I got up early the next day, just to get home as soon as possible without being delayed on the road.
This time I bought some things in Chong County. The things alone took up half of the car. We went back together and hired three carriages.
The old man didn't go back with them. He had been living there for some time and it was time for him to do other things.
"Master, where are you going? Wandering around?"
The old man touched his beard and said, "It's not about wandering. I just look for medicinal materials in the mountains all the year round. If there is anything strange, I go and see it. Besides, I have a few old friends who are always thinking about me, so it's time to visit me."
Lin Huihe was a little reluctant to give up, "Master is careful outside and often sends letters home."
"That's natural." The old man recognized a disciple, and a few more people cared about him, and he was very happy.
He took out a booklet from his bag, handed it to Lin Yuxi, and said in a low voice, "What I have learned throughout my life is that Shanhetang uses medicinal food to treat diseases. This can really help. Take a good look."
Lin Yuxi's eyes widened. Is this the martial arts secret book shown on TV? Was it given to her so quickly?
"Thank you, Master."
The old man waved his hand, "Be nice to Zhong Qian. Zhong Qian didn't mean to provoke the little girl. Don't get angry with him."
Chen Zhongqian cleared his throat. This is all in the past. Why do you keep bringing this up?
The old man came closer to him again and said, "The medicine I gave you last time was delicious and had no effect on your old illness. I want to see a little grandson again when I come back next time."
Both of them looked embarrassed, then smiled again, and Chen Zhongqian even nodded slightly.
Lin Yuxi glared at him, really ashamed.
After the old man finished explaining, he was about to leave. He said goodbye to Dr. Zhuang and others, then got into a carriage and left first.
The old lady's nephew came to see them off early in the morning, and Lin Joy told the old lady again, "Don't worry, madam, I will take good care of your eldest aunt."
Lin Hexi nodded, glanced at the gate and got on the carriage.
As their car headed towards the city gate, many people stood along the way, all thanking them. Lin Yuxi never expected this, and suddenly felt that the hard work of coming here was nothing.
After leaving the city and walking all the way home, Lin Joy felt like returning home and wished she could grow wings and fly back.
Chen Zhongqian said, "Even if you keep looking outside, you can go as fast as you want, and you won't get home early. Just sit tight."
Lin Hexi sighed, "I don't know if the two kids are angry after being out for so long. Don't go back and be angry with us."
"No." Chen Zhongqian said with a smile, "They are very well-behaved. Even if they are angry, they are only angry with me."
Lin Yiyi tilted her head and looked at him, "It seems that someone has some opinions. Isn't it normal for children to be with their mother? Otherwise, why would the word mother be mentioned every day? My mother gave birth to and raised them."
"You didn't give birth to them." Chen Zhongqian pouted, those were two little white-eyed wolves that I picked up.
Lin Yuxi leaned over and asked him, "Do you really want to take Master's prescription?"
"..."
How did this topic jump here? Why can’t I understand it?
Lin Xixi sat back again, shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't eat. Your body has been well-conditioned by me. You will still have a baby even if you don't take the tonic medicine anymore."
Who said this?
I just regretted that I was on the carriage now and couldn't clean her up. Chen Zhongqian could only grit his teeth and glare, then closed his eyes and stopped talking.
Lin Yuxi felt happy, lying on the window and looking at the scenery outside. In fact, there was nothing interesting to see, but everything was green in April, which was eye-catching.
At noon they came across a tea stall selling some noodles, wontons and the like, and everyone stopped to have a hot meal.
Lin Hexi looked towards the mountain behind, and Chen Zhongqian asked, "What are you looking at?"
"I just feel that this mountain is so tall that I can't even see the end of it. Is it connected to the mountain in the village?"
Chen Zhongqian nodded, "Exactly."
Lin Hexi smiled, maybe he could go home by taking the mountain road, but there was no navigation at this time, and there were no roads in the mountains. He was afraid that he would get lost after walking for a long time. There were also jackals, tigers, and leopards in the mountains, so it was really dangerous.
After dinner, we got into the carriage again. Our stomachs were full, and since it was afternoon, the sun was shining and we felt drowsy. The carriage was like a cradle, and everyone in the group was rocked to sleep.
I don't know how long it took, but the carriage suddenly stopped for a moment, and then continued to move forward, but it went faster and slower, which was very wrong.
Lin Yuxi had just praised the driver's skills in the morning and drove the car forward at a constant speed. Why did this change?
She was thinking about this while she was half asleep, and then heard someone moving outside. She opened her eyes suddenly, quietly opened the curtain and took a look outside.
She didn't see anyone walking, so she looked forward and didn't see the driver. She thought she was overthinking it, but unexpectedly, a knife hilt was exposed in front of the vehicle, and she immediately knew she had met a thief.
She came to her senses and was about to discuss countermeasures with Chen Zhongqian, but Chen Zhongqian also woke up and noticed something was wrong. At this time, he opened a little curtain to look outside.
There was someone sitting in front of their car, and the driver was probably being coerced, so the car didn't drive well.
Lin Hexi and Chen Zhongqian did not dare to speak and could only communicate with their eyes.
I don’t know who this group of people are yet, but they probably haven’t arrived at the place they have arranged yet, otherwise they can stop the car directly here.
Isn't it because you are going to such trouble to let the coachman continue to drive the car just because you want to take them to their territory?
Lin Xixi and Chen Zhongqian nodded. She covered her stomach and started shouting, "Stop the car, my stomach hurts so much. How did you drive? You knocked out all the food I had for lunch."
The driver didn't say anything, and Lin Xixi said again, "Are you asleep? That's why you drove the car like this? I won't pay you if you don't stop."
The coachman waited for a while before speaking, his voice trembling, "Madam, it's so hard to make sense. This section of the road is bumpy. Even if I know how to drive, it will still be bumpy. Madam, I won't bear it any longer."
Lin Yuxi shouted even louder, "No, no, no, pull it out quickly. Stop the car quickly. There is a doctor in the car in front. Let the doctor take a look at it for me."
The big man outside whispered something into the coachman's ear again, asking him to respond. The coachman relayed, "We are almost at the inn. When the time comes for my wife to get off the car, there are no huts in this wilderness."
"Do you still care about this now? Stop the car quickly, otherwise I won't pay you. If you don't stop, I will keep making trouble, and I will pull you into the car. Hurry up."
Next, Lin Yuxi described the scene in the cart in detail. The big man and the driver outside couldn't help but frown. Even Chen Zhongqian seemed to have seen the scene and smelled it.
The big man finally couldn't stand it anymore, signaled the driver to stop, and then asked the brothers to hide in the nearby grass.