Chapter 105: Leaving, the beginning of the encounter
About half an hour later, footsteps sounded on the wooden stairs.
Bai Gaoxing walked down carrying a baggage, wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat, holding a sword.
Stopping at a few steps of the wooden staircase, he scanned the inn carefully, earnestly and reluctantly, and then walked down again after a long time.
The silent inn made his mood heavier, like the rain outside.
He lifted the curtain in the backyard and walked around the kitchen and various rooms, carefully counting the traces left in these places.
The door that allowed him to mind his own business and catch mice for the rest of his life; the cow that he let go; the stable that was repaired; the well that was filled with water.
He touched every place and tried his best to remember, fearing that he would forget even a tiny bit.
This is the happiest time in his life, and he wants to treasure it forever. These people, these things, and every step he takes in the inn will make him lonely, helpless, and feel that his life is wasted.
time, take out the memory to recall.
Even when he died, the bits and pieces here were the ones that stayed in front of his eyes the longest.
There is still some hesitation in his heart, and there is a voice questioning why he left. It would be good to stay here.
However, just like placement, some people can feel the meaning of life only when they are walking, watching, listening, drunk, crying, laughing, and missing.
What's more, here and there are not far away, even if he may never come back.
Walking out of the backyard, he saw the jujube tree, the vegetable garden, and the grass garden.
Maybe he will have a chance to see Cao'er's true form. He is heading north on this trip and will go to the Central Plains.
He wanted to find a place where there was someone who loved him and whom he loved.
Finally, Bai Gaoxing took Tianma to see An Fang and stayed in front of her grave for a long time before returning to the lobby of the inn.
He picked up the accounting pen, left a note for the rest of his life, and put it on the counter to hold it down with an inkstone.
Then, he raised his sword, called to Pegasus, stepped out of the inn's threshold, and stopped on the steps.
The old beggar, whose hair had almost fallen out, was sitting under the eaves, staring at the rain outside the eaves in a daze, mourning his lost youth.
At first he glanced at Bai Gaoxing indifferently, but then he realized something was wrong and turned to look at him again: "You, you want to go on a long trip?"
Bai Gaoxing smiled softly, "The world is so big, I want to see it."
The old beggar was in awe: "The old beggar had this dream in his heart and traveled all over the world."
"Then what?" Bai looked at him happily.
"Then I will become a beggar." The old beggar said proudly with his legs crossed and his shoes dangling, but he accidentally threw the shoes into the rain.
Bai was very happy, "I am a beggar now, I owe the shopkeeper a thousand guan and I haven't paid back."
The old beggar looked at him with admiration, "Then you have to leave, otherwise you will have to be a slave here for the rest of your life. But..."
He looked at Bai Gaoxing: "Aren't you afraid that Shopkeeper Yu will send someone to capture you?"
Bai Gaoxing reluctantly looked at the street, "Do you think the shopkeeper knows it?"
"Others might, but you wouldn't." The old beggar shook his head. He only remembered that he was a miser for the rest of his life, but forgot about the relationship between the two.
Bai Gaoxing walked down the steps and was stopped by the old beggar.
"Wait a minute, Lao Bai, you are about to leave. Seeing that our relationship is not normal, I will give you three treasures." said the old beggar.
Bai Gaoxing looked at him in surprise, "You, baby, are you still three?"
"Don't look down on people. The old beggar travels all over the world. If he didn't have some skills, he would have starved to death." The old beggar took out a notebook from his arms and handed it to Bai Gaoxing.
"What is this?" Bai Gaoxing was surprised. The book was in tatters and he didn't even dare to shake it for fear of falling apart.
"Secrets on begging, what words to use when begging, what postures to use, how to grab territory when you first come, how to lead a chicken easily, and how to join a beggar's gang, thick and black knowledge of beggars, assessment of professional skills of beggars, three-year simulation of beggars' gang raising money in five years
Everything you need.”
The old beggar lowered his voice and said: "Old beggar doesn't reveal this secret book easily to others. Otherwise, with this book, you can easily become the helmsman of the beggar gang."
"Then you're going to say this, when the time comes I'll hand it over to the beggar gang and the helicopter pilot, what else will I need?" Bai Gaoxing said.
The old beggar was startled. This is the truth. He is a bit exaggerated.
"You don't understand. Possessing a special skill will attract pursuit, so it should not be exposed easily and should only be used as a last resort."
The old beggar found some excuse to fool him, and then took something out of the torn pocket that had been kept nearby, "You can use this first."
He picked up one bag, then three more.
"This is…"
"The bag that represents the status of the beggar gang." The old beggar insisted on letting him take it away. "There are exactly four bags. You can bring them with you. They will be of great use."
"What's the use?" Bai Gaoxing couldn't laugh or cry.
"Four bags are neither too much nor too little. If you have too many bags, your identity will be exposed easily; if you have less, it won't work." The old beggar warned Bai Gaoxing earnestly. The four bags of beggars can just bully the younger beggars and make them give up the good land for begging.
"Don't go to Wubao. Wubao lives on the food collected by other beggars. Once he is discovered..." the old beggar looked frightened.
"Last and most important..."
The old beggar handed his bowl to Bai Gaoxing solemnly: "You can throw away anything, but the guy eating can't throw it away."
"With it, you can eat wherever you go." The old beggar touched it reluctantly, and finally reluctantly gave it to Bai Gaoxing.
"No", Bai Gaoxing couldn't laugh or cry. The original sadness of leaving was diluted a lot.
"Are you sure that I will eventually become a beggar?" he said.
The old beggar was about to nod, but then he shook his head and said, "Be prepared, and besides, this is also my intention. There is a saying that a favor should be repaid with rice."
Having said this, Bai was too happy to accept it, "Looking at your usual smooth tongue, I didn't expect that you are also a person who repays kindness. Thank you."
"Hey", the old beggar waved his hand, "I want you to remember the kindness of my meal today."
"I probably won't be able to repay you for being such a loser," Bai Gaoxing said.
"I'm very confident." The old beggar said confidently, "Shopkeeper Yu's inn will definitely be able to open wherever you go in your lifetime."
Even within his lifetime, the old beggar felt that he would meet again soon.
This is his intuition.
Bai was stunned for a moment, and the sadness of parting was much lessened.
"Okay, let's go. We'll see you later." Bai Gaoxing walked down the steps and handed over to the old beggar.
The old beggar then cupped his hands and said, "See you later."
"By the way, you can ride on the arsenic tree with tall leaves. With that name, even if you bump into a monster, he won't dare to eat you." said the beggar.
Bai Gaoxing showed the sword in his hand and said, "I am a demon catching master."
"If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten it." The old beggar suddenly realized.
Bai Gaoxing has always been a waiter in the shop, but the Demon Catcher doesn't often mention it.
But this does not mean that Bai Gaoxing is weak. His current strength is definitely more than two coins, three coins, or at least five coins.
Shopkeeper Yu’s magical dishes are not for free.
Bai Gaoxing wore a raincoat and a bamboo hat, carried his sword and went up to the stone bridge, walking on the rain-wet stone slabs.
"Whoosh, whoosh", a string of whistles accompanied by the sound of "ding bells" came from the stone bridge. Pegasus was very happy to be on the road again.
The old beggar watched him leave.
A person, a dog, and a sword slowly disappeared into the rain and fog, with only the faint sound of bells floating in my ears.