Chapter 8: Sprouts
The lonely figure of the young Confucian appeared on the bluestone road of Qingyun Lane, looking at the familiar shops and restaurants on both sides of the street, and even the braised meat stall of the old man Ye on the side of the road, the old man's braised pig's feet were his favorite food when he was a child, looking at a stone lion with a mottled courtyard gate, he didn't feel a little hot in his eyes.
The hometown was even more timid, and the young Confucian stood in front of the door, took a deep breath, knocked on the door.
With a squeak, a young man in brocade about ten years old opened the door, glanced at the young Confucian student, and rubbed his eyes.
"You~ Who are you looking for?"
"Little master, who is calling the door outside?"
Speaking of a man in his forties who looked like a housekeeper, he walked out, and when he saw the young Confucian student, he was overjoyed, and shouted loudly into the courtyard while pulling the young Confucian student into the door.
"Madam, Madam, the eldest young master is back!"
"Uncle Chen, is my father and mother at home?"
"Yes, yes, yes, the eldest prince is finally back. ”
The brocade-clothed young man stared at him ignorantly, "You are really my eldest brother Lu Qiying, great, eldest brother, this time I finally found someone who can teach me swordsmanship." ”
The young Confucian took his brother's hand and said, "Go, go into the house." ”
Old man Ye, who was cutting the braised pig's head in the distance, saw all this, but his mouth kept chattering, "Hey, even if your master comes, he can't fight the Divine Seal Magic Weapon, and in this world, the higher the skill, the faster he will die, unless...... , unless there is half a pound of pig's head meat to drink tonight. As he spoke, he put a slice of braised pork in his mouth and tasted it carefully, as if he was enjoying it.
But it was said that Tian An, this kid, was very bored in the secret room listening to the gods and the blind girl calling to his grandfather, and talking about opening mountain gates, building avenues, and seizing opportunities. And his only affection for the girl disappeared, and he yawned loudly, and clamored to go out and find someone to play.
The shopkeeper finally agreed to his grandson's request, and the little boy ran out of Qingyun Lane and ran directly towards Luoguo Lane.
Jiang Xiaobai rode back to Luoguo Lane on a thin horse, and was just about to open the courtyard gate, when he heard the cry of Xie Shishi behind him, and Xie Shishi's tall figure ran out of breath.
"Jiang Xiaobai, I kept calling you in the back, why didn't you hear, I have something to do to make a fortune, can you do it?"
"It's your turn to make a fortune, senior brother, you're in broad daylight, and your brain is in water, right?"
Xiaobai doesn't care about this, this Xie Shi must be crazy to make money for tuition!
"Big brother, if you have any way to make money, you must pull your brother. Assyria, who was on the side, heard that there was money to be made, but his eyes lit up.
"Xiaobai, who is this, he doesn't know how to be polite at all, how can there be a reason for the eldest brother to dare to interject when he is talking. ”
"A drag oil bottle, no, it was saved in Tianya Lake today. If you say that you will get rich, it is better for the two of you to discuss it, and you will take it away immediately. Jiang Xiaobai said with a smile.
"He, at first glance, it's a money-losing goods, I still don't want it, by the way, Xiaobai, let's go into the house and talk. ”
The three of them went into the courtyard and sat down at the low table, and the thin red horse also went into the courtyard, and stopped by a pile of hay to enjoy a feast.
"Xiaobai, I want to go into the mountains to dig ginseng and sell it, so I won't have the money to enter the Shenji Gate. ”
"It's a good idea, but the mountains and rivers within a hundred miles of this neighborhood were already clear to me when I followed Master to cut wood, and there is no ginseng around here, so I think it's better to stop." ”
Xie Shi glanced at Assyria, and felt that this Assyria was a little in the way here, "Xiaobai, what are you going to do with this person, just send it to Sauce Zi and let him go there to be a turtle father." ”
"Master Jiang, you don't bring such a trick, I'll follow you!" Assyria cried with a sad face.
"Alright, alright, you can stay here for the time being. Xiaobai was a little impatient.
There was a knock on the door like raindrops outside, "Jiang Xiaobai, Jiang Xiaobai, open the door quickly." The fierce door was pushed open, and Tian An rushed in, not forgetting to close the door.
"Jiang Xiaobai, what is the door of your house, it just so happens that Xie Shishi is also here, I have something important to tell you, I scared Brother An to death just now!"
Jiang Xiaobai's face was surprised, this male child had no hair on his mouth for a day, and he was talking lightly.
"Tian An, I just sent you to the house, why did you come here again, wait for a while, the shopkeeper Tian asked me for someone again. Xie Shi quipped.
"Xie Shishi, I really didn't make up nonsense, it's the old man who came to my shop with us today, and the blind girl, they are not human beings. ”
"Hahaha, you kid isn't having a fever, are you?" Xie Shi touched Tian An's head.
"I swear, what kind of god is that old man, the blind girl is a princess, he asked my grandfather to help them grab luck, saying that if he grabbed luck, he could bring our whole family to the Great Yan Kingdom, and let me join the military family as an inner disciple. Tian An swore to the sky that he was not lying.
Jiang Xiaobai touched Tian An's head and pretended to say, "This kid seems to have a high fever, senior brother quickly throw him into the duck river to sober up." ”
"No problem. With that, he lifted Tian An up and walked out of the courtyard.
