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Chapter 515 The old friend is desolate

"Oh, you two, where are you going in this cold day?" Lao Xing, the manager of the carriage, was roasting charcoal inside and asked after hearing this.

"We are going to the ferry, how much does it cost?" An Jinhai is thinking now, that is, leaving Jiangning City as soon as possible, not only for money, but also because he is worried. If someone is malicious, he and Eunuch Gao will have no power to resist at all.

"Oh, sorry, this is not a matter of money. All the cars at home have gone to get charcoal. I can't come back today. Why don't you guys come back tomorrow?" Old Xing apologized when he heard that he was about to leave the car immediately.

The materials that were transported urgently before were mainly grain. Now that it is snowing heavily, charcoal is in short supply, and the carts are going out to pull charcoal.

Originally, the carriage was not so scarce, but it was mainly because it was too plundered by the Song army. It was a while before, I couldn't buy a suitable horse.

"Can you have a car tomorrow morning?" An Jinhai frowned. If there was no way, he could only stay for one night. With the physical strength of him and Eunuch Gao, he would probably be freezing to death on the road alone in this kind of weather.

"I am not sure when the car will come back in this kind of weather. If the two can give a high price, I can only guarantee that as soon as the car comes back, I will arrange it for you immediately." Old Xing, who is in charge, was not sure, but these two people should be rich wearing good cotton coats, thinking of earning some money for wine.

"What is the high price?" An Jinhai skipped a beat, and the house was raining all night, and there was really not much money in his pocket.

"This number!" Old Xing raised a palm.

"Five taels of silver?" An Jinhai felt cold when he saw it. He calculated that the two of them had almost fifteen taels. The carriage went to the ferry, and they went five taels. What should we do later?

"You two look like you are rich and can't afford this little money?" Old Xing was immediately unhappy. These two were wearing the latest styles of Jianzhou Trading Company, and five taels of silver were just a drizzle.

An Jinhai felt embarrassed. This was the first time that this feeling of being despised by others. This person had no money, so it really couldn't do it.

"How do you talk? Who is going out when there is no inconvenient time..." Eunuch Gao was immediately unhappy. This is what it means now. If it were the past, he would definitely have to say it carefully.

"Xiao Gao, let's go!" An Jinhai grabbed Eunuch Gao. This phoenix with hair falling hair is not as good as a chicken, so why should we be embarrassed here?

There are actually some officials in Jiangning City who have good friends with An Jinhai, but he does not intend to seek help. In the past, he was the king's servant, and there were many people who wanted to curry favor with him. Now he is just a useless person with incomplete limbs, so why bother to find it boring?

"I can't afford to spend money, and I want preferential treatment, bah!" Old Xing spat on the ground in anger. It was so comfortable to roast the charcoal fire in this cold day, and he actually ran out and was enjoyed by these two bastards.

"You!" Eunuch Gao was so angry that he was so humiliating.

An Jinhai didn't even turn his head back, so he pulled Eunuch Gao and walked towards the city gate. He didn't believe it anymore. Without the carriage, he would have no way to go to the ferry.

The two left the city gate and went straight to the official road. In my memory, not long ago, there was a tea shop where they could take a break.

After the ice and snow melt, it is immersed in the soil of the official road and is pressed by ruts, you have to be careful every step.

My feet were already frozen, but I still tried hard to move forward.

"Oh, two, let's have a bowl of tea first, warm it up." The shop was surrounding the stove to keep warm, and boiling water was burning inside. When he saw two people covered in mud, he immediately stood up and poured two bowls of hot tea.

"Thank you, the shopkeeper." An Jinhai looked at the porcelain bowl with a gap in front of him and held it in his hand, but it was so warm that he couldn't let go of the teacup unearthed from Shanghao Official Kiln.

After a bite of hot tea, I calmed down.

"Shopkeeper, how much does a bowl of noodles cost?" An Jinhai wanted to deal with two steamed buns, but he couldn't do such a thing in the end.

"A bowl of ten cents is a bowl, and the amount is large and the amount is full." The store said happily. It would be nice if you can have some business in this kind of weather.

"Then let's have two bowls." An Jinhai thought it was acceptable.

When Eunuch Gao heard this, he rubbed his hands straight, like a greedy child.

The store went straight to the back and went to work hard, leaving two people waiting in their arms.

This tea shop is a thatched shed, and the effect of sheltering wind and snow is average, but it is much better than outside after all.

"Uncle An, what should we do next?" Eunuch Gao didn't think it was, but how far he had just walked, it was still far from the ferry. With their two legs, they would never get there.

"Wait, wait until a carriage passes by, and ask him to take us a piece, it will definitely be much cheaper." An Jinhai didn't believe it. No matter how strong the wind and snow were, there would be no car.

This is not a big deal for sports cars outside, but it is common to take care of some things in private. As long as there is space in the car, there is no big problem.

"Two, the noodles are here!" The shop was carrying a tray, with two large bowls inside, with steaming noodles and a small spoonful of pickles on it.

"Shopkeeper, is there a carriage passing by today?" An Jinhai grabbed the chopsticks and stirred the noodles. The portion was indeed very large.

"Today, it seems like there are only two cars. It's cold and very few." The store continued to go back and sit down next to the stove.

"It's cold and there are not many businesses, so why not take this shop and go home?" An Jinhai took a bite of noodles. The taste was average, and it was better than the heat, and it was very comfortable to eat.

