pick up jade

Chapter 37

Although the wound had been treated carefully, Xiao Yulin developed a high fever the next day.Fortunately, Jiangcheng's medical conditions were excellent, and Xiao Yulin's wound was re-treated in Renji Hospital. After two days of hanging up with salt water, the high fever finally subsided.What Yu Dongrong meant was that since we were so far away, it would be good to stay for a few more days to rest.He also wanted to take the opportunity to contact the trading firm here to see if he could get some urgently needed military supplies for stockpiling.

But the bodyguard disagreed.Although there is still peace here, the situation on Shenjiang's side is very bad.The government has invested 70 troops, and the war situation is still difficult.They were anxious to send Seventh Young Master to the destination safely, and then went back to report to the uncle.

When things go wrong, everyone has difficulties.Xiao Yulin was used to living a hard life, so he didn't take his injuries too seriously.It's just that the fracture is really painful, especially at night, the pain is so painful that I can't sleep.Young Master Yu Qi didn't care about the money for the morphine injection, but the bodyguard reminded him that it was more addictive than smoking if used too much, so he had to endure his distress and let Xiao Yulin stand up.

After bumping the trains, ships and cars all the way, I finally arrived at my new home in Rongcheng.

Xiao Yulin has always been fearless, but when he was about to enter the door, he was rarely embarrassed: "Either I should live outside..."

Young Master Yu Qi put his arms around his shoulders, and said seriously: "It's important to take care of your health, don't worry about anything else."

The housekeeper and servants came out early to welcome the news, those who carried the luggage carried the luggage, and those who reported the letter reported the letter.The chubby Commander Yu was supported by his tenth concubine, Mrs. Miao, coughing and staggering down the stairs, finally heaved a sigh of relief: "Just be safe."

In just a few months, he looked ten years older.

Yu Dongrong whispered: "Father, I'm back." He looked at Commander Yu worriedly: "Why are you coughing?"

Commander Yu waved his hand: "Don't mention it, it doesn't rain for two days in this damn place, and it's early for three days." Rongcheng is located in the basin, and now it's the turn of summer and autumn, so there is more rain.Because the climate is completely different from that of Yanbei, there will always be many discomforts when relocating from other places.

The bodyguard stepped forward to greet Commander Yu.Commander Yu kindly invited them to drink tea, and asked a lot about the eldest and youngest of the Yu family.At the end of the day, the butler offered a gift of thanks and sent him away. Commander Yu squinted his eyes, and finally turned his gaze to Xiao Yulin beside Yu Dongrong: "Who is this?"

Yu Dongrong felt that his father should have noticed it as soon as he entered the door.Otherwise, according to Commander Yu's smooth temperament, it would be impossible to keep Xiao Yulin on the sidelines.

But the Yu family is a decent family after all, even his second brother, a dude, dare not bring in the Pang family from outside.So he bit the bullet and said, "This is Mr. Zhou, a friend of mine. If he wasn't here, my son might not be able to see you..." Immediately, he described everything that happened at the train station as exaggeratedly as possible.However, because the situation was really dangerous at that time, the leeway that Young Master Yu Qi could play was actually limited.

Finally, seeing that Commander Yu's expression had softened a bit, he called his servants and ordered Xiao Yulin to go upstairs to rest.Commander Yu asked about the situation in his hometown for a while, then sighed deeply: "Based on the situation, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back in three or five years."

The concubines came down early and sat in a large circle around Commander Yu.Seventh Concubine Han's wife heard this, and immediately burst into tears: "How can we live in such a barren place in the future?" In fact, Rongcheng has been a paradise since ancient times, although it is inferior to Yandu and Weiyang in terms of weather, and inferior in modernity. Shenjiang and Jiangcheng are peaceful and prosperous places after all.

The fourth concubine, Mrs. Yang, said coolly at the side: "Who told the master that day, Yuzhou is too hot in summer, and it is mountainous, why not go to Rongcheng..."

Several aunts and wives had their own opinions, and they immediately chattered.

Commander Yu said impatiently: "Everyone calm down. Brother Dong is back and told the kitchen to prepare for the wind at night."

