Passerby's Guide to Eating Watermelons

Chapter 203: The Ancient World 20: Travel and Carriages

It’s just that families in ancient times were very complicated, and now it’s the Chinese New Year period, and each family has a lot of trivial matters to deal with, so they generally don’t go to each other’s homes.

Several people made an appointment to go outside to enjoy the lanterns.

Seeing the lights on the street, Zuo Zhizhi couldn't help but think of last year's Chinese New Year when they caught several human traffickers.

Among those who were rescued, the most valuable one was the little grandson of the Yongning Marquis family.

Zuo Zhizhi was only responsible for rescuing people at the time, and had no idea what happened afterwards.

But someone from the Yongning Marquis family did come to express their gratitude. Zuo Zhizhi also met the second daughter of the Yongning Marquis family in school, and the two have now become friends.

Of course I heard about this later.

The person who was abducted at that time was the grandson of Marquis Yongning. Although he was abducted, in fact, it was his family who had done something bad and secretly taken him away.

It was just that Zuo Zhizhi happened to meet him and thus avoided a disaster.

When Zuo Zhizhi heard about this, she couldn't help but sigh, they are indeed a wealthy family, there are so many twists and turns involved.

As the eldest son of the eldest son of Marquis Yongning, this child is the legitimate heir to Marquis Yongning, yet he was able to take someone away under the eyes of everyone.

If it weren't for good luck, this person would probably be gone now.

He Zhiyan was still frightened when she talked about this incident, but she just said a few words and then stopped talking about it.

After all, family disgrace should not be made public, let alone a lawsuit that could cost someone’s life. If someone with ulterior motives heard about it and reported it to the court, then Marquis Yongning would also have the reputation of not managing his family properly!

Zuo Zhizhi was also very tactful and stopped discussing it. Although she was curious about it, it was just those situations.

There’s always a chance to see it later.

Therefore, after the family reunion, Zuo Zhizhi set out at the beginning of spring with the guards at home and the guards sent by her sister.

Although his family was worried about him traveling alone, no one else in the family could leave.

My father was busy with state affairs every day and it was impossible for him to leave without permission. My mother wanted to go visit him with Zuo Zhizhi, but my sister-in-law was pregnant at the time, so she had to stay at home.

Originally, everyone wanted to send a few maids to take the second brother to the academy, but Zuo Zhizhi didn't want to miss this opportunity.

I finally have a legitimate reason to go out of town, how could I give up so easily?

Therefore, Zuo Zhizhi threw a tantrum and finally got her family to agree to let her go.

Of course the most important thing is to visit my aunt.

At that time, everyone was able to rest assured that the second brother would go to study at an academy in another place. In addition to the academy's reputation, the most important thing was that his aunt was also in the same school.

After my aunt married and moved away, she and my mother and her sister never saw each other again. They only exchanged letters frequently and their feelings remained unchanged.

When the aunt heard that the second brother was going to school, she was busy running around. Now Zuo Zhizhi went there not only to send her second brother off, but also to visit her aunt.

Although the Zuo family's carriage was of a fairly high standard, it was impossible to exceed the regulations due to the majesty of the imperial power.

If my brother was traveling alone, it wouldn't be a big deal, but if Zuo Zhizhi came along, it would be a bit uncomfortable.

So she accepted her sister's kindness without hesitation and traveled in the royal carriage.

Although we cannot hang the royal sign, having their men, horses and carriages can reduce unnecessary trouble on the road.

The only problem was that even though it was a royal carriage, it was not comfortable to sit in.

The roads in ancient times were not smooth. Even official roads, even if they were regularly repaired, would inevitably have potholes.

However, ancient horse-drawn carriages were made of wood. Even though they were equipped with shock absorbers and thick mattresses, people could not bear the bumps.

After being away for 5 days, Zuo Zhizhi unconsciously began to think in her heart that she must find a way to get Su Yun to go out so that she would have the energy to improve the carriage.

She couldn't stand this ancient environment for even a quarter of an minute. If the time-traveling girl could think of a solution, it would definitely change their lives.

Thinking of this, Zuo Zhizhi began to write a letter to her sister without hesitation while resting in the inn at night.

In the letter, he not only wrote about what he had seen and heard during this period, but also expressed his distress, especially the look of despair he felt sitting in the carriage, which was really despairing.

It's not that she hasn't ridden in a carriage before, but that was only for short distances at best. Moreover, the places she went to were all near the capital, where the ground was flat, so there wouldn't be any problems at all.

Nowadays, it is very painful to travel long distances to other places by riding in these carriages!

At the end of the letter, Zuo Zhizhi also gave Zuo Qingan some suggestions.

"I heard that the Sixth Prince's wife has many creative ideas. Perhaps she can find a way to solve this problem? If you have time, you can ask her. I think this must be a huge business opportunity, and many people will definitely like it!"

Afterwards, Zuo Zhizhi also wrote letters to other family members. After all, she was going on a long journey at such a young age, and she had to report to the family from time to time to reassure them.

After finishing all the letters, he sent someone to deliver them back to Zuo Zhizhi, and only then did he feel relieved.

I hope Su Yun can be more capable and produce the shock-absorbing carriage as quickly as possible after getting this business opportunity.

After all, I have a long way to go, and I feel miserable after just a short while.

When Zuo Zhizhi thought about the same journey back home, she felt a little desperate!

If possible, she hoped to ride in a shock-absorbing carriage when she returned, otherwise she would have to slow down indefinitely. After all, this was not a life for a human being!

After a long and arduous journey, Zuo Zhizhi finally arrived at the academy.

I originally had ten thousand plans, but when I got here, the only thing left was to go to my aunt's house to recuperate.

After all, in order to catch up with his brother's school time, they had to sleep in the open air all the way, and the carriage was not moving slowly, which caused him to suffer a lot.

Although they rushed to arrive at the agreed time, Zuo Zhizhi was already completely pale and wished she could stay in bed.

My aunt Deng Nianci received the news early, and when she saw Zuo Zhizhi and Zuo Qingyu, she quickly invited them into the room.

Because Zuo Zhizhi looked pale and Zuo Qingyu had to go to school quickly, they only had a simple welcome and let them rest.

Zuo Qingyu entrusted his younger sister to his aunt and went to school alone. After all, he had missed a lot of schoolwork when he went home for the New Year, and he had to make up for it during this time.

Zuo Zhizhi was lying in bed. Fortunately, after the doctor's diagnosis, she was told that she was just tired from the journey and that she would be fine after a few days of rest. Only then did she feel relieved.

Lying on the bed, drinking the black and bitter Chinese medicine that made her frown, Zuo Zhizhi couldn't help but frown.

I'm just a little tired, I don't need to take any medicine!

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