The Pang family's four carts, plus eleven riders, followed the wide official road all the way north.
Huayue and Zhou Yuping were sitting in a carriage, while Zhou Jun was riding a horse, walking beside Pang Gong's carriage.
Pang Gong opened the curtain and was chatting with Zhou Jun outside the carriage.
I just heard Pang Gongzheng say coincidentally: "When our family was in the palace, we heard the name of the daughter of the Zhou family."
"After several times, I learned everything about her."
"When she was demoted to Sinong Temple, Queen Zhenshun felt sorry for her and asked me to send her things several times."
"Alas, as the leader of the Liyuan Academy, I originally had a bright future, but because of my infatuation, I ended up in a miserable state. It's really a miserable life."
Seeing Zhou Jun hesitate to speak, Pang Gong guessed the other party's doubts and said directly: "Don't ask about the child's father. Even if you ask me, you can't tell me."
Zhou Jun came closer and asked in a low voice: "Could it be a saint..."
Pang Gong opened his eyes wide and said sharply: "What nonsense are you talking about? How old was the saint at that time?"
Zhou Jun smiled.
Pang Gong sighed and said: "The days are so short, and a hundred years of hardship are easy to fill. After so many years, people have become old, and things have passed."
"After experiencing so much suffering, it's time to live a stable life."
Zhou Jun nodded and said, "It is also her blessing that Yuping met Mr. Pang."
During the conversation, the motorcade traveled for almost half an hour and reached a fork in the road.
Further ahead on the flat official road is Baqiao Station, while the trail next to it leads to Bachuan.
The total area of Bachuan is over 8,000 acres, of which the water area alone exceeds 2,000 acres.
Bachuan is located on the west side of the Bahe River and the south side of the Weihe River. Today, its location is actually Xi'an Chanba National Wetland Park.
Its interior includes not only lakes, streams, and tidal flats, but also hills, plains, and forests. It is a vast area with diverse topography.
As the motorcade entered the trail, Pang Zhonghe also told Zhou Jun some past events in Bachuan.
Bachuan, during the Zhenguan period, was originally a swampland for the palace to stock aquatic products.
However, because the Ba River originates from the Wei River, the river is fast and silt deposits make it inconvenient to operate aquatic products, so this area gradually fell into disuse.
In the first year of Xiantian (712), Xuanzong came to the throne, and Queen Zhenshun was still Wu Jieyu at that time.
During the Spring Festival, she once traveled incognito and arrived near Bachuan River. After Wu Jieyu tasted the fish from Bahe River, she said to Xuanzong that this place is very much like my hometown in Jiangzhou.
When Xuanzong heard this, he waved his hand and granted Wu Jieyu the title of Bachuan Jiazhou where the two were at that time.
In the twelfth year of Kaiyuan (724), Wu Jieyu was named Concubine Wu Hui. The two visited their old places again, and Xuanzong granted her Xizhou and Xiezhou in Bachuan.
Later, Concubine Wu Hui passed away, and Pang Zhonghe voluntarily put down all his duties and went to guard her mausoleum alone.
Xuanzong was grateful for his loyalty and transferred Jiazhou, Xizhou and Xiezhou in Bachuan to Pang Zhonghe.
Jiazhou, Xizhou and Xiezhou, these three continents together have more than 900 acres of land.
Compared with the total area of Bachuan, although it sounds small, it is the core area with the most beautiful scenery and the richest products.
Zhou Jun was listening to Pang Zhonghe talking about the incident in Bachuan when suddenly the carriage sank and could no longer move forward.
Zhou Jun looked down and saw that the trail was muddy and filled with water. The wheels of the carriage were stuck in and there was no way to get out.
Pang Gong looked at the pitted and dilapidated path, shook his head and sighed: "I haven't been here for many years, and the road is in such a state of disrepair."
The servants and subordinates of the Pang Mansion also came down one after another at this time, jumped into the mud, and started pushing the cart.
Most of the servants in Pang Zhonghe's house are old subordinates and slaves, and they are all quite old.
Zhou Jun, who was riding a horse, couldn't help but feel pity when he looked at the servants pushing carts in the muddy water, including many old men with white hair.
