One of the bookboys looked at the unpalatable reactions of the others and sighed: "It would be nice to have something to fill you up. Let's all eat, otherwise we won't have the energy to walk tomorrow."
Yu Qing reached out and patted Chong'er on the head. Chong'er turned around and saw it was him. He quickly stood up, swallowed what was in his mouth and said, "Master."
Yu Qing glanced at her bowl and said calmly: "Put the bowl down and follow me." After that, he turned and left.
Chong'er glanced at the small amount of food in the barrel and hesitated a little, but he didn't dare to disobey Yu Qing, so he put down his bowl and followed.
Yu Qing looked left and right, and stopped in front of a half-height earthen wall used for training by soldiers. When Chong'er got timid, he reached into his clothes and pulled out an oil paper bag like a magic trick. , placed it on the earth wall, raised his chin and said: "Open it and take a look."
Chong'er was suspicious, but reached out to untie it, opened the oil paper bag and took a look, and was stunned.
In the oil paper bag, there is a pile of white rice and vegetables. There is meat in the vegetables. The fragrant roasted pork ribs are very tempting.
Yu Qing: "I brought it for you, eat it."
He could tell from the situation along the way that the treatment of these book boys was the worst, at least not as good as the candidates like them. The results were also seen. The lower-level soldiers were not eating well, so they probably just put together the leftovers from cooking for everyone.
Chong'er was surprised and stared at him with bright eyes. She didn't expect that this person would actually care about bringing him food. She shook her head and said, "Sir, please keep it for midnight snack. I'm not hungry."
Yu Qing snorted. He didn't know whether he was hungry or not. Anyway, he knew that even if he didn't eat for a month, he would probably die of hunger. That meal of spiritual rice was not for nothing. Thinking about it made his flesh ache. He hummed, "Hurry up. You can eat as long as you are told, why is there all this nonsense, don’t make me angry.”
Chong'er was a little afraid of him, so he quickly followed his instructions. He twisted a piece of pork ribs between his fingers and opened his mouth to bite it. The soft, tender and fragrant texture hit his mouth, which instantly made his nose sore.
After so many years, this was the first time someone cared about him so much, and two crystal clear tears fell down his cheeks.
Snapped! Yu Qing casually slapped him on the butt.
Chong'er's body trembled violently, biting the ribs in his mouth, his eyes widened with tears, and he seemed to be stunned.
"Why are you crying? You're like a girl, hurry up and eat." Yu Qing urged.
Chong'er quickly raised her sleeves and shed tears, grabbed food with both hands and stuffed it into her mouth, burying her head in eating hard, unable to cry anymore.
I don't know how Ash Heng's injury is recovering. Yu Qing, who was unconsciously distracted, leaned against the earth wall and looked at the sky. Chong'er secretly glanced at him from time to time.
The sky was dim and dark red, and the two people standing close could not see each other's faces clearly.
After finishing the food, Yu Qing finally got down to business, "You must take care of our luggage and bring more snacks, you know?"
This was the reason why he gave Chong'er something to eat. The twenty kilograms of spirit rice was still boiling on the surface, and the luggage was taken care of by Chong'er.
Chong'er, who was sucking his greasy fingers, naturally nodded in agreement.
Yu Qing waved his hand, "Let's go, go back and have a rest early. You will have enough energy to go on the road tomorrow, and you will also have enough energy to take care of your luggage."
Zhong'er still nodded.
After the two of them walked back one after another, Yu Qing suddenly asked, "Where are you sleeping?"
He had to confirm this, in case he wanted to check his luggage in the middle of the night and know where Chonger was.
Chong'er pointed to an eaves, "I was moved to spend the night under that eaves."
Yu Qing was stunned, "Under the eaves? Even the eaves above can't block the wind. With your body, how can you spend the night here?"
Chong'er pointed to the pile of straw piled up in the school yard again, "It's okay, just give us the straw to bedding us, and we can just put down the bedding later."
Yu Qing frowned slightly, "Do all book boys sleep like this?"
At this time, "book boy" is just a term for certain groups of people. Some candidates come from home or even their relatives. Women are generally not allowed to play the role of book boy. It is really inconvenient for women to mix with a group of men, and they are afraid of any repercussions on the road. If something bad happens, it will damage the reputation of a state's academic style.
Chong'er pointed to the tents on the campus, "There are also some people sleeping in tents."
Yu Qing was suspicious, "Then why were you assigned to sleep under the eaves of the corridor? Is there any special reason? Could it be that someone deliberately bullied you?"
Chong'er said seriously: "Young master, you are too worried. No one bullies Chong'er, and there is no special reason. After the military master in charge of the book boys gathered everyone, he would sleep wherever he wanted. I made a few gestures and divided them into general categories.”
"That's it!" Yu Qing raised his hand to the back of his head, touched the space, and then touched his chin. After his eyes flickered slightly, he waved and said, "Let's go, take me to identify who is the military master in charge of you. "
Zhong'er realized something and quickly waved his hand and said: "Master Shiheng, it's okay, it's really okay. You have to sleep with straw in the tent as well."
Yu Qing squinted coldly.
As soon as he saw this look, Chong'er immediately wilted and lowered his head to lead the way.
