Tofu Dongshi

Seeing Dou Jiafu staring at him, Song Zhi asked with a smile: "Young Master Dou, what's the matter?"

Dou Jiafu was a little embarrassed and said: "It's okay. How is your health? Are you injured?"

Song Zhi replied: "When I fell into the ravine, I sprained my left foot and it hurt a little. I dare not use my strength to walk."

As he spoke, he pulled up his trousers on his left leg, revealing his swollen ankle.

Dou Jiafu hurriedly said: "Then let me help you go. Let's go up the hillside first, and we should meet people from the tea house in a while. I'll let them take you down the mountain, and then ask the doctor to treat your injuries."

Song Zhi's gentle and beautiful eyes flickered, and he frowned and said: "This slope is a bit steep, I'm afraid I won't be able to go up even if you help me. Besides, I'm not from this tea house, so it's better not to trouble others. Going down this slope a little bit, there is a river, the river is relatively gentle, can you help me walk north along the river for a while, and send me out of the mountain?"

Dou Jiafu is in a dilemma now.

He originally wanted to leave Song Zhi to the care of other people in the tea house, and then went on to look for Zhen Zhigong, but now that Song Zhi made a request, he looked at him eagerly. After seeing it like this, Zhi Zhi couldn't say a word of no, after hesitating for a while, he finally agreed, "Okay then, I'll send you out of the mountain."

So he supported Song Zhi and continued to walk down the slope.

As Song Zhi said, after bypassing the ravine and walking down for a while, a river with a width of about ten feet will appear in front of you. The bottom of the river is clear and the flow is slow.

At this time, the sky was brighter again, and the surrounding scenery could be basically seen clearly. With the river as the dividing line, the mountain where the two of them came down was burnt black, but the other side of the river was still green as before.

After running and shouting on the mountain all night, Dou Jiafu's throat was already smoking with thirst, and when he saw the clear river, he immediately threw himself on it and gurgled for a while, wishing to take off his clothes and jump into the river to take a bath to relax.

Song Zhi was also thirsty, but he still didn't rush. He washed his hands and face first, then scooped water up to his mouth and sipped slowly. His every move was indescribably graceful and beautiful.Then he combed himself carefully, and the whole person looked more and more handsome and elegant.

Dou Jiafu glanced at him inadvertently, and immediately felt a little ashamed, so he quickly slowed down his movements.

After the water calmed down, he realized how shabby he looked, with disheveled hair and black and gray face, worse than a beggar on the street, so he hurriedly took water to scrub and tidy up.

Afterwards, the two talked casually while traveling along the Hebei River.

Song Zhi asked: "Young Master Dou, are you from this tea house?"

"No, I belong to the owner here, um, friend." Dou Jiafu paused while speaking, his face flushed.

Fortunately, Song Zhi didn't seem to notice his strangeness, so he just asked: "Oh? This tea house is opened by the Zhen family, so Mr. Dou is a friend of the young master of the Zhen family?"

Dou Jiafu replied with a warm face: "Yes. Hey, don't call me son, it sounds weird, why don't you just call me Little Tofu."

He had a good impression of Song Zhi's gentle manners. He had never dealt with such a person in his life, so he couldn't help but want to get closer to him.

Song Zhi was as good as he was good, and responded straightforwardly: "Okay, little tofu. Judging by your appearance, I should be a few years older than you. If you don't mind, you can call me Brother Song."

Dou Jiafu happily called "Brother Song".

After a few words, the relationship between the two became much closer, as if they had known each other for a long time.

Song Zhi was concerned again: "Little Tofu, why did you appear on the mountain that was burned last night by yourself? Are you looking for someone?"

When Dou Jiafu heard this, his mood fell again instantly, and his voice became sad and dull, "Yes, I am looking for Zhen Zhigong. He went to the mountain to fight the fire yesterday and got separated from the rest of the tea house in the evening. I searched all night and found nothing. I found him, and I don't know what the situation is now..."

