Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

It's August in a blink of an eye, and the funfair will start soon.

In the early morning of the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, the teachers and students of Luxi Academy gathered in the small square in front of the mountain gate, counting the number of people and checking their luggage one by one, making final preparations before departure.

It was the first time for many people to participate in such a large-scale amusement event, and they were very excited.Even though they got up very early today, these teenagers did not look tired. They were all in high spirits, excitedly discussing their dreams and plans for the fun fair with their companions. They were exactly the same as the elementary school students who were going on a spring outing in their previous life.

Gu Yunji's foot injury has already healed, and there is no problem with walking, and he doesn't need help.It's just that strenuous exercise is still a bit difficult, and I can't participate in sports such as playing polo and cuju.

When the crowd was noisy, the head of the mountain, Xu Chengyu, came over, cleared his throat and said: "Everyone! Today we are going to the outskirts of Hangzhou Fucheng to participate in a fun fair. Command, do not act without authorization!"

"This fair will last for two days. We will start in the morning and arrive at our destination before noon. We will spend the night outside tonight and will not come back until after lunch tomorrow. Everyone, please prepare your clothes and luggage. Don't forget anything when you get there. There is no one to bring back the ones in the wilderness for you.”

The souls of the students below have already floated to the venue of the entertainment fair, so they don't have the heart to listen to Xu Chengyu's long-winded words, so before he said a few words, the students couldn't hold back their temper and couldn't wait to urge them:

"Shan Zhang, we all know, let's go quickly! Don't miss the hour!"

"That's right, Shanzhang, it's rare that the weather is good these few days, so we should slowly enjoy the scenery along the way. What's the point of staying here?"

Seeing that the teenagers were frizzy and impatient, Xu Chengyu raised his eyebrows in displeasure, and shouted: "Quiet! Why are you in a hurry? Don't forget that this time, Luxi Academy and Hangzhou Mansion are the only ones participating in the fair. There are also many high-ranking officials and local officials, and they all have family members."

"You should pay attention to your words and deeds when you are out, and don't offend other family members. Especially when you are staying out tonight, the men's and women's tents will be separated. Then you should stay in your own place and don't wander around! If anyone wants to make a mistake , the old man peeled off his skin first, did you hear me!"

The students didn't dare to repeat the words, they all responded in unison: "I heard it!"

After the instructions that should be ordered, Xu Chengyu did not procrastinate. After counting the number of people and luggage, he set off with everyone.

After descending the mountain, everyone from Luxi Academy changed to a carriage again. Even if there were several students riding together, the team of hundreds of people still used a full thirty or forty carriages. spectacular.

Gu Yunji's feet were somewhat uncomfortable, so he was accompanied by Cheng Yan and took the same car with Xu Chengyu. Su Qi didn't do anything when he saw him, and he had to squeeze in too.

The carriage was very spacious, more than enough for four people, but Su Qi was a chatterbox, he never stopped chattering along the way, and from time to time he raised the curtain of the carriage and poked his head. One person forced two or three people into trouble.

Xu Chengyu was so quarreled that his brain hurt, he rubbed the center of his brows helplessly, and said, "Su Qi, can't you calm down for a while? You save this energy, and you will release it when you are on the field. You can have as much fun as you like, okay?"

Su Qi didn't care: "It takes half a day just to be on the road. There is nothing to do for such a long time. It's so boring. Why don't I amuse you? What's more, I'm very energetic. People from the prefectural school are beaten to the ground, there is no need to save up in advance!"

Interrupted by Xu Chengyu, he turned his attention back, and asked: "Shan Zhang, you are sitting with us, what should Miss Xu do? She doesn't have a maid by her side, so she must be alone In a carriage?"

Xu Chengyu said: "There are no maids and servants. There are two nuns who watched her grow up to accompany her. It doesn't matter."

Once Su Qi's curiosity was aroused, he asked again: "Speaking of which, ladies from rich families always have maids around them. Why haven't you seen Miss Xu's maids? My daughter has been in the boudoir for a long time, and no one has spoken to her." , how difficult it is!"

Gu Yunji clicked his tongue softly: "Why do you ask so many questions? Just take care of yourself."

Seeing this, Su Qi curled his lips and complained in a low voice: "I just asked, what's the matter? My father didn't say anything, but you got anxious first."

Gu Yunji choked on his words, glanced at Xu Chengyu uncomfortably, and turned his head away as if to cover up.

Xu Chengyu took his reaction into his eyes, stroked his beard with a smile, and said:

"Shuhua's mother died young, and her elder brother was an official outside the country all year round. Naturally, I wanted to bring her with me. It's just that this Luxi Academy is incomparable. As the head of the mountain, I can't be too extravagant, so I both There is no entourage, Shuhua has no maids, there are only a few old servants in the house, although there are few people, it is comfortable."

Cheng Yan, who hadn't talked much all this time, concentrated on admiring the scenery outside the window. At this time, he looked at another batch of ducks passing by on the field ridge, and asked suspiciously: "I have seen several batches of ducks along the way, and they are all young ducks. , we don’t have so many lakes and ponds here, so why raise so many ducks?”

Hearing this, Xu Chengyu cast his eyes out of the window, and he saw a group of ducklings looking for food not far away on the ridge of the field, all of them were naive and very cute.

He sighed and said: "The locust plague is raging in the north and has affected several state capitals. It should be that the local officials asked the farmers to raise some ducks in advance to prevent accidents. need."

Gu Yunji's expression froze: "Will the plague of locusts spread to the south of the Yangtze River? How fast are these pests multiplying?"

Xu Chengyu shook his head: "It shouldn't happen, but just in case, it's good for local officials to make more preparations. It's already autumn, and when the weather gets cold in winter, the locusts won't be so active."

Gu Yunji breathed a sigh of relief: "I hope, I hope that the locust plague will pass quickly, let this year end first, and when the sowing is completed next spring, the life of the victims will be easier."

"I'm afraid it won't be so easy." Xu Chengyu's eyes showed worry, "The scope of this locust disaster is really too large. Hundreds of thousands of victims are starving, and the food dispatched from all over the country will soon be used up. Nothing will happen. When it’s cold and hungry in winter, they can’t stay in the local area, and they will probably go south.”

The three of them all looked solemn: "Going south?"

The fields are not harvested, and the victims will sell the land to buy food to fill their stomachs. However, a large area of ​​the north is affected by the disaster, and the price of food remains high. The victims who lost their land have no money and no food. .

The migrating victims flocked to each other on the road, and gradually became refugees. No matter which dynasty or generation the refugees belonged to, they were extremely unstable social factors, and if they were not careful, they would gather and riot.

The prosperity and mild climate in the south of the Yangtze River is the first choice for these refugees to migrate. Once these hungry and red-eyed refugees increase, the south of the Yangtze River may be chaotic.

Thinking of this, several people felt a little heavy, and the carriage fell silent for a while.

After a long while, Xu Chengyu sighed: "I just hope that this winter will not be too cold, and the relief from the imperial court will be more useful, so that these victims can be calmed down and get through this difficult time smoothly."

Afterwards, there was nothing to say along the way, the sun rose higher and higher amidst the swaying carriage, and everyone from Luxi Academy finally arrived at their destination before noon.