Chapter 28 There are nobles in the south
Thanks to General Yongyi, there are no savages in Daze this winter. Therefore, even though the heavy snow fell intermittently for more than half a month, there were still endless pedestrians on the road from Qishui to Sucheng.
There are too many pedestrians, and snow cannot be stored on the wide official road. In a snow-white field, this winding brown dirt road sets off the sparse dead trees and grasses in the wilderness, with a unique and bleak beauty.
A spacious and sturdy carriage parked in the snow in a crooked manner. The driver was sweating profusely and held the spare wheel and tried to replace the damaged one as soon as possible. He went on the road early, but the more anxious he became, the more difficult he was. The more difficult he was, the more anxious he was almost crying!
Not far away, there was a minister with ash on his face, burying a pot to boil water. The wet firewood made him cough constantly. The maid cursed while holding a fan, fearing that the thick smoke would float to the owner and choke him.
The ventilated simple wooden shed is hung with a thin white veil curtain, with mats in the shed, and cushions are covered with mats. Zhang Yuan has a wide robe and big sleeves, and he is sitting on the cushion with his waist upright.
In front of him, a carved peach wood case was placed, and on the table was a gorgeous lacquered gold-painted wood, and next to the serpent was a bronze silver three-legged incense burner with green smoke.
At this moment, he was squinting his eyes slightly and tweaking the silk string happily!
The cold wind blows, and the gauze curtain and the snow-white hair dance together, making me feel awesome!
Zhang Yuan was enjoying it intoxicatedly, and listened to Xianglianer rubbing her face and stomping around and talking:
"Dad! It's time! Why are you still in the mood to cheer up?! Hurry up and make me angry!"
Zhang Fei sent people to inquire about the news twice before, but he found nothing.
Later, he came to meet Qi Heng, the prefect of Sucheng, and Hou Shi, who was very ill.
The former did not know anything about it, but only knew that he would go to the queen's camp every day to report. In addition to crying that the queen and the prince did not want to see him, he even scolded Jiang, Liang, and later, Zhang's family was unethical and did not assist the prince well, so that Prince Yu controlled the government and dominated the Phoenix Platform.
The latter looked at him all day long, pretending to be about to die immediately, without any information, but instead urged him to go back and guard Qishui.
The high-sounding words are very nice, saying that the old king has passed away and the young master has not yet ascended the throne. The domestic turmoil is probably going to take a long time to be stable. At this time, the border must be strictly guarded, and the young master still relies on Mr. Zhang.
Zhang Fei, who lacks political skills, was really unable to find out the news. The queen also stopped seeing the ministers under the name of being a widow, so he had to return in disgrace.
So Zhang Yuan had to come in person.
After passing Qishui through Sangqiu, he passed several small towns, and he was safe and sound all the way. Unexpectedly, he was about to arrive in Sucheng, but he began to make trouble.
He said that the snow scenery here is very beautiful, so he had to take a bus to the wilderness to drum and squeak. He could have arrived in Sucheng before dark, but it was half afternoon, so he was going south.
Zhang Yuan was nearly 70 years old and became more willful and reckless in recent years. He made up his mind that no one could do anything to him by following the servants, so he could only obey him.
It’s nothing to go to the wild field. This section is a narrow and long plain, and you can drive even in the wild field. Besides, they brought a lot of slaves when they came out. Although a few of them were frozen to death, the remaining clearance was enough.
I thought that if I walked slowly while sweeping the snow, there would be no big deal, but the old man insisted that if I sweep the snow, the snow scene would be bad, and I would stop me from sweeping it!
So the carriage went into the field with two eyes and walked on the half-foot-high snow, which was so exciting!
Fortunately, I walked slowly for more than ten miles and was still in danger...
As soon as I thought about this, the wheels heard a "click" sound! It was actually damaged by the pit hidden under the snow!
When things got so much, Zhang Yuan was not in a hurry, but instead allowed the coachman to change the wheels slowly. He set up a guard of etiquette to entertain himself in this field!
It feels like there is a pitfall in your mind!
I was already busy today and could arrive in Sucheng before dark. I was afraid that I would not be able to arrive in the middle of the night after such a delay!
I saw that I could finish the long journey tonight and sleep on a high bed and soft pillow, but I had to stay in the wild and suffer. It was enough to think about it!
Moreover, even if Yaxing comes, she has to wait a little longer in this field to enjoy the snow scene (although Xianglian doesn’t think the snow scene here is different from the ones in the previous few days), at least she should set up the tent!
What is the use of this summer veil besides being beautiful?
