Then Lu Xu asked the young man about what was delicious in the town, and the three of them went to have dinner together, and they also walked around Shiquan Town, until they went to bed at night, Lu Zhou didn't feel anything wrong.

Lu Xu thought, look, his mother is just blindly worried, so scared that he paid attention to Lu Zhou's reaction all night, but Lu Zhou didn't react at all!

The young man didn't even think about why his brother didn't live with him.

After eating in the morning, they took a boat from Shiquan Town to continue south, and in the evening they went to the next town for the night.

In this way, for five or six days, out of Guanyang, into Jianyang, the ship stopped at the wharf of Jianyang County.

Shipowners often come to Jianyang and are familiar with this place. He handed over his goods to his buddy, went into the city to accompany Lu Xu to buy a car and a mule, and placed all Lu Xu's luggage before taking care of his goods.

Lu Xu and the others went to the guest house, and the mule cart and luggage were temporarily left in the house rented by the shipowner.

This time they bought a car with a covered roof, which was more expensive, new and sturdy, sheltered from the wind and rain, and spacious, and he felt that the money was well spent.

Lu Xu was not in a hurry to leave immediately, and bought two thick quilts and several cushions in the county seat the next day.

The current road, no matter how smooth it is, is bumpy, and they are sitting on a plank all the way to the capital, and their butts are going to be broken.

Half of the space is already occupied by luggage, and then stuffed with quilts and cushions, the spacious carriage is also full.

Lu Xu stretched out the quilt, one folded into a double layer into the carriage, and the other folded into three layers on the seat board in the car.

Lu Xu was very satisfied, and urged Lu Zhou to get in the car and try: "Sit on the quilt, and when it gets cold in a few days, you can still get into the quilt to keep warm." ”

Lu Xu bought a big thick quilt, Lu Zhou still thinks it will be too thick, Yan Junqi, who had experience in escaping from the famine when he was a child, and still has a vague impression, doesn't think it.

After the snow, the cold air gets into the car, and no matter how thick the quilt is, it is not too thick.

Lu Zhou hesitated for a moment, climbed into the car, took off his shoes, and sat down obediently.

Lu Xu also threw him a cushion and urged him to lie down and try it.

Lu Zhou pillowed the cushion, his legs curled up under the seat board, and he could lie down if he was aggrieved. If you lean on the board, it can be more comfortable.

Lu Xu was very satisfied: "Okay! I'm tired and sleepy on the road, so it's okay. ”

Lu Xu went to buy a thick hemp rope again, nailed one end to the wooden board of the carriage, tightened all the luggage with ropes, and tied the other end under the seat board to prevent the luggage from shaking when it was bumpy.

The boxes they used to carry their luggage were all square baskets made of thin rattan by Grandpa Lu, and the lid was closed, like a box, strong and elastic.

If you are forced to sleep in the wilderness at night, you can spread the suitcase as high as the seat board in the car and temporarily change the cabin into a bed, so that two people can sleep.

Everything was in place, and Lu Xu couldn't think of how to make the mule cart more comfortable for the time being, so he fed the mule, bought half a bag of forage, and drove the mule cart off.

The driving skills that Lu Xu has practiced many times in the north have finally come into use.

Lu Xu drove, Yan Junqi sat next to him, Lu Zhou sat in the car, the three of them lifted the curtain of the carriage, chatted while walking, watched the scenery, and ate.

Lu Xu wanted to eat something, so he called Lu Zhou to find it in the box, Lu Zhou rummaged out in the carriage, handed it to Yan Junqi from the window, and Yan Junqi fed Lu Xu again.

At first, Lu Zhou sat well, but after half a day, he knelt on the sitting board and poked his head out of the window to look around at the scenery along the way.

"Brother, look at that mountain, it doesn't look like a monkey."

"Which one?"

"The one over there."

"Not like that."

"The stone is the nose, and next to it is the eye."

"Hmm...... Monkeys with big and small eyes? ”

"Hahaha."

Yan Junqi also laughed, "It's still a nose." ”

Lu Xu: "Stop reading, such a big sun, bad eyes." ”

Yan Junqi: "Hmm. ”

Lu Xu: "Lu Zhou, I brought chili oil and dried tofu, you can look for it." ”

"Oh."

After a while, Lu Zhou found out, "Found it." ”

Lu Xu: "Then let's walk for a while, if you haven't seen a place to eat, find a spacious place to have a picnic." Is it okay to have dried beans in cakes? ”

"Hmm. Sister Hanlu also brought us salted eggs. ”

"Yes, I almost forgot, let's see if the salted egg is broken?"

