Dongzhang in the God Sculpture

The next day, when Ruyi Restaurant was closing, Dongzhang was settling accounts at the counter. After a while, Dongzhang took the account book and found the shopkeeper's room to report to him. Looking at the smiling shopkeeper, Dongzhang carefully approached him and said:

"Boss, can I tell you something."

The cheerful Fafu shopkeeper looked up at Dong Zhang and said kindly: "What are you being cautious about?"

"Hey, um, I recently found the whereabouts of my biological father, so I wanted to try my luck to see if I could recognize a relative. Dongzhang also knew that the shopkeeper was Dongzhang's second reborn parent, so I didn't dare I went to make my own decisions, so I discussed with the shopkeeper, borrowed someone from the shopkeeper, and returned the person when I found it, you see."

After speaking, he took out a hundred grains of silver and quietly handed it to the shopkeeper.

Fafu shopkeeper, who had no expression at first, smiled happily when he saw this action. He weighed the money skillfully and said with a smile:

"Looking for relatives is a big deal. If there is anything to discuss or not to discuss, it's rare that you have such filial piety. You must be sure."

Before he finished speaking, Dong Zhang said again: "The borrower is the second uncle of the back cook, but it will take some time to come and go. The second uncle is famously loyal to our Ruyi restaurant. In terms of loyalty, there is no one else but our second uncle, but I can't help the stupid sister-in-law of the second uncle's family. I am afraid that the second uncle will return, and our restaurant will not recognize anyone. I am afraid that the business of the second uncle's family will be cut off, so I dared to let the owner immediately A written proof, so that the stupid sister-in-law of the second uncle's family can rest assured."

After finishing speaking, he took out another 100 taels of silver and handed it over. Fafu shopkeeper frowned a little when he heard it at first, but when he saw Dong Zhang took out the silver taels appropriately, his brows relaxed again, and said:

"What's so difficult about that, come on."

Dongzhang immediately offered the prepared paper and pen with both hands, the shopkeeper looked at Dongzhang in surprise, then he picked up the pen and wrote down gracefully, and finally stamped the seal and it was over.

Dongzhang, who was relieved in his heart, also started a series of rainbow farts, then apologized and resigned.

Dongzhang, who was outside the door, looked at the paper in his hand and muttered to himself:

Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

Therefore, in the following days, Dongzhang studied very hard, which frightened the down-and-out Jinshi and the old Chinese doctor into thinking about this child, and Dongzhang was also steadily absorbing the knowledge imparted by the two old men.

Time flies, three months is not long or short, just when the old Jinshi was preparing to apply for the imperial examination for Dongzhang, Dongzhang came to say goodbye with a gift.

"Teacher, the students are going to travel far away. Thanks to the teaching of the teacher these days, the mountains are high and the water is far away. There will be a fate in the future. We teachers and students will meet again one day. Teacher, take care."

The old Jinshi stared blankly at the student who was doing the student salute in front of him, and was speechless for a while. Dongzhang was not a procrastinator, so he got up, took a deep look at the old Jinshi, and then left without looking back.

The same scene continued to be staged in Huichun Hall, but the old Chinese doctor was more open-minded than the old Jinshi, so he just patted Dongzhang's head and said:

"Remember to come back and see the old man when you have time. You still have a lot of pharmacology that you haven't learned yet."

In this strange world, hearing such heartwarming words, Dongzhang endured a sore nose, and replied softly: "Hey, Dongzhang will definitely come back to see you, take care of yourself, the student is gone."

After finishing speaking, he left without looking back, and returned to Ruyi Restaurant. Dongzhang went into the backyard to say goodbye to these uncles and aunts, big and small. There were more than two carts of gifts alone. Of course, the shopkeeper must be indispensable. Yes, in the end, I bowed deeply to the shopkeeper and all the uncles and aunts behind me, and said:

"Thanks to everyone's care for this year and a half, Dongzhang has lived like a man. This Ruyilou is Dongzhang's home, a real home, everyone, take care."

After all, he followed his second uncle and walked out of the restaurant resolutely. Dongzhang, who didn't look back, knew that everyone was standing in front of the building watching him leave at the moment. If it's really possible to flow, then it's not a man.

At the same time, I was also sighing in my heart, I lived a new life, and when I had nothing to cover my body and food to eat, it was indeed Ruyi Building that gave me the feeling of being born as a human being, and gave me the dignity of being reborn as a human being, not those poor clothes outside. The walking corpses in body, although those uncles and aunts have some small problems of taking advantage of small things, but they are all honestly good to themselves. When they are sick, someone cooks medicine and delivers food. This has to be outside, and no one knows when they die, oh , and the shopkeeper, good guy...

