Chapter 308: Before leaving
Early the next morning, Zhang Heng was ordered to count the people and horses, and among the more than 200 people, only three were unable to walk on their own due to injuries and serious illnesses, and the rest had basically recovered their physical strength after resting and replenishing food.
Yue Shao'an came to check on the injuries of the three of them when he heard the news, and looked at their chapped lips, the high fever did not go away, and his brows furrowed. After comforting the three of them, he walked out of the house slowly.
called Zhang Heng, Liu Tong, and Ma Min, and carefully discussed the itinerary.
Yue Shaoan looked at Liu Tong with a solemn face and said, "Liu Tong, the food you are responsible for, the food left now, is enough to eat for a few days?" ”
"There are less than five days left." Liu Tong said worriedly.
"Ma Min, how is the road detective?" Yue Shaoan turned his head and asked, "How many days is it estimated to be there?" ”
"If you go straight, two days is enough." Ma Min said in a deep voice: "However, we can't go straight, no one can figure out if the monster is there, if you go straight in case you run into it, it's over, but now it's estimated that it will take at least six days to make a detour." ”
Yue Shaoan pondered for a while, then suddenly stood up and said, "I can't wait any longer, I'll leave today." ”
"But what about those three?" Zhang Heng frowned.
"Make a stretcher and walk up, there is no medicine here, and there is no doctor, even if you leave them and don't see them, how much of a role can it make, but if you stay here for one more day, the chance of running out of food will be greater!" Yue Shaoan waved his hand and said, "By that time, two hundred people will be in danger of running out of food, and they must leave today." ”
Zhang Hengdao: "Those villagers? ”
"Take it with you." Yue Shaoan said categorically.
Zhang Heng said helplessly: "However, isn't it a little inconvenient to take them, and it's also a trouble to go back, how to settle them?" ”
"That can't be left, they have all the food for us to eat, what should we do if we leave them?" Yue Shaoan was slightly angry, he always felt that Zhang Heng was kind, how could he never expect him to say such a thing, in fact, it is not surprising, Zhang Heng was the old man of the Kaizhou Army before him, the so-called upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, at that time, Chen Guang's kind of practice made the people hate the Kaizhou Army to death, and naturally they did not have a good face, therefore, although Zhang Heng did not bully the people, he did not have much love for them.
Seeing that Yue Shao'an had a sense of reproach, Zhang Heng lowered his head and was silent, he and Yue Shao'an had a very good personal relationship, and they were generally brothers when no one was around, but on this kind of issue, Yue Shao'an was angry, and the kind of awe for his superiors was still unconsciously revealed.
Yue Shaoan felt that his words were a bit heavy, he understood that Zhang Heng meant just that he was just bringing so many people now, which would inevitably delay the trip, and when he went back, he would send them some food, but he didn't mean to care about their life or death, in fact, Zhang Heng was also worried about him, after all, in Hangzhou, when there were many people and few places, it was not easy to arrange food and accommodation for so many people, he was worried about causing trouble to himself.
Yue Shao'an was also emotionally caused before, and after thinking about it for a while, he gently patted Zhang Heng's shoulder and said: "Brother Zhang, as for going back to settle down, you don't have to worry about it, I haven't used the emperor's new courtyard, and there are fewer people in it, let them live when the time comes, and help the people do some work when they are free, anyway, the wages of the people are all paid by the emperor, so I don't have to worry about anything...... It can be regarded as letting them eat the imperial food...... Hey hey ......"
His smile eased the atmosphere, and Zhang Heng nodded and said, "I understand, but if we do this, will those villagers be willing to leave?" ”
"I have already handed over this matter to Ning'er to deal with, and there should be a result soon." Yue Shao'an found a place, sat down and said, "Let's wait here for a while, and then decide when we have news." ”
"Hmm!" The three of them also found a place to do next to Yue Shao'an, waited quietly, time passed slowly, Gu Xiangning walked over with her godmother, and walked closer, Zhang Heng and the others hurriedly got up and luggage.
"Madame, good ......"
After Yue Shao'an arrived, the sergeants here all called her so, but she was still a little unaccustomed, her face turned slightly red, and she replied: "The three generals are so ......."
