Wei Minwu had already recognized Gu Xichaolai, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Since they are acquainted, things are much easier.

He was about to hit his horse over and say hello.

The oncoming team stopped, and Gu Xichao stood at the front, looking at the markers on the carriage, and suddenly raised his hand. The team behind him immediately ducked to the side.

Sun Xin hesitated in his heart and asked in a low voice: "Second master, this is, let us go first?"

In the past, on the street, it wasn't like that. Now the situation in Yuxian is tense, and no one is allowed to hinder the march. Whenever a team comes, it has become the norm for pedestrians on the road to avoid it.

The road had been abandoned, and Gu Xichao stood at the front of the line, quietly watching this side.

Wei Minwu didn't know what the person on the other side was thinking, but the road had already been given way, and there was no reason not to go.

"Let's go. Wei Minwu finished speaking and patted the horse over. Behind him, Sun Xin pressed a carriage and came over.

"I've seen Gu Shizi. Wei Minwu said with a smile.

Gu Xichao glanced at him and said lightly, "Gang Master Wei is going to enter Qingmeng Mountain?"

Wei Minwu laughed a few times and said perfunctorily: "My father is old and yearns for a peaceful life in the mountains, so I will send them over." ”

Gu Xichao's eyebrows didn't move, and he raised his hand, "Gang Master Wei is a filial son, please!"

Wei Minwu saw that Gu Xichao Zhen gave way, and hurriedly gave Sun Xinzhi a look. Sun Xin understood and took the carriage over one after another. Seeing that the chariot and horse guards were about to finish, Wei Minwu breathed a sigh of relief and arched his hand, "Thank you!" and hurriedly patted the horse to follow.

"Phew" Gu Xichao couldn't help but sigh at a bearded general behind him, "What's the name of this thing?" Open your mouth to come here! Where is being a filial son, it is obvious that he is afraid of death! Next time he wants to enter Yu County, see if Lao Tzu doesn't crush his ......" Before he could finish speaking, suddenly a horsewhip flew over and directly pulled him off the horse.

The bearded general barely managed to stabilize himself after rolling on the ground several times, but his face was broken, and there was a reddish blood mark from his forehead to his chin.

Gu Xichao slowly put away the horsewhip and looked at him condescendingly, "General Ma has objections to my decision?"

The bearded general had already understood what he was talking about just now, so he didn't dare to squirt nonsense, lowered his head and said, "Subordinate, subordinate don't dare!"

Gu Xichao didn't pay attention to him. Wei Ji's carriage had already gone away, and he looked at it twice. She was in it, he knew.

It's okay to go.

Gu Xi turned his horse's head and galloped towards the city gate.

The mountain peaks in the distance could already be seen in the mist, and Wei Minwu glanced behind again, and the Yuxian county where they lived could only see the towering city walls.

He was about to enter the mountain, and he didn't know the road ahead.

Wei Minwu patted his horse and came to the front of Zhang Xing's carriage. Zhang Xing had already lifted the curtain of the carriage and was looking outside.

"Xing'er, I'm about to enter the mountain. Wei Minwu said.

Zhang Xing asked He An to stop the carriage, and she got out and stood on the carriage and looked ahead. It's been too long, and she can't remember the road to the depths of Qingmeng Mountain very clearly.

"It's gourd swinging in front. Wei Minwu said again.

Zhang Xing thought for a while and nodded, "The road of the gourd swing is not easy to walk, let Steward Sun pay attention to them." ”

Huludang is a large swamp with reeds, and many of the paths are not horse-drawn carriages.

"Don't worry, this old grandson will pay attention. Wei Minwu asked, "After Huludang, it is the riverside, and we are afraid that we will have to stay by the river for the night tonight." ”

When they came out, it was already afternoon, and after Huludang, it was getting dark. It's not a good idea to sail in the dark these days. No matter how many people you bring, you will be helpless when you encounter a water rat.

"You go in. Wei Minwu urged Zhang Xing.

Zhang Xing shook his head, "Second brother, give me a horse." ”

Wei Minwu looked at Zhang Xing and smiled, and asked someone to bring a mare over.

Zhang Xing got on the horse's back and drove the horse forward with a "driving".

Seeing this, Wei Minwu immediately chased after him.

The little brother saw his mother riding a horse and walked away, his dark eyes widened, and he pointed at Zhang Xing's figure with his little finger, "Ahh

Mother You hurriedly coaxed: "Madame has gone to the front to see the road, our little brother is good, Madame will be back soon." ”

I don't know if the little brother understands it, he really doesn't call anymore, but he doesn't let people put down the carriage curtain.

