Chapter 36: On the Way
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The baby face in June, the sun was shining one moment, the next moment a gust of wind and dark clouds rolled down and the rain was like beans, the convoy on the road urged the sound of horses neighing in a hurry to rush forward, some horses were frightened and slippery, the previous neat queue became chaotic, fortunately, there were scribes who were familiar with the surroundings pointed a way, and walked not far to a village, and the villagers were simple and took everyone to shelter from the rain.
Naturally, there are so many people in a family who can't live, three or four people live in one family, and in the end, Xue Qing has a single family..... which is of course not a coincidence.
The heavy rain outside was still howling, Guo Zi'an carried a bucket of hot water from the kitchen through the yard into a room, poured it into the wooden barrel with a bang, and then ran out again, so three times in the rain in the yard to prepare a bucket of hot water, hesitated for a moment and stood outside the door of another room, knocking: "The hot water is ready, you can wash it." ”
The door creaked open, and Xue Qing, who had changed into clean clothes and was wiping his hair, appeared, his hair was scattered, he tilted his head to wipe it, and a few locks of wet hair stuck to his cheeks and forehead...... Just like lying on the big bluestone by the river, Guo Zi'an's face turned red and he took a few steps back.
Xue Qing was a little puzzled by his sudden startle, but he didn't ask, and said, "No need....just wipe it." ”
Guo Zi'an lowered his head and said, "If you don't soak in the rain, you will get sick." "And I added," Ziqian said. ”
Xue Qing looked at the young man's soaked clothes, and after entering the door, he didn't bother to change his clothes and began to be busy, accepting the kindness of others is also a kind of courtesy, she nodded in response, and walked into the room, Guo Zi'an heard the door creak and closed and breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to get up and walk away and looked around vigilantly, the car was placed in the doorway, the horse was led to the utility room, the coachman squatted next to the car, and the village family was busy in the kitchen.... There were no idle people waiting, Guo Zi'an hesitated for a moment or moved to the door to guard, listening to the sound of water inside, it was a person stepping into the wooden barrel or lifting up the water..... Guo Zi'an shook his head smartly, stared at the rain in the courtyard with a stiff face, and seemed to count how many raindrops fell.
Xue Qing quickly washed and opened the door, looked at Guo Zi'an, who was still wet standing outside, and said, "I've washed it, you can wash it." ”
Guo Zi'an subconsciously looked at the door, there was no change in the room, it was neat, there were shallow water stains dripping from the outside of the barrel when standing, only the heat made the room slightly cloudy, and the breath seemed to be warm and fragrant, do you want to go to the wooden barrel to wash?..... his face turned red again and retreated: "I don't need it, just wipe it." With that, he turned and ran into another room and slammed the door.
Xue Qing looked at himself and then at the closed door, and said, "I can't wipe it, you can wipe it, do you think you are more powerful than me?"
When twilight fell, the rain stopped, but because the road was muddy after the rain, and it was too late to reach the next post station, Qingxia first rested in the village tonight and set off early tomorrow morning.
After the rain, the village becomes busy at dusk, with the smell of cooking enveloping the whole village with the tinkling of cooking and cooking in the mist...... The awe of the scholars made the villagers treat each other with the highest etiquette, and the candidates who were familiar with each other after eating walked around and laughed with each other, and in the courtyard where Xue Qing was, the children of the villagers looked timidly and curiously at the five people in the courtyard talking.
“… Tomorrow you will be able to go to Linshui Town... The former residence of the sage Zhu Dechang..."
“… I've only heard about it before, but it's great to have the opportunity to see it for myself today...."
The two teenagers smiled and laughed, although it was hard to go out for the first time, it was more fun, these two people were also members of Zhizhitang, on the other side, Pei Yanzi sat under the porch, watching the few chickens that were released on the ground to eat earthworms, and Xue Qing, who was listening, asked beside him: "....You have a wide relationship, have you asked about the specific details of the exam?"
Pei Yanzi said: "What is there to inquire about, no matter what, if you do better than others, you will win." "I just watched the chickens shaving intently.
Liu Chunyang and Guo Zi'an didn't speak, but stood aside, and the small courtyard was lively and quiet.
