Chapter Forty-Eight: The Return
"Just you?"
The lady stopped and looked back, and saw that it was only a teenager, although his figure had developed, his face was inevitably a little green, and he was slightly disappointed: "I don't have too many requirements to go to Shengjing for thousands of miles, but at least I have to know the way, right?"
Peng Yu spit out the straw in his mouth, straightened his waist and said seriously: "Your nobles, you can rest assured, the road from Luocheng to Shengjing is 2,530 miles, and Luo is familiar with it step by step. ”
If the boy was still childish when he leaned against the wall, now standing up is really like cultivating bamboo and green pines, his eyes are bright, and his bearing is extraordinary, but it should not be taken lightly. The noble lady just wanted to find a groom who knew the map, but this Luo Cheng was not familiar with the place and was worried about finding someone with bad intentions. Only the Splendid Dart Bureau is famous, and the General Administration is located in Shengjing, which is the most stable.
Since the young man took the initiative to ask for help, he also pushed the boat along the water and said, "Then use you." ”
"Luo Yi can't mess around, you are in poor health, how can you run so far to dart. He Dangtou heard the words outside the hall and walked out quickly.
"He Darttou, my injuries are completely healed, don't believe me. Peng Yu said, rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his hand.
He Nanzhi lowered his eyes and put his fingers on Peng Yu's wrist, and after a few breaths, he was a little surprised and said, "Huh? ”
"But you can't let yourself make your own decisions. The situation of this dart is not clear, in case there is a mistake, the reputation of the dart game is damaged, not to mention, I am afraid that your little life will be put into it. If you really want to quit your job, you can go back and make a decision on your own. ”
Peng Yu has mentioned his resignation many times in the past few months, but the dart bureau has always refused to let him go on the grounds that he is injured. Now that there is such a good opportunity, how can I easily let it go.
Before he could speak in a hurry, the lady on the side had a sharp look in her eyes, and she said coldly: "He Nanzhi, you are also a Mu Wu person, do you really want to be so ruthless and break righteousness? ”
Peng Yu also continued: "He Darttou, I have already decided to leave Luocheng, and now it is good to go south with this nobleman, and we can still take care of each other." This dart reward can be regarded as a reward for the care of the dart board over the years, and if you can achieve something in the future, you will not forget the kindness of the dart board. ”
Seeing that he couldn't be persuaded anymore, He Nan was silent for a while before he said abruptly: "Well, since you have made up your mind, I am not a mean person." I'm afraid this dart is also dangerous and abnormal, so let's do it myself. ”
"As for the dart pay, the dart game is not short of this money, so you can keep it. In the future, there will be no livelihood, and there will be more places to spend money. With that, he turned back and walked into the hall.
The lady was also refreshed, handed the white jade bracelet to Peng Yu and said, "Today, you pack your luggage first, buy some things to use along the way, and drive to the door of Chunyi Pavilion tomorrow to pick up people." ”
"By the way, you'd better find another master who can cook, it's a long way away, and we can't get used to those coarse teas and light meals. ”
The bracelet was warm and gratifying, and watching the noble lady gradually walk away, Peng Yu's heart began to get a little excited.
That city once carried all his joys and sorrows.
It's just that now after I go back, what should I do? With this bracelet, after selling it in Shengjing, I can probably buy myself a small mansion and settle down, right? I am not sure in my heart, after all, under the feet of the Son of Heaven, every inch of land is valuable. Peng Yu thought about it in a daze, as if he had been thousands of miles away.
After a while, I retracted my thoughts, thinking about what to do, and I was going to leave tomorrow, so I had better make some preparations quickly.
......
In the wing room, Peng Yu was packing his luggage, not many things, two sets of change of clothes, three pairs of cloth shoes, a few miscellaneous books, and one hundred and twenty taels of silver, which were all the savings he had saved over the years.
"Brother Yu'er, if you leave, I'm afraid we will never see each other. Shi Zhu sat on the side, looking at Peng Yu's busy figure with a lost expression.
"What do you think, it's not life and death. ”
"Don't lie to me, people say in books that if you don't see each other in life, you can move like participating in business; In the future, we will be thousands of miles apart, and when we say goodbye, I am afraid that we will all be gray-haired old men. "Shizhu, this kid has been in the dart game for a few years, and he even learned to recite poetry.
Looking at the tall and swarthy stone pillars in the sad spring and autumn, Peng Yu always felt that the painting style was not quite right, which made people a little funny and a little moved. After so many years in the dart game, Shi Zhu can be regarded as his only friend who can speak.
