Chapter 13: Imprisonment
Nurwa left. Lu Tianwu helped Xiao Ling up. Xiao Ling's injuries were all extra-skin injuries, and a little massage was almost fine. Then Xiao Ling ran into the back garden to take Hu Yue out of the maze.
Everyone gathered in one room. Lu Tianwu looked at Hu Yuan, who was at a loss: "Brother Hu, this time it is the son of Daru Huachi who has offended." Although it has been solved for a while, I am afraid that there will be a lot of trouble in the future!"
Hu Yuan: "Dissatisfied with Brother Lu, Nurva, this bully." We really can't afford to offend. I'm most worried about Yue'er right now. ”
Lu Tianwu: "It's definitely inappropriate for Yue'er to stay here, I don't know what Brother Hu's plans are?"
Hu Yuan: "I, Hu Yuan, have been here all my life, but now where am I going?"
Hu Yue saw that her father, who was usually shrewd, became like this for a while, and her heart was crossed: "Dad, I'm afraid he will do something." If Nanurwa comes to harass him again, it's a big deal that I'll fight with him. After saying that, he couldn't help but sob.
Liu's heart hurt when he saw his daughter like this. I used to hold my daughter, but I also sobbed. When Hu Yuan saw this, he didn't know what to do.
Seeing this, Lu Tianwu turned to Hu Yuan: "Brother Hu, now the matter has come to this." Why don't you just move out of here? Go to my country and plant a few acres of land and live a comfortable life. How?"
Xiao Ling also agreed very much when he heard this: "Now that the thief is powerful, it is better to hide first." Linyang Village is located in the middle of nowhere, and these people are helpless no matter how powerful they are. ”
Hu Yuan also had a sad face when he heard this: "It's just that the foundation of my life can only be ruined." There is no other way to do it today. It's just that, I'm afraid I'm going to affect you, Brother Lu. ”
Lu Tianwu: "Brother Hu, why bother to see outside. That's it. It's just Brother Hu, I don't know when I'm ready to leave. I'm afraid the sooner this happens, the better. ”
Hu Yuan: "Delay it for a few days, and let me clean up and dispose of my belongings." Let's go!" Hu Yuan looked helpless.
Lu Tianwu thought a little in his heart: "Brother Hu, Nanurwa will come again in the next few days." What should Yue'er do? Yue'er stays here for a day, and every day it is dangerous. I don't think it's better for me to take Yue'er first. You delay it for a few days, pack it up, and then sneak with Ling'er. ”
Hu Yuan: "That's the only way, Brother Lu, it's all up to you this time." ”
At that moment, everyone discussed, and Lu Tianwu took Hu Yue back to Linyang Village on the second day. Hu Yuan was ready to dispose of his several shops and return to Linyang Village with Xiao Ling. And Xiao Ling insisted on taking the imperial examination. Fortunately, the exam was just two days later, and Lu Tianwu no longer insisted. instructed Xiao Ling, and after the exam, he returned to Linyang Village with Hu Yuan.
At night, Xiao Ling climbed in front of the window and looked at the scenery outside the window. I felt a dull pain in my body. Thinking of the fierce appearance of Nurwa during the day, I felt that my dream of the imperial examination had become illusory and deformed.
After a lot of hard study, my dream is to work for people like this. I can't help but feel ridiculous. At the moment, he also secretly planned in his heart, after seeing the imperial examination, he returned to Linyang Village, planted a few acres of land, and spent his life quietly. When I thought about it like this, I felt that my eyes were hazy, and there was darkness in the distance, and there was no bottom in sight.
At some point, there was a knock on the door. Xiao Ling opened the door, but it was Lu Tianwu who arrived: "It's uncle!"
Lu Tianwu entered the house, "Well, can't sleep?" Ling'er, I told you before. This world is not our world now. Today you have seen the appearance of Nanurva. How can you serve such a person? My uncle is here today to advise you not to take the imperial examination. ”
Xiao Ling's face darkened when he heard this: "What my uncle said, my nephew doesn't know." It's just that since my uncle brought my nephew to this way of reading. The dream of the imperial examination was rooted in his nephew's heart. And now in the world, my nephew also knows where to go. I just want to meet the imperial examination room, so I have dreamed of this for more than ten years. ”
Lu Tianwu looked at his nephew with a look of regret: "Ling'er, I also understand your dream. It's just that you have a gap with Nanurwa now. Uncle is afraid that if you go to the exam, there will be an accident!"
Xiao Ling: "Uncle is so worried, Ling'er is still self-aware." If you stay in these days, Ling'er will not go out to make trouble. Two days later, I couldn't let go of the exam. Uncle, your other skills, Ling'er is blessed, and you can't learn everything. Let's let Ling'er come to an end!"
Lu Tianwu saw that Xiao Ling's intention to go to the exam had been decided, and he couldn't bear to persuade him more. So I went back to my room and rested.
There was no word that night, and the next morning was in the early hours of the next day. Lu Tianwu packed his luggage, took Hu Yue, went out of the city gate, and rushed to Linyang Village. This Hu Yuan also seized the time to sell his own shop, sell it, and pawn it, but after all, the Hu family's business is not small, and it will take several days to deal with it all.
But it was said that after taking the silver, Nurwa crashed into the casino and played in the brothel for two days. I didn't think about Hu Yue for a while. This day was the day before the imperial examination.
