"This matter should be done sooner rather than later. I'll go early tomorrow morning and ask Uncle Wan Zhu to drive the car for me."
Zhao Huanyu expressed her thoughts, but Gao had no objection and had already gone to prepare pickles.
My family had bought two carriages a few days ago, one for them to do business, and the other for traveling to the county town, so they were quite busy.
Seeing Mrs. Gao going busy, Zhao Huanyu went to find Zhao Dafu again: "Dad, I'm going to buy some servants back, and our business must get on the right track. These houses at home are no longer enough. Let's build a few more.
First, it can be used as a place for the servants to live, and secondly, it can also make these products better."
Zhao Huanyu had vaguely talked about his plans these days, and Zhao Dafu was confident in his heart, so he didn't say much and immediately said: "Then I will push down the wall at home, and then go out to a piece of land and clear out those
All the open spaces are covered.”
The surrounding land belongs to his family and can be used directly. He only needs to spend money to buy materials for building a house.
Zhao Huanyu nodded and said, "Then I'll get you the money."
"No, no, I have the money. I'll get it from you when I don't have enough!"
Zhao Dafu waved his hands repeatedly. During this period, Zhao Huanyu often gave him money, whether it was for official business or for daily living expenses. He would save the rest himself, which was enough for now.
Seeing his persistence, Zhao Huanyu didn't say anything more, but just said: "Then you must tell me if you have no money."
"Don't worry. By the way, if you go to the county town tomorrow, would you like Zhaodi to accompany you? I think that girl is quite smart. She should be able to help a lot by following you."
Zhao Dafu also saw that Zhao Huanyu liked the two sisters, especially Zhaodi, who had a serious appreciation.
"I really want to keep Zhaodi with me, but I don't need it right now. Going to the county seat is not a big deal. I can handle it myself."
"Okay, then it's up to you."
Zhao Dafu nodded reassuringly. He was very confident about his daughter's work and did not need to worry too much.
Early the next morning, Zhao Huanyu left with Wan Zhu.
It was just the beginning of spring, and it was no longer snowing, but it was still very cold. Zhao Huanyu specially bought Wan Zhu a pair of leather gloves so that it wouldn't be too cold to hold the reins.
Wan Zhu went to the county town very rarely. Usually everything his family needed could be bought in the town. This time he went to the county town. He was very excited and even thought about bringing some small gifts to his family if he had the chance.
The carriage was walking on the official road. It was said to be an official road, but it was actually a very bumpy dirt road. Although the county magistrate had begun to find people to repair the road, the speed would not be that fast. It should take two or three months to complete the construction.
Zhao Huanyu hugged a small heater and fell asleep in a daze in the bumps. Wan Zhu, who was driving the carriage, suddenly pulled the reins. The horse was frightened, raised its front hooves and neighed. The shock was so great that Zhao Huanyu almost fell out of the carriage.
come out.
"Uncle Wan Zhu, what happened?"
Zhao Huanyu patted her chest and lifted the curtain to ask. She had not yet recovered from the shock.
"Yes, someone blocked the road..."
This was the first time for Wan Zhu to see such a scene, and he was a little embarrassed to speak.
At the same time, Zhao Huanyu also saw the three people blocking in front of them.
The three of them were all wearing black costumes, each riding a horse, and they were blocking the road in front of them majestically.
It didn't look like he was dressed like an ordinary bandit, he was clearly here for her.
Zhao Huanyu suddenly remembered what Ji Mingxuan had told her before he left, that she might encounter trouble after getting engaged to him. She thought, this must be that kind of trouble.
"Xiaoyu, I, what should we do now?"
"Uncle Wan Zhu, don't worry about finding a place to hide. I will deal with these people."
With that said, Zhao Huanyu jumped out of the car and pushed the viewing post to the side.
"How, how can this be possible? How can I leave you at this time!"
Wan Zhu felt that as a big man, he would be very inhumane if he left the little girl behind at this time.
Although he himself was very scared, he must stand up to protect Zhao Huanyu at this time.
Not to mention that Zhao Huanyu was still the benefactor of his family. Even if Zhao Huanyu had no connection with him and was just an ordinary little girl, he should help him in such a situation.
