Jinling at night is actually very beautiful.

Du Ruo and Wang Que were walking slowly among them. Du Ruo put his hands in his long sleeves. The dim lights of the shops or houses on the roadside were shining, and their shadows were very long.

Wang Que chewed his toothpick and walked beside him.

After walking along the street for a while, the two people turned around and walked along another street they had never walked before.

The bustle of this street is not much less than that of Zhuangyuan Street, and seems to be even worse. Compared with the politically concentrated area of ​​Qinhuai Confucius Temple, the control of this street is looser, and the vendors are more active, and there are also some

The children in the Young Master's corner are chasing and playing in the street, which is very lifelike.

Zigu~ton

While passing by a food stall, Du Ruo heard an unusually loud swallowing sound.

He turned to look at Wang Que.

Wang Que held the toothpick in embarrassment, grinned, pointed at the food stall, and said: "This thing is called horse rolling. I ate it once many years ago, and then I wandered around and never saw it again. I didn't expect to see it today.

, I couldn’t help myself for a moment.”

Du Ruo nodded and said: "I understand the taste of childhood. Since you are destined to encounter it, let's eat some!"

Wang Que put the toothpick back into his mouth, put his hands around the head and strode forward without looking back, saying: "Forget it, I don't want to eat it!"

Du Ruo didn't leave. He looked at Wang Que's back and was stunned for a while, shook his head, walked to the food stall, bought a bag, and then slowly chased after him.

"Brother Wang."

Du Ruo gently patted Wang Que's shoulder, handed Ma Wanwan over, and said, "I have always thought you are a very free and easy person."

Wang Que hesitated for a moment, then took the bag of horse rolls, picked one with a toothpick, and bit it down. After chewing twice, he walked to a corner on the street and sat down on it, regardless of whether the ground was dirty or not.

Go down.

Du Ruo also walked over and sat next to Wang Que.

"Brother Du," Wang Que said, "I am very poor."

"I can tell." Du Ruo said.

"I wasn't very poor before." Wang Que said.

"Did not see it."

Wang Que: "..."

Wang Que ate another horse and rolled around, saying, "My family used to have two acres of land and a cow."

Du Ruo said silently: "Isn't this enough?"

Wang Que twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "We can't continue talking if you're like this."

"Okay, you're not poor!"

Wang Que ate two horses in one bite, rolled around, and said angrily: "I won't say anything anymore, I want to be a mysterious and beautiful man!"

Du Ruo suddenly stuck out his head and bit into a horse roll that Wang Que had just picked up. Looking at the stunned Wang Que, he asked: "Brother Wang, you are such a waste, you will not pass the exam. Are you interested in following me?"

Me?"

"You've already asked." Wang Que said.

"But you didn't answer me, neither refused nor agreed." Du Ruo said.

"I am considering."

Du Ruo sighed and said: "To be honest, your martial arts are really very high. It's not a problem to be so homeless all the time. Moreover, you are still wandering so carelessly. Why don't we go to Shuzhong with me?"

Make it big."

"Why do I feel like you are deceiving me?" Wang Que said.

"Fifty taels a month, plus a set of yards with three entrances and three exits. You can choose in Shuixi County. I work as a dock operator, and there will be rewards for every shipment. You follow me now. I'm getting ready to open the dock."

How about a new transportation route, and I will give you year-end dividends every year, do you think it is a good start?" Du Ruo said.

Wang Tiao nodded and said blankly: "There are bosses, there are bosses, the treatment is indeed good, but I am a little confused, am I worthy of such a high price? Let me tell you first, don't think I am a scholar.

, in fact, I got here through luck and cheating. I don’t know anything. Otherwise, you would think that I was really full and had nothing to do to tease the examiner. I just wanted to earn some fame for myself, but in the end I ruined my reputation.

.”

"Actually, I haven't thought about finding a gang to seek refuge in these years. However, they didn't want me. Even if they took me in, they wouldn't be able to give me much money and they didn't trust me. Later, they followed me as escorts and ended up imitating me.

I didn't learn how to do it for a whole year, and then I went to work as a nursing home. As a result, the wife of that family actually climbed into my bed in the middle of the night, and I went to help kill people, but I could only make ends meet. After all, people don't kill people every day, and I

I came to take the imperial examination, but I failed every time. I was hired by the local county magistrate to be a private school teacher, but I couldn't teach as well as any other boy..."

