Upon hearing this, Xie Datou laughed and said, "Brother Ma, you're trying to steal my job as the number one groom!"
Ma Wencai chuckled and said, "Big Head Brother, you have another mission, so I'll fill in for you for now. Besides, my surname is Ma, so being a groom is perfect for me!"
After saying that, he playfully ran over to the Akhal-Teke horse, wanting to get close to it.
Little Red was proud by nature, and it looked down on everyone here except Xu Jinhuan. It only gave Xie Datou a kind look when he brought over hay.
Once the fodder is finished, it immediately reverts to its aloof and unapproachable state, and you can't even touch it.
Now that Ma Wencai was hugging its neck and stroking its head, how could Xiao Hong tolerate it? So it raised its hoof high and kicked Ma Wencai's rather perky buttocks hard.
If Ma Wencai hadn't heard the noise and instinctively run away, that kick would probably have left him bedridden for more than half a month.
"Haha, Brother Ma, this Little Red isn't an ordinary horse. It won't be easy for you to be a good coachman." Xie Datou laughed as he tried to pat Ma Wencai on the shoulder.
But Ma Wencai nimbly dodged it. As he dodged, he shouted, "Don't come any closer! With your fan-like hands, if I take a hit from you, I'm afraid I really won't be able to be a groom anymore."
Xu Jinhuan shook his head with amusement. "Alright, stop fooling around. It's time to go."
"Alright, sir, please proceed. Your coachman will get the carriage to you right away!"
After Ma Wencai finished speaking, he attentively helped Xu Jinhuan into the carriage. Once Xu Jinhuan and Xie Guangbai were seated, the carriage immediately started moving.
"Brother Ma, take good care of the eldest brother!" Xie Datou shouted loudly, worried.
After shouting, he sighed, "Sigh, I feel strangely like a parent sending their child off to school. I guess I'm getting old."
Li Yichang glanced helplessly at Xie Datou, seeing that he was still so lost and dejected, as if he had lost his backbone, and encouraged him.
"Big Head Brother, this is the first time your master has kept you here, so you may not be used to it."
But think about it carefully. The fact that our master entrusts so many people and so much stuff to us is itself a form of trust, isn't it?
Upon hearing this, Xie Datou was immediately revitalized. He nodded seriously and said, "Brother Li, you're right. I can't let down the boss's trust in me. Let's find a safe place to stay."
Looking at Xie Datou, who was full of energy, Li Yichang nodded in satisfaction. The boss was right after all. To manage a team well, you have to learn how to motivate them.
At this moment, Xu Jinhuan and his companions, who had been talking about, had already arrived at the city gate.
"Boss, this county town isn't big, but there are so many guards. Something's not right," Ma Wencai said, squinting at the direction of the city gate.
Upon hearing this, Xu Jinhuan pulled back the carriage curtain. She frowned and said, "It seems we've come to the right place. But since the local government has already noticed something's wrong, why are they letting people leave?"
Xu Jinhuan noticed that many of the people leaving the city were dressed in fine clothes, carrying servants and belongings, looking as if they were preparing to flee a disaster.
"If any of these people are infected, the disease could spread wherever they go. Does the county magistrate even know what they are doing?" Xie Guangbai looked at the city gate in disbelief.
Xu Jinhuan moved his finger slightly, and a barely perceptible golden light appeared at the exit of the city gate.
"Master and Madam, we can't get through here?"
"Why can't we get through this door? God, are you trying to kill us?"
"What are you howling about? Hurry up and get out of the city. If you miss noon today, even if your father is the county magistrate, you won't be able to get out!" Guard Guan Yuliang said with dissatisfaction.
I don't know what went wrong with the magistrate. An hour ago, he suddenly said that the city would be sealed off. No, it's not a complete lockdown yet. It's that after noon today, people will only be allowed to enter, but not leave.
The time between the two places was only an hour, and the wealthy people seemed to have received some news and were desperately trying to leave.
He was unlucky; it was his turn to be on duty. There were many people leaving the city, and they were a mixed bunch. He had just finished checking one group and was waiting for them to leave before checking the next one when he heard the surprised voices in front of him.
After Guan Yuliang finished speaking, his armor accidentally swept over a servant not far away. He thought the servant would fall to the ground, but when he touched the empty city gate, he bounced back.
"It bounced back?"
Guan Yuliang stared at the scene in disbelief. Then he cautiously stepped forward and touched it. To his surprise, he found a transparent membrane at the exit.
Because of this thing, no one can get out.
"What is this thing?" Guan Yuliang picked up his long sword and slashed at the invisible membrane, but the sword not only failed to shatter the invisible thing, but was also violently bounced back.
"I'll do it!" A guard noticed the anomaly, went to a nearby spot, grabbed a large iron hammer, and came over.
As everyone watched with anticipation, the large iron hammer was violently bounced into the air before crashing heavily to the ground.
"Mom, we can't get out of here! I don't want to die!" A ten-year-old girl suddenly burst into tears.
The sound of crying shattered the quiet atmosphere. Some people angrily whipped the servants, some questioned the guards in dissatisfaction, and others cried out about the injustice of fate.
"Waaah, sir, I don't want to catch the plague! Even if I have to die, I want to die beautifully!" A concubine dressed in flamboyant clothes grabbed a middle-aged man and whine.
She was completely unaware that the expressions of everyone at the city gate changed the moment she uttered the word "plague."
"What plague? I've never heard of it."
"There's a plague here? Then I'm not going into the city!"
"Those bastards in the county government, no wonder they want to seal off the city, it turns out they've discovered a plague. Not only were I kept in the dark, but I was also used as a pawn by them!" a guard said through gritted teeth.
Chaos erupted at the city gate in an instant. People who had originally planned to queue to enter the city left after hearing the news, while those who had just entered the city clamored to leave, but the exit had already been blocked.
Xu Jinhuan and her group entered the city amidst the chaos. Once inside, Xu Jinhuan immediately sealed the city gates, ensuring that no one could leave without her permission.
"I'm leaving!" a wealthy, pot-bellied man said to Guan Yuliang.
Guan Yuliang innocently pointed in the direction of the city gate, "I didn't stop you. You've tried it yourself, there's no way to get out from here."
I don't know which deity did this, but now, whether you're rich or poor, we're all in the same boat. If you live, I live; if I die, you die.
Guan Yuliang was quite philosophical about it. After all, he was just a worthless man with no parents, no wife, and no children. He figured he could die with these rich people and have more company on his journey to the underworld.
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