Chapter 485 Separation Again
A scorching sun hung high in the sky. There was not a single cloud in the sky, and there was not a trace of wind. The trees stood there listlessly.
The stream near the village suddenly dropped several inches, and the rocks exposed on the water suddenly became larger.
The abnormal climate has made the people of Kyoto miserable.
In previous years, at ten o'clock at noon, when the sun was the hottest, they would have definitely found a teahouse to take a rest.
But this year, food prices fluctuate day by day, but wages are not much.
The coolie men can only bear the scorching sun, carry a few more sacks, and earn a few more copper coins.
The vendors selling cold drinks on the roadside are not as generous as in previous years. In previous years, you can see the crystal clear ice cubes in the snow-soaked bean water.
This year’s snow-soaked bean water only feels a little chilly, and there are no ice particles to be found.
For ordinary people, after a busy day, the only pastime is to find a teahouse, order the cheapest pot of tea, and then listen to the scholar talk about Journey to the West.
Perhaps because of the rising food prices, no one dares to spend money as lavishly as before.
The business of teahouses and restaurants opened to ordinary people has been much slower.
On the other hand, the business of Dashi Fengqing Street and some big teahouses is still booming, even more lively than before because of the popularity of Journey to the West!
Kyoto seems to have been split into two pieces by an invisible knife. The crack is getting bigger and bigger when no one notices it.
On such a hot day, the three brothers and sisters of the Su family didn't want to go out.
The three of them nestled in the Hou Mansion and gathered in Gu Nanxi's courtyard.
Su Yunting held a bowl of sugar and ice snow balls and scooped three tablespoons of honey into it.
This sugar and ice snow ball is made by grinding beans into powder, mixing them with sugar and glutinous rice flour, then balling them into balls and placing them in water. After cooking, take them out and run them through cold water. .
When eating, mix the pellets, ice water and honey.
Normally, one spoonful of honey is enough, but Su Yunting took three spoons, but it was not sweet enough.
Su Xuanming, who was eating ice cream on the side, saw his bowl of sugar and snow balls and felt a toothache: "Second brother, that's enough. If you eat too much, your teeth will be damaged!"
"I'm leaving now. , you are not allowed to eat more? I will be floating on the sea for a year and a half, and I will have nothing! Fortunately, I brought back a lot of cans from Yunzhou, which can satisfy my hunger."
Lying in the rocking chair. Soo on top Yunyan opened her eyes: "Second brother, are you leaving?"
Su Yunting took a sip of honey water and suddenly felt that the heat was gone: "Yes! When Sun Wukong came out of the mountain, he went to the Dragon King to get the Dinghai needle. Phoenix wings, purple gold crown, gold chainmail. I have to make money for my mother quickly!"
When can we make money from those people alone?
Su Yunyan took a sip and said: "How shameless, I actually think of myself as the Dragon King!"
"Are you jealous that my mother gave me such an important task but didn't give it to you?"
Su Yunyan He snorted coldly: "If grandma were Tang Monk, I would be the staff in her hand! Wherever grandma points, I will hit!"
Brother and sister, you and I bicker every word, but we can't fight. Very happy.
Su Xuanming looked at this scene with a smile, and then threw out a piece of news: "Very good, I am going to work as an official too!"
Um? !
Su Yunyan and Su Yunting stopped fighting and looked at Su Xuanming together.
The little emperor has always been afraid of his three siblings. Even though the eldest brother is very good at school, in order not to irritate the little emperor, he has no plans to take the Jinshi examination. Why do you suddenly say you want to become an official? Can the little emperor agree?
Su Xuanming seemed not to notice the doubts of his brothers and sisters, but lowered his head and continued to eat his ice cream.
"Elder Li Ge recommended me to go to the Hanlin Academy, and I will join the job together with my seventh brother."
Su Yunting and Su Yunyan looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.
Su Yunting elbowed Su Yunyan. Su Yunyan glared at him angrily, but still asked cautiously.
"Brother, does Li Ge always want to find you as his grandson-in-law? What should Wen Yu do?"
Su Xuanming's spoon fell into the bowl with a clang, making a crisp sound, and the whole People are momentarily panicked.
"Guan, what's the matter with Guan Wenyu?"
Su Xuanming coughed twice, his face redder than the sun in the sky: "Don't talk nonsense, Mr. Li Ge has no granddaughter!"
Su Yunyan said The shameless [Don’t even think about lying to me]: "Mr. Li Ge is a staunch royalist. It’s good that he doesn’t stumble you. He can also recommend you to enter the Hanlin Academy?! There must be a scam!"
Su Xuanming said lightly: "I was scared by Journey to the West. I was afraid that my mother would really take action, so I threw out three melons and two dates to stabilize us."
Su Yunting curled his lips when he heard this: "If they are really serious, it would be a serious matter to allocate funds to Yunzhou! Seeing that it is a disaster year, the little emperor has another whim and wants to build a star observation tower. I think he is crazy!"
"I have to observe closely to judge whether he is really crazy or fake." Su Xuanming has had enough of being restrained.
Instead of staying the same, why not get involved and take a gamble!
The dragnet that Aniang has laid out for decades gradually emerges.
Which should we do first, internal affairs or external affairs?
Before making this important decision, Su Xuanming planned to get closer to the emperor in order to truly explore the situation!
Su Yunting knew that once his eldest brother got involved in officialdom, it would be equivalent to half stepping into the gate of hell, but Su Yunting also understood his eldest brother's choice.
“Be careful in everything!”
“Yes, I understand!”
The days we spent together were so short, it seemed like we were separated again after just one night.
For a while, the three brothers and sisters became quiet.
Su Yunyan's eyes fell on "Yunzhou Weekly", and she recalled the happy and carefree days when Sun Wukong was the king of Huaguo Mountain.
If grandma hadn’t gone to Yunzhou and my second brother hadn’t gone to Hangzhou, the whole family would have been so happy.
Unfortunately, there is no what if!
On the day Su Yunting returned to Hangzhou, Su Xuanming happened to be going to the Hanlin Academy and could not see him off.
Only Su Yunyan and Cui Sanlun accompanied Su Yunting to the dock.
"Erlang, your mother only has three children. The island is very important, but it is far less important than your life safety!"
"Your mother's current focus is still on the north. Her original intention is to solve the problem first. External worries will be dealt with internally, so the purpose of writing Journey to the West is to calm the hearts of the Zhou people! ”
< br>"Your eldest brother's entry into the officialdom also helped your mother emphasize this point! We must stabilize that one, at least before your mother regains the north!"
Cui Sanlun He kept nagging, always feeling like he had endless instructions, for fear that Su Erlang would be under too much pressure and feel that he would do something risky to leave a way out for the family.
Su Yunting came with a big bamboo box and rented a whole boat when he went back.
"Don't worry, Yizu. I know it in my heart. I have to come back safely, marry Shuyao, have a few babies, let my mother-in-law be my grandmother, and let you be my great-grandfather!"
Sail The shadow gradually disappeared at the end of the blue sky, and only the rolling river could be seen rushing towards the sky.
This is farewell, and I don’t know when we will see each other again.