Zhen Lian of the Red Chamber

When I woke up the next day, my head was groggy, and my body felt sore and backache. I didn't feel better until I walked around the house.After washing up, I heard a knock on the door, and it was Liu Xianglian.

Opened the door to let him in, he had already tidied up, came in and sat down with the sword and bundle in his hand.Seeing that Zhen Lian's complexion is not good, she asked concerned: "I saw that your complexion is pale. Is it because you were tired from the journey yesterday? Or did you not sleep well at night? Or did you get injured again?"

Seeing his repeated questions, Zhen Lian pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I had a nightmare yesterday. I didn't sleep well all night, but I didn't remember anything after waking up!"

Hearing what she said, Liu Xianglian comforted her: "Dreams are always reversed, so it's better to forget them all. Then I will drive a little slower today, and you will be more comfortable."

Zhen Lian heard him say to walk slowly, it's not time to get home and it's going to be late, and besides, if you hurry, you will miss your accommodation.Then he said, "Don't rush slowly, it's fine."

Seeing her persistence, Liu Xianglian did not refute.Just slow down when driving by yourself.

For a while, the two set off again in a carriage. When there were few people on the road, Zhen Lian got out of the carriage and sat outside with Liu Xianglian, chatting and watching the scenery.When there are too many people or when they arrive in a town, they will hide in the carriage.

This day Zhen Lian saw that there were few people, so she got out of the carriage and sat on the wooden plank outside, with her feet dangling in the air and following the progress of the carriage, looking around boredly.

They took the official road, which was relatively flat, and two carriages could walk side by side.But the official road was only rammed with loess, and a layer of gravel was laid on it.It’s okay when there are few carriages and horses, but when there are many, it’s full of dust. After a day, my nose and face are covered with ashes.

Their carriage is the most common kind, the wheels are made of wood, and there is no anti-vibration device, and it is an old carriage that has been used for seven or eight years. The horse is also old, and although it walks steadily, it still wobbles Terribly.

But there is no way, this is already a good way, and I have to grit my teeth and endure it again!Fortunately, I don't get carriage sick, Zhen Lian thought boredly.

Zhen Lian also thought that all she knew about Liu Xianglian came from the few words in the red building, and she didn't know anything else, so she asked him: "You know everything about my family. Apart from knowing your name, I don't know anything else. I don't even know it!"

Liu Xianglian asked, "What do you want to know?"

Zhen Lian lowered her head and thought for a while: "You can tell me anything about you, just tell me!"

Liu Xianglian looked into the distance, "I don't know where to start, and I don't think there's much to say. Since you want to know, then you can ask! I'll just answer."

Zhen Lian thought that his parents had passed away, and there was no one at home, so she might have talked about his sadness.I only asked myself, and he agreed, so I had no choice but to continue asking.

Then asked his age, Liu Xianglian thought for a while and said, "This year is thirteen."

Zhen Lian was also surprised when she heard this, she thought he was fourteen years old when she saw his figure, but she didn't expect that he was well developed and grown up.

Zhen Lian asked again: "Then where is your hometown?"

"In Shenjing."

This Zhen Lian knew about it, so she didn't ask any more questions, and said, "Then why did you come here alone? It's so far away!"

Liu Xianglian smiled, "It's boring to stay at home every year. I came all the way to the south at the beginning of this year, thinking that I must travel all over the world, and then I met you."

Zhen Lian then asked him about the scenery, customs and figures of the places he traveled along the way.Liu Xianglian said one by one, and also said where the mountains are the highest and most dangerous, where the people are the most, and where the food is the most second.Hearing Zhen Lian was so fascinated, I wish I could go see it, listen to it, and taste it!

But when I think of the inconvenience of transportation in ancient times, I shrivel down, and it is a sin to go out!

Seeing her sluggish expression, Liu Xianglian felt strange, and asked, "What's the matter, I was so excited just now!"

Zhen Lian said a little downcastly: "Hearing what you said is so interesting and fun, I want to go too, but when I think about taking a carriage, I think it's better to forget it, and the bones of those who want to sit again are all broken!"

Liu Xianglian didn't expect this to be the reason, so she burst into laughter, and then said: "You forgot that you can go to some places by boat! You only go to places that can only be reached by boat, and it's enough for you to visit. Yes! As long as you don't get seasick!"

After finishing speaking, it was a pity, "It's just that you don't know how to ride a horse. If you learn how to ride a horse, it won't be too difficult. Then you can go anywhere in the world!"

After hearing this, Zhen Lian knew that she was teasing herself, and she forgot about it for a while.He also thought that when he finds his mother, he will have to take care of her. How can he go around and go out without restriction every day?

I just don't know who is in the Feng family and whether they get along well.I also thought that my grandfather Feng Su was not a very good person, and he often taunted his father Zhen Shiyin with words.

Later, seeing that Jia Yucun wanted to take Jiao Xing as the second wife, he fawned on her and sent Jiao Xing there. If he went back and lived in his house, there was no guarantee that he would not come up with bad ideas, after all, he had no relationship with him.

It's better to buy a house by myself and move out with my mother. Living in someone else's house is uncomfortable and not at ease after all.

Thinking of this, she asked Liu Xianglian: "Do you know where Daruzhou is?"

Liu Xianglian frowned and thought for a while, then said: "I have never been there, but I also know that, like Gusu, it is the capital of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. It is just south of Gusu, adjacent to Gusu. What do you do there? "

Zhen Lian was disappointed when she heard that she was still in the south of Gusu. Seeing him ask, she said, "That's where my grandfather's house is! I haven't been there, so I don't know where it is. I thought it was when we went to Gusu." I will pass by there, and then I can go and find out how my family is doing! It’s just that it’s farther away now, that’s all!”

