Chapter 2128 Rest assured
Madam Liu said, "As for the Western Regions, we need to prepare food and clothing for the journey. We don't know how long we'll be gone, so we need clothes for all four seasons, especially since it's so cold there..."
"That's enough. Clothes are something you can buy with money. He won't be cold. Just pack a few sets for each season. But it's true that you should prepare some extra shoes and socks. If you don't have any ready-made at home, go buy some..."
"Nothing you buy outside is as good as homemade ones. There are also some medicinal herbs and pills..."
"Have you forgotten who's in charge of this trip to the Western Regions? With Imperial Physician Zhou here, are you worried about not having these things?" Minister Liu said, "Just prepare some clothes, shoes, and socks, and some money. Leave the rest to me."
At the insistence of Minister Liu, the number of carriages going out the next day finally did not exceed two. One was a carriage prepared for Liu Huan, and the other was specifically for carrying their luggage, most of which was for Liu Huan alone.
Minister Liu was afraid that she would add more things, so he ordered two stewards and three guards to chase Liu Huan immediately in the morning.
Among them, only one manager and three guards followed Liu Huan to the Western Regions, and the remaining one had to come back after finding the person.
Minister Liu waited to see if he could bring back a few words from him.
The Liu family's carriage traveled quickly and ate dry food at noon. Finally, at noon the next day, they caught up with Bai Shan and others who were resting in a small town.
It is not difficult to find them. Just go to the stalls on the road and ask if a group of officials from the court are passing by.
It was already the third day, and Liu Huan was both excited and anxious when he saw that his family still hadn't come.
He hoped that his grandparents would truly forget about him, but he was also worried that the longer time passed, the angrier they would be when they found him.
He secretly felt that his family would most likely take him back, so when he saw the uncle who managed the house finally show up, tears welled up in his eyes.
Manbao was stunned and at a loss, "You, don't cry."
Bai Erlang also hurried to comfort him, "They may not be here to arrest you."
Bai Shan took a look at the green cloth carriage brought by the Liu family guards and the luggage behind the carriage, and couldn't help laughing out loud. He shook his head and let Liu Huan wipe his tears.
He went forward to greet the Liu family's steward.
Yin Huo also saw the luggage and said to Liu Huan, "Don't cry, your grandfather sent someone to deliver something for you."
Liu Huan exclaimed "Ah", looked at him with red eyes, and then looked outside the door.
Manager Liu and Bai Shan exchanged greetings and took out the letter from their old master to Bai Shan and presented it to him. "This is a letter from our old master to Mr. Bai and Mr. Zhou."
Bai Shan took it and saw his and Manbao's names written on the envelope. He smiled and nodded in agreement, and asked him to go and pay his respects to Liu Huan.
Liu Huan took a look at the cart full of boxes, half believing and half doubting, and then he went to the side to whisper with Manager Liu. After a while, he returned with a letter, both happy and worried, and said to his friends, "My grandfather promised me to go to the Western Regions."
Bai Jilang asked, "But what?"
Liu Huan slumped his shoulders and said, "But my grandfather assigned me a lot of homework."
Bai Jilang asked curiously, "Where are your homework?"
Liu Huan looked at Mr. Zhuang standing beside him.
Everyone looked over and saw that Manager Liu was already holding a letter and bending over to talk to Mr. Zhuang.
In addition to a letter, the Liu family also sent Mr. Zhuang a generous gift, including two gold ingots.
It is said that Mr. Zhuang was asked to instruct Liu Huan on Shuxiu.
Two passers-by from the Honglu Temple looked at Mr. Zhuang with envy.
Twenty taels of gold ingot? Mr. Zhuang’s annual salary is not that high. Is being a teacher so profitable?
Mr. Zhuang never thought that when he went on a business trip, he could not only take his three disciples on a study tour, but also earn extra money.
After a pause, he happily accepted the gold and told Manager Liu that he would assign homework to Liu Huan as well as to his other disciples, and would teach him as his own disciple.
This is all Minister Liu wanted.
He knew that the child said he was going out to gain experience and study, but if no one was watching, the study tour would most likely turn into a trip for fun.
As for the people who were traveling with them, not to mention Bai Shan and the other two, they were still young. Even Zhou Man was still childish and playful. Only Mr. Zhuang might still remember their lessons.
Mr. Zhuang was a lecturer at the Chongwen Academy. He was praised by the emperor several times for his teaching of the prince. He also taught three outstanding disciples, Bai Shan, Zhou Man and Bai Cheng. Minister Liu was relieved that Mr. Zhuang was teaching his grandson.
Bai Shan quietly nudged Liu Huan and whispered, "Why don't you write a letter of apology to your grandparents..."
Liu Huan was confused. "How do I write this?"
Not to mention Bai Shan, even Bai Erlang looked at him with disdain, "You can't even write this?"
The three of them taught him very experiencedly, "Just imagine how you would apologize if you were caught and pinned to the ground, and then write it down."
Liu Huan: ...
Yin Huo couldn't help but purse his lips and smiled. He turned to Changshou and said, "Go get some paper and pen. Your steward will probably have to go back in a hurry to report, so write it quickly and send it back to your grandfather."
Liu Huan couldn't help but have a headache, but this was much better than he expected, so he still held the pen and frowned as he thought.
Seeing that he couldn't utter a single word for a long time, Zhou Liru said, "Just cry and then tell him how much you want to go on a study tour with your friends."
“Is this working?”
"If your grandparents love you, it will definitely work," she said. "Every time my aunt does something bad, she cries to my grandparents like this, and then my grandparents are heartbroken."
Manbao: "...Nonsense, how could I be so cunning?"
Bai Shanze and Liu Huan said, "Just write it like this."
Bai Erlang urged, "Hurry up, we have to continue our journey after dinner and we need to reach the next post station to rest in the evening."
Liu Huan had no choice but to pick up the pen and continue writing. It took him almost half an hour to finish a letter.
Then he gave the letter to Manager Fang and asked him to take it home to his grandfather.
Liu Huan also had his own carriage, and the team had four more people and two more carriages, making it look a little longer.
Nie Changcun, the recorder and military officer in charge of escorting them, sighed as he watched, then went to find the Yin family's retainers to rearrange the order of the carriages and horses.
Because Yin Huo was involved, the person originally responsible for escorting them was a seventh-rank military officer from the Honglu Temple. Yin Li used his connections to get Nie Changcun, who had some connections with the Yin family, to take charge of the matter.
He is a seventh-rank official.
But in fact, the ones who actually made the decision were several family generals who came with Yin Huo. They were all family generals of Yin Li.
I've followed him to the battlefield, killed enemies, and even led troops.
Manbao didn't care about these things, but General Nie still reported to her after making the adjustments, after all, she was the chief officer.
Manbao nodded, indicating that he knew about this.
She never interferes in matters she doesn't understand.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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