Chapter 8 The first talk about the rivers and lakes
After the creek was repaired, the convoy was on the road again. In the blink of an eye, another ten days passed.
This time, Jiang Ergou's focus was no longer on Qin Nuxia. Even Qin Nuxia was practicing martial arts in the morning and he could not bear to look at it. Instead, he turned around and walked with Qin Yi and the others.
"Brother Qin, how far is it from Yuzhou to Lingzhou?"
"Haha, Ergou, although Yuzhou and Lingzhou are adjacent, our territory as big as Chu is only divided into eight states, so even if they are adjacent, they are still far apart. Besides, we are going there
The place is Luochuan City in the hinterland of Lingzhou. So, after walking for so long, we have only walked two-thirds of the way."
After ten days, Er Gou and Qin Yi became familiar with each other. At the beginning, Qin Yi called Er Gou Mr. Jiang.
Later, at the suggestion of the old man, Ergou secretly took Qin Yi to drink several times while the team was resting. The relationship became closer. Qin Yi simply stopped calling him Mr. Jiang and called him Ergou.
"Brother Qin, I don't go out much, and my unlucky master doesn't like to talk to me about that. So, tell me what Jianghu is like."
Speaking of this, Qin Yi's face showed a look of reminiscence, and he stared straight ahead in silence for a long time. It was as if he was going through his past experiences from beginning to end in his imagination.
Ergou didn't bother seeing this. He just waited quietly for Qin Yi to speak.
The word "jianghu" is very easy to say and write. But when I mention it, it seems to weigh tens of millions of kilograms.
It seemed like a long time, and it seemed like it was just a moment. Qin Yicai spoke softly.
"Er Gou, I don't know why you and Senior Wang came to this world. But since you have left, you shouldn't come back. This bullshit world is not as beautiful as you imagined."
"I don't know and have never seen what the big sects are like. But from what I've seen, many people in the world are struggling in this quagmire. Their most basic hope is just to survive.
."
"I'll tell you a very simple thing. Why do many people in the world not wear shirts no matter it's hot or cold? Is it because they are brave enough? No. Is it because they have deep inner strength and don't need it?
But how can these rough guys with seventh or eighth grade strength have any internal strength?"
"The real reason is that they can't afford it. If you don't believe it, a Jianghu man with seven or eight levels of strength can't afford a coat. But if this Jianghu man still has a little bit of Jianghu chivalrous heart, don't go.
If he doesn't steal or rob, he really can't afford it."
"Let me tell you about my Justice Escort Agency again, not to mention the time when the Justice Escort Agency was in decline, but now, when you are escorting, you have to worry about bandits, and when you go back after escorting, you have to take care of everything. From the city gate to the prefecture
On Master Mu's table, half of the three thousand taels of silver business will fall into their hands. You can't complain at all."
"There are also the settlement expenses for my disciples after their accidents, the treatment expenses for injuries caused by quarreling with colleagues when competing for business, and the daily expenses of the escort agency. The most important thing is that more than a thousand people in the escort agency are waiting for me to take the money back every day.
Eat. Just like this, after one year, my escort agency has less than one thousand taels of silver left in the accounting room."
Having said this, Qin Yi let out a long sigh and couldn't help laughing at himself.
"This is the current situation of the Zhengyi Escort Agency, one of the largest escort agencies in Yuzhou. In Yuzhou, others see the Zhengyi Escort Agency as having a large number of people and being at the height of its power. However, only I know the bitterness of the mainland.
"
"Er Gou, actually I envy you and Senior Wang. You can go wherever you want. If possible, I really want to put down this burden and travel around the world. But I can't. At first, I couldn't worry about my sister, but now I can't.
This escort agency."
After Jiang Ergou heard this, he no longer thought about the laughter he had before. This was also the first time he knew that Jianghu was not just about big bowls of wine and big mouthfuls of meat as the books said. It was more about big bowls.
It makes you feel sad and helpless. But you still have to swallow it.
"Two dogs..."
"Brother Qin, please stop talking. You have told me enough today. Thank you. I'm afraid if you keep talking, I will be disappointed in this world."
Ergou forced a smile at Qin Yi, turned around and left.
Qin Yi looked at the people leaving
Jiang Ergou didn't dissuade him. After he walked far away, he murmured softly.
"Ergou, actually what I want to say is, don't be disappointed in this world. Even if it has too many shortcomings, it is still a world that you, me and everyone in the world like and yearn for! Even if it is because of reality
But I can’t really go out to do chivalry and enjoy the world. I can only think about it, it’s also very beautiful.”
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That night, Ergou did not jump up and down in the motorcade as usual. Instead, he sat quietly in the carriage assigned to him and his master.
"Ergou, what's wrong today? Are you not even in the mood to watch Heroine?"
The old man saw that his apprentice was worried, so he wanted to tease him to ease his mood.
"Old man, I suddenly regretted it. I think the small hut in the mountain stream is not bad. And the wooden knife, I guess it is almost rotting now. At first, I didn't think of finding a box for it when I left.
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"Ergou, you always have to look forward. This world is no longer as good as you thought. But now that you have entered, you have to leave anyway! Otherwise, you will have a wife and children in the future.
Tell him that your father was a 'legend' when he was scared out of the world when he first entered the world."
"Hahaha, Ergou, Qin Yi has made you see the bad side of this world. I will tell you about the good side."
The old man said, with the same expression of reminiscence as Qin Yi. The difference was that Qin Yi was sad, but the old man was a little nostalgic.
"Er Gou, actually you almost had a master's wife back then."
The old man's first words made Ergou's jaw drop. This was also the first time the old man took the initiative to mention the past with him.
