frightfiction Chapter 111 Traveling Together
Chapter 111 Traveling Together
Having gotten rid of most of her worries, Zhao Huanxi looked particularly good when she woke up the next day. She walked to the backyard and saw that the medicinal herbs she had planted were growing better than yesterday.
Mrs. Liu came early in the morning. After breakfast, she watched Meixiang and the others study. Looking at her own daughter, her eyes were full of pride.
Zhao Huanxi had nothing to do today, so he picked up the account book and went to the backyard to record the names and properties of the medicinal herbs.
Because she lived next to the woods, the mosquitoes at night would carry her away, so she made some insect repellent bags with medicinal herbs and hung them at the door and by the bed, which made the situation a little better.
I originally wanted to get some sachets to sell, but it turned out that other people in town not only had sachets that were better than hers, but also mosquito coils.
However, the mosquito coils here are not as advanced as modern ones. They are made by weaving mosquito coils and wormwood into straw ropes, which are then dried and burned as "fire ropes". They should be the ancestor of mosquito coils.
The wisdom of the ancients is a hundred times better than that of modern people. This dynasty has not been learned in history, but the things produced in this era, including clothing and some inventions, feel like they are before the Ming and Qing Dynasties, around the Tang and Song Dynasties.
She felt that her arms could move freely today. Then again, ever since she came here through time travel, any injuries she suffered seemed to heal faster. She didn't know if it was a psychological effect.
Logically speaking, she would be in pain for at least several days after being dislocated by a stone, but she was able to move freely again in just two days. With such speed, she felt like a superman.
"Rejoice, Ah Chu. Miss Yu."
Xu Qingzhao came over early in the morning. She came to see if there was anything she could help with. She noticed yesterday that Huanxi's family didn't have much firewood left, so she planned to go to the mountains to chop some firewood, dry it, and burn it later.
In fact, it was not so troublesome. She had already told the neighbors around her that there were no men in her family and chopping wood was a strenuous job, so her family collected firewood at ten cents per bundle for large firewood and five cents per bundle for small firewood for lighting.
Those who brought firewood would deliver it to the foot of her courtyard wall and then knock on her door to pay.
It's not that she is lazy and doesn't want to go up the mountain to collect firewood, but because she has already dug a lot of valuable medicinal herbs in that time, so it is more convenient to outsource it.
Xu Qingzhao had used a lot of firewood these past two days, and he was unaware of this and was about to go out with his axe when he was stopped by Zhao Huanxi.
"Brother Xu, if you are free, please take me to town on horseback."
Xu Qingzhao stopped moving to leave, turned around and asked with a puzzled look, "What are you going to town for? Can you move your arm?"
Hongying just left yesterday, and at that time they said she couldn't go. Now it's only been one night, and she can go?
"Oh, the herbs at home will go bad if we don't sell them now, so I have to go there early. My hand is fine now, if you don't believe me, just look..."
To prove it, she shook her arms to show that nothing was wrong.
Xu Qingzhao then nodded and said, "When do we set off? I'll go back and get the horses."
Zhao Huanxi looked up at the time. It was around nine or ten in the morning. If he rode to the town, he could still make it in time for lunch.
"I'll pack up now and we'll be leaving soon."
She walked to the front yard and told Yu Yan that she was going to town and asked her if she needed to bring anything.
Yu Yan nodded, took out a large silver ingot from her room, and put it in her hand:
"I don't need anything else. Please go to the Nan Paper Shop and buy me two rolls of Takeshita paper and a few ordinary brushes. There's nothing else I need you to bring."
Zhao Huanxi took the silver ingot and spoke hesitantly:
"Yan Yan, take it back. I should have bought the paper. Why should I ask you to pay for it?" Besides, she is an orphan, so she should save the money for emergency use in the future.
Yu Yan smiled and said, "Take it. I'll only buy it this time. You can buy it later. This is the first time, so as a teacher, I still need to be prepared."
After hearing this, Zhao Huanxi nodded and made a plan in his mind.
She must buy the paper and pen herself, but it would be hard to offend Yu Yan, so she pretended to use her money to buy them, and then saved the silver ingot for her, just in case.
After packing up the medicinal herbs he was going to sell, Xu Qingzhao came to her door holding Shufeng.
Just as he was about to let Zhao Huanxi mount his horse and walk out of the village, Zhao Huanxi waved at him from the inner room, indicating that he should go to the back door.
Xu Qingzhao was confused. After he walked to the back door, Zhao Huanxi also came out carrying a bag.
It's hot today, but Zhao Huanxi has actually wrapped his head tightly. Not only his face is covered, but his head is also covered. He calls it: sun protection.
"Brother Xu, I know a small road. Let's take it to get to town faster."
I discovered that road when I went to Jiuli Village last night. It was obviously an excellent mountain road, but it was almost unrecognizable because of the weeds and vines. It seemed that people used to take this road to go to the town, but for some reason the road was abandoned.
"Huanxi, how do you know this road?"
"I discovered this by chance while I was collecting herbs in the mountains."
The two walked one in front and one behind, with Shufeng following behind, occasionally lowering his head to nibble on the grass.
This section of the road is uphill, so riding a horse is not an option. After about 20 minutes, we reached the official road. If we were to go around the village, it would take at least an hour to walk this way.
The official roads in ancient times were not as spacious and developed as today's highways. Instead, they were paved with stone slabs about two meters wide (friends who want to see pictures can search for Jianmen Pass Ancient Shu Road), and the ground was undulating and uneven along with the surrounding ground.
The trees on both sides also blocked most of the sunlight, making it cool to walk on.
"Happy, get on the horse."
Zhao Huanxi was also tired, so she nodded in agreement, thinking that she had to treat Brother Xu to a meal in town. He didn't owe her anything, he had already helped her a lot.
"It's getting late. Let's get on the horses and go to town for lunch."
Xu Qingzhao smiled and nodded, then he climbed onto his horse and pulled her to his front. Big Brother Xu's arms were more spacious than Hongying's, and the familiar sweet-scented osmanthus scent emanated from his body.
"Brother Xu, what brand of perfume do you use? This sweet-scented osmanthus scent is really pure."
Xu Qingzhao lowered his head and sniffed his own body. He only smelled the faint pine and cypress fragrance on Huanxi, and said, "I don't like burning incense. The sweet osmanthus scent must be the smell of the sachet."
"You know what, the fragrance of osmanthus is sweet but not greasy, fragrant but not stuffy, it really complements you."
"This sachet is made from the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers I pick in the mountains every September and October. If you want, how about I make you a few new ones this year?"
"There are osmanthus flowers on the mountain? Which direction?"
If there are osmanthus flowers on the mountain, you can cut some branches and use them for cuttings. After a few years, you will have new osmanthus flowers to smell, which is very nice.
"If you want to go, I'll take you. The mountains are dangerous, and I don't feel comfortable letting you go alone."
She felt that Huanxi was really amazing. A woman actually dared to go into the mountains to dig herbs. Just look at the herbs in her backyard. None of them were cheap.
"Okay, let's go when I'm free later."
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