Chapter 2066 Hurry (wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival)
A group of seven people rushed to Xiazhou. Because they did not rest and did not spare any effort, they bypassed Yongzhou City and arrived at the inn in Shenshi.
Man Bao and the others stopped, went directly to the inn to replenish dry food and hot water, and then continued on their way. Yi Cheng saw them leaving and said hurriedly: "It takes a day to travel from here to the next inn. If you leave, you will have to leave."
Missed Sutou.”
Man Bao said: "We found a village hotel to stay on the road."
"What if we miss the village?" Yi Cheng said: "Sir, it's not summer or autumn. If you sleep outside at this time, you will freeze to death."
Manbao looked at Daji.
After calculating the schedule, Daji confirmed: "We can find a village to stay."
Man Bao thanked Yi Cheng for reminding him and took the people away.
Yi Cheng watched them run away and couldn't help frowning. Why are people from Taiyuan Hospital so anxious about something?
Manbao and the other seven continued to run until the sky became dark, only to faintly hear the barking of dogs.
Daji dismounted and lit a torch, followed the sound and walked down the path. A quarter of an hour later he saw the village with lights on.
Man Bao and the others reined in their horses beside him, and the medical assistant was heartbroken, "Look, there are only two lights."
Bai Shan glanced at him and said, "It means this village is not too small. Let's go."
Isn’t it too small to only have two lamps?
The medical assistant followed them forward confused. Only when he entered the village did he understand what Bai Shan meant. It was already dark, but he could barely see some houses clearly under the moonlight.
I found quite a few, but the lights didn't turn on.
There were people who kept dogs in the village. They barked loudly as soon as they entered the village, and even the chickens cooed loudly. The originally quiet village suddenly became lively.
Daji went directly to knock on the house that could light the lamp.
Coincidentally, it is the village chief's home.
So Manbao and the others took a bunch of money and moved in.
One hundred cents for two and a half rooms, plus hot water and some ordinary food, is still a good deal.
Man Bao and their granddaughter live together, so it counts as two and a half rooms.
Manbao said to Daji: "Let them boil a pot of ginger soup to dispel the cold."
Daji agreed, took out a piece of ginger from the bag, and also picked out a piece from a square piece of brown sugar and handed it to the host.
The host was stunned for a moment, then quickly took it and cooked it.
When Manbao was drinking soup, Bai Shan had already communicated with the village chief. He turned to Manbao and said, "Shangguandao is not far from here. We get up early tomorrow and should be able to reach the next inn around midnight. We can arrive at the next post in the evening."
When we reach the third station, our horses will have to be changed."
Man Bao understood that the horses would definitely be damaged during such a high-intensity journey. In order not to affect the rest of the journey, they had to be replaced.
Not only the horses, but also the people are tired.
Man Bao took out a jar of ointment from his bag, handed it to Bai Shan and said, "You guys can apply it at night."
Bai Shan didn't refuse and took it.
The seven people stayed in the village for one night, got up before dawn the next day, asked the village chief's family to prepare a breakfast, and exchanged a lot of white steamed buns for dry food, and then set off.
When they got to the official road, it got a little brighter and they could barely see the road clearly.
There was no one on the official road, so the seven people let their horses gallop on the official road without any worries.
As soon as they left, the village chief glanced at the thirty cents in his hand, put it away, turned around and said to his family: "Don't go to the county town recently, and don't go to crowded places. If there are passers-by from the north, try your best to
Don’t stay overnight.”
His eldest son asked, "Why?"
"I don't know," the village chief said confidently: "The noble man didn't tell us the reason. He just told us not to go to busy places unless we have nothing to do."
The group of people finally arrived at the third post station before dark. The horses were almost tired and fell down. Man Bao and the others almost couldn't stand still. They handed the horses to the people at the post station and went to wash up. Then they communicated with the post manager to change horses.
thing.
Man Bao took out a gold ingot, which was ten taels, and there was her official seal and documents from the Taiyuan Hospital, so Yi Cheng agreed to change horses for them, and a corresponding document was also prepared.
Because Man Bao is a government official and is on business this time, there is no charge for accommodation and food.
The next day it was still dark and I got up to have breakfast, then took the dry food prepared by the station and set off.
Yi Cheng watched them leave with sleepy eyes, finally believing that they were in a hurry.
It’s really a shame to go out on business in such a cold place and on such an urgent errand. Sure enough, it’s not that easy for a high-ranking official.
They drove quickly and slowly, changing horses three times, and finally approached Xiazhou on the fifth day.
They noticed it as soon as they approached Xiazhou, because there was no car going north on the official road. Occasionally, they would encounter cars coming from the opposite direction. It was also very lively with families and families, but most of them were pushing boards.
Cars and people leaving directly on foot.
It was getting dark, and they hadn't even seen the city yet. Daji glanced around and saw that there were only three people walking towards the official road. It looked like they were a family of four, a young man with an old woman and a young woman.
Pushing the trolley, I carried a backpack and luggage on my back.
Daji stepped forward to stop the group and asked, "How far is it from Xiazhou City?"
The people who were stopped looked at them in surprise, "You want to go to Xiazhou City? Xiazhou City cannot be entered. There is an epidemic there and it has been sealed. You should leave quickly."
Daji then said: "We know that we are going to Xiazhou City on business, but now that the sky is getting dark, we don't know how far we have to go to Xiazhou City."
The man looked at their tall horses, stepped back slightly, blocked the family members behind him, and said, "Yeah, it's not very far. If you ride a horse, you should be there in about two hours."
Man Bao looked at them condescendingly from his horse, his eyes swept over their carriage, and asked: "Are you coming from Xiazhou City?"
"No," the man denied eagerly. Perhaps he realized that he was too impatient. After a pause, he said, "Our home is nearby, and our livelihood is not good now. We have to go to our child's maternal grandfather's house to make a living."
Man Bao looked at him for a long time, finally dismounted, stepped forward to look at the cart, and reached out to lift the quilt. The man quickly grabbed her hand, "What are you doing?"
Daji immediately stepped forward and grabbed his hand, forcing him to say: "Let go."
Man Bao stared at him and said, "I am a doctor."
The man stood in front of the cart to prevent them from moving.
Man Bao then signaled Daji to let go of his hand. Bai Shan felt around in the bag and found Man Bao's official seal. He stepped forward and said, "We are from the Taiyuan Hospital. Are you sure you don't want us to take a look?"
The man was shocked and looked at the official seal. Hmm, he didn't recognize it.
But……
His eyes slid over their clothes and the tall horses behind them, and then looked at their temperaments. After a moment of hesitation, he let go of Man Bao's hand and stood slightly to the side, but still looked at them warily.