Chapter 744: Exile to Beiguan
The carriage passed through a bumpy terrain, and even though Pan Shitou tried to slow down as much as possible, the meat jerky in Jiang Fubao's hand still fell off.
"Forehead-forehead-forehead-forehead-forehead-forehead-" Xue Huan was deliberately making a funny sound, and with every bump, the sound swayed from top to bottom.
It sounds weird and cute.
"Naughty." Jiang Fubao said with a smile.
"Miss, should we go to Jiangnan or Canghai Province first?" Pan Erya held Jiang Fubao tightly, fearing that she would fall.
She looked curious.
"Let's go to Canghai first. It's far from the imperial city. After going to Canghai, we can go to Jiangnan. This way, the rest of the journey will be the return trip, and we don't have to go back the same way. It's auspicious." Jiang Fubao thought for a while before speaking.
"Okay, Miss's arrangement is the best. I'll go out and tell my brother," Pan Erya bent down, lifted the curtain and sat outside. On her left was her elder brother, and on her right were the officials, one in this carriage and one in the one at the back.
The two officers sat separately to avoid any unexpected situations.
When the curtain was opened, cold wind blew in from outside, but Jiang Fubao didn't feel cold, but felt comfortable instead.
Because there was a charcoal stove in the carriage, we would refill the charcoal every time we arrived at a place. When the weather got cold, we would start burning charcoal, so it was not cold at all.
Jiang Fubao's cheeks were roasted red.
There was a wire mesh rack on the charcoal stove, with a teapot in the middle, inside which was boiling dried fruit tea. There was a circle of food around the teapot, including fried cakes bought before departure, and steamed buns, which had been cut into thin slices. When heated, they were very crispy and delicious.
"Miss, the sliced meat you asked me to prepare is packed in a lunch box. Are we going to have barbecue for lunch?"
Pan Erya went to sit outside and soon came back rubbing her hands.
The carriage was moving very fast and the wind blew straight into her collar, making her feel very cold.
"Yes, it will take about a whole morning to pickle them. We will eat these at noon. When we come across a river on the way, we can wash the vegetables and wrap the meat slices with the leaves. You have no idea how delicious they are."
Jiang Fubao started drooling at the thought of this.
The wire mesh rack was made by her several years ago. The wires are very densely wound, which is just right for barbecue. Especially the charcoal she bought is the most expensive smokeless charcoal, so she is not afraid of being smoked even in the carriage. She can grill while on the road without wasting time.
"Okay, everything you cook is delicious. I don't know how you came up with the sauce, it smells so good." Pan Erya sniffed and felt the aroma of the marinade in the carriage.
Jiang Fubao smiled without saying anything. Of course it smelled good.
The sauce for marinating the meat was made by her from the space. It is now packaged and you just need to open it, pour it into a plate and spread it on the meat.
She borrowed the inn's kitchen in the morning, and no one knew what she did in there.
If Jiang Fubao hadn't been afraid of arousing suspicion from the servants and officials, he would have wanted to eat the watermelon and some grilled sausages.
Since our family no longer lacked money, the snack shop no longer sells grilled sausages.
Firstly, the quantity was too small, and secondly, grandma and grandpa were worried that they would always take things out from under her bed, which would arouse suspicion if the fillings were exposed.
Therefore, the ingredients for the snack shop were all bought by my grandmother and aunt from the vegetable market, or they would make an order with others and have them delivered.
A regular customer of the snack shop even mentioned that he wanted to eat grilled sausages.
Jiang Fubao made a crispy sausage.
The sausages you stuff yourself don't taste as good as the grilled sausages that are cooked with high technology, but they are also delicious. Mix the minced meat with 30% fat and 70% lean meat. Add sugar, salt, and wine and mix well. Then add some spices. If you want something spicy, you can also add chili peppers.
Jiang Fubao has made spicy sausage, pepper sausage, and even rice sausage.
There are dozens of kinds of snacks in Jiang's Snack Shop.
The shop's business is good all year round. No matter when you go, there is always a queue at the door and it is always packed.
There were also merchants from other places who came to Zhang Jinlan and wanted to ask for cooperation, but she rejected them all.
A big tree attracts the wind; she kept these four words in mind.
When she first opened the snack shop, she hoped that life at home would be better and that they would have enough food and drink. Now that her wishes have come true and her family is extremely wealthy, why would she be so greedy and do anything else?
Who knows who might be targeting you, and by that time not only might you lose your shop, but you might even lose your life.
Isn’t that the case of the previous family being wiped out?
One person can kill so many people, she has to keep a low profile.
It takes seven days to get to Canghai Province. Jiang Fubao slept in an inn for six nights. On the last night, since he was in the wilderness, he could only sleep in a carriage. The officials and servants took turns to guard him. If anything happened, they would drive away immediately.
Jiang Fubao didn't sleep peacefully at all.
Camping outside these days is really a matter of life and death.
There are jackals, tigers, leopards, bandits and robbers everywhere.
After finally holding out until dawn, the carriage set off again.
Jiang Fubao fell asleep leaning on Pan Erya's shoulder. When the carriage came to a river on the road, the carriage would stop, and Pan Erya and the servants in the carriage behind would go down to fetch water.
The last day of November.
Sun Guangzong was sentenced to death by hanging and had already been executed. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Sun family were exiled to Beiguan for ten years and set off immediately.
Upon learning that their son and grandson had died, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law cried until their voices were hoarse.
His eyes were swollen like walnuts.
Just as the officers were escorting them to the carriage to leave the city.
Zhang Jinlan came alone.
"Xiao Tao, wait a minute." She shouted to one of the officers.
This official was an acquaintance. Before he became an official, he often went to the canteen to eat. It was Jiang Dahe who recommended him to be an official. He was muscular, tall, and had a clean background. Not only because of the Jiang family's face, but even if he went to the county government himself, Meng Bujiu would also recruit him.
"Auntie Zhang, why are you here? Do you have something to talk to me about?" Xiao Tao immediately stopped and walked forward.
"I'll talk to her. Here, take it and buy some buns on the way. Don't get hungry and lose weight. The journey is long. I don't know when I'll be back even if I send her all the way to Beiguan. You have to be careful. This money will be shared with them. If you get cold on the way, you can drink some wine. It can warm you up. Just don't drink too much. It's dangerous."
Zhang Jinlan took out a few silver ingots and placed them in Xiao Tao's palm, and whispered.
"Aunt Zhang, you misunderstood. We are not the ones escorting them to Beiguan. We are sending them to the prefect. There are special officers who will send these exiled people to Beiguan together. I will be back tomorrow at the latest." Xiao Tao explained quickly. He did not want the silver and put it back into Zhang Jinlan's hands.
He was able to become an official thanks to the help of the Jiang family. He couldn't even repay the favor, so how could he ask for money?
He knew that Jiang Sanhe was a member of the Jiang family, so after he finished speaking, he pulled Jiang Sanhe over.
"Auntie Zhang, we can't delay too long. Please speak as quickly as possible. I'll be there in a moment." After saying that, he walked aside, leaving the mother and daughter alone.