Chapter 65 On the Road

It's mid-April now, and it's obviously hot. Zhang Xiaohu and Zhang Xiaohua walked for a long time, already sweating profusely.

At first, both of them were worried about their family members, they didn't say much, and they were very silent along the way.

After walking for a long time, my mood has been slightly relaxed. Looking at the bright scene, my mind gradually opened up, with more smiles on my face and more words.

Seeing horses running by from time to time, Zhang Xiaohua couldn't help asking Zhang Xiaohu: "Second Brother, it's a long journey from Guozhuang to Pingyang City. How long will it take us to get there?"

Zhang Xiaohu looked at Zhang Xiaohua, smiled, and said: "It will take hundreds of miles to travel, relying on our feet alone, I guess it will take seventy or eighty days."

Zhang Xiaohua was stunned, and said: "Why has it been so long, isn't it going to be cold in Pingyang City?"

Zhang Xiaohu said: "Of course we can't go all by ourselves. Didn't you hear what Mr. Liu said? There are horse-drawn carriages from Lu Town to Pingyang City. When we get to Lu Town, first find the horse-drawn carriage to Pingyang City and give them money. Otherwise, when we arrive in Pingyang City, it will be cool in autumn, and our clothes are not good, let alone the shoes on our feet. You can tell that you didn't listen carefully when Mr. Liu said it."

Zhang Xiaohua blushed for a while, and said, "I don't know when Mr. Liu said it, why didn't I know?"

The two talked and walked, but they were not lonely. By noon, they had already arrived in Lu Town.

It was the first time for Zhang Xiaohua to visit Lu Town since the new year. Looking at the still noisy streets, she was full of thoughts. For some reason, she was distracted. What happened in the past six months was like a revolving lantern in his mind, and his originally immature heart gradually matured, and his youthful innocence gradually faded away.

Zhang Xiaohu walked a few steps, saw that Zhang Xiaohua didn't keep up, turned back, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Why are you standing there? It's not the first time you've come here, you won't be too late to be in a daze until you get to Pingyang City."

This slap woke Zhang Xiaohua up, and he laughed at himself, "It's been a long time since I came here, after thinking about it, I don't know what happened to those two bullies, I guess we won't meet them."

Zhang Xiaohu carefully looked left and right, and said: "Well, maybe, it's very likely that you will encounter it in a place as big as a palm in Luzhen."

Looking at Zhang Xiaohu's appearance, Zhang Xiaohua said, "It's okay, second brother, don't worry, even if we meet, they may not recognize us, after all, of course their attention is on sister-in-law and Wen Daxia."

Zhang Xiaohu also felt that being so careful was a bit of a fuss, but he still said: "There is no big mistake in being careful, it is better to find a car and horse, and leave early to be safe."

I found someone on the side of the road and asked about the location of the horse-drawn carriage, and the two hurried to the "Bucci" horse-drawn carriage located in the west of Lu Town. Half an hour later, Zhang Xiaohu asked the price quickly and booked two seats, and then he felt relieved. Although the price of a few dollars made him feel pain, but after all, he didn't have to walk, so he still walked from his waist. He took off the purse and paid carefully.

The two didn't dare to go far, so they opened their bags under the tree next to them, took out some dry food prepared by their mother, ate it in a hurry, and begged some water from the car dealership, and sat quietly under the tree , waiting for departure.

Not long after, it was time to start the bus. People who wanted to take the bus to Pingyang City had arrived, including the Zhang brothers, a total of seven people, an elderly couple, a middle-aged woman with a girl, and a young scholar.

When the carriage came over, Zhang Xiaohu was very surprised. He had never traveled far before, so he had never made such a large carriage. There were five or six donkey carts that Guozhuang used to use. After entering the shed, Zhang Xiaohua couldn't help but look around curiously. There were eight small square tables placed staggeredly, with small cushions beside them, presumably for people to sit on. There were two opposite tables on the front and side walls of the shed. window,

There is a curtain blocking it, so it can probably be opened. There is nothing special about it. The cushion looks a bit worn out, but why would Zhang Xiaohua dislike it? He found a cushion by the window and sat down, and Xiaohu also sat down beside him.

Everyone else also found a place to sit down, only the scholar, frowning and looking around for a long time, carefully took out a white cloth from his bag, spread it on the mat, and then sat down at ease, but quickly felt uncomfortable, looking around Look, when I saw Xiaohua's small square table by the window, my eyes lit up, and I said to Zhang Xiaohua: "Little brother, the carriage will leave later, I want to read a book for a while, the light here is not good, can you follow me?" I change places?"

Zhang Xiaohua didn't have any idea, she didn't read books by herself, she chose the one by the window because she could see outside, seeing the scholar sitting on the outermost side, opened the curtain at the back, she must be able to read too, so she smiled and nodded , got up and exchanged with him, the scholar happily bowed to him and sat down.

