The first volume of pearl curtains rolls up the western mountain rain at dusk Chapter 60 Let’s Have a Dinner Before We Leave
At the entrance of the Zhiyin Restaurant, Yu Jiuling had been sitting on the steps in a daze for a while. He knew what he was waiting for, and he also knew that it would probably be too late, but he still didn't give up.
The shopkeeper, who was already over fifty years old, sat down next to him and handed him a pot of water: "You've been sitting here for almost a whole morning, and you still haven't given up?"
Yu Jiuling smiled bitterly and said, "Boss, I thought some people would be different. What they say is like a nail driven into a stone, and it will not waver. I firmly believe that there are such people in the world."
“There aren’t that many different people.”
The shopkeeper said with some emotion: "They are wealthy people. Rich people always speak like this. They say something today and forget it tomorrow. They are high and mighty and make promises casually, but they don't care. What they care about is the feeling of being high and mighty when they make the promise, not the lowly people to whom the promise is made."
Yu Jiuling said: "But I don't think they are that kind of people."
"Aren't they leaving yet?"
The shopkeeper said, "You saw what happened last night. With such a big case happening in Tang County, they didn't dare to stay any longer. I watched them rent a car and leave the city."
Yu Jiuling was startled, looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "Shopkeeper, why are you staring at them?"
"I?"
The shopkeeper knew he had said something wrong and shook his head repeatedly: "I was staring at them, I saw them accidentally. I have so many things to do every day, how can I have the leisure to stare at others..."
Yu Jiuling suddenly laughed, grabbed the shopkeeper's arm and shook it a few times: "Shopkeeper, you are reluctant to let me go, right? I thought you hated me."
"Go away, don't get so close to me."
The shopkeeper looked at him with disdain, then sighed and said, "Yes... I am a little reluctant to let you go. After all, you have been in the store for so many years. Let alone a person, even if I raise a cat or a dog, I would have feelings for you, right?"
Yu Jiuling chuckled and said, "You must have followed me secretly, trying to tell me not to take me away."
"I'll take care of your shit! Don't take yourself too seriously."
The shopkeeper snorted, stood up and said, "Go clean up. You've been sitting here doing nothing all morning. I'm giving you face."
Yu Jiuling stuck out his tongue, then stood up to sweep the floor. At the moment he stood up, he saw a carriage stop in front of the store. Xiahou Zhuo got off the carriage, looked at him apologetically and said, "I'm a little sorry, I may not be able to give you five or six days to think about it. Can you make a decision now?"
The shopkeeper, who was about to enter the door, trembled his shoulders slightly, turned his head to look at Xiahou Zhuo, and then looked at Yu Jiuling who was also looking back at him at that moment. The surprise on Yu Jiuling's face made the shopkeeper's heart ache slightly.
I thought to myself, never mind, what future does being a waiter have? If he wants to follow in his father's footsteps, then let him do it.
Actually, the shopkeeper did come to find Li Diudiu and the others. He wanted to persuade them that Yu Jiuling might seem to be cunning, but he was actually very simple. Once he made up his mind, he would stick to it to the end. He wanted to persuade Xiahou Zhuo not to make promises to Yu Jiuling casually if he was not serious.
This child...he couldn't bear to let go.
But after seeing the uncontrollable surprise on Yu Jiuling's face, the shopkeeper knew that the little guy could already fly. When his wings were spread, he could soar into the sky. He could not be kept in this small shop.
"child……"
The shopkeeper let out a long breath, tried to force out a smile, looked at Yu Jiuling and said, "Go if you want to. You told me yesterday that you always wanted to see what your father's former place looked like. As a son, do what you should do. But before you leave, remember to go to your parents' graves and tell them... that you are going on a long journey."
He was still smiling, but suddenly he couldn't hold it back anymore, tears flowed uncontrollably from his eyes. The shopkeeper turned around and walked into the restaurant, his steps were a little hurried , he tripped and almost fell, Yu Jiuling rushed over and supported the shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper..."
Yu Jiuling was silent for a while and then said, "I know you just want me to live a peaceful and stable life. Although you scold me every day and I talk back to you every day, I know you treat me as your son. Shopkeeper, don't I treat you as my own father?"
The shopkeeper opened his mouth, his lips trembling, and more and more tears flowed.
"father."
Yu Jiuling knelt down and kowtowed several times.
"I didn't tell you before, and I didn't tell you yesterday, because I'm not sure if I can really go to the Northern Frontier to join the army... Dad, I'm not looking for wealth or a good future."
"Since the past few years, the surrounding areas have become increasingly unstable. Bandits have come to harass Tang County three or four times. If it weren't for Laihu County next to us, the bandits would have robbed us many times."
"I want to join the army. I want to have soldiers and power in my hands, so that I can protect you and protect us from drinking... You always say that I am young and ignorant, but in this world, if you don't have power, your life is worthless."
He kowtowed and stood up: "Dad, whether you agree or not, I'm calling you dad, so wait for me to come back."
The shopkeeper looked at him with bloodshot eyes, and after a moment he angrily shouted, "I didn't ask you to call me dad, so why do you call me that?"
Yu Jiuling smiled bitterly.
The shopkeeper took a breath and said, "Now I let you scream, scream again."
Yu Jiuling knelt on the ground again: "Dad!"
