Chapter 547: Returning to Beijing
Send others back. The spring sun is setting, and the weak horse points to the end of the world.
My heart is in my heart when I go to the countryside on the Yangtze River, and I am in a hurry to stay near a restaurant.
After only staying at Li Shu's house for one day, before the fireworks they had just lit bloomed, Zhu Ping'an set off for the capital. After several urgings from the capital, Zhu Ping'an had to leave the countryside and return to the capital.
Li Shu helped Zhu Pingan pack up the gifts, and her mother, Chen, installed a jar of pickled cucumbers for Zhu Ping, smoked two hares hunted by Zhu Ping's father, and baked them together with several pancakes. Wrapped in paper and stuffed into Zhu Ping'an's luggage.
Zhu Ping'an went alone when he returned to the capital this time, because Rich Man Li missed his daughter too much and insisted that Li Shu stay at home for a few more days before sending someone to take Li Shu to the Marquis' Mansion in the capital. Li Shu's single word made Rich Man Li burst into tears. It was almost time to escape, and according to the village's custom of "returning home after three dynasties", the woman had to stay at her parents' house for seven days, so Li Shu stayed at home for a few more days before going to the capital.
Zhu Pingan returned to Beijing this time by horseback. The last shipping accident made his mother Chen and Li Shu change their minds when they heard about the ship, and they unanimously opposed Zhu Pingan to take a boat again.
Of course, it is not advisable to hide a disease and avoid medical treatment.
Zhu Ping'an decided to take a boat down the Yangtze River, and then take the road to Nanjing and ride north. The coastal economy is more developed in both modern and ancient times. It is located in a plain and the road is relatively flat, but along the official road Riding the horse north, the speed will be faster.
Mothers Chen and Li Shu were worried about encountering bandits and shipwrecks by boat. It was much safer to take a boat in the inner stream, and they had no objection to Zhu Pingan taking a boat straight down the Yangtze River.
The reason why Zhu Ping'an decided to ride north via Nanjing was because of time considerations. It only takes a few days to go down the Yangtze River to Nanjing, but if you take the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal from Nanjing, it will take longer. Recently, there has been less precipitation along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, which has caused the water level of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal to drop. The water channel is shallow and the water channel is limited. However, there are many ships, especially the grain transport ships that are constantly running every day. Coupled with various official and private ships, the river is often congested and the boat traffic is Nature is also greatly affected; some sections of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal are borrowed from the original natural rivers and lakes, and some sections are artificially dug. Most of the water in the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal The gate is a collection of natural rivers. The currents vary in size and direction. It is okay to go with the current. If you go against the current, the boat will be slower. Especially now that there is less precipitation, the canal water is shallow. Where you go against the current, trackers are even needed to pull the boat, which naturally costs money. Time; in addition, each section of the canal is regulated by gates. The gates are used to cut off the flow of water and increase the water level. When passing ships, the gates are opened to release water. The time waiting for the gates to open must be included in the calculation.
Many factors are usually not a problem when the water volume in the canal is large, but recently when the water volume is small, they have to be considered. The weather and wind direction, the size of the current, going against the current, traffic jams on the river, waiting for the gate to open, and many other factors add up. It will take a month or two to travel from Yingtianfu to Shuntianfu by boat. In comparison, riding north is a very good option. Chosen.
Li Shu gave Zhu Ping'an a fine horse that his third brother loved, which made Li Shu's third brother feel distressed for a long time.
After packing up his gifts and saying goodbye to his parents, Zhu Pingan set out on his way back to Beijing. Li Shu followed Zhu Pingan in a carriage to Shili Changting, and then stopped.
“Does it look good?”
Li Shu broke off a wicker outside the pavilion and tied it on Zhu Pingan's horse. Finally, she tied a bow, patted the horse's head with satisfaction, looked up at Zhu Pingan with her pretty face, and asked with bright red lips. .
Bright eyes and white teeth, a little bit of pink and white, a charming smile, bewildered Yangcheng and captivated Cai.
"Good-looking." Zhu Ping'an looked at Li Shu and nodded vigorously.
"That's what I'm talking about." Li Shu rolled her eyes cutely, pouted, stretched out her delicate hand and pulled the wicker bow on the horse's head.
"Ahem, it looks good too." Zhu Ping'an couldn't help coughing.
From the "Book of Songs" "I have passed away, and the willows are still there", breaking willows to say goodbye has become an indispensable part of the farewell process.
