Jia Weiran was afraid that someone would recognize him. If Zhangjia Zhuangzi knew that his father was here, it would be troublesome. Hearing the voice, he turned his head and saw a person wearing rough hemp clothes and pigskin boots smiling at him.
Jia Weiran thought about it carefully, but he couldn't remember who this person was. From the way he was dressed, it was far from his identity. He asked curiously, "You are …?"
"Brother Jia, how come you don't remember me? I'm Ma Liu. Did you really forget about me? Are you pretending? Are you pretending? Last year, when the five of us were working at Luoshui, didn't you say that you wanted to earn money elsewhere? Yang Si and I stayed there and then we came here.
Why, did you earn money? Hmm, your clothes look better than mine. Stop pretending. I don't care if you want money. Let's go, I'll get them all here today. Let's go to the barbeque place next to the first shop in Linshui and roast some radishes. We'll also order two pieces of stinky tofu and a bowl of wine.
Why are you still in a daze? Don't you love stinky tofu? A piece of stinky tofu can last for half a month. Niu Wu said that he would give you good tofu, but it became stinky in the end. You ah, let's go, it's my treat. "
The man who called himself Ma Liu walked over and wanted to pull Jia Weiran in that direction. Jia Weiran had never heard of these random names before. They all seemed to be related to animals. When he saw this person stretch out his hand that was rubbing against something and was about to pull him, he was so scared that he took two steps back and opened his mouth to say,
"Wait, how come I don't remember you? Tell me, what's my name? "
"I already said that you don't need money. Why are you still asking? We weren't like this in the past. Even if you had a lot of money, we wouldn't take it. Working at this pier, we earn a lot every day. Isn't your surname Jia?" Ma Liu was a little dissatisfied and retracted his hand.
"Yes, then what's my name?" Jia Weiran felt that he was suffering from hysteria. He didn't have any impression of it.
Ma Liu clapped his hands, "That's right, your surname is Jia. You are Jia Yi, we call you Jiayu. When you were young, you were swimming with us in the river and a tortoise bit you down there. You said it yourself that tortoise was a female. Do you remember now?"
"Bah! I don't care who you are, get away from me. I don't know you, you got the wrong person. "Jia was furious. When did he swim with others and get bitten by a tortoise? His eyes widened, and he quickly walked to the place that sold Chinese crepes. He warily looked at the person who was standing in the same spot with a puzzled expression.
"Sigh ~! Since you don't want to know who you are, I was wrong. I was wrong, I was. I was looking for you. Prepare the carriage, prepare the carriage. " Ma Liu shook his head regretfully. As he spoke, he waved his hand and three luxurious carriages came over. Each carriage was pulled by four horses. It was obvious that they weren't carriages.
Jia Weiran watched as the carriage stopped beside the person who spoke to him just now. Two people jumped down from the second carriage. It was a man and a woman. The man was handsome and the woman was beautiful. They bowed respectfully to that person. After that person got on the carriage, the three carriages left one after another.
Jia Weiran raised his hand and touched his head. He muttered, "It's not hot."
"Who said it's not hot? This is a freshly made fruit pancake. Do you want it? If you don't want it, don't block the way. If you want it, pay up. You can exchange it with something. Hurry up." The seller seemed to think that Jia Weiran was saying that his food wasn't hot, so he said unhappily.
Jia Weiran was still in a daze. He took out his money and bought the fruit pancake. Just as he was about to go back, someone suddenly came over. Just as he was about to walk past him, he said in surprise, "Brother Jia, hahahaha, I finally found you. What have you been busy with these days?"
Jia Weiran took a step back and looked at the person in front of him. He didn't know him either. He remembered that the person who carried the goods left in the three luxurious carriages. He looked at the person in front of him and saw that he was wearing light green satin clothes. He didn't dare to neglect him. He smiled and replied, "Nothing. I was hungry, so I bought a fruit pancake to eat. What are you busy with?"
He wanted to call him by his name, but he didn't know his surname.
The person smiled. "Brother Jia, are you short on money recently? Why are you eating fruit pancakes? Come, follow me to the first stall beside the barbeque shop. I specially ordered your favorite stinky tofu for you. A few of my brothers are calling for it. You are always like that. You eat four to five pieces of stinky tofu in a meal. If you eat less, you can't eat anymore. As a result, you are always smelly. Let's go. "
"I eat four to five pieces of stinky tofu in a meal? Aren't we supposed to eat for half a month? "Jia Weiran felt that he wasn't in the human world. He repeated what the person said just now.
The person waved his hand and said, "Could it be that Brother Jia has fallen to such a state? A piece of stinky tofu can last for half a month. Brother Jia, you … sigh! Don't worry, I will find something for you to do. You can't live like this. "
"What do you want me to do?" Jia Weiran asked.
