Chapter 330 Encounter
Xue Lianxing welcomed Fu Da and Jun Er in.
"Who are you?"
"I am her bodyguard, and this is Jun'er, her adopted child."
At the dining table, Xue Lianxing served Chen Shiyi a bowl of egg drop soup.
"How have you been these years?"
Chen Shiyi nodded.
"not bad."
"Look at you, you are not as cheerful as before. In the past, if you made some money, you would smile till your teeth are stretched out."
Chen Shiyi smiled and said after hearing this.
"It can't always be the same as before. We'll get old one day. Where's Hao'er? Why don't I see him?"
"He finally passed the exam and became a scholar. He has been teaching in the county and it is not time for him to come back yet."
"He's a teacher. Well, he's pretty good."
Xue Lianxing said.
"We live an ordinary life. That's it. It's good."
Chen Shiyi nodded.
"Yes, that's fine."
Xue Lianxing asked again.
"I heard that you and Pei Xiucai got married before. Why didn't he come with you today?"
Chen Shiyi replied with a smile.
"He's very busy and doesn't have time."
Xue Lianxing glanced at Chen Shiyi.
"How long do you plan to stay here?"
Chen Shiyi sighed.
"I'll be leaving in a few days."
"So anxious?"
"Um."
After lunch, I don’t know where Fu Da took Jun’er.
Chen Shiyi went to the small courtyard where Pei Luoshu used to live.
The yard had been empty and no one lived in it. It had become gradually desolate because no one had cleaned it for years. The big bed where Pei's mother slept was still there. She also knew that the tomb next to the banyan tree was empty and had long been moved to the imperial mausoleum.
The passage of time has left us with few memories.
She went to the yard of the Fengming Mine again.
Since they left, no one has lived there since.
Now the gate of the courtyard has collapsed, it is overgrown with weeds, and only a few bamboo poles of Rui'er's swing are left in a mess.
The small bamboo lamp that used to be placed beside the bed in the woodshed where she lived had long since disappeared.
Everything changes in a blink of an eye.
Her life began here and ended here.
Later, she told Fu Da.
"You are always alone, too lonely. Jun'er will be by your side and keep you company."
Fu Da asked doubtfully.
"Where are you going?"
"I'll take a boat and go for a walk."
"Okay, be careful on the road."
The wind and sand in Mobei were very strong. When Wen Zhiheng rode his horse at full speed to the tavern, it was already seven days later.
When the waiter heard Wen Zhiheng's question, he immediately understood.
"You are here to look for your bosses, Fu Da and Jun Er, right? They left a long time ago."
Wen Zhiheng couldn't help but feel sad.
"Do you know where they went?"
"It seems like he is going to visit some relative, probably heading south."
He thought for a while and the relative heading south was Fangling.
She went to find the Xue family.
He changed his horse and turned around and headed towards Fangling.
Hearing the knock on the door, Xue Lianxing thought that his house had been very busy recently.
As soon as he opened the door, he found a man wearing a hat and black clothes standing in front of him. He looked very familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was for a moment.
"Brother Xue, I am the eldest son of Eleventh."
Xue Lianxing finally remembered.
"You are here to look for Eleven, right? She's gone."
Wen Zhiheng felt a little disappointed after hearing this.
"Where did she go?"
Xue Lianxing shook his head.
"I don't know either. I just said I wanted to walk around."
Wen Zhiheng was very depressed and only left one sentence.
"If anyone asks you if you've ever seen Eleven, just say you don't know."
Xue Lianxing nodded.
"Master, she just won't admit defeat or accept her fate. She can't get over many things in her heart. She has a weird personality. I just hope that she can settle down and have a family."
Wen Zhiheng rode his horse and walked aimlessly.
Ahead, there are dark forests, sea of flowers, and neatly built houses.
The scenery is beautiful, but it is not his destination.
He was in terrible pain.
Behind me, I could hear the sound of horse hooves.
He turned around and saw Fu Da riding on a tall horse with a child sitting in front.
Fu Da sighed.
"She left yesterday to catch a boat to Yuanzhou and leave Daye. If you want to find her, you should be able to catch up with her if you ride as fast as you can."
Wen Zhiheng was relieved instantly. He clasped his fists towards Fu Da to express his gratitude, then he pulled the reins and ran quickly towards Yuanzhou.
When Wen Zhiheng arrived in Yuanzhou, the ship was about to set sail.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the docked ship. People were coming and going, loading goods onto it, busy as hell.
He stared at the people coming and going, trying to find Chen Shiyi, but he couldn't find him.
The people around were busy and no one came to answer the person Wen Zhiheng wanted to find.
He followed the crowded crowd and climbed onto the ship.
He was so nervous that he looked left and right, from the boat to under the boat, and from under the boat to back on the boat.
With the anchor raised and the oars rowed, the ship gradually left the coastline of Daye.
He searched the ship repeatedly, searching every cabin, but there was no sign of her.
After searching for a long time, he finally stood in a corner, covering his face with his hands, looking very sad.
On the deck, the dark blue sea and the clouds in the sky complement each other, and in the sky, white birds are flying around.
Full of sorrow and sadness, he stepped away from the deck railing.
Turning around, I saw a person at the front of the boat, wearing a green dress, her skirt fluttering in the sea breeze, and a white veil hat on her head. She was standing there coldly and lonely, not moving at all.
When Wen Zhiheng saw this figure, he couldn't help but feel tears in his eyes.
He walked slowly towards her.
I feel very sad.
"eleven…"
He was stunned for a moment, turned his head, and lifted the veil on his hood with both hands, revealing a familiar face.
Chen Shiyi looked at him in disbelief.
"Young Master..."
Wen Zhiheng smiled at her with joy, his chest was filled with sadness. He wanted to say a lot of things, but could only say one sentence.
"Eleven, I've been looking for you for so long..."
Chen Shiyi's eyes were hazy, but she didn't know what to say. But she saw him running over and hugging her tightly.
"Eleven, I only want this life, not the next. I will accompany you to travel around the world, okay?"
"That small country has ferocious beasts and long winters..."
"I'm not afraid."
"We don't speak the same language, our customs are different..."
"I can adapt."
“It’s dark, there are no candles, and there’s not enough food…”
"With me here, all of this can be overcome."
Chen Shiyi raised his eyes, looked at Wen Zhiheng quietly, and suddenly smiled.
"After that, there will be no chance to regret."
“I never regret anything I do.”
The sea surface was surging with waves, large ships were floating in the sea, the sun was scorching, and the figures with fluttering clothes were cuddling together.
The pure white gulls in the sky kept hovering, circling, and landing on the deck and in the palms of our hands.
On the road, some people disperse, some gather, some leave, and some stay forever...
(over)