Glory in Troubled Times: The Empress' Growth Path

Chapter 12 On The Road

Hua Qiong felt the irregular vibration of the donkey cart, which meant that there were many potholes along the way. Although there were a lot of things underneath, but after a long time, it was inevitable that he would feel dizzy. Most importantly, if he wanted to go to the toilet, he should give Who said?
This is embarrassing.

While worrying, there was a "cuckoo" sound outside, Hua Qiong acted cleverly, and looked out of the ventilation hole, Zhao Tingan had gotten off the donkey cart at some point, and was walking quickly behind the cart, it was already dark , he also had to support the box to ensure that he would not fall.

Before he got off the cart, he observed the front of the cart and noticed that the coachman had begun to doze off, letting the donkey pull the cart forward.

Everyone and the master have walked this road countless times, and they can walk backwards, and the driver will always squat on this road for a while.

Zhao Tingan unlocked the box, concealed the box, stretched out a hand, looked carefully, it turned out that he handed Hua Qiong half a sweet potato in.

Hua Qiong opened the box, poked his head out, and took a few deep breaths of the cold and fresh winter air. The cold air entered his body, and his mind became clearer instantly. This was the first time he saw the winter night.

Dark clouds flow above the crescent moon, and the sky is full of stars in the night. The road ahead can be seen clearly under the shimmering light of the moon and stars. The surroundings are quiet, only the wheels of the donkey cart are on the snow. Press out the sound.

One can vaguely see Zhao Tingan's face, as well as the faint scent of sweet potatoes.

"Master is asleep."

"The coachman and his valet are also dozing."

"It's just me and you awake now."

Hua Qiong half-kneeled, folded her arms, leaned on the edge of the box, and asked quietly: "How long will it take for us to reach the town you mentioned?"

"At least half the way."

Under Hua Qiong's suggestion, Zhao Ting'an finally understood that it was time for her to go to the snow to solve the embarrassment.

Fortunately, I ate something, otherwise I would not be able to catch up with the donkey cart.

When Hua Qiong went back into the box, he found Zhao Ting'an lowered his head, as if he had something to say to himself.

"Hua Qiong, you told me before that you will go to the capital with your mother in the future, and now that she is gone, what are your plans?"

If Zhao Ting'an didn't say what to go to the capital, Hua Qiong would think that he was alone and could do whatever he wanted. It seemed that the original body still had a few holes to fill in by himself.

Zhao Tingan was still waiting for his answer.

"Uh, actually..." Hua Qiong was like dreaming, completely unaware of what she was talking about, and made up a random reason to prevaricate.

"But at that time, why did you have to take a long way to come here to see the scenery, those famous rivers are not enough to see?"

"Hey, let's be honest, I didn't come here to see the scenery. One day, I felt something in my heart, and I always felt that my destiny was here, so I pestered my mother to come here."

"Destiny?"

"Yeah, I can't tell, but it's just my personal feeling. You still have to believe a little bit. You know a woman's sixth sense."

Hua Qiong made up a few random sentences, intending to just confuse them.

"The secrets of the heavens are unfathomable, and the secrets of the heavens cannot be leaked, little brother, you have to keep it a secret for me~"

Zhao Tingan was stupefied for a moment. He wanted to ask again, but he couldn't ask anything. He just thought about it carefully. Hua Qiong looked at him seriously. Although he felt a little embarrassed because he was fooling others, he couldn't tell How did I come here, what should I do if I was burned to death as a witch.

I don't want to be questioned and beheaded like Wang Ting.

Zhao Ting'an suddenly raised his head and said, "I believe in you, no matter what." Hua Qiong was a little surprised by the firm voice and serious attitude, but he patted Zhao Ting'an on the shoulder.

"You have good eyes. And I will prove that you really have good eyes."

After all, if you go to a town in the future, you can start doing business officially. In the original small mountain village, there is not even a person who sells things.

Hua Qiong deeply believes that he will be able to make great achievements, no matter how bad he is, he will have no problem becoming a rich man.

The donkey cart moved forward rhythmically on the road.

Zhao Ting'an touched it in his bosom, and when Hua Qiong saw it, he thought that he would have to eat sweet potatoes again. His daily staple food was sweet potatoes, and now he felt choked when he saw sweet potatoes.

Then he handed himself a very delicate little dagger.

"When we came back last time, we heard that the road was not peaceful. The robbers who had been wiped out appeared again. Although it was not good, our goods were short, and it was not worth hiring bodyguards. In winter, the supplies themselves were in short supply. It is inevitable that those people Dogs who haven’t eaten jump over the wall in a hurry, and kill anyone they see, just in case, this is for you.”

Hua Qiong put the dagger in front of his eyes and observed it carefully under the starlight. The decoration of this dagger is not gorgeous, but its body lines are very smooth.The other side is engraved with the word "Ting'an" in traditional Chinese.

"Your dagger looks extraordinary, are you willing to use it?"

"No matter how extraordinary it is, it's just a piece of scrap iron if you put it there for viewing."

However, Hua Qiong was a little surprised. It was fine if he could read and understand the common characters in this world. Obviously, the engraved characters on the dagger were not the characters used in daily life.

"The inscription on this dagger is obviously related to you. I'm still a bit reluctant to use such a valuable thing directly."

"There is nothing to be reluctant about. This is the only thing left to me by my biological parents. No matter how precious it is, it is still useless if it is abandoned."

It seemed that Zhao Ting'an didn't understand his parents, whom he had never met. From the time he could remember, the only connection he had with his parents was this dagger.

Don't blame him for being emotional.

Who doesn't want to be cared for and loved.

Zhao Tingan suddenly felt a force pulling him over, and then there was some warmth in his body.

Hua Qiong patted Zhao Ting'an like a mother-in-law patting her on the back.

"Where there is a watch, there must be an echo. It is amazing that you have persisted for so long alone."

The moment Zhao Tingan was hugged by Hua Qiong, his body froze immediately, and he didn't know where to put his hands.

Hearing this, he hugged Hua Qiong without hesitation. Although he was taller than her, he still buried his head on her shoulder.

The road became more and more uneven, and the snow had just melted into mud.

At some point, Zhao Tingan returned to the carriage and took the whip from the driver who had fallen asleep.

In the winter night, the donkey cart moving silently covered the sobbing sound of a little boy.

Somewhere in the deep forest, although the winter snow has melted, many people with fleshy faces are looking at the half-empty granary with frowns.

"Brother, the fat sheep we slaughtered last time are almost eaten, it's time to go out again."

"That's right, brother, otherwise the brothers won't even have anything to eat in the future."

"Those damned officials made us fall into this kind of situation!"

"When did the brothers worry about food!"

The rough man standing in the center of the granary was thinking, now one road to Bai Town is blocked by heavy snow, and there are two more.

If it's just luck, maybe you will encounter the goods escorted by the government again, maybe your past self can touch them.

Today is different from the past, we need careful planning, and we can't let the nearest fat sheep run away!

(End of this chapter)