Zhao Yu woke up again, it was already two nights later, he sat up from the bed, looked at the corner of the window that was propped up in a daze, and couldn't tell whether it was a dream or a reality for a while.

It is said that that day when the shopkeeper Wang saw him being carried back to the Beining Restaurant, his eyes were black, and he almost fainted on the spot. Xiao Er helped the shopkeeper in time, and called the running hall to send Zhao Yu back to the room.

Xiao Er dealt with it in a timely manner, but Zhao Yu's 'accident' was still seen, and the shopkeeper stared at him grinding his teeth while he was sleeping, day and night, but he still couldn't prevent it!

Thinking about the rumors that were spreading more and more outside, the shopkeeper couldn't help but wonder if he was really not suitable for this business? That's a bit of bad luck! He doesn't even expect Zhao Yu to be famous, just live, just live! There is already a 'good name' that students dare not approach, but there can't be another good name that ordinary guests can't approach...

Fortunately, the shopkeeper's prayers day and night worked, although Zhao Yu's head was still confused and couldn't distinguish reality, but he finally woke up, and he still looked like a stupid and deceitful scholar, not really stupid.

Thank God! The boss burst into tears, and hurriedly arranged the kitchen to give Zhao Yu a bowl of noodles, after this incident, he no longer dreamed of washing away the unjust name of Beining Restaurant... He may have been born at odds with the students!

Shopkeeper Wang thought about the past and the upcoming bitter future, wiped his tears, and then brought the noodles to Zhao Yu and said, "Zhao Gongzi, eat it." ”

After not eating for two consecutive days, Zhao Yu was already hungry, he inhaled the fragrance of the noodles greedily, and at the same time carefully observed the face of the shopkeeper Wang-he already knew why the shopkeeper had to recruit students at all costs, and at the same time... The fact that he fainted and was sent back is estimated to have had a great impact on the restaurant.

The shopkeeper looked at his cautious eyebrows and sighed, forget it, the child is a good child, maybe there is really a problem with his restaurant... He thought sadly, maybe Zhao Yu had to blame him for being in a coma...

Zhao Yu was really hungry, seeing that the shopkeeper nodded, he took chopsticks, and didn't care about the cultivation of any literati, he took the next bite in one bite, and in the end, even the soup at the bottom of the bowl was scooped clean. Seeing this scene, Shopkeeper Wang burst out laughing, got up and went to the back kitchen to bring out another bowl and handed it to Zhao Yu.

After taking the bowl, Zhao Yu finally regained his scholarly demeanor, eating lightly, and talking to the shopkeeper sitting opposite him.

Soon the second bowl also bottomed out, and Zhao Yu was wiping his mouth with a face towel, when he heard the shopkeeper Wang on the opposite side say in a slightly hesitant tone: "I remember that Zhao Gongzi once said, are you from Yanling?" What do you plan to do after the exam? After all, there is still some time before the release date. Want to go home? ”

Go home...

Zhao Yu was confused for a moment, do you want to go back? He really can't wait to see Qiaozhi, but the release date is October, Yanling is almost a two-day drive from Anlu, and two more days in two months is really tormenting. But if you don't go back, it's another kind of torment...

Noticing Zhao Yu's hesitation, Shopkeeper Wang pondered and said: "Actually, here in Anlu, there are many students who choose to wait for the results in this city, if the son does not dislike it, he can continue to live with us, after the township test, there will be a lot of jobs on the street that need students, and the son can also go there to try his luck." ”

"Of course." Shopkeeper Wang smiled honestly, "The treatment here is still the same as the treatment of Zhao Gongzi before, and no money is charged." ”

Zhao Yu was a little shocked and sighed: "Shopkeeper Wang, you are really a great and kind person!" Immediately, he said a little embarrassedly, "Am I bothering you too much?" ”

"No trouble, no trouble." The shopkeeper Wang was kind on his face, but he bowed to bitter tears in his heart, if it wasn't for Zhao Yu's fainting too impactful, why would he continue to lose his money to keep Zhao Yu! And it can't earn shouting, it can only properly smooth out the previous impact.

However, this scholar has reviewed so hard before, he should be on the list... Shopkeeper Wang wanted to ask Zhao Yu how he did in the exam, but he was afraid that he would roll his eyes if he heard Zhao Yu's answer that he didn't do well, so he finally pressed this question in his heart and didn't ask it.

After solving the problem of eating, Zhao Yu was ordered to go upstairs to rest. But he had slept for two days and two nights, and it was really... Can't sleep.

Zhao Yu lay on the bed with his eyes closed for a long time, and finally gave up on this extremely difficult thing. Barefoot to the window.

Looking at the stars outside and a full and bright full moon, Zhao Yu remembered that today is the middle of the month, August 15, is the day of family reunion, but it is a pity that these students can't go home, but it's a pity... He didn't have a home.

Looking at the moon hanging high in the sky, Zhao Yu suddenly gave birth to an unsolvable sense of loneliness, in fact, in the Mid-Autumn Festival in previous years, he also lived alone, although he would also miss his deceased parents and nurses, but that longing is controllable, unlike this time to come turbulently, suddenly, because of Aunt Yu... Is it because of the pretty branches?