"Work as a laborer. Look, I will take off my clothes. How is it? Am I a laborer? It's good to work as a laborer. There are good meals that can be eaten for two to three copper coins. There are two meals a day. Do you want to go? "The person took off his clothes and saw that his upper body was bare. There were even calluses on his shoulders.
Jia Weiran shook his head. "No."
"You really don't want to go? Then you can eat your fruit pancake. I am leaving. Aiya, here comes another boat. Brother Jia, see you next time. "The person ran away as he spoke. As he ran, he took off his shoes.
Jia Weiran stood there with the fruit pancake in his hand. He blinked and didn't know what to do. After a while, he remembered that he was buying something for his father. He raised his head and saw that there was no one at the spot where his father was standing. He looked around and didn't see his father either.
This time, he was really dumbfounded. Where was his father? He was still here just now. Jia Weiran panicked and started to look around. He ran here and there, but he still couldn't see his father.
"Brother Jia, what are you looking for?" Just as Jia Weiran was panicking, a voice rang out behind him.
"Don't lie … lie. Brother Zhou, why are you here?" Jia Weiran recognized the person. It was Zhou Xihu. He thought that someone came to invite him to eat stinky tofu again.
Zhou Xihu looked at Jia Weiran carefully and said, "My home is here. Where else can I go? Looking at Brother Jia's anxious look, could it be that the beauty beside you is missing? Brother Jia, tell me, what does the beauty look like? I will help you look for her. "
Jia Weiran used his sleeves to wipe the sweat off his forehead. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. He couldn't say that he followed his father here to disguise himself. Then what would the yamen runners and the Head Registrar think?
"Brother Jia, is it because you can't describe her appearance? Why don't you go to the Linshui First Restaurant to take a look? The beauty usually goes there. There are many talents there. "Zhou Xihu continued to persuade him and prepared to pull Jia Weiran there.
"No, impossible. I, I am just strolling around. I am not looking for anyone. Brother Zhou, go ahead." Jia Weiran didn't dare to say it out loud. He could only endure the anxiety in his heart and reply perfunctorily.
Zhou Xihu didn't force him and said, "That's good. Brother Jia, if you have any problems here, you can go to the Linshui First Restaurant and get someone to look for me. If I can help, I will not refuse. Oh, the Linshui First Restaurant has a new fried stinky tofu. Brother Jia, go and try it when you are free."
After saying that, Zhou Xihu walked away. Jia Weiran was stunned again. Why did everyone talk about stinky tofu when they saw him?
Since his father was gone, he naturally had to look for him. Jia Weiran started to expand his search area. He walked to the yamen but didn't find him. He turned back to the other side of Qianchang Town and didn't find him either. He turned around and walked to the innermost shop at the pier but still couldn't find him.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Jia Weiran had no choice but to walk to the Linshui First Restaurant. He wanted to ask for Zhou Xihu's help. If something happened to his father, it would be serious.
"Young Master Jia, you are here too? Do you want to eat the stinky tofu in the restaurant? Young Master Jia, please come in. "The waiter waiting at the pier said the same thing when he saw Jia Weiran.
Jia Weiran was already numb. He walked onto the boat and didn't say a word. He let the boat take him to the restaurant. After entering the door and going up to the second floor, another waiter came over and said to Jia Weiran, "Young Master Jia, I haven't seen you for a long time. The stinky tofu is ready for you. It is at the third floor, room 3."
Jia Weiran knew that room 3 was the one he had been coming to recently. He followed the waiter upstairs and asked, "How do I find Zhou Xihu?"
"You are looking for Young Master Zhou? Young Master Zhou was still here just now. Do you have something urgent? "The waiter asked with concern.
"Yes, I am looking for someone." Jia Weiran felt a little tired after running for so long.
"What a coincidence, Young Master Jia is also looking for someone. Someone came here just now. His surname is also Jia. The Assistant Secretary and the Deputy County Magistrate of the yamen came with him. They said that they were looking for someone. They went to room 4 together. The Assistant Secretary and the Deputy County Magistrate even called him Lord. I don't know what official he is," the waiter said.
Jia Weiran grabbed the waiter and said, "What did you say? The Assistant Secretary and the Deputy County Magistrate called him Lord? "
"Yes, Young Master Jia, do you know that person? Tell me about it, "the waiter replied excitedly.
"Bring me to room 4 quickly. Forget it, I will go there myself," Jia Weiran said and ran in that direction.
The waiter shouted behind him, "Young Master Jia, I will send your stinky tofu to you too."
Jia Weiran didn't care about the stinky tofu. He rushed to the room and opened the door. He saw his father with a helpless and anxious expression. There were also two people sitting there with him. They were the Assistant Secretary and the Deputy County Magistrate of San Shui County.
"Father, why are you here?" Jia Weiran heaved a sigh of relief and asked curiously.
"Ah, it is good that you are here. Eat something first. I will be taking office tomorrow," the Jia County Magistrate sighed and said.
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