Chapter 14 Falling Maple Forest
The next morning, Lu Yu saw Xu Xia and Xia Yueming again, but there were two more old and one young beside the two of them, from yesterday's conversation, Lu Yu already knew that these two were Xu Xia's coachmen and scholars, just from this point of view, Xu Xia's family background is indeed good.
After breakfast, a few people set off, and if they followed the speed of the carriage, even if they did not rush with all their might, it would not take fifteen days to reach the capital.
But Xu Xia has his own itinerary, if Xu Xia goes to the capital for a scientific expedition this time, it is better to say that he came out to enjoy the mountains and rivers, so Xu Xia told Lu Yu about his plan.
Lu Yu was not in a hurry now, and agreed after listening to Xu Xia's travel plan.
Xia Yueming also did not object to Xu Xia's travel plan, but was a little dissatisfied with Xu Xia's death-making behavior that he liked to be dangerous, and repeatedly asked Xu Xia to promise not to set foot in the wilderness and no man's land.
Xu Xia agreed without hesitation, but there was a disapproving expression on his face, obviously not listening to Xia Yueming's words.
Xu Xia's carriage was very large, three people plus an eleven or twelve-year-old scholar, the carriage did not seem crowded, if there was poker in Tianlan World, the four of them might be able to play a game of cards to kill a little time.
The speed of the carriage is very slow, so it is not very bumpy, if it is at this speed, there should be no problem to run a hundred and eighty miles a day, but Xu Xia is obviously unwilling to do this, every time the carriage arrives at a small market or village, Xu Xia has to get off the carriage and turn around, which is called to understand the customs of various places.
Lu Yu didn't have much opinion on this, but Xia Yueming was obviously unwilling, most of the time it was Lu Yu who accompanied Xu Xia to wander around, which also made Lu Yu gain a lot of knowledge.
In the next three days, Lu Yu also got to know the two companions around him better.
Xia Yueming's family background is not bad, of course, compared to Lu Yu, he is actually not rich there.
Needless to say, Xu Xia's family background is accompanied by horsemen and scholars, which ordinary rich families can't do, and Xia Yueming also vaguely mentioned that the Xu family's status in Xuzhou is very high.
At the same time, Lu Yu also knew that the two of them had become a family, and Xu Xia even had a wife, a concubine and a son, and the son could already run around the world.
In this world, women can get married at the age of sixteen and men can get married at the age of eighteen, Xu Xia and Xia Yueming are both in their twenties, and it is not strange to have wives and children.
On the contrary, when the two asked about Lu Yu, they found that Lu Yu was not married yet, but they were very surprised.
There are many men and women in their thirties who don't want to get married in the main world, not to mention many men in their thirties and forties who can't find a wife.
But things are a little different from what Lu Yu thought.
Xia Yueming and Xu Xia looked at Lu Yu with the same eyes as looking at pandas, "You won't have a woman who has secret thoughts but can't climb high, it seems that only this reason can be said to be in the past." ”
The two helped Lu Yu to make up for the bloody plot of beating mandarin ducks and toads wanting to eat swan meat, and Lu Yusan was silent about this, and seemed to acquiesce in the speculation of the two.
"Why is the big husband without a wife!"
"A good man has ambitions in all directions, and a great husband has a strong heart."
These words came out of the mouths of two married men, and no matter how they sounded, there was a sense of disobedience.
After the conversation, Lu Yu also believed Xia Yueming's words, Xu Xia did not go to the scientific expedition at all, but came out to travel the mountains and rivers for a vacation, not to mention that the slow speed of the carriage is not much different from that of a snail crawling, and the money he carries makes Lu Yu have the urge to rob Xu Xia.
Everywhere he goes, Xu Xia waved his hand, good wine and good food must be indispensable, although it can't be said to be delicacies from the mountains and seas, but it can also be said to be very good, the most important thing is that Lu Yu and Xia Yueming eat and drink for nothing, and the only requirement is to accompany Xu Xia everywhere.
Xu Xia's generosity and boldness made Lu Yu not know what to say, and wanted to rush to pay the bill, but the other party was disgusted.
According to Xu Xia's words, the money Lu Yu has now is not enough for him to pay for a meal, do you still want him to suffer all the way with Lu Yu?
Xu Xia has a lot of money, but if you want to put it mildly, Lu Yu himself is the real invisible tycoon.
Let's just say that there are nine Qi Nourishing Pills left on Lu Yu's body, one is worth thirty lower-grade spirit stones, Xia Yueming doesn't even have a Qi Nourishing Pill on his body, but Xu Xia has three Qi Nourishing Pills on his body, and he is willing to eat one a month, and he still has a painful expression on his face.
In the past three days, the three of them have also become familiar with each other.
"Brother Lu, Brother Xia, I heard that there is a maple forest in front of you, where the scenery is pleasant, and it is a good place to visit in autumn, why don't we go and have a look?"
Lu Yu hadn't spoken yet, and Xia Yueming on the other side said: "I heard that a wolf was found in Luofeng Forest last year, which injured dozens of people in the surrounding villages, and the government sent people to encircle and suppress it, but it has not been killed so far, is it too risky for us to go now?" ”
"It turns out that Brother Xia is scared!"
