As soon as they boarded the ship, Jiang Huaifu took out several documents that he had been keeping in a box and handed them to Song He'er.
"The items have been processed expedited."
"So fast?"
"Yes, I didn't expect things to go so smoothly."
Song He'er took it, held it in her hand, examined it carefully, and asked, "This doesn't seem to be any kind of household registration certificate?"
"Yes, this is something I asked a friend to get temporarily to prove your identities. Although it's not a household registration, you can still live in Nanzhao for a while with it."
Song He'er knew the significance of this document. In modern terms, it was like a letter of introduction and a fake identity document. With it, it was equivalent to obtaining permission from the government to settle down and make a living in this place.
"Can we leave Xinzhou tomorrow?"
Jiang Huaifu frowned. "Why the rush? Didn't you say last time that there was no rush and that it would take ten days to half a month to sort things out?"
Song He'er shook her head repeatedly, "I... my troublesome father fled Xinzhou, and I lied to him before he left. If he doesn't do well out there, he will definitely come back for revenge. We have to leave quickly!"
"You lied to him?"
"It's hard to explain in just a few words. I'm really sorry to have troubled you with this matter, but I will repay you. I would even be willing to give you all the money the workshop earns in the future. I just hope you can help us get through this difficult time as soon as possible."
Jiang Huaifu sighed and comforted him, "Of course I will help you, there's no need to be so polite. However, this decision was made in a hurry. The soldiers in Xinzhou patrol this area every day, and your group is quite conspicuous. Your sudden disappearance might attract attention."
Song He'er had already thought of this, so she had made all the necessary arrangements in advance.
They'll just set a big fire to attract attention, and then they can escape.
This is exactly the same method used by Song Xiaoqi, only a bit more sophisticated. He was waiting for an opportunity to escape, while Song He'er and her group faked their deaths to get away.
Once the fire is extinguished, who will bother to find out where the bodies of these people went?
"As for how we get out of here, you don't need to worry about that. If you see us tomorrow, then all will be well. If you don't see us, then it's probably a failure, and I don't want to drag you down with me."
Jiang Huaifu's expression was rather unpleasant. He hated Song He'er speaking to him with such an ambiguous attitude.
"Do you think I'd just stand by and do nothing if something happened to you? You're just spouting useless nonsense."
"......"
"Let's talk about where we should meet tomorrow. There's nothing to hide on this shore, except at night. During the day, you can see people moving around very clearly."
After thinking for a while, Song He'er replied, "When you took me to Nanzhao last time, I remember we passed through a grove of low pine trees. Tomorrow night, I will take my family to hide in that grove of low pine trees, and you can come and meet us then."
Jiang Huaifu thought about it carefully for a while and felt that this was the only relatively safe and reliable method, so he nodded and said, "Then it's settled. I will rent a slightly larger boat tomorrow."
"No!"
"What's wrong?"
"We've already made a huge fuss by leaving so abruptly, how can we use a big boat again? Let's use the most ordinary straw boat instead. We can squeeze in a little, but we're afraid that if the lights are too bright, they'll attract people that night."
"The straw boat is unstable. With so many of you, what if it capsizes? You dare to joke with your own life!"
"I'm a strong swimmer, I won't drown!"
"Even if you are good at swimming, the Su River is not an ordinary river. Not only is the current turbulent, but there are also piranhas. Before you even fall in, there will probably be hundreds of mouths watching you. What's more, once you fall in, you will instantly become someone's food."
Song He'er thought about it and felt that Jiang Huaifu's words made some sense, but they couldn't use a large, conspicuous ship. They could only choose a stable and less flashy vessel.
"Then you can make the arrangements. Remember, don't light any lamps on the boat when you come. If you can't see the road, light a candle. If there is moonlight tomorrow, the river will be very bright, so there's no need to worry about lights."
"Yes, you should go back quickly. I still have some things to take care of in Nanzhao, as well as where you'll stay after you arrive tomorrow. I'm afraid we won't be able to find a decent house right away. Let's find a few thatched huts in the countryside near the border town to stay in first, and then we can choose a bigger house once things have settled down."
Song He'er wisely shook her head. "What's the big house or the small house? We still live in a cave in Xinzhou. As long as we get out of here first, everything will be fine."
Jiang Huaifu nodded without speaking, and gestured to Aqing behind him to take Song He'er back.
Along the way, Song He'er stared at A Qing from head to toe, thinking that although he had a pretty face, he was rather simple-minded, which made him somewhat comical.
"Aqing, how long have you been serving Jiang Huaifu?"
Upon hearing this, Aqing was slightly taken aback.
"It's been ten years, hasn't it? I've been by your side since I was a child."
"Is he good to you?"
“Of course it is good. Our young master is the most righteous person in the world. He treats us like his own brothers and has never treated us as servants.”
This was the first time Song He'er had heard about Jiang Huaifu's character from someone else. Even without asking, she already had a general idea, and now she was even more certain that if Jiang Huaifu treated his servants this way, how much more so would he treat someone like her, someone who had been kind and beneficial to him...?
When they returned to their lodgings, Qin Xiaoniang and the others had already packed all their luggage. They seemed to be a little nervous because they were leaving the next day and couldn't fall asleep.
“He’er, your third aunt and I have already thought about what to do tomorrow. If we’re going to put on a show, we’ll put on a big one. We don’t need any of this unimportant luggage. We’ll just burn it all so no one will suspect anything,” Song Xiaoyu said as she stepped forward.
"Yes, Uncle is right. Great men don't concern themselves with trifles. Mother, let's not bring these small pieces of luggage. We can find a way to buy them when we get to Nanzhao."
Looking at the pots, pans, cotton clothes, and quilts that had been with her for several days, Qin Xiaoniang felt a little reluctant to part with them.
"You don't want any of it?"
"No, I don't want it."
Zhang Xiue hurriedly replied, "Oh dear, Madam Qin, we faked our deaths by setting a fire. After such a fire, it's one thing if there are no corpses here, but surely there are some everyday belongings too? Wouldn't that be too suspicious?"
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Tomorrow I'll probably be heading to Nanzhao to do business; getting rich is the main goal of this article!
The Spring Festival holiday is over. Wishing you all a bright future and soaring success!
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