Tao Qiqi sighed and replied: "This is how pitiful the hearts of parents are! Okay, mother, stop thinking about it. It's hard to find a safe place to rest today. Go to bed quickly."
Then Tao Qiniang hugged Tao Qiqi and Fang Yu to sleep.
There was no one in the room next door. Mrs. Jiang, who was supposed to be sleeping there, was still sitting in the yard looking at her son's door.
Firstly, I am worried, and secondly, I want to take one last look at my son when he goes out tomorrow morning.
Although Nangong Ye had already lied down at this time, his eyes were still open, staring at the ceiling and thinking about what Tao Qiqi had just said.
While they were struggling, Chang Wu and Chang Ning happened to come back from outside, looked at their wife in the courtyard, and then knocked on Jiang Ye's door.
"Sir, are you asleep?"
Jiang Ye in the room responded: "I'm not asleep, come in."
Then Chang Wu pushed the door open and closed the door. Instead of reporting directly, Chang Wu reminded him softly: "Sir, Madam is still in the yard."
Jiang Ye answered slowly: "I know. How are you handling things over there?"
Chang Ning: "I went back to Young Master and ran around, but only the county magistrate of Fengchuan showed up. In the end, although he agreed to lend us troops, the number that could be lent was no more than a hundred men."
(Note: According to Da Yong's laws, the number of troops stationed in local counties generally only ranges from 300 to 500. This is determined based on the local population. If a major event occurs and more troops are needed, they need to be transferred to superiors.
Soldier.)
"More than a hundred people, including our own, are only about 300. It's really an egg hitting a stone."
"Actually, at this time, everyone is very smart and does not want to get involved in this turmoil. No matter who you help, you will end up offending others. If you don't help, no one will be offended."
Having said this, Chang Wu boldly continued:
"Actually, there is absolutely no need for Young Master to involve himself. Du'an is a must-pass for people traveling from north to south. Judging from what happened in Du'an City last time, it doesn't really mean much whether Young Master wants to stop him now.
Moreover, the young master never likes to compete. Although he feels sorry for the people this time and has a good heart, if the young master appears there, he will have made two enemies for himself at once. The gain outweighs the loss."
After listening to Chang Wu's words, Jiang Ye said slowly: "Okay, I understand. You can go back to your room and rest first."
"Then young master..." Chang Wu wanted to ask if he wanted to go back to Du'an tomorrow, but before he could finish his words, Chang Ning dragged him out of the room.
As soon as he left the room, Chang Wu couldn't help complaining: "Why did you pull me? It was a good time just now. Didn't you see that the young master wasn't angry because of my words?"
Chang Ning: "I'm not angry now, but if you keep talking and the young master becomes really angry, then what you just said will be in vain. Maybe the young master can think about it now."
Mrs. Jiang, who was still in the courtyard, looked at Chang Wu who came out. Chang Ning asked, "What's wrong with you two?"
Chang Ning replied: "It's okay. Master asked us to go back to the house and sleep early. Madam, why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Oh, oh, I, I'm just getting ready to go to bed." Mrs. Jiang said, worried that Chang Wu and Chang Ning would see her worries, and then walked to her room.
Just as she was about to open the door and go in, Jiang Ye's voice sounded from behind her: "Mother!"
Mrs. Jiang heard her son's voice, turned around and looked at him walking towards her, and then said nervously: "Aye, why are you up? Are you going to..."
"Mom, the child thought about it and decided not to go back! The child took the mother to find his uncle, and then we went to the place that belongs to us as a family and spent the rest of our lives quietly. What does the mother think?"
After hearing what her son said, Mrs. Jiang was very happy inside, but she understood her son's heart, so she still tried to ask: "But what do you want to do?"
"Just now Mr. Tao said something that woke up the child. The child has figured it out. It's better not to ignore things that you can't control!!"
After listening to her son's words, Mrs. Jiang burst into tears.
And Tao Qiqi, who had just come out of space meditation, happened to hear the conversation between their mother and son. When she heard what Nangong Ye said, Tao Qiqi couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, turned around, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.
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It's such a good bed, but it's a pity that I can only sleep for one night today. Tomorrow will be a brand new escape day.
******
Early the next morning, it was just dawn, and Fang Yu was getting up to cook, but Tao Qiqi said: "Xiaoyu, pack up, we should continue to escape today."
Fang Yu looked confused: "Ah?? Didn't you say you want to stay with Mrs. Jiang here?"
"No need. Mr. Jiang shouldn't have to go out. Let's continue our escape life."
Hearing this, Fang Yu felt a little disappointed: "I thought I could rest here."
Tao Qiniang on the side smiled and comforted: "Silly girl, sooner or later we have to continue our journey anyway. Wouldn't it be better to get there early and find a suitable place to stay early?"
Fang Yu thought about it and felt that it was indeed true. She nodded and helped Tao Qiniang pack everyone's luggage.
As soon as Tao Qiqi went out, she saw Mrs. Jiang walking towards her with a happy face, "Mr. Tao, last night A Ye made a temporary decision not to travel far. After A Ye's injury is better, we will set off and continue south. Tao
Master, thank you, if it weren't for you..."
Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but shed tears as she spoke.
Seeing this, Tao Qiqi hurriedly smiled and said, "Isn't that great? Being a family together is the most important thing."
After saying that, Chang Wu came over and said, "Mr. Tao, please come over."
Tao Qiqi: "Why is he looking for me?"
"Not sure."
"Okay, I'll go over there then." Tao Qiqi said and walked to Jiang Ye's room.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw the familiar box on the table again.
Before Tao Qiqi could ask Jiang Ye what he wanted from her, Jiang Ye saw Tao Qiqi come in and pushed the box towards her, and then said, "This is for you."
"What do you mean?" Tao Qiqi asked doubtfully.
"This is what I promised you before."
"But aren't you leaving now?"
"Yes, I won't leave, but I was the one who broke the contract first, so these should be considered as compensation for you."
"This was originally my reward after I accomplished my job, but now you've given it to me as liquidated damages, so I got two thousand taels of silver in vain for not doing anything. Aren't you losing money on this deal?"
"This is in your opinion, but in my opinion, I don't think so. If it weren't for your words, maybe I would have taken everyone away from here. Whether I can come back after leaving is another matter
.So, this can be considered a thank you to you.”
"What you said, I can't even find an excuse to refuse. Although our deal didn't go through because you breached the contract first, I'm not at a loss either. My family not only had a solid meal from you last night,"
After dinner, I also had a solid sleep here.
As for what you just said, okay, I accept your thanks. These are about the same, and my word is worth a lot of money." Tao Qiqi said and took out two ingots of silver (200 taels) from the box.
), and pushed the rest back to Jiang Ye.
Seeing that Tao Qiqi only received two hundred taels, Jiang Ye became more curious about Tao Qiqi.
He gave the money to her willingly and explained the reason, so she could accept it all as she should.
Unexpectedly, she only wanted five hundred taels in the end.
"Since Mr. Tao has said so, then it's up to you. But I wonder if Mr. Tao is interested in going south with us."
