With the addition of bandits and their families, the number of people was large, and the amount of supplies that needed to be purchased was much greater than the last time in Changxing.
The road was fraught with danger, and the guards and bandits who went to purchase supplies had taken away a portion of the main force...
To avoid any unforeseen complications, the team continued its journey and aimed to reach Anqing as soon as possible.
They didn't set up camp and cook dinner that night; instead, everyone was given flatbread and steamed buns, which they ate while walking, along with their water bags.
When they got tired, they would only rest briefly before continuing their journey.
The child was so tired from walking that an adult carried him on their back.
The old man could no longer walk, so they moved out a horse and carried him on its back.
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As dawn broke on the second day, the group heard the loud sound of horses' hooves behind them.
The sentry who stayed at the rear of the column to observe stepped forward and reported that Zheng Ye and You Yong had returned with their men.
Wheels rolled on, horses hooves clattered, and they returned laden with their spoils.
Ning Xi'er lifted the curtain, and Zheng Chengguang and Eunuch Xu personally greeted her.
Zheng Ye, You Yong, and the guards and bandits were all delighted. Zheng Ye explained that everything had gone smoothly; the magistrate of Anqing County was a pragmatic man and hadn't offered any obstacles...
Even when they entered the city gates and the county magistrate received the news, he still pretended to faint in the county office.
The other county officials naturally followed suit, all feigning shock and fear...
Zheng Ye and You Yong drove straight in, but fearing they would disturb the local people, they rented a remote courtyard for a short period.
They sent guards to purchase goods throughout the city and had merchants deliver them directly to their doorsteps.
During the handover, the bandits hid inside the house to avoid disturbing the merchants and causing unnecessary trouble.
Many of the bandits' families were elderly or weak, so Zheng Ye decided to buy over a hundred carriages and dozens of horses, which should greatly increase their speed of travel.
Horses and carriages are not cheap; an ordinary family might not be able to afford a horse in their entire life...
After buying the carriage and horses with the silver notes given to him by Eunuch Xu, Zheng Ye realized he didn't have much money. He then remembered the silver notes the Princess had given him before her departure...
When they unfolded it, they were surprised to find it contained twenty thousand taels of silver!
Zheng Ye couldn't help but feel excited. Following the list he had prepared in advance, he first purchased the medicinal herbs and items that Ning Xi'er wanted, and then purchased all the other daily necessities and food.
The group, a large and imposing entourage, with carriages and horses, moved along the winding mountain road, displaying considerable grandeur...
Based on Ning Xier's experience of scattering soybeans on horses during the last battle against bandits, Zheng Ye bought muzzles for all the horses when purchasing carriages and horses to prevent anyone from doing the same.
He wasn't usually a meticulous person, but suddenly he realized that after being hunted down for so long, and witnessing the princess's cunning countermeasures...
He also became much more meticulous under the subtle influence...
"Miss, what is this?"
Haitang pointed to the porcelain bottle in Ning Xier's hand and asked.
Ning Xi'er pretended to be mysterious and reminded the four maids not to touch her baggage these two days, as she had a very important use for her.
Seeing Ning Xier's malicious expression, Haitang was intrigued and waited for the moment when the mystery would be revealed.
Besides some medicine bottles, the most valuable item in the bundle was silver needles.
More than two hundred stitches, of varying sizes, were all made by craftsmen according to Ning Xi'er's requirements.
Although the space has backups, it currently only has storage functionality and cannot be regenerated...
Losing this set, leaving only the last set in the space, makes me feel incredibly insecure!
Therefore, Ning Xi'er decided that, just to be on the safe side, she would temporarily store the silver needles in her space after each use.
When you need to use it again, simply pretend to take it out of the bag.
Ning Xi'er coated the inside and outside of the bundle with the luminous green powder from the porcelain bottle, as well as the porcelain bottle inside the bundle, and patted off the excess powder. Then she used the spiritual spring water in her space to clean her hands.
She instructed her four maids to stay by her side every evening, but during the day when they were stationed and resting, they should leave early to attend to their own affairs...
Haitang immediately understood that the princess was "fishing" again, but she was worried that the princess might be in danger if she was alone...
Angelica dahurica briefly reminds us of the presence of mysterious thunder and lightning...
Haitang suddenly realized and immediately nodded.
When the sky was fully bright, they finally arrived at Anqing and the group stopped.
Eunuch Xu sent people to find a camp near a water source, and everyone came down one after another to relieve themselves, wash up, and drink water.
Haitang and Aoxue exchanged a glance, then got off the carriage. After washing up, they searched for wild vegetables in the surrounding area.
Angelica dahurica and licorice root, which were standing on either side of the carriage, suddenly seemed to be attracted by something, and walked away to check their surroundings.
Suddenly, Ning Xi'er was left alone in the carriage.
She was easygoing and didn't have the habit of having her maids personally serve her.
As if she had just woken up from a dream, she sleepily lifted the sedan curtain and went to the mountain stream to wash up.
A moment later, the carriage curtain swayed slightly, and then returned to its original smoothness.
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