Houfu Key Class

Su Xi shook her head and said, "The weather changes too quickly during the seasons, so it's normal for predictions to be inaccurate."

Although the roof of the carriage is rainproof, if the road is too muddy, the horse will be easily frightened and will not move. If it lasts until midnight, the city gate will have been closed.

Zong Zhao replied: "Then stay here to rest for one night. When the rain stops tomorrow, we can return to Beijing in time."

Xu Wan went to make arrangements: "Okay, I'll ask Cuizhi to communicate with the farmer."

There were a lot of farmhouses nearby. They couldn't fit in one family, so they scattered into several families. Xu Wan was worried and lived in the same family with the five children.

Not long after, it rained heavily.

Because adults were present, the teenagers played around the house without any worries. When they got interested, they even went to the kitchen to learn how to cook.

The sky was darkening and the rain was getting heavier.

Xu Wan looked at the night sadly and said: "Will the rain really stop early tomorrow morning? What if it doesn't stop? I specially left a day for them to rest in the middle of Beijing, but I didn't expect that they would still be trapped in the suburbs of Beijing."

Zong Zhao comforted him: "Don't worry, I have already sent a message to the nearby post station and asked them to send over two fast horses and hitch them to the carriage. If it doesn't stop raining tomorrow, I will follow Wuyan along the official road. , Escort them back to Beijing first.”

Xu Wan asked: "Aren't the fast horses at the post station afraid of getting wet in the rain?"

Zong Zhao replied: "I'm afraid, but there are many inns on the official road. You can change horses after walking a distance."

After hearing this, Xu Wan felt a little more at ease.

Zong Zhao said softly: "Go to sleep. Thinking too much will make you anxious. Maybe when you wake up tomorrow morning, the rain will stop."

"That's what you said." Xu Wan turned around and went into the house.

There are two bedrooms in this farmhouse. One is for the adults and has a simple wooden bed. The other is for the children, which is a large bunk. The five teenagers have never seen this kind of bed before, and they are so excited that they roll over. At the other end, Haishi was still screaming.

Finally, Zong Zhao came over to remind them to go to bed early, and only a few of them stopped sleeping.

They didn't bring quilts with them on this trip, so they used the ones from farmers, which had a bit of a smell and were damp. Zong Zhao said to Xu Wan, "Be patient."

Xu Wan smiled and said, "You are the one who has to endure it, right?" She grew up poor.

Zong Zhao burst out laughing: "It's much harder in the army than this. Sometimes we have to sleep outdoors, and we can't sleep well just because we're bitten by mosquitoes."

"That seems to be true..." Xu Wan was convinced immediately.

There was only one quilt, and the worry of whether to sleep in separate beds was gone. The two slept together, and became more and more accustomed to each other's presence.

But that night, Xu Wan didn't sleep well. She always dreamed that the rain didn't stop and washed out the road. She couldn't take the children back to Beijing, couldn't catch up with the Gongyuan, and had to wait another three years.

"Ah..." I woke up from my dream.

Xu Wan broke out in a cold sweat, feeling frightened in her heart. The sky outside was gray and bright, and it seemed that it was almost dawn.

Zong Zhao quickly stood up and asked her, "What's wrong? Are you having a nightmare?"

"Has the rain stopped?" Xu Wan asked back.

Zong Zhao didn't even have to get out of bed to look. The sound of rain falling outside became more and more intense: "It hasn't stopped yet."

Xu Wan's heart sank to the bottom, and she spoke out: "I was too optimistic. I shouldn't have taken them so far away from Beijing two days before Qiu Wei."

Zong Zhao comforted him: "It's okay, it's not your fault. Their poetry is poor and they need to find time to practice. Moreover, you have reserved a day for them. The celestial phenomena are changing too fast and cannot be controlled by human power." Can predict.”

Xu Wan asked: "Can we leave in the morning? We must rush back to Beijing today, otherwise we will not be able to enter the Gongyuan tomorrow, and we will have to wait another three years. They have been preparing for so long just to wait for this exam."

Zong Zhao looked outside and replied: "I'm going to see if the fast horse from the inn has been delivered. If it hasn't been delivered, it must be because the rain is too heavy and the carrier pigeon has not been delivered. I will go to the inn with Buyan to ask for the horse and come back in a hurry. Escort them back to Beijing and let Cuiliu come over to protect you."

"good."

Xu Wan knew the importance of this exam, which was more important than the annual college entrance examination in modern times, and they couldn't have any accidents here.

Zong Zhao quickly got out of bed and put on his clothes and shoes. He called to Buyan and strode out. After a while, Cuiliu and Cuizhi came over, and Zong Zhao and Buyan also held umbrellas. In the gray morning , heading towards the inn in the rain.

Cuizhi advised: "Madam, please sleep a little longer, it's not yet dawn."

Xu Wan asked: "Cuizhi, do you think the rain will stop today?"

Cuizhi didn't understand the celestial phenomena, but seeing Xu Wan's anxiety, she also advised: "I don't know if it can stop, but our north is different from the south, there is not so much rain. It started raining yesterday evening, and it has been raining all day." It’s been a night and it’s time to finish.”

Xu Wan murmured: "Yes, yes, there is less rain in the north and it should stop soon."

At chen shi, the five young boys woke up one after another.

Cuiliu had already sent the food back for them to wash up and eat. Zong Jincheng looked at the heavy rain outside and wondered, "Why hasn't it stopped yet?"

Cuiliu replied: "It's about time. Cuizhi and his wife both said that there is less rain in the north and it won't last that long."

"Oh, that's right." Zong Jincheng responded, and shouted to his brothers excitedly, "Come over for dinner soon. After dinner, I can write a poem. Look at this autumn rain, look at this hut, how versatile it is." Inspire poetry!”

"What's so poetic about this humid weather? I just want to be like Mr. Su and scold this bad weather."

"Then you should be more polite when you curse, and be careful to avoid bad words."

"Hahaha...that makes sense."

Not long after, Zong Zhao and Buyan came back with their horses. They also brought hats, umbrellas and other things. Xu Wan invited them to come over for dinner first, and Shunzi and others began to saddle the fast horses.

After everything was done, the five young boys climbed onto the carriage, and Zong Zhao and Buyan drove away and headed straight for the official road.

When Su Xi came over with an umbrella, he only had time to see the back of the carriage. He said to Xu Wan, who had a stern face, "Don't be too serious. Your husband looks reliable and will definitely escort them back to Beijing."

Xu Wan replied, "Thank you for your good wishes, sir. I hope they can get there smoothly. It will take a little longer to take the official road, but they will arrive in the afternoon. I hope they don't catch a cold on the way, otherwise it will be very difficult to endure the nine days after entering the tribute hall."

During the nine days and eight nights of the autumn examination, although there were medicines in the luggage brought over, the cold was difficult to treat, which would not only affect the state of the examination, but also seriously, the patient might not be able to last for nine days.

Su Xi comforted him, "Don't think too much. Their carriages are rainproof and they have some quilts on board. You won't get cold or wet, and you won't get sick."