In the middle of several tents, there was a bonfire, and several sergeants were cooking some soup around it.
Chong'er pointed at a bearded sergeant among them, and hid behind the tent, not daring to pass by.
Yu Qing swaggered over and walked to the bonfire. Several sergeants turned back one after another. They were a little surprised when they saw him dressed. They didn't know what the candidate was looking at here.
Yu Qing glanced at everyone, waved to the bearded sergeant, and motioned to follow him.
The bearded man and everyone looked at each other, slowly stood up, with a suspicious look on his face, but still followed, and after a few steps he caught up with him, and sneered with a smile on his face, "Where are you taking me, Master Juren? "Obviously, they may not take this so-called lifting of people seriously.
Without saying anything, Yu Qing put his hand on his shoulder and almost forcibly turned him to Zhong'er behind the tent. As soon as the other party turned around and waved his arms impatiently to get rid of the hook, Yu Qing's open palms were already shining in front of his eyes. A piece of broken silver appears, like a body-fixing technique.
You don’t have to recognize people, but you can’t help but recognize money. The sergeant who had just looked angry was stunned, and then smiled, "Does the master want to reward me?"
Yu Qing pursed his lips and said to Chong'er: "This is my book boy. Look at his small body. I'm afraid that if he sleeps outside and the cold wind blows, it won't be good for him to be sick all the way to the capital. Can the military master be more helpful during this journey?" "
It turned out that it was for this reason that the bearded man immediately took action, grabbed the broken silver in his hand, and said with a smile: "This is a simple matter, I take it with my heart, I guarantee that he will not be able to sleep in the cold wind along the way. "
Yu Qing pointed to Chong'er again, "I heard that they have to take turns in the carriage and have to walk most of the time. Look at his thin arms and legs. His legs and feet are definitely not as good as others. We can't be unreasonable, right? Jun. If you can help and take care of me along the way, I will treat you well when you get to the capital."
The bearded man stuffed the money into his clothes and whispered: "It's rare to have a wise and sensible master like you. Unlike other people, who think that they are quasi-officials, they don't look down on us big bosses. Your scholar friend Don't worry, but I have to agree on one thing first. I can't show favoritism when it comes to taking turns to rest in the car. I can't bear to cause public anger, but I can point someone to watch the luggage car, and I can put your book boy in the luggage car and sit on it. , what do you think?"
"Master Jun is a real man." Yu Qing patted his back, as if he agreed, and nuzzled at Chong'er, "This kid has been walking for a day and is tired. Let him rest early."
"It's easy to say, let's do it!" The bearded man patted his chest and left. A piece of meat fell from the sky, and he made money inexplicably. He was very happy.
Soon, the sleeping positions in a tent were arranged. After the straw was spread on the ground, Chonger knelt on the ground and crawled around to spread out the bedding.
After Chong'er had laid the groundwork, Yu Qing pointed at the luggage next to the sleeping position and said, "Remember to keep an eye on your luggage."
This was his purpose of helping Chong'er Zhou Zhou, as he was afraid that his luggage would be left outside and someone would take it away.
"Yeah." Zhong'er nodded vigorously.
"You go to bed early. You don't have to get up or send me off. Let's go." Yu Qing stopped trying to get up, glanced at the other bookboys in the tent who were also busy making preparations, turned around and left, holding his hands behind his back and walking a few steps away. Bu couldn't help but muttered, "You act like a book boy like me."
There was nothing he could do about it, he knew very well that Xu Fei was in the spotlight and was being dragged around to socialize, so he had no time to care about what was happening to his book boy.
As for the money spent, it was rare and generous. He didn't feel bad at all. Anyway, it was not his own money. He didn't believe that when the matter was mentioned later, Xu Fei would have the nerve to let him pay for it? Spending other people's money to win people's hearts, why not be more generous?
A crack was opened in the tent, and Chong'er's eyes that were quietly watching were brightly illuminated by the nearby fire. He watched until Yu Qing, who was wandering around and looking around, disappeared, and then he returned to his place and lay down with his clothes undressed.
Of course he knew that his Young Master Xu was busy and could not take care of him, but he also knew that even if his Young Master was not busy, he would not worry about arranging his accommodation.
It's not that his young master is not good, but he knows that his young master will only follow the crowd and let his pupil accept the unified arrangement, and will not take extra care of him like this.
Especially when it comes to bringing food to him from the dining table, my son would never do such a dishonorable thing.
The food wrapped in oil paper was so delicious. He seemed to still be able to smell the aroma. It was still hot when he ate it, and he could still feel the warmth.
It was fragrant and warm. He curled up his lips and closed his eyes and fell asleep. He fell asleep with a smile. He didn't feel tired and sighing like other book boys after a long journey...
Early the next morning, Yu Qing found Chong'er again. After confirming that his luggage was okay, he took out an oil paper bag and gave it to him, and said: "It's not good to hide and eat, otherwise people will see it. If everyone does this, you won’t be able to withstand hundreds of people taking it, and I’m afraid they will have to establish rules, and then you won’t be able to eat any delicious food.”
"Yes." Chong'er nodded vigorously and understood what Yu Qing meant. Not just once or twice, she would bring him food sooner or later.
