It was dark at Youshi, and the Xia army was getting ready to leave from the north gate.
Yang Fugui was ill and Xia Zhaoyi asked him to enter the carriage. He was cautious and sat down where Fang Genghou had been sitting before.
At that time, the long wooden bar was used to warn Fang Genghou not to cross, but Yang Fugui now uses it to discipline himself.
In addition to him, there were also the Su family brothers and sisters in the car.
Su Heng was equally reserved and cramped, sitting opposite Yang Fugui.
Su Yumei started to feel sleepy after getting in the car. She leaned against the side of the car and fell asleep.
When Xia Zhaoyi finished talking to Xia Xingming, Xia Junnan and others outside and got into the car, Su Yumei had fallen asleep.
The carriage moved forward lightly. Su Yumei's breathing was soft and slow. Xia Zhaoyi took out a warm quilt and gently covered her body.
When he turned around, he saw Su Heng and Yang Fugui quickly looking away, both of them looking uncomfortable.
Su Heng felt that this was too rude. He paused and raised his hand to bow to Xia Zhaoyi: "My brother and sister have disturbed Miss Ali a lot."
"You are helping us, so why bother?" Xia Zhaoyi said gently.
"Yes, yes," Yang Fugui shouted, "you brothers and sisters are very good people."
Su Heng smiled and lowered his head.
Xia Zhaoyi used a short piece of wood to fix the wooden sash of the left car window and opened it only three inches to allow air circulation.
The sky becomes darker and lower, the Nagano River comes into view, and the mountains and rivers in the distance turn into a few faint shadows at the end of the sky, seeming to hang above the mirror-like river surface.
Gradually, everything was shrouded in the deep dark night and gradually disappeared from the field of vision.
Song Qingtang is going to Dingtao. After leaving Panzhou, he will leave with the six personal entourage.
Xia Zhaoyi originally thought of going to Muzhou after meeting Wan Shangguan and Song Qingtang. Now that there were thousands of people accompanying her, she temporarily changed her route and went to Suhe County in the southwest of Huazhou first.
Traveling all night, from dusk to the beginning of the clouds, we saw countless villages along the way, and we often saw groups of wild dogs running past.
At dusk the next day, the army stopped to rest, and the scouts came to report and found the carriage in the village of Dongqing Lake.
"My boss is the one named Cai." Li Man looked at Xia Zhaoyi.
Xia Zhaoyi said: "Cai He."
"Yes, my memory." Li Man said.
"Well, that guy might be here too!" Yang Fugui said.
The bonfire crackled the wooden branches, and a pot of fragrant fish soup hung on it.
Xia Zhaoyi's eyes fell on the boiling fish soup and said: "Cai He is Li Xiao's important adviser. Now that Cai He is in front, Li Xiao's army may pass by here, so it is not appropriate for us to meet them.
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The others paused slightly and their expressions became serious.
"Second Miss," Xia Zhi said, "Panzhou Road is very mountainous, let's take a detour."
Xia Zhaoyi glanced at him but said nothing. His eyes were thoughtful and he looked back at the fish soup.
"Ah Li?" Song Qingtang said in a low voice.
"I'm thinking about a few things," Xia Zhaoyi said, "Let me think about it."
Song Qingtang nodded and said nothing.
It was very warm next to the campfire. There were many people there and there were many tents set up nearby, so the warmth seemed a bit hot.
The profile of the girl when she was thinking was calm and calm, and the firelight in front of her fell in her bright eyes, beating and shining.
Song Qingtang looked at these eyes and felt more and more that they were the most beautiful eyes in the world.
After a while, Xia Zhaoyi raised his head and said, "Uncle Xia."
Xia Junnan and Xia Chuan immediately looked at Uncle Xia unhappily.
Although they both have the surname Xia, the "Uncle Xia" in Xia Zhaoyi's mouth currently only refers to Xia Xingming.
Xia Xingming said happily: "Hey!"
"I need ten people, please leave with me."
Xia Xingming couldn't laugh anymore: "Huh?"
Xia Chuan and Xia Junnan were also surprised: "Second Miss, are you leaving?"
"We are going to separate for the time being. You take a long way and go to Huazhou from Feiyang. I will take these ten people and continue eastward. We will meet in Suhe County, Huazhou on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month."
"Don't!" Many soldiers around him shouted hurriedly.
"No! Second Miss, don't do it on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month!"
"Yes, it doesn't matter whether it's a few days earlier or a few days later!"
"I just don't want that day."
Xia Zhaoyi paused slightly and said, "Anyway, those are the days."
"It's the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, or the eleventh day of the twelfth lunar month," Xia Xingming said. "The tenth day of the twelfth lunar month is unlucky!"
"...Okay." Xia Zhaoyi nodded.
Everyone quietly let out a tense breath, and many people looked towards the fire. Xia Xingming's eyes suddenly turned red, and he lowered his head and wiped away his tears.
"Uncle Xia..."
"I'm okay!"
Li Man and Yang Fugui looked at Xia Zhaoyi in confusion.
Xia Zhaoyi said to them calmly: "The tenth day of the twelfth lunar month is the day my eldest sister passed away."
"That's it..." Yang Fugui said, quietly looking at Xia Zhaoyi, but saw that she didn't look like she was about to cry.
Xia Zhaoyi looked at Song Qingtang: "What about you, would you like to go with them to Feiyangdu?"
"I have to come with you," Song Qingtang said without any expression, "I don't want to take a long way around. I'm here for military supplies and time is urgent."
"That's fine."
Song Qingtang quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, it didn't take long for him to relax. Thinking of having to separate after leaving Panzhou, his eyebrows knitted again.
After finishing the fish soup and rinsing his mouth, Xia Zhaoyi went to find the Su brothers and sisters.
The brother and sister both have quiet personalities and said they felt a little unwell driving the carriage. They went to the front of the carriage early to stay away from the crowd.
The carriage's wind lamp was lit by them, and Su Yumei used the light to write in the book. The wilderness was cold, and her fingers were really uncomfortable with the cold.
Su Heng was sitting next to her, leaning against the carriage behind him, nibbling on a piece of cake. There was also a bowl of soup in his hand, which two soldiers brought to him not long ago.
Hearing the sound of light footsteps, Su Heng sat upright and looked up, and Su Yumei also raised her head.
"Miss Su," Xia Zhaoyi said gently, "we will go to two separate places. The army will go to Feiyangdu along the river bank, and I will go to Shoushi Guyi."
Su Yumei and Su Heng looked at each other, and Su Yumei said: "Well, Miss Ali, do you want us..."
"No, you make your own choice, I won't make the decision for you."
"Okay," Su Yumei nodded, "Let me ask, will we become a burden if we are together with you?"
"No, if you come with us, you can leave at Shoushi or Guyi."
"Then I'll be with you," Su Yumei smiled. "I've had many conversations with the girl these past two days, and I've benefited a lot. Listening to your words is better than ten years of reading, and it's better than traveling thousands of miles."
Xia Zhaoyi also smiled and looked at the sesame cakes and soup bowls beside her: "Miss Su, please eat some first. We'll set off in half an hour."
"okay!"
Xia Zhaoyi turned and left.
Su Heng looked at her back, paused, and looked away.
"Brother?" Su Yumei said.
"She is indeed an outstanding woman," Su Heng said. "If she were a son-in-law, she might be able to accomplish something."
"here we go again."
"Aren't you always angry about why you are not a man?"
"That was the past," Su Yumei put down the pen and paper, picked up the bowl, and said uncomfortably, "and it was ten years ago."
