Dongfang Hong nodded with a smile: "Uncles, I have never blamed you. The situation was unclear at the time, so it was normal for you to have some doubts."
His tolerance and generosity made the villagers feel relieved and the atmosphere became relaxed.
Zhao Tianyue scratched her head and said embarrassedly: "Dongfanghong, you are so broad-minded. I will learn from you more in the future and can't act so recklessly anymore."
Dongfang Hong smiled: "It is appropriate to understand and tolerate each other."
Dongfang Hong turned around and wanted to leave. Zhao Tianyue stepped forward and stopped him, his face full of earnestness: "Dongfang Hong, don't rush to leave first. Last time, I was stunned and wronged you indiscriminately. I felt very guilty. I want to buy you something, you must accept it."
"I know you really want to apologize, but sincerity is sincere, you don't need these things to measure."
Dongfang Hong rode a horse and left with great strides. Zhao Tianyue stood there.
Looking at Dongfang Hong's back as he passed away, his heart was filled with complex emotions of intertwined regret and admiration.
Dongfang Hong stepped into the Prime Minister's Mansion and headed straight to where Xi Yu was.
After seeing Xi Yu, Dongfang Hong hurriedly said, "Xi Yu, I have been to that village."
After a pause, a hint of hatred flashed in his eyes.
"But Lu Yun, Zhao Tianyue's sister died because of him, how could she let him go so easily? It would be better to deal with him. It would be a good idea to save his life. This villain."
Xi Yu sat on the chair, tapping the table with his fingers gently, looking calm, but he just raised his eyes slightly and looked at Dongfang Hong.
"You don't need to worry about this anymore. I will have my own opinions. Just do it according to my ideas."
Dongfang Hong still wanted to say something, but looking at Xi Yu's unquestionable expression, he swallowed the words back to his mouth.
Xi Yu raised his eyes slightly, looked at Dongfang Hong and said softly, "If there is nothing wrong at this moment, you can go back to the college."
Dongfang Hong turned around and slowly retreated from the room, and returned toward the college with a slightly heavier pace.
The night was shrouded in the inn, and the candlelight swayed. Chen Shou sat at the simple table and took out a few volumes of books from his luggage.
Shi Dami was originally worried that Chen Shou would have any abnormal movements, but when he saw that he was focusing on the pages of the book at the moment, he looked at his peace and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Chen Shou seemed to be immersed in the book, but in fact his heart was ups and downs. His eyes were sometimes removed from the words, and he kept thinking about the best way to report to Xi Yu in his mind.
Chen Shou's fingers gently tapped the pages of the book, frowned.
In the inn, it was already late at night, and the candlelight trembled slightly in the night wind, sprinkling a dim light.
Shi Dami was already asleep, and snoring sounds were rising and falling in the house. The bed was standing across the door, as if an insurmountable barrier had trapped Chen Shou in this small world.
Chen Shou sat at the table, his eyebrows were deeply locked, and he kept thinking in his mind.
He knew that the current situation was difficult and he had to let Xi Yu know the situation here, but Shi Dami was so cautious that it was impossible to go out to report the news.
After thinking about it, he decided to write a letter to Xi Yu. Although he was not sure whether it could be passed on smoothly, he had to give it a try.
Chen Shou silently took out the paper and pen, spread it on the table, his eyes focused and serious. The pen in his hand was hanging in the air, as if he was thinking about something, and then he began to write rustly.
Only the sound of paper and pen rubbing and Shi Dami's snoring were left in the house.
The letter carries Chen Shou's full hope. Even though he is confused at this moment, he hopes that this thin piece of paper can become the key to breaking through the dilemma.
A moment later, Shi Dami woke up from her sleep. Chen Shou quickly saw his freshly written letter under the book he was reading, and continued to pretend to read with a calm expression, as if nothing had happened.
Shi Dami rubbed her sleepy eyes and did not notice anything unusual.
"I'm going to the toilet, you can accompany me." Shi Dami said in a muffled voice, with unquestionable orders in his tone.
Chen Shou complained secretly, but he could only helplessly put down the book in his hand and stood up to accompany him.
The two walked slowly in the narrow aisle of the inn. The dim lights pulled their shadows long and reflected on the mottled walls.
After the two returned from the toilet, Chen Shou pretended to yawn and said to Shi Dami: "If you are sleepy, go to bed for a while."
便躺到了床上.
Chen Shou closed his eyes and seemed to have fallen asleep, but his brain was actually running rapidly.
Chen Shou turned over and frowned in the darkness. The letter was like a heavy stone, pressing on his heart, making him unable to fall asleep peacefully. How to break through these difficulties and pass the letter to Xi Yu became a problem that he urgently needs to solve at this moment.
The next day, the morning light shone on the table through the window lattice. Chen Shou and Shi Dami sat opposite each other and had breakfast together.
Chen Shou kept reminding himself that he must keep calm and must not let his emotions show any signs on his face, otherwise with Shi Dami's keen observation, he would definitely see the clues.
He lowered his eyes, as if he was focusing on the food in front of him, but in fact he was still thinking about how to pass the letter out.
