The old man on the ground was laughing crazily, which made Zhang Ziwei feel indescribably sad.
He took a piece of cake and placed it in the old man's palm: "Old man, take care of yourself."
The old man lay on the ground and laughed as if he had heard something funny.
This scene made Zhang Ziwei not know what to say. He sighed and turned away.
He had barely taken two steps when several people suddenly jumped out and snatched the cake from the old man's hand.
“This is mine!”
"Bullshit! Whoever grabs it first gets it!"
"Give me!"
Several people were fighting for a piece of bread, biting and kicking each other desperately.
Zhang Ziwei wanted to teach them a lesson.
When I turned around, I saw that the old man who was laughing just now had died at some point.
For a moment he was stunned where he was.
The man who finally grabbed the pancake had just put it in his mouth when he was knocked to the ground by another man with a stone and his life or death was unknown.
The rest of the people ignored it and continued to fight over it.
Wang Lin sighed when he saw this, and called his men to bury the old man properly.
This was the first time that the Ji family faced such a cruel reality.
Has the outside world become like this now?
Ji Changying sighed as he watched. In the end, everyone was just trying to do two things: to stay alive.
Whether it was them or these people from the Ji family, they all wanted to survive.
But in a world like this, kindness also needs a sharp edge.
These yamen runners knew very well that they could not take out any food at this time, otherwise they would be targeted and killed.
After burying the people, Zhang Ziwei reorganized the team.
The dozen or so idle horses were also tied to the carriage to pull it, so that there was enough power.
Some space was made available on the carriages carrying supplies to accommodate the elderly and injured, which also increased the overall speed.
The remaining horses were carrying baggage, and the entire team traveled light.
Zhang Ziwei decided to change his route again.
If one road doesn't work, try two or three.
No matter what, people must be delivered to their destination on time.
Ji Fengshou looked at the much fresher team and was eager to try: "I think since we have nothing to do anyway, how about Brother Wang teach us how to ride horses?"
Wang Lin agreed without hesitation.
So Ji Fengshou quickly pulled everyone in the family over and said, "Brother Wang and I have agreed that since we have nothing to do on the way, let's all learn how to ride a horse!"
Mrs. Hu's face was full of resistance: "I'm a woman, why should I learn this? I'd better forget it!"
She was scared just looking at such a tall horse.
"But I want to learn!" Zhou looked at the horse with shining eyes, her eyes full of eagerness to try.
After Ji Fengshou consulted the whole family, it was found that only Mrs. Hu showed little interest in horse riding, while everyone else expressed their desire to learn.
So Wang Lin was arranged to teach them all.
Ji Changying, the half-baked one, followed Wang Lin to learn the system for a long time, and then rode away on his horse. Sometimes he ran so fast that you couldn't see the horse's butt, and then he came back leisurely.
His face was so carefree that even his three brothers couldn't match him.
Zhang Ziwei couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
He is worrying so much that his hair is turning white, but they are just having fun!
That day, Zhang Ziwei finally couldn't bear it anymore.
He invited Ji Chenyan, Ji Fengyi, the clan leader, Ji Xiuren and several learned people in the capital to sit together in a friendly manner to discuss the future route.
"To be honest, I've tried three different routes so far, but none of them look promising. You're all scholars and know a lot, so is there any other way to get to Liangzhou?"
Zhang Ziwei solemnly and carefully took out the simple version of the map that he had been hiding close to his body.
A group of people all lowered their heads and leaned over to watch.
Ji Chenyan had much better resources than the others. After seeing the map, he pondered for a moment and said:
"When I was sorting books at the Hanlin Academy, I saw a map that was even more detailed and clearer than this one. I remember that besides dry land, you can also take the water route from Guanzhou to Liangzhou. This would not only be faster, but you wouldn't have to worry about encountering flooded areas along the way."
He squinted his eyes and laboriously found a place on the map, from which he drew a line:
"This is Guanzhou Wharf! It only takes three days to get to Liangzhou by water from here."
Compared to land, it is indeed much faster.
"But I've heard that bandits are rampant in Guanzhou, and the imperial court has failed to suppress them many times. So, whether it's for business or for travel, most people would rather take a detour than pass through there."
At this time, someone raised questions.
Ji Chenyan nodded: "Indeed, I have heard such rumors."
After analyzing the situation for a long time, the group concluded that if they went to other places, they would either have to wait for two more months or the level of danger would be as high as Guanzhou.
Zhang Ziwei was torn between his own conscience and his own desires. Taking the water route through Guanzhou would not only greatly shorten the travel time, but he would also be able to pass by the prosperous Tongzhou along the way.
At that time, it would be much more convenient to purchase the things needed along the way or sell the horses.
So he gritted his teeth and made the decision: "Let's take the water route from Guanzhou!"
Now that the decision had been made, the arguing people immediately shut up.
Everyone remained calm when the news was announced.
After all, many people have never even heard of Guanzhou.
Ji Changying calculated the time and thought that the automatic feeders for the two chickens and the piglet should be out of food. She found an excuse to go to the bathroom and took the black dog into the space.
This was the first time the black dog was allowed to enter since being thrown out last time. As soon as he came in, he ran around excitedly.
Especially his own treasures, the first thing he did when he entered was to touch the gold and silver in those shabby boxes one by one.
Seeing Ji Changying fall silent, could it be that the pet really resembles its owner?
Or is it that she and the black dog are birds of a feather?
But after checking the things in the space, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Some of the things in the prepared space were about to be destroyed by the two horses.
Unexpectedly, the two horses just ran around in the open space and wandered around, and did not destroy the fruits, vegetables and grains planted by Ji Changying.
Instead, a lot of weeds were eaten, and some corn was also eaten.
However, Ji Changying can fully accept this loss.
Because the horse didn't waste any food, it ate it all.
She simply fenced off a large open space for the horses to exercise in, and put a lot of food in it for them to eat and drink.
After the automatic feeders in the pig and chicken coops were filled, she suddenly remembered something important while watching the piglets grunt.
Has this pig been castrated?
Thinking of this, she lifted the pig into the air with her mental power, then spread out its limbs to take a look.
This pig is really not castrated!
After spraying disinfectant around, she applied iodine to the important parts and cut off the knife with her hands!
By the time the piglet reacted and screamed, it had already accomplished the most important thing in its life.
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