With that in mind, my second uncle and I walked to the caravan that we were going to follow on this trip. The two of them chose this caravan after much inquiring and shopping around. The reputation in the industry is that it is strong and has a lot of face. , with an official background, is simply the best choice for hitchhiking when you go out.

At this time, the uncle and nephew were still wearing coarse linen clothes. When they went out, the more colorfully they dressed, the more miserable their death was. Dong Zhang, who had seen so many ancient costumes, knew this.

After paying the money that should be paid, the uncle and nephew followed the caravan on the road in a mighty way. Looking at the team of dozens or hundreds of people, it was not only the uncle and nephew Dongzhang who hitched a ride. In total, there are more than ten people, so the uncle and nephew are not so conspicuous in the team, not even at all.

This is what Dongzhang wants. People are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong. When encountering robbers, they must first look for rich people, so it is not a bad thing to keep a low profile.

However, Dongzhang didn't dare to save the money that should be paid at all. How could Second Uncle Ren complain about Dongzhang's prodigal family? Dongzhang had to insist on paying these care fees. What about the food expenses during the journey, how many thousands of miles are you walking on two legs?The donkey cart that pulls goods doesn't cost money, does it?Anyway, you have to spend money when you go out, no matter where you are.

Under the resentful eyes of the second uncle, Dong Zhang neatly settled the cost of the entire trip for the two of them. This neat attitude of paying the money also made the caravan steward a little surprised. Asked, said:

"What are you uncles and nephews doing all the way there? One is not doing business and the other is not running a business."

"Going back to the housekeeper, our uncle and nephew heard that the relatives there are prosperous, so I went to go there with the cheek. It's a long journey, and my uncle's legs and feet are not very good. Can we pack the sundries? As for the donkey cart, don’t worry about that, we don’t dare to get close to those valuables and vehicles, our uncle and nephew are both famous for their honesty.”

As he spoke, he took out 20 taels of silver and quietly handed it to the housekeeper with a goatee. The housekeeper accepted it unobtrusively and said to Dong Zhang:

"I think you have a bad temper with me, you guys have to take care of me along the way, uncle and nephew."

The steward said the second half of the sentence to the guards of the caravan, and the guards also responded loudly. After saying that, they waved their hands to signal Dongzhang and the two to retreat.

After receiving the response, Dong Zhang and the two quietly followed the caravan without missing the tail, and handed out some scattered money to the driver of the donkey cart. When he grinned happily, uncle The nephew and nephew also got on the donkey cart carrying the goods as a matter of course.

At this time, there were only three people in the car, Dongzhang's uncle, nephew, and driver, and there were guards on tall horses nearby. Looking at the second uncle who still felt sorry for money, Dongzhang took out a piece of dried meat from his bag and bit it. He said vaguely:

"Second Uncle, what you want when you go out is to be safe and sound. It's okay when it's okay. When something happens, the money we give may save our lives."

After speaking, pointing to the rest of the hitchhikers who were closely behind the caravan, he continued: "Look at them, some of them seem to be rich, but they would rather walk with their legs with those who have no money than If you are willing to buy a ride, then let me ask, what should I do if a thief comes?"

In the astonished expression of the second uncle, Dong Zhang said again slowly: "Although it is not good to talk about people behind the scenes like this, if there are thieves chasing them, most of them will die."

The second uncle is not a child either. If you look at yourself and look at the dozen or so people, you can calculate the pros and cons. A man with two legs can’t run as fast as a horse with four. It's probably a chase battle, and it counts as much as you can escape.

After that, the uncle and nephew lost their mind to talk, and they both leaned on the donkey cart silently, staring blankly at the scenery along the road in a daze. When it was getting dark, the caravan began to choose a location to set up camp.

At this time, Dongzhang looked at the more than ten people following the cart. They were all exhausted and listless at the moment. Thinking about it, Dongzhang's uncle and nephew felt like their bones were about to fall apart after sitting in the donkey cart for a day. What's more, they walked on two legs.

The caravan guards are all veterans, and they should all have a lot of experience in business travel. After a while, they have already lit fires and set up boilers. Dongzhang, uncle and nephew also quietly approached one of the fires, This is the time for the second uncle to show his talents.

I saw that he gradually got the position of being in charge of the spoon from the helper of cutting vegetables, which is enough to show that the second uncle's proficient skills have been recognized by the big guys in a short time.

Dongzhang just smiled and sat beside him and enjoyed it. Just when Dongzhang and the others happily started eating, Dongzhang caught a glimpse of a considerable number of people in the hitchhiking gang not far away who chose not to join the caravan, but to eat The dry food that I carry with me.

But thinking that people might just follow a distance of one or two hundred miles, I didn't pay too much attention to that side, but sipped my hot soup silently.