Two hundred and thirty-two: shelter from the rain
After separating from Bai Chuheng, the carriage basically didn't stop until it left Xunjing City and almost walked to the next city, and then stopped to rest for a while.
It was only fine at noon, but in the afternoon it was overcast, and it rained after a while, but fortunately the rain was not too heavy, and I could continue to walk in the rain.
Because of the rain, Lu Yuanyi also sat in the carriage.
Su Moyao broke open a piece of cake and handed it to him, "Do you want to eat?" Jujube mud cake is sweet. ”
Lu Yuanyi looked at her with some disgust, "I don't eat." ”
"Eat a piece! It's delicious! ”
As she spoke, Su Moyao handed the piece of jujube mud cake to Lu Yuanyi's mouth, Lu Yuanyi had pursed his lips tightly before, and he looked like he wouldn't eat it, but then he couldn't stand Su Moyao's soft grinding and hard foaming, so he opened his mouth and chewed it.
"How? Delicious, right? This is specially brought to me by my mother, and her food is delicious! ”
Lu Yuanyi nodded: "It's indeed better than the taste in the palace." ”
"I'll just say it!"
Su Yunyao looked at the two of them from the side, feeling a little tired, and the rain gradually became heavier, crackling on the roof of the car.
Lisheng took a thin gown and put it on Su Yunyao's body, "Girl, it's windy outside, you beware of catching a cold." ”
Su Yunyao snorted, lay down beside Lisheng, and fell asleep unconsciously.
I don't know how long I slept, but when I woke up, it was dark blue, and it was already dark, and the rain was still falling, and it seemed to be a lot heavier, so I stretched out my hand along the window, and in the blink of an eye, I saved a handful of rain.
Su Yunyao was woken up by the sudden stop of the carriage, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Lu Yuanyi's back lifting the curtain and talking to the people outside, worried that the wind would blow in, he only lifted it a little, enough for his head to be exposed.
"What's wrong?" Su Yunyao asked.
"The wind is so strong that it blows off the tree and blocks it in the middle of the road, so I'm afraid I'll have to delay for a while." Zhao's mother said.
That's not a fear, it's a must be delayed.
The rain in the south is heavy, but I didn't think that the rain in the north is also starting to get bigger, not only the rain, but also the wind is not small, otherwise the tree will not fall down, this kind of weather is very dangerous to rush again, so everyone decided to rest in place, wait for the rain to be lighter and move the tree away, and then pass.
The carriage turned to the road and walked a little, passing by a melon shed, which was empty for the time being, and it was good to take shelter from the rain.
The little servant led the horses and grabbed two handfuls of grass for them to eat, and tied them to the open space next to the shed to trim them, where the melon farmers usually stacked their farm tools, and there was a roof on top of it, so that the horses would not be exposed to the rain all the time.
It's getting dark, and it's time for dinner.
Lu Yuanyi took the hat and personally caught a pheasant, and the accompanying little girl and Zhao's mother simply made a pot of soup, fortunately, they brought a lot of things, and they could barely make a living by cooking some vegetables, otherwise they would be hungry if they didn't go to the village or the store.
It seems that Qin Manhuai took this into account before going out, so he brought Zhao's mother here.
Everyone brought dry food, and they ate a pot of pheasant soup.
"I don't think the rain is small." Su Yunyao was a little worried, "I don't know if I can stop." ”
"I can stop." Lu Yuanyi said firmly, "The wind is blowing north, this rain should also fall to Xunjing, and the rain in Xunjing will be heavy for a while, and it will be small on our side." ”
"I didn't expect you to know a lot." Su Moyao said while holding the soup bowl.
If it really responded to Lu Yuanyi's words, it was only about half an hour, and the rain stopped, but it was completely dark, and it was even more inconvenient to hurry.
When they arrived in the next city, they had a place to stay, asked for a few inns, slept a few people, and got up again the next morning to hurry.
It had rained, and the weather was rare and good today, the sun was shining, and the sun was hot on the back of the horse, Su Yunyao and Su Moyao were a little distressed, so they asked people to take the horse to the passing stream to rest and drink more water.
"Usually, those horses in the camp, sometimes they can't even drink saliva when they fight with the march, but these horses raised by your Su family have good masters."
"We all rely on them when we go out, so why treat them badly? But those who are soldiers are ridden on horses, and those who charge into battle are also horses, so why don't they be nicer to them on weekdays? It's as if they were reincarnated to be sinned in the barracks. ”
A few people didn't pay attention, Lu Yuanyi secretly turned his head, hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled.
The water in the creek was a little hot, Su Yunyao washed her hands, and wiped her face and neck with a wet towel, finally feeling that it was not so hot. Zhao's mother put the stream water in the pot and planned to boil it and drink it. And Su Moyao, who was on the side, planned to take off her shoes and socks at this time and wash her feet with stream water.
