Chapter 269: Out of the City (Part II)

Not long after Li Hui left, the caravan he said had arrived.

There were only four or five people in the group, including the main family, but there were four wagons and carriages accompanying them, which was obviously understaffed.

The middle-aged man who looked like him came to the tea house to ask for tea and a few bags of refreshments that were easy to preserve, and then quickly returned to the convoy.

After Li Jin and Su Jing glanced at each other, Su Jing got up and followed Chang Sui to the side of the carriage, and Li Jin and another person followed.

Su Jing came to the front and said to the family member in a brown robe: "This brother, you don't have enough manpower to take care of it." You give us a ride, and we'll help you with the hand, don't you think?"

Because it was the end of the year, there were fewer and fewer people coming and going to the city, and only in this way would the short-distance merchants take advantage of the last business opportunity.

And such small businessmen are often small businesses, and they will never spend a penny more if they can hire fewer people.

When Li Jin saw the merchant team, she was sure that the other party was such a small merchant, and it was like a fake exchange - because she had bought things from such a small merchant when she sneaked out of the house to play as a child.

It's just that the more he looks, the more Li Jin can't help but marvel in his heart, Li Hui, a general, has traveled widely enough, and he really has all kinds of people from three religions and nine ranks.

When the family looked at Su Jing carefully, they looked at Li Jin and Li Hui's guards beside her, and then spoke: "My goods are only sold to a few neighboring counties, and the lack of manpower is not in the way. But seeing that you sneaked out and went back to the camp in time? Hehe, I'll be a good person again. Come on, get the car steady. ”

While speaking, when the family raised their hands, they threw the horsewhip into Li Jin's hand, and he himself lifted the curtain and sat in the carriage.

Su Jing didn't wait for Li Jin to hold the whip steadily, so he reached out and took it, came to her side, and whispered in his ear: "Miss, you can also go and sit in the carriage." When you go out of the city gate for a while, it's better not to show your face in this dress. ”

Li Jin wanted to try the feeling of sitting on the wheel again, but after hearing Su Jing's words, she could only nod and turn around and get into the car.

Li Jin's father is a civil official, and the generals or deputy generals who occasionally visit her home are all above the third grade, so she doesn't know what kind of status she is at the moment.

Therefore, it is indeed as Su Jing said, more things are better than less things, and the key is to avoid trouble and get out of the city as soon as possible.

After entering the carriage, the family members of the convoy greeted Li Jinluo and went directly to close their eyes and recuperate.

Li Jin sat on a small stool on the side, leaning against the wall of the car and listening attentively to the movement outside.

In fact, she had a faint feeling of unsteadiness in her heart at the moment.

She has not been out of the city, when she used to go to Zhuangzi to spend the summer or play as a child, entering and leaving the city was as simple as walking through her own door. But even if you don't have the name of the daughter of Shangshufu, it won't be difficult to get out of the city.

But why, she felt that Li Hui's arrangement at the moment was to make it easier when she went out of the city?

While Li Jin was pondering, the team's manpower had been redistributed and it set off again.

Soon, when Li Jin and her entourage arrived at the city gate, she faintly guessed what she was worried about, and it came true - many checkpoints were set up at the city gate to check pedestrians.

And it's not like usual, the people who enter the city must be strictly investigated, but this time the people who go out of the city are worse than the people who enter the city.

Li Jin saw through the gap in the curtain of the car that the people who went out of the city were compared one by one, several portraits, and one by one they were censored as if they were arresting fugitives.

In addition, those who compare the portraits carefully, she always feels a little kind.

Without thinking too much, Li Jin lifted the curtain of the car, and asked in a low voice to Su Jing, who was sitting at the wheel of the car, "This time, are the city gates so strict?"

Su Jing turned sideways, shook his head and replied in a low voice: "No, when I passed through the city gate yesterday, I didn't do anything about people according to the map, and I haven't heard of any big cases in the city." ”

Su Jing finished speaking, and Li Jin's brows furrowed.

This is also too coincidental, was Li Hui's actions noticed by others? Or did Li Hui notice the actions of others, so he was in a hurry to get out?

But now is not the time to think about this, Li Jin suppressed the confusion in his heart, and only quickly ordered Su Jing to adapt to the situation.

Lowering the curtain, Li Jin turned his head to look at the head of the convoy, "Does General Li have any arrangements for this situation?"

The other party seemed to have been prepared and was not panicked, but he frowned as if he was a little upset, and nodded: "Don't be impatient, just leave this matter to me." ”

As he was talking, it was Li Jin's turn to be interrogated.

"How many of you are in the group, what are you doing out of the city?"

After the routine inspection, Su Jing's voice sounded, "Official, our lord went out of the city to sell goods, and this is in a hurry to earn some chews for the New Year in the last few days......"

But before Su Jing finished speaking, the official messenger interrupted impatiently: "Go and play with the master!" Let your shopkeeper and all the servants get out of the car, and the official deed and road guide are taken out, so as to delay the master's errand." This is unlucky, and I have to check the car......"

Li Jinzheng frowned and listened, but the head of the convoy had already lifted the curtains of the car and greeted him: "The old man has inconvenient legs and feet, so I bother this official to speak closely." ”

While speaking, when the family took out two Su Xuan from their arms, and took out two silver tickets from their sleeves, mixed them in, and handed them out.

"Official, please see, this is the old official deed guide. ”

When the official guarding the door saw the thickness of the stack of papers, he immediately accepted it with a smile on his face, and did not mention that he would let people get out of the car.

Just approached the carriage sideways with an embarrassed expression, and with this action, pulled out the silver ticket between the official deed and the road guide.

At the same time, with the family members in the car, complained: "Your old legs and feet are inconvenient, so I won't trouble you to get out of the car." It's just that we can't be vague when we are on errands, and we still have to check the car, you see......"

When the family immediately nodded, and said very earnestly: "That's, that's, how can the little old man make it difficult for you? ”

The official waved his hand and asked his subordinates to follow him to check the car, but here he chatted with his family about family life.

After the tea, he got a reply that he had nothing to do, and the official smiled and raised his hand, "Okay, I won't delay your journey, let's go." ”

But before Su Jing raised his whip to drive the horse, he stopped everyone again with a "slow".

At this time, the official also patted his forehead and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, why did you forget this stubble? You go to the back to check, I can see this car." ”

As he spoke, the official took out the portrait on his waist, and suddenly lifted the curtain of the car, comparing the family and Li Jin, and the portrait on the portrait.

Inside and outside the car, everyone raised their hearts to their throats.

Fortunately, after a while, the official raised his hand and shouted: "Okay, let go, let go!"