It is more than 300 miles from Hu County to Mingzhou Prefecture. According to the original plan, if the horse traveled at a constant speed, it would take about six or seven days to arrive.
However, because of Ning Pengpeng's begging pheasant, the journey that could only be reached in six or seven days was delayed until the tenth day.
There were four of us. Others would lose weight if they were on the road, but they felt as if their belts were a little tight.
I can't help it, these things made by Ning Pengpeng are really delicious.
After entering Mingzhou Mansion, Ning Pengpeng and Ning Laosan moved directly into Pei Yan's mansion.
The original clothes made of fine cloth were all replaced with clothes made of silk and satin.
After Ning Pengpeng changed into it, she actually still had the appearance and style of a rich old lady.
Ning Pengpeng secretly exhaled after touching a golden hairpin stuck sideways on her head.
This hairpin is worth at least dozens of taels of silver!
Ning Laosan also had a completely new look, as if he was a different person.
He was originally a man from the village, but now he puts on brocade clothes and grosgrain, and he looks like a handsome young man.
Looking at Ning Pengpeng, the mother-in-law, she almost didn't recognize this cheap son.
Sure enough, Buddha wants gold and people want clothes.
Ning Laosan pulled on his clothes in discomfort and said to Ning Pengpeng.
"Mom, I feel so awkward in what I'm wearing. I want to change into my own clothes."
"Isn't this very good, third brother, you are only twenty, not forty.
There is no need to dress up like an old man, and shave the hair on your mouth when you have time. Your mother will feel uncomfortable when I see it."
I don’t know if it’s because the Ning family brothers have similar genes, but from the eldest Ning to the third Ning, they all have similar tastes and like to grow beards, which Ning Pengpeng can’t accept.
Of the whole family, only Ning Laosi looked pale and beardless.
In fact, Ning Pengpeng didn't know why the three brothers of the Ning family grew beards. It was all because they had no hair on their mouths and could not do their jobs well.
You have to have a tender face and don't have to do business. People will bully you because you are young and don't know anything, and they will treat you like a pig and kill you.
And if you have a beard on your mouth, you will look much older.
When most people see you, at least they won't immediately bully you as a ignorant young man!
Ning Laosan covered his mouth and shook his head in horror.
He had managed to grow this beard, and he definitely couldn't shave it off.
However, when he said he wanted to change clothes, he was just talking.
There is no other reason than that the clothes he brought before were a bit too small. This is why Pei asked people to prepare new clothes for Ning Pengpeng and Ning Laosan at the banquet.
Pei Yan hasn't returned home for a long time, and he has to deal with many things personally.
By the time he worked overtime to finish the matter, it had already been two days since they arrived in Mingzhou Mansion.
In the past two days, Ning Pengpeng stayed there honestly on the first day.
But the next day, she couldn't help but come to see Pei Yan.
Unfortunately, he was stopped outside the yard.
If Pei Yan hadn't thought of Ning Pengpeng and the others on the third day, Ning Pengpeng had already planned to leave with Ning Laosan even if she didn't get the map of Nanyue Mansion.
Therefore, when Pei Yan came to see her, Ning Pengpeng's face looked very ugly.
"Sorry, the affairs in the mansion are a bit complicated. Mrs. Lao Ning has been waiting for a long time."
"Actually, if Dong Pei's family is busy with business, they can just give me the map of Nanyue Prefecture without accompanying me."
Ning Pengpeng glanced at him sideways and said angrily.
Pei Yan listened, cleared his throat and replied.
"It's my fault. I didn't explain clearly to the servants, which made Mrs. Ning feel wronged.
However, something like this will never happen again in the future.”
When he came over just now, Wang Dong told Ning Pengpeng that he was stopped when he came to see him. This was indeed his mistake. Even if Ning Pengpeng reprimanded him like this, he was not angry, but sincerely apologized.
After all, it was his fault in the first place.
"Okay, I wonder when Pei Dong's family can leave?
After all, if we stay out for too long, our relatives at home will also be worried."
Pei Yan took out a piece of brown paper from his arms and placed it in front of Ning Pengpeng.
"This is the map of Nanyue Prefecture, but I only have the route of Nanyue Prefecture on this map.
As for the surrounding villages, little is known about it.
And the sea area is even more unclear.
Therefore, I suggest that once we arrive at Nanyue Prefecture, it would be best to hire a local to lead the way."
Pei Yan did not say that when he went to Nanyue Mansion this time, he would bring two followers with him openly, but there would be at least ten people guarding him secretly.
Unless absolutely necessary, these ten people would not appear in front of Ning Pengpeng and the others.
"Besides, I don't recommend that you set off right away. At the very least, you and Brother Ning must learn how to ride the horse."
Ning Pengpeng, who had been nodding at Pei Yan's arrangement, suddenly felt a flash of astonishment on his face when he heard this.
“This time I go, because I am not familiar with the place, so it is best to travel lightly.
Even if something happens, you can just get on your horse and leave.
If you really need a carriage when you get there, you can also buy it locally.
This way, we can have at least half of the time left on the road, and we don’t have to worry about it taking too long to get out!”
Ning Pengpeng nodded silently, what this guy said makes sense.
Anyway, she did write down the things about learning to ride horses in a notebook, and she learned them in the morning and in the evening.
She may not be able to find anyone who can teach her how to ride a horse when she returns home, so why not take this opportunity to learn how to ride a horse and save a fortune in hiring someone to teach her.
In the next few days, Pei Yan personally supervised the transformation of Ning Pengpeng and Ning Laosan from lying on the horse in embarrassment to being able to drive and run by themselves. Although it took three days, Ning Pengpeng was overjoyed.
Although the result of these three days of continuous practice is that after dismounting, I walk a little awkwardly.
There is no way, the thigh meat is rubbed so constantly, it would be strange if it doesn't become red, swollen and broken!
Ning Pengpeng was much better off than Ning Laosan, because on the second day she learned to ride a horse, she found a piece of cloth and wrapped her thighs tightly like a mummy.
Although he still felt a little uncomfortable, at least he wasn't like Ning Laosan, whose skin was torn several times. Applying medicine at night was like killing a pig. Fortunately, the medicine Pei Yan sent was very effective.
Because of the injuries on their thighs, Ning Pengpeng and Ning Laosan walked like ducks when they set off.
But riding a horse is just like writing. Once you get used to it, you won’t feel so uncomfortable anymore.
This time, in addition to Wang Dong, Pei Yan also brought along another of his handsome followers, Bai Zhu.
Despite Bai Zhushang's elegant and boy-next-door appearance, he once met a wild boar on the road.
Before Ning Pengpeng could scream in surprise, he saw the white bamboo rising from the horse and rushing towards the wild boar.
Ning Pengpeng originally thought that the white bamboo hanging on his waist was just a sword to scare people, so he stabbed the wild boar through.