Chapter Eighty-Nine: Diligence Makes Up for Failure
A knight hurriedly beat his horse, and without waiting for the war horse under his crotch to stop, he jumped and landed steadily in front of Wei Zhifu, "Report to your lordship, Lord Shen has passed the long pavilion." ”
Governor Wei knew that for the horses, this short distance of ten miles was a moment, so he didn't think much about it, and raised his feet to meet the front, making sure that Lord Shen was satisfied with this welcoming ceremony.
Walking on the road, Wei Zhifu had the intention of crying, and it was estimated that he had walked no less than five miles in the past half a day, and he was stunned that he didn't see Shen Chongming's figure. At this time, he was already difficult to ride a tiger, although his legs were tired and shivering, but he couldn't stop. You must know that there are dozens of gentlemen in the city behind him, old and young, and there are many people and mixed mouths, in case the matter of stopping to rest in the middle of the road reaches the ears of Lord Shen, he will definitely be unhappy.
"My lord, the sedan chair is in the back, or you can take the sedan chair and hurry." Yu Jinglun looked at Wei Zhifu sweating profusely, and couldn't help but remind kindly.
Wei Zhifu frowned, waved his hand and didn't say anything. But I was a little unhappy in my heart, this Yu Jinglun was still a little worse, how could you treat nobles like this, you Dao official and you are generally relatives of Lord Shen.
In fact, Yu Jinglun was also a little unable to walk. Since he became an official, he has always taken a sedan chair when he goes out, and he has walked such a long way on foot, and after a while, he already feels weak in his legs, and he is sweating all over his body. Now that Wei Zhifu said that he would not sit in a sedan chair, he also gritted his teeth and could only accompany him.
Shen Chongming was also anxious now, looking at the second brother who was sitting in the long pavilion with a blank expression, he couldn't wait to step forward and kick him twice to dissipate his anger.
Things are like this, from the morning out of Hangzhou City, the group of people will rush on horseback, except for a hasty lunch on the way to rest for a while, the road did not stop for a moment. Although the road is in a hurry, these people are all men who have been running around all year round, and this distance is really nothing to everyone.
knew that he was about to arrive in Shaoxing City, but Brother Erdan had a problem. When passing by the long pavilion, Brother Erdan, who was originally dragging behind, shook around a few times and fell off the horse's back. Fortunately, this kid is not too big or small, and he can be regarded as a leader, and several Jinyi lieutenants followed behind slowly in order to save his face, otherwise the sound of horses' hooves rumbled, how could the people walking in front think that he would fall off the horse.
Shen Chongming couldn't help but be anxious when he heard the report, and ordered someone to carry Brother Erdan into the long pavilion and began to pour water on him personally, but he said that he was suffering from heat stroke in the scorching sun.
I knew that I had just poured two mouthfuls, and Brother Erdan squirted out the cold water in his mouth in one gulp, and the accuracy was good, and it sprayed directly on Shen Chongming's head, and it looked like he had washed his hair at a glance.
Seeing that this kid's eyes lit up, Shen Chongming immediately concluded that he was not suffering from heat stroke, and asked him what was the matter while wiping the water stains on his face.
Brother Erdan is an honest child, especially he didn't dare to lie to Shen Chongming, and now as soon as he asked, he immediately explained the problem. But it was a whim last night, and the ink was splashed until dawn, and the two eyes never closed last night. And the reason why Fang just fell off the horse was that he had already fallen asleep on the horse's back, and there was a trace of sanity in front of him to guide him to tightly clamp the horse's belly and pull the reins, but he fell off with a bump just now.
As soon as he heard this, he taught Shen Chongming how not to be angry. Just those two strokes of baba words are embarrassed to say that they can't help it, which is really infuriating.
"You...... Sleepy like this after not sleeping all night? Shen Chongming's index finger almost touched the door of Brother Erdan's head and asked.
"My lord, since you arrived in Hangzhou City, your subordinates have been busy doing many things, and they don't have time to practice calligraphy during the day, so they have been staying up late at night to practice these days." Brother Erdan actually showed a hint of blame, which immediately made Shen Chongming's heart burn, God, you received your salary on an errand, how can it be as if the miscellaneous family owes you wages.
As soon as the anger came out, the words that had been hidden in my heart for a long time couldn't help but pop out, "Go aside, just your two strokes are embarrassed to call yourself calligraphy!" As soon as the words came out, Shen Chongming regretted it again, it was really a bit hurtful.
Brother Erdan was immediately stunned, swallowed his saliva, and his right hand trembled and reached into his arms and took out a pile of ink-stained paper, Shen Chongming also said that this kid would definitely cry bitterly if he was stimulated by himself, so he knew that Brother Erdan stretched out a pile of paper in front of Shen Chongming and wondered: "My lord, the word subordinate is much stronger than your two strokes, why can't it be called calligraphy?" ”
Shen Chongming was stunned, he couldn't help but reach out and take it, and was shocked at a glance, damn it, he really should be impressed by Shibei for three days, when will this guy be able to write these words? Compared with his current words, his two strokes are the real baba characters.
