Chapter 220: The River Freezes

Just three days later, it looks like four or five days will be in the capital. The heavens are not beautiful, and there is already a heavy snow like goose feathers in the sky.

Gu Chengyu sat in the house and watched the snowflakes outside the window fall into the river, and his mind was tossing and turning, with such a big snow, the boat would not be able to drive immediately, and the boat would have to stop.

"Childe! I didn't expect the snow to come so early this year, it's been a day today, and if we don't stop, we don't know if our boat can get to the capital. ”

Ming Yan also looked out of the window worriedly, if he changed to a carriage, it would be a lot of trouble, this time he came to the capital, and there were several more female dependents.

"It's going to snow, and we can't help it, let's see! There are still four or five days to go, and if you really can't get there, you can get there in seven or eight days by carriage. ”

It's useless to worry in your heart, it's better to calm down and practice calligraphy well. Gu Chengyu laid out the paper, and as soon as he dipped the brush in ink, someone knocked on the door.

Mingmo, who was standing on the side, hurriedly knocked on the door, "Childe! It's Ye Gongzi who is here! ”

"Seiyu!" Ye Zhiqiu has gradually recovered from the wind and cold in the past two days, and he can already walk around the house.

"Why doesn't Senior Brother Ye rest in the house? It was a very cold day. Gu Chengyu looked at Ye Zhiqiu's clothes and almost laughed.

I saw that he was wearing a azure collared long jacket on his head, which was thick, turning Ye Zhiqiu's originally thin body into a round one, and his body instantly gained several laps. On the outside of the jacket, he even had to wear a thick royal blue muslin cloth, and when he came in, he also wrapped his body tightly.

"There is a charcoal basin in the house, you should take off the big one, lest you go out and get caught with the wind and cold."

"It's a cold day." Ye Zhiqiu entered the house, the heat in the house hit his face, and he sneezed violently.

He rubbed his hands vigorously, took off the big coat on his body, took it casually, and hung it on the shelf.

Ye Zhiqiu looked at Gu Chengyu's thin clothes, and said enviously: "You are a martial arts practitioner whose body bones are different, you see that you are wearing a straight robe with cotton, and I have worn so many that I can't even move." ”

Gu Chengyu shook his head with a smile, "Then I asked you to follow me in the past, but you won't do it!" It's also good to just practice some hard kung fu and keep fit. ”

After hearing this, Ye Zhiqiu shook his head into a rattle, "Your horse steps are too tired, besides, I just practice every day, and I can't practice like you, so I don't want to be offended!" ”

"Have you and Brother Sun figured out which academy to take the exam?" Gu Chengyu asked Mingmo to wash the pen and ink off the table, anyway, he couldn't write at this time.

"Of course, the first choice is Boshan Academy, all of the Jiaoyu in it have backgrounds, and I heard that there are officials!" When Ye Zhiqiu took the last township exam, he had already heard of the name of Boshan Academy.

"I heard that the entrance examination of Boshan Academy is very difficult, but you and Brother Sun have a solid foundation, so you should not be afraid."

Gu Chengyu is not worried about whether the two of them can enter Boshan Academy, the talents of the two are not low, although Sun Xian is not as knowledgeable as Ye Zhiqiu, he can win with a solid foundation.

"I don't know until I take the test, but I can't pass the test, and there are other good academies, so I can pick the one that is closer."

The family went to Beijing together, and Ye Zhiqiu's worries were put down. Although he was reluctant to give up his eldest sister, after all, the eldest sister got married, and with a husband who loved her, he went to the capital and often wrote back.

Then, Ye Zhiqiu said the purpose of his coming, "It's snowing so heavily today, it's much colder than a few days ago." If it continues to go down two days after tomorrow, then the river will be covered with thick ice, and the boat will still be able to go? ”

"Look again! If you can't go, it's not far from the capital, find a closer county seat, and let's hire a dart bureau to escort it. ”

There are a lot of people who came this time, Gu Chengyu plans to hire a dart bureau, just rely on a few of them, and they will definitely not be able to bear it.

"It's cold early this year, and it won't snow for a few days in previous years!"

After a day, I didn't expect everyone's worries to come true, and Jiang Shang froze.

"Mingmo, while the ice is not thick now, the ship will definitely dock, let's go here. You are looking for a dart bureau in this county, there are so many of us and luggage, we must find a dart bureau to escort us. ”

The most troublesome thing is that there are several women in their line, which is very inconvenient.

Gu Chengyu packed all his luggage, he didn't have many things, valuable things could be put in the space, and the rest went to the capital to buy again. I only brought some clothes, some common toiletries and accessories, etc., and two small boxes were enough. It's just that Gu Wan has a lot of things, so she has to rent some carriages.

"Seiyu! Our luggage is still on the boat at the back, and we have to find someone to unload it. Sun Xian hurriedly came to Gu Chengyu's room, and the people on the boat were ready to get off the boat, so there was a lot of chaos on the dock now.

"Then tell the bag bearers on the dock to move! We don't have enough manpower to make a few money things. ”

The person who carries the bag also points to this kind of weather to make more money, otherwise it will be difficult to bear it all winter, and he will be tired of moving. Sun Xian is used to saving, but he doesn't want to tire his second sister.

Mingmo They do things very quickly, there are three dart bureaus in the county, and they found a big dart bureau with a good reputation.

The people who called the dock to carry the bags carried all the luggage into the carriage, and Gu Chengyu and his party rented a total of ten carriages, which were still crowded. There happened to be a single dart going to the capital, and Gu Chengyu was by the way. The dart silver is not expensive, it only cost more than eighty taels of silver.

"This is Gu Gongzi! Let's prepare to set off tomorrow, you see, can it be done? ”

The chief dart head of the Wumen Dart Bureau is surnamed Wu, and the people of the Dart Bureau call him Wu Dart Head, and this time he personally walked the dart.

"Wu Darthead is polite, we can leave at any time, let's find an inn to stay in tonight, and ask Wu Darthead to let me know before leaving."

"It's natural, then I won't bother."

Gu Chengyu looked at this Wu dart, with a burly figure, a square face, a beard, eyes as big as copper bells, and he looked like a straightforward man.

"Little treasure! This game should be reliable, right? Gu Wan had never been far away, and she was a little scared, but she felt novel.

"I inquired in the neighborhood, the reputation is good, and the name of the dart game is very loud. Second sister, don't worry, isn't there still me? ”

Of course, Gu Chengyu would not really put the personal safety of these people in the hands of these people, and he still had to be vigilant.

A group of people in the county to find a clean inn to stay, the inn is not big, the rooms on the first floor are all reserved for them, just the back yard to put their luggage.

"We still have to keep vigil at night, so let's do the same as last time! You may have had to work hard lately, what kind of dart did you go to that dart game, have you inquired? ”

The general dart will only let the second-in-command of the dart board or other dart heads go, and the total dart head sits in the dart board, so this dart may be extraordinary.

Gu Chengyu was worried that the more valuable the escorted darts were, the more dangerous they were. If you encounter a robber halfway, it will definitely be a bloody battle.