Chapter 184: Another Journey
Who knows that every meal on the plate is hard work.
Since ancient times, farm work has been very hard, with your face facing the loess and your back turned to the sky. After a hard day's work, your back will be sore. The autumn day is scorching, hot and dry, and cutting rice in the rice fields is hot and tiring. Zhu Pingan needs to drink almost two bottles of water for a day's work. This kind of physical work is impossible without adequate water. Starting in the morning, and at night, my hands were so painful when I grasped the rice stalks, they were red, and my waist was almost no longer my own.
Hard work is hard work, but I am still very happy when I see the yellow rice drying in my home field in the evening, especially when I see my mother’s smiling face when my father and mother say that this year’s harvest is better than last year, Zhu Pingan I feel extremely happy.
However, Zhu Pingan only participated in the bustling autumn harvest life for two days before carrying his luggage and embarking on another harvest journey.
Because the family was busy with the autumn harvest, and the weather suddenly turned cloudy with signs of rain, it was the time to harvest, so Zhu Pingan rejected his father's offer to drive a bullock cart to take him to the town, and instead went alone with his luggage. Walk to Kaoshan Town, and then prepare to transfer to a carriage to Yingtian.
Despite the busy farming schedule, her mother, Ms. Chen, rushed overnight to make two new sets of student uniforms for Zhu Pingan. Zhu Pingan had grown taller and his previous clothes were a bit too small. In addition to clothes, Chen also made some dried meat, fried cakes, pickled cucumbers and other pickles and packed them in a large bag for Zhu Pingan to take with him on the road.
So at this time, Zhu Ping'an was walking alone on the road to Kaoshan Town with a big luggage on his back. The luggage was heavy and it was a bit difficult to walk.
In the sky, it was like God accidentally knocked over an inkstone full of ink, and thick dark clouds quickly covered half of the sky.
Zhu Ping'an looked up at the dark clouds in the sky and couldn't help but take out a bamboo umbrella from his bag, just in case.
Jingle bells, jingle bells
A string of camel bells on the carriage came from behind
At this time, there were still people going to town, weren’t they all busy with the autumn harvest? Zhu Pingan complained, and then walked towards the road He leaned closer.
The carriage jingled and jingled past Zhu Pingan. The two carriages came one after the other, bringing up a bunch of dust that made Zhu Pingan have to hold his breath.
The carriage drove away in the distance. But suddenly he left and came back, and then stopped in front of Zhu Pingan. A pair of slender hands gently lifted the curtains, and a playful and pretty face appeared in Zhu Pingan's sight.
"Giggle, geek, toad. It's really you. Why, you just skipped to rush for the exam?"
The dark girl Li Shu covered her cherry mouth, smiling expectantly, with a pleasant voice. With a strong sense of ridicule.
Proud and coquettish
Looking at the arrogant and coquettish attitude of the sinister girl Li Shu. Zhu Ping'an always had the urge to pull this girl onto his lap and spank her.
“A good dog stays out of the way.”
Zhu Ping'an glanced at the sinister girl and said something salty.
“You!”
The dark-faced girl suddenly became angry at Zhu Pingan’s words, and glared at Zhu Pingan hard with her big black eyes.
Puffing her cheeks, the little maid Baozi leaned out from the front of the carriage and defended her lady, "Zhu Pingan, how can you talk like this? My lady was kind-hearted and wanted to give you a lift."< br>
"Who wants to bring this toad with you!" The sinister girl rolled her eyes and said with a dark pretty face.
"Miss, what did you just say?" The little maid Baozi was just halfway through her words when she was glared at by the sinister girl who dared not say any more.
Huh? Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but glance at the sinister girl. Is this girl so kind?
"What are you looking at? If you look again, I will dig out your eyes and make you a blind toad!" The sinister girl noticed that Zhu Pingan was looking at her, so she glared at Zhu Pingan without force, showing her little tiger teeth. He threatened fiercely.
Sure enough, dark girls are not so cute!
"What are you doing standing still? Driving the car, let's go!" The sinister girl suddenly lost her temper at the driver driving the car in front of her.
As a result, the two carriages clanked away from Zhu Pingan one after another, taking away a bunch of smoke and dust.
This stinky girl!
I brought two carriages with me when I went out. It must have been the old lady’s maid who brought one carriage. You really know how to enjoy it, what a young lady!
Zhu Pingan complained and continued walking forward with his luggage on his back.
But, soon. The two carriages turned around and came over again, stopping in front of Zhu Pingan again.
"Get in the car, just think of me as a virtuous person. Huh, if I hadn't gone to the temple to burn incense and make a wish, I wouldn't have taken you."
The sinister girl had a dark face, full of reluctance.
"Get in the car quickly. My young lady is going to the temple to pray for the master's safety. She must do good deeds along the way." The little maid Baozi also poked her head out from the front, waving her little paws to let Zhu Ping An quickly got on the carriage.
"Thank you very much." Zhu Pingan bowed his hand.
Just when Zhu Pingan was about to get on the carriage, he heard the dark girl holding her nose and becoming disgusted again: "Ah, who asked you to get on this carriage? I don't know if men and women can kiss or not, you Go to that carriage in the back! It’s so delicious!”
"Oh, I'm sorry." Zhu Pingan apologized belatedly.
After cupping his hands, Zhu Pingan turned around and went to the carriage behind him. The coachman helped Zhu Pingan put his luggage into the carriage. There was only one old woman in the carriage, and the tribute incense and candles didn't take up much space. Even when Zhu Pingan sat in, it was very comfortable.
This scheming girl is really delicate. One carriage is enough, but she still has two carriages. Maybe she dislikes the smell of the tribute incense and candles.
The carriage should be faster. It arrived at Kaoshan Town in less than half an hour. Zhu Pingan got off the carriage and did not have time to thank the scheming girl. He listened to the scheming girl urging the driver to hurry up impatiently. The carriage roared away.
At this time, the sky became even gloomier, with dark clouds piled up in layers over Kaoshan Town. Along with the dark clouds came a gust of east wind, which blew the leaves of the trees on both sides of the road, as if cheering for the dark clouds.
Zhu Pingan was carrying his luggage in the town and asking if there was a carriage to Anqing Mansion. Zhu Pingan was not going to take the carriage to Yingtian this time. The carriage bumped him quite hard last time. This time I plan to go to Anqing Prefecture, and then take a boat from there along the Yangtze River, which is fast and safe.
There are not many carriages from Kaoshan Town to Anqing Prefecture. In ancient times, you had to pay more attention to safety when traveling. Zhu Pingan searched for a long time before he found a convoy going to Anqing. This convoy often goes to Anqing, and it can also pick up pedestrians when delivering goods. It has been for many years and it is trustworthy. So, Zhu Ping'an paid the money, got into a carriage with two people, and went to Anqing Mansion together among seven or eight carriages.
The weather is gloomy and hot, and there may be a lot of rain.
I don’t know if my parents have covered the harvested rice, but I don’t have to worry about it. My parents have been farming for many years, so this matter is not difficult for them. This kind of weather has not happened in previous years, and my parents have dealt with it very well. As long as people are not lazy, nothing is a problem.
The carriage roared all the way towards Anqing Mansion. (End of chapter)