Xu Xia said without fear on his face: "Let's not talk about whether there are any wolves now, even if there are, you want to!" The wolf is just the lowest level of fierce beasts, if we are afraid of even this kind of fierce beast, what is the point of becoming a monk. And we've got five of us now, uh! My scholar doesn't count, there are four people, can't he deal with a wolf? ”
Xia Yueming was timid and cautious, and was speechless by Xu Xia's words, and she was unhappy, but she had no reason to refute it.
"Brother Lu, are you going!"
Lu Yu has been in Tianlan World these days, in addition to seeing two county towns and a few small villages, he really has not seen the natural scenery of the mountains, rivers and rivers of Tianlan World, and he also wants to see it, so he nodded and said: "Actually, Brother Xia is also for the safety of you and me, but just like Brother Xu said, we can't become a roadblock on our cultivation path just because of a wolf, but we still have to have the necessary preparations, I don't know what Brother Xu will do if he encounters a wolf." ”
Although the wolf is the lowest level of fierce beasts, the danger still exists, and Lu Yu also needs to consider a way out.
"Brother Lu is right", Xu Xia raised the folding fan in his hand and said: "In addition to a sword that sharpens iron like clay, I also have this iron bone fan, which contains twelve flying needles that have been quenched with great poison, even if there are a few more wolves, I am not afraid." If you don't have a weapon with you, and in the back of the carriage there is a long knife and a bow and arrows, and whoever of you will take it! ”
Xia Yueming's face was bitter, he didn't bring any weapons when he came out, and the dagger on his body was still bought halfway.
After becoming a monk, you can't use spells and magic weapons right away, and the Qi Refining Cultivator in the early stage is actually not as good as the Body Refining Warrior who has survived the muscles and bones, and at this time, some Qi Refining Monks usually learn a combat technique, but most monks are not interested in learning any combat skills at all.
Such a monk doesn't even have the power to protect himself, let alone fight in distress, like Lu Yu now.
However, Lu Yu is not worried at all, Xu Xia and Xia Yueming's realm is higher than his own, if neither of them can deal with it, he is also a dish, even if it is really time for life and death, isn't Lu Yu still able to return to the main world?
The carriage got off the official road, bumped all the way, and traveled about 20 miles, and then came to a hilly area that was inaccessible.
As far as the eye can see, a mountain in front of you is undulating, the maple trees all over the mountain, you can't play at a glance, when it is close to late autumn, there are already a large number of red leaves on the maple trees, under the irradiation of the sun, the fiery red leaves are dyed with a golden luster, like a large area of golden waves, which are undulating under the blowing of the autumn wind, which is very suitable for wild travel and leisure and relaxation.
"What a beautiful maple grove!"
"If it is early winter, the maple leaves turn yellow and spread all over the land, this is like a fairyland on earth!"
"The red leaves are floating in the sky in late autumn, and the yellow flowers and falling leaves are late in autumn", Xu Xia couldn't help but chant a poem: "Why don't we take the maple leaves here as the theme today, and each compose a poem, and whoever loses will be punished with three glasses of wine!" ”
"I'll punish myself with three cups!" Xia Yueming said very briskly.
Lu Yu didn't think much about it, and opened his mouth to say: "Far up the cold mountain stone path slopes, there are people in the depths of the white clouds. Parking sits in love with the maple forest in the evening, and the frost leaves are red in February. ”
After Lu Yu finished groaning, he found that there was no sound around, turned his head to look at Xu Xia, and found that the other party's mouth was open enough to stuff a dragon fruit, Xia Yueming's expression was similar, and the wine glass sent to his mouth stopped in mid-air, and his face was shocked as if he had seen a ghost.
"Brother Lu won't do it in advance!"
After a while, Xu Xia reacted and said: "No, my proposal to come to Luofeng Forest is a temporary idea, Brother Lu shouldn't have prepared in advance, could it be that this poem was made by a master?" ”
It's not that Xu Xia doesn't believe in Lu Yu, it's that in the past few days, Xu Xia has found that Lu Yu's classics and classics are very bad, and he doesn't know much about many scriptures and poems in the Tianlan world, and even some celebrities in the world don't know, and they don't know if Lu Yu came to fish in Beijing.
Xia Yueming shook his head and said: "I have never heard of such a poem, is it really Brother Lu's doing." ”
Lu Yu found that he had made a fuss, and hurriedly covered it up: "The article is natural, and the clever hand can get it."
If it is flawless, it must no longer be artificial. ”
"Wonderful, that's great!" Xu Xia slapped his thigh and said: "Brother Lu's exit is a chapter, but the foolish brother is clumsy, he didn't even see it, and he punished himself with three cups to make amends." ”
Xia Yueming said thoughtfully: "Real people don't show their faces, they don't show their faces, Brother Lu hides too deeply, and they don't even notice it when they get along for a few days, just with Brother Lu's two poems just now, the title of the gold list is not a problem, I'm afraid that if it spreads, it will move the capital." ”
"It's too much!"
What else can Lu Yu say, he is used to pretending to brag, but he didn't expect to cause himself big trouble.