Chapter 211 Let’s go!
Murong Di, Su Zhizhi and Xue Che talked until late at night.
Later, the three of them felt sleepy and fell asleep on the bed.
Wu Yingniang didn't see anyone in Su Zhizhi and Xue Che's room, so she went to Murong Di's room and saw Su Zhizhi sleeping alone on the bed in a "big" shape.
The quilt was covered with dried fruits, candied fruits and melon seed shells, and was dirty.
Murong Di and Xue Che slept on the wooden couch by the window without even covering themselves with quilts.
Wu Yingniang was furious. She rolled up her sleeves, woke up her three children and scolded them, telling them not to eat in bed.
After Hao Ren found out, he angrily scolded the three children, but the point was that Zhizhi could not sleep in the same room with them at night.
The three of them nodded repeatedly.
They knew they had done something wrong, so they got up honestly, worked together to take off the sheets and took them to the stream to wash them.
The washed sheets were hung out to dry on bamboo poles and were blown into the shape of a cloud by the wind.
Su Zhizhi went to Baiyun County to visit Principal Liu, Master Qiu, and her former classmates at the academy, and said goodbye to everyone.
When she came back, the sheets were dry and they were about to set off the next day.
Su Zhizhi and Xue Che set off on the same day.
All the winter clothes to be sent to the northwest this year have been completed, and Qin Yuan is about to set off with the inspection and escort team.
Xue Che, Wei Dashuan and Qin Xiao put on their faces the disguise masks specially made for them by Qiu Jinyu, and followed the team escorting the winter clothes.
Elder Zixuan also went this time. He wanted to continue teaching Xue Che swordsmanship.
He took a gamble.
If Old Man Qin can accompany Murong Di to Chang'an, then he can go to the northwest with Xue Che and must watch Xue Che master the Zixiao sword technique.
Cart after car was packed with winter clothes and the line was long.
Hao Ren and his companions also set off today. After all, they had to reach Chang'an before New Year's Eve, so time was a bit tight on the journey.
It was not just Hao Ren and his family of three who went to the capital, many people in the village also followed them.
Murong Di, Old Man Qin, Lu Chunniang, Song Yu, He Sanlang and others, as well as the villagers who had come from Qianzhou before, stayed and continued to be responsible for the daily operations of Heishan Township.
Qiu Jinyu, Ni Tianji, Hua Erniang, Doctor Yu, Bai Xun, Lao Xu and many other villagers followed Hao Ren's family to Chang'an.
Most of the first batch of villagers (bandits) set out.
Po must follow too.
There were four or five carriages and about ten horses. Some of them carried knives, and some carried swords.
If they walk on the street with such attitude, not only will they be afraid of being robbed by bandits, but the bandits will also be afraid of being robbed when they see them.
Murong Di and his companions accompanied them all the way out of the canyon.
Xue Che and Qin Yuan headed west, while Hao Ren and his group headed north.
The three groups separated here.
Hao Ren's eyes were filled with hope and entrustment, and his tone was steady:
"Di'er, I'll leave this to you."
"Uncle, I will definitely manage this place well." Murong Di's reluctance was mixed with a hint of excitement.
Heishan Township has civilians, farmland, cloth shops, ink shops, iron mines, weapons and an army that has not yet reached a certain scale. With the cooperation and cover of Governor Gu and County Magistrate Song, they can almost establish their own system.
This is the backing for all of them, another world.
Su Zhizhi and Xue Che said goodbye to each other again and again, and like the Mid-Autumn Festival night, they repeatedly agreed to write to each other.
The wheels of the carriage rolled over the wet ground, leaving two endless ruts.
Xue Che looked back while riding on horseback, and was getting farther and farther away from the Black Bandit Mountain.
When he recalled the scenes in Black Bandit Mountain over the past three years, he felt a sense of unreality.
He learned so much and met so many people he would never have met before.
"Ache," Wei Dashuan reminded Xue Che to look at the road ahead, "The road is still long. You will have a chance to come back and see it later."
"Once we reach the northwest, you will be a member of the Xue Family Army. Once the Xue Family Army goes to war, they never look back."
Xue Che glanced at Su Zhizhi and their carriage again, then turned his head back and looked straight ahead:
"Grandpa Wei, I understand."
At this time, Su Zhizhi also lay on the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked back.
The line on Xue Che's side was too long and it was hard to tell who was who.
On the other side, Murong Di and the others were still watching from the foot of the mountain.
Their faces were blurred, and all we could see was their clothes being blown by the wind.
"I'll be back--!" Su Zhizhi shouted.
She stretched both hands out of the window and waved vigorously.
From afar, the mountains are green and people's clothes are white.
Green mountains and white clothes.
See you soon.
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This trip to Beijing was smooth and happy.
Although he is on the road every day, the scenery he sees every day is different for Su Zhizhi.
