Chapter 10: Dreams Shattered
"Salt!" Song Erlang said softly: "Otherwise, this noodle is so light, how can you eat it?" ”
I suddenly felt worthless for my two copper plate pickles: "Can you do this?" ”
Song Erlang's face was full of disdain: "No one said that you can't bring your own salt and add it to it?" I didn't have any noodles left, and I even gave him the soup to drink. ”
I see, no wonder he comes every day.
A-Niang looked at him kindly: "Erlang, who else is there in your family?" ”
Song Erlang swallowed: "It's just a sick medicine jar father." ”
I felt that A-Niang also showed pity: "Then what do you usually do to support your family?" ”
Song Erlang wiped the noodle soup on his mouth: "It's not fixed, you can do any odd jobs, the key is to be free, and you have to run home at any time." ”
"Hey, that's not easy."
"Where are the Jianghu brothers?"
"He's not settled yet. I don't want him to be too tired, it's better to be stable, such as going to the yamen to get some errand. A-Niang replied and leaned forward: "I don't know what way Erlang has?" ”
"Ouch, why don't you say it sooner!" Song Erlang slapped his thigh: "At the beginning of the year, Lei Jianshi and Meng Sima recruited a group of elites to catch fast, and you didn't let the Jianghu brothers sign up?" Forehead...... I don't know if the Jianghu brothers can know kung fu, I heard that the people inside can do some punches. ”
"I ...... I also heard at the time that I didn't know martial arts, and A-Niang also felt that it was not good to be a fast catcher, so I didn't sign up. I poured a cup of herbal tea: "I'm afraid that if I sign up, I will be defeated." I wonder if today's request will be ......"
"No, it's stricter." Song Erlang waved his hand again and again: "I heard that Meng Sima named this team 'Tianyan', and since Qin Cha came, he handed over the Tianyan team to Qin Cha to manage personally. Who knew that Qin Cha found a Tibetan spy from it. Hehe, now, Qin Cha ordered this team not only to practice every day, but also to patrol three shifts, I don't know how tired it is. ”
"Oh, I've heard it all. They all say that this Qincha is powerful, and they all say that this Qincha is just the county order of Yiling County, the neighboring Xiazhou, I don't know if it's true or not? A-Niang asked.
I was also confused: "That's right. I just can't figure it out, how can a county order be sealed as a chincha? Is there a story behind this? ”
Song Erlang looked left and right, lowered his voice and said, "I heard that our Qincha was favored by King An when he took the exam in Chang'an before, and he became friends with King An. ”
"King An?" I thought about it: "I heard that he was the most favored prince of the Emperor Taishang back then, but didn't it mean that the rebels of An Lushan invaded Chang'an that year, and he unfortunately died on the way to the west with the Emperor Taishang?" ”
"I heard rumors that it was the crown prince of the past, oh, that is, today's saint, in order to compete for favor, he ...... Eh, hehe, it's all about what others say, don't take it to heart. Song Erlang looked around vigilantly again, making sure that no one was paying attention to us, and continued: "Now that the saint has hired King An's old friend, I am afraid that he is thinking of the old love or feeling guilty. ”
"Hey, hey, okay, Erlang, these words are not what we ordinary people should say, so we are not allowed to discuss them anymore." A-Niang was afraid that trouble would come out of her mouth, so she quickly stopped it.
"Okay, Second Brother Song, we have to leave too, we'll talk next time we meet." I saw A-Niang's eyes, put down the five copper plates, and said goodbye.
After going home and cleaning up a mess, he was just about to rest for a while, but Wang Fatzi came, followed by Wang Jiajia.
"Jianghu!"
"Oh, Master." I saw him sit down at the dinner table and quickly poured his tea.
Wang Fatzi drank all the tea and wiped his mouth: "I went to see Meng Slender again today." He said that Xiao Mu went to see him the day before yesterday. He told Xiao Mu about your situation. ”
"What was the result? Can I be an agent? "I raised my heart to my throat.
"Yes." Wang Fatzi showed a rare smile and nodded seriously: "Xiao Mu said that the Tianyan team trains their skills to kill thieves in the open. And secret agents, mainly to find out the news, spy on suspicious people, do not need to know kung fu, the more ordinary the better. ”
"Really?"
I feel like I've finally been able to see the moon. It is undeniable that my dream has always been to be a hero, to help each other when the road is uneven, and to do chivalrous deeds......
However, the ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny, and many ideas are just a dream in the end.
To settle for the next best thing and be more realistic, let's do it quickly. Find the bad guys in the crowd, arrest them, and protect the people. Isn't that also the work of heroes?
Spy! Hehe, it seems to be even more mysterious. Although he can't capture them directly, he observes the enemy in the shadows, catches them off guard, and ruins their tricks...... Come to think of it, how can it be so exciting?
"Hey, what are you kid doing with stupidly?" Wang Fatzi tapped my head with his hand: "Xiao Mu said that there are hundreds of thousands of people in the entire Xiangzhou, and there are only 100 secret agents that Qin Cha wants to choose, so how can everyone be the one who wants to be?" ”
I only felt that the flame in my heart was extinguished by a basin of cold water: "And then? ”
"What? What to do, what to do! Wait! If the Chin Cha chooses you, then you are a secret agent, and if you are not found, then you are not selected. ”
I stared at Wang Fatzi's back in surprise: "Master came here to tell me this?" ”
"Jiajia, come back early." Wang Fatzi turned a deaf ear, and said a word to Wang Jiajia, who was having a good time with A-Niang, and he seemed to disappear without a trace.
