Xie Yilu traveled all the way to Beijing. He wore out two pairs of shoes and his clothes were in tatters. At this time, he had no money on him. He stood blankly outside Fucheng Gate, looking up at the huge letters. , so strange, as if it was not the place where he grew up.
Liao Jixiang was taken away.
Thinking of this, he pulled himself together, gritted his teeth and walked forward. If he had any plans, he actually didn't. He just wanted to stay under the same cloud with that person out of longing.
There are nine gates in the city of Beijing, and the gatekeepers are all eunuchs. The common people lined up to enter the city, and Xie Yilu also lined up with his back slumped. Watch the little eunuchs wearing green stickers in front of them collect the gate money one by one.
He knows the rules in Beijing, one cannot get in without money, and some hawkers who carry burdens can't spare the cloth and vegetables, so they put two Wen coins in their temples early, and the collectors will go behind their ears to plunder. .
Soon it was Xie Yilu's turn, he wanted to get lucky and rushed in, but was stopped by a little eunuch with raised eyebrows: "Hey, are there any rules!"
He pulled him out of the long line, Xie Yilu grabbed his wrist with his backhand, and the little eunuch immediately called out, "Oh, my new clothes, you bastard with no eyesight!"
Xie Yilu hurriedly let go, and at the same time said in a low voice: "Aren't you also disappointed with the boss?"
The little eunuch raised his eyebrows and tilted his head to look at him, Xie Yilu felt a little pleading: "I'm from Nanjing, I'm his brother."
The little eunuch approached, brushed the ashes off his face, and flashed a pair of red phoenix eyes: "Tall and handsome, yes."
Xie Yilu took a step back, what does being handsome have to do with Yishiha? He became alert, but the little eunuch was very happy, and smiled happily: "Come on, grandpa and the little one will go."
Just now he was a "dog thing", and in a blink of an eye he became a "grandpa". Xie Yilu changed his mind, probably because he had received the letter from Nanjing. He guessed that he would come to seek refuge sooner or later. The sedan chair was waiting, and he was cordially invited into the sedan chair by the little eunuch, and sent to the city slowly.
The sedan chair was parked in the West Courtyard, where private houses of Dadang gathered in the capital, this area was next to the prostitute alley, it was a bit luxurious, Xie Yilu got off the sedan chair and saw that Yishiha's house was very spacious, with high walls, stone beasts, wells Eyes, nothing is missing, without Liao Jixiang, he really developed.
Immediately, a steward came out to greet him, and when he entered the courtyard three times, there were tall mulberry and elm trees. From a long distance away, he heard someone shouting from the main room in front: "We are in charge of the A font library, what does it have to do with you!"
Yes or no, Xie Yilu recognized the voice, and the person in charge immediately smoothed things over: "Grandpa has been unhappy these two days, and he loves to be in a hurry."
Xie Yilu nodded, he knew why Yishiha was angry, because Zhang Cai, not to mention angry, even went crazy, he didn't find it strange: "Your wife..."
Beijing city doesn’t care about big and small, everyone has wives and good friends, the manager waved his hand: “Our grandpa doesn’t like this,” he casually pointed to the west, which is the Goulan Courtyard, “never go shopping.”
Yishiha's anger was over, and he yelled outside, the manager immediately led Xie Yilu the way, he entered the room and saw that Yishiha was wearing a gold embroidered lapel, sitting on the head seat, with a table on the table. After smelling a few medicines with a bitter and cold aroma, Xie Yilu remembered that Jiaziku was in charge of medicines.
Staring at him, Yi Shiha didn't get up, his eye sockets were bruised, and the whites of his eyes were red, as if he hadn't closed his eyes for several days, he waved his hands to tell the people below to go out, then lowered his head, and after a while, someone sniffed He said in a muffled voice, "Ah Cai's last appearance... have you seen it?"
Xie Yilu answered truthfully: "No."
With a sound of "dong", Yi Shiha smashed his fist on the table, the two pills of yellow pills shook and rolled to the ground, Xie Yilu wanted to pick them up, but Yi Shiha kicked them to pieces: "Don't think about it! He lowered his voice and said viciously, "A life for a life!"
Xie Yilu knew what he was referring to, but his small arms couldn't twist his thighs, so he could only talk: "Liao Jixiang is back, have you seen it?"
Yishiha stood up, rubbed his eyes: "I heard."
Xie Yilu asked anxiously: "No... Didn't you go to prison?"
Like a real dignitary, Yishiha turned the gemstone ring on his hand: "I'm back to the Supervisor of Rites." He couldn't help but look at Xie Yilu, and immediately looked away as if he couldn't bear it. Hall eunuch."
