The peasant boy of crossing

Li Xinyi originally wanted to ask Mr. Gui for an autograph.

After all, this opportunity is once in a lifetime, and even getting an autograph can be kept as a souvenir.

However, on second thought, Mr. Gui's casual drawing of a line might be worth a thousand gold.

He could only reluctantly give up the idea.

When Li Xinyi returned to the dormitory, Liu Yao was holding the quilt in a daze, while Hua Chexue was arranging the five large boxes she brought.

So he also sat next to Liu Yao, and said: "They are all gone, don't stand still."

Liu Yao came back to her senses and asked, "What time is it?"

Li Xinyi said: "The sun has already set."

Liu Yao said: "I'm hungry, are you hungry?"

Li Xinyi touched her stomach and said, "I wasn't hungry at first, but you said I was hungry."

Liu Yao then said to Hua Chexue: "Miss Axue, are you hungry?"

Hua Chexue stood up straight and said: "I've already eaten, you go to the kitchen to see, there should be some left."

Li Xinyi and Liu Yao went to the kitchen together.

There was some porridge left, but it was cold.

Li Xinyi went to light the fire, and Liu Yao warmed up the porridge.

Liu Yao said: "These days are like a dream."

Li Xinyi stuffed a piece of firewood and said, "No matter how long the dream is, you will wake up."

Liu Yao said: "It's almost done, you don't need to burn it anymore."

Li Xinyi then stood up and said, "Pour in the pickles too."

Liu Yao followed suit and said: "There is a bit too much porridge, you can eat more later."

Li Xinyi nodded and said, "Okay."

The sky was completely dark, only the flames in the stove were still beating.

Li Xinyi lit the oil lamp, and the dark kitchen finally became brighter.

Liu Yao served the porridge, and Li Xinyi went to wash the chopsticks.

Liu Yao said to Li Xinyi: "Do you have any plans for the future?"

Li Xinyi said: "How to live in the past, let's live in the future."

Liu Yao said: "That's right, as long as you paint, you won't starve to death."

Li Xinyi asked: "What about you?"

Liu Yao said: "I want to learn painting from Mr. Gui."

Li Xinyi was surprised for a second, and then said: "Very good, I support you."

This time Liu Yao was surprised, and said: "I thought you would say that I was whimsical."

Li Xinyi really felt that Liu Yao was whimsical, but she said: "How do you know if you don't try it?"

Liu Yao said: "The feeling of painting with Mr. Gui is like going back to my childhood, holding a paintbrush and drawing freely. It is a kind of unrestrained joy."

Li Xinyi understands this feeling of being one with the other and completely forgetting herself.

But it is very difficult to return to that state again, unless there is a teacher to point it out.

He said: "Steward Zhao said earlier that Mister Gui will stay in Hangzhou for a few days, you can take advantage of this time to beg Mr. Gui to accept you."

Liu Yao said with a smile: "With sincerity, gold and stone are opened."

Li Xinyi also smiled, and asked, "Then who did you learn painting from before?"

Liu Yao got up to clean up the bowls and chopsticks, said: "My grandfather taught me for a while, and then he passed away, and I learned from an old beggar."

Li Xinyi said sincerely: "I wish you success soon."

Liu Yao patted Li Xinyi's shoulder and said, "Thank you."

The next day, the rest of the people also bid farewell to each other.

Li Xinyi took out a small bag of tea and said to Liu Yao: "The tea from a friend, I hope it can help you."

Liu Yao was stunned for a moment, looking at the tea bag, she couldn't laugh or cry: "What can you do with this little tea?"

Li Xinyi said sternly: "Don't underestimate this tea, it's made from buds and leaves that haven't opened yet, and it's also made as tribute tea."

Liu Yao felt that Li Xinyi was bragging, but she was moved by his sincerity, so she accepted it and said, "I'm free to write a letter."

Li Xinyi said: "You too."

After Li Xinyi left the monastery, she went to Moquan Pavilion first.

"I'm looking for Guan Liu." He said to the buddy.

The clerk led him to the inner room, this time Guanshi Liu came very quickly.

Li Xinyi cupped her hands at him.

