Lin Yi left Yichun Court and headed east.
After walking for two days, we finally arrived at our destination, Dizhu.
Only you really know the hardships involved.
The official road in ancient times was indeed smooth, but it was mainly for horses. The dust raised made you wonder if it was a sandstorm.
But after all, it is the official road leading to the capital, and it is very bustling with people coming and going.
Listening to the thumping of horse hooves, she still felt proud in her heart.
His arrival can be considered as making some small contributions to this era.
Lin Yi took off the gray towel, and it turned from light gray to dark gray.
She dusted it off a few times and put it on her face.
Looking at the word "horse head", Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
It's just ahead.
At this time, her legs felt like they were tied with golden iron balls, and she could hardly move.
But a new blow followed.
Looking at the empty dock, Lin Yi felt a chill in her heart.
Why can't I see a ship at this pier?
Are boats a very scarce means of transportation in this era?
Seeing that the sky is getting dark.
Lin Yi touched the money bag and needed to find an inn to stay.
After only walking for a long time, although I looked around and saw restaurants and inns of varying heights, I didn't expect that the inns here were deserted and not lively at all.
Almost none are open.
Lin Yi knocked on his head.
Ghost town?
She glanced at the setting sun on the horizon, as if she was about to enter eternal night.
Are there ghosts in this era?
Forget it, I am now a poor and hungry ghost, and I am so scared!
Lin Yi saw a lit inn. The lobby on the first floor was dim and the guest rooms on the second floor were dark.
But this is the only inn with lights on!
She walked in and saw a man dozing at the front desk.
"Xiao Er..."
The waiter smacked his lips, yawned, and looked up at Lin Yi, with a hint of disgust in his eyes.
With a gray face and a coarse brown robe, can he afford the money?
"Take a tip or stay in a hotel?"
Lin Yi glanced at the hall, but it was empty.
"I...why is there no one here?"
The waiter's eyes turned and it turned out that this guest didn't know that it was the off-season.
"The guests are all staying in the hotel. They haven't returned yet at this hour."
"Then stay in the hotel..."
"Five hundred a night, pay in advance."
The waiter stretched out his hand and made it clear that he would not be allowed to stay unless he paid.
Looking at the waiter who was not polite at all, Lin Yi felt angry.
After all, it is also a service industry. Not only does it have a bad attitude, it is also so expensive!
But thinking of her legs, which were filled with lead, she pursed her lips, took out a banknote and handed it over.
The waiter put the banknote next to the oil lamp. It turned out to be a banknote from Beijing. He really didn't notice it.
Is this guest officer a thief?
"Is there a problem?"
Lin Yi stared at the waiter expressionlessly. Could the banknote Zuo Haoran gave him be fake?
"No problem! No problem!"
"Which room should I stay in?"
"Second floor, second room on the left."
Lin Yi went directly upstairs to the second wing, opened the door, and lay down on the bed with a bang.
The hard bed made her want to cry.
The same bed board cost eighty in the inn yesterday, so why does it cost five hundred here?
Lin Yi turned over.
I have soreness in my waist and back pain, and I just have leg cramps.
She missed the soft little bed in her dormitory, and also missed the luxurious big bed in Jinghan Pavilion.
But at this moment, Lin Yi didn't have the energy to be sentimental.
That man no longer belongs to him.
forget it.
Lin Yi fell asleep due to hunger.
When I woke up, it was the next morning.
The golden sunlight shines on the surrounding buildings, making it look like a place full of flowers.
I just didn’t see many people.
Lin Yi packed her bags. In ancient times without computers or mobile phones, traveling could only rely on on-the-spot inspections.
She wandered aimlessly on the road, and really couldn't figure out why the area around the pier, which had good infrastructure, was so deserted and desolate.
Seeing an old woman coming towards her, Lin Yi cleared her throat, lowered her voice and stepped forward to ask.
"Sister. I'm new here. Can I ask you for some advice?"
The old woman was very happy to see a young boy calling her eldest sister.
"Xiao Langjun, what do you want to know?"
"I want to go south. Is there no boat at this pier?"
The old woman laughed heartily and her voice was quite loud.
"Young gentleman, I can tell at a glance that you don't want to take the boat. This will be the off-season. In ten days, the southbound boat will pass through here. It will be crowded at that time, so you have to go early to catch the boat."
Lin Yi swallowed and touched the silver on his body.
The ship will arrive in ten days! ?
She finally reacted.
It's the off-season now, so all the inns and restaurants everywhere are closed.
If there is no movement of people at the dock, there will be no accommodation or meals.
No wonder the inn fee yesterday was so high. It seemed like he had been taken advantage of!
Lin Yi felt angry, but it was the same from ancient times to the present. It was difficult to move without money.
If she had enough money, she would definitely buy a horse and ride south!
Lin Yi sighed. She missed the pony in Prince Han's Mansion and wondered if it had returned home.
"Xiao Langjun, where are you from?"
"Coming from the capital..."
The old woman smiled again and said: "You should go back to the capital. Currently, staying here is much more expensive than the inn in the capital."
Lin Yi smiled bitterly, no matter where he goes, it's the same, there's not enough money!
"Thank you, sister..."
Lin Yi continued to walk forward aimlessly.
Seeing the stone tablet of "Qifeng Village", she hesitated for a moment and decided to go and see what kind of village it was.
Will there be B&Bs in this era?
After walking for a long time, she wandered along the road to a river.
Looking at the gurgling river water, she walked down the river slope.
With a plop, she was lying on the slope.
The weeds on the slope were a bit irritating, but I got used to it just lying down.
Lin Yi looked up to the sky and wanted to shout loudly, but couldn't.
