Seeing the red sun setting in the west, Yan Qing followed the path pointed out by the fisherman and hurried to Shijie Village.
As soon as Yan Qing entered the entrance of Shijie Village, he happened to meet an old man, leaning on a stick and bending over, walking towards him tremblingly.
Yan Qing stepped forward to greet him, stood on the roadside, and said respectfully: "You sir, have a good time."
The old man said "hmm", stood down, and said to Yan Qing: "How come I haven't seen you, this young man?"
Yan Qing stood on the side of the road, bowed to the old man, and said, "I am a stranger, so you have never seen me before. However, I see you always like this, trembling, and I'm afraid you won't be able to walk far. Dare I ask? , do you always need my help?"
The old man smiled, his whole body trembling seemed to be getting worse, but he smiled at Yan Qing and said: "Young man, you look down on others. Even if I walk ten or eight miles, it won't be a problem. But young man, I tell you, today You see that I am trembling and trembling, I am afraid that I will not be able to walk far; in the future, when people come to see you, it will be nothing more than this."
Yan Qing smiled and said: "What you said is absolutely correct. If I dare to ask you, I will inquire about you personally."
The old man asked: "Are you from my village?"
Yan Qing asked, "Is this Shijie Village?"
The old man replied: "Exactly."
Yan Qing smiled and said to the old man: "Sir, I am asking about people from your village."
The old man also smiled and said: "Then you asked the right person. I guarantee that you will be able to get away from him."
Yan Qing said: "Sir, is there a Ruan Xiaoqi in your village?"
The old man said: "Why is there Ruan Xiaoqi? There is so much Ruan Xiaoqi. Why are you asking him?!"
Yan Qing said: "He is a friend of mine."
"Oh!" the old man said: "This friend of yours is an extraordinary person. A few years ago, he went to Liangshan and became a strongman. Later, he was recruited by the court, made meritorious service against Fangla, and was named the commander of the Gaitian Army. Later, he was deprived of his official position by the imperial court for wearing a square-la dragon robe and was demoted back to his hometown as a citizen. Today, he lives with his mother in the compound not far ahead. I have lived for eight years. For more than ten years, I still can’t figure out why Ruan Xiaoqi is a fisherman, what kind of dragon robe does he wear?!”
Yan Qing laughed when he heard this and said: "As you said, even I can't figure it out. Could it be that Ruan Xiaoqi still wants to be the emperor and sit on the dragon's bed?! It's a pity that he doesn't have that life and can't enjoy it. That wealth!"
When the old man heard this, he laughed and praised Yan Qing: "I see that you are a well-behaved person."
Yan Qing thanked him and said, "Thank you, sir! How do you know so much about Ruan Xiaoqi's situation?"
The old man smiled and said, "How could I not be clear about that guy? Since I burned that guy into ashes, I also know which ashes came from which part of that guy's body!"
Yan Qing laughed when he heard this.
After laughing, Yan Qing asked: "Why is that so?"
The old man replied: "That guy is my nephew! You said he is so idle that he has nothing to do. Why is he wearing the shabby clothes of Fangla? He has lost the clothes of a good official! Now, let's go back to the village. He doesn't do anything, but he just brags about the bad things he did in the past. If he hadn't brought back some money with him, my poor old sister would have starved to death. .”
Yan Qing laughed loudly when he heard this and said, "My brother Ruan Xiaoqi is really a man of the right temperament!"
Hearing this, the old man said: "Listening to what you said, you and my nephew are the same."
After saying that, the old man walked away shakily on crutches.
Yan Qing watched the old man leave, turned around, and walked for a while until he came to the door of the courtyard where the old man said, raised his hand and knocked on the door.
"Who?!" A gruff voice asked from inside: "Knock on the door, just come in. He's so elegant, he doesn't look like someone from my village."
Hearing this, Yan Qing held back her laughter, opened the door, and walked in.
Because it was getting late, Ruan Xiaoqi saw a tall man walking in, but he didn't recognize it as Yan Qing, so he asked loudly: "Who are you? Tell me your name."
Yan Qing said: "Report to Ruan Du to rule, I am Yan Qing and Yan Xiaoyi!"
