Rise From the Humble

  Chapter 593 Going north to the capital

  In the afternoon of May, the fields are filled with a rich fragrance of flowers, and all kinds of wild flowers are blooming, red, pink, and blue, embellishing the sides of the official road extraordinarily gorgeous. In the blazing sun, butterflies and bees danced from the wildflower-dotted meadows.

  The discordant chirping of cicadas, hoarse in the bushes and woods.

  The rice has also entered the grouting period before maturity. Old farmers with baskets on their backs and farm tools are in groups of three or four, humming wild tunes and chatting about harvesting, and go to the farmland along the wide official road. When they were about to reach the farmland, there was a sound of horseshoes from behind, which attracted the attention of the old farmers, and they all turned around to look back.

   In the distance, cars rumbled, horses rustled, and smoke and dust rolled up on the wide official road.

   "Who is this person?" The old farmers looked at each other, and they couldn't see clearly from a distance, but they could only vaguely see the chariots and horses.

  However, it didn't confuse them for long. Soon, the huge chariot and horses were less than 30 meters away from everyone, and they could see clearly. After seeing it a little more clearly, these old farmers crawled to both sides of the official road, and avoided the road in time.

  Although ordinary people can also walk on official roads, when encountering officials traveling, ordinary people have to give way in time, otherwise they will violate the law. Under normal circumstances, even if the official mission passes by, the common people have to avoid both sides of the official road, and wait for the official mission to pass in a regular manner.

  No ordinary people feel that there is something wrong, official way, if the official cultivates it, you have to let others go first.

  Ten war horses roared forward in two rows. When they came close to the old farmer, they raised the reins, slowed down the horses, and galloped forward slowly. There were heavily armed sergeants on the horse, and they glanced at the prostrate old farmers on both sides with expressions, their eyes were as sharp as hawks, and they looked away when they saw that they were not carrying sharp knives or other things, and there was no safety hazard.

After the horses rode past, the old farmers glanced at them quietly, and then breathed carefully. It was hot in May, but the horse-riding sergeants who had just passed were fully armed from top to bottom, with helmets, ear protectors, neck protectors, and shoulder armor. , body armor, breastplate, leg armor.

   It can be seen at a glance that they are completely different from those idle soldiers in the guard. Those eyes can only be obtained after going through **** battles of life and death.

  After the leading ten horses, followed by a huge convoy. The convoy stretched for a long time, with a total of seven or eight carriages, and each carriage had a triangular red flag with the character "Li". There are guards in uniform at the front and back of the convoy, and they ride horses to and fro for inspection.

The carriage in the middle of the convoy is larger than the carriages at the front and rear. The carriage has four casement windows, like a mobile house, and the workmanship is more exquisite. The outside of the large carriage is carved with flowers, and there are three horse-drawn carriages with bright coats. There are two flags, in addition to the triangular "Li" red flag, there is also a red "Zhu" red flag.

   "Where are the three horse-drawn carts?"

   "Stylish, which high-ranking official is traveling with his family. At any time, we can also sit in that carriage."

  After the convoy had gone far, the people on the side of the creeping road gasped and got up, patted the dust off their bodies, and looked at the traces of the chariots and horses in the distance, envious.

   "What kind of dream do you have in broad daylight? Planting your land well is the fundamental."

  An old farmer slapped his youngest son who was stupidly standing aside, and woke everyone up. Afterwards, the old farmers glanced enviously from a distance, then took their farm tools and walked to the field.

  The massive motorcade in front traveled along the official road for a while, and then changed to another straighter road when the official road made a detour, and continued heading north.

  Changed lanes several times and headed north.

   I don't know how long I walked, but all the time, the horses and chariots that didn't stop stopped slowly.

   "We're almost in the capital, why don't you leave?"

A girl's inquiry sounded from the largest carriage in the middle, and a small hand pushed open a window from the inside, and then a girl with a bun face with baby fat poked her head out from the inside, and bulged her mouth to look at the people outside the carriage. The nursing home inquired and urged to move forward.