"Idiot."
Li Shujiao squeaked, her face as charming as the moon, her eyes shining with hope and sultry, making Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but take another look.
A talented man and beautiful woman, a long pavilion ten miles away.
Of course, after seeing you thousands of miles away, there will be a farewell.
In the end, Zhu Pingan mounted his horse alone and embarked on the road to the capital. Li Shu kept watching Zhu Pingan's figure disappear into the distance in Changting.
"Miss, miss, come to your senses, my uncle is gone." Hua'er, the little maid of Baozi, covered her mouth and looked at her young lady, snickering.
"If you laugh again, I'll give you away." Li Shu said angrily.
"Young lady is reluctant to part with it." The little maid Baozi stuck out her pink tongue, and then said with a blushing face, "I am still the girl with the same wife."
"Shameless~~ "Li Shu stretched out her little hand and tapped Baozi's little maid's forehead.
"Keke, my uncle is shameless. I saw my uncle kissing the young lady." The little maid Baozi covered her mouth and blushed, as if she was the one being kissed.
“What are you talking about?” Li Shu was so charming and angry.
“I saw it.” The little maid Baozi nodded her head affirmatively.
"You are wrong, it was a smelly toad whispering in my ear." A blush spread across Li Shu's pretty face.
It was still windy and sunny when we set off. Zhu Pingan rode for about an hour when he saw dark clouds beginning to gather. Within a few minutes, the sky was filled with dark clouds, and then raindrops as big as peas began to fall. It started to fall, and suddenly it began to rain heavily.
Zhu Ping'an dismounted and put on his poncho, covered the salute with an oilcloth, remounted his horse and continued moving forward.
Now that we have reached the official road, there are few people around, no villages in sight, and no place to take shelter from the rain. We can only continue walking forward and find a place with a village to take shelter from the rain.
The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and the wind is also getting stronger. The rain is blown by the wind and only penetrates into people's clothes. The salute is okay. Zhu Ping'an wrapped it with oilcloth from 360 degrees without blind spots. No need. He was worried that he would get wet, but he was a little miserable. There was a lot of rain that slipped through the poncho. After a while, Zhu Pingan felt that his clothes were wet, and he was shivering a little under the wind.
Fortunately, the horse beneath him is indeed a good horse, much faster than the black horse that kills the horse, and the speed does not slow down despite the wind and rain.
About half an hour later, Zhu Pingan saw a village in front of him and a small shop not far from the roadside.
Zhu Ping'an rode to the shop, tied the horse in the stable outside the shop, and entered the shop carrying the salute.
The shop is not big, but it is packed with people taking shelter from the rain. The shop is very rustic, with simple tables, chairs and stools inside. There is a fire pit in the shop for people to bake clothes, but there is no space around the fire pit at the moment. It was originally a sunny day today, and everyone was wearing thin clothes, but the weather suddenly changed, with strong winds and showers, and the temperature dropped sharply. Although many people had dried their clothes, they were still chatting and laughing around, unwilling to leave, and even the newcomers could not squeeze through.
"Is it better to stay in the hotel?" The waiter trotted over with a white towel on his shoulder and asked.
"Hit the tip." Zhu Ping'an put down the salute and stretched out his hand to squeeze out a handful of rainwater that had soaked up his clothes, causing a large area to flow away.
"Okay. What do you want, sir?" the waiter asked.
Zhu Ping'an looked at the people around the fire pit, curled his lips slightly, and replied: "A bowl of hot soup, one meat and one vegetarian, two steamed buns, and please bring some meat to feed my horse. "
The waiter looked confused, "Sir, horses don't eat meat?"
"Just go and feed them." Zhu Pingan waved his hand.
The waiter had no choice but to take some meat and go to feed Zhu Pingan's horse in the shed outside the store. His face was curious and speechless.
Do horses eat meat?
Damn it, did I hear it right? How is it possible? Did this kid get kicked in the head by a donkey? There are actually horses that eat meat?
Many people in the store heard the conversation between Zhu Pingan and the waiter, and pointed at Zhu Pingan, either with contempt or ridicule. However, after all, they could not bear their curiosity, and many people followed the waiter to watch. .
Zhu Ping'an turned a blind eye to everyone's instructions and walked towards the fire pit with a nonchalant expression. He found a vacant spot and put down the salute. He removed his outer shirt and squeezed the water out with his hands, then lit the fire pit and baked his clothes. . (End of this chapter)