Xiaoyu, Xie Yilu wore a cloak and walked towards Mofang Hutong, starting from the second house in the east, a very inconspicuous small courtyard, with an old locust tree in the middle of the courtyard, he stood for a while, and knocked on the door lightly.
"Coming!" There was an old voice inside, very strange.
The door opened, and an old woman bowed her waist, looking at him curiously, Xie Yilu looked into the courtyard, and said in an orderly manner, "Thank you Zhou..."
"Thank you Mrs. Zhou," the old lady was happy, and her face was full of wrinkles, "I remarried a long time ago, to the old grandson's family in Nantou!"
Xie Yilu looked in the direction he pointed: "Old Sun's house that runs a fan shop?"
The old woman answered irrelevantly: "Oh, you are his man!" She widened Mung Dou's eyes in surprise, and felt wrong when she said the words, "Well, are you Xie Guan's man?"
Xie Yilu nodded in embarrassment, and the old woman dragged him into the yard, and while wiping the rainwater off his cloak, she said, "She said you were an official in Nanjing, are you back?"
"I've been back for two days."
"Why don't you come to live?"
"Living at a friend's place, something."
The old woman led him into the house and enthusiastically poured water for him: "I'm showing her the house, and I said you won't be back for a while." Seeing Xie Yilu keep looking around the house, she waved her hand bluntly, "No Look, there is nothing left for you!"
It was a sad thing, but Xie Yilu made her laugh: "Mother-in-law, here I am..." He felt a little sorry, "I can't keep you."
The old woman understood: "Don't worry, you're back, it's only natural to marry another!"
She misunderstood, Xie Yilu smiled wryly: "I'll wait for the money."
"You want to sell the yard?" The old woman put aside her politeness and clamor, and said solemnly, "I heard from her that this yard was left by your parents. Besides, the yard is sold, where are you going to live?"
"In the future..." Xie Yilu dodged her gaze, "I won't need home anymore."
The old woman didn't understand what he meant, and stared at him blankly with her neck stuck.
It’s almost winter, and the house is not easy to sell. After wandering around for half a month, it was finally sold at a low price of eighty taels. Xie Yilu handed over the deed, and returned to Yishiha’s place with the bank note, walked to Dingfu Street, Seeing many common people running to the north of the city, he hurriedly grabbed an old man and asked him, "What's so lively?"
"Long Live God has gone to Daxinglong Temple!"
Hearing those three words, Xie Yilu's heart skipped a beat, and unconsciously followed him: "Is there something important?"
"I heard that the treasure that was lost for more than ten years was found last month, and I want to go to Daxinglong Temple to fulfill my wish!" The old man said, his face was flushed, "No, let's all go to get happy!"
The treasure of more than ten years... Xie Yilu felt that he must be crazy, and actually guessed that this treasure might be Liao Jixiang.
The line of palace people is very long. There are thousands of people holding umbrellas and picking incense. The closer you get to Daxinglong Temple, the more crowded it is. From a distance, Xie Yilu can see the shoulders of the Lord Long Live, bright yellow, and the attendants on the left and right. They all rode horses, and there was only a red sedan chair that carried eight loads, surrounded by small internal officials, as if they were hiding treasures.
"Why are you squeezing!" The people around shouted, "Can't you see this, don't squeeze!"
"Look at the baby!" Noisy, Xie Yilu heard them yell, "They say it's a night pearl the size of a washbasin!"
"No, the news from the palace is Da Shanhu!"
At this time, Lord Long Live’s shoulder landed on the ground, and the red sedan chair was lowered, and the curtain of the sedan chair was slowly opened. People stretched their necks to see that what came out was not a night pearl or a big coral, but a lame man—Xie Yilu’s. Tears came down "shua".
"Hey, let me tell you," the common people said again, "the treasure must be on that cripple!"
"That's right," someone immediately echoed, "Baby, it must be a small thing!"
For Xie Yilu, it was thousands of times better than Ye Mingzhu and Da Shan Shan Bao, he couldn't hear it anymore, he hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd, and walked around the path behind Daxinglong Temple.
This is a pine forest, the pine wind is icy cold, Xie Yilu waited foolishly with his arms folded, just like at the little old spring, he didn't know if he could wait, that sweetheart, who was separated from him by the clouds, made him heartbroken.
After waiting for a long time, the sound of chanting sutras from the Daxiong Palace resounded. I couldn’t hear the scriptures clearly, but it should have been fulfilled and began to perform deeds. Gradually, the sound of footsteps came here, Xie Yilu turned his ears inward. Listen, even a little bit, I hope to hear Liao Jixiang's voice.
But no, there is a tall red wall with a row of "Buddha" characters on the middle of the wall. Inside and outside the wall, there are two places of mortals.
