Chapter 111: Heavy Snow
Although Zhou Ming was not very good at verbal expression, he was a warm-hearted person, and as soon as he heard about Bai Qingshuang's intention, he put on a carriage, put on a cloak, said goodbye to his family, and drove out of the city.
The city gate that would not be closed when it was not in the battle was closed half early, and there were almost no people out of the city, and some of them were few who went into the city to go home, so the sergeant guarding the city gate saw that Zhou Ming's carriage was going out of the city, so he informed: "The emperor has a decree, and the city gate will be closed at three o'clock today!" ”
Zhou Ming answered and knew, and he didn't dare to delay it, for fear of missing the time of the return trip.
The official road out of the city was relatively smooth and easy to walk, so the speed of the carriage was not slow, but after turning to the path to Wutong Academy, the road was uneven and bumpy.
"Sister Frost, this road is a little difficult to walk, are you okay in there?" Zhou Ming didn't dare to slow down, so he asked first, "If I can't stand it, I'll slow down!" ”
Bai Qingshuang forcibly held back the feeling of nausea, clutched his chest and said, "Brother Zhou, I'm fine, I can bear it, don't slow down, otherwise we won't be able to go back to the city!" ”
"Good! Then bear with me, it won't be long before it arrives! Of course, Zhou Ming knew that the consequences of not being able to go back would be stricter, so even if he heard Bai Qingshuang's discomfort, he didn't dare to slow down.
The north wind was howling, the carriage was rolling, and just when Bai Qingshuang felt that he couldn't bear it anymore, Zhou Ming's slightly happy voice came in outside: "Sister Shuang, I saw the gate of Wutong Academy, and it was about to arrive!" ”
At this time, Bai Qingshuang only felt that something was about to pop out of his stomach, so he could only cover his mouth and dare not respond, for fear that as soon as he opened his mouth, he would vomit a car.
Zhou Ming didn't care if she replied, and after adding a few more whips, he finally grabbed the reins and stopped the carriage with a "huh-" sound.
The inertia of that moment made Bai Qingshuang only feel dizzy, and quickly lifted the curtain, but before the person came out, he poked his head out and vomited wildly on the ground.
She has never been motion sick, she actually got motion sickness, what a tragedy!
"Sister Frost, are you alright?" Zhou Ming asked with concern.
"Vomit ......"
Bai Qingshuang, who had already vomited out even bitter bile, retched a few more times before he could speak: "Brother Zhou, you don't care about me first, it's important to find my father and my brother!" ”
"Oooh! Okay, then you can rest for a while, and I'll go and call the door! Zhou Ming immediately got out of the car and knocked on the door.
At this time, the night had completely fallen, and it was pitch black, except for the bright lights of the academy reflected in the low-pressure clouds.
After tapping the door several times in a row, someone inside finally answered, "Who?" ”
"I'm looking for Mr. Bai Zhihong!" Zhou Ming replied loudly.
"Good! Hold on! Then, the sound of tapping footsteps approached, and then the door creaked open a crack, and a head and a lantern poked out of it, shining on Zhou Ming's face, and then looked at Bai Qingshuang who was still lying on the carriage, and asked cautiously: "May I ask who you are from Mr. Bai, and why did you come to Mr. so late?" ”
"That's Mr. Bai's daughter, Miss Bai, let's take Mr. Bai and Mr. Bai back!" Zhou Ming pointed to Bai Qingshuang and said.
"Didn't the gentleman say that he had sent the news back and said that he would stay in the academy tonight?" The man asked suspiciously, "Didn't the news come back?" ”
"It's been passed on!" Bai Qingshuang saw that the person was too cautious, worried that he would be too verbose and delayed, so he endured the discomfort, got out of the car and approached Zhou Mingdao, "It's just that the emperor issued a notice not long ago, saying that there is going to be a blizzard, and it will snow for three or four days, and the city gate has been closed for three or four days, my mother is worried about my father and brother, so we will come to pick up my father and brother to go back, please go in and tell my father, you won't be able to return to the city if it's too late!" ”
"And this? How can it be a big snowstorm in October, girl, aren't you joking! The man still looked suspicious.
Bai Qingshuang was almost about to fall, it was really urgent to meet Slow Langzhong, everyone was in a hurry, and he was still in the mood to express his doubts unhurriedly.
Stomping his feet, Bai Qingshuang's eyes widened and said, "Who told you that I was laughing, did I have nothing to eat and run so far to pick up my father and brother?" Please go to the communication quickly, otherwise you will not be able to return to the city, you will be responsible! ”
"Yo, Mr. Bai has a gentle personality, but I didn't expect his daughter to be an anxious son!" The man was yelled at by Bai Qingshuang and touched his nose, but when he saw that she was anxious, he didn't dare to slack off, and he didn't forget to close the door when he turned to go in.
Waiting for people to be anxious, in fact, not much effort has passed, but Bai Qingshuang looked at the closed door outside and felt that a long time had passed, and he still didn't see Bai Zhihong and them come out, so he was only anxious.
"Sister Frost, don't worry, it's too late to rush back!" Zhou Ming was about to get dizzy by her, and immediately comforted.
