Chapter 20: The Kite
The scholar didn't let Yu Yanke go to investigate, and Yu Yanke endured the impulse in his heart.
The two of them stayed away from that place and the city without stopping.
Before running out of dry food, they went to another city.
The name of the city is Taizhou.
This city has a lot of history, it was once the capital of a small country, and later it was broken through the city gate by Yunlang iron cavalry and destroyed the country.
The final battle was commanded by Gong Xuan, who was known as the little military god at that time, and Gong Xuan not only cultivated himself as a god, but also had some experience in fighting on the battlefield.
Then, the little army god ordered that more than 200,000 soldiers be killed in a pit to prevent future troubles and achieve his famous murderous reputation.
However, almost a thousand years have passed since these histories, and today's Taizhou has already become a big city in Guang'an County of the Yunlang Empire.
Yu Yanke asked the scholar before if they had any plans for their trip. The scholar pouted at that time, and asked him, what plan do you want? Yu Yanke immediately died down, feeling that his husband was really a little unreliable.
However, the scholar later explained, saying, just be at peace with what you encounter, and go wherever there is excitement. Yu Yanke's scalp was numb, and he only felt that he had gotten on the thief ship by mistake.
For now, they're just going with their hearts, but they have to think about the belly again.
It's just that fortunately, this Taizhou City is also big enough, although it is a few laps smaller than Pingyang City, where Yu Yanke's family is located, but it is finally able to allow scholars to eat some pen and ink rice here.
The scholar's calligraphy and painting are the most powerful Yu Yanke has ever seen, and even the gentlemen of the Yu Family School Palace are admired, which shows the weight of it.
It's just that I don't know if there is anyone who knows the goods in Taizhou.
After entering the city, the scholar found a random place, took out a pen and paper from his book box, and asked Yu Yanke to go to the restaurant on the side to borrow a table.
Yu Yanke hesitated for a while, but still went hard.
The restaurant is called Longxi, and it is in the afternoon, and there are few guests in the hotel.
Yu Yanke entered, and only a girl at the counter said casually: "Guests, please sit, order good wine and food can be delivered from time to time, we have been in the wine business here for hundreds of years, and there are a complete range of wines, and guests can choose by themselves." ”
Yu Yanke looked for the sound and felt that it was interesting, and the previous tension disappeared unconsciously.
The girl who spoke didn't even raise her head, she was writing and drawing on the counter, and it wasn't until there was no response for a long time that she raised her head in confusion.
In my eyes, it was a handsome young man, but this young man was really rude, lying on the edge of the counter and looking at himself.
The girl's face did not change, and she asked, "What is the noble business of the child?" If you are eating and drinking, please sit down at the banquet, and someone will serve you, and if it is other matters, please talk about it." ”
Yu Yanke looked at the girl and found that she was writing crookedly with a pen, and suddenly teased her, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's just that I am a little interested in seeing you practicing calligraphy so hard." ”
The girl frowned slightly, looked at Yu Yanke, and asked, "Do you have any advice?"
"Nope. ”
Yu Yanke said with a smile, waved his hand again and again, and explained his intentions: "I came to borrow a table from your store, not a big one, just a small table." ”
The girl stared at such a strange young man, looked at him carefully for a long time, and turned her head: "We don't borrow anything from this store." ”
Yu Yanke didn't feel embarrassed, but smiled: "The girl is good, my husband and I have traveled all over the world, and we rely on our calligraphy and painting skills to make a living. ”
"Selling calligraphy and painting for a living?"
The girl's eyes obviously lit up slightly, Yu Yanke smiled, and was afraid that she wouldn't be able to cure your little girl?
After following the scholar for such a period of time, Yu Yanke has learned the ability to observe words and emotions with one hand, not for anything else, but just to be less punished.
No, it's nagging.
As soon as the scholar nagged, Yu Yanke couldn't wait to turn around and go home, all he said was that Yu Yanke knew a little about it, or if he was confused, Yu Yanke would be considered a miserable life.
"What's your name?"
The girl looked at Yu Yanke and asked.
"Ugly baby, the name is not good, it is called at will, it used to be a country wild baby, everyone called it that, so it was called so. Yu Yanke didn't bring out his real name.
This is what the scholar told him, don't believe in strangers at will, if you can fake one point, you will never be true or not, true and false, is the way to live in the world.
"Aren't you kidding me?" the girl frowned and said, "How can anyone have such a name? You are too slippery to be likely." ”
"Why bother with fame. Yu Yanke said solemnly.
The girl thought about it, and didn't bother to care about it, she just said what she was most concerned about: "What about your husband?"
"The gentleman is outside the store, planning to borrow a table so that he can write and draw, sell some food and leave. ”
Yu Yanke said.
The girl stepped on her feet and looked outside the door of the store, and if she didn't look carefully, she left the counter, and Yu Yanke followed her out.
