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Chapter 5

"There are quite a few bosses in Beiping and Tianjin who know how to do this, but if it comes to working in Nanjing dialect, our master is the only one." Seeing that the child listened carefully, Wei Qingyun also spoke vigorously: "In these years, he is the oldest in Nanjing city. It’s hot, even though he only has one mouth, he compares it to many commentators.”

As the saying goes, extreme joy begets sorrow, and putting it on anyone is no exception.Wei Qingyun was complacent, and several men suddenly walked through the crowd to Qiao Xiaoyan.

Brother Wei suddenly felt that something was wrong, he quickly put his arms around Lin Zhanyu's shoulders, and stood there quietly observing the expressions of those people.

"Boss Qiao's business is really booming here, and we can't compare with it." Seeing that Qiao laughed and stopped talking, one of them stepped forward and pretended to greet: "Have you made a lot of money this morning?"

"Where?" Qiao said with a smile that he recognized these people, and the whole city of Nanjing recognized them: These few people have always made a living by commenting, and they have become attached to powerful lords in the past two months, which can be described as a moment of glory.

Boss Qiao didn't want to offend anyone, so he had to put on a embarrassed look and cry poorly: "It's hard to make money these days."

"Don't talk about it, our business is not good, who doesn't know." The leader of the man snorted coldly: "Everyone said that looking up to Shouchen and Lian'an, they suffer from hunger and cold. A 360 five days to come out rain or shine, but you can earn enough food and clothing. What about you, Boss Qiao? Not to mention that you are full, but you can also bring out your apprentices to compete with us for jobs. You are really capable."

The people on the third floor and the third floor around were watching the excitement, and most of them had no intention of leaving, and they were still pointing and whispering.

Lin Zhanyu had never seen this situation before, so he hid behind Wei Qingyun in fear.Brother Wei patted his shoulder as a relief, but clenched his fist on the other side.

"It flatters me too much." Looking at the large number of people on the other side, Qiao said with a smile that he knew that they could come to make trouble, and it was definitely not because of the grievances accumulated for a long time. Call the apprentices back now, what do you think?"

"Why are you pretending to be a good guy? It's almost noon, and you've already made a lot of money." Another man stepped forward and pushed Qiao hard, laughing, pushing him almost to the ground.

His eyes were fierce, and he wanted to make Qiao laugh and say, skin cramping: "How about this, you give us all the pots and pots you have spent this month and what you earned in the tea shed, let us have a good year, and I won't give up any more. Pursue. How?"

"Dream!" Wei Qingyun suddenly stepped forward and spat on the man's face: "What do you think you are?"

The man didn't expect to rush out in a daze, and he was really taken aback.After seeing who was coming, he wiped his face with his hand, and said with a sneer, "Yo, so it's Brother Wei."

Wei Qingyun was in his early twenties at that time, when his temper was the strongest and his physical strength was the best in his life, how could he bear this anger.Qiao said with a smile that he obviously wanted to calm things down, but he was determined not to do it.

So he stood in front of Boss Qiao and Lin Zhanyu, and said expressionlessly: "It's me, what's wrong? If you want to bully my master and brothers, pass me first." After that, he turned his head and whispered to Lin Zhanyu : "Children, run."

"Qingyun!" Qiao said with a smile, acting like an elder: "Don't mess around."

"I know why you guys dare to be so rampant. It's just bullshit. It's really capable to bully others after winning the favor of high-ranking officials." Wei Qingyun is not afraid of them: "Don't you think I don't know? After that, we will never have a peaceful life.”

He broke away from Joe's hand that was trying to pull him back with a smile: "Come on, I'm not afraid."

Senior Brother Wei is not totally acting on his own will, he has been with Boss Qiao for several years and knows his master's temper well.He knew that if the other party was determined to stop him, it would definitely not be the tepid reaction at this moment. Although the master could not say that he completely agreed with his behavior, but if he insisted on doing so, the other party would not block him stubbornly. with.

