In the days when I was forced to become a Feng Shui master

After resting for a while and then going on the road, Yu Ning took a look and saw that the knights on the left and right had put on thick and waterproof fur cloaks, and the hoods and face scarves on their heads were tightly covered, so she was relieved to set off.

After Fang left for a while, Guanshi Wang got into Yuning's car, cupped his hands and said, "Master."

"Why is Guanshi Wang here?" Yu Ning stepped aside a bit, allowing Wang Guanshi to have a spacious place to sit, and Wang Guanshi cupped his hands again before sitting down. He saw that Yu Ning was still holding a volume of books in his hand , said: "The young master is reading again? This car is rickety, it's broken if you look carefully."

Yu Ning put down the book and asked: "But what's wrong?"

Steward Wang shook his head and said, "Young master, today's journey will be a bit rushed, and the young master will suffer some bumps... Fortunately, it cleared up today. Although the old man said that it will not snow again today, he is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case , if there is another snowstorm on the way, I am afraid that we will be trapped on the mountain."

Yuning nodded and said: "That's the reason, let them speed up."

"Yes!" Seeing Yu Ning's quick answer, Wang Guanshi relaxed a little between his brows.With an order, the team immediately quickened its pace, and several servants and servants who followed the carriage got into the carriage behind and sat crowded together. Those who really couldn't sit down sat on the eaves of the carriage with the driver. Manager Wang didn't bother either. The meaning of getting off the car, chatted with Yu Ning.

"Our people have already arrived at the other side of Qin'an Mansion, and we have already arranged everything along the way. We also went to the mountain that Mr. Wusong pointed out. He said that everything is fine, and we are just waiting for the young master to arrive."

Yuning glanced at the sky in surprise: "It's already here? Didn't you say it was only sent out for three or four days?"

He had discussed with Gu Guoshi and the others before that he would go to Qin'an Mansion to run this trip for Mr. Wu Song in the past few days. It is normal for the mansion to send pioneers to scout the road, but it seems that the snow was the heaviest a few days ago. It takes seven days to walk on the road, and the pioneers have only walked for four days when they are fully loaded. How did they arrive?

Seeing that he was puzzled, Guanshi Wang explained: "Although there is wind and snow on this road, the people who are sent out to summon are all first-class experts, not just one, but many. Every time we reach a foothold, we will change one The messengers go to the next station, so they can go much faster than us."

"So that's how it is." Yu Ning suddenly realized that one meant a robe and the other meant a relay race.

The carriage creaked on the snow, and occasionally it would hit a rock under the snow, and the carriage would come to a sudden stop.Yuning originally wanted to wait until Steward Wang left before continuing to read, but he was dizzy before reading two pages, so he simply threw the quilt up and tried to sleep.

I don't know how long I slept, Yu Ning was called by Fu Rong: "Master! Master wake up! Manager Wang has something important to report."

Yu Ning woke up suddenly, rubbed his brows and crawled up from the bed, he knew it was not good when he got up - an obvious cool wind came in from the gap between the car window and the curtain, maybe he just fell asleep The relationship between waking up, this cool wind is particularly biting.

He opened the curtain of the car, and the cold wind like a knife blows snowflakes towards his face. Steward Wang stood under his car window with a slightly gloomy expression, and said, "Master, it has been snowing for an hour, I'm afraid It won't stop tonight."

Yu Ning squinted his eyes and looked at the surrounding scenery, the sky was already dark, only the sky had a gleam of light, it should be around five or six o'clock, generally speaking, they should have arrived at the end point at this time Yes, but now it is a vast expanse of space, with no human habitation. "Where are we now?"

"Fortunately, we have already crossed Xiaoqingshan." Wang Guanshi stood in the wind and snow, and soon a thick layer of snow covered the wind. I——I get lazy when it’s cold, and I have to wait for everything to get in the way.”

"Yes, young master." Steward Wang's face relaxed a little, and there was a hint of appreciation in his eyes.Not to mention his achievements in geomantic omen, he is first-class transparent in dealing with people, and the guards in the mansion often praise him in private - the son of another family is very experienced in the way of death, Only their young master has never made any mistakes in avoiding risks.

