Chapter 320
“Comfortable~~”
After two months of going, I slept all the way. At this time, I moved a bamboo chair and lay down in the yard to bask in the sun. I drank the fragrant Ziyun Fairy Tea, and the water gently sat beside him and helped him peel the fried chestnuts. Chen Xu felt comfortable that he was about to melt.
"Junior sister, what did the master say after he came?"
Yu Wuya was hit on the stone bridge with a palm by Huangshi Gong on Xiapi and vomited a few mouthfuls of blood, but it seemed that Huangshi Gong was also merciless, so Yu Wuya was not in a bad state, but he was in a bad mood all the way back. He usually looked like a master in front of Wang Wu and others, but compared with a real master, he was no different from a scum, so his mind was very shocked and he became much more dull. He squatted beside him holding a teacup and didn't know what he was thinking.
"Master suddenly came and asked you some things after I went down the mountain. Then I told him about your robbery of the Mo family token, and also told him that you were going to Xia Pi!"
When Shui Qingrou spoke, she gently crushed a peeled chestnut and fed it into Chen Xu's mouth. Someone shamelessly stuck out his tongue and licked his tender fingers gently. Shui Qingrou's cheeks instantly blushed, but there was more joy and gentleness in her eyes, and there seemed to be a stream of spring water rippling gently in her eyes.
Wow, my wife is so beautiful! This expression is so tempting!
Chen Xu couldn't help but grab the white and tender little hand and stroked it unwilling to let go. He lowered his head gently and did not dare to look around.
"Brother Xu, where is my monkey Wukong?" Xiao Yuji seemed to remember that she was missing something very important, so she ran over and looked around Chen Xu.
"The monkey is not good, he ran away halfway!" Chen Xu didn't dare to say that the monkey was pinched to death by Huang Shigong.
"Wow~, I want monkeys. Who said Wukong is not good? He is the most obedient and can do anything. You must think it is ugly and throw it away~" Yu Ji cried with tears as she slapped her mouth.
"Don't cry, don't cry!" Chen Xu quickly picked up Yu Ji and put it on his lap. "I heard from my brother that we passed by a Huaguo Mountain covered with peaches. There were also many monkeys and monkeys there, so it ran to Huaguo Mountain and became the Monkey King! Yu Ji, is it good to tell you the story of Huaguo Mountain Water Curtain Cave?"
"Okay, but there must be Wukong's Flower and Fruit Mountain!" Yu Ji said with tears in her eyes.
"Don't worry, there must be Wukong!" Chen Xu helped Yu Ji wipe his tears and then began to talk about Journey to the West.
"Legends have been a long time ago, there was a mountain of Huaguo on the East Sea. The flowers bloomed all year round and the fragrance of melons and fruits. A group of monkeys live on the mountain, playing and playing on it carefree every day. On the beach, there is a huge stone. It has been hundreds of thousands of years for years. Suddenly one day, a lightning bolt fell on the stone, the big stone exploded, and a stone monkey popped out from it..."
Chen Xu once told the story of Journey to the West intermittently before, but only Yu Wuya, Shui Qingrou, Xing'er, Chen Jiang's name had heard some, Wang San and Wang Wu, and Ying Bu had never heard of it. Therefore, it was not only Xiao Yu Ji, but also the group of people sitting in the yard who were soon fascinated.
The story of Journey to the West is more interesting than the Romance of the Gods, and the plot is more tortuous and moving.
Therefore, Chen Xu couldn't stop this talk. Wang Wuyingbu urged Chen Xu to tell stories all day long, and Yu Ji was like a rag doll, who was unwilling to come down all day long, so she kept asking where Wukong was, and Chen Xu could only tell the story of Wukong as soon as she was free, and there were more people listening to the story. No matter men, women, young and old in Xiaohe Village, they would carry a bench to listen to the story as soon as they were free, and the situation seemed to be back to the scene when the Legend of the White Snake was told.
"This Tang Monk is so bad. Just a fool, you know how to recite the tight hoop curse!"
"Zhu Bajie is indeed a monster turned into by Shan Pi, lazy and greedy!"