Guanshi Liu replied, "Mr. Li is here? Please sit down."

Li Xinyi nodded and said, "Yes, I'm going back to Jingning."

After a while, a young man came over with a wooden box.

Liu Guanshi said: "This is the details of the income from selling paintings this year. Please check it with Mr. Li to see if there is any mistake."

After checking it again, Li Xinyi said, "No problem."

Liu Guanshi smiled and handed the wooden box to Li Xinyi: "This is money."

Li Xinyi knew how much money was in it, but after weighing the weight, she still smiled sincerely and said, "Trouble Manager Liu."

Liu Guanshi said: "Mr. Li is polite."

Li Xinyi packed the money carefully, glanced at the plaque in Moquan Pavilion, and left.

Wu Su was a little tired these two days.

Socializing with new friends and keeping an eye out for any shops for sale took up a lot of his energy.

Communicating with friends is nothing more than drinking tea, drinking, reciting poems, and talking.

The difference is that yesterday I was in Mingxiang Garden, today I am in Yicuiju, and tomorrow I am going to Wanchun Tower.

As for the shop, Wu Su felt that instead of selling tea in the south of the Yangtze River, it would be better to spread the Wu family's tea road outside the pass.

However, because of the indiscriminate disaster 12 years ago, the elders still have lingering fears about the bandits outside the pass.

So when he saw Li Xinyi, Wu Su was really relieved.

He said to Uncle Zheng: "Ayi is here, Uncle Zheng, you can make a decision about the store."

Uncle Zheng left by himself.

Li Xinyi looked at Wu Su who was very neatly dressed, and said, "If you are busy, I will come back later."

Wu Su stopped him and said, "It's okay."

As he spoke, he took him to a tea house.

Li Xinyi knew this teahouse, he watched Wu Su receive the sign and walked into a private room led by the maid.

Li Xinyi said: "What kind of tea must be drunk in the private room?"

Wu Su said: "Good tea."

After a while, the maid brought a pot of tea.

Wu Su poured Li Xinyi a glass and said, "Try it."

Li Xinyi took a sip as she said, her eyes lit up.

Wu Su opened the lid of the teapot and said, "Look at the tea again."

Li Xinyi looked over and saw the silver needle-shaped tea leaves floating up and down in the teapot.

Li Xinyi asked: "What kind of tea is this?"

Wu Su said: "Xue Ya, it's very rare."

Li Xinyi tasted it again, and said: "It's really unique, it can be called the best."

Wu Su said: "Do you think we can make this kind of tea?"

Li Xinyi said: "Our tea is green, we can only make green buds."

Wu Su smiled and said: "The top snow buds, also called silver needles, are tributes."

Li Xinyi nodded and said: "The process of making tea is complicated, and it must have taken a lot of effort to make silver needles."

Wu Su said: "If I want to learn how to make tea, do you think it's good?"

Li Xinyi didn't quite understand, and said: "If you want to learn how to make tea, then go learn it."

Wu Su said: "I mean, I don't want to go to Beijing to catch up with the exam. I want to learn how to make tea. One or two teas can sell for thousands of dollars."

Li Xinyi's eyes widened in disbelief.

Wu Su smiled and said, "Do you think I can't do it?"

Li Xinyi hesitated and said, "There is a specialization in this art, and it takes time to learn it."

Wu Su stopped talking about this topic, and continued a cup of tea for Li Xinyi and said, "Why are you free to come to me today?"

Li Xinyi said: "The painting is finished, I came here to return the clothes to you."

As he spoke, he handed the burden to Wu Su, and said, "I'm going back to Jingning. I miss Aunt very much. I don't know if she's well alone. I'm here today to say goodbye to you."

Wu Su said: "So soon? Didn't you say that you are planning to live in the monastery's head?"

Li Xinyi explained: "We have a lot of people, so we can draw quickly."

Wu Su was silent for a moment.

"Are you leaving tomorrow?"

Li Xinyi said: "I will go to meet Mr. Zhao in a while, and I will leave tomorrow."

Wu Su said: "If you're not in a hurry, you might as well go with me. I'm going back in two days."

Li Xinyi hesitated for a moment.

Wu Su continued: "Is there something urgent at home?"

