Chapter Ninety-Eight On the Road
After Yan Rui explained everything to his mother clearly, he went to Shuxuan Courtyard again, looked for Yan Qu, and talked about it for a long time in Shuxuan Academy.
As for Nan Xiangzhai's affairs, they were all handed over to a trustworthy steward to take care of, he thought about it for a while, and still asked someone to hand over the letter to Yan Lin and ask him to help take care of it.
Then there was a rush of busyness, preparing the things that needed to be used on the road, and specially looking for someone to make a shock-absorbing carriage, and after doing this, it was dark.
I thought I could go in and talk to him, but I heard that someone came to report that Yan Lin was coming.
"Big brother, you are leaving tomorrow, why don't you notify me in advance." Before the person approached, he heard Yan Lin's slightly hurried voice.
Yan Rui stood next to an evergreen tree in the front yard, turned his gaze to Yan Lin who was approaching, and said, "Isn't it all the same if you don't mention it in advance, do you know what you can change?" The tone was still indifferent, but compared to the time when Yan's father had just died, this attitude was indeed much better.
"......" Yan Lin was a little dumbfounded for a while, and then said after a while: "Big brother, I don't know why I'm a little worried...... I know... You will never forgive me for that incident for the rest of your life, and now that I am standing here, it is the greatest concession you can make. β
Yan Rui thought of what he said when he heard his words, and his eyes flashed coldly: "I know, why don't you leave quickly, let me call someone to drive you away?" β
"Can you ...... Can you call me Brother Lin again? Call me as before, at least it's your brother who you don't forgive, not an outsider named Yan Lin. Yan Lin looked at his cold eyes a little nervously.
Yan Rui turned his back under his gaze and said without emotion: "Come to me, just for this?" You'd better go back. As soon as he said that, he walked towards the house.
Yan Lin laughed self-deprecatingly, looking at his back as he left, how could he still hope to be recognized by him as a member of the Yan family.
"Brother Lin, go back."
Just as Yan Lin was about to turn around, he heard a clear voice from in front of him, and when he looked up again, Yan Rui looked back at himself on the steps.
The self-deprecation on Yan Lin's face turned into unconcealable joy, and his heart that had been nervous was also relieved.
He received the news that Yan Rui was going to Hezhou today, and he always felt that something big had happened, he felt that Yan Rui was going, and the two brothers would never see each other again, this matter had been held in his heart for a long time, and he never dared to bring it up, and today he finally said it.
He didn't know what would happen to Yan Rui on this trip, whether he would come back in Hezhou again, he just hoped that he thought about it too much.
Early the next morning, when Yan Rui was about to leave with his words, Yan Lin and Jiang Yue came to see each other, as if they were taking their daughter-in-law to see their eldest brother and sister-in-law.
As soon as Li Tianyan saw Jiang Yue, he thought of the eight-faced and delicate woman he saw in Jiang's house last time, their faces were somewhat similar, and they asked a few words when they talked before they knew that the person named Jiang Shu had already married.
After saying goodbye to Yan's mother and others at the door, Yan Rui got into the carriage with his words, and in the eyes of everyone to say goodbye, the carriage gradually drifted away.
Mo Daochang stood on the top of the mountain where Qingfeng Temple was located, overlooking Chun'an County.
The journey did not stop, three days later passing through Qiantang, the boat and car were tired, so I decided to rest here for a night.
Xiangshe Inn.
It was evening, and there were a few more people coming to the hotel.
Yan Rui helped Tanyan into the inn, and in front of them there was a big man arguing with the shopkeeper, as if he felt that the cost of staying in the hotel was too expensive, and he was arguing loudly to let the shopkeeper have less money.
Yan Rui carefully looked at the appearance of the big man in front of him, and his face did not look like a vicious person, his clothes were a little shabby, he was afraid that he did not have enough money on his body, but he spoke loudly, so that the shopkeeper would misunderstand that he was here to find fault, so he quarreled with him.
"This eldest brother's money, I am out, and the shopkeeper's kindness and wealth, so don't pursue it." Yan Rui didn't want to delay time at the door, and said that his face was already tired when he was in the carriage, and it didn't cost much to stay here for one night, so he couldn't help him by himself.
Seeing the silver money handed over by Yan Rui, the shopkeeper smiled and said, "This guest officer is a generous person. Then he said to the big man: "Since the guest officer in the back has given you money, you will stay here, but you can't stop arguing that you have nothing to do." β
The man's face was not very good-looking, and when he looked at Yan Rui, he scratched his head a little embarrassed and said, "Thank you little brother for your help this time, I really don't have enough money,...... I have accepted this love, and if the little brother needs it in the future, just open his mouth. β
A very cheerful person, Yan Rui smiled: "It's a gesture, but it's not a return." Then he turned to the shopkeeper and said, "We have a group of six people, four rooms, is this enough?" He pointed to the silver that had been placed on the counter.
"Enough, enough." The shopkeeper answered, and ordered Xiao Er to come and greet him.
When he and Tanyan went out, they brought three sturdy and reliable subordinates, Wan Qing and Liao Mu, as well as Ma Bo who was driving, Wan Qing and Liao Mu became relatives and naturally lived in one room, leaving two people in one room and Ma Bo in one.
Talking about the matter of Wanqing and Liao Mu, he still talked about it single-handedly.
Seeing that Yan Rui didn't care much about this, Ju Kan also responded happily: "I have always had clear grievances, and if I have a favor, I will repay it, you don't care, I care, and I will pay it back twice when I have the money." After speaking, he turned around and walked towards his room, without waiting for Yan Rui to answer.
"Husband, with a unique vision, this person is a simple person who emphasizes righteousness and kindness." Li Tianyan chuckled and whispered in his ear.
Yan Rui didn't speak, nodded and smiled and took her hand into a guest room on the left hand side of the second floor.
The night is getting thicker, the wind is blowing outside the inn, and there are people in the inn talking about the big flood in Qiantang last year.
"It is said that the snake demon came to repay the favor, but I don't know how many people were harmed by this big flood."
"Isn't it? But you can't blame the white snake entirely, if it weren't for the monk of Jinshan Temple who took action and detained the husband of the white snake in the temple, maybe there would not have been this disaster. β
"Didn't their son go to the capital to take the exam? Don't know if you can't get it? β
Yan Rui and the two of them heard the conversation of the three people at a table close to the inn lobby at the entrance of the stairs, and they also came down for dinner.
They have also heard about the white snake in Qiantang, but there are people with a heart to spread falsehoods, how can there be such a thing, this Qiantang sent a big flood to push this cause and effect to the white snake's body, how not to say that the local officials were not properly governed, and embezzled the silver taels of the embankment and dam, which led to the bursting of the Qiantang River and flooding.
I thought that as long as I stayed here for one night, I would be able to leave tomorrow, but I didn't expect it to be before dawn. And I saw that it was pouring rain outside.
Someone laughed: "It can't be the white snake coming out of the tower." β
The rain at the end of March should have been a continuous drizzle, but in the past two days, the rain has become heavier and heavier, and the Xiangshe Inn is already full, all of which are past merchants.
Lin'an County, in Jiang's Mansion, there are no servants and servants, everything has to rely on himself, Jiang Yucheng didn't learn that Yan Rui went out until today, and this is still the news that he spent money to bring from Chun'an County.
He doesn't care where Yan Rui is going now, he is not even as humble as he is clay these days, he wants to kill Yan Rui, before he comes back, kill Yan Rui first and then kill Yan Lin before the Yan family gets the news, I have to say that his idea is very naΓ―ve.