(I haven’t had a day off for five consecutive weekends. It’s so pitiful...please vote for comfort.)
Among Chen Ke's brothers, Dalang and Erlang happened to be in the big competition, so they naturally had to stay in Shu; Liulang was only twelve years old and not strong enough yet, how dare you take him on a long trip? Chen Ke asked Shiro and Wulang to watch his younger brother and avoid getting into trouble...
...In Qingshen County, there are big businessmen such as Li, Pan, Tu, Qian, etc. Who dares to bully Chen Liulang? Chen Ke is just worried that he will bully others.[]
But when he told Liulang about this decision, the little guy immediately rebelled, crying and shouting to follow him. Naturally, Chen Ke suppressed him mercilessly... On the day of departure, he locked Liulang directly in the room.
, then gave the key to Shiro and asked Wuro to watch the door and let him out after the boat started.
On the pier, when they heard that Chen Ke was leaving Sichuan, the villagers all came to see him off. One gave him transportation expenses, and the other gave him snacks for the way, as well as clothing expenses, all kinds of things were piled up into a hill. Chen Ke smiled bitterly and said: "I'm away from home.
, it’s a good idea not to show off your wealth. If you flatter me like this, aren’t you afraid that I will be targeted by bad people?”
The villagers shook their heads together and said, "When a bad guy sees Saburo, he has to hide away."
"Hey..." Chen Ke said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry: "Is this a compliment to me? Is this a disservice to me?"
After chatting and joking for a while, Chen Ke got on the boat, but the villagers did not follow him because they knew it was funny, and asked him to say goodbye to the Su family siblings who had come from Meishan specially.
"Sanlang is really popular. He has collected dozens of sets of shoes and hats." A warm family is the most nurturing place. Ba Niang's body has recovered to some extent. She covered her mouth and smiled and said: "I'm sorry to my sister.
I can’t get enough of a small gift.”
"How could it be so? In my mind, Sister Eighth Sister can be compared to my mother." Chen Ke chuckled. The so-called "eldest sister-in-law is better than my mother", this guy was hinting at her all the time.
"That's nonsense." Banniang's pink face was slightly steamed, and she handed a bundle into his hand and said, "It was cut according to the size of your old clothes. I don't know if it has grown again?" She covered her mouth and said with a smile, "Yes.
Yes, the sachet inside is handmade by my little sister."
"Oh." Chen Ke was immediately interested and reached out to touch the baggage. However, the little girl held him down and said with a blushing face: "Don't look at it!" After a pause, he said again in a voice like a mosquito: "Don't give it to others.
look……"
"If you don't want to watch, don't watch..." Chen Ke took back his hand and said with a smile: "We won't see each other for a year, why don't we give Third Brother a smile?"
"Fuck you." From the moment they met, the little sister's mouth was pouting... In the past four years, the two have been facing each other day and night, and the little sister has gradually changed from innocence to ignorance. Chen Ke's status in her heart has long been no less than
How could she laugh at the thought of being separated from her father and brother for many years?
I saw her little white hands grasping the edge of Chen Ke's baggage, pulling it, and then said:
"Don't be as showy when you go out as you are at home. Sometimes you just have to be patient and give in, and it will be over. Don't always try to overpower others."
"Oh, I know," Chen Ke nodded and said with a smile, "Can't a powerful dragon overwhelm a local snake?"
"When you go out, be sure not to show your wealth. Carry some loose money for daily expenses with you, and hide the rest so that no one can see it."
"Well, isn't wealth revealed in vain?"
"Don't take trails, don't take small boats, and don't go to places with few people. If you are robbed, your life is the first priority. Just give them money."
"Well, money is something external to the body."
"You must pay attention to your diet. You can eat hot food but not cold food. You must have three meals on time and don't drink raw water. If you fall ill, you must take good care of yourself. Once you are in good health, you can go on the road again. Don't be stubborn."
"Um……"
"Don't drink too much when you go out. If you drink too much, you will get into trouble and get sick."
"oh……"
"When you are out and about, don't be deceived by those women who claim to be 'sold to bury their father' or 'lonely and helpless'. Most of them are cheating money, and some are trying to find out the details of strongmen..."
"Hey..." Chen Ke patiently listened to her instructions, but finally became a little impatient.
"Little sister, you are so worried about your third brother," Su Shi said with laughter beside him, "Just go with him, so that you can have someone to look after you on the way."
"Don't expect me to send messages to Wang Fu in the future." The younger sister rolled her eyes at her second brother. Su Shi's expression suddenly changed and he changed the subject: "Ah, third brother, you must remember what my sister said.
I know you have memorized it, so I won’t let you write it down. You have to review it every day when you get up early and before going to bed, but don’t forget..." Before he could finish his words, Chen Ke and Xiaomei were interrupted at the same time.
Get up and kick off the boat.
"Okay, I'm leaving!" Chen Ke has a quick-cut temperament and can't stand this kind of tender drama. He casually inserted a hairpin into the little girl's head and said with a smile: "You guys go back.
Go back so you can eat well and grow where you need to!"
