Chapter 22: The Journey
In ancient times, traveling by horse-drawn carriage was a chore. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Even if the Qin family and his party walked on the avenues and official roads, and the carriages they sat in were all reinforced and shock-absorbed, Qin Hanzhen was still dizzy, fainted all the way and vomited all the way, and at the end of the day, half of his life was gone.
This is still on the premise that after months of recuperation, her body has recovered most of her vitality. At least she could withstand the first half of the day before she started to get motion sickness. In the past, she took a car into the county seat, and she was about to start fainting as soon as she walked two or three miles.
Niu also showed signs of motion sickness, but it wasn't serious. Her father is a businessman, who once took her through the world, and overcame the problem of motion sickness early, and now she will be dizzy, just because her body is relatively weak, and she has not taken the car for a long time.
As for the girl who has motion sickness in it, it's even more trivial. They all came to Mizhi after a long journey, and they really couldn't hold on, and they couldn't get to the Qin family, so it would be good to get used to it.
Only Qin Hanzhen was the most dizzy, and he couldn't adapt to it for several days. Originally, she had many plans, what books to memorize on the road, what to ask her grandfather for some knowledge, to chat with her cousin, and to ask the people sent by the Hou Mansion about the affairs of the capital, but now they are all in vain. She also tried to listen to her grandfather Mr. Qin and her cousin Wu Shaoying talking, listening to them discuss knowledge, so as to divert attention, who knew that after listening to two sentences, she began to feel dizzy and her chest was stuffy, where could she still listen to half a word?
Old Mr. Qin and the Niu clan were very worried when they saw her like this. The medicine for motion sickness was brought with me from the beginning, and I gave her a lot of food. Mr. Qin also personally put together a fragrance medicine that clears the heart and calms the mind, puts it in a purse, brings it to her body, and takes it out from time to time to smell it. Mama Hu and Xia Qing put a lot of bedding in the carriage to reduce the shock caused by the carriage as much as possible. It's a pity that these methods don't work much. Qin Hanzhen should still be dizzy, vomit when he should vomit, can't eat, can't sleep well, and his face is worse.
Qin Hanzhen himself knew that it would not work like this. I heard that Sister Sang didn't have this problem before, was it because she fell on her head, causing a concussion and leaving sequelae, or because she was not the deity, so her body and soul were a little incompatible?
In her modern times, she didn't see people get motion sickness. Her mother had this problem before her death, so she easily refused to go far away, usually went out to buy groceries on a bicycle or electric car, and went shopping in the city as much as possible to choose to take the subway. However, once my mother went to Beijing to play, she had to take a car every day to go to the scenic spots, and she was in a good mood, ate and slept well, and after more than a week, she didn't get motion sickness anymore, and she could keep it after going home. So Qin Hanzhen felt that as long as she got used to it, if she could carry it this time, maybe she would never have to suffer from motion sickness in the future.
Since Qin Hanzhen had made up his mind, he was determined to persevere. Every day she ate and drank when she should eat and drink, and rested when she should rest, and when she couldn't do anything in the carriage anyway, she simply sat idly or lay down and closed her eyes to recuperate. If she is in good spirits, she will silently recite a book, and if she is not in good spirits, she will let the people around her talk to each other to divert her attention.
Due to her poor health, in order to avoid affecting her grandmother, she insisted on changing the carriage herself. Now she takes Mama Zhang, Chunhong and Xia Qing to share a car, but she is still at ease.
Among the people in the same car, Mama Zhang is Qin Hanzhen's nurse, not comparable to ordinary servants, and she cares for her a little more sincerely. Seeing that Qin Hanzhen was really motion sick and her face was pale, Zhang's mother was already very distressed. Chunhong whispered to her that it was better to stop and rest and let the three girls take a breath. Zhang's mother hurriedly asked the driver to stop.
The Qin family team has more than 20 vehicles, and they stop at the same time. A car stopped, and the only granddaughter in the third room was sitting in the car, the hearts of Mr. Qin and his wife, and the other cars naturally stopped. Wu Shaoying rode over to check, and learned that Qin Hanzhen was really a little unwell, so he was relieved, turned around and reported to the teacher and his wife, and after a while, he took a bag of pickled plums over and handed it to Zhang's mother: "This is what I brought, it tastes good, I heard that it is very effective in treating motion sickness, so I asked Sister Sang to give it a try." ”
Zhang's mother hurriedly took the plum and stuffed one for Qin Hanzhen to eat. Qin Hanzhen only felt that his mouth was sweet and sour, cold and cold, which could indeed shock people's spirits, but he felt that his chest was not so stuffy. Wu Shaoying saw that this plum seemed to be effective, so she hurriedly gave her two more packs, and also gave the pickled recipe to Zhang's mother.
Qin Hanzhen took a breath and felt that he was better, so he asked people to inform his grandparents and continue on his way. After walking for more than ten miles like this, she felt uncomfortable again, Chunhong gently pushed Zhang's mother, and Zhang's mother hurriedly moved to the car door and asked someone to stop.
Qin Hanzhen stopped her: "No need, my motion sickness is an old problem, if I stop as soon as I feel unwell, when will I be able to finish these thousands of miles? ”
Zhang's mother looked at her worriedly: "But my sister is so uncomfortable......"
Qin Hanzhen disagreed: "We are not just our family members who are on the road, how many people are inside and outside." If I can still persevere, there is no need to slow down everyone's schedule, and it will not be good for me. Stop-and-go is not so uncomfortable in the short term, but in the long run, it is not conducive to adapting to the rhythm of driving. Let's tell the coachman to move on. ”
Zhang's mother was stunned for a moment, and then she lifted the curtain of the car half-incomprehensibly and let the coachman continue to walk. Without waiting for the coachman to move, the carriage following behind him approached, and the curtain was lifted, revealing the faces of the parrot and the two deacons.