Song Zhiwen persuaded: "Don't worry too much, auspicious people have their own appearance, and Young Master Zhen will definitely be fine."

Dou Jiafu's heart warmed, and he nodded heavily, "En! I also believe that he will be fine. That guy is very hard-working. He was injured and fell off the mountain ridge last time. He was fine, and it will be the same this time!"

Song Zhi showed curiosity when he heard this, "Hey, why did Young Master Zhen get injured and fell off the mountain ridge? When did this happen? I haven't heard of it."

Dou Jiafu regretted his quick talk, after all, that matter involved some undisclosed secrets and people who could not be disclosed, but Song Zhi was not a bad person, and had nothing to do with the case, so it would be alright to tell him some things, so he omitted some of the key points Sisuo simply replied: "More than half a year has passed since that incident. At that time, he went to play in the mountains outside Yongping County, but he met a group of robbers, was injured by them, and was forced to jump off the mountain ridge. I He happened to pass by the mountain that night and rescued him back."

Song Zhi realized, "So that's the case. No wonder the always arrogant and picky young master of the Zhen family is willing to make friends with you. It turns out that you once saved his life. Little Doufu, you have a really kind heart. If I hadn't met you, I'm afraid I'd be trapped in the There will be more bad luck and less good luck in that ravine."

Dou Jiafu scratched his head in embarrassment, "Brother Song has won the prize, I will help if I see it, I can't just leave him alone."

Song Zhi said seriously: "What you said is simple, but it is not easy to do it. Then, did the gang of robbers catch it?"

Dou Jiafu truthfully replied: "No, but we found the mastermind behind the scenes."

"Really, there is a mastermind behind the scenes?" Song Zhi stopped and turned to look at him with a surprised expression, "Isn't this just an ordinary case of bandits stealing money and committing murder? What conspiracy is behind it?"

Dou Jiafu almost told the whole truth, but on second thought it was still inappropriate, so he said vaguely: "Yes, it seems to be a relative of his, I don't know the specifics, I don't know too much."

He never lied, so he felt awkward when he said these words, and felt a little sorry for Song Zhi in his heart.

Song Zhi didn't ask any more questions, but just laughed it off.

Dou Jiafu asked curiously: "Brother Song, you seem to be familiar with the Zhen family. Are you also Zhen Zhigong's friend?"

Song Zhi smiled and shook his head, not knowing whether it was self-deprecating or disdainful, "I can't afford to be a high-ranking young master Zhen, but I'm also from Ningcheng, and I've heard a little bit about the affairs of the richest man's family in this city."

"Oh." Dou Jiafu didn't take it to heart, and asked again: "What does Brother Song do?"

Song Zhi said casually, "I didn't do anything, I just read and wrote."

Dou Jiafu was very envious after hearing this, "That's great, I admire learned people the most. When I was young, my family was poor, I didn't study seriously, and I didn't even know many characters."

Song Zhi listened very well, and the corners of his lips rose slightly, "Little Tofu, if you want to learn, Big Brother Song can teach you."

Dou Jiafu couldn't believe it, "Really?"

Song Zhi smiled and nodded.

Dou Jiafu was overjoyed in an instant, his eyes were crescent like crescents when he smiled, "That's great! Brother Song, you are so kind!"

Song Zhi smiled without saying a word, but couldn't help but raised his hand to touch his head.

While talking, the two walked along the river for two or three miles. Dou Jiafu inadvertently caught a glimpse of a dark green mass soaked under the dense aquatic plants in front of him, which looked like clothes or something.

With a thought in his heart, he let go of Song Zhi and took a few quick steps, stepped forward to take a closer look, and was immediately surprised, happy and frightened, and almost fell into the river under excitement.

There was a person hidden by the clump of water plants, and it was Zhen Zhigong. Although he couldn't see any obvious injuries on his body, he closed his eyes, his face was pale, and he lay motionless on his back in the water plants nest.

Song Zhi also walked over with a limp, his face changed instantly after seeing the man's appearance clearly.