Chapter 512： on the road

Captain Wu glanced at Zhou Cheng in surprise, then looked at Zhou Shan, but saw that Zhou Shan agreed.

"Uncle Zhou, don't worry, Captain Wu is a veteran general in the palace, and he will definitely protect the team."

"Yes, a humble position will definitely protect everyone."

Captain Wu also followed the trend. Protecting his son is not much different from protecting a group of people. They are all people on the same boat.

"Thank you."

If there were not a hundred guards like Zhou Shan, Zhou Cheng might not feel relieved to leave his wife and children behind and leave on a fast horse.

A group of people went out of the city, of course, attracted the attention of the crowd, but the people were naturally in awe of the officers and soldiers, and they avoided it when they saw it.

The group of them also left the city unimpeded.

Because he was returning to his hometown to visit a doctor, he couldn't be slow. Pei Xiu instructed the guards and the coachmen to walk as fast as possible all the way.

After they left the capital, they arrived at Linxian, and they continued to go northeast without stopping.

Zhou Cheng was always on the side of the carriage. It was not until two days later that he left the boundary of the capital and reached the area of ​​Yongzhou. He asked Captain Wu to take care of him again and again. Then he bid farewell to his wife and children and took the first step.

"Your safety comes first. Take your time and don't rush. I'll take a look first. If there is an emergency, you can send a soldier to rush to report."

Pei Xiu nodded, "Don't worry, go back first, there are so many of us to protect it and it will be fine."

"Well, be careful, try not to sleep in the wilderness."

Then he turned his head and told Zhou Yong, "Protect your mother and siblings."

Zhou Yong rarely had a serious expression, and said seriously, "Dad, please rest assured."

Zhou Cheng nodded, took the baggage that Pei Xiu had packed for him earlier in the morning, and led the horse out.

Pei Xiu watched him go away on horseback with two soldiers, and ordered everyone to finish their breakfast as soon as possible and set off on the road. There was still a long way to go.

They stayed at the inn for the past two days. Because there were many towns and prosperous towns around the capital, it was not difficult for them to find a place to stay.

But the next itinerary is probably not so lucky. The farther northeast you go, the larger the distance between towns and cities, unless you are around a big state city.

At that time, they may have to sleep in the wilderness, or they may sleep in a farmhouse.

After a little resupply, they set off on their journey.

After Mai Mai followed them for two days, she no longer felt excited and expected. When she saw that she was going to get into the carriage again, she resisted a little.

"Mother, can you stop riding the carriage, it's so uncomfortable to shake."

Pei Xiu reassured her softly, "Good, stick with it for a day or two, and when we reach the next town, we'll rest for a while."

"Oh, when will we get to our hometown? It's so far away."

"It will take many, many days to ride in a carriage."

Wheat's face suddenly collapsed, and Pei Xiu pushed him into the carriage with a pouty mouth and an unhappy face.

The carriage went all the way without stopping, but at noon, it stayed in the wild for half an hour to rest for a while, allowing everyone to eat and relieve themselves.

Then they set off again. Their current distance is quite far from the next station, and they will definitely not be able to reach them today.

Captain Wu deliberately sent a soldier to the outpost, and he moved forward quickly to see how far away there were villages, or how far away from the next town.

They have to find a place to stay before dark. The wilderness is unsafe, and there are many women and children in the team. If something goes wrong, he will be to blame.

When the soldiers went to inquire, they also followed.

Gu Lai The outpost soldier came back after inquiring on a fast horse. He only said that he could reach a village before dark by following the footsteps. He had already asked the village chief to let him know in advance.

After all, they have more than 100 people and need more rooms, so they need the help of the village chief to arrange in advance.

Pei Xiu felt relieved when she heard the report, as long as there was a place to stay.

It wasn't until it got dark that everyone could vaguely hear the barking of the dog.

"Sir, the village is just ahead, just walk through that path."

The soldier dismounted and lit a torch, led the way in front, followed the sound and walked into the day and stepped on a little road, and soon saw a village with lights on.

The three brothers and Zhou Shan also saw it through the car window. The third child was a little cold, "There are only two lights?"

Zhou Yong glanced at him and said, "It means that this village is not too small."

"It's not too small with only two lamps?"

"You'll know in a while."

The carriage continued to move forward. The third child looked outside in confusion. After entering the village, he understood what his elder brother meant.

It was already dark, but some houses could barely be seen in the moonlight.

I found quite a few, but none of the lights were on.

There are people who have dogs in the village. They barked loudly as soon as they entered the village, and even the chickens cooed loudly. The originally quiet village suddenly became lively.

The sentry led them directly to stop at the door of one of the houses where the lights were lit.

This household is the village head's house.

When the village chief heard the movement outside the house, he hurried out to greet him.

The day sentinels had arranged for them in advance, and the village chief had already arranged them. They took copper coins and moved into the pre-arranged house.

A room costs 30 cents, hot water is provided, but food is not included, which is also a good deal. After all, it can sleep several people.

Going to the north, the villages are all built on pan kang, and a single kang can sleep five or six adult men. They are scattered in the surrounding villagers' homes.

The village chief's house vacated three rooms. Pei Xiu brought the people around him, a few boys, and the village chief's house where Captain Wu stayed.

She said to Mrs. Li, "Let them boil a pot of hot water~ to warm up the steamed buns prepared during the day. It's already dark, and everyone will eat something in the evening."

Mrs. Li responded, brought steamed buns, and followed the village chief's daughter-in-law to the kitchen.

When the food was hot, Captain Wu had already communicated with the village chief, and came over and said, "Mrs. Zhou, Second Young Master, I have just inquired about the post, and it is not far from Shangguan Road. We should get up early tomorrow, and we should be able to Go left or right to the next station."

Pei Xiu nodded, "You've worked hard for Captain Wu, so let's eat something to bolster your stomach together."

The guards don't have to worry about her, everyone has buns and steamed buns on them, and they can eat them hot at the villagers' houses.

Captain Wu did not refuse, and sat down to eat with everyone.

After a simple meal, Pei Xiu also asked Sister-in-law Li to go to the village chief's daughter-in-law with the money, and asked her to help them prepare more steamed buns for breakfast tomorrow morning, and the other guards also helped arrange it.

The group stayed in the village for one night, got up at dawn the next day, had breakfast at the village chief's house, and changed a lot of white steamed buns to make dry food before setting off again.

Along the way, they counted the time and distance, and rushed to the inn or the village before dark, and finally they didn't sleep in the wild.

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