Chapter 21 Yingdu

Li Jicai was not in a hurry to drink the tea in his bowl, he glanced at Xiao Erhei and Li Jiye, they had already taken the lead in drinking the old man's tea, if she wanted to have any problems, the three of them would not pour it together, wait first to see if there was any bad reaction after the two of them drank the old man's tea.

"Grandpa, what is this place? My brother and I want to go to Kyoto, but now we are lost here, how do we get there? ”

Li Jicai was not in a hurry to drink tea, so he first found a topic to chat with him, and asked him how to go around here, and where are they now?

The old man stroked his beard that didn't exist, of course, maybe he stroked the roots of his beard, and his face was unfathomable.

But when he looked at Li Jicai like this, he had a bit of a pretentious taste, and at first glance, this old man belonged to those shrewd types.

"This place is the junction of the western suburbs and the northern suburbs of Jinzhou City, if you want to go to Kyoto, you must pass through Jinzhou City, start from the south gate of Jinzhou City, and go south, and it is estimated that it will take more than ten days in the morning."

If you are suspicious of questioning the authenticity of what others say, then it is a bit impolite to ask for directions, and what Li Jicai thinks is just for reference.

But if she wants to pass through Jinzhou City, she has already escaped from the Jiang family, if she is in Jinzhou City and then is recognized by the Jiang family, who will recognize her and bring it back to the Jiang family?

And in Jiang Li's eyes, she has long been a dead person, if a dead person suddenly comes back to life and appears in Jinzhou City, won't it scare people to death?

"Does the old man have to pass through Jinzhou City? Can't you get around it? ”

"It's okay to get around, but it's just a little more difficult, you just need to remember to keep heading south."

"Anyway, I haven't had the chance to go to the capital since I was a child, but this capital is a good place? My brother and I are already ups and downs, so it would be nice if we could find a feng shui treasure to live in. ”

"Little girl, didn't you just say that you were going to go to a distant relative? Now how can you say that you have chosen a feng shui treasure place? If you two don't go to distant relatives, you'll have to live without money. ”

Obviously, the old man saw early on that what Li Jicai said about his distant relatives was a lie, and the two of them were running around like anything now.

But it is undeniable that the two of them are indeed penniless, and he can see it.

It's just that there are very few pedestrians passing by today, and no one stops to drink tea and chat with him, so it is also excellent to leave these two people and a dog to drink tea and chat.

As for the change of dogs at the beginning, he thought that he was usually too lonely, and he should be accompanied by a dog.

"Grandpa, I believe that if you have hands and feet, you will definitely not starve to death." Li Jicai said with confidence.

As a result, the old man said unceremoniously: "It's good to have hands and feet, but now you see where there are women in the market who are working hard outside and showing up, but they are not afraid of people gossiping?"

What's more, you two don't have any money now, and it is estimated that you will not be able to go to Kyoto. ”

"If you can't go, then it's up to destiny, thank you for your kindness." Li Jicai smiled calmly at him, originally Kyoto was just a distant existence for her, whether she could get there or not was a matter of fate, she didn't have to be so persistent.

What if she found a way out of the modern age, she still wanted to go back. Seeing that he couldn't make sense with Li Jicai, he simply didn't say anything, his eyes fell on Li Jiye and Xiao Erhei, and the pu fan in his hand did not stop, shaking slowly.

Li Jiye drank the water in the tea bowl intently, and didn't pay attention to what Li Jicai said to this old man, he just stood up directly after he was full, and then saluted the old man to express his gratitude.

The wolf dog also cooed, and drank a lot, but it didn't care about the bitterness of human tea.

This look at this small tea stall will definitely not use any good tea.

After one person and one dog finished drinking, Li Jicai saw that the two of them were okay after drinking, so he reached out and took a bowl himself, then handed it to his lips and drank it with a clatter.

At the moment, even if it is unpleasant, it is like a rain for her thirsty.

It was a pure accident to meet this old man, after Li Jicai drank two large bowls in a row, he only felt satisfied, and he gave them a salute according to Li Jiye's actions to express his gratitude.

The ancients were very particular about etiquette, Li Jicai, you are worried that you can't even do the most basic etiquette, and people will speculate unreasonably whether it is from other countries or something, not that this country has other countries in addition to going abroad, and Yan Country has other countries.

After thanking the old man at the tea stall, the two of them and a dog went on the road again.

During this time, they also met other pedestrians, and as the old man said, if they asked where Kyoto was located, they all pointed to the south, and as long as they walked south, they would definitely be able to reach the capital.

Li Jicai was worried that he was going wrong, so when he passed by pedestrians on the road, he would intentionally or unintentionally ask where they were now, how far they went, where they could rest, and so on.