Li Diudiu felt mixed emotions as he watched this scene. He suddenly felt that he was not as good as Yu Jiuling. He always thought that he was still the same, but at this moment he felt extremely insignificant.
What was his goal? It was just to buy a small house for his master to live in.
But what about Yu Jiuling? His goal and ambition are even greater. He wants to protect the people he cares about, and he will protect the only thing he cares about, even if it means going to the northern border and risking his life.
Taoist Long Eyebrows sighed in his heart and said with a sigh: "He is a good child."
Li Diudiu nodded and said, "Yes."
Changmei was quick to notice something and immediately asked Li Diudiu, "What are you thinking about? Are you thinking about going to Northern Xinjiang again? I won't agree to it. I won't agree to it no matter what."
Li Diudiu shrugged his shoulders: "I didn't think about that."
Changmei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then what are you thinking about?"
Li Diudiu said as if he was talking to himself: "If I call you dad, will you cry?"
Changmei was startled.
Before Li Diudiu could even shout, his eyes suddenly became moist.
Li Diudiu said: "Don't wait, I won't call."
Changmei knocked on his head and said, "What a jerk!"
Li Diudiu said as a matter of course: "What kind of rotten child is it? It's also your rotten child, right... Master Dad."
He smiled and said, "It will always be a little embarrassing. I'll get used to it first."
The Taoist with long eyebrows suddenly froze in expression, as if he was dumbfounded.
Li Diudiu raised his head and glanced at him, curling his lips and saying, "After all, you are a well-known liar in the seven counties of Jiyou. You are about to cry after just a few words from me. How ignorant of you."
The Taoist with long eyebrows raised his hand and was about to knock Li Diudiu on the head as usual. Li Diudiu lowered his head to prepare for the beating, but the Taoist with long eyebrows opened his hand and rubbed Li Diudiu's head.
"You little brat."
He laughed.
The wrinkles on the face seem to be less.
"Let's have a meal together."
The shopkeeper suddenly looked at them and said, "Is it okay?"
Xiahou Zhuo looked at Li Diudiu, Yan Qingzhi looked at Li Diudiu, the Taoist with long eyebrows looked at Li Diudiu, Ye Zhangzhu originally looked at Xiahou Zhuo, but when he saw Xiahou Zhuo looking at Li Diudiu, he had no choice but to look at Li Diudiu as well.
I couldn't help but feel a little strange. Why were everyone looking at a child? Were they waiting for the child to make a decision?
That doesn't make sense.
"eat!"
Li Diudiu waved her hand and said, "I just ate something in the early hours of last night, and I'm already starving. I'm going to eat two servings today."
Xiahou Zhuo smiled and said, "Then I'll dare to try and see if I can eat a little."
After he said this, everyone looked at him with an expression that said "stop bragging". This made Xiahou Zhuo feel that he was being looked down upon, but on second thought, he realized that he was indeed bragging.
The shopkeeper hasn't cooked for many years, probably about ten years. He must cook today's meal himself, so Yu Jiuling and Li Diudiu went to help him.
Xiahou Zhuo and a few others were sitting in the room chatting, and the topic turned to Mr. Yuming, and it seemed that they could not avoid this topic.
"If Mr. Yuming went to Jizhou City and recorded the law, the people there should send someone to inform the capital as soon as possible."
Yan Qingzhi said: "It would be great if we could take this opportunity to bring down Liu Chongxin."
Xiahou Zhuo shook his head and said, "Mr. Yan, you think too simply. If Liu Chongxin fell so easily, then the Chief Censor Lai would not have died in vain a few years ago..."
He had no hope for the current emperor, even though he was his uncle. The current emperor had not attended court for many years, and all matters were told to him by Liu Chongxin after careful selection.
Liu Chongxin had enough ability to prevent the memorials from the Ministry of Law from ever reaching His Majesty. Even if they did, Liu Chongxin could say that it was Mr. Yuming who framed him. The emperor would rather trust Liu Chongxin than Mr. Yuming.
When he was young, the emperor had a close relationship with Liu Chongxin. At that time, the emperor was a little prince and Liu Chongxin was a little eunuch. Perhaps it was because the emperor could not find brotherly love from his own brothers at that time, so he placed all this love on Liu Chongxin.
This led to the situation where Liu Chongxin later monopolized power. Even to this day, the current emperor does not believe that Liu Chongxin would deceive him. He felt that since he regarded Liu Chongxin as a brother, Liu Chongxin would certainly regard him as a brother as well.
They are no longer young, and some are even over fifty years old, but the current emperor still has faith in Liu Chongxin as he did when he was young.
Perhaps, he just didn't want to destroy the firm belief in his heart, so he chose to blind himself, plug his ears, and live in his own fantasy.
Yan Qingzhi nodded after listening to what Xiahou Zhuo said. He actually knew that Liu Chongxin would not be overthrown so easily. He just hoped so much.
"General Xu Qulu was killed because of the eunuchs' slander in front of the emperor..."
He let out a long breath and said, "He is a man who brings disaster to the country."
Xiahou Zhuo sneered, looked at Yan Qingzhi as if he were an idiot, and said word by word: "Mr. Yan, do you really think...if His Majesty the Emperor doesn't think so, a eunuch can kill a general with just a few words?"
He leaned back, his eyes full of disappointment.
Even...despair.
