Chapter 4: Leave the money to buy the road
"You must be the benevolent Li Shanren, right?" The half-old man got off the horse, bowed to Li Shanren and said, "I can help you do things, the little Sansheng is lucky!" ”
Li Shanren hurriedly greeted him, forced out a smile and said, "You're polite, come into the house and have a cup of tea." ”
According to the idea of the half-old man, it is to first pass through the Jiangnan wilderness, then enter Beijing, rest in Chang'an City for one night, and drive through the Liangjie Mountain early the next morning, so as to arrive at Changshou Village. On the third day, Fang can go up to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.
I don't have any opinions, but Li Shanren always has a worried look on his face, and he is very concerned about my safety along the way, I am very moved, but this trip is bound to be successful.
Finally leaving the house, the half-old man turned the carriage around and prepared to set off immediately, but before I could step into the carriage, Li Shanren grabbed me.
I saw Li Shanren take out a heavy package from behind him, stuffed it into my hand, and said loudly at the same time: "Pillar, there is some silver in here, and a few clean clothes, and the old man has prepared some dry food for you, you are on the way...... Be careful! ”
I couldn't help but be infected with the sadness of parting, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Li Shanren again: "Master, thank you for your nurturing grace, when I return from studying, I will definitely serve you well." ”
"Hey, silly boy......" Li Shanren helped me up, and said with a little moist eyes: "For so many years, you have not contributed less to the family, but the old man has treated you badly, look at your tattered clothes, turn back to the capital, find an inn, change into a clean new clothes, the old man is ready for you." ”
"Master, I ......"
"Don't say it, pillar, let's go......" Li Shanren wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and then smiled slightly: "Let's go, be careful all the way." ”
The sadness of parting always makes people cry involuntarily, and when I staggered into the carriage, I couldn't help but feel sad, and even shed tears, I remember, this is the first time I have cried since I was sensible.
I saw from the gap in the curtain that Li Shanren was still looking at the carriage, and at the same time the corners of his eyes were moist again, I couldn't help but feel sad, and I thought that when I succeed in my practice in the future, I must repay this person who raised me and the only relative.
Soon, the carriage turned, and I couldn't see Li Shanren anymore, so I couldn't help but sigh, and suddenly I felt that I had just left, which seemed a little cruel, after all, Li Shanren had just experienced such a tragic change, and it was when I needed someone to accompany me, but I left.
Am I doing something wrong or am I right? I can't give an answer myself, it's just that the arrow has been wound and I have to send it.
I wanted to go to the East Bay to visit Lin Laohan on the occasion of this parting, and tell him that I was really going to learn from the teacher, but unfortunately, the route prescribed by the horseman who was in a hurry happened to be contrary to the East Bay, so I could only shake my head helplessly, thinking that I would only come to surprise him after I finished my studies.
Approaching the south gate of Jianye City, I looked at the people passing by, almost all of them were familiar faces to me, they probably didn't know that I was sitting in the carriage driven by two horses at this time, maybe they didn't dare to think like this, after all, in their eyes, I was always just a servant of Li Shanren's family, how could He De have such treatment?
I smiled wryly and didn't say hello to anyone who passed me.
When I finally arrived at the south gate, I vaguely heard the coachman negotiating with the soldiers stationed at the city gate, probably in a conversation, the soldiers asked where the carriage was going? The coachman truthfully said that he was doing Li Shanren a favor, but the soldiers did not check it at all, so they opened the south gate and let us go.
Once again, I was tainted with the kindness of Li Shanren.
Out of the city gate, it is no longer the territory of Jianye City, strictly speaking, it should be the wilderness of the south of the Yangtze River, there is no jurisdiction over the area, in the past when I went out to procure, I have been here, I heard that this place is seriously troubled, I have never met it.
After a moment of carriage departure, I smelled the fragrance of flowers and plants, the crisp birdsong in my ears from time to time, and the faint sound of gurgling water not far away, and I couldn't help but sigh that I finally left Jianye City.
Just as I was in my reverie, the coachman's voice came from in front of me: "Little master, you can sit tight, this Jiangnan wilderness is not peaceful, we need to pass quickly!" ”
I hurriedly bent over, lifted the curtain of the car, and smiled apologetically at the coachman: "This uncle, I'm not a little young master, my name is Zhuzi, you can call me by name." ”
"Huh? Okay, okay, that'...... Sit tight, O pillar. ”
"Okay."
I retracted my body again, and my heart began to think of the prosperity of Chang'an City, I had never been to Chang'an City, and I couldn't help but have a lot of curiosity and all kinds of imagination in my heart.
