Be a master through ancient times

Chu Cidan knew that it wasn't that Butler Xu couldn't check the accounts, it was just to test him, but he didn't know what Butler Xu's purpose of testing him was.

When Butler Xu came to bid farewell to Chu Ci in light clothes, he realized that Butler Xu was going to leave for a while, and that the business in Nanfu Province would be entrusted to him.

Chu Ci was like a thunderbolt. For more than a year, he had already gotten used to the days when Butler Xu was around, and he didn't have to worry about the trivial matters of life every day.Now that Steward Xu is leaving suddenly, Chu Ci is really reluctant.

"Uncle Xu, where are you going? I remember you said that the outside business has been handed over to a special person to take care of it. Is it because of a business problem when you go out this time?"

Butler Xu said it was not a business matter, Chu Ci asked again, he hesitated for a while, and told Chu Ci.

"Some time ago, didn't I send someone to do business on the southwest border, and inquire about the whereabouts of my young master by the way? But I haven't received any letters for a long time, and no one has responded to the letters I sent. So I want to go there and see what's going on. .”

After hearing what he said, Chu Ci's face became heavy.Since he left the capital, the correspondence between the two has never stopped.But since the war in the southwest and the Japanese disaster in southern Fujian, he has never received any letters.Do the math, it's been about five months.

When Steward Xu arranged for people to go to the southwest, Chu Ci also wrote a letter and asked them to take them there, but now the group of people is still alive and well, and they don't know what the situation is like there.

Regarding the battle in the southwest, Chu Ci had also read about it in the official newspaper of the magistrate's yamen.It is said that it was caused by the attack by the joint army of Jiuzhu and Langqiong.

Yuexi has always been a vassal state of the Great Wei, and it is a natural barrier outside the border of the Great Wei.If the Yue analysis is broken, the Great Wei will be provoked by foreign invaders, and the people living on the border will also suffer.Therefore, more analysis must be guaranteed.

According to the data in the mansion newspaper sent at the beginning, the coalition forces of the two countries were no more than 3 horses.It stands to reason that this war should not last for such a long time.Unless, the two countries have increased their troops!

Seeing that Chu Ci's face was unpredictable, Steward Xu thought it was his own words that made him worry, so he said, "A Ci, you don't have to worry too much, maybe their letter is already on the way. As for the young master, he is very skilled in martial arts, and has Self-defense with pistols will definitely not be in danger."

"En!" Chu Ci nodded vigorously, and he also believed that Kou Jing would not be in danger. "Uncle Xu, you didn't just want to find people from the caravan when you went this time, did you? Are you going to find Kou Jing?"

Butler Xu didn't expect him to be so perceptive, but since he was seen through, he still admitted it. "I don't worry about the young master. Since I'm going there, I want to see him in person."

"When are you leaving?" Chu Ci asked suddenly.

"We're leaving in about an hour." Steward Xu said, looking up at the sky.

Chu Ci nodded and said, "Are you planning to go by water or by land?"

"We are going to start from Ganzhou Prefecture, pass through Xichang Prefecture and Tongnan Prefecture, and then go directly to Qiangui Province via Shuanghu Province. After crossing Qiangui Province, we will reach the southwest border. Carriage, change the horses along the way more frequently, and it may take about half a month to arrive." Seeing that Chu Ci seemed to want to do something, Xu Steward made a clear account of his travel route to facilitate him.

"Going to Guizhou-Guizhou Province is faster by land than by water." After all, this is all inland, and there are neither magnificent seas nor canals with open rivers.It's just that the land route is much more dangerous than the water route.Not to mention the green forests and grass along the way, there are all kinds of beasts in the mountains and forests, which are enough for a person to eat a pot.

Steward Xu saw his worry and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the old man has been to many places in business over the years. I have been to the Southwest once or twice, except that the folk customs are indeed more sturdy, and it is not like the population. As horrible as it is said to be.”

"That's good. Uncle Xu, please take care of your health and arrive safely. There are many mountains and forests in Guizhou and Guizhou, and miasma will grow in places with overgrown vegetation. I heard that eating more barley can lighten your body and get rid of miasma. Betel nuts can also defeat miasma. If you need to rest in the mountains at night, you can put some realgar, herb and so on in the fire to get rid of miasma..." Chu Ci recalled the climate and environment in Guizhou, and then described his past He was told the method of dealing with miasma from a book called "Lingnan Health Prescription".

This book was read by him in modern times, in fact, it was not the only one, he had read everything related to this at that time.Both his parents are archaeologists, and they often lead expeditions out for exploration.They also want to go to places like the southwest area.Chu Ci was worried that they would be in danger when sleeping outside, so he consciously found some materials and copied the important content and put them in their backpacks.Even knowing that they have rich experience in going out, Chu Ci still does this every time.Chuci didn't know if they would use it or not, but it came in handy now.

Steward Xu is like a treasure. He has been in the business for many years, so he naturally knows the severity of the miasma. Not to mention the people who strayed into the mountains, even the old farmers in the deep mountains.

"A Ci, speak slowly, and let me memorize it!" Butler Xu hurriedly took out the notebook, which he had prepared along with others when he was in Zhangzhou Mansion.It's just that he is still more used to writing with a brush, and now he can't do it with a hard pen.