不多会儿,两人吃完了饭.
Shi Dami wiped her mouth, stood up, and said to Chen Shou: "Don't rush to rush now. Come with me to a cloth shop."
Chen Shou had no choice but to respond and followed Shi Dami out of the door silently.
Along the way, Chen Shou kept guessing whether Shi Dami was going to sell cloth shops, whether he simply bought some cloth or had another purpose. But looking at Shi Dami's unfathomable look, he could only swallow his questions back to his stomach and follow him step by step towards the shop.
And at this moment, on the noisy street, a thief was sneaking through the crowd.
His thief-eyed eyes looked around and quickly locked in the target. Anyone who looked at it would feel something was wrong.
Chen Shou raised his eyes inadvertently, noticed this suspicious person suddenly, and became secretly alert.
But Shi Dami next to him seemed to have not felt it. He focused all his thoughts on Chen Shou, and his eyes were always paying attention to Chen Shou's movements.
At this moment, the thief seized the opportunity and quickly reached into Shi Dami's cuffs. The movement was so fast that it was almost impossible to detect.
When Shi Dami felt something was wrong with her cuffs, when she realized that the thief had already held his wallet firmly in her hand, and a hint of pride of success appeared on her face.
"Catch the thief!" Shi Dami immediately shouted at the top of her voice, and the voice echoed on the street.
But when the people around heard the shout, they just looked at each other, but none of them dared to chase after them.
It turns out that this thief is a well-known habitual criminal in this area. He steals and acts ruthlessly on weekdays. Everyone is afraid of causing trouble. So even if he knows that he has done something bad, he only dares to stand still and wait and see.
Seeing this, Chen Shou frowned, and anger surged from the bottom of his heart. He shouted loudly at the top of his voice: "I actually steal my friend's things. I must kill you today!"
After saying that, he shook his arms and chased towards the direction of the thief's escape. The momentum scared many people around him. Shi Dami was also stunned for a momentum, then hurriedly followed him, running and shouting: "Chen Shou, be careful!"
Chen Shou ran away and chased the thief like a wind. The thief fled desperately in front of him, looking back from time to time. Seeing Chen Shou chasing him, he felt a little panicked.
Shi Dami was also chasing him from behind, but his speed was much slower than Chen Shou, and he was gradually pulled apart for a while.
The thief turned over an alley in a panic. He thought he could just throw away Chen Shou, but unexpectedly, the wind was coming from Chen Shou's feet, and he chased after him in a few steps, grabbed the thief's collar and pressed him hard against the wall.
The thief was about to struggle and was about to threaten Chen Shou viciously, so he asked him to be more aware of his feelings and quickly let him go, but Chen Shou's eyes sterned and he quickly made a move to silence him.
The thief looked at Chen Shou with confusion, not knowing what he was selling in the gourd, and he did not dare to speak out again rashly.
Chen Shou lowered his voice, with a serious expression and a little anxious, "Brother, as long as you can help me with something, I will never pursue your stealing today, and I will also give you some currency."
As he said that, he quickly took out a handful of currency from his cuff and stuffed it into the thief's hand.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Shou took out the letter he had hidden in his arms to Xi Yu, stuffed it tightly into the thief's hand, and spoke sincerely.
"I just ask you to send this letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion of Youzhou as soon as possible. This matter is at stake and it is extremely urgent."
After saying that, he looked at the thief with begging eyes, and fine beads of sweat oozing out of his forehead. He urged while paying attention to the movements at the entrance of the alley: "It's really too late to explain now. My friend is about to chase me. Just think it's okay, and help me this time."
The thief looked at the letter and currency in his hand, and then looked at Chen Shou's anxious appearance. He was a little hesitant for a moment, wondering whether he should do this.
At this moment, Shi Dami chased after him.
Seeing this, Chen Shou quickly pretended to be pushed to the ground by a thief, and then fell to the ground with the opportunity, and then cursed at the top of his throat: "You little bastard, so hateful!"
While cursing, he winked at the thief, his eyes full of anxiety, hoping that he would take the opportunity to leave quickly.
The thief didn't care about thinking about it anymore, and made up his mind, clenched the letter and currency in his hand, ran forward, and the speed was as fast as a gust of wind.
Chen Shou got up from the ground, looked at Shi Dami, and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, that thief is too slippery, I can't catch him at all."
After running for a distance, the thief picked up a stone from the ground and swung it backwards. The stone flew towards Shi Dami and the others with a whirring sound of wind, almost hitting their legs.
Shi Dami hurriedly flashed to the side, and stomped her feet in anger, cursing and trying to chase after her, but the thief was gone, so she had no choice but to give up.
He turned to look at Chen Shou, sighed and said, "Forget it, just think it's unlucky. Let's go to the cloth-selling store."
Chen Shou responded, but secretly prayed in his heart that the thief must send the letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion successfully.
Chen Shou then sighed heavily and said helplessly: "Oh, this thief is so arrogant now. When he runs, he looks like he is oily and can't catch up at all."
"Forget it if I can't catch up. Fortunately, I'm careful and don't put all the money in one place. I still have it in my cuffs, so the thief only took away part of it and did not empty all my family."
