Chapter 288: The Dumb Coachman
; promised Huang Million to stay for a few more days, but he didn't expect that these days were actually half a month. Although I am entertained with delicious food and drink every day, I can't stay in a millet anymore. When Huang Million stayed for a few more days again, fortunately, Luo Qingfeng politely refused.
He also wanted to stay a few more days, but he didn't dare, he did too much, and it was inevitable that Xiaomi would be suspicious. If she knew that she had been betrayed by herself, she would not have hated herself and left alone. That tree doesn't work, Luo Qingfeng doesn't dare to take that risk.
With the wine and sausages sent by Huang Million, the three of them left Huangjiabao and continued to move forward. Before leaving, Sun was very reluctant to Xiaomi, she wanted to recognize Xiaomi as a goddaughter, but her husband told her that this girl had a special identity and was not something they could climb.
Even so, Sun brought a lot of things to Xiaomi. Two new cotton robes, a bag of dried fruits, not to mention that women's hearts are thinner than men, even the things of women's monthly letters, a large package has been prepared, and Xiaomi looked through it on the road, which is enough for her to use for half a year.
Xiaomi didn't feel embarrassed to bring that thing, it was a necessity, originally along the way, it was quite troublesome to go to the shop to buy, and I had to change women's clothes to buy it at night. However, having said that, the ones bought on the road were really not as good as those given by the Sun family, which was made by her maidservant herself.
In the few days of the woman, Xiaomi did not dare to ride a horse, and honestly sat in the carriage. Fortunately, there are not many days, that is, three days, and the amount is not very much, so when you meet a suitable place, you can get out of the car and change it.
Not to mention that women in ancient times were very honest and stayed at home, it was really inconvenient for them to go far away. This is also millet, I am used to walking outside, in the woods. Bushes can solve the problem.
At this point, Xiaomi feels that women born in the modern era are really lucky to have a convenient aunt towel to use. Even if the economic conditions are good or bad, there are many grades of aunt towels. In any case, they are happier than the women of ancient times, and the women of poor families use old brie bread and grass ashes, and after use, the outer cloth shell must be washed and recycled.
And. The saddest thing about ancient women. This kind of thing is dirty, even if you clean your menstrual belt, you have to hide at home and wash it. Or secretly wash by the river at night. Think about modern people, many boyfriends and husbands can go to the store to help buy them openly.
Therefore, the current Xiaomi feels that it is actually quite lucky. After wearing it in ancient times, the conditions were not bad, and it was not so bad that it was necessary to use a sanitary belt wrapped in plant ash.
Out of the New Year. The temperature slowly began to warm, and as soon as the temperature rose, the ice on the road cleared, and the road became a little muddy, and the speed of travel slowed down. In such weather. It's not a good view.
You can no longer dig holes in the ice to fish, but there are other things to do. When encountering mountains and forests, Luo Qingfeng will lead millet to hunt. Pheasants, hares, roe deer, or whatever. It's all game. When Xiaomi looked in the mirror, I wondered, it wasn't very hard along the way, the food was all good, why not only did I not see any meat on my face, but I lost some weight, and my chin was a lot sharper.
Where are these delicacies from the mountains and seas, is it difficult to be because she often rides a horse, it seems that there is a saying that riding a horse can lose weight, but now she doesn't need to lose weight at all
On this day, it was raining sleet, and they happened to pass through a small town, so they found an inn and wanted to wait for the weather to be better before setting off. Xiaomi found that the sixth uncle has been a little wrong in recent days, and he always looks like he is distracted.
Xiaomi wanted to find a chance to talk to him, ask him what was on his mind, and if there was anything else, don't go with her. The sleet fell intermittently for three days, and finally the sun turned on, but Yang Bo fell ill.
I invited the doctor to come and see, and the doctor said a lot of words, which roughly means that he is infected with the wind and cold, and he is also old, so he is not suitable for long-distance travel or something. Now Xiaomi doesn't know what to do, and if he stays and waits for him to recover, he won't dare to continue to hire.
There is really a three-long and two-short, how can he be worthy of his family. I can't bear to leave him a sick person in this foreign place.
Luo Qingfeng's idea is very good, stay for a few days, wait for Yang Bo's condition to improve, pay him his wages, give him some extra coils, buy him a pony carriage, and hire a reliable person to escort him home.
When Xiaomi heard this, it had no choice but to do so. Originally, it was set to pay wages every month, but Xiaomi didn't want to do that, so she directly gave Zhang a silver ticket of five hundred taels and asked Yang Bo to hide it carefully. Uncle Yang refused to accept it, saying that it was too much.
Later, seeing that Xiaomi frowned, Luo Qingfeng persuaded him to accept it again, and he accepted the silver ticket trembling with tears. Sure enough, seeing that he had received the silver ticket, Xiaomi immediately laughed. The person who escorted Yang Bo was found by Luo Qingfeng asking the innkeeper to find him.