"It's snowing heavily now, but there's a village not far ahead, and we'll be there in half an hour if we drive fast—although it's simple, but at least there's a place that can shelter from the wind and snow, and it's also popular. Don't worry about the beast coming."

"Listen to you." Yu Ning said.

Steward Wang nodded, took two steps outside with one foot deep and the other shallow, and said in a loud voice: "Big fellow, work harder, young master has a life, and I will stay in Zhangjia Village ahead today."

All the guards should come together.Steward Wang got into his carriage, and immediately the carriage started to run fast—it wasn't a matter of walking faster, but a real gallop.Yuning was rushed by the start and almost turned over in the car, but it was Fu Rong who held him down, so he didn't tell him to get out of the carriage.

Fu Rong stuffed him back into the quilt with one hand, and with the other hand, he opened the hidden catches in the doors and windows of the carriage backwards, and used a few iron pillars to fasten the windows and doors tightly, so that no one would be caught in an accident. Go straight out of the car.Yuning leaned against the wall of the carriage to watch her move, and said, "It's locked in this way? If something goes wrong, wouldn't it be troublesome for us to get out of the carriage?"

Fu Rong shook her head and said: "Master, I don't know. The inside of this carriage is made of refined iron, wrapped in thick cotton, and has no edges and corners. Even if you roll down the cliff and hide in the carriage, it is better than rolling out." Go up some—there are servants waiting, there will be absolutely no situation where the young master will abandon the car and leave."

"Why do I think this is a flag..." Yu Ning murmured.

Fu Rong didn't hear clearly what he was saying: "Master?"

"It's nothing." Yu Ning stretched out his hand and pulled her to the side to lie down: "I don't care so much when I'm out of the house... You can lie down too, is your back sore after sitting all day?"

Furong was stunned, and didn't dare to lie down, but Yuning held her arm and tried to bluff her: "Why, is Miss Furong still looking down on this young master? If the young master tells you to lie down, then lie down, that's all." Order... If something goes wrong, my life is still counting on you, young master!"

"Master—!" Fu Rong gave him an angry look, and then she also lay down next to the car wall.Yuning's bones were sore after lying in the car for a whole day, but she sat in the carriage for a whole day, it would only be more uncomfortable than Yuning.

Yu Ning closed his eyes, no matter how good the car is these days, the shock absorber function is very limited, if it is flat ground, it will be fine, but now there are mud and sand everywhere, there are a lot of broken stones, and it is driving fast, the carriage It was so wobbly that it almost knocked him apart.

But still bearable.About half an hour later, a guard came and locked the carriage: "Master, Zhangjiacun is here."

Wang Guan got out of the carriage in advance, and said: "Young master, sit down for a while, and this old slave will rent a house with the villagers for water."

"Well, let's go, bring a few more people." Yu Ning said.

"Yes, the old slave understands."

After a while, there was a commotion outside. It seemed that many people came with torches, and the surrounding guards were riding on horses, looking at the surrounding villagers with vigilance.Steward Wang came back soon, talked to the driver, and the carriage started to move again. Fu Rong opened the curtain and looked around, and saw the villagers watching the carriage from a distance, and said: "It should be rented a house. .”

Yu Ning got up and put on a coat, Fu Rong put his cloak on him, the carriage stopped after a few steps, Fu Rong stepped forward to open the car door, went down with an umbrella, and then said: "Master, please get out of the car."

Yuning came out of the carriage, Fu Rong supported his arm with one hand, and put the umbrella on top of his head with the other, Yuning borrowed her strength to get off the carriage lightly.In front of him was a blue-brick house with a courtyard, the carriage rested in the courtyard, and the other carriages rested outside the door.He had been in the village for some time before, and this kind of green brick and tile house was already treated only by the village head or wealthy households in the village.Yuning glanced sideways, and sure enough there were a few cowering villagers standing in the yard.