"What nonsense are you talking about! I don't know where brother Xiao Yi has gone. Where did Yan Xiaoyi come from?"
In the darkness, Ruan Xiaoqi came over muttering. When Yan Qing looked carefully, he saw that he was wearing a tattered scarf, tattered clothes, and bare feet.
Yan Qing resisted laughing.
Ruan Xiaoqi scolded: "What a bastard you are. You pretend to be my brother Yanqing when you open your mouth. Let me see who you are? When we see clearly, let's see if I peel off one of your skins."
Cursing, he walked up to Yan Qing and took a closer look. It turned out to be Yan Qing. He jumped up in shock and asked loudly: "Ah, it really is brother Xiao Yi. How can the wind blow this?!"
Without waiting for Yan Qing to answer, he grabbed Yan Qing's hand and said repeatedly: "Brothers are honored guests, hurry up, hurry up, please come to the lobby."
With that said, he pulled Yan Qing into the lobby, let Yan Qing sit on the main seat, and then lit the lamp.
The lobby suddenly became bright.
Ruan Xiaoqi leaned on the ground and kowtowed to Yan Qing.
Yan Qing jumped up in shock and said anxiously: "Brother Xiaoqi, you are confused. How can you be like this? How can an elder brother worship his younger brother? It's my turn to worship my elder brother."
With that said, Chu slipped to the ground and kowtowed to Ruan Xiaoqi.
Ruan Xiaoqi laughed and said: "No matter how big or small, just worship. This is very good."
Yan Qing also smiled and said: "Brother Xiao Qi, Xiao Yi originally thought that both of us are straightforward people and can avoid clichés, but the result is still inevitable."
At that time, the two of them joined hands and stood up, and Ruan Xiaoqi let Yan Qing sit down.
Yan Qing asked: "Where is my ma'am? I'll pay my respects to your ma'am first, and then I'll have a good chat with you."
Ruan Xiaoqi then led Yan Qing to another room, where an old Wen was sitting on the kang.
Ruan Xiaoqi said: "Mom, my brother Xiao Yi is here to see you."
Yan Qing immediately pushed the golden mountain, toppled the jade pillar, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times to Ruan Xiaoqi's mother.
Ruan's mother said hurriedly: "Look at this child, how well-behaved he is. Get up quickly."
Yan Qing got up when he heard the sound.
Ruan's mother said, "Are you my brother? Come sit by the kang and I'll ask you something."
After hearing this, Yan Qing walked over and sat by the kang.
Ruan's mother asked, "Are you the little Yi who followed Yuan Lu up the mountain?"
Yan Qing said: "To tell you what, I am Yan Qing and Yan Xiaoyi who went to Liangshan with Yuan Lu."
Ruan's mother said: "Then I have seen you."
Yan Qing also said: "Yes, in Liangshan, every time during the Chinese New Year, I would give you a thumbs up and pay my respects to you. You are always so energetic."
Ruan's mother said: "Look, look, I'm just telling you! Xiao Yi, let me ask you, where are you from?"
Yan Qing said: "I come from brother Song Jiang."
Ruan's mother said again: "Since you are from your brother Song Jiang, let me ask you, why is it that your brother Song Jiang became an official, but my Xiaoqi cannot become an official?"
Hearing this, Yan Qing didn't know how to answer, so she hurriedly turned to look at Ruan Xiaoqi.
Ruan Xiaoqi said to his mother: "Mom, how many times have I told you that because I wore Fang La's dragon robe, the court said that I wanted to be Fang La, so they deprived me of my official position; otherwise, I would be the one now. The Gaitian Army is in control, and you are the mother in charge of the Gaitian Army."
Ruan Xiaoqi's mother didn't listen to Ruan Xiaoqi's words and insisted on asking Yan Qing: "Xiao Yi, you are a good boy who doesn't lie. You tell me, but is this the case?"
Yan Qing had no choice but to reply: "Madam, that's really the case."
After hearing Yan Qing's words, Ruan Xiaoqi's mother lamented: "I am so unlucky that I can't be my mother who can control the entire Gaitian Army."
Ruan Xiaoqi laughed when he heard this and said, "You are obviously my mother, why can't you be my mother anymore?"
