Chapter Seventy-Three: Catching the Wind and Washing the Dust
Xu Zhiyi couldn't see Bai Qing's abnormality, so she hurriedly lowered the curtain and said with concern: "Sister Bai, are you okay?" ”
Bai Qing rubbed her nose with the back of her hand, cleared her throat and said, "It's okay, the coachman hasn't slept all night, and the two of you probably won't be able to drive, I'll go and rest for him." ”
Lin Xixue nodded and didn't ask anything more. She could probably guess that Bai Qing might have been a homeless person before, and there was a high probability that something extremely unpleasant had happened during this period.
Otherwise, why would you bite your back molars so hard when you say the words "Yizi eats"?
However, everyone has things in their hearts that they don't want to say, and Bai Qing is reluctant to say it, so she naturally won't forcibly ask it without interest.
"You've stayed awake all night, go inside and rest, I'll take you for a while."
"Ah, White Immortal Master, how can I let you come here with such a rough job!" The coachman said in fear.
"Let you go, you will go, there is still more than a month to reach the East China Sea, if you don't rest well, won't it be more troublesome to go on a mountain road and overturn when the car overturns?"
"Yes, yes, yes, what the White Immortal Master said!"
The coachman pulled up his sleeves, wiped the whip clean, handed it to Bai Qing, and then deeply moved, knelt and climbed into the carriage, saw Lin Xixue and Xu Zhiyi, and bowed a few more times.
"Two young ladies, my name is Niu Zhuang, a rough person, I don't know what etiquette is, if I collide with the two, just say it, I will definitely change!"
Lin Xixue smiled and returned the salute: "Brother Niu can do it himself." ”
Niu Zhuang agreed, took out two cooking cakes from his bag, and took a bite of them until the slag fell, and the oily crumbs fell all over the ground.
Xu Zhiyi saw Bai Qing leave the carriage, pasted it to Lin Xixue, and said in a low voice: "Sister Lin......"
Lin Xixue understood that she was most likely going to talk to herself about the crossing, so she stopped her words when she glanced at her, after all, although Bai Qing went out, who knows if she used her divine sense to monitor the surrounding movements.
The crossing is not trivial, and it needs to be communicated in a perfect environment.
Xu Zhiyi also quickly understood what Lin Xixue meant, nodded imperceptibly, and stopped talking. But there was no entertainment in the carriage, so she had to hold Lin Xixue's arm and close her eyes to take a nap.
After Bai Qing took over the carriage, the carriage stopped for a moment before continuing to move forward.
Lin Xixue released her divine sense, and clearly saw that Bai Qing had turned back to find the children who had just dug Guanyin soil, as for what she had done, this was beyond the scope of her divine sense.
Bai Qing quickly flew back and drove as usual, as if nothing had happened.
Niu Zhuang finished eating the cooking cakes, gathered the oil residue scattered on the ground, grabbed a handful and put it in his mouth, then leaned his hand out of the window, clapped his hands, and then showed a simple smile to Lin Xixue.
Xu was really tired, he turned sideways, pillowed his bag and arms under his neck, and soon fell asleep completely.
However, after the tea, the carriage was already full of snoring, mixed with the sound of grinding teeth and slurred dreams.
Lin Xixue's stiff face twitched slightly, she didn't have any opinion on the coachman, after all, this was a problem caused by physiological factors, not a subjective change by the coachman. But it's also a bit too noisy, and it's inevitably a little upsetting.
Before that, she had always thought that snoring like thunder was an exaggeration, but today she realized that this is simply realistic.
But what can I do about this, endure it......
She picked up a pillow and covered her ears, and simply rested.
Until the evening, Bai Qing had already driven into the city, and after the seal letter was issued, the Yunzhou Mansion in the city naturally fully cooperated, replacing the two horses that were a little tired from driving overnight with two horses that were quite energetic.
In addition, a special banquet was set up to receive the wind and wash the dust, and the three people were invited to the banquet, and the coachman Niu Zhuang was also touched by the way and was received.
Bai Qing didn't need to eat, but considering that Xu Zhiyi hadn't started to practice yet, she didn't refuse.
She said to Xu Zhiyi and Niu Zhuang: "Rushing overnight, everyone is tired, everyone will freshen up later, go to the banquet, and after two hours, everyone will be full of wine and food, and we will set off." ”
Lin Xixue knew that she couldn't eat these worldly fireworks, but she still had some expectations for the matter of grooming, after all, she hadn't washed seriously a few times since she crossed over.
Several maids waited for her, serving her all the way to burn incense and bathe and enliven her shoulders and neck, but the silver needles on her body attracted the attention of the maids.
"Miss, do you need a slave to take off these three silver needles on your body?"
"Don't mind, just avoid it."
"The slave obeys."
Kneading her shoulders and neck, Lin Xixue naturally felt relaxed, but she didn't know why, in the water with all kinds of petals floating in front of her, the homeless people outside Xinliang City and a few children digging Guanyin soil by the official road were vaguely reflected.
Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road.
She suddenly felt a little guilty, but she also felt that this guilt came from a bit sour, and it could even be said to be hypocritical.
After all, now I can only give some worthless sympathy, and I can't change anything.
But she soon doubted that conclusion as well.
I can't really change anything...... Is it?
Education, medical care, agriculture, a whole bunch of knowledge flashed through her mind.
And when she thought of the beautiful woman in Xinliang City, who was still willing to defend the abuser after suffering atrocities, she felt that the world seemed to be hopeless.
But why did that beautiful woman become like that?
It is not difficult to understand that a person who has received such an education since childhood will naturally be trapped in such a cage.
If this beautiful woman is a person who opens the cage and is unwilling to fly out, then is there really anyone in this world who is still worthy of being saved?
Those children who dig Guanyin soil on the side of the road, maybe there is still salvation?
But how can I have the energy to save others now, Tianzun's whereabouts are unknown, but I still fall into hallucinations from time to time, and I still have the prohibition planted by Bai Qing on my body, and I have endless rotten things to solve.
"Miss, do I need some hot water for you?" The words of the maid interrupted her thoughts.
Lin Xixue didn't answer her question, but asked rhetorically, "What's your name?" ”
"Miss Hui, the slave's name is Hong'er."
"Hong'er, when did you come to Yunzhou Mansion to be a presenter?"
"Miss Hui, the slave maid entered Yunzhou Mansion at the age of twelve, and she is sixteen years old this year."
"You and I are about the same age, but you have to serve me, don't you have any resentment in your heart?"
Hong'er heard Lin Xixue's question, and was immediately so frightened that she knelt on the ground, and said in horror: "The slave doesn't dare, Miss will borrow 110,000 of my courage, and I will never dare to resent Miss for half a point." ”
"There is no one else here, you can tell the truth, I will not blame you, and I will not tell others about your answer." Lin Xixue said sincerely.
"Slave ......" Hong'er bit it, "I...... How can there be no resentment, but what can I do? Compared with those women who have become displaced people due to drought and military disasters, I am already a hundred times better. ”
"I'm resentful, but what can I do, I've been a lowly since I was born, and I can't turn over for the rest of my life." Hong'er's voice was angry, but surprisingly calm.
Lin Xixue nodded and continued to ask, "Are there more people around you who think the same way as you?" ”
"No one else, only me thinks like this, if Miss wants to punish her, just come at me alone." Hong'er's expression was sad.
Lin Xixue saw that she looked like she was going to be generous and righteous, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"I'll ask you a question at the end......"