Seven hundred and ninetieth chapters departure day
Chapter 796 The day of departure
At the beginning of Mao hour, inside the side gate of Ganquan County Government Office.
Today is the day to escort the mining gold to Yaozhou City. At dawn, Ge Hong and the other five officials got busy.
As the county magistrate, Situ Zhou also arrived early. Under his command, the government officials successively moved out three heavy boxes from the warehouse.
The three large boxes were not only locked, but also sealed. The mineral gold contained in them was the quota that the Dragon Clan had to pay to the court in the past year.
After all three boxes were put on the truck and stacked neatly, everyone covered the boxes with burlap and then tied them securely by repeatedly wrapping them with hemp rope about two fingers thick.
After careful inspection, Cheng Jiu determined that there was nothing wrong, so he walked over and told Ge Hong: "Brother, everything is done and you can leave at any time!"
Ge Hong nodded, looked at the truck, and asked, "Where's the flag?"
Ge Hong was asking about the official flag representing the government office. It needs to be placed in front of the car along the way to let others know that the car is government supplies and that no one can approach it easily!
Cheng Jiu turned around and looked around, frowning and said: "This old man, why haven't you come to pick up the flag yet? Brother, don't worry, I'll go and take a look..."
After saying that, Cheng Jiu ran away.
Not long after Cheng Jiugang left, Situ Zhou came over: "Master Ge, are you almost ready to set off?"
Ge Hong was appointed as the temporary director of the transportation team, taking charge of all matters on the round trip.
Ge Hong cupped his hands and said, "Come back to Master Situ, everything is ready. We just need to get the official flag and then we can set off!"
"Yeah." Situ Zhou nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the truck carrying the boxes.
On the other side, Cheng Jiu also saw Guan Maochun carrying the official flag on his way to the warehouse.
Cheng Jiu then stood still, put his hands on his hips and tilted his head and said, "I'm telling you, Lao Wu, why did it take you so long to pick up a flag? You were deliberately dragging your feet, right?"
Guan Maochun shook his head as he walked and said: "Stop talking, you are still lazy. This flag almost killed us..."
It turned out that the official flag had not been used for a while, and I couldn't remember where it was placed. Fortunately, Guan Maochun and the people in the warehouse searched for a long time before they found it.
When Guan Maochun approached, Cheng Jiu was about to go back with him, but suddenly he heard a woman calling him: "Brother Cheng..."
The two turned around and saw that it was Xiao Huan. Cheng Jiu asked Guan Maochun to wait and walked over quickly.
"Is something wrong, Xiaohuan?" Cheng Jiu asked.
Xiaohuan pulled Cheng Jiu back two steps and said: "Brother Cheng, Miss asked me to give you something..."
With that said, Xiaohuan took out a small red bag and handed it to Cheng Jiu's eyes.
"What is this?" Cheng Jiu took it and looked at it several times.
Xiaohuan said seriously: "Brother Cheng, this is the peace charm that the lady went to ask for yesterday. She asked you to bring it with you, so that you will be safe..."
"Okay, I will keep it with me at all times." Cheng Jiu responded, then put the peace charm into his arms.
Xiaohuan was very happy, and then warned: "Brother Cheng, you must be more careful on the road. My mother said that you can live without anything, but you can't die!"
"Yes, that makes sense!" Cheng Jiu laughed immediately, and then said: "Okay, Xiaohuan, you go back, we have to leave early!"
After saying that, Cheng Jiu returned to Guan Maochun, and the two of them walked forward in unison.
Xiaohuan at the back prayed secretly in his heart, hoping that everything would go well for them and that they would come back soon!
Guan Maochun carried the flag, pursed his lips and asked in a low voice: "Fourth brother, what did Miss Situ give you again?"
"What does it have to do with you? I'm just asking around..." Cheng Jiu said and then gave Guan Maochun a scratch on the back of his head.
Guan Maochun was not angry but said happily: "Hey, what are you so proud of? Isn't it just a peace charm?"
"You heard it and you still asked!" After saying that, Cheng Jiu slapped Guan Maochun on the head again.
Talking and laughing, the two returned to the side door.
Ge Hong said to Guan Maochun: "Put the flag up!"
"Okay!" Guan Maochun nodded in agreement, carried the official flag and walked to the car. With the help of another government servant, he quickly set up the official flag.
Looking at the majestic and huge word "SHENG" on the official flag, Situ Zhou and Ge Hong both nodded in unison.
Situ Zhou looked at the sky and said to Ge Hong: "Master Ge, it's time to set off!"
Ge Hong bowed his hands respectfully to Situ Zhou, then strode forward and said loudly: "Everyone listens to the order and sets off immediately!"
After giving the order, everyone started to move, and then the two carriages started slowly and drove slowly towards the door.
On the two carriages, the one in the front contains three boxes of mineral gold, and the one in the back contains food, water, and fodder for the livestock. After all, people eat and feed the horses along the way, which consumes a lot of money. It’s impossible not to prepare some supplies!
Situ Zhou walked to the door to see everyone off, and solemnly said to Ge Hong and his party: "Have a safe journey, everyone, and come back soon!"
Ge Hong and the other officials also bowed their hands to Situ Zhou in return.
The two carriages soon left the street where the county government office was located and moved slowly toward the city gate.
Cheng Jiu and Ge Hong walked side by side on the left side of the carriage. Guan Maochun, Yu Tie and Fatty Lai followed behind the first carriage on the right side. The remaining six government officials were responsible for driving the two carriages.
After walking for a while, Cheng Jiu suddenly whispered to Ge Hong: "Brother, I really didn't expect that our brothers would escort the car for the government for the first time, hahaha..."
As he said this, Cheng Jiu couldn't help but become happy.
Ge Hong smiled helplessly and said: "Yes, things are unpredictable. I have always said that I would open a chariot and horse trip, but I didn't expect that I haven't been able to open it now. Instead, I have secured the chariot for the government."
Cheng Jiu changed the subject and said, "Actually, it's quite a good idea to take this trip to understand the situation and see if there is any profit in the carriage shop!"
Ge Hong nodded slightly and then stopped talking.
Cheng Jiu knew that Ge Hong was thinking about something, so he left voluntarily and went to Guan Maochun and the others.
When Guan Maochun saw Cheng Jiu coming over, he asked, "Fourth brother, didn't you say there were eight government servants with us before? Why are there two missing now?"
Cheng Jiu replied: "Of the two who didn't come, one's mother-in-law gave birth to a baby, and the other got a sudden illness and couldn't come!"
"Is it such a coincidence?" Guan Maochun expressed doubt.
Cheng Jiu nodded and said: "It's such a coincidence! Master Situ sent someone to check it out after he found out. It's true, not a lie!"
Guan Maochun asked again: "Then why doesn't Mr. Situ send two more?"
"You're stupid, do you think anyone is willing to rush to do this?" Cheng Jiu added after saying: "Besides, there are only a few people in the county government who can be sent out. If they all leave, what will happen to the city?"
Who is responsible for public security, who catches thieves, and who handles cases?"
"Oh!" Guan Maochun nodded to express his understanding.
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