Time Traveling: The Man and Wife Heads the House

When Zhang Chi woke up the next day, Gu Xihe was already sitting by the window reading.The bright white light shone on his face, as if it had been coated with a layer of silver light.

Zhang Chi lay there, staring at him intently, feeling that the years were quiet and peaceful, and the present world was stable.

His eyes were too focused, Gu Xihe couldn't help but raised his head and smiled, "What are you looking at? Still not getting up?"

Zhang Chi smiled lazily: "Look at you, you look good."

Gu Xihe blushed slightly, glared at him, and lowered his head, "You, you are getting more and more nasty. Get up quickly! I heard that Zixiu and Tan Shi have already woken up. We still have to hurry today!"

Zhang Chi sat up and said while putting on his clothes: "Finally, we have a comfortable place, let's stay for a few more days before leaving!"

Gu Xihe shook his head, "As the weather is fine and I don't feel any discomfort, let's drive a little longer and have a good rest when we get to the imperial capital."

Zhang Chi put on his clothes and walked to him, touched his forehead, feeling a little sweaty.

"Xihe, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. You've sweated so much this morning, and you've been stuck in the car all day. Can you bear it?"

Gu Xihe patted his hand, "It's okay. Zixiu will fan me."

Zhang Chi hugged him distressedly, "Xihe, you have worked so hard."

Gu Xihe said softly: "We will arrive at the imperial capital in a few days, I can hold on."

The door was knocked twice, and then it was pushed open. Lu Zixiu smiled and said, "Are you two up? I'm coming in!"

Zhang Chi let go of Gu Xihe, and said helplessly, "I'm going to wash up."

After speaking, he nodded at Lu Zixiu and walked out.

Lu Zixiu rubbed his nose, walked up to Gu Xihe, and asked suspiciously, "Xihe, your Zhang Chi doesn't seem to like me very much."

Gu Xihe said: "Of course he doesn't like you."

Seeing that Lu Zixiu opened his mouth to speak, he added, "I am the one he likes."

"Damn!" Lu Zixiu actually burst into a foul language, "Xihe, you, you can tell jokes."

Gu Xihe smiled and stood up, "Of course I will."

"But I haven't heard you say that before."

"It's just that there is no chance. Where's Brother Tan?"

"He's packing his bags and he'll be here in a minute. Going to dinner together?"

"it is good."

There were quite a few people eating in the hall in the morning. Judging by their attire and manners, many of them were students who came to rush for the exam.Some are alone, and some have friends and companions, which is very lively.

In order to keep a low profile, Zhang Chi and the others deliberately chose a corner location.

Lu Zixiu observed for a while, shook his head, and sighed, "Is there no one here? Why are they all crooked?"

Tan Shi was drinking soup, and suddenly choked, covered his mouth quickly, and coughed in a muffled voice.

Gu Xihe put down the spoon in his hand and stared at Lu Zixiu, "You! The teacher said something, don't be arrogant. How did you forget?"

Lu Zixiu glanced at Tan Shi, who coughed until his neck was red.

He curled his lips, "I'm telling the truth! You see, just by looking at the appearance and temperament, we won."

Gu Xihe had no choice but to say, "Zixiu, we are here for the exam, not for the beauty pageant."

But Zhang Chi said from the side: "I think what Zixiu said is right, you won without taking the exam."

Lu Zixiu didn't expect that Zhang Chi agreed with him, so he immediately forgot what he said this morning, and smiled triumphantly, "Zhang Chi, we are really heroes who see the same thing!"

Zhang Chi put two sticks of pickled radish in Gu Xihe's bowl, holding back the laughter in his heart.He thought that Lu Zixiu had a lofty and arrogant personality, but after getting acquainted with him, he turned out to be a joke at all.However, it's better to be funny than to pretend to be thirteen indifferently.

Tan Shi managed to stop his coughing, and said in a hoarse voice: "After Cheng'an, there are still three to five days' journey to reach the imperial capital. It's still early, we don't need to hurry too much. I'll go out for a walk in the morning, I heard that the scenery here is beautiful, shall we stay here for two days to see the scenery?"

Zhang Chi said: "No. Brother Tan, while Xihe is still in good spirits, let's drive a little longer! When we get to the imperial capital, we can take a good rest."

Tan Shi didn't force it, and said, "That's fine."

Lu Zixiu said, "Let's go after dinner! I feel a little bored today, so don't let it rain."

After reaching an agreement, several people quickly finished their breakfast, took the salute, and drove out in the carriage.

He didn't take two steps, but was stopped by someone.

"Oh! Brother, we met again, what a fate!"