"Xianglian'er, don't worry! Don't worry! My father had already made a divination before leaving this morning. Today, he will meet a noble person when he travels south. He walks too fast. What if he enters the city early and gets staggered with the noble person?"
Old Master Zhang was alive, and even thought Xiang Lianer's annoyed look was very interesting, so she changed into a cheerful song.
He also planned to wander around Sucheng for two days!
If he went straight into the city and followed his son Zhang Fei's method, the result would definitely not be much better.
If Zhang Fei doesn't sell him face later, he may not have taken him to the point of seeing him.
Speaking of which, they are just a branch of the Zhang family.
This is a different way.
He thought so, but he didn't tell the little Tonger, letting Xianglianer mutter:
"Except for you, which noble man would run into the wilderness to get frozen in this weather? No one wishes to grow wings and fly on the way! You can do it! If you get sick from freezing, my brother will have to remove my bones!"
The whole family is upright, but there is no lively person! Even the children raised since childhood tend to grow up with disabilities!
It’s bitter!
Zhang Yuan had a bitter face and immediately changed into another pitiful song.
This silly child~ I really thought he was meeting a noble person by chance.
Little did he know that he only needed to bring such a large group of people, holding the flag of Qishui, and wandering around Sucheng for a few times. The kind-hearted nobles would come to him. How could he encounter him by chance?
He is either too old-fashioned to do things, come and go back secretly, even if the queen wants to see him, she will not be able to see him!
Now, the most noble mother and son in Chu State are still unknown!
Alas ~
Thinking of this, the song became truly sad.
Xiang Lian'er was heartbroken when she heard this, scratched her head and said annoyedly:
"Also, you don't even count the yarrow (shī) grass. Can the Bu hexagram be accurate? Last time you made a divination, the next day when you made a divination, you happily went out to climb the mountain early in the morning. As a result, it rained as soon as I got halfway up the mountain, which made me soaked in a chicken... "
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Xiang Lian'er became less and less angry and even began to expose his old secrets. Zhang Yuan suddenly made a "shhh" move and signaled him to listen-
"Look, do you think? There are also elegant people like me!"
Zhang Yuan was full of excitement! He didn't expect that the fish would take the bait so soon!
Although the sound was not yet tuned, it was made by Jade!
This is not something that ordinary people can afford!
Xianglian really listened carefully, but the sound stopped!
Zhang Yuan started to swear again.
Seeing that the sound of the slap didn't come for a long time, Xianglian began to despise herself again. Zhang Yuan was anxious and couldn't help but ask when he was drumming the squeak.
Brother, why haven’t you come yet? I’m so anxious to wait!
The song is sometimes intense and sometimes resentful. After playing two paragraphs, the sound of the anthem finally rang again!
"Linnu, go and search!"
Zhang Yuan was extremely excited, and kept asking for help from his hands.
After the man responded, Zhang Yuan wanted to follow him, so he took two steps, but was blown by the wind, but he returned to the edge of the brazier and coughed twice to instruct the maid:
"I can't serve the soup yet!"
Xiang Lian'er looked at him with contempt: "The water hasn't boiled yet! Sit and wait! I'll go and see what's going on! What a noble person, maybe it's the escape slave of which family!"
"Go quickly! What if some musician really steals the owner's jade jar and we'll catch the person. I'll take you to the door tomorrow!"
This was becoming more and more unrestrained! Xiang Lian'er hurriedly covered her ears and ran out.
After running for a few steps, Lingnu came over with a young lady in a gorgeous clothes that was so cold that she was shrunk into a ball.
Xiang Lian'er lifted up the veil and let the person in, and the maid immediately added a charcoal basin.
Seeing that the boy was still very cold, Zhang Yuan hurriedly took off the warm fur cloak on his body and wrapped her up, and then ordered the waiter to set up a tent.
The tent was set up in the blink of an eye. The maid with bright eyes and heart brought the freshly cooked goat milk without hesitating the owner's instructions.
As a result, the girl took the cup, but didn't care about drinking it herself. Instead, she shivered, lifted her own cloak, and took out a skinny white deer from her arms, which was not much older than a little puppy!
Zhang Yuan was shocked and stood up regardless of his demeanor!
Ling Nu knelt down and explained: "The girl has been shrinking into a ball..."
He really didn't realize that there was such a white deer in her arms!
Zhang Yuan waved his hand gently and signaled him to step back. He picked up another cup of sheep milk from the tray the maid was holding. While drinking, he asked: "Which girl's baby is from? But is she lost? Tell my grandfather, grandfather will send you back later."
Chapter completed!