Looking at her friend who she had known for more than ten years, Xue Minghua's eyes were a little red. She was very reluctant to leave the friendship of so many years.
But now she herself doesn't know what the future holds, and all she can say is just the word "good".
After I calmed down a little, I continued: "I will write you a letter when I settle down at my parents' house. It's not far away, so I should be able to have someone bring it back."
Zhang Qiaoling nodded, "Okay, I'll wait."
Then he handed the small bag in her hand.
Xue Minghua quickly refused, "What are you doing? Just come out and give me something. Why are you still holding something?"
Zhang Qiaoling pressed her hand and said with a serious face: "Sister Xue, don't push it yet, there isn't anything good here, just a few steamed buns with mixed noodles, for you to eat on the way."
I don’t know if there is any place to eat along the way, so I bring some to be prepared. "
Hearing that it was food, Qingyan said from the side: "Sister Qiaoling, don't worry about this, I have also prepared food. Look, there is a basket, which is enough to eat on the way."
Qiaoling looked in the direction she pointed, waved her hands and said, "What you have is yours. This is my wish. Please stop pushing it away. I will feel uncomfortable if you don't do something."
When the two of them heard what she said, they couldn't say anything else. Xue Minghua had no choice but to take it, hold Qiaoling's hand and said: "Sister Qiaoling, you have to be good in the future, you know?"
Zhang Qiaoling nodded, "I know, take care of yourself along the way."
After saying that, Zhang Qiaoling shrank back and said to Qingyan: "Okay, okay, you guys should leave quickly, otherwise we won't arrive before dark."
Qingyan nodded to her, "Sister Qiaoling, let's go then. You can go back too."
Sitting on the shaft of the car, I patted the donkey's butt and shouted "Oh!" and drove the car out of the alley.
After walking not far, Qingyan stopped at the door of a shop. This was a grocery store. Because it sold many and miscellaneous things, it didn't close at noon.
She went in and came out after a while. Under the puzzled eyes of the mother and son, she handed each of them a fan. She put on a straw hat and started fanning herself.
There's no way, the sun is strong today, there's no wind at all, and it's midday, so it's too hot.
In addition, there is a shed on the car, which makes it even hotter inside.
I don't know if it was because they were in a good mood after leaving that home, but the three ladies didn't feel it, and the expressions on their faces were still very relaxed.
"Now is when the sun is at its strongest, so we probably won't have much shade along the way. It will be cooler if we have a fan blowing."
Qingyan arrived as she got on the carriage again.
As soon as she sat on it, she felt that it was very soft under her buttocks. She looked down and smiled. It turned out that they had stretched out the quilt for her, and she hadn't even noticed it just now.
Don't tell me, it doesn't make you panic, it makes you feel a lot more comfortable.
"We really have to leave this time, we have to drive!"
Qingyan spoke to them, raised her voice and gave orders to the little donkey.
But when she reached the intersection of East Street and other streets, Qingyan had to slow down again.
Because everyone in Yangjiaping was standing there, no one knew how long they had been standing there, their faces were all red from the sun.
Qingyan knew that everyone was here to see her off. Although they had already said goodbye in the yard, everyone still came out to see her off again.
Slowly the donkey cart stopped, jumped out of the cart and said to them: "Why are you all out? It's hot right now. Go back quickly. I will come back to see you when I have the opportunity."
Yang Dashan said: "We just came out to take a look and watch you go. You don't need to waste time. Go quickly. We will watch you here. If we can't see you, we will go back."
Qingyan sighed and introduced them and Xue Minghua to each other. After both parties said hello to each other, Yang Dashan and the others urged her to hit the road again so that she would not have to sleep in the wilderness.
Qingyan had no choice but to sit in the car, waved to everyone, told them to go back quickly, and drove away.
I really can't waste any more time. I don't know if I can enter the capital at night. Isn't it said that ancient capitals had curfews?
As Qingyan drove the car forward, she looked back from time to time to see that those people were still standing there. She even saw Lanhua and the other three kids rubbing their eyes non-stop, probably crying.
When Xue Minghua saw Qingyan turning around, he sighed and asked, "Why are there so many people coming to see her off? Are they all your acquaintances?"
Qingyan nodded, "I came to Handeng with them before..."
