Chapter 6 On the Road
The Chen Mansion began to get busy, and the dozen or so slaves left behind began to load the few remaining rice and silk items into the carriage.
After Chen Rong scattered his wealth, the remaining belongings could only be loaded into ten carriages, three of which were used to hold rice and silk, one was for her clothes, and the remaining six were used to hold bamboo slips and books.
The previous time, Chen Rong only loaded a carriage of books, which were used to hide gold leaves, and the rest were burned. For decades after her return to the South, she had a reputation as a 'vulgar thing', and the scholars rebuked her for preferring to fill her carriage with clothes rather than carry the most precious books.
In this era when even the air is full of 'clean discussion elegance', the reputation of vulgar things can completely ruin the future of a scholar girl. In the following ten years, Rao is her scheming and trying her best, but there is no way to restore the image that has been destroyed.
It's night.
On this night, the gate was closed, and the Chen Mansion, which was guarded in turn, was quiet from beginning to end, and there were no unexpected visitors. Thinking about it, Chen Rong's behavior of dispersing his family wealth and land during the day has spread all over Pingcheng. What thief who doesn't look good would take a risk to rob such a small fish and shrimp?
The next day was here in a blink of an eye.
Early in the morning, the palace sent servants to inform the people in the Chen Mansion to go directly to the south city gate to meet.
At this moment, the Chen family had already sorted out their luggage, and Chen Rong got into the carriage and drove towards the south city gate.
The streets were full of horse-drawn carriages, crowded and crowded, and everyone was rushing to the south gate.
When Chen Rong's carriage drove through the street, people looked at her from time to time. Faintly, the discussion was endless, "She is Chen's Ah Rong." ”
"What a beauty."
"I heard that she scattered all her family wealth to the servants and maids in the mansion yesterday, you see her convoy, the huge Chen Mansion, there are only a dozen carriages, and the news is really true."
"Naturally, it's true, the fairy-like Wang Family Qilang has gone to visit in person."
"Seeing people's hearts in times of crisis, this Chen Ah Rong heard that she is a bad player, but she can do this kind of righteous and squandering money when Hu Qi is approaching, it is really difficult, it is really difficult."
In the midst of the repeated discussions, Chen Rong smiled slightly and slowly withdrew his gaze.
After a while, Chen Rong walked out of the south city gate. As soon as she walked out of the city gate, she saw the Wang family's motorcade, and at a glance, from the end of the field of vision to the city gate, there was the banner of the palace. Sure enough, it's a lot of momentum.
As soon as Chen Rong's carriage approached, a young man in his twenties rode his horse and shouted, "But Chen Ah Rong? ”
In one day, Chen's Ah Rong resounded through Pingcheng. In the past, the young man would only call him 'Chen'.
Chen Rong lifted the curtain a little more and replied crisply: "Yes." I am Chen Rong. ”
The young man was wearing a purple cloak and had beautiful facial features, and when he heard this, he smiled and said, "Sure enough, she is a beauty." There are few people in your Chen Mansion, so let's come to the middle of the queue, it's safer. ”
Chen Rongqing's beautiful little face showed a touch of gratitude, and she saluted the young man in the carriage and said, "Thank you, Wulang." ”
Wang Wulang looked at Chen Rong with bright eyes, shook his head and said, "Qilang said that although Chen Arong is a woman, she has a loose personality. I didn't expect Ah Rong to be so polite in front of me. When he said this, he shook his head again and again, as if disappointed.
Chen Rong pursed his lips and smiled, and secretly thought: You are not the seventh man of the Wang family. If you don't have enough courtesy in front of you, you will be jealous!
Under the guidance of Wang Wulang, the Chen family's carriage drove to the middle of the queue. There are so many carriages in the palace that there is no edge in sight. Compared to them, the Chen Mansion is too inadequate.
Walking all the way, Chen Rong heard the people in the palace talking in a low voice, and learned from his words that this time the small families who wanted to go with the palace did not know how few, and many families even offered items that were more precious than the coral that Chen Rong took out, but the palace all refused.
