Chapter 339: You Can’t Show Favor
A very exciting game.
The students still lost to the teacher.
The sun gradually rose higher, and the shadows under the eaves were squeezed out little by little by the sunlight.
The twelve shadow guards were waiting outside the miasma forest at the entrance of the village.
It's time for Wei Li to leave.
Old Lady Su stuffed a lot of dried vegetables and pickled cabbage from her home into the bag, and also put in a big bag of the farmer's unique large-leaf tea.
In a place like Changjing, these things seem particularly shabby.
But Wei Li loved to eat, so the old woman gave him a lot of food.
In Changjing, Wei Li is the emperor, but in Tubei Village, he is still the child who wears coarse cloth shorts and carries a basket.
My own children.
Never changed.
So after Wei Li came back, no one in the family treated him as the emperor, and did not let the unfamiliarity caused by the difference in status spread to the family.
If that happens, it will only make the children who return home sad.
The adults could see that after the child came back, he had been trying to avoid making everyone feel alienated.
"You are not allowed to take the new clothes I made for you. Leave them at home so that you can change into them whenever you come back." Old Mrs. Su and Old Man Su only sent the person out of the door and did not go out of the village.
The more we say goodbye, the more sorrowful we become.
Wei Li put the bag on his shoulder. The twenty-year-old young man was very tall and was a head taller than the two elders when he stood.
He leaned over and hugged the two elderly people, "Grandpa, Grandma, I will come back when I have time."
"You can come back anytime you want. Don't worry about us. We are all in good health." Old Man Su smiled and patted the young man on the shoulder, then drove him out. "Let's go, let's go."
The eldest and second eldest Su brothers stood closer to the center, both with smiles on their faces, deliberately joking to dispel the sadness of parting. "Alright, Ah Li, stop dawdling. You've been away from the palace for quite some time now, haven't you? State affairs are more important than family matters. Whether the people of Dayue can live and work in peace and contentment depends entirely on you! Go back and do your best!"
He Daxiang rolled her eyes immediately. "What do you mean by work hard? It's as if Ali is going to work as a farmhand. Ali, you must work hard!"
"..." Liu Yuelan and Su Xiuer both held their foreheads.
After a brief farewell at the doorstep, his fellow brothers and sisters surrounded Wei Li and went to the village entrance.
They were still laughing and joking along the way, without any sign of reluctance.
Across the river from the miasma forest is the Twelve Wharfs and Three-Division Rudder.
Knowing that Wei Li was going back to Beijing today, Big Beard specially emptied a transport boat and waited by the river early.
Standing at the bow of the transport ship, Wei Li's eyes fell on the girl on the shore, "Tianbao, the road to Shu is difficult. If you need me--"
"No need, let's go." The girl spoke with a ruthless cold arrow.
Wei Li, "..."
He forced a smile.
Although I knew how she would answer, I still felt extremely disappointed when I heard it.
The feeling of being unwanted is like being wrapped in ice and snow, making you feel very cold.
While I was distracted, I was suddenly hit on the forehead.
It didn't hurt. What hit me was a bunch of reed leaves.
Wei Li raised his head and looked towards the shore again.
His fellow disciples were also looking at him, each with a strange smile on their face.
Su Wu was impatient and couldn't help laughing. "Look at your lost look, I was just teasing you."
"A-Li, we will write to you when we set out on the Shu Road." Su An also smiled, "Although you can't go with us, I will definitely share with you what we see and hear along the way, so that you can feel as if you are there in person!"
Su Wen stood with his hands behind his back, his posture exactly like his master's, even down to the angle of his chin. He shook his head and sighed, "We're all adults now, and we need to understand the importance of things. Your duty is to the country. If we really drag you along to Shu Road, the people of the world will curse us for bringing disaster to the country and the people."
Bai Yu raised his lips, his expression and tone serious. "A-Li, the burden on your shoulders is heavier than any of us. Only when the country is at peace can the people be safe. The nine nations now regard the exile area as a thorn in their side. Only when Dai Yue is strong can others dare not covet and trample on it at will. You are our greatest support, and the responsibility is not light. Although you and I cannot ride on the rivers and lakes together, we have the same goal."
Tian Bao threw a bunch of reed leaves at the young man at the bow, pointing in the direction of Tu Beicun's home. "Junior brother, home is there. It has always been there. If anyone bullies you, go find me."
The boys were serious for only a moment before they started laughing again, making faces and saying, "You can find the senior brothers too! We are all your backers!"
Wei Li's bitterness and loss completely dissipated, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "You're not afraid of getting your tongue tangled when you boast. Let's compete and see who will be the most powerful backer in the end."
"Alright, you're so long-winded. Let's go! It's getting dark if we keep talking! Ah Li, don't cry when you get back to the cabin! The officials will laugh their heads off if they find out!"
"...Get lost."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The boys' laughter died down only after they watched the transport ship disappear.
As we walked home arm in arm, a bit of belated sadness finally surfaced.
"Did Ali look like he was about to cry just now?"
"Just say you can't tease him like that. That kid takes everything he does seriously, so don't joke around."
"You know nothing! Ali is clearly a serious person on the outside but a slut on the inside! Who among us hasn't tasted the little tricks he has in his belly?"
"I haven't drunk it, get out of here."
"When Ali abdicates in the future, we'll take him to see the real world of martial arts."
"By then, I'll be old and outdated. Will I let my grandchildren and great-grandchildren carry me there?"
Tianbao and Bai Yu quietly moved away from the three idiots.
Walking to the front, Bai Yu poked the girl's arm and said, "News should arrive from the Shu Road in a few days. The Nine Kingdoms might have set a trap on the road before us. Should we strike first?"
"Of course I do. I can't always be led around by the nose." Tian Bao put his hands behind his back, looking serious. "My nose hurts."
"Don't say that about yourself. You're not a cow."
Tian Bao kicked the man into the ditch nearby without hesitation and said, "I need to discuss this matter with Master in detail."
"No problem, sweetie, give me a hand first. I can't get up. Maybe my leg is broken."
The three people behind him jumped over Tian Bao and rushed over first, scooping up mud from the ditch and smearing it on Bai Yu. "Is your leg really broken? It's hot out now, you can lie in the ditch for a while, and you can come back after we're done talking!"
"Fuck, do you think I'm afraid of you just because there are so many of you?"
A gentle breeze blew, and the fragrance of rice wafted through the air. In the ditch, several tall and strong young men huddled together, pushing the mud at the edge of the ditch down.
Tianbao walked past without looking around.
Next time Wei Li comes back, I’ll push him into the ditch and play with him, so that he won’t always look like an abandoned dog.
It gives people a headache just looking at it.
We can't favor one over the other.
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