Chapter 132: Take the waterway
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"That, there is only one doctor in the villages we are close to, Dr. Zhou, and people within a radius of a hundred miles have to go to him when they are sick, so ..... So....... ”
She intended to help Dr. Zhou explain, but she didn't know what to say, so she stammered anxiously.
Miao Zhi kept a kind smile, afraid of frightening this restrained and simple woman.
"It's okay, I'll leave it to you here, I'll go out first. Big brother, I'll go out first. ”
In the evening, the two young commanders finally returned, followed by a small sedan chair and a dozen board carts full of things.
It turned out that the county magistrate of Yinyan County came, and he sincerely invited Miao Zhi and others to stay in his house, but Miao Zhi politely refused.
Due to the diversion and attack, they delayed their original itinerary a lot, and the Dongyuan team outside Lingci Pass could not make them wait for a long time, and after discussion, Miao Zhi also felt that it was time to leave tomorrow.
As for the injured eldest brother, Miao Zhi was planning to find a reason to let him go back halfway, but at this moment he was unexpectedly injured, but it also made her breathe a little relieved, so she took matters into her own hands and asked several lieutenants and the county magistrate of Yinyan County to take care of Shen Yuqian until he was injured.
The magistrate of Yinyan County seemed to have expected that they would not return to Yinyan with him at all, and the food, clothing, grain, grass and horses along the way were all prepared for Miaozhi and brought over, and even a large bag of silver was taken up, which was enough for their expenses along the way.
However, everything else was in order, but the gorgeous car that Miao Zhi was sitting on completely stopped, and sped on the dirt road covered with rocks and weeds, and the wheels had already become twisted and deformed, and even the pillar of the car was broken, and it could no longer be on the road.
"Well...... this official has an idea, I don't know if I should talk about it or not." When everyone was worried about how the princess would travel, the county magistrate stood up with his hand in a slugging tone.
"It seems that County Magistrate Jiang has any good way?" Miao Zhimei glanced at her and asked out loud.
"If the princess is afraid of delaying the trip, it will be much faster to take the waterway." County Magistrate Jiang's two mustaches twitched on his lips and made such an opinion.
"Waterways?" Everyone has never heard of it, since ancient times, people and horses have traveled around the mountain to Lingci Pass, why is there an extra waterway now?
"Yes, waterways. Presumably everyone knows that many of our foreign goods and treasures in Beixin are flowing to various places through the turnover point of Lingci Pass, but the mountain roads around Lingci Pass are steep, and the environment is harsh. So the merchants found another way to find such a convenient and fast waterway. ”
When the two commanders heard this, they couldn't help but pat their thighs, Miao Zhi was also very happy to hear it, and she also hoped that she would get to the Lingci Pass sooner, and she could also see Yuan Hongxuan as soon as possible.
Thinking of Yuan Hongxuan, the feeling in her heart that she couldn't tell whether it was sour and astringent or sweet and sweet came up, is this the feeling of missing?
"However," the county magistrate Jiang paused, "the waterway is not as safe as the field, and the water potential of the river is often high and low, so the safety is not much guaranteed is the most important aspect." ”
The county magistrate Jiang's two mustaches jumped again, he had already explained the pros and cons, and then it was up to them to make their own decisions, he shrank back and sat back on the stool.
The sky became darker and darker, and since Miao Zhi and the others didn't go to the county seat with him, he had to get up and go on the road.
This night Miao Zhi spent the night tossing and turning, and finally couldn't resist the torment of longing, and decided to take the faster waterway.
The decision had been made, and the two commanders were not able to say anything more, so they beckoned everyone to pack their things and get ready to go on the road.
They had to go to Diancheng first, so as soon as the county magistrate Jiang heard that they were going to take the waterway, he sent a relatively comfortable and beautiful carriage, and he was also very careful to find a person for them who was familiar with the surrounding areas of Diancheng, and it was convenient to find them an experienced boatman when the time came.
Shen Yuqian didn't agree with Miao Zhi and them doing this, but she couldn't help but say the same thing, so she could only reluctantly agree.
After saying goodbye, Miao Zhi and her group set foot on the road to Diancheng again.
Everything was going well, as if there was an invisible hand behind her back, and the strange feeling only flickered faintly in Miao Zhi's head, and then disappeared without a trace. Whatever, it's good to see the person she thinks about early.
Diancheng is very close to Yinyan, only a day's footsteps to arrive, I don't want to enter the city again to cause a commotion, and I don't want to greet various officials, so we simply live in a place around Diancheng that can't be named, sleep all night, and tomorrow go to the mountain col where the waterway is located.
The second day was still very smooth, and it was naturally much easier to have acquaintances to lead the way, otherwise this nine-curved mountain road would be full of people.
When I arrived at the place, I saw that the mountains on both sides of the river were steep, and although the river was clear and fast, it was a little turbulent, and the two large boats and some small boats tied to the bank of the river were also swayed by the swaying river belt.
The mountain stream overhead was shrouded in a thick mist, and the sunlight above the head was more and more difficult to see, and the loud sound of water waves crashing on the mountain could be heard in my ears from time to time, rippling back and forth in the mountain stream.
The place called the "wharf" is very simple, it is made of a short distance of low mountain carved out by hand, and the stones under the feet are specially carved into a series of rough stone surfaces to prevent people from slipping and falling into the river, and there are many wooden piers in the stone cracks, most of which are used to tie boats.
Now that the decision has been made and they are here, Miao Zhi and her party didn't worry about it anymore, everyone supported each other and staggered onto the boat.
Although the two big boats are not gorgeous, they are also much newer than the few boats parked next to them, and the two boatmen at the helm are veterans with more than ten years of experience, although they have also experienced a lot of thrills on this road, but now it is winter, some of the rivers upstream have frozen, and the flow of water that has not frozen is also very slow, so there is no need to worry too much about safety.
After the people behind have loaded their things onto the ship, they can set off.
There was a shout from the captain of the boat, and then the thick hemp rope was untied, and the boatman used a strong oar to top a stone wall, and the two boats slowly sailed out of the "dock".
In her previous life, as an authentic northern landlubber, Miao Zhi didn't have the opportunity to travel, and the last time she took a boat was with Shen Yuqian on the Linzi River to participate in the poetry and wine party held by the Yuan Wang, now in retrospect, it was very different from the feeling at this time.
Miao Zhi and Ning Er climbed on the fence, and the two of them were equally curious to look at the various scenery that was usually difficult to see.
At the same time, two pieces of news about Miao Zhi have also reached the hands of the two people along their respective routes. (To be continued.) )