Cheng Enhou's Love History

In the cool autumn season of this year, the south of the Yangtze River is still shrouded in misty rain, and the sky in the north of the Yangtze River is still high and cloudy. Occasionally, there will be a few gusts of autumn wind, and the outside of the pass has entered the first winter, and the white hair wind blows , The river surface was frozen overnight and became a huge mirror that can be seen from the light.

Ning'an County is close to Mudanjiang. It is a small town. Due to the limited climate, there has never been a "nightlife" condition. If it is cold today, the shops will close early. Quietly.

Shiji Inn is located in the center of the town. There is a deadly wind lantern hanging on the door of the store. It is being swayed by the wind, but the light is still on tenaciously, in order to remind the guests staying overnight. There are still rooms available.

It's just that there are a few people staying in the store in this horrible weather, there is no business to do, the proprietress is not in a good mood, and she catches her own old man, even if he is not sick, he still has to pick a little bit.

"It was so easy for me to make an agreement with Wu Datou that selling your brewed wine in his shop will at least make some money for a month, but you will not be able to drink enough for yourself all day long. I'm dizzy. If this goes on, will Xiao Shitou be able to go to school? The whole family will drink the northwest wind."

The shop owner, old man Shi, is used to being scolded by his wife, and Xia Fei, whose face was flushed from drinking, said with a disapproving smile, "Datou Wu is unreliable, and all the good positions in his dilapidated shop are reserved for foreign goods. People here love those wines, but my sorghum is too strong to sell. Don’t worry, our store will have customers sooner or later.”

"Fart! There is a fart guest, there is no ghost." The proprietress grabbed a handful of melon seeds and said casually, "It seems that the lodging order has been in place for more than a month, and every guest in the inn must strictly check the identity Household registration, people are too lazy to live! I don’t know how sooner or later this evil wind will blow over. It is said that it is to welcome Cheng Enhou and investigate the immigrant population to rectify law and order. When will the Lord Hou come? I have been calling for half a year. There was no movement."

"Eat salty radish and don't worry about it. The affairs of the government are tight and loose." Old man Shi squinted at the door, "I guess no one is coming, let's get on the door."

Just after finishing this sentence, there seemed to be a few knocks on the door suddenly, and the proprietress let out a groan, "Hey old man, is there someone knocking on the door?"

The old man Shi squinted his eyes and listened for a while, "It's the wind, what time is it, who is there?"

It doesn't matter if it's a person or the wind, anyway, they all seem to be here to make a drunken face. As soon as he finished speaking, there were several knocks on the door.

"I'll go and have a look, in case it's..."

"In case the bandits come, you just wait to get rich. He's a human, he won't call the door, he has to pat..."

The proprietress ignored it, and opened a crack in the door. Hey, it’s just a person. The person’s face cannot be seen clearly with the light behind his back, but he is tall enough just by looking at his head. He is tall and slender. He wore a black cloak.

"Staying here?"

The man nodded silently.

The proprietress quickly opened the door without saying a word, and the man walked in, wrapped in a chilling air, and it seemed that the stoves in the small shop were not big enough for a while.

The man entered the room, patted the dust off his body casually, and then took off the hood, revealing a young face.

He looked about twenty at the most, he took off his black cloak, and underneath he was still a black robe, the quality of which could not be seen to be very good, he just felt that his face was full of dust and dust.

But that face is really handsome, not the kind of rich and noble handsome face like a crown jade, but it doesn't have the slightest coldness, but it is handsome in a unique way, with a high nose bridge, a firm jaw, and a sharp sharpness exuding from the whole body, However, from the eyes that look at people to the tight corners of the mouth, they are restrained, and the whole person is like a knife hidden in a sheath.

Looking closely at the eyebrows and eyes, it seems that there is some kind of indescribable melancholy, and the outline is delicate and sharp. The combination of the two contradictory styles can achieve a high degree of harmony and unity on his face.