Liu Ya hurriedly persuaded, "Girl, there is still a little prince here, you take off your shoes and socks in front of a foreign man like this, and the lord will be angry when you go back." ”
"Then don't let them know, besides, we know the little prince, he is not a foreign man." Saying that, Su Moyao really took off her shoes, and Lu Yuanyi, who was next to the tree, immediately reflexively covered his eyes with his sleeves when he saw this, and didn't dare to put them down for a while.
"My sister is like this, she is really straightforward, don't be surprised by the little prince."
"No..."Lu Yuanyi still covered his eyes, and said with a cold face, "The character of the tenth girl is not found in so many noble girls in the capital, it is a good thing, very... Lovely. ”
He looks like this, as if he has some intention of being a thief.
Su Yunyao looked at him, and then at the tenth sister who was barefoot and playing with willow buds in the stream, and the corners of her mouth suddenly hooked.
She seems to have discovered something amazing!
Mother Zhao shook the freshly washed face towel and put it on the treetops, wanting to dry it, and turned her head to see Su Moyao playing in the stream.
"Ten girls! Oh, ten girls, you can come up quickly! There may be insects in the water, and if they bite you and fall on you, you are too, why are you still playing with the girl? Wipe it clean and come up! ”
Su Moyao was obedient to Zhao's mother's treatment, so she could only reluctantly dry her feet, put on her shoes and socks and walked to Zhao's mother.
The stream let there be a few wild cherry trees that no one cared for, Su Yunyao and Lisheng picked a small pot, washed it with water and distributed it to everyone, but some of the cherries were not ripe, and some were ripe or still had a sour taste, and when she ate the first one, Su Moyao's eyes narrowed, and she felt that there was a sour smell all over her body.
Lu Yuanyi didn't want to eat it, but he couldn't stand it, Su Moyao sent him a small handful of washed cherries, although it was very sour, he still swallowed it into his stomach without changing his face.
"Don't you feel sour? If you like to eat, then give it all to you! Su Moyao opened his hand and gave him his cherries in one go.
Then everyone saw Lu Yuanyi riding on a tall horse, dragging the horse rope with one hand and eating cherries with the other, and his expressionless face would have a trace of wrinkles from time to time because of the acidity of the cherries.
But few people had ever seen him frown at cherry sourness.
Soon, the waterway was changed, and the Su family didn't have to take a boat with others, so they rented a boat by themselves.
Su Moyao was a little seasick, so since she got on the boat, she honestly stayed on the side, slept for a while, didn't eat much, and drank some water.
In the cabin, Lu Yuanyi asked about her situation, thinking that she was sick because of the rain.
"No, my sister is just a little seasick." Su Yunyao sat on the small pestle opposite Lu Yuanyi, and there was no one else here, "Little prince, I want to ask you something." ”
"You say."
Su Yunyao took a deep breath, "I heard that the little prince and the little grandfather are of the same age, but they didn't discuss marriage for a while, and the emperor had the heart to give you a marriage, but you rejected it, and you don't get close to women on weekdays, right?" ”
Lu Yuanyi was a little surprised why she asked this, although she didn't know why, she still nodded, "What you said is true." ”
"But the little prince I am looking at at this time seems to be a little different from the rumored you, such as... You always make a helpless expression to my tenth sister, but you don't seem to refuse her request, and you have saved her, I know that there must be a lot of girls like the little prince who have thrown their arms and hugged you in the past, but I have never heard of rumors about which girl you are with, and no one has even seen you walk alone with which girl, but you don't mind being with my tenth sister, here I want to ask, does the little prince like the tenth sister? ”
"I..."Lu Yuanyi was speechless for a while, and reached out and touched his collar, "I don't know if I like it or not, this time I came to ask me to help, but before he came to me, I heard that you were going to go far away, so I was a little worried, I don't know if this feeling counts..."
"Of course!" Su Yunyao laughed, "You are worried about her, you are not at ease, you are afraid that something will happen to her, then this is what you care!" Why do you care, it's that you like to eat! ”
"But I'm not sure." Lu Yuanyi looked at the river, circle after circle of ripples crossed in front of him, and he sighed.
"Little Lord just think about it, have you ever felt this way about others, have you been worried about her inexplicably, afraid that she will be wronged, afraid that she will not be safe, and you will be happy when you see her happy, and you will accept all the things she gives herself."
When you think about it carefully, it seems that he feels this way.
Lu Yuanyi blinked his eyes and asked, "That... Do I really like your sister? ”
"I can see it, it can't be wrong!"
What Su Yunyao didn't say was that the current Lu Yuanyi and Bai Chuheng were somewhat similar at that time.
The sound of the water was murmuring, and there was nothing else except the sound of the water, and the two of them sat quietly like this, and no one spoke for a long time.
Su Yunyao was waiting for him to say first, he knew, he knew that he didn't know what to say.
It wasn't until Lisheng came over with a snack to break the silence that Lu Yuanyi said after Lisheng left, "I don't know what your sister thinks about me, I don't dare to speculate, and I don't have the courage to ask her, if I am wishful thinking, then she still doesn't know, I don't have to disturb her mind." ”