Wei Mingxuan was lying in bed with his clothes on. He rolled over and woke up Liu Quan and Wang Gui who were already asleep.
Liu Quan opened his eyes in panic when he was about to speak, but Wei Mingxuan made a silent gesture to him and said in a low voice, "Something might have happened."
Liu Quan hurriedly got out of bed and picked up the scimitar beside the bed. This knife was lost by the bandits in Yue Heng Mountain. They secretly hid two of them on the car floor.
"Master, please stay in the room first. I'll go out and take a look."
"Let's go together." Wei Mingxuan shook his head, picked up the dagger he had hidden under his pillow before going to bed, and whispered, "If there is any problem, we can leave together. Guizi, if something goes wrong later, go and call your mother and Guixiang."
Wang Gui nodded nervously.
I quietly pushed the door open a crack. There was no one in the yard, but I could vaguely hear some noises coming from behind the house.
The small house they lived in was the room at the end of the east wing. It was originally occupied by the family's youngest son who had not yet married. The west wing next door and opposite lived with the family's eldest son and his wife.
In order to make room for them, the daughter-in-law and the children of the family moved to the west wing opposite, and the three sons of the family lived next to Wei Mingxuan and his family.
At this time, the door of the next room was open, and there was no one on the bed.
When I looked at the corner of the yard again, I saw that the tarpaulin covering the car bed had been lifted aside, and everything that was originally covered under the tarpaulin had disappeared.
Wei Mingxuan's expression froze and he took a breath of cold air.
He thought that farmers were warm, kind, simple and honest. He was such a fool!
"Uncle Liu, go and harness the mule cart. Guizi, let's go call your mother and Guixiang and leave here quickly."
After saying this, Wei Mingxuan clenched the dagger, walked lightly, and approached the main house with Wang Gui. Nanny Wang and Guixiang lived in the east wing next to the main house.
As we got closer, we could vaguely hear noises coming from the backyard.
"Twenty taels of silver..."
"That girl is a virgin, sell more..."
Wei Mingxuan was shocked and furious. Not only did they loot the supplies on the carriage, but these people actually planned to sell them?
They were not on guard against this farm family. If it weren't for the warning from the stone just now, they might have really fallen into this family's trap tonight!
Oh, right, stones.
Wei Mingxuan raised his head and looked around, and finally saw a figure disappearing into the night on the roof of the east wing behind him.
He was wearing a pitch-black nightgown and had a nimble and stealthy body, making him look exactly like the Tianshu Pavilion guards described by my elder sister.
At this moment, Wei Mingxuan was really grateful that his elder sister spent 25,000 taels of silver to hire this team of Tianshu Pavilion guards.
It’s worth it! It’s really worth it!
Big sister is really foresighted!
At this time, Wang Gui had already pushed open the door of the east ear room, and the exclamations from inside attracted the attention of several people who were talking in the backyard.
Footsteps were coming towards this side. Wei Mingxuan held the dagger tightly and stood in front of the door of the east ear room with a nervous expression.
Wang Gui had already called up Nanny Wang in the room, but Guixiang was feeling listless for some reason, her legs were so weak that she could hardly stand.
Nanny Wang gritted her teeth and said, "Help Guixiang lie on my back, I will carry her out!"
Anyway, she is used to doing housework and has a lot of strength.
Wang Gui quickly followed what Nanny Wang said.
During this short delay, the people from the backyard had already come closer. There were four or five burly men who were used to doing farm work, and they were far beyond the ability of Wei Mingxuan's frail body to withstand.
Fortunately, at this moment, a figure from the roof floated down and blocked Wei Mingxuan and these farmers.
"Young Master, you take the others and go first. We will cover your rear."
Now was not the time to be polite, Wei Mingxuan nodded, and hurriedly ran out of the yard with Wang Gui, pulling Guixiang and Nanny Wang.
When passing by the kitchen door, he picked up a bag of flour and a bundle of corn.
Liu Quan had already tied up the mule cart and was waiting at the door. Nanny Wang put Guixiang on the cart, breathing heavily.
"Mammy, you sit on it too. Uncle Liu, let's set off quickly!" Wei Mingxuan urged.
Nanny Wang supported Guixiang and helped her sit firmly on the carriage.
Liu Quan pulled the mule and trotted towards the village entrance, while Wei Mingxuan and Wang Gui ran on the left and right of the car.
Nanny Wang suddenly slapped her forehead and remembered, "Oh, I forgot about the ewe!"
"Don't worry about the sheep, staying alive is what matters." Wei Mingxuan continued running forward without looking back.
He felt sorry for the stolen things and the ewe, but he was more worried about the bad people in the village. If they alerted other families in the village, they would not be able to escape!
The silence of the night was broken by shouting from the yard behind.
Just as Wei Mingxuan expected, there were flames in the yards of the houses next door. Wei Mingxuan's heart tightened, "Uncle Liu, let's run faster."
"Young masters, you guys get on too." After Liu Quan said this, he slowed down a bit. After Wei Mingxuan and Wang Gui both climbed onto the cart, he took big strides and ran towards the road outside the village.
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Wei Yunlan, who had already entered Suijiang City, did not know that the team he trusted the most had encountered the most dangerous crisis.
At this time, she had brought Tingxue and Ningshuang to stay at Yuelai Inn, which was closest to the East City Gate.
The original plan was to stay at another more famous inn on the next street, but unfortunately when we arrived in Suijiang, we found that most of the houses on that street had collapsed, making it impossible to live there.
This shows that a famous name is not necessarily a good thing. The three-story inn that was spread all over Suizhou and could be seen in every city collapsed, while the unknown Yuelai Inn, which also had three floors, only had a few broken tiles shattered.
Suijiang was slightly less affected than Suian, at least the ground collapsed and entire houses sank into deep pits. However, the atmosphere in the city was still very solemn. Many people who lost their homes set up sheds on the streets. The streets that were originally passable by horse-drawn carriages became crowded, and the whole city was in chaos.
The price of the inn where Wei Yunlan and her friends stayed was not much more expensive than before. Ordinary people in the city did not have any extra money to waste at this critical moment. The wealthy families who could afford to stay in the inn had already hired carriages and horses after the incident and left Suizhou as soon as possible.
Wei Yunlan requested two guest rooms on the third floor.
From the window you can just see the people entering and leaving the city gate.
Ningshuang and Tingxue took turns guarding the window, while Wei Yunlan took the opportunity to count the money in the space.
He used the remaining 25,000 taels of silver notes at Tianshu Pavilion, plus the 800 taels of silver notes and ten gold leaves given by Yuying, and the remaining silver he had on hand, totaling nearly 30,000 taels.
Her original plan was to use this money to store food...
But plans cannot keep up with changes. Affected by the disaster, grain prices in Liangzhou, Suizhou and other states have skyrocketed. At this time, it is okay to stockpile a small amount of food for one's own consumption, but stockpiling large amounts of food is obviously not a wise move.
Instead of hoarding food, it is better to hoard other things that will be more valuable after arriving at Beiguan.
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