Chapter 2964: Exquisite (8 more chapters for the reward from the book friend "Murongqingqing")
Bai Shan tied the horse to the back of the cart, let it run and rest, and sat in the cart himself.
Daji also took over the job of coachman, tied his own horse behind, and then drove the carriage away.
The Bai family guards brought by Zhou Man rode their horses to catch up. They had been walking for less than quarter of an hour when it was dark.
Zhou Man was well prepared. Without her instructions, the guards lit torches and hurried on their way. Lanterns were also lit on both sides of the carriage. Two horses were walking in front, and Daji could barely see the road with the torches they were holding.
The group didn't walk very fast and walked leisurely for an hour. When they had walked about half the way, they stopped and found a flat place on the side of the road to camp.
Bai Shan had been sweating all day and felt a little uncomfortable. He could only wet a handkerchief with water and wipe his neck. He saw the officer following the team in a low-key manner and raised his chin to Zhou Man, "You didn't let the person go?"
"Wouldn't it be asking for trouble if he went back alone to report? So I left him here."
Well, let's go into the city together tomorrow. Either he and Governor Guo will be on good terms with each other and remain harmonious; or he will face the other party's anger, which will indeed implicate the officers.
Bai Shan withdrew his gaze and said to Zhou Man, "Let's set off early tomorrow."
Zhou Man looked at him and laughed. So you are not without fear or worry?
Bai Shan tapped her nose and said, "It's better to resolve a feud than to create one. Go to bed quickly."
He and Daji had eaten some dry food in the car, so there was no need to eat anything else. He lit a fire, drove away the mosquitoes, and then got in the car and lay down.
Lying in the car is indeed better than lying outside.
The next day, before dawn, Zhou Man was woken up by Keke.
So she reached out and pushed Bai Shan.
Bai Shan got out of the car in a daze, looking at the starry sky hanging in the dark sky. He doubted Zhou Man's judgment and asked, "Is it the hour of the tiger?"
Zhou Man nodded affirmatively: "Yes!"
"There's no hourglass, so how did you know?" Bai Shan felt that he had only closed his eyes and slept for less than a quarter of an hour, so how could it be the Yin hour already?
Zhou Man insisted, "It's the Yin hour now, let's wash our faces and go."
Traveling at night is slower, and they have to get up now if they want to reach the city gate before it opens.
Bai Shan wiped his face and woke everyone up. Everyone moved forward holding torches.
It turned out that Zhou Man's timing was very accurate. When they arrived outside Qingzhou City, the stars in the sky had become much sparser and the sky was slightly brighter.
There were also some people waiting outside the city. Some were carrying vegetables and other things into the city to sell early in the morning, while there were also caravans that did not have time to enter the city yesterday.
Bai Shan and his companions' carriage stopped outside the city. Seeing that the city gate had not been opened yet, they breathed a sigh of relief.
The time had come and the sky had become brighter. The city gates opened and Bai Shan and his companions' carriages immediately headed towards the small gate nearby.
When the officers and soldiers guarding the gate saw that all the other party members were dressed in yamen servants' uniforms, they glared slightly and stepped forward to inquire about their origins.
Bai Shan lifted the curtain and called out to the back. The officer came forward and said to the city guard with an indescribable expression, "This is Bai, the magistrate of Beihai County. He is entering the city on the order of the governor."
The city guard immediately let them go.
After entering the city gate, Zhou Man looked at Bai Shan and asked, "Do you want to go directly, or..."
Bai Shan was struggling with the question, "Although meeting Governor Guo like this would show my sincerity, it would be too embarrassing. Besides, would Governor Guo be up at this time?"
Zhou Man made a quick decision, "Then let's go to the post station first."
Bai Shan thought the same thing, but he still sent his guards and messengers to the governor's residence first, saying, "I'll go and see Governor Guo and the noble lady later."
The officer asked, "How about I wait until you have washed up and then go together?"
Seeing that he was so worried and scared, Bai Shan didn't want to make things difficult for him, so he nodded and asked him to follow, then asked the guards to deliver a letter to the governor's mansion first.
The group went to the post station first.
At that time, there were only a few merchants who paid to stay in the post station. Although Bai Shan and his friends arrived too early, the postmaster still received them warmly.
Bai Shan couldn't stand the smell of sweat on his body, so he said to the postmaster: "Ask the kitchen to get us two buckets of hot water. Put the rest aside for now, there's no rush."
The postmaster was taken aback and asked, "Sir, won't you eat first?"
It's obvious that he traveled all night. Aren't you hungry?
He was hungry, but Bai Shan didn't like the food at the post station. He would rather go out and eat the buns from the small stall outside. However, he couldn't say that to them, so he smiled and said, "No hurry, wash up first and eat. We have to go out to meet people soon, so we can eat outside."
The kitchen had limited staff, and when the postmaster heard that they would not be eating in the post station, he was happy and immediately promised to prepare hot water for them.
Bai Shan and Zhou Man took a bath and washed their hair.
Xibing took out their official uniforms and carefully fumigated them with incense, and then took out the accessories they could wear and arranged them...
Bai Shan and Zhou Man put on the fragrant official uniforms and finally felt alive and refreshed.
His mood improved and he became generous. He turned to Zhou Man and said, "Give me some money."
Zhou Man: "You have no money?"
Bai Shan: "Why would I take money with me to the countryside? I don't have much on me."
Zhou Man went to look at Xibing, who took out a box from the box and opened it. There were two hundred coins and several fat silver ingots inside.
Bai Shan took a look and said, "Just give me a hundred bucks."
Xibing just took out a hundred dollars.
Bai Shan took it and handed it to Daji, "Let's go out for a good meal. You've all been busy all night. We only need to take two people with us, and let the others catch up on their sleep."
Daji accepted the money and distributed it to everyone.
Bai Shan looked at the time. It was already completely bright outside and the streets were gradually becoming populated, but because it was still early, there were not many people coming and going.
Bai Shan muttered as he mounted his horse, "I wonder if Governor Guo has woken up yet..."
Governor Guo in the Governor's Mansion was not only awake, but also particularly energetic because he had not slept all night!
He can't sleep!
First it was surprise, then fear, and finally anger.
He was frightened because so many distinguished people suddenly came to Qingzhou City, saying they were on an inspection tour. But when he heard the time they left the capital, it was obvious that they did not stop on the way and came directly to his Qingzhou. How could he not be afraid?
What made him angry was that Bai Shan didn't come to Qingzhou City until the sunset and the city gates were closed. Didn't he really not take him, the governor, seriously?
Where has the humility and friendliness gone?
Amidst all these emotions, and with the sudden arrival of his benefactor, he had to arrange security, food, clothing, housing, transportation, and other matters, so he didn't sleep all night.
Of course, his staff didn't get any sleep either.
So Bai Shan's guards delivered the note to the governor's residence, and he found out in less than two quarters of an hour.
Hearing that Bai Shan had really gone to the countryside, but missed the people who went to look for him and walked far, he was slow to return to the city. After receiving the news yesterday, he set off overnight and waited outside the city gate early in the morning.
He walked in as soon as the city gate opened, but because he had been traveling all night and was in a mess, it was not convenient for him to go to see Governor Guo, so he went to the post station to wash up first.
Governor Guo's expression finally looked better. He knew that the other party did not do it on purpose, and his face was finally restored a little. However, he still sat there and waited seriously, and this wait lasted for half an hour.
I wish our party a happy birthday, our motherland prosperity, and our lives today are as the martyrs wished. Happy July 1st to everyone!
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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