When night fell, when it was time to go to bed, the people of this village were in relatively good condition, there were three houses, the men of his family were crowded in one, and the women were crowded in one, making the best room for Xue Qing and the three of them, standing in front of the big bed that was obviously covered with new bedding, Guo Zi'an was frightened and sad, and looked back: "How... Sleep?"
The coachman yawned and sat on the bunk, and said, "I am old and hard-boned to sleep on the ground, and you young people sleep on the bed, so I will not squeeze with you." ”
But I can't squeeze with her, Guo Zi'an glared at Xue Qing, Xue Qing was unbuttoning his robe casually It seemed that there were no two men in the room, Guo Zi'an hurriedly turned his gaze.
Xue Qing ignored the profane clothes and went to bed, and said, "I'll sleep inside, Zi'an, you sleep outside." Then he lay down with his head down.
The tired coachman and Xue Qing seemed to fall asleep when they lay down, leaving only Guo Zi'an still standing in the house, and a little star appeared in the night sky after the heavy rain, corresponding to the candlelight in the room.
The coachman turned over, the beard on his face was rubbed off, revealing a swishing face, he hurriedly pressed his beard up again, opened one eye and looked at the stunned young man, he knew that this was Guo Zi'an and knew that this young man knew that Xue Qing was his daughter..... so he let him be his companion, convenient, no need to deliberately hide it.
But now this young man is thinking too much because Xue Qing is a daughter? In fact, he really thinks too much, Qi Wei turned his back to this young girl again, this girl can kill five black-armored guards alone..... who can treat her as a girl?
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The carriages and horses are sparkling, the sun is scorching, and the teenagers on a half-hillside carry their luggage and go up slowly, and the carriages and horses around them are led and pulled by the coachman, which is a relatively steep uphill road, and the horses can't pull the cars and people, so the teenagers all come down and walk.
"I'll carry it. ”
Guo Zi'an came from behind and said to Xue Qing.
Xue Qing was laughing with a few companions, and before he could speak, Lin Xiucai on the side frowned, looked at Guo Zi'an and said, "... Why do you always treat him like a child? You can't even carry a salute? When you were studying abroad, sleeping in the open and wading through mountains and rivers, couldn't you endure hardship? And she wasn't a delicate girl. ”
Guo Zi'an's face turned red, and he was a little uneasy, did his own behavior make everyone doubt Xue Qing's identity? That's bad, he did something wrong.
Xue Qing smiled, took down the bamboo cane inserted in the salute and propped it on the ground, and said, "Senior Brother Lin, it's because I'm weak and injured before, and my mother doesn't worry about entrusting him to take care of it, it's a good intention." ”
Xue Qing was injured and pierced in the shoulder in a fight with Liu Chunyang at that time, and everyone in Chang'an knew about it, and Lin Xiucai didn't think it was strange, nodded and said: "Study more and walk more, you still have to have a good body, you are really too thin, take care of it." ”
Xue Qing responded, and the bamboo cane fell to the ground and pierced into the soil, moving forward step by step.
Behind him, Liu Chunyang looked blank, looking at the thin young man with mountain-like luggage ..... thin, hehe.
In the end, it was a group of scholars, all of them were panting and sweating when they climbed the hillside, and their clothes were soaked, Mr. Qingxia pointed to the not far from the hillside, the road was wide and straight, and there was a big mansion on the side of the road.
"That's Fankou Station, the largest station on this road, the conditions are very good, you can go there to have a hot meal and rest for the night. ”
This remark made everyone can't help cheering, the poisonous sun has been walking for several days, sleeping in the open air, and finally can be repaired well, everyone is tired, the pace of the downhill speed up, and soon came to the front of the post station, but was stopped outside.
A post man said angrily: "I'm sorry, the post station is full today." Looking at the people in front of him, although there were two or three people who described them as handsome, most of them were sweaty, dusty, tired..... sluggish.
Xue Qing looked inward, although there were a lot of cars and horses, but it was not crowded, on the contrary, it was very quiet, this was not like the meaning of full, her eyes fell on those carriages and horses, and she found that a horse was still decorated with pearls......so it was actually a guest, right?
( The Great Emperor )