Chapter 24: Stop
"Okay, you can take him back, but how can you two rush back, can he ride a horse?" Wei Qing had seen Qin Muyao a few times, thinking that his small body didn't look like he could ride a horse.
Wei Qing's words are to the point, Cheng Lianjin must be very fast when he rides back by himself, but with Qin Muyao, it will take a little more time.
You can't let Qin Muyao make a carriage, it's too time-consuming. Nor can she be allowed to ride in a wagon, which is slower than a horse-drawn carriage.
Riding a horse is the fastest, but Cheng Lianjin has seen Qin Muyao's skills, and she can't even get on the horse, let alone ride a horse.
"From Liangzhou to the capital..."Cheng Lianjin's head began to imagine the map of the Southern Dynasty, and then the route from Liangzhou to the capital appeared.
After all kinds of thoughts went through in his mind, Cheng Lianjin discovered the "waterway".
"Uncle Wei, will it be faster for us to take a boat to the capital?" asked Cheng Lianjin.
"By boat... It's okay, but Liangzhou doesn't take the waterway here, and if you want to take a boat, you can only go to Yunzhou next door. Wei Qing thought about how to go by water.
"From Yunzhou, take a boat all the way south, passing through several ferry crossings... It doesn't seem to be slow. Wei Qing went through the route.
"Mu Yao can't ride a horse, it's too slow for us to take the carriage. Then we will ride to Yunzhou, and then take a boat to the capital. It's slower than riding a horse, but it's much faster than making a carriage. Cheng Lianjin also smiled.
"It's still your head that works, I'm old, I'm old. Seeing that Cheng Lianjin thought so carefully, Wei Qing couldn't help but smile and sigh.
"No, Uncle Wei, you are young! Let's go out and say that both brothers have someone to believe it!" Cheng Lianjin also laughed.
"Just your poor mouth!" Wei Qing rubbed Cheng Lianjin's hair.
"Pack up, I'll ask Vice General Liu to send you to Yunzhou in a while. ”
"Good. ”
As soon as Cheng Lianjin went out, he saw Qin Muyao who had been standing at the door for I don't know how long.
Wei Qing, who followed Cheng Lianjin and went out, also saw Qin Muyao standing at the door.
"It just so happens that Doctor Qin is also here, you guys are eating and leaving, it's not too late. Wei Qing said as if the two of them had just arrived, and walked towards the front hall with the two of them one by one.
At the dining table, waiting for the next person to put things on the table, Wei Qing looked at Qin Muyao carrying a big backpack and said, "I remember that when Dr. Qin first came, he was carrying a big backpack, and now he is still carrying this big backpack when he is leaving!"
"I don't have a lot of things, and I have all my belongings in one backpack, so I only carry one bag everywhere. Qin Muyao was not as shy as when she came, and said to Wei Qing with a smile.
"It's okay, people like us who are running around, just bring the things that need to be used, and the rest are outside the body. General Wei said approvingly to Qin Muyao.
Qin Muyao smiled back.
During this meal, Cheng Lianjin didn't say much to Wei Qing, and the whole meal process was quiet.
After eating, Vice General Liu happened to enter the house to report, saying that the horses were ready, and someone had already been sent from Yunzhou to do it.
Wei Qing nodded, hugged Cheng Lianjin, let go and patted Cheng Lianjin on the shoulder.
"Lianjin, it'll be fine when you go back. If you have nothing to do, you can practice martial arts, we don't like Mr. Wen to order something, right? I know you're a good boy, but you have to listen to your sister-in-law!"
Listening to Wei Qing's reluctant instructions, Cheng Lianjin nodded with a smile and said, "Uncle Wei, don't worry, I will definitely be good and obedient." You should also take care of your body and take good care of yourself in Liangzhou. ”
Wei Qing's heart warmed when he heard Cheng Lianjin's words, in order not to let himself be too emotional, he let go of his hand and said to Cheng Lianjin: "It's not too early, you guys get on the horse and go!"
Cheng Lianjin nodded at Wei Qing.
Holding the saddle in his hand, he turned and mounted his horse.
Handing Qin Muyao a hand and dragging Qin Muyao behind him, Cheng Lianjin nodded to Wei Qing again, and then galloped away in the direction of leaving the city.
Vice General Liu followed, and the two horses and three people went all the way out of Jingwu City.
By this time it was already morning, and the number of people coming and going from outside the city began to increase.
In order not to hit people, Cheng Lianjin had to slow down the speed of his horseback. Cheng Lianjin took advantage of Cheng Lianjin's slowdown and drove his horse to Cheng Lianjin's side.
"It's hard work Vice General Liu, since I came to Liangzhou, I haven't let you toss less. Cheng Lianjin said with a smile when he saw Vice General Liu who was following up.
"It's not hard, besides, I don't follow you to walk in Jingwu City, but I'm also running around, it's better to follow you more easily. Vice General Liu replied with a smile.
Qin Muyao smiled when she heard the conversation between the two.
"Isn't it because you're too weak, otherwise you need someone to escort you in the future!" Qin Muyao picked up Vice General Liu's words and said to Cheng Lianjin.
"Say I'm weak, if I'm weak, who is carrying you on a horse now! Think I'm weak, you're powerful, you run to Yunzhou!" Cheng Lianjin heard Qin Muyao's words, and immediately tightened the reins of the unhappy horse, which was already not leaving, to make the horse's speed slower, and also made a posture of dragging Qin Muyao off the horse.