And on the way to Kyoto, they didn't have a little money on them, so they had to rely on begging, yes, only begging.

When she was in the Wang family, in the past few months, she has deeply experienced how to deal with those poor people, and she also knows how to speak on weekdays to arouse people's sympathy, especially the skills of the old lady of the Wang family, which is simply her master level, the listener is sad, and the hearer is crying.

said one set after another, Li Jicai didn't even learn half of her skills, but when she met someone selling melons and fruits on the road, she could always get one or two cucumbers to eat through rhetoric.

Li Jiye despised her very much at first, a manly husband would never eat the food that came to him, this was taught in the book, but the hero was short of breath, and after being hungry for a few days, he was also honest.

Sometimes they will cooperate with Li Jicai's words to make corresponding pitiful grievances, Baba's expression, some old men, grandmothers, women, or people can't help but soften their hearts when they see Li Jiye's round head and somewhat pleasing appearance, and they will give more or less charity. It's a pity that he is not a monk, if he is a monk, it is estimated that he will be given more.

Of course, even if he was not a monk, in later times, Li Jicai found that the people of Chu were very superstitious about Buddhism, and their attitude towards monks was even more polite and reasonable.

So later, Li Jicai simply asked Li Jiye to disguise himself as a monk, I don't know which garbage heap he picked up the robe or something, washed it and dried it, and then put it on Li Jiye's body.

Although Li Jiye was very reluctant, Li Jicai comforted him every time that he would be in Kyoto in ten days, and they couldn't starve to death on the road, so just endure it and hold on for a few more days.

is a good young man, and he was dressed up as a monk by Li Jicai in this way, as if he came out of some deep mountain and old forest.

Xiao Erhei is very self-conscious, knowing that these two people can't provide it with three meals a day, so he goes to find food by himself every time, and returns to them after looking for it, anyway, they definitely don't eat what it eats.

Li Jicai relied on begging, Li Jiye relied on fate, the two of them had some meaning of cheating, but they all comforted themselves in their hearts, as long as they arrived in Kyoto and arrived at the capital, the capital is so prosperous, they will definitely be able to find a place to stay.

In fact, she has no social experience, Li Jicai thinks so, she originally planned to work as a delivery boy for a few years, and then go to the big city to have a good time.

Originally, she was just mixing on their street, and she had never seen much of the world, and she didn't understand this person's sophistication, both inside and outside the industry. After being exiled to ancient times, going to Kyoto is to some extent like going to a big city to work hard in modern times, not to mention being able to get ahead, at least to have a place to settle down.

It is obvious that she is now a lonely soul in ancient times, and there is no way to show that she can return to modern times, if the reason is from the Jiang family, but if she returns to the Jiang family now, it will be a death, Jiang Li will still beat her half to death, and then throw her out,

If she finds out that she is an unbeatable person who can recover from serious injuries, and maybe she has to advertise to outsiders that she is a demon or something, then does she still have a chance to live?

Therefore, the best expedient plan at the moment is to go to another place to save for the time being, and then plan for the long term, and see if there is a chance to return to the Jiang family in the future.

As for Li Jiye and Xiao Erhei, she didn't know what purpose Li Jiye wanted to follow her, of course she didn't want to know, and she didn't want to get into trouble.

Because in these few days of getting along, she found that Li Jiye's background must be not small, and his daily behavior is not like an ordinary person, at least not like a peasant, just like the son of a rich and noble family, and he must have his own purpose in going to Kyoto, and in the name of her younger brother, he must explain that there are secrets that cannot be known to outsiders.

None of this had anything to do with her, and after they entered Kyoto, they parted ways, and they were also said to be okay at the beginning.

If Xiao Erhei wants to follow him, follow him, and if he wants to follow himself, then follow himself.

Li Jicai believes that with his cleverness in modern times, he will be able to survive well.

The old man who sold tea didn't lie to her, he really had to walk for more than ten days, which was still close, and if he was farther away, he would probably have to lose his legs.

The distance between Jiangnan and Yingdu is not very far, if you take a carriage, it is estimated to take five or six days, right?

Li Jicai can't be sure, she is very glad that she chose the capital in the end, and it is convenient when she comes back, if she mixes up in the capital, then she can return to Jiangnan to visit the Jiang family with her status, which is logical.

I have to say that what she thinks is still quite beautiful, but she doesn't know what it will develop into in the future.

That's the plan for now.

All the way.

The two of them didn't know how many days they had been running on the road, and finally under the guidance of passers-by, they ate a hundred meals and arrived at Yingdu, the capital of Chu State, after all kinds of hardships.