Seeing that his son was not at home, Tie Tatu sent someone to find Nurwa from the brothel. It turned out that Tie Tatu had also prepared for the imperial examination for Nurva. The Yuan Dynasty had a clear hierarchy, and the Mongolian aristocratic officials had a hereditary tradition, and arranging the Nurwa Keju examination was just a formality.
Tetatu sent someone to find Nurwa in the brothel and bring him back to his house. Seeing his son's haggard and lazy look, he felt sorry in his heart. When I looked closely, I saw a large scab on my son's forehead. It was Xiao Ling who knocked Nurwa down that day and rubbed a piece of skin on his head.
Seeing that his son was injured, Tie Tatu couldn't help but be furious: "You rice buckets, what's the matter with Wa'er's injury." As he spoke, he directed himself at a few of Nurva's entourage.
Several attendants were so frightened that they knelt on the ground: "The adults spare their lives, but the small ones are not well protected." ”
Seeing this, Nurwa's face also changed slightly. On weekdays, although his father dotes on him very much, he also has clear rewards and punishments. He wanted to rob Hu Yue, but he didn't dare to let his father know. Hurriedly said at the moment: "Father, they can't be blamed for this. It was Hu Yuan's dishonest business that caused his son to suffer this injury. ”
Tie Tie Tu heard it: "Hu Yuan, what's going on?"
Nurwa usually wanders into various places, and it is easy to lie: "This Hu Yuan is a profiteer on Yongzhou Road. The day before yesterday, my son went shopping and passed by the cloth shop of Hu Yuan's family. I took a fancy to a piece of fine brocade cloth and wanted to buy a batch of clothes for my father. So after looking at the sample, I paid. When it came time to get the cloth to me, I didn't care. Unexpectedly, when I went to check on the way, I found that it had been replaced with another medium-quality brocade cloth. My son was upset for a while, so he went to the store to find them a theory. In this Hu Yuan shop, it is his daughter Hu Yue who is watching the store. Seeing that I was coming back to look for trouble, he ran through the back door. The son took the cloth over, but Hu Yuan denied it. I wasn't angry for a while, so I went to Hu Yuan's house to find this Hu Yue to confront him. Who knew that in Hu Yuan's house, he was attacked by one of his guard dogs. Let my son fall and suffer this injury. This Nurwa said eloquently, saying that he was extremely aggrieved.
Tie Tatu was furious when he heard this: "What kind of person is this Hu Yuan, who dares to spread wild on my head." Son, after the imperial examination tomorrow, I will seek justice for you. "After all, the imperial examination is a big matter, and although this iron plan is extremely annoying, he doesn't want to bother with it before his son's exam.
This Nurwa was so happy that he didn't say anything more at the moment, pretending to be ready for the exam.
The next day, the day of the imperial examination came. Xiao Ling got up early and packed his luggage. Change into a new outfit that has already been prepared. Calmly walked towards the examination room.
When I arrived at the examination room, I saw that most of the people who came and went were Mongolians and people of other races, but there were very few Han Chinese. After checking his identity, he walked to the arranged examination room. When he was halfway there, he saw a gaze looking at him. So he looked at it, and it was Nanurwa.
But when he saw Nanurwa looking at him, his face showed a fierce look. I was shocked, it turned out that this Nurwa was also going to take this imperial examination, and he recognized it, but he was afraid that he would be in trouble. However, the rules of this imperial examination are very strict, and after the identity is verified, they are no longer allowed to enter or leave until the end of the examination.
Xiao Ling was helpless, although he knew that it was lucky to stay here, but he had no choice but to go to the examination room. Entered the examination room. But it's cubicles. The size of the cubicle varies, as does the interior decorations. But it adds a distinction between the four classes of people. Xiao Ling was arranged among the southerners, and the cubicle was narrow, and there was nothing in it except pen, ink, paper, and inkstone. When Xiao Ling saw this, he felt that his dream of the imperial examination was really a huge, very big mistake.
The candidates entered their cubicles one after another, and after a short time, there was a commotion in the venue. I saw a pair of people walking towards the examination room, but they were coming towards Xiao Ling. Looking at the soldier's unkind eyes, Xiao Ling knew. Nanurwa did not let go of himself in the end.
Without saying a word, a pair of people rushed straight towards Xiao Ling. grabbed Xiao Ling's arm and dragged it out on the shelf. One of the people in the team walked out and held up a sign: "The Daru Huachi Token is here, this person is guilty." You are not allowed to take the exam. With that, he turned around and left with the team.
A group of candidates saw it, and they were not surprised. A small Nanren is insignificant in the eyes of the Mongols.
It turned out that after Nanurwa found out about Xiao Ling, he let people tell his father. The person who said that Hu Yuanjia hurt himself also arrived at the examination room. When I heard this, I was furious. At that moment, someone was sent to arrest Xiao Ling first.
Xiao Ling was held by the soldiers, and his heart was extremely lost. I didn't expect my trip to the imperial examination to end like this. Feel the gaze that falls on you along the way—curiosity, pity, and more contempt. The scene of more than ten years of hard reading flashed in my mind. The dream that I insisted on turned out to be shattered without a trace at the thought of others. Then, Xiao Ling's mind was at a loss. Following in the footsteps of the soldiers, he walked out of the examination room••••••