Bai Erlang was dumbfounded, "I can't know either? No, what if something happens to both of you?"
Bai Shan said firmly: "Nothing will happen to us."
Even if something happens to him, nothing will happen to Manbao. With Uncle Zhou here, few people can hurt her, so he feels relieved.
After driving the people out, Bai Shan and Man Bao packed about half of the boxes together. After closing and locking them, Bai Erlang and others were asked to come in and help stuff the boxes with stones, hay and leather.
Lian Yin was a little doubtful about life. He clumsily wrapped a large handful of hay in a dirty wolfskin, tied it up and put it in a box, while asking: "That's it? Aren't the things still in the luggage?"
?What if it breaks up and we want to get a box of gold and silver, but what we get back is a box of hay or stones?"
Bai Shan said firmly: "No, you are right to listen to me."
Okay, since the friends said so, everyone had no choice but to believe it, so the six of them worked together to forge all the boxes, and then handwritten the seals on them.
Bai Shan admired his handwriting and was very satisfied, "I'm afraid there are not many such beautiful seal incidents."
Man Bao lowered his head and looked at his handwriting, and secretly decided to go back and practice calligraphy for a longer time, otherwise the gap between the two would become even wider.
After the seal was affixed, everyone opened the door to let the soldiers in and put the suitcases back into the car.
When the soldiers were carrying it, they discovered that some boxes became heavier and some became lighter. Although they didn't understand the meaning of doing so, they still obeyed the instructions and put the things on the carriage without asking.
Tie it up.
Naturally, these things could not be hidden from Mr. Zhuang. Although Mr. Zhuang was also curious, he did not ask. Instead, he discussed the departure time with Master Zhiren.
Jie An's injury is getting better. I wonder if it was because he didn't have all the medicine before and the medicine he used wasn't very good. But now that he's using good medicine, he's getting better very quickly.
Although there is still a slight fever, the wound is indeed healing, and even the deep hole in the leg is slowly beginning to grow and shrink.
Manbao was very happy when he saw it, and said to Zhinin: "It's so good, we can set off in two or three days."
Zhi Ren also breathed a sigh of relief and began to discuss the matter of exploring the road with Mr. Nie Canjunzhuang more actively.
Nie Canjun took his people to walk that road in person. After returning, he told Zhou Man and others: "It takes two days to get around their checkpoint. The shortest distance from them is only about eight miles. In other words, they ride horses.
, you can arrive in a quarter of an hour, so you must be careful when passing by so that they don't notice you."
Bai Shan asked: "Approximately when did we pass the shortest distance?"
"When I walked by, it was three moments before the sun was upright."
Bai Shan said: "Then let's leave in the afternoon. Then it will be dark when we get there and it will not be easy to find."
Nie Canjun was surprised. He had not expected this and couldn't help but muttered, "But marching at night is probably dangerous."
"Find a few guides who are familiar with this road to guide you. Although it is cold at night, it is summer, and no matter how cold it is, there is a limit. The distance of eight miles is not long, but it is not short either. They will most likely not notice this place at night.
There are many of us and there is a lot of noise, so this is the best way I can think of."
Nie Canjun thought for a long time and found no better way, so he nodded.
Zhiren and Mr. Zhuang had no objections, so everyone decided on a time to set off.
Bai Shan took out two pieces of relatively good silk cloth and gave them to the village chief, asking him to help hire two more powerful guides to guide them.
The old man looked at the silk cloth in his hand, then turned to look at Zhou Man, and finally nodded and agreed. He found two people, one of whom was his eldest grandson, and said to Zhou Man and the others: "They often go there.
For herding and hunting, you are most familiar with that road."
Then everyone waited for Ji Ai to move.
Man Bao and the others were quite curious about Jie Ai, mainly because they heard from people in the village that he was very brave and very good in martial arts. At that time, he used a long stick to pick among the horse thieves.
He slashed his sword at the villagers and beat the horse thieves to a pulp.
The village chief's grandson was chirping and gesticulating, holding a fire stick in his hand. He climbed up the wall of his house and jumped down from the top with a roar, to show that his anger had dropped from the sky so powerfully.
Man Bao and the others can barely understand some of their words now, and with the gesticulations, everyone can communicate smoothly.
Man Bao gestured and asked, "Are those horse thieves going to rob you?"
The little grandson curled his lips aggrievedly, pointed to the cattle and sheep outside the village and said, "They want to eat our cattle and sheep, but the adults won't give them to them. They just raise their swords and kill people. They are very bad."
Man Bao nodded and thought they were bad.
Bai Shan said privately: "If the Anxi Protectorate cannot eliminate the horse thieves, the village will be destroyed sooner or later if it survives here."
Manbao thought so too, but even Master Zhiren couldn't persuade the villagers to leave, because if they left here, they might not be able to survive elsewhere.
Migration requires a lot of capital, but the villagers in this village obviously don't have it.
Bai Shan sighed in his heart, he couldn't bear it anymore, so when he left, he gave the remaining silk cloth left by the two horse thieves to the old man, and said with a smile: "Thank you for the hospitality of the folks these days, these are our gifts to everyone."
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The villagers' eyes lit up when they saw Yiyi say goodbye, and they looked at them with more kindness.
Naturally, they have no use for these silk cloths, but they can exchange them for food. They don't need to go far. They know that there is a big market over Puchanghai, which can be reached in one day on horseback.
Silk cloth can be exchanged there not only for food, but also for wine and medicinal materials. There are so many things that can be exchanged.
The village chief was also very grateful. Thinking of the horse thieves not far away, he did not refuse Bai Shan's kindness.
If forced to do so, they can rely on these silk cloths to leave here and live elsewhere.
Jie Ai's injuries were not enough to allow him to move too much, so he was carried to a carriage.
Bai Shan graciously let out his and Bai Erlang's carriage, spread out the couch, put a layer of quilt on it, and let Jie Hui lie down to recover from his injuries.
I am tall and have long legs, so even if I sleep sideways, I can't put my legs up. Fortunately, my other uninjured leg can be folded, which is better than sitting down, so I can barely set off.
Bai Shan went to ride in a carriage with Man Bao. They had lunch in the village and rested for a long time before leaving after Wei.
They didn't walk fast and tried not to make too much noise. Bai Shan and the others were extremely quiet. They just tied the curtains and looked out the window, or played chess in the car when they were bored.
Man Bao also asked Ke Ke to keep an eye on the checkpoint over there. If they were really discovered, she would know as soon as the horse thieves made any move.