Abandoning his own world, just to see his lover, he did not expect that his lover would have a new love.
Why don't you go back and try to be a concubine?
Lin Yi slapped his forehead.
Don't want to!
You can do as the Romans do, but you can't just follow the crowd.
I don’t accept three wives and four concubines!
She sighed again.
I finally set myself the goal of going to Hangzhou, but I encountered obstacles at every turn.
Is it possible to walk to Hangzhou by myself?
Although Lin Yi's geography is not good, he also knows that it will take years and months to walk back.
I'm afraid I'll die on the road before I get to Hangzhou!
"Oh my god! Where are your eyes! Is it necessary to torture a little person like me?"
Facing the sky, Lin Yi muttered for a while.
Gugu——
The sky was indeed powerful and responded to her call at the right time.
Lin Yi glanced at the shore hungrily.
Houses and courtyards in twos and threes came into view, and the smell of food seemed to be faintly wafting.
Lin Yi's mouth watered immediately.
At this moment, she really wanted to wear a cassock, grab a small bowl, and pretend to be a monk to ask for alms.
I still have a few sesame cakes in my luggage, but no matter how much I save, I can't survive for ten days.
Lin Yi took off her gray scarf and simply lay down on the river slope.
Not hungry, not hungry, not hungry!
She hypnotized herself, telling herself that she was just a turtle and that as long as she didn't move, she could eat and drink less!
Unknowingly, Lin Yi fell asleep.
"Auntie, there is a person lying on the slope over there."
A middle-aged woman walked over with two children.
In a daze, Lin Yi heard footsteps, which seemed to be getting closer and closer to her.
A twitch woke her up immediately.
Lin Yi quickly sat up.
Turning around, he saw a middle-aged woman with two children looking at him curiously.
Lin Yi rubbed his eyes. Why do these two children look familiar?
The little boy shouted: "Sister Fairy, is that you?"
"...Cai Yue?"
Lin Yi looked at the little girl next to him again. It turned out to be Cai Yu. He didn't expect to meet these two children here.
However, he was dressed in men's clothing and could still be recognized by that blind kid.
Lin Yi couldn't laugh or cry immediately.
The middle-aged woman seemed to realize that the "fairy sister" mentioned by the children should be the doctor who had treated them.
It's just that this man's outfit makes people confused, but you can tell that it's a woman without looking closely.
Where can there be such a delicate and fair young man?
"Miss, thank you for saving your nephew and niece."
Lin Yi stood up and smiled. It was not a serious illness, but the child had not eaten for several days and was infected with the cold.
"It takes a little effort, it takes a little effort..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yi's stomach growled again regardless of the occasion.
As expected, I can’t move!
Unexpectedly, getting up would wake up my stomach.
The middle-aged woman smiled and said: "Miss, if you don't mind it, come to my house for a quick meal."
While Lin Yi was hesitating, two children ran to her and hugged her.
"Sister Fairy, come home for dinner."
Seeing the enthusiastic three people, Lin Yi no longer resisted and followed them to an earthen house.
Is this where they live?
Lin Yi couldn't help but be curious.
The appearance looks very ordinary. It is the architectural style of this generation. It cannot be said to be tall, but it is not that shabby either.
I still feel very warm when I walk into the house.
Lin Yi looked up at the rafters.
The roof is not high and the whole space is very small.
Maybe it's for this reason that even in this season, it's not that cold.
It's just that the color of the earthen walls is very dark, and there are no windows in the house, making it look very old and dark.
The middle-aged woman went to the woodshed and soon brought several plates of food.
Lin Yi glanced at the dishes on the table and saw a plate of boiled shelled peanuts, a plate of pickled vegetables and roasted meat, and a few small dried fish.
The staple food is very thin millet porridge.
Cai Yue and Cai Yu couldn't help but clapped their hands, their faces full of joy.
"Sister Fairy, today's dinner includes fish and meat."
Lin Yi felt ashamed. This family had brought out the best things to entertain him.
It's a pity that she only wanted the plate of boiled peanuts.
The middle-aged woman said sheepishly: "My family is not very wealthy, so I feel wronged."
"No grievance, no grievance! Sister, my name is Yimu, and I don't want to see you outside."
Lin Yi picked up the porridge bowl and took a few sips, feeling warm in her stomach.
This kind of multigrain porridge is not easy to buy in modern times!
She peeled some more peanuts. The newly harvested peanuts were really delicious.
The middle-aged woman smiled innocently.
"Miss Yi, please call me Sister Mulan."
Lin Yi's hands shaking when peeling peanuts took another look at the middle-aged woman.
Lianjiazi?
This Mulan is not that Mulan...
A middle-aged woman whose surname is Chen Mulan has been married to her children's uncle for nine years and has no children of her own.
Fortunately, the couple is very loving and they are still together today.
Seeing how easy-going Lin Yi was, she unknowingly started chatting about family matters.
The child's uncle is a mason, but unfortunately he is weak and his employer often withholds wages from his wages.
Now it is winter, the season for digging silt.
The male owner Yuan Kuishan went south to dig mud with the people in the village.
This was the first time Lin Yi heard about the profession of masonry, but when Chen Mulan said that her husband-in-law was in poor health, she didn't ask any more questions.
She didn't make any secrets and told Chen Mulan that she wanted to go south to Hangzhou, but she didn't expect that it would take ten days for a ship to go south, and she really didn't have much money.
After hearing this, Chen Mulan said sincerely: "Miss Yi, if you don't mind, you can stay here for a few days."
Although Lin Yi was embarrassed, she was really short of money, so she stayed shamelessly.
