Chapter 629 Heavy Rain
After coming out of the old lady's courtyard, Zhu Ping'an went to the outer courtyard to see Liu Mu and the others. When they arrived at the outer courtyard, the steward of the mansion had already settled them, saying that they were the nursing home of the mansion. In fact, it is to be Zhu Ping'an's long-term follower.
When Zhu Pingan came in, Liu Dadao and the others were trying on new clothes with happy faces.
At this time, Liu Dadao and the others all put on the navy blue nursing uniforms of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion, and their hair styles were neatly tidied up. It is true that people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles, and the six of them put on these His body and appearance also made him look taller and more heroic. They are all hunters in the mountains, with backgrounds in hunting and practicing martial arts, so the attire of a guardian suits them perfectly.
"You can touch it and see, this material must be Songjiang cotton. I have seen the rich people in the town show off before, saying that this cloth is more than twice as expensive as ordinary cotton." The six people looked at this suit. I was extremely satisfied with my outfit, especially Liu Dadao, who was grinning and taking photos endlessly in front of a basin of water, just like a naughty kid who wore new clothes during the Chinese New Year and couldn't wait to show off.
"Look at your lack of enthusiasm. As Manager Li just said, you have two sets of spring and autumn singles each, and a cotton-padded jacket in winter." Liu Dachui and others grinned around Liu Dadao and kept laughing.
After Zhu Pingan walked into the yard, except for Liu Mu who noticed it immediately, the other five people did not notice it.
“Be serious, the young master is here.” Liu Mu stood up to remind Liu Dadao and the others.
"Ah... Hello, young master." Only then did Liu Dadao and others notice Zhu Pingan, who was smiling slightly, and suddenly touched the back of his head in embarrassment.
Seeing that Liu Mu and the others had settled down, Zhu Pingan felt relieved. He stayed in the front yard for a while and then returned to the backyard.
On a May day, the child's face changes at will.
It was still sunny when Zhu Pingan returned to the backyard. After taking a shower and changing clothes, there were already dark clouds outside. The dark clouds were rolling in. The thick clouds were like smoke from a fire. The clouds were almost All hung low to the treetops.
While Zhu Pingan was laying out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, raindrops as big as peas began to fall outside.
Tick-tock-tock
Raindrops as big as beans hit the window sill.
"It's raining, it's raining."
The two little girls outside were shouting, chirping like sparrows, and nervously putting away the laundry.
This scene reminded Zhu Ping'an of Tang Monk in Journey to the West. He shook his head and smiled, got up and closed the window to prevent the rain from getting the rice paper wet.
Not long after, it started pouring outside the window.
I haven’t seen such a heavy rain for a long time. The last time I remember seeing such a heavy rain was when I was going to Nanjing, oh, on the way to the Yingtianfu Provincial Examination in Daming Dynasty. I also saw the heavy rain that time. Yingtian city wall landscape with dragon spitting water.
Good rain knows the season, and spring will happen.
Now is the time when wheat is filling. After the heavy rain, the harvest of farmers in the suburbs of Beijing this year should be much better than in previous years.
Zhu Pingan recovered his thoughts, lit the oil lamp, took a brush from the pen holder, dipped it in ink, and started writing on the rice paper.
It rained heavily in the capital. Hejian Prefecture, which also belongs to Beizhili, had heavier rain than the capital. The heavy rain roared down, as if the Tianhe River had burst. It didn’t take long for the road to be covered. There was half a finger's worth of rainwater.
In Cangzhou, Hejian Prefecture, the heavy rain fell the most violently.
Cangzhou belongs to Hejian Prefecture, with the Bohai Sea to the east, Beijing and Tianjin to the north, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal running through the entire territory. Half a day's journey north of Cangzhou is Tianjin Prefecture, and three hours' journey north of Tianjin Prefecture is the capital.
At this time, the rainwater on the official road from Cangzhou to Beijing and Tianjin has accumulated more than half a finger deep, and some sections are even half a foot deep.
This kind of heavy rain has already happened once in ten years for this section of the official road.
There was heavy rain on the official road, and the rainwater accumulated so much that the road was no longer visible. The road surface was like a straight river. The rainwater tilted and blurred the vision, and it was almost impossible to see the road ahead.
Pedestrians who were originally on the road had already gone to nearby villages and towns to take shelter from the rain. They stared miserably at the pouring rain, unable to think of rushing on.
"Drive, drive, drive"
A few hoarse sounds of horse riding came, followed closely by the sound of a string of horse hooves treading water. Four horses galloped past on the official road, splashing a bunch of water.
Through the rain curtain, you can vaguely see four fully armed and armored sergeants on horseback holding on to the reins, crawling on the horse's back to control the horse, and crawling on the horse's back to reduce the wind and rain. resistance, save horsepower and increase horse speed.
Not long after the four fully armed soldiers galloped past, they heard a louder sound of carriages and horses coming from behind the official road.
Six soldiers who were also fully armed, and more than a dozen guards in uniform, dispersed in an orderly manner, guarding the seven or eight carriages with a triangular red flag with the word "李" in the middle of the official road. In particular, the middle carriage drawn by three horses of the same coat color was protected by four fully armed cavalry.
The soldiers and guards on horseback were all covered in raincoats, and the handlebar drivers were also covered in raincoats.
The carriage was covered with several layers of felt cloth coated with tung oil, which effectively prevented rainwater from soaking the interior of the carriage.
“Miss, it’s raining so hard outside that I can’t even see the road.”
The window of the three-carriage carriage in the middle was slightly opened, and inside the carriage was a little maid with a steamed bun face. Looking at the heavy rain outside the window, I couldn't help but feel worried. We are about to arrive in the capital. Why did it suddenly rain so heavily? But don’t interrupt your journey. My uncle’s birthday is coming soon.
The face, which was already full of baby fat, now looks more rounded.
The carriage was very comfortably decorated, like a rich lady's boudoir, with coffee tables, dressing tables, soft sofas, etc. Sitting on the soft couch was a fair-skinned and beautiful girl, holding a volume of "The Book of Songs", enchanting He leaned lazily on the soft pillow and watched the fire in the car with relish.
"It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married. God loves me, so it's up to him."
Hearing this, the stunning girl glanced out the window, and there was nothing in her dark eyes. There was a little bit of ripples.
Stand still despite the weather, she is in sharp contrast to the little maid with a bun-faced face.
“But.” The little maid with a bun face looked out the window worriedly, worried to herself, “Miss, what if this heavy rain affects the journey.”
"No."
The stunning girl's dark eyes flashed with light, her lips parted slightly, and she said two words without any doubt.
"Ah? Really?" The little maid with a bun face was overjoyed, looking at her young lady with bright round eyes.
“Are you questioning me?”
The stunning girl turned a page of the Book of Songs, slightly raised her cherry lips, and did not leave the page, but glanced at her with the corner of her eye. .
The little girl with a bun face immediately shook her little head like a rattle.
"Miss Qi, I have something to report to you in my humble position."
At this moment, a sound of horse hooves sounded outside the window, and then a team member wearing armor rode his horse outside the carriage window and handed his hands respectfully. Reported. (End of this chapter)