To be sure, he was not a pedantic scholar. In order to learn the words and sentences of his predecessors and earn the necessary living expenses, he even wrote those sour and rotten ones under a pseudonym - nothing more than the stories of some poor scholars who met the enchanting but innocent little demons to repay their kindness.

This kind of story is not very brain-consuming, and the general plot is similar, so although he has no real experience, he has read one or two books of his predecessors, and he is very handy in writing.

He never thought that one day he would fall into this kind of emotion, he always thought that his ultimate goal was to take the exam to become an official, and then redress his parents' unjust case... But I didn't expect to kill the bright woman of Qiaozhi halfway.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yu looked at the moon outside and sighed faintly, leaned over and lit the oil lamp on the desk.

The dim light illuminated a small corner of the room, and he pulled out his chair, suddenly wanting to write a letter to Qiaozhi and his parents and nurse who were far away in Yanling.

The letter to his parents went well, starting from the year he was taken care of by the nurse, and he wrote a lot of interesting stories from his childhood, and wrote about how the nurse took care of him with all her heart...... Page after page, in previous years, he never cared about the Zhongyuan Festival, never believed in ghosts and gods, and never put Kong Ming lanterns to mourn like others, so he was discussed by the neighbors, whether he was cold and cold-blooded...

Not really.

He just didn't believe in this kind of boring trick. But today, he desperately hopes that Kong Mingdeng can really bring his thoughts to the other side of the world, to his relatives who he misses but will never see again, he wrote a full five pages, and then put down the pen with satisfaction, folded the paper carefully and neatly, and put it aside.

The next one was written to Qiaozhi, he first picked up a pen and wrote a shopkeeper Yu, and immediately erased the crumpled paper and wrote the words Yu Qiaozhi on the new paper. Then he frowned and threw the paper ball to the ground.

After repeating this and wasting the eighth blank paper, Zhao Yu finally shook his head and gave up. But immediately he spread out the ninth piece of paper, and like a thief, he put a few small words on the bottom of the paper, and when he had finished writing, he laid him on the candle flame.

The blazing flame licked/licked/licked/squeezed the brittle paper mercilessly, leaving a charred black powder, and the words were gradually swallowed up by the tongue of fire, and it was impossible to see it really, and soon a piece of paper burned out.

After putting away the ashes, Zhao Yu put the pile of paper he had written to his parents and the nurse into his pocket and went downstairs.

The shopkeeper had already slept, and only the bookkeeper was left in the hall, sitting at the counter, yawning and closing the accounts. Zhao Yu was a little shy with Mr. Ledger Mr. Greeting, Mr. Ledger did not have so many scruples as the shopkeeper Wang, and asked Zhao Yu directly about the exam, and patted him on the shoulder with relief after learning that he grasped it, and muttered a sentence that really lived up to the expectations of the shopkeeper, and then plunged into the account book.

Taking advantage of the good atmosphere, Zhao Yu borrowed a Kong Ming lantern from the bookkeeper and borrowed a short candle.

Something like Kong Ming lanterns, Beining Restaurant is always available, after all, there are not a few customers who want to put a Kong Ming lantern or river lantern for a while. It's just that this Zhao Yu doesn't look like a person who likes these gadgets... The bookkeeper shook his head and handed over the Kong Ming lantern and candles to Zhao Yu.

"Thank you." Zhao Yu smiled, gently pushed open the door of the restaurant, and walked out.

Although Anlucheng has the custom of putting Kong Ming lanterns during the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is late at night, only Zhao Yu is walking on the street alone, and he can't see the Kong Ming lantern still burning in the sky, he walked to the open terrain, unfolded the Kong Ming lantern, and lit the placed candle.

The shriveled paper belly bulged little by little, and then an upward force appeared out of thin air, Zhao Yu blinked curiously, felt this mysterious power, and then let go of the finger holding Kong Minglan.

The Kong Ming lantern staggered into the sky, slowly rising, Zhao Yu kept looking up and chasing the trail of the Kong Ming lantern until he could no longer see the outline, only the bean-sized point of light remained.

The thread was firmly tied and placed underneath the candle. A breeze rose, and the Kong Ming lantern floated into the distance, and Zhao Yu at this time believed that this Kong Ming lantern would really float to his parents' side, bringing all his thoughts over the past few years.

It wasn't until he couldn't see the bright light that the bean was big that Zhao Yu yawned, went back to the Beining Restaurant, and thanked the bookkeeper who left him the door, Zhao Yu went upstairs and returned to his room.

blew out the lamp and lay on the bed, maybe it was because he had done all this to arouse his sleepiness, or maybe he put the Kong Ming lantern to make him feel a lot more at ease, or maybe he finally unilaterally entrusted the sorrow that had been hidden in his heart... Zhao Yu finally fell asleep this time, and fell into a dark sleep after a while.

In the dream, he returned to Yanling, saw the pretty branch he had always wanted to see, and sent the letter he had burned.

The letter was unfolded by the pretty branch in the dream, and only a few words were written on it: "Miss Yu, you are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen, and I am happy with you." And when Qiaozhi saw this line of words, the flush climbed up to her ears.

... ...

That's nice.

In his sleep, Zhao Yu curled the corners of his lips in satisfaction.