Zhong Chichun had doubts in his heart, but he also knew that at such a time, it was the most appropriate thing to obey the arrangements of the officers and soldiers. The captain of the officers and soldiers directly pulled Zhong Chichun to the front of the team and said to the roadrunner in front: "We will move forward at speed, and we will not stop at noon, only slow down and let everyone eat some dry food, and feed some cattle and horses and some forage." ”

The captain of the officers and soldiers behaved like this, Zhong Chichun knew in his heart that he was only afraid of seeing that something was wrong on the side of the road. He turned his head and said to Liu Zhu: "Listen to the arrangement of the general, everyone can keep up at full speed, and you can't take a step back desperately." After Liu Zhu heard this, his expression was stern, and the captain of the officers and soldiers looked at Zhong Chichun and said, "Lord Zhong, you can do it." Zhong Chichun looked at him and said, "All the way from now on, I will rely on the guidance of the general." The middle-aged captain of the officers and soldiers stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, saying: "You are young, far-sighted, decisive and know how to make trade-offs, and you will not act forcibly just for the sake of face, you will definitely have a great future in the future." ”

When the sun was about to set, at the gate of the city, the escort of grain and grass met the officers and soldiers who came to greet them. After everyone greeted each other warmly, the young President Qian said to the captain with a smile: "Brother Wang, I didn't think that you would personally protect the grain and grass. We've been waiting for a long time. He turned his head to look at Zhong Chichun and narrowed his eyes with a smile and said, "This Lord Zhong is so young, he has an extraordinary bearing when he looks at it." He patted the captain of the officers and soldiers on the shoulder and said, "Don't underestimate this Lord Zhong, along the way, you have never dragged a step back." Then he said with a straight face, "I have something to report to the general." ”

Mr. Qian looked at his expression, and he immediately straightened his expression and motioned for the city officials to come and entertain Zhong Chichun and his party. He followed the captain of the officers and soldiers to the general. Zhong Chichun greeted the lord of the city, who came to greet him, counted each other's grain and grass, stamped the red seal, and then was entertained by the people of the government for dinner. The magistrate came to see them, and he brought clear information that the military had already given, because it was wartime. The group will leave early tomorrow morning. After Zhong Chichun and the magistrate talked about the matter, the two talked about the scientific expedition, and they sorted their ages by the way.

Zhong Chichun looked at the county magistrate who had just passed the year of his establishment, and the white hair on his head was in awe, he stood up and saluted and said, "You have guarded the front and protected the homeland in the rear." The magistrate looked at him with a smile and said, "Compared to the few county magistrates and their families who lost their lives and died. We're still alive. It's a blessing. The blood debt will be paid with blood. The saint is wise, and the rear does all its support, and we will definitely retake the lost city as soon as possible. He had a deep smile on his face. But tears flashed in his eyes, and he said with a smile: "Before the incident, I had only heard of them, and I knew that they were highly respected by the people as officials.

After the incident. I admire them and follow their example. I lived and died with this city until the very end. Zhong Chichun believed him. He stretched out his hand and took hold of him and said, "You all have to live, think of the people in your family." "At such a time, there are many people in the county. It didn't take long for someone to find him. Liu Zhu stood beside Zhong Chichun and congratulated him on the back of leaving. Said: "There are such officials, such officers and soldiers. We will win this battle. Zhong Chichun's heart was a little heavy, and after escorting the officers and soldiers to the inn, he gathered and left not long after.

Liu Zhu said to Zhong Chichun a little strangely: "I just asked the shopkeeper casually, and he didn't know that there was a team of goods in front of us. Obviously, the team walked ahead of us, counting the hours, we couldn't arrive last night, and we should have arrived early this morning. Zhong Chichun looked at his expression, mentioned to him the strangeness on the side of the road, and said, "I look at the blood mark, it doesn't look like a mark that has happened for a long time. But then he pushed his head away from that place. I think if something happens, it must be the place where it happens. Liu Zhu's expression suddenly became stern and said, "My lord, you reminded me. No wonder I thought there was something strange about that section of the road, it turned out that there were traces of freshly groomed roads. ”

Both of them turned pale, and neither dared to express their conjectures. could only look at each other, Zhong Chichun reluctantly controlled his feelings and said, "I have to get up early tomorrow and go back to sleep." Something will be known tomorrow. "The inn is not big, and the two of them sleep in the same room. It was difficult to sleep at night, and the two had to talk and chat. Liu Zhu said with some worry: "Master Zhong, we haven't reported safety to our family for so long, do you think they will be worried?" Zhong Chichun sighed and said, "Then you may not be worried, your family is fine, there are people in the family, and she is the only one in my family." ”

Liu Zhu turned to think about it and asked, "How is your family's business?" Zhong Chichun closed his eyes and replied: "My lady is not a person who will regret the contract, she will definitely act according to the contract." Liu Zhu breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Little brother and his mother are good friends with Brother Chen's mother, and I don't want these little things to hurt their friendship." But in this way, your family's livelihood is in trouble again. Zhong Chichun opened his eyes and looked at him with a worried expression, thought about it and said with a smile: "My lady is actually very impatient to do odd business, she took this opportunity to switch to wholesale business." ”

Liu Zhu glared at Zhong Chichun and said, "You just let her act?" If you want to do a wholesale business, I heard that you need a lot of liquidity. Zhong Chichun looked at him with a smile and said, "Her dowry and silver are naturally acted on by her will." Brother Chen's mother is not a willful person, she will only do what she can do. Besides, even if she loses money, she is still young and can do it all over again. Just like your lady does the work at home, she is just doing something else. Liu Zhu looked at him with admiration on his face, and said: "I hope that my lady can learn more from your lady, if you can't learn fifty percent of the knowledge, learning one percent of the knowledge is also good for raising children." ”

Zhong Chichun understood the modesty and prudence in Liu Zhu's words, and he said with a smile: "The sister-in-law of the Liu family looks at my wife to be slightly better, and my lady sometimes treats people too casually. The two talked and mentioned the child, and finally fell asleep quickly with a sense of sleep. The next day, when the sky was slightly bright, the two of them got up, and were surprised to find that the captain of the officers and soldiers was already waiting outside the inn with them. Zhong Chichun and Liu Zhu hurriedly urged their companions to act quickly, and when they arrived at the gate of the city, the young Qianzong, whom they had seen yesterday, followed them with a group of people with a stern expression.

Along the way, the officers and men looked stern and focused on the front. Zhong Chichun and Liu Zhu exchanged glances, and both of them knew that under the mountain road, something really happened, and something was wrong. (To be continued)