Chapter 178: A pair of spring and autumn made in heaven
After entering the customs, everything seemed much more comfortable. Jiang Ergou and He Huaichun could finally eat authentic Dachu cuisine again, but such good days did not last long for the two of them.
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It can be said that He Huaichun did everything in order to get to know the three-and-a-half-story master Jiang Ergou talked about. Along the way, he served Jiang Ergou like an uncle with delicious food and drinks.
But although He Huaichun has a rich family and carries enough money with him, no matter how much money he has, it will be spent one day, right?
Five days after entering the customs, Jiang Ergou and the others had slowly moved away from the Liaodong border, but He Huaichun's money was also spent like running water.
Neither of them were the kind of people who could live their lives carefully, so they didn't even notice that their money was almost gone.
On the Liaodong border, except for the large piece of land close to the battle line that is not divided into counties, other places are also divided according to the county system. Jiang Ergou and the others are currently in the county closest to the border -
Kill the barbarians!
The reason why this county is called this name is because 70% of the men in this Shaman County are on the border not far away! If the Prairie Wolf Cavalry breaks through the border, then the first one to suffer is this Shaman County!
So I don’t know since when, the men in this county are proud to join the army and kill the barbarians. Over time, they got the name of the barbarian killer...
The early morning sun pierced through the clouds and shone on Shaman City, the county seat of Shaman County.
Jiang Ergou woke up from the Tianzihao box of one of the best inns in the city, opened the window and let the sun shine in on his face.
Jiang Ergou narrowed his eyes and felt very comfortable. The last time he had such a life in his memory was when he just met Su Ruyu. Ren remembered that at that time, but our wealthy Mr. Su led Jiang Ergou. He had never seen this before.
It’s like returning to the Dream Tower after all the things in the world are gone!
"He Huaichun! He Huaichun! Get up and have breakfast. I only drank wine last night and didn't even eat a few bites of food. I'm already hungry."
He Huaichun, who was still sleeping on the luxurious and soft bed with a quilt under his quilt, did not wake up. He just opened his mouth and scratched his face as he felt something.
"Hey, Brother Yang, when did you come to the border?"
"Where! Where? Where is my master?"
After following Jiang Ergou for so long, He Huaichun naturally knew Yang Dongqing's name, so he had such a big reaction when he heard Jiang Ergou call Brother Yang.
Ignoring He Huaichun who was as excited as anything, Jiang Ergou said calmly.
"Are you awake? Let's go eat when you wake up. I can't cure you like you."
He Huaichun picked up the quilt and threw it on the bed hard. He looked very angry, and then he had the tendency to fall down and go back to sleep, but Jiang Ergou's next words made him wake up suddenly.
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"Go to sleep. Just sleep hard. It's almost noon now. If you go back to sleep, you won't be able to leave today. I had some faith and heard that Yang Dongqing was in Lingzhou, but I didn't know he was gone since I left late.
Is there any more?”
"Brother Jiang, without further ado, let's hurry up and hit the road after dinner. It's not far from Lingzhou. Maybe I can still see my master before the year."
After quickly getting dressed, He Huaichun rushed downstairs faster than Jiang Ergou.
"Waiter, I'll serve you all the signature dishes here. I won't need the wine. I have to go on a journey today, and I won't need the dishes that were served yesterday. If we two brothers want to eat, we'll have to eat the ones we haven't eaten before."
"Okay, you two!"
The waiter in this shop knew from the moment these two people walked in the door yesterday that they were two rich men, so he has been serving Jiang Ergou with all his heart since yesterday, just hoping that these two people will get along well with each other.
Take some out of it and give it to him.
The dishes were served quickly, the meat and vegetables were evenly matched, and the vegetarian dishes also had a unique taste, which made Jiang Ergou and the two who were eating full of praise.
After drinking and eating, Jiang Ergou patted his belly and glanced at He Huaichun, who immediately said to the waiter understandingly.
"Waiter, come here and pay."
The waiter who was waiting respectfully aside immediately threw the tablecloth over his shoulders and ran over quickly.
"Hey, you two, my shopkeeper specially ordered me to give you two a discount this morning. Including yesterday's, I will charge you two eleven taels in total."
He Huaichun seemed to have returned to Dachu, and his demeanor of a rich man gradually emerged. At this moment, he was picking his teeth and talking to the waiter nonchalantly.
"Eleven taels, it seems like your store is not bad. Hu Chihai drank two meals to get this little money."
Hearing these words, which were not worth the money at all, the waiter almost had the word "happiness" written on his face, and the tone he spoke to Jiang Ergou became more and more respectful.