The leader was an old man, dressed in cotton clothes, with three middle-aged men standing beside them, and behind each of them stood a woman holding a child.Yu Ning nodded slightly, and said: "I'm bothering you."

After all, he walked into the house.

There is a stuffy smell in the room, which should be caused by long-term lack of ventilation.Steward Wang followed behind him and explained: "Time is tight, so I tidied it up carelessly. It's just that the smell in this room is a bit bad. Please bear with me, young master."

"How can everything go well when you are away from home? It is enough to have a tile to shelter from the wind and rain." Yu Ning sat down in front of the table, and there was a bamboo cover on the table, which contained a set of tea sets.Fu Rong stepped forward to clear the table, took the tea set they brought from the hand of the maid and replaced it, and poured tea for Yuning.

Yuning raised his hand to signal Wang Guanshi to sit down too, and asked, "How is it now? Tell me."

Steward Wang also took his seat, took a sip of hot tea, and then let out a sigh of relief, "Master, the weather is really bad. It's a good thing that the snow stopped tonight. We can go out of Chang'an Mansion tomorrow." Yes, but if the snow doesn't listen to us tomorrow, I'm afraid we'll have to hang around here for a few days to avoid the wind and snow."

"What's the matter with this snow? It's the same in previous years?" Yu Ning frowned and asked.He came to this world at this time last year. Although there was snow, it was definitely not as big.Moreover, the distance between Pingbo Mansion and Chang'an Mansion is not very far. It is unlikely that only Chang'an Mansion has such a heavy snowfall, but Pingbo Mansion does not.

Fu Rong said: "Although there was snow last year, it was not as severe... I have not seen such a heavy snow for several years."

Manager Wang said, "Exactly."

"In that case, let's see it tomorrow." Yu Ning frowned and thought for a while, then asked again: "Send a message back and ask my master, should I wait until the next year to go to Qin'an Mansion after such a heavy snowfall? After dragging here day after day, when will we be able to reach Qin'an Mansion?"

Wang Guanshi said: "In such weather, even if it doesn't stop in the middle, it will take three days for the news to come and go."

"Flying Pigeon Passing Letters?"

"There was so much snow that the pigeons couldn't fly at all."

Yu Ning pressed the tip of her tongue against her palate, thought for a moment and said: "Then let's wait for two more days. If the snow doesn't stop the day after tomorrow, we will send a message back and ask the mansion to send someone to pick me up. If the snow stops tomorrow, we can continue walking." .”

"Yes, sir."

***

When I got up the next day, the snow did not stop.

Yu Ning really didn't sleep well that night, maybe it has something to do with sleeping for a long time during the day.They carry daily necessities and charcoal fire with them in the car, and they don’t bring too much because they can replenish it wherever they go. It is enough to burn for three to five days.Because she didn't know how long she was going to stay here, Fu Rong slept in the same room with Yuning, and when she saw him wake up, she stepped forward to help him get up.

Yu Ning washed up and planned to go out for morning exercises. Fu Rong's eyes were a little black, so Yu Ning asked her to rest in the room for a while. There were guards from the National Teacher's Mansion in front and back, so nothing happened.Only then did Fu Rong agree, and when Yuning went out, she saw her lying on the table and taking a nap, thinking that she didn't sleep well all night.

The snow outside the house rustled, Yu Ning finished her morning exercise, and quietly went back to the house to change her clothes. Fu Rong was awakened by him, and then followed Yu Ning's order to lie down and continue to sleep.He didn't pay much attention to sharing meals outside. The morning meal was placed in the lobby, and Manager Wang was already waiting for him.Yuning served himself a bowl of porridge, the ingredients were all brought by the team, but he didn't have much appetite, so he ate a couple of bites, and finally made a cornmeal bun and ran to the porch to eat while watching the snow.

There is an old plum plant in the yard of the family where we are staying, so the plum blossoms are naturally nothing to look at—the flowers are already frozen in such a cold weather, and Yu Ning doesn’t feel cold even though he is wrapped in a cloak. Fang took two bites, this Wowotou was frozen into hard lumps.Yuning's appetite, which was not much in the first place, was even worse now. He saw two dogs chasing and fighting in the corner of the yard, so he blew two whistles. The two dogs were quite human, and ran over quickly He spun around his feet, his tail wagging like a small electric fan.