"Although Monk Sha is not lazy, he is just stupid. Every time he only knows to call the master and is captured by the monster!"
The villagers were fascinated by the hearing, but occasionally they would whisper to each other’s experiences and opinions, and comment on the characters in Journey to the West to express their emotions.
"My benefactor, there are many people coming on horseback!" Yu Wuya, who was squatting on the pile of firewood beside him, basking in the sun and listening to the story, suddenly stood up and reminded him.
"Is something wrong in the town?" Chen Xu stopped and listened and asked.
"Unlike, the sound of horse hooves is very messy and dense, and there are probably hundreds of people!" Yu Wuya said with a serious expression.
"Xiaoxu, do you want to prepare a guy?" Uncle Ma stood up nervously and asked.
"No, let everyone not be nervous!" Chen Xu shook his head and stood up.
If hundreds of horse riders really want to commit crimes, thousands of people will probably not be able to stop them, not to mention that there are only more than a dozen young and middle-aged people in the village, and the men, women, old, young, cats and dogs, combined, and their combat effectiveness is the worst peasant group in the Qin Dynasty. It would be fine if they don’t take weapons, but once they get weapons, they will probably die faster.
Just as everyone was waiting anxiously, a few fast horses rushed into the village entrance from far to near, and soon rushed to Chen Xu's door.
Four fast horses, four warriors in black were sitting on the back, and big swords were on their backs.
"Mr. Chen is at home?" After dismounting, the four warriors looked at the tense villagers in the yard, and the leader bowed and asked loudly.
"Hey, isn't this the Xuanwu Guard I came to last time?" Wang San and Wang Wu recognized it in an instant.
Chen Xu also felt familiar. Wang San and others immediately remembered it as soon as they said it, so they walked over and asked, "Which Mr. Chen are you looking for?"
"Hello Mr. Chen!" The four Xuanwu Guards also recognized Chen Xu because they had seen him once last year and once in Wancheng in March this year, so they quickly saluted Chen Xu together.
"You are looking for me?" Chen Xu was surprised.
"That is, we are ordered by Emperor Shi, and we will come to Xianyang. Mr. Chen will wait for a while, and Mr. Fusu will arrive later!"
"Fusu?" Not only Chen Xu was stunned, but Yu Wuya, Shui Qingrou, Wang Wuyingbu and others were also stunned. The people in the yard were even more violently commotion, and countless people exclaimed.
Although they are standard wild people in mountain villages, many people from the First Emperor and the eldest prince Fusu have heard of it, and they all looked at Chen Xu and the four black-clothed warriors in disbelief.
A few minutes later, more than a dozen fast horses galloped over and stopped at the gate of the yard, and then dismounted together and waited quietly around.
More than ten minutes later, with the sound of dense horse hooves, hundreds of horses came along the path. The soldiers riding on horseback, wearing leather armor, holding long halberds and straddled large swords, stopped horses along the way and arranged on both sides of the road. Soon a young man in brocade robe and jade crown came over the horse surrounded by a group of warriors and scholars, and finally stopped at the door of Chen Xu's yard and dismounted.
"Who is Mr. Chen?" The young man asked with a gentle expression after tidied up his clothes and head crown.
"Chen Xu, a native of the mountains and fields, has seen His Highness Fusu!" Chen Xu bowed respectfully to the young man.
"Mr. Chen, don't use too much politeness. Fusu has seen Mr. Chen!" Fusu also quickly bowed to Chen Xu, and his attitude was very respectful.
"Greetings to Your Highness the Prince!" Behind Chen Xu, the villagers of Xiaohe Village knelt all over the floor under Uncle Ma's greeting and kowtowed to the young people together.
"No gifts, get up!" Fusu reached out and raised his hand, and the villagers also got up, and then they all stood in the yard with their heads down.
"Uncle Ma and everyone left!" Chen Xu had no choice but to arrange for the villagers to disperse first, and then smiled and said to Fusu: "Xu didn't expect that Your Highness would suddenly arrive. He was really negligent. Please go to the humble house for tea and rest!"