"I looked, no."

……

If you are in a hurry, no matter how good the scenery is, it may be boring.

Traveling with your favorite people, no matter how bad the scenery is, it is interesting and cute.

Unlike their relaxed group, there are also candidates who have to carry luggage on their shoulders and climb mountains and mountains with their feet.

Even if Lu Xu was so prepared, when he encountered a continuous heavy rain, he could only rely on his feet.

The rain was so heavy that the roads were muddy, and the mules couldn't walk.

Lu Xu wiped the rain from his face, stepped on the mud half a foot deep, and asked Lu Zhou, who was sitting in the car, holding an umbrella in one hand and protecting his luggage by the window, while pushing the cart: "Is it fun?" ”

Lu Zhou nodded and shook his head, "Brother, let's replace me." ”

"Don't come down, you have to dry more clothes when you come down. Grab the umbrella. ”

"Hmm."

At this time, each of their mule carts held an umbrella outside the window, the umbrella handle was inserted from the window into the window frame, Lu Zhou was holding the umbrella handle inside, Yan Junqi was leading the mule in front, and Lu Xu was pushing the cart behind.

From above, the mule cart looked like it had two wings.

After another quarter of an hour, they finally pulled the car up the slope.

Lu Xu held his knee and panted, "It's considered to be up." ”

Yan Junqi: "I can see Jialin City." ”

"Really?!" Lu Xu ran to the front, looked at the small town at the end of the road, and finally came to the spirit: "Let's go!" Hurry up into the city and take a hot bath and eat something good. ”

When they finally entered the city, Lu Xu was dumbfounded.

The inns in the city are full?!

Chapter 191: Jialin City

The sky was overcast, and it rained for two days, and there was no sign of stopping.

Lu Xu ran around the city until dark, and finally found a family willing to let them borrow it.

The heavy rain caused a flash flood, which washed away the stone bridge of Jialin City, and the Jialin Yamen closed the road, whether it was the passing people, merchants, or scholars who were rushing to take the exam, all of them were blocked in the city, and the inns in the whole city were full.

On the second day, Lu Xu and Yan Junqi went to the stone bridge to look, and there were already many anxious pedestrians gathered.

This is the nearest way to Beijing from the eastern counties, and those who are in a hurry are anxious.

"Can't you just live like this?"

"If you're not afraid of death, you can go up and try."

"Can't you fix it?"

The official scolded angrily: "Such a heavy rain, such a rush of water, how can you repair it?!" The rain doesn't stop, and the king of heaven doesn't repair when he comes! ”

"It's just a little gap, won't it just pass with a plank?"

The official snorted twice, and it was still the same sentence: "Who is not afraid of death, I will not stop you." ”

The questioner looked at the turbulent river and shut up decisively.

There was talk of a detour downstream.

Kejialin City is already the narrowest place on the river, only here can you cross the river by stone bridge, and if you go elsewhere, you can only wait for the boat to cross.

With such heavy rain, it may not only be a flash flood in Jialin City, but also the downstream ferries may not be able to pass.

Someone asked, "My lord, if the rain stops, how many days will it be repaired?" ”

"It's three or five days as fast, and one or two months as slow. It depends on whether the bridge is badly damaged. ”

"A month or two?!"

Official: "If the bridge is difficult to repair in a short time, we will build a suspension bridge next to it for you to cross." ”

The crowd finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But the face of the car is not good-looking at all.

The suspension bridge can cross pedestrians, but not cars!

Everyone returned to the city in a huff, hoping that the rain would stop sooner.

Yan Junqi was also worried, "With such a heavy autumn rain, next year's harvest ......"

Lu Xu: "I see that the autumn harvest has been completed here, that is, the winter wheat is soaked in the ground, and it will be too late to plant some miscellaneous grains next spring." ”

He looked up at the sky, "I wonder if it's raining in Guanyang now." ”

Yan Junqi: "The Guanyang waterway is developed, as long as it does not encounter heavy rain for several days, there is time to discharge the accumulated water in the field into the river. ”

Lu Xu nodded: "Well, we've been out for more than a month, and the rain here can't drift to Guanyang for the time being, so let's just wait for the rain to stop." ”

"Hmm."

But the sky was not beautiful, and they slept until midnight, when they heard the rapid sound of gongs and drums in the city.

Lu Xu woke up.

Yan Junqi: "What's wrong?" ”

Lu Xu: "There seems to be a gong, I'll take a look." ”

The torrential rain outside covered the sound of gongs and drums, and Lu Xu couldn't really hear it.