Chapter 604 Wish you a safe journey

The election meeting for the new village chief was held on time, and the person who received the most votes was Liu Qi, the grandson of the old village chief.

Liu Dafu was so depressed that he failed to get a chance after several rounds of selection. It seemed that the villagers now liked young people to take care of them.

After the election, Liu Dafu came to Qin Yao and said unhappily, "You started this first. From now on, I will not participate in the village head election. Let the young people make trouble."

Qin Yao smiled, "That's good. Young people are energetic and motivated, and they have good physical strength. They are not afraid of running around."

Liu Dafu choked and glared at Qin Yao jokingly, but he couldn't hold it back and laughed out loud, "Forget it, forget it. I'm telling you all this just to make you unhappy."

"When do you plan to leave?" Liu Dafu asked with concern.

Qin Yao replied: "Three days later."

So fast! Liu Dafu was a little surprised, and also had some inexplicable envy. If he were 20 years younger, he would also leave as soon as he said so, right?

But that was all he thought about it. "You were born in a good time. When I was young, the world was in chaos. It was not easy to hide in this valley and avoid the suffering of war until now."

Qin Yao saw his envy, locked the door of the ancestral hall, and solemnly handed the key to the new village chief Liu Qi who was waiting behind him. Then she turned around and said to Liu Dafu with a smile:

"The world is good now, and you are not too old. As long as you can walk, you can walk if you want."

Liu Dafu was just envious. If he was really asked to go out, he was a little scared. He waved his hand awkwardly and said, "You young people should go by yourselves. If you encounter bandits or wild beasts, I will be killed outside."

People born in this place are very fearful of ghosts and gods. If they die outside, they are worried about bringing disaster to their family, so they cannot even enter the ancestral tomb.

Liu Dafu has been dealing with Qin Yao for so many years and has gradually accepted some of her novel ideas, but he does not dare to agree with her on matters of life and death.

As they were talking, the two came to a fork in the road. They nodded and each went their own way home.

As he was walking, Liu Dafu suddenly stopped and looked back towards the north slope. His view was blocked by the houses in the village, and there was only a blurry gray in the dark night.

"Ah~" He sighed, he didn't dare to move forward. But the envy in his heart spread out, making him feel sour.

Qin Yao pushed open the gate and returned home. Because of the long journey in three days, all kinds of luggage were placed in a mess in the house. The four brothers and sisters of Dalang and Yin Le were still making the final selection of their luggage.

We couldn't bring too many things with us, as we only had one carriage and two horses. If the carriage was too heavy to carry people and things, it would be difficult to move on the road.

Moreover, we didn't know what kind of situations we would encounter on the way to the capital, so we naturally wanted to be as light as possible. Just in case something unexpected happened, it would be better to escape quickly.

"Is Liu Ji not back yet?" Qin Yao stood in the front yard and looked around, but could not find any trace of Liu Ji.

The four children in the room turned around immediately, and Si Niang replied, "Dad won't be back tonight."

Yin Le added, "There are still some formalities that need to wait until tomorrow to be completed. Master should be planning to complete them all before returning."

In addition to clothes and money, you also need to prepare two important documents for this long journey.

One of them is Liu Ji’s imperial examination certificate.

The second is a travel pass for the whole family.

Without these two things, they couldn't even leave Zijing Mansion.

Fortunately, Sheng State now encourages its people to do business, and the control over population movement in various places is much looser than before, otherwise it would be difficult to get a travel permit.

After learning about Liu Ji's situation, Qin Yao nodded and asked the children to continue packing. She returned to her room and took out the land map she had asked for from Zhen Yubai to learn about the route to Beijing in advance.

Sheng State had two capitals, one in the east and one in the west. The Eastern Capital was the main administrative district, where the emperor and all his officials were located.

The Western Capital is an old capital, not as prosperous as the Eastern Capital. It is a military defense base that guards the western border of the country and was established to intimidate the countries in the Western Regions.

According to the map, Zijing Prefecture is probably located northwest of the Eastern Capital of Sheng State. This time, going to the capital, heading south, passing through two states, eight counties and six towns, will take ten days at the fastest and twenty days at the slowest.

If it is taken by water, it will also take half a month, but you can sit on the boat all the way, without so much running around, and the comfort level will be much higher.

However, today's ships are either merchant ships or private boats, and carriages are not allowed on board, so it is only suitable to travel light.

It is impossible to carry a lot of luggage unless there is someone to pick you up.

But Qin Yao's family did not have such conditions, and they had no servants or maids to serve them when traveling. They had to rely on themselves for everything, so she directly crossed out the option of taking a boat.

What's more, traveling by land can allow you to see more of the unique scenery and customs of other places, which is much more interesting than taking a boat.

As for Gong Liangliao's condition, it all depends on God's will. He will probably survive these twenty days.

If we can't hold on, it will be too late even if we take a boat.

Having seen too many separations and deaths in the apocalypse, Qin Yao no longer has the obsession to see her parents for the last time. She cherishes the present and enjoys life while she can, so that she won't regret that her parents are no longer around after something happens.

The lover you are in love with today may be separated from you forever in a few hours. Death sometimes comes so suddenly.

You don't have time to be sad because the crisis is already here, and the instinct for survival will make you immediately abandon your loved one's body and flee.

What's more, a dead lover can become a shield, using his shattered body to love you again and block the monster's bite for you.

"Tsk tsk~" The bloody images popped up in her mind again. Qin Yao shook her head, drove those images from her mind, and focused her attention on the map again.

With the child in tow and taking advantage of the pristine wilderness conditions, Qin Yao planned to stay in any inn she could along the way.

Therefore, daily travel plans must be planned in advance to minimize the probability of sleeping in the wilderness.

But as the old saying goes, plans can never keep up with changes, so she might as well just randomly circle out a few cities that are 100% likely to be habitable.

The scribbled plan was completed. It was late at night and the house was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Qin Yao's ears twitched slightly, and she quickly raised her sharp eyes and looked towards the door: "Who!"

"I."

It was Awang's voice.

Qin Yao raised her eyebrows in surprise. Could it be that he had come to his senses and was ready to go to Beijing with them?

Obviously, she was overthinking it.

Awang is only good at martial arts, but he is not afraid of death. If he goes to the capital, both Prince Feng and the Holy Queen will kill him!

Qin Yao stood up and walked to the door. After hesitating for two seconds, she opened the door.

Awang's expressionless face appeared before her eyes. Qin Yao frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"

Awang held up a cloth bag, and the bottles and jars inside made crisp sounds as they collided.

"Hemostatic drugs, knockout drugs, anesthetics, and diarrhea drugs." Awang said briefly, "I wish you a safe journey."

This time, I didn’t use any weird names.

but

Why does she want to beat someone up so much?