The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

It was already dawn, and the group of people carried the boards and drifted with the current for several hours, but they were all washed away by the current.

Now only the board of Lu Xiuyuan and Tian Si was left around, and the other party looked at the endless flood around him, and felt a little hopeless in his heart.

Just float down like this, what is the head?

At this time, Lu Xiuyuan's body temperature was as cold as a flood due to being soaked in the water for a long time, and the body below the shoulders was already frozen unconscious.

The state is getting worse and worse, and the consciousness has become dull.

He looked at the turbulent flood around him, and besides being in awe of the powerful destructive power of nature, he also felt his own insignificance.

The two of them are like ants holding dead leaves and falling on the sea, so small and vulnerable.

I don't know how long it has passed, but when Lu Xiuyuan regained consciousness, he was already lying on the shore, basking in the sun for a while.

Looking at the scorching sun in the sky, it should be almost past noon, he barely propped himself up and looked at the surrounding environment.

Here is a shoal, surrounded by remote wilderness, no other people are seen, even Tian Si is not there.

Lu Xiuyuan sat and rested for a while, and began to check the supplies on his body.

Fortunately, the golden needle food, ginseng and dagger are still there, and the banknotes sewn on the inside of the clothes have not been wet.

He opened the oiled paper bag, and first ate the big steamed bun inside. It was dry and choked a little, but there was nothing he could do. Others make up their minds.

After one meal, he couldn't eat the remaining three, so Lu Xiuyuan flattened them and stuffed them into his arms. Finally, he drank some water from the gourd and stuffed the gaps in his stomach.

Afterwards, he hid the hard candy and ginseng that Shi Yunchen had prepared for him in various pockets on his body.

After finishing all this work, he crawled to the shallows and began to sort out his image.

Because of soaking in the water for such a long time, Lu Xiuyuan's hairstyle has long been messed up, and there are even withered grass and dirt stained in the water on it, which looks messy.

Barely seeing the situation through the sewage, he dug some sludge from the side and applied it on his face and neck.

After making a good camouflage, he finally nodded with peace of mind, then found a wooden stick beside him, leaned on the stick with his chest bent and his back, and started to walk along the river bank pretending to be a refugee.

Although I don't know where it is now, but the river next to it should not be flooded anymore. Today Lu Xiuyuan plans to look for Tian Si and his brothers along the bank first, and see if they can meet other people and ask. road.

As time slowly passed, the sun also moved from the sky to the west, and the moon, which only appeared at night, was now impatiently hanging in the sky.

Lu Xiuyuan walked along the river for two hours, his feet were weak and he hadn't met anyone yet, so he couldn't help but lament his bad luck.

It was already You hour, and according to the current weather, it would take about an hour and a half before the sky completely darkened.

Finding a rock and sitting down, he took out a flattened steamed bun from his arms, stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed slowly.

Looking up at the scene where the sun had not yet set and the moon had risen, Lu Xiuyuan planned to look for another half an hour. If he couldn't find it, he would first find a safe place to spend the night, and then go to the provincial capital by himself.

After eating a steamed bun, Lu Xiuyuan took a sip from the gourd at his waist, and then put it back.

When the floods are raging, the water resources are easily polluted, and it is generally not allowed to drink indiscriminately. There is only one catty of water left in his gourd, and he is reluctant to drink too much.

After dinner, Lu Xiuyuan continued to look for the figures of Tian Si and the others along the way with a cane. After walking for almost half an hour, just when he was about to give up in disappointment, a figure lying on the ground on the river beach not far away made him He instantly lifted his spirits.

It's a person lying there!It looks very strong, very similar to Tian Si and the others!

Lu Xiuyuan was overjoyed, straightened his back, picked up the stick and ran forward.

But when he walked in front of that person, the smile on his face froze. This person was not a few brothers from the Tian family, but a stranger.

When he was disappointed, he still bent over to check the other person's physical condition.

The man's face was blue and purple, his eyes were bloodshot when he opened his eyelids, his pupils were dilated, his breath was barely audible, and his pulse could hardly be felt. He seemed to be a dying person...

In this situation, Lu Xiuyuan didn't want to meddle in his own business in order to protect himself, so he got up and walked a few steps, then stopped.

