Chapter Seventy-Nine

Lin Jinmo asked a little puzzled: "Childe has been mentioning this benefactor since he just started, how did he help you?"

Le Xiyan said softly: "My family was poor back then, and when I entered Beijing to take the exam, I didn't have much to worry about, and the prices in Jingbei City were several times more expensive than I imagined, and I had no money after the exam." I was cold and hungry, and walked alone towards the ferry, hoping to get to the boat's house and find a way back. ”

Le Xiyan took a sip of tea and carefully recalled the details of what happened back then, for fear of missing or saying something wrong.

He walked to the ferry that day, only to find that the ferry had already docked because of the heavy snowfall in March.

No one wants to go out in this weather, and the boatman naturally has no business.

Le Xiyan begged the boatman to take him, but firstly, the village where Le Xiyan was located was too far away, and secondly, he really had no money to pay the boat fare.

I failed in the exam, I had no family to return to, and I was hungry and cold.

At this moment, Le Xiyan, looking at the cold lake, suddenly wanted to jump headlong, and bid farewell to this society where the poor were in trouble with officials and businessmen.

"I advise you not to, this lake is too cold, you jump in, and before you drown, you will freeze your limbs, and it will be very uncomfortable. ”

When Le Xiyan heard this, he looked back, but saw a handsome boy in a white fur robe, holding the hand of a gentle woman, standing silently behind him.

"How about it, do you want to go to Jingbei City with us for a bite to eat?"

As he spoke, the man raised his hand, only to see that what he was carrying in his hand were two yellow croakers.

"The yellow croaker here, but the best in Jingbei City, I thought I couldn't eat it, I never thought that the weather was cold this year, in March, the yellow croaker is still so fat. ”

After speaking, the man didn't care whether Le Xiyan wanted to or not, he stepped forward and grabbed his arm, and dragged him away.

Le Xiyan didn't understand what was going on at all, but just followed behind the man's and women's butts in a daze.

He only felt that these two people were gorgeously dressed and looked like a good match, and it was not the kind of ordinary family's match, but a feeling of matching heaven and man.

Le Xiyan vaguely felt that these two people must be big names in Jingbei City, but he never dared to believe it, because the man walked and jumped all the way, and when he met a good-looking girl, he kept staring at it, and he kept whistling in his mouth, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't look like those wealthy nobles who valued their face as bigger than the sky.

When the young lady of a rich family goes out, she must hug her before and after, and the horse must be led by a few, although she is not allowed to ride it in the city of Jingbei.

But the person in front of him, everyone next to him, still carrying two yellow croakers in his hand, like an old farmer who has just returned from the market.

Le Xiyan followed the two of them in the city for an hour, and finally walked in front of a three-story building.

At the door of the building, countless women leaned against the door frame, and their charming voices shouted to passers-by.

They didn't seem to feel the cold winter wind, and they showed their shoulders and legs, but they didn't lose the smile on their faces.

Le Xiyan looked at the white thighs, the peaks that were about to come out, instantly blushed and trembled, and hurriedly lowered his head and walked forward.

In his heart, he only felt that this man was too strange, how could he take a woman to the kiln.

"Hey, hey, hey. Where did you come from, you want to eat, get out. ”

Le Xiyan had just taken two steps into the door, but saw a half-old blocking in front of him.

He just wanted to explain, but he heard the boy turn around and say, "Hua Lao Bustard, the person I brought." ”

When the woman named Hua Lao Bustard heard this, her face instantly turned from cold winter to midsummer, and she was full of enthusiasm.

She pounced on Le Xiyan, grabbed his arm, and whispered in her ear: "It turned out to be a distinguished guest, the slave family is blind, and the son is not surprised." Childe, please inside, the wine and food in our Hanyue Building are the best in the city, and the girl is naturally the best. ”

Le Xiyan's arm was tightly held in his arms by Hua Lao Bustard, and his plump figure clamped his forearm, making his mind a little stagnant.

"I... You... I'm with him ... ”

Le Xiyan stayed in place for a long time, but he couldn't say a word nervously, and finally he had no choice, so he had to gently pull out his arm and run to a small room on the third floor.

When the boy in white saw him come in, his face showed a hint of ridicule, "That old bustard is not cheap, you can't afford to spend her master." ”

Le Xiyan didn't know what to say, just waved his hand nervously.

"Sit down, the food will come up later. ”

The three of them sat like this, the woman making tea, and the man teasing the tea pet on the table.

A world in the corner of this Cold Moon Building, after closing the door, is completely different from the noise outside, as if it is a paradise.

"I just heard from you and the boatman at the ferry that you want to go home, is your home far away?"

Le Xiyan nodded and said, "The villain's family is in a small village in the south, and it is about a ten-day boat ride from Jingbei City. ”

The man glanced at him and asked with some curiosity, "So far, why are you coming to Jingbei?"

