"Miss Pei, do you think that is a homing pigeon?"
The three of them had no intention of wandering around these days. Apart from eating, they sat together in the yard and stared blankly at the sky.
Finally, Huangtian paid off and finally waited until a white homing pigeon appeared in the sky above their small courtyard.
Pei Yubing naturally recognized her pigeon, so she quickly stood up and stretched out her hand to let the pigeon land on her arm.
After opening the letter tied to Pigeon's leg, Pei Yubing's expression changed when he saw it.
When Chu Huizhou saw her face, he knew something important had happened.
Sure enough, Pei Yubing unfolded the note on the palm of his hand and spoke in a low voice.
"Jiangzhou has fallen. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. Jiang Yun asked us to go to Luocheng first and join the Hu family."
Although she had expected it, when she heard the news, Pei Shuxue's face suddenly turned pale, and she spoke reluctantly.
"Is there still no news from dad and the others?"
Pei Yubing shook his head. The note did not mention the situation of his father or the Pei family.
Under such circumstances, the three of them had no choice but to admit it.
"Let's go and pack our things." The situation did not leave them any time to hesitate. Pei Yubing looked at the weather and saw that it was still early and there was still a long way to go.
As the leader, Pei Yubing made an immediate decision, and the three of them packed up the remaining food at home and embarked on the journey to Luo City.
Chu Huizhou was the only man who went to Luo City, and he served as a driver to drive the horse forward. Pei Yubing and his sister were crowded in the carriage, sitting next to the cage, soaking in the twilight. Before the fall, the small carriage swayed and drove. leave.
At noon the next day, the sun was blazing in the sky, and the hot weather hindered the progress of several people.
Most of the water bag he carried was consumed. Even in the carriage, Pei Yubing felt tired and hot.
The horses were tired after running all day and night, breathing hot air from their huge nostrils, and they had to rest after running for a while.
When the road surface became slightly flat and wide, Pei Yubing poked his head out of the car and said.
"After traveling so long, let's see if there is a foot shop nearby. Let's stop and rest for a while."
"okay!"
Chu Huizhou received instructions, and his horses walked more briskly. In order to avoid the barbarians, they walked around Luo City, turning east and west on rugged mountain roads before they could leave Luo City for dozens of miles.
After a while, I heard the faint sound of shouting and hawking coming from the roadside.
"There's tea and porridge! Don't miss it if you're passing by."
I saw a small tea stall under the shade of a strong locust tree, where hurried passers-by could stop and rest.
The guests seated in twos and threes did not appear deserted. The knowledgeable and knowledgeable waiter actively pulled the rope of the carriage.
Pei Yu ordered some small porridge, noodles and tea cakes to quench the summer heat and quench his thirst. He was shocked when he learned the price.
"Is it so expensive?"
"Hey, where can I find cheap food nowadays? Do you want to eat it? If not, don't disturb my business!"
The old man in charge of collecting money narrowed his eyes and grinned. He had just seen the exquisitely embroidered purse in the little girl's hand, and he guessed that it was a poor young lady elsewhere who had fled here.
The old man looked at Pei Yubing up and down with greedy eyes.
"But it looks like the little girl hasn't left the government yet. There is a man in my family——"
Chu Huizhou was following the waiter next to him to inquire about the situation on the road to Luocheng. He noticed the situation on Pei Yubing's side out of the corner of his eye and stepped forward to block Pei Yubing.
"Grandpa, don't make fun of my wife. She doesn't know how expensive food, rice, oil and salt are. I hope you'll forgive her."
Chu Huizhou took a few pieces of broken silver from his purse and whispered something in the old man's ear before the old man was willing to leave.
Pei Yubing hid behind him and couldn't help but blush after hearing his nonsense.
I drank it with a gulp and looked at the same white and glutinous porridge water, but it didn't taste the same.
Chu Huizhou sighed as he drank the porridge.
"I didn't expect that it's still far away from Luocheng, and I don't know when I can get to the place with the inn and the inn."
"Sir, the nearest one ahead is Lushui Town. It takes almost a day to get there at normal speed."
While the waiter was serving tea, he helped Chu Huizhou explain his doubts.
Pei Yubing was silent and counted the time with her fingers. Calculating this way, it was indeed too late. She was afraid that she would have to find a place to rest on the roadside again.
Pei Yubing was thinking about whether to stay in a nearby village when he heard the woman next to him sobbing and crying. The child in the woman's arms was flushed and his face was too wilted to drink a sip of water. The woman's face was full of panic. I'm at a loss and don't know what to do.
The old man appeared with his arms crossed.
"If your child is sick, go to the doctor. Don't die here. Get out of here. It's so unlucky!"
"I paid for it!"
"Bah, a bowl of water is nothing, get out of here!"
The little boy in the woman's arms began to cry.
Pei Yubing saw that the child was in pain, and it didn't look like it was just a sign of heat stroke, so he took the initiative to check it out.
"Auntie, I'm a young girl, but I have some medical skills. If you don't mind, I can help you."
The woman immediately stopped sobbing, with a helpless expression filled with disbelief, and quickly gave up her seat for Pei Yubing to check his pulse. Pei Shuxue, who was beside him, was too late to stop him.
The old man next to him looked at Pei Yubing and then at the woman's pitiful tight look. He didn't say anything and left with her hands behind her back.
Fortunately, the child was only infected with wind and cold, and it was not an incurable disease. Pei Yubing prepared some medicine and used the foot shop's fire kiln to boil the medicine and give it to the little bean sprout.
Gradually, Little Douding stopped crying, and the flush on his face faded visibly.
The woman was grateful and said with tears in her eyes.
"Little girl, you are our great benefactor!"
After the woman finished speaking, her stomach growled. Her eyes fell on the tea on the table for three people, showing a bit of envy.
They are all trying to survive. They have eaten one meal and lost the next. Why are the people in front of them living so comfortably!
Chu Huizhou handed him a cup of tea at the right time.
The woman drank several cups in a row. The more she drank, the more tea flowed out of the corner of her mouth.
Looking at the woman's pitiful appearance, Pei Yubing frowned slightly, thinking about how much food he had left. She grabbed the bundle with her delicate hands and suddenly had an idea.
Pei Yubing took out two pieces of cake from the package and handed them to the woman. Her voice was as refreshing as a clear spring.
"You can take these grains and eat them. We don't have much rations."
Seeing that it was food for survival, a dark light flashed in the woman's eyes, and she quickly took it and thanked her.
"Miss, you are so kind-hearted..."
After bidding farewell to the woman, the three of them continued on their way. Because we set off late yesterday, we were delayed by the woman's affairs on the way, so we had to stop for a rest not long after the journey.
The night is getting darker, the bright moon is perching on the treetops, and the evening breeze is carrying a chill.
