Xichun, the first daughter of the Red Chamber

Xichun looked at Jin Han in surprise, "Why is Brother Jin here?"

Jin Han said: "Father ordered me to go to the army to practice. This time, the generals in the army are in rotation, so I will follow."

Xichun was even more surprised now, did Jinhan go to the army to practice at a young age?

But thinking of the dispute between wives and concubines in Nan'an Prince's Mansion, and Jin Han and Jin Yue's delay in asking for a concubine, Xichun sighed a little.

But speaking of it, these four kings and eight kilometers, that is, the Nan'an Palace has taken refuge in the present, and now most of the other families have gone downhill, but the Nan'an Palace is still standing, and the military power has always been in its hands.

"Sister Yue is really sad this time." Xichun said with a smile.

Jin Han also nodded, with a smile on his lips, "That's right, I cried when I heard I was leaving the day before yesterday. I managed to coax you, and I received your letter yesterday..."

Thinking of that scene, Xichun laughed. After the joke was over, she was still a little worried. Jinyue was lonely, and she would always go into the wrong place when she thought about it. Now that she and Jinhan have left, she doesn't know how Jinyue is doing.

Perhaps seeing Xichun's worry, Jin Han said again: "But I heard from my mother and concubine that my sister was selected by the nine princesses to accompany her as a companion, and she will go to the palace in a few days. will be wronged."

This was the first time Xichun heard the news.

Although it may not be a good thing to go to the palace as a companion to study, but compared with continuing to live in the environment like Nan'an Palace, it is a great thing.

Xichun tried her best to recall, according to the rumors, the ninth princess and her mother and concubine are gentle people, and they are also very kind to others, no matter whether this is true or not, at least it is so on the surface.

Coupled with the fact that Nan'an Palace is there, at least Jinyue will not be wronged.

Jinhan talked with Xichun for a while before leaving.

The carriage got on the official road, and the speed became more and more anxious. Sitting in the carriage, Xichun became dizzy after a while.

Jiang's mother hugged Xichun into her arms, "Sister Xi, go to sleep for a while."

Xichun hummed and closed her eyes, but couldn't fall asleep anyway.

The current carriage doesn't have an anti-shock system, so Xichun felt uncomfortable with the bumps.

Xichun opened his eyes, and Liqiu immediately came up to him, "Miss, are you going to vomit?"

This time it was Jiang's mother and Li Qiu who came with her. Originally, Li Chun was scheduled, but Li Chun was prone to motion sickness.

Xichun nodded, and Liqiu took out a spittoon from under where Xichun was sitting.

Xichun lay on Jiang's mother's lap and retched, but couldn't vomit, her face was pale.

Li Qiu asked: "Miss, would you like some water?"

As he spoke, he brought the water bag, but when he opened it, it was cold.

When Xichun saw it, she refused to drink it.

There was no other way, Jiang's mother asked Liqiu to bring out a few plums for Xichun to suck, and it was like that until noon when the army stopped for dinner.

Li Qiu came in with a big wooden tray, "Miss, come quickly, eat some hot padding, I even boiled water."

Looking at the dishes, Xichun's mouth became pale and she had no appetite, so she had to force herself to eat it, but she vomited it all up after the carriage ran in the afternoon.

When the army stopped to rest again in the evening, Xichun was so weak that he couldn't eat dinner anymore.

Seeing that the food delivered to the carriage hadn't moved, Steward Yu came over to inquire, and after learning about Xichun's situation, he suggested: "The county magistrate might as well come down and take a walk."

Xichun pushed herself out of the carriage, put on the curtain and dangled around, and slowly recovered.

Then Guanshi Yu got some fish soup from somewhere, and Jia Rong also brought over a roasted rabbit, "Young Master Jin hunted it, and sent one here, little aunt, let's eat some."

Xichun drank half a bowl of hot fish soup with the roasted rabbit, and then felt better.

At night, Xichun and Jiang's mother, Liqiu, slept in the carriage. Steward Yu and a personal guard rested against the carriage, and the rest lived in the sergeant's tent.

Xichun had persuaded them before, but none of them listened to her, "Don't worry, the county lord, we haven't lived through such a life, we will be fine, and we don't sleep in the wild every night. There are still people on the road ahead." Lots of towns to stay in."

There was no other way, so Xichun had no choice but to ask Mama Jiang to remind them to add more clothes, and gave them some pills.

Early the next morning, the army continued to set off again.

Xichun was lying in Jiang's mother's arms, just about to start to endure the day, when she heard someone knock on the car window, and Jin Han's voice came from outside, "Sister Jia, the journey is boring, how about I talk to you?"

Xichun opened the curtain of the car and saw that Jin Han was riding a horse and following the carriage, with a triangular gauze covering his face, covering the lower half of his face.

Seeing Xichun lift the car curtain, Jin Han stretched out his hand to pull back the car curtain, "It's dusty outside, let's put down the curtain."

This morning, Xichun chatted with Jin Han from time to time, and when she stopped to rest at noon, she realized that today was better than yesterday.

Jinhan took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and said to Xichun, "After a few days, sister Jia gets used to riding in a carriage, so she won't feel so uncomfortable."

At this time, Xichun also understood Jin Han's intentions, and couldn't help feeling grateful, "Thank you, Big Brother Jin."

