Chapter Seventy-Seven: A Vacation in the Countryside
After a while, a middle-aged man with a round face and broad ears, a burly figure, wearing a military uniform, and a very powerful tiger came out of the house, and the soldier followed behind him, like a shadow.
This person is Commander Qi, when he saw Li Chengjing appear here, his already round eyes suddenly doubled in size, "Big ......"
As soon as the word 'big' came out, Li Chengjing approached him with a very fast body, and before anyone walked to his side, his hands had already stretched out, and he held Commander Qi slightly hard, and said happily: "The eldest niece has come to see you, Uncle Qi." ”
Li Chengjing is just her father's daughter, she does not hold any position in the army, and she has no achievements in the territory of the Li family.
Commander Qi is not only shrewd, but also has a brilliant brain, and he suddenly understood that Li Chengjing didn't want to reveal his identity, hahaha laughed three times, "Big niece, why didn't you come to Guicheng to study for so long and didn't come to the mansion to see Uncle Qi?" Come on, come on, come in and talk. ”
Li Chengjing smiled, and walked in behind him respectfully like a junior, the Qi Mansion was a lot more magnificent than the Zou family, and there were soldiers standing guard on both sides all the way, until the flower hall in front.
The two walked to the flower hall together, and the two sat down, "Your father told me a long time ago that you came to Guicheng to study, and also said that if you need any help, let me take care of it more, why did you come to me now?" ”
Li Chengjing smiled: "Thank you Uncle Qi for your concern, but I am still quite comfortable at school, and there is no major event, so I have never dared to bother Uncle Qi." ”
Commander Qi said again: "Then you happened to come to me today, but what difficulties did you encounter?" ”
Li Chengjing said bluntly: "My niece came to Uncle Qi today, and there is nothing serious, but she wants to borrow a car from Uncle Qi." ”
Master Qi thought she was going to borrow a car to go home, so he said, "I'll send someone to send you back to Ningzhou, why borrow a car?" Someone ...... coming."
"Slow," Li Chengjing interrupted him again, "That's right, Uncle Qi, I didn't come to borrow a car to go back to Ningzhou, I asked a few classmates to go to the countryside to play together for a few days, but I don't have a car, so I want to borrow a car, we will drive by ourselves, or don't bother you to send someone to send us." ”
Master Qi said, "Oh, that's right. Borrowing a car is a trivial matter, if you don't go back to Ningzhou on vacation, your father will inevitably worry about you. ”
Li Chengjing smiled warmly: "Uncle Qi, don't worry, as soon as I arrive at the same school, I will immediately call my father to report that he is safe." ”
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Commander Qi didn't say anything more, and ordered someone to drive a car out to her, and after Li Chengjing thanked him, he said goodbye to him and left.
It was noon when Li Chengjing returned to Zou's house, and when they walked in, they were already sitting in the hall eating lunch. "I went out for a walk, and I thought you would have to sleep until three o'clock in the morning." As he spoke, he sat down.
Zou Baoyi said: "When we came out, we only saw Chu Xian alone, she said that you went to borrow a car, do you have any other acquaintances besides us in Guicheng?" ”
Li Chengjing smiled: "I naturally have people I know, so I don't necessarily have to explain them one by one." ”
Liao Zhongying suddenly said: "Cheng Jing's acquaintance should be Commander Qi, the commander of the garrison in Guicheng." ”
Li Chengjing was stunned at first and smiled, "You can understand it like this." She indirectly admitted this. Everyone remembered that although the Guicheng Military Academy was established by the new government, in fact, Guicheng was still under the rule of their Li family.
After the matter was revealed, Li Chengjing asked again: "Bao'er, do you want to go to the countryside with us, are your clothes packed?" ”
Zou Bao'er nodded, "Not long after you went out just now, I told my father. A maid came out of it and walked in front of Zou Bao'er, "Miss, your clothes have been packed, can you take them out now?" ”
"Cheng Jing, when are we leaving?"
"Leave after eating."
After the meal, everyone went in to pick up their luggage, and when they left, everyone hugged Liao Zhongying again, even the three girls were no exception. There is no feast in the world, and the short separation is also for a better reunion, not to mention that except for Liao Zhongying, the rest of the people have only been separated for more than ten days, so there is no need to be so sad
Everyone parted ways and officially began their modest vacation.
Li Chengjing's car and her were just enough to seat five people, so it was naturally Leng Chuxian or Zou Baoer who sat in Li Chengjing's co-pilot, but they didn't know the road. Only Chen Zui and Duan Shaoling know the way, if they are pointing the way behind, I am afraid that it is a little biased, if it is a misunderstanding, it is just a waste of time.
They confirmed with each other that Li Chengjing was the only one who could drive here, saying that she could only drive alone for more than three hours, and there must always be someone to accompany her to talk to relieve her boredom and relieve her fatigue from driving all the way. After discussion, they unanimously decided that it was most appropriate for Chen Zui to accompany Li Chengjing in the co-pilot.
The car headed east, leaving only billowing smoke cages and dust on the ground.
