After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 111 Team Downsizing
When staying at night, Hai Jiao told his younger sister what Hai Changan said.

Haitang was a little surprised.She didn't expect that her family had a relationship with Peng Yuqi's mother-in-law - although the friendship was weaker than water, her family still remembered it, but the Jin family seemed to have forgotten it long ago.

However, from Hai Changan, she learned a little bit about the Jin family. Combining what Peng Yuqi mentioned, she could roughly guess what kind of family the Jin family was.

She said to Hai Jiao with great interest: "Brother, I never thought of asking my grandpa and grandma to ask about Sister Peng's maternal deeds. I didn't expect to hear about it from my second uncle. I want to come to grandpa and grandma, and my second uncle." Not only the second aunt, but also the cousin, Grandpa Cao, and Grandpa Lu know something about the people in Chang'an, right? Shouldn't we ask them in advance to save ourselves from not knowing everything and being blind after we get to Chang'an? "

Hai Jiao nodded: "I also have this idea, so after listening to my second uncle talk about the Jin family, I pestered him to ask about other things. Unfortunately, he has been away from Chang'an for more than ten years, and he doesn't know much about what happened in recent years. , I can only know a little bit about it through letters from relatives, friends and acquaintances. Furthermore, the acquaintances he met in Suzhou and Ganzhou may also be from Chang'an, and they told him a lot of news."

Not to mention anything else, among the military attachés from Gan, Su, Lan, and Qin states who were born in Chang'an, all those who were similar in age to Hai Changan were his former classmates, and they often exchanged news with him after meeting him.Among the caravans traveling between Dachu and other countries in the Western Regions, there were also many acquaintances of the Hai family and his son, who would bring them the latest information on Chang'an.After Hai Xiya received the transfer order, he wanted to send a message to Chang'an in advance, so he asked someone from the caravan to help deliver it.

Haitang thought for a while: "Since our family returned to Suzhou last year, my grandfather and cousin have been writing letters to Chang'an a lot, and I guess they have heard a lot of new news. It's a pity that we are still young, and they won't know if nothing is wrong. You are the one who mentioned this to us. But my brother has grown up now. After arriving in Chang'an, your grandpa and grandma will gradually make you familiar with their network, and then they will naturally tell you the information."

Hai Jiao smiled and said, "If grandma tells me, I will tell you later, little sister, and I won't keep you in the dark."

Haitang nodded with satisfaction.Very good, this is what a good brother should do.

She reciprocated the favor and looked at Hai Jiao's body a few times: "How do you feel about the clothes you made for your brother earlier? You are on a journey today and you refuse to take shelter in the car and insist on riding a horse. Is it not bad from the cold?"

Hai Jiao smiled and said: "Of course not, I'm fine! Little sister, the clothes you made are comfortable and warm, and they fit me perfectly. Although the north wind is biting, I don't feel cold at all!" He said Can't help but blush.The riding attire Haitang made for him was made of thin cotton lining, sheepskin lining and a layer of calfskin. It not only kept him warm and cold-proof, but also ensured his freedom of movement. It also prevented his thighs from being worn out after riding for a long time. The skin on the inside is really meticulous and considerate.But he felt embarrassed to ask such a young sister to make clothes for him: "Thank you for your hard work, little sister. Let others do the sewing work. You don't have to work so hard."

Haitang muttered: "Who else is there in our family? If I don't do it, who can? It's hard enough for the second aunt to just take care of the second uncle and Xiao Shitou. Aunt Cui has to help grandma take care of all the carriages, horses and luggage." With the servants, the strong wife is responsible for everyone's food, and she is too busy to divide her time. You can't let grandma do it, right? Even if her old man's eyes can bear it, I'm afraid she won't have enough strength to sew those thick leathers. .”

Unlike her, who had decades of experience as a female celebrity in her previous life and had developed internal strength in this life, making a riding outfit made of cotton and sewn fur was not a strenuous task for her.She just had a few stitches during the rest time between endorsements while traveling in the carriage, and she spent a few nights staying at the inn, so she didn't need to stay up late.

