Chen Zhongqian and his party rushed non-stop to the frontier fortress. They were not used to it at first, but they got used to it after walking for two more days. Even if they drove for a whole day, they would not be too tired to get up.
The two coachmen smiled bitterly, "Chen Tanhua, I am sending you this way, but I have exhausted all my strength and the road is really difficult."
Chen Zhongqian smiled slightly, "Of course the fare will not be less. I still have to thank you. Most people are really unwilling to accept it."
The coachman became happy again. This trip was indeed hard, but it was worth it. He earned enough money to stay home for a year.
After working hard for a month, you will not be short of money for a whole year, and the gift is still the beauty. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?
Now that they are approaching Jiangzhou, the road is getting harder and harder to walk, and the pedestrians around them are wearing more and more ragged clothes. They can also encounter many people walking out with their families.
Lin Yuxi looked at the map and said, "We'll be there in about three days. When we get there, I'll have a good sleep. I've never felt so sleepy in my life."
Chen Zhongqian said softly, "Thank you for your hard work, running around like this with me."
Lin Yuxi held his chin with his hand and looked at him, "Although it's hard, I'm very happy."
"Why are you happy?"
Lin Xixi said with a smile, "Because you are holding on, it means that your health is indeed healed. If you were in such a hurry before, you would probably be dead before you leave Yonghe Town."
Chen Zhongqian was a little proud and took a sip of tea. "You have taken good care of yourself. I also insisted on getting up early to exercise. Naturally, I will be strong and strong. Maybe I can go to the battlefield to fight."
Lin Xixi curled her lips, "You said you were fat and you still breathed."
The two looked at each other and smiled. Xiaoyu and Xiaoduo came in from outside, "Mom, there is a candy cake seller on the street. My sister wanted to eat it, so I bought one for her."
Lin Joy nodded, "Why didn't you buy two? Aren't you going to eat them?"
Xiaoyu said, "The sugar cake costs ten copper coins, which is really expensive."
Lin Hexi frowned, the prices were starting to get outrageous. Yonghe Town sugar cakes usually cost a penny each. If they were as big as Xiaoduo's hand, you could buy two of them for a penny.
Xiaoduo seemed to have done something wrong, "Mom, I didn't know the candy cakes here are so expensive, otherwise I wouldn't eat them."
Lin Joy laughed. She frowned just now, probably because she made the child think she was angry, so she was blaming herself.
She said, "What are you two kids doing with so much on your mind? As long as you don't waste money and you can eat whatever you want, your parents can't afford to buy candy cakes for you?"
Xiaoduo breathed a sigh of relief and shared the food with Xiaoyu.
Lin Hexi and Chen Zhongqian sighed at the same time, and then looked at each other.
Chen Zhongqian said, "The prices here are chaotic. The eggs we ate yesterday cost three cents each. When we got here, they cost five cents each. The country woman on the street hawked eggs for two cents each."
Lin Joy nodded, "If prices are in chaos, then the world is in chaos. It's already like this here. I don't know what Yun'an County is like. There's still a long way to go."
This is really a mess. I don’t know who in the court cares so much about Chen Zhongqian that he arranged for him to come to this place.
People "value" you so much, so naturally you have to perform well and not let people down.
Chen Zhongqian also meant the same thing. When arriving in Yun'an County, I'm afraid there will be many difficulties, but there is nothing to be afraid of.
We rested at the inn that night and continued our journey the next day. The further we walked, the more frightened we became. There were too many refugees.
Passers-by carrying baggage can be seen everywhere on the roadside, looking sallow and thin, walking in a hurry.
They planned to rush to the next inn, and it was not safe to stay outside at night.
Finally, when I went to the place, I found out where was the inn I had agreed on?
This is a small inn on the edge of a town. It is a small two-story building. Although it is crowded nowadays, it does not look like a serious inn.
The driver turned around and said, "This place seems to have become a refugee den."
Lin Yuxi came to her senses and said immediately, "Hurry up and don't disturb the people inside."
They didn't know what happened, but they guessed that the inn was occupied by refugees.
If the chaos has reached this level, then people like them driving two carriages are simply fat sheep.
It doesn’t matter whether you know kung fu, whether you have a car, or whether you run fast.
There are two floors of people here, and it will be hard enough for you to catch up with them one by one.
The driver also understood and quickly turned the horse's head. Unexpectedly, the horse suddenly neighed and someone looked out from the second floor.
"There's a carriage, get in quickly!"
Chen Zhongqian said loudly, "Let's go faster."
The coachman was also afraid and drove the coach as hard as he could. Fortunately, the road ahead was smooth and he ran quite fast, but there were still people following him.
Chen Zhongqian asked Lin Xixi to squat down with his children, while he opened the curtain behind the car and took out the crossbow.
This crossbow was made by himself. He improved the crossbow currently in use, making it faster and more accurate.
He shot two arrows in succession and stuck them in front of those people. While they were stunned, he shot two more arrows on the trees nearby.
Those people stopped. Chen Zhongqian aimed at one of them and inserted an arrow into his bun. This time, the man suddenly panicked.
The people in the car are armed and very powerful, so chasing them like this will definitely not bring good results.
They want to grab something, but they don't want to risk their lives, so they can't continue chasing now.
"Stop, these people are difficult to deal with. It's going to be night soon. Let's discuss it carefully. We don't believe they are traveling all night."
Most of the roads here are not easy to walk. You have to be careful when driving during the day. If you are driving at night, you will have to wait until you end up in a ravine.
When those people could no longer be seen, Chen Zhongqian lowered the curtain and stepped back, "It's okay for now."
Lin Joy comforted the child, stood up and sat next to him, "There are already so many refugees, are you starting to rob them openly?"
Chen Zhongqian said, "Not necessarily. You didn't see it just now, but I saw it clearly. The leading people are strong and strong, and they don't look like refugees who don't have enough to eat."
In this case, someone was robbing under the guise of refugees, possibly bandits.
Chen Zhongqian looked at the two children, "Are you scared?"
The two children shook their heads and then nodded. Xiaoyu said, "I'm still a little scared, but I know my parents will protect us. I want to grow up quickly so that I can protect my parents and sister in the future."
Xiaoduo also said, "I want it too."
Lin Yuxi touched their heads, feeling worried.
This place was more difficult and dangerous than she imagined, and everything was in a mess.
It was starting to get dark, so the coachman parked the car in the woods and said, "Chen Tanhua, it's not suitable to rush now. There are no other inns or inns around. It seems that we can only make do in the woods at night."
Chen Zhongqian opened the curtain and looked at the terrain outside, and asked the driver to drive the car further forward, leaning against the mountain. This way, he only had to pay attention to people coming from three directions, which was a little safer.