Ruan Xiaoqi's mother replied: "Because you are not the commander of the Gaitian Army!"
Yan Qing and Ruan Xiaoqi laughed together when they heard this.
After laughing, Yan Qing said to Ruan Xiaoqi's mother: "Auntie, please take a rest while Xiaoqi and I go talk for a while."
Immediately, the two came to the lobby again.
After the two sat down separately, Ruan Xiaoqi stood up, made tea for Yan Qing, sat down again, and asked: "Brother Xiao Yi, what do you want me to do when you come this time?"
Yan Qing said: "Nothing serious, I just heard from brother Song Jiang that you were deprived of your official position, and I happened to be going to Chai Da officials, so I stopped by to see you."
Hearing this, Ruan Xiaoqi pretended to be disappointed, sighed, and said: "Oh, I thought brother Xiao Yi came here specially to see me. It turns out that he also made a special trip to see Mr. Chai Daguan. He stopped by to see me and give me a favor. .”
Yan Qing smiled and said, "Brother Xiao Qi, this is quite a favor."
Ruan Xiaoqi also laughed, and then said: "It's not good, after all, my relationship with brother Xiao Yi is far away, unlike brother Xiao Yi and Chai Daguan, who almost became brother-in-law."
Yan Qing was stunned when he heard this, and asked Ruan Xiaoqi: "How do you say this?"
Ruan Xiaoqi replied: "You and Na Na Chai Daguan mixed into Bangyuan Cave. Chai Daguan was recruited by Fang La as his consort. You are Chai Daguan's lieutenant. Chai Daguan has a sister-in-law named Yinzhi, I heard that you two are getting along well, if my brother Song Jiang hadn’t broken up Bangyuandong, wouldn’t you and that Chai official become brothers-in-law?”
Yan Qing laughed when he heard this.
Ruan Xiaoqi waited for Yan Qing to finish laughing and said, "That official Chai is now the governor of Cangzhou. Brother Yi, don't go looking for him."
Yan Qing asked: "Why?"
Ruan Xiaoqi said: "I am an official and you are a citizen. You are not just a car running on the same road. You will be looked down upon by others."
Yan Qing laughed when he heard this and said, "What is the relationship between me and Chai Daguan? According to what you said, we are almost brothers-in-law. Will he look down on me? Do you think he dares?"
"Why don't you dare?" Ruan Xiaoqi said: "Don't talk about the friendship in the past. Times have changed, things have changed, and Chai Daguan is no longer the Chai Daguan he used to be. He is now the governor of Cangzhou. , it is said that once you enter the Hou family, it is as deep as the sea, and Xiao Lang is a passerby from then on."
Yan Qing laughed and said: "We have been apart for three days, and we should treat each other with admiration. I never thought that you, a living Yama who rides on the waves in a boat, kills people and sells goods, can actually say such elegant words! Rare! Rare!"
Ruan Xiaoqi said: "How rare is it?! If I hadn't been deprived of my official position, I could still pretend to be an elegant official with a high degree of elegance! Is it possible that the word 'illiteracy' is carved on my face?! Put a sedan chair Who doesn’t know how to sit! Never eaten pork and heard a pig grunt?!”
Yan Qing clasped his hands in his seat and said jokingly: "The masters are among the people! Xiaoqi, based on what you just said, if you become the commander of the Gaitian Army, you will be a master of pretense! But I tell you, Because of you, I was so frightened that I resigned from the official position and returned to my hometown to serve the people."
When Ruan Xiaoqi heard this, he opened his eyes wide in shock and asked, "What's going on? If Mr. Chai is not an official, what does it have to do with me, Xiaoqi?"
Yan Qing said: "You just put on Fang La's dragon robe and played around for a while, and Chai Daguan actually became Fang La's son-in-law. Since you have been deprived of your official position, in the future you will have Chai Daguan." Good fruit to eat? Therefore, Chai Daguan also accepted the official title and returned to Cangzhou to serve the people."
"Okay!" Ruan Xiaoqi was overjoyed and shouted loudly: "Okay! Okay!"
Yan Qing asked doubtfully: "What's good?"
Ruan Xiaoqi said happily: "Okay, it turns out there are people who are as unlucky as me!"
