After leaving the city, the escort girl, who had not spoken much, wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes: "The most sorry thing in my life is my two children. They have only drank from me for a few months since they were born.
Afterwards, my mother-in-law took care of the milk!"
Chengchun listened, walked out of the car, sat down next to the escort girl, and handed her a silk handkerchief.
"You're not married yet, and you don't have any children. You don't understand how reluctant we mothers are to let go of our children!" The escort girl let out a long sigh.
"My wife's children are also very reluctant to leave my wife!" Cheng Chun said softly, "Mother and child have a deep love. A mother can't let go of her child, and a child can't let go of his mother either!"
The escort lady glanced at Cheng Chun, and then said: "My eldest son is good at reading. Master said that in this year's exam, as long as there are no exceptions, he will definitely come back as a scholar. Our family is all martial arts, and his father and I
We are brothers and sisters. They have been doing hard work all their lives. Escort running is very dangerous. If you don't do it right, you will lose your life. I don't want my son to spend his whole life running darts like us!"
"Young master, I see that there is a person who works hard and makes progress, and he will definitely be a master in the future!" Cheng Chun said with a smile, "In the future, my wife will be very lucky!"
Who doesn't like others to praise their children? The escort girl looked at Cheng Chun and felt that this pretty little girl was becoming more and more pleasing to the eye, so she said: "How dare I expect such a thing? As long as he can live without it in this life
It’s okay if it’s this hard!”
Cheng Chun listened quietly to the chatter of the escort girl, without the slightest hint of impatience.
After chatting for a long time, the escort girl suddenly asked: "I don't know your name yet!"
Cheng Chun paused, then smiled and said, "Just call me A-hua!"
The lady from the escort agency paused, couldn't hold it back, and burst out laughing: "You are so good-looking, I originally thought your name would be the same as those of the ladies, very nice, but I didn't expect your name to be so down-to-earth.
Angry!"
"It's easy to make a living with a bad name!" Chengchun wasn't angry, he just said with a smile.
Cheng Chun's good-tempered appearance actually made the escort girl a little embarrassed: "That's right, the name is too expensive, so it's hard to make a living!"
"Where is the lady? What is the lady's maiden name?"
The lady from the escort agency was a little dazed, and after a long while she said: "If you are married, what other maiden names do you have? My husband's surname is Zhang, you can just call me Madam Zhang!"
Cheng Chun responded, and then asked: "How long will it take for us to get to Huizhou?"
"The journey will take about forty days!" said the lady of the escort agency. "It would be faster if we take the small road, but our escort agency usually takes the official road, otherwise the probability of encountering robbers will increase.
, Unless we really can’t catch up with the delivery time, we are all following the official path!”
Chengchun nodded and said nothing more.
Madam Zhang was a little surprised: "Actually, if you are in a hurry, wouldn't it be faster to take the waterway?"
"Speaking of which, madam, don't laugh at me. I met an old monk before I set off. He repeatedly told me not to walk by water. Although I don't know why, I think it's better to listen to them!" Cheng Chun felt a little embarrassed.
said.
Most people would rather believe in the existence of gods and Buddhas than in their non-existence, so Madam Zhang didn’t find it strange. After all, she went out this morning and paid homage to the statue of Guan Gong!
Chengchun originally thought that it wouldn't take long to get from one town to the next, but she didn't expect that she stayed in the carriage for five days, eating, drinking, sleeping, and being squeezed into the same carriage with Hongdou and Madam Zhang every day.
Sometimes other escorts would set up a tent on the roadside and sleep next to a campfire. The conditions were extremely difficult.
After being bumpy for five days, Chengchun ate steamed buns and steamed buns every day. Although it was much better than what the escorts and others ate, it was still very uncomfortable.
It wasn't until the fifth day that the carriage stopped in front of an inn. They were passing by the escort agency. Because they paid taxes, they could rest at the inn. While they were resting, the escort in charge of supplies would
Go to the market to buy some dry food and daily necessities, and also give the horse some good food and grass.
The rooms in the inn were very poor. Hong Dou took a look at them and found that Chengchun, who had been tired for several days, could not bear to live in such an inn where he had to even boil hot water himself. After hesitating for a long time, he still said to Mrs. Zhang: "Mrs.
"Our girl is not in good health. There is no hot water in this inn, and she hasn't taken a shower for several days. Can you accompany us to the inn next door to stay for one night?"
Hongdou said it very politely, and she was willing to take Madam Zhang with her. Naturally, she wouldn't say anything, but when she accompanied them to the inn, she couldn't help but say: "It's better not to be so squeamish when you are away from home.
, this money is worthless!"
Chengchun nodded, with a worried look on his face: "Yes, it's just that my health is really bad..."
Seeing Cheng Chun's appearance, Mrs. Zhang was immediately embarrassed to say anything more, and instead asked the inn to prepare more delicious food and send it over.
When Chengchun was taking a bath, Madam Zhang and Hongdou were sitting behind the screen eating melon seeds. Madam Zhang was a little curious: "Are you and Ahua sisters or masters and servants? I always feel like you are master and servant, but when you talk, you are very similar.
Sister!"
"The girl is my master!" Hongdou said with a smile, "I accompanied her from Jiangnan to the capital, and suffered all the grievances in the big house, so I had no choice but to return to Jiangnan dejectedly!"
"Looking at your conversation, you are originally from a wealthy family, right?" Madam Zhang was chewing melon seeds, her eyes full of curiosity about gossip.
Hongdou sighed: "That's right. It's just that I fell into poverty in my early years, so I went to the capital to seek refuge with my relatives. Who knew that they looked down on my poor relatives and humiliated them in every possible way, so I had no choice but to return to Jiangnan!"
"Ah?" Mrs. Zhang sympathized with her, "Then what are you two weak women going to do for a living back in Jiangnan?"
"My daughter and I are planning to go back and sell our ancestral home, buy a small shop, and buy a few acres of thin farmland. Although we won't be very rich, we will always have enough food and clothing!"
"Oh, you two little girls, if you don't have a man at home who can take care of things, it will be difficult for you to hold on to your shop or your fields!" Mrs. Zhang's face was filled with worry, "If you have thought about it, what will happen?
You must find a reliable elder to help. In this world, it is too difficult for a woman to survive! If there is really no support from the elders, then she will finally find a good man to marry. With these things as dowry, she will definitely not marry.