With a sigh of emotion, Shen Chongming handed the paper to Brother Erdan with embarrassment, and said with a dry cough: "The official just said the wrong thing in a hurry, don't take it to heart." ”
"Of course not, the book says that adults don't remember villains." Brother Erdan's face waved his hand and smiled, Shen Chongming was dumbfounded, but Chen Xiao on the side couldn't help laughing, and then looked at the captains, they were all blushing and holding back their faces.
With a long sigh of relief, Shen Chongming did not start beating people. He knows about Brother Erdan, he was also born poor, he didn't know a few words when he was a child, and when he first met him, he couldn't recognize all his names. But I have to say that this kid has a spirit of striving for progress, and now not only does the writing seem to have a bit of momentum, but the cultural level is getting higher and higher, although it is still inevitable that the donkey's lips are not in the horse's mouth, but it is already rare to know what is said in the book.
Thinking about it, Shen Chongming couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he really can't make up for his clumsiness with diligence, this old saying that has been passed down through the ages is always not wrong, otherwise how could this head make so much progress.
Don't blame him for being a rampant, Shen Chongming advised: "You have to read more books, and you have to practice more words, but you have a plan for everything, and you must not exhaust your body." Look at you, you can still fall asleep on the horse, and this body can stand it in the long run. ”
"Yes, my subordinates have written it down. My lord, let's hurry up, and when we get to the house, our subordinates should hurry up and sleep somewhere else. Brother Erdan patted the dust on his body and stood up, this kid should be lucky, fell off the galloping horse, and didn't even break a skin, it seems that God is still willing to love those who have aspirations.
Everyone was about to get on the horse, when they saw a group of people appear on the avenue, it was the welcome team led by Wei Zhifu.
"You find a place to sleep first, and the official will send them away." Shen Chongming frowned and instructed Brother Erdan, the most annoying thing is to pay attention to these forms, and after running so far, these people are not too tired to panic.
"Wei Shengjing, the prefect of Shaoxing, on behalf of the people of the city, welcomes the return of Shen Da** victory." The sweaty Wei Governor's Mansion walked a few steps and came to Shen Chongming.
"Hehe, Lord Wei, hurry up and be polite, it's really hard for you to go out of the city to greet you when it's so hot." Shen Chongming was full of smiles, he also knew that this was the rule of officialdom, and after all, Governor Wei was also kind-hearted, even if he didn't like this, it would be impossible to give him a look.
Seeing that Shen Chongming was happy, the Wei Governor, who was originally tired and almost collapsed, suddenly felt that these sweats were not in vain, and said energetically: "Lord Shen is polite, you have made great contributions to the imperial court, this is an honor for the people of our Shaoxing city, and it is a deep honor for the lower officials to welcome you on behalf of the people of the city." ”
"Hehe, I've won a prize for adults." Shen Chongming was modest, and under the leadership of Wei Zhifu, he once again met with the gentlemen in the city who had accompanied him to greet him.
There was such a big official in Shaoxing City, and everyone was eager to show their faces in front of Shen Chongming. If he remembers it, if he needs his help in the future, it's okay to speak.
Under the leadership of Governor Wei, Shen Chongming slipped through the gentlemen, and the miscellaneous names went into the left ear and the right ear, and in the end, he still didn't remember any of them.
However, the gentlemen didn't think so, and their faces were full of joy, feeling honored that they had told Shen Chongming their names.
After the greetings came again, a quarter of an hour passed. "My lord, the lower officials have prepared a reception banquet in the city, do you see if it is ...... Hehe. Governor Wei said with a smile on his face, he was ready to be rejected by Shen Chongming, after all, there was such a big mistake at the banquet last time, and it was a great luck that Lord Shen did not blame himself.
Shen Chongming didn't have the heart to go to the banquet, and said, "Let's go home another day, this official should go home first." ”
"Oh, adults are really role models for us, and it's really rare for someone to be so filial to their parents." Wei Zhifu patted his ass to his heart's content, and he didn't feel embarrassed at all because of the rejection.
Shen Chongming smiled, but he didn't refuse his sycophant, "Lord Wei, the hour is not early, with this official, let's go back to the city first." ”
"Yes, the lower official has prepared a soft sedan chair, and the adults have been tired all the way, so don't ride a horse anymore." The Wei Governor's Mansion arranged it very thoughtfully, and it was definitely a good director of a guest house in the later generations.
Shen Chongming wanted to refuse, but as soon as he thought of the sleepy Erdan brother, he agreed to come down, and when he walked a while, he would change him in, and he would rush back to the city in Dama.
This time the welcoming ceremony was very successful, and the Wei Governor's face was also full of joy, arranged Shen Chongming into the soft feet, and personally sang a sedan chair, and the huge welcome team headed towards Shaoxing City.
The officials sat in sedan chairs one after another, and the gentry who accompanied them were miserable, and everyone's sedan chairs were left at the city gate, and they had to rush back on foot for ten miles.
But there is no way, since I learned that I was going to meet Shen Chongming outside the city today, so many gentry have put in a lot of effort. In order not to be rude in front of Shen Chongming, not only did he not eat, but he didn't even dare to drink water, for fear that the urgency of urination would make Shen Chongming unhappy. So now everyone is eager to regenerate two legs and run back.