Under the quiet, as soon as Zhou Ming spoke, Bai Qingshuang suddenly felt that he seemed to be a little too anxious, and immediately stood still, scratched his scalp embarrassedly, and smiled wryly: "Hehe! Hehe! ”
"Huh? It's raining? Or-" Zhou Ming suddenly sighed, and couldn't help but look up at the sky, "It's snowing?" ”
Bai Qingshuang was stunned, wasn't she? Snowing? Doesn't it mean that genius is under it?
A gust of wind passed, and the cheeks were cool, and when Bai Qingshuang raised his head, he saw that in the night, under the heavy clouds, patches of snowflakes began to fall.
At first, there were two pieces of sparse pulling, and then, it gradually became denser.
At this time, a conversation came from inside: "It's really snowing!" ”
"Yes! What's going on? This is Bai Zhihong's voice.
"It's snowing! Frost says it's snowing! This is Bai Qingfeng's voice, obviously when he got the notice, when the person guarding the door went in to make the announcement, he said what Bai Qingshuang said.
The door creaked open, and seven or eight people rushed out.
Bai Qingfeng saw Bai Qingshuang, and regardless of Bai Zhihong's usual advice, he ran to his sister's side, pointed to the snowflakes falling in the sky and said, "Frost!" Frost! It's snowing! It's snowing! ”
"Hmmm! It's snowing, so we have to hurry back! Bai Qingshuang patted his brother's shoulder, and in just a short time, there was already a little snow on them.
She thought worriedly that this snow would not be small.
"Daddy!"
"Shuang'er, come, I've seen Mr. Liu first!" Bai Zhihong knew that Bai Qingshuang was anxious, but the owner of the family personally sent it out with his family, and he couldn't be rude, so he said immediately.
"I've seen Mr. Liu!" Under the light of the servants on both sides carrying lanterns, a man in his fifties standing next to Bai Zhihong, with a long beard and beautiful hair, a dark robe, and an elegant bearing, his temperament from the inside out is more Confucian than the old man Bai who pretends to be elegant.
"The white girl is filial, respectable and admirable!" Liu Tao stroked the beauty and nodded in praise, he also knew that Bai Zhihong valued etiquette and was bound to introduce his family, but he knew that this weather did not wait for anyone, so he immediately said to Bai Zhihong, "Sir, don't introduce them one by one, there will be a meeting day in the future, you better take the children and leave quickly!" It really doesn't seem like this snow will stop for three to five days! The school will be closed for a few days, and when the class starts, I will send someone into the city to inform my husband! ”
"Thank you sir for your understanding!" Bai Zhihong immediately clenched his fists and shook at everyone, and then took Bai Qingshuang and Bai Qingfeng into the carriage.
"It's dark and the road is slippery, so it's easier to bring a lantern!" Liu Tao asked his subordinates to hang two lanterns on the carriage to illuminate Zhou Ming's driving.
"Thank you!" Zhou Ming thanked him, didn't dare to delay any longer, and immediately drove forward.
The wind is blowing stronger and stronger, even if you are sitting in the carriage, you can hear the whirring sound, because you are in a hurry to leave, and there is no charcoal burning in the carriage, Bai Qingshuang only feels that her feet are frozen, and she can't help but worry about Zhou Ming, who is driving outside against the wind and snow.
Just as he was about to speak, Bai Zhihong, who has now become considerate, has already untied the cloak on his body, lifted the curtain and said to Zhou Ming: "Brother Zhou, it's cold outside, you can put on another cloak of mine!" ”
As the old saying goes, snow doesn't turn cold, but this time the weather is really weird, and the temperature is very low.
Zhou Ming's hands were a little numb from the cold, and he was not polite, he took the cloak and wrapped it on his hands and legs, and said embarrassedly: "Second Uncle Bai, my body is not cold, but my hands and feet are frozen in a panic, and the cloak is dirty, so I will ask Wanniang to make a new one for Second Uncle Bai!" ”
"Brother Zhou said this, I haven't thanked you for braving such a cold day to pick us up!" Bai Zhihong himself also drove a carriage, and when he saw them coming to pick him up, he didn't drive his own again.
"Huh! Yes! Zhou Ming smiled and said, "Everyone sit tight, I'm going to speed up!" Otherwise, the more snow there is on the ground, the horses will slip under their feet! ”
"Good!"
In the carriage, Bai Qingfeng was next to his father and gave half of his cloak to Bai Zhihong, and Bai Qingshuang, who was sitting on the other side, did the same, and the father and son were huddled together, which was much warmer.
Outside, Zhou Ming hurried to the road in the face of the heavy snow, and the carriage was bumpy as if it was about to fall apart.
In the dark carriage, Bai Qingshuang didn't know how much time had passed, and suddenly when they felt that the carriage was gradually slowing down, Zhou Ming shouted outside: "Not good! ”
"What's wrong?" Bai Zhihong and Bai Qingshuang's hearts were mentioned for no reason.
Bai Zhihong immediately lifted the curtain and looked outside.
The cold cold air mixed with a few snowflakes rushed into the carriage, which immediately made Bai Qingshuang and Bai Qingfeng shiver.
And Bai Zhihong's eyes were as shocked as Zhou Ming, and he almost forgot to breathe.
"Dad, Brother Zhou, what's wrong?" The premonition in Bai Qingshuang's heart was very bad, and she was worried and even raised the volume.
Without waiting for Bai Zhihong and Zhou Ming to answer, she also quickly poked her head out, and at this look, she was also petrified on the spot. R1152