Chapter 115 Homesickness
Returning to Xiahe Village from Anqing Prefecture is a hundred miles away. It cannot be reached overnight. We will consider the long term after we return to the inn.
It was windy and rainy, and when Zhu Pingan returned to the inn, he was already extremely wet.
"Oh, my guest doesn't bring an umbrella with him when he goes out. Come in quickly." The shop assistant who was taking shelter under the eaves at the door couldn't help but lose his composure when he saw Zhu Ping'an coming in the wind and rain, and quickly opened the door. Please Zhu Pingan go in quickly.
There were not many people eating in the lobby. Because of the wind and rain, most people stayed in their rooms and did not come out. The food they ordered before leaving had already been packed away, which is reasonable.
"Why is Young Master Zhu so wet? Please change into clean clothes quickly. I will ask the shop assistant to deliver a bowl of ginger syrup to Young Master's room. If you have any other instructions, Young Master will let you know." The innkeeper saw Zhu Ping'an walking in wetly. , hurriedly walked forward and handed over a dry towel, and arranged for the store clerk to prepare ginger soup and other things. This was the first desk clerk in his store, which made him very proud among his colleagues in several nearby inns. Gotta take care of it.
Zhu Ping'an was wet and cold and did not greet the shopkeeper politely. He took the dry towel from the shopkeeper and said, "Then it's my fault, shopkeeper."
While wiping his head and face, While walking towards his room. As soon as I returned to the room, the waiter had already brought ginger syrup and some simple food, and the bath water was also ready. After thanking the store clerk, Zhu Pingan drank the ginger syrup, took a hot bath, changed into a set of dry clothes, and then swept the food brought by the store clerk into his stomach. He stretched his waist and felt much better. .
It was windy and rainy outside, and he couldn't rush on his way immediately. After Zhu Pingan packed his things into his luggage, he sat at the table and read a book.
The books packed in the schoolbag were a little damp. Although he tried his best to protect them, the papers were still stuck together. It took Zhu Pingan a long time to put the books away again. Fortunately, the paper quality of the copybook given to him by the old fishing man was quite good, and the font was not affected at all.
The sound of the wind is accompanied by the sound of Zhu Pingan turning the pages of books, the thunder and lightning echo the dim oil lamp in the house, and the night is accompanied by Zhu Pingan's pen and ink flying in the sky.
Zhu Ping'an was quietly enjoying the copybook by the window, but he didn't know that the male tadpoles on Zuijun Tower hundreds of meters away almost howled through the roof of the building. The continuous fermentation brought by Mulan's poems, and Mo'er, a girl's school student, pulled off her veil to reveal With a pretty face...
In the evening, if there were no candles in the room, it would be difficult to read the words on the book. At this time, the drunken uncle and several villagers staggered upstairs and put the words on the book. There was a knock on Zhu Pingan's door.
When Zhu Pingan opened the door, he smelled the smell of wine mixed with the earthy smell. The uncle and several villagers outside the door seemed to have fallen in the mud, and the mud was hanging on their faces. .
“Tsk, tsk, it’s such a pity that you left so early, Shi’er... The girl’s school book in Zuijun Tower is too long if it is increased by one point, too short if it is reduced by one point; too white if it is pink. If you apply Zhu, it will be too red; your eyebrows will be like green feathers and your skin will be like white snow. "The waist is like a piece of cloth, and the teeth are like shells; a charming smile, bewildered Yangcheng, fascinated by Cai..." The left half of the uncle Zhu Shouren's face was covered with mud and water, and he was showing his white teeth at the moment and making a sound, saying that Zhu Ping'an had left early. It's a pity to see the true appearance of the girl's school book.
Uh
Why are you still memorizing "Deng Tu Zi Hao Shi Fu"?
Zhu Ping'an was a little speechless, but the uncle was pretty good compared to his friends. At this moment, the uncle's fat friend was piled on the ground like flying, snoring...