And compared to last year's trip to the northwest, they passed through more towns and villages this time.
Except for the rare cases where they were far away from any village or hotel, they stayed in an inn every night and did not have to sleep in the wild like last year.
Su Zhizhi lay in the carriage for a while, then climbed onto the horse's back to enjoy the breeze:
"Mom, when Dad and I went to the northwest last year, I thought about taking you and other villagers with us on our next trip. I also thought about bringing a big pot and lots of bowls so we could fry any game we caught along the way. Now it's all come true!"
Wu Yingniang rode on her horse, her body standing tall like a tree in the north wind:
"Well, Zhizhi has a good idea, but remember to put on your hat when you get out of the carriage. Also, you can't eat so many snacks in the carriage. We'll have dinner soon."
Su Zhizhi's mouth sank.
Well, it was nice to have her mother around, but she couldn't act up like she did last year.
Qiu Jinyu said from behind, "Yingniang is right. When we stop the carriage, we should cook. Today we're making sautéed deer meat and roasted chicken. We'll also make boiled dumplings, which Zhizhi likes. I bought some rice dumplings from someone in the village we passed by yesterday."
Su Zhizhi smiled again when she heard this: "Okay."
Qiu Jinyu did bring a big pot, a big bowl, and a lot of seasonings.
The other villagers are good at hunting and processing prey, and even in winter when animals rarely appear, they can catch one or two from time to time.
And every time they passed through a town, they would buy any local specialties they had never seen before to try, and if they heard about any delicious local food, they would buy some back to try as well.
The atmosphere of the entire team was so harmonious, just like a whole family going out for a picnic.
Hao Ren originally returned to Beijing with a heavy heart. He thought he would be frowning and unable to sleep on the road.
As a result, once on the road, he ate well and slept soundly, and was amused every day by Su Zhizhi and a group of noisy villagers.
Su Zhizhi even asked, "Dad, you ride in a carriage every day, and you seem to have gained some weight recently. It seems that Wu Zhan's dad got fat from riding in a carriage every day."
Wu Yingniang also nodded: "Yes, I've gained a bit of weight."
Wu Fugui has a fat head, big ears, a belly as big as the sea, and a body that looks very wealthy.
When Hao Ren heard his daughter comparing him to Wu Fugui, the calm expression on his face was almost shattered by the mother and daughter's words.
He used to be a nobleman in Chang'an, and later when he fell into trouble, he became a gentlemanly bandit, but his handsome appearance remained unchanged.
How could he accept himself becoming Wu Fugui?
Hao Ren glanced at Wu Yingniang's tight and smooth waistline and coughed twice:
"Zhizhi, stop blowing the wind and get into the carriage. I'll ride the horse."
He could ride a horse, too. How many young noblemen in Chang'an couldn't ride a horse? It was just that he hadn't ridden for a long time, so he was a little rusty.
"I don't want to go in." Su Zhizhi refused to get off the horse.
Wu Yingniang reached out and pulled Su Zhizhi onto her horse's back.
"Then you and mother can ride together."
Su Zhizhi sat in front of Wu Yingniang, feeling warmth behind her and protected by her mother's strong arms on both sides, so she leaned back comfortably.
Hao Ren jumped on his horse, and the family of three rode on two horses side by side.
Hao Ren started laughing as he rode.
Wu Yingniang asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Hao Ren looked at his wife and daughter who were riding on the same horse: "I remember the way you saved me that year."
He would never forget the scene of Wu Yingniang rushing down the mountain with a spear in hand, her clothes fluttering in the wind.
The spear in Wu Yingniang's hand produced two bloody flowers, and the vicious official beside her fell to the ground. Wu Yingniang grabbed him and tried to lift him onto the horse.
But his clothes were already tattered, and when Wu Yingniang pulled, she failed to pull him up, but instead tore the cloth on his body into several pieces that fell to the ground.
Wu Yingniang simply bent down, grabbed Hao Ren's waist, carried him onto the horse, placed him in front of her, and protected him as they galloped away.
"Hahahaha..." Wu Yingniang also recalled the situation at that time and laughed heartily, "Did you think I was a female bandit who came to rob you?"
Hao Ren raised the corners of his lips: "I thought you were a hero sent by God."
The two men spoke in voices neither too loud nor too soft, and were heard by Old Xu who was riding a horse behind them.
"Yes, yes, I was there! I saw everything!"
"You two came too late to see that scene. Yingniang was quite capable. When she saved the village chief, it was like she was plucking a flower."
Old Xu described the situation to Hua Erniang and Doctor Yu, and after a few sentences he began to perform.
"Hey, look at me, I'll teach you..."
"Bai Xun, come here, cooperate with me..."
"That's how he fell... and she just pulled and lifted him up like that... Oh my, isn't this my hero coming to save me~~~"
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