(10)
On this day, the surroundings were filled with an atmosphere from morning to night, which was the raw and intense love between young men and women. People who have just tasted the fruits of love want their lovers to do all the crazy things for them.
When Lou Jinghua saw the Miao girl who was deeply wronged at the night banquet two days ago, she was so airy, she couldn't help but feel a little bit lost in her heart. I thought that just because of my beauty and the pressure exerted by my father Lou Yixian on Zhao Kuo, I could make the eldest son of the Zhao family lose his mind. Who would have thought that even now, I could still see a bit of longing for that Miao girl in his eyes.
For this reason, the daughter of the Lou family did not hesitate to become petty. Even if she did not say that she was worried about the Miao girl, it still hinted that she was still worried about the matter.
"I won't give you a penny of this toll money!" After saying that, Lou Jinghua found a shade to wait at ease.
Seeing this, Zhao Kuo could only search around and found that he had given all the money to Ajuan at the night banquet two days ago, so he could only go to Lou Jinghua and beg: "Jinghua, how about we Take a detour?”
Lou Jinghua responded sadly.
As soon as he finished speaking, one of the four boys in front of the checkpoint said with a smile: "I advise the two young ladies to give up such an idea. The road is rugged and difficult. If you haven't walked there for a few days," "Plum Blossom Pile', I'm afraid it won't last long before it slips and falls to the hillside on the roadside."
The young swordsman wearing a hat and gauze following behind him immediately whispered to Zhao Kuo: "If you are worried about Miss Ajuan, you can let me break through a way."
Zhao Kuo said: "This move is too reckless. We don't have enough manpower to prepare. If we run away a few more, it will be even harder to find them in the future!"
After thinking for a while, Zhao Kuo decided to argue some more, and then took the whole basket of pastries made by Lou Jinghua as a meeting gift and sent it to the young men, and said: "Brothers, the younger brother is here today." Not only to pray for blessings, but also to introduce you to a good job!"
Several of the servants smiled and accepted the greeting gift, and devoured it in front of Lou Jinghua. She was so angry that she couldn't say anything, so she could only pretend to look at the sky and the woods in confusion.
"What the hell is a good job!"
"Recently, I am preparing a team of people to rush to Beizhen. If I get there, I will need money. More importantly... I dare to ask some of the elder brothers, have they ever married?"
After hearing this, the four grown men looked at each other for a while while chewing. Then they smiled shyly and replied: "Which girl can like us! If it weren't for Boss Han, how many of us brothers would I’m afraid I’m still begging for food on the street.”
Zhao Kuo bowed and retorted: "Maybe during this trip, I can help my elder brothers find some good girls. Anyway, it's better than staying here all day to earn a little money!"
Several young men talked to each other, and then introduced a representative and replied: "We will take you to Brother Han now to make it clear, and let him go with us!"
After that, the boys opened the level and the stone steps leading to the acacia tree seemed to be back to normal. Everyone spent a lot of time at the foot of Qunma Mountain, and finally they could see the legendary acacia tree.
It is said that there are always many lovers gathered under the acacia tree, and it looks really good now. All kinds of men and women gathered around the altar, worshiped devoutly in front of the "wonderful tree", and then hung the "fate lot" they asked for on the thick trunk to pray for their wishes to come true.
To say what is magical about that acacia tree, first of all, it must be its two thick trunks surrounded by silk threads, as if it is a pair of lovers who are in love and obsessed with each other embracing each other in perfect harmony; secondly, it is its countless The tree roots wrap around the old grave that seems to have been growing on the ground forever. People can only see a carefully carved tombstone through the tiny gap between the tree roots.
If you look at it from the right direction, you will find that the tree is exactly what the rumors say: its roots penetrate the rock and grow out of the grave.
Before they could be surprised, Zhao Kuo found Boss Han among the crowd.
I saw Boss Han and Ajuan waiting in front of a Xiangming stall under the acacia tree, seemingly saying something politely.
"Ajuan!" Zhao Kuo started roaring from a few steps away, but the crowd around him was noisy. No matter how good his talk was, he was just a weakling.
There was a white-headed old man sitting in front of the Xiangming stall. His hair was disheveled and his face was haggard. He only had decent clothes, but he didn't dress well either. He exposed his chest and sat there with his hands crossed. Ajuan was waiting in front of such an old man, and was about to extend his hand to let others see clearly.
Don't you know that the old man not only kept touching his hands, but also stood up quickly, and then made a gesture to get in front of Ajuan. Looking from a distance, he seemed to be teasing a good woman.
After Zhao Kuo saw it, he immediately rushed over with all his strength and overturned the fortune-telling stall in one breath. At first, he thought that he had really saved the beauty once, and he snatched Ajuan away from Boss Han without hesitation.
But after a moment, things turned around after Ajuan scolded him: "What on earth are you doing! How did you mess up the old man's stall!"
Pedestrians around him all condemned the person who caused trouble in front of him. Zhao Kuo was even more confused by this and asked: "That old man is so frivolous to you, I am doing a good thing!"
"Humph!" Ajuan broke away from the other party's restraints with dissatisfaction, walked over and helped the old man who fell to the ground with Boss Han. At the same time, she also took out the silver that Zhao Kuo had put into her hand and distributed it. Give the other party a little as compensation.
The white-headed old man fumbled with the heavy silver, smiled from ear to ear, and bowed to thank him repeatedly, but the direction of his bow was not towards Ajuan, but towards Boss Han.
"Hey, Mr. Zhao, please see clearly, the other person is blind!" Ajuan said sarcastically: "I learn to be a hero all day long, but in the end, I only bully the old, weak, sick and disabled."
When Zhao Kuo was speechless, the four boys caught up and said to Boss Han with smiles on their faces: "Boss Han, this young master has found a job for us. We no longer have to stay here to eat. That’s a meager salary!”
"You guys, I'm wronging you by staying in front of my ancestral graves?" Boss Han went over and lectured with dissatisfaction: "Although this is still a path given to me out of mercy by the official, at least it is a legitimate livelihood. After all, It’s better than the petty thefts you did in the past!”
"Whatever it takes, in the end, it's not like you can't get a wife!" Seeing the four young men replying aggrievedly like children trying to defend their mistakes, everyone else laughed.
"How many times have I told you, just because you can't do it now, doesn't mean you can't do it in the future!" Boss Han said to his men and all the young men and young ladies present: "As long as the fate comes, you are still afraid that you won't be able to look good. Stay together? Look at this tree. My great-grandparents are buried under it. They were able to 'live' together so lovingly after their death..."
"But Boss Han, you are already in your thirties now, and you are still alone. If you wait any longer, you will have to..."
After talking for a long time, Boss Han finally lost his composure. After looking at the beautiful girl he had brought with him, he angrily slapped each of the boys in front of everyone, and said: "You guys... It’s not all thanks to me that I don’t have to go to jail and be sent to the army, but now I’m going to do the opposite!”
Seeing that the four young men who were very willing to follow Zhao Kuo were about to regret it, the rich man finally couldn't stand still and stepped forward to dissuade him: "Brother Han, you don't have to treat your brothers like this. In fact, I I am about to organize a caravan to return to Beizhen. As long as we get the place, money and people, I will try my best to arrange it!"
After hearing this, Boss Han approached Zhao Kuo's ear suspiciously and asked, "Is this true? Will the Miao girl also go with you?"
"Of course!" Zhao Kuo smiled confidently.
After a few words, Boss Han and Zhao Kuo decided to find a quiet place to discuss. The remaining friends took this opportunity and went to the acacia tree to pray for their unknown future.
