Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 305 Xiaojiaoer

The stewards of the Shunyi Escort Bureau and the old farmers were more accurate than the weather forecasters, and it didn't rain until the third watch of the next day.

Today the sky finally cleared up, making it easier to travel on the dirt road after being scorched by the scorching sun for a day. The heat is coming again, and the cicadas are noisy again.

When we set off, it was already the fourth day after the rain. On this day, Zhou Banxia was also lucky enough to meet "Xiao Jiaoer" who was traveling with him.

Wearing a crescent-colored gown, except for the head, the sachet around the waist, and the shoes on the feet, there is only a little bit of black on the folding fan.

A very white fat man.

No wonder that when he came out, he was led by a horse-riding escort, accompanied by a book boy in charge, and followed by a servant behind him. He looked like a white and tender little fat sheep.

Zhou Banxia could understand why Gu Wenxuan was almost tanned into black charcoal these days when scholars were proud of being white, and yet he mentioned the word "handsome" without any shame.

The other party is really incompatible with handsomeness, he looks like a little fresh meat, and he really lives up to the name "Little Jiaoer" given to him by the outside world.

The convoy is about to leave.

In front of them, there were martial artists from the Escort Bureau riding horses to clear the way. Then, with the elders in the lead, they followed behind them. The road was dusty, and they would be covered in dust when they turned back.

Zhou Banxia hurriedly closed the car door, thinking that it was not yet time for the sun to rise, and the ice tray in the car would not be stuffy, so he could just open the window a slit.

Turning around, I saw Xiaohe, who had traveled far away when he was young, lying on it and watching everything.

It's not as spacious as the previous carriage, but because the seats are added on both sides, the couch is smaller. The couch in this carriage is big enough, making it more comfortable to lie down on.

I woke up too early today, and I felt sleepy very quickly. After Zhou Banxia told Xiaohe a few words, I immediately fell down and fell asleep with my head covered.

Maybe sleepiness is contagious. When the motorcade was resting at noon, Gu Wenxuan came back from the carriage and saw the two siblings on the bed still sleeping soundly.

But it's not enough if they don't wake up the two siblings. If they don't get out of the car at this time, they will really have to stay in the bucket until dark. The heat can stink to death.

Zhou Banxia woke up in a daze, feeling a little dazed for a moment, "What time is it? It's already dawn. It's not raining. I got up late again."

My younger brother is Xiao Jie.

"What did our family eat this morning?" Xiaohe rubbed his sleepy eyes with his hands and sat up, "Oh, the sun is getting high, how did I wake up-"

Gu Wenxuan laughed suddenly.

Ok?
Zhou Banxia woke up immediately and was on the road. When she saw Xiaohe looking at Gu Wenxuan and blinking his eyes in confusion, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Drink some water to moisten your throat first."

"You didn't take a break?"

"I'm used to taking a break in the afternoon."

"That's fine. Where's Ojiang?"

"I'll be waiting under the shade of the trees in front for you to get up. Don't worry, it's hot. I can wait until Zhiming and they prepare lunch before going back down."

This was not urgent because compared to Zhou Banxia, ​​Xiaohe couldn't help but want to release the water. Gu Wenxuan quickly took him out of the carriage and handed him to Dajiang not far away to watch.

It happened that the ice cubes in the ice tray in front of the bed had almost melted. Zhou Banxia poured the accumulated water from the ice cubes into a wooden bucket beside him to wash himself.

you get what you pay for. The new carriage is far from comparable to the previous one. I can sleep very comfortably this time without being unable to stretch my arms and legs.

After stretching, Zhou Banxia put on his hood and went out. A few steps away from the carriage, food for eating and drinking was laid out under the shade of a tree like a picnic.

Looking around, the same is true for each family. There are servants either carrying dishes or food boxes walking among them, wanting to come and replenish food for each family.

Seeing this, Zhou Banxia glanced at Gu Dahua subconsciously, and upon hearing Gu Dahua's family's immediate reply, they had already sent a fried lamb chop to the Escort Bureau and Uncle Lin's family, and each family also sent back a dish.

Now that it's hot, we're resting on the way, and we have to go on the road again. There's basically no soup or water in the food at every restaurant, so we can get it wherever it's convenient.

It was dry, and I was tired of the sour plum soup. Zhou Banxia didn't have much appetite, but Xiao He who ate with her was not picky about food, and she had a good appetite and ran to see his little pony after eating.

There were people around, with Gu Wenxuan and Da Jiang watching, and the book boy following him. There was no need to worry about him being abducted at a young age. It was hot outside, so Zhou Banxia hurried back to the carriage.

Before setting off again, Xiaohe cleverly handed over his third sister to his third brother-in-law, and ran to sit with Dajiang.

The horses and mules used fodder and water, and were obviously much faster. However, they had changed the way they came, so it would take them six or seven days to reach Dingzhou Prefecture.

"No, five days at most." Gu Wenxuan rested comfortably on the car wall with a big pillow on top, "I didn't plan it when I came here.

One is that at that time, except for Master Lin, who had a reputation and was able to stay at the inn, most people could only stay in big carriage shops, which wasted a lot of time.

Furthermore, I forgot for a moment that the road was full of students rushing to take exams who were similar to us. In addition, there were many merchants coming and going on the road, so there were so many people that we couldn't go faster even if we wanted to. "

Zhou Banxia was stunned for a moment. In retrospect, it seemed like this was the case, especially the merchants. Zhending Mansion was a province after all, so there were more merchants coming and going.

Several times I stayed at hotels on the way. Not to mention big car shops, even the villages where some borrowers stayed were often overcrowded and everyone had to squeeze in.

"Now?" Gu Wenxuan stopped talking, patted his side, and motioned for Zhou Banxia to lie down next to him.

Did you want to say something private?
Seeing this, Zhou Banxia lay down neatly and rolled towards him.

"Now -" Gu Wenxuan held back his laughter and hugged someone, "Most of the candidates have already returned home. There are fewer people on the road. Most of the people walking together are scholars and they can definitely stay at the inn."

Yes, it's very strange.

Students who are rushing to take exams cannot stay in the inn, but scholars can stay in the inn. They only need to pay the check-in fee like staying in an inn.

"You may have fallen asleep in the morning and didn't know that when you passed the checkpoint, it was different from when you came here. Seeing that we are all the talents who won the list this time, the inspection was relaxed."

Tsk~
"Moreover, if you stay at the inn tonight, you can stay at Uncle Lin's Zhuangzi tomorrow night.

The day after tomorrow we will go to Senior Brother Qi’s hometown, and the day after tomorrow it will be Zhangjiazhuangzi’s turn. Think about how much time you will save here.

Unlike the previous stay where nothing was prepared and it was a mess, a large group of people were scattered, either staying at an inn or a big car shop, and they had to regroup again when they set off again.

This time, it was easier. The entire convoy could go in and out at the same time. Especially when they went to several of their villages, there was no need to pay too much attention to unloading the things on the mule cart behind them. "

In other words, our Zhuangzi still bought less? Zhou Banxia couldn't help but joke that he still had to work hard to earn money and buy a village fifty or sixty miles away.

"Smart, the next goal is to have a village within fifty miles of every official road across the country. It depends on you. Do you have confidence, wife?"

"You'd better not call me wife, it's so stressful." Zhou Banxia changed the topic and got back to the topic, "Did you talk to that person this morning?"

Zhang Qingshan?