Chapter 486: Life Compels
It's just three or two cups of tea.
Jiang Yichen finished asking the eight urgent questions that he had sorted out in his heart.
I got the corresponding results from Zhang Laoer's mouth, and I was satisfied.
Zhang Lao Er is a person who can carry it clearly, according to Jiang Yichen's warning, and contacted the recent passers-by in a hurry, and knew that the road in the next two days was probably not peaceful, and Jiang Yichen's mind was not touched.
When answering, try to be objective and comprehensive, and only mention a few more words if you have your own opinions, and if you are puzzled, you will not mention them at all.
Everything went too well.
At least in Chu Shangu's opinion.
It seems that Jiang Yichen has already drawn a detailed map of the situation for these thirty miles, but Zhang Lao Er will fill in a few lines, add some annotations, and fill in the colors according to the actual situation, which is simple and natural.
The two of them did not avoid Chu Shan's lonely words, and he could understand every word of what they said, but they didn't see any connection with each other.
It sounds like hoeing the ground with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, which is completely confusing.
It's just that my own experience in the rivers and lakes is shallow, and I don't know whether to talk about the questions in my heart.
...... That's a terrible thing!
Jiang Yichen drank the fourth cup of tea, and the fragrance of tea in his mouth and nose overflowed.
A cup of tea is paid but most of the heart is concerned, and it is the time when the mood is the most comfortable.
Suddenly, he noticed that Chu Shan, who was sitting opposite, was snorting unevenly, inhaling and exhaling slowly, obviously holding back the words in his heart and not spitting out unpleasantly, but he was hindered by the status of "being employed" and could not say much, so he couldn't help but laugh.
Then he said: "Brother Chu may as well speak up if you have any questions. ”
With this "pardon", Chu Shangu was finally able to speak freely.
However, the previous questions in his heart were like cobwebs and silks, and he hadn't sorted them out yet, so how could he know where to start?
After hesitating for a long time, he picked out a suspicious point that Jiang Yichen had mentioned in advance but avoided talking about it just now.
"Shopkeeper, I don't think you seem to have kung fu on your hands and feet. It's not a place to go in front of the village, there's no shop in the back, but it's still a little far from the town. When there are few people, such as now, if the two of us are poor and have bad intentions towards your little teahouse, first, you can't escape, and second, even if you shout your throat, no one knows, don't you have this concern?"
Previously, Zhang Lao Er had moved a wooden chair to sit at the table of the two, and when he heard what Chu Shangu said, although he was not as suddenly sad as Fang Cai, the lively state of talking and laughing quickly faded.
Zhang Lao Er in the wooden chair seemed to be half a short body in an instant, squeezed out some sound from between his teeth, and sneered: "If it weren't for the compulsion of life...... Who, may it be so?"
Seeing Zhang Laoer's posture, Chu Shangu didn't know that he had asked the wrong thing.
In a trance, Chu Shangu was like the word that his little brother Liang Meng commented on - Daigo empowerment, and clarified the key.
It's no wonder that some of the questions asked by Brother Liang seem to be missing a link.
No wonder Brother Liang deliberately avoided this question.
No wonder Brother Liang froze completely when he heard his question.
It turned out that this was the shopkeeper's sad thing, and he couldn't mention it.
Jiang Yichen sighed, he still thought that Chu Shangu would have some unique opinions, but he didn't think that although this person was a lot older, he was really not much different from when he first entered the rivers and lakes.
He took the teapot in Zhang's second-hand and poured a cup of tea for the other party himself.
"Presumably, the hardships in this are not for the two of us to think about, there is nothing to do right now, if Brother Zhang is willing to talk about it, we may not be able to listen. It's not too early, and after that, Brother Zhang will also pack up and go back to the town with us, right?"
