When he was woken up the next day, Jiang Huaixu was still too sleepy to open his eyes.
Qian Xiuzhu woke up the eldest and youngest daughters, found their clothes, and said, "I know you are tired. Now there is a carriage. You can squeeze in and sleep there."
As Jiang Wei put on her coat, she asked dazedly, "Mom, doesn't the carriage carry anything?"
"One carriage for people and one for things. We have a lot of people, plus your second grandmother's Tianya and Xiaofeng, and there are a lot of children too. It would be much easier to free up a carriage for you."
A quarter of an hour later, the two of them got on the carriage. Jiang Huaixu looked at Jiang Wei on his left, and then at Tian Ya on his right. There were one, two... six people in one carriage, oh no, seven, and there was Yun Qi driving the carriage. It was indeed crowded, but it was much better than walking.
Jiang Huaixu fell asleep again while being rocked. When he woke up again, he felt like vomiting from being rocked so hard.
Seeing that Jiang Wei and Jiang Fu were not in the carriage, she got off the carriage and asked Qian Xiuzhu and Zheng Li'niang to go up and rest.
Even the roads in ancient times were mostly bumpy, and riding in a carriage at that time was simply torture. If you were not careful, you might vomit out your leftover food.
But if you walk for a long time, it is good to sit down and take a rest.
Then there was another long journey, during which an incident of some importance happened - Zheng Gouzi died.
Li Qiufen, who was half-naked, had a dark face, sunken eyes, and her exposed skin was dry and thin, with many scars. She dragged Zheng Gouzi's body step by step in front of the villagers like a walking corpse.
Sitting on the ground, she accused the people of Zhengjia Village and Jiang Huaixu, with a look of both laughter and tears, cursing everyone in a dirty way. Finally, she took a sharpened branch and stuck it straight into her throat.
This scene caused many children in the village to have nightmares for several days in a row. Jiang Wei even vomited on the spot. She felt listless for the next few days and her appetite was not as good as usual.
Jiang Huaixu knew that Li Qiufen followed Boss Meng, and she did not follow up on what happened after Boss Meng's death.
From Li Qiufen's incoherent words, we can know that she and her daughter were probably raped by Boss Meng's subordinates. Finally, Zheng Damao's family took Li Qiufen's daughter away during the chaos, leaving Li Qiufen to guard Zheng Gouzi until he took his last breath.
Jiang Huaixu thought Li Qiufen and her son's obsession was really strange. Why did they target her? She didn't touch either Zheng Gouzi or Li Qiufen, but in the end, she was the one who got shot.
But that's where the matter ends.
After walking for two days, they arrived at Yaozhou, the first city in Jinzhao Prefecture.
At first, they couldn’t see anything from a distance, but the closer they got to the city gate, the more people there were. Finally, everyone agreed to stop moving forward.
Along the way, they met many people suffering from typhoid fever. Jiang Huaixu examined one person and found that he had the typhus fever that was more prevalent during the rat plague.
After hearing about this, Lian Sheng, the head of the Lian family, asked people to make masks overnight, and the whole family covered themselves tightly.
It was early autumn, but the temperature was still high during the day. The second young lady of the Lian family caught a heat stroke because of covering herself up too much. Jiang Huaixu was invited to examine the second young lady of the Lian family, and he cooked a three-bean drink for her to cool her down. He also established good relationships with the five young ladies of the Lian family.
Let’s put this matter aside for now. Anyway, they and the Lian family are extremely nervous when they meet people, let alone so many people.
The convoy retreated a certain distance. Jiang Huaixu stood on the carriage and looked into the distance. It was broad daylight. If the refugees could enter the city, they would have done so long ago. But now it seemed that the city would not accept refugees, so the refugees could only stay at the city gate.
But it is very dangerous to gather too many people at the city gate. If a stampede or riot occurs, casualties are inevitable.
After finding an open space, everyone rested for a while.
"Boss, take your men and ask if you can enter the city. Don't be afraid of paying money. As long as you can get news about our sister, spending some money is nothing."
Jiang Huaixu twitched his ears, jumped in front of Qian Xiuzhu and Jiang Lao Da and said, "Dad, Mom, I want to go to the city too."
Jiang Wei was not willing to be left behind, "Dad, Mom, my youngest sister, come in, I'll go in too."
Jiang Sanlang: "Dad, Mom..."
Boss Jiang glared: "What are you making a fuss about?"
"So many people are outside the city. Why do you think it's because they can't get in?" Qian Xiuzhu asked. "What if they have to pay to enter the city? Can you afford it?"
Jiang Huaixu raised his hand, "I have it."
Jiang Sanlang endured it again and again, "Mother, the money of Wei Jie'er and I is in your hands..."
Qian Xiuzhu glared, "Do you want to get married?"
Jiang Sanlang:... He doesn't want to get married now!
But I dare not say it.
Finally, under the powerful pressure of Qian Xiuzhu and Jiang Lao Da, Jiang Sanlang and Jiang Wei retreated.
"Xu Jie'er, what do you want to do in the city?"
"Dad, I'll help you find your aunt."
In one sentence, Qian Xiuzhu and Boss Jiang were dealt with.
Before leaving, Yun Qi came close to Jiang Huaixu and whispered, "I'll go with you."
Jiang Huaixu looked at him and asked, "You want to go into the city?"
Yun Qi nodded.
Jiang Huaixu thought about it and nodded in agreement, "I have to return it when I get to Ganzhou."
Yun Qi nodded slightly with a cold face.
The Lian family guards who were investigating the situation brought back news that it would cost five taels of silver to enter the city and that they had to leave before the city gates were closed at night.
Upon hearing the news, Boss Jiang was heartbroken, but no matter how sad he was, he still had to enter the city.
Not many villagers went into the city, except Jiang Miao and the fat wife's husband, so the five of them went into the city together with the Lian family to do some shopping.
After paying the silver at the city gate, the group was checked by the soldiers one by one before entering the city gate. Jiang Lao Da was heartbroken after losing fifteen taels of silver in an instant, and Jiang Huaixu could only whisper comfort.
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