Seeing the clouds

Chapter 28 Chapter 27 Old Friend
Looking at the little girl's dress, Zhang Yue knew that she was not a child of a wealthy family. Since she could be favored by the descendant of Shifu Villa, she would have no worries about food and clothing at the worst in her life.

If everyone could fly high in the sky, who would want to be a caged bird without freedom?It's just that most things in the world are beyond your control.

Now that this little girl has the opportunity to break out of this cage and spread her wings to fly, Zhang Yue is naturally happy to see it happen, and is sincerely happy for the little girl who has the good fortune.

The pair of heirs of Shifu Villa chatted nicely with the little girl for a while, until the little girl nodded uncertainly before getting up and continuing to look for the next heir.

Seeing that the little girl disappeared on the street in an instant, Zhang Yue drank all the tea in the bowl, left three pennies, and got up and left.

It was just after noon, and Zhang Chuchu thought about going to the inn to ask if he could buy a horse to facilitate the next trip.

As a result, when he arrived at the inn and asked, the inn said that non-Tianshui residents were not allowed to buy horses.Zhang Yue was not from Tianshui regardless of his true or false identity, so he couldn't buy it.

But he didn't give up. After all, he couldn't buy it himself, so he could ask someone to help him, so he asked about the price of the horse again.

When asked, Zhang Yue became even more desperate.

Among the six types of horses, Zhong, Rong, Qi, Dao, Tian, ​​and Yi, the lowest-grade Yi horse actually costs dozens of silver dollars less. How can Zhang Yue buy it? He only has a dozen taels of silver in his body, which is far from enough. .

When there were countless soldiers and horses in the family, Zhang Yue only thought they were sparse and ordinary. Now that he thinks about it, it is really laughable.

After going back and forth, there was really nothing that could be done. Zhang Yue had no choice but to return home in vain, constantly comforting himself with the words "Heaven has given a great responsibility to this person", and then he should just walk on his way honestly.

Zhang Yue felt a little tired after running in vain, so he thought about going back to the inn to rest early and start early tomorrow.

When he passed a deserted alley on his way back, he only heard a rush of footsteps in the alley, and then a man's voice came from the alley: "Smelly girl, you dare to steal even my young master's things, today I have to I can’t break your dog’s legs!”

It sounds like a story about a petty thief who stole something from a rich family and was chased by an evil slave.

Petty theft can be found all over the Central Plains, even in Luoyang, the most prosperous central capital.

When Zhang Yue was the eldest son of King Qi, he was often stolen in Yunxia City.However, he has a generous temper, and usually doesn't bother to pursue the case if the loss is not big; if the stolen items are of high value, the most he can do is find the pickpocket and let him return it. After all, his identity is very different from that of the thief. If you pursue it too closely, you will only lose your identity, which is meaningless.

As for the young child thieves Zhang Yue met, except for a small number who were trained by unscrupulous scum to become professional thieves, most of the others were poor children who didn't even have enough to eat.

When encountering these situations, Zhang Chuo not only refused to pursue the case, but even ordered his servants to give the children some broken silver so that the children could have a full meal.

However, Zhang Yue, who is now wanted in the world, is still qualified to pity those petty thieves?

It was just the evil slave's words of "break your dog legs" that made him unhappy.In life, it is always better to be merciful and to be lenient than to be punished. Many tragedies in the world tell everyone that you should not bully young people into poverty.

So he decided to check out the situation and see if he could reduce the big problem to a small problem and save the poor child.

To put it nicely, he is chivalrous and awe-inspiring when he sees injustice on the road; to put it harshly, he is just curious and meddling in other people's business.

He turned around and walked into the alley, and saw three men standing with their backs to each other. In front of the three men, in a dead end not far away, stood a little girl with a frightened face.

There are three men. The one in the middle is a young man in fine clothes. Looking at his back, he looks extraordinary.And the two people wearing blue servant clothes next to this young master are naturally the evil slaves in his family.

According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, only those who have achieved fame can hire servants and slaves. The average young rich man cannot even think about it. This is a serious crime of beheading!

Therefore, there are so many wealthy businessmen who have made a fortune, and they hope that their descendants can obtain fame, not to mention being named on the gold list, even if they are the lowest candidates.

Zhang Chuchu immediately understood that this young man in fine clothes must have an extraordinary family background.

As for the girl in the distance, it could be said that she was unable to fly at this moment. Zhang Yue took a closer look and was stunned. She turned out to be the little girl Zhang Yue had seen during the day and was expected to be admitted to Shifu Villa.

At this moment, Zhang Yue was really confused. He had thought that the little girl had the qualifications to be a disciple of "muscles and bones harmonizing with sound", so she would naturally be taken back to the mountain gate by the heirs of Shifu Villa to train her well. How could a pheasant turn into a phoenix? The theft was carried out in the blink of an eye.

The evil slave on the left hand side of the young master, the one who threatened him with the evil words before, now spoke again: "You can't run away now, please hand over the jade pendant to me quickly, you dared to steal it on my young master's head, Damn it!"

