Zhurou

Chapter 114
There is no shelter outside the city, and it is freezing cold, which is really not a good weather.

However, there was someone walking in front, a tall man in the true sense, who helped block the cold wind, and gave Zhao Mingzhi a moment to look out through the window for a long time.

She listened to Pei Yong's many introductions with one ear turned up, while she was distracted to find out the previous map, and recognized the corresponding important mountains and rivers and roads outside Jingzhao Mansion, and finally had an idea in her mind.

When the carriage first left the city, the road was full of people, except for those queuing in and out, there was a wild market outside, many farmers, businessmen, and passers-by who bought things gathered together, somewhat blocking the road, slowing everyone down.

However, after this section, as soon as you walk on the wide official road, you will be able to lead in all directions.

The snow in the middle of the road was either shoveled away, or pressed firmly by horseshoes, human feet, and ruts. Although it was only slightly slippery when running, after all, the carriage was no better than a horse, and it still had to be dragged slower.

Zhao Mingzhi supported the wooden frame of the car window, raised his head and said, "Second Brother, I will walk slowly behind with Mu Xiang and the others. You have something to do in the camp, so don't delay here. It's important to get down to business first."

He said again: "I only look at the scenery outside the city and the soldiers. I'm in an embarrassing position right now, so it's not easy to go to the camp, and I don't need my second brother to lead the way."

Pei Yong just thought about it, then nodded, and said to her shortly: "The coachman in front is an old man in my mansion. He has lived in Jingzhao Mansion for generations. He is familiar with all the roads, customs, and customs. If you want to know, just ask He is."

"Or if it's inconvenient to ask him, after you finish your tour, if it's past You hour, you might as well wait at the gate when you pass Beiying. I won't stay here overnight, and I'm going back to the city. You'll come pick me up. That is——Cheng Yan chose a restaurant and yelled countless times, and we happened to have dinner together tonight."

Hearing that Pei Yong asked himself to pick him up, it was obviously just a simple sentence, but the strange thing was that Zhao Mingzhi actually had a feeling that he was in charge of the house.

How could she refuse, she just nodded for a while, and then asked: "Brother Wei San, do you have to eat together tonight?"

Pei Yong replied: "When the miscellaneous affairs in Fanzhai are dealt with in the afternoon, he will have almost done with the things at hand. Let's take a rest for half a day and talk about the rest later."

Just as Zhao Mingzhi was about to agree, he put his hand on the window frame, because he could see a river in the distance, the river course was not wide, it should be the branch of the Wei River that Pei Yong just mentioned.

Thick ice had already formed on the surface of the river, and there were several people standing above it, holding fishing rods and fishing nets, digging ice holes around a place to fish.

She suddenly thought of the cook in the mansion, and her angrily aggrieved expression when she faced the patrolman last night, and she also remembered that the other party had the opportunity to order crucian carp soup in front of her in the past two days. Didn't drink it.

And before going out at noon, the person came to ask what he wanted to eat for dinner, and he only said that he would cook early and wait for Yunyun.

According to what Pei Yong said, she would have to rush to the capital together in just a few days, and she didn't know if she would have a chance to eat the fish soup.

It's not for the little appetite, just seeing the cook looking forward to it seriously, and hearing her say how rare the fish is, I really don't want to waste all my hard work.

Zhao Mingzhi then talked about the fish soup, and laughed again: "I heard that the second brother specially sent someone to find the big crucian carp, which is as wide as one palm. Brother Wei San wants to eat the food in the restaurant outside, what day can't he eat it?"

"The belly of crucian carp is so fat and thick in winter, it's hard for the person hired by the second brother to catch it somewhere. It's a pity not to eat them."

"There are a few big fish that can't get into your belly, and they won't die in a suitable place—let's go back home and enjoy a table of comfortable home-cooked food. After we finish eating, the yard is also close to the escort agency, so we don't have to worry about the time." It's too late, and it's convenient for the second brother and the third brother Wei to go back to rest."

With one hand on the wooden frame above the window, Pei Yong controlled the speed of the horse he was riding with the other hand and both feet. Looking at the road ahead from the corner of his eye, most of his thoughts were still on the man in the carriage.

His brows were completely relaxed, and after hearing Zhao Mingzhi finish speaking slowly, after a while, he looked at her with half eyes and said: "It's all up to you."

He said again: "Since I'm going home to eat, I don't care about it. The people who follow behind can distribute it at will, and you can arrange it."

After finishing speaking, he beat the horse back a few steps, walked parallel to the carriage, and said to Zhao Mingzhi: "It's windy outside, you just open a curtain, even if you cover your face, be careful of frostbite."

After watching the people inside half cover the car windows and curtains, he clamped the horse's belly, let go of the reins, turned around to greet the few followers behind him, and galloped away.

And Zhao Mingzhi watched the people in front of him leave, and then looked out of the window a few times. He saw that there was nothing special on the roadside on both sides of the road, so he didn't have anything to ask, leaving only a gap, and he retreated into the carriage. among.

She just sat back to the original position, and saw that Mu Xiang's eyes were glancing over, which was a bit complicated, and she looked closely, but the expression had calmed down, and she couldn't see it anymore.

