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Chapter 285 The happiest holiday [Thank you for your support! Goodbye! 】

Eat porridge on Laba Day,

In the golden sunset.

The convoy filed in and entered the yard of the inn.

"A moment! A moment!"

"Shut up!"

The sounds of the drivers adjusting their carts and the neighing of the horses could be heard constantly.
Hundreds of carriages were preparing to park in the large courtyard of Guanyi. Although they were lined up as neatly as possible, it seemed that there were still more than a dozen carriages that had to stop at the gate.

The Pan family's caravan is used to this route, and the stewards in the caravan are also familiar with the postmaster of the post station.

In front of the post house,
The postmaster who came out said to the caravan steward:
"Manager Pan, today's eight-vegetarian porridge is ready, please!"

"please."

The postmaster nodded and said: "Yes! They said there were too many carriages and horses this time, so they had to pay twice as much!"

The postmaster took the banknotes and walked out. The steward of the Pan family took a sip of the plain porridge, then put down the porridge bowl and walked into the house.

"This is what the nobles of the Jin Kingdom in the north wear."

The old man suddenly stopped talking, because he saw that the knight did not accept the food handed to him by the postman, but took out a strip of dried meat from the horse's back and started eating on his own.

The young man chuckled, and then said: "Grandpa, I have always wanted to ask, why do they have grass stuffed in their shoes?"

At the door of the house, the water in the wooden basin handed over to wash hands was a little murky, but the two of them washed their hands without disgust.

The old man said: "I heard it from drinking with the stewards."

Night falls.

The old man glanced at the sturdy knight dismounting and said:
"Boy, those are good things on my feet!"

"Hey!"

In the courtyard of the inn,

The Pan family steward thought for a while and said, "Okay! My family agreed!"

"Grandpa, you know so much!"

"You guys, young and old, have worked hard today! I have some 'ear protection' from Bianjing here. They are inexpensive and come in many styles, so your ears will not suffer from the cold."

The old man stared at the solemn-looking steward of the Pan family and whispered: "Steward, what's wrong?"

After dinner, the old man took his grandson to toast the steward.

Pan's steward, who was holding the hot Laba porridge, asked in a low voice:
"What? The strong men around here don't want me to show my filial piety?"

After entering the house, the postmaster said a few words with a solemn expression.

Seeing the young man's confused look, the old man continued:
"The grass is called Jingfan. It grows in the far north. It is dried in the sun, hammered until soft, and stuffed into cowhide shoes to keep out moisture and cold."

The steward of the Pan family said: "Uncle Luan, the strong men here are greedy! They..."

"Tell them not to cause trouble, and it's fine with us."

"When you have dinner later, go and propose a toast to the steward!"

The young man left the house in a sullen voice.

"Their eyes are really scary"

Two well-dressed coachmen, one old and one young, gave way to the postman moving grass.
Then he walked towards the house,

The two of them talked and entered the thatched post house with earthen huts with other coachmen.

"You joined the convoy yesterday and you can drive the car today. That's because the steward of the Pan family has seen that your father and I have worked in the Pan family for decades."

"One consistent, just go grab the money!"

"Oh!"

The clothes on the boy's body are obviously much newer.

"Looking at his attire, he is not from the Zhou Dynasty! What's so strange about a savage wearing grass?"

The Pan family team brought their own wine and shared a lot with others to keep away the cold.

The postmaster hurriedly responded.

The postman goes away,

At this time, a young man dressed as a salesman walked in, cupped his hands and said:

The young man who just spoke suddenly looked at a very cute ear protector.
When he wanted to chase him out, he was grabbed by the old man and said: "If you enter Bianjing, it will be much prettier than his, and it will be cheaper!"

"Look, the shoes they are wearing are still filled with grass?"

The two of them, like other coachmen, dusted themselves off as they walked.
The old man said: "The train is running well today."

"Let's go, let's go! We don't want it!"

As soon as I walked in, I saw thick wooden sticks burning on the stove under the earthen stove.
After finding a bench and sitting down, the room was soon filled with coachmen, and the noisy voices made the room very lively.

Several postmen who were carrying fodder looked at the knights on horseback and whispered:

"Steward, have you spoken to the guarding knight?"