As I thought about it, I felt tired, perhaps because of the bumps in the car, and I gradually fell asleep.
But before I knew it, and I didn't know how much time had passed, I was suddenly awakened by the neighing of horses, and at the same time the carriage came to a halt so quickly that I almost rolled over.
I didn't know why, and was about to get up and inquire about it, but at this moment, a sharp shout seemed to come from the front of the carriage.
"Heh, stop!"
I wondered, could it be a robber?
However, the reality is what you want, and then a classic line came to my ears.
"I planted this tree, I drove this road, if you want to pass by here, leave it to buy road money."
Immediately afterward, the driver jumped out of the car in horror and began to deal with the robbers.
"Oh, all the masters, it's good, I didn't pull any distinguished guests, it's just the obligation to help someone send a little offspring to the capital......" The coachman was still begging.
"Whoa......
Suddenly, there was a sharp sound of a sword breaking through the air, and it was thought that the robber had put the blade in his hand on the coachman's neck.
The coachman shouted, "Ah! Uncles spare their lives! The little ones really don't have much money to honor their uncles! ”
"Heh, you little old man, you just said that you were helping people send people into Beijing? Tell me, who are you helping? "The robbers are asking.
"The little ones are ...... It was Li ...... of Jianye City Lee Shan-jin! ”
"Li Shanren? Haha, good! Who doesn't know that Li Shan, who built Ye City, has a lot of money? Hahaha......" The robbers laughed arrogantly: "Brothers, we have picked it up today!" ”
"Haha, people are killed, gold and silver are left! Whining! "The robbers began to fan the flames one after another.
By this time the helpless coachman was choked up, as if his pleas had no avail.
I am also nervous at this time, after all, it is the first time I encountered robbers, but my brain is also spinning rapidly, now, I have to come up with a comprehensive way, money is something outside the body, and the robbers are also for money, if I can hand over the silver, I think I should be able to exchange my life, but just now the coachman has confessed that it is to help Li Shanren, and I am afraid that these robbers and thieves will not die, and then I will blackmail Li Shanren, such a situation, I will never allow it to happen, even if I die.
In my eagerness, several robbers began to climb into the carriage and try to find out what was going on inside the carriage, and the situation was so urgent that there was no time for me to think.
At the moment when the curtain was lifted, I immediately let my face twitch, my eyes turned into cross-eyed, I tilted my mouth, knelt down with a "poof", squinted at the robbers who lifted the curtain, and shouted with a smile like a silly child: "Daddy! Mother! Daddy! Mother! You...... Why don't you want me? I want to ...... I want to eat sugar gourds! ”
That's right, I just want to pretend to be crazy and stupid, so that the robbers think that I am a dispensable character for Li Shanren, or even an abandoned character.
Seeing me in such a state, several robbers were dumbfounded, and the same as the coachman who was kneeling on the ground at this time was also dumbfounded.
"Wow, what...... Why are you a fool? Several of the robbers began to talk.
Seeing the situation, I pounced, hugged the legs of a robber tightly, rubbed my nose on the leg of his trousers, and said with a smile: "Mother, mother, why did you come here?" You want...... Are you going to buy me a sugar gourd? ”
"Phew, you idiot, get out of the way!" The robber I was holding suddenly kicked me under the car and slammed me to the ground.
I couldn't help but feel a little pain, and continued to follow my plan, and then, while laughing and saying stupid things, I didn't forget to tear open the package that Li Shanren had given me earlier, scattering all the silver inside, and then throwing the silver in all directions.
"Hey, hey, buy sugar gourds! Boss, give you silver, I want to buy sugar gourds! Sugar gourds are delicious! Boss, you catch it! I'll give you the money! ”
I kept laughing and screaming, and kept throwing all the money around, some of it fell into the bushes, some fell to the side of the road, and some even fell into the stream not far away.
At the same time, I was also observing the movements of the robbers, and there were more than a dozen robbers present, and each of them had a sharp knife on his body, and the cold light was shining, which was very terrifying.
I tried to keep myself calm, and I tried my best to pretend to be crazy, and when the robbers saw that I had scattered all the money in all directions, they ordered a few men to quickly pick it up, while the remaining robbers guarded me and the coachman.
"His grandmother's, Lao Tzu also said that he picked it up today! turned out to be a second fool who was thrown away! ”
"Yes! Big brother, this fool may be too much of a drag, so he was quietly sent away by Li Shanren! ”
"Well, I think it's ......"
Several robbers discussed with each other, and then another robber turned and walked to the coachman, put the big knife on the coachman's neck again, and shouted: "You little old man, honestly, what the hell is going on? ”……
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