"Pillar, the man is ambitious in all directions, he can't just nest in this big fart Luo Cheng for the rest of his life. If you don't go out to wander around when you're young, how can you be worthy of this life. After decades, it's too late to regret it. ”
Shi Zhu said ignorantly: "I just don't understand what's wrong with this Luocheng, there is food and drink, and I can have some spare money to take care of the family, what a good errand." No matter how big a place is, it's not the same as eating and sleeping, and you can still live a flower. ”
There weren't many things, and it took a while to tidy them up, Peng Yu sat down on the bed and said seriously to the stone pillar.
"That's because you haven't been out, and you can't see Tarzan. You're going to Shengjing, tsk, the streets are full of fair ladies, pink rangers, singing, juggling, delicious food, and fun, which just makes people overwhelmed...... How can this Luo Cheng be compared, even the crickets are much bigger than Luo Cheng, and you definitely don't want to come back if you go. ”
"Brother Yu'er, are you instigating me to go south with you?" Shi Zhu scratched his head in some confusion.
Peng Yu wanted to take this kid out, and seeing that his elm pimple had finally opened up, he couldn't help laughing and said, "If you want to go, it's naturally best, and we brothers can also have a companion." The noble man who supported the dart said that he was not used to eating coarse tea and light rice, and I was worried, if you were there, we would have a good fortune all the way south. ”
Shi Zhu said sneeringly: "Is it really possible? I don't understand anything, and I haven't read a book, so I'm afraid that I won't be able to make a living in that big city, but how can I survive." Besides, my father and mother are still at home and have no one to take care of them. ”
"You don't need to worry about making a living, there are many opportunities in the Holy Capital City. Even if you sweep the floor on Chang'an Street, you can earn thirty or forty taels of silver a month. If you are homesick, it will only take half a month to ride back to Luocheng, and when you have a chance in the future, you will buy a house in the capital, take your father and mother over, find a daughter-in-law, and have a bunch of children......"
After Peng Yu finished speaking, he lay on his back on the bed, and sighed with a longing on his face: "Alas! That's the life of a person." ”
Shi Zhu is only a teenager, and he actually yearns for the outside world. It's just that he doesn't have much ambition, and he is already very satisfied to come to Luocheng from a remote village and have a decent livelihood. Now hearing Peng Yu say this, I can't help but feel a little moved.
After a while, he said with a bitter face: "Even if I want to go, the dart game may not let me go." ”
Seeing that Shi Zhu's mind was already sprouting, Peng Yu said with a slight joy in his heart: "Do you really want to go?" ”
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In the meeting hall, under the soft grinding and hard bubbles of the two, He Darttou finally nodded and agreed. also wrote a letter of introduction, saying that if he was desperate in the capital, he would take this letter to the Splendid Dart Bureau to find Mr. Yan, and he could arrange a livelihood for the two of them.
Shi Zhu was overjoyed and said that he still needed to go home to say goodbye to his father, so he rode out of the dart game. Peng Yu told him that he had to come back before tomorrow and prepare the things he needed for the darts.
When everything was ready, it was already after noon, and Peng Yu came to Xile House alone to say goodbye to Uncle Li. There are many people entering the city during this season, and the business of the small restaurant is quite good. After dinner, Peng Yu stuffed fifty taels of silver into Uncle Li in case of emergency, and returned to the dart game after dark.
In the small courtyard of Ji Zhengqi's private house in the Splendid Dart Bureau, the master and apprentice sat gloomily opposite each other and drank wine.
The moon hangs on the east branch, and the autumn breeze is warm.
It should have been a good time, but Old Man Ji lowered his head, his unkempt hair had not been taken care of for a long time, and he looked depressed. Although the two have not been together for too long, their relationship is also very deep. He has no children in his life, and he runs around on the dart road all day long, and the two are called master and apprentice, but in his heart he really treats Peng Yu's own children and grandchildren as usual.
Now that he is old, today's farewell, I'm afraid it will really be a parting of life and death.
The taste of this can only be understood, and it is difficult to express.
In the end, Old Man Ji insisted on giving half of his life savings to Peng Yu, only saying that he was alone, and he couldn't take away the money when he died, and it was useless to keep it. Peng Yu couldn't refuse, and finally accepted a hundred taels of gold.
Tonight, Old Man Ji was very chattering, as if he wanted to tell Peng Yu everything he knew, and he didn't fall asleep until the moon sank into Xiye.
Peng Yu lay quietly on the bed, with mixed feelings in his heart, and it was difficult to sleep, just waiting for tomorrow dawn to ride south.