242. To Jinling
Lin Xi went on a long trip for the first time after wearing a book. Soon she couldn't hold it any longer and opened the curtain to look at the scenery outside.
They took the official road, which was relatively easy to walk. There were dense forests on both sides. Because it was still winter, there was still a thin layer of snow in the forest. From a distance, the snow looked white and vast, which was very visual impact.
But apart from this, the other ones are just desolate and secluded scenery, which are very eye-catching at first glance, but become boring after a long time.
From morning to noon, the carriage passed by flat roads.
But Lin Xi found that riding a carriage was only relatively comfortable. Because the roads at this time were all dirt roads, with a lot of sand and gravel, and were not very flat. The carriages that passed by were shaking.
If Lin Xi hadn't always liked to put some mattresses and blankets in the carriage to sit on, she wouldn't have been able to bear it.
Shen Chen was quite used to it and didn't wake up.
Lin Xi slept against the car wall for a while, then couldn't fall asleep anymore, so she sat and read the account book.
Until the carriage stopped, the boy outside raised his voice and asked: "Master Shen, Master Shen, my young master wants to ask, it is noon now, will you two get out of the car to have lunch?"
Just as Lin Xi was about to go back, Shen Chen woke up.
Shen Chen pressed his eyebrows, said "get off the car", and sat up.
Lin Xi helped him, "Have you slept well? Do you want to sleep a little longer?"
Shen Chen said funny: "If I go to sleep any longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night. Let's go down and prepare for dinner first. You didn't eat well in the morning either."
Lin Xi put down his account book and got out of the car with Shen Chen.
As a result, after sitting for a long time, her legs and feet were numb and she could hardly get up, so Shen Chen helped her down.
After Lin Xi landed, he bounced a few times, felt better, and looked forward.
Yi Huaijin also got out of the car. His servants were already lighting a fire and setting up a pot in an orderly manner. They didn't know whether they wanted to cook porridge or soup. The firewood was picked up from the nearby forest.
Seeing them get out of the car, Yi Huaijin ran over and said, "Aunt Lin, Uncle Shen, my servants are going to cook porridge and bring some dry food. You can eat with us."
Lin Xi thought for a while and said, "Huaijin, do you want some soup?"
"Soup? But we didn't bring any vegetables that can be cooked to make soup." Yi Huaijin didn't know much about these things, so she said: "Aunt Lin, do you want to drink broth? How about this? The two guards I brought with me They are all very skilled, so I asked them to see if they could hunt anything nearby."
The guards at the back were not far away. They all heard Yi Huaijin's words and couldn't help but look at something. Their expressions were somewhat difficult to describe.
Where can we go hunting in the winter?
I have to obey my master's words.
The guards accepted their fate and were about to respond, but they heard Lin Xi's denial. Then they saw Lin Xi returning to his carriage and then getting down with his things.
Lin Xi said to Yi Huaijin: "This is a kind of vegetable soup cube sold in my shop. Add some hot water to make a drinkable soup. You can also throw it directly into the pot of boiling water and cook it." Lin Xi took out three cubes. Big chunks.
Although Yi Huaijin was focused on studying in private school and did not listen to what was going on outside the window, the house of Dabao, who slept with him every night, was selling this, and Yi Huaijin had already heard about it.
At that moment, Yi Huaijin didn't hesitate much and happily asked the servant to do it.
He said: "I didn't expect to be able to eat delicious food on the road. Aunt Lin, I am so happy to be your child. Sometimes I envy A Dai and A Yan."
Lin Xi smiled, said nothing, and pulled Shen Chen over to sit and wait.
Seeing that the dry food Yi Huaijin brought was meat buns, she asked Yi Huaijin to have someone build a shelf over the mouth of the pot and steam the buns on it.
"This is very convenient." Yi Huaijin said in surprise, looking at Lin Xi with admiration.
Lin Xi said casually: "Indeed. But for people who travel long distances, this is a bit time-consuming. Maybe because of this, few people do it."
Yi Huaijin expressed that he had learned a lesson.
Lin Xi took advantage of the meal to ask some questions about Yi Huaijin's grandmother, and Yi Huaidu told Lin Xi carefully one by one.
The soup was ready quickly and was highly praised by Yi Huaijin.
There was a lot of soup made from the three large pieces, and Lin Xi generously offered to share it with the servants brought by Yi Huaijin. Everyone wanted to eat hot food in such a cold day, so the servants who were given the soup looked at Lin Xi and Shen Chen’s eyes are much friendly.
After eating, they continued on their way.
Lin Xi and Shen Chen didn't have to drive, they were sitting in the carriage doing their own things. Occasionally they looked at each other and smiled at each other.
At night, they passed by an inn to stay.
Lin Xi saw that Yi Huaijin had brought a lot of books with her. When she woke up hungry in the middle of the night and asked Shen Chen to borrow a small kitchen to cook a bowl of noodles, she also saw the lights on in Yi Huaijin's room, as if he was still reading.
Lin Xi said: "I didn't expect my friend Dabao to work so hard."
Shen Chen served some noodles to Lin Xi and said, "This boy is really hard-working, and he may be one of the most talented people in his generation."
Lin Xi nodded in agreement, and after eating, he and Shen Chen went back to rest.
We continued on our way the next day, only stopping for lunch.
On the fourth day, when Shen Chen looked at the map, he realized that the path they were taking was not quite right and had deviated from the official road, so he stopped them.
Yi Huaijin lifted the car curtain, "Aunt Lin, Uncle Shen, what's wrong?"
Lin Xi saw that he was still holding a book in his hand, and thought to himself, could this kid still be reading in the car? Can his eyes bear it? Can he sit still?
Shen Chen talked about the route.
Yi Huaijin didn't quite understand and looked at the guard following him.
The guard immediately explained: "Yesterday during the break, my subordinates sent people to explore the road. The road ten miles east of Yangguan Pass was buried by rocks. It would take four or five days to clear it. Take the west road. Although it is a day and a half slower than the original journey, it is already fast."
When Shen Chen heard this, he nodded and said he understood, put down the car curtain and sat back down.
Lin Xi looked at Yi Huaijin and kindly reminded him: "Huaijin, the carriage is rickety and reading is not good for your eyes. It's okay to take a break once in a while. Your health is important."
"Thank you for your concern, Aunt Lin. I will take a rest after reading this book." Yi Huaijin said warmly.
Lin Xi sat back and felt the carriage continue to move, and said to Shen Chen: "I finally understand why Dabao works so hard. With a diligent person like Yi Huaijin, even if Dabao wants to take a day off, he will lead him Let’s study for a few more days.”
One thing to say, this kind of influence is good. But Lin Xi feels that being too diligent is not good.
Shen Chen seemed to have thought of something and said, "That boy's father worked harder than him. He once read a thousand books in one month."
Lin Xi was speechless: "Really or not? Shen Chen, do you know him?"
If you read a thousand books in a month, you will have to read dozens of books in one day, my God!
Shen Chen said: "I have heard about it a little bit, but I have never seen it."
Lin Xi was in awe, not embarrassed to pester Shen Chen to play backgammon with her, and started to read medical books.
Hurrying slowly, they finally arrived outside Jinling City two days later.
Due to the long journey, the group rested for a while thirty miles outside the city before continuing.
Chapter completed!