After the creek was trimmed, the convoy was back on the road. In a flash, another ten days passed.

This time, Jiang Ergou's focus was no longer on Qin Nuxia's body. Even Qin Nuxia's posture of practicing martial arts in the morning could endure and not look at it. Instead, he turned his head and walked with Qin Yi and them.

"Brother Qin, how far is it from Yuzhou to Lingzhou!"

"Hehe, Ergou, although this Yuzhou and Lingzhou are adjacent, our territory as large as Dachu is only divided into eight states, so even if they are adjacent, they are far apart. Besides, the place we are going to is Luochuan City in the hinterland of Lingzhou. So, we've only walked two-thirds of the way for so long. ”

Ten days down. Ergou and Qin Yi are also familiar with each other, and at the beginning, Qin Yi also called Ergou Jiang Gongzi.

Later, at the suggestion of the old man, Ergou secretly dragged Qin Yi to drink a few times during the rest of the convoy. The relationship is close. Qin Yi simply didn't call him Jiang Gongzi, but Ergou.

"Brother Qin, I don't go out much, and my unlucky master doesn't like to tell me that. So, tell me what the rivers and lakes are like. ”

Speaking of this, Qin Yi showed a look of memory on his face, and his eyes looked ahead and he was silent for a long time. It's as if he wants to go through his past experience from beginning to end in his imagination.

Seeing this, Ergou did not bother. Just quietly waiting for Qin Yi to speak

Two words of rivers and lakes. It's easy to say and write. But when I mentioned it, it seemed to weigh tens of millions of pounds.

It seemed like a long time, and it seemed like only a moment. Qin Yicai spoke softly.

"Ergou, I don't know why you and Senior Wang came to this Jianghu. But since he has left, he should not come back. This bullshit rivers and lakes are not as beautiful as you imagined. ”

"I don't know or see what those big factions are like. But as far as I can see, many people in the rivers and lakes are struggling in this quagmire-like rivers and lakes, and the most basic hope is just to survive. ”

"I'll tell you a very simple thing, why there are many people in the rivers and lakes who don't wear shirts on hot or cold days. Is it because they're arrogant enough? No. Is it because they don't need to have deep internal strength? But where do these rough men with seven or eight grades of strength have any internal strength? ”

"The real reason is that they can't afford it. If you don't believe it, a Jianghu person with seven or eight grades of strength will not be able to afford a top. But if this Jianghu person still has a little chivalrous heart. If you don't steal, don't rob. He really couldn't afford it. ”

"I'll tell you about my justice dart game, not to mention the time when the justice dart game was down in the past, just now, you have to worry about the mountain bandits when you go dart, and you have to play up and down when you go back after walking the dart. From the city gate to the table of the governor. Half of the three thousand taels of silver for a trip will fall into their hands. You can't complain yet. ”

"There are also the settling-in expenses of his disciples after their accidents, the treatment expenses for injuries injured in a quarrel when competing with peers for business, and the daily expenses of the dart game. The most important point is that there are more than 1,000 people in the dart game, waiting for me to take the money back to eat every day. In this way, after a year, less than 1,000 taels of silver were left in the account room of my dart bureau. ”

Speaking of this, Qin Yi let out a long sigh. I couldn't help laughing at myself.

"This is the current situation of one of the largest dart games in Yuzhou. In the territory of Yuzhou, others are looking at me as a righteous dart bureau, and there are many people, but only I know the bitterness in the mainland. ”

"Ergou, in fact, I envy you and Senior Wang. You can go wherever you want. If I could, I would like to let go of this burden and travel around the world. But I can't, at the beginning, I couldn't rest assured that my sister couldn't get off it, and now I can't rest assured that I can't get off this dart game. ”

After Jiang Ergou listened, he didn't think about it like before. This is also the first time he knows, it turns out that the rivers and lakes do not only have big bowls of wine and big mouthfuls of meat as the book says. It's more about the sadness of the big bowl and the helplessness of the big mouthful. But you still have to swallow it.