"Although the second head is busy, the uncle Bie who drives the car in front is famous for being 'knowledgeable', whether he is good at watching the scenery or leading the way. I have been in Jingzhao Mansion for many years, and I have never met anyone who is better than him. He insisted, since the girl is out of the city today, don't worry about other things, it doesn't matter if there is a scene or not, we can go shopping on our own."

After Mu Xiang finished these few sentences, she wanted to say something, but she closed her mouth again. After a while, she couldn't help but said: "I'm not right to talk about reasoning. I work in Pei's residence. I can't eat inside and outside, but I'm a woman after all. , I have a word right now, and I want to say it to Miss Zhao."

Seeing her serious tone, Zhao Mingzhi sat up straight for a moment and asked, "Please tell me."

Mu Xiang then said: "Young lady is here alone, I can see that someone behaves properly and has a suitable temperament, it seems that she can endure a lot, is considerate and kind to you, and cares about everything, so it is inevitable to make more accommodations..."

"Only when you meet an outsider, don't just look at what he says and what he does, but also who has done more compared to what he has done, so that you can judge."

"Sometimes you can see that he speaks beautifully and things are done properly. In fact, if you look into it carefully, it's just a matter of passing by. It's just a little money, a little effort from others, it's just a drizzle, and it doesn't take much trouble at all—that person may not be. It was intentional, only because of the different identities and the difference between men and women."

"But what we do looks simple, and it can't be put on the table when we take it out, but if you think about it carefully, it's all done by ourselves. It takes a lot of time and hard work for the body. For a long time, it is inevitable to invest more."

"When you find out that the hatchback is not so compatible in the future, if you want to get out, you can get out. Isn't it hurting your muscles and bones, heartbroken and exhausting?"

"I only read the books for a few years later, but I know that there is a poem in the ancients, 'Scholar's procrastination, you can still say it. Women's procrastination, you can't say it'. Sometimes when you meet a good character, like Even if you jump into a fire pit, if you know it is a fire pit in advance, and you jump with water, you can jump more comfortably..."

Mu Xiang only said one sentence verbally, but once she said it, she didn't intend to stop. She said a lot of miscellaneous things, but the inside and outside of the words almost broke a layer of veil, and finally said: "For example, when I went out of the city today, there were only two people. There is only one person left at this moment, girl, think about it again?"

Zhao Mingzhi already understood the meaning.

For example, today, for Pei Yong, arranging the carriage, leading the way, and following is actually only a word, but he was going out of the city to do business, so it was very convenient to invite him.

It seemed like I had taken advantage of myself by agreeing to come out, but in fact, it was myself who wasted time here to accompany the company.

When I got out of the city, I really walked alone, and my second brother was not with me.

And for dinner at night, there was only one mouth, and he didn't even bother to explain the management of the steward.

She heard mixed feelings, but she was also moved, and couldn't help but said: "I know your kind intentions, but there is actually something wrong with this matter, what you said today, the reverse is also true..."

"In fact, there may be more than one fire pit, but it may not necessarily be for two."

However, the inside story is naturally not easy to tell the other party.

Zhao Mingzhi had no choice but to seriously say: "I've made a note of it, thank you very much."

Mu Xiang immediately made a look of relief, and said again: "No matter how good the second head is, many things are always difficult to think carefully, and there are some advantages that can be obtained without knowing it..."

After she finished speaking, she changed the subject and asked what dishes to have for dinner.

Zhao Mingzhi clicked a few things at random, but found the map again, and pointed to many places on it to ask questions one by one. If Mu Xiang was not sure, he wrote it down by himself, and prepared to save it for a while before asking others.

The carriage drove for more than half an hour, and before it stopped, shouts, commands, and shouts came from outside.

The man in front called Uncle Bie knocked on the door, and said through the door: "Miss Zhao, this is the river embankment, and there is a water tank a few miles ahead, should I come down now and have a look at it, or go directly there to see the water tank? "

Zhao Mingzhi had already seen that the scene outside was different, and was about to ask a question, he hurriedly said: "Let's stop for a while, I want to go down and have a look."

Sure enough, the carriage stopped slowly, and as soon as the carriage door opened, Zhao Mingzhi tied on his cloak, moved his hands and feet a little, and jumped down.

Here is a high ground, condescending, just overlooking.

Below is a river embankment. At this time, the embankment is dry, and the original snow has been shoveled away, exposing the river bed and the body of the river.

There are many people in the river right now, if you can count them nearby, there should be hundreds, and if you look at the distance, it is even more difficult to count.

All the people were dressed as soldiers, not necessarily neatly dressed, some took off their hats early, some even took off their outer shirts, many had their legs tied, and a few even only wore short-nosed trousers, with their hairy legs open, hehehe Oh, work.

All of them held shovels and shovels in their hands, or dragged carts and baskets, those who dug soil, and those who shoveled ice shoveled ice. They were very skilled in their movements, and few of them were lazy. Sit in the shed for a rest, take a bowl of something hot from the bucket and drink something, then turn around and go down the embankment again.

Zhao Mingzhi stood there looking at it for a long time, called Uncle Bie, and asked: "Are all the soldiers in Jingzhao Mansion like this? They form an army in battle, and serve corvee in their spare time?"

Uncle Bie respectfully said: "It's not just about serving corvee, the Western Army has its own farms, and they also have to practice military exercises the next day."

(End of this chapter)