Chapter 39: Entering Beijing
Fortunately, it is early autumn, Tiangong is still beautiful, and the autumn is crisp along the way, and the rainy weather that Xu Bin was worried about did not appear.
The four of them seemed to be fleeing for their lives, desperately rushing during the day, looking for an inn to stay at night, Mama Liu took Jinqing and Jinzhi to sleep in the room of the inn, while Xu Bin spread the quilt and slept on the scooter, saying that he was afraid that someone would steal things at night.
Jin Qing knew in her heart that there was not much money left at home, and she didn't know where the source of her future life would be when she went to the capital, Xu Bin wanted to save some money so that she could plan for the future.
Fortunately, Xu Bin is very familiar with the situation along the way, all of them are picking up the road, buying dry food for the next day in the inn at night, and rushing during the day, and the road is smooth along the way.
Rao is like this, Jin Qing also felt very hard to eat and sleep on the way, and Jin Zhi's little face was even more pale, but he never made a fuss. Jin Qing couldn't help but think of how much suffering Gu Yuzhen, who was pregnant with Jin Zhi, had to endure all the way to successfully take herself and Mama Liu all the way to Zhujia Village.
After driving for more than ten days, the family finally arrived at the east gate of Chang'an Gate. Standing under the towering city gate, Jin Qing felt that he was so small, looking up at the two big characters of "Chang'an" above the city gate, the word is Liti, and the writing is majestic, it seems to be really like this word, which has the effect of calming people's hearts, according to Xu Bin, these two words are the handwriting of Emperor Taizong.
The city gate was full of soldiers with steel guns, the red lacquered gate was as high as four or five people, and there were two groups of soldiers guarding the city at the gate.
Jin Qing originally thought that entering Chang'an City would be checked by the soldiers guarding the gate, but he didn't expect Xu Bin to drive the car with the three of them smoothly into the city, and there were no twists and turns as Jin Qing imagined, Jin Qing couldn't help but sigh in his heart, in the end, it is the largest city in this era, and it is also inclusive.
After entering the city, Jin Qing and Jin Zhi couldn't help but open their mouths wide, Jin Qing is used to seeing the modern and prosperous city, and Chang'an City is also amazed, the streets are lined with shops, and the pedestrians are bustling and orderly.
Jin Zhi sat next to Jin Qing, staring intently, and suddenly pointed to a person in surprise and shouted to Jin Qing: "Sister! Look at that man! ”
Jin Qing looked in the direction of Jin Zhi's finger, it was actually a foreigner with snow-white skin and blue eyes, and Mama Liu smiled: "You haven't seen it, there are many foreigners from the Western Regions in the capital, as well as Kunlun slaves, who are as black as black charcoal, and many rich families raise them, and I heard that they have a lot of strength." ”
The foreigner who was pointed at by Jinzhi couldn't tell his age, and when he saw that a little boy from Jinzhi looked at him with a look of surprise, he was probably not surprised, and smiled at Jinzhi in a friendly way and nodded.
As soon as it came to the things in the capital, Mama Liu, who was quite silent along the way, opened the chatterbox, and kept chattering with Jin Zhi about the customs and customs in the capital, Jin Qing took advantage of this time to ask Xu Bin: "Uncle Xu, where are you taking us?" ”
Xu Bin, who was driving the car, said steadily: "In the west of the city, although the house is old, it should still be able to live in it." ”
When he arrived at the place, Jin Qing got out of the car, moved his legs and feet, looked at the house in front of him and stroked his palms and smiled: "Uncle Xu is too modest, this house is already good." ”
Mama Liu walked around the front and back, clapped her hands and smiled: "Yes, the yard is big enough, just right for growing vegetables!" ”
Xu Bin's house is a two-in-three-room large tiled house, the house is fully furnished, probably because of the fact that it has not been inhabited for many years, the yard is overgrown with grass, and the house also has a moldy and damp smell.
Jin Qing helped Mama Liu open all the doors and windows to disperse the moisture, while Jin Zhi helped Xu Bin pull the grass in the yard, Xu Bin sighed with some emotion: "I haven't been home for many years, I can't imagine that it has decayed like this." ”
While cleaning up the house, Jin Qing also inhaled secretly in her heart, what kind of person is Xu Bin, can he have such a house in the capital? It is said to be dilapidated, but in the end, it is the boundary of the capital, and every inch of land is expensive.
Jin Qing opened her mouth a few times to ask, but swallowed it, since Xu Bin was unwilling to say, she didn't ask, at least Xu Bin has always taken care of them, and asking is a kind of suspicion and hurt to him.
During the cleaning of the house, several families living around heard the sound and came to visit, seeing Xu Bin bringing a large family back, their eyes were full of surprise, but they didn't say much, Xu Bin just smiled at the old neighbors, Jin Qing saw it, Xu Bin and them were only nodding friends, not familiar.
Xu Bin and Jin Zhi lived in the front yard, Jin Qing and Mama Liu lived in the back yard, after settling down, Jin Qing wanted to find a medical hall or a pharmacy to be a sitting doctor.
