Nguyen Bai is particularly majestic today.

Not only did other people think so, but even Ruan Bai himself felt that he was too stylish. As soon as he entered the examination room/kitchen, he was silent, eating all the meals as if they came from a well-educated family, and drinking porridge without making a sound.

No, it's not an exam room, it's a kitchen. If he keeps it like this, half of the people today will have indigestion, so he quickly rubbed his face and made himself the most harmless to humans and animals.

I didn't expect him to change his face like this, everyone was even more nervous, and they didn't even dare to come out of the atmosphere, they always felt that today's lord was so terrible, and suddenly remembered the day when the lord killed the Huns, the whole river was dyed red......

Chu Hao smiled slightly, and helped the stupid Ruan Bai rub his cheeks, and the tender skin of the young man was smooth and delicate, and it felt like a boiled egg.

Ruan Bai grabbed Chu Hao's hand away: "Eat." "Although the palm of this thing is not very rough, there are a lot of calluses, and if you rub it again, you will have to rub off a layer of his skin.

Chu Hao looked at the trace of red marks on Ruan Bai's face, then looked down at his hand, and his two thick eyebrows furrowed.

As a result, a breakfast still didn't taste good.

When they gathered in the courtyard, Xu Er's face was white and blue. Sure enough, adults are adults, even if they are young, they are still adults.

Ruan Bai didn't bother to say anything nonsense such as not to be nervous, and looked at the four people who were each carrying a package, which should have prepared some necessary drinking water and food. He didn't remind him of this, and he didn't know if they had all taken it into account, or if someone was kind. He didn't care about the process, and handed four identical letters to the four people: "Your task is to deliver this letter to Leyangyi." ”

Delivering letters is one of the basic jobs of the post guards, and they have no objection.

"Yes, sir!" The four men replied in a sonorous voice, and carefully put away the letter.

In the cold air, the moist breath turned into white mist.

Ruan Bai walked out of the gate with people and stood at the door: "Ready, run!" ”

The four of them ran out in a swarm.

Ruan Bai himself also turned on his horse and slowly followed behind them.

The speed of the four people was about the same, except that at the beginning, when they used the speed of sprinting, and then they probably came back to their senses and began to turn into a jog. They ran every morning, from Huangyi to Shunyang Pass, back and forth for twenty miles. This time, the exam was from Huangyi to Leyangyi, a total of thirty miles, which sounded like they were only ten miles away, but in fact, they didn't have much confidence in their bodies.

For the past two and a half days, they spent most of their time getting acquainted with the horses and riding them.

The number of horses in Da Zhou is small. They are just auxiliary troops, even if they are at home, they don't have much chance to ride horses, and now they can teach one or two hands by Tang Xinhou. In such a short time, even if someone is talented, they can't see it, and they can't close the gap, and in the second half of the thirty miles, they only pray that they can ride back on their horses.

Chu Hao rode his horse and walked beside Ruan Bai, in order to prevent accidents between the two groups in the middle, in fact, this time the invigilator lineup was very strong.

Chu Hao looked at it for a while, and his eyes fell on Ruan Bai's gloves wrapped in buns: "You're not worried about them getting lost?" ”

After the winter solstice every year, the road has basically been closed on the side of Shunyang Pass. Unless there are special circumstances, the message will not be delivered at all.

"There is only one official road in total, where can I throw it away?" It's the same as before, there are only a few ways to go out; When you go out now, not only are there roads in front of you, but there are also elevated tunnels, and you can make a mistake if you are not careful. Just such a road can still be lost, that is simply road blindness is not enough to describe, and it means that it is not suitable to be a post guard at all, otherwise the letter can be lost.

Chu Hao rode his horse closer. They are now riding war horses, and the characters of war horses are generally relatively tame, Ruan Bai's mount did not have any reaction, so Chu Hao Shun Shun lì put Ruan Bai's bun hand in the palm of his hand: "The second brother always has many wonderful ideas. ”

He always thought that he had seen Ruan Bai under his nose, but in fact, when he staggered his eyes, Ruan Bai was able to toss a lot of things. Like the glove he wore now, he didn't see when he did it.

The innermost part of the glove was wool he had crocheted with a needle, covered with a layer of leather. Originally, his plan was to end there, but after experimenting, the weather was too cold. So he added another layer of leather to the skin, and stuffed it with wool, and the finished product was like this, which looked ugly, but it was really warm.

He shook Chu Hao's hand with the bun: "This is an experimental product, not very flexible." I'll make a new one for you. ”

The last two words hit Chu Hao instantly. Since he knew Ergou, he had always been the one who took the initiative to approach, and even after showing his heart, he didn't get any clear answer, are these two words ...... Does it mean that Ruan Bai agreed?

The tip of Chu Hao's nose was a little red, and he wanted to ask, but he felt that he hadn't even done it at home, and he couldn't give Ruan Bai a reliable guarantee. But if he didn't ask, he always felt like a fish in his throat, and he was not happy.

