One day later, no one of the four coachmen who originally planned to tell Xun Yuantuo that they would not accept this kind of business came to talk to the young master. On the contrary, it seemed that they never mentioned this matter.
The leader, the old coachman, never mentioned it, nor did the other three.
Xun Yuantuo clearly heard what he heard. The four of them had discussed how to get rid of this business, so they took some time out to talk to the old coachman. When he mentioned 20%, he just thought it was a miscalculation and apologized to a few people.
The old coachman had lived to a very old age, so he naturally knew that what the young man said was untrue. After all, there was a man in official robes who always sat in front of him on the carriage tent. Knowing that such behavior was a serious crime for an owl, but it was The arrangement was still the same, and several extremely skilled Jianghu people were brought along. Most of them had anticipated the danger of such an attack in advance. But the old man was just busy bowing and thanking him, and he didn't say a word about his departure. No one, including the three coachmen, said anything.
Xing Wuxia was quite puzzled by this. He asked him many questions in one day, but the young master just smiled softly and did not answer. He felt depressed until the early morning of the next day, when he sat up with red eyes. Come, he sighed deeply, and regardless of whether his opponent Xun Yuantuo was awake or not, he asked.
"Normally, since you are cherishing your life and fearing that you will die and have no one to take care of your wife, children, and children at home, then even if you add another 50% of the silver, you should not keep silent. I have been an official for many years, and I really don't understand the meaning."
Xun Yuantuo slowly opened his eyes, without losing his temper, he smiled smoothly and sat up straight, "If I remember correctly, Mr. They can't understand such a simple thing in front of them. How can a soldier risk his life? However, behind him is the fertile wilderness of his hometown thousands of miles away. He has to sacrifice his life. These people in the world also know that life is the most important thing, but they think of it. The family is still short of money, and my wife, children, and children have not yet changed into new clothes, so I can take life a little lightly at this moment. As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward, but now even if I don't add 20% of the money, I will probably take this few Every coachman is reluctant to leave. The reason is as simple as that. He can shoulder a heavy burden himself, but he doesn’t want those close to him to bear the slightest burden."
Although he spoke only a few words, Xing Wuxia's expression suddenly became complicated. He lowered his eyebrows and remained silent for a long time before he raised his head and took a curious look at the young master in front of him.
"Where did you learn this kind of truth?"
"My husband has always taught very little, and most of the time he just talks about some knowledge. But more often than not, he wanders around, asking me to see the various situations in the world by myself, and to figure out some truths on my own, more or less. , Gathering sand into a tower and armpits into fur, in the end you can understand some big things and small feelings in the world." Xun Yuantuo shook his head and smiled, looking at the person in front of him An Ran, "Since you want to ask, why not ask the two scissors who I questioned yesterday Where did the thieves get their tactics from time to time? Are they true or false? After all, I am a guest who will be kept by my side to make suggestions. If I act unscrupulously, I will inevitably endanger myself."
Xing Wuxia never expected that the young master in front of him would actually speak these words on his own. His expression changed for a moment, but in the end he still sighed and carefully picked off the new leaves that had drifted from nowhere on his shoulders, "Since the words have ended here, then Mr. Xun might as well make it clear where he knew of such vicious and cruel methods. Please explain. However, Mr. Xun has not been out of Sutai for a long time. What the two men said is probably not the truth. I'm afraid. This is a deliberate lie." Xun Yuantuo smiled in return, put away the chessboard, and added a cup of tea for the person in front of him, "After all, we have seen each other frequently in the past two years, and figured out my temperament. After tasting the tea, the new Harvested from outside Sutai County, it is not very valuable, but it is more refreshing than new tea, and it can also help relieve the irritability of spring."
"Actually, if I really had rot poisonous insects on my hands, I would use them."
Xing Wuxia's hand holding the tea cup paused, but she said no more.
On the seventh day after leaving Sutai, there was another downpour.
Strangely enough, when a scholar holding a baby girl walked in front of several car tents, the rain stopped. Fortunately, the old coachman was taking the lead now, so he slowed down the carriage and horses. Otherwise, if two people suddenly walked out and stopped the carriage, either the horse would have stumbled and the carriage tent would overturn, or it would have been the scholar and the girl who blocked the road. They are all injured. If they step on a vital point, they will most likely die.
Such a scene naturally caused the old man to curse. Although the car tent was not in the way, he still had lingering fears. He pointed at the scholar and cursed, saying that even if he didn't be more careful and his children were following him, how could he walk in the middle of the official road in the pouring rain.
But the scholar who looked quite young was not angry. Instead, he bowed and saluted with a playful smile, and bowed to the old man again and again. He said that he really didn't pay attention. After all, he was approaching a place with few cars and horses in the upper Qidong territory. It was really shameful. Gotta be tight.
Probably because he knew how to reach out and not hit the smiling person, the young scholar only protected the girl with two pigtails on her temples behind him. No matter how the old man scolded him to vent his anger, he greeted him with a smiling face from beginning to end, and was quite respectful. .