It is said that he is the nephew of the shopkeeper, who knows the roots and looks like a very loyal person, so Xiaomi is relieved. He gave the man a hundred taels of silver, and another hundred taels for the expenses of the entanglement on the road.
The doctor personally said that Uncle Yang could return to his hometown after recovery, and there was no problem, so the time was determined. In the morning, he saw Yang Bo and the others leave, and just after noon, Luo Qingfeng led the newly hired coachman back to the inn.
"Xiaomi, the driver we just hired, we can leave tomorrow." Luo Qingfeng said to Xiaomi with a smile.
Looking at the new driver in front of him, Xiaomi looked at Luo Qingfeng in disbelief. In front of others, it is really inconvenient for her to say what is in her heart. It's quite young, but it's a hunchback, and when he came in, Millet noticed that this man's legs were disabled, as if one leg was a little shorter, and he walked a little, a little.
Moreover, this person still has a scar on his face, as if he was burned by fire, and his eyelids are almost glued together, and only a little eyeball can be seen. It's not that Xiaomi is not kind at heart and doesn't like to hire people with disabilities, it's just that such a person can afford to travel long distances
Uncle Yang looked very strong at the time, and his body couldn't bear it and fell ill. Although it is a hired person, he has also had feelings along the way. Even if someone is arranged to escort him back, Xiaomi will still be worried in his heart.
Sixth Uncle, what's going on, isn't it possible that you can't hire the right person in this town?
Also, Xiaomi doesn't know why, I just think this person is weird, I don't dare to look at myself after coming in, I bow my head, is it because of low self-esteem, or I'm afraid that his appearance will scare me
"It's hard to be a driver, you, can you really do it" Xiaomi couldn't help but ask.
"Ah, Urawa." When the man heard Millet ask him, he looked up and said to Millet with a gesture, but Millet didn't understand a word, fainted, and was still dumb. Her thoughts now are that God is really unfair, even if he has a disabled body, why should he be injured by fire, why should he not be able to speak
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, he's mute, but his ears can hear him. There's no way, there's no one here who is willing to go with us, only him. However, he is also like Yang Bo, and he is an expert at serving horses.
Let's use it for the time being, if it doesn't work, if we find a suitable one, just give him some silver, and let him come back. Luo Qingfeng continued.
Xiaomi thought about it, and it was the only way to do it first. Although there were now two carriages, the one that pulled things did not need a coachman at all, and the reins of the horses were tied to the back of the carriage in which they were riding. Although only one coachman is needed for the two carriages, although he and Luo Qingfeng can make temporary cameo appearances as coachmen, it is not a problem.
"Will his family rest assured if he agrees" Xiaomi asked a little worriedly, in fact, she was more worried about the problem of communication.
"Xiaomi, your sixth uncle and I are such an unreliable person, don't worry, his family agrees, he went with us this trip just to earn money and save money to marry his daughter-in-law." Luo Qingfeng said with a smile.
Now that everyone has brought it and the words have been said about this, Xiaomi is not good at saying anything. Nodding, he gestured to the chair for the mute to sit down. Only then did I remember that people just can't speak, and their ears are good to drip.
"Hey, I said Sixth Uncle, how do I feel that you are in a very good mood today, it seems that you are still a little excited, when you went out to hire someone just now, you don't hide it if you have peach blossom luck, you have to tell me, we are not in a hurry to leave, I am responsible for helping you get it."
Maybe, when I set off again, I will be able to take my sixth aunt with me. Xiaomi looked at Luo Qingfeng with a smile and said.
"Don't talk nonsense, which eye of yours saw that I was in a bad mood," Luo Qingfeng asked a little puzzled.
Seeing that he refused to admit it, Xiaomi shook his head helplessly; "Hey, I don't know who it is, I've been absent-minded these days, and I won't hear it until I say hello several times. I'm embarrassed to ask you, is it a little lady on the road who has lovesickness? ”
"What does the girl's family say, just you are unobstructed, see who dares to marry you in the future." Luo Qingfeng reprimanded without any seriousness, but his eyes drifted to the mute sitting next to him.
"Sixth uncle, you didn't cover your mouth, you drank too much at noon, right, I am your nephew, nephew." Xiaomi emphasized anxiously, and at the same time looked at the coachman, meaning to remind Luo Qingfeng, this ear is normal, why are you exposing my gender
Luo Qingfeng suddenly realized, and quickly nodded; "Yes, the sixth uncle drank too much, drunk and drunk, oops, the sixth uncle is dizzy, he wants to lie down for a while to sober up, he will arrange it for you." With that, he covered his forehead and went into the room.
Millet looked at the closed door and was speechless, what dizziness, eat together at noon, he didn't drink Ah felt someone staring at him, and when he turned his head, the coachman immediately lowered his head, the movement was too violent, and he slammed his head on the edge of the table to be continued.