People were talking about the weather and the areas that had been rumored to be plagued by plague.
"Shangshan Town is at the foot of the mountain. It is the only way for caravans like us to pass. It is also the best route to take in recent years. Now you see, this plague has caused us to live in peace."
"Hey, who says it's not the case? If these goods are delayed for one more day on the road, the risk will be greater. It will give me a headache, a headache!"
"More than that? How much will it cost to eat and drink with so many people on the road?"
"According to what I said, the mayor of Shangshan Town should be imprisoned!"
Many people in the caravan were very angry. It was their interests that were harmed. No one wanted to take a long way around, right? The risks involved can only be borne by yourself.
There are also sober people who took a sip of wine and said: "You can just have fun! Fortunately, you didn't just walk there. If you happen to walk there when the plague first started, let alone the goods or not, it means you who are saving your lives." You can’t live without a guarantee!”
As soon as this was said, everyone felt really scared, so they all started laughing.
It really is.
"However, in the first few months of the first half of this year, the road was relatively easy to walk. Later, it became more and more difficult to walk. Every day was very abnormal. There was a drought in my hometown for three months, and the river in front of me was washed away by the flood. dam."
To put it simply, everyone has his or her own suffering.
An Jin and Ma Yi listened quietly, occasionally paying attention to some key news.
To facilitate their subsequent journey.
It was windy and rainy outside, and the old windows of the inn creaked from time to time.
Fortunately, there is a place to take shelter from the rain.
The waiter came over and said that the dishes upstairs were ready, and what he was holding was the food.
An Jin asked Ma Yi and the others to eat first, while he followed the waiter upstairs, "Is your store old?"
He had nothing to say.
The waiter was also like a spirit, and smiled and said: "That's right, sir, don't worry, the inns in our town are not black shops, and the town government offices are not far from us, but if you continue to go down, But you have to be careful, I heard there are bandits in the area ahead, it’s very scary.”
Upon hearing this, An Jin asked the waiter a few questions about the bandits, and then stuffed a small piece of silver into his belt. The waiter immediately smiled and told him everything.
"This matter is not a secret. Everyone here knows it. I heard these bandits kidnapped people a few days ago! This made the matter big. The government over there couldn't do anything to them. The town official doesn’t dare to upload it for fear of being embarrassed, so you have to be careful when passing over there!”
The waiter also asked them to try to leave in the middle of the night. The bandits there were arrogant and they were afraid of poor visibility at night. If it got darker, they would not dare to make random moves.
Of course, this is just hearsay, but according to people who came over there smoothly, they all left in the middle of the night.
An Jin also politely thanked the waiter, then took the food and asked the waiter to go down.
Song Yue in the room had just finished dressing up, her bun was removed, and her black hair was scattered. She had no intention of going down, because the lobby was filled with the smell of strong men.
An Jin put the food on the tray on the table and carefully tested the poison with a silver needle. As someone who was away from home, it was no wonder that he was so cautious in everything.
Song Yue looked at it and found it funny. The poison that could be detected by this silver needle was only limited. If it was a drug or something, it would be impossible to detect it.
But in order to reassure An Jin, she kept silent and gave An Jin some psychological comfort. Soon An Jin also mentioned to Song Yue that there were bandits ahead.
Ding Xiang was cleaning up the dressing table nearby, and was frightened when she heard this, "Really? What can we do? We had already detoured to the plague town, and there are bandits in front of us. It's too scary." "
Song Yue looked at the ordinary fried rice and was not picky. She started eating with her rice bowl, "If the local officials don't do anything, the places under their jurisdiction are naturally unsafe. Let's just be careful. People passing by there are just afraid." Quite a few, and the caravans naturally have ways to deal with them."
So there is nothing to worry about. When the soldiers come, they will block the water and cover it with the earth. There is no other way to go. Originally, the official path they chose has fewer options. It is not as good as some old Jianghu people who can find their way out through various paths.
Since there is no choice, there is nothing to worry about. Let’s just deal with it when something happens.
Her words and calm attitude successfully made Ding Xiang feel at ease.
An Jin also said: "The people in the caravan should have a way to deal with it. Let's discuss it with them then. Let's have a good sleep tonight."
Their guards must protect Song Yue's room, while the others are resting downstairs. They still have to leave two people to watch and keep an eye on him.
Discuss in a low voice.
Song Yue asked An Jin to go and have dinner too. An Jin agreed thoughtfully and turned around to go down. This time something happened in Shangshan Town, forcing everyone to take this old and difficult route, which made An Jin miserable. They were all very worried.
I always feel uneasy.
Song Yue looked at Ding Xiang and frowned, so she also invited her to come over for dinner. As for the tiger cub, she didn't need it. She took the opportunity to say that when she let it go for a walk in the forest before, it found prey and ate it. In fact, It has been fed in the small world of space, so naturally there is no need to worry about it.
After eating and drinking and taking a rest, Zuo and You also returned to this room to lay the floor.
Ding Xiang still slept on the bed with Song Yue.
As the night progressed, the movement in the lobby downstairs subsided, and everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
It rained a lot in the middle of the night.
It was actually a little chilly, so much so that Lilac buried his face in the quilt.
Fortunately, she didn't have the habit of grabbing the quilt when sleeping.
Song Yue also slept peacefully until dawn, and the night was uneventful.
Ding Xiang got up when she heard the crowing of the rooster, along with the two little maids, Zuo and You. This was a conditioned reflex engraved in their bones, and they would wake up when the rooster crows.
Song Yue turned over and continued to sleep.
Ding Xiang just covered her with the quilt gently. She whispered to the two little maids to follow her to comb her hair outside the screen, "Keep your voice down so as not to wake up the master. By the way, it wasn't cold for you two to sleep like this last night, right?"
The two little maids shook their heads together. The quilt they slept on was thick and they didn't feel cold.
Ding Xiang was very talkative, but she always had nothing to say to these two little girls who talked little. The two of them always ended up chatting to death, so she sent them to get hot water.
Azuo and Ayou only talked little, but they were very quick in their work, so they turned around and left.
An Jin had dark circles under his eyes. When he saw Ah Zuo and Ah You, he looked over and saw that Ding Xiang had woken up, so he asked her, "Did the master sleep well last night?"
Ding Xiang nodded, "It's good. The bedding in this inn is very clean. We use it for cushioning. The girl's cover is the one on our carriage."
An Jin knew that Song Yue could sleep well, "Hurry up and pack up. After breakfast, if you have nothing to do, you have to rush on your way. I'll go talk to the people in the caravan."
He didn't sleep much at all last night, he was thinking about the bandit.
