When Qu Hao and Ziyan came out of the inn, it was already dawn, and after breakfast, the two went to the leather workshop to get a custom-made double stirrup saddle. Although the stirrup saddle is not very exquisite, it is still roughly made according to the appearance described by Qu Hao, and the functions are complete, and Qu Hao is still very satisfied.

After getting the stirrup saddle, the two went straight to the cattle and horse market to buy horses. Because he had horseback riding training in the army and listened to veterans explain how to choose a good horse, he quickly selected a good horse in the market, put the saddle, helped Ziyan up, tied the luggage of the two to the horse, and led the horse to the suburban road.

Born into a large family, Ziyan had ridden horses before, but had never known that there was a saddle and stirrups. After Qu Hao put it on, it was really comfortable and safe to ride on, and he couldn't help but look at Qu Hao with admiration, thinking: Why is this big brother so smart?

Qu Hao had already asked for the road before setting off, starting from Shucheng and going northwest, the six cities would be the first city to pass through. After walking on the road, Qu Hao also got on the horse, Qu Hao held the horse rope in front to drive the horse, and Zi Yan sat behind.

Zi Yan's heart beat like a deer after Qu Hao got on the horse, she had never sat on a horse so intimately with a big man, and Qu Hao also told her that it was best to hug his waist for safety, which made her very embarrassed, so she had to grab the clothes on both sides of Qu Hao's waist with two hands. Fortunately, he was sitting in the back, and Qu Hao couldn't see her embarrassed appearance.

And the grinning Qu Hao only thought she was a child, and didn't take her careful things seriously at all, the two didn't speak for a long time, Qu Hao focused on the road and safety conditions ahead, and Zi Yan was thinking nonsense behind him.

The two rode horses and soon arrived at the first house. After Qu Hao dismounted, he eagerly asked the owner of the house if he had seen a carriage with an eagle engraved on the back coming here, and a very beautiful woman was sitting in the carriage. It's a pity that the owner of Lu said that he was not impressed, and said to him: "There are many carriages coming and going, and the carriage you said is not impressive."

Ziyan can understand Qu Hao's mood very well, and she is also silently hoping that Qu Hao can hear the good news. But when he heard him describe how beautiful the woman he was looking for for the owner of the house, he felt a little natural jealousy in his heart.

Qu Hao didn't hear the answer he hoped for, and he couldn't help but feel a little lonely, but he thought that maybe the carriage didn't stop at this house, and there should be good news at the next point.

After stopping for a while, Qu Hao and Ziyan got up and got on their horses again and walked forward.

Seeing that Qu Hao was unhappy, Zi Yan wanted to know what this woman who made him so infatuated with was like.

Immediately, she also comforted Qu Hao: "Brother, don't be discouraged, there will be news from my sister at the next stop."

"Well, that's what I thought, too." Qu Hao said.

"Is my sister and you from the same place?" Ziyan asked curiously.

"Yes, we grew up together and are good friends from childhood sweethearts." Qu Hao replied casually.

Ziyan suddenly envied this sister: "It's a blessing, why don't I have a childhood friend like my brother." ”

Qu Hao laughed when he heard her say this. She wondered how she could have imagined that modern people were educated in schools with so many male and female classmates. Suddenly I felt sorry for her, at her age, she was at a good age, but she couldn't experience that colorful life.

Qu Hao comforted her and said, "Don't you also have younger brothers and sisters, they are also your playmates and friends."

As soon as Zi Yan heard her younger brothers and sisters, she felt even more uncomfortable, and she was silent behind Qu Hao.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Qu Hao thought about it and mentioned her sadness again, and hurriedly added: "You have a brother now, although you are not a childhood sweetheart, you are a high-headed horse, but a real horse."

When Zi Yan heard him say this, she smiled, smashed Qu Hao's back with her fist, and said, "Brother, you know that you are happy with me."

After speaking, he looked at the fist that smashed Qu Hao just now with a little surprise, and his face turned red to the root of his ears, but fortunately Qu Hao didn't see it.

Finally arrived at the next Lu, Qu Hao went to ask the owner of the Lu again, did he see a carriage with an eagle carved on the back, on which a beautiful young lady sits, and the answer he got was still not noticed.

Qu Hao was a little disappointed, but he still firmly believed that he could find a definite clue. However, it is not so much a belief as to say that this is the only clue that Qu Hao knows, so he can't help but take it seriously.

Qu Hao had no other choice but to ask from one carriage to another. I have been a long way through the Six Cities, and I haven't asked any clues about Meng Yao.

When it was almost evening, Qu Hao and Ziyan came to a carriage accommodation station, and Qu Hao asked the owner of the accommodation for the first time if he had seen a carriage with an eagle carved on its back and a beautiful young lady sitting on it. As expected, there was still no satisfactory answer to him.

Even so many families said that they hadn't seen it, which made Qu Hao suspect that Ji Jiao had deceived him, if Meng Yao's carriage traveled so many ways like them, there was no reason to keep resting and replenishing energy.

Qu Hao sat there in a daze, depressed to the extreme, which made Zi Yan feel very sad.

He carefully recalled every word Ji Jiao said, and carefully analyzed this person's psychological state at that time, whether it was possible to deliberately mislead him and make him not go to Ji Po.

At this time, he suddenly saw the host's child walking up to Ziyan, holding a beautiful chocolate wrapper in his hand and showing off to her.

Qu Hao suddenly felt his blood and qi surge, and he was dizzy with excitement. He hurriedly walked over, hugged the child and asked, "Little brother, tell me who gave you this piece of paper?"

"It was given by a big brother." The child looked at Qu Hao, who was holding him so tightly, and said in a milky voice.

"Brother? What kind of brother? Qu Hao looked confused, he was too familiar with this chocolate paper, except for Meng Yao, it could not be anyone else; Besides, in the Spring and Autumn Period, except for Meng Yao, who came through the time, who would have a chocolate wrapper full of English?

At this time, the owner of the house came and told him that this was given to his son by a young man in a carriage of horses ten days ago, and that the young man was thin, with very white skin, big eyes, and very delicate. When the young man saw that the child was cute, he gave him a delicious black candy cube, and the wrapper wrapped in the candy.

Qu Hao's tears flowed out as soon as he heard this, isn't this the Meng Yao I was looking for? I asked all the way to ask if I had seen a beautiful girl, daring to love her for being a woman disguised as a man, and using this trick to protect herself.

"They're a convoy of horses? How many carriages are there? What's shipped? Where are they going? Qu Hao was very anxious and asked a few questions in a row.

"It seems to be five or two carriages, all loaded with truckloads of goods, and I didn't ask what they were loaded and where they were transported." The boss said.

Qu Hao asked the host again: "Boss, do you know any of those coachmen?" Know their names? ”

The host said, "I don't know them." They were called by name, but I don't remember it for a long time, and I don't usually ask for the names of guests. ”

At this time, the proprietress also came over and said, "They slept here that night, a total of six men and one woman, one of whom is a husband and wife." But strangely enough, the next morning I found out that the young man who was giving my son candy was sleeping in the same room with the woman of that couple, which was strange. ”

Qu Hao immediately understood what was going on: Meng Yao was dressed as a man, and the people in this horse convoy must have known that they deliberately arranged for her to sleep in the same room with the coachman's wife, obviously protecting her. He was very touched by this.

When Qu Hao heard this information, he swept away his previous worries and disappointments: this is enough to show that Meng Yao is still alive, and she is under the careful protection of those kind coachmen.