Zhang Chi looked intently, and the old man from last night was again blocking the carriage.This time I changed clothes, the whitish dark blue robe was much cleaner.

He frowned, "Uncle, we are in a hurry, please help yourself."

"Hurry up?" The old man's eyes brightened, and his face was smiling like a flower. "It's just right, old man, I'm going to the imperial capital, I don't know if it's on my way?"

Zhang Chi raised his eyebrows, and said solemnly: "It's not on the way."

After finishing speaking, he pulled the rein and was about to drive the cart away, but the old man stood in front of the horse, smiling all over his face, "Don't! I know you are going to the imperial capital, and so am I. To tell you the truth, I have seniors and juniors , if you don’t take me with you, I’m so old, if something happens along the way, what will my family do!”

This person looks to be 60 or [-] years old, and there are still old and young in the family?Why is it so unbelievable?

Zhang Chi stroked his chin and stared at the old man. What is the purpose of this man?From last night to today, Zhang Chi certainly didn't believe that he had no intention of approaching them.

Tan Shi pulled Zhangchi's sleeve and said, "Zhangchi, ignore him, let's go!"

Zhang Chi hesitated, if the old man really wanted to deal with them, he shouldn't come to them openly.Is it to help them?But he asked Lu Zixiu and Gu Xihe, but they didn't know him.

Seeing Tan Shi whipping his whip and driving the carriage, the old man suddenly sat in front of the carriage and yelled loudly, "Oh! Your horse hit me, you are responsible!"

Fortunately, there were not many people at the entrance of the inn early in the morning. Even if someone looked over, they hurried past and did not step forward.

Zhang Chi smiled wryly, there are actually some people who touch porcelain here?It's just that this acting is too exaggerated, right?

He jumped out of the car and said coldly: "Don't you just want to go with us? Okay, get in the car! Brother Tan, you go sit in the back car, and I'll sit in the front with this uncle."

After finishing speaking, he pulled the old man up and said, "How about it? Can I sit in the front?"

The old man nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, the little old man is rough and thick, as long as you let me get in the car, I can sit anywhere."

Gu Xihe heard what the old man said in the carriage, and wanted to get out of the carriage to take a look, but was stopped by Lu Zixiu.

"Xihe, don't go down, just let Zhang Chi and Brother Tan take care of it."

Gu Xihe naturally believed them and heard their conversation without getting out of the car.It was not surprising to hear Zhang Chi say that he would take the old man with him, because Zhang Chi had always been a person with a cold face and a warm heart.

Lu Zixiu chuckled, "Xihe, your Zhang Chi is really a warm-hearted person!"

Gu Xihe knew that what he said was not good, but nodded, "Yes, my Zhang Chi is a good person, that's why I like it."

Lu Zixiu rubbed his nose, Xihe really changed, he was able to say such explicit words without changing his expression.He was also really envious in his heart, that he could make Xihe like him so much.

Seeing Zhang Chi's insistence, Tan Shi had no choice but to open the curtain and get in the car, and naturally sat beside Lu Zixiu.

Lu Zixiu moved his body, "Did Zhang Chi really take that old man with him?"

"Ah."

"Why do you think the old man followed us?"

Tan Shi shook his head, "I don't know, but I don't think that old man has any malicious intentions."

Gu Xihe said: "I think so too."

Lu Zixiu put his arms on the table, turned to look at Tan Shi, and said lazily, "Anyway, with you and Zhang Chi, it won't do much to measure the old man."

Lu Zixiu trusted him so much, Tan Shi felt that this time was not in vain.

The old man got into the car and started talking, asking in a roundabout way where Zhang Chi came from and did he go to the imperial capital for the exam?He also asked what the relationship between the four of them was, and they seemed very close.

Zhang Chi didn't answer, but just handed him a big straw hat.

After saying something, put it on, and then concentrate on driving.

Although Zhang Chi didn't say anything, his actions were heart-warming. The old man had a laugh, stopped talking, and hummed a little tune for his own amusement.

After leaving the city, the weather became more and more sultry, and the originally sunny sky gradually turned overcast.After another hour of walking, the clouds in the sky became thicker and thicker, and the clouds became lower and lower, as if a heavy rain was about to fall.

The old man became nervous, "It's going to rain soon, let's find a place to take shelter!"

Zhang Chi looked around. There were endless fields on both sides of the road. There were no villages, shops, or even a small hut.

"There doesn't seem to be a village here, where can I go to shelter from the rain?"

The old man said: "I know there is a ruined temple not far away, why not go there to shelter from the rain before leaving."

Zhang Chi turned his head to look at the old man, and the old man also looked at him with a sincere look.