In this way, the young and vigorous people knew that this road was not a dead end, so they became more and more fierce.

However, Lin Zhanyu was really taken aback: He has been here these days, and he never thought that the seemingly gentle Wei Shige would have such a time.

He was standing very close to Wei Qingyun, the coat on the other party's body still had the aroma of sandalwood like the day when he was hugged in the snow, plain and gentle, refreshing.

Wei Qingyun is not a good stubble.Lin Zhanyu finally recognized this fact.

"I really underestimated Brother Wei's ability." The man who was in charge before was very dissatisfied with Wei Qingyun's fearless appearance.He stepped forward and pushed Wei Qingyun's shoulder viciously: "You are capable."

Seeing that a fight was about to start, the people watching the fun finally realized that something was wrong.Those who were afraid of getting into trouble hurriedly left, and those who were meddling took two steps forward to fight.

Wei Qingyun turned around and pushed Lin Zhanyu far away, and the latter fell directly into the crowd.

Looking at the chaotic scene, the child was stunned.But fortunately, this child has not been frightened into a fool, and firmly remembers what his senior brother told him just now.

Lin Zhanyu didn't hesitate any longer, got up instantly, and ran out without even taking the dust off his clothes.

Of course he didn't run for his own life, he wanted to find Qiao Li and Xue He who were working on the other side of the old street.

He took big strides and ran fast. He had never worked so hard since he was a child.With the north wind whistling in his ears, he passed through the bustling crowd in the streets and alleys, past the shouts of peddlers, as if he was running desperately.

He couldn't stop crying, and the tears were dried by the wind, leaving only inconspicuous tear stains on his immature face.He didn't care about being afraid, let alone being tired, but when he ran to the place, he realized that his hands were trembling unconsciously.

Along the way, Lin Zhanyu really held his heart.He lost his only family member less than a month ago, and this is his new home, and he absolutely does not want anything to happen to Master and Brother Wei again.

He ignored the doubts and dissatisfaction of the people around him, and tried his best to push away those men and women who were taller and stronger than him and squeeze them to the front.Because he was running so fast and fiercely, the cool wind kept pouring into his mouth. At this moment, he only felt a sharp pain in his nose and throat.

But he couldn't control it for a while.Panting, he rushed forward and hugged Qiao Li tightly, and under the surprised gaze of the other party, he only repeated four words: "We're fighting."

When I returned to the courtyard on the outskirts of the city, the sun was already westward.Before Qiao Li and Xue He arrived, Wei Qingyun kept Qiao Xiaoyan behind him, so he was the most injured.But fortunately, no bones were hurt, they were just small wounds with broken skin and bleeding.

Later, Qiao said with a smile that he had to make an apology, but in the end he had to spend a little money to satisfy the other party.

"You can't let them deal with this kind of people." Qiao Li was treating Wei Qingyun's wounds, but the latter was still stubborn after suffering a loss: "Today they dare to ask for the money we earned in a month, if they don't teach us a lesson, If you dare to leave our house tomorrow, all the brothers and sisters will have to drink the northwest wind. Hey, Xiao Qiao, why are your hands so heavy, lighten up."

However, the reason why Wei Qingyun said this was not entirely out of anger: he was afraid that Qiao would punish him with a smile, so he could only use such venting remarks as sophistry.

"They made it clear that they were here to ruin the situation." Seeing that Boss Qiao didn't speak, Wei Qingyun went on to say, "We must not just bear it like this. Isn't it, Master?"

"Okay. You are really a 'reckless person'." Boss Joe sighed.

His apprentice knows best himself, he knows what Wei Qingyun means, but he still can't help nagging: "One thing more is worse than one thing less. You don't know the severity at your age, and I don't care about it with you. It's fine if you get angry today, and you won't be allowed to do it in the future." Repeat."

