On the first day He Changdi left his wife to join the army, Chu Lian slept soundly and didn't even have a dream.
In Zhangzhou, Lincheng, Shengjing, He Sanlang took Lai Yue on the road overnight.
Although the Fuzhong didn't know his route to Liangzhou in the north, he was caught up and had to travel day and night.
It was midsummer at this time, even though the sky was dark, the windless night did not make people feel very cool. Not only was it not cool, but it was stuffy and hot.
Two horses were galloping along the official road at high speed, both the master and the servant were carrying burdens behind them, although the wind brought by the horses was a little cool, but after a day of bumping on the horseback, even a strong and skilled He Saburo couldn't bear it either.
Enduring the pain from the scalding friction on the inner thighs, the two drove another ten miles.
With the faint moonlight, Lai Yue could see the thatched hut at the fork in front of him.
He looked happy, "Third young master, there is a thatched hut in front, let's just spend the night here tonight."
There are still forty or fifty miles away from the next town. If you want to drive there overnight, I'm afraid it will be dawn. It's better to sleep on the side of the road all night. Besides, the horses that have been running for a day need to rest.
He Sanlang nodded, got off his horse, Layue took the rein from He Changdi's hand, tied the horse to a nearby tree, and stretched the rope so that the horse could eat the surrounding tender grass.
This is a shabby tea shed, and a pair of tables and chairs left inside are obviously rotten, with a layer of dust on them, obviously no one has done business here for a long time.
The thatched shed is open on all sides, and the support is not stable, as if it is tottering. There is not much thatch on the roof, and it can barely shelter from the wind and rain.
Although the conditions are tough, people who are away from home are not so particular about it. It is much better to have such a place to rest and have such a dilapidated table and chair than sleeping on the side of the official road.
Lai Yue took a thin blanket from the bag and put it on the chair, and took out steamed buns and water bladders from the bag.
"Master, drink some water!"
He Changdi sat at the table and closed his eyes to rest his mind. He took a few sips from the water bag that Yue handed over.
Then he took a steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth.
There was also some jerky in the package, and He Sanlang mechanically stuffed it into his mouth with the steamed bun in one hand and the jerky in the other.
In fact, after he was cheated by Chu Lian in his previous life, he suffered a lot and lived outside. He even gnawed on turf and tree roots. Now he can eat steamed buns and jerky. Hypocritical people.
But I don’t know why, I have always had no requirements for food, just to fill my stomach, I always feel uncomfortable eating dried steamed buns and throat-sucking jerky in this wilderness, my mouth is mechanically chewing, my eyes are slightly closed, and the sight in front of me What emerges is the delicious porridge with rock sugar, white fungus and lotus seeds, or the hot and steaming chao shou, or the scallion pancake with fragrant scallions...
He Changdi swallowed hard the dry white steamed buns with scum in his mouth, opened his eyes irritably, and forced himself not to think about the delicacies made by that poisonous woman.
He took a hard bite of the jerky, and when he thought about what delicious food that poisonous woman Chu Lian had made tonight, the more he ate it, the more unpleasant it became.
Reluctantly swallowing a few mouthfuls to stop the hunger in his stomach, He Sanlang impetuously threw the steamed buns and dried meat back into the package, drank another saliva, and spread the blanket on the ground to force himself to sleep.
The two of them were so tired after running for a day that they didn't want to move. Lai Yue leaned against the corner of the table, held a steamed bun, took a bite and sighed, looked up at the moon hidden in the clouds, swallowed a mouthful of steamed bun and sighed: "It's true!" I miss the braised pork made by the third grandma, it tastes so delicious, but unfortunately I won’t be able to eat it in the future.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a chill all over his body, and turned his head to meet He Changdi's cold and angry eyes. Thinking of the hard-to-swallow look on the third young master's face just now when he was eating, he quickly shut his mouth.
Seeing that the surroundings were finally quiet, He Changdi closed his eyes with a straight face.
That poisonous woman, this time he purposely left someone beside her to watch her closely, to see if she dared to hook up with Xiao Wujing!
If they dare to flirt with each other, then he will absolutely mercilessly abandon her, ruin her reputation, and never be able to hold her head up again in Shengjing!
Thinking of the appearance of Chu Lian receiving his handwritten letter from Nanny Zhong, He Sanlang, a snake spirit, felt that he had taken revenge on Chu Lian, so he dispelled the depression in his heart from eating unpalatable dry food, and his dark complexion only appeared. All the better.
With his hands behind his head, he gradually fell asleep.
But in the middle of the night, there was a sudden shower, the wind blew up, the thatched shed was overturned, thunder and thunder roared, and immediately the bean-sized raindrops fell, instantly drenching the heart of the master and servant sleeping on the ground.
He Changdi rolled up his bed in embarrassment, and hid under the table with the parcel and Lai Yue to avoid the rain...
It really was a house leak and it rained overnight. The next day, the master and the servant went on the road wearing wet clothes and eating steamed buns soaked in rainwater. He Sanlang's face became even more stinky.
