Chapter 49: Returning Home (2)
Wu Qingzhu stood up, looked at the four or five-year-old boy condescendingly, and without thinking much, he opened his mouth: "I lack a scholar at home, are you willing?" ”
"Do you have anything to eat?" The little boy stared at his big eyes, stood opposite Wu Qingzhu, tilted his head and said his question.
Hearing the little boy's words, Wu Qingzhu replied seriously: "As long as I have a bite to eat, you will not be missing." ”
"Do you have a place to stay?"
"My house is quite spacious, and there is still a place for you to live."
"I don't want to be a lowly citizen." Gou Yu knows about the cheap status, and after entering the cheap status, he is a slave in this life, and no one can say anything even if others beat him to death.
He had seen those miserable minions, whipped on the streets, and it hurt to look at them.
"No, I promise I won't force you to become a cheap citizen, and I won't sell you."
"Then I'm willing to go with you"
"Okay, let's go, we'll be back early tomorrow morning."
When the dog heard that there was food and shelter, he no longer hesitated, and followed Wu Qingzhu and walked in the direction of the barracks.
There are also some reasons why the dog left with Wu Qingzhu so happily, this week he gnawed bamboo when he was hungry, and when it was cold, he could only hide in the corner and hold his body shivering, and he fell asleep in a daze several times without knowing when, he felt hungry on an empty stomach, he didn't want to experience it again, just now this brother gave him a lot of food, it was delicious, it was something he hadn't eaten for a long time.
And the reason why Wu Qingzhu took in the dog was not because of his own sympathy, he and his younger brother always had to have a person who went through the imperial examination, and they needed to accept a scholar no matter what.
At that time, the people in the village must have found all kinds of reasons to find a boy from their own house and stuff it.
Go out together, if you do something wrong or something, you can't blame yourself, it's not easy to say, it's a little bit when you don't have to publicize it yourself, and it may be spread all over the country.
Now that the dog is left with this boy, although he is temporarily younger, he can help do something if he is raised for another two years, and he is more or less relieved to raise him from childhood to adulthood. is also helpless, the relationship is better, just like a family.
As for food, peasant families, as long as they do not encounter natural and man-made disasters, they will not starve to death, and a child can still afford to eat.
Although outsiders are not allowed to enter the barracks, the place where Wu Qingzhu stayed is considered to be the periphery, and the dog is a child, and the guards also know this child, so they let the two of them in without hindering them.
Wu Qingzhu first led the child back to where he lived, and when he entered, he saw that there were still a few lightly injured soldiers lying in the camp, and when he looked up, he saw that it was Wu Qingzhu and greeted him familiarly.
"Coming back? I thought you were gone, and I thought about leaving without saying a word. ”
"Why, I can't leave until tomorrow morning."
A few people chatted with me as soon as they spoke, and then a man next to him lowered his head and was a little surprised when he saw a child coming in: "Little Brother Zhu, why is there a child here?" ”
"It's a long story, his father is Zhang Da Hammer, and he is the seller."
Wu Qingzhu didn't say much, he thought, others should understand what he said, and they know more or less about Zhang Dazhu.
Sure enough, the soldiers didn't say anything more, and they passed glances to each other to know what was going on.
A few people didn't continue to struggle, and one of the soldiers opened his mouth again: "You went to Mr. Fan's place, and someone just sent a message that he was looking for you." ”
"Okay, I'll go now, you can help me watch this kid first."
"Got it, got it, you go quickly, don't delay the business."
Wu Qingzhu didn't say much, put the dog on his bed and sat down, said hello and left.
It's not uneasy, these people in the house have lived together for a while, and they take care of him every time on the battlefield, and I believe that they won't bully a child.
When Wu Qingzhu arrived at the place, he first performed the student ceremony, and then asked if there was anything wrong.
"It's nothing, you've done a good job of keeping records, and the Governor has agreed that you will leave tomorrow, and promised to send someone on horseback tomorrow to send you back." Steward Fan put down the manual in his hand and didn't raise his head.
Parting is always sad, a period of sympathy for each other, and the hard work of the two people depend on each other, so that the two of them have become friends who have forgotten the year, and they are quite fated.
"Thank you, sir, I will definitely go to find Mr. in the future when I have the opportunity to be late, get together again, and have a good time."
"Well, I still have some things to do here, so I won't entertain you, so hurry up and go back with this box of pastries."
"Huh? Where do the pastries come from? ”
"The general's reward, hurry up and take it, it looks an eyesore." Then he muttered something that Wu Qingzhu couldn't hear.
"Huh? What did the sir say? ”
"Well, I just want to tell you that the marriage contract is set, and when this is done, I will go home, and lead my daughter to your house to recognize the door."
"Huh? This...... This...... It's not polite, right? "Wu Qingzhu is a little unsure and doesn't know what to say, this has been a family affair since ancient times, and it hasn't been so arrogant, right?
"If there is anything suitable or not, it will also be a member of your family in the future, go to meet first, recognize the door, and get along better in the future."
