A car accident, our family of three crossed

That night, everyone had a good rest. The next day, everyone woke up full of energy and set off after breakfast.

Not long after leaving the city gate, he met an unexpected person, the prefect Zhao Kunshen.

Zhou Yin, who was riding in the front, was the first to see the people. He immediately pulled the reins and then raised his hand to signal the team to stop moving forward.

The carriage stopped and the people inside were not sure what was going on, so they all parted the curtains to ask.

"The shopkeeper is the prefect." Zhou Yin said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Kunshen, who was waiting not far away, turned around with a laugh and said with a slightly complaining tone: "Hey, Shopkeeper Zhou, you stayed in the city for a whole day and didn't come to visit me, an old friend, but in the end I had to come here in person, which is too much!"

Zhou Huan got off the carriage and said indifferently: "If I have to bother Lord Zhao every time I pass through the city, I'm afraid Lord Zhao would have been fed up with me a long time ago."

"That's wrong. As the saying goes, it's a pleasure to have friends coming from afar. Shopkeeper Zhou is too polite."

While the two were talking, people in the carriage behind them came out one after another. After all, the visitor was the prefect, so everyone had to get off the carriage and salute.

Zhao Kunshen waved his hand and said, "I am not wearing official uniform today, so there is no need to go through the formalities. Forget it!"

Upon hearing this, everyone had no choice but to go with the flow.

Zhao Kunshen walked past Zhou Huan and came in front of Hang Shuheng, his eyes full of eagerness.

"I remember you. You are the student who dared to compete with the Wan family, and you are also the runner-up of this imperial examination, Hang Shuheng."

Hang Shuheng quickly cupped his hands and said, "I am a humble student, thank you for your concern."

Lord Zhao learned a lot of information about Hang Shuheng from Zhou Huan. The workshop in Shangtang Village produced many things that benefited the country and the people. He also went to the countryside in person to understand the people's sentiments, and his interest in this student became even stronger.

When the imperial examination results were announced, he wanted to hold a banquet and invite the top three to his house for a chat, mainly for the runner-up Hang Shuheng, followed by the first place winner Xie Yuxi, and the other one was just a byproduct.

However, when he sent his servant to the inn to invite people, the inn was already empty. After asking around, he found out that the servant was a step too late. The inn had left the city directly after looking at the list.

The third-placed candidate was still staying in the city, but the first and second-place winners had already left, so the banquet was meaningless, and he finally gave up the idea of ​​hosting a banquet.

Now, knowing that Hang Shuheng's family was going to Beijing with Zhou Huan and others and would only stay in the city for one night, Zhao Kunshen left the city early in the morning to wait for them.

Seeing that Hang Shuheng was just as dignified as when he first met him, Zhao Kun nodded in appreciation, "You are very good, well done, I am optimistic about you. This time in Beijing, you represent more than just yourself. Don't forget, you are a student from Tanzhou Prefecture. In the eyes of outsiders, you represent Tanzhou Prefecture."

"Thank you for your teachings, sir. I will keep them in mind." Hang Shuheng bowed his head and nodded, looking humble and willing to learn.

He could understand the meaning of the prefect's words. Whether he was willing or not, as long as he left Tanzhou Prefecture, arrived in the capital, and entered the examination hall, he would be branded with the mark of Tanzhou Prefecture, and when others talked about him, they would automatically bring up Tanzhou Prefecture.

Next, the prefect talked with Hang Shuheng for a long time, completely forgetting about his old friend Zhou Huan.

Seeing him like this, Zhou Huan knew very well that he was coming for Hang Shuheng.

He sighed and looked at Master Liu on the other side who was also a juren. He felt emotional in his heart, they were both juren, but the treatment they were given was so different!

I'm afraid the prefect didn't even notice Master Liu, let alone know that he was also a juren.

Seeing that Zhao Kunshen was still talking to Hang Shuheng and showed no intention of stopping, Zhou Huan had to remind him.

"Lord Zhao, that's enough. We have to set off. If we don't leave now, we may not be able to make it to the next city and will have to sleep in the wilderness."

Zhao Kunshen felt embarrassed for a moment. How could he have forgotten the time while chatting?

Time waits for no one, and after some final words of encouragement, Zhao Kunshen had no choice but to let their team set off.

However, due to the delay of the prefect, the team hurriedly rushed but ultimately failed to reach the next city.

They also encountered a heavy rain on the way. For safety reasons, everyone could only find a place to shelter from the rain nearby, which was an abandoned temple.

The temple was very dilapidated, with many holes on the roof, and rain kept dripping down. It was like it was raining heavily outside and lightly inside.

Fortunately, when Song Ning was preparing his travel equipment, he thought of various possibilities and even prepared a rain shelter in his luggage!

Without her instructions, Shuisheng took the equipment out of the carriage, found a slightly drier place, and started working.

With his nimble hands, he quickly built a small shed from a pile of scattered things.

Everyone in the Zhou Mansion, from the master to the guards and servants, were all stunned. They often went out and it was common for them to sleep outdoors. Every time they did it, they would just make do and the night would pass by.

But now, they have gained more experience and realized that even if they have to sleep outdoors, they don't have to compromise.

Seeing Shuisheng build the first shed and then the next one, everyone wanted to lend a hand, but they couldn't. The guy was very skilled and quick, and he had already built the whole thing before they could go forward to help.

"The shed is ready, come in everyone!"

Due to limited conditions, there are only two sheds in total, and they can only be used by the masters.

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk! Sister Song, what on earth is in your carriage? You can even guess that." Zhou Ru walked under the shed, constantly clicking her tongue in amazement.

Unexpectedly, this seemingly not-so-small shed could actually be dismantled and loaded onto a carriage and taken away when not in use.

As soon as the shed was set up, Hang Shuyun began to move the folding table and small stools out of the carriage, placed them in order, and then went out of the carriage to continue moving things out.

Everything that would be needed was brought out, including the stove, soup pot, bowls and chopsticks; everything imaginable was available.

Secondly, there are some ingredients and dry food, such as noodles, instant noodles, dried meat and vegetables, as well as various canned foods and sauces in bottles and jars.

Now, the servants and guards of the Zhou mansion finally found an opportunity to help. They moved some dry firewood from the carriage and started to make a fire and build a stove.