Chapter 30: Strange Travel (1)

The fast horse ran for an hour, and left the county town and went north thirty miles north. Not far ahead is Dujiuyu, which is the unfrozen water in the suburbs of Beijing. Even in winter, there will be no ice pool and ice realm. On the contrary, because it is close to the capital, the official roads are crisscrossing, and even on a mountain road, you can ride a horse.

The emperor followed the guards and went up the mountain. While enjoying the countless scenery of strange stones along the way, he turned around and talked to Sushun, "I'll tell you! It's okay, you don't listen. Look, how good is now? If you stay in the process all day long, how could you be so beautiful to seek the seclusion and visit the victory?"

Su Shun smiled helplessly, "What the master said is that slaves are born to be ordinary people. Yuanya couldn't enjoy such leisure and leisure. But, Master, the weather is cold, just walk forward and go back?"

Xilinga turned the horse from the front and said, "Yes, my master, I'm not a servant who is timid. The weather in the mountains will change at any time. If you encounter wind and cold, your master's status is precious, which is amazing!"

"What are you afraid of? How could such a good weather change?" The emperor looked like he was completely unfair, "We will go back after we reach the ditch cliff."

"Your Majesty, this is not possible. The gua cliff is still thirty or fifty miles away. The horse-hiking road cannot speed up, and it will be dark when it reaches the gua cliff. Why not go back today and wait until tomorrow morning, I will get up with the emperor to walk around. The time is abundant, so I can also have a safe tour?"

"I'm back to the journey, but Lao Liu's level is not easy. I'll still think about it?" The emperor sighed and looked up at the sky. It was indeed the moment when the red sun was setting. "Forget it, as you said, go around the mountain road ahead and go back."

"The Emperor is doing good deeds like a stream..."

"Shut up!" The man was in a bad mood. He glared at Su Shun, drove his horse forward, and walked along the mountain road.

When Sushun and his men turned to the foot of the mountain in front, the vision in front of them made people feel wider. In a vast and flat valley, there were hundreds of houses scattered with smoke from the chimneys on the roof, setting off the white snow accumulated on the top, as if it was shrouded in a cloud of fog, giving people illusory beauty.

"Let's go downstairs and take a look, and then go back."

"Your Majesty, it's getting dark." Su Shun said, "And, there are not enough guards around the master. If there is anything hidden in it..." He suddenly felt a chill on his face, and reached into the wind. A snowflake fell from the sky, melting in his palm instantly, turning into a small pool of water droplets, "Oh no! Your Majesty, it's snowing!"

Everyone looked up at the sky, right? The fine snow particles fell from the sky, and then a large area of ​​snowflakes fell. In less than a while, the head and shoulders became crystal clear. "Your Majesty," Xi Ling'a quickly stepped forward, "When the sky was getting dark and it was snowing again, the servant protected his master, hurry back to the city?"

"I'm afraid that people will not leave people, heaven will keep people." The emperor also felt regretful and sighed, "If you don't use such snow, we will get frozen sick if you don't have halfway through it. Let's go down the mountain and find a family to temporarily hide from the wind and snow. When the snow stops tomorrow morning, we will go back to the road."

"But, Master, who knows what this place is? I don't even know who lives in the villages at the foot of the mountain. Master came rashly..."

"What are you afraid of? No one here knows us, just say we are going up the mountain to see the scenery. I missed the stay, stayed for one night, got up early tomorrow morning and went back to the city - just give them more money. Are you still afraid that there will be black shops in the Qing Dynasty's top priority? "

"Of course, slaves are not afraid, but Master, you..."

"There is no good idea at this time." Su Shun urged him to step forward and said, "Zhenchang, let's follow the order." After that, he said to the emperor, "Master, if you don't go back all night, I am afraid that all the heroines and the adults in the palace will be worried. Why not take advantage of the snow that is not heavy and ride a horse back and send a message? How can they rest assured?"

"It's better for me to go back than you!" Xi Ling'a said loudly, "If it doesn't work, it's OK to find someone from the guards to go back and pass on the news."

"Xiling's words are reasonable. How can your body withstand such troubles? Xiling's, choose two people from the guards, hurry up and ride a fast horse and tell them that I will go back tomorrow morning, so don't worry."

"Yes." Xi Ling'a went to not mention it. The emperor was very upset. He was very happy to want to go out for a walk, but something like this happened? "This mini-dress trip is really a terrible!"

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When we went down the mountain to the village in the valley, the snow was already very heavy. A passage in the village, on the road that had been flattened, was filled with thick snow. Horse hooves stepped on it and creaked. Among the houses along the road, dogs were barking at the shadows and shouting at the dozen strangers who were unknown.

