Fruity Manhua Ting

Chapter 16 On the Road
All the way south, the sky is getting hotter and hotter, and when we are about to arrive in Kyoto, it is already midsummer.All in all, they walked for more than a month.

The weeping willows on both sides of the road are blooming like brocades; the clear river is flowing and the grass is fragrant.The unique scenery in the south gave Mu Caiwei a little energy, and she couldn't help but opened the curtains to look out while sitting in the carriage.

The intoxicating summer wind blows towards her face, carrying a freshness of the earth, which makes her intoxicated. This place once had her dreams, and it is also the place where her dreams are buried.

Juneday, baby face.It was already afternoon when we arrived at Luohe Station.It was getting hotter and hotter, and sitting in the carriage was like being in an oven.

Mu Caiwei only felt that the clothes on her chest and back were sticking to her body, making her feel so sticky.

The sky was overcast, and there was a faint thunder coming not far away.Mrs. Jia was a little flustered, most of the family members were women and children, and there was no village or shop behind, so it would be troublesome if it rained heavily.

She urged the coachman to hurry up and drive slowly. The family members who had just explored the way came back and reported that there were still ten miles to Luohe Station.It seemed that there was going to be a heavy rain at dusk today, and they had to get there before the heavy rain anyway.

Seeing the dark clouds moving overhead, everyone was worried. It seemed that the rain was not small.

The coachman yelled at the horse from time to time. Although the speed was much faster, it still couldn't catch up with the rain.

There were still three or four miles to go, and a gust of wind suddenly blew past, shaking everyone's spirits.The flowers and plants on the side of the road were bent over, unable to bear the ravages of the strong wind.

After the strong wind passed, just a few scattered bean-sized raindrops fell down.The experienced coachman secretly said "no".

Jia quickly asked through the curtain, "Why is it not good?"

The coachman replied respectfully: "Madam, don't look at these few raindrops, it will be a big rain later. If the horse is hit and startled, it will be troublesome."

Jia Shi, who had never traveled far before, panicked when she heard this.If there is something wrong with the adults and children in this family, it will be difficult to explain to the master at that time.

He hurriedly asked the coachman, "What's the best way to do this? Can we have a place to hide from the rain?" His eyes looked towards the lush woods on the side of the road. Hiding under a big tree can also avoid the rain.

Mu Caiwei was taken aback: Why did her mother go to the woods to shelter from the rain?Talking about being struck by lightning during a thunderstorm, the mere fact that there are poisonous snakes and insects in it is enough for these people to suffer.

Immediately stopped Jia Shi: "Mother, since there is no place to hide from the rain, let's go forward. The official road is wide, and there are not many pedestrians on the road. How can a horse be so easily frightened? If it is in the woods, in case If you get hit by lightning, it will kill you."

The coachman also nodded in agreement, and Jia Shi asked her hesitantly, "How could it be struck by lightning in this forest?"

Mu Caiwei was immediately stopped by the question, how can this be explained?To be honest, her mother might not believe it.

After hesitating for a while, he said bravely: "Mom, why did you forget? Didn't the mountain pillar in our village get struck by lightning when he took a bath in the river during the thunderstorm the year before last? Everyone in the village said that his family's morals were bad. But My daughter thought about it, and I'm afraid that's not the case. The thunder must have passed through the river. If the forest is soaked by rain, wouldn't it be wet too? When we go in, I'm afraid..."

Before she finished speaking, Jia interrupted her hastily, "Where does your child's family come from so much chatter? If you don't go in, don't go in, and use the mountain pillar to talk about things." He ordered The coachman drives forward.

Mu Caiwei pulled a wry smile from the corner of her mouth: I knew her mother wouldn't understand this!

In fact, she didn't know that Jia's thoughts had been going back and forth just now. She was thinking that people said that Shanzhu's family had a bad character and did something shameful, so the child was struck to death by lightning.

When she was selling fruit back then, she put the rotten and small ones under wooden boxes and sold them to wealthy households in the city. If she was struck by lightning in the woods, wouldn't others have to point her out? of?

Thinking of this, she dared not go in even if she was killed.The reputation of being startled by a horse is better than being struck to death by lightning.

A group of people were hurrying, but the heavy rain still came unexpectedly.The torrential rain was accompanied by lightning and thunder, like a monster raging and screaming.

The pouring rain only lasted for a while, and the sky and the earth could not be distinguished from top to bottom, and it suddenly became chaos.

The rain curtain covered the sky and covered the earth, making it impossible to see east, west, north, south.

The coachman and the men had put on their coir raincoats long ago and drove the carriage calmly.

The people sitting in the carriage had long since lost the sweltering heat just now. Hearing the patter of raindrops on the roof of the carriage, it felt like every drop fell on their hearts.

The lightning is like a silver snake, twisted and twisted, as if it wants to split the world.The dull thunder rolled from far to near, and suddenly there was a thunderbolt above the head, which made everyone tremble in fright.

Mu Caiwei leaned calmly on the wall of the carriage, seeing that Jia Shi's face was a little pale, she hurriedly held her hand and patted it.

Although there are yellow sand pads on the spacious official road, due to the heavy rain, it is muddy after a while.

The carriage moved forward with difficulty, and the driver kept dropping his whip on the horse's back, yelling at the horse to move forward.The men sitting in front of the shaft all jumped down to help push the carriage.

Fortunately, it is not far from Luohe Station, so Jia's heart feels better.

Just as he was struggling desperately, there was a rush of hoofbeats from behind, and he came running wildly.

There were splashes of water on the muddy ground, and when passing by the Mu family's carriage, there were mud spots all over the car and people.

Although Jia Shi who lifted the curtain to see was not splashed, there were several mud spots on the outside of the car window, covering her view, and she was so angry that she cursed bitterly: "What virtue? Hurry up to reincarnate."

Mu Caiwei hurriedly tugged on her sleeves, and shouted: "Mother, be careful what you say, we are out of the house, be careful not to speak out!" Only then did Jia shut up angrily.

Who knew that the group of horse riders passed by like a storm, which frightened the horses in the carriage that Caiwei and his wife were sitting in, raised their front legs high, raised their heads and let out a long hiss, and galloped forward and go.

(End of this chapter)