242. To Jinling

Lin Xi went out for the first time after wearing a book, and soon couldn't bear it anymore, and opened the curtain to look at the scenery outside.

They took the official road, which was easier to walk, with dense forests on both sides. Because it is still winter, there is still a thin layer of snow in the forest, and the snow is white and vast from a distance, which is very visually impactful.

But apart from this, the others are just some desolate and secluded scenery, which is quite eye-catching at first glance, and a little boring after watching for a long time.

From morning to noon, the carriage passed through a flat road.

But Lin Xi found that the carriage ride was only relatively comfortable. Because the road at this time was dirt roads, with a lot of sand and gravel, and it was not very smooth, and the carriages that passed were rickety.

If it weren't for Lin Xi's consistent love to put some mattresses and blankets in the carriage and spread them out, she wouldn't have been able to stand it.

Shen Chen is quite used to it, and he has never woken up.

Lin Xi slept against the wall of the car for a while, then couldn't sleep, and sat and read the account book.

Until the carriage stopped, the little maid outside raised his voice and asked: "Shen Gongzi, Shen Fuzi, my young master asked, it is now noon, do you two get off the car for lunch?" ”

Lin Xi was just about to go back, and Shen Chen woke up.

Shen Chen pressed his eyebrows, replied, got out of the car, and was about to sit up.

Lin Xi helped him, "Have you slept well?" Do you want to sleep a little more? ”

Shen Chen said funny: "If I go to sleep again, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night." Let's go down and get ready for dinner, you didn't have a good meal in the morning. ”

Lin Xi put down the account book and got out of the car with Shen Chen.

As a result, she sat for a long time, her legs and feet were numb, and she almost couldn't get up, so she was supported by Shen Chen.

After Lin Xi landed, he jumped a few times, felt better, and looked ahead.

Yi Huaijin also got out of the car, his servants were already methodically lighting a fire on the spot, and setting up the pot, I don't know whether to cook porridge or soup, Chai He picked it up from the nearby forest.

Seeing them get out of the car, Yi Huaijin ran over in small steps, "Aunt Lin, Uncle Shen, my family is going to cook porridge, as well as some dry food to bring, you can eat with us." ”

Lin Xi thought for a while and said, "Huaijin, do you want to drink soup?" ”

"Soup? But we didn't bring any food that could be cooked to make soup. Yi Huaijin didn't know much about these things, and said, "Aunt Lin, do you want to drink broth?" Well, the two guards I've brought with me are very skilled, and I'll let them see if they can hunt anything nearby. ”

The guards behind were not far away, and they all heard Yi Huaijin's words, and couldn't help but look at something, and their expressions were a little indescribable.

In the winter, where to go hunting?

The words of the master cannot be disobeyed.

The guards were about to respond as soon as they accepted their orders, but they heard Lin Xi's denial, and then saw Lin Xi go back to his carriage, and then took his things down.

Lin Xi said to Yi Huaijin: "This is a vegetable soup block sold in my shop, add some hot water to drink the soup, you can also throw it directly into the pot where the water is boiled and cook." Lin Xi took out three large pieces.

Although Yi Huaijin studied in a private school and didn't hear anything outside the window, who asked Dabao, who slept with him every night, sold this, and Yi Huaijin had already heard of it.

At that moment, Yi Huaijin didn't hesitate much, and happily called the servants to do it.

He said, "I didn't expect to be able to eat delicious food on the road." Aunt Lin, it's really a blessing to be your child, I sometimes envy Ah Dai, and Ah Yan. ”

Lin Xi smiled, didn't speak, and pulled Shen Chen over to sit and wait.

Seeing that the dry food Yi Huaijin brought was that kind of meat bun, she asked Yi Huaijin to order someone to build a shelf on the mouth of the pot and put the buns on it to steam.

"It's very convenient." Yi Huaijin said in surprise and looked at Lin Xi with admiration.

Lin Xi said casually: "Indeed." For those who travel long distances though, it's a bit time-consuming. Maybe that's why so few people do it. ”

Yi Huaijin said that he had been taught.

Lin Xi took advantage of the time to eat and asked about Yi Huaijin's grandmother, and Yi Huaidu told Lin Xi seriously one by one.

The soup was quickly healed and was highly praised by Yi Huaijin.

There are a lot of soup boiled in the three major pieces, and Lin Xi generously said that it can be distributed to the servants brought by Yi Huaijin. Everyone wanted to eat hot food on such a cold day, so the servants who were assigned the soup looked at Lin Xi and Shen Chen with a lot of friendly eyes.

After eating, they continued on their way.

Lin Xi and Shen Chen didn't have to catch the car, they sat in the carriage and did their own things, occasionally inadvertently looking at each other and smiling at each other.

In the evening, they passed by a post house to stay overnight.

Lin Xi saw that Yi Huaijin actually brought a lot of books with her, and when she woke up hungry in the middle of the night and asked Shen Chen to borrow a small kitchen to cook bowls and noodles to eat, she also saw that Yi Huaijin's room was lit up, as if she was still reading.

Lin Xi said: "I didn't expect Dabao's friend to work so hard. ”

Shen Chen gave Lin Xi a good face and said, "This son is really diligent, or he is a very talented person in his generation." ”

Lin Xi nodded approvingly, and after eating, he went back to rest with Shen Chen.

The next day, I continued on my way, stopping only at lunchtime.

It wasn't until the fourth day that when Shen Chen looked at the map, he realized that they were not taking the right path and had deviated from the official road, so he stopped them.

Yi Huaijin lifted the curtain, "Aunt Lin, Uncle Shen, what's wrong?" ”

Lin Xi saw that he was still holding a book in his hand, and said in his heart, should this child still read in the car? Can the eyes stand it? Do you sit still?

Shen Chen talked about the route.

Yi Huaijin didn't quite understand, and looked at the guards who were with him.

The guard immediately explained: "During the rest yesterday, my subordinates sent people to explore the road, and the road to the east of the Yangguan Pass ten miles ahead was buried by rocks, and it would take four or five days to clear it out. The western route was a day and a half slower than the original route, but it was already fast. ”

When Shen Chen heard this, he bowed his head to indicate that he understood, and put down the curtain and sat back.

Lin Xi looked at Yi Huaijin and kindly reminded: "Huaijin, the carriage is rickety, reading is not good for your eyes." It's okay to take a break once in a while, the body is important. ”

"Aunt Xie Lin cares, I'll rest after reading this." Yi Huaijin said softly.

Lin Xi sat back, felt that the carriage continued to move, and said to Shen Chen: "I finally know why Dabao works so hard. With a hard-working person like Yi Huaijin, even if Dabao wants to take a day off, he will be driven by him to study for a few more days. ”

One thing to say, this is a good effect. But Lin Xi felt that it was not good to be too diligent.

Shen Chen seemed to think of something, and said, "That kid's father worked harder than him, and he once read a thousand books in a month. ”

Lin Xi was speechless: "Really? Shen Chen, do you know him? ”

After reading 1,000 books a month, I have to read dozens of books in that day, Mom!

Shen Chen said: "I've heard of it, but I've never seen it." ”

Lin Xi was in awe, embarrassed to pester Shen Chen to play backgammon with her, and began to read medical books.

Hurry up, two days later, they finally arrived outside Jinling City.

Due to the long journey, the group rested for a while thirty miles outside the city before continuing to walk.