Yu Ning broke off a piece of Wowotou with great interest and lifted it up. The eyes of the two dogs circled around his hand. He threw the Wotou far away, and the two dogs followed the arc thrown by the Wowotou. out.He originally thought that dogs might not eat this—for example, Dahei in his family dismissed this kind of gnocchi, but apparently the two dogs seemed to be very happy eating, and even almost fought for this piece of gnocchi Get up, until one of them has swallowed something, then stop, and go back to him and circle around.

Yuning broke off another piece and planned to continue feeding, when suddenly a thin voice whispered: "Brother...can you give me the bun?"

Yu Ning looked sideways, and there was a boy standing not far away, about five or six years old, wearing several layers of unlined clothing, but it was obviously not his clothes, the sleeves were folded several layers on his wrist, it could be used as water sleeves .He also looked at the Wowotou in his hand eagerly, and there was no difference between the eyes of these two dogs.He beckoned him to come over, and the boy ran over quickly, stood in front of him and looked at him obediently.

"Do you want to eat this? It's getting cold." Yu Ning said: "Brother, let someone warm it up for you before eating, okay?"

Yuning originally thought that the child would nod happily, but unexpectedly he shook his head without hesitation: "Brother, I'm so hungry, you can feed me now!"

Yuning had no choice but to give him half of the cornbread left in his hand, and he stuffed it into his mouth as soon as he received it.This Wotou was made by the people in the National Teacher's Mansion. It was full of ingredients, and it tasted soft and sweet, but it was a little too big.Seeing that he stuffed the cornbread into his mouth without taking a bite, Yuning was a little panicked: "Eat slowly, don't choke."

As expected, the boy was choking. He leaned over and took a piece of snow from the ground and stuffed it into his mouth, puffing his cheeks, and then slowly swallowed the piece of cornbread.Yu Ning patted the railing beside him, and said softly, "Come and sit."

The boy hesitated for a moment, carefully sat next to Yu Ning, and glanced at the big fur cape on Yu Ning with some envy.Yu Ning was about to say something, but a hurried woman walked in from the other end. Seeing the boy sitting beside Yu Ning, she hurriedly stepped forward and pulled the boy up, pressing his shoulders in front of her.

The woman is very thin, but Yu Ning remembers that she was also the one standing outside the door yesterday - the people below should have left these women to come down to help, after all, it is someone else's house, and it is not clear where some things are placed , If you don’t leave a few people to come down to help, how can you be so busy with the board and lodging of dozens of people.

Only then did Yu Ning realize that they rented not only this one house, but also the houses on both sides of the next door, for the accompanying guards and servants to live in.The woman said with a panicked expression: "You have disturbed the nobleman, this child is not sensible...how dare you sit next to the nobleman!"

After all, he was about to hit the child with his hand raised.

Yuning raised his hand and said: "It's not a big deal, don't hit him."

The woman raised her hand in the air, and then slapped herself on the face: "It's the little lady who is not strict in discipline, please forgive me."

The woman's pale and thin face was slapped by herself, and five red marks appeared quickly, showing that she didn't hold back at all.Hearing the noise, two guards ran out from the house, and seeing Yuning sitting on the porch, they didn't make a sound, and retreated to stand by the wall.

"Mother, don't hit yourself..." The boy tugged on the woman's sleeve.

The woman looked a little cold, and asked in a low voice: "What are you doing here! Didn't Grandpa say that you are not allowed to come back!"

"I... I'm hungry." The boy argued, "Second Aunt didn't give me food... I'm so hungry, and I wasn't allowed to eat in the afternoon last night, that's why I wanted to visit Auntie."

Yuning listened from the side, and said: "You are so young, why don't you let him eat?"

The villagers are poor. If it is not farming season, they usually only eat two meals, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.Such a young boy, who hasn't eaten since two o'clock in the afternoon, must be very hungry.Having said that, there is no food in this house?Don't be afraid of getting sick from hunger.