"You gentlemen, my shop has always been about small profits but quick turnover. If you think it's good, I'll shop next time."
When I passed here, he came to take care of the noise in our store.”
He Huaichun nodded in agreement, and then reached into his clothes. He took out a well-made but somewhat worn money bag.
But when he reached into his money bag to feel for the money, his expression suddenly changed. He touched left and right, but he couldn't find a few grains of silver. As for the large-value paper banknotes, he couldn't even touch them.
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Glancing at the waiter who cast an inquiring look, He Huaichun first smiled politely, and then said softly.
"Be patient and don't be impatient."
As the waiter returned the favor with a smile, He Huaichun turned to look at Jiang Ergou.
"Brother Jiang, I don't have enough money here. How about lending me your money?"
"Money? What money? I don't have any."
Don't mention money when talking about anything with Jiang Ergou. He has no merits, but he has gained the essence of keeping money, which is even much better than his swordsmanship.
"Brother Jiang, don't act stupid, I know you have money, take it out quickly."
Unlike Jiang Ergou, He Huaichun, who has never been short of money since he was a child, values face more, especially now that the waiter in the shop is a little impatient.
"I really didn't lie to you, and you don't even think about it. If I were rich, why would I still be with you?"
"Brother Jiang, I saw it last time. You had at least two 100-tael silver notes in your pocket."
Hearing these words, the waiter who was about to show contempt immediately put away his little thoughts, while Jiang Ergou jumped up like a cat with fried fur.
"Hey He Huaichun, tell me quickly, when did you peek at my things?"
"I've seen you wearing a pair of flowery underwear. Take out the money quickly. At worst, I won't give it back to you until I get back. You can reach my house in seven or eight days at most."
Hearing this, Jiang Ergou's eyes started to turn around again, wondering what kind of evil plans he was planning.
Jiang Ergou's eyes turned left and right and finally shone brightly in the middle. He walked tiptoe to He Huaichun and said.
"Hey, brother He, what are you afraid of when you have no money? Who is following the other? My money is your money, brother! You were the one doing the billing before, so I will take care of it today."
Jiang Ergou suddenly changed his personality. He Huaichun was frightened and his whole body shook several times.
"No, Brother Jiang, I'm afraid if you do this, I will definitely pay you back the money for today's meal, and I won't even pay you a penny less with interest."
"Harmful! What are you doing? You're being exposed, you're being exposed!"
While patting He Huaichun on the shoulder, Jiang Ergou took out his money bag. As expected, there were two banknotes with unclear denominations, and there were also a lot of other pieces of silver.
After taking out a few broken pieces of silver and weighing them, Jiang Ergou asked He Huaichun a little embarrassedly.
"How much money do you have left?"
"that's it."
He Huaichun poured all the broken silver in his money bag into Jiang Ergou's hand. From the looks of it, it was difficult to get even four taels.
After putting the money together in one place, Jiang Ergou handed all the pieces of silver to the shop clerk, not forgetting to remind him beforehand.
"Xiao Er, there are almost twelve taels here. You can weigh it yourself and the extra will be considered as a reward for you."
The waiter at the store has now figured out that the other of the two men is rich and willing to spend money, but the one paying the bill now has money and is reluctant to spend it, so now, he can still get it from him
The waiter in the shop felt very pleased to have dug out nearly one tael of reward.
But what the waiter didn't know was that if He Huaichun hadn't been around, the cashier would have been embarrassed and would have had to take back even the small amount of silver that was less than a tael.
For less than one tael of broken silver, Jiang Ergou talked nonchalantly in the inn for a long time, and finally got half a gourd of wine before he was satisfied and set off on the road, heading towards the direction of Hehuaichun's home.
go.
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After driving for five days in a row, Jiang Ergou and the others had already passed through Shaman County and arrived at the border of Jibei County where He Huaichun's family was located. According to He Huaichun, if you go long, you can reach him tomorrow afternoon.
Jibei City where my home is.
But now the midday sun was reaching overhead, and it was time to have lunch again. Jiang Ergou wanted to skip the meal on the grounds that he was in a hurry and there were no shops, but God was not kind to him at the corner ahead.
A tea stall appeared.
This kind of small tea stalls can be found everywhere in Dachu, in order to provide a place for passing merchants and people from all walks of life to rest.
However, although it is called a tea stall, some food is usually prepared for these passing customers.
"Brother Jiang, I'm hungry."
Jiang Ergou licked his lips and pointed to the house
The tea stall said.
"Come on, let's go eat."
After entering the tea stall, Jiang Ergou spoke first before He Huaichun spoke.
