of vomit was vented on the ground, and the smell was overwhelming!
When the passers-by saw a puddle of sticky substance, they were really disgusted to death, and they all bypassed it, saying: "Why is this person so uneducated and vomiting everywhere!" ”
After Zhang Qixian vomited, he was refreshed, turned back to look for Song Bai, but found that he was gone, and said: "This guy doesn't help me either, it's a colleague!" ”
When Song Bai went to court for the second time, he told a few colleagues about this, and after those colleagues heard about it, they were filled with righteous indignation, such beasts, not killing them is not enough to be angry with the people, and he used to be Sven Wen, saying that he was a big and passionate expression for the country and the people, it turned out to be a sheep's head and selling dog meat, it turned out to be a Sven scum!
At the imperial court, Song Bai preemptively reported to Zhenzong: "Xiang Minzhong took a little girl to the inn for the night last night!" ”
Zhenzong asked, "Is there such a thing!" ”
"Prime Minister Zhang Qixian, what you have seen with your own eyes is absolutely true!" Song Bai replied.
Zhenzong felt that this matter was too serious and did not dare to answer lightly. At this time, Xiang Minzhong and Zhang Qixian were not in the court, it is estimated that they drank too much yesterday and did not get up!
Zhenzong asked, "Why haven't Xiang Minzhong and Zhang Qixian come yet!" ”
A father-in-law in the hall replied: "The old slave is going to urge!" After saying that, the father-in-law walked out!
Song Bai said again: "Your Majesty, I also brought the witness today!" ”
When Zhenzong heard this, the more he described it, the more he described, and he felt as if there was such a thing: "There are also witnesses!" ”
Song Bai shouted: "Witness! ”
I saw a man cowering and walking up to the court, and when he saw everyone he nodded, said goodbye, and then walked to the middle, and stood there dumbfounded.
I only heard Song Bai shouting: "Don't kneel down when you see the emperor!" ”
As soon as the man prostrate, he immediately knelt on the ground, "The grass people kneel to see the current emperor, may my emperor live long, long live, long live!" ”
Zhenzong looked at the man and asked, "Who is this man!" ”
Song Bai replied: "This person is the shopkeeper of the inn!" ”
The man replied, "I'm the innkeeper!" ”
"Why don't you tell Your Majesty what you know?" Song Bai said.
At this time, Xiang Minzhong did not rush over, and suddenly knelt on the ground: "The slave knelt down to see Your Majesty, I was happy to drink too much wine last night, I overslept this morning, and I came to the court meeting in the evening, please punish Your Majesty!" ”
Zhenzong saw the panicked Xiang Minzhong and said, "You still kneel there and listen to the good deeds you have done!" ”
Song Bai pointed at Minzhong and said, "Is it this person!" ”
The shopkeeper looked at Xiang Minzhong carefully and said, "It's that this person often brings a little girl to live in our inn, and he stays for several hours, and sometimes he doesn't come out for a night!" I have persuaded him many times that our inn is a regular business, and I want him to pay more attention to the social impact. He didn't take my words seriously at all, our inn is open to do business, and we can't turn away guests! ”
Zhenzong asked, "Is there such a thing!" ”
This is a lot of discussion in the court, and some people are even indignant, saying: "People like this, not killing them is not enough to make the people angry!" It's just invulnerable! ”
Many people in the court support this statement!
Xiang Minzhong was slandered by his colleagues, but he still spoke righteously: "You are slandering me out of thin air, I am not afraid of shadows, that little girl has a desolate background, and she was kidnapped by gangsters, I am giving assistance out of kindness!" ”
Song Bai said: "It's really like the plot in the novel!" Why didn't I touch it! This is simply a desire to cover up, and when a bitch has to set up an archway! ”
Zhenzong still felt that Xiang Minzhong usually did his duty, made a lot of efforts for the country and the people, and deliberately favored him: "I still trust Xiang Aiqing, if you don't have particularly obvious evidence, I will sentence you to the crime of bullying the king!" ”
Song Bai was a little worried at this time, and seeing that Zhenzong was deliberately biased in favor of Xiang Minzhong, he hurriedly asked the shopkeeper: "What other obvious evidence!" ”
The shopkeeper said: "They are always hooking shoulders together, talking and laughing!" It's not like a stranger at all, it's like a couple! ”
Xiang Minzhong couldn't bear the nonsense of the shopkeeper in the face of it: "It's just slander, I just took her out to play, it's not as bad as you said!" And the two of us were in the room, doing nothing, just a heart-to-heart conversation between two friends! ”
Song Bai said: "Who believes this! When two people go to open a room, they say it's a heart-to-heart talk, I'm afraid you will talk about going to bed! ”
"You!" Xiang Minzhong was so angry that he was furious!
