Chapter 5: The Journey of Youth, Splendid Mountains and Rivers Chapter 122: Clear Youth
Protagonists of this article: Zhang Junsheng, Jiang Qingyue
Five years later, in the year 443 of the Great Yuan Calendar
The summer afternoon is very lazy, the quiet woods are quietly asleep, the green leaves turn into green, and the dense layers of branches and leaves block the sun spitting fire in the sky, forming a shade.
Under the shade of the tree, a twelve-year-old boy is taking a nap comfortably. Look - his jet-black hair has a faint luster, his snow-white skin is soft and tender, and his facial features are delicate and handsome.
Her peach blossom eyes showed innocence; her pink and waxy lips exuded a touch of tenderness, and the drizzle of sweat soaked the thin shirt; her slender and soft body could only be described as "delicate and charming", as a boy
It's really rare in the world to be able to look like this.
A glimmer of light shone through the gap and fell on the young man's young face. He slowly opened his eyes, and the light breeze caressed his body, which was very comfortable.
The young man's name is Zhang Junsheng. Just last night, he sneaked out when his master, Old Confucian, was not paying attention. This was his first time in five years. He missed his father so much and wanted to see his relatives immediately.
, he didn’t believe Master’s nonsense! The fact that you can’t meet until you are twenty years old is obviously a trick to coax a child.
Although he can't even remember his father's name, he only remembers the word "dream", and he doesn't even understand his status, but he firmly believes that he will find it and that there will be a day of reunion.
"Gu~" The sound of hunger came from his stomach. Zhang Junsheng yawned, stood up and looked around. He didn't know where to go next. In this way, he endured his hunger and walked in an unknown direction.
Soon, he saw a small town. He was walking on the noisy street, and the bustling crowd made him lose his way. He didn't know what to do.
"Mom, I want that cake~" A little girl on the street begged her mother. With a smile on her face, her mother took out a few pennies and fulfilled the girl's wish.
Zhang Junsheng looked at everything and couldn't help but feel envious in his heart. The golden and crispy cakes almost caught the young man's heart.
When the boss saw him like this, he thought he was a guest, so he went up to greet him with a smile on his face: "Son, how many cakes do you want to have?"
"I have no money..." Zhang Junsheng turned away and answered hesitantly.
"No money?" The boss's face changed instantly: "If you don't have money, what are you looking at? Get out of here!"
Zhang Junsheng was not a child who allowed others to bully him. Seeing the boss's arrogance, he babbled and replied disdainfully: "Uncle, if you look at it for a few times and it won't run away on its own, why do you care so much?"
"If you want to buy, you have to pay. If you don't buy, you're not allowed to look at it!" The boss was very domineering and glared at the young man with eyes like a dead fish.
"Hey, look! There is a thief who has taken away all the uncle's cakes!" Zhang Junsheng pretended to be nervous and pointed his finger at the crowd behind the boss.
The moment the boss turned around, he picked up a large paper bag of cakes and ran away laughing. Only then did the boss realize that he had been fooled. He was so angry that his face turned red as a monkey's butt, and he grabbed a pole and chased after him:
"Bunny, give me back my cake!"
"If you don't pay it back, I won't!" Zhang Junsheng stuck out his tongue playfully as he ran, looking at the boss's clumsy pace, making him laugh.
Zhang Junsheng rushed wildly on the street with the big bag of cakes, and the boss was chasing after him. He was so angry that he was about to explode. "No, uncle! You don't even want to give up the stall for this paper bag of cakes?"
"I don't want my stall anymore. I'm going to beat you to death today, you little bastard!" The boss ran out of breath, his face flushed and his neck thick with exhaustion.
Zhang Junsheng saw an alley at the corner and got into it without hesitation, but he soon regretted it - it was a dead end!
"Huh...huh..." The boss was holding a pole, sweating all over his body, and breathing heavily: "You bastard, I caught you!"
