Chapter 35: The Desert Station
"Brother Wenbo, ...... here" In the distance, a young man dressed as a scholar saw Zhang Xuan and waved Zhang Xuan over.
has been coming to the south of the city, Zhang Xuan still can't control his emotions, and his eyes are still a little red!
"I'm sorry to make you laugh!" Zhang Xuan came to the scholar's side and arched his hand.
"Hehe, it's okay! I think when we first went to the exam, we weren't much better than you!" a young man next to the scholar returned the salute and smiled understandingly.
This person is Sun Zi Chu, and the scholar at the beginning is Li Sirui, and the two of them are also holding a large package.
"Yes, yes, Brother Wenbo doesn't have to mind!" Li Sirui also said on the side.
"Okay, since Brother Wenbo is also here, let's go!" Sun Zichu said and led Zhang Xuan and the two to a carriage, "We are not far from Yangzhou City, we will arrive in less than three days by carriage, and the road is too peaceful, so there is no need to follow the caravan." I have already negotiated the price, a total of three taels of silver, just one tael of each of us. Rest assured, the master is also a trustworthy person!"
"Hehe, ladies please!" The coachman was an honest and stout man, but he was very eye-catching, and when he saw Zhang Xuan and the three of them coming, he immediately opened the curtain and invited them to get in the car.
The three of them got into the carriage in turn, and as soon as they put their luggage, they heard a whip sound of "snap", and then, with a hearty shout, "Drive!"
The carriage started slowly, the car was very stable, Zhang Xuan and the three of them sat comfortably, the seats were padded with a thick layer of fur, and they drove on the bluestone-paved official road in the county, no worse than the cars of later generations!
It turned out that since half a month ago, the three of them knew that each other was interested in participating in this hospital exam, and they had worked together for more than two months. As for the Wei Mansion, the three of them had already taken leave, and Steward Liu not only did not embarrass them, but also gave them a few words of encouragement.
This time, their destination is Yangzhou City, the capital of Yangzhou, which is adjacent to Jinhua Mansion, starting from Wei County, the straight-line distance is only three hundred miles, of course, if you take the official road, you have to go around far, almost about five hundred miles.
Three scholars get together, and they are all excited and apprehensive, towards the turning point of life, naturally inevitably talk about it, until ten miles out of the county, down to the dirt road, after a bump, this is a little tired to stop talking about sex!
At noon, when the sun was too strong and people were sleepy, everyone got out of the car, rested in the woods by the roadside, and had some lunch by the way.
Zhang Xuan was not stingy, opened the food box, took out the sauced beef, and beckoned the three people, including the coachman, to enjoy it together. When they went out, others were not polite when they saw this, and at the same time, they also took out their own snacks and fire, grandson Chu's candied fruits, Li Sirui's lotus cakes, and the coachman's sake, and everyone was very happy to eat1
During the conversation, the three also knew that the middle-aged coachman was named Guo San.
After resting, everyone went on the road again, and when it came to Shen, they had not yet reached the halfway point of the plan, but at noon, everyone was greedy and cool, and missed the hour.
"Don't worry, old Guo, I have been walking this road for ten years, and I am very familiar, there is a post station not far in front, and there are often business travelers who miss the hour to rest there!" Seeing that the three of them were a little anxious, Guo San hurriedly said.
After all, in ancient times, it was dangerous to sleep in the wilderness.
After listening to Guo San's words, although the three of them were still a little anxious, they had no choice but to do so.
Although it is not far, it is actually twenty or thirty miles away. It wasn't until an hour later, when the sun was about to set, that everyone was a little impatient, and then they saw an old post house.
It didn't look big from a distance, but when I came to the door of the post station, I found that it was really not small. Three in and three out, each house has two floors, a cowshed, a horse pen, a living room, a bedroom, a lot, and a big camphor tree in front of the door.
As soon as Zhang Xuan and the three of them got out of the car, they saw a young man dressed as a young man in a second dress coming over from a distance, nodded and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the price of this store is fair, the service is good, and there is hot food and hot water, you sons must be tired, why don't you come first to take a bath, relieve fatigue, and then have a drink?"
A good official post station, actually used as an inn to operate, this little two is even more observant, see a few people are dressed as scholars, like vassal elegance, just the right medicine.
The three of them looked at each other and smiled, didn't speak, and followed Xiao Er in. As for the carriage and the coachman Guo San, there will naturally be special arrangements.
Passing through the courtyard gate of the post station, as soon as he entered the hall, the middle-aged shopkeeper standing in the cashier immediately greeted him, with a kind face: "Hehe, are the sons of the master playing the tip or living in the store!"
