When Shen Jia and his group passed by, he looked carefully. Seeing that it was not the person he was looking for, he continued to order his men angrily.
Fearing that he might get into trouble, An Yun whipped the ox harder, and the speed suddenly increased. Xu Zhao, who was behind him, also sped up when he saw this.
The wheel accidentally hit a rock, and the car body suddenly shook, almost causing Shen Jia to fall off. His elbow hit the wooden board because he didn't react in time.
"Bang!"
Seeing that his actions had caused harm to Shen Jia, Xu Zhao shouted in his loud voice:
"Boss, what's wrong with you? Are you okay? Is everything serious? It's all my fault. I didn't pay attention to remind you just now."
As he said that, he pulled up Shen Jia, who was leaning against the car body, and wanted to check her injuries.
Shen quickly pushed his hand away and refused, "I'm fine, I just bumped into something by accident. I need to hurry on."
An Yun, who was in front, heard the noise and wanted to stop to take a look, but when he heard what Shen Jia said, he knew that stopping would be useless, so he continued to drive the cattle.
Xu Zhao at the back felt that he was such a careless person that he almost knocked over the person he admired the most. He tried to shrink his body and kept looking at Shen Jia with regretful eyes.
Shen Jia himself didn't really think there was anything wrong, but looking at Xu Zhao's expression, he knew that the other party thought he was saying it to reassure her.
Just as she was looking in the direction of Xu Zhao, wanting to say something comforting, she suddenly saw a red figure buried under the yellow earth not far away, with a small piece of red cloth embroidered with delicate patterns.
This made her think back to the group of vicious people she had just seen, and what she heard from the family she stayed with last night. With this association, she quickly said to Xu Zhao:
"Stop the car! Xu Zhao, go and see what's under that loess."
When Xu Zhao heard Shen Jia's instructions, he had no time to be sad. He grabbed the cow in front of him and ran quickly in the direction of Shen Jia's finger.
An Yun, who was in front, also stopped the car quickly after hearing the noise. When Xu Zhao approached, he found that there was a young girl under the loess. He immediately shouted to Shen Jia:
"Boss, it's a young girl! She seems to be only 13 years old, and she is already unconscious."
Shen Jia became more certain of his guess and quickly replied, "Bring the person over here."
Xu Zhao lifted the injured little girl from the pile of dirt with just his hands. The unconscious little girl didn't feel anything from the outside world.
Xu Zhao quickly brought the little girl from the pile of dirt to the car. Shen Jia looked at the scabbed scars on her wrists and the purple-red mark on her neck.
He quickly said, "Hurry up and put her in the car. This girl is seriously injured. If she doesn't get treated, she might not survive. Be gentle."
"But, but, this girl is wearing a wedding dress. Will there be any trouble if we take her away like this?"
Although Xu Zhao was usually careless, she could still recognize the bright red wedding dress she wore at her wedding, and she didn't think Shen Jia didn't know.
"Her family won't come looking for her. As for her creditors, or perhaps her deceased groom's family, they should already be looking for her. I can't leave her here."
"Dead groom, creditor!"
How were these two words connected? However, Xu Zhao still followed Shen Jia's instructions, put the person in the car, and quickly got in.
After Shen Jia saw that both of them were stable, he shouted to An Yun in front of him, "Let's go!"
The group hurried and finally arrived at the provincial capital at noon. The two big words "Hezhou" were hung on the city wall. What was also very conspicuous was the queue at the city gate, which was divided into two pairs with a large space in the middle. I don't know why it was arranged like this.
The verification of people's identities is also very strict, and the pass that each person takes out needs to be checked many times before being let go.
Xu Zhao looked at the unconscious girl behind him and said worriedly, "Boss, what should we do? The girl behind us doesn't have a pass. Why don't we just leave her here and wait for a doctor to come out and save her."
Shen Jia glanced at the little girl behind him who couldn't even feel her breathing. Although she had changed into her own clothes and didn't look that conspicuous, someone familiar with her would definitely recognize her at a glance.
She was worried that if she didn't get treatment, something serious would happen. She explained, "The pass and letter of introduction we brought this time are different. If we can't get in, we'll talk about it later."
They followed slowly along the team of people and livestock. Fortunately the weather was not too hot and it was bearable for a while.
Looking at the tall and strong men in the car, the guard looked at them seriously and shouted, "Take out your passes!"
An Yun quickly handed over the pass he had on him and the letter of introduction given by Magistrate Wu, and folded a banknote underneath, saying respectfully:
"Master Guard, the car behind us is also with us."
The other party saw the letter of introduction stacked on the top layer at a glance, and knew what the thin thing below was just by touching it. He immediately smiled happily, glanced at the content, and said to the person behind him who was stuck:
"Let him go!"
In this way, they successfully passed the inspection at the city gate, which opened Xu Zhao's eyes. He leaned over to Shen Jia's ear and whispered, "Boss, did you guess this a long time ago?"
Shen Jia chuckled softly and said, "How could I have guessed so many things? The world is nothing more than money and power. If you understand them thoroughly, you can move forward freely.
Without further ado, let's first go find a pharmacy to see a doctor for the little girl behind us. We can deal with the grain issue tomorrow."
