For safety reasons, the final plan was to drive away.
Bing County is more than 1,200 kilometers away from Beijing. Theoretically, it takes 14 hours, but in reality, the time will definitely be doubled.
There were five off-road vehicles in total, and two military trucks and a missile launcher were parked not far behind.
The truck was full of soldiers, all of whom were Qin Xiao's subordinates.
Ji Xia didn't expect it to be so grand. Since it was arranged from above, she would definitely abide by it. However, she was not worried. With Qin Xiao by her side, she had her own space, and they were on land, so ordinary people could not hurt her.
The plan is to depart on the morning of the 16th. If everything goes well, we can arrive on the 18th. If there is a slight delay on the road, it is possible to arrive on the 19th.
After all, there are no highways now, and we have to take national or provincial roads, which are very difficult to drive on, and we might even encounter robbers on the road.
Sometimes, when a vehicle needs to pass through a town, if there is a market, the road will be blocked by the crowd and it will take half a day to get through.
Ji Xia was very tired the night before, so she fell asleep as soon as she got in the car.
Ji Xia and Qin Xiao sat in the back seat, and the driver and Gao Zan sat in the front seat. The two would sometimes whisper a few necessary words to each other. The whole car was very quiet for the whole morning.
This car is Ji Xia's modified Land Rover. It has been kept in Bing County and she has never had the chance to drive it back. This time she finally found a reason to drive it to Jing City. When she needs the car again in the future, she can take it out openly.
The road from Bing County to Harbin has been repaired and is the standard of later highways. All the snow on the road has been shoveled away, so it is quite easy to drive on. After leaving Harbin, the road becomes bumpy.
The young man driving the car was originally a car soldier. He had good skills, but the road was really difficult to drive on. The young man was very embarrassed. The car suddenly passed a bumpy road and Ji Xia almost jumped up. The young man's face turned red.
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, this road is too difficult to travel on. The road is not repaired after we leave Harbin." The young man felt that he had overestimated the dangers of this journey.
If the roads were all like those in Bing County, it would be quite pleasant to drive back. You can enjoy the scenery and the car has good performance, so driving is not tiring at all.
However, if the road conditions are like this now, it would be fatal.
"It's okay, it's not your fault. The road is difficult to drive on, just drive normally." Ji Xia said hurriedly.
Qin Xiao held Ji Xia in his arms and asked in a low voice, "How about taking a break?"
Along the way, Ji Xia had not woken up except for having something to eat at a state-owned restaurant at noon. She now opened her hazy eyes and looked around. The road ahead was becoming more and more difficult to walk on.
"Where are we going to stay tonight?" Ji Xia asked.
"There is a small county town more than fifty miles ahead. Let's find a place to rest there." Qin Xiao said.
"Then there's no need to stop now. I'm fine, nothing happened to me." Ji Xia secretly rolled her eyes at him. It was not like she hadn't told him last night to have a good rest, but he kept saying it was almost there.
After tossing and turning all night, it was almost dawn.
Qin Xiao knew he was in the wrong and touched his nose awkwardly. However, if it happened again, he would definitely do the same thing. It's not that he hadn't tried to restrain himself, but his strong self-control always broke down in front of his wife.
If you can hold back in front of your wife in your own bed, you wouldn't be a man.
The weather was cold, but the car was now running with circulating heat, so the temperature was just right. After a long time, it would get a little warm, which was quite comfortable. The road was icy, so the car was driving very slowly. It took about an hour to drive over fifty miles to get into the county town.
Everyone found a guesthouse near the police station to stay in and arranged for someone to go to the state-owned restaurant to order buns to eat.
It was already dark by then, and one person who had gone there came back empty-handed. When asked, it turned out that, as everyone had expected, the state-owned restaurant had closed, so even saying that he was a soldier was useless.
Ji Xia and Qin Xiao looked at each other and said, "Let's go over and take a look!"
It is impossible not to eat. It is okay for them sitting in the off-road vehicle, but those sitting in the truck are almost cold and hungry. Even if they are soldiers, they are still flesh and blood.
The two of them left the house but didn't actually go to the state-owned restaurant. In this situation, even if they won the negotiation, it would be meaningless.
After a walk outside, I found that this is a small county town west of Harbin called Fu County. It has a small population and no pillar industries in the county town. After dark, there is no one to be seen anywhere.
Near the People's Hospital, Ji Xia saw two people carrying baskets hurriedly entering an alley. She and Qin Xiao looked at each other. Could this be the legendary black market?
Ji Xia became interested and asked, "Can I go in and take a look?"
"What's so good about this?" Qin Xiao pulled her. His wife was too curious. What could be sold in the black market? What was there to buy?
Just when Ji Xia was pulled into Qin Xiao's arms, a quarrel was heard from inside, and the suppressed crying and shouting of an old woman could be vaguely heard. At this moment, if Ji Xia didn't go in, Qin Xiao would have gone in too.
He asked Ji Xia to stand still and said, "Wait, I'll go in and take a look and then come out."
"Hey, wait!"
Qin Xiao was wearing casual clothes and did not stand out. Ji Xia gave him a backpack filled with ten kilograms of rice, ten kilograms of flour, two bags of milk candy, and two bags of milk powder. This was a prop for the performance.
Otherwise, the black market guard will not let you in.
Sure enough, Qin Xiao walked a little further in with his backpack when he was stopped by a short, monkey-faced young man who asked, "Buy or sell?"
Qin Xiao whispered "buy", and the man examined Qin Xiao. Qin Xiao looked up at him, and his sharp eyes made him shrink all over. Seeing that Qin Xiao was not easy to mess with, the monkey didn't say much, took three cents and let him in.
The alley turned left and walked a little further. The door to a backyard was open, and inside was the black market. Qin Xiao stood at the door and took a look. He saw a white-haired old woman holding one of the man's legs with one hand and tightly grasping a small cotton bag in the man's hand with the other hand. "This is mine, don't take it away!"
"Get out! I've already paid you, why don't you sell it?" The man kicked the old woman, but she refused to let go. Although the man was strong, he couldn't get rid of the person hanging on his legs.
A man wearing a half-worn military coat stood nearby, his hands cupped in his hands. "Keep your voice down! If you call the Red Embroidered Badge, no one will be in any trouble."
After giving a warning, he turned to another place. There were people doing business nearby, all of them secretly glanced at this side. Although they felt sympathy, they obviously did not dare to meddle in other people's business.
Some people couldn't stand it anymore and just left the house without doing business.
The man raised his hand and slapped the old woman in the face, "Are you going to get out of here or not?"
The old woman closed her eyes reflexively, but the slap did not land on her face.
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