Chapter 59: The Journey
"Brother Zhao, don't be sad, when I make money, the second sister will take you home", Wu Erya saw that Wu Shizhu couldn't calm down for a long time, so she comforted. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Second sister, how can you be so free?"
"Free? Are you saying I'm not sad? How can I not be sad, but what is the use of being sad? When I go to the capital, I can make a lot of money, and when I go home next time, I can bring back a lot of money for my parents, buy new clothes for my eldest sister and Sanya in the capital, and buy a lot of delicious snacks for Fugui. I think they're going to be happy. Otherwise, if I stay in the village for the rest of my life, my mother will marry me in two years, and on my terms, even if I marry, I won't be able to bring any benefits to my family."
Wu Shizhu didn't expect her second sister to say such a wise word, she still looked down on her second sister a little, she only thought that the second sister's biggest point was shrewd and capable, and she loved money very much, but now she found out that she was shallow.
"Okay, let's not talk about this, Brother Zhao, look at this carriage, it's so beautiful. From the outside, I really didn't see that it was so beautiful inside." Listening to Wu Erya's words, Wu Shizhu also looked around the carriage, but he didn't expect that this carriage was really a bit magnificent.
"Brother Zhao, you see, there are pillows in our carriage, one, two, three, four, my mother, there are four layers of mattresses on this carriage, and there are two quilts, all of which are satin. Brother Zhao, this is too extravagant, I have never slept on a satin quilt", the samurai quilts and mattresses are all made of coarse cloth, and they are covered with patches. If you touch the quilt directly with your skin, you will feel uncomfortable.
"It's a little too extravagant, but since they have prepared it for us, let's use it steadily, we should sit, we should sleep." In Wu Shizhu's previous life, satin quilts were the most basic configuration, and blankets that were more comfortable than this, they were only regarded as ordinary things. But since she came here, she has been covered with a coarse cloth quilt, and she was not used to it at first, she just wanted the quilt to be as far away from her as possible, but gradually, she got used to it. Now that I suddenly see such a quilt, I feel a little uncomfortable.
"Then I can't dream every day when I go to bed at night, haha, it's so good", Wu Erya knew in a few days, she said this too early.
"Oh, what's this? I'm going to die" Wu Erya lay down on the futon that was stacked on the side, and her head touched a hard thing. I found it, it turned out to be a wooden box, and when I opened it, I saw that it was full of books, "What kind of book is this?" It's still in English", Wu Erya looked at it and didn't recognize it, and handed it to Wu Shizhu.
"This is Shakespeare's work, usually let you learn English, you don't learn, you see, you don't even know the title of the book."
"Spare me, I have difficulty recognizing Chinese characters, and I still learn English, so it's better to kill me. But then again, this little boy Yan is really good enough to you, I'm afraid that you will be bored on the road, so I put a few books here. Brother Zhao, what do you think, Yan Xiaogongzi's thoughts, fools can see it. ”
"Second sister, how old am I? I don't want to do these things."
"It's not small, look at the third sister, when she was five or six years old, she knew who her future husband was, didn't she live well?"
"Second sister, I think it's really right for you to come to the capital, your ability to accept new things is so strong, I can't even sigh to myself."
"Are you complimenting me? Why does it sound so unlike? Wu Erya tilted her head and thought about this sentence carefully.
Wu Shizhu looked at his second sister's appearance, it was really funny, "like, like, more like anything else", and laughed out loud after speaking.
"Wow you, dare to laugh at the second sister, see if I don't pick your skin", the two sisters quickly twisted. "Haha, haha", their laughter was heard outside the car. It reached the ears of Yan Ping and Huang Hongsheng.
"This Shizhu usually looks beautiful and dignified, how can she become rude when she is with her sisters?" Huang Hongsheng shook his head, very disapproving. Yan Ping just smiled slightly, didn't answer the teacher's words, lowered his head and continued to read.
The convoy walked for half a day before arriving at the county seat, and a pair of caravans joined the Yan family's team and followed behind. At noon, when Steward Zhang came to deliver food to them, Wu Shizhu asked by the way, it turned out to be the Yan family's caravan, and all the goods that were going to the capital in the entire Yanping Road were sent to Yinshan County. During the Republic of China, bandits were the most rampant, and merchants had to travel in groups to transport goods, following large caravans.
In the evening, the Yan family found a country inn and adjusted their rest. Wu Erya and Wu Shizhu staggered out of the carriage. Wu Erya directly found a corner and vomited.
Seeing this, Steward Zhang hurriedly walked over. "Brother Zhao, are you sisters not used to it?"
Wu Shizhu smiled embarrassedly: "I'm making you laugh, my second sister and I have never been in a carriage, we have always taken a donkey cart before, and the donkey cart is not so bumpy, it really makes you laugh."
"Hehe, you're already very good, and adults may not be able to stand this kind of bumpy journey. The first time I rode in a carriage, I was seriously ill. After a good meal, you can sleep peacefully at night, and you may have to sleep in a carriage at night, so you must seize the opportunity to stay and have a good rest."
"Thank you".
The conditions of the inn are very simple, there are no separate rooms, and they are all large bunks. All the men are squeezed on a big kang, all the women are squeezed into a big kang, even Yan Ping is sleeping on a slightly smaller kang with Old Man Yan, Huang Hongsheng, and Lao Zhaotou. Wu Erya and Wu Shizhu are used to being crowded at home, so they can also sleep. It's just that Wu Erya doesn't understand why he doesn't sleep in a carriage, such a beautiful and luxurious carriage should be more comfortable than a kang when he sleeps.
The situation does not treat people, and the hair must be made into silk. The days went from late autumn to early winter, and the two sisters of the Wu family had left Shanxi with the Yan family's convoy and arrived in Hebei. Along the way, the two sisters of the martial arts family have suffered enough. Because they are in a hurry, they will not get out of the car every day except for eating and being in a hurry. Wu Shizhu was better, after all, he had experienced a long trip in his previous life, and reading a book could distract him a little, so he barely survived. But Wu Erya couldn't do it, at first he had to vomit once or twice a day, but gradually, he couldn't vomit, and he ate less and less, so he could only lie in the carriage weakly, but rarely fell asleep. She finally knows these days why the Chase shop is so crowded and everyone still has to live. Half of the way was spent sleeping in the carriage. Those who do not ride in a carriage can only build a simple grass hut, cover it with a cotton jacket and sleep on a grassy place. Compared with those people, the two sisters of the martial arts family are very happy. Even so, it is impossible to sleep in the carriage, although the carriage looks luxurious, after all, the space is limited, and you have to curl up when sleeping. Because it is early winter, the cold is pressing, and it is easy to get wind chill after a few nights. Along the way, more and more people were caught from the cold, but thanks to a doctor in the caravan and enough medicine, they were able to get through.
This experience gave Wu Shizhu a deeper understanding of the Republic of China and life here, and it was not easy to survive.