"Two dogs..."

"Brother Qin, don't talk about it. You've told me enough today. Thank you. I'm afraid that if you keep talking, I'll be disappointed in this Jianghu. ”

Ergou smiled reluctantly at Qin Yi and turned to leave.

Qin Yi looked at Jiang Ergou who was leaving, and did not dissuade him. When he was far away, he murmured softly.

"Ergou, in fact, what I want to say is, don't be disappointed in this Jianghu. Even if it has too many that aren't. But isn't it still the rivers and lakes that you, me, and everyone in the world like and yearn for! Even if it is because of reality, we can't really go to the rivers and lakes to do chivalry, righteousness, and drink horses. I can only think about it, and it's also very beautiful."

...

That night, Ergou did not jump up and down in the convoy as usual. Instead, he sat quietly in the carriage to which he and Master had been assigned.

"Ergou, what's wrong today, aren't you even in the mood to watch the woman?. ”

The old man saw that the apprentice had something on his mind, so he wanted to tease him and relieve his mood.

"Old man, I suddenly regret it. I think the small hut in the mountain stream is also good. And the wooden knife, I guess it's rotting by now. When I left, I didn't even think about finding a box for it. ”

"Ergou, people always have to look forward. This river and lake is no longer as you think. But now that it's in. Otherwise, I will have a daughter-in-law and give birth to a child in the future. Tell him that your father was scared out of the 'legend' of the rivers and lakes when he first entered the rivers and lakes. ”

"Hahaha, Ergou, Qin Yi has shown you the bad side of this Jianghu. I'll tell you about the good side of it. ”

The old man said, showing the same look of memory as Qin Yi. The difference is that Qin Yi is sad, while the old man is a little nostalgic.

"Ergou, in fact, you almost had a teacher back then. ”

The old man's first sentence made Ergou's jaw drop, and this was also the first time that the old man took the initiative to mention the past to him.

"At the beginning, when Master was your age, he had a friend who fell in love with a woman. It's just that woman is a cold beauty, a beauty that is colder than your Qin Xuejian. My friend tried to get close but couldn't. ”

So, he asked me to give him ideas. I gave him the exact same idea as you. ”

Speaking of this, a smile suddenly bloomed on the old man's face. Such as drinking mellow.

"It's the first idea, and after he used it, it didn't work, so it's okay to ask people why. The consequence was that he was beaten to a pig's head. Then he couldn't get angry, so he ran to tell the cold beauty that I had come up with my idea. By night, the pig's head would become two. ”

Later, it wasn't just that he didn't give up. I didn't feel angry for any reason. At that time, I thought, I just came up with an idea, why hit me. ”

So two people, one vowed to chase Leng Beauty, and the other vowed to help his friend catch Leng Beauty. ”

Then I helped him come up with a second idea. It's useless, the cold beauty family is cold, and there is no way to get close to it. Later, I was smart. I came up with the idea of asking her to walk the rivers and lakes together. ”

"At first, the cold beauty was always reluctant to go. My friend and I struggled for a long time, and we were beaten seven times.

In the end, I don't know if Leng Meiren was tired or moved by our sincerity and agreed. ”

"Later, it was the story of the three of us walking the rivers and lakes together. I won't tell you anything else. You just need to know that in the end, that cold beauty didn't fall in love with my friend, but fell in love with me. But what kind of person is your master, he rejected her on the spot!"

The old man smiled even more happily as he said the last word. It's like going back to the old days.

"Ergou, one day. You can take the girl you want to take to the rivers and lakes. Actually, I want to tell you this. There are those things in the rivers and lakes that you don't like. But you don't have a sister to take care of, and you don't have a big game to rely on you to eat, and you don't even have to consider my feelings. You just have to be yourself. You should be the most carefree person in the rivers and lakes. ”

Jiang Ergou pondered for a long time after listening.

"Old man, I always feel that you are lying to me, in the story, did you switch the position of you and your friend, you are the one who was dumped!"