"Waiter, here's a pot of tea and two bowls of plain noodles. If you're hungry on the road, be sure to order two more noodles."
"Okay, guest."
While the waiter was preparing noodles for them, He Huaichun peeked inside the tea stall. This was an incredible sight, and he immediately looked at the row of roast geese on the counter.
"Brother Jiang, I saw roast goose in this shop, let's..."
"What kind of roast goose! What kind of roast goose! I haven't figured out what my conditions are yet. How can I still have money to eat roast goose?"
He Huaichun had already guessed that Jiang Ergou would be like this, but he still couldn't bear to talk about it for the sake of roasting the goose.
"Brother Jiang, we have been eating vegetarian noodles for five days, and my stomach is almost vomiting. Why don't you let me get some meaty noodles?"
In this regard, Jiang Ergou said earnestly.
"Xiaohe, you don't know, the most important thing for us to walk in the world is to be able to endure hardships. I'm not asking you to go under the knife. I'm just asking you not to eat meat for a few days. You can't stand it? If so, how can you still be in the world?
You’re a bastard!”
He Huaichun became angry when he mentioned this. He had heard this sentence frequently in the past few days. He had endured it the past few days, but today he really couldn't bear it anymore.
"Jiang, since you said you should learn to endure hardship, why didn't you say so when you spent my money on me before?"
"Nonsense, it's not a waste of my money. Of course I don't feel bad."
He Huaichun, who was originally arrogant and tough, then softened.
"Brother Jiang, Brother Jiang! Didn't I already tell you that all your money is a loan from me? Why don't I pay it back to you when we get to my house!"
"That's not possible, even if you are willing to pay me back, I can't take it! You didn't say anything when I took advantage of your food before, so now you eat two meals from me and I have to ask you to pay me back. What's the big deal? If you tell me, I'll pay you back.
Do you want to hang out in the world?"
"Brother Jiang..."
He Huaichun planned to say something else, but Jiang Ergou, who was always as stubborn as an ox, obviously would not give him this chance.
"Okay, stop talking and eat your noodles in peace! If you want to eat meat, wait until we get to your territory tomorrow!"
Not long after, 20,000 yuan of vegetarian noodles were served. Jiang Ergou had experienced hardships with the old man, so he could not only eat delicacies from mountains and seas, but also taste this bowl of vegetarian noodles.
But He Huaichun was different. He didn't know whether he had lost his appetite because there was no oil or water, or because of other things. In short, he fiddled with the noodles listlessly with his chopsticks.
"Brother Jiang, why don't we go to my house? I'll find a way to repay you your money."
Jiang Ergou, who was still swallowing the noodles, choked immediately. He quickly bit off the noodles and slapped his chest several times before he regained his composure.
"What did you say?"
"I said! Brother Jiang, why don't we go to my house? I will find a way to repay you your money."
Jiang Ergou asked after taking a sip of noodle soup.
"Why?"
"Brother Jiang, you said that if I go back, my parents won't let me go out. What should I do? This time I went to the grassland and ran out quietly."
Jiang Ergou, who thought something big had happened, just thought he was making a fuss, and continued to eat noodles while talking.
"What else can you do? Can you really not go back to see your parents? You have to think about your age. The second oldest brother in the family is not young. Besides, you won't have a long time to practice swordsmanship this time.
If you don’t come back in three to five years, won’t you regret it?”
He Huaichun frowned. He knew the temper of his father very well.
"Hey, according to what I know about my father, the chance of him coming out after returning this time is no more than 30%. But just like what you said, Brother Jiang, I definitely want to go back and have a look, but..."
"Xiaoer, here are two roast geese!"
"Hey, here comes the guest officer"
Jiang Ergou, who was still sucking noodles, suddenly shouted into the tea stall, mainly because he didn't want to listen to He Huaichun's complaints anymore. The latter immediately turned his sorrow into joy and shouted towards the tea stall.
"Xiao Er, put more chili powder on mine!"
But on the surface, turning sorrow into joy can hide the worries in his heart.
It is said that people are more timid when they are close to their hometown, but generally speaking, there are two types of timidity: one is that they are afraid of seeing their parents grow old after being away from home for many years, and the other is that they are embarrassed to see their parents after returning home for many years and having achieved nothing.
As for He Huaichun, his situation obviously belongs to the latter. He has never forgotten the letter he left for his father when he ran away from home.
At first, he was in a hurry to leave, so he couldn't remember the contents clearly, but there was only one sentence that was deeply etched in his heart.
"Dad, when I go out this time, I will definitely become a first-class master! At the very least, I will not come back until I become a second-class master!"