Chapter 38: The Wanderer
Lan Ruxu was sad and angry for a while, and then took difficult steps to the cabin, and just after a few steps, he felt a figure stop in front of him. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Lan Ruxu looked up, but it was Xia Liu, who was carrying himself onto the boat.
"It turned out to be Brother Xia, alas, it's still Brother Xia, you are enough buddies, those people are simply ruthless and unjust, Brother Xia, you are so interesting." Seeing that there was another person who stayed and was willing to accompany him, Lan Ruxu was moved.
Xia Liu smiled embarrassedly and said: "Young Master Lan, in fact, I came to inform you on the orders of Lord Su that early tomorrow morning, we will change to a land route and move forward by carriage, I, I am here to inform you." ”
Damn, I thought you were staying to comfort me, Lan Ruxu crooked her mouth, and her face was not angry.
Seeing that his face was not good, Xia Liu secretly glanced at him and whispered, "Young Master Lan, do you need me to send you back to the cabin?" ”
"No need, Lao Tzu has hands and feet, damn!" Lan Ruxu gestured her middle finger with her backhand, and slowly squirmed back to the cabin under Xia Liu's puzzled eyes.
Lan Rusu lay on the bed, thinking of the vicious Miss Su, she just couldn't get angry, and she couldn't fall asleep over and over.
This chick targets herself everywhere, it's my life's nemesis, it's really evil. Lan Ruxu thought for a while, and when she saw that it was not early, she shook her head, so she didn't think about it, and fell asleep unconsciously.
Early the next morning, due to Xia Liu's notice in advance, Lan Ruxu followed everyone off the boat, changed the carriage, and continued to Hangzhou.
With yesterday's lesson, Lan Ruxu already has a deep shadow in her heart, for fear of falling into Miss Su's role again, every time she eats and drinks water, she always has to say: Do you want money for this meal? How much silver is a cup of water, and everyone laughs at it.
This Jiangnan is not like the capital, there is no snow all the way, and the breeze is only a little cool, not as cold as the capital, and the unique warm color of Jiangnan is revealed everywhere.
The carriage continued to drive south along the road, and at this time, in addition to the blue blue on the carriage, there was only one driving Xia Liu, but this carriage was not as comfortable as Miss Su's. Lan Ruxu is also an idle person, and he has been lying in bed these days, which really suffocates him, so he lifted the curtain and said to Xia Liu: "Brother Xia, I heard that the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal doesn't lead directly to Hangzhou?" Why do we need to change carriages? And why didn't you see Master Su today? ”
"Don't you know Lan Gongzi?" Xia Liuleng paused, raised his horsewhip and said: "This canal was originally navigable, but due to the three-year drought in my Ming Dynasty, the water level of the river behind it is too low, and my lord's official ship is afraid that it will not be able to pass, so I changed the carriage, and my lord still has official business, so he left early this morning." ”
"Oh, I see." After figuring it out, Lan Ruxu was not polite, passed through the curtain of the car, and sat on the wheel with Xia Liu: "Brother Xia, I don't have anyone to talk to on weekdays, so I'll come over to talk to you." ”
From the first time he met, Xia Liu felt that he was bold, and he didn't have any sense of literary crepe, and he didn't feel like looking down on himself, so he said heartily: "As long as Lan Gongzi is not afraid of being uncomfortable next to me." ”
Seeing that the carriage had been gone for most of the day, Lan Ruxu opened her mouth and asked, "Brother Xia, where are we now?" How far is it from Hangzhou? ”
Xia Liudao: "We are now in the northern part of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, if we follow the current horse journey, we should be able to rush back to Hangzhou before dark." ”
Since there were only the two of them in the carriage, and the carriage was hanging behind the convoy, Xia Liupu also talked to him quite speculatively, and during this period, Lan Ruxu also inquired about some news about the Su family.
Su Zhifu is an official, usually busy with official business, rarely at home, the Su family's affairs, all the big and small affairs are decided by Miss Su, the Su family is not only in the medicinal materials and pharmacy business, and the scale seems to be not small, which makes Lan Ruxu a little surprised.
However, Lan Ruxu was a little funny in her heart. Your Miss Su is doing such a big deal, but you are an ordinary person with me, and you don't think your business is doing very well.
Just thinking about it, I heard a neighing sound, Lan Ruxu looked sideways, a woman in a light blue shirt, was galloping on horseback, the horse flew like an arrow, she straightened up on the horseback, one hand flicked the whip, the other hand reins, the sassy and heroic posture, the calm and free momentum, let Lan Ruxu look stunned.
The horse was like a meteor and an arrow like an arrow, and instantly jumped to the back of the carriage where Lan Ruxu was, the woman pulled the reins violently, and the horse raised its hooves high, as if it was vertical to ninety degrees, and then the woman turned the reins, turned the horse's head, and caught up with the blue carriage, and went hand in hand with his carriage.
"What are you looking at, you disciple?" Seeing Lan Rusu looking at herself without blinking, Fang Ziyi was ashamed and angry, her willow eyebrows were lightly raised, she held the reins tightly with one hand, and her pretty face turned red. But Lan Ruxu didn't come back to her senses like a fool, and looked at her with a demented face, as if she hadn't heard what she said.
