"Axi, can you still hold on?" Wei Jing stuck out his tongue and held a small straw hat in his hand to block the scorching sun in the sky.
Ah Xi was also paralyzed by the heat and staggered behind Wei Jing.
"If you were a big dog, I would build a small car for you to pull me around, but it's a pity that you are a skinny old dog. Oh my god, why is it so hot?" Wei Jing murmured. He muttered to himself, fanning himself while walking forward. He had to get to the carriage station at Wangchungang before sunset so that he could catch a carriage and enter the place two days before the 70th birthday of Mr. Wang Baosheng. In the center of the lake, the sword was sent to the wealthy residence on the day before Mr. Wang's seventieth birthday.
Wei Jing arrived at a small stream and led Axi to rest under the shade of a tree for a long time. He replenished the water in the bamboo kettle, then took the stream water and sprinkled it on his head and neck, and poured it on Axi's body. Then he led Axi Continuing forward, the flowers and plants on the surrounding slopes are fragrant, and the weather is not so hot.
As dusk gradually fell, Wei Jing finally arrived at Wangchungang. Under a small slope covered with green grass, there was a carriage station. Several passengers were sitting or standing waiting for more carriages.
"Ah, here it comes!" Wei Jing saw a cart pulled by four horses. The cart was made of simple wooden boards. Although this kind of wood was not as tough as towering wood, it was very light and used to It is most suitable to build a carriage. Although the body of the carriage is very large, it will not add too much burden to the horse.
There was an awning on the car, and two rows of old chairs faced each other, with seating for almost ten people. Several passengers who had been waiting for a long time at the carriage station boarded the bus from the rear steps and each found an empty seat to sit down.
Wei Jing paid the fare and got into the car with Ah Xi in his arms. Ah Xi collapsed on Wei Jing's body, too tired to even scream.
"Old Ah Xi, you are so pitiful. You are going to die if you go to Laihu City." Wei Jing rubbed Ah Xi's ears and murmured to himself.
"Young man, you brought a dog into the car! Throw it out quickly, otherwise you will have to pay an extra fare!" The strong man driving the multi-carriage turned around and said this. One arm was full of strong muscles, and he grabbed four horses. Horse's reins.
"Why, Ah Xi is a dog and not a human being, so we have to pay more for a ride in the car?" Wei Jing protested loudly.
"Kid, what are you talking about? This is my rule, you either have to pay or get out of the car!" the big driver said gruffly.
"Brother, since it's a dog, why do you want to learn how to ride a car? Wouldn't it be better if you just leave it and let it chase the car? Don't delay everyone's schedule." Sitting in the seat opposite Wei Jing, a man The wretched-looking man said this.
Wei Jing was even more unconvinced and said: "My Ah Xi is lying at my feet, and she doesn't take up anyone else's seat. The aunt next to me also has two chickens in her hand. Doesn't that mean I have to pay extra for two people? Over there That uncle is twice as big as Ah Xi and I combined, doesn’t he have to pay the fare for four people?”
Aunt Tiji, who was sitting next to Wei Jing, glared at him and sighed.
"Boy!" The big man driving the car had a hot temper. He turned around, stood up, and walked towards the back of the car, as if he wanted to throw Wei Jing out of the car.
"Brother driver, let me pay the fare for this kid!" An old woman sitting opposite Wei Jing chuckled and took out a few coins from the small bag in her hand.
The big driver took the coins and glared at Wei Jing again, then turned back to the driver's seat, waved the reins, and drove the many carriages.
"Why..." Wei Jing still wanted to say something, but he saw the old woman smiling at him, wagging her finger gently, pointing to the gradually dimming sky outside the hood of the multi-carriage.
Wei Jing nodded, knowing that most of the passengers on these carriages were in a hurry, and it was not cost-effective to delay everyone's precious time for this fare.
"You are so kind, mother-in-law." Wei Jing thanked the old woman. He saw the short old woman wearing a simple black robe. From time to time she took out some candied snacks from the small bag and put them in her mouth.
"Brother, I'll give you a piece of candy." The old woman handed a piece of dried fruit to Wei Jing. Wei Jing took it and ate it. He felt it was sweet and delicious, and it was indescribably delicious. He was about to reach out for more when he suddenly saw someone opposite him. Sitting next to the old woman, the wretched man who had just mocked him squinted his eyes and looked at the little bundle in the old woman's arms with suspicion.
At the same time, Wei Jing also saw that in the old woman's small bundle, in addition to candied fructose, there was also a large stack of banknotes, which were mixed with candied fructose, and some of them were still exposed outside the package.
"Yeah." Wei Jing stopped talking and teased Ah Xi with his feet. He turned to look at the scenery outside the car, but from time to time he secretly glanced at the wretched man to see what he wanted to do.
It was getting dark, and the old woman dozed off after eating a few candies, but the bundle in her arms was not tied up yet.
The wretched man crossed his hands and closed his eyes for a short rest, but he would often open his eyes and look at the sleeping figure of the old woman and the bundle in her arms.
Wei Jingquan saw it all, and then looked outside the car, thinking that there were many carriages passing through the wilderness at this time. If that wretched man really wanted to steal the old woman's baggage, the surroundings were empty. It was difficult to escape, so he would not take advantage of the situation. He would have to wait for the carriage to arrive in a big town. Then he would steal or rob someone, so he would jump out of the car and turn into an alley and escape in a flash.
The multi-carriages continued to move forward, passing two or three more carriage stations, and a new group of horses were replaced. The passengers got off the carriages to rest for a while and relax their muscles in the gaps between the carriage stations.
From late at night to dawn, many horse-drawn carriages have already driven into the territory of Laihu City, but they have not yet reached the city center. The surrounding appearance is not much different from that of the suburbs.
The passengers in the car and the big driver were all exhausted to the extreme. Wei Jing had not slept a wink all night. Although he judged that the wretched man would steal in crowded places, he did not dare to vouch for it, fearing that he was crazy. A thief loses his mind when he sees wealth.
Wei Jing stretched out his hand to press Ba Shou in his arms. He was already angry that the man had ridiculed his Ah Xi, and seeing his sneaky eyes when looking at the old woman's bags, Wei Jing didn't care. That man must be a bad person. If the wretched man had any evil intentions, he would take out the black steel knife in his hand and teach him a lesson.
As the sun rises, the carriages gradually approach the city. The roads become wider and wider, the surrounding buildings become denser and denser, and there are more and more people. Wei Jing saw a large river faintly behind the building on one side in front, with some large and small boats sailing on the river.
"Look, that's the 'Tongtian River'." The first two passengers on the carriage were talking to each other. Wei Jing listened blankly, and then he remembered that his father once said that the beautiful river ran through the entire Laihu City from west to east.
He rubbed his eyes, steeled himself, and took out the map from his bag. He glanced at the wretched man in front of him again. The man was still resting with his eyes closed. Wei Jing yawned a few times and looked at the street signs around him to determine where he was and which direction Fuguiju was.
