Look carefully and walk slowly.

Deep impression, shallow impression, people, scenery, taste, sound, wind...... It's all imprinted in my head.

"Shurou is awake!"

"Wake up."

"You can't drink outside!"

"Hey, got it."

"I just picked the melons, take two!"

"No, it can't fit it."

"What else is this loading, I'll get you a basket, load it on the ship tomorrow morning, and eat it as you go."

"Thank you, auntie."

"Xiao Yan is awake."

"Wake up."

"I have honey here, take some of it, so I don't have a headache when I wake up tomorrow."

"No need."

"I'll put it on for you."

“…… Thank you grandma. ”

……

They walked all the way, and Yan Junqi collected all the way.

Lu Xu didn't help him take it, only reached out and dragged the bottom of the basket to make a little effort, "Look at how popular you are!" Just for the Spring Festival couplets every year, the men, women and children of the whole village also like you! ”

When they returned with a full load, Li Zheng was chatting with Grandpa Lu about this year's harvest at the door.

"I'm back."

"Grandpa, grandpa."

"No headaches, right?"

"It's okay."

"Here, this is the sobering tea made at home, and this is the travel fee given to you by the clan." Li Zheng gave him a small jar and a cloth bag of silver.

Yan Junqi was just about to excuse himself, and Li Zheng said: "Take it, I know that Xuwa is rich, and your mother also makes money, but this is the heart of the village for you, and there are people who go out of our village to take the exam!" ”

Lu Xu said shortly: "Grandpa, the one who is admitted to the examination in our village will be the one who is lifted." ”

Li Zheng: "It's all nonsense, I look at your Xiaozhou, and your brother Changshun's Xiaole said that he can be admitted to Xiucai!" ”

Grandpa Lu also criticized: "It's just that I don't study hard, my handwriting is not as sharp as sharp, I don't know anything, and I talk nonsense." ”

Lu Xu was not convinced: "I can't write better than Ruirui!" ”

Grandpa Lu: "I don't think it's as good as sharp." ”

Li Zheng: "Hey, don't say it, I look at Xiao Rui's handwriting is good, and he is energetic!" ”

Yan Junqi listened to Lu Xu's criticism, loudly defended that he wanted to compare with Lu Rui, smiled and bent down to pick up a handful of native land and put it into a small jar.

Travel thousands of miles, and never leave the homeland.

Chapter 190: Far Away

When it was time to set off, the whole village went to the river to see off Yan Junqi, Lu Xu and Lu Zhou.

The wharf at the edge of their village is still the first place where Lu Xu moved stones, and many years have passed, and this place has been built into a neat stone wharf, and from here, you will never step on a foot of mud again.

Lu Rui, who said that he would protect his sister and aunt for his brother, stood at the front, watching the boxes of luggage loaded onto the boat, and seeing that his brother was also on the boat, Lu Rui began to cry.

Lu Xu has often gone out in recent years, as short as one or two months, as long as three or four months, the family finally got used to it, but he didn't go out much in the past six months, and he stayed with his family in Guanyang every day.

As soon as he cried, Layue and Wenzhen also cried, as soon as they cried, Yan's mother and Yuan Manniang also cried, the elders in the family were teary-eyed, and Lu Zhou, Lu Xu and Yan Junqi on the boat were also red-eyed.

Grandpa Lu waved his hand, "Let's go, let's go, save delays on the road, it's not easy to stay at night." ”

Yan Junqi lifted his robe and knelt down, bidding farewell to his mother and the elders of the Lu family.

He was already a lifter, and he didn't have to kneel to anyone except kneel to the emperor, but Yan Junqi still took it seriously and bowed solemnly three times.

He didn't know how long he would be gone this time, and the next time he came back, whether the elders who saw him off today would still be alive.

Looking at the elders who took care of him a lot, Yan Junqi couldn't help choking in his throat.

Grandpa Lu, Grandma Lu, Li Zheng and other elders waved to them and watched them leave with tears and smiles, while the young people in the village chased the boat all the way from the shore until they left the village, and the boat was far away, and they could no longer catch up.

Lu Xu and the others stood at the bow of the boat, and they could still hear Lu Rui and Layue shouting loudly for their brother, and Lu Wen roared to reassure them that he would take care of his family.

Yan Junqi touched the peace charm sewn for him by Grandma Lu in his arms, and his vision was blurred.

There is a custom in the villages near Yinma Town that when children travel far away, the eldest elder in the family should make a peace charm.

The last time Lu Hui went north to join the army, Grandma Lu didn't have time to do it for him, and she was pregnant for a long time.

As soon as she heard that Yan Junqi was going to the capital for the exam this time, she hurriedly sewed a peace charm, and took it to the temple in the town to hang it for three days to pray for blessing and consecration.

She is old and slow, so she only made one this time, and she didn't even have Lu Xu and Lu Zhou, two grandsons.

As the sun rose and the road grew farther away, Lujia Village gradually blurred into a point in the landscape until it was no longer visible.

Yan Junqi stood at the bow of the boat for most of the day, and he couldn't even see the mountains next to Lujia Village before moving to the cabin.

