On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times
Chapter 65 Advance and retreat
Chapter 65 Advance and retreat
In fact, most children are greedy now. When they see someone of his age taking a bite of candied haws and a bite of candy paintings, they can't control their envious salivation.
Xiao Dalang was also very happy: "Yes, it is peaceful here, and we will be able to live a good life in the future."
Unfortunately, this beautiful wish is also a daydream.
After everyone bought the supplies they wanted, they gathered together and prepared to leave the city.
The officer guarding the city gate stopped them: "Stop..."
The Xiao family was as frightened as a bird, and they were so frightened that they almost turned around and ran away.
Fortunately, Boss Xiao was not dizzy yet. He knew that he could not outrun them and his legs were weak, so he could only force himself to calm down: "My lord..."
The officer didn't think much about it. The main reason was that the people were scared when they saw them. It was just business: "There are bandits in Nanshan ahead. General Zhuang led his troops to quell the chaos. If you go that way, be careful."
This was also ordered by the adults, fearing that ordinary people would cause trouble to General Zhuang if they passed by.
When Boss Xiao heard the news, all the strength he had lost came back. He hurriedly walked forward with a smile and asked: "Sir, we are going to Wuning County on the other side of Wushang. I wonder if we will pass by Nanshan?"
He has never been here, so he doesn’t know where Nanshan is?
Coincidentally, the guards didn't know either.
Nowadays, it is inconvenient to travel, and most people have not seen much. At most, they have only heard of places that are more than a thousand miles away, and few have actually been there.
Unless he is a businessman or an escort.
But the guard didn't want him to know that he had little knowledge, so he simply chased him away with a stern face: "Hurry up and don't block the way."
I don’t know what’s going on, but at this point, there are no carriages or horses coming in at the city gate.
If the person opposite was not a guard, Boss Xiao would have scolded him: Open your eyes wide and see, who is the labor and management blocking?
Boss Xiao could only retreat with a smile on his face: "Yes, yes, I'm leaving now!"
However, another older government officer spoke up: "The way to Wuning County is from the east of Nanshan. General Zhuang and his friends are going to the west of Nanshan to suppress bandits. You can hurry on."
"Besides, Nanshan is more than a hundred miles away from here. Even if you leave now, you should at least arrive at Nanshan by this time tomorrow."
Boss Xiao thanked him again with a smile, then came back and drove the mule cart back, asking everyone: "What do you think? Should we go or stay?"
Xiao Xiao finally understood what the dilemma was.
If I leave, I'm afraid of meeting gangsters.
If we don't leave, such a big family will definitely have to carve out a small yard.
And even if she was willing to spend money, the old man would feel distressed.
But it is a matter of life, so of course we have to be cautious. Even if the official road to the east is not dangerous, what if we encounter escaping robbers?
Although Mrs. Xiao felt sorry for Yin Zi, when she heard about the bandits, she thought of the bandits she had encountered before and was so frightened that her hands and feet became weak.
She couldn't help but be glad that she was sitting, otherwise she might have sat on the ground.
"What do you think we should do?" Old Man Xiao simply asked his two sons.
Xiao Laoer touched his head: "I listen to big brother."
Boss Xiao also wanted others to make decisions for him, so he simply looked at his nephews.
Xiao Dalang hesitated for a moment, then forced himself to speak calmly: "How about we stay for two days? Maybe tomorrow there will be good news about the general's triumphant return after suppressing the bandits?"
Xiao Erlang also agreed: "Brother is right. I am afraid of encountering robbers. There must be merchants and passers-by staying here. When the time comes, we will go together and it will be safer."
Xiao Xiao also came to his senses: "We can ask if there are any escort agencies on the way. It will be safer."
Wu exclaimed: "The Wu family followed the escort team and I heard they were given twenty taels of silver. Where did we get so much money?" Xiao Xiao can't say, I have money, right?
Doesn't this reveal that they got an unexpected fortune, but they kept it for themselves?
Although they had separated, the two families lived together again after the escape.
She could only smile awkwardly: "You need so much money?"
Boss Xiao was reluctant to spend such money: "If you follow the escort team, ordinary bandits and wild beasts will not dare to take action, but if you encounter bandits with a large number of people, they will not be able to resist."
"And some bandits keep an eye on escorts, because if they can be escorted by escorts, they must be fat sheep."
Xiao Xiao thought it made sense after hearing this, so the whole family turned back to find the inn.
The inns in Nancheng are a bit more expensive than those in Chun'an County, costing one or two taels of silver per day.
Xiao Boss waited for everyone to settle down and asked the second brother to stay with the family, and then he took his nephews out to find out the news.
In addition to restaurants and teahouses, places where you can get information include gambling houses and fireworks places.
They are so short of money that they can't afford to spend money anywhere else except going to teahouses.
The three of them went to three teahouses and spent fifteen cents on the cheapest tea. They listened to gossip for more than an hour before going home one after another.
Xiao Dalang's eyebrows were beaming: "I just found out that Nanshan is indeed more than a hundred miles away from us. Some people also said that the soldiers here have destroyed bandit nests in several places. It seems that we don't have to worry."
He felt that he was treated as an adult. His father didn't even go out, but his uncle took him and his second brother out.
Xiao Erlang nodded in agreement: "I heard about the same thing. I heard that the soldiers are also willing to fight bandits and get a windfall."
Boss Xiao heard something similar to them, but he always felt uneasy and decided to go to the city gate to inquire with the guards at night.
You can also go to the gambling house and chat with the gangsters who are watching the venue.
So he asked: "What's for dinner?"
Madam Xiao said casually: "The porridge is already being cooked."
"Are you eating porridge again?" Boss Xiao was very dissatisfied with the porridge with clear soup and little water: "Mom, the porridge doesn't satisfy your stomach."
Xiao Lao Niang said plausibly: "I also cut five sweet potatoes and put them in, which will definitely satisfy my stomach."
"Besides, there is enough oil and water at noon, so you won't be hungry even if you have some porridge at night."
"We live in such a nice place, and we don't have to worry about wild beasts coming in the middle of the night. What are we doing with such a full meal?"
Boss Xiao didn't want to quarrel with his mother. Anyway, he bought a lot of pastries, which would fill his stomach even if he was hungry.
When he settled down in the future, he wanted to keep the two families far away, so as not to eat hot and spicy food at home, and his parents and mother had to eat from home.
He didn't know that after this escape, the two old men discovered that although their eldest brother had not done his job properly in the past, he was more capable than the second brother.
I feel like I can live a better life by following my boss.
In the afternoon of the next day, Xiao Dalang hurried back: "Good news, I saw many soldiers wearing armors riding in. I heard that the general had wiped out all the bandits."
Mrs. Xiao, who was washing clothes, also smiled and clasped her hands together: "That's great, God bless, then we can go."
It cost more than one tael of silver to live in this place for a day. Even if she didn't pay for it, it still hurt like being cut into flesh.
(End of this chapter)
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