Zhang Xing didn't know what was happening in the carriage behind. She rode to the front of the team, Sun Xin was lining up to explore the way, and when she saw her coming, she hurriedly said, "Madame, be careful, this road is not easy to walk." ”

Zhang Xing came here because the road was not good. She looked around carefully, pointed to the ground and said: "This road can pass the carriage, the front three forks can't take the middle road, the right path can't, but the carriage can't be too heavy, let the people in the car, if they can get down, just go down and walk for a while." ”

Sun Xin got the order and immediately passed it on one by one.

Most of Wei Ji's team had only heard of the name of Huludang and knew that it was difficult to walk, but they had never come. After Zhang Xing's words were passed down, the girls and mothers-in-law all got out of the car, and the carriages they were in were the heaviest, and Fu Xianglian also came down with Aunt Fu in her arms.

Wei Minwu asked Sun Xin to stand on both sides of the trail with his hands, looking at the wheel imprints, and once he found that something was wrong, he quickly lifted the car.

Soon they reached the fork in the road, and the people who got off the carriage passed through the right side of the road one after another, and all the carriages passed smoothly except for a carriage loaded with luggage that narrowly fell in.

After Huludang, it is the ferry. I don't know if it's because it's about to get dark, or because everyone is running out. There was no one at the huge ferry, only a small broken boat tied to the pier.

Sun Xin said: "Second master, when we came here a few days ago, there were still people and boats at this ferry. ”

Wei Minwu sighed, "Let's settle everyone to rest first, let's stay at this ferry for the night tonight." ”

Knowing that they were going to spend the night at the ferry, the girls and the boys all moved. Most of Wei Ji's subordinates are from poor families, and no one complains at the moment, they do what they have to do, although they are busy, they are also well organized.

Wei Minwu saw Zhang Xing standing by the river, hurriedly went over, and said, "What are you looking at?"

Zhang Xing pointed to the other side and said, "There is a path up the mountain there, but you can't cross the carriage." ”

When the stone carried her into the mountain, there were not many people with him, and when they crossed the river, they turned around and rode horses.

Wei Minwu looked in the direction that Zhang Xing was pointing, and vaguely saw that there was indeed a path among the peaks.

"It's a road. He nodded and said, "We can't take the carriage, let's just walk." ”

In fact, such an arrangement has been set a long time ago, the mountain road of Qingmeng Mountain is rugged, and the bandits' nest where the stone was originally located is even more dangerous and difficult to defend and difficult to attack. Since they plan to avoid trouble, the less likely it is to be discovered, the better.

"Beyond the back hill, in the recess of the hill over there, there is a small village where seven or eight families live. Second brother, the road over there is not easy to walk, and there should not be many people who know. ”

Wei Minwu heard Zhang Xing mention this small village alone, and his heart couldn't help but move, and he looked at Zhang Xing and said, "You mean ......?"

Zhang Xing nodded, "It's not easy to enter the mountain, and it's not convenient to come out." Second brother, why don't we stay in that small village? If it's really bad in Yuxian, let's go back to the mountains, what do you think?"

Wei Minwu thought for a moment and nodded, "I think it's okay! We don't lack manpower, it's easy to get out over there, and it's still too late to get in, so let's do it!"

The key is that they are old, weak, sick and disabled, and they don't know the road very well, and there is no way to enter Qingmeng Mountain.

The two agreed on the matter. Zhang Xing told Fu Xianglian and Uncle Fu about their plans.

After half a day of turbulence, Uncle Fu's spirit didn't look very good, and after listening to Zhang Xing and the others' plans, Fu Xianglian hurriedly nodded, "Listen to you, this is good." ”

"Do you want to talk to your uncle?" said Aunt Fu worriedly.

The old man of their family has inconvenient legs and feet, and he must not walk in the mountains, so he naturally hopes not to toss more. But Uncle Ye's family can leave except for Hu Lan'er who needs to be taken care of.

Zhang Xing's decision was largely to take care of their family, so I don't know what Uncle Ye would think.

Zhang Xing knew in her heart that Uncle Fu and Uncle Fu were worried that someone would blame them for dragging everyone down, so she hurriedly said, "Don't worry, uncle, my uncle and they will have no objections." ”

In fact, she felt that Uncle Ye's family probably wanted to stay more. The peaceful days of the past few years have made them no longer have the hardships and hard work they used to have. When she passed by just now, she was still listening to Ye Changyue complaining.

However, she had no intention of telling them about her decision. In these years, more things are better than less, if she tells Uncle Ye about her decision, I'm afraid that when it's time to eat, everyone here will know that they don't have to go into the mountain.