Hmph, it's really an unreliable person!
***
Perhaps, I can only inherit the family business, hehe, sell tofu and sell tofu, although I can't be rich and expensive, but I can also earn money and mix food and clothing. Now that the war in the north is raging, the people are struggling to make a living, and it is fortunate that it has not affected our Xiangzhou. When I think about it, I'm satisfied.
In the past, the most I could do was to help A-Niang pick the tofu to the stall, and then after staying for a while, I couldn't help but find an excuse to run away. In addition to following the autopsy of the fat man, most of them went to listen to the old man Fang's storytelling, and then went to the street to watch people juggle, and then smeared oil on the soles of his feet when he heard the reward. Or go fishing by the river, catch a few fish and try them at home, and then go to the barren mountains in the suburbs to collect firewood, along with a rack to trap game.
I sold tofu seriously with A-Niang for a few days in a row, and I really realized that it is not easy to do business, and I can't leave the stall, there are many people who come and go, but I don't all stop in front of the stall, the weather is dry, shouting a few words, and my throat is about to smoke.
The sun can also hide in the shade of the trees behind you, and when you encounter a violent storm, you have to find an eaves everywhere to take refuge, and then go to the stall to see when the rain stops, the tofu is either soaked in water or splashed with mud, and there is no appearance.
So every time I go out of the stall, I sell it out as early as possible, after all, the money is the last word.
"Tofu, freshly made tofu! There is also bean curd, welcome to taste! I shouted a few words, and suddenly felt very awkward.
Today, A-Niang is not there, saying that it is back pain, I see that she is still instructing me to cook bean juice and press the mold early in the morning, I don't know if I am really tired, or deliberately find an excuse to let me sell tofu independently.
"Little lady, do you want to buy tofu?" I asked with a smile.
"Look, he's still handsome, but it's a pity, he's just a tofu seller."
"The face can't be eaten as food, let's go."
Two beautifully dressed women came together and stopped in front of my stall, I thought they wanted to buy tofu, but who knew that they laughed and taunted me a few words and walked away.
Seeing that Uncle Qin and Aunt Chen on both sides have made several deals, I haven't opened it yet, which has hit me hard. Could it be that A-Niang is not here today, and I am still ......
"Douhua, give it to me...... Let's have a bowl of bean curd. ”
While I was worrying, a cane struck the barrel. It was an old woman, hunched over, with patches of various colors woven into her filthy cloth clothes, her pale hair coiled behind her head, and her messy strands of hair hanging down on her face like dry bark, covering her eyebrows, and only her pale lips trembled, as if she was about to say something, but there was nothing else to say but gasp.
"Okay. You sit. I moved the small stool to her, made a bowl of bean curd and brought it to the table, and the old man couldn't wait to take it to her and eat it.
After I sold a few more pieces of tofu, she finally finished eating, took out a pure white silk handkerchief from her bosom, and wiped her mouth gracefully.
I could only smell the faint fragrance of gardenias wafting from the handkerchief, and I don't know where she picked up everyone's beautiful objects, and it was so awkward for her to use them.
Finally, she got up tremblingly, and I quickly took two steps forward and smiled: "Two copper plates." ”
"Oh, it's delicious." The old woman boasted, but as if she had not heard me ask for money, she turned and wanted to leave.
"Hey, Grandma, you haven't paid yet?" I took two big strides and grabbed her arm.
"You're going to give me money?" The old woman waved her hand again and again: "No, no, it's not easy for you to make money." ”
I was stunned, and said in a loud voice: "Grandma, you haven't paid for my bean curd yet." ”
"Huh?" The old woman wiped her hair from the front of her face and squinted at me. I wasn't allowed to explain again, but she clutched her stomach and fell straight against me.
"Hey, Grandma, wake up!" I was terrified and quickly shouted.
"What's going on?" Aunt Chen stretched out her head and looked: "Ouch, Jianghu, you put her down quickly." ”
"Yes, put it down and go to the official." Third Uncle Qin also said.
I glanced at the whitened bluestone pavement, and then at the old man who was unresponsive in my arms: "Third Uncle Qin, where is the medical hall here?" She's afraid she's suffering from heat stroke, right? ”
"Oh, Jianghu, do you still want to send her to see a doctor?" Third Uncle Qin was anxious: "Look at her dress, I'm afraid that no one cares about her, aren't you causing trouble for yourself?" ”
Aunt Chen pointed to the ground: "That's it, put it down, listen to your third uncle, go to the official, it's already okay." The people in the government don't care about it, but don't have anything to do with us. ”
It would take at least a quarter of an hour to run from here to the county office, and if she had a heat stroke, wouldn't it be more serious to bask in the sun for another quarter of an hour on such a hot ground? What if those officials don't care?
Thinking like this, I turned my heart sideways: "I can't care so much, where is the nearest medical center?" ”
One of the onlookers replied, "It's not far, just turn right after the street in front." ”