Chapter 45: Trapped
Not long after coming out of Jade Immortal City, it began to rain heavily in the sky.
It was difficult for the carriage to move forward in the rain, and by the halfway point, the carriage was already stuck in the road and could not walk.
The groom was soaked from top to bottom, and he was covered in mud.
The thyme and Xiahou Yuchen in the carriage are no better, the top of the carriage is oilcloth, although it does not leak rain, but the wall of the carriage will leak in, and there is no way to continue to sit in the carriage, the two can only squat in the carriage, which is very funny.
The groom tried a few times, but he didn't drive the carriage out of the mud pit, but helplessly, the groom said to the thyme and Xiahou Yuchen in the car: "Two sons, you two are afraid that you two will get off the carriage and help me push the carriage off, otherwise the three of us will only be here today." ”
When Thyme heard this, she hurriedly lifted the curtain and looked at the rain outside, and when the rain was very large, a drop of rain hit the puddle on the ground, and a big blister would be formed.
"Big brother, I'll get out of the carriage and help you push the cart, let's see if there is a village in front, if there is a village, we will go in to take shelter from the rain."
When the groom heard this, he nodded immediately: "That's fine, I don't know what's going on with the lord this day, there was obviously the sun just now, and it started to rain at this time, it's really a bit anxious." ”
Thyme turned back to Xiahou Yuchen and said, "Dad get off the carriage and push the cart, you are not allowed to get off the carriage if you sit in the carriage." ”
Xiahou Yuchen wanted to speak and stopped, originally wanted to say that he would help with the cart when he got out of the car, but thinking of his age, he was afraid that he would help if he went down.
Xiahou Yuchen nodded, and sat quietly in the carriage.
gave the burden to Xiahou Yuchen, and Thyme ignored the mud on the ground and got out of the carriage directly.
Turning to the back of the carriage, Thyme and the groom began to cooperate in pushing the carriage.
In the mud puddle on the ground, the groom had already found a large stone mat on the side of the road, and at this time the groom was struggling to catch the car.
The carriage was quickly pushed out of the mud pit, but thyme was covered in mud as well.
At this time, there were no other carriages on the road, and the rain was still falling.
The farmland in the distance is not very clear because of the heavy rain.
The groom's body was worse than thyme, and half of his body was wet with mud.
"There seems to be a village in front of the eldest brother, so we still have to hide from the rain, and we can't continue to walk in such a heavy rain."
The groom nodded, and the two got into the carriage.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, we came to a small village in front of us.
Several people found a family willing to take them in for shelter from the rain.
The clothes on my body are soaked, and the only thing that is okay is that the clothes inside the baggage are dry.
The groom's figure is also relatively weak, and after Thyme divided a set of clothes for the groom, he went into the house to change clothes with Xiahou Yuchen.
The rain was still pouring outside.
The groom sat under the eaves, his face full of helplessness.
The farmer of this family was quite enthusiastic and poured boiling water for the three of them.
"Childe, I'm afraid I won't be able to send you to Yuzhou City when the rain stops." The groom had a sad face, and when it rained, he would rest for several days, and he would delay many opportunities to make money.
Thyme was a little puzzled when she heard this.
"Big brother, if you don't send me away, how can we get to Yuzhou City!"
There are still dozens of miles to Yuzhou City here, and it is almost impossible to walk there, because there is no place to rest along the way.
Ma Fu felt a little guilty on his face, so he said: "It's not that I don't send my son to Yuzhou City, but in this rainy weather, I can't leave if I want to." ”
The man who took in the thyme and hid them from the rain helped the groom explain: "The groom in front of the son really can't take you there. ”
Thyme became even more curious: "Why? ”
The groom looked at the farmer with some gratitude and explained: "There is a small river in front, and it is good that it usually does not rain, and the carriage can easily lift it over, but when it rains, the small river in front of it will rise, so there is no way to go over, so you can only wait for three or four days before the river recedes." ”
The groom sighed heavily.
Thyme also understood it.
"So how do I get there? Wouldn't it take three or four days to do it? "Thyme doesn't want to stay outside for a long time, and it's hard to say whether there are pursuers behind now, and it's only when you get to a bigger place that it's easy to hide.
The farmer on the side was also enthusiastic: "If Childe doesn't mind, you can walk along the small river in front for an hour, there is a small bridge in front of it for people to pass, usually if you encounter such rainy weather, there are ox carts and horse-drawn carts on the opposite side of the bridge, and then Childe can change to another one." ”
Hearing the farmer's words, Thyme breathed a sigh of relief, as long as she could leave, she could say anything.
He gave some money and had a light meal at the farmer's house, and the groom was embarrassed to ask for the silver for the carriage because he was wearing thyme clothes.
After discussing with Xiahou Yuchen, the two finally decided to walk out of here.
Not long after Thyme left.
Anju Town.
The people of the Zhenguo General's Mansion found Anju Town according to the clues provided by the groom.
Although Thyme disguised herself, she still attracted the attention of the Zhenguo General's Mansion because she was carrying a four or five-year-old child by her side.
The old lady gave an order, as long as they left Yongle Town with their children in the past few days, they had to check them one by one, and following this clue, thyme would not be able to attract even attention.
And the Yuelai Inn in Anju Town, the door is closed.
The shopkeeper and his accomplices had fled in a hurry, and the dozen or so guests staying in the inn were all killed.
When the clue arrived here, it was suddenly broken, not only the people in the Zhenguo General's Mansion were in a hurry, but the black-clothed people who followed the Zhenguo General's Mansion to find Anju Town were also very anxious.
After so many years, I finally got the news of thyme, but now it is suddenly broken.
Not only can't the people in the Zhenguo General's Mansion pay the errand, but they can't pay either.
What Thyme didn't know was that she was not only chased by the people of the Zhenguo General's Mansion, but also by a group of black-clothed people of unknown origin.
Walking on the muddy road with Xiahou Yuchen, if he hadn't walked with a wooden stick in his hand, he might have slipped after walking a few steps.
There seemed to be more pedestrians on the road, and almost all the pedestrians walking in one direction.
Thyme and Xiahou Yuchen followed the crowd and were not conspicuous.
I stumbled for two hours before I reached the opposite side of the bridge.
At this moment, the sun is setting.
There are no more horse-drawn carriages next to the bridge, and the only thing left is an ox cart still parked by the bridge waiting for guests.
Thyme knew that if she missed the ox cart, she wouldn't want to leave here today.
Walking forward, Thyme discussed with the person who drove the car, and the car price to Yuzhou City had more than tripled today.
Thyme was very helpless, but she still paid half of the car price, and the rest would be paid when she arrived in Yuzhou City.