Although the emperor kept slapping the snow on his shoulders, he still felt that his clothes had been wet with the melted snow water, and he was so cold that he had a cold war. "Sushun, stop looking for anything else. Just find a family and stay in the room. I... I'm a little cold."

Su took the horses by the way, looked back, frowned deeply, "Master, I see that your face is very bad. You are not sick, are you?"

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and find a family to stay in. If you keep frozen like this, you will really be frozen and sick!"

"Oh, yes!" Su Shun agreed, jumped off the horse, pulled the reins and walked in front of the houses on the road from time to time. Most of the people here are poor and the houses are extremely simple, and the more important thing is that you can see at a glance that there is no room for these dozen people to live in. Look at the end of the road, and it is all in sight. Do you want Long Live to live in the woodshed stable?

Listening to the man on the horse's back coughing softly, Sushun was anxious and didn't care about looking for it seriously. He casually pushed open the wooden fence of the roadside, which immediately attracted another barking, "Is there anyone?" Sushun took a step back in fear and shouted loudly, "Is there anyone?"

Through the bright candlelight, there were figures in the room, "Who is it?" it was the sound of a woman speaking.

"This sister-in-law, my master went up the mountain to see the scenery. Unexpectedly, when the road was windy and snowy, people were trapped and horses were exhausted. Can we make it convenient for us to stay there? We will set off tomorrow morning."

"This is because my son is not at home, and the orphan and weak daughter dare not keep guests. Please go to the side to find a place to stay." The woman did not appear, but just spoke through the door.

"Sister-in-law, we don't have to go in. We just want you to have a convenience, even if we temporarily place us in the woodshed room? As long as there is a place to cover the wind and snow, we will be extremely eager."

This time, the woman in the room stopped making a sound and pondered for a while. The door opened. A little boy of seven or eight years old held the candlestick in his hand and walked to the door. The candlestick was taken, turned around and said loudly, "Mom, look at him, it doesn't seem like he is lying!"

Su Shun smiled helplessly, "This guy, can you beg your mother a few times? When we leave tomorrow, we will leave more money for you so that your mother can buy you some new clothes for the New Year?"

The temptation of wearing new clothes during the Chinese New Year was really great. The child nodded vigorously, "Okay, you guys wait!" He turned around and ran back.

After a while, the child turned around again, raised his little face and said to Sushun, "My father is not at home, my mother said, let me lead you to the woodshed to live in - do you really leave more money for me? Let my mother buy me new clothes for the New Year?"

"Really, really." Su Shun touched his pocket, and put a few golden seeds in his arms to reward the servants. He sent them out, "I'll give this to you first. Don't fall off!"

"What is this?"

"This is gold, which is more valuable than silver!" Su Shun said reluctantly, "Can we get in this time?"

The first time in my life, my child saw Jinzi, so happy that he didn't know what to say. He pulled open the fence with his little hand, "Come in quickly, come in."

Sushun and Xilinga supported the emperor and entered the woodshed. The area here was very small, and probably because the doors and windows were not tight. The room was cold, and there was no warmth outside except for being able to hide from the wind and snow. "Your Majesty," Sushun whispered, "Are you better?"

"Let them all come in." He pointed out, "I'm not there anymore to stay at night for me."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is too inappropriate?"

"When is this? With more people, you can still squeeze and warm it up!"

Su Shun thought it was reasonable and called the remaining dozen people into the woodshed. The king and his ministers sat in their clothes, and they were speechless in the darkness. "Ha Qiu!" The emperor sneezed a big time, feeling more and more cold in his body, "Su Shun, I did something wrong this time. I should listen to you, it's not so ridiculous."

"Your Majesty, why do you let your servants take care of themselves? You always fail to fulfill your responsibilities of advice, so you will have a small mistake. When tomorrow morning, it will be dawn and I will keep you back to your business, and I will have nothing left?"

The king and his minister said a few words, and heard footsteps outside, which was the voice of the woman just now, "My masters, it's cold, the little woman has prepared ginger soup for you, please take a bowl of them."

When I heard that there was ginger soup, everyone was excited and opened the door and saw that, sure enough, a bucket of steaming ginger candy water was placed in front of the door, with several empty bowls and a spoon next to it. I took it in and printed it, and felt much more comfortable. "Master, I really didn't expect that the women in this family are so polite. It seems that they have studied in school!"

"This kind of humble family tradition shows even more character. In fact, it can be seen from the fact that this woman talked to you across the door just now."
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