This ship is the cargo ship of their Guanyang Alliance, which usually travels between Guanyang County and Jianyang County, and will stop in the small towns along the way in the evening to rest, and the people of the small town will occasionally take their boats to and from the county seat.

Lu Xu and the others this time they wanted to take a boat to Jianyang County first, and then change cars from Jianyang County to continue southwest into the official road of Beijing.

The shipowner knew that Lu Xu was going to take the boat, so he deliberately vacated half of the cabin for them to use, and brought Lu Xu a lot of dried fish that he dried as snacks.

Lu Zhou went out for the first time, sat by the cabin window and looked out, and after a while he had to nervously see if their luggage was still safe.

Lu Xu accompanied Yan Junqi to stand on the deck for a while, entered the cabin and chatted with the owner about the situation along the way, and was now resting next to him.

Yan Junqi came back from the deck and sat down next to Lu Xu, who had already calmed down.

Lu Xu felt a familiar breath and opened his eyes and handed him the dried fish.

Yan Junqi shook his head and asked if Lu Zhou was dizzy.

Lu Zhou shook his head.

I don't know if it was because they were born by the river, their brothers and sisters are not seasick, and the children in the village rarely get seasick.

However, every time Yan Junqi went to the state capital to take the exam, he was uncomfortable on the road.

Lu Xu asked him, and Yan Junqi was not uncomfortable this time.

Lu Xu thought, probably because of the boat.

This medium-sized boat, which can carry twenty or thirty people, combines the lightness and speed of a small boat with the stability of a large boat, and the cabin is also spacious, and although there is also shaking, the frequency is very comfortable.

They can also get to the official road by land from Guanyang, but they have to travel long distances, bump day and night, and have to climb mountains and wade through water, and the waterway is much more comfortable than the road and land.

It doesn't matter if Lu Xu is used to walking on the business route, with Lu Zhou and Yan Junqi, he would rather go farther and slower, and also want them to be easier.

Lu Xu took out the preserved fruit from the box and handed it to Yan Junqi, "Take a tablet, be comfortable." To drink tea or not? ”

Yan Junqi shook his head, "Save some food." ”

Lu Xu: "I'll buy it on the way after eating." ”

In the past, when Lu Xu went to the north, every time he didn't bring anything except clothes and money. Especially when I got acquainted later, I set off with a small baggage.

This time, he prepared for Yan Junqi and Lu Zhou, eating and drinking, all of which were complete, and even prepared several kinds of tea.

Lu Xu: "In some places, the water is bitter, and you can only eat it when you make tea. ”

He just wanted to use it.

Yan Junqi didn't refute his kindness, he had already inquired about it from the county order, they went to the official road from Jianyang County, and they had to pass through several big cities along the way, and what they lacked could be bought in the city.

His mother brought him a lot of money, and Lu Xu also brought a lot of money, as if Lu Wen also gave Lu Zhou a lot of money.

The whole family was afraid that they would not have enough money to spend on the road, and Layue also gave Lu Xu and Lu Zhou all her private money, but they didn't ask for it.

Lu Xu borrowed the stove on the ship to boil water and make tea, as the leader of the Guanyang Alliance, it was particularly convenient for him to borrow something.

In the evening, the boat docked in Shiquan Town, Lu Xu tied up their suitcases, entrusted them to the care of the shipowner, and took Yan Junqi and Lu Zhou off the ship to find the inn.

There are more and more shippers coming and going from the south to the north in Guanyang, and now every town has a government-run and private inn, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can live well every day.

For a long journey, when you can enjoy it, you still have to hurry up and enjoy it, and when it comes to sleeping in the wilderness, you can't live in a guest house if you want to spend money.

Lu Xu thought very openly, he should save money, and he should spend money. He makes money just for the convenience of this kind of time.

Shiquan Town is about the same as Yinma Town, and it is larger than Yinma Town. The wharf has a special overnight hut for running boats, and those who want to watch the boat can rest here at night, and can also buy food and return to the ship for the night.

Coming out of the wharf, the town is more lively, selling food and groceries, taking up most of the street.

Now is the time to prepare winter clothes, and many shops are selling cotton and skins.

On their way from the dock to the inn, Lu Xu saw several shops hanging the flag of the Guanyang Alliance.

Lu Xu didn't bother, and took the paperwork to the inn to register for accommodation.

The shopkeeper recommended: "The private room upstairs is for two people, and there is a shop downstairs, if the three of you don't mind living with others, it is more cost-effective to live in the shop." ”

Lu Xu: "Is there any room in the shop, let's pack a separate room." ”

Shopkeeper: "No, there are many merchants in this season, and all the shops are occupied, but there is only one person living now." ”

Lu Xu: "Let's still have two private rooms." ”

"Okay!" The shopkeeper asked the shopkeeper to show them the way, and the fifteen or sixteen boy ran to open the door and brought them a pot of hot tea into the room.

"We live here, you live inside." Lu Xu arranged.

Lu Zhou answered, carried his luggage and entered the room.