Chapter 144: An Inexplicable Sadness
In fact, in watching TV dramas, the ancient roads always seem to be flat and wide, but Xiao Han personally walked through and found that except for Chang'an and other big cities, other roads are very narrow, which is also related to the fact that the ancient road construction is too laborious, there are no mechanical appliances, and all the roads are shoveled out by people little by little, so it is good to be able to drive a carriage, and those who can stagger two carriages side by side belong to the treatment that can only be enjoyed in Fuxian!
Moreover, Xiao Han also found that looking at the road conditions, he could see whether a place was rich or not, but where the road was flat and straight, the villages connected to him were all well-built, and the roads were rugged, and the villages near it must be poor.
Of course, the so-called wealth and poverty are relative, even the richest villages passed along the way, but they are not as poor as the poorest mountainous areas that Xiao Han has ever seen in later generations, full of low wooden houses with mud walls, and thatched houses can be seen everywhere.
It is said that the strong Han is prosperous in the Tang Dynasty, and the strong Han is in the Tang Dynasty, but no one has ever cared about the lives of the poor people at the lowest level, the emperor stares at the ministers, the ministers stare at the petty officials, and the petty officials at the bottom can only stretch out their hands to these poor people, but they don't know that under the pressure of this layer, their requirements are still so humble, and all they want is a safe and stable life.
After seeing all this, it can be regarded as understanding why those people who followed Xiao Han are so content now.
Don't worry about food and clothing, and there is a brick house to shelter from the wind and rain, watching the kid go to school to learn some knowledge, this kind of life simply exists in the dream of the past, no longer satisfied, do you still want to be an emperor?
The horses were ticking and briskly running on the loess road, and a beautiful copper bell was tied to the jujube red horse pulling the cart, shaking with the wind, making a crisp sound from time to time.
This is specially tied by Xiao Ai during the break halfway, according to her words, in this carriage, the stability really makes people not feel that they are in a hurry, tie a bell, jingle can be regarded as knowing that it is still walking outside.
Dashu Village is the last village on the way to Wutai Mountain, and I heard the stunned uncle who led the way say that after this village, there is no such a good road.
Usually there are loess mat roads in the plains, once you enter the mountains, these roads will immediately become narrow and broken, and the roads are covered with gravel, before there are no horseshoes, such roads are simply a nightmare for horses, not to mention those wooden carriages, it is lucky not to collapse, and it is normal to collapse.
But fortunately, all the horses of Xiao Han's family are ordered with horseshoe, and his carriage is made by the collection of many craftsmen and Xiao Han's scientific ideas, the oiled shaft rotates extremely smoothly, and the wooden wheels are wrapped in a layer similar to rubber, Xiao Han doesn't know what that thing is called, only that it is more elastic than rubber, and it is more resistant to wear and tear, of course, it is said that the price is also very touching......
The wisdom of the ancients must not be underestimated, Xiao Han just said roughly according to the load-bearing steel beam of the tractor in his memory, these craftsmen designed the recurved soft steel, the carriage and the axle are all connected by soft steel, coupled with the shock absorption that comes with the wheel, so that the carriage runs very smoothly, and Xue Pan doesn't even feel a little bump in it.
Relatively speaking, horseback riding is much more miserable, less than two meters on the road, side by side can only drive two horses, and because of Qin Shi Huang's decree on the same axis, the two deep ditches on both sides of the ancient road are driven out by the wheels and are quite smooth, but in the middle are the pits stepped on by mules and horses.
Xiao Han carefully controlled the big green horse to avoid a puddle, and suddenly regretted that he had a hot head. Wouldn't it be nice to sleep at home? Do you have to come here to suffer this sin?
Touching his arms, only the last piece of spring cake remained, just now in Dashu Village, all the pastries in his arms had been scattered to those ragged children.
Maybe he was frightened by those pig-like meals in the barracks, Xiao Han has always had a problem now, he likes to carry some food in his pocket, usually these things are Xiao Han's treasures, and he is never willing to take them out for Xiaodong to eat, but when he sees those children, Xiao Han still can't match his sympathy.
He squatted down and gave a little girl a little pastry to her, and looked at her with encouraging eyes, until the little girl hesitated to fill it into her mouth, and the next moment, the little face was full of surprise and joy, the poor family had never bought her such a delicious thing!
With the first piece, there will naturally be a second piece, how much can you carry in your arms? By the time a group of children came over biting their fingers, Xiao Han's arms were already empty.
However, the children in the village are very sensible, and when they saw that their friends had not eaten it at the beginning, they did not hesitate to give the pastries that were still sticking to the saliva to the later children, and they had a small mouth, reminiscing about the sweetness of that moment just now, and it was sensible and touching.
Just when Xiao Han looked at this group of children with regret, someone came, and handed a small cloth bag from behind Xiao Han, Xiao Han subconsciously took the cloth bag and turned his head slowly, but found that it was Xue Pan who also came over at some point, squatting beside him, and touched a little girl with yellow hair with a smile.
