struggle in ancient times

One sentence narrowed the distance between the two parties. On the way back, they were all sighing that it was rare to meet such an unassuming scholar.

After Liao Tingyu returned home and had dinner, the two of them sat in the courtyard to cool off.

"I saw that you were in a good mood when you came back. Why did you have a pleasant conversation with them?" Huang Zilan said.

"It's true that they are all young people with aspirations. The point is that the place I found is indeed very beautiful. Let's get up before dawn tomorrow to take a look there. You will definitely like it."

"Do you have plans for tomorrow?"

"I'm not in a hurry for tomorrow. I plan to go to the library the day after tomorrow to look at the calligraphy left by the seniors, and then say goodbye to those people and we will leave." Liao Tingyu said.

"Well, okay, it's fine if you decide, then let's go to bed early and get up early tomorrow, wait until I cook tomorrow morning's meal and leave it overnight, it seems to be fine." Huang Zilan calculated the time and temperature , I feel like I can still spend the night.

"It's not necessary. I won't have an appetite when I get up early tomorrow morning. Why don't we have a picnic like last time."

"Okay, let's take the cow with us, otherwise we won't know how to get back. Is that place far from us?" Huang Zilan asked.

"If you don't tell me, I have forgotten it. I should really bring the cow to me. I remember that it took me nearly an hour to go there in a horse-drawn carriage. The road is winding, but both the horse-drawn cart and the ox cart can pass. I will feed the cattle. A little fodder to give him strength tomorrow."

"Okay then, I'll go and prepare the utensils to be used tomorrow. I guess I can ask the shopkeeper to buy some of them."

The two of them divided the labor and cooperated, and they were actually busy for a long time.

In ancient times, there was no alarm clock, so getting up early was a bit troublesome, so Liao Tingyu had to pay the shop assistants to wake them up when the rooster crowed.

The two got up sleepily, and Liao Tingyu really wanted to lie down again.

He tried hard to open his eyes, and then wiped a handful of cold water to wake himself up.

"How are you? Are you okay? Do you want to come over and get some cold water?" Liao Tingyu asked.

"It's really necessary. It's really uncomfortable to get up early at this time."

"There's no way around that. If we go to bed early and get up early, we'll be healthy, and we'll live a long life in the future."

"That's all I can do to comfort myself. How about I plan to wear this outfit today? Did the one I bought yesterday look good?" Huang Zilan gestured at the clothes he just bought, and thought they were pretty good.

Liao Tingyu felt a little wronged: "It looks good, but why didn't you buy me a set, I want the same one too."

"You have so many clothes, why do you want more?"

"Who would think that they have too many clothes, and we both wear the same clothes, how interesting!"

"It wouldn't be interesting. People should find it very strange that there are two men dressed in exactly the same clothes!" Huang Zilan said with disgust.

Liao Tingyu thought it was indeed so, there is no so-called couple clothes here, the husband and wife wear them for a good relationship, if two men dress the same, people will probably think wildly.

But if you go home, you can prepare a set or two.

Liao Tingyu thinks his idea is very good.

Huang Zilan was a little worried while sitting in the carriage: "Tingyu, you just walked once, once, twice, do you remember the way?"

"Don't worry, remember, the route is very simple, but it's just a straight line with two bends."

Having said that, Huang Zilan put his heart back into his stomach.

The bullock cart slowly rolled to the destination, and now the place is hazy with fog.

Because there is still a little dew on the grass and flowers in the mountains.

The fog in the forest at night has not yet dissipated, and a reddish-yellow morning glow is revealed in the sky.

The light sunlight shines on the petals with dewdrops, and the flowers in various poses are extraordinarily delicate and beautiful under the sunlight and the cover of fog.

Huang Zilan had never seen such a beautiful scene.

I was already drowsy from being shaken by the bullock cart, but I didn't expect to come down and enter the fairyland in a trance.

The fragrance of flowers came to the nose, the fragrance of grass and trees in the forest was clear and elegant, surrounding him, and the early birds chirped softly.

Such a beautiful scene was deeply imprinted in his heart.

After a long time, he finally calmed down the excitement in his heart and said: "I have never seen such a beautiful scenery, thank you Tingyu."

"Why do you say thank you to me? I am the same. I looked very beautiful in the daytime, but I didn't expect to be disappointed in this early morning. It's just a pity that there are a few epiphyllum plants here, which have passed their flowering period. Then When it blooms at night, it looks like a fairy under the moon, elegant and charming."

"It's really a pity. I've heard of Epiphyllum, but I've never seen it bloom." Huang Zilan said.

"If we have the opportunity to wait for us to grow old, we can plant these flowers and plants in the yard, plant a big tree next to it, preferably a fruit tree, and put a swing on it." Liao Tingyu fantasizes about a better life in the future.

Huang Zilan listened to the scene he described and imagined the scene at that time.

You can enjoy flowers in spring, eat fruits in autumn, and have someone who will accompany you until you grow old. If that is the case, life will be complete.

Liao Tingyu found an open place to put all the things in order, while Huang Zilan handed things to the side.

The two of them enjoy the beautiful scenery and eat delicious food, so happy.