"Don't, don't, I was wrong, I was wrong, isn't this a joke!" Qin Muyao immediately grabbed the clothes on both sides of Cheng Lianjin's waist, for fear that he would throw himself off as soon as he made a mistake.
Cheng Lianjin said to "Hmph!", he was just scaring and scaring Qin Muyao, if he really didn't want to take her, he wouldn't have to go to Yunzhou to reverse the ship again, he rode directly to the capital is the fastest.
After passing the crowded place at the gate of Jingwu City, there was basically no one to see after going to the official road, so Cheng Lianjin and Vice General Liu raised the speed of the horse.
The group rested for a while, then kept the fastest speed and arrived at Sioux City at noon.
Although Qin Muyao and Cheng Lianjin passed by Sucheng when they came from Huai'an City, and they also went to the county magistrate's mansion here, but this time Cheng Lianjin obviously didn't want to "disturb" others.
The three of them led the horses and randomly found a restaurant that looked small but very neat.
Because Qin Muyao doesn't know how to spend money, and Vice General Liu is embarrassed to order, this "heavy work" falls on Cheng Lianjin.
Cheng Lianjin unintentionally glanced at Qin Muyao, and saw that she was blinking desperately at herself.
Cheng Lianjin understood for a moment, but still glared at Qin Muyao.
"A sweet and sour fish, a vegetarian stir-fry, a few steamed buns, and a pot of tea. Cheng Lianjin said to the shopkeeper.
"Okay, guest officer, wait a minute. Xiao Er quickly waited for Cheng Lianjin to finish ordering, and then quickly went to prepare.
Qin Muyao saw that Cheng Lianjin understood the meaning of his blinking, so he smiled at Cheng Lianjin.
Cheng Lianjin gave Qin Muyao a roll of his eyes, and then said to Vice General Liu: "Brother Liu, it's inconvenient for us to drink on the road, otherwise I will definitely get drunk with you." ”
"If I go to the capital in the future, Young Master Lianjin will treat me to a good meal!" Vice General Liu is also an honest man, although he was ordered to see off Cheng Lianjin, but Cheng Lianjin can treat himself to delicious food and drink, he is already very satisfied.
The three of them chatted and chatted, and the meal came up.
During the meal, there was no word at the table.
After eating and drinking tea, the three of them and the two horses began to set off again.
In the afternoon, I rested on the way for a while, and in this way, I rode the horse almost non-stop for a day before arriving at the boundary of Yunzhou in the evening.
"Young Master Lianjin, we probably have to rest in this place for the night. There was still an hour to go to the place where we could take the boat, and we could hurry in the dark, but it was already midnight when we got there, and there was no place to rest. Vice General Liu looked at the city in front of him and said.
"Okay, then let's rest here for the night and hurry back every morning. Cheng Lianjin also knew that it was indeed not early, and Vice General Liu's suggestion was also very pertinent.
The most important thing is that Qin Muyao has been sleeping on his back several times, and in line with the principle of "pity the fragrance and cherish the jade", he woke up Qin Muyao and asked her to dismount and take her into the city.
found a well-decorated inn, and Cheng Lianjin asked for three rooms.
Vice General Liu saw that Cheng Lianjin was going to pay the money, so he hurriedly stopped him and wanted to pay it himself, but Cheng Lianjin had already handed over the money quickly.
Vice General Liu sighed: "Young Master Lianjin, you said that you paid for the meal at noon, how can you still let you pay for it at night?"
"Brother Liu, others don't know me, don't you know? I'm bad at everything, just not bad at money!" Cheng Lianjin lowered his voice when he said the last sentence, and squeezed his eyes at Vice General Liu.
Vice General Liu smiled and thought, "Yes, Young Master Lianjin is also a little prince after all, and he is really not bad for money." ”
Taking the money back, Vice General Liu shook his head with a smile.
Cheng Lianjin stopped Qin Muyao, who was about to go upstairs after knowing the house number.
"Hey, hey, aren't you hungry, do you have to sleep if you don't eat?" Cheng Lianjin asked as he looked at the sleepy-eyed Qin Muyao.
"yes, I haven't eaten yet. But this horseback riding is too tiring!" Qin Muyao rubbed her eyes and complained.
"You're tired! Do you know how tired I am when I lie on my back when I'm asleep on the horse!" Cheng Lianjin heard Qin Muyao complain and immediately retorted.
"Yes, yes, I was wrong!" Qin Muyao can only rely on Cheng Lianjin now, so she has always been cowardly when she encounters disagreements.
"It's not that people used to ride horses too little. Although Qin Muyao is cowardly, there is still some chatter that should be there.
Cheng Lianjin won the big head, and Qin Muyao didn't pay attention to her little nagging.
"Anyway, why don't we find a smaller inn, just stay for a night and find such a good inn, how much more will it cost..."Qin Muyao can't help but start calculating when she sees the money now, calculating how many months she needs to work in the medicine pavilion to earn so much money, and just now seeing that Cheng Lianjin spent so much silver, she couldn't help but start to think about it.
"Do you know that in this kind of unfamiliar place, find a small shop, unless it's the kind of honest people, the others are black shops. Cheng Lianjin told Qin Muyao about his experience.
Qin Muyao had never stayed in an inn a few times, so she didn't have this kind of experience, and when she heard Cheng Lianjin say this, she thought for a while before she had a suddenly realized expression.