An Cai's Travel Notes 2

Luoshan is located in a remote place. I walked for a whole month before I saw any people. Of course, I walked slowly, almost at the speed of a turtle.Wei Zunjue came out on a whim, and finally couldn't stand my speed, left me and left alone. Since then, because no one has urged me, my speed has slowed down even more.When we arrived in a small town, because we hadn't gone to the market for a long time, we were not used to the crowds, so we found an inn to rest for a night and hired a carriage.

Sitting in a carriage, I plan to go all the way north. There is a Yancheng in the north, where Jiang Qi and the others had a crystallization of love, so I plan to find a good place to watch the excitement first.The hired carriage driver happened to be from Yancheng, and driving a carriage all day was also boring, so he introduced me a lot of humanities and customs of Yancheng on the way, which sounds like a city with a story.

The coachman's surname is Li, and the word for it is "Xian". His ancestors used to be trackers in the Yanhe River, but it's not a problem for his ancestors to have been trackers for generations, so Li Xian set up a second-hand carriage, took out his pony that had just been unloaded, and came out to solicit customers.Although it is said that the driver is also a hard job, but the labor cost is a lot, but I often can't go home.

This time, the guest who went to Yancheng really poked his heart. It's great to have business and go home again.Because the coachman was happy, he drove the horse carefully. The horse probably knew the way and walked very steadily step by step.The coachman has traveled a lot and has seen a lot. Although he doesn't have much literary talent, and even has some vulgar language, but the fact that he is interesting is very good.

There was a lot of chatting and laughing along the way, and the body was warm in the usual miserable winter. Li Xian didn't know if it was because he was happy that he was not cold, or because the guest didn't drink alcohol, but bought himself a pot of wine to warm him up. Body is not cold.He only knew that he had really met a nobleman this time, so he said that he would not charge money for this business when he was happy.

I was amazed at Li Xian's boldness, but seeing him mending several layers of clothes, he couldn't take advantage of it with peace of mind. When he arrived in Yancheng, he gave him half of the original price, and then Li Xian wanted to go home. He also warmly invited me to his house for a meal. Such kindness is hard to refuse, so I had no choice but to refuse my disrespect.

In fact, Li Xian was in a panic.I wrote to myself and said that I would take the guests home by the way, but the family is not considered rich, it is nothing to have an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks, but if people look down on those simple meals, what should I do?So Li Xian ruthlessly bought some meat with half of the money that the customer insisted on giving. Li Xian was a little hesitant with a certain amount of meat, which should be enough for the family for a year.

I could see Li Xian's entanglement in buying meat, but he smiled secretly in his heart, pretending to be ignorant and sitting safely in the carriage.Turning around in the narrow alleys, Li Xian finally saw the door of the house he had not seen for a long time. The feeling of being close to the hometown is really not deceiving. He has already reached the door of the house, but he can't move. The moment he relaxes his hands, the flesh immediately falls off.

I made preparations a long time ago, and I caught the meat quickly with my hands and eyes. It was still quite heavy, probably three to four catties.Then he handed the meat to Li Xian, who was still in a daze, and he caught it in a hurry, then took a deep breath and walked towards the half-hidden wooden door.The smell of rice wafted out from the door, which reminded Li Xian of the wine in her bosom that she couldn't bear to drink.

I followed Li Xian into the door, and there was a small vegetable garden facing the gate, with a few cabbages and radishes standing alone on the white snow. It turned out that the first snow in Yancheng had already fallen.There are two little dolls squatting by the vegetable garden and playing in the snow, an old woman is watching them from the eaves not far away, and a young woman is busy in the simple kitchen, not so much the kitchen, but actually it is built on the stove. I built a bamboo shed.

Seeing Li Xian exclaimed, the young woman dropped the spatula and flew into Li Xian's arms, crying loudly.When the two children saw their mother crying, they ran over and hugged their mother and cried. The old mother must have poor legs and feet, so she sat under the eaves and secretly wiped her tears.Looking at such a touching reunion scene, in order not to spoil today's breakfast, I can only dodge to look over the cabbage that is about to burn.

The sound of the spatula made Tang Ping realize that there was still someone in the room. She immediately wiped away her tears and blushed. She looked up and saw a man in a fur cloak stirring cabbage in the pot. She turned pale with fright. The clothes are worth the home and she can't afford to pay for it!Li Xian was also taken aback, and hurried over to tease someone, but unexpectedly, the guest had already filled out the cabbage.

"If you don't scoop it out, it will be mushy. I like cabbage, but I don't like mushy cabbage. Aren't you guys right?" The children are really good medicine to relieve the atmosphere. Hearing my question, the two children who were flushed from the cold answered together. Said: "Yes!"

