They didn't use the money, it wasn't a lot, it was enough for the little Taoist priests' daily life, and when Taoist Tianji came back, they didn't have to worry about having no one in charge.
Although Taoist Tianji is not a good person, he only uses talismans to deceive people and exaggerate their effects. He is really not involved in these harmful things. The main reason is that he does not have the brains.
After coming down the mountain, they returned to space first and were on the road. They hadn't even eaten dinner yet.
Jin Yang went to see the children and girls, and fed them some spiritual spring water. Because they were all in a coma, it took a lot of time.
By the time Jin Yang came back, dinner had already been prepared and it was time to eat together.
"Are those children and girls okay?"
Qingyan asked while handing the bowl and chopsticks to it.
Jin Yang stretched out his hand to take it and replied: "It's okay. After taking the spiritual spring water, my complexion has become much better. The main reason is the lack of Qi and blood. I still need to take care of it in the future. At least my life is safe."
Qingyan nodded. There was nothing they could do before. At least the ones they rescued could survive. Otherwise, it would be a pity to die when they were rescued.
They didn't rest after eating. Instead, they discussed where to put these people and the time to let them out. It couldn't be too early or too late.
If it's too early, it's still very cold outside, and your body is already weak. If you suffer another night of freezing, you'll either die or get sick.
It's not even too late. You can't stay in space for too long. You'll starve to death if you don't eat.
As for the location, they planned to find a cave near the county seat and put them in. Then Jin Yang changed his body and went to the county government office to report to the officials, saying that he had accidentally discovered a cave with people locked up, and asked the county government officials to go there. It would be nice to be rescued.
As for why it wasn't put in the previous cave, wasn't it because they had killed three Taoist priests? It would be more troublesome to investigate then, and it would delay these people's return home.
After they discussed it, Qingyan went to rest. She couldn't bear it anymore.
There are many other things left, so she doesn’t have to worry.
After that, Chou Chou used his spiritual consciousness to find a suitable cave near the county seat. Jin Yang put the things collected from the previous cave in the same position as before, and put these people in when dawn came.
This cave, like the previous cave, is underground and the temperature is much higher than on the ground, so these children and girls can survive in such cold weather for such a long time.
When Qingyan got up the next day, Chouchou and the others had already sorted things out. They were now near the county seat, and Jin Yang had also gone to report to the official.
The reason why Gold was not allowed to go was because its appearance was so recognizable that it was unforgettable at first sight, and also because it really didn’t look like a good person and could easily be caught for interrogation.
As for Jin Yang, it's different. Like Chou Chou, it can change its appearance. Unlike the golden human form, which is fixed, it can turn into the appearance of a passing businessman with a popular face. After reporting to the official, take the yamen servant there. It's time to leave.
Qingyan and the others went to the county seat to wait, where they could have breakfast and buy some specialties here. There was still food space, and they could grow their own vegetables, so there was no need to buy them.
Jin Yang didn't come back until late in the afternoon. The main reason was that he had to go through the procedures to report to the official. It took a while for the government officials to organize them, and they also had to follow him to the cave. There were thirty or forty children and girls, and they all Being unconscious, it took a lot of time to get them out one by one.
There will be no need for him in the follow-up. They had already prepared the identity certificate before. It was very easy to forge. It may not be easy for people nowadays, but it is relatively simple for them.
They can steal other people's identity certificates from some people at any time, and then go to a government-made place to get a piece of paper to make a certificate. They can just make one according to the pattern of others and return the certificate.
As for official seals, that's even easier. If you don't say Chou Chou, you can carve it directly. If it doesn't work, you can carve a seal with a radish. Qingyan can do this.
So for them, this is the least difficult thing.
Since it was already this time, they simply had dinner in the county town before leaving.
They had driven a carriage before, and they didn't have much to buy anyway. After leaving the county town and arriving at a deserted place, they drove another carriage out, and Qingyan could rest directly in the carriage.
As before, Chou Chou was responsible for driving her car, while Jin Yang and Huang Huang took turns driving the car.
The group continued to walk forward, because they had already had dinner, so there was no need to look for a place to cook and eat.
It was around seven o'clock when they left the county seat. After that, they walked for another three hours. It was around ten o'clock before they found another place and entered the space.
Because before they went to the Seven Stars Temple, they had deviated from their original direction. Before, they went directly to the west. Now they have to return to the previous official road.
It took four days to go around nearly 200 miles back and forth. Fortunately, they had nothing urgent to do, otherwise they couldn't afford to waste this time.
It wasn't until the evening of the fourth day that they walked back to the official road of their original route. At this time, there were even more people on the official road, because more than 80 miles ahead was the next city, Jingmen City.
The place where they are now is a place called Shuanghe Town. There are many merchants coming and going here, because there is a merchant ship dock on the Han River more than ten miles to the east.
Because there is a dock, there are many businessmen coming and going here. This town is considered a three-way junction.
Going to Hebei is Xiangyang, and going to the south is Jingmen City. There are many large ships going down the river to carry out some freight, so this town is indeed relatively prosperous.
They were going to take a short rest in Shuanghe Town. After all, they had been on the road for several days. Although they did not sleep in the open air, they all lived in the space to rest. But when they met such a relatively prosperous town, Qingyan still Rather curious.
After all, it was a new place, and she wanted to see if there were any special products or seeds that she could buy.
They have bought a lot of seeds unique to this place along the way, including grain and some vegetables, which are unique to this place and cannot be seen in the north.
There are also some fruit trees, most of which are ownerless in the mountains, so they transplant them directly into the space. They are all already grown and will bear fruit the same year they are planted.
There were also some edible wild vegetables and mushrooms in the mountains that were also brought into the space. After all, in addition to the climate that was like spring all year round, the crops in the windy space were all from the northwest and were very poor.