Suddenly, there was laughter, it was the little internal official, Xie Yilu posted it, the internal officials dared to laugh, the Lord Long Live must not be here, he was quick to think, and boldly sang: "The melon seeds are hidden in the pointed shell, my sister peeled it Send your lover, sister Daolang, the last taste of melon kernels is Jie, little Anu taste the sweetness on the tip of his tongue carefully!"
There was no sound from the walls.
He sang again: "The melon seeds are hidden in the pointed shell. My sister peeled them off and gave them to my lover. My sister Daolang, the last taste of melon kernels is..."
"Who is it!" shouted the little eunuch in the wall, "Dare to come here and sing pornographic songs!"
Xie Yilu was startled, and wanted to run away, but if he did, his only chance was gone, he went all out: "The last taste of melon kernels is Jie, little Anu taste the sweetness on the tip of his tongue carefully!"
"Go!" The little internal officer became angry, "Catch me back..."
At this time, a voice came out, majestic and trembling: "Wait!"
Xie Yilu's heart was crushed, it was him, it was really him! He clawed at the red wall, trying to climb up in vain. That way, it was silly and funny. Liao Jixiang seemed to be responding in the wall, and seemed to be talking to himself: "The moon bends to shine on several states, and several families are happy." How many families are worried, how many couples are in the same tent? How many are wandering outside... "
do not care! Xie Yilu brimming with tears, was about to yell "Nursing Spring" when someone in the wall suddenly called: "Grandpa," it was a messenger, "Why did you delay here, Long Live Lord keeps calling 'Banban'."
Footsteps sounded chaotically, Xie Yilu stared at the wall in vain, in a daze, left? Liao Jixiang is gone! He beat the stone wall angrily, slumped and sat down, with red eyes, made up his mind.
Leaving Daxinglong Temple, he went straight to Sanbulao Hutong, which is the dirtiest place in Beijing. Half-dried human feces and urine stains were everywhere on the street. There was a board with "Xiaodao Liu" written on it, he hesitated for a moment, and opened the curtain to go in.
The smell inside was disgusting. A fat man with a naked upper body and a shiny face saw him and asked fiercely: "Son or nephew?"
Xie Yilu choked up and said, "Me."
The fat man was taken aback for a moment, then smiled: "I can't do it when I grow up."
Xie Yilu took out the banknote from his chest: "I have silver."
The fat man stared at the bank note from a long distance: "I don't want to keep alive."
Xie Yilu nodded: "Life is a matter of life and death, I admit it."
"Okay," the fat man came to get the ticket, Xie Yilu grabbed it tightly, and the fat man pulled it out vigorously, "Don't eat or drink for three days, wash it up."
Xie Yilu watched him stuff the bank note into his crotch: "It's too much." He pointed to the banknote, but the fat man curled his lips, "You are such an adult, it's not easy to handle, besides, when you get rich, you still need this little money!"
Yishiha slammed it on the table: "Why don't you ask me!"
If this were in Nanjing, he wouldn't dare to talk to himself like this if he was killed. Xie Yilu thought to himself: "That thing, can it do anything? It's enough to trade with him for a lifetime."
Yishiha made him dumbfounded with anger: "Forever? Who are you with for the rest of your life!" He jumped up and grabbed his collar, "That kind of meat workshop, you can't even get in the gate of the Forbidden City. !"
Xie Yilu was dumbfounded: "But...he lied to me?"
"Eighty taels, lost guy." Yi Shiha stared at him, and beat his chest with his fist, "I can only be incorporated into the Jing army and sent to the north to fight against the Tartars!"
Xie Yilu was really scared, and grabbed his wrist: "Then... what should I do?"
Yishiha sighed annoyedly: "I'll do it for you." He let go of him, smoothed the lines on his chest, turned his head and walked out, "Don't go anywhere, wait for me to come back!"
Xie Yilu didn't even go back to the house, and obediently waited for him in another room. After waiting for him in the middle of the night, when it was almost dawn, Yi Shiha came back, Xie Yilu rushed forward: "Okay? When will we do it?"
Yi Shiha didn't even look at him, and handed him an envelope.
There was no inscription on the cover, so Xie Yilu took out the letter, and as soon as he opened it, the words painted with iron and silver hooks hit his heart: If a gentleman wants to, he doesn't have to always follow him.
It's Liao Jixiang!
There was another line of boys below, he read out with a trembling voice, "If you harm yourself, I will..."
He didn't dare to read the words at the back, it said "suicide to follow". Yi Shiha handed him another piece of paper at this time, Xie Yilu took it over and looked at it, it was the bank note, eighty taels.
"He told you to go back to Nanjing."
Xie Yilu looked at Yishiha in a daze, with a painful expression on his face.