Zhenzong said: "Okay, here I am, that's it!" No one is allowed to talk about this matter in the future, I believe that Xiang Aiqing will not do such a thing that is immoral! Scatter the dynasty! ”
This is the court ministers have been talking about a lot, and they want to say something, but His Majesty has said so, so he has to give up! They retreated.
"I didn't expect Xiang Xiang to have such a hobby!"
"It's just a hardcore!"
"The one doesn't like young, pretty!"
"It seems that you have been driven crazy by your yellow-faced woman!"
"I can't wait to give the yellow-faced woman a holiday!"
Immediately laughed, all the ministers took Xiang Minzhong's incident as a joke!
Xiang Minzhong took a fancy to everyone and regarded him as a laughing stock, he was very angry, and he was about to leave, but he was stopped by Zhenzong!
Xiang Minzhong went to the back hall and saw Zhenzong, Zhenzong saw him coming, held his hand and said: "I know that Aiqing has recently lost his wife, and she is extremely sad, and it is normal to want to find someone to rely on!" But this kind of looking for a little girl violates social morality, and social public opinion is like a knife, and the knife will pierce your heart! You should still exercise some restraint and deal with this matter quickly! Don't be laughed at by others, as for your marriage, I don't care enough, don't worry, I will help you find a good girl! ”
Xiang Minzhong cried bitterly: "Being a minister is really wronged!" There really wasn't anything between me and that little girl! ”
"I understand! Even if there's nothing, take care of it! So as not to be spread out, the rumors are not good! ”
Xiang Minzhong wiped the tears next to his eyes and said, "Weichen understands!" ”
Zhenzong sighed and said, "When the pain is broken, otherwise I won't be able to save you!" ”
Xiang Minzhong cleaned up his broken heart and went to the market to buy some of his favorite things with chopsticks, but he didn't expect that he was just out of concern and pity for a little girl, but he made such a fuss, making himself a heinous jumping clown, and he felt that he was wronged! But what should I say when I see chopsticks!
Walking slowly, walking for a long time, I still arrived outside the room of chopsticks, walking back and forth, I don't know whether to go in, or not to go in, hesitating!
Just when he was hesitating, the door opened, and as soon as the chopsticks rushed over, he threw himself into Xiang Minzhong's arms and said, "I knew it was you coming, I heard footsteps, so familiar, I knew you were coming!" But why are you pacing back and forth at the door and not coming in! ”
Xiang Minzhong said angrily: "Come down!" ”
"Isn't it? Isn't it? I want you to hold me! Chopsticks said coquettishly.
"Get down!" Xiang Minzhong yelled.
The chopsticks were so frightened that they were stunned, and immediately got down in Xiang Minzhong's arms, she had never seen him lose his temper so much, and she didn't know what happened to him today!
Then he walked to the door and said to the chopsticks: "Come in, show me more respect in the future, men and women don't kiss!" ”
Chopsticks lowered his head and walked in, he didn't know what was wrong, he felt that he was a child who had made a mistake and was being punished by his parents.
"You pack some things, I'll take you to your grandma!" Xiang Minzhong sighed.
"Wouldn't I? I'm going to be with you! ”
"You're with me, what's the matter? I'm about thirty years older than you, and you're just a little girl of fourteen, and we're socially condemned together! ”
Chopsticks can no longer suppress their feelings, since such a short period of contact, she feels that this man is stoic and full of wisdom, he can bring joy to himself, he can bring himself a sense of security, he is the man she needs! "I just want to be with you, I love you!"
"Don't talk nonsense, you don't know what love is at your age! Together, we will be trampled on by the world! Xiang Minzhong said.
"As long as we're happy together, why bother with what people say?"
"You can ignore it, but I have to! How do you want me to stand on the court and accept the criticism of the courtiers against me, what will Your Majesty think of me! ”
Chopsticks didn't know how to answer, and stood there speechless! Xiang Minzhong helped her clean up briefly, helped her go to the shopkeeper to check out, and hired a carriage, and the two of them sat in the carriage, looking at each other but speechless!