The kind-hearted big brother had good things to share with everyone, and the children immediately gathered around and scrambled to stretch out their little hands......
The people in the small convoy all stopped to watch this warm scene, and Zhang Qiang also leaned on the carriage with his arms crossed, next to Xiao Min, who poked his head out.
Resting his head lightly on Zhang Qiang's shoulder, Xiao Min looked longingly at Xiao Han and Xue Pan who distributed pastries, and only felt that this was the most beautiful picture in the world.
For children, happy times always pass so quickly, the two fairy-like big brothers and sisters seem to stay only for a moment, about to set off away, standing under the big tree at the entrance of the village, a group of children waved vigorously, goodbye to the small convoy that went away.
Xiao Han is not a savior, he never thinks of himself as a savior, all he can do is give these children a little bit of insignificant happiness, this is not charity, but a comfort for his soul, no matter what others think, my heart is my hometown.
The big green horse walked forward leisurely, Xiao Han touched this piece of spring cake that Xue Pan specially handed him when he left the village, and suddenly felt that this noble lady did not seem to be far away from him, in the face of that group of children, two equally kind people, suddenly there was no inexplicable sense of estrangement that had always existed between the two, Xiao Han didn't know that the estrangement was actually called inferiority.
Dozens of miles of road, said long is not long, short is not short, even if it is stop-and-go, before noon, they have already arrived at the destination of this trip, Wutai Mountain.
In front of him was the continuous mountains, and the stunned uncle who led the way trotted to the foot of the mountain on a horse, and first found a flat area as a temporary camp, and the people behind naturally followed.
Xiao Han, who inexplicably felt that he was in a good mood, saw that he had finally arrived at his destination, and hurriedly flipped off the big green horse with the help of a stunned man, and then walked around the ground twice with his legs skimmed, and he hadn't ridden a horse for a few days, and his thighs were scratched a little itchy.
Xiao Dong untied the halter of the horse under his seat, and let it still have a touch of green food in this area, while Uncle Zizi and them, including Xue Pan's two guards, were holding a cloth to wipe the sweat from the horse.
People who come down from the battlefield are like this, cherishing horses is more than cherishing themselves, only the stunned man is the most tired, he not only has to wipe his own horses, but also wipes the Hou Ye's together, Xiao Han did not leave himself in the habit of serving the beasts first......
At the front, several women in the carriage also got out of the carriage with a smile, in the special carriage, almost did not feel the fatigue of the carriage, several people were pointing to the mountain in front of them and did not know what to say, it seemed to be very pleasant.
The sound of the warbler swallow was intoxicating, and the cheerful voice floated along the breeze, but he couldn't hear the content clearly, Xiao Han, who was walking with his legs, was about to lean over and eavesdrop, when Zhang Qiang, who had a wicked smile, came over and hit Xiao Han with his shoulder, almost knocking Xiao Han directly to the ground.
didn't expect Zhang Qiang to hit himself, Xiao Han hurriedly stabilized his figure, and accidentally, the two thighs hit each other again, so painful that Xiao Han's face twitched, and he scolded the initiator: "Zhang Qiang, you bastard, are you crazy?" What a nerve! ”
was scolded by Xiao Han pointing his nose, Zhang Qiang's smile froze, and he said to Xiao Han angrily: "You are nervous!" Your brother and I have asked someone to help you out, not only do you not thank me, but you even take revenge! ”
"Ask you big-headed ghost! It's obvious that you want to go out to play with your wife, and you even said help me, how can you be so shameless?! ”
Zhang Qiang didn't know if he was broken by Xiao Han or something else, and pointed at Xiao Han with a little annoyance: "Fart, I want to come out to play?" I haven't done a lot of things, this is for you to run so far, you still don't appreciate it, let's go, let's go, I deserve you to be a bachelor for the rest of your life! ”
"Let's go, who's afraid of whom, Lao Tzu beats a single, it's just a joke! Who do you think you are? Joking?! ”
Xiao Han is not afraid of Zhang Qiang's threat, but his brother is just ...... if he has no desire
Just when the two of them don't like each other, they are ready to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau... Ahem, when I went home, the woman in front of me was shouting: "Hey, what are you doing~"
Xue Pan may have come out to play like this for the first time, and the little bit of ladylike temperament left yesterday has long been gone, and he ran excitedly to wait at the mountain pass to climb the mountain, but saw that Xiao Han and Zhang Qiang had not come over for a long time, so he was in a hurry, jumping and waving his arms vigorously, shouting to the two of them to hurry up, don't ink.
And the two of them, who were still fighting cocks just now, saw that the group of women were looking at them, so they quickly straightened their posture and shouted at the other side: "It's nothing, wait, it's over..."
Ay...... No one mentions going back anymore, and if you have no desire, you are strong, but neither of them is a pure person with six roots......