The sun sets in the west, the jackdaws return to crow, and the bleak autumn wind slowly dissipates with the last ray of warm stubbornness, leaving only the coolness all over the body.
Ji Le's running figure was stretched long on the ground. When Li Ran came out and saw her, she was already so tired that she was lying on the ground, looking out of breath.
I saw two large boxes placed on top of a carriage, which looked extremely heavy. As petite as she was, she was trotting all the way here with several maids, pushing her by hand and pulling her by horse. She was extremely exhausted.
The car stopped at the gate of Jishi Villa. Li Ran saw it and quickly ordered someone to pick it up. He asked in great surprise:
"So many things! Don't you want to travel around again? Miss Ji, this can't be done! With the current situation of your Ji family, you can't..."
He thought that Ji Le was having trouble with Ji Xian again after returning to Ji Xian's family, so he became willful and thought of running away from home again.
Unexpectedly, Ji Le rolled his eyes at him and said angrily:
"Stop it, stop it! What a mess, this girl is trying to help, right?"
Ji Le was very angry and immediately interrupted Li Ran's "sincere words". As he spoke, they walked into the courtyard together and handed Li Ran a baggage.
Li Ran opened one of them and saw Shu brocade, jade, and even an exquisite ivory carving! And various other small items are also available! Li Ran knew that this was by no means all, so he turned to look at the busy people outside the house, who were all moving in and out. I can’t help but be stunned:
"so much…"
But before he could be surprised, Ji Le said to him:
"If you sell all these things, you should be able to buy a lot of food, right?"
"Ah? This...are you going to use these things to exchange for food and then send them to your two brothers?"
Li Ran reacted instantly, with surprise on his face.
Of course he knew Ji Le was smart, but he didn't expect Ji Le to be able to think of such a way in such a short period of time.
Now that Ji's caravan has set off, since Ji Xian doesn't believe her, he naturally won't send anyone to chase her.
If Jiyi and Jiwen really escorted dozens of problematic carriages to Weiguo by then, Jishi would be really embarrassed this time, and might even cause an international dispute.
After all, there are a lot of disaster relief grains from the government.
Ji Le exchanged his own soft jewelry for food and sent it to Ji Zeng and Ji Xun. This was obviously the most appropriate and safest way at the moment.
"It's just...that there are so many rare and rare treasures...it would be a bit of a waste if the money is just discounted."
In fact, Li Ran was a wealthy man before his soul passed through him, but such a style was unimaginable in his time.
Just these things, even if you go through the manor where he lived before, you can't count these many things.
"Oh! Brother Ziming, what are you still thinking about? How can you care about this after what time has it been!"
Li Ran was immediately brought back to the topic by Ji Le's words.
Today at Ji's house, Ji Le had already told her father what should be said and what should not be said. But Ji Xian didn't believe it. She was a girl and there was no other way she could think of. Apart from that, she really couldn't think of any other way.
Li Ran nodded and said:
"Well, the situation is urgent, and it seems that's all."
After understanding the idea of Ji Le, Li Ran did not dare to hesitate, and immediately asked Sun Wu and Owl Yi to take these soft jewelry and sell them around the city, and then use them all to buy food. In a short time, all the food on the market was covered by them. down.
Fortunately, the Jishi Villa is really big enough, so it was packed in.
"Be sure to load the car and prepare it tonight. I will set off to Weiguo early tomorrow morning, so that I can catch up with Ji Zong and Ji Xun's party..."
Li Ran had such an exchange with Owl Yi again, and Ji Le was so tired after working for a whole day that he immediately fell asleep with his eyes closed on the steps of the courtyard.
And when she woke up again, she found that Owl Wing was the only one left in the courtyard.
"Eh? Where's brother Ziming?"
"Girl, my master has escorted the grain to Weiguo according to your instructions."
It turned out that while Ji Le was sleeping, Sun Wu and Owl Yi had already purchased enough food, vehicles, and horses in the city. Then Li Ran and Sun Wu took care of him, temporarily found a group of people, and escorted him to Weiguo.
"How can this be done! If we encounter another assassination attempt by the Ji family of Lu State along the way, how can we resist the assassination of the few people around Brother Ziming?"
"Quick! Go and chase him back!"
When Ji Le heard that Li Ran had left Zheng Yi, he immediately stamped his feet anxiously.
But who knew Owl Wing just shook his head and told her:
"Don't worry, Miss Ji. The master of the house made a special statement before leaving and asked the servant to tell Miss Ji that there is absolutely no danger for the master to go to defend the country. He also asked the girl to just wait quietly in the city."
…
Li Ran sat at the front of the car, looking at the silver moon that had risen into the sky.
Obviously, in order to catch up with Ji Zeng and Ji Xun in time, he had to travel day and night.
Fortunately, the moonlight was very good tonight, and Sun Wu was born in the army, so they were very familiar with traveling at night, so there were no accidents along the way after leaving the city.
"Sir, let me go with Chu Dang. If you leave Zheng Yi now, if someone from the Ji family finds out, I'm afraid..."
Sun Wu and Ji Le had the same idea, and were a little worried about Ji's pursuit. After all, when they came to Zheng State, the pursuit had not stopped all the way, and it became more and more dangerous each time.
Li Ran is in Zhengyi these days, staying at home, so people who want to come to Ji's family are naturally at their wits' end.
But now that Li Ran is escorting food to defend the country, isn't it a God-given opportunity for those people?
"No, you have more important things to do, so I can only escort you this time."
"gentlemen…"
Sun Wu was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that his mission was not to escort food.
Just listen to Li Ran continue to say:
"Although I suspect that the food cart contained in the Ji family's grain cart must not be grain, I have never seen it with my own eyes. You can ride alone, leave the convoy and catch up quickly. Once you come, leave a mark for us so that I know what to do. How to follow? Secondly, look for an opportunity to check out those grain trucks in person and see what is packed inside."
"I'll make a few more promises with you. If it's food, you'll keep it..."
Li Ran's caution is unquestionable. But what he didn't know was that the marks he taught Sun Wu would become Sun Wu's secret weapon in the future.
After Sun Wu received Li Ran's order, although he was still a little worried about Li Ran's safety, he also knew that the matter was important and had to be done by him, so he went immediately.
"Sir, I can just go for this kind of thing. Why don't you, General, go there in person?"
Chu Dang wanted to replace Sun Wu, but Li Ran shook his head.
"Your task is not light either. Whether I, Li Ran, can go to Weiguo alive this time is entirely in your hands."
Li Ran said to him with a smile. Chu Dang was a reckless person. When he heard Li Ran's half-joking words, he immediately patted his chest and vowed:
"Don't worry, sir. I'm here. No matter who it is, one will kill one, two will kill a pair! No one can hurt a hair on your head!"
Li Ran was also confident in Chu Dang's force.
Facing Ji's pursuit before, Chu Dang defeated a group of men with one person. Needless to say, there is no need to mention this kind of natural divine power.
But what he is most worried about right now is not Ji's pursuit, but Shu Niu who is still in Zhengyi City.
There was no way they could hide this from the Ji clan with all the fuss they were making in the city today. Once Shu Niu learns of his actions, he will definitely take action this time.
Li Ran knew this, but still had to personally escort the food. In fact, he also wanted to lure the snake out of its hole.
He was using himself as the bait.
Since you can't hide, let's do it openly. Whether it's a mule or a horse, if you take it out for a walk, your true colors will always show up.
After a night of silence, Li Ran led a group of soldiers on their way in a hurry, getting closer and closer to the convoys of Ji Zong and Ji Xun ahead.
