Dinner was hearty with greens, salted fish, eggs. Wang Zhen knew that Aunt Jiu had taken out everything she could, so she almost killed the hens in the yard. Aunt Jiu's cooking skills are very good and the cooking is delicious. Wang Zhen hadn't eaten rice for many days, so he dried two large bowls of rice that night and cleaned the bottom of the pot. After the meal, Wang Zhen scrambled to wash the dishes. After washing the dishes, I came out and saw Uncle Nine sitting in a rocking chair at the door to cool off, and Aunt Nine was making cloth shoes by the light of the oil lamp at the table.

Wang Zhen walked to the door and sat down, and asked Uncle Jiu: "Uncle Jiu, what kind of world is there now?" ”

Uncle Nine said with a smile: "I am also a farmer, I don't leave home, I am lonely and unheard, how can I know what the world is." It's just that I heard the footmen who walked through the streets and alleys say that the north is chaotic and war-like, and sixteen countries have been established one after another. The Jin Dynasty could not get along in the north, and the emperor Sima Ye surrendered and was humiliated and killed, and the Jin Dynasty's regime in the north perished. Sima Rui led his ministers to cross the Yangtze River to the south, and rebuilt the Jin Dynasty as the emperor in Jiankang. ”

Wang asked: "So today's capital is Jiankang. What does Uncle Nine think of Jiankang? ”

Uncle Jiu said: "The foot merchants said that Jiankang is prosperous and lively, and the commercial handicraft industry is very developed. My grandson was a soldier in Jiankang. ”

Wang Zhen nodded and said, "I also want to go out recently." ”

Uncle Nine said: "Okay! What's the use of nesting in the mountains at a young age, it's time to go out and break through. Do you have any craft? It's hard to survive outside without a skill. ”

Wang Zhen said: "In terms of craftsmanship, I can chop wood, shoot arrows, and spear fish." Recently, I have also learned some kung fu. ”

Uncle Nine said: "Except for kung fu, your other skills are useless in the city." ”

Wang Zhen said: "Then I'll be a restaurant guy running errands, I will definitely not die of hunger if I am diligent in my hands and feet." ”

Uncle Nine said: "I'm ashamed to say that I, a farmer, want to teach you, and there is nothing to teach." ”

Wang asked: "How come? Uncle Nine taught me a lot just now. ”

Uncle Nine smiled: "Then which city do you want to go to?" Is it healthy? ”

Wang asked: "Hmm! Let's be healthy. ”

Aunt Nine heard it at the table, and came over and said, "Child, if you go to Jiankang, can you bring a letter to Aunt Jiu?" ”

Wang Zhen smiled: "Aunt Jiu, that must be no problem." Say it. ”

Aunt Jiu said: "My grandson is a soldier in the military guard battalion of the Su Guard Army, responsible for defending the capital, and he hasn't come back for three years, and I miss it very much." If you go to the capital, I bother you to go to the Wuwei camp and ask him to come back early. ”

Wang asked: "Aunt Jiu is serious, how can this be called tireless." You tell me what your grandson's name is, and I will definitely go to the Wuwei camp to find him when I arrive in Jiankang. ”

Aunt Jiu said: "Ma Guorong." My grandson's name is Ma Guorong. Thank you, kid. We only have this grandson left, but it's so remote that it's not easy to find someone to deliver the message. ”

Wang Zhen said: "Aunt Jiu, you are too polite! I don't know how grateful you left me here for the night. In short, I will definitely bring your words. By the way, how far is it from here to Jiankang? ”

Uncle Jiu said: "When you get to the county seat and go on the official road, it takes seven or eight days to ride a fast horse, and it takes ten days to walk." ”

Wang asked: "That's okay, I can endure hardship, it should be no problem." ”

Chatting and chatting as the night was dark, Uncle Nine arranged Wang Zhen in his grandson's room. A few days ago, I slept in the wilderness, and now I was lying on the plank bed with a pillow, which was indescribably comfortable.

Sleep quality is high, and the spirit is naturally good. Wang Zhen got up early the next morning and practiced boxing in the courtyard several times before Aunt Jiu opened the door and came out.

Wang Zhen greeted warmly: "Aunt Jiu, good morning!" ”

Aunt Jiu said, "Yo, it's so early." Hungry, right? I'm going to steam steamed buns. ”

Wang asked, "Do you need my help?" ”

Aunt Jiu walked towards the kitchen and said without looking back, "No, no." ”

Wang Zhen ate two, then took two steamed steamed buns from Aunt Jiu, and then went up the mountain to chop firewood, and returned in the afternoon. Put down the firewood and go to the creek to spear fish. For several days, every day, there was so much chai that the yard of Uncle Jiu's house was almost unfit, and there were fish to eat every night. During this period, Wang Zhen went to the place where he first met the immortals, and there were a lot of fallen leaves on the ground and on the stone piles he built, and it can be seen that there was no one here recently. That night, Wang Zhen explained to his ninth uncle and nine aunts his intention to go to Jiankang. The man is ambitious in all directions, and the nine uncles and nine aunts are not retained.

The next day, Aunt Jiu steamed more than a dozen big steamed buns and three eggs early in the morning and packed them in cloth, and packed a set of old clothes and pants and a pair of new cloth shoes for her son after they had been regrown, and stuffed two burdens to Wang Qian. Wang Zhen thanked Aunt Jiu. Wang Zhen had nothing but an axe and a skin, and he planned to keep the axe, because it was not needed in the city. Wang Zhen filled his skin bag with water, carried the two burdens given by Aunt Jiu, and was about to set off.

Uncle Nine took a dagger and half-hanging money from the room and handed it to Wang Qian, and said, "Wang Qian, this dagger was left by my son, you take it for self-defense." In addition, this half of the money is taken for urgent use. I don't have a lot of money at home, so don't be too little. ”

Wang Zhen was very moved, knelt down and kowtowed to the two old men three times, and said: "Nine uncles and nine aunts are very kind, Wang Zhen will not dare to forget it for the rest of his life." I will definitely let Brother Ma come back as soon as possible to meet the second elder. ”

Uncle Nine picked up Wang Zhen and admonished: "Wang Qian, you are still young, your experience is still shallow, and the people outside are sinister. You know what? ”

Wang asked: "Well, Uncle Jiu, I know. Then I'm gone. Goodbye to nine uncles and nine aunts! The ninth uncle and nine aunts were sent to the fence gate before waving goodbye to Wang Zhen.

After bidding farewell to the ninth uncle and nine aunts, Wang Zhen carried his luggage and headed towards the county seat. The county seat is called Hua County, and there is a five-mile road from the mountain village where Wang Zhen is located, and it is a mountain road. The mountain road is not fast, and Wang Zhen is not in a hurry, because there are more than ten days to go to Jiankang, and it is not speed but endurance.

Wang Zhen put the half-hanging money in his arms and picked up the dagger to play. The dagger is small and delicate, very sharp, and very easy to wield. Wang Zhen knows that with workmanship, this dagger is a good product even if it is not a fine product. Wang Zhen liked this dagger very much, and fiddled with it for a long time before pinning it to the back belt.