There are now many fruit trees, vegetables, and even wild vegetables and weeds that they got in later, and there are many times more types than before.
The specialties of Shuanghe Town are actually very different from those bought in other towns before, but because they are close to the pier, there are a lot of things from other places.
Especially those in the south of the Yangtze River and those on the seaside, mostly dried seafood or grilled dried fish, as well as a lot of wine and silk from the south of the Yangtze River.
Especially seafood, kelp and seaweed are Qingyan's favorite things to eat, kelp stewed pork ribs soup, and seaweed and egg drop soup are her favorite, they are fresh and fragrant.
Although the price was high after it was shipped, Qingyan couldn't help but buy a lot. This was also due to the fact that they were really not short of money.
As for some rare objects and jewelry shipped from further places, just buy some if you like them, and don’t worry about buying too much and running out of room to put them.
After that, they bought some salt and seasonings. There was no way to make these things by themselves. Although she could make salt, she needed a salt mine first.
After they came here, the places where salt was produced were basically well salt. Moreover, the population here was more dense, and the government was stricter about it. It was impossible to refine it by yourself.
It's just that the salt used now is coarse salt, which needs to be processed again, otherwise it will be unhealthy, and the taste will not be good and it will be astringent.
There is also the need to buy sugar. Sugar is easier to buy here because sugar cane can be grown here, so it is easier to buy than in the north.
Most of the sugar now is brown sugar, or large pieces of yellowish sugar, like the soft white sugar in the market, which is not available here. After all, it requires multiple processes to be refined.
And although it is sophisticated, it will waste a lot. When productivity is low, waste is very undesirable.
That's enough. Anyway, they just use it to drink water or to season when cooking. This kind of sugar can do the job perfectly.
They stayed in Shuanghe Town for two days. They originally wanted to stay for one day and leave at night. After all, there were almost no vacancies in the inns here. But Qingyan heard that a group of merchant ships would come the next day, so they Just prepare to stay for one more day.
They found a place to rest outside the county town at night, and then went to the dock for a day of shopping the next day before leaving satisfied.
It took them two days to walk from Shuanghe Town to Jingmen City. Mainly because they basically didn't rush at night and found a place to enter the space when the time came.
In the past, people might still cook and eat outside, but then basically no more. When it gets dark, they would go back to the space to eat, and then go to bed after eating. Even if they meet people traveling with them on the road, they will find ways to find them in advance. Turn into the deserted fork in the road and then enter the space.
The reason why I didn't eat out was that it was too troublesome to take out the pots and pans and wash them in front of people, and the other reason was that it rained more here. It would be sunny in the morning, but it would rain lightly in the afternoon.
Or maybe it rains for a while in the morning and then clears up in the afternoon. Anyway, there will always be some rain for a period of time during the day, and the ground is always wet. Even if you find an open space, setting up a stove is too troublesome. If you can't find firewood, why bother burning your own stored charcoal?
It's not the same as entering the space, and you don't have to get dirty.
During the following period, although he had said that he would not care about the follow-up at Qixingguan, Chou Chou still kept an eye on that place, and would tell a few people from time to time about the progress of the children looking for their families.
Some older children and young girls basically know where their home is, and they can still find it even if they have been away from home for a little longer.
In fact, the remaining thirty or forty people have not been away from home for a long time. The longest time was just over a year. Those who were captured in the early years have long since died.
Not seeing the light of day all day long, even though they had food and drink, they would always be bloodletted from time to time. Coupled with the shock and pain, they simply couldn't survive for such a long time, so the remaining people did not last more than two years.
Moreover, those who have been imprisoned for more than a year are all young girls. Children cannot persist at all. After a few months, they are already relatively good.
Thinking about how those children wouldn't cry, those three adults were not good people. Those children who loved crying were directly drained of their blood and killed by them.
Or they became the punching bag for them when they were upset after repeated failures, and were beaten to death or tortured to death. That's why the debts of those three Taoists were so deep.
Otherwise, even if their bodies were taken away, all the sins and debts would not be counted on them, so they would not be spared their lives, because they themselves had committed a lot of sins.
And the reason why three children were left homeless in the end is not that those three children couldn't remember the location of their home. Even if they couldn't remember the location, they knew the name of their village, as long as it was not far away, they could move slowly. Check slowly.
Of course, many villages here have the same name, especially the names of so-and-so bays and so-and-so rivers here.
Especially some in Shanghe Village and Xiahe Village, there are so many, it will definitely take a while to check.
You can check the time when they were lost. It is actually easier to check whose child is missing. You don’t need to go door to door, just ask the local chief or village chief.
The reason why those three children were not found was because the parents at home were in poor health due to their loss, and the excitement of losing a child, and they had no money for medical treatment, died within a few months.
There are also those who have searched everywhere and died in an accident on the road. Their parents are gone at home, and their uncles are not willing to raise them. Even if there is a grandma here, the relationship with his parents is not good, so he separated early to live with other sons. Nor do I want to raise this lost child.
Especially after knowing that they had been bled and were weak, they didn't want to add such a burden. After all, it would be impossible for ordinary farmers to feed them with one more medicine jar like this.
The government had no choice but to leave them in the county town to see if they could find a good family to adopt them. The three left behind were all boys, so it was not difficult to find a good family to adopt them.
The children captured by the Taoist priests were all boys, and the girls were all young girls, because they wanted their pure blood. The girl said that the blood of young girls is purer and more effective than the young Yin Qi. .
Fortunately, the three Taoists wanted to seize the body and refine the elixir of immortality. After all, they could seize other people's bodies at any time, which was not much different from immortality.
Therefore, they did not do anything worse than animals, and those girls could be considered to have escaped. At least when they returned home, although they would face some gossips, they would not be unable to survive.
