Chapter 946: Honor in Troubled Times 14
An Ning and his party stayed in the inn to eat and drink, and they did not worry about the wind and rain.
But some people don't.
The old lady took the big house and the second room, and those people lived in the Zhuangzi until the deadline before leaving.
That's when they set off today.
They didn't know what to prepare, everything was prepared by the steward of the Zhao family, and the steward of the Zhao family had already watched the Xiao family copy the house, and he looked down on them very much, so naturally he would not do his best to help prepare, but he was just perfunctory.
The prepared carriage looks okay outside, but it's really not good, and the supplies are not affordable things, and they are all bright on the outside.
But the Xiao family is like this now, they really can't look glamorous on the outside, what they need is the benefits inside, that is, they can't have face.
But the old lady they don't understand this truth, looking at the things prepared by the Zhao family is not bad, they feel that they are very dedicated to them, and they are still quite grateful to the Zhao family in their hearts.
They didn't leave early, anyway, the sun was old and high before they set off, and followed the caravan all the way south.
Along the way, I really suffered.
When the sun rises, it is naturally hot, and the women stay in the carriage and are not breathable, and the heat cannot stand it.
The men are also hot outside, the sun is so hot, and a short time of work is sweating.
Originally, Xiao Jue wanted to discuss with the steward of the caravan or something to rest in the shade for a while, but he asked someone to give him a scold, and the steward of the caravan sneered: "You can follow if you like, if you don't like to go with yourself, you can rest as much as you want, we are not here to escort you, we are going to be a merchant, do you know what a merchant means, that speed must be fast, otherwise the goods will be transported, and a good opportunity for sales will be missed, and whoever loses the money will be counted." ”
Xiao Jue, who was scared of this, didn't dare to squeak.
If he were still the Duke of Pingguo, he would definitely not be so angry, but now that he is a commoner, he does not dare to offend the caravan steward.
There was no way, so he could only apologize to others with a smiling face.
When it was almost noon, these people in the Xiao family were really hot and couldn't stand it.
The old lady drank water vigorously, and when she drank too much water, she naturally had to relieve herself, and she had to stop the carriage and let her relieve herself, and the people on the other side of the caravan were a little impatient.
Just when the people of the caravan couldn't stand the heat and wanted to rest for a while, suddenly the sky changed, and in an instant the sand and rocks were flying, and there were dark clouds covering the top, and soon the downpour came down.
Everyone is still on the official road, there is really no store in front of the village, and there is no way to hide when it rains, so they can only get drenched like this.
Xiao Su also wanted to drive the carriage under the big tree to hide from the rain, but the steward of the caravan scolded him fiercely: "You don't want to die, don't take us with you, and run under the tree to hide from the rain, this is thunder and lightning, don't you go under the tree to find the thunder." ”
The steward has a lot of experience in traveling from south to north, and knows that you can't hide from the rain under the trees in such weather, otherwise it will be really easy to be struck by lightning.
But the people of the Xiao family didn't know.
They thought that the steward was cursing them, but they only dared to be angry.
Xiao Suqi's face turned blue, but he could only hold back his anger.
The family was drenched in rain on the road, and just when Xiao Fang and the Jin family couldn't stand it anymore, thinking about the rain under the tree, a thunderbolt struck down and directly split the big tree.
The Xiao family's frightened faces changed when they saw this scene, and at the same time they were a little happy in their hearts.
Waiting for the heavy rain to pass, one by one became soup chickens.
While hurrying away, the steward said to Xiao Jue: "It's not that I had to scold you at that time, it's really that you are no different from looking for death, I didn't know these things before, but I have seen more knowledge in the south and north, and I have seen the ...... who was split by lightning under the tree."
Xiao Jue smiled and thanked the steward, it turned out that he still wanted to meet the village and town in the evening to have a good rest.
But what about the result.
It wasn't until it was dark that I came across a small village, which was also very poor, and the houses were all thatched houses, because of the rain, many people's roofs were leaking, and the roofs were blown away by the wind, and the people in the village were busy resting their houses, and there was no room for these passers-by to stay.
The old lady is old, and today it is hot and drenched, and she has a fever in the evening.
Xiao Jue went to the village to change the old lady's soft food, and then found the steward of the caravan and asked the caravan's doctor to come over to help see a doctor.
After tossing for half a night, the family was able to give birth in peace, and the next day they had to get up early in the morning to hurry, and within two days, the family was like a chicken who had taken medicine on the road, one by one, and they were very depressed.
Xiao Yuan, but they didn't suffer.
They rested for a day and then continued on their way.
Still leaving before dawn, Anning took the children to sleep on the road, and Xiao Yuan drove the carriage away.
After resting peacefully, he came out to replace Xiao Yuan to catch the car.
On this day, Anning didn't wear women's clothes, but changed into men's clothes directly, looking like a twenty-year-old young man, Wyeth was shocked when he saw it.
Originally, An Ning said that she wanted to catch the car, but Wyeth also persuaded her: "Third sister-in-law, if you really feel sorry for the third brother, let's not be in such a hurry, walk closer every day, and rest early in the evening, you catch the car...... Didn't I say, we women don't have that strength, where can we catch the car?"
But as a result, An Ning drove for a long time, and this car was more stable than Xiao Yuan, which completely shut up Wyeth.
Although Xiao Jin and Xiao Ling didn't say anything, they felt very down-to-earth when they saw Anning, the weather and the car.
Although it is said that when he was in the Pingguo Mansion, An Ning's skill in driving cars was useless, but now that the family has become commoners, the more An Ning understands the things of these lower riba people, the more beneficial it is to their group.
That's it, the four of them drove three cars, taking turns to catch the cars every day, Xiao Jin and Xiao Ling could rest for a while during the day, but they were not tired.
After walking for about ten days, the road was smooth, no robbery, when the weather was bad, An Ning could see it in advance, and then let everyone avoid it, and never touched the road that was too difficult to walk.
Even Xiao Jin felt quite strange and felt that the journey was too smooth.
At this time, it has been out of the ground of Zhili, and when I got up early today, it was Anning to catch the car, and when it was hot, I would change Xiao Yuan to catch the car.
An Ning felt a burst of heat when she got up early, and kept looking up at the sky when she was in the car.
After watching for a while, An Ning parked the car on the side of the road.
Xiao Jin thought something was wrong, so she quickly stopped and asked An Ning: "Third sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
An Ning frowned, her face was a little ugly: "I'm afraid the road ahead will be difficult." ”
These words were clueless, which made Xiao Jin feel suspenseful in his heart.
Xiao Ling also ran over at this time: "What do you mean by this third sister-in-law?"
An Ning looked at the fields in the distance and there were still some green wheat seedlings, then looked at the terrain here, and looked up at the sky again.
Her right hand quickly pinched when Xiao Jin and Xiao Ling couldn't see it: "Fourth brother, sixth brother, everyone has to suffer a little these days, we have to hurry up, fourth brother, you talk to the fourth brother and sister and the children." ”
Speaking of this, An Ning said: "When you go to the town in front, buy three more horses, and the six horses will take turns pulling the cart, and you can go faster." ”
Xiao Yuan also got out of the carriage: "What do you see?"
An Ning sighed: "Have you found it, let's come from the capital, these ten days, it rained the next day, and then it has not rained, out of the Zhili boundary, I asked the store when I stayed in the hotel, they have not rained for more than a month, I am afraid that there will be a drought, the drought is not afraid, the most afraid is the locust plague." ”