Chapter 60: Writing a Letter and Missing
Half an hour later, a stack of papers with names written on them was handed to Di Sheng's hand by the little servant, and Di Sheng looked at it about a while, these ugly characters can be called ghost drawings, and some of them are only drawings.
He sighed again, as long as he could work, ugly words were fine.
He sat down at the makeshift table and called out the name of the first piece of paper, "Chen Xuan'er." "It's a good name, and that's how people should be.
As a result, a woman in her sixties walked in front of him, and Di Sheng said with a sad face: "This girl, how many years can you work?" ”
Chen Xuan'er said: "Just let me enter the coffin." ”
Dickson shook his head and said, "No, next one." ”
The next people who came to him one after another were all fifty or sixty years old, and Di Sheng said impatiently: "Isn't there anyone who is younger?" ”
One of the women said, "This son, the young girl has gone to the town, who will stay in our small village." ”
The rest of the women chimed in, "Yes." ”
Shui Ling'er shouted behind the group of women, "I'm young, I'm eighteen. ”
Dickson heard it and said happily, "Come here." "As long as you look like a mediocre, after all, Narcissus House is dominated by men.
Shui Ling'er rushed over excitedly.
Di Sheng saw her, stunned and took a step back, he had seen her, she had come to the Narcissus Tower with her brother, her brother was as beautiful as a fairy, even Bai Yu sighed to himself, the emperor went to the Narcissus Tower in person for her, just to talk to her, such a woman is impressive.
Shui Ling'er didn't think much about it and said: "I'm very capable and can endure hardships, so hire me quickly." ”
Di Sheng's face was embarrassed, how could he let the woman the emperor like do hard work.
Seeing that he was silent, Shui Ling'er said happily: "I hired it!" She stretched out her hand and said, "I want a hundred taels of silver." ”
Di Sheng couldn't refuse, so he had to take out a bag of silver taels and give it to her, saying, "Where do you live?" "He had to know her whereabouts before he could inform Bai Yu.
Shui Ling'er pointed to the end of the village and said, "Live in the most marginal room." ”
Di Sheng nodded clearly and said, "During this time, I will stay in the inn, and when everyone is ready, I will inform you." ”
"Okay." After Shui Ling'er signed the work contract paper given to her by Di Sheng, she happily walked back with the silver taels.
Seeing her go away, Di Sheng hurriedly picked up a pen and paper, quickly wrote a letter, and then handed it to the little maid, saying, "Rush this letter back to the imperial capital overnight and hand it over to Bai Yu, quick!" ”
"Yes."
Di Sheng thought that it would take at least a week to return to the imperial capital as quickly as possible, and he wanted to take a good look at Shui Ling'er during this week.
In the crowd of onlookers, someone shouted, "Childe, do you want to continue to recruit people?" ”
Dickson shook his head and said, "That's all for today." ”
After Shui Ling'er returned home with one hundred taels of silver, she happily put the bag of silver on the table and said to Ziyi: "Ziyi, I have found a job, this is one hundred taels of silver." ”
Ziyi noticed that something was wrong and said, "Shui Ling'er, what job did you find, why did the other party give you a hundred taels of silver first?" ”
"I'm going to work in the Narcissus Building in the imperial capital."
At this time, Xiaohu happened to walk in and said, "I don't agree." "The closer Shui Ling'er gets to the imperial capital, the easier it will be for Dongfang Yu to discover her.
Ziyi knew what Xiaohu was worried about, and said: "Shui Ling'er likes to be lively, and it's not a way to leave her here, so it's better to go to the imperial capital to be lively." At that time, she will contact Dongfang Yu in person, not that it is inconvenient to be here.
Xiaohu insisted on saying, "I don't agree." He took the money from the table and said, "I'll take it and give it back." ”
Shui Ling'er snatched the silver over and said, "Xiaohu, I've had enough, why do you always have to restrict me?" You haven't been like that before. ”
"I'm protecting you!"
"I'm so old, I don't need your protection."
Xiaohu said excitedly: "If you don't need my protection, do you want to stage what happened in Liang Guo again?" ”
Shui Ling'er was said to be a sore spot, she slapped Xiaohu angrily and shouted, "Brother Jing is different!" She likes Situ Jing, so she is willing to follow him to the imperial capital, if she wants to choose again, she will still choose to be with Situ Jing.
"He forgot about you, and he still called him Brother Jing."
Shui Ling'er shed tears and said, "You are too much! She pushed Xiaohu away and ran out.
Xiaohu angrily followed him and walked out, just in time to meet Dr. Xiao who came back from practicing medicine.
Dr. Xiao walked into the house, and when he saw Ziyi sighing mournfully, he sat down beside her and said, "I heard the sound of them arguing outside, what is it for?" ”
"Shui Ling'er wants to go to the imperial capital to work, but Xiaohu refuses."
"Xiaohu is obsessed with Shui Ling'er, no wonder he is afraid that Shui Ling'er will be discovered by Dongfang Yu if he goes to the imperial capital." He picked up the teapot and poured a glass of water to drink, and said, "On the contrary, it is Shui Ling'er, didn't you explain to her the reason for coming to Chu State?" ”
Ziyi shook her head and said, "No, Shui Ling'er thinks that Situ Jing has forgotten her, so she wants to leave Liang Kingdom, and I helped her, she doesn't know that I asked her to cheat to death." ”
"Now you can explain to Shui Ling'er the reason for coming to Chu State, otherwise the emperor will be blamed for letting the emperor's woman work."
