Chapter 2258 Light Gate Lintel 58
Before the donkey cart left the village, villagers who got up early saw it. After a while, he ran out of the house. He was still wearing a cotton robe when he came out. It was obvious that he had been woken up.
Li Zheng looked nervous: "Where is the little miracle doctor going?"
Xining came out of the car, sat down and bowed: "I'm going to the capital once, and I'll leave Master Liu here. If there are any guests coming in the near future, let him take note first." (Give him something to do, so he won't have to run around everywhere. . This little white wolf knows that rabbits don’t eat grass near their nests, but they will run away and go to the county town to seduce women)
"If you meet someone in the village, please tell them in advance that if you want to see a doctor, come early summer. If you can't wait, come to the capital to see him."
When he heard that he was just going to the capital and would come back, Li Zheng breathed a sigh of relief: "I made a note of it. Don't worry, little miracle doctor. If you need anything, Master Liu, you can come to me. They are all from the countryside. It's nothing." Sorry.”
(You have to know how much production value Xuanhumen has driven here. In this small place, many people came this February. After asking for information, if they need to stay and eat, they spend money very generously. Often the money left is more than what was negotiated in advance. The price is much higher, and it takes almost one or two months to earn it, so Xuanhumen, the great master, can't leave at all.)
After bidding farewell to Li Zheng and the villagers, he left the village.
The car is not spacious, but it can accommodate two people. Xining asked Ye Bing to stay in the car, and the other three people either rode horses or drove in front.
Seeing Xi'an sitting in front, exchanging driving with Wu Jue, Ye Bing was very uneasy.
"I have been busy all night and made so many biscuits." Xining rested his head on the pillow and covered himself with a quilt. Because the carriage was small, he lay bent on his side. There was room for one person on the remaining side: "This time I go It’s better if no one knows about it in Beijing. Isn’t it very conspicuous that you are driving as a woman? Just lie down and sleep and let the men do their work.”
Ye Bing felt relieved. He quickly fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes. He slept until noon, when he was woken up to eat.
What we ate were Hu Pancakes and mutton. The mutton was boiled to a pulp and then hastily cut into slices and wrapped in oil paper. Because the Hu Pancakes have just been made, there is no need to light a fire to heat them, but they are much harder than in the morning.
After eating, we continued on our way and arrived in the town in the afternoon. Xining was woken up from her sleep. She didn't have time to be as alert as Ye Bing, so she sat up slowly and stretched.
Ye Bing, who had already gotten out of the car, was opening the door curtain, probably about to help her get out of the car.
She opened the curtains and looked outside. It was an inn. Asked: "How far is the nearest pier?"
"Not far." There was a man standing next to the car. He was in his thirties and looked very inconspicuous. He didn't know where he came from. He should be quite familiar with this place.
Xi'an understood something immediately: "You want to take the waterway?"
"The waterway is faster." Xining took out a fifty-tael silver note, held it with two fingers and handed it to Ye Bing in front: "Find someone who can sail to the capital immediately."
Ye Bing didn't answer and looked sideways at Xi'an.
Xi'an responded: "No, I have it here." Then he arranged for the person standing next to the car to go to the dock to find a boat.
They parked the car next to the inn, gave them ten dollars, and added a pile of hay to the donkey. They walked into the inn and sat in the lobby waiting for news.
Although there was steaming hot mutton soup in the big pot at the door, the strong smell whetted your appetite. In the middle of winter, after a long day's journey, there is nothing better than drinking a bowl of hot mutton soup with garlic leaves. But no one mentioned asking for a drink, everyone just sat like this. The Hu cakes made by Ye Bing are also eaten, and the water brought from the village is what they drink.
After waiting for half a stick of incense, no one asked, Xi'an took the initiative and said: "The one just now is called Ye Feng, and he is very reliable in his work."
Xining pursed his lips and smiled: "How many people are there in your night class?"
Xi'an touched his nose and felt a little embarrassed: "Ahem, not much." Xining smiled and said nothing, hoping that there would be someone to help him when he got to the capital. Wu Jue didn't say a word from beginning to end. This was a habit he had developed over a long period of time. He didn't need to talk much, he just wanted to kill people. This is also the reason why Xi Ning is willing to take him in. He is cruel and doesn't talk much, but his mind is very clear at critical moments.
An hour later, Ye Feng came back and said that the arrangements had been made. After everyone got in the car, Ye Feng led the way on horseback.
The dock was about half an hour away, and what they found was a merchant ship that was going to deliver goods from the south to the capital. In another half month, we will start preparing for the New Year’s goods. If we transport them to the capital at this time, we can sell them all and sell them at a good price.
After getting out of the car, Ye Feng said apologetically: "This ship carries tung oil resin, which has a bit of a smell. But there are two ships in total, and the other ship carries dried seafood, a lot of smelly salted dried fish, so I am the only one who has worked hard. ”
"It's okay, it only takes four or five days." Xi'an reassured, and the others began to move their luggage from the car.
In the end, Ye Feng sent the donkey cart back to the village and said that he had just been hired to clean the courtyard. Liu Yulang was naturally happy to have one more person to clean. And if anything happens there, Ye Feng can notify them in time.
The boss of the ship gave them an open space, which was the cargo hold near the stern of the ship. This ship is not a large ship with two floors as imagined, capable of transporting tens of thousands of kilograms, but only one floor. The cargo hold is made of thin wooden boards and bamboo strips and is painted with tung oil.
In the place given to them, there were many sealed wooden barrels stacked in front and behind. There were tung oil and resin in them. The smell was okay, but there was no big smell. The left and right walls are either thin wooden boards or bamboo mats that allow ventilation. You can't light a fire yet, things next to you will catch fire at a moment's notice.
Everyone had to put on all the clothes they could wear, with men wearing a quilt and women hiding under the quilt.
Hiding under the quilt, he opened a cotton-padded coat and put it over his head. Xining couldn't help but said, "Can't you spend more money?"
Fifty taels of silver were used to buy a boat with a private room, a charcoal basin, lean on the couch, read a book, drink tea, pinch a candied fruit with your fingers and put it in your mouth. When I got tired of looking at it, I opened the carved window and looked out at the river view. There might even be falling snow, which was very poetic and picturesque.
But now the treatment is no more than 2 taels of silver, not 2 taels for one person, but 2 taels for five people.
Xi'an was silent for a while and then said: "This is the only way to avoid being investigated."
Xining choked and rolled his eyes angrily: "It's bad luck for me to meet you."
Xi'an: "I will make it up to you in the future."
"It's still a question of whether we can save our lives by paying compensation." But what can he do now? Xining could only suppress his anger: "Forget it, forget it, it's better than smelling the smell of salted fish on another boat."
Xi'an seemed to be amused by her, smiled and said: "I will definitely make it up to you in the future."
Don't bother to care about Xi'an's vows. The two-legged beast's words are basically unreliable, especially men.
Ye Bing moved closer to her, and now she was completely attached. Before going to bed, he went to the boatman to get hot water for her to scrub and soak her feet. He also held her in his arms at night to keep her as warm as possible. So for Ye Bing's sake, I didn't care. I had to make it through just a few days.
Fortunately, the wind and water were favorable, and four days later the ship arrived at the Bianhe Wharf next to the capital.
(End of chapter)