Brother Parrot asked, "What's the matter?" But the third girl is unwell again?"
Because of Chunhong, Zhang's mother was always a little timid to these big girls from the Hou Mansion, so she shrank her neck. Chunhong smiled and moved to the window, and was about to answer, but she heard Qin Hanzhen say behind her: "I'm fine, it's just that my chest is a little stuffy, Chunhong is worried, so she suggested that Zhang's mother let the coachman stop and rest for a while." I think it's too much trouble, but I'm fine, so I'd better tell them to keep going. ”
Brother Parrot glanced at Chunhong, and the smile on Chunhong's face was already frozen there. What's going on? She had already thought about putting the blame on Zhang's mother, why did the third girl drag her in? Obviously, she didn't say much......
Zhang's mother was still unconscious, and Brother Parrot quickly glanced at Xia Qing, who lowered his head in silence. Brother Parrot understood, what Qin Hanzhen said was true. She was funny in her heart, but she didn't want to say anything about Chunhong in public, she just smiled and told Xia Qing and Chunhong: "Good students take care of the three girls." Chunhong responded with a dry smile, but she was beating the drum in her heart.
Qin Hanzhen's carriage set off again, and she also started the journey of dizziness and vomiting again. I don't know if it's a relationship that I'm used to, but by the time the carriage entered the county seat of Linxian, she didn't vomit much, and the dizziness was not as serious as before, just a little stuffy in her chest.
Qin Han really thought that he had probably adapted to it, and the symptoms of motion sickness should be lighter day by day in the future, and he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
After arriving at the county seat of Linxian, the Qin family convoy lived in a local post house. The Golden Elephant dotted along the way, all of them played the banner of the Chengenhou Mansion, took the official road and avenue, and stayed at night not in an ordinary inn, but in an official post station, and sometimes even went to the local guard station to spend the night.
It is said that Cheng Enhou's father, Yongjiahou, was once a famous general in the army and was quite prestigious. Where the Qin family's convoy stayed overnight, the local officials had no knowledge of martial arts, and they would come to hand over the name post, shouting and asking for warmth. For those with lower status, the Golden Elephant can come forward to send them away, and those with high status will be handed over to Wu Shaoying. As a protégé of the third master of the Qin family, he came forward to entertain on behalf of the teacher, but he made a lot of good fate. As for Mr. Qin, he was originally a person who was indifferent to fame and fortune, and he didn't want to make a show of it when he entered Beijing this time, so he didn't see a single guest. When outsiders asked, they said that the journey was hard, tired, and unable to meet customers. Others looked at the power of the Chengenhou Mansion and did not dare to have an opinion.
Wu Shaoying's trip with the teacher this time, compared with the previous study tour in various places, as well as the handling of cases with Jinyiwei, has increased a lot of knowledge, and has also gained experience in dealing with people and things, and he has become more and more generous and extraordinary.
He once went to Linxian County to do things for Jinyiwei, and he was more familiar with this place. He came here that day in the name of inquiring about the He family's old affairs, and he didn't reveal his true purpose, and when he came back today, he rode into the city openly, and he didn't want to cover it up at all. When the people who knew him in the past saw it, they were secretly surprised, some people passed the news to each other, and some people learned that he was now coming with the people of the Chengenhou Mansion, so they had the heart to come together to curry favor. Wu Shaoying intended to inquire about some old things about the He family brothers and sisters, and after a few false grievances with them, he learned a surprising news.
It is rumored that the Chen brothers, who had seen an unidentified carriage come to the Ho family in the middle of the night, died in a fire in their home a few months ago. In the whole family, only two rough servants and the little child who lived in his grandfather's house that night escaped the catastrophe, and even the house was burned down, and the former residence of Chen Xiaowei next door was also implicated and most of it was destroyed. In recent years, the Chen clan who lived there had suffered heavy losses.
Calculating the time, the fire almost happened after Wu Shaoying failed to track down the He brothers and sisters and left Linxian. Could this be a coincidence?
The county order of Linxian County has closed the case on the grounds of dry weather and accidental fire, and Wu Shaoying is not sure to say anything, but vaguely feels that this matter is too coincidental.
Wu Shaoying told his mentor Mr. Qin, and both the teacher and student decided to bury their doubts in their hearts for the time being, and then ask someone to come back to investigate secretly in the future. The Qin family and his entourage only stayed in the county seat of Linxian for one night, and after a short rest, they started on the road again.
In this way, the Qin family's convoy walked on the road unhurriedly for more than half a month, and finally arrived in Datong City in late February. They were a little unfortunate that they caught up with the big gathering every Friday every month, and when they entered the city, people and cars were blocked at the city gate. Even if the Golden Elephant played the banner of the Hou Mansion, it was useless, the front was crowded with people and donkey carts, ox carts and a few horse-drawn carts, where could they squeeze out a way for the Qin family's convoy to enter the city first?
Mr. Qin felt that it was still early, so there was no need to worry, and the golden elephant should not be too much. The golden elephant had to sit helplessly on the wheel, waiting for the crowd to flow slowly.
Qin Hanzhen lifted the corner of the curtain and looked out, only to feel that the crowding outside was okay. You don't see that in modern society, every Golden Week holiday, the scenic spot is crowded with people. This level of crowding is completely trivial.
Qin Han really looked at the scene outside the car with great interest, and several more cars squeezed over next to Leng Hao, one of which almost didn't hit the car she was sitting in. The two cars were parked side by side, and the curtain on each other's windows shook a little, revealing a face in the car.
It was a handsome young man, eleven or twelve years old, dressed plainly, with a cold expression. To Qin Hanzhen's surprise, he was wearing a pair of shackles on both wrists. (To be continued.) )