As soon as Chen's carriage entered the team, the convoy started, and the smoke and dust rolled up between the horse's hooves gradually obscured everyone's sight.
Chen Rong turned his head and looked at the Pingcheng city wall that was getting farther and farther away. In her memory, a month later, Hu Qi stepped into the city, and after looting all the people in the city who had never left, a fire turned this bustling little Jiangnan into ashes.
Since then, the flat city where she has lived for fifteen years has become the name in her memory. It was only in the middle of the night that she walked into the familiar courtyard and saw those familiar faces.
Thinking about it, Chen Rong sighed lowly.
Suddenly, Wang Wulang's laughter came, "Why is Ah Rong so resting?" ”
Chen Rong replied in a low voice: "I feel uncomfortable when I think of goodbye indefinitely. ”
Wang Wulang fell silent.
After the team walked for two hours, Wang Wulang, who had done his host's courtesy, took his leave and returned to the front of the team.
Next, Chen Rong spent time in his eyes closed. In the distance, the laughter of the girls of the Wang family who were in the forefront kept coming. Those girls are in the depths of the boudoir, where have they been far away? Although this time it was a refugee, in their hearts, the freshness was better than everything.
At noon, the crowd began to eat.
Sitting in the carriage, Chen Rong looked at the white satin spread on the grass in the palace, and the collapse of the satin with a long dragon, and shook his head secretly.
On the collapsed table, the wine and meat are fragrant. She noticed that in front of each girl and Lang Jun in these palaces, there were four collapses. The collapse was full of food.
She knew that this kind of person would definitely throw away the food that she couldn't eat.
After thinking about it, Chen Rong said to Shang Suo, who was driving, "Suo, come forward." ”
"Yes."
As soon as Chen Rong's carriage appeared in front of everyone in the palace who was dining, swishing, dozens of pairs of eyes looked at her. Far away, Wang Wulang stood up, he raised the wine glass in his hand and shook it towards Chen Rong, and said with a smile: "Ah Rong is here?" Come on, come on, eat together. ”
Chen Rong shook her head and blessed him in return, and then she ordered Shang Su to drive the carriage to the place where Wang Zhuo, the head of the royal mansion.
Chen Rong's gaze glanced slightly, and he didn't see Wang Qilang, so he quickly withdrew his gaze.
She stepped out of the carriage, blessed Wang Zhuofu, who was eating, and said crisply: "I've seen the prince." ”
Wang Zhuo looked at her in surprise, and a kind smile appeared on his round face, "Why did Ah Rong come?" ”
Chen Rong was blessed again and said, "The little woman has something to say. ”
"Speak."
"In addition to us scholars, a large number of common people are also moving south. It is permissible to think that even if those common people spend all their wealth, they can only bring food that can be used for ten days and a half months. ”
When the people in the palace were eating, she suddenly came and talked so eloquently, for a while, the girls and children of the palace frowned: there is a so-called food that does not say anything, and this Chen Ah Rong is rude when he comes to eat at the other people's time. When she came here, she actually talked about those dirty and crude commoners or something, which was really unbelievable. I don't know what kind of vision Shichiro has, and he is full of praise for such a woman?
The dissatisfied gaze of the Wang family's younger brother Chen Rong accepted them all. She just smiled and continued to talk, "There is a so-called: honor and disgrace are known only after you have enough food and clothing." It is permissible to think that after those common people have eaten all the food, they are afraid that they will take risks because of hunger and cold. ”
Chen Rong's gaze swept to the pile of food that had become a long dragon, "One or two exiled princes may not be afraid, what if it is hundreds and thousands?" At this time, the diet could be simpler. ”
With that, she once again gave a low shout to Wang Zhuo Yingying, and ordered De Shangsu to drive the carriage back.
As soon as the carriage turned its head, Chen Rong heard a disdainful laugh behind him, "This Chen Ah Rong is really too careful." She herself was afraid of those common people, and she scattered her family wealth, but she even pointed at us. Hum. ”