Li Xinyi shook her head.

Wu Su said: "Then you don't want to go back with me?"

Li Xinyi shook her head.

Wu Su said: "Then you can stay."

Li Xinyi said: "I have to go see Mr. Zhao, he will take a rest today."

Wu Su pointed to the teapot and said, "Drink the tea first."

Li Xinyi remembered that in April, Zhao Yun specially asked Fang Jun to send him a letter, inviting him to come to Hangzhou.

In July, he came as promised.

Now in September, he's leaving again.

When I didn't come, I thought about it.

When I came, I thought about going back again.

His mother is still in Jingning, Wutong Township is his home.

Hangzhou City, maybe he will pass by here one day, maybe he won't.

Li Xinyi came to Zhao Yun to say goodbye to him.

Zhao Yun gave him a small box of pearls, each one the size of a thumbnail, not too big, but not too small.

Li Xinyi dare not accept it.

Zhao Yun explained: "This is a thank you gift. You have worked hard these few days."

Li Xinyi said seriously: "It's a great honor to spend a few days with Mr. Gui."

Zhao Yun didn't say anything anymore, he stuffed the pearl into Li Xinyi's arms, and asked the housekeeper to see off the guests.

Steward Zhao sent Li Xinyi outside the door, and said, "Master Zhao said that although Mr. Li lives in another courtyard, he can come whenever he wants in the future."

Li Xinyi thanked Butler Zhao and wanted to give him some of the pearls.

Butler Zhao couldn't ask for it, so he hurriedly sent him to the carriage.

Watching the carriage drive away from the Zhao residence, he turned back to the residence.

The Xianfu Inn is not as crowded as it was when they first arrived.

Li Xinyi wanted to ask the shopkeeper if the room closer to No. [-] room was available.

But Wu Su didn't give him a chance to ask.

He directly moved Li Xinyi's cage to his room.

Li Xinyi borrowed the carriage from the other courtyard, and now she is thanking the driver.

When he came back to thank him, Wu Su took him upstairs with a very natural look.

Li Xinyi thought for a while, and said directly: "There should be an empty room next door."

Wu Su said: "It should."

Then he said, "Would you like to lie down and rest for a while."

Li Xinyi shook her head.

Wu Su said: "Then I'm going out for a while, will you go?"

Li Xinyi nodded.

When going downstairs, someone came to look for Wu Su.

Li Xinyi had never seen him before, but he seemed to be familiar with Wu Su.

After a little distance, Li Xinyi couldn't help but quietly looked at her.

He's a handsome guy, and a handsome guy with a good demeanor.

After the man left, Li Xinyi looked at his leaving back and asked Wu Su, "Which young master is this? You have an extraordinary bearing."

Wu Su looked at him with complicated eyes, and said, "He's a member of the same branch, a branch of the Gao family in Changzhou."

Li Xinyi: "..."

Inexplicably understanding the meaning in Wu Su's eyes, he touched his nose and said, "Let's go."

Along the way, Wu Su directly conveyed his thoughts to Li Xinyi.

"These big Jiangnan families have the most rules. It's okay to be friends, but it's best not to have other ideas."

Li Xinyi had no other thoughts, and said, "Wu Juren, we're here."

Wu Su glanced at the plaque and walked into the shop.

After a while, Uncle Zheng also came over.

Li Xinyi stood outside the shop, watching the people coming and going.

A vendor pushed a small cart and rolled over the bluestone slabs, making a crisp sound.

It was the sound of a bell on a donkey's neck, jingle jingle.

Wu Su walked out of the shop, and Li Xinyi asked, "Where are we going?"

Wu Su said: "Master Gao has an appointment to go to Gushan, will you go?"

Li Xinyi asked: "Didn't you just say that the Jiangnan clan is the most well-behaved?"

Wu Su said: "That's a family rule, I just want to ask You Gushan if you want to go?"

Li Xinyi said: "Scholar in Gushan, Mei's wife and Hezi, I've wanted to see it for a long time."

Wu Su said, "You actually know this?"

Li Xinyi snorted coldly and said, "Do I know this is weird?"

Wu Su smiled and said, "It's not surprising."