"Sir, Fusu dare not refuse!" Fusu smiled and bowed, then turned around and ordered, "No one is allowed to enter!"
"Here~" dozens of guards around all agreed, and the neat voice scared the two puppies in the yard with their tails stomped in and fled into the room.
"Huh, Mr. Zhao?"
Fusu walked into the yard surrounded by most of the followers of several scholars, and Chen Xu could see Zhao Qing in the middle clearly at a glance, and couldn't help but say hello in surprise.
"Hello Mr. Chen!" Zhao Qing quickly saluted Chen Xu, and then smiled a little restrainedly, "I dare not hide it. Qing is a regular post in the Shaofu. The previous few times they were all ordered by His Majesty the First Emperor and came to Qinghe Town to look for Mr. Chen."
So that's it! Chen Xu suddenly realized at this time that he thought that Zhao Qing had a Xianyang accent from the beginning, and it was not as simple as an ordinary businessman. He turned out to be a close servant next to the emperor. No wonder he could get so many strange things and so much coal and wool.
Wang Wu and Wang Qi, Ying Bu and others also dispersed. Shui Qingrou helped to go to the kitchen to boil water and make tea. Yu Wuya stood three meters away with the iron sword in his arms, mainly to avoid suspicion.
Chen Xu asked Fusu to sit down in the yard, and ordered Wang Wu and Wang Qi to bring a wooden table, and then brought some chestnuts, candies, rice cakes, biscuits, dried fragrant and dried fruit snacks on the table.
"If your highness doesn't dislike you, please try some snacks made by Xu at home!" Chen Xu said with a smile and pointed to a few plates of snacks.
"Thank you, Mr.!" Fusu actually picked up a piece of rice cake and ate it casually. He nodded while eating it, "I have eaten a few pieces of this rice cake in the palace. I heard that it was purchased from the Qinghe Store in Wancheng. My father said it was very valuable. It turned out to be made by Mr. Chen. It was sweet and crispy and glutinous, and it was indeed extremely delicious."
"Your Highness likes it. These dried fragrant and biscuits are also good!" Chen Xu said with a smile and pointed at several other snacks.
Fusu did not refuse and tasted several snacks on the table next to him. When the water gently brought the brewed tea, Chen Xu personally poured Fusu a brand new ceramic tea cup.
"Is this tea the Ziyun Fairy Tea?" Fusu took a sip of surprise after smelling the fragrant kiss that was lingering.
"Yes, this is indeed the legendary Ziyun Fairy Tea, but it is made of fried with tender leaves of the ancient tea trees at the entrance of our village. What makes Xu strange is that the tea leaves from other tea trees using the same fried method are very different!" Chen Xu accompanied the tea to explain.
"It seems that this Xiaohe Village is indeed very popular and even the tea trees are unique. It must be because it is contaminated with some of Mr. Chen's fairy spirit. Only when it is fried is unique, and the three flavors of life are fully reflected!"
Fusu took another sip and couldn't help but exclaim again: "It's really wonderful. A sip of tea enters the throat, and the fragrance remains in the teeth and cheeks. The five internal organs are warm, and the bitterness and sweetness are gone. After Fusu returns to Xianyang, he will definitely inform his father to seal these tea trees in Xiaohe Village as imperial tea and protect them well, so as not to be destroyed by coveted people!"
"Your Highness is thoughtful, so best!"
After the two of them chatted with tea for a few words, Fusu put down the teacup and said, "Mr. Chen, Fusu is here to come here to specially invite his husband to Xianyang on his order. The father also said that he hopes that he will not forget his promise in Wancheng that day!"
Chen Xu stood up and bowed and said, "Xu naturally remembers it, and dare not say goodbye to him!"
"That's good!" Fusu also stood up, "Winter is approaching, and it will take half a month to return to Xianyang. I am afraid that the road will be blocked by wind and snow, so please prepare to go on the road with Fusu immediately. If you don't understand something Fusu can tell you slowly on the road!"
Chen Xu thought for a while and nodded slightly.
To be honest, October will enter in another half month, which means winter is about to begin.
In Xianyang in winter, it is absolutely cold.
