The Pretty Eldest Daughter of a Scholar's Family

Chapter 171
Lu Kaikang had already achieved his goal of coming to Geshan Village, so he naturally didn't plan to stay in Geshan Village any longer, so he simply set off with Su Chengzhi and Su Yunduo.

Naturally, his destination was not Fucheng. The import and export of the saltpeter mine was finally located between Yanshan Mansion and Xiushui County, which was about a day's journey from each of Yanshan Mansion and Xiushui County.

It is almost time to apply for the legendary saltpeter mine import and export location.

Because it is the import and export of the saltpeter mine, it is a bit more lively than half a year ago. No, it should be noisy, and it can be heard from a distance.

Since it was noisy, it was naturally not a good place to stay, Su Yunduo gently lifted the curtain of the car and asked the two servants who were sitting on the shaft of the car to drive the father and daughter to run errands: "How far is the nearest town from here? "

These two servants were brought by the old doctor from the capital. These days, they are mostly running errands for the old doctor. They have only been in Geshan Village for half a year, but they have already made many trips to Fucheng, and they are already very familiar with the situation along the way.

Hearing Su Yunduo's question, the middle-aged man named Tietou turned around and replied: "Miss Su, don't worry, there is a lot of trouble here, so naturally we don't stay here, and there is an inn half an hour ahead. Go to the station to stay overnight."

Only then did Su Yunduo feel relieved, the entrance and exit of the mine is being built here, it is not only noisy but also dusty, even the drinking water smells of dust, it is really not a good place to stay.

The carriage stopped a few dozen feet away from the construction site, just in time to avoid the flying dust.

Su Yunduo stuck his head out of the car, looked at the noisy and dusty construction site not far away, sniffled, and glanced at Lu Jinkang, who had reined in his horse and was listening to the foreman, retracted his head, turned around And he opened the curtain in front of the car and asked, "Why did you stop here?"

Su Yunduo originally wanted to say hello to Lu Jinkang, and then quickly leave here, but although the place where the carriage parked was away from the dust, it was still some distance away from Lu Jinkang, it was really inconvenient to say hello, so he couldn't shout with all his might.

"Mr. Lu has something to tell the foreman at the construction site, let's stay here for a while." It was still Tietou who answered Su Yunduo.

This is the import and export of the saltpeter mine. Shouldn't Lu Jinkang part ways with them here?

Could it be that Lu Jinkang would continue to walk with them?Su Yunduo couldn't help feeling suspicious.

Lu Jinkang didn't spend too much time here, just as Tietou said, he only talked with the foreman on the construction site for about half a cup of tea, and then he called a few guards to his side, and soon the guards were divided into two groups. Second, several horses entered the mountain, and Jiu'er and two other guards followed Lu Jinkang to the carriage.

Su Yunduo was embarrassed to ask, but Su Chengzhi didn't have so many worries. Seeing that Lu Jinkang sent a few guards around him to the mine, he came with his servant and two guards. It was obvious that he planned to send them to Fucheng. He cupped his hands involuntarily and said: "Mr. Lu is on official business, so don't miss it because of me."

Lu Jinkang waved at Su Chengzhi: "Mr. Su, there is no need to worry, I happen to have business to go to Fucheng."

Su Chengzhi believed in Lu Jinkang very much. Since Lu Jinkang said that it was a business need, it must be a business need, so he didn't say anything more.

The carriage went on for another half an hour and arrived at the post station.

Maybe this post station is the last post station before entering Yanshan Mansion, it occupies quite a large area, and the conditions inside the post station are not bad.

Long before Su Yunduo's carriage arrived at the post station, Jiu'er had already rushed to the post station to arrange board and lodging for the group.

This is the first time for Su Yunduo to travel far, and naturally it is also the first time to stay outside. He is a little curious about the ancient inns, and he feels a little disappointed when he gets off the carriage and sees the buildings in front of him.

After all, the post station is just an official inn, and its appearance and function are not very different from ordinary inns.

Of course, there are still differences. The shopkeeper of the inn is called Yicheng here, and he is a high-ranking official. Although this rank is very low, he is also an official.

The post station is an official organization. Its main job is to welcome and send officials from all walks of life, provide board and lodging, and change horses. In this regard, it is a non-profit organization. Officials come here to stay for free.

Commercial activities can also be carried out when the inn has spare capacity, but this kind of commercial activities facing ordinary people can only be a sideline business. In this case, it is no different from ordinary inns, and fees need to be paid.

If Su Yunduo and his party came here by themselves today, if there are spare rooms in the inn, they can also stay here for a certain fee and enjoy the treatment of ordinary people.

With Lu Jinkang traveling with him, not only was all the expenses waived, but the treatment in all aspects of food and accommodation was greatly improved.

For example, they rented the largest courtyard of the inn today. The group of people, including Jiu'er and the coachman, all have their own rooms. The bedding inside is clean, and they should have been washed and dried recently. To wash in hot water, you only need to order, and someone will immediately bring the bathtub and hot water to the room.

Besides the food, although it can't be said that there are delicacies from mountains and seas, it is much richer than Su Yunduo's own home, at least chicken, duck and fish.

The carriage bumped and swayed badly along the way, for fear of hurting Su Chengzhi's eyes, Su Yunduo naturally refused to let him read in the car, and felt very flustered after not reading a book for a day. No, Su Chengzhi went back to his room to read after eating and drinking enough. .

The lights in the post station were much brighter than his own, so Su Yunduo didn't stop Su Chengzhi and let him go back to his room to read, but chased after Su Chengzhi's back and said a few words, but he just hoped that Su Chengzhi would not read too late.

Watching Su Chengzhi go back to the room, but he didn't want to go back to the room so early to rest. Su Yunduo stood in the yard looking up at the sky, and after a while, he heard slight footsteps. Looking around, he saw that it was Lu Jinkang who brought Jiu'er in from the outside, so hurry up Fushen.

"Don't go to rest, aren't you tired after riding in the carriage for a day?" Maybe he didn't expect to see Su Yunduo in the yard, Lu Jinkang paused slightly, then took two steps forward, and walked a few steps away from Su Yunduo He stopped in place, and asked with a slight frown.

"I... just had dinner, walked around the yard to digest, and went to rest right away." Su Yunduo didn't expect Lu Jinkang to ask questions, he hesitated for a moment, and soon decided to take a walk in the yard Looks like a light smile.

Lu Jinkang nodded slightly: "It's getting dark, you, a girl, don't stay in the yard for a long time, go back to your room early to rest, and leave at [-] o'clock tomorrow."

When they arrived at the post station in the first year of the new year, it took at most one and a half hours to wash and eat, and it was only around [-] o'clock in the evening at Xuzheng time. For Su Yunduo, it was still early to go to bed at this time.

Su Yunduo has been in this era for nearly a year, and she is still not used to going to bed early. On weekdays, she will not rest until Haishi, which is the so-called fixed time.

Su Yunduo knew Lu Jinkang's kindness, so he just went along with the situation, blessed Lu Jinkang, turned and went into his room.

(End of this chapter)