Send others home as the spring sun sets, and the whip of the weak horse points to the end of the world.
Yueshengjiang's hometown is full of excitement, and he is 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 blossomed, Zhu Ping'an set off for the capital. After several urgings from the capital, Zhu Ping'an had to leave his hometown of Wenrou and set off for 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 that Zhu's father had hunted, and wrapped them in paper with some fried pancakes.
In 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 Ping'an 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 Ping'an's taking 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 the plains and the roads are relatively smooth. However, riding north along the official road will be faster.
Faster.
His mother, 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 wanted 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, the precipitation along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal has been relatively heavy.
The water level of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal has dropped, resulting in the water level of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal declining. The river is shallow and the waterway 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 navigation of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal is naturally greatly affected.
Some sections of the canal are borrowed from the original natural rivers and lakes, and some sections are artificially dug. Most of the water flow in the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal is collected by natural rivers. The size of the water flow varies, and the direction of the water flow is also different. It is better to follow the current.
If you go against the current, the boat will be slower, especially now that the canal water is shallow due to low rainfall. Trackers are even needed to pull the boat against the current, which naturally takes time. In addition, each section of the canal is regulated by gates. The gates are used to intercept the flow and increase the water level.
When the ship opens the lock and releases water, the time waiting for the lock to open must be included in the calculation.
Normally, many factors are not a problem when the water volume in the canal is large, but recently when the water volume is low, you have to consider it. Weather and wind direction, strong currents against the current, traffic jams in the river, and waiting for the gate to open. Many factors are added together. If you take a boat, you should be careful.
It takes only a month or two to get from Tianfu to Shuntianfu. In comparison, riding north is a very good choice.
Li Shu brought his third brother's beloved horse to Zhu Ping'an, which made Li Shu's third brother feel distressed for a long time.
After gathering up his courtesy and bidding farewell to his parents, Zhu Pingan embarked on his way back to the capital. 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.
"It looks good." Zhu Pingan 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.
"fool"
Li Shujiao snarled, her face as charming as the moon, her eyes shining with hope and sultry, making Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but look at her twice more.
A talented man and a beautiful woman, a ten-mile-long pavilion.
However, after seeing you for thousands of miles, there will always be a farewell.
In the end, Zhu Pingan mounted his horse alone and set foot 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 has gone far away." 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.
"Miss, I'm not willing to give it up." The little maid Baozi stuck out her pink tongue, and then said with a blushing face, "I'm still the first-in-law girl."
"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 Shuqiao was annoyed.
"I saw it." The little maid Baozi nodded her head affirmatively.
"You are wrong, it was a smelly toad whispering in my ear." Li Shu's pretty face turned red.
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. Phew.
Suddenly it started to rain heavily.
Zhu Ping'an dismounted and put on his poncho, covered the ceremony with an oilcloth, remounted his horse and continued moving forward.
Now that we have reached the official road, there are only a few people around. There are no villages in sight, and there is 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 was getting heavier and heavier, and the wind was getting stronger. The rain was blown by the wind and only penetrated into people's clothes. The salute was okay. Zhu Ping'an had wrapped it all 360 degrees with oilcloth, so there was no need to worry about getting wet, but
He was a bit miserable, as a lot of rain 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 underneath him is indeed a good horse, much faster than the dark horse that killed him, and his speed did 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 it as a 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. However, the weather suddenly changed, with strong winds and showers, and the temperature dropped sharply. Although many people had dried their clothes, they were still talking and laughing around, unwilling to leave. The new arrivals
No one can squeeze through.
"Should I stay in the hotel as a guest?" The waiter ran over with a white towel on his shoulders and asked.
"Hit the tip." Zhu Ping'an put down the salute and stretched out his hand to squeeze out a handful of the rainwater on his clothes, causing a big splash to flow away.
"Okay. What would you like to order?" the waiter asked.
Zhu Ping'an looked at the people around the fire pit, slightly raised his lips, 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 and said, "Sir, don't horses eat meat?"
"Just go and feed him." Zhu Pingan waved his hand.
The waiter had no choice but to take some meat and go to feed Zhu Ping'an's horse in the shed outside the store. His face was both curious and speechless.
Horses eat meat?
Damn it, did I hear it right? How is it possible? This guy was kicked in the head by a donkey? There is a horse that eats meat?
Many people in the store heard the conversation between Zhu Pingan and the waiter, and pointed at Zhu Pingan, or scorned or ridiculed him. However, after all, they couldn't bear their curiosity, and many people followed the waiter to see it.
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 took off his outer shirt and squeezed the water out with his hands, then lit the fire pit to bake his clothes. To be continued.