Although it was late at night, business came to the door, and the man who drove the cart decided to take the business, because the customer had promised to pay more, and this opportunity could not be missed.
Since the customer has to come to call for a taxi in the middle of the night, it must be something urgent. It is appropriate to charge more money than usual. As long as the customer can accept it, the man who drives the taxi decides to take the taxi overnight.
"Business is not good. Whenever someone comes to my door, I will rent out a car. It's just that the fare has to be doubled, because it's really shameful to act blindly."
The driver said the price while packing up the cart, which made Yu Chenglong very satisfied. He happily accepted the driver's price and helped him water the horses and hitch the cart together.
"Brother Yi, you can do as much as you want. I'll help you, let's hurry up!"
After a while, Yu Chenglong led the car out of the small courtyard and came to the door of Liu Shuanzhu's house. Seeing that the lights were on and no one came out yet, he asked the driver to wait a moment, and he went into the house to urge him.
Yu Chenglong walked into the house and saw Liu Shuanzhu half lying on the kang giving instructions. Bi Ming and Jiao Cheng were helping Liu Shuanzhu's wife pack her things. A boy of seven or eight years old was already dressed and waiting there. Yu Chenglong said that the hired car had arrived and asked everyone to hurry up to avoid delays.
Several people carried the boxes and things out of the hospital and put all the things in the car. Yu Chenglong asked Liu Shuanzhu's wife to lock the doors inside and outside the house, and then helped the family into the car.
Yu Chenglong, Bi Ming, and Jiao Cheng followed the car and walked northwest, preparing to leave the city from that direction. Behind him, the dark night in Xinjing City seemed very noisy. The siren sounded far away in the dark night and sounded very harsh.
In the late autumn in the north, the night was already very cold. Liu Shuanzhu's family was wrapped in quilts in the car, and Yu and Chenglong were jogging behind the car to keep warm. Of course, everyone was alert.
The night was very quiet. The crops in the fields on both sides of the road had been harvested long ago. Only a few farmers still had straw left in their fields. They were lying in piles on the ground, covered with late autumn hoarfrost, like tombs.
The entire land was covered with autumn frost, and looked quiet and desolate under the weak moonlight. There was only one fairly straight road, stretching into the distance like a black snake, and the roadside was full of dead leaves and grass.
Liu Shuanzhu's wife in the car also made slight cries from time to time. Along with the messy sound of horse hooves and the squeak of the car, it drifted in the dark night, making everything look so desolate.
It was already getting brighter, but there was still some time before the sun came out. Yu Chenglong made the carriage turn into a small depression and unloaded everything on the carriage.
"We're here, brother, thank you for your hard work. This is the fare, do you think it's enough?"
Yu Chenglong handed the money to the coachman, of course, more money than he originally promised. This was mainly because he considered that the coachman might have to take some risks this time, and he also did this to comfort him and prevent him from talking nonsense in the future.
"Oh, there's not much we can use. What are you doing here? You have no place to go and no store!"
The driver asked with concern, and of course he felt a little sorry after receiving so much money. He had to send people somewhere, and there was no way to get so many things in this wilderness.
"Someone will pick us up in a moment. Don't tell anyone what happened today. Don't tell anyone. You and my eldest brother are neighbors. He has provoked an enemy and wants to hide out for a few days.
You wait until the news is over and help him take care of the house. My eldest brother will come back in a year and a half. The extra money is considered as asking for your help. You should go back now and be careful along the way. "
Yu Chenglong stated his request, and the coachman stopped forcing it. He took the money with a smile, put it in his arms seriously, and then bid farewell to Yu Chenglong and others with fists in his hands.
"Don't worry, I won't say anything. This is the rule. I will also help take care of his house. Don't worry, we will see you later!"
After the coachman said goodbye to everyone and left, Liu Shuanzhu's wife stood up and looked around uneasily. She didn't know where she was. She was full of doubts and couldn't guess what kind of friends her man had made.
"Where are we going? Why did we stop here?"
"There is a village less than four miles ahead. I have a friend who lives here. He is absolutely reliable. Shopkeeper Jiao will go into the village now and ask him to set up a car to bring Brother Liu and his family into the village and take good care of them."
Yu Chenglong watched Jiao Cheng leave, then turned around and gave a detailed explanation to Liu Shuanzhu's family. Especially Liu Shuanzhu's wife, she may not understand the reason why she ran out of Xinjing overnight, so it is understandable that she has doubts in her heart.
"Brother Liu has injuries on his body. He was injured by the Japanese. Now he needs to be nursed back to health and treated. Your family will stay here temporarily until the injuries are healed before you can find a way out. Don't worry, it is absolutely safe here.
But I have a suggestion, that is, you should go back to your hometown. You can't live here anymore. The Japanese, Black Dragon Society, and the police will come to trouble you. Go back to your hometown and live incognito.
I think the elderly on both sides of your family are looking forward to your return. It has been more than ten years since you left home. No one in your hometown knows what you have been doing outside over the years, so it will be safe to go back. "
"How do you know that we are not locals and have been away from home for more than ten years? You are... that little fortune teller... Xiao Haizi..." Liu Shuanzhu's wife actually recognized Yu Chenglong.
"You are right. It was my master who enabled you and showed you the clear path back then. Now you have to listen to me and go back to your hometown to live a stable life."
Yu Chenglong continued to persuade Liu Shuanzhu's family to go back to Liu's home shop, which was better than wandering around. But Liu Shuanzhu didn't think so. He felt that it might not be safe to go home because Japanese soldiers were everywhere.
"We haven't been back for so many years. I wonder what our home is like. Can we still have a place to stay? The Japanese and the Black Dragon Society are very powerful. I'm afraid I won't be able to hide when I return to my hometown."
Liu Shuanzhu stood up with difficulty. It seemed that after a night of bumps, the wound was still very painful. In particular, he wanted to follow Jackie Chan and the others to realize his wish, so he didn't want to go back to his hometown.
"The Japanese and the Black Dragon Society people won't be so aggressive in looking for you. They will guess that we are together. The Black Dragon Society's power is not as powerful as our hometown, so you can rest assured.
You take this money, and in addition to treating your elder brother's injuries, you can use the remaining money to go home and buy some land, live a good life, and don't spend it randomly. "Yu Chenglong stepped forward to check Liu Shuanzhu's injury.
"Do you still recognize us? Do you know my name?" Liu Shuanzhu's wife asked, trembling.
"Then can we still meet? I want to do it with you, you are the dragon across the river!"
Liu Shuanzhu grabbed Yu Chenglong's hand and didn't let go for a long time. He really hoped to follow Yu Chenglong and do something big. Unfortunately, Jackie Chan didn't want to agree to it because the time was not yet ripe.