"That's right, Gu...beautiful Ah, it's such a pity for you. But, hehe, you have given us an advantage..." A country man spoke loudly and gestured with his teeth. Those who didn't know the truth thought that something interesting happened between him and the girl's school teacher. Woolen cloth.
"The girl's school is going to invite you to the room to play the piano and have a drink. If you are not here, why let us be you...we are from your hometown. It is also thanks to Brother Zhu that we go to have a drink on your behalf. , Hahaha, beautiful piano, beautiful wine..." Another countryman leaned against the door frame, grinning stupidly. Although he only listened to Qin and drank some wine, such a close contact with the girl's school teacher was enough to show off in front of others. .
Brother Zhu must be referring to the uncle, and only the uncle would act like this.
"Everything today will be shared by everyone. Brother An, please don't leave. Follow us here to prepare for the exam..."
"Xie'er, uncle will review the books and talk about the Spring and Autumn Period with you tomorrow... ..."
Zhu Ping'an could only laugh when he saw that he was unsteady on his feet, half covered in mud and half smelling of alcohol. He threatened to write a book about Spring and Autumn Period for himself, prepare for the exam, and other villagers.
I was disturbed by them until midnight, and then I sent them away with the help of the store clerk.
"Uncle, I will study with you tomorrow..."
"Tomorrow I will be drunk in Junlou, and we will prepare for the college entrance examination..."
Da Bo and others who were so drunk that they could not tell the difference between east, west, north and south were carried by the store clerk. Don't chatter to yourself as you walk away.
On the second day, the weather was beautiful, the wind stopped raining, and the red sun rose in the east.
Zhu Pingan rubbed his forehead and smiled bitterly, and walked out of a store.
The TV series kills people. Thinking about it, the road from Anqing Prefecture to Xiahe Village is a hundred miles away. The terrain is complicated, and ancient times are not as safe as modern times. Even during the Jiajing era, there were often unsighted thieves who preyed on single pedestrians. idea. I saw from TV dramas that escort agencies also provide escort services when escorting escorts. For example, in the movie about a certain Jinyiwei, I searched for it in Anqing Mansion, but after searching for a long time, I couldn't find the escort agency. When I asked passers-by, they all shook their heads and didn't know the escort agency. Only one person pointed to a location and said there was a "Biao Bank" there. I don't know if that was you.
Zhu Ping'an did know that Biaoxing was the prototype of the Escort Bureau. The Escort Bureau only appeared in the Qing Dynasty, but Biaoxing existed in the Ming Dynasty and was recorded in Jin Ping Mei. Thinking that the TV series might have just got the name wrong, Zhu Ping'an went to this "Biao Bank" and asked to see if they had any business going to Kaoshan Town in the near future.
Unexpectedly, a joke was made.
First of all, Biaohang in the Ming Dynasty only transported valuable items, and ordinary items were not transported. Furthermore, people never had the business of giving away people. Even if they took people, they would also be the owners of valuable items. I don’t know what yours is. Basically, how dare I take you on the road casually? What if a wolf is lured into the house?
Rich people will naturally have escorts to escort them to the hospital, while those without money will travel in small groups without any need for escorts.
Therefore, when Zhu Pingan went to inquire, he looked stupid.
But it wasn’t all nothing. The people from Biao Bank told Zhu Ping’an that he could go to the carriage and horse dealership to ask.
Zhu Pingan awkwardly came out of Biaoxing and went to the carriage and horse dealership. It happened that the carriage and horse dealership would have a group of carriages heading to Kaoshan Town in the near future. With Zhu Pingan, the number of people was almost complete. Zhu Pingan After paying a five-cent silver deposit, I received a wooden card with a horse engraved on it.
Everything is ready. You can come to the carriage and horse carriage tomorrow and take a carriage to Kaoshan Town, and then you can get home.
I feel homesick. (Come to the institute today to report and go through the onboarding procedures. The update time may be during lunch break or in the evening.)
(End of this chapter)