Rise From the Humble

The snow is like yesterday, fluttering and falling, and the world is pure white as far as the eye can see. The dead tree that has lost all its leaves in autumn seems to have a second life, blooming a tree of snow-white flowers.

"Brother Yang, you don't need to send me any more."

Zhu Pingan rode on a horse and waved goodbye to Yang Dacheng's family who were seeing him off on the roadside at the entrance of the village.

"My benefactor, please stay a few more days and wait for the snow to stop, and then hurry up. Our family is really grateful to our benefactor for what happened yesterday. You are our family's savior. Please stay for a few more days and wait for the snow to stop before we go on our way." Right. Leaving in such a hurry, but I hate my family for not taking good care of me."

Yang Dacheng's family struggled to keep Zhu Ping'an, and thanked Zhu Ping'an from the bottom of their hearts. If Zhu Ping'an hadn't been there, their family would be in great trouble. Just relying on Huang Zandian's cannibalistic style, the Yang family will definitely be separated from his wife and children. It was because of Zhu Ping'an's helping hand that the Yang family was spared. Huang Zandian was also cut off as a student by the county magistrate, and then Huang Zandian's past crimes were investigated one by one, and he was sent to prison. As for the other guards, they were given different punishments according to the severity of their crimes, so that the Yang family had no worries.

"I thanked Brother Yang for staying overnight yesterday, and it's time to hurry up today. It's a thousand miles to the capital, and the exam period is approaching, so we can't stay any longer." Zhu Ping'an refused with a naive smile on horseback.

"Brother, I also want to study and take the top prize."

The bear boy following Yang Dacheng looked at Zhu Ping'an and shouted loudly.

"Hehe, okay, then I'll wait for you in the capital." Zhu Pingan turned his head and smiled, then cupped his hands and said goodbye to Yang Dacheng's family.

In the heavy snowfall, a horseman rode north along the official road and slowly disappeared from the sight of Yang Dacheng's family.

"This is the benefactor of our Yang family. Later, I will go to the painter to draw a portrait of benefactor, and burn incense and thank you during the festival."

Yang Dacheng looked at Zhu Ping'an's leaving figure and said to his wife beside him.

Along the official road, heading north, Zhu Ping'an suddenly sneezed and rubbed his nose. Somewhat inexplicable.

The heavy snow continued to fall all day and night. Zhu Ping'an traveled during the day and stayed at a local house for the night. He set out again early the next morning. Of course, he would leave more than ten coins with the guests before leaving. money.

On the third night, I stayed at the post station in Shucheng County, relying on my status as a scholar. Zhu Ping'an was able to stay and eat for free for one night at the inn. There are standards for reception at the post station. The standards for reception at the post station for people like Zhu Ping'an can only be said to be average. However, thanks to the lack of people in the cold winter, the inn still received Zhu Pingan beyond the standard. Dinner was a meat dish, a vegetable dish and a soup. The accommodation was also in a single room, and Zhu Pingan was given hot water and a bathtub.

After taking a hot bath, Zhu Pingan seemed to be reborn, and all the fatigue in his body was swept away.

I haven't read at night by lantern for several days. I'm staying in a private house. I'm too embarrassed to bother the host, especially for a farmer. Oil lamps are also very economical to use, so when staying overnight in village houses, Zhu Pingan always goes to bed early. I also gave up the habit of reading at night by the lantern for many years.

There was no need to worry so much at the inn. After clearing the table, I turned on the oil lamp. However, no matter how bright the oil lamp was, it was not as bright and incandescent as a modern fluorescent lamp. It was only a little dim.

Even though the oil lamp is dim and the light fragrance of ink is there, it is a perfect match and makes people fall into it.

First, I wrote down every detail of my travels in the past few days, so I could use it as a travelogue. When my parents ask about it when I get home, I can tell my mother about it. After writing his travel notes, Zhu Ping'an selected "Analects of Confucius" from the books he carried, put it on the table and started reading.

"The Master said: A gentleman seeks the Way, not food. Plowing is where discouragement lies; learning, where salary lies. A gentleman is concerned about the Way, not poverty."

"The Master said: A gentleman has nothing to eat and nothing to ask for, and nothing to live in peace. If he is sensitive to things and careful in his words, he has the Way and is upright. He can be said to be eager to learn."

