Chapter 145: Falling into Distress and Meeting Old Friends
Wang Yongshan finally sent Li Zicheng out, which made Li Zicheng very angry, just a little drinking.
Just because of this trivial matter that seemed trivial to him, he had to remove his own post man's errand?
This will allow me to find some work in the future.
As the sun set, Zhu Youzhen strolled in Yinchuan Mansion, and on the streets, he kept his head depressed, but sometimes recalled the time when he had just started to be a post officer.
Back then... He's also a good pawn...
But later, the post station gradually declined, and the silver of the imperial court was difficult to see for many years, so many post guards ran away in large numbers, and only he Li Zicheng honestly guarded.
It has been guarded until Emperor Chongzhen has ascended the throne, and a large amount of silver from the imperial court has finally flowed along this post road to the post stations at every node.
And he Li Zicheng, as one of the few adherents.
It was also at the first time that he continued to be retained by the post station in Yinchuan Prefecture, and also used it as a model to tell other newcomers who had just entered the post team about their experience.
But the treatment is good..
He Li Zicheng also floated, drinking heavily every day, and someone once persuaded him more than once: "Drink less.. Drink less, be accompanied by wine day and night, and one day you will delay a big event."
Sure enough, when he delivered a post later, he did not send the court's documents to the following states and counties in time because he drank too much.
almost caused the magistrate at that time to misunderstand whether he was going to be dismissed by the imperial court...
At that time, because this matter also caused a lot of turmoil, that is, the stationmaster of the post station came forward to explain, and Li Zicheng reluctantly continued to stay.
Otherwise, because of the words of the county magistrate, Li Zicheng honestly packed up his baggage and went home.
Think again..
The old man in the village is still holding his own land deed, and the money he borrowed when he buried his father's body was originally repaid by the income of being a post officer...
But the more you pay back, the more you pay back...
Coupled with the amount of drinking, Li Zicheng found that he seemed to be getting farther and farther away from his family's thin fields, and if he couldn't pay back the money at that time.
If you want to give it to others, you have lost this skin now.
At that time, I am afraid that the old man will not hinder him, and he will directly send the evil people in the family to beat him to collect debts...
Thinking of this, Li Zicheng couldn't help but burst into tears...
Remorse.
Wobbly and strolling through the streets.
I couldn't help muttering a few jokes about "I have nothing to do in the peaceful and prosperous times, and I do everything with hunger and cold".
"How to dress. . . How to eat.. Why.."
Just when Li Zicheng was wandering the street, someone not far away suddenly came over as if he recognized him, and came over cordially, "Hey, you guy hasn't taken a bath for a few days, why don't you say hello when your old friends meet?" ”
Li Zicheng was just about to think about which tavern to go to for two or two small drinks.
Hearing someone talking to him like this, he raised his head and rubbed his eyes, and Li Zicheng, who was a little confused because of sadness, suddenly reacted to the identity of the person in front of him: "Ah! How are you! You're alive? ”
"Not really! Look at our brother, now he is a trainee catcher in this Yinchuan Mansion! ”
Li Zicheng couldn't help but be surprised.
I looked around the person in front of me, his name was Wu Gouzi, who was first met when Li Zicheng was affected by the disaster in Shaanxi, because he couldn't pay the grain difference, and ran to the landlord's house to shepherd sheep.
Time has passed, and he Li Zicheng has just lost his errand and has no work.
And the mud legs who herded sheep together at the beginning walked out of a different path from himself, which made him sigh again.
"Alas! You guy is really a good life, like me, he was a worthless post man, and now he lost his errand because of drinking... Alas! ”
Li Zicheng bowed his head, this sad pain was blocked in his chest and difficult to express.
Wu Gouzi, who was holding an embroidered spring knife, saw that his childhood friend was so down.
I was also feeling compassion and thinking, "Why don't you think of a way to arrange an errand for him too?" But I'm just here, not to mention that this guy has just lost his job, and it's hard to arrange another errand."
"But he just lost his job... I'm afraid it's hard to eat enough now, and if I don't care about it, I'm afraid I'll freeze to death on the streets tonight."
Wu Gouzi was reluctant to be a good brother who was poor together when he lived a hard life here.
He opened his mouth and said, "My brother will not say this today... I still have a partial room, if you don't dislike it.. You can live with me until you find a job!" ”
Li Zicheng couldn't believe his ears.
Now that he is so down, his partner who herded cattle with the landlord's house when he was a child is willing to take in the guy who is now disgusted by dogs.
"It's... I'm afraid it's not good..."
"Hey! Look at what you said, how did you see the outside like this, go! Let's go home now, my wife should have cooked the meal at home, tomorrow I will rest at home, we will have a good drink tonight! ”
If you take yourself in, you will invite yourself to eat and drink at home tonight.
Li Zicheng's tears began to spin again...
When they got home together, Wu Gouzi took out a copper plate on the road and bought half a catty of pork, a jar of water and wine, and his friends came to the house as guests, how could there be wine without meat..
Although he is not rich, it is better than the old friend in front of him.
"Come on, come on, enter my Wu Gouzi's house, and treat it as your own home!"
"Lady! Come out, I'll introduce you to who is here at home today! ”
Wu Gouzi's enthusiasm made Li Zicheng a little at a loss, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Otherwise, it won't be troublesome.. No more trouble! ”
"Hey! It's all home, hurry, lady, come out and see! ”
In the room in the distance, a woman with a simple appearance and simple clothes walked out of it, and Li Zicheng's eyes instantly fell on the woman.
The appearance is not good, but it can barely get by.
It's simple to wear, but it's clean. At the moment, his hands are stained with a little yellow face...
Seeing Li Zicheng, the woman opened her mouth and said, "The slave family has seen my brother.." Then he turned his head to look at Wu Gouzi.
Wu Gouzi said: "This is Li Zicheng, the brother who herded sheep with me in the landlord's house when I was down, and now he is working as a post boy in Yinchuan Mansion. I came to my house today as a guest, and I will stay at home for a short time in the next few days."
The woman nodded and said with a smile: "It turns out that it is really the eldest brother of my man, then don't be polite!" Come and sit down, and I'll bring the meal when it's ready."
"After eating, I'll go and clean up the side house, you guys have a good drink tonight, and chat."
After that, he also took the pork and wine from Wu Gouzi...
On the other hand, Li Zicheng:
He blushed and nodded his head hurriedly.
How can there be half a so-called brother posture.