Chapter 16: Righteousness and Preparation (2)
Shen Rong sent the silver ticket of ten taels of silver to Yang Huaixian, and said, "This is Mr. Wei's kindness to you, otherwise it would be useless for you to write me ten thousand letters!" ”
"Yes...... Thank you too, please thank Mr. Wei for me. ”
"Of course."
Yang Huaixian took the ticket and held it in his hand for a long time, his eyes glowing, like a person who was about to die of thirst suddenly holding a drop of nectar.
So he walked out of the library door and went out into the street.
But Wei Huai still remembered it, and he sometimes asked his students in the Guozi Prison: "Do you know who Yang Huaixian is?" ”
Only one student replied: "Of course the student knows, this is a well-known poor ghost in Nanjing, it is said that he came from Xuzhou, took a lot of debts, and sold words at Huaiqing Bridge." ”
"I see......"
He looked for a good day, took leave from the prefect, took a few minions, and went to the Huaiqing Bridge to find someone.
There are people coming and going on the Huaiqing Bridge, there are almost a whole row of stalls on the side of the road, and the chaotic crowd is crowded around the shop, some of the business is hot, and the three layers inside and the outside are full of people; Even so, there are still many guests who insist on drilling in.
When I walked to the end of the bridge, I saw a lot of stalls, but I still didn't see the Yang Huai rope who sold words.
Wei Huai raised his eyes and looked around, suddenly looking at a deserted shop, a bearded man squatting there, greeting guests, but because there were too many people, his shouts could not be heard.
Wei Huai walked over without a sound, and looked down at the words he was selling, "Good words." ”
The man moved his body over, his face facing him, and his appearance was really similar to what Shen Rong said.
"Would you like to buy me a few of these letters?"
"Of course." He bent down to pick up one of them, and sighed.
"What do you think?" He stared at Wei Huai with an eager gaze.
"I bought it. How much does it cost? ”
"A tael of silver." After that, when he saw Wei Huai shaking his head solemnly, he became nervous and couldn't help but shudder. "You ......"
"The price is too low."
"What?" He couldn't believe that this guest could say such astonishing things. There are also people who think that the money paid is too small! He said to himself.
"I made it clear. This painting should pay a lot of money," Wei Huai looked at the slave behind him, "Take the money, ten taels of silver." ”
The man was really frightened. He hurriedly walked out of it, and when he stepped forward, he was about to kneel on the ground, but Wei Huai hurriedly grabbed him.
"Good man! Well-doer! Dare to ask the adult's first name? The villain will be rewarded with death! As he spoke, he wanted to kowtow with tears in his eyes.
Wei Huai hurriedly held him down, "Don't kowtow, I can't stand it!" When he saw the man raise his head, he replied slowly:
"My name is Wei Huai."
"Mr. Wei?"
He was stunned for a moment, looked at his face, and then grabbed his arm excitedly: "Mr. Wei!" You gave me ten taels of silver, and I don't know what to do...... I don't know what to do! ”
"Don't talk about that, get up quickly."
"I don't dare to get up, Wei Sacrifice Wine!" He still didn't put down Wei Huai's sleeves, "The villain and the sacrificial wine have never met, but you gave you twenty taels ......for no reason."
"I just see that Brother Zhong Fang's writing is extraordinary, and I don't want to teach Nanjing to lose this talent." Wei Huai dragged him to his feet, "I heard that Zhong Fang still owes someone else's debt?" ”
"Wei Sacrifice Wine ......" Yang Huaixian was embarrassed to tell him.
"You don't need to call it sacrificial wine, it's rusty. Just call me 'and the people.'" ”
"Oh, and the people, just pay back the debt......"
"Not really. How can I bear to see you in such distress? As long as it doesn't exceed 10,000, according to my current salary, I can help you pay it off! He patted Yang Huai's shoulder.
"Under ...... I still owe fifty-seven taels of silver on credit in Nanjing......"
"It's easy!" Wei Huai turned his head and said to the servant, "You stuffed him with a silver ticket of fifty taels of silver." ”
The steward's eyes flickered, and he whispered, "This is your five-month-old ......."
Wei Huai was furious: "You are a minion, shouldn't you listen to me?" And it doesn't cost you money, just give! ”
The steward slave nodded hurriedly, took out a fifty taels of silver ticket from his pocket, took out some broken silver, and weighed it on the bucket, no more, no less, seven taels, all of which were given to Yang Huai.
"You take it first, and then come to me when you have something."
Wei Huai said, smiled at him, and after another gesture, he walked off the bridge. Yang Huaisheng kowtowed three times to his back.
In just a few days, Yang Huaisheng took the money and paid off all the debts he was carrying, and he was at ease; He walked to the Huaiqing Bridge, bumped into people he knew, and said to them: "This is the kindness of the Wei sacrifice wine!" ”
But Wei Huai was afraid that Yang Huai would have no stable livelihood and would definitely be poor in the future, so he sent a letter to the prefect and recommended him to be talented; The prefect Su Xin Wei Huai hired people, so he did not hesitate and directly approved it, so that Yang Huai rope sought a job as the supervisor of the country.
Although Wei Huai never mentioned this matter, Yang Huaisheng understood in his heart, but he was secretly thanking him for his kindness from the bottom of his heart.
Since then, he often came to Weihuai's mansion to chat with him, and the relationship became better and better.
At that time, Yang Huaisheng had shaved the beard on the cheeks, only a small piece of beard on the chin, and the skin was clean, but he was still as frugal as in the past when he dressed and ate, and only ate grains and vegetables on weekdays, and never ate fish and meat on non-major days.
But his attitude towards Wei Huai has also quietly changed with time, and the kind of reverence and admiration for God has long disappeared, and it is more of a kind of care between friends and brothers. Although he sometimes mentioned Wei Huai's kindness, the tone of his voice was very different from the beginning.
And his character is not so humble and respectful, Wei Huai has been friends with him for a long time, only to find that his temper is relatively upright. If there is something that displeases him, he will radiate it wherever he is, without looking at the faces of others, and vice versa. On weekdays, when he saw that Wei Huai had misbehaved, he was even more outspoken. Although Wei Huai never had a penny with him because of this, his colleagues were often not very happy. Wei Huai also repeatedly advised him to be tactful in his actions, although Yang Huai agreed very resolutely, he still did his own thing and did not change his temperament.
But Wei Huai felt that this was a person with a good heart, so he had always been with him and never meant to be estranged.
On this day, because the weather was fine, Wei Huai said to Huai Rope: "I am close to business, and I have no time to meet Brother Zhong Fang; It's hard to take a break today, why don't you and I take the chessboard outside the house to play a game, just over tea and talking, how about it? ”
Yang Huaisheng nodded and said, "That's the reason." But since the people are willing to come out, why not go to Huaiqing Bridge to have a look at the old land and talk in the tea shop? ”
"Good!" Wei Huai resolutely agreed.
The two of them were dressed in cloth clothes, took the chessboard, did not bring their minions, accompanied by their hearty laughter, and went to Huaiqing Bridge leisurely.