Chapter 204: Fight the Bandits! Xiangying is on the way
Just as Jie Chen had imagined, Xiangying got on the official road and walked with the children all night.
During the day, she took the children to a nearby town.
After settling them down, Xiangying left the room, using the excuse of going out to buy a carriage.
I said I was going to buy something, but in fact I just went for a stroll around the market.
She pawned some of her pearl jewelry and exchanged them all for small change so that she could use it conveniently on the road.
Then Xiangying went to the teahouse and sat for a while.
There were all kinds of people coming and going here, and she wanted to see if she could hear any useful information.
For example, will Jie Chen and his men set up checkpoints or arrange a large number of people to capture her?
But she got nothing.
Jie Chen was so quiet, as if he didn't even know she had run away.
Instead, she heard two traveling merchants discussing the issue of having to pay extra money to leave the city gate.
"These days, everyone is having a hard time. The city guards are crazy for money. They charge five taels of silver per person before letting people leave the city."
"There are more than 20 people in my caravan, and the money I paid is more than I earned. This trip is in vain, ah!"
"Not long ago, a group of vicious bandits robbed Baicheng and stole government grain and food wages. The court was furious and said they must catch these people, but they were masked and hiding in the mountains. How could they be found? It's so hard for us! How can we live in the future if they take money from us to fill the hole?"
Xiangying's eyes lit up when he heard the news.
She stood up, carrying the pot of tea she had just ordered, and sat next to the two of them.
The two traveling merchants paused and looked at the women beside them.
She was pretty and heroic, wearing ordinary clothes without any special features, with her hair tied up and a slightly yellow face.
"Who are you?"
Before Xiangying went out, he deliberately made himself look ugly so as not to attract other people's attention.
She cupped her hands and said, "Brothers, I came from Meicheng in the back. There is no food there, so I wanted to follow my family to Baicheng in the front to make a living. But I just heard from you that you have to pay a fee at every checkpoint out of the city, and you are involved with bandits again. What is going on?"
The waiter happened to pass by, Xiangying grabbed him, took out a piece of silver and asked him to serve a plate of peanut cake to the table.
Seeing that she was so generous, the two businessmen did not hide anything and told her the whole story.
"Now you have to pay to leave the city. It's the same everywhere, unless you go over the mountains. But if you go over the mountains, you will definitely run into those bandits."
"Even the government can't catch them. They are as clever as monkeys in the mountains. There are so many of them. If you take the mountain road, you will definitely die!"
Xiangying asked for the exact location and pretended to be shocked: "Thank you for telling me, I will go back and tell my family."
She said goodbye, and made a mental note of the routes where she might encounter the bandits.
Later, when Jie Chen leads the exile team through this place, he will definitely encounter these bandits, so he must get rid of them.
Of course, Xiangying admitted that she was particularly excited because she heard that the bandits had an entire city's worth of supplies.
Stocking up and feeding cartoon characters are her pleasure!
Xiangying returned to the inn and handed several pieces of clothes in his hand to Taoxue, asking them to change into them before giving them to Xiangxiuxiu.
Tao Xue looked at the clothes and was surprised: "These are all men's clothes... Your Highness, are we going to dress up as men?"
Xiangying nodded: "Yes, you change your clothes, and then we will go directly out of the city and rush to the next town, Yulin."
After she finished speaking, she drew a map on the side.
Mark out the locations of the bandits mentioned by the two traveling merchants.
Xiang Xiuxiu was standing beside her, covering her mouth with her hands excitedly: "Wow, the clothes my mother gave me are just perfect for me to wear."
Of course, these clothes were not bought by Xiangying, but she had prepared them in her space a long time ago.
Before setting off, Xiangying went downstairs and took out the supplies from the carriage and stored them.
For fear of being checked by people leaving the city, she only packed some dry food for the journey and a water bag.
At this time, Ah Ren ran over, shouting, "Ajie, Ajie!"
He excitedly handed the thing in his hand to Xiangying.
It turned out to be a road pass.
Xiangying was surprised: "Where did it come from?"
Ah Ren was somewhat smug: "Just now, I ran into a group of wealthy businessmen downstairs, and I took it from one of them. With the pass, we can leave the city, so..."
"Give it back!" Xiangying said decisively, "Every pass is recorded. Once they report it to the police and find out about us, it will be troublesome."
Ren was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt guilty: "Sorry, sis, I just wanted to help you with something."
Xiangying rubbed his head: "I know, I don't blame you, but you can ask me in advance next time."
Seeing that she was not angry, Ah Ren heaved a sigh of relief and ran back with the pass.
This kid is very smart.
He ran into the inn, holding up the pass and yelling, "There's a pass dropped here, whose is it?"
The rich businessman was looking for his lost pass everywhere. Hearing this, he hurried over. After confirming that it was his, he was extremely grateful to Ah Ren.
He also gave A'ren a silver ingot as a thank you.
Xiangying withdrew his gaze and continued to pack the things in the carriage.
Ah Ren must have been living a hard life since he was young. He has no obvious sense of order in his heart, but he still maintains a child's conscience.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have changed it as soon as Xiangying said so.
It can still be taught.
Xiangying set off with his family. Qi Fengyi was responsible for driving. When he didn't speak, he looked like a cold-faced guard.
In the carriage, Xiangying applied black eyebrow powder on Momoyuki's face, darkening the skin color of Momoyuki and the little ones.
Xiang Yuanxiao muttered, "Why do you have to pretend to be ugly?"
Xiang Yuanlang glanced at him and said, "Brother, you are so stupid. This way we won't attract attention."
Xiang Yuanxiao pointed at Tao Xue and said, "But she looks like a woman. What's the point of her dressing as a man?"
Everyone looked at Tao Xue at the same time.
Tao Xue subconsciously raised her index finger and gently stroked the hem of her clothes. She also hid the little things she collected on her chest.
After being looked at by Xiangying, Taoxue quickly put down her hand, coughed lightly, and pretended to speak roughly to cover it up.
"Your Highness... No, Master, please rest assured, I... No, I will definitely be careful after I get off the carriage."
Xiangying shook his head: "Take out what's hidden in your chest. You can't leave it there. I'd rather you tie it to your butt."
The three little ones immediately fell down in the carriage laughing. Taoxue blushed and had to obey Xiangying's orders.
To be a man, of course, you can't have curves, so Xiangying had already wrapped himself in a bra.
She also told Taoxue and the others that they should not call her "Your Highness" when they were outside.
Xiangying created an identity for himself that of a man with three children, A-Ren was her younger brother, and Qi Fengyi and Taoxue were both her attendants.
When leaving the city, the city guards indeed lifted the curtain to check the heads of people.
After counting, he asked Xiangying for thirty-five taels.
Xiangying was prepared and was about to take out the silver, but he saw Ah Ren giving away his own silver ingot.
In front of the city guards, he said to Xiangying: "Brother, this is a gift from the rich businessman just now. It is just right for me to use when I leave the city."
The city guard took a look at them. They all looked like skinny men with little money.
Just waved and let him go.
Xiangying's carriage drove onto the official road and headed straight for Yulin Town.
However, Xiangying had never been there before, so he miscalculated the distance.
When it was almost midnight, they were still some distance away from Yulin Town.
There was wilderness all around, and Xiangying had originally planned that everyone could squeeze into the carriage and spend the night.
But Qi Fengyi suddenly pointed ahead and said, "Master, there is an inn ahead!"
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