Le Xiyan said softly: "Take the exam of Yingtian Academy." ”

The man nodded, as if he had guessed the answer, "It's not on the list." ”

Le Xiyan smiled dismally, "Maybe." ”

The man smiled a little strangely and said, "If you are admitted, you will be admitted, and if you are not admitted, you will not be admitted, what is it called." ”

Le Xiyan was stunned for a moment, and then talked about how he passed the exam and how he was suppressed by his power.

After hearing this, the man just nodded calmly and said softly, "Isn't that still not inadmitted?" ”

Le Xiyan said with some puzzlement: "What do you mean by Childe? I was obviously admitted, but it was Zuo Zongzheng who used his power to bully me and cause me to fall off the list." Isn't Childe going to speak for those thieves who oppress the people?"

The man glanced at Le Xiyan, his face full of disdain.

"Do you think you are very pitiful and wronged? Well, let me ask you, you are at least alive now, do you remember how many ants you trampled to death on the way from the ferry?"

Le Xiyan frowned and stared at the son in front of him.

He understood the meaning, but he still couldn't believe it.

"Could it be that in the eyes of the son, we, the children of poor families, should be trampled under the feet of the powerful like ants?"

The man stood up, leaned against the window, shook his head, and said, "I just want to tell you something that a three-year-old child understands, that is, there are high and low levels in life. ”

Le Xiyan was just about to retort, but the man waved his hand and interrupted, "I know what you want to say." We are all human beings, and we are all equal. Do you really think so? If you think so, then even if you are admitted to Yingtian Academy, it will be useless. ”

Le Xiyan was full of dissatisfaction, "But Wen Gongzi has a high opinion." ”

"Why did I invite you to dinner today instead of you, and why did Hua Lao Bustard stop you and not me? It's very simple, I'm richer and more powerful than you. I think we're the same age, so why am I better than you?"

Le Xiyan subconsciously said: "You have a better background than me." ”

The man nodded and said, "Why am I from a better background than you?"

Le Xiyan was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

"There's no reason, it's called fate. I can say this to other powerful people in Jingbei City, and you can also say this to the villagers in your village, but you can't say this to me, because we are not people on the same level at all. To put it mildly, we're not the same thing at all. ”

Le Xiyan clenched his fists and trembled with anger, but he didn't know how to refute.

The man continued: "Do you know what distinguishes man from beasts? You said that you were kicked out of the 86th place in the exam, what if you took the top prize? Don't talk about his little son of Zuo Zongzheng, can you ask the emperor's son if he dares to impersonate the identity of a champion Lang?"

Le Xiyan gritted his teeth and said angrily: "But, why can he replace me?"

The man sighed, "Rotten wood can't be carved. Don't you understand what I mean? You and Zuo Zongzheng's son are placed on the scales, and he is naturally much heavier than you, and life is uneven, don't you understand? Because of this, if you want to surpass him and suppress him, you must work countless times more than him. ”

Le Xiyan smiled helplessly, "If one day, I am admitted to Yingtian Academy and become an official in the court, I must level this scale." ”

The man shook his head and said, "I can't do it, because by that time, you will no longer be a low-level person, and your scales will be crooked." ”

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Le Xiyan sighed, turned to Lin Jinmo and Zizhu and said, "That meal is the most unforgettable meal I have ever eaten in my life, and every word that the son said seemed to be deeply pierced in my heart. ”

Lin Jinmo asked, "What about after that?"

"Then Childe paid for me, and I stayed there for one night, and when I went to the ferry again the next day, the boatman agreed to take me home.

I worked for another three years, and then I came to the exam again, as the boy wished, this time I was the top student in high school. ”

The three of them chatted until dawn, and then Le Xiyan slowly got up and left.

Lin Jinmo stretched his waist and yawned, rubbed his tired and sleepy eyes, nodded and said, "It is worthy of being the champion, this girl has seen it today." Indeed, if you only look at it from the present, he is better than me. ”

Zizhu heated another pot of awakening tea for her, and said softly: "When the young lady left Yingtian Academy, she was not necessarily weaker than him. ”

Lin Jinmo shook his head and said, "I actually care more about who his benefactor is. He himself said that he didn't know and couldn't find that person, such as his brother in Jingbei City, who was the same age, there was such a person with extraordinary knowledge, this girl really couldn't imagine. ”

As she spoke, she seemed to think of something, and sighed a little helplessly, "Alas, I also went to Hanyue Tower, why didn't my brother have this level?"

Zizhu smiled slightly: "Miss really doesn't know the benefactor in Le Gongzi's mouth?"

Lin Jinmo was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Zizhu sat down, showing a hint of joy on his face, and his face was full of smiles like a spring breeze.

"Miss doesn't know, every winter, Childe will take a few of us and the Enyi girl from Hanyuelou to go ice skating at the ferry outside Jingbei City, and buy a few yellow croakers along the way, and the Enyi girl likes to eat it quite much. ”

Lin Jinmo subconsciously frowned and said, "Why did my brother never take me there?"

As she spoke, she suddenly realized and looked at Zizhu in surprise.

The boy in white, two yellow croakers.