Chapter 428: Wan Lao Er successfully evaded Wan Lao Da's search
After Wan Laoer finished explaining things to the boss, he quickly carried Fubao upstairs.
Fubao was already asleep. Wan Laoer took off her coat, put her on the bed, covered her with a quilt, and quickly blew out the oil lamp in the room. However, he did not dare to sleep. Instead, he lay behind the door, listening carefully to the noise coming from downstairs with his ear tilted.
Soon, there was a knock on the door downstairs.
Wan Laoer's heart was in his throat.
Then he heard the shopkeeper jogging over to open the door.
"Sir? It's so late, what are you doing?" The shopkeeper opened the door and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Only Boss Wan's voice was heard next.
"Boss, I'm not here to investigate a case. I just want to ask if there is a father and daughter staying at your inn? The man is about 30 years old, and he has a little girl with him. The little girl is very cute, with big eyes, a small mouth, and a chubby face."
Boss Wan knew that Second Wan was with Fubao. Fubao was very conspicuous and anyone who had seen him would have an impression of him.
The shopkeeper immediately shook his head and said, "Sir, our inn is empty today. Our inn is remote and it is the coldest time of the year. We are very lucky to have a guest one day out of ten."
Boss Wan could not hide the disappointment in his eyes. This was the last inn, and there was still no one there. Could it be that his second brother didn't stay in the inn?
But who else could he know in this county?
By the way, the servant said that he came here in a carriage today, so did he sleep in the carriage?
The weather outside is so cold. Adults may be able to bear sleeping in a carriage for a night, but how can children bear it?
When Boss Wan thought of this, he became even more anxious. He turned around and left, and walked around the sheltered alleys, but did not see any carriage parked outside.
After Wan Lao Da left, Wan Lao Er finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been running all day and was extremely tired. In addition, his injuries had not yet healed fully. Feeling sleepy, he took off his shoes and went to bed.
Boss Wan searched outside all night but couldn't find Second Wan. He returned home when it was dawn, like an eggplant hit by frost.
Shen stayed up for half the night but still couldn't wait for Boss Wan, so she went to bed first. The lights were on in the room all night until Nanny Feng came to call Shen.
"Madam, the master is back."
Shen suddenly woke up, sat up from the bed, rubbed her eyes, and ran out without even having time to put on her cloak.
"Have you found the person?" Shen walked quickly to the bottom of the stairs, holding Boss Wan's hand and asking.
Boss Wan shook his head. "No, we have searched everywhere but didn't see anyone. Something must have happened at home, and they don't want us to know. I have to accompany the adults to investigate the case today. When the city gate opens, you can go to Shizi Village and ask our mother and the others to see what's going on at home."
Shen nodded immediately, but she was holding Boss Wan's cold hand, and even through his clothes, she could feel a chill coming from him.
"Don't be too anxious. Go in and drink some hot water to warm yourself up. It's still early. Go and rest for a while. You've been running all night. How can you bear going out again today?"
Nanny Feng was already standing not far away with her hands down, reporting, "Madam, the porridge is being warmed in the kitchen. Can I serve a bowl to the master?"
"Go quickly and make another bowl of ginger soup."
"yes."
Nanny Feng immediately went to the kitchen and quickly brought back a bowl of rice porridge. Boss Wan drank it all in one gulp. He had been running all night and had not had dinner. Now his legs were weak, his feet were covered with blisters, and his mouth was dry.
After eating a bowl of rice porridge, the coldness in my body was immediately relieved and I felt much warmer.
The maid brought warm water for washing feet. Shen squatted down and took off Boss Wan's boots and socks. She found that there were several blisters on the soles of Boss Wan's feet.
Shen felt so distressed that she quickly asked her servants to get some ointment to apply.
Boss Wan put his feet into the warm water and felt comfortable immediately.
On the other side, Wan Lao woke up automatically when the second hour came. He glanced out the window and saw that it was already bright.
He quickly got up, put on his clothes, asked the shopkeeper for hot water, wiped his face roughly, and went to call Fubao to get up.
Fubao hadn't woken up yet and was a little grumpy. After Wan Laoer's patient coaxing, he finally became happy.
Wan Laoer dressed Fubao, and the father and daughter hurried downstairs to the backyard, then drove the carriage to the market.
Wan Laoer already had a rough plan in his mind. He first bought a lot of dry food, the most common of which was dried meat, as well as pots and pans, rice, flour, oil, and salt, in case of emergency. He even filled all the secret compartments under the carriage with things.
Then he went to the cloth shop and bought three ready-made quilts and a large oil paper cloth. He spread the oil paper cloth on the floor of the carriage and put the newly bought quilt on the oil paper cloth. Fubao could play and sleep on it freely without worrying about her getting bored or falling.
Wan Laoer bought himself another set of cotton clothes. He had originally planned to go back after being away for a while, but now it seems that he can't go back. It would be better to prepare the clothes to wear when going out in advance. He can't wear such simple clothes when he goes to the capital, which will make people look down on him.
He heard that the doormen in the capital were all arrogant. What if he couldn't even get through the door? How could he do his job?
After buying the things, Wan Laoer drove out of the city in his carriage.
He went all the way to the interior, traveling during the day and finding accommodation in towns or county towns at night, never sleeping outside.
It was winter now, and there were a lot of wolves on the road leading to the interior. He still remembered that when he was exiled, there were wolves everywhere on the road. He didn't have the courage to travel alone at night, and they were not particularly anxious. As long as the Yue people didn't find them for the time being, Fubao would be safe.
Wan Laoer traveled for a total of five days and finally left the territory of Xianqing Prefecture.
The further southeast he went, the better the climate felt, and the wind and sand were obviously much less.
Fubao would occasionally come out and sit next to him to look at the scenery outside.
However, the border in winter is full of desolation and decay. The cold wind blows the dead leaves around in the air. Occasionally, a flock of birds fly low and chirp. The blue sky looks cheerful.
That evening, they were preparing to stay in a town called Baiyun Town. When they were still ten miles away from the town, they saw a man lying on the ground by the roadside.
"Dad, there's someone there."
Fubao pointed sharply at a place not far ahead, leaned on the window of the carriage, kicked his legs, and called out "Wan Laoer".
Wan Laoer also saw the person lying on the side of the road. He quickly stopped the carriage and jumped out.
Fu Bao was so anxious that he got out of the car and stood where Wan Laoer had just driven. He asked curiously, "Dad, is that man dead?"
When Wan Laoer looked back, he almost popped his eyes out of fright. He didn't even bother to look at the person lying on the ground. He quickly turned around and picked Fubao up from the carriage.
"My daughter, you want to scare daddy to death. What if the horse gets frightened and goes crazy? What will you do?"
Fubao stuck out his tongue playfully, and quickly hugged Wan Laoer's neck and said with a smile: "Daddy, Fubao knows he was wrong, and he won't dare to do it again next time. Let's go and see that person quickly, shall we?"
At this time, the horse, which had been quiet and docile, suddenly became a little anxious and started running on its own.
Wan Laoer was even more frightened. Fortunately, he had just carried Fubao down from the carriage, otherwise the little girl would have definitely fallen flat on her face.
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