On the tenth day of November, after dealing with all his affairs and entrusting the army to Zhu Kun, Fan Qing and Tang Shunzhi, Zheng Guang left Suzhou and went to the Zheng Villa in Nanjing, where he said goodbye to his family, and he was about to go north to Beijing City, where he would spend at least four or five months, and then it would be possible to return to the southeast, but what would happen in the future was uncertain now, so Zheng Guang did not plan to arrange anything so early. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The third uncle Zheng Jiang went to Beijing to do some things for himself, presumably he can have a place to live now, and he can live quite comfortably, so he doesn't have to worry about these things, after stepping down from the temporary acting garrison, Zheng Guang has also become a simple person again, changed back to his Confucian robe, held a scroll, and constantly reviewed his homework and prepared for the exam.

After arriving at the Nanjing Annex, the old lady held Zheng Guang's hand with tears in her eyes, and kept muttering about the dangers of war, and the danger of going to the north, asking Zheng Guang to pay attention to her own safety, Zhao Dieer didn't care about other people's sight, kept Zheng Guang, didn't let go, silently shed tears, and after a while, Zheng Guang's chest was wet, and the aunts were busy preparing Zheng Guang with the things he needed to go north, and after a while, they loaded two big cars, which made Zheng Guang helpless.

"Third aunt, I'm going to Beijing to take the exam, not to move to Beijing, and I'm coming back, so don't get so many things, okay? I was worried that I would be robbed by bandits and bandits when I brought so many things on the road, I am not a general now, and I have no troops to bring with me, besides, how can a literati bring so many things to Beijing for the exam? You'll be gossiped about by others! Zheng Guang looked at so many things, his face turned green, and he had to refuse.

The third aunt looked at the old lady, the old lady shook Zheng Guang's hand, and said: "Guang'er has grown up, let's listen to Guang'er in the future, but, Guang'er, this is a long way to Beijing, grandma is still a little worried, do you really need us to go together?" ”

Zheng Guang was a little crying and laughing, there was one in his arms who was fighting for the right to go together, and now grandma actually wanted to take the whole family to mobilize, how could there be such a rule, Zheng Guang could only smile bitterly: "Grandma, my grandson is going to take the exam, not moving to Beijing, besides, Zheng's ancestral industry is in Suzhou, let's all go, who will come to see the ancestral house and ancestral industry?" It is not much safety along the way, and the grandson can protect himself and bring a family, it is really difficult to guarantee, now Suzhou is the safest place in the entire southeast, only the big guys are in Suzhou, and the grandson can take the exam with peace of mind. ”

The old lady didn't insist anymore, just kept talking about paying attention to diet, paying attention to the body, being careful not to get sick, and finding a doctor for treatment immediately if you are sick, although these words are quite nagging, but Zheng Guang has never felt bored, can hear such words, in the southeast of the beacon everywhere, it is really not easy, now there is Tang Shunzhi in Suzhou, and there are Zhu Kun and Fan Qing escorted by Zhu Kun and Fan Qing on the periphery, and the safety zone of Suzhou can be regarded as established, at least Wang Hui with the Black Flag Army guerrilla everywhere, It is a powerful deterrent to the Japanese invaders.

Regarding Zhao Die'er's idea that Zheng Guang could take her on the road as a piece of luggage, Zheng Guang decisively hit her little head with a knife: "Wait for me to come back and marry you!" ”

The rather domineering president's approach finally made Zhao Dieer faint happily.

Zheng Guang's departure was very low-key, with the letters and warrants of Zhu Kun and Fan Qing, at dawn, the guards of Nanjing City quietly opened a gap for Zheng Guang, Zheng Guang and Xu Wei left Nanjing City with six guards and a carriage, and set off for the north, without disturbing anyone.

"If we go to Beijing, our life will be very different from the beginning, and those idle lives will leave us forever, Wen Chang, if something really happens in the future, will you regret tying me up now and suffering with me?" Finally glancing at the city of Nanjing at dawn, Zheng Guang said to Xu Wei beside him with a smile.