"Yes...... But the gentleman's house should be ...... away from here."
Without waiting for Wu Qingzhu to finish speaking, Steward Fan opened his mouth again: "My house is in the two county towns next door, quite close, no need to be polite, the big man is difficult to chase after him, he can't regret it if he agrees, go back and tell you Lao Tzu Niang." ”
"Late, late, this ......
"Hurry up, hurry up, Rory is so rambling, not like a man at all. Go back and pack your things, and leave tomorrow as soon as possible, saving you goodbye to worry. ”
Then, Wu Qingzhu was driven out of the camp.
Just a few steps away, the back room came out instead of one of his own documents and stopped Wu Qingzhu.
"You're leaving tomorrow, you've helped me a lot lately, get acquainted, I'll give you a pen before leaving."
"How can this make me, I didn't send anything to Mr. when I left, how embarrassed was I to accept you?"
Wu Qingzhu waved his hand again and again, he was willing to stay for two more days to help do some work, how could he be so unprincipled to accept other people's favors?
"Oh, don't give me excuses, the old man still has a lot of work in his hands, but he doesn't have time to talk nonsense."
"Then thank you, sir......"
Before Wu Qingzhu finished speaking, the gentleman turned around and returned to the camp.
Wu Qingzhu scratched his head, looking confused, so what is the situation? Reluctantly, he returned to his place of residence, and planned to lie down and sleep first, and have a good rest.
Wu Qingzhu slept in the barracks for the last night, tossing and turning, and didn't sleep well all night.
In the past, I may have been busy and tired, and I fell asleep as soon as I came back, but this time it was different, and I was inevitably a little excited when I knew that I was going to leave here.
Because I didn't go to bed too early, I heard the sound of snoring, grinding teeth, fists and feet, and the sound of talking about who to strangle in my sleep, as well as the stinky feet and the stinky smell leaking from the side of the body, I couldn't look at it directly.
Wu Qingzhu has been doing mental construction for himself, and later, after a long time, he vaguely felt a little sleepy, and slowly fell asleep.
The dog next to him seemed to feel the cold, and shrank back to Wu Qingzhu.
Wu Qingzhu, who left the next day, didn't see anyone coming to deliver it, and the camp was still busy, so busy that everyone didn't have time to stop.
Wu Qingzhu thought about it, and still planned to go to Mr. Fan's place to say goodbye, after all, he took care of himself a lot.
It's just that after looking for it, he was told that something had left him, so he had no choice but to lead the dog to find the soldier who sent him back today.
This soldier was the chief who had brought them in the first place, and he was told yesterday that he was going to send a young minister back to the village today, and he waited outside the city gate early.
Wu Qingzhu looked at a horse at the door and was a little embarrassed, so he needed the two of them to ride a horse together? Wu Qingzhu turned his head to look at Xiao Douding who was following behind him.
It's okay, it's okay, put this guy in the middle later, so it won't be awkward.
couldn't help but think in his heart, if it was Helan in front of him, he should be very happy.
"Little Xianggong, don't mind, there are restrictions on the use of war horses, it is already rare to be able to pull out a horse, let's hurry up, I should come back early, there are many in the military camp."
"There's Chief Rausch, I'm sorry for you to make this trip."
The two of them exchanged some pleasantries, and after getting on the horse and adjusting their position, they only heard the neighing of the war horse, and ran in the direction they were going.
Wu Qingzhu saw that the little guy in front of him seemed to be uncomfortable, so he knew that this kid should not have ridden a horse, so he put his leg under the little guy's buttocks slightly, and stretched out his hand to let the little guy hold it tighter.
Sure enough, the speed of riding a horse was more than a generation faster than the speed on weekdays, and it took half an hour to reach the entrance of the village.
"Let's stop here, the road in the village in front of you is not easy to walk."
After putting Wu Qingzhu down, Shi Chang clasped his fists with both hands, and said very arrogantly: "That's okay, little Xianggong, don't pass it over!" ”
"Why don't you go home and have a cup of tea before you go!"
"Hey, no need, I have to go back on a business trip, let's meet again!"
This chief is quite strong, and he is quite proud, and since he said to go, he will beat his horse and walk back.
"It's hard work...... Wu Qingzhu didn't finish speaking, and the person disappeared.
Wu Qingzhu looked at the village behind him and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At this time, the road in the village was quite slippery, and it seemed to have rained just last night, and it was still stored in the small ditch by the roadside.
Wu Qingzhu walked quite carefully, for fear of stepping into the mud and splashing mud.
Na Cheng wanted to bow his head, and the little guy in the back walked into the mud pit, and now he stepped on a big mud pit, and a lot of muddy water splashed on Wu Qingzhu's body.
The little guy also knew that he had done something wrong, so he looked up at Wu Qingzhu carefully, for fear of making him angry and leaving himself here.
However, Wu Qingzhu's happy mood was not affected at all when he saw such a scene, first patted the little guy's head, didn't say much, directly picked up the little guy's clothes, and rushed home.