What disappointed Jinqing was that Chang'an did not have the same acceptance capacity as Qingshui County, and there were many medical centers and pharmacies, but none of them were willing to hire her as a doctor.
The shopkeeper saw that she was just a teenage girl, and they all shook their heads, not believing that she would sit in the hall to see a doctor as a fifteen-year-old girl, but there were two medical centers that heard that Jinqing had studied medicine for three years, and intended to let Jinqing come as an apprentice, but the apprentice only contributed and did not pay the salary.
When the apprentice Jinqing was unwilling to agree, she still had a family to support, and she thought that her level was not bad, but not every doctor was willing to help her like Wang Qichang. Even after looking for two or three days, there was no result, Jin Qing didn't say anything, but she was secretly anxious in her heart.
Xu Bin had already gone out to find a job carrying sacks for the grain store, and he could earn twenty dollars a day. The family's livelihood is not worried for the time being, but Jin Qing knows in his heart that this work is a hard work, although Xu Bin doesn't say it, Jin Qing can also see that at the end of the day, Xu Bin is so tired that he doesn't even have the strength to speak.
Jin Qing let the family's life be pressed on Xu Bin, and his heart was down, and he cleaned up his previous work as a bell doctor again, and walked the streets and alleys with the bell again. Since she was able to support the profession of bell doctor before, now that she has been taught by her master for three years, what are she afraid of.
The people in the capital are naturally much richer than the villagers in Zhujia Village, and they don't care about spending a little money to see a doctor. A little girl in Jinqing is pleasing in her words and deeds, and she doesn't charge much money, and gradually she is familiar with the residents in the west of the city, and many people specially bring their relatives over for Jinqing to diagnose and treat.
Except for the west of the city, Jinqing has not been to other places, which is what Xu Bin told her. Jin Qing herself has quietly observed that the west of the city is not a place where rich people live, and there are many big pharmacies in those areas with good locations.
Mama Liu was not idle, she dug the ground in the backyard and planted vegetables, Jinzhi helped Mama grow vegetables at home, and sat quietly in the house to study when she had nothing to do.
After more than ten days like this, Jin Qing felt that the days had settled down, and he thought that he didn't have to worry about eating now, and he still had some money saved before, so he wanted to send Jin Zhi to the school.
Mama Liu asked the neighbor's aunt to inquire for a few days, and learned that a private school opened by a master surnamed Wu in the west of the city collected the least amount of money, only three taels of silver a year, so she and Jinqing happily led Jinzhi away.
When he saw the martial master, Jin Qing regretted it, and the martial artist saw that the three of them were dressed in general, and his face was a little unsightly, with his hands behind his back and his head held high, and he spoke with a high-minded and sour tone.
The west of the city belongs to the slums, many children are on the upper school and no longer go to private school, in order to avoid disputes on the bundle, Wufuzi stipulates that the bundle is paid once a month, which also makes Jinqing breathe a sigh of relief, secretly calculated, when the family situation is better, we must change a school for Jinzhi, and never go to school here in Wufuzi, who looks down on people in the eyes of a dog, so as not to have any impact on Jinzhi.
It's just that what makes Jinqing puzzled is that when she walks the streets, there are always two or three children who follow her silently, keeping a certain distance. Wherever she went, these children followed her, and Jin Qing felt strange, but seeing that they were not here to make trouble, she ignored them.
Half a month later, when Jin Qing walked to the mouth of an alley with a bell, an eleven or twelve-year-old boy jumped in front of Jin Qing, raised his head, crossed his waist, and asked in a full posture: "Who are you?" What kind of food to eat? What to do? ”
The two little boys who followed behind Jin Qing saw this young man, and quickly ran behind him, and also looked at Jin Qing like him, like a protector of the left and right.
Jin Qing suddenly felt that the corners of his mouth twitched, this boy's posture is full of "old boy"!
The boy who blocked the way was only as tall as Jinqing's chest, and his eyes were small, but his two eyebrows were black and thick, like caterpillars, and his eyes were even smaller.
Jin Qing couldn't help laughing, after all, it was on someone's land, and Jin Qing didn't come to grab land with him, leaned over and touched his head, like coaxing Jin Zhi, and said in a good voice: "My name is Gu Jinqing, I am a doctor, and now that my family is in trouble, I went to the capital with my family to ask for a bowl of rice." ”
The little boy with thick eyebrows nodded with a serious face, "I've sent my subordinates to follow you for many days, and you don't look like a bad person, so you have to ask me to be relieved." ”
"That's really hard work, don't get tired." Jin Qing couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth again, it turned out that the little boy with thick eyebrows also worked part-time as the security director in the west of the city.
"You're welcome, you're welcome, we are the rangers of Chang'an City, we want to eliminate violence and peace, and act chivalrous and righteous!" As soon as the thick-eyed young man heard Jin Qing say this, he immediately smiled, patted his chest and said proudly.
Jin Qing smiled embarrassedly, this child's temperament was innocent, which made her feel embarrassed.
At this time, a tall young man came out from behind the alley, who looked about the same age as Jin Qing, slapped the back of the young man with thick eyebrows on the back of the head, and scolded: "It's really stupid, this girl is scolding you around the corner!" ”