Sure enough, a good-looking young man was sitting on the steps outside the restaurant, looking at the bustling crowd on the street with some boredom.
Hearing that someone was coming, he turned his head and looked at the comer, and found that Yu Yanke was following behind a girl, he glanced at the girl, and then looked at Yu Yanke, as if asking Yu Yanke to explain what the situation was.
Yu Yanke just smiled bitterly.
"Sir, why don't you come in and sit down?"
The girl smiled slightly. The scholar nodded, and was not polite, put back the pen and paper he had taken out, then stood up and followed the girl into the store.
"My name is Ling Kite. ”
The girl actually introduced herself a little cowardly: "My surname is Song, this hotel is opened by the family, when there are few people on weekdays, I am taking care of it, and when there are more guests, my parents will come." ”
"It's a good name. ”
The scholar nodded, but did not make unnecessary comments.
Song Lingyuan hesitated, with a hint of hope in his eyes, looked at the scholar, and said, "Would you like to teach me how to write?" I am now five years old, but I don't know a few big characters, and the schools in the city are only open to those rich and noble......
Yu Yanke was stunned when he heard this, which was a little different from his understanding. Are schools still only open to the wealthy?
The scholar pondered for a while and said, "Yes, but I won't stay with the apprentice for long. ”
Song Lingkite was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Sir, don't worry, Lingkite will never be forced to stay at that time." As for Mr. Period's needs, Ling Kite will definitely try his best to meet them. ”
"Just leave me a clean table, after all, I have to travel far to earn some travel expenses. ”
"That's not a problem. Song Lingyuan agreed without thinking about it.
"Why is the academy only open to the rich and noble?" Yu Yanke saw that the negotiation was completed, frowned and asked the strange thing in his heart.
You know, if you can have a hotel, it can be regarded as a lot of income, but you can't afford to go to a university, so what's the use of the empire establishing such an official institution?
Song Lingyuan looked at Yu Yanke in amazement, and really didn't understand why he asked like this.
However, she was in a good mood and asked carefully: "It's not like this, the school is open to everyone, it's just that the cost inside is too terrifying, ordinary people can't afford to study their children, my family should actually be able to afford me, but because business has been sluggish over the years, so I didn't go to school." ”
Yu Yanke was still stunned for a moment, it would cost money to go to that school? Thinking back to his past experience in the family academy, Yu Yanke seemed to understand something.
Suppressing his surprise, he didn't want Song Lingyuan to feel that he was a weirdo.
The scholar listened to the conversation between Yu Yanke and Song Lingyuan, and the corners of his mouth rose.
The scholar and Yu Yanke took a temporary break in Taizhou City.
Every day, the scholar either writes and draws in the corner of the hotel, or patiently teaches Song Lingyuan to read and write, while Yu Yanke has nothing to do every day, or plays the role of Xiao Er to serve tea and pour water for those guests, or in the hut prepared for him by Song Lingyuan's parents, he does not forget to sit opposite Song Lingyuan, support his cheeks, and watch Song Lingyuan write.
I have to say that after having a special person to guide him, Song Lingyuan has made rapid progress, and his handwriting is already decent.
And Song Lingyuan was also accustomed to Yu Yanke occasionally staring at her in a daze, and sometimes laughed: "Ugly baby, you said, Mr. taught me to write, I can be regarded as my husband, and you are also his disciple, you say, I don't have to call you a senior brother? It's a pity that you are a few years younger than me, and you take advantage of me." ”
Yu Yanke often rolled her eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to her.
Speaking of which, this girl is more than three years older than him, but she doesn't know how to do it in her body, so she is just an ordinary person.
The more he came into contact with her, the more Yu Yanke felt how lucky he was with his background, and the more he understood what kind of existence the Yu family was.
In his words, the distance between the family and the people at the bottom is simply separated by a vast ocean.
This is the first time he really feels the helplessness and loveliness of the people at the bottom.
Ignorance represents freshness.
Yu Yanke felt very fresh about the many things made by Song Lingkite, what dice play, nine consecutive rings, catchers, and countless novelties of Song Lingkite's club.
And these are things that Yu Yanke has never been exposed to.
And after being in contact with Yu Yanke for a long time, Song Lingyuan also discovered that there was a secret in this ugly baby, but she couldn't say anything, but it felt very strange.
The main thing is that the ugly baby shows interest in those ordinary things, which is really a bit unexpected, giving people the feeling, how to say, as if he has never played with it.
Of course, the main reason why I think the ugly baby is mysterious is the scholar.
The scholar seems to know everything.
Song Lingyuan didn't know what the big gentlemen of those schools were, but he didn't think about it like a scholar.
Mr. is so powerful, as his serious apprentice, how can he be so ignorant?
Song Lingyuan felt that there must be something in it.