As he said that, Shi Dami raised his cuffs.
Chen Shou smiled and quickly flattered, saying, "Brother Shi, your idea is so thoughtful! I know how to store money separately when I go out. I never thought of this before. You have experience. In the future, I have to learn more from you and be more careful, otherwise I would suffer a great loss like I do today."
Shi Dami felt very helpful and could not help but show a hint of pride on his face.
The thief ran all the way and soon left where Chen Shou and the others were, and came to a relatively safe remote corner.
He leaned against the wall, gasping heavily, and when his breath stabilized, he suddenly remembered the scene just now, and couldn't help but frown and think to himself.
He usually steals all over the streets and alleys. When everyone sees him, he either glars at him in disgust or treats him as if he doesn't see him. He hurriedly hides away, and no one wants to pay attention to him.
But today's incident is strange. The man named Chen Shou not only did not pursue the matter of stealing things, but also took the initiative to give his own money and just asked for help in doing something. This was really an unprecedented opportunity.
The thief scratched his head, feeling both confused and curious in his heart. What important thing was that letter that could make the other party beg for help so anxiously and generously. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was strange.
But since I have received shortage of money, I can only try it as the other party said.
Although he is a thief and is usually a shameful act, his heart is like a mirror, knowing that Prime Minister Xi Yu is a real good person.
The Prime Minister has done a lot of practical things for the people on weekdays, and his reputation is so good among the people that everyone has to give him a thumbs up and praise him.
So when you think about it carefully, in this sense, you should indeed send the letter.
Besides, if this matter is really done smoothly, maybe the Prime Minister will reward him if he is happy.
When he thought of this, the thief's eyes lit up instantly, and his face was filled with uncontrollable joy. He seemed to have seen the gold, silver and treasures that the Prime Minister gave him. He no longer hesitated and carefully put the letter in hand and rushed towards the direction of the Prime Minister's Mansion in Youzhou, looking forward to a good opportunity for this letter.
So the thief hurried to the street, hired a carriage, climbed up neatly, and shouted to the coachman: "Go to Youzhou, the faster the better!"
The carriage then ran up and galloped towards Youzhou.
The thief was sitting in the carriage, his body shaking slightly with the bumps of the carriage, but the joy on his face became stronger and stronger.
He kept thinking in his heart that in the past, he had done some sneaky and shameful things and was despised and despised by others, but this time it was different. This letter seemed very important. If he could deliver it to him, it would have done a great thing.
After thinking about it, he felt comfortable all over his body. The feeling of happiness spread in his heart, making him feel that the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this trip was worth it, and he was looking forward to what would happen after arriving at the Prime Minister's Mansion in Youzhou.
Shi Dami and Chen Shou went to the cloth shop, chose some questions, and after the transaction, they came out of the shop, and then continued to embark on the road ahead.
Chen Shou frowned while walking, and was always worried about the thief.
He thought to himself that those thieves usually do stealing things, and most of them are morally corrupt people. Maybe there is no bottom line at all. If you collect money, you may not really do what you want and send the letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
But in that urgent and helpless situation, I really had no other choice. I could only hope that the thief had a little conscience, could keep his promise, and handed the letter smoothly to Prime Minister Xi Yu.
The two got on their horses and continued to walk along the road.
Chen Shou still looked worried all the way, his brows frowned, his eyes filled with unconcealed worries, and he would be distracted from time to time, and his thoughts seemed to float to the distance.
Shi Dami saw his strangeness and thought he was still in mind about the thief, so he tied the reins and slowed down the horse's pace. He turned his head and said to Chen Shou, "Oh, don't mind this anymore. Isn't you the Central Plains saying that you are "Dissolving money and avoiding disasters, just treat it as a way to avoid disasters for me, just some money, you don't have to keep it in your heart."
After hearing this, Chen Shou came to his senses, and immediately smiled on his face, and quickly echoed: "Brother Shi, you are really open-minded. If you want to put this matter on others, I'm afraid you will be upset for a while, but you can see it so openly. I have to learn more from you in this free and easy state of mind."
Although he said this, Chen Shou was still thinking about the letter in his heart, hoping that the thief would be reliable, but he must not make any mistakes.
After a while, Chen Shou's curiosity surged up and he couldn't help asking: "Brother Shi, how do you understand so many allusions in our Central Plains?"
Shi Dami raised her chin slightly, with a little pride on her face, and said with a smile: "To be honest, I, in fact, admired the culture of the Han Dynasty very much when I was very young. From then on, I found some related books to read. Although I didn't read much, I also learned a little, so I know these things about you in the Central Plains."
When Chen Shou heard this, his face was filled with a flattering smile and he quickly flattered again: "Brother Shi, you are so awesome! You can learn so much Central Plains culture by just studying it yourself. This is really something that ordinary people can do. I admire it so much."
Shi Dami waved his hand and responded with a smile: "Hey, don't praise me anymore. How can I compare with you in this little skill? You are really knowledgeable. I feel ashamed of hearing you talk about those allusions on weekdays."
Chapter completed!