Syllable!

The old shopkeeper slapped his youngest son in the face with such force that he knocked his youngest son to the ground.

"The Zhou family is as kind to our family as a mountain, but you are ungrateful by the lord and want to murder other people's families, how can I raise such a beast as you!" After that, the old shopkeeper picked up the broom on the side of the door and hit him on his head and face, and between his angry eyes, it was obvious that his youngest son's previous words had choked him.

The old shopkeeper's youngest son was beaten all over the house, but he did not dare to run out, and it was not until his mother, who was still on a hot meal, ran in when he heard the sound that the old shopkeeper who was already out of breath stopped him.

"Dad, the Zhou family is kind to our family, but our family has worked for their family for so many years as cattle and horses, and it should be over. Now their family is to blame, and they have nothing to do with others, even if we don't worry about it, there will be others who are worried about it, what will our family do when the time comes? ”

Under the nest, there are no eggs. What the youngest son of the old shopkeeper said is true, their family is relying on the Zhou family to eat, and now the forces attached to the Zhou family have been eradicated in Jinhua Mansion.

It's just that as soon as this remark came out, the old shopkeeper was so angry that he couldn't even speak. At this time, the eldest son of the old shopkeeper also took the shop back, hurriedly stepped forward to serve tea, and pulled his younger brother over to admit his mistake.

The old shopkeeper has two sons and a daughter, the eldest son used to work in the Zhou family's shop in the city, and after the aftermath of the big loan, his father was sent here, he took his daughter-in-law and children to open a small food shop, imitating the food in the city is more fine than the countryside, but it is also well received by local diners; The only daughter is one year older than the youngest son, who just got married this year, and the son-in-law is a local farmer who owns his own land, and he is honest and obedient; And his youngest son is actually not the kind of person who has a bad intention, but after arriving in Bailongqiao Town, he has some intersections with some scoundrels in the town, and this time he is probably just learning the same.

The old woman and the eldest son persuaded a few words, and the old shopkeeper's anger was also smoothed out, but seeing that the younger son was still the same dead face despite his brother's persuasion, the old shopkeeper got up and drove his younger son back to the house, locked the door from the outside, and directly pulled the chair and the small table in the yard to the window, apparently for fear that his younger son would run to Fucheng to cause trouble without permission.

The eldest son of the old shopkeeper failed to persuade him, so he had to rush to his brother-in-law's house to make an appointment to escort the little sister of the Zhou family tomorrow, and even when he returned home, he failed to persuade his father to return to the room.

The night passed quickly, and the son-in-law of the old shopkeeper rushed over before dawn, so the old shopkeeper who was so sleepy that he couldn't hold it anymore took his eldest son and son-in-law to the inn, and his younger son was still locked up at home, and when he planned to see the little sister of the Zhou family, he only said that he had a cold and couldn't get out of bed.

Two strong young men, plus the coachman of the Zhou family, and three men escorted two women in men's clothes to Quzhou, although they were still a little uneasy, but they also had an extra layer of protection.

However, when the three of them arrived at the inn, they learned from the innkeeper that the little sister of the Zhou family had left in the middle of the night, and they also had the right to leave a book as a farewell. The old shopkeeper didn't recognize the words on the note, but his eldest son had learned some while helping out in a shop in the city, and although he didn't recognize all of them, he could still figure out the general meaning.

The message on the note is very simple, that is, the road is too far, and the old shopkeeper's men are too ostentatious on the road, and it will also delay the summer harvest, plus the time is pressing, so she decided to leave early on her own initiative and apologize to the old shopkeeper.

The old shopkeeper watched the little sister of the Zhou family grow up, and knew that this daughter of the Zhou family was by no means an ordinary woman, and her knowledge and determination were often not even comparable to those few scholars of the Zhou family. Seeing this, he had no choice but to lead his eldest son and son-in-law home, and fearing that his younger son would take the opportunity to escape, accelerated his pace. Fortunately, when he returned home, his youngest son was locked in the house and did not leave.

After listening to his youngest son's tearful confession, the old shopkeeper still left his youngest son at home and did not let him work in the shop as before. In addition to fearing that his youngest son would regret or leak the news, he also wanted to take advantage of this incident to educate a good student, so as not to follow those scoundrels to learn badly.

At this time, the little sister of the Zhou family and her party had already crossed the Bailong Bridge in a carriage and marched on the official road to Tangxi County.

Although this official road in the late Ming Dynasty has not been repaired for a long time like other roads, it is better because there are many people on the road and will not attract much attention. And the little sister of the Zhou family knew that the military supplies of the Ming army had always been transported from Tangxi County along the official road to Quzhou, although there was a rebellion in Jinhua City, and it was basically impossible to transport grain and grass over, but Chen Wen still had heavy troops in his hands, and the rebels must be kept as secret as possible, so there will not be too many people who know that there are no military supplies on the road, and it is still safer than those country roads.

It's just that for setting off early in the middle of the night, or even rejecting the old shopkeeper's kindness just by leaving a letter, the maid of the Zhou family's little sister still doesn't understand.

"Miss, wouldn't it be safer to have a few more people on the road to protect you, why bother ......"

Sitting in the bumpy carriage and closing her eyes to recuperate, the little sister of the Zhou family opened her eyes when she heard this, and then said to her maid: "After coming out of the grocery store, I always felt that someone was following behind, and this feeling did not disappear until I arrived at the inn. Even if you don't get these clothes, water and food, it's better to set off early, not to mention that the things have already arrived, so hurry up and go to Quzhou, if you arrive a day earlier, my brother will have one more day to persuade Lin Haibo. ”

The little sister of the Zhou family didn't know if the source of this feeling was the worry in her heart, or if someone was really following her, but since she began to appear when she was in the grocery store, it was better to set off early and disappear into sight than to be really targeted.

Last night in the inn, the little sister of the Zhou family and her personal maid changed into men's clothes, and at this moment, sitting in the carriage was like a handsome and lovely scholar, and the "girly" scholar of "his" took the carriage to Tangxi County.

Tangxi is only more than 20 miles away from Bailongqiao Town in a straight line, although horses are scarce in Zhejiang, and the horse used by the Zhou family to pull the cart is not a good breed, but it is estimated that they can arrive tonight no matter how slow they are to move forward lightly. Once there, rest for the night and continue west to Huzhen on the banks of the Qujiang River, and then another day should be there to Longyou. Longyou County is a newly recovered city by the Ming army, and it should still be in the hands of Chen Wen at this moment, and by virtue of Zhou Jingting's relationship, he can rush to Quzhou with the protection and transportation capacity of the Ming army.

Three days, including today, it only takes three days! (To be continued.) )