Due to many years of arrangements in the capital, although it was not difficult for Chixi and Xiao Ni to leave the capital, they fled in a hurry. There were no other arrangements along the way, and it was not easy to return to Beidi safely.
Especially now, Emperor Xuande has just issued an edict to punish the rebellious stalls of King Huaiyang.
Not mentioning anything else, just talking about the prices along the way made Chixi, who didn't have much money to worry about, annoyed and anxious, "What? Just a few hard, small, tasteless things, and it costs three coppers?!"
It's okay if it tastes bad, but the key is that he really can't get enough of such a small amount of food!
His chest was pressed against his back from hunger every day, and when he thought of the days when he occasionally had to hide in the dense forest and sleep in the open air in order to avoid the increasingly strict city gate guards and patrols, Chixi felt that His eyes went dark for a while.
The coachman who led the way for them and was also the first to take them out of the capital sneered when he heard this. Not to mention comforting him, he seemed to find it troublesome and noisy even to hear people complain.
He snatched the oil paper bag from Chi Xi's hand, took out three copper coins from his lapel and returned it to the other person's hand, humming: "Whether you like it or not, if you think it's expensive, just go and buy it yourself."
If Chi Xi could come forward on his own, he wouldn't have to worry about his too deep and three-dimensional facial features being seen and exposing his whereabouts. He would have gone north alone, so why would he have to suffer this inexplicable bird spirit here? !
It's really because the coachman in front of him is a completely outsider - he just buys "road" money and leads the way to the north for desperadoes with various hidden secrets or people in special circumstances to escape from the country.
The coachman collects money to do things, and is completely unpretentious to those who buy "road". He also made it clear to the two of them before leaving that if anyone kept giving orders and took action without permission, he would leave the burden behind without hesitation.
But has Chixi ever experienced such cowardice?
Thinking of not even being able to feed his stomach, even compared to what he saw in the north, being treated like a beast for his efforts, the anger in his heart, driven by hunger, turned his pupils red in a few breaths, and he was afraid that he would use it again. It only takes a few breaths to burn out the last bit of sanity.
Just when he was clenching his fists and about to unleash his anger at the next moment, something warm suddenly stuck to his chest.
Chi Xi was startled, but before he could react, he turned around and heard the sound that had always annoyed him before.
"If you want to return to the north alive, just go somewhere and eat."
After Xiao Ni gave her advice and safely handed over the steamed buns and braised pork that cost her money, she turned around and faced the impatient coachman with a smile.
"Brother, thank you for your hard work. I've been running around for the past few days. I see that you haven't eaten well, brother. These pieces of silver are a little bit of my appreciation. Brother, please make another trip and buy me a piece of food and a few jars of wine to relieve your fatigue. .”
Adhering to the bastard's heart, the coachman reached out and took the money bag without much hesitation.
Disdainfully and showing off, he snorted at Chixi, who was standing there blankly, and added, "Follow and learn from me" before turning around and preparing to leave.
But just when Xiao Ni breathed a sigh of relief, the man turned around again, frowning and carefully looking up and down, left and right, at the young man whose appearance was too delicate, and even somewhat indistinguishable.
"You...I heard that you used to be a noble person?"
Xiao Ni's heart was ringing with alarm bells, so she secretly braced herself to prepare for the situation.
After hearing this question, he felt inexplicably ridiculous and ridiculous, and he actually laughed.
"How could it be so? Have you ever seen my behavior and deeds as being half noble?"
The coachman, who was originally a little nervous and had an unpredictable look in his eyes, thought about it briefly after hearing these words. Not to mention the futile nobility or nobility, these two people were really able to endure hardships along the way. And apart from the many complaints from the foreigners about food, the two of them rarely opened their mouths to complain.
Regardless of ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, where are the noble people who look like this?
After thinking about this, the coachman safely put the money into his arms, and then raised his hand to greet him enthusiastically: "Yes, but I think this little brother is very kind-hearted, and he likes me very much. In the past few days, It’s really hard to walk, just wait, I’ll go back with good materials.”
After the driver left, Chi
Xicai spoke again.
"I don't want your stuff."
After saying that, he held the food in his arms for a long time and threw the food that was almost crushed by him back to Xiao Ni.
But Xiao Ni looked at it with a smile. Before the other person took action, his throat was rolling up and down frequently because the oil paper bag came loose and revealed a hint of fragrance.
He waved his hand first, half jokingly and half advising: "Forget it, if you don't eat it, this food will be cheaper for others. Besides, don't you eat the food bought by that person along the way?"
He actually wanted to!
But compared with Xiao Ming, Chi Xi is not so confused that he has trouble with himself on this kind of thing.
He sat down on the floor with an indignant sigh, and then started to eat as if he had a grudge against the food in his hand.
At first, it seemed to be entirely out of emotion, but soon, as the aroma of the food spread in the mouth and filled the growling stomach with warmth, no matter how bad the mood, it would turn around.
Chi Xi was frank and upright by nature. As soon as the anger and hunger in his stomach passed, he immediately felt an inexplicable embarrassment and a hint of awkwardness and guilt creeping into his heart.
He and Xiao Ni had been at odds since they first met and disliked each other. But at this time, he was eating the food that the other party had bought with money, while the original owner of the food was standing on the mound facing the wind, starving.
Then I thought about what the other party said as a joke to tease him on the day he left Beijing, and he didn't know whether it was true or not, but he wanted to give him a hand when he became famous in the future...
"Hello!"
Perhaps he was a temperamental prince and was used to doing things on his own. Before Chi Xi could think of what to say to Xiao Ni, he opened his mouth and started talking to him.
Xiao Ni said nothing, but turned around and looked back, waiting for his next words.
"Ahem, well, the wind here is quite strong. You're hungry, why don't you eat what you said?"
Xiao Ni raised her eyebrows and answered in a funny way.
"Northwest wind?"
"Yes, that's right!"
Xiao Ni only smiled and shook her head, "I'm not facing the northwest, and the northwest wind blowing at the moment is not. Besides, most of what we talk about is drinking, not eating."
After correcting him one by one, Chixi thought that the man was about to turn around after teasing him. Unexpectedly, the man actually obeyed the advice and walked down from the high place and sat down next to him.
Before Chi Xi could think about what to say, and when he was secretly embarrassed and nervous, this kid actually spoke before him.
"Hey, give me a piece of bread or meat."
"Huh?!" Chixi has never had the habit of sharing food with others, even among his peers.
Men on the grasslands will share their precious food only after they get married and have their closest wives and children.
But the next moment he stared blankly at the person next to him, he suddenly realized that the food in his hand should belong to the other person, and it was difficult to say the words of rejection. He only turned it around in his mouth and then swallowed it back into his stomach. inside.
After appraising the remaining food in his hand, Chixi finally divided out a small half and placed it in