Du Ruo: "..."

How bad are you!

However, Du Ruo still patted Wang Que on the shoulder and encouraged him: "Let me just say that you are ignorant. Your martial arts skills are definitely worth the price, and there are many more. Others think you have a bad reputation, but I don't think so.

,Although you are useless as a scholar, you still have other advantages!"

"What advantage?" Wang Que asked.

"Uh... well, you have nothing but martial arts!"

Wang Que: "..."

"Don't be afraid, Brother Wang," Du Ruo said: "I don't need you to have other advantages. It's enough to know how to fight and kill. Besides, I'm used to being suspicious of people and don't use them when I employ them. You don't need to either.

You are worried that I will be jealous of your martial arts skills and will be suspicious of you!"

"Do you really believe me?" Wang Que frowned and said, "After hitting the wall again and again, it's not like I haven't joined a small gang before. However, those people were worried because my martial arts skills were too high. In the end,

It made me leave in a daze."

Du Ruo smiled and asked, "Is Yijianmen powerful?"

"sharp!"

"Is Gusu Nangong strong?"

"Strong!"

"But don't I even dare to scheme against these two such powerful forces? Do you think I will still be suspicious of you because I am afraid of your high martial arts skills? I still have this kind of tolerance." Du Ruo said.

Wang Que lowered his head, still hesitant.

Du Ruo stood up, patted Du Ruo's shoulder, and said: "Brother Du, think about it carefully. There is no rush for this day or two. Well, just three days. I will return to Shuzhong in three days."

Wang Que: "I think you are playing with me?"

Du Ruo: "I don't want you to think, I want me to feel, I don't think I'm playing tricks on you, I really will return to Shuzhong in three days."

"Okay then, I'll think about it."

…………

Just as the two were about to leave, a chubby child who looked about three or four years old suddenly ran over from the street. He had a red face and a penny in his hand. He stopped Wang Que and said timidly: "Uncle

, can you sell me a horse to wallow in?"

Wang Que looked suspiciously at the food stall over there, which was still selling food, and asked, "Why don't you go there to buy it?"

The little fat man's hand dropped and he whispered: "The horse rolling costs two cents each, but I only have one cent. This morning my father promised me that he would buy it for me when he came back. But, my father came back

But he was sleeping in a black box and ignored me no matter how I called him."

The little fat man felt aggrieved and continued: "My mother suddenly fell to the ground and fell asleep. She ignored me. Grandpa walked away with the sword, and he ignored me. There used to be many people in the house, and today they all

After I left, no one wanted me, except for a few elder sisters. They ignored me and they all knelt in the big black box where my father slept to light the fire."

"I asked them to buy me a horse to roll on, but they refused to pay attention to me. They also said that my father had passed away and that he had been killed by bad guys. However, my father was obviously asleep. Every time I bought a horse to roll around in,

Give it to Dad and he will wake up. Hey, Dad also likes to eat horses and roll around, but I only have one penny!"

Du Ruo suddenly frowned and felt a strange feeling in his heart for no reason. He took out a horse roll from Wang Que's hand and handed it to the little fat man, asking: "Kid, what is your father's name?"

The little fat man rolled around with the horse, grinning crookedly, and said with a smile: "I don't know, but I heard other people call me my father, Gang Leader Xu. Maybe my father will be called Gang Leader Xu!"

Du Ruo and Wang Que looked at each other in confusion.

"Kid, please go back quickly, it's already very late." Du Ruo patted the little fat man on the shoulder.

The little fat man nodded, and just as he was about to leave, he stopped again, raised the penny in his hand, and said: "Uncle, I only have one penny now. I will give you one penny today. You can wait for me here tomorrow morning."

I will definitely get you a penny."

Du Ruo smiled and took the penny from the little fat man's hand and said: "I won't use the remaining penny. Uncle's horse is rolling around and is already a little cold. It's only worth a penny. You won't come tomorrow."

"Really?" the little fat man asked.

"Really, I won't lie to you, please go back quickly!" Du Ruo said.

"Then, see you two uncles!"

The little fat man waved his hand and ran towards the other side of the street, and soon ran into the noisy crowd.

Du Ruo stood on the street and looked at the little fat man quietly.
To be continued...