Chapter 513 Leaving Meiguan
In the evening, Sun Shan and his party finally crossed the Meigang Ancient Road, walked out of Dayu Mountain, and officially entered the plain area of Yuzhang Province.
We arrived at our first stop, at the foot of Meiling Mountain in Dayu County.
Manager Chen had already arranged accommodations for them. He said to Sun Shan and his party, "Dear scholars, you should have a good rest today. Tomorrow, you can continue north by car. It will take another half day to reach Nan'an Town. You can take the water route instead of the land route."
Sun Shan and others quickly stood up and bowed to express their gratitude.
Chen Mibo, who is most afraid of climbing mountains, said happily: "Finally I don't have to climb mountains. I can finally take a boat. Oh, it's great. If I had to walk on land for another day, my skeleton would have fallen apart."
Brother Chen San looked at his cousin with disdain. He was really useless. He was the one who shouted the loudest during the Mei Pass crossing.
As a result, the children of the He family, the Lu family, and the Luo family thought that the children of the Chen family were so weak.
If it weren't for his status as a juren, I would really say that I didn't know him.
He Shujun said to Sun Shan, "Ashan, have a good rest. We have to take a car tomorrow. The so-called official road is not easy to travel on. The car ride is so bumpy and uncomfortable."
Who says it's not? The carriage has no shock absorbers, so it's not comfortable to sit on it.
If possible, Sun Shan would rather walk slowly.
Unfortunately, there is no if, so I can only bite the bullet and continue walking north.
When I returned to the guest room, just as Chen Mibo said, my whole body fell apart.
Sun Shan lay slumped on the bed, motionless.
Gui Ge'er and Sun Dingnan massaged Sun Shan's legs from left and right, looking like landlords enslaving their servants.
Gui Ge'er asked with concern: "Brother Shan, I will make you a 24-flavor drink later. After drinking it, go to sleep. You will definitely feel refreshed and your fatigue will disappear tomorrow morning."
Twenty-four Flavors is definitely one of the representative bitter teas among Guangnan Province’s herbal teas.
As the name suggests, the tea contains 24 kinds of medicinal ingredients, namely, winter mulberry leaves, silver flower vine, houttuynia cordata, wild cypress, loquat leaves, Schefflera australis, light bamboo leaves, hawthorn fruit slices and dandelion.
The finished product after boiling is dark in color and bitter in taste.
Whether you have a sore throat, cold, acne, constipation, mouth ulcers, fatigue... have a bowl of 24 Flavors and all the problems will be solved.
This is definitely a bowl of "life-saving water". After drinking it, you will feel refreshed, enlightened, and enjoy everything you eat.
If you have a chance to drink it, you will definitely want to drink it again.
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "Gui Ge'er, if you want to drink, drink it yourself. I won't drink it."
This herbal tea is more bitter than medicine and Sun Shan really can't stand it.
Sun Dingnan on the other side said anxiously: "Ashan, you must drink. You must drink. You have walked all day and you are tired. You must relieve your fatigue."
He turned to Gui Ge'er and said, "Gui Ge'er, make more later and ask the other scholars if they want some."
Gui Geer nodded and said, "Brother Shan, my aunt said that you must eat well and sleep well during the trip, and drink a bowl of herbal tea to ensure that you don't get sick. After dinner, I will go and make it. You must listen to your family."
Sun Dali came in from outside, holding dinner in his hand and said, "Ashan, get up and eat. When I was getting the food just now, many scholars fell asleep as soon as they lay down on the bed, hehe."
Sun Shan and other scholars sometimes eat together and sometimes go back to their rooms to eat. It depends on how you want to eat.
But today we will definitely go back to the room to eat. After climbing down the mountain, no one will have the energy or leisure to have a long conversation.
I wish I could just not eat and just cover myself with a quilt and go to sleep.
Sun Shan got up and ate with Sun Dali and the other two.