The woman bowed and saluted: "Thank you for your concern, this child is naughty and angered Dad, so he was punished not to eat."

The boy tugged on his mother's sleeve again: "Mother, I am not disobedient..."

"Shut up! Kowtow to the nobleman!" The woman shook off his hand and said.A circle of water stains quickly accumulated in the boy's eyes, but he knelt down and kowtowed to him politely, holding back his tears: "My lord, it's my fault, don't blame me, mother."

"If the nobleman has nothing to say, the little lady will take him away. After that, he must be strictly disciplined and not let him run around."

After all, the woman was about to take the child away, Yu Ning thought that it would be better to finish the good thing, raised her hand and said: "Come here, bring a plate of food."

The guards at the side responded, and turned around to go to the hall to fetch a pot of cornmeal buns and a bowl of porridge, which were still steaming, which should be the guards' breakfast.He beckoned, beckoning the boy to come forward, and said patiently: "Whatever my brother asks you, you can answer. If you answer a question, my brother will give you a bun, okay?"

"If all the answers are answered, this pot of buns is all yours, okay?"

The boy turned his head to look at his mother, the woman just wanted to stop, but Yu Ning raised her head and gave her a warning look, she could only nod her head and said: "You can answer whatever the nobleman asks you."

"Okay." The boy responded in a childish voice.

Yuning asked: "How old are you? What's your name?"

"My name is Qi Fei, and I am seven years old." He replied, "...brother, these are two questions."

Yu Ning smiled, motioned for someone to pack two steamed buns with oiled paper and stuffed them in his hands, then asked: "Qi Fei is so smart, what's your mother's name? How old are you?"

"My aunt's surname is Zhou, how old... how old I don't know!"

"What week?"

"...I don't know!" The boy thought for a long time before he said this, and looked at the bun in Yuning's hand with aggrieved eyes.

"Then what did you do yesterday to make your grandfather not let you eat?" Yu Ning raised the bun on his hand: "I'll give it to you when I answer it."

The boy replied, "I didn't do anything...Grandfather often forbids me to eat."

Yuning put a steamed bun in his hand: "Then why doesn't grandpa allow you to eat?"

"Grandpa often calls me a bastard, saying that I was born to kill grandma! I feel upset when I see me, so I won't let me eat!"

Yu Ning took a deep look at the woman, took the bun and put it in the child's hand, then picked up the porridge: "Okay, take it."

"Doesn't brother ask questions?"

"Don't ask, just take it and eat it."

The child happily accepted the porridge, but instead of drinking it, he handed it to his mother: "Mother! This is porridge made from polished rice! Drink it quickly!"

The woman trembled, "My mother won't drink, you can drink."

"If the nobleman finishes asking, the little lady will take him away." The woman said.

Yu Ning reached out and patted the boy's head, and said, "Would you like to drink over there? Brother has something to ask your mother."

The boy raised his head and looked at Yuning and asked, "If Auntie answers, will there be buns?"

"Yes, let's go."

The boy frowning and ran to the corner to drink porridge, the woman said: "My lord... what else can I order?"

Yu Ning didn't look at her, but looked at the wind and snow outside, the heavy snow fell all over the sky, even if the village was leaking, it forced a beautiful scene: "Listening to you, you are also a person who has read the book."

"...Yes, the little lady read a few books with my father before she got married."

"Read what?"

""The Female Ring", "The Analects of Confucius"..."

"Then why did you let your child fall into this situation?" Yu Ning said lightly: "You wear cotton, he wears unlined clothes, you have food to eat, but he has nothing to eat... There is such a cruel relative in this world." mother?"

The woman knelt down all of a sudden, tears fell from her eyes: "...I... little lady, there is really nothing I can do about it! My lord!"

"Mr. Nalian insisted on saying that the little woman's son was destined to be celibate, and the family's fate would be ruined as soon as he landed. That's why he was disgusted by father! If I didn't pretend that I didn't love him, I would join me together." Get out... when the time comes, we orphans and widows may even die!"