Chapter 28: Going and Coming (1)
The Uncle Chen who replied was a middle-aged pharmacist whom Qingyun knew on the official road.
This man is kind-hearted, and he is slightly blessed in a robe of fine fabric, and his two mustaches are elegantly written on his lips like a book, which are neatly trimmed by him, and he looks like a good old man.
He saw that Qingyun, a thin young man, was walking alone on the official road, and he couldn't help but feel pity and accosted him, and if the destination was the same, he invited him to be a companion to relieve boredom and help Qingyun avoid some trouble.
And Qingyun has her hair tied up now, and her extremely handsome little face makes people feel good at first sight. In addition, he is a knowledgeable and pure-hearted person, and the two sentences make this medicine dealer like it very much.
If it weren't for the fact that his daughter was a lot older, this old Chen really wanted Qingyun to be the son-in-law of his Chen family.
"No, Uncle Chen, I'm just curious, my father is a hunter in the mountains, and our family has lived in the mountains since I can remember, so I haven't been far away. ”
Qingyun smiled and shook his head, he didn't completely deceive the medicine dealer, nor did he tell the truth all, after all, he understood that in this world, at least for the time being, there was no one he could trust.
He didn't want to cause trouble to others, and the tragedy in Liangqian Village was still bloody.
"Although Uncle Chen has been to many places, I don't know how big this world is, I only know that our Qianzhong City is located in the south of Liangzhou, and after a thousand mountains and half a thousand mountains, it is a dense 100,000 mountains. The government explicitly forbade us ordinary people to enter. As for the nearest one, it should belong to Wufang City, which is northeast of Qianzhong City. Uncle Chen, I have only been to a few surrounding cities for most of my life, and I have never even been to Liangzhou!"
When Uncle Chen said this, his face first showed a look of pride, but there was also a faint sense of awe, and he didn't know if he remembered those past experiences.
But in other words, even the pharmacists who go south and north are so humble, it can be seen that a state is so big that mortals can't reach it, at this time, I only heard Qingyun's heartfelt admiration:
"Uncle Chen, you are so powerful, when I grow up, I will travel thousands of miles like you and take a good look at this vast world!"
It has been nearly ten days since he left Liangqian Village, and although he doesn't know if there is a detour on the official road, it is really far away to the nearest Qianzhong City, and he has encountered all kinds of people on the way, and there are even some strange birds flying through the air.
I heard the people around me say that it was a goblin that feeds on humans, and it is the enemy of humans, and I don't know if it's true or not, anyway, they have not been attacked by the so-called goblins.
As he left the village for longer and longer, Qingyun felt that the people he had seen in the past few days might be hundreds of times more than the people he had seen when he was so old, making him full of curiosity about everything he saw.
But this can't be blamed on him, Yi Qing didn't let him leave Liangqian Village when he urinated, which made Qingyun's knowledge really limited. Fortunately, along the way, he also learned a lot of things and rules with Uncle Chen, and he secretly kept them in his heart.
"Xiao Qingyun eat a piece of jerky, I see that you have eaten the fruit steamed buns all the way, you are now the time to grow your body, you must have more nutrients, otherwise you will not grow tall." ”
Uncle Chen touched Qingyun's head like a doting child some parents, although Qingyun was already about the same height as him, he still felt that Qingyun was so thin because of lack of nutrition.
"It's okay Uncle Chen, I have been a vegetarian since I was a child with my father, so I am used to eating wild fruits, and I am not used to eating meat, thank you Uncle Chen for your kindness. ”
Qingyun politely rejected the pharmacist's jerky, and at the same time, he was also calculating in his heart how he could settle down in Qianzhong City first.
From Uncle Chen, he knew that this sky is divided into Kyushu, and Liangzhou, one of the Kyushu states where he is now, is just like the medicine merchant said, the radius is incalculable, and the strength of a mortal's life cannot be crossed.
Of course, this may be an exaggeration, and the Immortal Sword Sect knows that it is an immortal house just by hearing the name, and this kind of place feels like it is ethereal, and it is impossible to find it if you don't have a certain amount of savings.
So Qingyun decided to stay in Qianzhong City for a while to inquire about the news, and by the way, see if he could find a suitable job and save some silver to make a pester, after all, dry food and potions will always run out, and he can't sit and eat.
"Hey, if only I knew that I should have learned the art of iron-striking with Tiezhu, so that I could be an apprentice to others, it would be better than starving to death. ”
Qingyun, who had no clue, couldn't help but be depressed, he didn't know anything, and he didn't even have the ability to eat, but the most important thing was to think of the deceased iron pillar, which made his eyes suddenly full of gloom.
Attentively, Uncle Chen noticed Qingyun's sudden depression, and asked with concern:
"Qingyun, what's wrong? What's the matter? Tell Uncle Chen. ”
In the previous conversation between the two, Qingyun avoided talking about his background or anything, which made the experienced pharmacists guess a thing or two, so he still wanted to see if he could help this thin boy.