For the first hour, they were still talking and laughing together, planning how to spend the five days in the countryside...... After an hour, the sound behind him became less and less, and Chen Zui turned his head and saw that the three people behind him were almost taking a nap. The closer to the road in the countryside, the more rugged it is, with more gravel like stars, Li Chengjing's driving skills are really good, she can drive such a road as if she were walking on the ground, so that the people behind will not be bumped and sober.
"Cheng Jing, anyway, if you are free these days, why don't you teach me to drive, there are many open spaces in the mountains behind my house, I believe in my own intelligence, I should be able to learn."
"Okay, it's not difficult to learn to drive, with your reflexes, you only need to spend two or three hours a day for five days, I believe you can learn it." Li Chengjing's eyes were still staring ahead when she spoke, and she didn't dare to ignore it at all.
"Hey, it's a pity that you're going to leave in five days, how nice it would be if you could stay for the whole vacation, I have my own way to make you have different tricks every day."
Li Chengjing said: "I'm already very happy to be able to play together for five days. ”
Chen Zui said: "It would be great if one day, you could stay with me in the countryside all the time." I just don't know if there will be a day, after all, you ......"
Li Chengjing said: "Do your best, listen to the destiny of heaven, if God favors us, there will be that day." ”
Chen Zui originally wanted to say something, but he felt that it was not appropriate to say these sad words at this time, so he changed the conversation and introduced the scenery along the way and the cultural landscape they were about to see.......
After more than three hours of tossing and turning, they saw a slightly wide cement road in front of them, and three rustic square signs above them read: 'Pingle Town. They arrived.
The car drove over, it was a small staircase, and Chen Zui heard the three people behind him wake up slowly, "You guys are sleeping comfortably, three young masters." ”
Duan Shaoling said: "We slept soundly, not so as not to eavesdrop on the whispers of the two of you. ”
Chen Zui said: "Really? It just so happens that Cheng Jing has a car, and when you learn it, I'll give you this opportunity next time, I promise I won't hear you at all. ”
Duan Shaoling couldn't say that Chen was drunk, and said with a smile: "When I get to my house, I will reward you for your hard work along the way." ”
There weren't many people on the street, and Li Chengjing still drove very slowly. It's not because she's tired, it's because she wants to feel if the atmosphere of this town is the same as Chen Zui said.
The windows on all sides are lowered, and although there are few people coming and going, the pace of walking is not slow, and it seems leisurely, and when they look at each other, their smiles are so harmonious and auspicious.
The streets are so clean, you can see the clear lines of the ground, and the smell of soil wafts in the air, with a faint freshness. The shops on both sides were selling ordinary things, and strangely no one made a noisy shouting sound, as if only when someone came to the front, those bosses would ask a friendly question, not like a transaction, but more like an old friend who had not seen him for many years.
The winter sun is so warm and lingering, shining on this simple town, it is Su Shi's resurrection, and I don't know if I can outline the charm of this town.
The car slowly turned two intersections, drove dozens of meters further, and stopped on the left according to Chen Zui's dictation, Li Chengjing looked up and looked up, "Duan Fu." "The plaque is older than the Zou family, and it has a longer history. It seems that the Duan Mansion is much smaller than the Zou Mansion. It's just that all the way through, there is no bigger house than the Duan Mansion, and the Duan family can be said to be a landlord family in this town.
Duan Shaoling and the three girls carried their luggage down first and settled inside. After eating dinner for a while, Li Chengjing sent Chen Zui back alone.
There is no guard at the door, probably because the environment here is relatively safe, so there is no need for that. Duan Shaoling walked to the door and knocked lightly on the heavy copper ring on the door. After knocking two or three times, the door immediately opened, and it was an elderly housekeeper who was a few years older than Steward Lin of Zou Mansion.
"The young master is back."
"Yes, Uncle Liu, I'm back from vacation." Chen Zui is a frequent visitor to the Duan family, of course Uncle Liu knows, Duan Shaoling introduced these girls as her classmates, and they want to come here to play for a few days and live here temporarily.
"The master is inside, please come in."
Duan Shaoling walked in with everyone.
Duanfu is a structure that is almost a quadrangle, there is no formal hall, it is quite a wide courtyard, there is a round stone table in the middle, and there is not even a wooden shed to protect them from the wind and rain, do they usually eat here? What to do when it's windy and rainy? There are a few flowers planted around, but the varieties are quite good, and there are only two or three maids watering the flowers next to them.
There is an old locust tree on both sides of the opposite house, and it must be the main house. Next to the entrance and on both sides of the main room are side rooms that can be seen at a glance. There are also two halls on either side of the main room that lead to the back, although it is not known how big the back will be. But from the front, it can be determined that this place is much smaller than the Zou family.
The blue bricks and tiles on the top of the four sides constitute the roof of the clear water ridge, and the front of each courtyard is supported by red columns, which looks more antique than the Zou Mansion, at least the Zou Mansion has some new era furnishings, and there is no modern atmosphere here at all.