"Where?" The younger sister was stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses, held her chest with both hands, and said angrily: "The third brother is the worst, I will never pay attention to you again!" After saying that, he pulled his elder sister off the boat, and turned back halfway.
, made a face and said: "But you have to think of me every day!"
"Go ahead, never forget it." Chen Ke punched Su Che with a smile and said, "See you later."
"Well, see you later," Su Zhe's usually serious face suddenly showed a smile and said, "Brother-in-law!" This was revenge on his 'brother-in-law' from that day.
"Watch the fight!" Chen Ke gestured to fight, but Su Che hurriedly ran away and got off the boat.
The boatmen put away the cables and withdrew the pedals. Chen Ke and Song Duanping stood on the side of the ship and waved goodbye to the people on the shore.
The people on the shore were also waving to him, and the little sister no longer looked as aggressive as before and leaned closely against her elder sister.
Ba Niang felt her shoulders were hot and wet. When she looked sideways, she saw her tears were like broken beads. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart... But when she raised her head slightly and saw the hairpin on her little sister's head, she felt that her shoulders were hot and wet.
, I couldn’t believe my eyes.
This is a gold hairpin inlaid with beads and flowers, a leaf-shaped gold holder made of gold wire, with a white jade flower in the center, gold leaf-shaped decorations around the jade flower, and a small gold bee at the bottom and on both sides.
It is also inlaid with a round bead and the gold hairpin is gorgeously decorated and ingenious. It is a rare product. It is also cute and very suitable for girls to wear, which is rare.
She clearly remembered that her former mother-in-law, Mrs. Song, once showed off a similar gold hairpin to her. It was said that it was a dowry from her mother's family. This one alone cost hundreds of thousands of dollars...
Although Banniang has no love for money, it at least shows that in Sanlang's heart, the younger sister is still very important.
Just the thought of this guy inserting such a valuable object on her sister's head in such a casual way without even saying hello made Banniang dumbfounded. Who is this person?
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The ship had sailed so far that the pier and the people on the pier were no longer visible.
Chen Ke and Song Duanping looked back and scanned the boat, finally settling on the stern. There was a monk wearing a large bamboo hat and brown monk's robes with fine features, sitting cross-legged on the deck, chanting Buddha without any distractions. He
In front of him are a pair of wooden clogs, a ceramic rice bowl, and a Zen staff. They are the standard equipment of a 'Yunshui Monk'.
But looking at a pleasing wandering monk, Chen Ke and Song Duanping looked troubled. Because this young monk named Xuanyu was the only son of Wang Fang, the head of Zhongyan Academy, who had become a monk in Emei since childhood.
...Since we met yesterday, we have only heard him say three sentences:
"Amitabha, the poor monk Xuanyu, has met Chen Tanyue."
"Amitabha, a poor monk has enough clothes and a bowl."
"Amitabha, thank you Chen Tanyue..."
Since boarding the boat, no matter how noisy others are, this little monk has been meditating and chanting sutras at the stern of the boat, as if he is sitting in the heart of the Buddha and not worrying about anything... He is definitely an example of successful religious brainwashing.
"Why do I feel that the mountain chief is worried about his son and wants us to be his bodyguards?" Song Duanping whispered.
"How can the mountain leader be such a shallow person?" Chen Ke patted him on the shoulder and whispered: "He has a deeper meaning."
"What's the meaning?"
"Shan Chang has been in his sixtieth year, but this is his only son, but he still became a monk..." Chen Ke said with a strange smile on his lips: "There are three ways to be unfilial and not having an offspring is the worst!"
"Ah..." Song Duanping's eyes widened and he was about to speak when he felt his feet tremble. He looked down and saw that he had stepped on the hatch cover.
As soon as he jumped open, the hatch cover was suddenly opened, and a naked black man jumped out from inside, shouting with sweat all over his body: "You're choking me to death..."
As soon as he saw this person, Chen Ke immediately opened his mouth and said, "You, why did you show up?"
"Brother..." Who else could he be if he wasn't Wu Lang? He scratched his head, and with a look of bitterness on his face, he said cautiously: "As soon as you guys went out, I followed you out secretly..." It turned out that he took advantage of the crowd to talk at the dock,
He swam on the boat from the river and hid in the bilge where the storage was stored. He thought it would take him a day to show his face, but only an hour later, he was almost suffocated to death, so he had to jump out quickly.
"I've finished studying a long time ago. I just want to go out with my brother for a walk." Seeing such a tall black man, he clasped his hands and begged: "You must never let me go back."
"Bear thing," Chen Ke took out a sweat towel, wiped his face, and said angrily: "Come out as soon as you come out."
"Thank you, brother..." A rare smile broke out on Wulang's face, and he said naively: "With me following you, brother, you can be free-handed."
"Alas..." Chen Ke sighed and said, "Why don't you tell me how many of you are responsible for eating?"
"Let's just eat less..." Wulang said pitifully.
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In any case, this strange group of four embarked on the road out of Sichuan. They first traveled by boat for half a month, two thousand miles of waterway, before arriving at the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River... From this moment, they finally stepped out of the provincial border.