Han Yun and others walked on the mountain road for three or four days before they embarked on a main road again.
This is just a main road between towns, not an official road.
While walking on this road, I met a lot more passers-by.
"We are almost at the border between Yunchuan and Luochuan. It should be fine when we return to Luochuan. After all, it is under the emperor's feet and has the best security in the country."
Wang Fugui pointed to a small inn ahead and said,
"There is a place over there. Let's go there to have a meal and rest for a night before leaving."
Everyone nodded. It was still afternoon, and it was a bit too early to rest. But after all, the journey was tiring and I had never had a good night's sleep in the wild. It didn't hurt to take a rest.
When I came outside the small inn, I saw a man wearing a chef's clothes reading a book. The man looked about thirty years old, a little fat, and he was holding a book in his hand, and he was reading eagerly. No one came outside the door.
See.
"Oh, it's from the shopkeeper."
Zhao Tao shouted.
The cook quickly put down his book, stood up and said with a smile,
"I'm sorry, everyone, I didn't see it. Are you eating or staying in a hotel?"
"Everything is there."
"Okay, you do it first, and I'll cook some food for you. There's wine at the counter. If you want to drink it, just grab it yourself."
The cook smiled and walked towards the kitchen.
"Are you the only one in this store?"
Wang Fugui asked.
"Yes, this is a small shop. I'm not usually busy. I can just greet you by myself."
"Okay, let's just take it ourselves, and then we'll calculate the money together."
"Okay."
The cook smiled warmly and honestly, and it was obvious that he was an honest and responsible person.
The guards went to get drinks under the counter, got bowls and chopsticks, and everyone sat down at two tables.
After the cook entered the kitchen, he started to get busy. Before long, plates of dishes were brought out.
Since he was the only one, he would fry one dish and serve it to the other. When he finished frying the next one, he would finish the previous one, just like a running-water banquet.
The dishes here are not that luxurious, and the vegetables and meat are ordinary, but the cook is very good at cooking, and the food is delicious and rich, and everyone is full quickly.
After eating, it was still early before dark, so everyone drank and chatted.
Han Yun heard Xin'er's cheerful laughter coming from the backyard, so he got up and walked towards the backyard.
Opening the door, he saw the horses that everyone had put in the backyard, and also saw Xin'er sitting on a swing. Behind her, a little boy of about four or five years old was pushing her on the swing.
Both children's faces were filled with innocent smiles.
The laughter of the two little guys was very clear and pure. Han Yun felt very warm when he saw this scene. He had experienced a fierce battle before and transformed into a god of death. At this time, he felt that his mood was much calmer.
There was a bench at the door of the backyard. The cook was sitting on the bench, smoking a cigarette and looking at the two children with a smile, his eyes full of kindness and love.
Han Yun walked over and sat on the other end of the bench.
When the cook saw Han Yun coming, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Han Yun.
"Want a bite?"
"Okay, thanks, bro."
"Hi, thank you for what you are doing."
The cook took out the huozhezi and lit a cigarette for Han Yun.
In this era, there was a lot of tobacco, but cigarettes were not popular among the upper class. Generally, the working people smoked one after finishing their work because it was convenient to carry around.
Big businessmen like Wang Fugui all smoke pots and pipes, and their tobacco leaves are also high-quality shredded tobacco.
Han Yun had the habit of smoking in his previous life, but he has never smoked since he came to this world.
"Why are you the only one in this store?"
Han Yun took up the household chores.
"There aren't many people passing by my place. Most of them just stop by for a meal. I'm not too busy, so I don't hire a waiter. I just go by myself."
Even one person can be busy here."
"Aren't you afraid that if you cook in the kitchen, others will run away without paying you?"
"Don't be afraid. There are a few people who can do such a bad conscience thing as not paying for meals. Even if they do it occasionally, there are not many. Most of them wait for me to come out and give me the money. Some are in a hurry to leave and just put it on the table.
, they are all from the village, who would cheat me?"
The cook smiled innocently, and there was only a handle left in the cigarette in his hand, so he stubbed it out.
"Is this your child?"
"Well, just such a child, this is my lifeblood."
"Where is the child's mother? Why don't you come with you to greet the store? It's better for two people."
"Ran."
When the cook spoke, his tone was calm, as if he was talking about an extremely ordinary thing.
Seeing Han Yun frowning in confusion, the cook smiled and said,
"It's not a big deal, it's been so long, I've looked past it.