He tried his best to find a way to escape, but the wall was too high. For a child, it was impossible to climb over it. Zhang Junsheng panicked: "Can't I return the cake to you?"
"Bah!" The boss was furious: "If I don't give you a good beating today, it's hard to get rid of my anger!" After saying that, the boss picked up the pole and hit the young man in front of him. Zhang Junsheng ducked quickly, and the pole hit him directly.
on the wall.
A businessman with a bamboo hat on his head was passing by and happened to see the "cat and mouse" game in the alley. Zhang Junsheng suddenly caught his eye and threw himself into the businessman's arms, begging aggrievedly: "That bad uncle wants to sell me.
Please help me, please..."
"Hey, you bastard!" The boss made him laugh and cry: "You stole my cake and you want to rake it back, right?"
The businessman stroked Zhang Junsheng's head and saw that the corners of the boy's eyes were slightly moist, his breathing was delicate and warm, and he bit his lower lip nervously, which inevitably made people feel protective, and there was no way to reject him.
"Okay~" Zhang Junsheng's pitiful tone was really heart-warming. The businessman smiled awkwardly and took out a few taels of silver from his pocket: "There's really nothing I can do about you, so I'll pay for the cake for you."
, don’t do this kind of thing again.”
Then he threw the money towards the boss: "Take this money, and let this kid go for my sake."
The boss bit the silver with his teeth, immediately beamed with joy, and ran back with the silver in his hands. Zhang Junsheng looked at the boss's stupid back, quietly made a face, and laughed proudly. The businessman finally sighed helplessly,
After learning that Zhang Junsheng was hungry, he immediately took him to a tavern.
There was a table full of dishes. Zhang Junsheng was so greedy that his mouth watered. When he was about to use his chopsticks, he looked at the merchant to confirm. The merchant nodded and said with a smile: "Eat quickly, I have prepared this for you."
"Thank you, uncle!" Zhang Junsheng was extremely happy and started eating desperately. The businessman took a sip of wine and said, "My name is Ma Youyi, you can just call me Uncle Ma."
Zhang Junsheng's mouth was full of food and he didn't even bother to answer. The child was already starving. If it hadn't been for this meal, he would have starved to death on the streets.
"I'm talking about you..." Ma Youyi asked tentatively: "You didn't run away from home, did you?"
"That's right..." Zhang Junsheng hesitated.
Ma Youyi smiled evilly and deliberately teased: "That's great, a handsome child like you can be sold for a good price!"
"Huh?" Zhang Junsheng was shocked and hurriedly hid behind the chair: "No, Uncle Ma, I will find a way to repay you the money for those cakes, don't sell me..."
Seeing the young man's nervous expression, Ma Youyi couldn't help laughing: "How do you want to pay me back?"
Zhang Junsheng tugged at the corner of his clothes, with tears in his eyes: "I...I..."
"In that case, let's repay with our bodies..." Ma Youyi chuckled, his cheeks reddened by the wine. Zhang Junsheng opened his watery eyes wide and was so scared that he almost cried. He didn't understand.
Why did he always meet bad people when he left his master? Not only that, but there were even perverts who had their sights on him. He had already regretted leaving his master without permission, and now he just wanted someone to save him.
Seeing Zhang Junsheng trembling like a kitten in fear, Ma Youyi continued: "Come here and be my assistant. Help me carry goods and handle chores. I won't let you go until you pay back the money."
"Ah... this?" Zhang Junsheng looked at the man in front of him in disbelief. It turns out that repaying with his body means this. Ma Youyi smiled with interest: "Look at how nervous you are, what do you think it means?"
Zhang Junsheng's cheeks were slightly red, and he turned away, pouting and refusing to answer. Ma Youyi smiled even more happily: "I'm not interested in children, not to mention you are a boy, hahahahahaha!"
Ma Youyi put on his bamboo hat and said, "You will be my assistant from today on. The first thing you need to do is follow me to the Chamber of Commerce here."