Chopsticks told Xiang Minzhong the specific location of her grandmother, Xiang Minzhong told the driver to go to that location, and then the carriage kept hurrying, and I don't know how many streets I walked, how many rivers I crossed, and how many mountains I crossed, and I arrived at her grandmother's house!
Grandma Chopsticks' house lives in the middle of nowhere, and it is precisely because of the remoteness that the rent will be cheaper! I don't know how many turns I made in the small alley, and finally came to a dilapidated hut, you said that it was a hut and it was relatively reluctant, because it was just a square built up of earth, and then a shed was built with grass to build it, living in it died of heat in summer and cold in winter, Xiang Minzhong didn't know how chopsticks and her grandmother lived!
Chopsticks led Xiang Minzhong into the house, and saw that the walls around him were built with yellow mud, but he didn't know what black things were painted on the yellow mud inside, as if it was a kind of animal, and the paint on it was to increase the stability of the yellow mud.
As soon as Xiang Minzhong entered, he smelled it, and he was so uncomfortable that he died, and said, "How can this kind of place live in people!" ”
"But I've always lived here!" Chopsticks led Xiang Minzhong in!
Xiang Min always wanted to take the chopsticks back, take good care of her, let her taste the taste of grains, try the delicacies of the mountains and seas, and lie on a comfortable bed, but didn't he take her to her grandmother? I can only follow her!
Then I went inside, and saw all kinds of waste products piled up all over the house, exuding a smell of rancid food, and from time to time cockroaches popped up.
Xiang Minzhong said: "Cockroaches! "I stepped on it with my feet, and kept jumping, but the cockroach was agile and escaped every time!
Unexpectedly, the chopsticks lifted the cockroach's beard with one hand, put it in the mouth and chewed it, actually swallowed it, and said, "I haven't eaten meat for a long time!" ”
Xiang Minzhong was startled, this kind of thing can also be eaten! Chopsticks pointed, in the waste heap, I saw an old woman cutting leftovers, and then poured the leftovers into the pot, the pot was boiling very thin porridge, watching the old woman thin into a withered body, very terrible, how did this old woman survive, eat this kind of thing!
Chopsticks screamed: "Grandma, grandma, it's me!" ”
The old woman trembled a little, slowly stood up, turned around, stretched out her hands, and kept touching the front, "Chopsticks, is that you?" Are you really back? ”
Chopsticks quickly hugged grandma and said, "Yes, is it really your chopsticks?" The chopsticks put grandma's hand on her face, and grandma touched it slowly, and felt that familiar feeling again, crying bitterly, and said, "It's really my chopsticks!" It's really my chopsticks! The two of them hugged each other and cried into a tearful man.
Xiang Senzhong walked beside him, and when he saw this scene, tears also seeped up, and he quickly wiped the tears flowing from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, I haven't been so intellectual for a long time!
Grandma touched the face of the chopsticks, probably because her eyesight was not very good, and asked, "Chopsticks, how are you doing?" Ever since you were captured by the bad guys, Grandma has been crying every night, and now her eyes are worse than before, and now she can basically only see a blurry figure! I am very worried about your safety, but I can't do anything about it! ”
Chopsticks smiled and said, "Grandma, I'm fine, I was saved by a good person, and now I'm living well!" ”
"yes, that's great!" Grandma replied.
"And I brought it with me!"
"Well, I'm going to see our benefactor!"
After the chopsticks finished speaking, he went to take Xiang Senzhong and said, "Grandma, this is my great benefactor!" ”
"Really?" Grandma came over and scratched her hands: "Let me take a good look at you!" ”
The chopsticks put grandma's hand on Xiang Minzhong's face, and grandma's hand touched the arc of Xiang Minzhong's face, and said, "At first glance, it's a handsome face, what a blessed person!" ”
Xiang Minzhong held his grandmother's hand and said, "Thank you, old man, you are so blessed!" With such a smart and clever granddaughter! ”
Grandma smiled and said, "Yes! I haven't eaten it yet! Grab a bite to eat right here! ”
Xiang Minzhong replied: "No need, I still have to hurry back!" ”
Chopsticks took Xiang Minzhong's hand and said, "Let's eat some!" Grandma is rarely happy, I haven't seen a guest in a long time! ”
Xiang Minzhong saw that his grandmother was gracious, so he had to reluctantly stay.