Lai Yue followed behind with an embarrassed smile, "Young master, you can make do with it first, and we can have hot meals when we get to the town. Although it's not as delicious as the third grandma's cooking, it's definitely better than this soaked steamed bun and Jerky is much better."
Lai Yue thought it was a well-intentioned comforting word, but it fell into He Sanlang's ears like water poured into a frying pan, and He Changdi almost exploded.
"Shut up, if you mention Chu Lian again, I won't let you eat hot food."
After saying these words, He Changdi slapped the horse's ass hard with a black chiseled handsome face, and took the lead to gallop out along the official road.
The boy Laiyue didn't know how he offended the third young master with his good words, and scratched his hair strangely, so he could only hurry up and follow.
"Hey, young master, don't run so fast, wait for the little one!"
Chu Lian slept until dawn, and it was extraordinarily sweet. A heavy rain last night made the temperature drop slightly today. In the morning, there were dewdrops hanging on the flowers and plants in the small garden. Taking a deep breath of the morning air, it was very comfortable.
Just after waking up, Chu Lian was staring at the ceiling embroidered with pictures of hundreds of sons and thousands of grandchildren, thinking about something.
According to the original text, in order to hold the power of the Jing'anbo Mansion, the eldest grandmother Zou was seriously injured in the big kitchen fire. Zou's natal family is Dingyuanhou's Mansion, and she is the eldest granddaughter of Dingyuanhou.
And tomorrow is the old Marquis Dingyuan's 60th birthday, and as an in-law, the Jing'an House must go to congratulate him.
In the original text, Mrs. Zou was seriously injured and could not go out. Madam He had to take Chu Lian from the original book to the Dingyuan Hou's Mansion to congratulate him. , and a series of things happened to tarnish Chu Lian's reputation, causing a rift between Chu Lian and Mrs. He.
Now, since she knows the development of the following text, she will never go to Dingyuanhou's mansion to take this muddy water again.
Besides, the elder sister-in-law Zou is doing well now, it doesn't matter to the Jing'an House whether she goes or not.
After making the plans, Chu Lian got up and taught Xiyan to make Xiaolongtangbao this morning. A drawer of Xiaolongbao was carried down from the steamer by the maid, and with the smelling heat, she picked one up and bit into one. Take a small bite, gently suck off the fragrant soup flowing out of it, and then eat a small steamed bun of suitable size in one bite, the taste is really wonderful.
Paired with crispy pickled cucumbers and glutinous white rice porridge, Chu Lian ate half a basket of buns.
The remaining baskets of buns were shared by the maids and mothers in the yard.
After all, they were skilled, Nanny Zhong and Wenqing Wenlan actually snatched a basket of steamed buns, and the way the three devoured them hungrily, how could they see the arrogance and composure they had when they came last night.
Looking at the appearance of the three of them, Chu Lian couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, wondering how He Changdi would feel when he knew that she had "bought" the person he sent him after two meals.
After eating in the morning, I asked Nanny Zhong again.
Chu Lian is not a person who likes to show off, and there is no such character as Nanny Zhong in the original text, so she asked directly in front of Nanny Zhong.
Nanny Zhong opened her mouth slightly, she didn't expect the third grandma to notice the specialness of the two girls, Wenqing Wenlan, in just one night.
She suppressed the shock in her heart, and replied: "Third Grandma, the two girls Wen Qing and Wen Lan have indeed practiced martial arts."
Chu Lian set his eyes on Wenqing Wenlan, who had an ordinary face and a medium figure, and continued curiously: "I wonder how good Wenqing Wenlan is?"
Grandma Zhong had black lines all over her head, she quickly raised her head and glanced at Chu Lian in disbelief, why did she feel that the delicate third grandma in front of her had a different brain circuit than others? The maid is by my side, don't you believe me? To look at me
Then she calmly replied: Third Mistress, you are worrying too much.
But this girl didn't follow the script at all, which made it impossible for her to speak out the draft she had written in advance.
Nanny Zhong swallowed a mouthful of depressed old blood, her eyelids trembled, and she looked at Wenqing.
Receiving the eyes of Mammy asking for help, Wen Qing hurriedly took a step forward, and proudly said: "Back to the third grandma, there is absolutely no problem for a servant to deal with four or five men who are waiting for nothing."
Grandma Zhong: ...
What to do, she felt that even the calm Wenqing on weekdays had been taken into the ditch by the third grandma.
They are here to monitor the young mistress! What kind of trouble is going to happen to your little loyal dog with a proud face that wants to protect the goddess and begs for praise and praise!
Nanny Zhong has no doubts, if a wagging dog's tail is added to Wen Qing at this time, it will definitely be able to interpret her current appearance more vividly.
Nanny Zhong felt that it was necessary to remind the two girls again after returning home today.
It was just Chu Lian's guess that Wenqing Wenlan knew martial arts yesterday, but now that they have recognized her, Chu Lian immediately became excited.
A pair of black jade eyes lit up like stars.
Good at martial arts! And it's so powerful! This is a free bodyguard when you go out in the future!
The snake spirit patient He Changdi finally did something to himself.