Chapter 80: The Downpour
Fang La also laughed, and after laughing twice, he said: "I didn't expect him to have such a strong taste, how could Sister Xiaoqing have twenty-four or five when she married him." ”
"Well, but I'm still envious. When this battle is over, go back and settle down, I also want to ask for a mother-in-law, I am going to go to Chuzhou, to Yinling Mountain. If Lu Zhi hadn't married yet, I would marry her as a mother-in-law.
I think she has a crush on me.
Moreover, Brother Ning married Daochang Pei, and Brother Qi married Daochang Xu, so I have to marry Daochang Lu anyway, otherwise this relative will lose face. Little Stone said, looking at the sky.
Fang La's hand moved, he looked at the crackling fire for a long time, and then looked at the little stone and said, "I also think she has a good impression of you." ”
"You think so too, don't you?" Xiao Shi said very excitedly: "I know! Every time I go to Yinling Mountain, she is also secretly looking at me when I look at her! ”
Fang Lahaha smiled and said, "So the two of you must be able to do it." ”
Xiao Shi frowned and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely not forget my brother." There are so many big and small Taoist aunts in the Yin Ling Temple, there is always one that will make you like it. At that time, just tell your brother that he will help you marry a beautiful daughter-in-law and go home. ”
Fang La casually hugged his fists and said, "Then thank General Niu Shiniu first." ”
"Hahaha!" Little Stone laughed.
But soon Fang La interrupted him again: "This is the end of the small talk." Speaking of this, Fang La looked up and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention to the two of them, he whispered, "Don't you think things have been a little abnormal recently?" ”
"What do you mean?"
"After the occupation of the state, the situation was very good. Now that the skin has been torn, there is no need to greet him with a smile. We can directly march into the state of Fu (sound turtle), and before the Liao people can react, we can occupy the state and the Confucian state immediately. ”
“…… So? ”
"Don't you think it's strange that the Privy Council has suddenly transferred the head of the house away at this juncture?" Fang La asked with squinted eyes.
Xiao Shi sighed and said, "I don't know how many times we have discussed this question, and I don't know how many times I have told you the same answer......
Brother Ning said that people who question their orders don't want to live a good life, but if they want to live a good life and don't want to cause trouble, they must learn to respect the orders of their bosses.
What's more, Brother Ning has always taught us, the whole town, to obey orders as their duty, I don't think there's anything wrong with this.
The Privy Council is the chief of the armies of the world, they make appointments, they issue orders, we obey and carry them out, it's as simple as that. ”
Fang La shook his head: "I don't know how many times I've told you the same thing, if you're willing to continue to be a brainless reckless man, then it's up to you."
But now, the situation of the head of the family is not optimistic. The old and new parties, and even their internal struggles, have drawn the heads of the family into it.
Stone, it's time to think about where to go. If one day, the head of the family loses power, and the official position is pushed to the end, or something else, such as being excluded, how should you and I deal with ourselves? ”
Xiao Shi closed his eyes and thought for a while, "...... That still depends on what Brother Ning wants me to do. If he says whatever I want, then I must follow my heart.
But if he told me to keep doing it, why shouldn't I do it? ”
Fang La looked at the little stone for a long time, and finally let out a sigh of hatred that iron could not become steel. He stood up, shook his head and walked away with his hands behind his back.
The next day, as the little stone said. It began to rain lightly in the morning.
At first, it didn't rain much, but later it turned into a downpour. The dry ground instantly turned into a quagmire, and the summer rain was so unreasonable.
The horse's hooves were stuck in the mud and it was difficult to move an inch, and Qi Fu shouted in Tang Ning's ear: "Brother-in-law! It's time for us to find a place to rest! ”
At the same time, a thunderbolt sounded over everyone's heads, and several people were frightened and hissed one after another. Even if Downing wanted to hurry a little more, he couldn't do it. I had to nod helplessly and agreed to Qi Fu's proposal.
