Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 155
The two sat by the spring like this, enjoying the rare refreshment in summer,

Unknowingly, looking at the sun, it was already noon, Zhao Min touched his stomach, feeling a little hungry.

Sensing her intentions, Gu Lingqing stood up from the stone and stretched out her hand.

Zhao Min looked at the hand stretched out in front of her, and put her hand in his.

Gu Lingqing pulled her up with a light pull, but she was unwilling to let go of Zhao Min's hand. She held her hand tightly and walked down the mountain: "Let's go, I'm a little hungry."

The two went down the mountain, and it was past noon when they returned to the Laifu Inn, and the diners in the inn had already left.

The shopkeeper Hou and Tao Zhiyi were not in the hotel lobby either, presumably they went to take a nap in the room, so Zhao Min went to the kitchen alone to collect some dishes, and the two ate.

After Gu Lingqing left, Zhao Min thought that there was not much time left when he had to leave, so he went upstairs and started packing his luggage.

But when he was packing his luggage, he found the jade pendant that Gu Qi gave him.

When Zhao Min didn't express his heart to Gu Lingqing earlier, he might be able to temporarily help Gu Qi keep it, but now that he has expressed his heart to Gu Lingqing, it is not suitable for him to have another jade pendant belonging to Gu Qi.

But thinking of Gu Qi's attitude last time, Zhao Min was in a difficult situation for a while.

Hey, no matter, seeing that there are still so many things to clean up, Zhao Min put away this jade pendant, and will return it to him later when he finds a chance.

What Zhao Min had to prepare was not only his own clothes, but also all kinds of condiments and simple wound medicines that he had prepared in advance. The journey was far away, and Zhao Min didn't want to eat tasteless game.

Although if they went on the road with Gu Lingqing and the others, they would definitely bring a doctor with them, but just in case, Zhao Min still made a few bottles of trauma medicine before departure.

We will be leaving tomorrow. In the evening, Zhao Min and the waiter sat around the table and did not open the door for business.

Tao Zhiyi cooked a table of good dishes, which is regarded as a practice for Zhao Min. It can be seen that Tao Zhiyi is not very interested, and there is a bit of sadness on his face: "Master, can you not leave?"

After hearing what he said, Zhao Min smiled wryly and patted his head: "Master has important things to do, so he has to go."

The shopkeeper poured himself a glass of wine, drank it sullenly, looked at Zhao Min, hesitated to speak, and finally did not say what he said: "Take care."

"What do you think you two are doing? It's not like I won't be back. I will definitely come back to see you when I'm free in the future."

Although they said so, the shopkeeper Hou and Tao Zhiyi also knew in their hearts that the imperial city was so far away from Liangcheng, and it would be difficult for Zhao Min to see each other after leaving.

After eating, Zhao Min came to his room alone to check whether the things to be brought tomorrow were complete.

"Dong dong dong."

Suddenly there was a knock on the door,

"Come in." Zhao Min looked at the door and saw the shopkeeper waiting to push the door in. Zhao Min hurried forward: "What's wrong with the shopkeeper? Is there anything wrong?"

After waiting for the shopkeeper to come in, he sat down at the table, then took out a few silver bills from his waist and put them on the table.

"When a person goes out alone, it is inevitable that some places need money. You collect the money."

Zhao Min stepped forward and looked at the amount of money on the table, and couldn't help but be surprised. This is probably more than half of the shopkeeper's savings.

"Shopkeeper, what are you doing? Pick it up quickly, I can't accept this money."

But the shopkeeper Hou had an angry expression on his face: "Wang Min, listen to me and put it away. Although this trip is with those two nobles, the journey is far away, and I don't know what will happen. Besides, the imperial city is not ..."

Shopkeeper Hou sighed deeply, Zhao Min naturally understood the meaning of his words, and fell silent.

Waiting for the shopkeeper to pick up the banknotes on the table, walked to the bag that Zhao Min was packing, stuffed the banknotes in, turned around and saw that Zhao Min was about to take it out, then grabbed her arm and stopped her. Her movements pulled her to sit next to the table, her tone a little dignified.

"Actually, I still want you to find out someone for me."

"Who? The shopkeeper, just say it." Zhao Min looked at him with a solemn expression, and his tone became serious.

"You also know that my son was recruited by the government to serve as a soldier five years ago."

Zhao Min nodded, she knew about this matter.

"In the past, my son would write me a letter every few months, and it was indeed sent from the imperial city, but there was no letter a year ago, and I have not heard from him for this year , I always feel a little uneasy in my heart, afraid that something will happen to him."

Speaking of this, there is no need to say any more, Zhao Min naturally understood what he meant: "Don't worry, shopkeeper, when I arrive in the imperial city, I will make inquiries for you."

At this time, the shopkeeper took out a piece of paper from his waist and put it in Zhao Min's hands: "This is my son's name, his name is Hou Enze, and there is a red square birthmark on his chest."

After saying this, Shopkeeper Hou patted himself on the head: "I'm so confused, how can you see the birthmark on my chest?"

Zhao Min held the paper he handed over to her tightly in her hand, looked at him and nodded: "Don't worry, shopkeeper, I will help you inquire about this matter when I go to the imperial city, and I will answer whether there is any news or not." write back to you,"

"Okay, it's getting late, I won't disturb your rest, you have to hurry tomorrow morning, you should rest early."

After waiting for the shopkeeper to go out, Zhao Min spread out the note in his hand, and saw three words written on it: Hou Enze.

Zhao Min kept these three words firmly in his heart, walked to the luggage he was packing, and looked at the bank note that shopkeeper Hu had just put in, feeling extremely moved in his heart.

Shopkeeper Hou and I have only known each other for a few months, he treats himself like his own child, he is really a very nice person, and Zhao Min felt relieved to entrust Tao Zhiyi to his care.

Zhao Min and Gu Lingqing made an appointment to meet at the gate of the city. Zhao Min got up early and planned to set off.

When Zhao Min came down from upstairs, he saw that the shopkeeper and Tao Zhiyi were already sitting in the living room. Zhao Min tried his best to keep a smile on his face, not wanting to feel the sadness of parting.

After seeing Zhao Min coming down, the shopkeeper waited and stood up: "Let's go, we two will see you off."

The three of them walked slowly towards the gate of the city. From a distance, they could see many carriages at the gate of the city. Zhao Min couldn't help speeding up his pace, he couldn't let these people wait for him alone.

(End of this chapter)