The eighth aunt cleverly refilled another cup of tea for Commander Yu: "What the master said is, I'll call the next step to get ready to go. After coming here for a while, I see that although this place is a bit remote, the food is exquisite. It's on par with ours. Didn't the master keep praising the shredded roasted rabbit that I ate a few days ago? I'll buy another one today, so that Master Dong can try it..."

Yu Dongrong sat for a while, thinking about Xiao Yulin, and said in a low voice: "Father, the road is bumpy, I'll clean up first when I go up."

Commander Yu was also not very energetic, so he nodded lightly.

Young Master Yu Qi got up and went upstairs.While walking, look up and look around.The new house is bigger than Weiyang's old mansion, but the decoration and furnishings are poor.But it has reached this point, it is good to be safe and sound, so what more can I expect.

Xiao Yulin was standing by the guest room window looking down.The back yard is lush and lush, with unknown trees growing.

Yu Dongrong took him to wash his head, face, hands and feet, changed his medicine, and brought him new clothes.These should not be done by a young master, there are so many maids in the family.But Yu Dongrong did it naturally, with quick hands and feet - he can learn everything very quickly.

Xiao Yulin finally ate a bowl of millet porridge, and was thrown into bed by Young Master Yu Qi.He went to bed but couldn't fall asleep, opened his eyes, and said seriously: "I want to go out and see if there is a troupe here..."

Yu Dongrong raised the quilt for him, and closed the curtains: "I think you look like a troupe. Get a good sleep first."

Young Master Yu Qi will not be idle once he comes back, and the family's money and food are all counting on him.The father and son talked behind closed doors, talking about the situation, his eldest brother, and the academic problems of the young master Yu Shaorong.Commander Yu was obviously not in a good mood, and Yu Dongrong felt worried.The old man sneered when he heard the words, and looked at Yu Dongrong with a cold look: "You should worry about yourself."

There was something in these words, and Yu Dongrong's spine went numb after hearing it.He forced a smile and said, "Father..."

"Send it back where it came from. Don't let me make it too clear."

Yu Dongrong bit the bullet: "He saved my life."

Commander Yu said impatiently: "There are many ways to repay favors. Also, hurry up and find an errand for your fifth brother, Yu Xin is going to annoy me to death." Yu Xin is the boudoir name of the sixth aunt's wife, Mrs. Wu.

Yu Dongrong said: "Father, it's not like you don't know..."

Commander Yu interrupted: "I'm going to rest. You've been tired all day, so go back early."

Young Master Yu Qi came out of the door with a heavy heart, and saw the Sixth Aunt not far away with an unnatural expression.The eyes of the two met, and Wu shi straightened her newly permed hair and forced a smile: "Brother Dong..."

Yu Dongrong nodded: "Aunt Liu, I know about Brother Fifth, let me think about it."

"Hey, don't you need to think about it. Doesn't Rongji Commercial Bank have a ready-made branch here... It is said that brothers who fight tigers, father and son soldiers... how can there be any reason to leave the ready-made brothers unused and let outsiders take care of things? ..."

Although after all these years, Young Master Yu Qi has already figured out the temperament of the family members, but he still feels a little angry when he hears such words.He didn't want to say more, but smiled coldly: "What you said makes sense." After saying that, he rubbed the soles of his feet with oil and went upstairs.

During the few days when Xiao Yulin lived in Yu's house, she was afraid of causing trouble to Yu Dongrong, so she kept shrinking in the guest room.Even so, the entire Yu family was still full of desire to spy on this guest.The maids whispered to each other, and their faces were full of spring.Although the ladies maintained their solemn faces, they gave each other a wink from time to time.

Xiao Yulin is really good-looking, and so young.

But everyone's suspicion of his identity has never stopped.Everyone in the family has heard about Young Master Yu Qi being an actor.It's just that Xiao Yulin doesn't look like those Gandans, so everyone can only mutter to themselves.

Young Master Yu Qi felt very uncomfortable about this, but if Xiao Yulin stayed here, the conditions for recuperation would be better.