As a result, even if the old man was standing up and angry, seeing the scholar being so respectful and submissive, he was a little speechless. After all, being a coachman is not considered a high-class job. Even ordinary people may not look down on the coachman and pedestrians who swallow wind and frost swords all day long, let alone a scholar who has always had a very high vision and is often a little arrogant. After such a move, even though his anger was much lower, his words were much more pleasant to the ears. He was advised to be more careful next time and not to rush into the carriage, or he was making a gesture to grab the reins and leave.
"Old man, if you stay for a moment, do you dare to ask who is in this car tent? If you are coming from Dasutai County, I have something to ask of you."
The old man frowned and hesitated. He was about to speak immediately, but he swallowed his words back in his stomach. He turned to look at the Jianghu people and the three burly men behind him, and hesitated for a moment.
The scholar was dressed in gray cloth, his expression remained unchanged, and he greeted him with a smile. He was holding the baby who looked confused but was well-dressed. When he saw the old man hesitated slightly, he understood immediately and immediately bowed to leave.
"I am indeed from Sutai County. I don't know what's going on with my brother."
Behind the old man, a handsome young man stepped out of the car tent. He was wearing a long gown with jade. He looked up at the scholar and raised his eyebrows slightly. "Could it be that you are looking for someone with the surname Xun again?"
The scholar did not put on the pretentiousness of a scholar. After hearing this, he quickly wiped off the dust all over his body, bowed respectfully, and boasted warmly, "I originally thought that I might not be able to recognize Mr. Xun's true face, but now I see He came with an extraordinary bearing, shining brightly with autumn chrysanthemums, and luxuriant spring pines. I immediately knew that the young master was the one I was looking for."
Xun Yuantuo looked very helpless, and smiled bitterly twice before slowly answering, "These two sentences are talking about women. I think my face is just passable, but not as good as what my brother said." Say so."
"What you said is so heartbreaking," the young scholar curled his lips, wiping off the dirt on his face, "I just lived in the open air and suffered a lot, but my age is definitely not as good as Mr. Xun's. Although we scholars have never paid attention to appearance, we can always Isn’t it good that you always think of judging people by their appearance?”
Xun Yuantuo has seen many scholars, with high or low abilities, but most of them are elegant and easy-going. Not only are they good at talking, but the worst is that they are self-respecting. When they talk, they can show their knowledge, but it is rare to see such a person. The character who was waiting for the playful and smiling face to make jokes immediately smiled bitterly and spread his hands to invite the scholar to step onto the car tent.
The scholar's name was Li Kuang. There is a saying in Xun's letters that he was a scholar who did not seem to have a certain style of work. He was extremely capable, and was rare in both civil and military skills. His skills in fists and palms were unparalleled, he was proficient in six arts, and He is proficient in music, but his temperament is too unrestrained. Although he is very capable, it is a pity that he has never been an official.
Xun Ji was kind back then, and Li Kuang was now a commoner, so he was very idle. He happened to know that Mr. Xun was already a talented person with a fortune of six hundred, so he sent a letter by himself and immediately went to Sutai. And go.
"Although the Li family was weak in the past few years, it has been said that it has begun to recover in recent years. Even if you, the second son of the head of the Li family, cannot compete with your elder brother, you should never be in such a state of decline. Besides, who is it? Is your baby actually going out to suffer hardships with you?"
When Xun Yuantuo introduced the two men in the car tent, he did not shy away from Xing Wuxia and asked questions.
It turned out that this Li Kuang's clothes were indeed in tatters, and his appearance showed that he was hungry and satiated. When he stepped onto the car tent, he accidentally caught a glimpse of the snacks on the table, and he immediately swallowed his saliva, feeling extremely depressed.
The scholar smiled coquettishly and was too embarrassed to smooth down his hair. "A few days after leaving the capital, I met a thief and asked someone to steal most of the money. I happened to meet this baby again, so I spent most of the remaining money on food, clothing and clothing. Of course he looks down and out."
After saying that, the scholar covered the ears of the baby who was still looking timid and said softly.
"When we were still more than ten days away from here, I met this baby on the roadside. My parents encountered rocks rolling down the mountain stream. They rolled down the mountain stream together with the car tent, and only the little baby was left hiding on the roadside."
The scholar was originally smiling, but now he was calm and spoke in a low voice, "When we first met, he asked me if he could send her home, and if he could find her parents, in case there was still a glimmer of hope. Please ask me to hire a doctor to rescue you."
"Such a small baby is really distressing."
The scholar rubbed the child's forehead, "Knowing that many things are in fact a foregone conclusion, he still thinks about what he can do with his little money, even if he can make her forget her thoughts while she is still childish. That’s a good thing too.”
On the side, Xing Wuxia let out a long sigh and lowered his eyes.
This time Xun Yuantuo didn't say anything. He put his head on one hand and looked at the scholar who had no smile on his face, and then looked at the helpless baby.
There are always people in the world who are so stupid that they are clearly in the midst of suffering themselves. When they see others suffering, they always feel the same way and want to take some of the burden off of others.
But Xun Yuantuo felt that there were never too many such fools.