"Miss Fang, good skills!" Xia Liu, who was on the side, said with admiration on his face.
Fang Ziyi nodded slightly at Xia Liu. Lan Ruxu reacted at this time, and said with admiration on her face: "Miss Fang, can you teach me to ride a horse?" You were so cool just now! ”
Fang Ziyi frowned lightly, glanced at Xia Liu, and saw that he was also full of puzzlement, turned his head and looked at Lan Ruxu again, and said suspiciously: "What is cool?" ”
"Oh, cool means awesome." Lan Ruxu didn't care about so much, thinking about Fang Ziyi's posture on horseback just now, it was a burst of hard work.
Seeing him praise himself, Fang Ziyi's pretty face became more and more red, and she hurriedly raised her whip again, accelerated away, and left Lan Ruxu with a wonderful back: "Wait for you, wait until you heal your injuries first!" ”
"Hey, hey, you haven't said whether you teach or not?" Lan Ruxu saw her leaving, and hurriedly yelled at her back.
"Young Master Lan, have you forgotten? Uncle Wang seems to say, even if your injury is healed in the future, you can't do too intense exercise. Xia Liu saw that he wanted to learn to ride a horse, and hurriedly reminded.
Day, you really can't open which pot to mention, Lao Tzu can't ride a horse, you can always ride a person, right? Lan Ruxu was annoyed in her heart, and sighed at the moment and said, "Alas, thank you Brother Xia for reminding me, I was envious for a moment just now, and I actually forgot about it." ”
Xia Liu saw that his expression was not very good-looking, and while waving his horsewhip, he said: "Lan Gongzi, don't be too sad, although you can't do these too intense exercises, aren't you a cook?" The kitchen knife is always moving, you see that the family skills are still there, there is nothing to be afraid of, you are not like me, my Lao Xia is a rough man, just brute force, if I am abolished, then I will starve to death. ”
Damn, do you comfort me, or hurt me, play with a kitchen knife and carry a spatula, but also pay attention to wrist strength. Lan Ruxu said angrily at the moment: "Brother Xia, you don't know, even if you are a cook, you have to have the strength to lift the spatula, take cutting vegetables as an example, there is a good knife work, and the shape of the vegetables gives people a delicious feeling, don't you think?" ”
Xia Liu patted his head, and said as if he didn't understand: "It turns out that there are so many ways to cook, I am just a rough person, and I usually eat a few bites, hehe, but when I hear Lan Gongzi say this, I think your cooking must be delicious, although I haven't eaten it yet, hehe." ”
Seeing someone praising himself, Lan Ruxu felt beautiful in his heart, and laughed loudly: "Brother Xia, we are all men, of course we should eat meat and drink a lot, don't worry, when I am injured, I will ask you to taste the food I cooked, I must let you eat this meal, and think about the next meal." ”
Xia Liu smiled: "Then thank you Lan Gongzi first." ”
Subsequently, the two talked generously, Lan Ruxu combined with the memories of his previous life and Xia Liu was a bit of nonsense, Xia Liu also laughed when he heard it, for this Lan Gongzi, he admired it more and more.
The carriage traveled for more than half a day, but the convoy slowly stopped, and Xia Liu said: "Young Master Lan, something may happen ahead, otherwise we won't stop, I'll go to the front and take a look." ”
Lan Ruxu felt a bad sweat in her heart, damn, wouldn't it? Did you encounter a robbery? The security of the Ming Dynasty won't be so bad, right? If anything, will he not be a lamb to the slaughter?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly jumped out of the carriage, grabbed Xia Liu, and said unashamedly: "Brother Xia, I'll go with you, if something really happens, you will go ahead in a while, and I will take care of the wind for you in the back." ”
Xia Liu laughed and said: "Don't worry, Lan Gongzi, as long as my old Xia is here, you can't stand the harm." ”
As they spoke, the two of them had already reached the front of the convoy, and when they looked ahead, they saw a group of old and weak women and children in tattered clothes, gathered together, some with a broken bowl in their hands, some with a broken stick in their hands, no different from beggars.
Lan Ruxu frowned and asked, "Brother Xia, what's going on?" ”
Xia Liu sighed and said: "It's all about the heavens, it's not beautiful, this drought has made it difficult for the people to make a living, the people don't even have anything to eat, many people are displaced, these people must be the exiles in my Hangzhou, hey." ”
Lan Ruxu's heart was a little heavy when she heard this, and she clenched her fists fiercely and said, "Brother Xia, this is already in Hangzhou, and Lord Su, as an official of the imperial court, doesn't he care?" ”
Before Xia Liu could speak, a crisp voice said behind Lan Rusu: "How to care?" Daddy is just a small prefect, if he wants money or not, if he wants power or not, what will he do? ”
Lan Ruxu followed the prestige, and saw two beautiful women standing behind him, one was wearing a white shirt, slim, slim, looking at himself calmly, the other was wearing a light blue skirt, showing his heroic posture, looking at the beggar in the distance and being silent, it was Fang Ziyi and Miss Su, but listening to the voice, it seemed to be the mouth of the eldest lady of the Su family.