The proprietress boasted that she had seen countless people, but she still couldn't figure out who this person was, so she could only ask politely, "Guest officer is staying at the hotel, where did you come from, have you had dinner yet?"

The man shook his head, apparently only answering her last sentence, and kept secret about where he came from.

"Come on, master, let's make a pot of shochu and two dishes of appetizers." Old lady Shi turned her head and winked at old man Shi.

From the corner of the eye, I saw the man took his seat. It was strange that there was no one else in the store at the moment, but he just sat in a corner. When the wine and dishes were served, the money was already on the table. Granny Shi saw that it was the water. The hotel price written on the sign is exactly the same.

It's easier to talk when seeing Qian, and the black-clothed man seems to be a happy person at first glance. The old lady Shi immediately smiled and said, "This is the wine brewed by our shop. It tastes full-bodied and is made of high-quality sorghum. In fact, I want to say Come outside the customs, and catch up with the weather, you really have to drink authentic shochu. Is the guest officer coming back to our town for the first time?"

The man glanced at her, nodded politely, and still didn't say anything.

Co-authors don’t like to talk, but they still have to do what needs to be done. The proprietress let out an oh, rubbed her hands together and said, “That’s right, we have a new rule here. Anyone who comes to stay must show the directions first. You said that the government also thinks that once it comes out, it will cause trouble if there is nothing - isn’t it that some important person will come to our place, for fear of making a mistake, you will be troubled, just show us the way.”

Hearing the word "big man", the man raised his head, a slight smile filled his star-like eyes, then he took out the guide and handed it to Granny Shi.

"Yo, your surname is rare," said the old lady Shi, "Country women make random guesses, don't be offended if they get it wrong, it sounds like copper in gold, silver, copper and iron, doesn't it?"

The corner of the man's mouth was slightly curved, and a simple movement immediately diluted the sharpness of the whole body, exuding a three-point casual and peaceful laziness.

This person is exactly the same.

That day in Quanzhou, when he heard that Pei Jin was coming to Liaodong, he immediately decided to leave for the outside of the pass.After that, I picked a so-called thousand-mile horse at the horse market and started heading north.

Logically speaking, it is most convenient to leave the customs from Kyoto or Hebei, but he didn't dare to get too close to the capital, so he had to take the west exit first, and then detour into Liaodong from Mongolia.

It took half a year to go this way, and the reason why it was so slow was not because he was in the mood to fly around.At first, I wished I could not stop, but after walking for more than ten days, both legs were worn out and bled, especially on the inner thighs, the skin was broken and scabs formed, and the scabs were scratched again, and the blood bleeds again. , In the end it was a little difficult to even walk, so I had to stop temporarily.

While recuperating, he made himself a protective gear, but waited until the injury healed before getting on the horse. The skin seemed to have been ground and thickened, but it never happened again.

Passing through more than half of the country, he saw a lot of things along the way. Every time he saw the railway line being erected, he would involuntarily think of Pei Jin. This was promoted by Pei Jin. Not to mention the honor, he also felt a lot gratified.And when he arrived in a bigger city, he would always go to the local area to look for some newspapers from the post station, trying to find out all the news about Pei Jin.

After going back and forth again, she found that something was wrong. Pei Jin was caught by something, and did not leave for a long time.He couldn't find out the specific reason, so he decided to continue walking according to the original plan. It would be fine if he could arrive before Pei Jin.

During summer and autumn, he went to the border between Shanxi and Mongolia. This year’s autumn tigers were particularly fierce. Because of his inexperience, he sweated a lot during the day, but he didn’t expect the temperature to drop sharply at night, and he caught a cold accidentally. It didn't take long before it turned into malaria, and the person lay on the bed and wobbled involuntarily.

He had a high fever, burning all over his body, and soon he became confused. He didn't even know where he was. He stared in a daze, and everyone looked like Pei Jin, shouting his name in nonsense. Fortunately, At that time, his speech was slurred, and the locals were not used to listening to official speech, so they didn't quite understand what he was shouting.

