The two women walked towards the city gate as fast as possible, galloping all the way, not daring to delay.
I have been dealing with Master Gong for a long time, and I know that he is a punctual person. Unless there is a delay, the promised things will not change.
If the two of them don't come home today, Li Hui will be worried, but he shouldn't be too anxious. After all, there are many uncontrollable factors when going out. But if they don't come home tomorrow, there will be trouble.
What she was afraid of now was to close the city and not allow entry or exit. That would be terrible. She thought about countless possibilities, but when Li Laoyuan saw the gate of Liaodong Prefecture, he frowned and let out a long sigh of relief.
There are constant people coming and going, nothing unusual. Could it be that Master Gong is delayed because of something at home?
"Mom, this..."
"Go to the car dealership."
Cheng Xue pulled him straight to the car dealership.
These two days of walking were not just about wandering around, she walked through all the places that she might need on a daily basis. Fortunately, she had walked there, otherwise she would have been lost even if she asked for directions in the twists and turns of the road.
After burning incense, the couple came to the car dealership.
Looking at the scene of people coming and going to rent cars, it is indeed a Fucheng.
Cheng Xue bought half a pack of maltose, asked the vendor for a piece of brown paper, divided it into seven or eight pieces, and went to find the person who recorded it.
"Brother, please ask you something. Did we have a carriage from Pingyang County yesterday?"
As he spoke, he handed him the brown paper bag.
As the saying goes: Eat someone else's mouth softly, and take someone else's hand short.
As soon as the man saw the thing, he immediately responded kindly, "Wait a minute," and then helped her look through the account books.
I flipped through it from beginning to end, took out another book, and shook my head after flipping through half of it.
"No. But if you want to go back to Pingyang County, our carriage can also go there."
"Okay, I'm going to Shushan Town in Pingyang County."
"Not in town."
"Why?" Cheng Xue was shocked.
Seeing her panic, the man smiled and said:
"The carriage you took when you came here must be something you are familiar with. The carriages in our city all go to the county and do not go to the town. Even the carriages in your county only come to the city and do not go to the surrounding villages. Unless the coachman talks to the steward himself
Report it, that will do."
"Oh, so that's it." Cheng Xue nodded slowly, "Has it always been like this?"
"Yes, always."
Cheng Xue was completely relieved. As long as the order was not issued suddenly, it had nothing to do with the "epidemic".
Hire a carriage and go home to load things. By the time they set off again, it's already the beginning of the month.
Li Heng sat in the car next to his mother and asked worriedly:
"Mom, can we still go home today?"
"I'm not going back. I'll get off at the county station and take a look at the house." After Cheng Xue finished speaking, she gave him the remaining maltose.
According to their current speed, by the time they reach Pingyang County, even if they can reach Shushan Town, the city gate will have to be closed. Instead of staying in a mixed inn, it is better to stay overnight in the county and get up early the next day to return to the village.
It's safe.
It's definitely okay to delay for half a day. I just happened to be inquiring about the news in the county. If it doesn't work, I'll leave early and let Mr. Xin work harder. The rural examination is very important and cannot be taken lightly.
The carriage "squeaked...squeaked..." on its way, and Tianwu suffered a lot.
Cheng Xue silently chanted "Don't rain, don't rain" in her heart, and finally arrived in Pingyang County safely at the end of the third quarter.
The driver often comes to the county and will drop them off as soon as he tells them the location.
"That's it."
"Yes." Cheng Xue got out of the car and took the key to open the door.
When I left that day, I was afraid of being delayed on the road, so I took the keys with me, but I didn’t expect that I would actually use them.
As we were moving things into the courtyard, Mr. Du next door heard the noise and rushed over to see what was going on.
"Oh, Tiedan Niang is back. Why are you and Tiedan here now? Where is Huizi? Where are Tangtang, Tiantian and the others?"
"They are all in the village. I came from Fucheng. I rented a yard there and went to clean it first."
Cheng Xue put things away while talking. Seeing that the yard was clean, she sincerely thanked her and said:
"Thank you, uncle, for keeping our house so clean."
There is not a single weed in the yard, which shows that it is taken care of very carefully.
"Oh, why don't you thank me? We have a relationship with each other, so we need to say thank you? You came from Fucheng, but you are more considerate, and it is better than staying in an inn."
"Yes." Cheng Xue nodded, "Uncle, has Pingren arranged to go to the academy?"
"Gone, gone."
Mr. Du smiled and nodded, his face full of pride when he mentioned his grandson.
"The Huating Academy in Dongtou, the county I went to, is not as famous as Zhiru and Hanchen, but it's not bad. It earns three taels of silver a month, and they also give out grain and meat during the New Year. If Pingren hadn't been teaching in Huating and taking care of the meals at noon,
When food prices skyrocketed, our grandparents and grandchildren had to live in poverty."
Speaking of this, the old man said with envy on his face:
"It's better in your village. We have all the cereals for the whole year, so we don't have to pay high prices to buy grain. The price of grain dropped a while ago, which scared me to buy a lot, but today a rice elephant appeared again, which makes me really worried." Cheng Xue came forward and asked in a low voice:
"Uncle, have you heard anything about Maoshan Town recently?"
"Maoshan Town? What's going on?"
Seeing Mr. Du's confused look, Cheng Xue told him all the news she heard from Fucheng.
"...That's it. I was a little worried after hearing this, so I hurried back."
After hearing this, Mr. Du also had a stern look on his face, frowning and saying:
"Son, regardless of whether this is true or not, it's best for Hui Zi to leave for Fucheng as soon as possible. If the city is closed as you said and this time is delayed, then we can only wait until next year. Hui Zi is doing big things.
Man, it would be a big deal for him to be delayed for a year!"
"Well, I think so too, so I plan to go back and pack things tomorrow. It would be best if we leave for Fucheng the day after tomorrow."
"That's right." Mr. Du agreed, "Go to the car dealer now to book a car to go back to the village tomorrow. Get up early and leave early. Work harder. We can wait until your family enters the city safely before booking."
"Okay, I'll go now." After Cheng Xue finished speaking, she stood up, took two steps and then stopped and said, "Uncle, if you have time, please help inform Wang Sen. I really can't take care of it."
"Don't worry, I will tell him, you are busy with your business."
Cheng Xue and her son left home and went straight to the car dealership. This time, without waiting for her to buy candy, Li Heng handed her the leftovers he had eaten and followed obediently.
After booking the car, Cheng Xue saw that the recorder was not busy, so she asked about Maoshan Town.
After listening, the man flipped through the account books, shook his head, and said:
"There have been no carriages coming from Maoshan Town recently. Do you want to go? If you want to go, we can go here."
"Oh, if you don't want to go, I'll just ask." After Cheng Xue finished speaking, she pulled Li Heng away.
Logically speaking, the county should be well-informed, but what is known to Fucheng is not known here. And Master Gong, why didn't he go to Fucheng? Or did something happen at home?
A lot of questions bothered her, making her irritable and in no mood to cook, so she took Li Heng outside for a quick bite and settled the matter...