Si Jiuyue drove a donkey cart slowly toward the road outside the mountains. The little donkey was quite sensible, as it had already made the trip ten times and no longer needed anyone to guide it. It brayed "hee-haw, hee-haw" on its own.
Si Jiuyue held a whip with a bundle of hay tied to the end, letting the donkey rest every so often. During these breaks, she leaned against the cart bed, a sack resting behind her. She contentedly gnawed on a *guokui* flatbread, hanging the whip in front; as she ate, the donkey ate too. Just as she finished her meal, raindrops the size of rice grains began to sprinkle onto her face.
Spring rain had returned.
Chapter 266