On the other hand, Xiao Yulin himself couldn't bear it after living for a few days.There is a silent rule in the Yu family, which is heavier than that in the troupe.He and Yu Dongrong can no longer be as intimate as before.It's not because someone is watching, it's just that such behavior is obviously out of place in this family.As soon as Young Master Yu Qi came back, he seemed to be put on an invisible shackle, and his every move was unreasonable.

This is not the life Xiao Yulin is familiar with and likes.Although compared to his past, the Yu family can be regarded as rich and well-clothed.

He wanted to go.

After hearing this, Young Master Yu Qi was silent for a long time: "Your injury is still not healed."

Xiao Yulin shook his head: "It's okay."

Yu Dongrong sighed.Don't say that Xiao Yulin doesn't like being here, he himself is actually quite uncomfortable.He has been a free and natural temperament since he was a child, and he has been running wild outside these years.He returned home suddenly, watching every move of the whole family, he was so tired that he panicked.

After thinking for a while, he said, "There's a shop on the East Street, the staff are all locals, and the dormitory at the back is empty. It's just...it's definitely not as comfortable as here."

Xiao Yulin was quite happy: "It's okay, I can sleep anyway."

That's all there is to it.Yu Dongrong touched his thin face pityingly: "I have wronged you. When the days are more stable, I will find a way for you."

Xiao Yulin said seriously: "That's pretty good. Everyone is safe. It's just..." His expression darkened: "I don't know what's going on over there."

As soon as the fight started, the communication was cut off.Chaos everywhere.I heard that the post office is still available, but the letters sent from Jiangcheng and Yuzhou have never received a reply.

Others are fine, but what Yu Dongrong is most worried about is his elder brother——soldiers must go to the battlefield when the country is in crisis.Shenjiang has been fighting for more than a month, and the war seems to be in trouble.I don't know what his elder brother is busy at the moment.Before he escaped, he took advantage of the railway line not being broken, and transported several batches of supplies there, but the whereabouts of the items were unknown in the end.Now the people in the rear are helpless. They only hope that the government will deal with it properly and survive this crisis as soon as possible.

Second, of course it was Qin Meixiang.Before Yu Dongrong left, he said goodbye to him. Boss Qin was still as usual, with a calm expression on his face.Turning the world upside down, it seemed to him that it was just an external matter.Yu Dongrong understood his temperament and knew that it was because he had an idea in his heart.But what was that idea, Young Master Yu Qi didn't dare to think deeply about it.Qin Meixiang seems to be the most gentle and kind person, but the fierceness in his bones is no worse than anyone else.Now he can only hope that the people around him can persuade him not to do anything that would rather be broken.

When things got fussy, he quietly sent Xiao Yulin away.

Naturally, the conditions of the dormitory behind the shop were incomparable with that of the Yu Mansion.Neat is still clean, but very damp.The old woman in the kitchen is a local, and when cooking, she puts chili and Sichuan pepper for free.Xiao Yulin was not used to it for the first time, but after a few days, he gradually got a taste of it and began to eat with relish.It's just that the chili is hot, and his wound itches badly after eating it.Yu Dongrong frowned when he found out, and specifically asked him to cook his meals.

It's not a problem to lie down all day.Although the injury is still painful, it is much better than before.He didn't want to make people pay attention to it for nothing, so he offered to do something for the cabinet.The shopkeeper didn't dare to do physical work for him, so he was placed on the counter.

Unexpectedly, he was young and handsome, and even though he was in a hurry to sell things, he was still favored by customers.Girls and daughters-in-law, young ladies and wives, and even elderly grandmothers all love to talk to him.And because the local dialect is different from the official dialect in the north, I couldn't understand the speech in the two sessions, and many jokes were made.Because of this, people see him cuter and scramble to talk to him.Most of the customers of the cloth shop were women, so the popularity of the shop gradually increased.

He is also smart, he pays attention to everything, and the little thing on the cabinet doesn't bother him.When the business is good, everyone is happy.

Young Master Yu Qi was busy with his affairs, so he ran away all day without a trace.But when I have free time, I come here often.Now it's not as good as before, it's not easy to be intimate in front of people, just say I'm here to see business.Because the number of times was too frequent, it made the shopkeeper quite uneasy, and swore that he would never do anything wrong to the boss.Yu Dongrong had no choice but to comfort him carefully, and then slowly dispelled the old man's doubts.