Chu Ci slowed down, seeing that he still couldn't make it, so he asked for a pen and paper to write down everything he remembered.The paper is densely packed, and it took more than three pages to memorize it.Steward Xu marveled at his strong memory, but was also moved by his hard work.

In the eyes of outsiders, although he is the steward of the Kou Mansion, he is only a slave, but no matter the young master, the young master, or everyone in the Chu family, they have never underestimated him, and they treat him with respect and courtesy like a nephew on weekdays.Although he had no wife or children in his life, it was not a waste of time.

Steward Xu carefully put the paper into the bag, and went in to say hello to the Chu family.In the end, he knelt down to wipe off the tears on Zhong Liyu's face, told him to listen to Chu Ci's words, and left in a carriage while everyone watched him off.

After Steward Xu left, Chu Ci paid special attention to Xiao Yu'er, and found that although he was a little depressed, he shouldn't be bored in his heart. After all, Chu Xiaoyuan saw that he was unhappy, and kept playing around him trying to make him laugh.

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After sending off Steward Xu, Chu Ci and the others were also preparing to leave the next day.Chu's mother and his brother and sister-in-law were a little bit reluctant, but they also understood the tasks on him, and they just kept moving things to his carriage.Adults know things, children don't know.

Chu Shanshan has never had such a lively life since she was born. Now that she knew they were going to leave, she immediately hugged Chu Ci's leg and started crying, muttering, "Uncle won't leave, brother won't leave, sister won't leave. Let's go" words like this made the person who called them feel sour.

Chu Ci picked her up, and comforted her softly: "Shanshan, my uncle is going to earn some money, can you come back and buy flowers for Shanshan after earning money?"

Chu Shanshan shook her head vigorously, expressing that she did not want to wear flowers.Chu Ci pretended to be troubled: "If you don't buy flowers, you have to earn money. Don't you like sweets the most? Uncle, go to earn money to buy sweets, okay?"

Now Chu Shanshan was not so determined, she frowned slightly and thought for a while, then patted Chu Ci's arm to signal to let her go, then turned and ran away.

Chu Ci couldn't laugh or cry, their uncle and nephew relationship... seemed to be defeated by a few candies.

The people around looked at Chu Ci's appearance and laughed.At this time, Chu Shanshan ran out again. She tilted her head and looked at the laughing crowd for no reason. She went to Chu Ci and took his hand, and reluctantly put something on it.

"There is money! Don't go!"

Chu Shanshan said seriously, looking at Chu Ci with her pure and innocent round eyes without blinking, as if she wanted to hear the word "don't go" from her uncle.

Chu Ci stared at the piece of small shell in his hand and was stunned. The little baby didn't know money yet. A few days ago, the playmaker Lu Jingshu "bought" candy for her with money made from shells, and she hid it as a treasure.I didn't expect to be willing to use it to keep people at this moment.

Chu Ci smiled, knelt down and kissed her on the cheek, causing the little girl to cover her face, her round eyes shyly looked at Chu Ci through the gap left by the fat claws.

Chu Ci was immediately attracted, and even wanted to take the little girl with him, anyway, there was already a child's nest in his place, and he was not afraid of having another child.But this is obviously impossible. How can a two-year-old child leave his mother?

In order to keep her from crying, Chu's mother picked her up and walked inside, diverting her attention in the name of taking candy.

Chuci and the others took the opportunity to get into the carriage and left Changxi Village as if fleeing.When passing through the county seat, Chu Ci took a few young children to bid farewell to his wife.When Master Qin learned that he was leaving, he also sent the things he had prepared.There are some ancient books and copybooks that cannot be found on the market, which are indispensable and precious treasures for any scholar.

Walking all the way by land and water.A few days later, they stepped into the territory of Nanfu Province.

Looking at the blue sea in front of him and the salty sea breeze blowing, Chu Ci sighed in his heart. After living for a few years, Nanfu Province has become his second hometown. After returning, he felt a bit at ease.

It's early summer now, the sea is very windy, and the speed of the boat is much faster than usual.However, because of the strong wind, Chu Ci had to restrain the children to play in the cabin, lest they be in danger of encountering strong winds on the deck.This kind of thing is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, instead of regretting it after it happens, it is better to control it at the source from the beginning.

Last summer, when there was a typhoon at sea, several ships were killed.There are also some experienced old crew members on these ships, but people have made mistakes, and horses have made mistakes.In this sea, one miss will be ruined forever.

The children are a little listless, because they can't do anything in the cabin.The strong wind made the hull shake non-stop. At such a time, Chu Ci did not let them read or write, so as not to hurt their eyes.

Chu Ci saw that there was no way for them to be listless, so he had to tell them the stories he had read before.Now everyone was excited, everyone listened with gusto, even Fu Mingan, who was usually a bit mature, had his ears pricked up.

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Chu Ci and the others were on their way, and Steward Xu on the other side was about to arrive in Qiangui Province.Along the way, they rushed forward, often forgetting the time because of the rush, and missed places to rest, so they had to sleep in the wild.

Relying on Chu Ci's method, when they lit the fire, they would also add some realgar and the like to it.Along the way, not only did they not get sick from inhaling the miasma, but even the festering places that were usually caused by poisonous insect bites were much less.

After witnessing this with his own eyes, Steward Xu firmly believed in the things written on these papers. If it was written in the Ci of Chu that horse urine could be used to cure miasma, he would believe it too.