"I'm sorry Miss Hua'er, please report to Miss, I can't go forward for the time being, the wooden bridge in front is broken, although the river is not wide, but the water is not shallow, so I can't ford across the river." Nuyuan, rode over, pointed to the river in front of him and replied.

   "Then what should I do?" The bun-faced girl wrinkled her bun-faced face.

   "I sent someone to the village to ask for directions. There are no other bridges nearby. The nearest one is ten miles downstream. However, because there are mountains on the other side of the downstream river, it takes more than 20 miles to cross the river," the nurse replied.

"Ah, it's already at this point, and it will be evening in another hour. After crossing the river and taking such a long detour, it will take another day to walk." The bun-faced girl pursed her mouth and frowned when she heard this. .

"Miss, it's a terrible situation. I asked clearly. The bridge in front is broken. There is another bridge ten miles downstream, but it takes a detour of more than twenty miles to cross the bridge." The bun-faced girl shrank back from the outside, and sat down The girl in the middle replied, very anxious.

The interior of the carriage is very comfortable, with curtains hanging from all sides, a rosewood coffee table with a built-in fruit plate and tea products, a Ru kiln flower pouch filled with newly picked wild flowers; there is a small stove in front of the coffee table, carefully designed by craftsmen It is fixed by an exquisite shelf to prevent bumps; there is a shelf near the car window, which holds the dowry and the glass mirror inlaid with copper.

  Behind the coffee table is a rug, covered with silk of moderate thickness, on which is leaning against a beautiful girl.

  The young girl has a delicate appearance, fair complexion, dark eyes like ink, a little makeup, lips like cherry petals, she is indescribably stunning.

The long black hair is tied into a bridal bun. The hair ornaments on the bun are well-defined, exquisite and luxurious. They are made of gold silk as flower branches and stamens, adorned with red orbs, and there are golden butterflies hanging down, drooping with the trembling of the carriage The golden butterfly swayed accordingly. The gold hairpins on both sides of the bun and the pendants on the earlobes are also the same as Bu Yao's, with red orbs lit and red pearls hanging down.

  The slender body is wearing a long red dress, bordered with gold thread, and peonies and cloud patterns are also outlined.

   Beautiful and luxurious.

  The face is as beautiful as a fairy, and the temperament is as luxurious as a princess.

   "You can't take a detour, or you won't be able to catch up with Mr. Smelly Toad's birthday."

  The charming girl held a volume of "Book of Songs" in her hand, but her mind was not on "Book of Songs". After hearing the question from the bun maid, she shook her head slightly and turned her gaze out of the window.

   Seeing this, the steamed bun maid obediently opened the window so that her lady could see the scene in front of her clearly.

  The charming girl looked forward through the window, and after a while, her black eyes lit up, she called the bun girl to her, and gave some instructions.

   After a while, the car door opened, and the steamed bun maid walked out and walked towards the river. Accompanied by the nurse, she held her nose and knocked on the door of a house by the river.

   This yard is a bit broken, and the smell is not very good.

   "Hey, old man, how much does this crappy house of yours cost?" The steamed bun maid asked while pointing to a wooden house in the old man's yard, holding her nose.

   "Ah, why?" The old man who opened the door was shocked.

   "Would you like it?" The bun maid pressed her nose and urged.

   "Give me ten taels of silver, I." The old man who opened the door thought for a while, his family still has two houses, and this dilapidated house has not been lived in for several years, and it leaks.

The bun maid took out a ten tael silver note from the sachet around her waist without even thinking about it, handed it to the old man, and then said, "If you remove a few long wooden strips from this shabby house, you can buy them in two taels." If the bridge in front of your door is repaired within a quarter of an hour, I will return your broken house to you."

   "Really?" The old man's eyes lit up.

   "Hurry up, from now on, I won't pay you back after the time has passed." The bun maid urged.

  The money is touching, the old man called a few neighbors, quickly removed a few beams from the dilapidated house, and repaired the bridge within two quarters of an hour.

  The convoy passed the wooden bridge without stopping for a moment, and continued to move forward, getting closer and closer to the capital.

  (end of this chapter)