Ruan Bai didn't know why, but when he saw Chu Hao looking at him with his bare hands and his head exposed, he looked at himself in full armor, lowered his head and took off his beanie: "Put it on." ”

Chu Hao was shocked: "Brother is not cold, hurry up and wear it yourself, don't catch a cold." ”

Ruan Bai's eyes showed a fierce light: "If you want to wear it, you can wear it, there is so much nonsense." He took off his scarf and circled it around his head and neck a few times, revealing only one pair of eyes.

Chu Hao saw that Ruan Bai was well-protected, so he could only put on the hat that still carried Ruan Bai's body temperature, and felt warm to his heart, and even his palms were slightly sweaty: "Second brother." ”

Ruan Bai was slightly hot when he saw it, and said to himself in his heart that it must be a thick scarf, so he didn't blush. He's a big old man's face blushing.

The four people who were jogging all the way in front of them gradually felt strained. Now it is less than five miles from the deserted post, and it is just a warm-up in normal times, but now there is snow under the feet, although it is only to the ankles of people, but the road conditions ahead are obviously not optimistic.

Chu Hao followed behind and explained: "This road is not as good as the barren post to Shunyang Pass. Although there is not much snow these days, there are people running every day, and a little snow has already been cleared. A few miles away, the official road can be buried in snow and cannot be seen clearly. ”

Ruan Bai looked at it at a glance, and it was indeed the same as what Chu Hao said. It's easy to get lost in this kind of white situation, that's why Chu Hao said that before.

He frowned: "Why don't you plant a few trees on the side of the road?" ”

"Planting trees?" Chu Hao was puzzled.

"There must be some evergreen trees nearby, right? It's covered with green leaves all year round. Ruan Bai stretched out a bun hand and gestured on both sides, "Pick one or two that are easy to live and plant one on both sides every other way." In this way, you can have a reference in winter, so you won't get lost, and you can also shade in summer. ”

Chu Hao thought about it and frowned slightly: "The idea is good, but where does the money come from?" ”

"Saplings are expensive?"

Chu Hao shook his head: "That's not it. The official road is maintained by the imperial court and local funds every year, and there is also conscription every year, but this amount is already tight and cannot be moved at all; And if you do these things, you will be included in a book. ”

"Huh?" Ruan Bai is an upright agent who only knows how to carry out tasks, and he really doesn't know the specific twists and turns, "What do you say?" "The title of a civil servant in this life is wrong, not only is the salary low, but there is also a risk of messy?

Chu Hao saw that Ruan Bai didn't understand, so he broke it and told him: "Whenever you put on an official word, there will be a lot to be done in the middle." At worst, it is about a country, and if it is small, it is against the rules of the ancestors. Planting trees on both sides of the official road? Something that never has ever been. It hasn't been before, why should there be? Isn't this a waste of money? ”

Ruan Bai was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and nodded: "Oh, I understand." ”

Therefore, what he wants to toss in the future, he must stand at the highest point of morality, bind his image to the saint and gentleman at all times, grasp the initiative of public opinion, and if conditions permit, it is best to cultivate a group of water troops, ready to criticize and write at any time. Public opinion is building, fighting a war of words or something, he is not afraid.

Ruan Bai's face was wrapped too tightly, Chu Hao couldn't see his specific expression, and he was a little uneasy when he heard Ruan Bai's short reply, and confirmed: "Really understand?" ”

Ruan Baiyan nodded: "Well, I see." After thinking about it, he asked, "The state doesn't punish for words, does it?" "In the eyes of the current Great Zhou Dynasty in Shunyang Pass, where Ruan Bai is located, it is 10 million backward, but from the mouths of Chu Hao and others, it is not difficult to know that the Great Zhou Dynasty is still very strong. The Zhou people, especially those from developed areas such as the capital, had a strong sense of self-confidence. Under normal circumstances, such a country will not pay attention to the crooked words of ordinary people.

"Of course not!" Chu Hao quickly denied it, and then said, "However, the second brother is now considered to be an official in the court, and he still needs to pay attention to proportions when speaking." "No one will be bored enough to deal with a little postman, but can anyone kill a chicken for the monkey to see? There are no fools in the capital, and his identity can't be hidden for long.

"Well, I'll definitely talk to you then." Nguyen Bai assured.

As he spoke, the group of four in front of him could no longer maintain the speed of jogging, the height of the snow layer was close to the calf, and there was no reference in the field of vision.

Zhang Daniu, who was born in Orion, bent down to pick up a little layer of snow, straightened up and looked around, and pointed in a direction. So the group of four people moved forward again.

Usually run twenty miles in the morning, usually about half an hour. This time, it took them two full hours for thirty miles.

Xu Wu led the horses and waited at Leyang Station, received the letter, and after checking it, one person gave four raw eggs.

Cao Da rolled up his sleeves and hid behind the door to watch the excitement. The post exam, what a new thing. He looked back at his post man, wondering if he would take the test too, which seemed quite interesting.

Xu Wu explained to the four people who couldn't even ride horses: "Your task is to bring these goods back intact!" ”

The four of them opened their mouths and looked at the four eggs that broke in a daze. Who came up with the idea!

Ruan Bai rubbed his chin: "Eggs are so hard to buy, I originally wanted to give ten for one person, but now I can only make do with them." ”