The universe is vast in the words, and the sun and the moon are long in the text. After a tiring journey in the wind and snow, reading at night by candlelight is also a kind of enjoyment. The pen and ink quenches the thirst, the poems and books relieve the fatigue, and the dim oil lamp lengthens the shadow of the hand that cannot let go of the scroll.

In the middle of the night, turn off the lights and fall asleep, having a good night's sleep.

Further north from Shucheng County is Lu'an County, which is the jurisdiction of Luzhou Prefecture.

Zhu Ping'an had breakfast at the inn early in the morning before setting off on his way. After walking for about three hours, he entered Lu'an County. Lu'an County belongs to Luzhou Prefecture. There are many mountains and hills here. There is a section of the road that is not accessible by official roads. Zhu Pingan had to drive his horse along the dirt road. This section of the road is relatively sparsely populated.

Zhu Pingan passed through a low mountainous area at noon. He lit a fire and roasted dried meat for lunch at the foot of the mountain, and drank water from the gourd kettle he brought with him. After lunch, Zhu Ping'an rode on horseback and continued forward, hoping to see people soon.

"Hmph"

Not long after riding the horse, Zhu Pingan saw a large black wild boar weighing more than 300 kilograms, searching for food at the foot of the mountain. It must have been the heavy snow that closed the mountain in the past few days, which made the wild boar starve. Bar.

When he saw the wild boar, Zhu Pingan became vigilant.

Zhu Ping'an lived at the foot of the mountain and knew the wild boar very well. When he was a child, his father and brother hunted a wild boar by chance, and both his father and brother were injured. After that time, Zhu's father repeatedly told the Zhu Ping'an brothers that when encountering a wild boar in the wild, they must not think of attacking it. It is best to act before it attacks. Father Zhu said that even skilled old hunters would not dare to hunt wild boars alone. There would be no three or five skilled old hunters who would not dare to hunt wild boars.

Wild boars, especially adult wild boars, have extraordinary combat capabilities. They can hit a tree with enough force, let alone the human power of flesh and blood. Moreover, the wild boar is not a pure vegetarian animal, it is a chore animal, that is to say, it eats meat, in other words, it also eats people.

The mountain is covered by heavy snow, this wild boar weighs more than 300 catties at least, it belongs to the big brother among the wild boars, besides, judging from the appearance of this guy, he is obviously starving, starving. This guy doesn't know what to do, so Zhu Pingan is more wary.

On the one hand, he is wary of wild boars, and on the other hand, he is also wary of killing Matt.

Sure enough, the wild boar couldn't find anything to eat. When he saw Zhu Ping'an and Shama Ma, he rushed over regardless.

Zhu Ping'an was already on guard. He pulled the reins of Shamat's black horse and rode the horse in an arc to avoid the wild boar's collision.

After being emptied, the hungry wild boar went berserk, pricked up its ears, bristled its fur, and howled at Zhu Pingan, before chasing after it aggressively.

The crazy wild boar is really not slow, especially in the mountains. The home field advantage of this guy is even more powerful.

Looking at the crazy wild boar, Zhu Ping'an calmly rode up a hillside, then made an arc and accelerated downhill.

The wild boar was already fast, but now it was going even faster downhill, and it was about to catch up.

At this moment, Zhu Pingan pulled the reins and the black horse made a sharp turn, and a big rock suddenly appeared in front of him. The wild boar was chasing downhill so fast that it couldn't stop or turn in time, so it hit the rock straight away.

Listening to the earth-shattering loud noise, Zhu Ping'an felt a little pain in his balls, it was too strong.

Well, wild boars really can't do brain teasers. It seems that Uncle Zhao's joke that the old sow with black background and white flowers can't do brain teasers is also based on truth.

Ten minutes later, Zhu Pingan rode the Shamat black horse along the mountain road again. The difference was that the Shamat black horse was pulling a simple sled made of branches, and a black wild boar was lying on the sled.

Zhu Ping'an also didn't expect that the collision just now would become the wild boar's eternity, which was a complete unexpected gain for him.

In line with the principle of not wasting it, I had no choice but to accept all of its flesh.