The snow is falling like yesterday, and the vast fields are all white. The willow trees covered with ice and snow outdoors are full of tree hangings, like silver bars hanging on the trees, which is particularly spectacular.
"Brother Yang, you don't need to send me any more."
Zhu Ping'an rode on his horse and waved goodbye to Yang Dacheng's family who was seeing them off by the roadside at the entrance of the village.
"My benefactor, please stay a few more days and wait for the snow to stop, and then hurry up. Our family is really grateful to our benefactor for what happened yesterday. You are our family's savior. Please stay for a few more days and wait for the snow to stop before we go on our way." Well. I am in such a hurry to leave, but I think my family is not taking good care of me."
The Yang Dacheng family worked hard to keep Zhu Pingan and thanked him from the bottom of their hearts. If Zhu Pingan hadn't been there, their family would have been in disaster. Just because of Huang Chandian's style of eating people without spitting out their bones, the Yang family will definitely be separated from their wives. It was precisely because of Zhu Ping'an's help that the Yang family was spared from death. Huang Chandian was also stripped of his status as a student by the county magistrate, and then Huang Chandian's past crimes were verified one by one and put in jail. As for other officers, they were given different punishments according to the severity of their crimes, so that the Yang family had no worries.
"I thanked Brother Yang for staying overnight yesterday, and it's time to hurry up today. It's a thousand miles to the capital, and the exam period is approaching, so we can't stay any longer." Zhu Ping'an refused with a naive smile on horseback.
"Brother, I also want to study and take the top prize."
The naughty boy following Yang Dacheng looked at Zhu Pingan and shouted loudly.
"Haha, okay, then I'll wait for you in the capital." Zhu Pingan turned around and smiled, then said goodbye to Yang Dacheng's family.
In the heavy snowfall, a horseman rode north along the official road and slowly disappeared from the sight of Yang Dacheng's family.
"This is the benefactor of our Zhu family. I will go find a painter to draw a portrait of our benefactor later, and burn incense and say thanks during the holidays."
Yang Dacheng looked at Zhu Ping'an's leaving figure and said to his wife beside him.
Along the official road, heading north, Zhu Ping'an suddenly sneezed and rubbed his nose, a little confused.
The heavy snow continued to fall all day and night. Zhu Ping'an was on the road during the day, and stayed overnight in a private house at night. He set out again early the next morning. Of course, he would leave more than ten pence to the people he stayed with before leaving.
On the third night, we stayed at the inn in Shucheng County. By virtue of his status as a juren, Zhu Ping'an was able to stay and eat for free for one night at the inn. There are standards for reception at the post station. The standards for reception at the post station for people like Zhu Ping'an can only be said to be average. However, thanks to the cold winter there are few people. The inn still received Zhu Pingan beyond standard. Dinner was meat, vegetable and soup. The accommodation was in a single room. Zhu Pingan was also given hot water and a bathtub.
After taking a hot bath, Zhu Pingan seemed to be reborn, and all the fatigue in his body was swept away.
I haven’t read at night with a lantern for several days. I’m staying in a private house and I’m embarrassed to bother the host. Moreover, for farmers, oil lamps are also very economical to use. Therefore, when staying overnight in a village house, Zhu Ping'an always went to bed early and gave up the habit of reading at night by the lantern for many years.
There was no need to worry so much at the inn. After clearing the table, I turned on the oil lamp. However, no matter how bright the oil lamp was, it was not as bright and incandescent as a modern fluorescent lamp. It was only a little dim.
Even though the oil lamp is dim and the fragrance of ink is faint, it is a perfect match. It makes people sink into it.
First, I wrote down every little thing that happened during the past few days on the road, so that I can use it as a travel journal so that when my parents ask about it when I get home, I can tell it to my mother. Finished writing the travelogue. Zhu Ping'an chose "Analects of Confucius" from the books he was carrying, put it on the table and started reading.
"The Master said: A gentleman seeks the Way, not food. Plowing is where discouragement lies; learning, where salary lies. A gentleman is concerned about the Way, not poverty."
"The Master said: A gentleman has nothing to eat to satisfy himself, nor a place of peace to live in. He is sensitive to things and careful in his words. He has the right way and is right, and he can be said to be eager to learn."
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The universe is vast in the words, and the sun and the moon are long in the text. After a tiring journey in the wind and snow, reading at night by candlelight is also a kind of enjoyment. The pen and ink can quench the thirst and relieve the fatigue of poems and books.
In the middle of the night, turn off the lights and fall asleep, having a good night's sleep.
Further north from Shucheng County is Lu'an County, which is the jurisdiction of Luzhou Prefecture.
Zhu Ping'an had breakfast at the inn early in the morning before setting off on his way. After walking for about three hours, he entered Lu'an County. Lu'an County belongs to Luzhou Prefecture. There are many mountains and hills here. There is a section of the road that is not accessible by official roads. Zhu Pingan had to drive his horse along the dirt road. This section of the road is relatively sparsely populated.
Zhu Pingan passed through a low mountainous area at noon. He lit a fire and roasted dried meat for lunch at the foot of the mountain, and drank water from the gourd kettle he brought with him. After lunch, Zhu Ping'an rode on horseback and continued forward, hoping to see people soon.
"Hmph..."
Not long after riding the horse, Zhu Pingan saw a large black wild boar weighing more than 300 kilograms, searching for food at the foot of the mountain. It must have been the heavy snow that closed the mountain in the past few days, which made the wild boar starve. Bar.
When he saw the wild boar, Zhu Pingan became vigilant.
Even though pork is always served on people’s tables, you should be more careful when encountering wild boars in the wild. Wild boars move very quickly, and their tusks can easily knock down a tree as big as a bowl. I have seen the news before, and I know that wild boars are omnivores, and hungry wild boars can attack people. I have also seen many tragedies in the news about wild boars attacking and even eating people.
The mountain was covered with heavy snow, and he was so hungry that he didn't know what to do. A big guy weighing more than 300 kilograms was much harder to deal with than a wild wolf. Even a hunter would have to have three or five to dare to hunt a wild boar, so Zhu Pingan was more vigilant. .
On the one hand, he is wary of wild boars, and on the other hand, he is also wary of killing Matt.
Sure enough, the wild boar couldn't find anything to eat. When he saw Zhu Ping'an and Shama Ma, he rushed over regardless.
Zhu Ping'an was already on guard. He pulled the reins of Shamat's black horse and rode the horse in an arc to avoid the wild boar's collision.
After jumping into the air, the hungry wild boar went crazy. It pricked up its ears, raised its fur, howled at Zhu Pingan, and then chased after him aggressively.
The crazy wild boar is really not slow, especially in the mountains. The home field advantage of this guy is even more powerful.
Looking at the crazy wild boar, Zhu Ping'an calmly rode up a hillside, then made an arc and accelerated downhill.
The wild boar was already fast, but now it was going even faster downhill, and it was about to catch up.
At this moment, Zhu Pingan pulled the reins and the black horse made a sharp turn, and a big rock suddenly appeared in front of him. The wild boar was chasing downhill so fast that it couldn't stop or turn in time, so it hit the rock straight away.
Listening to the earth-shattering loud noise, Zhu Ping'an felt a little pain in his balls.
Well, wild boars really don't know how to do brain teasers.
Ten minutes later, Zhu Pingan rode the black horse along the mountain road again. The difference from before was that the black horse pulled a simple sled made of tree branches, with a black wild boar lying on the sled.
Zhu Ping'an also didn't expect that the collision just now would become the wild boar's eternity, which was a complete unexpected gain for him.
In line with the principle of not wasting it, I had no choice but to accept all of its flesh. (To be continued.)
