Hou Xiaoxiao left early this morning, and Jiang Lili got up and went back to her room to continue sleeping.

At noon, Jiang Lili had breakfast at Li's house, and came to the door of Li's house with the supplies given to her by Hou Xiaoxiao and a food box.

The Li family had already prepared a carriage for him to go to Lai Fu Inn.

There were four tall and burly young men standing next to the carriage, and they all looked like people who were not to be trifled with.

Seeing Jiang Lili coming out, the square-faced young man in the lead bowed to her and said, "Miss Jiang, we are the escorts hired by Master Li, and we are all from Guanjiazhai. From now on, we will be responsible for your safety on the road."

"I'm the captain of the four, Cen Rang."

Then, the escort Cen briefly introduced the other three escorts to Jiang Lili. The other three's surnames were Ge, Guo, and Wu respectively.

"We will publicly announce that these are additional personnel sent by Magistrate Li to ensure the smooth arrival of the exile team in Haizhou."

"When I was little, I was adopted by a hunter from Qinglin Mountain. I only joined the Guan Village Master when I was 17. I'm quite familiar with the terrain of Qinglin Mountain."

Jiang Lili felt relieved when she heard Escort Master Cen's words. "Then I'll have to trouble you four brothers on the way!"

Jiang Lili greeted them one by one, and then the four bodyguards followed Jiang Lili's carriage to Lai Fu Inn.

Jiang Lili was led by the waiter to the wing of Marquis Zhaoping's mansion. When Chen and Yang saw Jiang Lili coming back, they quickly took her for a checkup. Seeing that Jiang Lili was safe and sound, they felt relieved.

Yin Zhen heard that Jiang Lili had returned, so she brought Dabao over. She brought Jiang Lili some mung bean cakes she had made herself: "Miss Jiang, this is the mung bean cake I made. Would you like to try it?"

Yin Zhen is an excellent cook and needlework expert. She relied on her skills to gain a foothold in the capital.

She thought that she had nothing to repay Jiang Lili with, so after arriving at the inn last night, she found a job helping out in the small kitchen. In exchange, she got some mung beans and lotus seeds, which she used to make some cakes.

Jiang Lili originally wanted to say that she had just had breakfast, but when she glanced at the mung bean cake in Yin Zhen's hand, it was different from the ordinary mung bean cake she had expected.

The mung bean cakes made by Yin Zhen are crystal clear and fresh in color. They look much more tempting than those made by modern internet-famous pastry shops that have long queues.

Jiang Lili couldn't help but pick up a piece to taste. It had a soft and delicate texture, and it wasn't choking or throat-burning. It was simply the best mung bean cake.

Jiang Lili praised it, and her eyes lit up when she looked at Yin Zhen: "Delicious, especially delicious!"

Yin Zhen was also very happy to hear Jiang Lili's praise. At this moment, she had no idea what kind of sensation this small piece of mung bean cake she made would cause in another world in the future.

Everyone ate cakes and discussed their next plans.

Yang asked Jiang Lili, "Has Magistrate Li's illness been cured?"

Jiang Lili told everyone in Zhaoping Marquis's residence about Li Zhifu's arrangement. After hearing it, Chen sighed, "We really have a golden thigh in our residence."

She thought to herself that fortunately she had adjusted her attitude towards Jiang Lili in time, otherwise she would have been slapped in the face by this sister-in-law countless times.

When Xin Che heard that Jiang Lili had returned, he hurried to the side room of Marquis Zhaoping and his wife.

Seeing Jiang Lili, his tense brows relaxed slightly: "They didn't give you any trouble, did they?"

Yesterday, Jiang Lili went to Li's house to see a doctor. She thought it would be inconvenient to bring Xin Che with her, since she was going to meet her best friend, so she did not bring her personal bodyguard.

Jiang Lili shook her head. "How dare they?"

Xin Cheng, who was usually quiet, also said bluntly: "If anyone dares to embarrass my sister-in-law, we at the Zhaoping Marquisate will fight him to the death!"

Jiang Lili laughed when she heard this, "Prefect Li is begging me now."

The exile team is scheduled to enter the mountains tomorrow morning, and today is reserved for the yamen runners to buy supplies and medicines for the journey into the mountains.

In the evening, the feeding officer Zhang Xiaopang checked and inventoried the supplies he had purchased today with Jiang Lili one by one.

This batch of supplies going into the mountains must have cost Xiaopang a lot of money. Jiang Lili asked Xiaopang to send the purchase expense bill over. She recorded it in the file transfer assistant and would settle it with Zhang Xiaopang when they arrived in Haizhou.

@张小胖: Sister Li, you don't have to pay me back. You saved my life, and our family's business depends on you. We can't thank you enough.

Jiang Lili replied earnestly: [Fatty, cooperation can't always rely on loyalty. There has to be give and take. Only in this way can we maintain a long-term and good cooperative relationship. Besides, we are old friends.]

Jiang Lili wanted to maintain the friendship between her classmates, but she couldn't let Xiaopang take over all the time.

Zhang Xiaopang received Jiang Lili's message and thought about the business tips his father had talked about with him before. Suddenly, he realized: "Okay, Sister Li, I'll listen to you."

Jiang Lili asked Xiaopang to send over a few items first, and demonstrated how to use mosquito coils, electric mosquito swatters, flashlights and other items to everyone in Zhaoping Marquis Mansion, Yin Zhen and the four bodyguards.

After all, it would be too late to teach these things on the spot when an accident occurs in the mountains.

Xin Che listened to Jiang Lili explain that these things were used against mosquitoes. He quietly pulled Jiang Lili over and asked, "Have you also heard some news about the Miao tribe?"

This time it was Jiang Lili's turn to be shocked.

She just knew that Xin Che still had a trump card.

Jiang Lili blinked: "How many people do you have under your command? Can you tell me a little bit?"

If Xin Che hadn't intended to hide anything from Jiang Lili, he would have said, "Jia Yuquan is the captain of the light cavalry under my command. As for the others, they are all scattered across the Nine Provinces and I haven't been able to contact them yet. Their current condition is not good."

"The news about Miaojiang's upcoming action was also passed to me by Jiayu this afternoon."

When Jiang Lili heard that Guan Yue's husband was actually Xin Che's man, she was shocked, but then she showed an expression of understanding. No wonder.

Jiang Lili whispered, "If you manage to contact your other subordinates, please let me know. Perhaps my grandfather's connections can help you."

Xin Che looked at Jiang Lili seriously and said, "I will."

Although he didn't know how Jiang Lili would help, he believed every word she said.

Then, Xin Che looked at the four escorts sent by Li Zhifu, his eyes flashing with thought. He said to Xin Cheng, "Second brother, please rehearse with these four brothers the positions and formations we used to fight against the enemy at the border."

Xin Cheng slapped his head when he heard this. Yes, with this powerful insect repellent tool, combined with their positioning when fighting at the border, they can achieve twice the result with half the effort!

After completing the training, everyone returned to their rooms to rest and wait for tomorrow to come.

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The next morning, everyone at Lai Fu Inn got up early as they were going to the post station to meet up with the exile team.