They were more free to eat in the house, and Sun Dali and the other two could relax.
Gui Ge'er ate the rice with a slurp, enjoying it very much. He said happily, "Brother Shan, the Chen family is really kind. The food they arranged is really delicious. Haha, should we also take the Chen family's merchant ship when we come back?"
Sun Shan didn't have much of an appetite, but he had to go without food, so he used some boiling water to pick up the rice.
He shook his head and said, "I don't know. I'll tell you when we get to the capital."
Old Master He San did not tell Sun Shan how to return, perhaps because it seemed unlucky to say so.
Because if I passed the high school entrance examination, I would definitely stay in the capital to select an official position and then return to my hometown after everything was arranged. Naturally, I would not worry about how to get home.
Old Master He San only asked Sun Shan to visit his eldest brother when he arrived in the capital, and that was all.
In fact, Sun Shan was not worried about how to return home after failing the exam, because he had relatives in the capital.
The return trip will naturally be left to the relatives to worry about.
Haha, if there is a bargain, I will definitely take it. Not taking advantage of it would be against the bloodline of the Sun family.
Sun Dingnan and Sun Dali have less worries than Sun Shan. They go wherever Sun Shan goes.
All they need to pay attention to is not to get lost or separated, and the rest will be left to Sun Shan.
After dinner and a bath, Sun Shan picked up a book to read.
He didn't read any other books but the Four Books and Five Classics.
The content of the metropolitan examination is similar to that of the provincial examination, except that it places more emphasis on policy essays.
But the content all revolves around the Four Books and Five Classics. No matter how many times you read it, the core remains unchanged and you still need to read the Four Books and Five Classics carefully.
Sun Shan was reading a book, Gui Ge'er and Sun Dingnan went to the kitchen of the inn to find firewood to make herbal tea, and Sun Dali still stayed in the room to watch the luggage.
But he said nothing, for fear of making any noise and disturbing Sun Shan's reading.
The four of them lived in one room. Sun Shan slept on the bed, and the other three slept on the floor with a blanket.
The Chen family also arranged a four-person room for Sun Dingnan and Sun Dali, but they insisted on staying with Sun Shan. Sun Shan didn't mind, so the Chen family had to make do with it.
Sun Dali, Gui Ge'er, and Sun Dingnan followed the orders of the "Grand Empress Dowager, Retired Emperor, and Empress Dowager" of Sunjia Village.
Sun Shan must not be left alone. He must follow him closely and escort him to the capital safely.
After reading for a while, Gui Ge'er and Sun Dingnan brought in a pot of herbal tea.
Sun Shan felt uncomfortable when he smelled the odor from afar.
Gui Ge'er said with a smile: "Brother Shan, come and drink the herbal tea. Drink it while it's hot. It won't work if it gets cold."
Sun Shan put down the book and walked to the table. Gui Ge'er had already poured a large bowl of herbal tea and considerately added a few slices of tangerine peel.
Sun Shan asked: "Don't other people drink herbal tea?"
Gui Ge'er shook his head and said, "Other scholars fell asleep after eating and bathing. I asked their servants, but they all said it was difficult to wake them up."
Sun Shan nodded and said, "Let's go to bed after we finish drinking. We have to get up early tomorrow morning."
Sun Shan has been taking medicine since he was a child, but when it comes to drinking herbal tea, he still can't stand it.
I pinched my nose and gulped it down into my stomach. After rinsing my mouth with water and eating a few slices of tangerine peel, I felt a little better.
Sun Shan was sweating profusely after drinking the tea. Gui Ge'er said happily, "Brother Shan, the purpose of drinking herbal tea is to make you sweat. You will definitely feel much better tomorrow."
Sun Shan asked Gui Ge'er and the other two to finish their work early and go to bed. After he finished speaking, he fell asleep.
Before going to bed, I thought that it was a good thing that none of the four of them snored, so the sleeping environment was pretty good.