But the emperor's orders were not easy to violate, and he was eager to see Qin Shihuang and see what mentality changed after his tour of the southeast. Only by going to Xianyang and changing the future goal of Qin can he slowly achieve it.
So Chen Xu no longer hesitated and ordered Wang Wu and others to pack their luggage immediately, and also bid farewell to Chen Jiangshi and Xing'er.
"Brother, when will you come back?" Xing'er grabbed Chen Xu's hand tightly and was unwilling to let go. Her brother was about to leave after just a few days after he came back. The little girl was very reluctant to leave.
"Take good care of your mother at home. My brother may have to come back in spring. When the weather gets warmer next year, I will take you and your mother to Xianyang, where there are so many people!"
"Brother, you have to keep your word!" Xing'er's tears flowed down.
"Well, keep your word, let's hold your hook!" Chen Xu stretched out his hand, Xing'er also stretched out his hand and hanged it on the hook for a hundred years and did not change. After saying that, Xing'er burst into tears and laughed.
"Mom, you and Xing'er take care of your health at home. I will let Dashi arrange the food and drinks and food, so don't freeze your body in winter!"
"Don't worry, don't worry about your family!" Chen Jiang's eyes turned red and she kept rubbing the corners of her eyes with her sleeves.
"Qingrou, I want to ask you again at home!" Chen Xu said apologetically, holding Shui Qingrou's hand.
"Chen Lang, don't worry, I will take care of my family. When spring comes, I will take my aunt and Xing'er Yu Ji to visit you in Xianyang!" Shui Qingrou's face was still gentle, but her eyes were full of reluctance. Every time Chen Xu left, she felt her heart was empty, worried and concerned, and her heart was tied to the boy in front of her.
And when Master came last month, he told her that the situation is chaotic today, and the root of the chaos is Chen Xu. Even he cannot speculate on what will happen in the future, so he asked her to assist Chen Xu well to see what will happen in the future. This also made her feel a strange emotion towards Chen Xu. There was a lot of curiosity in her deep love. After so long, she felt that Chen Xu was still like a cloud of fog and could not see clearly.
A large bag of bags was packed, most of which were from Chen Xu's laboratory. A prepared globe was placed in a wooden box and tied to the horse's back. In addition to toiletries and clothes, Chen Xu also brought water to replenish it and then bound neatly. This book will be given to Qin Shihuang as soon as possible after entering Xianyang.
The last time Wancheng's speech did not completely dispel Qin Shihuang's idea of looking for the sacred mountain to seek the elixir of immortality, so Chen Xu decided to add a few more bricks and use this list of gods to completely suppress Qin Shihuang's wish to be immortal. Only in this way can Qin Shihuang truly calm down and become an emperor on earth.
Yiyi reluctantly said goodbye to Chen Jiangshi, Shui Qingrou, Xing'er and Yu Ji. Under the escorts of hundreds of imperial guards, they went down to Qinghe Town, stayed for an hour, packed up a car of exquisite porcelain, made two or three cars of candy, wine and vinegar, and made bamboo pulp, paper, pens and ink, and of course they also brought the two senior craftsmen, Ma Gan and Gongshusheng. They originally wanted to bring the carpenter Liu Erwa, but Liu Erwa was not in good health, so they took his two apprentices away, and then brought Niu Dashi, You Zuo Liu Bo, San Lao and many of the staff in the town workshop together to give me some advice. After Chen Xu officially set off and set out on the road to Xianyang.
Whether this trip is joy or sorrow, disaster or blessing, whether it is a fish jumping on the dragon gate and making a splash, or a dusty face and a nose that is shabby, are all unknowns.
The Great Qin Dynasty is like a painting, and the Great Wall that stretches for thousands of miles is still growing day by day. People's livelihood is suffering, and harsh laws are like tigers. But as long as there are some changes, the future of the Great Qin Dynasty will change differently.
We are different... different...
Suddenly a song appeared in my heart, circling in my mind, sitting on the bumpy and shaking carriage, Chen Xu slowly showed a smile on his face.
I am a time traveler, everything will eventually become different, and it has begun to become different, right?
Chapter completed!