After eating and drinking enough, Liao Tingyu played a skill he had never shown before, weaving a wreath and putting it on Huang Zilan's head.

"I didn't expect you to have such a good craftsmanship." Huang Zilan was very pleasantly surprised, he shuttled among the flowers and plants.

Now the butterflies have come out for business, and the arm is passing through the butterflies, and a group of butterflies are flying around in surprise.

Seeing the butterfly slowly return to the flower after being frightened, Huang Zilan let out a giggle.

Liao Tingyu took out a piece of drawing paper from the bullock cart, and described this scene in detail on the paper.

Huang Zilan waited for him to finish the painting before going to look curiously.

"This painting is me and you! No wonder they all said that your words are different from other people's. You can tell who it is just by looking at it. It's too detailed." Huang Zilan looked at Mo's unfinished words and said.

"But isn't the picture quality too small to be framed at all? Why are there words written about today's day and place and the words "just enjoy the flowers?" Don't you mention poetry?"

"I don't mention this one and I don't want to frame it. I plan to put it in a box after it dries up. When we go to a place in the future, if it's good, we can draw a picture and write it on a certain day on a certain day at a certain time." The location, what we are doing. Waiting for us to bind it into a book after the study tour, I will write on the cover, how long is the first study tour and where did you pass by. "

"In this way, when we look at these when we are old, we can recall them."

"Then we can record it like this when we go to play around in the future." Huang Zilan said.

"Yes, we will record these bits and pieces in the future, and then bind them into a book. We will fill the entire study with these things, so that our children and grandchildren can see them, and pass them down from generation to generation as family heirlooms." Liao Tingyu described that future scene to Huang Zilan.

Huang Zilan was very moved. He hugged Liao Tingyu and said: "The greatest luck in my life is to meet you. If you don't give up, I will never leave."

"It's the same with me. Hold your hand and grow old with you." Liao Tingyu hugged her back, and her two young hearts embraced tightly.

Feeling the beating of each other's hearts, Liao Tingyu only wishes that the years will be quiet and that time will stop.

It was already afternoon when we went back, the weather was very hot, Huang Zilan did not return to the carriage, he gently wiped the sweat of Liao Tingyu who was driving the ox cart.

Liao Tingyu didn't let him in either. After all, the bullock cart was closed and the inside was hotter, like a steamer.

Looking at the weather, ice is still needed, otherwise people will have heat stroke if this continues.

It's just that this saltpeter still needs to be inquired clearly, where can I buy it.

The two of them simply didn't go back to the inn and looked around in the shops in the county town.

"Shopkeeper, do you have saltpeter for sale here?" Liao Tingyu asked.

"What is saltpeter? I've never heard of it, so I'd better ask someone else." A shopkeeper said.

"I've never heard of this. I'm selling medicinal materials. You can ask other people." Another shopkeeper said.

After asking several streets in a row, and door to door, when both of them were about to give up, a grocery seller actually brought out saltpeter.

"I bought this thing from a Taoist priest. It is said that it is used to refine medicine. You can take it if you want, but I don't think this thing is edible. You should think carefully about it." .”

"We don't eat it, shopkeeper, how many catties is there? Let us weigh it, how much is it per catty." Liao Tingyu said hastily.

"If you don't eat it, what do you use it for?" The boss said casually, without asking for an answer, and continued, "There are about 5 catties in it, so it's only 20 Wen per catty. After all, this thing is too rare. .”

Liao Tingyu laughed foolishly with this saltpeter which was only five catties after running and breaking his leg. Although the price was very expensive, he didn't feel bad about using it at all. You must know that buying ice here costs a tael of silver. , the important thing is that you can't buy it yet.

"Finally, there is a way to make a heat-relief artifact, Zilan, this thing consumes a lot of water, we need to prepare enough water." Liao Tingyu cherishes it very much, and when this disappears, he uses a little bit to try it.

The preservation is very good, it has not been exposed to moisture, so it is carefully placed in a separate box.

"We have already used four or five bamboo tubes to hold water, and there are several water bags, which should be enough." Huang Zilan tapped the water, and there was still a lot.

"No, we have to buy some more to hang in the car. After all, we also need to drink water when we cook. If there is no river on the road, the two of us don't know how to find water sources, so we can only rely on water. The water has come to maintain it." Liao Tingyu's words are also very reasonable.

"Okay then, I'll go buy a few more water bags, and let's hang them all around the car."

"How much silver do we have now?"

"You don't have to worry about this. It's only about three to forty taels now, what's the matter?" Huang Zilan asked, knowing that ten taels of silver is enough to live for a poor family for a year.

"It's nothing. When we get to a more prosperous place, I'll sell a few recipes. I feel a little flustered that the money can't be paid in." Liao Tingyu expressed his inner worries.

"That's okay, anyway, you won't be hungry if you travel all over the world with one skill. And if you accept the gifts from those outsiders, the money may come faster."

"You can't accept that for nothing. Besides, if someone sends you someone who competes with you, I will sell him if I accept you."

"How can you think of me like this, if I sell you, I will sell you." Huang Zilan said with a smile.