Rise From the Humble

How far is it from Xiahe Village to Yingtian City? The distance between the two places is less than 600 miles, which is not too far.

What's more, after arriving in Anqing from Shanghe Village, you can take a boat down the Yangtze River and reach Yingtian by waterway.

Li Bai has a poem that goes, "Amidst the colorful clouds of Baidi, thousands of miles to Jiangling, it returns in one day." Baidi City is a full 1,200 miles away from Jiangling. The great poet Li Bai took a boat in Baidi City in the morning and went down the Yangtze River. , it only took one day to reach Jiangling City, which was 1,200 miles away, at a very fast speed.

According to this calculation, the distance from Anqing to Yingtian is only 600 miles, and it takes half a day by boat.

But Li Bai is Li Bai, not everyone is Li Bai, some people are Zhu Shouren.

More than a month ago, Zhu Shouren and his two friends Hu Wei and Xia Qiang set out from Xiahe Village and their destination was Yingtian.

They spent several days traveling from Xiahe Village to Chizhou, a city along the river further than Anqing, and then spent more than a month before arriving at Yingtian City.

Zhu Shouren was wearing a brand-new robe of his own scholar, standing under the majestic Yingtian City, with his head held high and his chest raised, his head slightly raised, his hand touching his beard. The north wind blew, and his sleeves flew. From a distance or close up, he looked like a scholar. style.

One minute, two minutes...

Ten minutes have passed, and Zhu Shouren still maintains this appearance, standing in front of Yingtian City Gate, head held high, motionless.

"Brother Zhu, Brother Zhu, although Yingtian City is very majestic, we have been here for the Tongsheng Examination not ten times but eight times. We should be able to see it for so long this time. Let's go into the city."

Hu Wei, who was standing behind Zhu Shouren, couldn't bear it after waiting for such a long time, so he suppressed his temper and urged.

I really have never seen anyone better than Zhu Shouren. He walked for more than a month after a two- or three-day journey.

It was obviously faster to take the water route, but he had to take the land route, so he should take the land route.

Every time he goes to a city, he has to rest for a day, sometimes even for two or three days, to taste the local delicacies. If he doesn’t like the local snacks, he just eats the famous local wines and dishes. That’s it, he still has to go. Experience the people's sentiments, and say that this nephew who is assisting him in Yingtian will definitely get an official position. He must enter the role of an official in advance, experience the people's sentiments, and listen to the opinions of the people... But if you experience the people's sentiments and listen to the voices of the people, just experience it, Listen, what kind of sentiments do you experience and what voices do you listen to when you go to Goulan Marriage House?

He spent a lot of money on eating, drinking and shopping along the way. If he hadn't wanted to get close to his nephew Zhu Ping'an through him, he would have beaten him up long ago. I have never seen anyone more shameless than him.

"Yes, Brother Zhu, even if you never tire of seeing Xiongcheng, you have feelings and poetry, you can't just stand at the door and splash ink. You might as well talk about it after entering the city." Xia Qiang also followed suit, urging Zhu Shouren to enter the city.

Like Hu Wei, he had already had enough of Zhu Shouren along the way, but in order to get through Zhu Ping'an through him, he endured it.

All the flattery along the way was just to get to Yingtian quickly and be introduced to Zhu Pingan by him as soon as possible.

Now that we have finally arrived at Yingtian City, you have been standing at the door for so long without going in. What kind of monster are you doing!!

Forget it about writing poetry or something.

The poem you wrote is really eye-catching. I have been praising your poem all the time, which makes me feel a little sick. Please stop writing poems.

Thinking of this, Xia Qiang quickly followed Hu Wei to urge Zhu Shouren to enter the city.

"Ahem, it's not me who doesn't want to go to the city, but it's because I'm so short of money that I don't even have a penny left, so I can't pay the entrance fee..."

When Zhu Shouren heard this, he couldn't help coughing. He couldn't hold back his posture any longer, and said to them with an embarrassed look on his face.