But when the young master listened to the words of the evil slave beside him, he didn't react at all, neither spoke nor moved.

Seeing the two evil slaves starting to walk towards the little girl, who was still a child but was destined to live an extraordinary life with a frightened face, Zhang Yue interrupted.

"Wait a minute!"

Three people, one big and one small, looked at Zhang Yue at the same time.After the young man took a look at Zhang Yue, who was dressed as a scholar, he didn't feel any surprise, and his expression remained calm.On the other hand, the two evil slaves were a little unhappy when they saw the strange scholar who had come out halfway. The foul-mouthed evil slave taunted: "Hey, where did the chivalrous man come from? I dare to interfere with my young master's affairs. I want to watch you study. For the sake of more than ten years of hard work, I advise you to get out of here and stop meddling in your own business."

Zhang Chuchu ignored the evil slave who was using his young master's presence to pretend to be powerful. He said sincerely to the young master: "Young Master, you have to be merciful and merciful. The life of a child is not easy. Let her go after the jade pendant is returned." Go ahead. If you don’t mind it, I’m willing to pay for compensation.”

The young master didn't say anything. The two evil slaves seemed to have heard some big joke and laughed loudly: "Money? He talked about money... Hahahahaha... He talked about money with our young master... You pretty boy, do you know that my young master who is it?!"

Zhang Chuo shook his head: "I don't know."

The evil slave shouted loudly and confidently: "Listen up, you little pretty boy. My young master is Li Jingxuan, the second son of the Han Dynasty. You don't even want to know who has the final say in Tianshui City, so you dare to come out and act like a knight." Zhengyi, are you a pretty boy worthy of discussing money with our young master?"

Zhang Chuo was stunned after hearing this. It was not that he was frightened by the evil slave's words, but he remembered that the second son of Uncle Li, the Duke of Han, was named Li Jingyan, not Li Jingxuan. playmate.

Then he carefully observed the expressionless young master, and found that the young master named Li Jingxuan looked very similar to Li Jingyan, so he had to whisper to Li Jingxuan with some uncertainty: "Little stone?"

The expression of the young master who was called "Little Stone" finally changed. When he heard Zhang Yue's words, he was startled for a moment, and then he looked at Zhang Yue carefully. His eyes moved as if he remembered something, and his eyes widened, a little uncomfortable. He trembled in disbelief: "Yue...Brother Yue?"

When Zhang Yue heard this, he was also overjoyed. It seems that now, the young master named Li Jingxuan is the same person as his best playmate in childhood, Li Jingyan.

He smiled and said, "Is it really you? Long time no see, little stone." When Li Jingxuan heard that the white-robed scholar admitted his identity, he could no longer suppress the emotions in his heart. Under the dumbfounded gaze of the two evil slaves, Li Jingxuan suddenly He ran to Zhang Yue and hugged him.

Zhang Chu also smiled naturally, hugged him, and patted his back gently.

After ten breaths, the two stood apart. Li Jingxuan changed his normal attitude and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to meet Brother Yue in Tianshui. It's such a blessing. I heard that something happened to Yunxia..."

He originally wanted to say something, but when he thought that there were two servants behind him and it was difficult to tell such a big thing in the street, he immediately changed his words: "I don't know how Brother Yue got to Tianshui."

Zhang Yue shook his head and said with a helpless smile: "It's hard to describe, it's a long story. Why did you change your name to Li Jingxuan? I gave you the nickname Little Stone."

Li Jingxuan scratched his head and smiled warmly: "It's hard for me to say it. It's a long story. But back then, Brother Yue always entertained me and my younger brother in Yunxia. Now that I finally have this opportunity, I will definitely entertain Brother Yue well."

After saying that, he reached out and grabbed Zhang Yue's arm, pulling Zhang Yue straight to the best restaurant in Tianshui City.

The two evil slaves behind him were dumbfounded and lost their previous arrogance and arrogance. They hurriedly shouted: "Master, what should we do about the jade pendant?"

Li Jingxuan didn't even look back: "My brother Yue asked for mercy and gave it to her."

Zhang Yue, who was being pulled by Li Jingxuan, seemed to have thought of something and said to Li Jingxuan: "Little Shitou, please wait a moment. Can you bring that little girl with you? There are some things I want to ask her."

When Li Jingxuan heard Zhang Yue's request, there was no reason why he should not respond. He immediately stopped and said, "Okay."

Zhang Chuchu walked over to the confused little girl, knelt down and said, "Are you hungry? Can my brother take you to eat?"

The little girl's young mind was completely unable to understand what had just happened, but she knew that the big brother in white clothes had just pleaded for her and had no ill intentions towards her, so she nodded.

Seeing that she agreed, Zhang Chuo held her little hand and walked to Li Jingxuan. The three of them walked towards the Star-Zhaing Tower. Seeing such a result, the two servants behind had to sigh that form is better than people and hurriedly He also followed.

