Chapter 206: Return to Beijing
A light snowfall crept in at night.
When Su Ziji woke up, the sky was still cloudy, and he pushed open the hatch and went out, but before he reached the deck, a cold wind blew straight over, wrapped in some fine snow foam.
Thanks to Su Ziji's excellent health, this sudden cooling weather had little impact on him.
But after thinking about it, he turned back, took the mink fur that he had not worn a few days ago and put it back on, and took out an oil-paper umbrella and went out.
Sure enough, when I got to the deck, I found that the board was wet, and although there was fine snow floating obliquely in the sky, it turned into snow when it landed.
He stretched out the oil-paper umbrella and held it above his head, and stretched out another hand to catch some, which was cold and piercing.
"It's not snowflakes, it's rain and snow, and it's not big, but it's very cold. β
"The so-called inverted spring cold is like this. It's colder here than when it's cold in the spring in my hometown, and I hope Ye doesn't regret that he won't go to the dock early to wait. β
On the banks of the great river, as the boats passed, some small animals or birds, or startled, stirred the dense branches, and swayed in the wind.
Not long ago, these ships that went to sea returned from the mouth of the sea.
Compared with the changes on the sea, this canal is now much gentler.
As a result, the crew was not as nervous as they were at sea, leaving only some people on the boat, while others were resting and not waking up yet.
Su Ziji stood outside for so long, the ship was quiet, and no one came.
I don't know how long it took for the sound of footsteps to come, Su Ziji didn't look back, and for a moment the voice of the wild Taoist sounded on his side: "Lord, it is raining and snowing today, and the weather is cold, so it is not suitable to look at the scenery in the wind, so as not to catch a cold." β
Su Ziji turned his head and looked: "You also got up early today." β
"I'm about to arrive in the capital, how can I still sleep soundly? It's not just me, Mr. Jian hasn't slept all night, and he just quieted down. The wild Taoist smiled helplessly: "This squeaky sound, even if you have sleepiness, will run away." β
In the dead of night, if the next door tosses and turns, and the bed is not solid, there will be sound, and the people opposite or next door have sleepiness and wake up from time to time, which is a sad thing.
"Mr. Jane is worried that he will try. Su Ziji couldn't help but smile, he understood this mood, it doesn't matter if the bad students are about to take the exam, the good students are confident, but they are worried about not going up.
Jian Qu's family background is not good, and after following Qian Zhidong for two or three years, he can be regarded as getting some silver, and he has won the move again, but now Qian Zhidong's collapse is a foregone conclusion, and Jian Qu has returned to the previous situation of being lonely and helpless.
Now I just hope that I will try.
It's just that Su Ziji is not a curse, Jian Qu is talented, but he may not be able to get a jinshi, these days he also learns literary talents, and he always feels that his style and artistic conception are either crying to the corner, or full of complaints, Da Zheng is now in the prosperous Qingming Dynasty, and it is too inappropriate to write these sentences.
It's too hard to get a jinshi.
Don't say that.
"I guess it will take another hour to arrive, so why don't you go to my place and rest for a while. It was still dark, and before the sun had risen, the only sound of the two of them was the sound of the boats and the sound of the river.
In addition, there is a slanting cold wind, and cold air may be inhaled with one mouth, so it is not suitable for small talk.
The wild road man nodded, and the two turned back.
Su Ziji suddenly paused and asked, "By the way, has the clipper notified the Shao family?"
"A day's notice was given, and even the letter passed. The wild man replied.
When they came out of the estuary, it was much easier to send the letter, and the clippers left the big ship one by one, and not only them, but also the two Qincha and some attachΓ©s, who could afford to spend the money, sent the clippers back to deliver the letters.
At that time, when they arrived in the capital, the Ministry of Rites, relatives, friends, and family members could get the letter early to pick it up.
Shao Sisen's death was originally a matter of breaking the liver and intestines of his relatives, if he was notified at short notice, the other party could not be prepared, but he was afraid that he would have to make the Shao family turn over on their backs, so the Yedao people got the order and sent a clipper as soon as possible.
Su Ziji nodded: "That's good." β
Then another sigh followed.
"Let's go back. β
Knowing that Su Ziji thought of the person who died a few days ago, the wild Dao people also sighed secretly.
The matter of fate is so mysterious and mysterious, human life is so fragile, the change of joy and sorrow, and maybe even only in a moment, how can it not make people sigh?
But when they returned to Su Ziji's cabin, although it was quiet, the wild people had long lost their sleepiness, and both of them had no intention of falling asleep, so they gathered in Su Ziji's cabin to play a few games.
"The lord's chess style is very peculiar, you can attack when you advance, you can defend when you retreat, I might as well be more. β
After losing five games in a row, even a more good-tempered person like the wild Taoist was a little entangled, and he was busy pushing away and refused to play again.
Su Ziji had no choice but to put away the chess pieces and smiled: "My chess skills are actually just average, if you and Ye don't regret it, I'm afraid I'll lose more than five games at this time." β
"Madame can participate in the chess tournament, the goal is to be a chess master, of course I am even worse. The wild man hurriedly said.
But seeing that Su Ziji put away the chess pieces and slowed down, he guessed that this was a person who saw things, he listened attentively, and found that there was movement outside at this time, and took the initiative to say: "I guess I'm almost there, I'll go out and have a look." β
After getting permission, he walked out.
Su Zizhi was alone, put away the chessboard, checked a few more packages he had brought with him, and found that there was nothing missing, and went out again wearing mink fur.
When the package arrived, there were wild people who helped to bring it, some of the souvenirs bought in the southwest, and some of the belongings that were brought to the southwest.
On the bright side, it is only a few times more, and it is not conspicuous.
"I can already see the capital!" When Su Ziji came to the deck, he heard a surprise shout from a crew member.
He looked at it from afar, and sure enough, he could vaguely see the shadow of the dock in the capital.
When the people on the big boat could see the people waiting on the dock, there was a commotion on the shore.
"It's back! It's the official ship of the Qincha!"
"I'm back, I'm back, I'm going to inform Madame!"
"There is a team of officials to greet you, are you from the Ministry of Rites?" Su Ziji stood at the bow of the boat, looked at the officials waiting at the front of the shore not far away, and thought secretly.
At this time, the wild Taoist came over: "Lord, the salute has been sent, the lady's ox cart has arrived, but it is not close to the dock, I have asked someone to tell the lady, you may come later, so that she does not need to worry." β
Su Ziji nodded: "You did a good job." β
He asked again: "Can you see the people of the Shao family?"
"It has already arrived, and behind the team of the Ministry of Rites to greet the Qincha, people have also been sent to appease them, so that they can wait for a while, and it will not be too late to pick up the spirit when the Qincha leaves. The wild man said.
Su Ziji nodded, didn't say anything anymore, and turned to look at the scene of the official ship landing in front of him.