After everyone was seated, the driver of the carriage opened the curtain, and asked a strong man with a knife hanging from his waist to take the last seat. Master Wang, Ma Xing protects everyone's safety, if you have anything to say, just tell him."

The strong man cupped his hands at everyone and said, "My lord, Wang Qisheng, please take care of us all the way."

Then, an old man with a slightly hunched waist and wrinkled face turned out from behind the driver of the carriage and horse dealer. He held a long whip in his hand and said with a smile to everyone: "Little old man is driving a carriage." Yes, I wish you all a safe journey." After speaking, without saying much, he left with a whip.

The clerk of the chariot dealer said with a smile: "This horse boy Wang has such a temper, please don't take it for granted. Have a good trip."

After finishing speaking, the cloth curtain was lowered, and the carriage moved slowly.

Zhang Xiaohua looked at the receding ground through the cloth curtain lifted by the wind, felt the speed of the car getting faster and faster, and knew that she was getting farther and farther away from home, her previous life was going far away, what about the future? A blank slate. On the road from Guozhuang to Luzhen in the morning, although I have left home, I feel that I am still in the circle of my life. As soon as the carriage moves, I will go to a strange world. The feeling in my heart is different. It was a bit vague again, but Zhang Xiaohua kept cheering herself up in her heart, she had already said in front of her mother that this was the last time she shed tears, and that she could no longer be a child and shed tears.

Zhang Xiaohu seemed to have seen the clear change of his younger brother, reached out to hold his hand, smiled and said nothing, but Zhang Xiaohua read the content from his eyes, and felt at ease.

Although as the carriage galloped, the familiarity and peace in her heart became farther and farther away, but Zhang Xiaohua also had the slightest expectation, and her newly matured state of mind became more and more complete. What is waiting ahead?

Along the way, because they were not familiar with each other, several people did not speak. Zhang Xiaohu, who was relying on Zhang Xiaohua, was traveling far for the first time, so he didn't know what to say to Zhang Xiaohua, so he just held his hand, but followed the carriage. He didn't sleep well last night, but he slowly closed his eyes, leaned on the small square table, and fell asleep.

Zhang Xiaohua took her hand out of her second brother's hand, thinking about whether to cover him with something, but the weather in the afternoon was still very hot, and there was only a breeze coming in from the window in the hood, so this idea was extinguished.

The driver seemed to be very skilled, and he controlled the two horses very well. The cart was running fast on the road, and the inside of the cart didn't feel too much bumps. Except for Zhang Xiaohua, everyone else was like Zhang Xiaohu. sleepy.

Zhang Xiaohua actually wants to sleep too. On such a boring road, you can’t always look at the receding scenery outside. It’s just that he himself is very strange. Except for sleeping at night, he hardly sleeps during the day. I remember that I used to like noon very much. For those who sleep, after eating in the field every afternoon, they will sleep under the tree for a while. I don’t know when it started, but I lost this habit? It's a pity, that big rock on the slope, I still want to sleep on it to cool off in the future, alas, what are you thinking about, I won't plant the land on the slope in the future, let my elder brother sleep, what else do I think about sleeping? . However, Zhang Xiaohua was a little confused. He heard from her elder brother that she would not wake up until dawn. What's going on? It's really strange to think about this period of time. I remember that I used to wake up often at night, but now it seems that I haven't woken up in the middle of the night for a long time. Is it because I can sleep too much? Moreover, there is also that dream, which is really strange, it is the same dream every day, Zhang Xiaohua can't help but shake her head when she thinks about it, she can't figure it out.

By the way, what's more, I'm really strong now. Although I haven't compared my strength with my elder brother and second brother, I'm definitely not younger than them. I'm happy when I think about it. I'm only thirteen years old, and when I'm as old as my brothers, The strength must be stronger, and it would be better to help daddy work. Alas, why do you think of working again? Let's learn martial arts. Protecting the safety of your family is the most important thing. I don't know about the bandits in Xicui Mountain. Have you really given up seeking revenge?

Just as Zhang Xiaohua was thinking wildly, the carriage ran for the whole afternoon, and the speed of the carriage slowed down a little when it got dark.

Everyone in the car woke up one after another. Zhang Xiaohu rubbed his eyes, stretched his waist, looked out the window, and asked Zhang Xiaohua, "Xiaohua, did you sleep? Where are you now?"

Zhang Xiaohua said depressedly: "I didn't sleep, but I don't know where I am."

Zhang Xiaohu laughed and said: "That's right, if you know, you will become a god."

At this time, the scholar sitting next to Zhang Xiaohu said: "This is almost Baozhen, a small town as big as Luzhen."

Zhang Xiaohu was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Baozhen, that's a good name, has there been any treasure?"

The young scholar was also taken aback, "Pu Chi" laughed, and said: "This Taiwan brother is humorous. I haven't heard of any treasures in this treasure town. The name is because there was a surname Bao here a long time ago." A big man is named after this."

Zhang Xiaohu couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

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