"Go a little further!" The rain was so heavy that if you didn't have to shout, the people around you wouldn't be able to hear what they were saying: "There should be a post station not far ahead, let's go to the post station to rest!" ”
"Good!" Qi Fu agreed, took off his clothes and put them on Tang Ning's head and said, "Brother-in-law! Don't get caught in the rain! ”
Tang Ning ripped it off and threw it back to Qi Fu and said: "Go to the post station in a while and let them get some ginger soup to drink, just today's rain, if there is a headache and brain fever, no one can run!" ”
Riding a horse can no longer walk, a group of people simply dismounted, held the reins, and dragged forward.
Because this rain was not expected, no one prepared the rain at all, only a hat on top of his head.
But the hat couldn't bear such a heavy rain, and after a while, everyone was already soaking wet.
Fortunately, Tang Ning's judgment was correct, thanks to the more developed post station system in the Song Dynasty. There will be a post station every other section of the official road, which not only provides accommodation, but also provides horse transfers for the Red Feather Knights, who are responsible for communication between them, so as to improve the efficiency of the Red Feather Knights' communication.
This kind of post station may not be so complete in the south such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but it is fighting here on Hebei East Road. If you want to reduce the number of post stations, you can get oil and water from here.
Then wait for something to happen, a big hat that delays the military period will be buttoned down, and the whole family will go to reincarnation together.
The little two of the post station stood at the door, nibbling on cucumbers while watching the heavy rain pour. Suddenly I saw a big one
In the rain, a figure appeared at the far end of the road, hurriedly ate the cucumber in three or two bites, and ran to inform the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper slapped him on the back of the head: "What else are you looking at!" Why don't you go and boil a pot of ginger soup and clean up a few rooms by the way? ”
"Hey!" Xiao Er answered and immediately went to help, and the shopkeeper looked at the few people who were struggling at the door, shook his head and sighed.
"it! you! Quickly clear the inside of the lobby, start two fires, and guests will be coming in a while! ”
Then the shopkeeper put on his coat and hat, and was about to go out, when he turned around and took a few pieces of rain and held them in his hand, and then rushed out of the inn and ran in the direction of Tang Ning and his party.
"Several! Several! The station is here! The shopkeeper ran to the side of the road and danced loudly, Qi Fu's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly saw the hazy figure in front of him, and hurriedly patted Tang Ning on the back and pointed in the direction of the shopkeeper.
In the heavy rain, it was difficult to see the road ahead, and the rain hit the hat above the head and made people unable to raise their heads. If it weren't for the shopkeeper running out, I'm afraid a few people would have missed this post station.
Hurriedly turned around and walked towards the shopkeeper's side, and the shopkeeper also handed over the robe.
It is definitely not enough for a dozen people to have only three or five pieces of clothes, so everyone simply doesn't wear them, anyway, it's just two steps.
The shopkeeper led the way in front, and the group finally came to the door of the post station. The shopkeeper ran out to help send the horses to the stable, and the proprietress had cleared a place in the lobby for everyone to use for the fire.
"Damn, it's raining so hard." After the shopkeeper entered the door, he couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, and then wiped the rain on his face, and said to Tang Ning and the others: "A few people sit here to roast the fire first, and the ginger soup is already boiling." ”
"Thank you, shopkeeper." Tang Ning hurriedly stood up and arched his hands, although his body was very cold, his heart was warm.
"Hey, thank you." The shopkeeper smiled and waved his hand: "What we do is for people's convenience, not to mention that this post station is still built by the government, and I am taking the court to make it convenient for people, so you don't have to be polite." ”
Listening to the shopkeeper's funny words, everyone laughed in unison. Qi Fu and the two guards also tied their horses in the stable, walked in from the backyard with a body of rainwater, and gathered to the edge of the fire, and more than a dozen people surrounded the two fires to keep warm.
After a while, the ginger soup was also boiled. The shopkeeper directly brought the pot in and poured a bowl for one person.
Tang Ning has been chatting with the shopkeeper, and learned that he is from Hexi, and when he was a child, the Yellow River flooded and flooded their house, so his family inexplicably sat on the board and floated all the way to the top of Kaifeng Mansion.
In the end, he was rescued by the kind boat boss and taken to the east side of the river......
After taking a sip of ginger soup, the shopkeeper looked at the rain scene outside the door, sighed and said, "The rain is so heavy, the people on the side of the Yellow River are going to suffer again...... God is really evil......"