The story of the rich and the young being tricked into farming

Ye Xiaozhou finally accepted Ma Xiaozhou's invitation, but he is a person who wants face. Before going, he washed his face with a basin of water, and tied up his long hair with great pains. Then he hugged Xiaobai and walked towards the house next door.

The courtyard of Ma Xiao's house next door is obviously much better than theirs. When Ye Xiaozhou arrived at the door, he suddenly felt a little cramped, thinking that it would be a little bad for him to come here uninvited.

But just as he was hesitating, Ma Xiao suddenly ran over and opened the door for him.

"Little Yezi, why don't you come in?" Ma Xiao said, "I have already told my parents, they are very willing for you to come."

Ye Xiaozhou finally breathed a sigh of relief and stepped in.

The scene in the courtyard is obviously much better than theirs. A lot of flowers, plants, melons and vegetables are planted along the wall, and there is a bamboo frame covered with vines on the right side, and a small swing and a set of vines are built under the vine Bamboo table and chairs.

Ma Xiao's parents were sitting under the vine, beckoning them to pass.

"Ah," Ma Xiao's mother spoke first, and she looked at Ye Xiaozhou in surprise, "Why do you look like this? But why did you suffer?"

Don't blame her sharp eyes, but Ye Xiaozhou is really looking a little embarrassed at this moment. His coat is only loosely tied with a knot at the waist, and the clothes are also crumpled. With his movements, you can see his neck carefully. Uncoverable red marks.

The long hair was also tied badly, and the front strands of hair slipped down when he moved, his eyes were slightly swollen, and the corners of his eyes were also red.

Being stared at by them like this, Ye Xiaozhou felt uncomfortable all over his body, and he thought about not daring to reveal Jing Min's affairs, fearing that they were also accomplices: "I...they are all gone, I don't know how to..."

Ma Xiao's mother immediately understood that this was probably a child of a wealthy family, and he was probably well-clothed and well-fed since he was a child. No one was at home, so naturally he couldn't even dress well.

"If you don't mind, let me take care of it for you." Seeing that he was not very old, Ma Xiao's mother suddenly felt pity, "Come here and sit here."

Ye Xiaozhou walked over in small steps, and as soon as he sat down, Ma Xiaoxiao stuffed a piece of freshly cut watermelon into his hand.

Ma Xiao's mother called her husband to get hair oil and a wooden comb. After all, she was a laborer. She had a thin layer of calluses on her hands, and the strength of combing her hair was not as gentle as that of Ye Fuzhong's personal maid.

But for some reason, smelling the osmanthus-scented hair oil, Ye Xiaozhou suddenly thought of his mother, and tears fell down unconsciously.

Seeing him crying, the three of them didn't know why.

"But what wronged you?" Ma Xiao asked his mother, "If you are sad, why not tell me, maybe you will feel better."

Ma Xiao's father also said: "I came back this morning and saw a young man in a black long gown driving up. He invited Ah Jing into the car and then left. I thought it was someone who invited Ah Jing. What are you going to do, now that you think about it, could it be that he did something without telling you?"

Ye Xiaozhou shook his head. Hearing what they said, Ma Xiao's family and Jing Min were probably not in the same group, so he dared to talk about his experience, which made the couple very embarrassed.

"I didn't expect Ah Jing to be such a person..." Ma Xiao's father sighed, "No wonder Ah Jing came back, but Mrs. Jiang was not there."

Ma Xiao gave her husband a motherly look: "I said that Ah Jing's trip was strange, but you said that I was thinking too much. When he was eight years old, sister Jiang took him away alone. No matter where he went, he was always better than here Yunxi is good at farming. And I see that he is not like an ordinary person when he comes back this time, and this is not his hometown, so how could he be willing to be a farmer when he comes back?"

Ye Xiaozhou stopped crying suddenly, and blurted out: "Isn't this his hometown?"

"Of course not," Ma Xiao's mother saw that Ye Xiaozhou had been deceived, she felt pity, and said truthfully, "He and his mother came to Yunxi Village in Zhining 13 years ago, and no one knew who they were. Where did the call come from? I only know that Ah Jing had a fever at that time, and both mother and son had some injuries. Sister Jiang only said that her husband died of illness. We just escaped for a day, and we felt sorry when we heard it, so we donated the deserted yard next door to their mother and son, and they lived in Yunxi from then on."

After Ye Xiaozhou recognized Jing Min, he became more sober. He keenly felt that Ye Xiaomin's disappearance might have a lot to do with his strange life experience.

After tidying up Ye Xiaozhou's clothes, Ma Xiao's mother frantically ordered a bowl of noodles for Ye Xiaozhou, topped with a golden poached egg and sprinkled with chopped green onion.

Ye Xiaozhou was already very hungry, but when he saw the noodles served, he immediately lost his restraint, and within a while, he ate and drank the noodles and soup.

Mazi's mother looked distressed, and sighed: "Such a handsome child, how could Ah Jing have the heart to lie to him like this?"