"No, if Shui Ling'er knew that we asked her to come to Chu for the emperor, she would have escaped, after all, she still has Situ Jing in her heart, and only the emperor will come to pick her up in person, so that she can slowly forget Situ Jing."
Doctor Xiao sighed and said, "You women are really troublesome, a simple thing to use is so complicated. He stood up and said, "I'm going to the backyard to take care of my herbs." With that, he walked towards the backyard.
Ziyi picked up the needle and thread on the table and continued to sew and embroider, thinking about how to get rid of Xiaohu, and then smoothly let Shui Ling'er go to Dongfang Yu's side.
Shui Ling'er wandered outside for a while, thinking of Situ Jing, saying that it was herself who wanted to leave him, but it was herself who couldn't let go of him, she didn't regret liking him, even if he forgot her, she still liked him.
She saw a woman in front of her talking to Uncle Li about wearing warm clothes in the morning and evening, remembering to eat, and even calling his son.
Shui Ling'er thought to herself that Uncle Li was in his fifties, and even his mother couldn't be so young, so she walked over and said, "Uncle Li, what are you doing?" She looked at Uncle Li writing a letter.
Uncle Li picked up the written letter and said, "She asked me to write a letter on behalf of her son who works in Liang Kingdom, and I will go to Liang Country and bring the letter to her son by the way." ”
Shui Ling'er nodded in understanding and said, "Then can you also help me bring the letter?" ”
"Okay, do you want me to ghostwrite, or do you want to write it yourself?"
"I'll write it myself."
"Okay, a tael of silver."
Shui Ling'er took out a tael of silver from her waist and gave it to Uncle Li, she took the pen and paper that Uncle Li gave her, she had a lot of things to say to Situ Jing, but she couldn't write, she could only work hard to write "Shui Ling'er is fine." After these five words, put it in the envelope, write Situ Jing on the envelope, and hand the envelope to Uncle Li.
Even if Situ Jing forgot about her and didn't even want to read the letter, she still wanted to write it to him, this was what she missed him.
Uncle Li accepted the letter and said, "Where does this Situ Jing live in Liang Kingdom?" ”
Shui Ling'er thought that Situ Jing should stay in the frontier with Rong Ye at this time, and she said, "Send it to King Jing's Mansion on the border of Liang Kingdom." ”
"Okay."
After Shui Ling'er saw Uncle Li out of the city gate of Chu State, she turned around and silently stretched out her hand to wipe away her tears, she wanted to go back to Liang Country with Uncle Li, but she didn't want to see the sweet world of Situ Jing and Rong Ye.
In the market, Xiaohu asked several passers-by, and finally asked the man who was recruiting people to work in the imperial capital lived in the inn, and he walked to the inn with a bag of silver.
When he entered the inn, the shopkeeper came over eagerly to greet him, and said, "This guest, do you want to eat or stay?" ”
Xiaohu said coldly: "I'm looking for Di Sheng." ”
"He's in the room on the second floor."
Xiaohu nodded understandingly, and walked towards the second floor, there were several rooms in the second room, only one room stood in front of the door, he thought it was that one.
Xiaohu walked over and said to the little guy, "I'm looking for Di Sheng." ”
After looking him up and down, he said, "What's the matter?" ”
"This morning Di Sheng gave a bag of one hundred taels of silver to a girl, and I will return this silver tael to Di Sheng, and then the girl will not follow him to the imperial capital."
Di Sheng's voice came from inside the room, saying, "Xiaozhu, let him in." ”
Xiao Zhu opened the door with a displeased expression and said, "Go in." ”
Xiaohu walked in and saw Dickson sitting at the table reading a book.
When Di Sheng saw him, he put down the book in his hand and said, "Who are you from Shui Ling'er?" ”
"I'm her childhood sweetheart, Xiaohu."
Di Sheng nodded clearly and said, "It's just a childhood sweetheart, how can you decide what Shui Ling'er wants to do?" ”
Xiaohu put the silver on the table and said, "This is a hundred taels of silver, pay it back to you." ”
"Shui Ling'er and I have signed a work contract." Dickson stood up and took out a piece of paper from the drawer next to him, which was full of words and Shui Ling'er's signature.
Di Sheng said: "If you break the contract without a job, you will have to pay two hundred taels of silver in liquidated damages." ”
Xiaohu didn't have so much silver on him at all, and said, "You're cheating people." ”
"I don't have it, the contract is clearly written, and Shui Ling'er has signed it." He must take care of Shui Ling'er before Bai Yu comes here, lest she run away.
"She doesn't know how to read!"
"It's true that she's signing it."
Xiaohu knew that he was wrong, and turned around angrily and left.
Xiao Zhu saw that Xiaohu was leaving, but the silver was left on the table, and he said, "Master, do you want me to chase the person back and let him take the silver?" ”
Di Sheng was silent for a moment and said, "Don't chase him, let's find Miss Shui Ling'er to get the silver, and get to know her by the way." He was curious about what kind of woman would make the emperor so fond of him, and even leave the throne to her.
Di Sheng and Xiao Zhu walked out of the inn, and Xiao Zhu wondered: "Master, are we going directly to Miss Shui Ling'er's house to find her?" ”
"No, this little village is not big, and you might be able to meet her when you wander around this market." If you go directly to her house and meet her childhood sweetheart, I'm afraid I won't even have a chance to meet her.