After two months like this, the injury on my body is almost healed.Yu Dongrong took him to the hospital and took an X-ray. The bone had healed, but there was a big scar on his ribs.He gradually got used to the water and soil here, and once he was done with the work on the cabinet, he looked around, thinking about finding a job that would not depart from his profession.

East Street, Chunxi Road, Commercial Field.The three places are next to each other, and it is the busiest place in Rongcheng.In addition to buying and selling, there are also many casinos.The most popular ones are tea hug tea shops, and there is often one within a few steps.Tea is extremely cheap, and business is also very good.The locals seem to love sitting around and chatting like this.Occasionally, in a larger place, a stage is set up like the flower market in Yandu, on which there are singers, storytellers, shadow puppets, and sometimes movies.The people at the bottom were drinking tea, shaking their heads when it sounded good, or just sitting and sipping tea if they were bored.There are also quite a few theaters that perform local dramas, and the tone of voice seems to be different from the operas Xiao Yulin learned in the past.The only consolation is that the tricks of tricks are all interconnected.

Xiao Yulin has been recuperating from his injuries for the past few months. Although he can't do somersaults, his hips and voice have not stopped.After practicing quietly for a few days, he estimated that [-]% to [-]% of his previous kung fu had recovered, so he went to the local theater troupe to inquire about their livelihood.

Just asking back and forth, they all waved at him.There was a war outside, and a group of soldiers had been conscripted locally.Once the popularity weakens, the theater's business will not be as good as it used to be.The people in his own team can't support him, so how can he recruit outsiders.What's more, Xiao Yulin's play style doesn't match the one here.

In this way, I hit a wall that was neither soft nor hard a few times, and it was inevitable that I was a little disappointed.

When he came out of the opera garden again without success, he saw Young Master Yu Qi leaning on the car and looked over with a smile.

Xiao Yulin suddenly became happy again.

The two of them touched shoulders, walked through the crowd, went to a small restaurant across the street and ordered two large bowls of red oil chao shou, and Yu Dongrong ordered vegetable soup and garlic eggplant.

While waiting for the food, he looked at Yu Dongrong, and his heart became slightly sour: "Why are you so thin?"

Young Master Yu Qi smiled nonchalantly: "There are many things to do, busy."

Copy the hand up.Yu Dongrong gave some of his bowl to Xiao Yulin: "I rented a new house for you, not far from here. It is a brick and wood bungalow, clean and bright. You can pack up and move there tomorrow."

Xiao Yulin paused with his chopsticks: "No, it's good for me to live here. The shopkeeper is also kind." He whispered: "You don't have to take care of me all the time, I can take care of myself, and the cabinet will pay me wages .”

Yu Dongrong held his chin: "I should be nice to you, that house is too trendy. People from the north can't get used to it, and they will get sick after a long time. Don't you still want to sing in the future?" He was ambiguous under the table He gently touched Xiao Yulin's knee, and whispered in a low voice: "Besides, living behind the shop, some things are inconvenient... I miss you all the time, and I don't know if you think about me or not."

Even if it is such a day full of worries, but young and passionate, how can I not want to.Xiao Yulin slept alone on the cold kang at night, his mind was full of the charm of the past.It's a pity that many things are weighing on them now. After all, the two of them have never been close since they left their hometown.

The tips of his ears turned red.But that shyness was soon overwhelmed by deeper anxiety.He can't be a shop assistant all his life, singing is his specialty, otherwise ten years of hard work will be in vain.

Yu Dongrong didn't know what he was thinking, so he patted his hand reassuringly: "Take your time, don't worry. You don't have to worry about being late for a good meal." He picked up a chopstick of eggplant for Xiao Yulin: "Eat quickly, later It's time to cool down."

The two of them were eating when they heard the commotion outside the restaurant.A man who looked like a helper ran in with a panicked expression: "Shenjiang has fallen, and the government is about to move to Yuzhou!"

Yu Dongrong shook his hands, and half a bowl of red oil spilled on the table.