After walking for about a stick of incense, the five of them arrived at the best restaurant in Tianshui City - Zhaixinglou.

Why is it called Zhaixinglou?Because this restaurant has four floors, it is the tallest building in Tianshui City. When you open the window on the highest floor, it feels like you can reach out and pick the stars in the sky.In response to the poem "A dangerous building is a hundred feet high, you can pick the stars with your hands", so it was named Star-Zhaing Tower.

The status of the guests entertained on the fourth floor of the restaurant is also particular: the lowest floor entertains ordinary people; those who can drink and dine on the second floor are famous martial arts warriors and scholars; the third floor is only for guests. Officials; as for the fourth floor, only princes, generals and ministers are eligible to board it.

The price of food on each floor is also different. It is said that a meal on the fourth floor, the highest, costs a lot of taels of silver, which is what an ordinary person spends for a whole year.

As soon as the five people stepped into the restaurant, the restaurant waiter saw that the leader was Li Jingxuan, and hurriedly greeted them.The entire Piaoxiang Building, from the shopkeeper to the handymen, are all very familiar with Li Jingxuan. After all, the fourth floor, which is rarely used for meals throughout the year, is used by the famous Mr. Li for more than half of the time. It is difficult for others to remember him.

Li Jingxuan explained a few words to the waiter, and then took the other four people to the fourth floor of the restaurant without looking back.

Zhang Yue has naturally eaten a lot in a restaurant of this size, so he was not surprised. However, the little girl next to him who was born in a poor family had never seen such a scene. She was immediately attracted by the splendid decoration of the restaurant.

Li Jingxuan asked Zhang Yue and the little girl to sit down. Since the two servants in the house were not qualified to sit down, Li Jingxuan was not embarrassed and asked them to go to the second floor downstairs to have some snacks and tea and wait patiently.

Zhang Chuchu then said to Li Jingxuan who was in a good mood at this time: "Little Shitou, we will talk about things between us later. Today I saw on the street that this little girl was spotted by the heir of Shifu Villa. She will definitely be extraordinary in the future. , so I brought her with me, it can be regarded as a good relationship, don’t be surprised if you look at the little stone."

Li Jingxuan then smiled and said: "Brother Yue, what's the point of our friendship? But when Brother Yue mentioned Shifu Villa, if I remember correctly, it was Shifu Villa that came to Tianshui this year to accept disciples. Cipai The direct disciples of the current village owner named Po Zhenzi are Ru Mengling Luo Muwan and Yu Jing Qiu Linya."

Zhang Chuedue said: "Xiao Shitou, do you know these two people?"

Li Jingxuan nodded: "They just visited my father at home a few days ago. I was also present at the time, so it was a first-hand relationship. But now that this little girl has passed what they call 'muscle and bone fusion', she should not be able to eat or drink in the future. Chou, why did you come to steal my jade pendant today?"

Zhang Chu said: "I also brought her here because I couldn't figure it out, so I wanted to ask her for more information."

Then Zhang Yue turned his head and said to the little girl who was focusing on the decoration of the restaurant: "Little girl, what is your name?"

The little girl was happy now and replied: "Sun Ying."

Zhang Chuchu asked curiously: "Xiaoying, brother saw a pair of older brothers and older sisters talking to you during the day, and even touched your hands. What did they say to you?"

Sun Ying thought for a while, looked at the curious looks of Zhang Chuo and Li Jingxuan, and replied: "Are you talking about a good-looking sister? She said she wanted to take me to some Shifu Villa to eat, sleep and sleep well, but it's a pity that my father didn't let me go."

Zhang Yue was stunned. He didn't expect that there are people in the world who don't want pie in the sky. No matter how he looks at the little girl, she doesn't come from a wealthy family, and he doesn't know what her father thinks.

Zhang Chuchu then inquired deeply: "Then why doesn't your father let you go?"

Sun Ying shook her head: "I don't know."

Zhang Chuchu and Li Jingxuan looked at each other. The little girl's matter also aroused Li Jingxuan's curiosity, so he also asked: "Then why did you steal my jade pendant?"

Sun Ying touched her belly and said with aggrieved face: "I didn't steal it, I picked it up in the alley. I haven't eaten for several days. I originally wanted to sell the jade pendant and buy two. Steamed buns to eat, and then you chase me, big brother, and that fierce brother also says he wants to beat me."

When Li Jingxuan heard this, he was stunned for a long time. When he saw Zhang Yue looking at him with interest, he knew that he had wrongly blamed this poor little girl.She felt a little ashamed in her heart, and quickly apologized: "Girl, it was my brother who wrongly blamed you. You can eat whatever you want later, and it will be my brother's compensation. I also gave you the jade pendant."

When the little girl heard this, she wiped away the sadness on her face and widened her eyes: "Really?"

Zhang Chuchu and Li Jingxuan both laughed when they saw her cute appearance.

"of course it's true."

　Sorry it's a bit late, there will be another update later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)