"Woman is back, I'm here to stay here, and I can earn some income. If it were in previous years, I wouldn't have been able to do it. This year, I didn't dare to do it for a while, and the tax was increased by 20%." The store owner shook his head. Song Jun Zhancheng and later all kinds of turmoil were in a turmoil. He did a nonsense business until Jiangning was calm and could only make some money.

"Yes, it's not easy." An Jinhai looked at the noodle bowl in front of him. The Song army's crossing the river made their lives ruined.

"Two, if you want to get a free ride, you will have to keep an eye on it later. No one knows when it will come." The store added another piece of firewood, and the business is small, so the firewood must be saved, otherwise the money will not be enough to burn the fire.

"Thank you, the shopkeeper!" An Jinhai bowed his hand and buried his head in eating noodles. As for Eunuch Gao, he did not raise his head after he came up from the noodles.

Fengxue had no intention of stopping, and An Jinhai began to feel a little anxious, and he didn't know when the carriage would come.

With a "bang~", it seemed that some heavy object fell to the ground, which scared An Jinhai and Eunuch Gao. The shopkeeper first reacted and went to the door to check.

"It's this beggar again, and it's really hard to bear it. I thought I was starving to death." When the shop went out, he saw a beggar with disheveled hair on the ground. He was probably starving and fell to the door. He had come to him to beg for food before.

"This is a cold day, hey!" An Jinhai put down the bowl and came out to see what was going on. He couldn't let people freeze to death in front of him.

"Hungry! Hungry!" The beggar probably was a little confused and didn't get up, but just kept starving.

An Jinhai walked to the door and was about to get him a steamed bun, but he seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer and was stunned.

"Uncle An, what's the best thing to look like? The noodles are cold." After eating, Eunuch Gao wiped his mouth and felt relieved.

"Xiao Gao, come here quickly!" An Jinhai rubbed his eyes, and he always felt dazzled.

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Gao took two steps quickly and came to the door, thinking something was wrong.

"Look!"

An Jinhai stretched out his trembling hand and pointed at the beggar in front of him.

"Do you two know this?" The store owner saw something wrong. These two actually knew the beggar.

"Is this, Xiao, Yi?" Eunuch Gao was startled and took a look. Although it was very sloppy, different from the past, his face was correct. Moreover, he was so sloppy, without a beard, and he must be the same as them.

"Xiao Gao, help him take his seat, the shop owner, and go to another bowl of noodles." An Jinhai took a long breath. The world was really elusive. Xiao Yi, who was once arrogant, ended up like this.

"Uncle An, this, Xiao Yi is not worthy of this." Eunuch Gao resisted. They had been mortal enemies with Xiao Yi before, and Xiao Yi was also an indispensable contribution to the Song army being able to cross the river.

It can be said that Xiao Yi has a share when they fall into this situation.

"After all, I have been together for most of my life, and I can't bear to see him starve to death in the wind and snow." An Jinhai and Xiao Yi have been fighting for many years, but now, what are the winners and losses?

As for the store owner, he went straight to the back to work, so he didn't care whether he was beggar or not. As long as someone paid, this was the business that came to the door.

Eunuch Gao had no choice but to go forward and support Xiao Yi and walk inside.

Xiao Yi knew some fists and feet, and his body was quite strong, but now he was skinny and had no strength.

The half bowl of noodles that An Jinhai had not finished was placed on the table. Xiao Yi, who had no strength, suddenly walked forward, hugged the noodle bowl, and was about to reach into it.

"Hey, this is not yours!" Eunuch Gao was dissatisfied.

Xiao Yi, who was about to take action, seemed to be startled and looked at An Jinhai with turbid eyes. Although he was not good at using his mind, he knew that he had the final say.

"Eat, eat!" An Jinhai waved his hand and saw Xiao Yi's current situation. What else could he have to enjoy.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi reached out and took it up, half a bowl of noodles, but in the blink of an eye, even the soup was in his stomach.

"Hungry!" After eating, Xiao Yi licked his fingers, which made Eunuch Gao feel disgusted.

"Wait a little longer, do you really not recognize us?" An Jinhai asked, not knowing what Xiao Yi had experienced and was in such a state.

"Hungry!" Xiao Yi seemed to have no idea at all, just repeated.

"Uncle An, this must be a loss of your worries and you have done too much, and you will be retribution!" Eunuch Gao was not so kind, and he was scolded by Xiao Yi a lot before.

"Xiao Gao, he has ended like this, why can't you let it go?" An Jinhai said with a hint of blame.

"Uncle An, don't you remember?" Eunuch Gao was anxious. When Xiao Yi was in power before, he had no kindness to him.

"So what if I remember? So what if I don't? Now he is a pitiful person who is about to die in the wind and snow. We should have compassion, and we don't have deep hatred for each other." An Jinhai was unhappy. In the early years, he had time to live in harmony with Xiao Yi. At that time, they had no authority. Later, everyone was in power, but it was difficult for water and fire to be compatible.

"Hey, Uncle An, some people are just ungrateful wolves who are not familiar with them." Eunuch Gao sighed. He always felt that what kind of kindness is there for a person like Xiao Yi?

"When doing things, but based on your own heart, why must there be rewards? Is that too utilitarian?" An Jinhai sighed. He did this not for Xiao Yi, but for the sake of maintaining that light in his heart.

"The noodles are coming!" The store moved quickly, and after a while, he brought another bowl of noodles.

Xiao Yi's saliva was flowing from the corner of his mouth, but he was just looking at An Jinhai.
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