After waiting for a long time, the carriage made very slow progress and even sank a little deeper into the mud.
The servants had no choice but to take off the heavy objects from the carriage, reduce the weight and try again.
Zhou Jun did not intend to watch at this time.
He took off his coat, shoes and socks, jumped barefoot into the mud puddle, stood with the servants, and pushed the carriage hard.
When Pang Zhonghe saw this scene, he wanted to persuade him, but after thinking about it for a moment, he decided not to do it.
After a long time, the carriage finally drove through the muddy land, and the group set out on the road again.
At this time, Zhou Jun felt as if he had taken a bath in muddy water. He picked up the linen cloth behind the saddle, wiped his body carelessly, and followed the team.
After walking forward for another quarter of an hour, the team finally left the path and arrived in front of a magnificent mansion.
The house is close to a lake and a stream. Not far away is a bamboo forest. Occasionally, you can see a few birds flying across the sky and leaving a few chirps. It is really a good place to cultivate your mind and escape the hustle and bustle.
However, when Zhou Jun rode his horse to the gate of the house, he realized that he was happy too early.
The house was in disrepair, the walls were crumbling, and vines and weeds were everywhere, even covering the bluestones and steps.
The beams and columns that were originally painted with red paint are now riddled with holes; the furniture that was once valuable has become loose and falling apart.
Zhou Jun walked into the house, looked at the climbing frame beside the courtyard, and tried to touch it with his hands.
There was just a roar, and the climbing frame suddenly fell apart.
At this time, Huayue also jumped off Yuping's carriage.
She looked at such a dilapidated house and asked Zhou Jun: "Compared to this house, I think it would be better to sleep outside."
Zhou Jun was about to speak when he saw a servant taking out a large box from the back of the carriage, which contained wooden parts of various sizes.
Put those parts together, and use hammers and rivets to install them together, and it becomes a self-operated wheelchair that Zhou Jun once mentioned.
Seeing this assembled self-propelled wheelchair, Zhou Jun couldn't help but sigh, this Tang Dynasty craftsman was really amazing, he was able to use a modular method to build this wheel chair for Mr. Pang.
Pang Zhonghe got on the wheelchair, grabbed the handle with both hands, and tried to move for a while.
Then, he said to Zhou Jun with satisfaction: "Let's take a look at your ideas and the efforts of the Lin family."
Zhou Jun walked over, took a look, and praised the workmanship.
Pang Zhonghe pushed the cart again and walked around the courtyard for a while.
Then, he stopped, looked at the overgrown courtyard and said, "This was originally the royal garden. It has been repaired and expanded several times."
"Later, this house went round and round, and finally we arrived at our house."
"I'm afraid it's been quite a few years since I last came here."
Pang Zhonghe looked around, looked at the house, and said with emotion: "When I get here, I seem to still be able to hear the laughter and laughter of the past."
Zhou Jun: "If Pang Gong likes it here, you can stay longer."
After hearing this, Pang Zhonghe was silent for a moment and then said, "It is true that we should stay longer."
Zhou Jun was stunned. The words he just said were just casual polite words. Unexpectedly, Mr. Pang actually took it seriously.
He further advised: "However, this house has gone through ages and lacks maintenance. I'm afraid it will take a lot of time and effort to repair it."
Pang Gong didn't speak, he just pushed his wheelchair and walked slowly towards the depths of the house accompanied by Yu Ping.
Zhou Jun took the clothes from the horse, found a deserted place, washed his body with clean water, and dressed neatly.
As soon as she walked into the vestibule, she saw Yuping looking around for something.
When the latter saw Zhou Jun, he came over and said, "We have found Erlang. Mr. Pang has something that I want to talk to you about. Go see him quickly."
Want to talk to me?
With doubts, Zhou Jun left the front yard, walked through the arch, and walked around a rockery, waterside pavilion, pond courtyard, and finally found Pang Gong in a pavilion, who was watching the scenery.
Pang Gong saw Zhou Jun coming and waved to him to sit on the stone bench next to him.
Zhou Jun sat down as he was told.
Pang Gong said: "Hengcai, do you want to work in my house?"
This chapter has been completed!