After leaving Chen'an Mansion, the weather began to become noticeably gloomier. Not long after we walked out, small raindrops began to fall.
There are four more prefectures further south of Chen'an Prefecture, namely Zezhou Prefecture, Wencheng Prefecture, Tianyong Prefecture and Changping Prefecture.
Now, due to the heavy rain in recent days, Wencheng Prefecture and Tianyong Prefecture have been flooded, and several towns have been hit by floods.
But in fact, Zezhou Prefecture and Changping Prefecture were not spared either. From the beginning to now, the drizzle has been lingering and has never stopped.
Up to now, the rain has been falling for nearly half a month.
The road also began to become muddy.
Fortunately, Su Jingshuo was not in the carriage, otherwise the convoy would have been unable to move forward.
The drizzle hit the car, making a pattering sound, and the little bell that listened to it began to feel sleepy for some reason.
There was nothing to do at the moment, so she simply lay down on the bed and took a nap. She didn't wake up until someone shouted outside.
Because it was raining, everyone was talking loudly.
Chunying knocked on the car door outside, "Princess, should we stop and eat something before we go?"
Xiao Lingling rubbed her eyes, opened the car window a little and looked out.
"It's raining hard outside and the road is difficult to travel. Let's not stop and just eat something in the carriage. Let's distribute some of the dry food we brought to everyone.
Also, I prepared two pots of cold-repellent medicine in the small stove in the back carriage and let everyone drink a bowl."
Seeing this, Chunying had no choice but to nod and quickly walked to the back carriage.
The medicine was prepared early in the morning and only needs to be boiled in water. It does not require long-term simmering, just like cooking porridge, just boil it for a quarter of an hour.
Drinking something hot on a cold day will not only make you more energetic, but also reduce the chance of getting sick.
At noon, everyone just ate some dry food and continued on their way.
Although everyone tried their best to travel, due to the road conditions, the distance they traveled today was still not as far as yesterday.
And because of the rain, it got dark early. It was unsafe to travel at night, so Xiao Lingling had to stop the convoy.
However, in order to pursue speed, they did not go near any towns along the way, and it was indeed unsafe to sleep in the wild in the rain.
Fortunately, Jin Bei sent back news that there was a cave in the valley not far from the official road. It was of a good size and should be able to accommodate these people.
So everyone changed their route and headed towards the valley.
This place is rarely visited and the weeds are half a person's height, so someone must clear the way ahead.
After stumbling for a quarter of an hour, I finally found the cave that Jin Bei mentioned.
The terrain here is relatively high in the valley, and there is a small stream running through the valley, so it is convenient to get water.
The cave was very big, more than enough to accommodate all the carriages.
Xiao Lingling was very satisfied with the cave and raised her hand to find Chunying.
"Go and have someone erase all traces of our entry, and try not to let anyone find this place."
Chunying nodded to show that she understood, and immediately asked a few guards to follow her out.
Qiu Yan helped unload a batch of dry firewood from the carriage and immediately had three fires lit for everyone to keep warm.
At this time, it began to show how much benefit it had brought with it.
This firewood was what Zhao asked her to take with her before she left. She asked her to take almost all the processed firewood available at home, filling up two large boxes.
Just in case, Xiao Lingling put one box in the space and one box outside.
There were even two large boxes of carbon, which were sent by Liu Jingrou. They were perfect for use in this kind of weather.
Xiao Lingdang and the others let Su Jingshuo out only after they had almost finished setting up the tent. Although he was still dizzy as usual, he was still fooled by Xiao Lingdang.
Xiao Lingling estimated the time. In fact, there was still some time before it really got dark, so she still wanted to hurry up and go to the hot spring villa.
So he didn't even prepare dinner, but quietly went back to the carriage and put out some of the food that Zhao had prepared for him.
"I'm going to the hot spring resort now. I'll be back by tomorrow night at the latest. You can stay here for now and wait for me.
There are food and firewood prepared by my grandma and others in the carriage, so you can live here for ten days or half a month without any problem.
So, don't worry, I can go by myself and I'll be back as soon as possible. Chunying, you will take care of Su Jingshuo's injury for the time being.
I've left the medicine in the carriage, just remember to clean and rebandage his wound at night."
Xiao Lingling arranged everything in an orderly manner and prepared to leave. Since this was the itinerary that had been discussed before, no one stopped her.
But Chunying Qiuyan was obviously a little worried.
"Princess, since Chunying is staying, why don't you let me go with you? I promise I won't cause you any trouble. Isn't it better to have more people to look after you?"
It’s not that Xiao Lingling is unwilling to take her with her, but this is her first time there and she is worried about offending other people’s taboos. Of course, it’s better to be cautious.
"No need, don't worry, I'm here to look for medicinal herbs, not to fight, I won't do anything rash, don't worry!
Okay, I'm ready to leave now. Remember to cover the entrance of the cave at night and try not to let the firelight out.
Okay, let’s go! ”
After saying that, Xiao Lingling walked away without giving them any chance to stay.
Xiao Lingdang was wearing the straw raincoat prepared by Zhao. It was a bit long, but fortunately she was traveling with light skills and hardly touched the ground. She only used the tree next to her for support, so the fact that it was a little long didn't have much of an impact.
She had only heard her master mention the hot spring villa by chance, and only knew its approximate location, so it would take some effort to find it.
Little Lingling looked around as she walked, but it was so dark that she couldn't see anything clearly.
No, it’s too slow to look for it this way. She doesn’t have much time, so she has to think of a way.
As usual, Little Bell moved her lips gently, and attracted a group of birds. It was raining, and the birds were flying unsteadily. They surrounded Little Bell and chirped something.
Xiao Lingling listened for a long time but didn't get any useful information.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing and listen to me. I'm looking for a mountain villa right now. It's in this forest, probably halfway up the mountain. Has anyone seen it?"
“Chirp…Chirp chirp….”
"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."
Little Bell felt like her ears were about to be deafened by the noise, so she waved her hand and said, "Alright, stop! Speak one by one, don't make any noise, or I won't be able to hear you clearly."
As she spoke, she casually pointed at a magpie and said, "Come on, tell me first, do you know where the villa I found is?"
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