Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 35
The capital of slippery country.

A sheep cart was parked in front of Sima Yuanqing's mansion.

The coachman, Pump Gan, yawned and fed the sheep with grass in his hand.

Hu Sanlang and Wen Shu sat on both sides of the sheep cart, looking eagerly at the gate of Sima Mansion.

After a cup of tea, the gate of Sima Mansion opened a crack, Hu Zigui walked out with his head down, and cupped hands with the steward who was seeing off the guests at the gate.

That day when I met Si Guolao in Tancheng, Hu Zigui took the handwriting of Si Guolao and came to the capital. He came to Sima Yuanqing's mansion every day to ask for an interview, but he was rejected for several days, and he was not invited in until today. House.

Yuan Sima received Hu Zigui "in his busy schedule", read the letter from Si Guolao on the spot, invited Hu Zigui to drink a cup of tea, and then saw off the guests.

Hu Zigui didn't say a word at all, he didn't even have a chance to confide his original intentions, and he just acted as a tool for sending letters.

It's just that the cup of tea is more delicious than drinking it in Si Guo's old mansion.The tea leaves are still Xinyang Maojian, and the tea soup is dark green, more mellow and sweeter than the tea from Siguo's hometown.

Xinyang Maojian is a special product of public and private lands in Huaguo today, and it cannot be bought in the market.Except in the palace, it is the duke who rewards his subordinates.

Hu Zigui's trip to Yuan Sima Mansion was only worth a cup of Maojian tea.Now that he no longer has Si Guolao's letter in his hand, he will have no reason to visit him in the future.

So that cup of tea is like a closed door.

Seeing Hu Zigui come out, Wen Shu jumped out of the goat cart, trotted forward and asked, "How, have you seen Sima?"

Hu Zigui sighed and shook his head, his expression revealed a trace of confusion.

Hu Sanlang sat on the goat cart without moving, but his eyes dimmed a bit.

The coachman Pu Gan led the sheep cart and took the three of them back to the inn where they were temporarily staying.

Because they didn't know how long they would stay in the capital, Hu Zigui and his party rented a small courtyard in the inn.The lease term of the small courtyard is one rent per ten days, one hundred dollars per day.

Shen Wu was practicing swords in the courtyard, and seeing the three of them returning dejectedly, he didn't say much, but the sword in his hand danced louder, and his movements were faster, as if he was really going to kill someone.

Lu Nu and Uncle Hu were arranging things in the house, and when they heard movement outside the yard, they just glanced at the door of the house and saw Hu Zigui's complexion was not good, so they didn't dare to speak more and do things in silence.

Uncle Hu and Lu Nu were whispering in the hut.

"Uncle, the rent of this yard is 120 yuan, and our group of people will spend [-] yuan a day for chewing. If this continues, our money will soon be insufficient."

"How much money is left?"

"There are only [-]. The yard will expire in the future. If it is renewed, it will cost another [-] yuan."

"I see, I'll ask the young master later."

There was a knock on the door, and Wen Shu walked in.He came to ask for money.

"Why do you want money again?" Lu Nu was quite dissatisfied.Wen Shu came to ask for money every now and then, ranging from two hundred to three hundred each time.

"I cleared the way for the young master. If you are a guest, you will lose the face of the young master," Wen Shu said.

Uncle Hu couldn't see the two quarreling over money, so he urged the green slave to give the money.

After Wen Shu took the money and left, Lu Nu complained again: "In the past few days, Mr. Wen has taken nearly a thousand dollars. I don't know who he made friends with, so he spent so much money?"

"Don't talk too much about adults." Uncle Hu told Lu Nu.

In the afternoon, the autumn sun drifts through the window sills and casts golden spots in the house.

Hu Zigui had bamboo slips in one hand and a carving knife in the other, thinking about what to write.

Uncle Hu opened the door and entered the house, and asked Hu Zigui for instructions after pleading guilty.

"This hospital was only rented for ten days, and it will expire the next day. Do you want to extend it for another ten days?"

Thinking of the cold reception at Sima Mansion in the morning, Hu Zigui felt disheartened.

"No, let's go back the next day. Tell the others that if you have anything to do in the capital, you can do it in these two days."

Uncle Hu replied yes, hesitated for a long time and said: "My lord, Wen Shu went out again, made an appointment with Chu Guang again, and took away three hundred coins."

Chu Guang is Wenshu's good friend in the capital, and he is a disciple of Sikong Yanxing in Huaguo, and it is said that he has a lot of face in front of Yan Sikong.

Wen Shu told Hu Zigui that he wanted to recommend Hu Zigui to Sikong Yanxing through Chu Guang.

Huzi Guiyuan also regarded Chu Guang as a way, and agreed to Wen Shu to dredge it.But after this morning, he felt less interested.

Hu Zigui only said softly: "I know."

In the evening, everyone heard the news of leaving the capital the day after tomorrow.

Wen Shu also came back, so he went directly to Hu Zigui.

Wen Shu still used the same old rhetoric. In short, Chu Guang was about to agree to the recommendation, and hoped that Hu Zigui would stay in the capital for a longer time.

It's just that the beard has decided to go back.

As the two talked, Wen Shu became a little angry, but Hu Zigui became more and more boring.

"In that case, you can stay in the capital alone."

Wen Shu was overjoyed when he heard this, and continued, "Gold and silver are indispensable for dredging contacts."

"You get the money from the green slave."

Wen Shu left happily, but came back with Lu Nu after a while.

It turned out that Wen Shu went to Lu Nu to ask for money, but Lu Nu refused to give it, and the two almost fought.

Hu Zigui had no choice but to say: "Green slave, give him a thousand Wen."

Wen Shu smiled when he heard this.Green slave cried.

Hu Zigui persuaded the green slave: "We will go back in the future, he stays in the capital alone, he can do things with money."

Lu Nu glared at Wen Shu, reluctantly going to get the money.

Wen Shu lowered his head to hide the expression on his face, and expressed his loyalty to Hu Zigui: "Wen will definitely live up to your son's responsibility."

Beard Gui waved his hand.He didn't want to think about these things anymore.

At night, Hu Zigui was about to go to bed, and Hu Sanlang came over again.

Hu Sanlang was still so direct, straight to the point: "Wen Shu and Chu Guang are walking around, I am afraid that they are not running for the son, but want to change the family."

Beard Gui sighed.He didn't know how many times he sighed today.

"I know that people have their own ambitions, and good birds choose trees to live in, and their feelings are sympathetic."

"My lord knew that Wen Shu had a different heart?"

"I know."

"Then why let it go?"

"Everyone has his own aspirations."

"What are your plans for the future, sir?"

"after?"

"After returning to the mountain."

After speaking, Hu Zigui's expression became confused.

"The road ahead is bleak. I have more heart but not enough strength. Why don't I just be an idler in the wilderness."

Hu Sanlang took a breath, stepped forward and stared at Hu Zigui.

"In the past, there was a Taiwanggong who had been dormant for dozens of years. He was still worried about the affairs of his family and the country even after he was a few years old. He fished on the shore of the Wei River, and eventually became the foundation of the world. You are only a double tenth now. How can you follow the example of Taiwanggong?"

Hu Zigui looked ashamed, and after a long silence, he said: "I don't have the ambition to look after the public."

Hu Sanlang looked disappointed, said no more, and resigned.

The next day, Beard Gui woke up.

Uncle Hu came forward and said, "Wen Shu, Shen Wu, and Hu Sanlang are all gone."

Beard Gui just nodded when he heard that.

(End of this chapter)