Zhao Huanyu suddenly had a headache. She said that she could solve it, but it was true that Wan Zhu was here, which would affect her ability to take action.
What's more, she knew that there was someone secretly protecting her, and she didn't really want Wan Zhu to know.
But seeing that Wan Zhu was already standing in front of her, he didn't have time to hesitate anymore and said, "Uncle Wan Zhu, the horse is frightened. Please pull it aside first."
Wan Zhu saw that the three men were still a hundred meters away from them, and thinking that they might not be able to get through at once, he responded and pulled the horse aside.
As a result, at this moment, the three men flew toward Zhao Huanyu with long swords in hand, like arrows from the string.
Zhao Huanyu said calmly: "Don't rush into action yet, at least let me be a sensible person."
The three people saw that she was just an ordinary country girl, so they immediately lowered their guard and said, "Whoever robbed our princess should pay the price."
Zhao Huanyu nodded and understood. This must be a princess who liked Ji Mingxuan and knew of her existence, so she came to take her life.
But only three people were sent. Doesn’t it look down on her too much?
She nodded and said, "Okay, I understand, you can go with peace of mind."
As she spoke, she took out a packet of medicinal powder from her arms and sprinkled it directly on the three men in black.
The wind was blowing in the direction of the man in black. Even if they reacted and quickly avoided it, they were still not immune to the wind, and the three of them suddenly felt dizzy.
"No, this woman is not simple. Quick fight!"
The leader gave the order, and the three of them rushed towards Zhao Huanyu as if they were risking their lives.
Zhao Huanyu counted the time in her mind, knowing that the effect of the medicine was about to take effect, but at the next moment, the people hiding in the dark had come out to kill them.
The sword used was the kind of soft sword that Fu Yuan often wore around his waist. This should be their standard equipment.
Wan Zhu was already frightened, so as soon as he led his horse, there were already three corpses on the ground, and two more people came out and stood in front of them for no reason.
"You, who are you!"
Wan Zhu didn't care about the carriage at all, and ran to Zhao Huanyu in a panic, protecting her behind him, and then looked at the two people in front of him warily.
Zhao Huanyu said: "Uncle, don't worry, this is one of our own."
Wan Zhu glanced at her in disbelief. He really didn't expect that there was such a master beside her.
It was his first time to see him flying around like this.
Of course, this was also the first time I saw someone die in front of me so quickly.
"Miss Zhao, are you okay?"
"It's okay, hehe, I can handle it even if you don't come out."
Zhao Huanyu smiled. In fact, the poison she put had already started to take effect. Even if it was too late, she still had an electric prod, so she had a lot of ability to protect herself.
She is very happy now that someone has come forward to save her, and both of them are masters among masters. The three people sent by the other party are not enough in front of them.
"Miss Zhao is amazing."
The two smiled and then went to check the bodies of the three people.
"How should we dispose of the bodies of these people? They may be discovered on this official road and cause unnecessary trouble."
Zhao Huanyu also went over to join in the fun. Wan Zhu was more than a little surprised. Even if Xiaoyu was so powerful, she was not afraid of corpses. Is she still a normal girl?
"Don't worry, we will take care of it. If Miss Zhao has something important to do, go first. There will be someone protecting you secretly, so don't be afraid."
One of them spoke, and Zhao Huanyu asked in surprise: "Is there anyone else?"
"Yes, we just don't need more people to deal with these three bastards."
Zhao Huanyu immediately put her heart back in her stomach. It seemed that it was unnecessary for her to prepare poison. Ji Mingxuan would never put her in real danger.
Thinking of this, she suddenly missed Ji Mingxuan. She hadn't seen him for half a month.
"Okay, then you guys watch and deal with it, I'll leave first."
The less involved she is in this situation, the better, so as not to be seen by passers-by and cause unnecessary trouble.
She stood up, patted the non-existent dust on her body, and said to Wan Zhu, "Uncle, let's go."
Wan Zhu was frightened and stood there without moving. Zhao Huanyu called him twice more before he came back to his senses.
I happened to see the untied horse moving around a little, so I hurried over to lead the horse, and then tremblingly asked Zhao Huanyu to get in the car.