"said."

"Then let's pay more attention tonight."

"Ok!"

After saying that, the steward held the wine bowl and said, "Brother Fang, do your best!"

After eating, everyone went back to the Datongpu room where they slept, following the lanterns hung at the door of the building.

After a long day's journey, we were very tired.

The library soon fell into relative silence, as men snored one after another.

There are also horses snoring from time to time.

The bright moon hangs in the west,

It's already midnight,
The cold moonlight shines on the earth,

From time to time, the calls of night birds could be heard outside the inn.

suddenly,

There was the sound of hurried footsteps outside,

The old man Jue Qian walked out of the house wearing a thick coat.

When I reached the shed where the animals were tied,
I saw two postmen pressing people down, and the other two were stamping out a pile of firewood that had been ignited.

The old man shook his head and turned back to feed the livestock some night grass.
His eyes narrowed. The knights in the previous convoy were now standing on the roof of the inn.

From that position, you can have an unobstructed view of the entire inn yard.

When he arrived under the shed, the old man discovered that the mounts of the dozens of knights were no longer there.

After feeding the night grass, when he returned to the house, he heard screams in the distance. The old man shook his head and entered the house.

When the white fish belly appears in the east,
The people in the inn yard started shouting and the horses started to get noisy and busy.

The groom was busy harnessing the carriage, and the white breath exhaled by the people and animals was very conspicuous.
When the sun emerged, the huge convoy had already begun to set off.

The morning sun shines on the roadside,

There is white frost that has not yet dissipated,

When the grooms leave the inn yard and pass a river ditch, they will turn around and look.
Because there were a group of people with swords there, some dressed as government servants, and some looked like officials.

There are also a few bad horses tied nearby,

A farmer was dragging a dead body by the ditch, breathing white air.

There were a lot of corpses beside the ditch. On the pile of soil as high as one person beside the ditch, blood was everywhere, and most of the blood stains were frozen on the ground.

beside the ditch,

Looking at the convoys passing by and the sight lines coming,
The local county lieutenant turned his head and looked towards the woods not far away, and saw people waving in the woods.
Everyone at the ditch hurriedly walked over, avoiding the hardened corpses lying on the ground along the way, and walked around in a circle before arriving at the edge of the woods.

"My lord, please look here."

The subordinate official pointed to the scar on the neck of a corpse and said:

"Someone must have watched these gangsters pass by, slide down the tree quietly, and silently pull the gangster from behind."

The junior official made a gesture of wiping his neck.

Looking at the sturdy corpse nearby, several people around him were speechless.

The county lieutenant knelt down and looked at the cocoons in the hands of the corpse. He stood up and looked at the edge of the ditch not far away, then looked at this place again and said:

"He was shot to death by an arrow on the edge of the ditch, and he was attacked by someone on the edge of the woods."

"With a small number of enemies, he was able to attack from both front and back, killing the gangster in a circle. His attack was so ruthless that no one but a strong soldier could do it."

The subordinate who just spoke pointed to the dagger with a bent tip on the ground and said:
"Sir, I think they must have encountered someone wearing armor."

The county captain nodded.

The people next to them looked at each other and whispered:
"Sir, didn't you say that in the summer, the Golden Sheep Village a hundred miles away was also killed by a group of people? Are the people here more powerful than those who destroyed the Golden Sheep Village?"

The county captain exhaled a white breath and said with contempt in his eyes:
"Don't talk until you've seen a big scene! Do you know what I saw in that village?"

The subordinate staff on the side quickly praised him and asked:
"Sir, what?"

"Armor!"

The county lieutenant looked at the corpses of the gangsters who were wearing only winter clothes and said:
"At night, wearing armor and raiding these gangsters without armor, scoff."

Looking at the motorcade in the distance,
The county lieutenant said again: "Screen carefully! Let's just accept the credit that falls from the sky."

After saying that, he led the people out of the woods,

After walking for more than ten steps, a young government official next to the county captain said, "Uncle, didn't you talk about the bloody armor you saw outside the village last time? What happened this time?"

"Shut up!"

Another person said: "Uncle, is this also the work of the Imperial City Division's Arrow Team?"