"Lord Commander...... "The old woman has never seen such a big official as Yue Shao'an when she is so old, and after seeing it, she can't help but kneel down and salute.
Yue Shao'an's eyes were quick, and he hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, and said in a loud voice: "Godmother, you are trying to torture me, you are Ning'er's godmother, you are my godmother, you kneel to me, how can this be done, how can there be a reason for the old lady to kneel to her son-in-law." ”
After saying that, Yue Shaoan bowed deeply to the old woman and said, "The son-in-law has seen the godmother. ”
The old woman was a little flattered, looked at Gu Xiangning in a panic, and hurriedly said, "No need to salute, no need to salute......"
Gu Xiangning gently pulled the sleeve of the godmother and said: "Godmother, Xianggong is like this, you don't have to be nervous, he is very easy-going." ”
"Oh oh......" Godmother's eyes were a little moist, and she said softly: "I never thought that at this age, I could have such a good girl as Ning'er, and I didn't expect that my son-in-law would be such a big official......"
The old woman said, Zhang Heng, Liu Tong and Ma Min laughed at the same time, and said: "Old lady, if you go to Hangzhou, then you will know what a big official is, the commander, it is so simple, he doesn't need to ...... when he sees the emperor."
"Ahem......" Yue Shaoan coughed lightly and interrupted the words of the three of them, he never said this to Gu Xiangning, because he felt that there was nothing to show off about this kind of thing, the power in his hands was real, and those were just false names.
Yue Shaoan pulled Gu Xiangning over and asked softly, "Ning'er, what do the villagers say?" Would you like to come with us? ”
"Most people are willing, but the old man Wang in the east of the village is a little reluctant, saying that he is old and doesn't want to leave here." Gu Xiangning said: "However, as soon as the people in the village left like this, he was the only one left, and he was a little worried about him." ”
"Hmm!" Yue Shaoan nodded and said, "Can't you persuade him?" ”
Gu Xiangning said: "Let the godmother try it, I will find someone to inform him at that time, he won't listen, the godmother has lived in the same village with him for decades, it should be easier to talk." ”
"There's a labor godmother." Yue Shaoan bowed slightly to the old woman.
"No, don't work...... the old woman hurriedly waved her hand, she still didn't dare to accept Yueyue Shao'an's salute. With that, she walked away.
"Will it work?" Yue Shaoan looked at Ning Er and asked.
Ning'er pursed her lips and smiled: "Of course it will, the godmother will not succeed?" ”
"Oh?" Yue Shao'an looked at her smile a little differently, and couldn't help asking, "Why is this?" ”
Gu Xiangning smiled and said: "That old man Wang said that he didn't marry, just for his godmother, and later, after the death of his godfather, old man Wang went to beg his godmother again, and after being scolded out, he didn't go to find his godmother, this time, I think he didn't have the face to see his godmother, so he didn't leave." Let the godmother go over and say it, there should be no problem. ”
"I see...... Yue Shaoan couldn't help laughing, this old man and the old lady are really a little cute.
However, his laughter was fleeting, and he couldn't help but worry, although the villagers could follow the most, but now it is impossible to take the straight road, who knows if the ghost thing burned to death that day, from there, if he encounters it, his own people will be in danger, even if he shoots the monster, it may not be possible to kill it with one shot, and there are really not a few bullets in the gun, he is really a little reluctant to use it.
But if you take a detour, the distance will be tripled, so that food has also become a problem, after thinking about it, he can only take one step at a time, and now it is useless to be anxious, since Ning Er said that the old man Wang will definitely follow, he is not worried, so he asked Zhang Heng to gather people and horses, bring enough dry food and food, and prepare to go.
After a period of busyness, the people finally arrived, and the legendary old man Wang also joined the team with a twist, the only thing that gave Yue Shaoan a headache was that among these people, there were some people who were reluctant to leave so many things at home, what pots and pans were a bunch of pots and pans, and it was useless to bring them down, but they refused to throw them down.
In the end, in desperation, Yue Shaoan had no choice but to use both hard and soft measures, forcibly let them stay, and then promised that after arriving in Hangzhou, everything he threw down would be returned to them in double copies, and then he gave up.
Seeing that everything had already been assembled, Yue Shaoan gave an order: "Let's go-"
The team then embarked on the road back to Hangzhou......