Chapter Eighty-Four: The Gobi Chu State
The envoy of Chu State stood on the camp with his hands behind his back, watched the people around him pull out the camp, and called an attendant: "Is the little marquis awake?" ”
"Back to my lord, last night, the little marquis made a fuss, and when the sky was about to dawn, he fell asleep, and now, he only slept for a while."
"Okay." The envoy of the Chu State pondered for a while, and said to the attendant behind him, "Let's hurry back." The emperor and the marquis are waiting for us to bring the little marquis back, so let's not delay too long on the road. ”
"Whoa."
The camp was quickly cleaned up, and Bai Rui was still asleep, so he had to pick Bai Rui up from the bed and put him in the carriage, and his movements were gentle, for fear of waking Bai Rui up.
After getting ready, they were ready to go.
"Wait. Sir! The shopkeeper's voice came, and he walked in front of the envoy of Chu State with some men, "Is the guest officer in such a hurry to walk so early?" Do you want to bring some dry food or something, the small shop is very famous for its barbecued pork buns. ”
As he spoke, a man stepped forward, carrying a large lunch box in his hand, stepped forward, lifted the lid, and first a strong fragrance wafted into the noses of everyone present, inducing everyone in it to move their index fingers, and then, after the heat drifted away. Buns with thin skin and a lot of filling appear in front of everyone.
Each bun has 32 pleats, and the skin is very thin, and after steaming, it becomes transparent, and you can see the meat filling inside.
The moment these buns appeared, the faces of the people who saw the buns all changed, and last night, they sent someone to the inn to inquire about the situation. Didn't come back this morning, no. Perhaps, the man has returned. And, perhaps, right in front of yourself.
"Thank you for the kindness of the shopkeeper, it's just that the road is far away, and I'm afraid it's not suitable to bring food like buns." The envoy of the State of Chu barely calmed down and said.
"Well, it's nothing." The shopkeeper clapped his hands, and another fellow stepped forward. There is still a lunch box in his hand, but this lunch box is much smaller.
When the lid is opened, a floral scent wafts by, followed by a plate of cakes.
"Yesterday your little master picked up my ceramic peach blossom and gave it to me, and yesterday he said what he wanted, what do you want 'Tianxiang Daren'. Today, I gave you some little master, I don't know, it's the one he said. The shopkeeper motioned for the man to hand over the lunch box in his hand to the envoy of Chu.
An attendant came up and took the lunch box.
"Farewell." The envoys of the State of Chu didn't want to talk too much with him. Looking at the box of barbecued pork buns, he felt terrified, and he regretted a little why he came here. To come to this inn.
This place is really uncomfortable. I'm worried.
"Farewell, next time the guest comes. There may be no buns to eat, hey, the guest officer really missed a delicacy. ”
The shopkeeper looked very sorry, watching the convoy of Chu Guo go, going farther and farther.
The sun was hot, there was not a hint of wind, the leaves were hanging low, the cicadas were screaming, the earth seemed to be in a steamer, and there was not a single pedestrian on the road.
In the distance, in the mountains, there is occasionally smoke curling from cooking, and every household is making lunch at this time, and in the mountains, the smoke and fog are so mixed that it is impossible to distinguish which is which.
Wisps of green smoke rose straight into the sky, and there was not a hint of wind to be seen. The oil is shiny, and I know that it is on the tree, and the grasshopper is on the crop, flapping its wings and crying.
The sun was scorching, there was not a trace of wind, the yellow dog stuck out its tongue, the chicken drooped its wings, the cicadas kept screaming, and people were even more upset.
When the sun casts its most intense rays and spits out all its heat, the snow on the field sinks and shrinks, and seems to be brighter, reflecting a dazzling white light that pierces the eyes of the people.
The sun at noon, shining vertically. The rippling clear waters of the Huanglei River shone like carp, and the water vapor drifted to the villages along the river with the breeze. The roofs of the villages, basking in the warm spring sun, emit a dry, scorched smell. The cool water air tempers the dry and burnt atmosphere, which is comfortable and pleasant.
The distant mountains in the twilight, gray and magnificent. In the middle of nowhere, I saw the two poplars and pines standing on the top of the mountain. The breeze swayed their branches and leaves, and under the reflection of the sunset, they looked more vigorous and upright. The swaying branches and leaves showed a touch of the afterglow of the slanting sun, and I saw the mottled slanting sun hanging on the treetops, falling little by little. Hurriedly picked up the digital camera and froze at that moment; Syllable! Beautiful silhouette - tree: like a man standing up to the sky, into people's sight
After watching such scenery for several days, the convoy finally arrived at the boundary of the Chu State.
After arriving at the land boundary, the convoy did not stop, and hurried towards the capital of Chu State.
I always felt that the kingdom of Great Qi was very hot, and it was not until he stepped on the boundary of the Chu country that Bai Rui realized that he was really wrong.
The boundary of the state of Chu is located in the middle of a Gobi, thick walls, small windows in the most standard house building of the state of Chu, here, the water source is very precious, sometimes, in some seasons, the water source is more precious than gold.
Precious water sources make people look for other alternatives, in this case, grapes are the most planted plants, probably because of the unique weather, this grape is the best grape in the whole world, people use grapes to make wine and the like, to replace the lack of water.
The living environment of the Gobi did not dispel the people who were looking for happiness, but because of such a living environment, the subjects of Chu knew better than ordinary people what it meant to be happy in time, and they were together and lived happily.
Here, the lights are bright and green, and the singing and dancing are no less than Bai Rui's Dayan.
Except, hot weather. This kind of weather was felt after Bai Rui set foot on this land for the first time.
There was not a single cloud in the sky, a blazing sun overhead, not a single wind, and not a single tree stood there listlessly and lazily.
As soon as the sun was rising, the earth seemed to be on fire.
The weather was so hot that it seemed as if a spark would cause an explosion. The sun was like fire, and the earth was like a steamer, so hot that people couldn't breathe.
Walking on the road, the oncoming wind is like a heat wave.
It's a hot summer, and the birds don't know where to hide; The grass and trees all hung their heads; The puppy was so hot that he stuck out his tongue and kept panting.
He kept screaming irritably from the branches, as if he was cheering for the scorching sun.
The sun is like a great furnace, which bakes the earth hot, and even the air is hot, and people sweat when they move.
With such weather and such a Gobi environment, Bai Rui will live here for a long time
(To be continued.) )