Ye Xiaozhou knew the reason for his madness in his heart, but in this situation, it is natural that the more pitiful and innocent he is, the better.

After eating the noodles, he put down his chopsticks, and looked at the couple hesitantly: "Actually... Actually, I came here today to ask you two."

"If there's anything we can help with, don't hesitate to speak," Ma Xiaotian smiled softly, "don't be embarrassed."

Hearing what she said, Ye Xiaozhou breathed a sigh of relief: "I just want to go back to the south of the Yangtze River now, but I don't have any money on me, there are more than a dozen chickens in the backyard, and I have a set of Shu brocade clothes left on me. It's too late, can you see if I can transfer these things to you first, and exchange some money for me to pay?"

Mazi's father blurted out: "It's not a difficult task, but our family is not rich after all, and we don't have much cash..."

"It doesn't matter, you are willing to exchange with me, Xiaozhou is already grateful." Ye Xiaozhou's heart was the same, his gratitude was beyond words, "I will return to Pingjiang in the future, and I will definitely not forget you."

"We are also acting for the morality in our hearts," Mazi's father said with a serious face, "You don't need to worry about us, as long as you return home safely."

Ye Xiaozhou was even more moved when he heard that, took his hand, and promised to repay them twice in the future.

Mazi's mother opened a small wooden box, took out most of the money inside, and stuffed it all into Ye Xiaozhou's hands: "There are two taels of silver and two strings of copper coins here, you can keep them."

Seeing that she had almost given all the family's money to herself, Ye Xiaozhou was very moved, and said goodbye to the two of them with tears in his eyes: "You two are really great kind people. I, Ye Xiaozhou, swear to the sky that when I return to Pingjiang, I will definitely be happy. Tell my father about this, and return the money and friendship to you."

Just when Ye Xiaozhou was feeling "there is true love in the world", Jing Min on the other side of the carriage was chatting with Han Xiuping who was driving ahead.

"Master," Han Xiuping said, "I don't understand something, but I don't know whether to ask it or not. I'm afraid I will offend the master."

Jing Min didn't lift his eyes, but still stared at the scroll in his hand: "Ask."

He knew that although Han Xiuping was a rigorous and quick-witted talent, he suffered from curiosity alone, and even dared to interrogate the current emperor about gossip, so it was even more impossible for him to be let go.

"Since the master said that Ye Xiaozhou would be punished, why did his subordinates go to the neighbor's house and give him dozens of taels of silver to help him?"

Jing Min smiled: "If he goes back late, I'm afraid he will miss the engagement. At that time, his father will get the news of the engagement. If he manages to find him, he will hide him. He will only say that the dog is unfilial and eloped with others." , the imperial court can’t force people.”

He paused, and then continued: "And do you think, how many taels of silver will fall into his hands for the 30 taels? He is so stupid, and he doesn't know the dangers of people's hearts. I'm afraid he is still feeling grateful at this moment." Those couple are nice people."

Jing Min's guess was right, and Ye Xiaozhou was still warm in his heart when he arrived at the county seat in Mazi's father's ox cart, and he kept thanking Mazi's father before getting off the car.

But soon, he led the gray little white dog, holding a purse containing two taels of silver plus two pennies, and got into trouble on the side of the road.

This amount of money is not even enough to hire a carriage, let alone go back to Pingjiang. Even if they have to travel by water, this amount of money is far from enough. They were able to get here before because Jing Min knew many people well. The boatman turned a blind eye and let the two of them board the boat.

But now he is the only one left, usually Ye Xiaozhou doesn't travel far, even if he travels, there are housekeepers and servants to take care of him, so he doesn't need to worry about it at all, which makes him seem to know nothing about these things now.

Standing by the side of the road and thinking for a while, Ye Xiaozhou finally made a decision - he was going to find Yan Xingyao. Although the man was not in good shape, they had some friendship at least. As long as he asked him more, Yan Xingyao would reluctantly agree to hire a car Send him back to Pingjiang.

In this way, he asked the way all the way to the Yan family's ancestral house.

The Yan family's ancestral house is the most imposing boundary in this small town, Ye Xiaozhou almost glanced not far away, and saw the tall door plaque.

He hesitantly stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Soon, an old house slave who guards the door came out. He first looked Ye Xiaozhou up and down, and saw that he was dressed in rough clothes and was leading a little gray dog, but his face was not ordinary. The house slave didn't dare to make up his mind for a while, but asked quite respectfully: "Who is the young master looking for?"

"Is Yan Xingyao here?" Ye Xiaozhou asked.

The old slave replied truthfully: "It turned out to be my young master's little friend, but unfortunately, Master Yan sent a letter to him this morning, promising him to go back to Jinling. You know my young master's temper, so you don't want to stay longer , and left a few hours ago."

Ye Xiaozhou didn't expect such a coincidence, he couldn't hide the disappointment on his face, but he could only compromise: "Then don't bother me."