The two of them were speechless for a while, Zhen Lianfu remembered the matter of Ben asking Liu Xianglian just now, and she was distracted here again!Or keep asking!

Zhen Lian thought for a while, then asked him again: "Why did you end up in that shabby house? Why didn't you stay in a hotel?"

Liu Xianglian flicked the reins, "I went out all the way except staying in inns for the first few months, and then I only looked for those places to live, and generally I didn't go to inns."

Zhen Lian was curious: "Why?"

Liu Xianglian turned her head to look at Zhenlian, and laughed loudly: "Because I don't have much money! I brought some money when I first went out, but I didn't expect to spend more than half of it in just a few months! Later I Let’s find those places to live to save some money.”

So it turned out that Zhen Lian had guessed that he lived there because he had no money, but he didn't expect that he would spend the money later, so he ignored the reason, but she didn't think it was really the reason.

In a blink of an eye, Zhen Lian saw his sword and asked him: "Look at you carrying this sword all the time, and you beat the boss away with ease that day, have you practiced martial arts?"

"I learned some boxing and sword skills when I was young, but these years have been wasted, and I haven't practiced it for many years! Only this sword is my family's treasured sword, so I always carry it with me every day. Besides, I take it with me when I go out. A sword is also good for self-defense." Liu Xianglian's tone was tinged with melancholy, not at all like what a young man of this age should look like.

Thinking that I only know a few words, I can take the opportunity to ask Liu Xianglian to give me some. I didn't think of this before, so I wasted so many days.

Zhen Lian turned her head and stared at him with a smile and said, "You must have been to school, right? Can you teach me some words?"

Liu Xianglian thought that if she was not good at writing, she would not be good at martial arts.When she was a child, she was beaten by her master every day when she went to school. Later, her studies were not good, but now someone asked him to teach her how to read!Immediately felt embarrassed, and coughed dryly, "Let me teach you? Don't miss you! My studies are very bad!"

It doesn't matter to Zhen Lian, as long as she can read and write, she is not a university student.

Then he said again: "It can't be worse than me! I can only recognize a few hundred characters. Don't teach me difficult, just teach me the characters I don't know."

Liu Xianglian saw that she could still meet the request, so she agreed.For a while, I tried hard to recall which book I started to learn from, and how the master taught it.How should I teach myself?

After thinking about it, she asked Zhen Lian, "What book did you study and where did you learn it?"

Zhenlian thought that what Ma Laner taught her was still quite confusing, and wanted Liu Xianglian to teach herself from the beginning.Seeing him asking, he said, "I'm studying the 'San Zi Jing', and I've only learned half of it. This is also taught to me by a friend I know. She learned it from her younger brother and then taught me, learning it intermittently. You just Teach me from the beginning, and I will learn it again."

Liu Xianglian took a look, and found that there was no place to write, pens and paper, and no books in the carriage.

"There are no books, paper and pens now. We will teach you how to read when we go to the front town to buy them at night!"

Zhen Lian responded, "Don't be in a hurry right now, this is what I just came up with, as long as you promise to teach me, everything will be fine!"

I only arrived at the county town in the evening, and many shops in the city were already closed, and the doors of the bookstores were also closed, so I had to come back tomorrow morning to buy.

After leaving the inn the next day, Liu Xianglian got out of the carriage and bought a pen, ink, paper and inkstone in the bookstore. Zhen Lian looked at it one by one, and there was actually a book with three big characters "San Zi Jing" standing there.

This was the first time Zhen Lian had seen an ancient book, and she read it carefully before opening it.The vertical characters look very uncomfortable, and there are no punctuation marks.Fortunately, it's just a simple enlightenment book. If it's complicated, just looking at it will make you dizzy!

Liu Xianglian saw that Zhen Lian had opened it, and asked, "Do you know all the words on this page?"

Zhen Lian took a closer look, and found that Ma Laner had taught them all, she nodded, "I know them all."

Liu Xianglian laughed and said, "Then I'll start teaching you now, you have to listen carefully and remember, I'm going to test you tonight!"

Zhen Lian also smiled, and nodded her head.

Liu Xianglian cleared her throat, shook her head with a serious face and recited: "At the beginning of human beings, nature is good, and nature is similar and habits are far away." The voice is mellow and pleasant.

"It means: all people are good when they are born, but..."

Zhen Lian listened carefully, Liu Xianglian not only explained the meaning of these words, but also gave some examples to explain.What he said was vivid and interesting, which fascinated Zhen Lian.

Liu Xianglian stopped after only teaching a dozen or so sentences, "I can only teach you so much every day, and you won't be able to remember it if there are too many!"

Zhen Lian also felt good, and said: "Let me take a look first, and ask you if I don't know it. It's just that it's not easy to write in the carriage. You can find some thin charcoal for me at night, and I will write with it."

After hearing this, Liu Xianglian retorted: "This won't work, you just practice calligraphy, and it's hard to learn after using a charcoal stick and a brush!"

"I just hope that I can recognize all the characters. This is more important. If I practice calligraphy, I will practice it at night. I don't want to be a master of calligraphy or go to the imperial examination. It is enough if I can see the characters. Besides, it is too expensive to write only with a pen. Don't let me waste pen, ink and paper like this!"

Liu Xianglian had no way to refute after hearing this, and thought that she hadn't practiced her handwriting well, so she couldn't speak anymore.

Zhen Lian took the book and reviewed the characters she knew, and asked Liu Xianglian if she didn't know them.

The past ten or so days have passed in the days when you learn from me, and they are going to Gusu soon!