I got married once before, and my family asked someone to help me. We talked well before we got married, and we were very loving. However, after we got married, the woman thought I was poor, quarreled every day, and later ran away.
I still live alone, and I don’t think much of her anyway.
Later, the family asked someone to find a matchmaker, and then they got married in a haphazard manner.
I am an honest person, but also a loser. I just do whatever my family says. I don’t have my own opinions, so we got married in a muddle.”
Han Yun flicked the ash from his cigarette, took another deep breath, and said with a smile,
"What happened next?"
"Later, I realized that I had been deceived. The woman who got married for the second time did not really want to get married to me.
Her mother and father separated, and her mother found another man. But at that time, they were both in their forties and almost fifty, and there was no way for them to have another baby, so they thought of letting her give birth to another boy.
Her mother went as a child.
Then I definitely disagree. My son is my life. How could I give him to someone else? So we quarreled and quarreled every day. Later, a few days after the child was born, the woman left directly."
As soon as these words came out, even Han Yun was stunned because of his determination.
How come there are still people like this in this world?
If you can't have another child, why should you take away your daughter's child?
That woman is actually willing to give her child away?
What kind of snake-heartedness is this?
"Haha, you don't need to be surprised, sir. Seeing that you are wearing a brocade robe and talking like an ordinary person, you must be a child of a wealthy family. Naturally, you don't understand the hardships of ordinary people like us at the bottom.
Because he is poor, he is evil.
Everyone in the world is stupid, so everyone in the world is miserable;
Everyone in the world suffers, so everyone in the world is evil.
And I am the stupidest fool in the world."
"You are not a fool."
Chai Yuan's voice came from behind.
"I didn't expect that there are people as transparent as you among the people. Those two sentences you just said made me enlightened."
Chai Yuan is a Confucian student, and his job is to educate the people. The words of the cook just now made him truly understand the sufferings of the people.
The cook turned around, looked at Chai Yuan, and said with a smile,
"It's not as powerful as you said. It's just that if you get slapped too many times, you'll know it hurts."
"Then you haven't thought about finding another one? The child has never had a mother, and it's not a problem that you have never had a companion."
Han Yun persuaded.
"Hey, many people have advised me this way, but even the idiots in the village knew not to take a third slap after being slapped twice, let alone me.
I have given up on women. I will just do this for the rest of my life. I will run this small shop well and when I save some money, I will also let my children go to school. If they study well, I will get a good name in the future and become an official.
.
For poor people like us, studying is the only way out."
cook
He smiled freely, but his plain tone was full of vicissitudes and helplessness. He spoke plainly, but Han Yun could hear the heartbreaking pain he had experienced.
Poor people suffer from everything.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. It's all over. Now I'm running this small shop and I'm quite satisfied. I cook and collect money every day and don't have to look at people's faces. It's great. I'm quite satisfied with my current life."
The cook took out another cigarette. It was obvious that he was not as free and easy as he said on the surface.
"Indeed, this little shop is nice and quiet."
Han Yun smiled.
"Yes, the employer I worked for in the past did not recruit people in order to save money, so I had to do the work of several people by myself. Then I thought, after all, it is only one person who does the work of several people, why don't I give it to myself?
What to do.
So I opened this small shop and just raised my children."
"Okay, cool."
"Isn't it cool? It's beautiful to read books and listen to storytelling when you have nothing to do. New
By the way, sir, you are also heading north. It just so happens that Miss Nian'an will come to the town tomorrow to tell stories. When you leave tomorrow, please stop by the town with me and listen."
"Storyteller...girl?"
Han Yun was a little surprised. In his eyes, aren't storytellers usually old gentlemen?
When he mentioned that girl Nian'an, the cook got excited, slapped his thigh and said,
"Speaking of Miss Nian'an, she is so beautiful that she is as beautiful as a fairy descending to earth. I have never seen such a beautiful woman in my life. Compared with her, the rich girls in the city are simply vulgar.
Moreover, Miss Nian'an's storytelling is particularly wonderful, and every story she tells is vivid and lifelike. She can be said to be the first person in the world to tell stories.
Everywhere she goes to tell stories, the place is packed, and it’s extremely difficult to squeeze in to the front..."
Looking at the cook who instantly became a fanatical fan, Han Yun's eyes gradually changed from admiration to contempt.
Brother, you said you are not interested in women? What about your free and easy attitude just now?
(Are you ready to appear? The cutest sister Nian An in the world is also one of the most important characters in this book.)
(Next chapter: Listen to me, if I hear this, are you ready to be laughed until your stomach hurts?)