After a series of struggles in his heart, he finally returned to the man.

Forget it, let's take it as a test of the learning results of his Lingshu small needle!

Lu Xiuyuan straightened the man's body, cleaned up the foreign objects in his mouth and nose, then took out the set of golden needles from his bosom, and pricked a few acupuncture points according to the acupuncture points explained by Dr. Xu.

After burning an incense stick, he started to wake up for the needle. At this time, he found that the man's complexion was much better than before. When he opened his eyelids, he saw that the pupils had returned to normal size, and even the pulse was much stronger.

Lu Xiuyuan simply sat on the ground, looked at the stranger, and curled his lips. Doctor Xu really didn't lie to him, the effect of this small needle on the spiritual pivot is really out of heaven!

After the time was up and the needle was pulled out, the man's complexion basically returned to normal, and Lu Xiuyuan patted the man's face lightly.

"Big brother! Wake up!"

The other party didn't respond to his call at all.

Shouldn't it be?It stands to reason that after this set of acupuncture treatment, he will definitely wake up, why is he still unconscious?

He looked up at the sky, and it would be dark in about half an hour, so he couldn't delay here any longer, he had to find a safe place to stay overnight.

Lu Xiuyuan put the needle away, carefully put it back in his bosom and kept it next to him. Before he got up and left, he glanced at the unconscious person on the ground, he was tangled in his heart, and finally chose to carry him and walk together.

He has saved everything, if he throws it here in case there is another accident at night, then his rescue will not be in vain.

But before taking it away, he checked it carefully.

The other party has a strong figure, dark and rough skin, a pair of thick sword eyebrows, and good facial features. He doesn't look like a bad guy. The clothes on his body are also cheap coarse linen clothes.

Anyway, as long as he is not a troublesome person, he doesn't want to cause trouble.

He squatted down, dragged the person to his shoulders and stood up with force. Sure enough, the unconscious person was carrying a heavy weight, almost dead.

Lu Xiuyuan carried the strong man for several miles like this, and he felt that he was so tired that he was out of breath and could not stand up straight.

But fortunately, God was merciful, and when he couldn't hold on any longer, he found a suitable place to stay.

A natural narrow passage surrounded by boulders on three sides.

Seeing this, Lu Xiuyuan regained his strength in an instant, walked in with the man on his shoulders, and put him on the ground.

Inhaled deeply and exhaled to adjust his breathing. Because this strong man was too heavy, it took a long time to move forward with the weight. He looked up to the west, and the sun had already set on the mountain.

He didn't dare to delay this meeting, and hurried to find firewood nearby while there was still some light.

Lu Xiuyuan had a clear goal this time, and rushed straight to the nearby poplar forest.

I cleverly broke off the poplar saplings that had been planted for one or two years, and after arranging them in a row, I pinched a lot of dead leaves on the ground and pulled them back together.

After sending it back, he began to search for dead branches and trees non-stop. When he had almost searched, the sky finally darkened.

As soon as it got dark, Lu Xiuyuan didn't dare to act casually. He first threw the dead wood beside the man, and then piled up the poplar branches that had been dragged past at the entrance of the narrow passage to block the view from the outside, otherwise he would feel insecure.

After finishing all the work, he began to sit on the ground and light a fire to bake steamed buns.

By the time a steamed bun was eaten, the strong man next to him hadn't woken up yet.

Lu Xiuyuan went over to check the other party's vital signs. Everything was normal, but he just couldn't wake up.

After thinking about it, he simply took out a piece of ginseng and stuffed it into the opponent's mouth. After doing this, he went back to guard the fire.

Because of his high concentration at this time, a slight movement outside can make him jittery.

In this desolate country, the night watch time is really difficult. Lu Xiuyuan was afraid that he would fall asleep by reciting the essay silently, so he took a dead branch and began to silently write on the ground.

I don't know how much time passed, the dead branch in Lu Xiuyuan's hand fell to the ground, and he fell into a deep sleep on his knees.

The fire in front of him continued to burn for a while, and finally went out because the firewood was not refilled in time.

At Maoshi, it was broad daylight, and the strong man lying on the innermost side of the stone wall twitched his fingers a few times, his brows were furrowed, and he uttered a few words inaudibly from his lips.

