That night, Wu Jin told Yin Bei to close his doors, and took the two books and copybooks he counted out to send to Cheng Ting.
Cheng Ting stayed at home, anxious and angry, with red pimples on his face. When he saw Wu Jin coming, he couldn't help but be happy. Before he could ask Wu Jin to plead for him, he saw Wu Jin taking out a book and copybook.
His joy plummeted, he put back his moved tears, and told Wu Jin to get out of the house immediately with his things.
Wu Jin did not get angry, and only asked him to write one word and read one page of the book every day, and wait until he came back to check again. Cheng Ting angrily shouted that he should break off the relationship and never be friends with Wu Jin again.
"I'm leaving. You don't have to come to see me off tomorrow."
"roll!"
At Mao o'clock the next day, Wu Jin said goodbye to his parents at home, carrying a suitcase and a bag.
It had only been three years since the last time he went to Beijing to take the exam and the candidate died tragically. Now Wu Jin had to go again. The journey was long and difficult. If there was another trouble on the way, who would he turn to for help.
Father Wu and mother Wu couldn't help but burst into tears when they saw Wu Jin kneeling down to say goodbye to her parents.
Wu's mother helped Wu Jin up and raised her hand to wipe away her tears. She wanted to reach out and hug him, but she was afraid that she was not clean and would stain Wu Jin's white blue shirt and soap-colored crane cloak.
She felt panic and pain in her heart, and was at a loss for a moment. She could only raise her hands to wipe her tears, and then looked at Wu Jin's clothes and said, "I only wear these few clothes. Is it cold? What if I freeze on the road?" "
Wu Jin comforted him and said, "It's not cold. You and dad are at home and take good care of yourself."
He turned to look at Wu Yi with red eyes: "I'm not here, don't be naughty, worry about your parents more, sleep in my room at night, and pay more attention at night."
Wu Yi nodded vigorously: "Brother, don't worry."
Father Wu coughed twice and held back tears: "Be careful in everything, be careful when traveling. If something goes wrong, run away. Stop caring about others. Always remember that you also have a father and a mother."
When Wu's mother heard this, she burst into tears and wished she could go with him to protect her son.
She took turns wiping her tears with both hands. Her sleeves were soaked, but she still couldn't hold back her tears. Wu Jin hurriedly stepped forward, took out the handkerchief, and wiped her mother's tears: "Fathers and mothers, don't worry. Sons understand that if parents are like this, "My son can't feel at ease when he's on the road. Worrying about his family day and night only makes him nervous."
Wu's mother could only stop her tears and force a smile. As soon as she raised her lips, the tears that she couldn't hold back again flew to her face. She quickly lowered her head and straightened her clothes to wipe away the tears.
She took a few deep breaths, then raised her head and said, "Don't skimp on the way, and don't be careless about eating and drinking. It's cold, there's rain and snow, and your shoes and socks are easy to get wet, so you have to change them frequently."
Wu's father was a man of few words, and at this time he rarely said a few words: "Don't just care about others, but also care more about yourself."
Wu Jin couldn't help but nod: "Mom and dad, I'm going, it's getting late."
"Okay, okay," Wu's mother tucked his clothes for him, "take the exam well, your parents are looking forward to your high school and the good news."
"Boss is always good at studying," Wu's father looked at Wu Jin, "This time he will definitely be on the list. Our Wu family is just like this."
Wu Jin felt a pain in his heart, smiled and said nothing.
Wu Yi said at the side: "Brother will definitely pass the exam, my brother is Jieyuan! I heard the teacher from Mengxue said that as long as you get the Jinshi, you will have a glorious ancestor and you can become a high official. By then, our family will be like the family of Magistrate Cheng. "
"Nonsense." Wu's mother smiled and hit Wu Yi on the head, her eyes full of expectation, "Just be safe."
Wu Jin saw his parents raising their heads with their feet up, their eyes filled with worry about separation, but also the joy of being admitted one day. Their earnest instructions weighed heavily on his heart.
When he was short of food and clothing, his parents scrimped on food and clothing and sent him to enlightenment. He had two oil lamps at home, one was carried around and the other was always placed in his room.
Studying hard in a cold window, with a hanging beam that is bone-piercing, as long as you pass the exam, you can repay your parents' kindness, make their years of hard work come to fruition, and give them an outlet for their grievances and sadness.
Even if he can't be named on the gold list this time, he should try his best and leave no regrets.
But this time, he was destined to disappoint his parents. He told a big lie to deceive himself and his family. He knew clearly that Wang Zhizhou would make a fuss about Chunwei, but he still did not try his best and let the other party do whatever he wanted.
For the first time, he did not dare to look into the eyes of his parents, so he said goodbye and walked out of the city gate. He rushed to the caravan with other students, exchanged names with the caravan steward, and placed his luggage.
The caravan brought students rushing to take exams, and they were exempted from customs duties along the way. The students were also treated very favorably, and they were arranged to sit on the Taiping Car together with the goods.
When Wu Jin settled in, there were still six or seven people who had not arrived. After waiting for another four-quarters of an hour, they finally arrived. Just as the caravan was about to set off, Wu's mother's urgent shout suddenly came from the city gate.
"Boss! Brother Jin!"
"Auntie?"
Wu Jin quickly jumped down from the Taiping Car and hurriedly explained the reason to the caravan manager, asking him to wait for a while, then strode towards Wu Mu.
Before he could pass by, Wu Mu had already run over panting, covered in dust and with sweat on her forehead.
Those who went to take the exam together all looked over curiously.
Wu's mother took out a peace charm from her arms, regardless of the presence of many people, and bent down to tie it on the silk ribbon for Wu Jin.
The couple were so busy crying that they even forgot to give Wu Jin the peace charm they asked for yesterday. Fortunately, she found it in time and ran all the way to catch up.
While tying the knot, Wu's mother whispered: "My son, the journey was safe and sound. When you get to Kyoto, you will send us a letter back. When you enter the examination room, don't think about anything, and you will be a good student."
Her hands were trembling and she was still unable to tie a slipknot. Wu Jin quickly took it in his hand and tied it tightly.
In front of so many people, Wu's mother held back her tears and stood up. Seeing that there was a streak of white dust on his body, she couldn't help but stretched out her hands and slapped him up and down to dust him off.
After dusting, she forced Wu Jin with a forced smile: "Go, go quickly, we are waiting for you."
Wu Jin's heart was as sharp as a knife: "Mom, please go back, it's cold outside."
Wu's mother nodded repeatedly, urged him again and again, and pushed him away. Wu Jin moved forward step by step, and when he got on the train, his eyes were already red.
The students on the side laughed that Wu Jin couldn't live without his mother and was just going to take the exam. Why was he so sad? Someone mentioned the incident at Jeju Museum Station three years ago, and the laughter suddenly died down.
The driver drove the rickshaw and moved slowly.
The late autumn wind was chilly, and Wu's mother stood there and watched. When Wu Jin was sitting on the Taiping Car, he could look back from time to time and see his mother's figure. She stood there with a hunched back and a thin body, never moving.
Wu Jin felt his eyes darken, and two tears came out of his eyes, falling on his clothes. The faces of his parents were so clear in his mind, they were both dry and thin, and the wrinkles were carved into his heart like knives.
And for him, an unfilial son, to do such unfilial things with a filial face is even more despising.
These two tears also made other students feel sad about leaving. The team gradually became quiet, each thinking.
This time, it went smoothly.
The students changed three caravans along the way, and finally moved forward with Pingzhou's grain transport team and arrived in Kyoto safely.