"Get out of the calf, I shouldn't pay attention to you when I find out. You have no conscience. ”

Jiang Ergou got up and ran into the distance, but the voice came back.

"Thank you, old man!"

The old man got up and looked at Jiang Ergou who ran out, he knew that his Ergou apprentice was back again.

"Ergou, don't complain that Master didn't tell you a lot of things. It's just not time yet. In the future, there are some things that are destined to be carried by yourself. ”

...

Early the next morning, the convoy was back on the road after a night's rest.

"Brother Qin. ”

Ergou came up from behind and caught up with Qin Yi in front.

"Ergou, how about it, can you figure it out. ”

"Brother Qin, there's something you don't understand. It's just that I suddenly saw that the gap between reality and my imagination is too big, and I can't accept it. Slow it down and you'll be fine. ”

"Besides. ”

Ergou had a smile on his face.

"I still believe that in this Jianghu, there are more pure Jianghu people like Huang Dashi and Luo Xiaogou. ”

Qin Yi didn't know who Huang Dashi and Luo Xiaogou were. But this did not prevent him from understanding the meaning of Ergou when he said this.

"Brother Qin, tonight, let's find a place to drink two more sips?"

The second dog lay on Qin Yi's shoulder and said to him. Qin Yi's eyes lit up after hearing this.

"Okay, you get ready in a minute. ”

"No problem guaranteed!"

At night, two sneaky figures converge in a place where a convoy bonfire can't be illuminated. Two broken bowls, a jar of rice wine, a plate of peanuts and half a bowl of beef jerky, that's all it takes.

Maybe it's because I haven't been drinking for many days. The two of them several times in a row. The second dog is not strong enough to drink, and he blushes after these few bites.

"Brother Qin, you are really good, if I had a sister, I would definitely let her marry you. ”

No wonder he wanted to find Qin Yi to drink! He was originally here to carry out his second plan.

Qin Yi looked at Ergou and took a sip of wine.

"Ergou, I know what you mean. Along the way, I could see it. It's just that my sister can't control herself. You go to the convoy and ask, the one hasn't been smoked by my sister, even me. Li Yao in the convoy was a little interested in my sister at the beginning, but before she could do anything, she was whipped three times by my sister, and each meal was more ruthless than the other. Later, no one in this dart game dared to have a heart for my sister anymore. ”

"That's right, I was really whipped three times by Miss Qin!"

A figure suddenly rose up in the distance. Running towards this side, take a closer look, it's not Li Yao or anyone.

"Stinky boy, how do you know you're here. ”

Qin Yi slapped him on the head. Asked.

"Hehe, darthead, I came here when I smelled the wine. ”

"Go and get a bowl yourself, and don't be seen. ”

Qin Yi finished saying this. I saw that seven or eight figures had risen one after another where Li Yao had gotten up just now. In unison

"Darthead, let's all go get the bowl. ”

Qin Yi looked at this scene and rubbed his brows with some annoyance.

"Spread the word, except for the disciples who were on duty at night. For the others, a jar of rice wine for every four people. ”

At this moment, a figure rose up in the other direction. This time it's not the dart game, but it's the obscene old man. He's here to oversee how his ideas are done.

"Since everyone is here tonight, let's have a drink, and as for safety, I'm here with the old man. Guarantee that you are okay. ”

Everyone turned their heads to look at Qin Yi again. After all, he is the dart head, the backbone of the team.

"Wang's predecessors have spoken, what else can I say, drink, Lao Tzu wants to see if you can drink all the wine that Lao Tzu brought. ”

"Well, long live the darthead. Long live the king's predecessors. ”

Everyone cheered together. At this moment, these Jianghu people are happy from the bottom of their hearts, and it is a luxury to be able to drink half a bowl of wine when walking darts. Not to mention that it is now so open to drink.

On this night, everyone in the dart game was carnivaling to their heart's content, venting the emotions accumulated along the way. Just like Qin Yi said, there was really not a drop of wine left in the wine he brought.