Chapter 2254 Leaving (1 more chapter for the reward from the book friend "十年萌萌")
Bai Erlang was stunned. "I can't know either? No, what if something happens to both of you?"
Bai Shan said firmly: "Nothing will happen to us."
Even if something happens to him, Manbao will not be in danger. With Uncle Zhou around, few people can hurt her, so he feels very relieved.
After driving everyone out, Bai Shan and Man Bao packed about half of the boxes together. After closing and locking them, they let Bai Erlang and others come in to help stuff them with stones, hay and leather.
Even Yin Huo was starting to doubt his life. As he clumsily wrapped a handful of hay in a dirty wolfskin and bundled it up before putting it in the box, he asked, "Is that all? Aren't the things still in the luggage? What if everything gets scattered? We're expecting a box of gold and silver, but end up finding a box of hay or rocks?"
Bai Shan said firmly: "No, it's right to listen to me."
Well, since the friends said so, we had no choice but to believe it, so the six of them worked together to forge all the boxes, and then put their own handwritten seals on them.
Bai Shan admired his own handwriting and was very satisfied. "There are probably not many seals in the world that look this good."
Manbao looked down at his own handwriting and secretly decided to spend more time practicing calligraphy, otherwise the gap between the two would become even bigger.
After the seal was affixed, everyone opened the door to let the soldiers in and put the suitcases back on the car.
When the soldiers were carrying the things, they found that some of the boxes had become heavier and some had become lighter. Although they did not understand the meaning of this, they did not ask any questions and just followed the instructions and put the things on the carriage and tied it up.
Naturally, these things could not be hidden from Mr. Zhuang. Although Mr. Zhuang was curious, he did not ask. Instead, he discussed the departure time with Master Zhiren.
Jie Chen's injuries are getting better. I don't know if it's because the medicine he used before was incomplete or not very good, but now that he's using the good medicine, he's recovering particularly quickly.
Although there was still a low fever, the wound was indeed healing, and even the deep hole in the leg began to slowly grow flesh and shrink.
Manbao was very happy to see this and said to Zhiren, "It's healed so quickly. We can set off in two or three days."
Zhiren also breathed a sigh of relief and discussed the exploration matter with General Nie Zhuang more actively.
Lieutenant General Nie personally led his men on a personal trek down that route. Upon returning, he told Zhou Man and the others, "It will take two days to bypass their checkpoints. The shortest distance between us and them is only about eight miles. In other words, they can reach us in a quarter of an hour on horseback. So we must be careful when crossing and not let them see us."
Bai Shan asked, "When did we pass the shortest section of the journey?"
"It was a quarter past three when I passed by."
Bai Shan said, "Then let's go in the afternoon. That way it will be dark when we get there and it won't be easy to find us."
Lieutenant Nie was surprised. He hadn't thought of this and couldn't help but ponder, "But marching at night is probably dangerous."
"Find a few guides who are familiar with this route. It's cold at night, but it's summer now, so it won't get any colder. Eight miles isn't long, but it's not short either. They probably won't notice us at night. We're in numbers, so we'll make a lot of noise. This is the best solution I can come up with."
General Nie thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a better idea, so he nodded.
Zhiren and Mr. Zhuang had no objections, so everyone set a time to depart.
Bai Shan took out two pieces of better silk cloth and gave them to the village chief, asking him to help find two capable guides to lead them.
The old man looked at the silk cloth in his hand, then turned to look at Zhou Man, and finally nodded in agreement. He found two people, one of whom was his eldest grandson. He said to Zhou Man and the others, "They often go there to graze and hunt, so they are most familiar with that road."
Then everyone waited for Jie Chen to be able to move.
Manbao and the others were quite curious about Jie Chen, mainly because they heard from the villagers that he was very brave and had excellent martial arts skills. At that time, he used a long stick to rush into the middle of the horse thieves, fighting ten of them alone. With one stick, he deflected the big swords that were swung towards the villagers, and then defeated the horse thieves.
The village chief's grandson chattered and gestured, holding a fire poker in his hand. He climbed up the wall of his house and jumped down with a whoosh, to show that Jie Chen was so powerful that he fell from the sky at that time.
Manbao and the others can now barely understand some of what they say, and with the help of gestures, everyone can communicate smoothly.
Manbao gestured and asked, "Are those horse thieves going to rob you?"
The grandson pouted in grievance and pointed at the cattle and sheep outside the village and said, "They wanted to eat our cattle and sheep, but the adults wouldn't give them to them, so they picked up knives and killed people. They are so evil."
Manbao nodded and also thought they were bad.
Bai Shan said privately, "If the Anxi Protectorate cannot wipe out the horse bandits, the village will sooner or later be doomed."
Manbao also thought so, but even Master Zhiren could not persuade the villagers to leave, because if they left here, they might not survive somewhere else.
Migration requires a lot of capital, which the villagers in this village obviously do not have.
Bai Shan sighed inwardly, unable to bear it, so when he left, he gave the remaining silk cloths left by the two bandits to the old man and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hospitality these past few days, folks. These are our gifts to you all."
When the villagers who came to say goodbye saw them, their eyes lit up and they looked at them more kindly.
Of course, they could not use these silk cloths, but they could exchange them for food. They didn't need to go far. They knew there was a big market near Puchanghai, which could be reached in one day by horseback riding.
Silk cloth can be exchanged not only for food there, but also for wine, beverages and medicinal herbs. There are so many things that can be exchanged.
The village chief was also very grateful. Thinking of the horse thieves not far away, he did not refuse Bai Shan's kindness.
If they really have to, they can rely on these silk cloths to leave here and live somewhere else.
Jie Chen's injuries prevented him from moving too much, so he was carried to the carriage.
Bai Shan was very generous and gave up his and Bai Erlang's carriage. He spread out the couch, covered it with a layer of bedding, and let Jie Chen lie down to recuperate.
I am tall and have long legs, so even if I sleep sideways, I can't put my legs down. Fortunately, the other uninjured leg can be tucked away, which is better than sitting, so I can barely set off.
Bai Shan went and took a carriage with Manbao. They had lunch in the village, rested for a while, and left after the hour of Wei.
They walked slowly, trying not to make too much noise. Bai Shan and the others were extremely quiet, just tying up the curtains and looking out the window, or playing chess in the car when they were bored.
Manbao also asked Keke to keep an eye on the checkpoint over there at all times. If they were really discovered, she would be able to know as soon as the bandits made any unusual movements.
(End of this chapter)
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