Rise From the Humble

Returning to Xiahe Village from Anqing Mansion is a journey of hundreds of miles, and it is definitely not something that can be reached overnight, so we will discuss it after returning to the inn.

The wind and rain were blowing, and Zhu Pingan returned to the inn was already so wet that he couldn't get wet anymore.

"Oh, the guest officer doesn't bring an umbrella when he goes out, come in quickly." The shop assistant who was sheltering from the rain under the eaves of the door couldn't help but lose face when he saw Zhu Pingan coming bravely, and hurriedly opened the door to ask Zhu Pingan to come in quickly .

There were not many people eating in the lobby, because most people stayed in the room because of the wind and rain, and the food they ordered before leaving had already been cleaned up, which is also reasonable.

"Mr. Zhu is soaking wet. Hurry up and change into clean clothes. I will ask the shop assistant to deliver a bowl of ginger syrup to the son's room. If you have other orders, the master will let you know." The innkeeper saw Zhu Pingan walking in wet. , hurriedly walked forward to hand over a dry towel, and arranged for the store clerk to prepare ginger soup and other things. This is the first desk leader in my store, and I am very proud of my colleagues in several nearby inns. It must be taken care of.

Zhu Pingan was wet and cold and did not greet the shopkeeper. He took the dry towel handed by the shopkeeper, cupped his hands and said, "Then the shopkeeper will be in trouble."

While wiping his head and face, he walked to his room. As soon as I got back to the room, the shop clerk had brought ginger syrup and some simple food, and the bath water was also ready. After thanking the clerk, Zhu Pingan drank the ginger syrup, took a hot bath, changed into a set of dry clothes, and then swept the food that the clerk brought into his stomach, stretched his waist, and felt much more comfortable .

It was windy and rainy outside, and he couldn't hurry on his way immediately. After Zhu Pingan packed his things into his luggage, he sat at the table and read a book.

The books in the schoolbag were a little damp. Although he tried his best to protect them, the papers still stuck together. It took Zhu Pingan a lot of time to pack the books again. Fortunately, the paper quality of the copybook given to him by the old fishing man was quite good, and the font was not affected in any way.

The sound of the wind is accompanied by Zhu Ping'an's turning the pages of the book, the thunder and lightning are accompanied by the dim oil lamp in the house, and the night is accompanied by Zhu Ping'an's pen and ink that travels proudly in the sky.

Zhu Pingan quietly enjoyed the copybook by the window, but he didn't know that the male's clamor on the white tadpoles of the Zuijun Building hundreds of meters away almost broke the roof of the building, the continuous fermentation brought by Mulan's Ci, and the girls' school book Moer's talk The veil showed a pretty face...

In the evening, if the candles were not lit in the room, the words on the book could not be read clearly. At this time, the drunken uncle and several villagers staggered upstairs and knocked on the door of Zhu Ping'an's room.

When Zhu Pingan opened the door, he smelled a smell of wine mixed with the smell of earth. Outside the door, the uncle and several villagers seemed to have fallen in the muddy water, and the mud hung on their faces.

"Tsk tsk, it's such a pity that you left so early... Zuijunlou's girls' school book, if you increase it by one point, it will be too long, and if you subtract it by one point, it will be too short; if it is powdered, it will be too white; Emerald feathers, muscles like white snow; waist like a string, teeth like shells; with a sweet smile, you will bewitch Yangcheng and Cai..." Uncle Zhu Shouren's left half of his face was covered with muddy water, and he was baring his white teeth and tsk-tsk, I regret that Zhu Ping'an left early and didn't see the true face of the girls' school book.

Well

Why are you still memorizing "Deng Tu Zi Hao Shi Fu".

Zhu Ping'an was a little speechless, but the uncle was pretty good compared to his friends, and now the uncle's fat friends were piled on the ground like flying, snoring...

"That's right, gee...beautiful, what a pity you are. But, hehehe, it's cheaper for us..." A villager spoke with his tongue wide open, gesticulating with his teeth and claws. Those who didn't know the truth thought he was studying with another girl's school Something interesting happened.

"The girls' school book is going to invite you to play the piano and drink in the room. If you are not here, who let us be you... we are from your hometown. Thanks to Brother Zhu, we went to drink for you. Hehehe, Qin beauty Delicious wine..." Another villager leaned against the door frame, grinning stupidly, although he just listened to the piano and drank some wine, but being so close to the girls' school books was enough to show off in front of others.

Brother Zhu must be referring to the uncle, and only uncles can do this.

"Today's expenses will be shared by everyone, Brother An, don't leave, and prepare for the exam with me..."

"Hey, Uncle will review the Spring and Autumn Annals with you tomorrow..."

Seeing that Zhu Pingan couldn't stand still, half body muddy and half body smelling of alcohol, he threatened to review the Spring and Autumn Period for himself and the uncle who was preparing for the exam and all the villagers, so he could only laugh.

I was disturbed by them until midnight, and then I sent them away with the help of the shop assistant.

"Uncle will review the book with you tomorrow..."

"Tomorrow, Zuijun Tower, we will prepare for the entrance exam..."

When Dabo and others, who were so drunk that they couldn't tell the difference between east, west, north, and south, were carried away by the shop assistants, don't chatter.

On the second day, the weather was fine, the wind stopped and the rain stopped, and the red sun rose from the east.

Zhu Pingan rubbed his forehead with a wry smile, and walked out of the house.

TV dramas kill people, thinking about the hundreds of miles from Anqing Mansion to Xiahe Village, the road terrain is complicated, and the ancient times are not as safe as modern times, even in the prosperous Jiajing period, there are often unsightly single pedestrians idea. From the TV series, I saw that the Escort also has the business of escorts when escorting the Escorts. For example, a certain Jinyiwei movie is about it. I searched in Anqing Mansion, but I couldn’t find the Escort after searching for a long time. I asked passers-by, but they all shook their heads and did not know the Escort. Only one person pointed to a location and said that there is a "Biaohang" there. I don't know if you mentioned it.

This Zhu Pingan knew that Biaoxing was the embryonic form of Escorts, which only appeared in the Qing Dynasty, but Biaoxing existed in the Ming Dynasty, and it was recorded in Jin Ping Mei. Thinking that the TV series might just have got the name wrong, Zhu Pingan went to this "Standard Shop" to inquire and see if they had any business going to Kaoshan Township recently.

Unexpectedly, a joke was made.

First of all, the standard line in the Ming Dynasty only transported valuables, and ordinary items were not transported; moreover, they never had the business of giving people along the way, even if they brought people, they were also the owner of the valuables. I don’t know your background, how dare you take them casually? You go on the road, what if the wolf is led into the house.

Rich people will naturally have a nursing home to send them off, while those who have no money will go in groups of three or four, and there is no need for escort agencies at all.

Therefore, when Zhu Ping'an went to ask, he looked like he was stupid.

But it's not nothing, the people from the standard line told Zhu Ping'an that he could go to the car and horse dealer to ask.

Zhu Pingan came out of Biaohang embarrassingly, and went to the horse-drawn carriage. It happened that the horse-drawn carriage would go to Kaoshan Town in the near future. With Zhu Pingan added, the number of people was almost the same. Zhu Pingan paid five qian After paying the deposit, I received a wooden card with a horse engraved on it.

Everything is ready, and you can come to the horse-drawn carriage tomorrow, take a horse-drawn carriage to Kaoshan Town, and then you can go home.

I am homesick.

(Come to the institute to report today and go through the entry procedures. The update time may be during the lunch break or at night.)