Years of trading medicinal materials have allowed Lao Chen to accumulate considerable wealth, and he is also willing to accumulate some good fortune for himself, only to hear Qingyun frown, and some said:
"I won't tell you Uncle Chen, my father just passed away, and before he died, I asked me to go to the uncle I had never met, but there was no silver in the family, and I only knew the name but I didn't know where the uncle was. I'm thinking about waiting until I get to Qianzhong City to see if I can find a job to save some money. ”
Qingyun's words were as expected by Lao Chen, most of the lonely teenagers had an accident in their family.
Looking carefully at the heroic appearance, Lao Chen also played Xiao Jiujiu in his heart.
It is said that according to his daughter's age, he is no longer suitable for recruiting Qingyun as a son-in-law, but with Lao Chen's skills of recognizing people that he has practiced for many years, he can still be sure that Qingyun is definitely a good young man with a good character.
And judging by his conversation, he has read books for a few years, so he plans to train this teenager and make a good fate. No matter how bad he is, he can first be an apprentice in his own medicine shop or something, and if he can really learn something in the future, it is not indispensable to be a shopkeeper, and then it is time to give himself a hand.
Maybe when Qingyun grows up, his daughter will change her mind and tie the knot with Qingyun, and it would be great to let this handsome boy join the Chen family, but his baby daughter has always given him a headache.
As for Uncle Qingyun or something, he wasn't worried at all.
The world is so big, trying to find a person with a name is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, and when Qingyun gets used to life here, he will still stay, after all, people have feelings, especially a pure person like him.
So Lao Chen didn't hesitate at all, and asked directly:
"Xiao Qingyun, you also know that Uncle Chen and I are selling medicinal herbs, I see that you have read books and know how to read, if you are willing, Uncle Chen, I will take care of your food and your residence, and be an apprentice in the medicinal herb shop in my city, as for the monthly money, we will talk about it in detail when we get to our city, what do you think?"
Lao Chen's words can really be said to be in the heart of Qingyun.
Although he really didn't want to stay in Qianzhong City for a moment now and just wanted to find the Immortal Sword Sect, but without clues and news, it was simply a fool's dream, and he couldn't ask people at will, and the conditions offered by Lao Chen were still very tempting to him.
So Qingyun hurriedly replied:
"Really, Uncle Chen, that's embarrassing!"
It's just that if you save some money and leave, it's not authentic, so I'm sorry these words come from his heart.
Because Qingyun could hear that Lao Chen wanted to stay with him, but he would definitely leave here in the future, and in conscience he didn't want to deceive this kind-hearted medicine merchant.
"That's of course, Uncle Chen sees that you are talented and talented, and I only have a daughter who is a few years older than you. After many years of operation, although this family business is not big, it can be regarded as a small surplus wealth in Qianzhong City, and it can ensure that the family has no worries about food and clothing, but there has been no helper around, and it is too hard for a person, so I will count on you in the future!"
Lao Chen's words sounded really obvious to others, but Qingyun was still young, second, he was not deeply involved in the world, and third, out of gratitude, he kept nodding his head of gratitude like a chicken pecking rice, which made Lao Chen feel excited.
During this period, Lao Chen repeatedly tried to ask where Qingyun lived and whether there were other relatives alive, but they were all passed by Qingyun, which also made Lao Chen mistakenly think that Qingyun was really without relatives and nowhere to go, so he also settled down.
This person, once he is in a happy mood, time flies quickly, and within a few days, Qingyun and Lao Chen and Lao Chen's family team came to the "legendary" Qianzhong City with laughter.
In this frontier land of the Clear Void Heaven, Qingyun will start a new life, and he doesn't know how long he will stay, it may be long or short.
If it's really short, then he wants to help Uncle Chen do as much as he can, so as to repay him for taking care of himself along the way.
Of course, all of this has to start with an apprentice.
Not long after Qingyun stepped into Qianzhong City, on a forest path in Yiqian Mountain, a young man in a simple Confucian shirt was walking towards the mountainside without hurry.
I saw that his face was neither sad nor joyful, just walking leisurely, and if you look closely, you will find that he is actually floating in the air without touching the ground.
Although the young man's eyes were slightly closed at this time, it did not affect the direction he was going in the slightest, and if Qingyun was here, he would definitely be surprised, because this man was walking in the direction of his wooden house, and the direction was not bad at all!
After a while, the elegant man came to Qingyun's door. Obviously, the person who came was none other than Wu Renfu, the sect master of Shenhua Heaven.
When Wu Renfu was about to approach the cabin, he suddenly stopped slowly, and then opened his eyes and looked carefully at the ordinary mountain hut.