Tang Ping took the spatula and lowered her head, not daring to look at the nobleman again.Li Xian took over the conversation and said: "This is the guest I brought in this time, because I was able to come back this time thanks to him, so I asked him to come to my house for a meal, and bought a few catties of meat on the way, Ping, you pack it up later Eat." The three or four catties of meat made Tang Ping's heart ache, but after all, she was a guest, and she asked her husband to come back to see the shining eyes of the two dolls, and her heart ached again.

I took out some gadgets I bought on the way out of the package and gave them to Li Xian, who repeatedly waved his hands and said no: "This is your thing, I can't take it." Seeing his son waving his hands, Wang Xiaoyao quickly shook her head: "Yes, My son can't take other people's things for nothing." Tang Ping also chimed in.Li Xian was already working hard, so I couldn't compare to him, so I had to say aloud:

"What's for you? These gadgets are for children. And I'm so old, why do I need to eat these snacks? I can't take a meal either."

Hearing what I said, and pretending to turn around to leave, Li Xian had no choice but to accept it reluctantly, and then handed it to the old mother to keep it, so as not to finish eating it for the baby all at once.Li Xian turned around and came back to move me a chair to sit in the room, then quickly found the coal at the bottom of the pressure box and started a fire, then scratched his head and didn't know what to say, then turned around and brought me a cup The boiling water made me sit and rest, but I couldn't stop chopping wood and carrying water.

I took out a few small toys that I had collected while visiting Luoshan from the package, coaxed the two children into the room, and then tried to move the old lady sitting under the eaves, but found that it couldn’t be moved, so I had to say something to the old lady Finally, I carried her into the room, put her on the chair I made, and settled down. Then I moved the old lady’s chair in, and found that the chair was cold, so I took off my cloak and spread it on the chair.

The old lady didn't even say no at first, but later she just couldn't speak with tears.Li Xian saw the situation here and wanted to come over to help. I shook my head at him, and then pointed to the busy Tang Ping to ask him to go there to help. He smiled and scratched his head and walked over to chop firewood. facing me.The room was warm, and the old man slept too much, so the old lady fell asleep after a while.

I was squatting by the stove poking carbon, when a cold hand reached into my collar, I shivered from the cold, and when I turned around, it turned out to be the younger girl.I asked her with my eyes, but she pursed her lips and smiled, and pulled me out with her cold little hand.The older one is a boy, who has already set up a posture by the vegetable garden, and asked me to play with them in the snow.

By the way, I haven't played in the snow for a long time. Although my paws are so cold that I lose consciousness, I still can't hide the high fun.When Li Xian shouted to stop, I had already built five little snowmen, and the three big and the two small ones were very suitable for the occasion.Now Li Xian choked, staring and didn't know what to say, so she could only continue chopping firewood dejectedly, Tang Ping glanced at it and smiled softly.

"Dinner is ready!" Li Xian showed her big white teeth, and her dark face was full of smiles. The old lady was startled, and when she woke up, her body was warm, and her nose was sour when she saw her son's smiling face.The small table is full of four adults. I saw that the three adults all showed signs of leaving the table to eat. They picked up the boy and let him sit on my lap to eat. What else did Li Xian want to say? The girl put it on his lap, telling him to shut up and eat well.

The meal was very pleasant. Although the little boy played in the snow, he was not cold at all, and he held him like a warm baby.The pieces of meat are cut thickly, and the pork belly, which is neither fat nor thin, looks very appetizing, but unfortunately I don't like meat.Give everyone at the table a piece of meat, and then threaten them: "If you don't eat it, you won't give me face." So they all ate it cleanly.

After dinner, I planned to go to the Tianhe Inn, which is said to be Wei Zunjue's private property, and he gave me a token to eat and drink for free there.

Before leaving, I left all the steamed buns and steamed buns that I ate as dry food. This time, Li Xian didn’t say anything else, but just kept thanking me. I also told the old lady that it’s not good to store small snacks for a long time in winter. It's better to feed the children quickly. The old lady nodded repeatedly at the door, and then Li Xian sent me to the door of the inn before returning home. I don't know how many times I said thank you during the period.

Alas... I hope the old lady is in good health, and I hope that the two children will be successful in the future.Just when I was feeling emotional, I went up to the private room on the third floor of the inn with a flash in front of my eyes, and I took a closer look and found that it was Wei Zunjue who had left by myself not long ago.I found that he seemed to be staring at something absent-mindedly, and I followed his line of sight to look down——Jiang Qi and Mian Yi are really enemies.

Looking at the back of our sect master, he is full of resentment. If it weren't for the middle of the day, I would have thought there was something wrong, poor old father.