Although he made up his mind to go to Jingwu, Qin Ke still delayed a lot of time because of various trivial matters after all, and when he finally felt that all the things he should arrange had been arranged, and even the morning glory at home had someone to help take care of him, he was finally able to pack his not too bloated bag.

A clean shirt, a few brushes dipped in ink to dry, a roll of "Wu Guotongjian" that he brought with him for fear of boredom on the road, plus a bag of dry food and a deerskin water bag, this is what he intends to use on the road.

After all, from Daoxiang Village to Jingwu, it takes seven days to go even if it is a wild horse, and although Daoxiang Village has several horse sheds in the village because of the implementation of the Mo family's horse politics over the years, they are all official horses, and each end has to be recorded in detail.

The luggage is naturally lighter, so that he can walk faster.

However, when he went out, Qin Ke still glanced back at the grass house that had been with him for many years, and sighed: "It's different from the heroes written in the book, it's too shabby." ”

After speaking, he touched the deerskin bag that had been filled with water on his waist, took revenge on his back, and slowly walked towards the entrance of the village. In the midst of the chirping of a few birds, the entrance of the village was full of people, and a group of people stood shoulder to shoulder.

These were all villagers in the village, most of them were his uncles, aunts and aunts, and a few of them were young people of the same age as him, Qin Ke was familiar with them, and even if he closed his eyes, he could tell which one had stabbed the honeycomb with him and which one had touched the crab in the creek with him.

"Ladies and gentlemen...... What are you doing here......" Qin Ke looked at the black oppression, a little sluggish, "Could it be that you are about to announce something today?"

At this time, Uncle Ji squeezed out of the crowd with difficulty, looked at Qin Ke, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Ah Ke, this is all a little bit of a big guy's heart, although you said not to let us send it, but you are also a child who grew up in our Daoxiang Village, how can we all be your elders." My own children want to go out to study, so those of us who are uncles and uncles don't come to take a look, and I really feel a little sorry not to go. ”

Uncle Ji has always had a close relationship with Qin Ke, of course, one of the reasons for this is due to his "eldest son and second child who never let worry about it", and his wife never conceived again, so he has always regarded Qin Ke as his second son. And looking at Qin Ke's simple outfit, thinking that this child really wanted to leave here from today and go out to travel the world alone, his eyes were slightly red, and he almost burst into tears.

Qin Ke was also inexplicably a little sad in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Uncle Ji, don't be sad, I just went out, and it's not that I won't come back, why are you crying?"

"Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry. Uncle Ji rubbed his eyes vigorously, his eyes were red like an old rabbit, but he smiled reluctantly, "The sand has entered the eyes." ”

"Actually, I should be happy for you. Uncle Ji continued, "Although you have not yet reached the age of weak crown, you are a little adult after all, it is good to go out to study, and when you come back in the future, maybe you will become a big official in our county, and we little people also have a bright face." ”

As soon as he stretched out his hand, Qin Ke felt a heat in his hand, and he was puzzled by the burden handed over by Uncle Ji, and asked curiously, "What?"

"The bread that your Aunt Qing baked for you with her own hands, the white flour and millet used, you eat on the way. Uncle Ji had a smile on his face, but Qin Ke nodded vigorously, you must know that there are not many white noodles in the village, and this burden of cakes can also make him eat for several days, which shows that Uncle Ji and Aunt Qing are good to him.

As if sensing Qin Ke's thoughts, Uncle Ji grinned: "It's okay, Uncle Ji has also earned a lot these days, and Uncle Ji can afford this white meal." When you go out to study, you have to eat something good and take care of your body. That's right......" Uncle Ji suddenly patted his head and shouted at the crowd behind, "Aqing...... Aqing ......"

In the crowd, Uncle Ji's wife came out and replied angrily: "What are you shouting, it's not a shame!"

Uncle Ji suddenly stopped talking.

Looking at Uncle Ji's angry look, Qin Ke pursed his lips and smiled, and said softly: "Aunt Qing, don't let Uncle Ji fall out, he is also a shopkeeper now, and he has to take care of face." ”

"What kind of facelessness, I also opened a broken inn, and people come and go every day so stinky that it ......is like a thatched house" Having said that, Aunt Qing's face showed a little pride, and then as soon as he handed it over, a bag of heavy things arrived in Qin Ke's hands.

"Take it, count it as a little bit of heart from the people in our village. ”

Qin Ke listened to the sound like stones colliding and rubbing, and guessed that there was a lot of broken silver inside, according to this weight estimate, there must be at least eight or nine taels, and he was suddenly a little flustered: "What is this? Where can I ask for money from the people in the village?" stretched out her hand to hand it back, but Aunt Qing was worthy of being known as the "No. 1 Woman in Daoxiang Village", just a glare, Qin Ke shrank and stretched out her hand back.

Aunt Qing said: "There is a way to be at home for 100 days, but it is difficult to go out for a day, and there is an indispensable place to use money along the way, and it is always good to have more entanglement." ”

Qin Ke felt the heat of the pancake in his arms and the weight of the silver, his heart was warm, and his eyes were a little red, he lowered his head slightly, blinked his eyes, tried his best to hold back the sourness in his heart, and said, "That's okay......" He said to everyone, "Uncles and uncles, go back, I'm leaving!"

Everyone immediately responded, but the sound was not neat, but it was like a flute playing indiscriminately. But Qin Ke looked at these familiar faces, but he only felt moved and reluctant.

"Brother Ke, are you going to travel around the world and come back to be a big official?" At this time, Erwa, who had not been able to find a chance to speak among the elders, finally interjected, and he asked excitedly.

He was childish, his hair was disheveled, and although the clothes on his body were clean above, there was already a lot of mud sticking underneath, and the braided grasshopper in his hand was enough to prove his untouched character.

Qin Ke looked at the second baby who was two years younger than himself gently, shook his head and said: "I'm just going out to run errands, and I don't ...... to be a big official" But he thought about it, and felt that it was not good to disappoint the second baby, so he could only blink and continue, "When I come back, if I become a big official, how about letting you do paperwork for me at that time." ”

"That's a good feeling!" Erwa patted her chest and said, "It just so happens that I am doing things under Lord Sitian, and when I learn more things, I will be able to help you in the future." Dad said that you will definitely be the one who will do big things in the future, and I think so, hey, in this village, you don't want to sleep when you read those books!"

Qin Ke said in his heart Actually, you didn't see it when I was secretly sleeping, but I still patted the second baby's shoulder and said with a smile: "You do things for Lord Si Tian, you can't fall asleep just watching it in the future." ”

"Don't worry. ”

Qin Ke nodded, walked a few steps slowly, and folded his hands according to the posture that the master taught him.

"I'm leaving!" he said a second time, but perhaps thinking that such a statement was too brief, he continued, "I will definitely be back." ”

After saying this seemingly simple but firm sentence, Qin Ke finally took a step forward and slowly walked towards the outside of the mountain.

He didn't know.

By the time he set foot in the village again, everything had already changed. And when he recalled the past, he only felt like a world away. At that time, he was no longer an ignorant teenager in the village, but whenever he recalled the past, this was the most peaceful and joyful place in his life.

But he had to keep going.

There is no turning back.