The yamen servant who had just called him uncle looked over with curiosity.

The county captain said: "Shut up too!"

At this time, someone shouted: "Sir, I recognized this person! It was on the sea arrest documents we passed to Yuncheng."

The county captain smiled and hurried over.

Two young men remain,
One person said:

"Cousin, what is this Finger Arrow team you are talking about? I will treat you to Yuncheng Restaurant when you go back tonight!"

Another person replied:

"Okay, it's settled! The name of the Arrow Team was finally found out by my uncle from the big shots in the Imperial City Division!"

As he spoke, he looked around and whispered:

"The Finger Arrow Team is a team specially used by our Imperial City Division to suppress bandits!"

"The team is full of warriors who can use thick-feathered arrows with their fingers! That's why we got this name!"

"hiss!"

The listener gasped in the cool air of a winter morning.

At this time, someone came on horseback from the direction of the inn, and two young men hurriedly followed.

When I got closer, I heard the man saying:

"Lord County Captain, the thief caught by the postman this morning has been recruited!"

"An informant in Dongping spread the news, saying that he saw boxes of Dongzhu, mink skins and gold in the motorcade, and that's when he got interested."

On the way to Bianjing,
In many cold and shady places, there is still unmelted white snow.

Although it was noon, the north wind was still blowing and the driver's face felt uncomfortable.
Someone rode by on a tall horse beside the motorcade.

The young man who spoke yesterday evening lifted up the old scarf that didn’t match his clothes under his nose to keep out the cold.
He moved his eyes away from the knight's boots, which had a few splattered blood spots on them.

In the cold winter,
The convoy stopped like this for several days.
When I entered the inn this evening, it was already dark.

The nearby population, vehicles and horses are much denser than before, and there is a faint light in the night sky in the distance.

On the second day, the team set off extremely early.

After walking for less than half an hour, the magnificent city wall that the boy had never seen before appeared in front of him.

There were many people around pushing carts loaded with meat, game, and various goods ready to enter the city.

At this time, the young man had already got off the car and was holding the bridle of the horse pulling the cart in front.

Some soldiers came to the guarding knights, and after a negotiation, everyone was let in through the empty side door.

After passing through the wide and deep doorway, the surroundings became much warmer. There was the smell of burning coal in the air, as well as the delicious aroma of various food.

After following the convoy and walking in for two quarters of an hour, there were far fewer passers-by than at the city gate.
Under the dark blue sky, there are a few dim lanterns on the street.
More is the sound of the horses walking in this convoy,

After walking for another two-quarters of an hour,

The roadside is still a little quiet, but there are tall wooden buildings on both sides with red lanterns hanging on them.
There is a large plaque at the door of the wooden building. One of the two characters on it is the same as the character hanging in the motorcade, both are the character 'Pan'.

After passing the wooden building, the convoy walked for a while, and at the intersection the convoy split into two.

The young man's carriage became the lead carriage and continued to follow the escorting knights.

"Dang Dang! At three o'clock in the morning!"

The sound of chiming the time in the streets came from far away.

At this time, we came to a wide intersection again.

In the young man's sight,
The knight next to him suddenly tightened his mount, stood still, and raised his left hand to the side.

The young man hurriedly stopped the carriage, and the sound of "screams" kept coming from behind. He followed the knight's gaze and saw a few people riding handsome horses on the road to the right.

The mounts are all tall,

Especially the leader, who is wearing a gold-embroidered cloak that looks extremely expensive.

Under the seat is a very handsome horse, one head taller than the other horses in the same group.

The majestic beauty of this horse is something the young man has only seen in his life.

During the time described,

This group of people has reached the middle of the intersection. The dragon horse in the lead takes one step, and the horse behind him has to catch up with it by almost two steps.

The young man driving the cart had good eyesight. He clutched his riding whip.

You can see that all the junctions of the belt that fits the dragon colt's horse's head are fixed with beautiful jade. There are also exquisite gold ornaments on the belt on the horse's chest.

When a group of knights passed by,
The young man at the head paused for a moment, then bowed solemnly towards the convoy and nodded in greeting.

The guarding knight was a little surprised and quickly bowed in return.