Xu Wei shrugged indifferently: "It's like I haven't suffered so far, you're enough, anyway, knowing you is the thing I regret the most in my life." ”

Zheng Guang was a little surprised: "Why? ”

Xu Wei turned his horse's head and walked straight forward: "I'll tell you when this life is almost over." ”

Zheng Guang was stunned for a moment, then laughed, turned his horse's head, and caught up with Xu Wei's pace.

At the beginning of November, the cold and biting cold wind began to take shape, blowing through a dry yellow earth, covering the land full of life in spring and autumn like a dead land, people living in the cold north in ancient times, will learn from animals such as bears and snakes, try not to leave their houses, be a winter otaku, in order to reduce their own consumption to minimize food intake, and there are few thick clothes for the poor people, and they really can't get out in winter.

In addition to the main labor force in the family will eat a lot because they do not work, or because the lack of food in the family causes women and children to not have enough to eat, they choose to wear the only winter coat in the whole family to go to a large family to be a winter worker, fill the household, and eat a meal by the way, so as to reduce the burden of some families.

In even more ancient times, even the most tyrannical countries would not send soldiers out to fight in winter, and in the days when there was no cotton and cotton clothing, it was impossible to make enough warm clothes to cling to cloth and linen, and people froze to death in winter abounded, so people had to hide in the house in the winter and minimize their activities outside the house.

The times developed to the Ming Dynasty, the introduction of cotton made people have more warm clothing raw materials to make clothes, so after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the rich southeast region of the rapid promotion of cotton first appeared batch after batch of winter snow or winter travel boring tyrants, and ordinary people because of the need to minimize activities, even if there are cotton clothes, will rarely appear on the street, there are no fresh vegetables to buy in winter, the people can generally only afford to consume vegetables, so the commercial activities in winter are also relatively desolate.

The winter of the Ming Dynasty is really very desolate, so walking on the desolate land, you can't see many pedestrians, this feeling makes Zheng Guang very unpleasant, Zheng Guang, who lived in Suzhou City in previous years and rarely went out, can not feel this desolation, and now I have seen it, only to know how difficult life is due to material poverty, and human beings, as the primates of all things, also need to learn animals to "hibernate" to minimize the thirst for food.

"In this winter, it's really too desolate, I haven't seen a few people since Xiangyang, the population of the Ming Dynasty shouldn't be so sparse, right?" Zheng Guang, who was riding on the horse, couldn't help but complain.

Xu Wei, who was hiding in the carriage to keep warm, rolled his eyes, lifted the curtain and said to Zheng Guang: "People are poor, and they can eat as little as possible if they can eat less, so they basically don't move, like you!" So rich! After speaking, Xu Wei, who couldn't stand the biting cold wind, immediately covered the curtain and said loudly: "Be more considerate and considerate of others, do you still want people to come out in single clothes to make scenery for you?" ”

Zheng Guang sighed boredly, and said depressedly: "I've always been so busy, my feet don't touch the ground, and now I suddenly become leisurely, and I even feel a little unaccustomed, I always want to go back to the time when I was training in Yiwu, Wen Chang, do you say that I was born with hard work?" ”

Xu Wei's voice came from the carriage: "You are enough!" ”

Zheng Guang smiled, and didn't bother Xu Wei who was trying to hibernate, but after seven or eight days of walking along the way, Zheng Guang also really felt the boredom of the journey, thinking about the fact that he used to travel and take a plane and a train, and felt uncomfortable for a few hours, and now he has to walk for more than half a month as soon as he leaves, which is really boring and uncomfortable.

The backwardness of transportation, Zheng Guang has never felt the backwardness of transportation so deeply, there are too many things restricted by traffic, if the train can appear in the Ming Dynasty early, then the Ming Dynasty can complete a lot of things, and many regrets can be made up, especially on the battlefield, how many examples of defeat because the reinforcements arrived in time, if there is a fast enough transportation, it can be avoided.

But it's a pity that Zheng Guang is a liberal arts student, in fact, even if he is a science student, he will not understand how to make a steam engine and an internal combustion engine, know that it exists, knows the theory, knows the huge effect, but does not know how to make it and put it into use.

China's natural science researchers are no worse than those in the West, but China's natural science has always been unsystematic, and centered on agriculture, not industry......

Ay? By the way, the legendary missionary seems to have come to China at the beginning of this era, right?