"Yes, Mr. Jiang is right. We are not reluctant to leave this place, but we are reluctant to leave our 'family'. A family chatting, drinking tea, talking and laughing together, no intrigues, no intrigues, such a life
, days like this are exactly what we hope for. That’s why we feel reluctant to let go.”
After hearing this, Chang Wu expressed great agreement: "Yes, we should actually be reluctant to part ways. If we can still be together, it will be the same everywhere."
Zhao Hu: "Otherwise, then we won't be separated. Wherever Mr. Jiang is going, we will also settle down there. Isn't that great?"
Tao Qiqi: "Okay, okay, Mr. Jiang is going to Nanguan, why should we go with him? Nanguan has been in war all year round. Is it possible that once the war breaks out, we will flee again? Since we have to choose this time, we must choose the right one.
It’s a good place to settle down.”
Chang Wu: "If you don't want to go to Nanguan, then you can go to Nan'an City, Jiangdu City, or Huai'an City. There is neither war nor major drought or floods there. The most important thing is that there are rich households there.
There are many. If Mr. Tao goes to open a restaurant there, he will definitely make a lot of money. And one more thing, we go to Nanguan to find someone, and after we find someone, we will leave there, and we can go find you then."
After hearing this, Tao Qiqi was very moved by Chang Wu's proposal, but she did not agree directly. Instead, she said slowly: "We will see when the time comes. We will send you safely to the place first, and we will talk about the rest later.
Wherever you go, stay wherever you like."
Of course, Tao Qiqi naturally understands the meaning of Chang Wu's words, otherwise he would not recommend these three places.
However, as what she said, just let nature take its course.
We are still several days away from the south, let alone Nanguan.
At their speed, they probably wouldn't be able to reach Nanguan in less than twenty days.
This twenty-day plan can never keep up with changes.
Seeing that Mrs. Jiang was a little reluctant to leave, Tao Qiqi finally comforted her: "Don't think so much, everyone. We haven't even arrived in the south yet. Even if we part ways, it won't be a month later.
Who can say for sure how things will change in the next month? Isn’t it a bit unreasonable to think about these things now? Cherish the present moment, it’s rare for everyone to be together in such a warm and harmonious way, isn’t it nice?”
After finishing speaking, Tao Qiqi was about to change the topic. Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai, who were resting, suddenly jumped into the arms of Tao Qiqi and Fang Yu, and then started mumbling without knowing what they were talking about.
Fang Yu looked at Tao Qiqi, "Qiqi, what happened to them?"
Tao Qiqi looked at Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai, and her keen intuition made her feel that Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai must have sensed something bad, so they were so restless and anxious.
So he hurriedly said: "Quick, everyone go back to the room. Chang Wu, go check whether the door to the courtyard is latch. Xiao Hei, Xiao Bai must have sensed something bad."
When they mentioned something bad, they all thought that another killer was coming to assassinate them, so everyone got up quickly.
Jiang Ye said: "Let's all go to the main house."
The main room is slightly larger, so there is plenty of space for everyone to hide in, and they can also take care of each other.
Then Tao Qiniang and the others hid in the main house.
Chang Wu came back after checking the courtyard door and said: "The latch of the courtyard door is fixed."
Tao Qiqi nodded: "Okay. The four of you also go into the house and protect everyone. No matter what happens outside for a while, you are not allowed to come out without my permission."
After hearing Tao Qiqi's words, Zhao Song, Chang Wu and the others did not question or push back, and went to the main room obediently.
Because they believe that Tao Qiqi and Jiang Ye who are guarding outside can handle it well, and their task is only to protect the three women in the house and not to hinder Tao Qiqi and Jiang Ye.
The group of people hid in the room, which was so dark that they didn't dare to light the kerosene lamp.
Fang Yu was guarding Tao Qiniang and Mrs. Jiang on the left and right, Zhao Song and Zhao Hu were standing behind them, and Chang Wu and Chang Ning were guarding the door.
Because we don’t know the specific situation, everyone’s hearts are tense.
Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai, who were in the arms of Tao Qiniang and Mrs. Jiang, were also trembling.
After about a cup of tea, Tao Qiqi finally sensed the dangerous aura, and then whispered to Jiang Ye: "Listen to the noise, it's not a killer, it seems like bandits have entered the city."
Jiang Ye, who also sensed it, suddenly fell into silence.
Tao Qiqi looked at Jiang Ye who was silent and knew what he was thinking, so she added: "Now is not the time to think about those things. What we have to do now is to protect the family members in the house. As for the people of Guanzhou
, with the prefect here, we don’t need to worry."
"The most fearful thing is that the prefect pretends to be asleep? If not, how would the bandits be able to enter the city at this time!"
Tao Qiqi didn't know how to answer, so she finally had to answer in a low voice: "Let's take a look at the situation first. If the prefect pretends to be asleep and cannot be woken up, then he will be buried on the ground. But looking at the situation outside the city gate today, the prefect should not be
Those who pretend to be asleep may have an agent in the city. Do you have any night clothes? Go put them on."
After saying that, Tao Qiqi went back to the main room without waiting for Jiang Ye to speak. After a few words with everyone, she went back to her room. After a while, she also put on her night clothes and walked out of the room.
After that, he and Jiang Ye jumped up to the roof in perfect agreement, and then disappeared on the roof.
At this time, the city gate was just as Tao Qiqi expected. Sure enough, there was an internal response in the city. The city gate was opened halfway, and the bandits were strutting in from outside the city.
Tao Qiqi on the roof whispered to Jiang Ye: "It seems that the targets of these bandits are the fat sheep in the city, and they will not have much impact on the victims outside. And obviously, the prefect should have known that there was a problem and waited.
After all these bandits came in, they were all captured."
After Jiang Ye listened to Tao Qiqi's words, he looked around at the ambush set up by the government. He did not speak, but continued to stare at everything in front of him quietly.
At the gate of the city, you should see the leader of the rogue bandits running over as soon as he came in.
"Boss Qiu, the city has already made arrangements. You can just go in and collect. Don't forget our brothers' share when the time comes."
Boss Qiu, who was on horseback, patted Nei Ying on the shoulder and nodded with satisfaction: "Don't worry, your share will be indispensable after everything is done."
After saying that, Boss Qiu raised his hand to signal the people behind him to speed up and enter the city.
After all the bandits came in, the city gate slowly closed.
Afterwards, Mr. Qiu began to instruct the people below to move separately.
After the explanation was made clear, the people below headed towards their assigned streets.
Boss Qiu was waiting at the city gate to greet everyone, waiting for everyone to return home with a full load.
Tao Qiqi on the roof looked at Jiang Ye and asked, "Should we take action, or should we wait for the government to handle it on their own?"
Jiang Ye replied: "Leave it to the government. We'll keep an eye on Boss Qiu. We won't take action until they figure it out."
Tao Qiqi nodded: "Capture the thief first, capture the king, and see what other moves Boss Qiu can make."
At the gate of the city, after Boss Qiu assigned all the tasks, he got off his horse and took Nei Ying aside.
Although their voices were controlled as much as possible, Tao Qiqi still heard their conversation keenly.
