Along the way, Shen Mingzhu did not embarrass Shen Hui. Everyone behaved well, and her maids and ladies-in-law were all attentive to her, all the meals were tried, and the nursing home was always protective.
In order to save money, Shen Hui naturally did not bring too many people with him. It would be difficult for the people he brought to win against Zhang Huai's people.
Shen Mingzhu had calculated this, so he was not afraid of him at all.
There were many of them, so naturally they were not as fast as Xiao Che and others in their light carriage. After walking for half a month, changing by land and water, they finally arrived at Jigong Mountain next to Huaiyang Ferry.
After passing Jigong Mountain, they can reach Huaiyang Ferry in one day's walk. They can take a boat all the way north from the canal to Tongzhou without having to change again.
It was hot in midsummer and thunder was rumbling, so Shen Hui asked someone to rest in a roadside inn.
Shen Mingzhu glanced at it. In his previous life, he had fought with Xiao Che and Xiao Xian, and they had passed through many wilderness areas.
She has seen many inns like this and knows some slang.
In particular, there will be some clues as to whether there are robbers colluding with the inn nearby, whether the inn is a black shop, etc.
For example, there will be some signs, it may be a flag, it may be a mark on a tree, it may be the facade of an inn, or there may be some unique marks on the wall, etc.
She looked at Shen Hui and said, "Uncle Wutang, do you think there will be robbers here?"
Shen Hui didn't find any chance to kill her along the way, and now he finally reached a critical point, and he was not willing to admit it.
He said solemnly, "What kind of robbers are there? It's broad daylight. Besides, there are so many people coming and going here. What kind of robbers are there?"
This is an official road and an important transportation road, not the kind of remote place where bandits often appear.
Shen Mingzhu naturally didn't believe him, so she asked passers-by to inquire. The information they got was that this place was very safe. After all, it was connected to Huaiyang Ferry, and all the merchants and officials who came and went had to leave here. It was said that a group of people had just left. , that is, seven or eight days ago.
That team of people are all impressive and extraordinary. If they all leave from here, there must be no problem here.
Shen Mingzhu knew that they were talking about Xiao Che and his brother and his group.
She nodded, relieved, "In that case, we will rest here."
She covered her eyes and looked around. Dark clouds were rolling in the sky, thunder was booming, and a heavy rainstorm would soon hit.
Sure enough, just when she was freshening up a little and letting people bring the food in to enjoy, it was already raining heavily outside.
Shen Mingzhu walked to the window and took a look. The backyard was where Huyuan and the mothers-in-law lived. She asked Suxue, "Aunt Xue, go tell Zhang Huyuan and ask him not to save money and take good care of his brothers. Don't let them I feel so wronged."
Suxue agreed and went to have a look.
The nursing staff brought by Shen Hui found it incredible to see Shen Mingzhu caring so much for his subordinates. When compared with people like himself, they were simply judging one another.
In order to save money, Shen Hui was very harsh on his subordinates. They only gave them dry food and pickles along the way. It was good to eat well, and he didn't care whether they were comfortable or not.
Shen Mingzhu, on the other hand, gave extra subsidies to her nursing homes. If they were working on roadside nursing homes, they would make do with dry food and pickles. As long as there was an inn, she would make sure they were well fed.
This time, Suxue was only concerned, and Zhang Huai said that he had already prepared meals.
Suxue took one look and said: "Zhang Huyuan, we all came together, it's not easy for them, why not make more and let everyone eat together."
