At dawn, Chai Yan and his party began preparations for departure.
When they were almost ready, Wu Sansheng also led his wife and children to the Gaopeng Inn.
Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu brought their second child and third sister to the Wu Sansheng family. After the two parties chatted for a while, the three children were already playing together, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Hang Baiqiu was a little worried at first, but after chatting with Wu Sansheng's wife and seeing how harmonious the children were, he felt much relieved.
Just when everyone was going to say goodbye to Erba and Sanmei, Chai Yan pulled Wu Sansheng aside and asked quietly: "How's it going?"
Wu Sansheng was stunned and said: "Master Chai, what happened?"
Chai Yan said: "I was asking how things went between you and Miss Diewu after we left last night?"
Wu Sansheng said: "It's okay. After you left, Sir, Miss Diewu kept chatting and drinking tea with me. Then the performance ended and I went home."
"That's it?" Chai Yan was a little surprised.
Wu Sansheng understood what Chai Yan wanted to ask, and said: "Sir, Miss Diewu and I have just met. There are some things that should not be rushed. We have a long time to come..."
Chai Yan smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes, what shopkeeper Wu said makes sense, the future is bright, haha..."
The two of them were talking when they suddenly heard crying coming from the side. When they turned around, it turned out that it was Zhang Youde who was crying while holding his second baby and third sister. It must be that during the separation, the true love between the two parties was revealed.
With everyone's comfort and encouragement, the three children finally stopped crying and made a promise to see each other more often in the future.
Seeing the separation of the three children, Hang Baiqiu's eyes gradually became moist, but she didn't want others to notice, so she turned around and walked to the corner, quickly wiping away the tears in her eyes.
After wiping his tears, he turned around to go back. Chai Yan suddenly appeared in front of Hang Baiqiu. Hang Baiqiu was a little nervous. He lowered his head and did not dare to look at Chai Yan, fearing that he would find that his eyes were red.
"Are you crying?" Chai Yan asked.
Hang Baiqiu couldn't help being surprised and said bravely: "Who said I cried?"
Chai Yan frowned and said, "Then why are your eyes red?"
Hang Baiqiu quickly turned his back: "I want you to take care of it! Isn't it okay if there is sand in it?"
Chai Yan shook his head slightly and said: "I don't want to care about you, I just want to tell you that it's time to go!"
After saying that, Chai Yan walked away.
Hang Baiqiu hurriedly took out his handkerchief and wiped his eyes. After tidying up, he walked to the carriage.
Hang Baiqiu touched the little heads of the second baby and the third sister, and told them to be obedient and good during this period of time and not to cause trouble to others. The second baby and the third sister nodded seriously and agreed.
"Sir Hang, get in the car, it's time to set off!" Chai Yan urged.
Hang Baiqiu then made up his mind and stood up, turned around and boarded the carriage.
Under the farewell of Wu Sansheng's family, Erwa and Sanmei, Yu Tie waved his whip and started the carriage, heading towards Lintai Mountain.
Although the carriage was far away, Hang Baiqiu still stuck his head and looked back. Seeing the two small figures still waving to him, sad tears fell again...
It wasn't until his vision behind him was blocked that Hang Baiqiu reluctantly retracted his head into the car and raised his hand to wipe away his tears.
He looked up and saw that Chai Yan was staring at him with no intention of speaking.
Hang Baiqiu said angrily: "What are you looking at? I didn't cry. It was windy outside and the sand caused it!"
Chai Yan did not talk about crying, but asked seriously: "Sir Hang, if you fail to find the families of the second baby and the third sister this time, do you plan to take them back to the capital and adopt them?"
Hang Baiqiu was stunned for a moment, and then nodded seriously: "That's right!"
Immediately afterwards, Hang Baiqiu asked Chai Yan: "Isn't it possible?"
Chai Yan shook his head and said: "No, if the second baby and the third sister can be adopted by you, it should be the best destination for them."
"You finally said something that made sense." Hang Baiqiu said.
Chai Yan asked with a surprised expression: "When did I stop talking to you?"
Hang Baiqiu did not continue the question, but instead asked: "I remember Zhong Shida said that day that if you take a carriage, it only takes half a day to go from Hukou Town to the Nanying garrison, right?"
"Yes, he said at that time that if we set off in the morning, we can arrive in the afternoon." Chai Yan said.
After Hang Baiqiu nodded, he began to close his eyes and rest.
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Half an hour later, the carriage passed the Beiying garrison where Jiang Yongshuang was located, and officially headed south around the Lintai Mountain area.
Although it was only half a day's journey, the dense checkpoints along the way far exceeded everyone's expectations.
At this time, the customs clearance letter written by Jiang Yongshuang played a huge role. As long as the letter was presented, the soldiers would immediately let him go, which could be said to be smooth.
As noon approached, Cheng Jiu suddenly said to the car: "Sir, it's time to feed the horses. Find a place to rest."
Chai Yan looked out, then pointed to the shade of a tree in front and said, "That's it, take a rest."
Soon, the carriage stopped under the shade of a tree, and everyone jumped out of the carriage one after another.
Chai Yan took a water bag and stood on a big rock beside the road, drinking water and observing the surrounding environment.
Cheng Jiu, Guan Maochun, and Zhang Youde helped Yu Tie feed the horses.
At this time, Hang Baiqiu walked up to Chai Yan, turned his back to Cheng Jiu and the others, and said in a very low voice: "Come down, let me tell you something..."
Chai Yan asked: "What's wrong? It's mysterious..."
"Come down!" Hang Baiqiu winked.
With no other choice, Chai Yan had no choice but to jump off the stone and ask, "What's wrong?"
Hang Baiqiu was very embarrassed and said hesitantly: "I, I... I want to go... I want to go there..."
"That? Which one?" Chai Yan didn't understand.
Hang Baiqiu gritted his teeth and said urgently: "I...I want to relieve myself..."
"Then go quickly, don't get caught in it!" Chai Yan said hurriedly.
Hang Baiqiu wanted to reply to him, "You just pulled it on me", but after thinking about it, she still didn't say it because she wanted something from Chai Yan.
"You watch for me and don't let them come over!" Hang Baiqiu said and glanced at Cheng Jiu and the others.
Chai Yan immediately responded: "No problem, I'm here, you can go ahead and pull it with peace of mind and happily!"
These words were too straightforward, and Hang Baiqiu was very unhappy when he heard it, but because he was in a hurry to urinate, he didn't say anything more, turned around and ran into the woods.
After Hang Baiqiu ran to a big tree in the forest, he did not rush to relieve himself. Instead, he carefully observed the surrounding environment and made sure that there were no problems before taking off his pants and squatting down...
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While Hang Baiqiu was going to relieve himself behind a tree, a group of patrolling soldiers suddenly came over on the road ahead, which attracted Chai Yanfang's attention.
Soon, the patrolling soldiers also discovered the carriage and Chai Yan, and their faces instantly showed nervousness.
From some distance away, the patrolling soldier asked loudly: "Who are you?"
Cheng Jiu stepped forward, raised his hand and showed the customs clearance letter, and replied loudly: "We are going to the Nanying garrison. This is General Jiang's permission letter."
The patrolling soldier captain did not immediately relax his vigilance because of this, but turned around and whispered to the soldiers behind him to be on guard, and then he walked towards Cheng Jiu cautiously.
The soldier captain took the letter and glanced at Cheng Jiu's face from time to time while reading it. It wasn't until he confirmed that the mark on the letter was genuine that his expression gradually relaxed.