"You know? Hurry up and lead the way."

Zhang Chi knew that the sky was so cloudy that if it rained, it would be heavy rain, so he didn't hesitate anymore.

"Okay, you listen to me."

Zhang Chi turned around and said loudly to the people in the car: "It's going to rain, I'm going to speed up, you all pay attention."

Gu Xihe lifted the curtain of the car to see how gloomy the sky was, and handed out two coir raincoats from inside, Zhang Chi put them on quickly, and gave one to the old man.

The two horses also seemed to realize that the sky was about to change, Zhang Chi's whip was kicked off, and they ran quickly.

After walking for less than a quarter of an hour, a strong wind suddenly blew up and heavy raindrops fell down.The rain curtain was so thick that Zhang Chi couldn't see the road clearly for a moment.

The old man beside him shouted, "Hurry up, we're almost there!"

Zhang Chi waved his whip again, but the two horses neighed suddenly. Zhang Chi vaguely saw the hazy shadow behind the rain curtain ahead,

He heard the old man scream, "Be careful!" He stretched out his hand and grabbed the rein in Zhang Chi's hand, and the two horses neighed again, barely stopping.

Gu Xihe only felt that the car jolted and stopped.

Tan Shi was the first to lift the curtain, and asked loudly, "Zhang Chi, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, don't come out!"

After getting closer, Zhang Chi could see clearly that a carriage was stuck in the mud in front, and a person was pushing the cart behind.

Seeing Zhang Chi stop the car, the people in front were surprised.

He walked up to Zhang Chi and clasped his fists together, "Brother, can you push the car for me?"

The man was very young, his whole body was soaked by rain, the hem of his clothes was full of muddy water, and the smile on his face was anxious.

Seeing that he was very polite, Zhang Chi got out of the car.

The dirt road had been overturned by the carriage, it was full of potholes and muddy, and the left rear wheel of the carriage in front was stuck in a big hole.

He bent down to look at it, straightened up, and shook his head, "It's hard to lift like this."

The man's face showed a look of pleading, "Brother, my younger brother is in the car. He is sick and has a severe fever. Please help!"

Zhang Chi took two steps forward and came to the front car. He raised his hand to lift the curtain, but the man grabbed his wrist.

"what are you going to do?"

There was a sharp light in his eyes, and he was very vigilant.

"I'll see the patient."

Zhang Chi was very calm.

The man took a deep look at him and opened the door curtain.

The light was very dim, but Zhang Chi saw the person curled up in the carriage, with a small body, like a child.

It seemed that this person was not lying, and Zhang Chi felt that since he got out of the car, it would be a good idea to do him a favor.

Zhang Chi said wait a moment, turned around and went to his carriage.

He pulled a plank from the carriage and walked back to the man.

"I'll shovel some dirt under the wheels. You go to the front to drive the car, and I'll push it behind. Let's try."

The old man shouted loudly beside him, "I'll give you a chant."

The two cooperated tacitly, and the wheels rolled over the deep pit covered with soil, and they got out of the pit all at once.

The man got out of the car with ecstatic joy on his face.

"Brother, thank you so much! It's raining so hard, my brother and I can't find a place to stay. I don't know where you are going?"

Zhang Chi said: "This uncle said that there is a ruined temple in front, which can shelter from the rain, why don't we go and see it together?"

"Okay. Please lead the way."

After walking for less than a mile, Zhang Chi and the others arrived at the ruined temple that the old man said.

The temple is indeed very old and has been in disrepair for a long time. At least half of the roof has no tiles. The windows were nailed up with messy wood by someone.

As soon as the carriage stopped, the old man swooped in. Zhang Chi went in to check. There were some raindrops dripping from the gaps in the roof, and the ground was very damp.Although dilapidated, it can still keep out the wind and rain.

He thought the place was okay, so he took the umbrella and helped Gu Xihe out of the car.Gu Xihe was protected by Zhang Chi in his arms, and not a single drop of rain fell on his head or body.

Tan Shi also brought Lu Zi into the house tightly, and the young man who asked for help wrapped the sick child in a blanket and carried him in.

The old man shook his head and sighed: "Only the old man and I have no one to protect me!"

Zhang Chi and Tan Shi entered the ruined temple, looked around, and found a dry corner. Zhang Chi took a carpet from the car and spread it on the ground, and called everyone to sit down, while Tan Shi found some half dry and not wet. The firewood started a fire.

The young man put the person in his arms on the carpet, and lifted the wrapped blanket to reveal the person inside.

The author's gossip: Today, the old lady at home had a heart attack. She took a drip for more than ten hours and came back late. I'm sorry.