Grandma was happily busy cooking, and she pulled out the bottom of her press box, even if she went bankrupt this time, she had to have fun!
Xiang Minzhong touched the wall with his hand and found that water seeped from the ceiling, all of which flowed onto the wall, and green moss grew on the wall. Due to the perennial accumulation of waste products next to it, there is a deep black ash on the ground, and there is a bad smell. Sure enough, a mouse scurried out! Taken aback!
Unexpectedly, the chopsticks kicked it to death, grabbed it with one hand, and said, "I have meat to eat tonight!" With that, he happily went to the kitchen!
After a long time, the meal is finally ready! Grandma, Chopsticks and Xiang Minzhong sat around a small table. The dishes above are boiled some gruel, some greens, and some greens, and some meat-like things!
Grandma said happily: "Eat quickly, you're welcome, you often use side dishes at home!" ”
Chopsticks helped Xiang Minzhong wash the chopsticks, handed them to him, and said, "Try my grandmother's handiwork!" ”
Xiang Minzhong looked at the vegetables in front of him, it was really hard to swallow, he barely took a bite of the vegetables, and when he ate them, he felt that the vegetables were a little old, and he didn't have that feeling of being green and tender at all! They all bitten, felt sticky, and stuffed their teeth, did they eat meat, and sure enough, a mellow feeling overflowed from their mouths, and said, "There is still meat in here!" ”
Chopsticks smiled: "Yes! Delicious no! ”
Xiang Minzhong said: "The taste is not bad! What kind of meat is this! ”
"I can't say that!"
Xiang Minzhong swallowed the dish! "Still a little taste!" asked. It's not bad, what kind of meat is this, I don't think I've eaten it before! ”
"You really want to know!"
"Tell me about it!"
"My lord came out for fear of scaring you to death!"
"Joke, what else in this world can scare me!"
"Rat meat!"
Xiang Minzhong immediately felt that the gastric juice was rolling, the internal organs were tumbling over the river and the sea, as if all of them were going to be spit out, his throat was up, and he felt that something was going to gush out, so he immediately covered his mouth with his hand, and immediately ran outside to swallow the bottom of the sky, and vomited for a long time.
Xiang Minzhong supported the tree with one hand, his head down, churning his stomach juice, and vomiting so much that he was sweating!
Chopsticks walked out with a smile, held Xiang Minzhong's back and said, "It's okay!" ”
Xiang Minzhong combed it and said, "It's okay!" "Looking at the girl in front of me, in the face of the misfortune of fate, she can be strong and face it with a smile, which is really admirable! I really want to take care of her and love her by my side, but I can't bear the criticism of the world, so I can only put her here!
Xiang Minzhong looked at the chopsticks and said, "You eat these things every day!" ”
The chopsticks smacked for a moment and said, "It's not bad today, don't get dizzy!" ”
Xiang Minzhong looked at the chopsticks, tears flashed in his eyes, he didn't expect such a little girl to endure the unbearable suffering in the world, maybe suffering can make a person grow more! It is precisely because of suffering that a little sunshine shines brightly, and you will smile incomparably, is this happiness?
There was no word for a while, no one was lying in the grass, time flew by, and soon it was night! The starry sky twinkles at night, and each star shines with a happy light, whether it is dark or bright, each star has its own brilliance! In this society, whether it is poor or rich, they will have their own happiness!
Chopsticks also have their own happy life, Xiang Minzhong feels that she is only a passerby in her life, and she can't provide her with happiness, so naturally happiness will come to her, and she should still choose to leave silently!
Looking at the familiar appearance of the chopsticks, she smiled so brightly, touched her face with her hand, she felt itchy, and shook off Xiang Minzhong's hand to touch her. Xiang Minzhong gently kissed her on the forehead, put a coat on her, and then left silently, and looked back at the chopsticks from time to time, and found that she was still asleep, smiling and overflowing with an affectionate teardrop, dripping into the dense grass, maybe his feelings can promote the rebirth of new grass in the coming year! Never looked back!
Early the next morning, Chopsticks found that Xiang Minzhong had gone, and he had gone silently, so she quickly rushed over and looked at the streets to Tokyo, where perhaps there were his footprints!
Fate has brought us closer to each other, and it has brought us far, far away from each other! Maybe we will really become passers-by in the future, because we don't have a point of intersection with each other!