Chapter 920 Ji Xiaqiu Stayed in the Same Inn as Liu Wei
In early spring in the north, it is a bit more humid and cold than in late winter.
Especially on rainy days.
Liu Wei sat by the window of the inn, looking through the window crack at the non-stop heavy rain outside. She tensed her neck, tilted her head, and asked Rong Leng next to her: "How many days has it been raining?"
Rong Leng, who was flipping through a book in his hand, said without raising his head: "Two days."
Liu Wei counted on his fingers: "That means we have been gone for six days?"
"Um."
Liu Wei couldn't help but feel a little depressed. She supported her chin with her hand, looked at the rain curtain outside, and murmured sincerely: "It's boring."
Rong Leng, who was reading a book, finally raised his head, put down the book he had been reading all day, stood up, walked to her, wrapped his cloak tighter around her, and said, "Let's go when the rain stops."
Just at this time, there was a "bang" outside, which turned out to be a spring thunder.
The expression on Liu Wei's face became even worse.
Thunder and flood, does this mean it will rain for a few more days?
Six days ago, Liu Wei looked around, finally hoping that Rong Leng would explain all the trivial matters at Zhengemen and the palace, and he could leave for Qingzhou.
She excitedly got on the carriage out of the city early in the morning.
The first three days went really smoothly, but on the fourth day, it rained.
It was still afternoon at that time, and the carriage had not planned to stop, but seeing that it was raining heavily, I was afraid of any accidents on the road, so I found an inn to rest in advance, thinking that at most it would stop raining tomorrow.
The results didn't stop.
Then I thought, I should stop after one day.
Still didn't stop.
Today, looking at the heavy rain that still showed no sign of stopping, Liu Wei finally became impatient.
It was not easy for her and Rong Leng to leave Beijing this time. Rong Leng would not go into details. There were a lot of things at Zhenge Gate and a lot of things in the cabinet. He used all the excuses for this half-month break. Finally, the veteran cabinet ministers relented and let him out for a while.
Liu Wei is also in trouble.
Xiao Jin and Xiao Li both wanted to go to school, and Liu Wei had no intention of taking them with her from the beginning. But when the two children found out about this, they insisted on following them, and they coaxed them left and right, but failed to do so. In the end, she still He ran out secretly early in the morning when Xiao Li didn't get up. Before leaving, he left a note stating that he would return home in half a month.
Originally, if we took a shortcut and rushed from Kyoto to Qingzhou, it would only take five days.
But now, I have been delayed for several days just on the road. It takes another day to walk from here to Qingzhou. There is no time left for this round trip.
Liu Wei was very melancholy, especially when she thought about not being able to leave today. The melancholy spread into gloom and enveloped her whole person.
But compared to her anxiety, the other person traveling with her seemed very leisurely.
Liu Wei turned to look at the man who wrapped her in a cloak, sat back in the chair, and began to read a book slowly, and asked: "We can't set off. Are you satisfied with Captain Rong?"
Rong Leng, who had just picked up the book, did not look up, but chuckled: "No."
You can tell by looking at that smile.
Liu Wei sighed: "You don't mean what you say."
Rong Leng said nothing and continued reading.
The room became quiet, and the sound of rain outside seemed particularly loud.
Liu Wei stood up and watched the rain by the window, staring idly at the rain curtain in the distance in a daze.
At this moment, a gurgling sound came from far and nearer.
Liu Wei looked where the sound came from and saw a speeding carriage coming towards the right side covered by rain and fog.
Liu Wei looked at the staggering appearance of the small carriage and fixed his gaze curiously.
There was a coachman in a raincoat sitting on the carriage shaft. The coachman seemed to know that there was an inn in this difficult mountain road. The carriage drove straight into the stable outside the inn. At this time, the inn waiter who heard the commotion also went out to greet the guests.
The coachman took off his wet raincoat, put it on a shelf nearby, and said to the waiter: "My wife caught the wind and cold on the road. Find the warmest room and find the nearest doctor. This is Reward money." He said and threw a piece of silver.
The waiter took it quickly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, noble man. I will prepare a room for you now. As for the doctor, the rain is too heavy. I'm afraid there will be some delays on the road. I'll get him for you as soon as possible." , do you think so?"
The coachman also knew that it was not easy to be picky when away from home, so he said "hmm", turned around and said to the carriage, "Madam, everything has been arranged."
The door of the carriage was then opened. Inside, a maid in red clothes and plain makeup, but with cold eyes, got out first. She looked around the inn, with a dissatisfied look on her face, but she didn't say anything more and turned around. He raised his head and respectfully helped the woman out of the car with both hands.
The woman was wearing a long moon-white fur with a furry neckband wrapped around her neck. Her face was pale and her figure was obviously unstable. With the support of the maid in red, she slowly walked out, but at this moment, a cold wind blew. , the woman's face was immediately stained with a lot of rainwater, and she suddenly looked a little embarrassed.
The maid in red immediately pinched her sleeves nervously and wiped the woman's face.
The woman then waved her hand with a kind face to show that she was okay. The maid stopped insisting, helped the man, and hurried into the inn.
After entering the inn, Liu Wei couldn't see what was going on inside.
Liu Wei didn't have much interest in these two strangers who happened to be passing by and who happened to stay in the same inn. However, the maid in red did make her take another look.
If the maid is not mistaken, she must have excellent kung fu skills. However, it is not surprising for a maid from a wealthy family to have kung fu. There is also a fusheng beside Jin Nanyun.
The scenery outside the window calmed down again, the rain was still the same, and the sky was still foggy.
The arrival of the new guest interrupted Liu Wei's interest in watching the rain. She turned around and closed the window. Looking back, she saw Rong Leng still reading a book. Only then did she glance at the book with interest. When I read the title of the book, I was stunned.
"'Ping Hong Policy'?" Liu Wei asked: "It has been raining for many days. Although it is not serious here, there are already floods in some places. But do you have time to see this now?"
Rong Leng turned over another page of the book and said, "I am not good at controlling floods, but if I look at the regulations and specifications, I might as well figure out the amount of funding for flood control."
Liu Wei understood, nodded, sat back on the chair, and sighed: "There are floods every year, but this year it's so early, and I don't know how many families will be ruined."
Rong Leng put down the book, looked at her and said, "Hong, this shouldn't happen."
Liu Wei met his gaze and nodded: "Yes, floods should not have happened. Floods occurred only because of poor drainage and improper coastal dam ladders. After all, it is all the manager's fault. If the geographical arrangement is really proper, even if it rains heavily for two months and the fields are flooded, there will be no casualties in the end. However, the management of this area has never been effective without going through decades or hundreds of years of rectification. Our ancestors suspected that It takes a long time to cure the root cause, so I don’t want to spend more time here, and I don’t care if future generations follow the example of our ancestors. If things go on like this, disaster will continue to be disaster, and disaster will continue to be disaster.”