Zhou Jiaojiao looked at Fang Nian.

Fang Nian went forward without hesitation to find out the news.

When the caravan saw Fang Nian, they also saw the group of several hundred people from Liushu Village. There were quite a few people in the caravan, but only more than a hundred of them. The escorts immediately picked up their weapons and took precautions.

Fang Nian saw the leading escort approaching and said, "We are heading to Youzhou to seek refuge with our relatives. Your caravan is stopping here, but the snow is blocking the road ahead and we can't go any further."

The leader, seeing Fang Nian was young and not aggressive, and didn't look like someone who had seen much bloodshed, he heaved a sigh of relief. He was quite polite and said, "We are from the Zhengxing Escort Agency, responsible for escorting our guests. There's a snowfall in the canyon ahead, so we're going to have to change our route. We suggest you turn around and return to the nearest county town to see how the government handles the situation. Otherwise, you'll have to take the smaller road."

"Thank you for the reminder, big brother. I'll go back and tell my sister right away." Fang Nian bowed, his movements were a little awkward, but the sense of righteousness was still there.

The escort smiled kindly, but actually stared at him as he walked away before looking away. These days, the outside world is in chaos. Even Pingzhou is in turmoil, with bandits popping up everywhere. As a business run by an escort agency, he has to be more careful, not to mention that there are so many people on the other side.

"A Zhuang, send someone to keep an eye on that side to see if they are bandits in disguise." After hesitating for a moment, the escort decided to be cautious.

"Okay, boss." Several strong men nodded.

This side.

After Fang Nian came back, he told Zhou Jiaojiao and the others about the situation of the escort caravan in front. When they learned that the escort was hired by the caravan, it was clear that he had some background. Zhou Jiaojiao couldn't help but think that he should have a simple map in his hand.

She had wanted to buy a map in Pingzhou County before, but found that such things were not allowed to appear on the market. Even the geographical records had been taken back by the government. Now she thought that it might be related to the unrest in Yuzhou. Pingzhou was afraid that spies would sneak in and use the geographical records to find out the locations of the Pingzhou troops. By then, Pingzhou would also suffer from the war.

but.

Because of this, Zhou Jiaojiao needed a map even more to ensure that the route ahead would not fall into the hands of the garrisons. It was not safe to just take the official road, so it would be better to cooperate with these bodyguards.

After Zhou Jiaojiao thought it through, she told Chu San, Chu's mother and the others.

Chu San has always supported Zhou Jiaojiao.

Chu's mother said, "Will they be willing to exchange with us?"

"I heard that each of these escorts knows martial arts. Even though we have more people, we may not be able to escape unscathed if we offend them. Jiaojiao, you must be extremely careful."

"Of course it is. Don't worry, Mom. I'll give it a try."

Zhou Jiaojiao was not planning to do anything rash, so she asked Brother Chu to tell the village chief, and the team stopped. Everyone set up pots and stoves as usual, and it was very lively.

Zhou Jiaojiao searched for the things in her hand and felt that only the anti-cold medicine and hemostatic powder she made using the medicinal herbs that Chen Lin brought out would be attractive to these bodyguards.

She was being held by Chu San, and Baoer was still sleeping soundly in Chu San's arms.

The family of three walked straight to where the caravan was stationed.

The leading escort Wang Meng was the first to see the three people. He was a little wary at first, but when he saw Bao'er in Chu San's arms, his eyes became a little surprised.

"What are you two doing?" Wang Meng asked.

Zhou Jiaojiao saw the wariness in his eyes and said with a smile, "Hello, big brother. We are fleeing from Yuzhou and heading to Youzhou. We rarely meet people from the escort agency on the road, so we wanted to come and ask for help. After all, we rarely go to Youzhou and are not familiar with the road conditions. We wanted to learn from you, big brothers who have been traveling for years as merchants and escorts, how to get to Youzhou as quickly and safely as possible."

"We don't have anything else valuable. I just made some hemostatic powder and anti-cold medicine using herbs. I think that should be able to help you a little."

Zhou Jiaojiao showed great sincerity.

Wang Meng was surprised by her accent and said, "You speak Mandarin very well, young lady."

This means you suspect she is a liar.

Zhou Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment before she realized that she was speaking Mandarin subconsciously and did not have the local accent of Yuzhou. She subconsciously looked at Chu San.

Chu San has a very steady face and is not good at speaking. He speaks in Yuzhou dialect and even a little Youzhou dialect.

After they talked for a while, Wang Meng's attitude towards Zhou Jiaojiao became warmer.

"So, Brother Chu, you and your family are moving to live elsewhere. Fortunately, you served as a soldier in Youzhou before and know that it is stable there. Otherwise, if Yuzhou becomes chaotic, you won't know where to run." Wang Meng quickly became brothers with Chu San.

"However, if you plan to travel all the way to Youzhou like this, I'm afraid the government will search and seize a lot of silver along the way." Wang Meng also kindly reminded, "Even if we go all the way there, it will cost a lot of silver, but it's all paid by the caravan owner, so it's bearable. Ordinary people may find it difficult to come up with such a large amount of silver."

"Every provincial capital and county has to collect money?" Zhou Jiaojiao frowned, thinking that these officials were too cruel.

"That's right, they said it was a travel permit fee."

Zhou Jiaojiao's face turned dark. All the government offices didn't even change the words and continued to use them. It was really... If she could become an official, she would definitely rectify this situation, otherwise ordinary people would have no way to survive.

No wonder the system always instigates her to do good things. If no one saves the world, I am afraid that many ordinary people will die after the war. What will be left of the new dynasty when it is established?

Zhou Jiaojiao felt heavy-hearted when she thought about this, but she did not act rashly. As for saving the world as the system said, she still did not understand the situation of the court. How could she save the world? She could only stabilize herself first.

"Brother Wang, do you have any way to get us to Youzhou quickly?"

Zhou Jiaojiao took out the hemostatic powder and anti-cold medicine and handed them to Wang Meng.

Seeing that it was medicine, Wang Meng accepted it, but he didn't take it seriously. He didn't think that the medicine made by Zhou Jiaojiao, a country doctor, was very good.

Chu San felt unhappy when he saw his actions and his indifferent attitude.

Before Wang Meng put away the medicine, he grinned and took a dagger to heal a wound on his arm.

"Husband!" Zhou Jiaojiao was startled.

Wang Meng was even more frightened by him, and his voice was a little stammering: "Brother Chu, what are you doing?"

"It's nothing. I'm just worried that Brother Wang doesn't know how to use the hemostatic powder my wife made, so I wanted to demonstrate it to Brother Wang." As he spoke, he sprinkled the hemostatic powder on the wound in front of Wang Meng. Believe it or not, in just a short while, the bleeding on the wound stopped. After wrapping it with clean gauze, the wound stopped bleeding.