Hai Jiao thought about it and said, "Little sister, you did it quickly and well. I think Grandma may not be as good as you. You obviously only started to learn needlework seriously last year, but you learned so well. No wonder Grandma and Nai are not as good as you." Aunt Cui said you have talent. Now the family won’t have to worry about having no one to wear the clothes."

Haitang coughed: "Well...brother, please don't praise my needlework in front of my grandparents. I'm usually busy reading and practicing painting, which is enough. Now our family has to travel every day, so that's it. We'll wait." After settling down in Chang'an, I still have to resume my daily exercise. Where can I find time to do so much needlework? At most, I can help make clothes for my grandma and you. If I really don't have enough manpower to make clothes for other people in the family, If you want to do it, you can just go out and find a tailor to do it for you. In a city as big as Chang'an, you can't even find a decent tailor, right?" Hai Jiao said with a smile: "I think you just want to be lazy. That's fine, I My sister is so smart, but she doesn’t work as a tailor for others. If you are willing to make clothes for grandma and grandma, you are already very filial and capable, so you don’t need to worry about me. I can also wear the clothes made in the clothing shop outside." But she accepted it. My sister plans to outsource her sewing work at home.

He also sighed: "With Jin Guo gone, our family will be short of manpower, which is really inconvenient. You don't have anyone to serve you, and you have to even make your own clothes. When we get to Chang'an, let Grandma do more Buy a few people back. Even if you can't buy the right people, it's better to hire a few more helpers. Our family has a lot of people. How can we be busy just relying on Uncle Cui's family of five? Anyway, there is no shortage of money. In a border town It’s okay if you have money but you don’t have anything to do with it. Once you get to Chang’an, there’s no reason to continue to suffer for yourself.”

This is what happens in the future.At present, Haitang is not dissatisfied with her living conditions.She is not happy to be surrounded by people every day. It is inconvenient to do anything in private while avoiding people.

After the Hai family separated from the Zhou and Peng families, the number of people, carriages and horses was greatly reduced, and the team was much smaller than before.Apart from his own family, the only people traveling with him were a caravan and a few individual travelers.After passing through Xixian County, there were no more individual tourists - their destination was Xixian County.

The caravan was escorted, and the Hai family continued to escort them. They walked along the official road and passed through mostly prosperous towns, which was quite safe and stable.But after they arrived at Wu Gong, the situation changed.

An important member of the caravan couldn't bear the fatigue of traveling for days and fell ill with a high fever.His companions invited a doctor in Wugong County for diagnosis and treatment. The doctor said that his condition was a bit critical and he could no longer travel and had to stop and recuperate.Everyone in the caravan discussed it and decided to stay in Wugong County for a few more days.

But in this case, the caravan can no longer go to Chang'an with the Hai family and can only go to Hai Xiya to apologize.

Naturally, Hai Xiya would not blame them for this, and in turn expressed condolences to the patient and his companions.

Wugong County is only more than a hundred miles away from Chang'an, and it is estimated that it can be completed in two or three days.However, considering that the Hai family had a small population, not many young people, and brought many carriages to carry luggage, for the sake of safety, Hai Xiya did not plan to set off directly, but turned to his old friends in Wugong County for help.

In the past, when Xie Wenzai and others were first exiled, they had stayed in the martial arts area. The officers they were familiar with back then are still there, and they have occasionally exchanged letters in the past few decades.Now that the Hai family is passing through this place and wants to borrow a few escorts from them, they probably won't be refused.

Hai Xiya took Xie Wenzai, Cao and Lu to visit old friends in Wugong County, and they succeeded in borrowing ten strong guards.

They also learned from an old friend that Zhuang Shitong, Xie Wenzai's friend from the same year, was now in Chang'an and was looking forward to their return.Old friends have already sent people to Chang'an to deliver the message. I believe Zhuang Shitong will be excited to welcome him out of the city when he finds out about it?
(End of this chapter)