"Isn't it obvious that you are still asking? In this wilderness, there is no village in front of you, no shop in the back, the sun is about to go down, what can you do if you don't live in a store?" Zhang Xuan and the three of them slandered in their hearts.
However, they also knew that the store was just a polite statement, and the three of them were really tired after a day's journey, so they didn't argue, so the leading grandson Chu said: "Live in the hotel, three upper rooms." First bring hot water to the room, we have to wash up, and then prepare a few special dishes, a pot of wine, and wait for us to come down and eat. ”
"Good class! Three upper rooms!" the shopkeeper shouted angrily, and he didn't know where to conjure up an abacus as he spoke, and said after "Ding Dong Dong" after calculating it: "Chenghui, sons, a total of two taels of silver, more refund and less compensation." ”
Sun Zi Chu handed over the silver, and Xiao Er led him to their respective rooms. On the way, the three of them said that the expenses of this road would be paid by Sun Zichu first, and then they would settle together when they arrived in Yangzhou City.
After taking a warm bath comfortably and changing into clean clothes, Zhang Xuan felt refreshed. Although Zhang Xuan has now built a foundation and is not afraid of this bump, it is still very good to be able to wash his body and enjoy it, after all, no one wants to sweat all over his body.
When Zhang Xuan walked out of the room and went down to the hall, Sun Zichu and Li Sirui were already seated, but they didn't move their chopsticks, obviously waiting for Zhang Xuan. On the table, there are four dishes and one soup, vinegared cabbage, stir-fried meat, stir-fried fat sausage, hot and sour chicken offal, tomato and egg soup, all of which are summer appetizers!
Seeing Zhang Xuan come down, the two hurriedly got up and beckoned Zhang Xuan to sit down, and Zhang Xuan immediately returned the salute, and after a while of greetings, everyone sat down.
Although their stomachs were already very empty, as readers, the three of them still ate slowly, drank two cups from time to time, and chatted about poetry, calligraphy and painting.
"Hee-hee, grandpa, look at those three people, it's so funny! I'm obviously hungry, and I'm still dropping my schoolbag there, letting them go. At this time, a young and crisp female voice came, interrupting the three of them.
Hearing this, Zhang Xuan and the three of them were a little embarrassed, Li Sirui was angry for a while, and sneered: "'Iron mouth is straightforward, God counts three lives', what a big breath!"
Zhang Xuan looked fixedly, only to see a pair of grandchildren sitting at the adjacent table, a plate of peanuts and a pot of wine on the table, next to a seven or eight-year-old girl, porcelain doll-like face, combing two horns, shaking two calves, while eating peanuts, while looking around the three of them with interest, on the left hand side of the girl sat an old man with kind eyebrows and fairy bones.
The old man was wearing an old Taoist robe, and he was holding a long wooden banner in his hand, which read "The iron mouth is straight off, and God counts three lives", Zhang Xuan also felt that this tone was a little too big, but the dragon flying and phoenix dancing written in the eight characters on the banner were majestic, which made Zhang Xuan faintly feel that this was not simple for his ancestors and grandchildren.
"I don't know if it's big or not, but you're certain to be unlucky tonight. The little girl heard Li Sirui's taunt and grimaced at them unceremoniously.
Hearing this, Zhang Xuan glanced at the little girl in surprise, because through the Qi Lookout technique, Zhang Xuan found that Li Sirui had a few traces of black gas wrapped around his head, which was a sign that people were going to be unlucky, but it was not serious, at most it was a little frightened.
"You ......" Hearing this, Li Sirui, whose face was swollen and flushed, stood up suddenly, pointed his finger at the pair of grandchildren, and was a little speechless with anger.
"Little finch!" the old man scolded, but it sounded more like a pampering.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the children are not sensible, and the old decay has made amends on behalf of them, and I hope that you sons, Haihan. The old man stood up and saluted.
Hearing the old man's words, the little girl seemed to be a little unconvinced, pouted, and just wanted to refute, but was gagged by the old man with a handful of peanuts, and finally had to pretend to be fierce and glared at Zhang Xuan and the others, chewing the peanuts in her mouth viciously, as if she had some deep hatred with it.
It's just that look, in Zhang Xuan's eyes, is indescribably cute, which makes Zhang Xuan can't help but think of his little maid Bao'er.
Seeing the old man apologize, Zhang Xuan and his grandson Chu also hurriedly got up and returned the salute, and it didn't matter. "My three dignified scholars, do you really want to compete with a child?" Li Sirui, who was still a little angry, was also persuaded by the two to sit down.
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