Ji Shu looked determined. Thinking about it carefully, she did have a need to go.
She had to remind her eldest uncle to be careful not to be plotted by three parties during the battle and not to become a eunuch inexplicably.
Ji Chengfeng said with a straight face: "No! I don't agree! It's too dangerous! And what reason do you have to go?"
"The Hou Mansion has a medicinal materials shop in Qinghe Town behind Weihaiguan. I told him that there was something wrong with the shop and wanted to rectify it."
Ji Shu pulled Ji Chengfeng's sleeve and shook it softly.
"Good brother~ Please, let me go! I have bought all the military supplies. If I can't give them away and it's hard to sell, I won't lose a lot!"
Head Qin turned his head and took a sip of tea.
He knew Ji Chengfeng well. He was a slave to his wife and sister. The woman he loved the most would beg him coquettishly and surrender within a moment.
As expected, Ji Chengfeng admitted, "Okay, okay! You can go, but I'll send someone to follow you."
Ji Shu frowned.
Let Big Brother's people follow?
If his people heard that he told his eldest brother to be careful of being attacked in the lower third, wouldn't he misunderstand something based on his temperament?
e
g to death Qi Ye...
"I have Qingtan following me, nothing will happen."
Qingtan was the secret guard who went to investigate Jiang Fu for her before, and she was also a girl with extremely high martial arts skills.
"Weiguan is a mixed bag of good and bad, and one woman, Qingtan, may not be able to handle everyone."
Seeing that Ji Chengfeng had made up his mind, Ji Shu had no choice but to agree.
"Master, when will we leave?"
"Of course, the faster, the better. In recent years, the mountains have been closed due to heavy snowfall, making the road even more difficult to walk."
"How about three days from now?"
"Okay, I will immediately ask the escort to prepare food, clothing and luggage. We will meet at the escort office in three days."
After discussing everything, Ji Shu left the escort agency.
When she returned to the Hou Mansion, she told Xitao about the incident. The Hou Mansion couldn't afford to lose her spy, so Xitao couldn't go with her.
"You should take care of yourself while I'm gone. If you are bullied, send a letter to your brother. If Chang Miao shows up at the shop, you can briefly explain the situation to her and wait for me to discuss anything when I come back."
Xitao nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, Miss, I will help you guard Changle Courtyard!"
Three days later, Ji Shu led Qingtan to the Longdao Escort Bureau, and everything was ready.
The secret guard Ji Chengfeng gave her was named Chengan. He had always been around Ji Chengfeng and was very familiar with Ji Shu.
"Young lady!"
Chengan greeted him respectfully, showing his big white teeth.
"Cheng'an is driving you on the road. If anything happens, ask him to go to the escort agency and tell him. Be careful on the road and have a safe journey."
Ji Chengfeng rubbed Ji Shu's head, took out a safety buckle and handed it to her.
"Your sister-in-law asked for it for you. Wear it well."
"Thank you, brother. Thank you sister-in-law for me."
Ji Shu hugged Ji Chengfeng and stepped on the bench to get on the carriage.
We left in the early morning when the city gate just opened.
Ji Chengfeng chose the best carriage for her. It looked ordinary on the outside but very spacious on the inside. The floor and couch were covered with soft cushions, so she could sleep comfortably no matter how bumpy the carriage was.
As soon as he left the capital, Ji Shu opened the car curtain with great interest to look at the scenery outside.
Qingtan turned over the coals on the stove and reminded Ji Shu: "It's windy outside, miss, be careful not to hurt yourself."
"It's okay. I've been away from the capital once since I was this old. I want to see the scenery."
Cheng'an, who was driving the horse, said with a smile: "It's a pity that we have to take a mountain road this time. It is probably full of snow at first glance. If we can take the official road, my lady can see a lot of scenery."
Ji Shu lowered the curtain and leaned against the car, "Cheng'an, given our driving time, how long will it take to get to Weihai Customs?"
"It will take at least a month."
It is now December, excluding the time spent at Weihai Customs, and she will not be able to return to Beijing until at least February next year.
A delay of two months would give Qi Chengxu and Jiang Fu two more months of freedom.
Ji Shu lifted the blanket on her body, hoping that Qi Ye was worth wasting her two months.
And two months...
I don’t know if Mrs. Ji’s body can hold on until she comes back.
…
As Cheng'an said, along the way, when you open the curtain, there is nothing but snow. Sometimes there is heavy snow blocking the road, and you have to shovel the snow for a day or two.
Ji Shu was a spoiled child and had suffered a lot this month. She breathed a sigh of relief when she finally saw the gate of Qinghe Town.
The city gate was closed tightly, and the leader Qin called for a long time before any soldiers came to answer the door.
They looked at the group of people with vigilance, their guns ready to go, "Who are they?"
"We are businessmen. We are passing through here. The shopkeeper is in the carriage behind us. It is freezing cold and we want to go into the city to find a place to stay."
This was a prearranged argument. This batch of food and grass was very sensitive at the moment and must be sent to the military camp unscathed.
The guards deliberated for a while, then came out and asked for the ultimatum, and then let them in after confirming that it was correct.
The city was quiet and extremely quiet.
Ji Shu lifted the car curtain and looked out, his pupils shrinking.
In the heavy snow, there were countless people lying on both sides of the road, including children, women, and old people.
Some people were still hugging each other to keep warm, while others were motionless, probably frozen to death.
"Noble! Noble! Please save my daughter. She hasn't eaten for three days. I beg you to donate a grain of rice! I'm grateful!"
Suddenly a woman rushed towards the roadside. The child in her arms had a blue face and was breathing very weakly.
She stopped in front of Ji Shu's carriage and kowtowed.
Ji Shu's throat was dry, "Qingtan... how much dry food do we have?"
Qingtan turned it out, Ji Shu put on a cloak, lifted the curtain, and handed it to the woman.
"Thank you, noble man! Thank you, noble man!"
"Your Majesty! Give us a little reward, Your Majesty!"
"Noble man!"
In an instant, all the people on the roadside gathered around, and the carriage was suddenly unable to move.
Ji Shu calmly asked Chengan to take away the dry food. The group of people immediately grabbed it, and after a while the baggage was empty.
When he wanted to beg again, Ji Shu's carriage had already gone away.
She looked at the mess behind her from the car window, frowned and said: "It turns out that Weihai Customs is not only short of military supplies, but also the people have no food to eat... Qingtan, go and check if there is any relief porridge in the city. I'll bring it There is only a lot more food, and as long as we can survive the cold winter, things will get better."
"As soon as the young lady is settled, I will go check it out right away."
As the carriage drove to the center of the city, there were far fewer refugees on the roadside. The pedestrians were also dressed in a much brighter manner, completely different from the places they had passed before.
Ji Shu lowered his eyelids and silently checked the room.
Qingtan was ordered to ask about the porridge, so Chengan accompanied Ji Shu out.
The two of them slowly walked towards the messy place they came from.
As soon as he arrived nearby, Ji Shu heard someone shouting: "The military camp has distributed food! Go and get it quickly! The military camp has distributed food -"
Refugees came in like a tide, and Ji Shu and Chengan were squeezed away by the crowd.
She put on her hood and followed the crowd to a place. Sure enough, it was a military camp where food was being distributed. There were a few soldiers maintaining order nearby.
But compared to the refugees, their expressions are no less generous.
"Don't crowd, take them one by one! No one will jump in line!"