Jin Han smiled and said, "Why don't you thank me? You and Yue'er are good friends, just like my own sister. My brother is worried about my sister. Do you still need to say thank you?"

Xichun also laughed.

In the afternoon, the person who accompanied Xichun to talk was replaced by Jia Rong, and another person changed the next day.

As the days went by, Xichun really didn't feel so motion sick anymore.

When they arrived in Guangdong, the speed of the army finally slowed down. According to Jia Rong, the reason for rushing before was because there was a time requirement for the rotation of generals, and they had to arrive at the barracks within a certain period of time. Now they are only a few days away from the barracks. General Wu is no longer in a hurry.

Only then did Xichun know that the leader of this army was General Wu.

On this day, the army stationed outside the city and notified the officials in the city at the same time.

Jia Rong and Yu Guanshi came to ask sister Xi if she wanted to go to the city to play.

"General Wu and the others will rest here for two days to make some adjustments. We also want to ask someone to look at the carriage."

Xichun nodded, "Okay!"

The group entered the city again.

People come and go in the city with lights and festoons, laughter and laughter everywhere, and couples of men and women on the street accompany each other.

Xichun asked Jiang's mother, "Mom, what day is today?"

Jiang's mother was still thinking about it, and Yu Guanshi said from the side: "Today is Qixi Festival."

Xichun snorted, "No wonder it's so lively."

The customs here are very different from those in Beijing. Among other things, many women here wear thin half-sleeves.

Xichun looked very envious.

It's been hot recently, and the climate here tends to be hot flashes. It's even more uncomfortable to wrap yourself in clothes tightly.

Xichun looked at the local woman, and the local woman looked at her.

Dressed tightly, with curtains on, she looked like a lady from out of town.

A girl next to a ready-made clothing store waved at her and smiled, "Miss, would you like to come in and look at the clothes? My clothes are all in local style, and it's fun to wear."

The laughter was crisp and clear, a line of white teeth touched the red lips, and with a raised hand, most of the snow-white arms looked more and more warm and jade-like under the light.

Xichun took a small breath.

Xichun tugged at the corner of Jiang's mother's clothes, "Mom, can I have a try?"

Mother Jiang was still a little hesitant, but Jia Rong smiled and said, "Young aunt, just buy whatever you want. We came here in a hurry, and we have to buy a lot of things. Buying some local specialties can be regarded as a special flavor."

"And you don't have to be afraid of difficulties. In two days, we will be separated from General Wu and the others when we reach the town ahead. The road ahead will not be as urgent as before."

Guanshi Yu also persuaded Jiang's mother in a low voice: "Don't worry, mother, it will be fine."

So Xichun happily went into the tailor shop, chose several sets of clothes, and changed directly.

The owner of the shop was also straightforward, seeing that Xichun had bought a lot, he just wiped off the change and added a small silver bracelet.

The bracelet is thin, and its condition is not very good, but there are small bells hanging on it, and there is a light rustling sound when it moves.

"The quality of this bracelet is not very good, just for fun, miss."

Xichun smiled and said thank you, the boss smiled even more happily, "I don't know which noble lady she is from, she has such a good birth, I want to have a daughter."

Xichun suddenly came to play with her heart, "Then how about giving me a little less money for the sake of being so good?"

The boss was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "That's not possible, you will lose money. It's not easy for me to do business as a woman."

"But." The boss rolled his eyes, and his gaze flew to Guanshi Yu, "If you tell me his name, that's fine."

Xichun wowed in her heart, but looked at Guanshi Yu curiously on her face.

Guanshi Yu's face remained unchanged, "Thanks to the love of the girl, but there is already a wife in the family, and I don't want to do anything else in my life."

As he spoke, Steward Yu put his arms around Mother Jiang's shoulders.

Xichun's eyes widened immediately.

The boss looked back and sighed, "Oh, sure enough, all the good men in this world have masters."

The group left the shop again, and Steward Yu immediately apologized to Mama Jiang, "I was in a hurry just now, and I offended you so much, I hope Mama won't blame me."

Mother Jiang was still a little uncomfortable, but she nodded.

She also understood that it was Guanshi Yu's urgent move. Although she was surrounded by her just now, only a few fingers touched her slightly, and she avoided the rest.

Li Qiu breathed a sigh of relief at this time, "I was scared to death just now, why are the women here different from those in Beijing?"

Jiang's mother glared at her, "What nonsense are you talking about?! What's not going to die?" She was underage, and she started talking like a woman.

Li Qiu also realized that he had said something wrong, so he obediently shut up and stopped talking.

Jia Qi laughed from the sidelines, "What do you know, a child? There are many mountains and few fields here, and it is not easy to cultivate. Although it is close to the sea, it is a job to depend on the sky, and the annual typhoon is not a joke, so, ah, The women here also work like men, even harder than men."

"But this kind of environment also makes the difference in status between men and women not so big. It's a bit like Jinling, where women can support the family, and the world can accept it. Such women are naturally special."

With Jia Qi's words, everyone looked at the women on the street with inexplicable admiration.

Xichun walked for a while, and was watching vigorously, when a lantern suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.

Xichun was startled, and subconsciously took a step back, only to realize that it was Jinhan standing obliquely in front of her holding a lantern.

With a smile on the corner of Jin Han's mouth, he gave her the lantern again, and asked her, "Do you like this rose lantern?"