It has been a month since the illness. Fortunately, at this time, there is Cinney Cream, and malaria is no longer an incurable disease.On the contrary, the cough has not improved.He always suspects that he has pneumonia. Although this age is developed, there are no antibiotics after all. He can only rely on a handful of herbs from quack doctors, and he finally survives. Thinking about it afterwards, he himself feels lucky that his life is still alive. Hard enough.

However, although the illness was cured, it still left sequelae, and his throat was burned out.The voice is rough, like a blown bellows when he opened his mouth, he drank a tank of Pang Da Hai and he still didn't get better, and the doctor said there was no cure.

Not to mention others, sometimes even hearing his own voice would make his brain hurt. Gradually, he developed the habit of not talking when he had nothing to do, and he would not torture himself and others with words when he could solve problems by nodding and shaking his head. Fortunately, until now, he has never been able to accept his ecstatic voice.

"Brother Tong, the small place is simple, you just make do with it, I'll clean up a room for you and go to the room, anyway, there are not many guests at this meeting." Mrs. Shi said enthusiastically, a handsome person is always easier to attract I have a good impression, "So you are from Kyoto, are you doing business or visiting relatives and friends?"

There were no customers in the store, and the old lady was probably panicking because she was too idle, and she wanted to talk to someone too much, so she understood, so she had to laugh first despite her headache, as if she was afraid of scaring old lady Shi, he First, he secretly cleared his throat, "Wait for someone, wait for a friend."

The lowered voice sounded very calm, except for the feeling of leaking air, it was actually not particularly unpleasant.

Old lady Shi still couldn't hold back, her eyebrows twitched, thinking that such a young man, how could he be older than my old man in his speech and movements?No wonder he didn't like to talk, it turned out that his voice was too bad, it's a pity, it didn't match such a handsome appearance.

"I want to ask you something." The same person said something, and he didn't care to continue talking, but he spoke very slowly, trying to control his voice, "I want to settle down in the town. I don't know if there is any house I am renting. Where can I find a job."

He was seriously inquiring about this question. He knew that Pei Jin was already on the road, but it would take him a while to get there. It was inconvenient for him to live in an inn all the time, and he rented a house without making a living. If he stayed in a small place for a long time, he would attract attention. I don't intend to cause trouble, and I don't expect to regain my old career in this place. I just hope that my life will be as normal as possible.

When Mrs. Shi heard this, she didn't want to pick up the quarrel at first, thinking that a foreigner would compete with the locals for something to do, but old Shitou didn't know what to do, so he said yes, "Mr. Tong looks like a businessman, he must be well-informed." There is no problem with reading and writing, there is a Liu family in our town, and the Liu family is the biggest rich man in the area, and their private school is recruiting teachers."

"Their requirements are very high." Mrs. Shi said, "Master Liu went to Beijing in the new year to see the world. Speaking of doing business, he must know several foreign languages. In the future, he wants his son to go abroad to learn more. This is not a must. Recruit a gentleman who can speak foreign language, can that thing be done by one person?"

At the same time, he lowered his eyes, drank his wine calmly, and couldn't help laughing inwardly. It seemed that the most effective skill he knew in his life was not making clothes, but the foreign language in his stomach.

A few days later, Tong Ze suddenly became the private school teacher of Mr. Liu's family.

He and Old Man Shi's family also gradually became acquainted, and Mrs. Shi keenly discovered that he was actually very easy to get along with. He looked cold on the outside, but inside he had a kind of gentle demeanor. He was not in a hurry, as if he could handle anything. a discussion.For example, his little grandson, Xiao Shitou, couldn’t get into other people’s tutoring, but he begged the same thing, and he agreed to give the school order to give lectures to Shitou every day—it was in the school, where he lived anyway. behind.

At the same time, he dressed plainly every day and waited patiently for the person he was waiting for.He still doesn't talk much when he's not in class. Now everyone in the Liu family knows that he has a bad voice, but he is really good at teaching. Big kid.