“Miss Shen, I know, let me lead the way.”
An Yun, who was in front, responded proactively after hearing what Shen Jia said. She didn't want to ask how the other party knew it. There are some things that everyone doesn't need to know.
Ever since An Yun came to the workshop to teach martial arts, Shen Jia had already vaguely felt that the other party must be more than just a soldier. How could a soldier be literate, know martial arts, and train guards? As long as the person who picked up the treasure was him, it would be enough.
The grandeur of the prefectural city was incomparable to Ning'an Town. Xu Zhao admired it as he looked at it, "This Hezhou prefectural city is truly magnificent! I wonder what Shengjing must have looked like?"
"There's always a chance later."
"Boss, you're joking. How could I possibly go to Shengjing? I'd be content with nothing in my life if I could go to Xing'an Prefecture, the most prosperous place in our northern border."
“Miss Shen, this is it, let’s go in.”
While the two were chatting and laughing, the ox cart had arrived at its destination. An Yun got off the cart first and helped Shen Jia and the other two behind him to stop the car.
Xu Zhao quickly picked up the little girl from the car. Looking at the plaque in front of him with words he didn't recognize yet, he asked curiously, "Boss, what kind of medicine shop is this?"
"Guangjitang, let's go in."
As soon as he entered the room, he saw only an old doctor and a medicine boy. Seeing An Yun entering first, his eyes shrank at first, then quickly returned to normal. He touched his long beard and said:
"Put the patient on the bed first, and I'll take his pulse right away."
Xu Zhao looked at the small couch not far away and gently put the person on the bed. The old doctor slowly sat on the stool next to him, looked at the ravaged person in front of him, and gently pressed two fingers on the little girl's wrist.
Shen Jia felt that a long time had passed, but the doctor just kept frowning and not saying anything, which made Shen Jia worried.
Xu Zhao, who was standing by, had already lost his patience and whispered, "Doctor, what's the situation? Please give us a definite answer. It's not easy to save us."
When the doctor heard Xu Zhao's words, his body trembled and his two fingers almost lost their position. It took him a while to withdraw his hand.
He said slowly: "The wound on the wrist is not deep and it was bandaged in time, so there is not much bleeding. Just drink some blood-tonifying medicine and apply some ointment. It's no big deal.
The injury on her neck was caused by excessive force, and her voice may never get better. She is lucky to be able to make a sound.
As for those who are already severely deficient, they should pay more attention to it in the future, such as taking tonics or other supplements occasionally."
Then I went back to the counter and wrote them a prescription.
Xu Zhao couldn't help but recall what Shen Jia said to him when he rescued someone before. It seemed that the girl's injuries were caused by those people who killed without shedding blood.
She never expected that she would encounter such an incredible thing. She thought viciously in her heart: Don't let myself run into those guys, otherwise I will crush them.
When they entered the door, An Yun had already sent people to rent a room in a nearby inn. Because the old doctor had prescribed medicine, and seeing that the few people were still not leaving, he took the initiative to suggest that they could boil the medicine in the pharmacy first.
So now they are boiling the medicine while waiting for them to come back.
Just when the medicine jar was starting to gurgle and emit steam, Machi and Lin Zixiong hurried back and apologized to Shen Jia as soon as they entered the room.
"Boss, I'm really sorry that it took us a little longer to find an inn and kept everyone waiting."
Looking at the two people and the strange scene when they entered the city, Shen Jia asked curiously: "But what big thing happened in the city? Why is it so hard to find an inn?"
Ma Qi came to his senses and quickly replied, "It is said that a minister who is negotiating peace with the Xiongnu will pass through Hezhou Prefecture tomorrow. Therefore, the management of people in the city has become more stringent recently. Some busybodies have also rushed here from the county towns below or the surrounding prefectures, so the housing in the city is very tight.
The two of us found an inn in a relatively remote area and rented the last two remaining rooms. We hope the host will forgive us."
"These are all minor matters. We wouldn't mind them. But why haven't we heard about the peace negotiation team arriving in Hezhou?"
"Maybe, maybe our town is a little far away and the news hasn't reached us yet."
"That's possible. Is the medicine almost ready? If it's almost ready, feed it to her quickly. We still have to hurry to the inn."
Wang Xu, who was grunting as he boiled the medicine, sniffed the bitter odor that filled the air before him, covered his mouth and nose, and said, "It will be ready soon."
It took some effort to finally get the unconscious man to drink the medicine. Before leaving, Shen Jia said to the doctor again: "Thank you, doctor."
The two people inside seemed not to hear anything and did not react at all. Fortunately, Xu Zhao was only paying attention to the person in his arms, otherwise he would have been angry.
Sitting on the ox cart heading to the inn, Shen Jia's eyes were always intentionally or unintentionally on An Yun in front of him. As soon as he entered the pharmacy, he could feel that it did not seem to be a store that was willing to welcome customers.
Especially the medicine boy seemed to be more imposing than the doctor, and treated the doctor as if he were nothing. It seemed that the medicine boy had no involvement in this case, and the old doctor did everything himself. This was obviously unreasonable.
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