Qiao said with a smile that he had already passed his forties. As the saying goes, it is rare for people to live in their seventies. According to his own words, he has lived most of his life.He seems to have many masks. He is full of smiles when he is out of work, and he is tactful and sensible when dealing with others. Only when he returns to this small courtyard does he seem to show his true face, tired and helpless: "You take care of your wounds." , I will settle the entanglements outside."

According to Master's wishes, Wei Qingyun went to rest early after taking the medicine.Lin Zhanyu accompanied Qiao Xiaoyan to pack up his things and didn't go back to the house until late at night.

The quilt is cold, even if the quilt is really thick, it is still as cold as iron bumps in this winter when the new year's festival is approaching.If it's just cool, it's fine, because of the misty and rainy weather in the south of the Yangtze River, the quilt will inevitably be wet and heavy.

Lin Zhanyu went in shivering, he couldn't bear to take off his cotton coat. It wasn't because he wanted to sleep with his clothes on, but because he had to rely on the cotton coat to warm up the place where he lay.

Wei Qingyun was sleeping next to the child, and the moonlight shone into the room, illuminating the man's face very clearly.

After all, he wore thicker clothes in winter than in other times. Wei Qingyun didn't have many injuries, but there were still some fine wounds on his face.Qiao Li had cleaned him up and applied medicine to him before. The powder covered the wound, so it didn't look too hideous at the moment.

Lin Zhanyu looked at him sideways, not daring to breathe out for fear of disturbing his rest.

Wei Qingyun was extremely tired, it was rare for him to rest so early, in the past sometimes Lin Zhanyu had already fallen asleep but he was still lighting up the lamp to read at night, in the morning he went out to practice before the children woke up.This was the first time the child saw Senior Brother Wei asleep.

The moonlight painted Wei Qingyun's eyebrows, eyes and flesh and blood: he combed the simplest youth hair, with his forehead exposed, matching his eyebrows, looking refreshing and clean.

For some reason, when Lin Zhanyu looked at the person in front of him, he would always think of the way the other party was stalking his neck and refusing to admit defeat during the day on the street, and the determination and determination of this person, and he was completely different from Senior Brother Wei who was sleeping peacefully at this moment.

Wei Qingyun is not a burly man with big arms and round waist. On the contrary, he looks very thin, usually hidden in a coat, even if he wears a thin cotton coat, he doesn't show much weight.However, Lin Zhanyu felt a little relieved because of him.

When the child first came here, one heart had been hanging in the air. When Wei Qingyun caught him under the wall, half of it fell, and today the other half fell.

This day Lin Zhanyu was so busy running back and forth that he didn't bother to drink water, so his throat was very itchy.He accidentally coughed twice, which suddenly woke up Wei Qingyun, who was already restless in sleep.

Brother Wei turned over, opened his eyes and saw Lin Zhanyu beside him, he suddenly smiled, and his voice was still somewhat sleepy: "Child, are you okay today?"

Lin Zhanyu shook his head: "I'm fine, I just feel terrified when I look at you."

Hearing this, Wei Qingyun laughed more and more heartily: "I don't care. They are all stern guys, they only have the courage to pick things up, and they dare not get serious with me."

After that, he added: "Master knows their virtues, otherwise he would have stopped me long ago."

Lin Zhanyu's eyes were sour, his nose was sore, and his heart was even more sour.He thought, why is it so difficult to live?

People say that everything is low-grade, only high-level reading. In the early years, my scholar father was a scholar, but because of his honesty, he was able to make ends meet by teaching everywhere; With a full belly of silver, he has to be low-spirited and looked down upon by others. It is not enough to have a good fortune, he must be able to bend and stretch in order to earn hard money.

The child couldn't bear it anymore, he wiped away his tears, choked up and said, "Brother, let's run."

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The annotations are as follows:

Looking up to Shou Chen and Lian An, suffering from hunger and cold.

It describes the difficult life of artists back then, among which Shouchen refers to Zhang Shouchen, and Lian An refers to Chang Lian'an, both of whom are very famous actors.

Putting on the ground is a performance method used by artists at that time, which refers to performing directly on the open space.