"Back when my master was your age, I had a friend who fell in love with a woman. But that woman was a cold beauty, even colder than your Qin Xuejian. My friend wanted to get close but there was no way."
"So, he asked me to give him some advice. I gave him the exact same idea as yours."
Having said this, the old man's face suddenly burst into a smile, like drinking wine.
"That's the first idea. It didn't work after he used it. Fortunately, he didn't hesitate to ask people why. The result was that he was beaten into a pig's head. Then he couldn't get angry, so he ran to tell the cold beauty.
I came up with the idea. By the end of the night, the pig's head had turned into two."
"Later, it wasn't just that he didn't give up. I had no reason to feel angry. I thought at that time, why did he hit me when I came up with the idea?"
"So there were two people, one vowed to catch Beauty Leng, and the other vowed to help his friend catch Beauty Leng."
"Then I helped him come up with a second idea. But it was useless. Leng Meiren's family was very cold and there was no way to get close to her. Later, I was smart and came up with the idea of asking her to travel around the world together."
"In the beginning, the cold beauty was never willing to go. My friend and I spent a long time going there, and we were beaten seven times.
In the end, I don’t know whether it was because Leng Meiren was tired of beating her or because she was moved by our sincerity and agreed.”
"Later, it was the story of the three of us traveling together in the world. I won't tell you the rest. All you need to know is that in the end, that cold beauty didn't fall in love with my friend, but fell in love with me. But you
Who is the master? He rejected her on the spot!"
When the old man said the last sentence, he smiled even more happily. It was as if he had returned to the original time.
"Er Gou, one day you will be able to take the girl you want to take to the world of horse racing. In fact, I am telling you this because I want to tell you that although there are things you don't like in the world, you don't want them.
The sister you take care of is not like a escort agency that depends on you for a living. You don’t even have to consider my feelings. You just have to be yourself. You should be the most carefree person in the world."
After hearing this, Jiang Ergou thought deeply for a long time.
"Old man, I always feel that you are lying to me. Did you switch the positions of you and your friend in the story? You are the one who was dumped, right?"
"Go away, I shouldn't pay attention to you when I find out. You have no conscience."
Jiang Ergou got up and ran away, but the voice came back.
"Old man, thank you!"
The old man stood up and looked at Jiang Ergou who ran out. He knew that his Ergouzi disciple was back again.
"Er Gou, don't blame Master for not telling you many things. It's just not the time yet. In the future, you are destined to bear some things on your own."
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Early the next morning, the team set out on the road again after a night's rest.
"Brother Qin."
Ergou came up from behind and caught up with Qin Yi in front.
"Ergou, what's going on? Have you figured it out?"
"Brother Qin, is there something I can't understand? I just suddenly saw that the gap between reality and my imagination is too big, and I can't accept it. It will be fine after a while."
"Besides."
Ergou had a smile on his face.
"I still believe that there are more pure Jianghu people like Huang Dashi and Luo Xiaogou in this world."
Qin Yi didn't know who Huang Dashi and Luo Xiaogou were. But this did not prevent him from understanding what Ergou meant by these words.
"Brother Qin, let's find another place to have a drink tonight?"
Ergou lay on Qin Yi's shoulder and said to him. Qin Yi's eyes lit up after hearing this.
"As promised, you'll be ready in a moment."
"No problem guaranteed!"
At night, two sneaky figures met here in a place where the motorcade's bonfire couldn't shine. Two broken bowls, a jar of rice wine, a plate of peanuts and half a bowl of beef jerky were complete.
Perhaps it was because he had not drank alcohol for many days. The two of them had sex for several times in a row. Ergou was a drunkard, and his face turned red after these few sips.
"Brother Qin, you are so kind. If I had a sister, I would definitely let her marry you."
No wonder he wanted to have a drink with Qin Yi! He was here to implement his second plan.
Qin Yi looked at Ergou and took a sip of wine.
"Ergou, I know what you mean. I could see it along the way. It's just that my girl can't control herself. Go to the team and ask, who hasn't been whipped by my girl? Even I can't.
No exception. Li Yao in the team was interested in my sister at first, but before he did anything, he was whipped three times by my sister, each time more severely. Later, there was no one in this escort agency.
No one dares to have feelings for my sister anymore."
"Yes, I was whipped three times by Miss Qin!"
Suddenly a figure climbed up in the distance. It ran towards this side. A closer look revealed that it was not Li Yao or someone else.
"You brat, how did you know you were here?"
Qin Yi slapped him on the head and asked.
"Hey, escort, you'll be right here when you smell the aroma of wine."
"Go and get a bowl quietly without being seen."
After Qin Yi said this, he saw seven or eight figures getting up one after another where Li Yao got up just now. They all shouted in unison.
"Boss, let's go get the bowls."
Qin Yi looked at this scene and rubbed his brows with some annoyance.
"Pass this down, except for the disciples who are on night watch, there will be one jar of rice wine for every four people."
At this moment, another figure climbed up in the other direction. This time it was not from the escort agency, but the wretched old man. He was here to supervise how the idea he came up with was completed.
"Since everyone is here tonight, let's have a good time. As for safety, I'm here, old man, to make sure you're fine."
Everyone turned to look at Qin Yi again. After all, he was the escort leader and the backbone of the team.
"Senior Wang has already spoken, what else can I say, just drink. I want to see if you drinkers can finish all the wine I brought."
"Okay, long live the escort. Long live Senior Wang."
Everyone cheered together. At this moment, these Jianghu people were happy from the bottom of their hearts. It was a luxury to drink half a bowl of wine during the escort. What's more, they drank openly like this.
That night, everyone in the escort agency was having a great time reveling, venting the emotions they had accumulated along the way. Just like Qin Yi said, there really wasn't a drop of wine left with him.