General Guo relaxed. Nie Canjun finally found something. "The village is near Tingzhou. It takes three or four days to get there from Xizhou. If we ride horses, we should be able to get there in three days, but..."
He paused and said, "No one is willing to lead us."
Man Bao: "Is it because the money we paid is not high enough?"
"No," Nie Canjun said: "There are rumors outside that the Danshi Village area is a place cursed by God, and no one wants to go there."
He said: "Since the news of the prince's poisoning came out, the Protectorate has sealed off the village over there. Very few people can come out from there, and even fewer people can go in. After I found out about the place, I thought about asking for help.
Someone who knows the way will lead the way, but as soon as he says to go to Danshi Village, he refuses, no matter how much money he offers, it’s useless.”
Man Bao was speechless for a while, then Bai Shan frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Then let's find out the way and we can go there ourselves."
He turned to look at Daji and said: "Daji, you and Nie Canjun go together."
He did not plan to take Nie Canjun and others with him, but only planned to take Daji and a few guards there.
Nie Canjun originally had objections, but when he heard that Mr. Zhuang and the others were not going, he accepted the arrangement.
They began to purchase things, including food and water on the road, as well as a large amount of rice, noodles and local fabrics. They only planned to bring a carriage, so everything was packed in the car. In addition to the inside of the car, the roof and belly of the car also had the back.
A lot of things were tied up.
Dayu and others who rented a house opposite saw them and immediately ran over to ask, "Are you leaving?"
"No, I'm out on business." Man Bao remembered that he hadn't seen them for several days, and he didn't expect that they lived across the street. He couldn't help but wonder, "Why do you live across the street?"
Heavy Rain said: "We have to live for a long time and it is not cost-effective to stay in an inn, so we also rented a courtyard."
Man Bao figured out the taste and asked, "Aren't you going home?"
Heavy Rain sighed, "Aren't there a lot of horse thieves on the road? So we want to wait for a while, and then if you have finished your business, we can go together. You will have less money to go back."
Man Bao: "...Are you afraid of horse thieves?"
Aren't you all horse thieves in the past?
And the goods they have to carry are not many. If they are spices and gems, the things are small and easy to carry. They can be packed in boxes and stuffed into your arms. They look like this and are not easy to mess with. Horse thieves will not do it as long as they are not blind.
To cause trouble for them.
She thought they would go back after selling the goods.
They were really prepared for the heavy rain, but...
Du Yu sighed deeply, came up and whispered: "Horse thieves are not scary, the scary thing is the officers and soldiers. According to reliable information, as long as people like us go on the road, we will be immediately killed by the officers and soldiers as horse thieves, and even the prisoners will be killed."
There is no chance, just chop off the head and count it as military merit, and the gems and spices we brought will naturally be counted as theirs."
So it would be safer to follow Zhou Man and the others, as they would not be hunted down as horse thieves.
Bai Shan thought about it for a while and then said: "In this case, you should be the one who pays for our escort, right?"
heavy rain:……
He turned around and left, "Forget it, just pretend I've never been here. When the trade route opens and there are more people on the road, it will be the same if we go again."
He did not believe that the Anxi Army could suppress the bandits until next year.
Bai Shan stopped him with a smile, "It's just a joke. It's okay if you want to go with us, but we haven't determined the time to go back. So, you go to see Manager Li. After all, we are from the same place.
It’s okay to go back and forth, we can take care of each other.”
They are taking care of each other, not hiring.
Heavy Rain also understood, but he was quite happy. He thought about it secretly: Although there is no money for escorts, they will be less embarrassed by the officers and soldiers when they return, and it should be quite easy to enter the customs.
After the big event was settled, Heavy Rain found time to care about them. He leaned against the wall and shook his legs and asked, "You are going on a long trip. We happened to have sold a lot of goods. Do you want us to protect you?"
Bai Shan declined. He didn't even have his own guards with him, so he didn't need them at the moment.
Heavy Rain was very curious, "Is there really a way to prevent and control smallpox here in Anxi?"
Why has he never heard of it?
Bai Shan said calmly: "If you ask carefully, you can always hear some news."
"Is this what you are going out to inquire about now?"
Bai Shan smiled and didn't explain much.
They left the city the next day. Bai Erlang and the others sent the people to the city gate. When their carriages and horses were gone, Bai Erlang immediately let out a whoo, put his shoulders on the necks of Liu Huan and Yin You, and called out to their friends.
Said: "Let's take a walk, let's visit everything inside and outside Xizhou City."
Zhou Liru turned around and said, "Take me with you!"
Bai Erlang agreed, "Okay!"
Liu Huan hesitated, "No, there are some places that are difficult for girls to go to."
Zhou Liru said: "What's wrong with going there? Don't you just want to go to the Song and Dance Studio?"
Liu Huan: "...how do you know?"
"I heard you talking to Mr. Bai."
Liu Huan immediately did not dare to speak and turned to look at the other two friends.
Yin Yu said: "Just go."
Anyway, it’s not like I’ve never seen them before, there are still ten of them at home.
Bai Erlang didn't think there was anything wrong with Zhou Liru going to these places. Hasn't Man Bao been playing with them like this since he was a child?
Subconsciously, wherever they can go, their aunts and nephews can also go.
Only Liu Huan hesitated for a moment, but quickly put aside his worries, and the four of them went directly to play without going back to the yard.
As soon as Nie Canjun turned around, they ran away. He shook his head. Without Mr. Zhuang, they had no restraints. It was true.
The escort boys who followed them didn't think there was anything wrong, and headed towards the entertainment venue as boldly as their masters.
At this time, Bai Shan and Man Bao were heading north wearing curtain hats. Tingzhou was in the north of Xizhou, a more desolate place.
But that place didn't reach Tingzhou, it was just close to Tingzhou.
The place where the meteorite fell was not very far from Danshi Village. Manbao remembered what the two villagers who were sent to Beijing said at night. A particularly shining star fell from the sky and broke into three pieces in mid-air.
A fireball, the whole earth shook when it fell.
They rushed out of the house in fear and looked into the distance, and saw a fire in the direction of the desert.
It was in the desert, but the fire only burned for two days before stopping, because there was only Danshi Village in that area, so in the end it was up to them to take a look.
It was a big pit, and finally they found a very, very beautiful huge gem there. There were craftsmen in Danshi Village who had worked for the king, and the whole village belonged to the king, so they wanted to dedicate the gem to the king in order to pray for him.