The boy driving the bus tilted his head and looked at the 'Pan' flag hanging on the bus.

Longju and his party walked by,

At the intersection, there was another person beside the guarding knight:

"Zong Jun, what's going on? Why did you stop the horse?"

The leading knight let go of the waist knife tightly held in his right hand, shook his head and said:

"Just now I thought I was being targeted by the white-fronted general (Tiger), so I waved my hand to stop the team."

The man who caught up said:
"What Xiao Fengzi! Could it be that you stayed in the tree for a long time in the past few days and were frozen to death?"

"However, that young man's mount is really handsome. It is as good as the dragon colt that my father received from Bei Liao for peace!"

The convoy restarted and turned,

Walking to the entrance of a courtyard with a plaque saying 'Jin Guo Guan Yi',

Turned in.

Xu Zaijing rode a dragon horse towards the Sheng family,

Qingyun on the side was talking to him,
After listening, Xu Zaijing smiled and shook his head.

He just saw a knight dressed as a foreigner and wearing armor at the intersection.
He couldn't help but glanced over. As a result, Qingyun, who was very familiar with him, was affected and almost drew his sword directly.

Arriving at Jiying Lane,
When they entered the lecture hall, Gu Tingye, Qi Heng, and Chang Feng were laughing happily.

Seeing Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye said: "Brother Jing, it's a day off today, is there any good place to go tomorrow?"

Xu Zaijing shook his head, handed the big cloak to Hua Xiang, and glanced at Xiao Xiaotao, who was sitting behind and sleeping.

After school in the afternoon,

Same as last year, Xuexue Zhuang assigned holiday homework.
However, Zai Zhang did not leave early this time. He was tricked by someone very badly last year.

"Xiu Mu is at home, don't slack off!"

"Thank you for your teachings!"

"Well, let's break up."

Afterwards, the scholar put on his ear protection and walked out of the lecture hall leisurely with his hands behind his back.

The servants and maids were tidying up the desks, while Xu Zaijing and others put on their cloaks and cloaks.

Walking out of the school, listening to Gu Tingye's "Yohou!" 'The sound of celebration,
Everyone laughed, after all, who doesn’t like the holidays?
After leaving Jiying Lane,
When Xu Zaijing and his brother went home,
After crossing the bridge, we passed a two-story restaurant.

There was a flat carriage parked at the door.
Under the wine banner,
A young man wearing rich clothes and a jade crown was talking affectionately to several fellow apprentices.
When one of the fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy saw Xu Zaijing, his eyes lit up and he hurriedly shouted:
"Hey, I didn't lie to you! That's the magic horse I saw this morning!"

Xu Zaijing looked at the people on the roadside who turned to look over, smiled and held up his hands.
Xu Zaizhang on the side heard doubts and said:

"Xiao Wu, do you know them?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and said:
"know!"

"Long time no see."

Luan Tingyu lowered her lips and nodded in return, then glanced at her brother proudly and said:

"Did you see it? This is the person I met in Bianjing, my brother! Are you hiding her luxury?"

Lu Junyi on the side smiled and said: "I'm the host today, let's go!"

On the way, Xu Zaijing and his brother explained the identities of the people just now.

Returned to Quyuan Street and entered the gate of Hou Mansion.
I saw the Pan family's carriage parked near the stables.

"You two gentlemen, the eldest lady has spoken and asked you to go directly to the courtyard to meet someone."

After listening to what the servant said, Xu Zaijing went straight to the mistress's courtyard without massaging the horse.

The two brothers entered the room and bowed and said:
"The eldest lady Shu'an."

Mrs. Pan smiled slightly and said, "Okay! Sit down quickly."

Xu Zaijing and his brother sat down, and then they saw several wooden boxes on the table.

Each wooden box contained a ginseng plant. Xu Zaijing didn’t understand much, but it looked like it was no ordinary ginseng.

Mrs. Pan said: "This is a gadget my family bought from the Kingdom of Jin."

"This box of Dongzhu is just for fun."

As he said that, Aunt Pan's mother presented a wooden box to the side. Xu Zaijing's eyes widened when he saw the size of the Dongzhu inside.

(End of this chapter)