"Water, water..."

Lu Xiuyuan woke up suddenly when he heard the faint voice, and his first reaction was to look outside at the pile of poplar trees.

After finding out that it was still the same, I was relieved.

It was completely bright outside, and the fire in front of him had already lost its temperature.

He rubbed his temples lightly, but he didn't expect to accidentally fall asleep at the back of the vigil.

At this time, a faint voice sounded from the side: "Water, water..."

Only then did Lu Xiuyuan notice the strong man behind him, and hurried over, watching the other's eyelids quiver, he kept muttering in his mouth.

He was in a much lighter mood. The other party now knew that it was a good thing to ask for water, which meant that he was about to wake up.

Remove the gourd from the side of the waist, open the cover, and feed it to the other party gently.

After his lips touched the clear water, the man couldn't wait to swallow.

After drinking, the other party even stretched out those rough hands to grab the gourd and pour it into his mouth desperately.

This shocked Lu Xiuyuan a lot. Compared to drinking like this, drinking in small sips is more effective in replenishing water.

He quickly snatched the gourd, but it was too late, there was only a little water left in it.

Lu Xiuyuan twitched his brows twice, resisting the urge to hit someone, gave the man a hard look, and hung the gourd back around his waist.

The stared man drank enough water and fell into a deep sleep again.

Seeing the other party sleeping so sweetly, Lu Xiuyuan first ground his teeth angrily, and after a while, he couldn't help but yawned.

Anyway, it was already dawn, and this place should be safe, so he might as well sleep to refresh himself.

Lie directly on the ground and fell asleep in an instant.

When the noon sun hit Lu Xiuyuan's face, he still didn't wake up.

He didn't wake up until a strong arm pressed against his body and even hugged him into his arms.

It was only then that he realized that the person hugging him was the strong man, he quickly pushed him away, frowned and said, "Brother, what are you doing?"

When the man saw him open his eyes and speak, he burst into tears of joy: "Brother Yuan, you finally woke up! You've woken up! You really worried Third Brother!"

Hey, what's the situation?

Lu Xiuyuan glanced at the other party suspiciously. He did not know this person, but his expression did not seem to be fake...

Could it be amnesia?

"Do you remember your name?" he asked tentatively.

The man slapped his chest when he heard this: "I am your third brother! Brother Yuan, don't you remember me?"

"Then who am I? What's my name?" Lu Xiuyuan continued to ask.

"Needless to say, you are my distant brother!" After the other party said this, his expression was a little perturbed.

Well, it's confirmed now, the other party probably bumped his head in the flood, which caused the current memory confusion.

To test it, he asked a few simple questions.

"What's your name?"

"how old are you?"

"Do you remember where you live?"

……

Lu Xiuyuan asked a bunch of questions, but the other party ignored him, and then called him kindly one by one.

He simply pointed at himself: "My name is Lu Xiuyuan, not your brother Yuan, do you remember where you live?"

Hearing this, the other party tilted his head in confusion: "Aren't you my distant brother?"

He shook his head directly: "I'm not."

The man reached out his hand hesitantly, and touched Lu Xiuyuan's forehead: "You don't have a fever? Could it be that your head got water after falling into the water before?"

Seeing the other party's reaction, he knew that the two sides could not communicate for the time being, so he could only maintain the status quo temporarily.

Lu Xiuyuan patted the strong man's shoulder and said, "Third brother, I'll sleep for a while. If you go out, don't go too far."

He yawned, he was really sleepy, so it's better not to rush on at this time.

The man saw that he was about to go to sleep, so he sat down directly next to him: "Brother Yuan, go to sleep, third brother will watch over you, you can rest assured to sleep!"

Lu Xiuyuan closed his eyes and fell asleep without being polite to that person.

This time he slept very soundly, and slept until he woke up naturally.

After waking up, he sat up and stretched, then turned around and saw the man sitting in the previous position, staring at this side intently.

Lu Xiuyuan glanced at the traces on the ground. After sleeping for so long, the other party stayed in place without moving?

"Didn't you get up and walk around?"

The man shook his head with a serious expression: "I want to sleep with my brother Yuan, and I can't wander around."

Hearing this, he couldn't help but touch his forehead. It seems that the two of them will be bound for a while.

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