Chu Shan hurriedly helped: "Yes, yes, yes." ”
Zhang Lao Er smiled and said, "Little Brother Liang, for more than ten years, you are really the first person who is willing to listen to the old brother pour bitter water." ”
"My brother is very glad to have the fate to meet you in this life, and I also know that you have always deliberately drawn a line with my brother. ”
"Those pasts, you two just listen to a story, don't need to pay attention. ”
"If it helps you, it would be great. ”
"More than 20 years ago, my brother's family was still very beautiful in this Baiju Town. ”
"There are three brothers in one family, the eldest brother is the county guard, the third brother is the youngest village chief, and the elder brother and I are the most unproductive, so I became a tea merchant. ”
"But he is also the largest tea merchant in Baiju Town, and Neiko has added two men and two women to the family, which can be described as a happy and healthy family. ”
But a few years later, the Zhongzhou catastrophe shattered everything with one punch. ”
"It was Yingkou who hit our town. ”
"As we all know, Yingkou entered from Fujian and went north, and it was not until Gusu that he was blocked. ”
"After a long attack, Yingkou had to find another way, one of which was to attack from the north and south. ”
"The south has already been taken, and the north is Yancheng, Dongting, and Pinghai counties, and the coastal areas of Pinghai County are vast and sparsely populated, and there is no official army stationed, so there is no need for a soldier to capture it, so the strong attack point is naturally only Yancheng County and Dongting County. ”
"At that time, the soldiers and civilians of the two counties had already heard about the situation in the south, but the comrades in the west had retreated to the east, and there was also a war in the north, so what way could we retreat?"
"Only all the people are soldiers!"
Speaking of this, Chu Shan looked at the languishing middle-aged man in front of him in a daze, and he suddenly felt a sense of heroism, just like his mentor.
"What's more, our old Zhang family is also a well-known figure in Yancheng County, the stronger the ability, the greater the responsibility. ”
"We didn't retreat, but we led everyone, the army and the people, to drive away the thieves together!"
"But that's war after all!"
"War kills!"
"The eldest brother and the third brother's family are left behind, and Neiko and the four children were intercepted and killed by Yingkou on the way to the north......"
"At this point, I am the only one left in the Zhang family, and there is a knife in the abdomen, which hurts the root, and the body is getting worse. ”
"In the next two decades, with the help of our neighbors, we survived the most difficult days. ”
"But life is not easy for everyone, and after Uchiko was able to get out of bed and move around, we still chose to support ourselves. ”
"At first, I picked up the only undamaged shop in town to make a tea shop, but the business was not satisfactory. ”
At the beginning, he barely managed to make ends meet at home, but in recent years, his body has become more and more unbearable, and he needs more silver and two pills to replenish his body. ”
"This woman has suffered with me for half her life, and no matter what happens for the rest of the days, I have to make her as comfortable as possible. ”
Later, I remembered the seven-mile kiln outside the town, more than 100 people worked in the kiln on weekdays, and it was inevitable to drink saliva to relieve fatigue, so I thought about this whole tea house, the layout does not need to be too complicated, as long as the hands and feet are diligent, you can earn a lot every day. ”
"Not to mention, business was particularly prosperous at that time, and there were some miscellaneous thoughts. ”
"But the old brother is not unguarded against this hand. ”
"On the one hand, my brother only brought some broken silver change every day, on the other hand, Wang Zhutou in the county yamen was saved by my third brother back then, so he put his kindness on me, and he would always come to take care of one or two from time to time. ”
"If you really encounter some ruthless characters, it's just a matter of breaking the fortune and eliminating the disaster, as far as you Jianghu people say, wealth and danger are sought. ”
"However, the world is changing so quickly that people are really caught off guard. ”
"You said that the official kiln was opened well yesterday, but Ming'er closed it, saying that the porcelain fired in Gandier in the south is better, and there is no need here. ”
This toss can teach the livelihood of hundreds of people. ”
"Some of those who have learned the craft of kiln burning for many years have gone south to beg for food. ”
"Some of them used to just run before and after cooking and doing chores, so they went to some restaurants and restaurants to be juniors, or to do some drudgery. ”
"Many more don't know where to go, and either they will be abandoned or they will be bandits. ”
"And the elder brother has suffered from this pond of fish, and he can only watch God enjoy food this year. ”
"The weather is too hot and too cold, the sky is too early and too late, the rain and snow are too small and too big, no one will stop, and only when it is the right time can we welcome guests. ”
"Hehe, you say, brother, is my life a little twisted?"
Zhang Laoer's strong smile is really difficult to bring about the atmosphere in the audience.
He coughed twice and hurriedly said, "Hey, it's just a story, that's all." ”
"Brother Liang, according to what you just said, I'll go clean up, and we'll go back to town. ”
"I know that there is a restaurant in the town that has good pastries, and there is also a chicken called Hua Chicken that is worth trying. ”
"Brother is a treat, it's a brother, don't be polite to me!"
At this point, Jiang Yichen really couldn't push back, so he had to follow Zhang Laoer's wishes and have the right to form a good fate.
While waiting with Chu Shan in a bored manner, he heard the sound of a fight coming from the seven-mile kiln half a mile away.
And the sound of gold and iron is slowly approaching the direction of the tea house!