She briefly talked about what these people had experienced before, and also talked about the month they had been on the road together, and some interesting things they encountered during the period.
Xue Minghua couldn't help feeling a little emotional after hearing this. She felt that her life was bad enough, but compared with many people, she was actually very lucky.
Even though he was abducted by a kidnapper and later rescued, although the Chen family cannot be said to be very good, it cannot be said to be too bad. At least at the beginning, they gave him a proper wife and did not let him stay at home. Work as a maid inside, or sell it directly.
She really wanted to spend the rest of her life with Chen Jiawang from the beginning, even if it was just to repay her kindness, and for the sake of her two children.
If I hadn't come to this point now, I really wouldn't have thought about leaving.
But now I think about it, compared with many people who suffered military disasters and had their wives and children separated from their homes, my life is good enough.
Of course, it cannot be said that the lives of everyone in Yangjiaping are bad. At least they have met a noble person. Although they have left their hometown, they can at least settle down here, which is a blessing in disguise.
And their nobleman was obviously the same one he met. Thinking of this, Xue Minghua couldn't help but look at Qingyan gratefully.
In fact, even though she had already sat on the donkey cart, she still felt a little uneasy. Although rationally, she felt that there was no need for the other party to lie to the three of them. Even if they were sold, they would not be worth much. There was really no need to spend so much money. Zhou Zhang.
But there is still some uncertainty. After all, it would be too reckless to follow someone just after they met.
But as she said before, she was actually betting that she would be lucky enough to meet a good person.
Until she saw the people in Yangjiaping, she suddenly felt at ease.
He was able to save some unrelated villagers in distress, and without asking for anything in return, he escorted them all the way to Handeng and helped them settle down.
Such a person may be like Qingyan herself said. She just wants to be a chivalrous and righteous woman. She really just draws her sword to help when there is an injustice on the road. She made the right bet before.
Brother and sister Chen Fulai and Huan'er were not as complicated as their mother thought. They listened to Qingyan's narration as a story.
She was also very supportive of her and made exclamations and exclamations from time to time, especially when the leopard came to ask for help and she went to save the little leopard.
I didn't expect that the beast would ask for help. This aunt is also very powerful. She can communicate with the beast and help rescue the little leopard. It's really amazing!
As they spoke, they had already reached the city gate.
When entering the city, you have to check and pay the entrance fee, but when you leave the city, there is no need to do so, and it is directly accessible.
But once we left the city, the road conditions were obviously not good.
The streets in the city are paved with stone bricks, and even some small roads are dirt roads, which are also compacted.
After leaving the city, some distance away from the city gate, the road began to become uneven, and the donkey cart began to bump.
Qingyan was a little helpless. She had no choice. The wheel was made of wood and had no shock absorption at all. It made a rattling sound as if it was falling apart.
At this time, the little leopard suddenly howled, and Qingyan quickly held the bottom of the bag with one hand. Was she awakened?
In fact, it was not awakened by the heat. It had already been awakened by the heat.
Qingyan had taken it out of the room and stayed awake since it woke up, because Chou Chou was also in the satchel. She coaxed it from time to time and used her spiritual consciousness to comfort it. The little leopard didn't bother and was quiet all the way.
I had been holding back, but as soon as I left the city, it started to bump up and down, and was bumping hard back and forth in the bag. It couldn't bear it any longer.
Chen Fulai climbed out of the car and sat on the car's shaft. He asked curiously: "Auntie, what is this sound?"
Qingyan glanced at him, she saw that this little guy's ears were quite pointed, and the little leopard's voice could be heard when the car made a rattling noise.
She didn't hide it, she put one hand directly into her satchel and fished the little leopard out of the satchel.
"Ah! What is this?" Mother and son exclaimed at the same time.
The two children didn't know what kind of animal it was. After all, there are no TVs or picture books now, so some animals were heard through hearsay.
"This is a leopard!" Although Xue Minghua has never seen it, she has heard of it, especially the iconic money pattern on the little leopard's body, which is so obvious.
Qingyan nodded to them, "This is the little leopard I rescued before. Because it was trapped for too long, the female leopard had no milk. If she stayed with her, she would starve to death, so she gave it to me to raise. "
Speaking of this, Qingyan thought of one thing. She had left the goat behind. What would happen if the little leopard wanted to drink milk in the future?