Wei Minwu had already told Wei Yunhai about his decision. Wei Yunhai naturally didn't have anything to say, but it was up to them to decide. As for Ye Hexiang, Wei Minwu and Zhang Xing agreed not to tell her.

The night passed in the sound of crashing waves.

Zhang Xing woke up and found that there were seven or eight more boats on the riverside, large and small, the big ones could only seat about a dozen people, and the small ones could only sit four or five people.

It turned out that these were the captains that Wei Minwu and the others found by the river without rest all night last night.

Wei Minwu smiled and said, "No matter how big or small, I called them, how to divide the rest? ”

Zhang Xing nodded, "Okay, I'm here." ”

Although there are many boats, you can't finish them all at once. These captains also do not know the character and water nature, and there must be someone who can calm down on the ship every day.

Zhang Xing asked Sun Xin: "How many of your subordinates can drink water?"

Sun Xinyi asked one by one and replied: "Yes, but there are two water-based ones that are not very good." ”

If you can work in the Yun Clan's horse gang, if you don't know water, wouldn't it be a joke?

Zhang Xing asked Sun Xin to gather all the guards and arrange the ship to be pressed in pairs. Because there are so many people, it can't be transported all at once, so the nurses who need to follow the ship have to go back and forth several times.

She still let Uncle Fu, Uncle Fu, Fu Xianglian and others take the first boat, and Uncle Wei Yunhai, Ye Hexiangye, waited and took the largest boat. Seven or eight boats set out to the riverside, and when you look at it from the shore, it is very magnificent, but when you reach the middle of the river, it is not the same at all.

The river is turquoise and clear, I don't know how deep it is, the people on both sides of the bank have become the size of ants, the mountains are majestic, especially the insignificance of the boat, as if a wave hits, the boat can capsize.

finally landed on the shore, and the guards escorted the people on the boat one by one.

Uncle Ye has already vomited twice. He was seasick. An old face was as pale as paper, and he was carried off the boat.

Zhang Xingyao saw that the boat had already approached the opposite shore, and hurriedly called the rest of the people over and arranged to be responsible one by one.

The boat returned, and everyone boarded the boat in an orderly manner. Wei Minwu took one last look, and the ferry was already empty. The carriage was towed away last night, and all the people who should have been on board were on board.

"Let's go. He said, helping Yun Jinlan to get on the boat.

The wind was strong, and Zhang Xing hurriedly tightened Yun Jinlan's hat. She is not out of confinement yet.

It's finally landed.

Sun Xin had already counted the number of people and replied to Wei Minwu: "Second master, no one is left behind." ”

Wei Minwu nodded, "Let's go." ”

A few people with limited mobility got on the sedan chair and were lifted, and the rest of the people followed Sun Xin and the others along the path to the mountain.

They need to climb over the mountain before it gets dark.

The people who were sent out last night to inquire about the news of Yuxian County have already turned around.

Because of the arrival of reinforcements from Huaiyang, the war in Yuxian County was temporarily stalemate, but the city became more and more chaotic, and the phenomenon of burning, killing and looting emerged in endlessly.

On the night they left, a family on the same street was killed. Most of the house burned down, and several people died.

Wei Minwu believes that since the civil strife has started, Yuxian is afraid that it will not last long.

Zhang Xing did not speak.

When they had crossed the mountain, they saw people. Wei Minwu took Sun Xin into the village first, and only after the greeting was done did he let the large army come over.

"There are eight families in total, and they make a living by going into the mountains to collect medicine and hunt. They rarely see the living, and at first they didn't agree with us staying. We finally nodded and gave up the northernmost house. Tonight, everyone will be ordered, and when it is dawn, I will ask Lao Sun to take a few people into the mountains to cut a few logs, and let's simply build a yard up. Wei Minwu told Zhang Xing about the discussion with the villagers.

Zhang Xing said: "This can only be done." "Staying here is a temporary decision, and many things are not arranged in advance, which is naturally inconvenient.

She found Wei Yunhai, Ye Hexiangye, and Uncle Fu one by one, and they explained the matter. Wei Yunhai and the others knew in advance that they were going to stay here, so they had nothing to say about it.

But Ye Hexiang couldn't do it, and she couldn't stop complaining. It's not good, it's not good, in short, there's nothing she's happy with.

Wei Yunhai was annoyed by hearing this, and said with a frown: "When you go out, how can everything go well?"

Zhang Xing pulled Ye Changyue and whispered: "Fortunately, we came out in time, and the city of Yuxian is becoming more and more chaotic now." On the night of our departure, the Liu family who lived next door to us suffered, most of the house burned down, several people died in the nursing home, Liu Gongzi was broken a leg, and Miss Cousin, who lived in the house, was almost taken captive. The old lady was frightened and went that night!"