"Let me down, if I tell a lie, the sky will kill you, you will be killed by thunder, you will fall into the river and drown, and that's it. ”
"Xiaobai, it seems that this kid is not lying, he said that I have also seen those two people, which is a little weird. Xie Shishi said with a smile.
"Senior brother, put him down, Tian An, tell me in detail, you really want to leave Sun Town?"
Tian An got up from the ground and walked in the middle of the yard, pointing to the sky with one hand and one hand on the horse's back.
"Xie Shi, your head was caught in the door, it hurt Lao Tzu, I told you, I have nothing to say this time, I came to say goodbye to you, I have two bags of copper coins here, one for you to give you a bag, in case we can't see each other in the future, you will think of me when you see copper coins." ”
Saying that, Tian An took out two bags of copper coins and handed them to Jiang Xiaobai, Xie Shishi and the two of them had a bag each, and the male boy clapped his hands.
"Hey, it's really wolf-hearted, I sent money to the two of you, and you dare to treat me like this, Jiang Xiaobai, you are worthy of being Qi Donglai's neighbor, I know that you are influenced by Qi Donglai. ”
I don't know when, Qi Donglai was already riding on the wall and looked at a few peers in the yard.
"Tian An'er, it's okay to mention your father's name, are you itchy and want me to relax. ”
"If you have the ability, we will fight, talk about the ability to scold, I will dump you Qi Dong to come to the eighteen streets, if you lose, let your sister wash my feet every day, and warm the quilt if I have nothing to do, you can rest assured that I will give her the proper name of a room girl, and she is only allowed to eat one meal a day. ”
"Tian An, stop, don't talk more and more unlikely, when do you leave, if you leave tomorrow, we can't send you, tomorrow we will enter the mountain." ”
"Jiang Xiaobai, what kind of mountain do you enter, you go and buy a piece of tofu and kill it, my grandfather said that Sun Town is a hundred miles away, and there is no precious ginseng, don't follow Xie Shi blindly if you have nothing to do." ”
"Tian An, come here, sit down. Tian An saw that Jiang Xiaobai's expression was very serious, and he sat on the stool obediently.
"Tian An, in the future, you have to get rid of your bad mouth outside, and accompany your grandfather more when you are fine, remember what I just heard from you about the gods and princesses, I don't think it's a good thing, remember, you can only trust yourself outside, you know?"
"Got it, Brother Xiaobai, I actually don't want to leave Sun Town, I don't want to leave you and Brother Shi. Tian An said as he spoke, and tears flowed down.
"It's really a bun of dirt buns, staying in Sun Town is a dead end, I have to leave here in seven days, Jiang Xiaobai, when the time comes, this old house will trouble you to take care of one or two." ”
"Have a safe journey, don't worry, I'll help clean it, how precious you have to be. ”
"Each other, each other. Saying that, Qi Donglai jumped off the wall and walked straight out of the courtyard gate towards the direction of Qingyun Lane.
"Brother Xiaobai, don't pay attention to Qi Donglai, he always thinks that he is superior, but he is just the illegitimate son of a rich and noble maid, and he is self-righteous all day long. ”
"Tian An, talk less and do more things in the future, be careful with your mouth. ”
"Brother Xiaobai, I know, Brother Shi, you have to take care, I'm leaving. Tian An looked back at the two childhood playmates step by step, and finally walked out of the courtyard gate and walked in the direction of the herbal medicine shop in Qingyun Lane.
"Two masters, I don't think you care about these two bags of copper coins, just let me keep these two bags of money. Yashu thought that there was an opportunity, and immediately grabbed the two money bags in his hands.
"Ouch. Assyria screamed, and the hand holding the money bag was tightly pinched by Xie Shishi, and he screamed in pain, and involuntarily let go of his hand.
"Go cool, Xiaobai, come, one bag per person. As he spoke, he threw Jiang Xiaobai a money bag.
Xie Shishi looked up at the sky, but he didn't want to, but it was foggy, foggy in spring, especially in early spring, even in Jiannan Road, it was rare, and the whole town was shrouded in a thin mist, which was even more strange and peculiar.
"Xiaobai, I'll go home first and think about it carefully, where is there ginseng. ”
Xiao Bai nodded, watching the stone leave, and suddenly when he looked up, he actually found that a few new shoots had emerged from the long dead pipa tree, delicate and dripping, with a hint of goose yellow, and it showed more powerful vitality in the mist.
"Yes, the old tree has new branches, it looks like it's time to trim the yard!"
Jiang Xiaobai muttered to himself, Assyria also noticed this sprout, he didn't think so, this spring sprout is so tender, when there are more sprouts, you can make a spring sprout back to the pot meat.
When the young Taoist priest said goodbye to the Confucian at the west gate and came to the Nuwa Niangniang Temple, although it was early spring, several beggars were dressed thinly, as usual, in the open space in front of the temple to build a fire, roasting the fire, driving away the cold.
A few beggars found that there was a Taoist priest walking towards the Nuwa Niangniang Temple, so they spoke out to dissuade him.
"Dao Ye, inside is my beggar helping Han Hao, the master of Aoki Hall, to rest inside, please don't disturb him. ”