There are so many friends we made when we were young and thought they could support each other for a lifetime, but how many of them can sit down and have a meal together now, not to mention ten or twenty years later?

Slowly they all became separated on the road.

Some are disgusted, and some are tacitly aware of it.

At this time, Cai Que said with a smile: "Then I agree with what you said, old man Xu, we will come here more often in the future, and then you are not allowed to ask me for money!"

Everyone laughed, and Old Man Xu said with a smile: "You guys can come, but you can't even ask for it. Old man, I will personally come to serve you soup cakes and clean the table!"

"That's great!"

Amid laughter, Old Man Xu watched Zhang Yue and the others leave with the support of shopkeeper Xu San, and stood there for a long time.

…

Cai Que returned to the study room in the house.

No one is allowed to enter Cai Que's study on weekdays, not even his wife.

Once, a concubine entered Cai Que's study on the basis of his favor. When Cai Que learned about it, he sent her back to his hometown of Chen's family to keep her under guard, and she was not allowed to leave the house.

Two years later, the concubine died of depression.

There are no windows in this study, only three walls, each of which is covered with a large cloth several feet tall.

There were dozens of pockets sewn on the large piece of cloth, and the pockets contained all kinds of letters.

Each pocket has the name of an official written on it, including names like Wang Anshi, Han Jiang, and Lu Huiqing.

There are also petty officials like Chen Shiru.

The names here include almost all officials who had contact with Cai Que.

The first thing Cai Que did every time he came back was to take out a few notes from his pocket and write down some things in them.

After writing everything, Cai Que would put out the candles and meditate alone in the study for a long time, even until dawn.

On the pocket in the corner of the study room, there is Huang Lu's name, but there is no name in the pocket next to Huang Lu.
Chapter completed!