Although there is a lot of milk in Chou Chou Space, the question is how to get it out for it to drink? You can't just change it for no reason, right?
After thinking about it, she really asked her to come up with a way. Anyway, she only had half a day to get to the capital. She could just ask Chou Chou to fill the gourd with milk and give it to the little leopard to drink on the way.
After arriving in the capital, it will be easy to think of a solution.
Qingyan put the little leopard in the car and let it play with the two children. Xue Minghua couldn't help but curiously touched the furry one who knew it had not been weaned.
The fur is so soft and easy to move!
Women and children basically couldn't resist the temptation of furry hair. After a while, the three of them became familiar with the little leopard.
During the rest of the journey, Xue Minghua mostly chatted with Qingyan. The two children and the little leopard were humping each other. Xue Minghua also fanned them to prevent them from getting too hot.
Qingyan used her consciousness to say to Chou Chou, "Would you like to come out and take it with you? It's really uncomfortable in the satchel."
Chou Chou refused directly, "No, I can still bear it for half a day. If I feel uncomfortable, I can just go back to the space. If I appear in the open, it will be difficult to see the space again."
Qingyan thought about it and said, "You might as well just go into the space and just use your spiritual consciousness to stare outside, so you don't have to suffer outside."
The weather was hot and bumpy, and Qingyan herself felt very uncomfortable. She didn't want Chou Chou to suffer with her, so it would be nice to have someone comfortable.
Chou Chou thinks so, "Then if you have anything to do, just send a message to me. I can also talk to you in space."
Qingyan smiled and said, "It's a good relationship. I'll call you if I need anything."
Chou Chou returned to the space directly, and then Qingyan felt her bag lighten, and then it was heavy, which made her a little puzzled. Just when she was about to ask, she heard Chou Chou said: "I put a few in the bag for you." Apple, eat some fruit to moisten your throat."
Qingyan thought, since she had already taken out apples for the two siblings to eat before, she was not afraid of Xue Minghua being suspicious.
He reached out and touched the bag. Well, Chou Chou knew how to count. He took out four of them, one for each of them.
Fortunately, the satchel has a compartment, otherwise I would have to wash it again, after all, there was a little leopard inside.
Qingyan took out the apple and threw it on the quilt, "The weather is hot, let's eat more fruit. If we drink too much water, we have to find a convenient place. It's okay to eat fruit."
Xue Minghua said quickly: "Oh, sister, keep it for yourself. There is no need to give such good things to us."
"Don't be polite to me, just take it for you, Huan'er, Fulai, eat it quickly, my aunt gave it to me, no need to refuse."
Huan'er said happily: "Thank you, auntie! I cut the one that auntie gave me before and gave it to my mother and brother to eat. It's very sweet!"
Qingyan reached out and touched her head, "Huan'er is so good. If it's delicious, eat more of it. There must be some in the capital."
Even if you don't have it now, you will definitely have it in a few months.
The donkey cart went out of the city gate and walked a short distance to the official road. They walked a section of the official road and got onto a small road at a fork in the road.
Ordinarily, they should actually be on the official path. After all, they are all women and children, so it should be safer to take the official path.
However, Chou Chou said that he had inquired from the passing birds that accidents often happened at the junction of the two cities during this period, all on the official road.
Because during this period, many merchants from the north fled with all their belongings and took the official road, so as soon as they entered the Sangui zone, there would be many bandits squatting there.
The small roads are actually very safe, because most of the people walking there are civilians who want to take shortcuts. The richer they are, the more cautious they are, thinking that it is safer to take the main road.
And another advantage of the small road is that there are more shaded areas than the main road. Of course, there is also a disadvantage, that is, it is more bumpy.
There are many vehicles and people coming and going on the official road. Even if it is not specially maintained like in later generations, the road is relatively smooth.
Because there are few people walking on the path, just like the mountain path they took before, there are often overgrown weeds and gravel on the ground.
Qingyan still trusts Chou Chou's judgment. Since it has already inquired about it, those little birds will not lie like humans. What's more, Chou Chou's consciousness has also recovered now. If there is any danger, it can be warned in advance. , you can avoid them even if you can't defeat them.