This day happened to be going to the county government office to break the ice and net this year's fat head fish. The children of Liu's family went to join in the fun. The school was on vacation, and at the same time they took the time to teach Xiao Shitou alone, talking about simple arithmetic.

Little Shitou was used to his voice, so he didn't think it was too unpleasant, so he always took the opportunity to ask him if he had been abroad, and what it was like outside.

At the same time, the child was fooled by the mist, and asked him where he wanted to go in the future, but Xiao Shitou said with a look of longing, "No matter where we go, we have to leave here anyway. We have too many bandits, and we come to rob houses every now and then. It’s not peaceful. It’s said that Lord Marquis is coming soon, and I’ve heard people say that he knows how to fight and has never lost. He should have a way to deal with a few thieves.”

The customs of the people outside the pass have been tough since ancient times, and these words involve flattering Pei Jin, which sounds very useful. After thinking about it for a while, he asked, "Couldn't the government be able to deal with a few bandits?"

Shitou curled his lips and said, "My grandfather said that they were all in collusion. The government office took the money allocated by the imperial court to suppress the bandits and embezzled it for itself. Those bandits robbed the big households and shared the spoils with the county government officials."

I don’t know if this stone was born by a crow. Before we finished talking, we suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes coming from far and near. It reminds me of the time I met pirates on the island.

At this time, the door slammed, and Mrs. Shi, who came to pick up the stone, ran in in shock and shouted, "Run quickly, the bandits are coming..."

It was too late to run, and the bandits came quickly to rob the house. They were aiming at rich man Liu, and planned to kidnap his child to exchange for money. Unexpectedly, there was only one kid left in the school, and a guy who looked like a gentleman And a shriveled old lady.

The bandit leader was a big man with beards. He looked around and spat fiercely, "Where are all the people dead? Which bastard said he was here today. When I go back, I gouged out his eye first." Yang, "One counts as one, tie it back first and then talk about it."

Mrs. Shi was dumbfounded immediately, and cried out, "My God, we are not the Liu family. It is useless for a few good guys to tie us up. The poor people have no money, so the Liu family will not do it for us." It costs money."

The bandits laughed mockingly when they heard the words, "Everyone says so, you old lady is still a little clever, and you know how to protect the little master."

After praising someone, his subordinates didn't stop, they blocked the old lady Shi's mouth first, and the little stone was about to go up when he saw this, but he was hugged by the same man, and said to his ear, "Don't move, swords have no eyes .”

At the same time, while talking, he quickly assessed the situation.The number of bandits is not too many, only a dozen or so.The weapons are also very simple, just ordinary swords.The same gun was in his arms, but unfortunately he didn't have enough bullets, nor was he fast enough. It was impossible to bring them all down at once, but if there was any free time, he would have to be chopped down first, not to mention there were still Mrs. Shi is in his hands.

It seems that there is only one way to see the tricks, but fortunately, the other party's plan is money, not life.With that in mind, it would be his turn to be tied up next.His hands were tied behind his head and his eyes were covered with a black cloth.Seeing that he didn't speak, the bandits didn't show any panic. They suspected that this person was a fool, and they were afraid that his shouting would be even worse, so they didn't hesitate at the moment, so they took a rag and stuffed it into his mouth.

The three of them were all thrown onto the horses, and they felt that the road was bumpy, the speed was really fast, the bandits came and went like the wind, and when they stopped again, they had entered the den of thieves deep in the mountains.

The author has something to say: There is actually a foreshadowing in this chapter, but Mr. Tong will still save himself if the third master does not lead troops to rescue Tongze.As for the third master, he will not be reconciled to a crushing defeat. In fact, it is just a normal political ups and downs. The "bourgeois revolution" at this point in time is going roundabout in almost all countries. Even if the violence is as violent as France, it will still encounter restoration. Therefore, the third master Maybe it's just a curve to save the country~