Chapter 90 Traveling and meeting old friends again
Ye, the former vassal state of Yue, has now become Yezhou of Yue. Although the dialect here is Cantonese in modern society, it is not as Meng Xinzhu originally guessed that it should be in the Guangdong area of modern China. But it is indeed rich in products and transportation.
Convenience. Perhaps it was because of his excellent congenital conditions that the king of Ye was inert. He only cared about enjoying himself and did not think about progress. He was also greedy and excessive, which ultimately led to the people's desperation. Rebellions broke out across the country and Lord Ye was killed. After Yue put down the rebellion, he
Ye was included in the territory. Although feudal rule was inevitably dark, the people lived a more stable and prosperous life than when Lord Ye was there.
There is a heavy snowfall that has not been seen in a century in Yezhou City, and guests are crowding around the stove of Fulai Inn. The courtyard door is pushed open, and an old man with a hunchback and a bamboo hat walks in leading a horse. He is covered with snowflakes. Now he is in urgent need.
Warm yourself up by the fire and get rid of the coldness on your body.
He looked at the people surrounding the stove and suddenly said to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, please bring some fish to feed my horse."
Everyone raised their heads and looked at the visitor in surprise.
"What? Feed the fish to the horse?" the shopkeeper repeated in disbelief.
"Yeah, what are you doing standing around? Go quickly, don't let it starve!"
Who has ever seen a horse that eats fish? Is this man crazy? The shopkeeper was suspicious, but he was also very curious. He asked the waiter to get a fish and went to the stable. These guests had never seen a horse that could eat fish.
, all followed him out one after another. The old man sat alone by the fire, finally able to warm his stiff hands and some wet clothes on his body. It was really cold today!
Not long after, the shopkeeper walked in angrily, "Your horse doesn't eat fish at all!"
The old man looked at him sideways, and then at the guests who had followed him in. He suddenly counted on his fingers and said, "Well, I forgot, today is its fasting day. It means abstaining from meat and eating vegetarian food. This fish will be left for me to enjoy.
Yes, take it, steam it and bring it to the room! By the way, don’t forget to put more chopped green onion!” After that, he stood up and walked to the room on the second floor.
A white-haired elderly man drinking alone by the window raised the corners of his mouth slightly and shook his head. This girl really makes people laugh and cry!
This year, wind and snow are rare in Yezhou. Of course, it is not easy to travel in such weather. The hunchbacked old man stayed at the Fulai Inn. Except for asking someone to feed the horses with fish last time, he has never done anything out of the ordinary. If
When the weather outside got better, he went out for a walk. If it snowed heavily, he would order side dishes in the inn, sip wine, and read a book. His life was leisurely. That day the hunchbacked old man got up.
Early in the morning, we had breakfast at the inn. There was a heavy wind and snow outside, the door of the inn was opened, and several people walked in through the wind and snow, and everyone in the room couldn't help but shiver.
"Hey, Mr. Zhang, why are you free to come to the shop today?"
"Waiter, hurry up and bring some wine. Who would be willing to go out in such a horrible situation? I have no choice but to do it."
This Mr. Zhang is a well-known local literati. He is good at calligraphy and painting. People in Yezhou like to collect his calligraphy and paintings. There is also a famous local man, Liu, nicknamed "Scraping a few layers of skin"
The rich man came to him all day long to ask for calligraphy and paintings, which made him restless at home, so he had to go out and find a place to hide.
"Mr. Zhang is really working hard!"
Mr. Zhang shook his head and said, "Tell me, how can I send calligraphy and paintings to someone like him?"
"Hahaha! Actually, sir, you can give him one!"
Everyone turned to look at the hunchbacked old man who was speaking. He was holding a wine glass and looking at them with squinted eyes.
"Old sir, how do you say this? Mr. Zhang is not talented, but he also knows the word "honesty". Although the calligraphy and painting are not worth a few dollars, if you give them to him, Mr. Zhang will not be able to see Yezhou's father until he is old."
"Hahaha, I admire Mr. Zhang for his integrity. But there is no way to avoid everything in the world. Do you want to avoid him all day long?" the hunchbacked old man said with a smile.
"Does the old gentleman have any good ideas?"
The white-haired elder was sitting aside. He looked at the hunchbacked old man. What was this girl planning?
Not long after, the rich man who had "scraped several layers of skin off the ground" hurried to Fulai Inn and said, "Mr. Zhang, are you finally willing to paint?"
Mr. Zhang didn't have a good face and handed him the rolled drawing paper. The rich man was very happy and immediately opened the paper. However, when he looked left and right, he saw that there was nothing on this paper except the words "Picture of Cattle Grazing in the Grassland" inscribed in one corner.
No.
He quickly asked: "Where is the grass?"
Mr. Zhang smiled and said: "The cows have already eaten up all the grass! Even the grass roots in the ground have been dug up!"
“What about the cow?”
"The cows? They're gone! The grass has been eaten up. Why are the cows left here?"
Everyone in the inn couldn't help but feel happy, but Mr. Liu had no choice but to leave in despair. Mr. Zhang asked the shopkeeper to bring a few more bottles of wine, and he wanted to have a good drink with the hunchbacked old man.
The white-haired elder shook his head. This girl had too many evil ideas.
This hunchbacked old man is exactly what Meng Xinzhu is pretending to be.
Originally she had no plans to come to Ye Lai, but in the end she decided to come and have a look. After all, she had been the princess of Ye Lai for more than half a year, so she wanted to see what Ye Lai was like. Along the way, she also noticed the local area.
People's reaction to the return of the former Princess of Ye Kingdom seems to be that the reputation of the King of Ye Kingdom is so bad that even the princess who married far away is also affected.
However, seeing that the people of Ye now live a stable life and are getting better and better, Concubine Zhu should be happy. It seems that Hongde Longqiu is still a good emperor. Although he lost the Ye Kingdom, he won the hearts of the people.
Meng Xinzhu returned to the room and looked at the snowflakes flying outside through the crack of the window. It was really cold in the winter. She had already worn two sweaters and a pair of woolen pants. Now she really missed the thermal underwear in modern society. Meng Xinzhu pulled up the collar of her collar.
, it has been four months since she left the palace, and she has never given any plans to Uncle Nine Emperors.
In fact, she also knew that agreeing to Uncle Nine Emperors' request meant that she was not completely separated from the palace, and that the emperor could see the things she gave to Uncle Nine Emperors. But she still agreed, which was better than worrying them, and
It would be much better to send people around to search for her. After thinking about it, Meng Xinzhu nodded, returned to the table, and began to write on the paper. She was going to make a plan for Uncle Nine Emperors.
A snowstorm trapped Meng Xinzhu in Yezhou for more than half a month. Now that the snow has stopped and the frozen roads are open, it's time for her to hit the road. She found the "Zhu Gongzi" branch number in Yezhou and handed in the seal.
After receiving the letter and cashing fifty taels of silver notes, she officially left Yezhou.
Her route this time was mainly in mountainous areas, especially caves. Although she didn't know why she arrived in this different time and space, she didn't want to give up the opportunity to leave here, since she arrived in an unknown cave and touched it.
If you travel through time and space through that crack, then as long as you find the same cave, you might have a chance to go back.