Chapter 5 The boy who took the blame

Chapter 5 The boy who took the blame

The Xiao'an River stretches eastward for hundreds of miles along Xiao'an City and merges into a larger river.

Three days later, a group of people were walking leisurely on the official road on the side of Xiaoan River in the east of Xiaoan City.

There was a tall, dark-skinned middle-aged man with a baggage hanging on his shoulders and a simple black-patterned machete on his waist. One of his hands was holding the baggage, and the other hand was always near the handle of the knife intentionally or unintentionally. He was swaying, walking vigorously, his eyes were sharp, and he was observing his surroundings from time to time.

Two people who looked like guards were walking beside him, one on the left and the other on the right. The thin man on the left had a stern face and a serious look on his face, and his pair of triangular eyes kept looking at the surrounding situation.

The fatter guard on the right is the complete opposite. He looks approachable and talks to the thin guard from time to time, but the thin guard doesn't say a word to him.

Behind the three people were two teenagers, one after the other.

One of them was a handsome young man wearing linen clothes and carrying something strange on his back. After walking a few steps, he looked back in the direction of Xiaoan City, looking a little lonely.

A handsome young man in front of him was looking around, muttering something in a low voice from time to time, with an excited look on his face. When he turned around and saw the young man's lonely look, he joked.

"Xiao Qingzi, please stop looking, there's no trace of you. You've already looked back a thousand and eight hundred times after walking so far! I said it's so good that there's a carriage but you can't sit there. You have to walk. Don't you feel tired? , and let me suffer with you, and what kind of things are you carrying, haha..."

This group of people is Duan Qing and his friends. After agreeing to go to Luzhou City with Uncle Wang three days ago, Uncle Wang went to find Wu Wen again. Over the years, Duan Qing and Wu Wen have often come to Uncle Wang to ask questions. .

Uncle Wang also knew a little about Duan Qing, his only friend. Although he was not very serious on weekdays and loved to go crazy with Duan Qing, he still had some real talent in his heart.

So I took him with me this time, saying that he would be a study companion for Mr. Su’s second son. In fact, in addition to supporting Wu Wen, I was also afraid that Duan Qing would be too lonely to go to Luzhou City alone, so I brought him a companion. .

Wu Wen accepted this with joy. You must know that he has long been tired of staying in this small Ancheng and has long wanted to go out and see the world.

And this invitation from Wang Shuzhi is a rare opportunity. To be the companion of a reading boy next to the Lord Governor, of course, this opportunity cannot be missed.

Duan Qing seemed particularly silent today. He did not pull Uncle Wang to listen to him tell him what he had experienced when he was out as he did before.

I am a little excited about going to Luzhou City, but at the moment I am more reluctant to leave Xiaoan City and my parents.

Therefore, Duan Qing didn't listen at all to Wu Wen's words at this moment. At this time, he was thinking about what his parents said to him.

"Qing'er, when you go to Luzhou City this time, you must listen to your Uncle Wang's words, avoid causing trouble, pay attention to your own safety, and put self-preservation first in everything. Come back to Xiao'an City to see your mother and your father when you have time! "

Duan Qing thought about what his mother had said to him with tears in her eyes before leaving. He couldn't help but look back in the direction of Xiaoan City, and then reached out and touched the cloth bag hanging on his waist.

Inside, the night before leaving, Dad stayed up late to braise the secret beef for himself, along with a small pot of Qin wine.

This Qinjiu, according to my father, was the first batch of wine he brewed when he first came to Xiao'an City to open an inn.

At that time, I deliberately left a dozen jars sealed and buried in the backyard. I originally planned to take them out to drink when Duan Qing got married, but now I dug out a jar in advance and put a small pot in it for Duan Qing to take.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

Seeing that Duan Qingmu was stunned, Wu Wen couldn't help but ask Duan Qing again. "Qing'er, what are you doing with this outfit? Are you going to work as a cook in Luzhou City? Although I know you are good at craftsmanship, you are too useless, haha!"

Wu Wen has known Duan Qing for so long and knows Duan Qing's level.

Duan Qing, who grew up in an inn, is indeed good at cooking. Because of this, he often takes Duan Qing up the mountain to catch pheasants and down the river to catch fish to improve the food. Every time he is responsible for catching game, Duan Qing is responsible for it.

Of course, you can't catch something every time. Sometimes when Wu Wen has no harvest and is too greedy, some people's poultry in the city will suffer!

Wang Dazhuang, who was walking in front, looked back at Duan Qing's outfit and couldn't help but feel a little funny.

He was dressed in gray linen clothes, with a bulging bag hanging on the right side of his waist, and a kitchen knife wrapped in a leather sheath on the left side.

The most exaggerated thing is that in addition to carrying a small baggage on his back, he also carries a pitch black pot to cover the small baggage. The pot is not big, but it can just cover Duan Qing's back.

The two guards next to him looked back at Duan Qing's outfit and couldn't help laughing.

The kind-faced fat guard among them started teasing. "Brother Xiao Qing'er, the concubine is going to work under the governor of Luzhou City this time, and I don't need you as a cook! Hahahaha...!"

Both of these guards had been with Wang Dazhuang when he was in Luzhou City, and they had also returned to Xiao'an City with them a few years ago. They were Wang Dazhuang's confidants, so they were also aware of Wang Dazhuang's transfer this time.

Everyone in the group, including Uncle Wang, laughed when they heard this. Even the thin guard with triangular eyes who always had a cold face had a smile on his lips, not to mention Wu Wen, who laughed so much that his stomach hurt.

Duan Qing blushed a little when he saw everyone making fun of him, and gave an embarrassing explanation.

"This pot was made for me when my father taught me to cook on my tenth birthday. He went to Hu the blacksmith in Xiao'an City to make it for me... It's very important to me! Also... I heard from Uncle Wang that it takes seven or eight days to walk to Luzhou City, and it will be needed along the way!"

When Wu Wen heard this, he couldn't help but ask again: "Then why do you have to walk? Can't you take a carriage and get there in three days? Why do you have to suffer this?"

Duan Qing looked back at the road they had walked. At the end of the road, he could vaguely see the lush Xiao'an Mountain next to Xiao'an City. He explained to Wu Wen very seriously.

"I want to remember every step I have taken. I'm afraid I will forget the way back!"

Wu Wen was silent after hearing this.

He understood Duan Qing's meaning a little.

He didn't want to go back, but if he wanted to go back, he had to make some achievements before going back.

Wang Dazhuang in front also heard what Duan Qing said. He understood Duan Qing, so when Duan Qing first proposed to walk to Luzhou City, he agreed, so he took everyone to walk to Luzhou City together.

No matter how far a person goes or how high his achievements are, he must never forget his roots. After all, Xiao'an City is his root!

Wang Dazhuang admires Duan Qing for this point very much. He values ​​friendship and loyalty.

But this is also a point that he is a little worried about Duan Qing. He thought that he fell into brotherhood in the past. That time alone almost cost him his life, if he hadn't met Duan Niu and his wife by chance later.

Duan Qing also thought so. He brought the pot that his father gave him, in addition to the fact that he really felt that he had to use the pot to cook something for a seven or eight day journey!

It was to remind himself that he grew up in the Woniu Inn in Xiao'an City, and in Xiao'an City, his parents were waiting for him to go home.