"What? Brother Zhu, didn't I just give you five taels of silver yesterday? Why is it gone now?" Xia Qiang couldn't help but uttered surprise when he heard the news. He looked at Zhu Shouren in disbelief. He seriously doubted that he was It’s not that I heard wrongly.

"Yes, Brother Zhu. Brother Xia just gave you five taels of silver yesterday afternoon. I paid for the dinner and the hotel accommodation. Brother Zhu's money should still be there? Could it be that Brother Zhu will pay for it when checking out?" Did you leave the money in the inn room?"

Hu Wei was also surprised and looked at Zhu Shouren in disbelief.

He and Xia Qiang obviously paid for yesterday's expenses. Why is Zhu Shouren's money gone? It shouldn't be. Could it be that he left it in the inn? Or maybe you think five taels of silver is too little and want more...

"Ahem, I held a candle last night and studied hard late at night. I thought that the place is close to Yingtian, and Yingtian City was attacked by Japanese pirates not long ago. It was my nephew who took action to turn the tide; now the Japanese pirates are becoming more and more serious, and the world is becoming more and more chaotic. The place was becoming more and more unsafe. Then, I thought of the lonely and weak woman I had just seen during the day. I really didn’t trust her to spend the night alone as a weak woman, so I went to protect her and went with her. She talked about her life ideals and helped her with some physical work... Before leaving in the morning, she held my hand firmly. I looked at her expression of reluctance and hesitation, and I knew I had to do it. I wanted to order something, so I gave her five taels of silver. Although it wasn’t much, it was a little bit of my appreciation.”

Uncle Zhu Shouren did not dare to look at them, coughed, touched his beard, and explained slowly with a sigh on his face.

Damn it!

Seeing how serious you were when you said it, I almost took it seriously!

Obviously everyone is a poor student who failed to pass the exam, why are you, Zhu Shouren, so good!!!

Hu Wei and Xia Qiang used great concentration to resist the urge to take off the soles of their shoes and slap Zhu Shouren's face randomly.

"Brother Zhu, is the weak woman you are talking about Miss Xiaocui from Peach Blossom House?" Hu Wei and Xia Qiang took a deep breath and asked with burning eyes.

"Of course." Zhu Shouren blushed and nodded.

Hu Wei and Xia Qiang passed away in a hurry. They passed by Peach Blossom House during the day yesterday and accidentally caught a glimpse of Xiao Cui, the top girl in Cui Hua House. Zhu Shouren's eyes lit up at that time and he went in to find Xiao Cui without saying a word. The girl experienced the public sentiment, and Hu Wei and Xia Qiang persuaded Zhu Shouren away in the name of tasting the local famous Yangtze River vinegar fish.

A meal is always cheaper than an oiran.

But he never expected that Zhu Shouren, an old boy with no martial ethics, asked Xia Qiang to actively support him with five taels of silver on the pretext of preparing a gift for his nephew Zhu Ping'an after he had eaten and drank enough. I went back to the room with the excuse of reading, and then who would have thought that he would actually go to the bed of Miss Cuihua on the top floor of Cuihua Building.

"We have money, Brother Zhu just comes with us." Hu Wei and Xia Qiang took several deep breaths in succession before they controlled the emotions galloping in their hearts, gritting their teeth and forcing out a smile.

"Thank you very much, Brother Hu and Brother Xia. Don't worry, when I meet my nephew, I will definitely pay back double the amount. Of course, I will also introduce these two talents to my nephew to help him." Zhu Shouren cupped his hands and thanked him, promising repeatedly. .

"Thank you, Brother Zhu. What's the point of 'repaying' between us? Money is something that belongs to one's body. If you don't bring it with you in life, you won't take it with you in death."

Hearing Zhu Shouren once again promised to introduce them to Zhu Pingan, the smiles on Hu Wei and Xia Qiang's faces suddenly grew a little wider.