The carriage had already walked some distance, but he was still confused. He didn't know why he encountered such danger, and he didn't know if there would be such danger on the road in the future.
At the same time, he still felt some self-blame in his heart. At such a critical moment, he failed to help Zhao Huanyu and almost became a burden to her.
"Xiao, Xiaoyu, it's all my fault that my uncle is useless and can't do anything to help you..."
He spoke dryly, his voice was hoarse, and he licked his lips. If Zhao Huanyu opened the curtain first, she would definitely see the uneasiness and guilt on his face.
"It's okay. These people are all here for me. Speaking of which, I should apologize to you. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be scared like this."
"No, no, no, please don't say that..."
"It's true, uncle. Ming Xuan and I are engaged. We will often encounter this situation in the future. Today is the first time that you have been scared. This is also my problem. I didn't plan to tell you at first.
But considering your safety, I still plan to tell you the truth."
Wan Zhu was speechless and listened to her quietly.
"Mingxuan has a master protecting me. Under normal circumstances, nothing will happen, so you don't have to worry or be afraid. If you encounter this kind of thing in the future, just lead the carriage and stay away, and don't think about saving me.
, Just protect yourself, you know?"
Wan Zhu nodded, but still said nothing. Thinking that he was outside the car curtain and Zhao Huanyu could not see his nod, he responded in a low voice.
Then he sighed again: "It's all my fault, otherwise you wouldn't have done it yourself just now."
He just saw Zhao Huanyu clapping her hands. It looked like she had done something, but he didn't know anything about it.
Without the help of those two experts today, he wouldn't know what to do.
For the rest of his life, he gasped for air, and there were beads of sweat falling from his forehead on a freezing day.
Zhao Huanyu opened the car curtain and took a look. Seeing him like this, she felt a little guilty and said, "I didn't think carefully about what happened today. If I encounter a situation where I go on a long trip in the future, I will find someone else to pull the car."
, there is no need for Uncle Wan Zhu to worry with me."
Ji Mingxuan sent her many people, so she could just find anyone to pretend to be a coachman. The main reason why she made such a mistake today was because she didn't expect that the other party would come so suddenly and so quickly.
She and Ji Mingxuan had only been separated for half a month, which meant that the people in the capital found out her identity during this half month.
And that princess had already found out her details immediately.
Gee, I didn't expect Ji Mingxuan to be so popular. Fortunately, she acted quickly enough.
"Xiaoyu, please don't say that. If you hadn't helped our family, our family wouldn't be able to live like this. My mother's illness was also cured by you. You are the great life-saver in my family.
This little thing is nothing now. From now on, I will listen to you and just hide aside when encountering this kind of thing. It’s no big deal."
In fact, he was still a little scared, but in order to show his loyalty, he forced himself to finish the sentence in one breath.
Just when Zhao Huanyu was about to refuse, he added, "I would be worried if you find someone else to be the coachman, and your family would be worried too. If you let me follow you, they can feel at ease."
Zhao Huanyu immediately laughed. Uncle Wan Zhu was really interesting. He was clearly worried about her, but he still wanted to use her family as a threat.
"Okay, okay, but I also promise you that no matter what happens, you will be fine. I will let you follow me out safely and follow me back safely."
"Okay! Hey hey hey!"
Wan Zhu scratched his head in embarrassment. It was really unreasonable that a big man like him should be protected by a little girl.
But the fact is that Zhao Huanyu is indeed much better than him, and he must admit this.
After the matter was settled, Zhao Huanyu began to fall asleep in the carriage again. She had just been assassinated, but she could still sleep. She was so relieved.
After being delayed for a while on the road, we arrived at the county seat more than half an hour later than usual.
Zhao Huanyu felt her hungry belly and asked Wan Zhu to find a restaurant to eat quickly.
After eating at a street stall, we slowly went to Duan Kuo's house.
Generally speaking, when visiting someone's home, you should send greeting cards a few days in advance, but Zhao Huanyu came from the village and made it too troublesome to send greeting cards in advance. She came to the door like this rudely every time.
Fortunately, Duan Kuo didn't care about this with her, otherwise he really wouldn't know what to do.
I had better luck today. Duan Kuo was at home. When he heard that Zhao Huanyu was looking for him, he jumped out in a hurry.