Chapter 41: Advance to Quzhou first
"I have inquired clearly, the internal guards and soldiers who are responsible for guarding the Qin Cha are all living in the post station, and the Qin Cha and several generals who led the team were invited by the county magistrate to the county government to entertain them hospitable." At a small tea stall in Kaihua County, Ji Yongan was drinking a large bowl of coarse tea while talking to Mu Qingyun and the three of them in a low voice.
At this time, it was almost dusk, there were only a few pedestrians left on the street, and the old lady guarding the tea stall had already begun to pack up her things and prepare to close the stall.
Mu Qingyun ate the cabbage and pork stuffed buns bought from the bun shop next to him, "I'll go to the county office, you go to the post station, and we'll add some condiments to these guys' good wine and dishes." ”
When Yan Nan heard this, he hurriedly turned out the drugs, laxatives, and soft tendons he carried with him and put them on the top layer of the baggage.
Mu Qingyun couldn't help laughing, "The medicine in my hand is enough, you should keep it for yourself." ”
Yan Nanxiao was a little disappointed - he wanted to show his ability in places other than cooking, to prove that he was not dragging his feet and eating idle meals.
He Shuning noticed that he was not in a beautiful mood, and as soon as his little paws stretched, the few medicine bottles that Yan Nanxiao took out were stuffed into her arms by her.
By the way, the little girl also stuffed an oiled paper bag for Yan Nanxiao.
Yan Nanxiao was moved and amused, he raised his hand and rubbed the top of He Shuning's hair, and only after rubbing it twice did he realize that he was acting abruptly.
In the scorching eyes of Mu Qingyun and Ji Yongan, he withdrew his hand with an embarrassed expression.
Ji Yongan, who had a wicked smile on his face, wanted to say a few words to him, but Mu Qingyun gently kicked this guy who was afraid that the world would not be chaotic under the table.
Ji Yongan closed his mouth suddenly.
"Little junior sister, Yan Er, you two go and take our horses outside the south gate, and we will go to meet you outside the south gate after taking the medicine." After eating the remaining half of the buns, Mu Qingyun whispered to Yan Nanxiao and He Shuning.
He Shuning nodded obediently, and Yan Nanxiao hummed softly.
Dropped a few copper plates to pay for the tea, and the four of them acted in pairs.
He Shuning and Yan Nan left the city on the original road to fetch the horses they had hidden in a hidden valley outside the city.
Mu Qingyun and Ji Yongan had a few porcelain bottles in their hands, and went separately to drug those guys at the post station and the county office.
The two of them are very good at kung fu, and those ordinary soldiers and those generals who have made a fortune by relying on crooked ways are not to say that they are enemies, and they can't even find out that they have sneaked in.
The two of them put medicinal powder into the wine and soup very smoothly, and Ji Yongan also touched dozens of steamed buns and dozens of pies to make dry food.
By the time the cooks found that the prepared staple food was missing, Ji Yongan had already seen Mu Qingyun, He Shuning and Yan Nanxiao outside the county.
Taking advantage of the fact that the sky was not yet dark, the four of them flew on their horses and went straight to Quzhou.
It wasn't until the willow tops on the moon that the four of them entered a ruined temple only three or four miles away from the official road.
The walls of this ruined temple do not look dilapidated, but the temple is in a mess, with destroyed Buddha statues, incense ashes sprinkled on the ground, and dried blood that has been covered with a thin layer of dust...
He Shuning swept his eyes and knew that the monks in this temple must have been murdered by gangsters.
She chose a place without blood stains and spread the branches she got by hand, while Mu Qingyun opened her bag and took out a thick coarse cloth mat.
The two pulled the ends of the mat and spread the mat on the branches, and Ji Yongan and Yan Nan, who had tied their horses, walked to the two of them with their burdens and sat down one after another.
"I got a bun and pie, do any of you want to eat it?"
"I'll eat." The first to respond was undoubtedly He Shuning, who stretched out her two hands and looked at the big burden on Ji Yongan's hands.
Ji Yongan opened the bag and handed her an oiled paper bag, "The three fresh fillings are still hot, but they are delicious." ”
A piece of oiled paper wrapped in five small pies that were half the size of He Shuning's palm, this little weight He Shuning could completely solve it independently, so Ji Yongan didn't have to let people carve up He Shuning's pie again.
He took out another oiled paper bag from his baggage, "Senior Sister and Yan Er can also eat a little, you can taste it if you are not hungry." ”
Mu Qingyun and Yan Nanxiao were indeed not hungry, but the two of them still washed their hands very face-saving and took a pie to taste.
After eating this meal, which can be regarded as a supper, the four of them began to take turns to rest and recover their strength.
It wasn't until the sky was white that the four of them put away their burdens and got on their horses again, and continued to run all the way towards Quzhou City.
Because of the rebellion, the four gates of Quzhou City are heavily guarded, and there is no problem for people in the city to come out, but people outside the city must go through strict checks if they want to enter.
Mu Qingyun, who had expected it, first bought a full set of clothes from the villagers who wanted to set up stalls in the city - baskets, back baskets, pheasants, hares, wild vegetables, eggs, coarse cloth clothes with patches, and shabby straw sandals stained with dirt and dust... Then he disguised the four of his own people into the appearance of the four villagers.
Hide the horses, carry the basket on their backs, and then stuff a few copper plates for the soldiers guarding the city (this is very common), Mu Qingyun and their front and back feet mixed into Quzhou City very smoothly.
"The Wu family is in the east of the city, the little junior sister and Yan Er will come with me, and Yongan will go get a few clothes first." After getting out of the sight of the soldiers defending the city, Mu Qingyun immediately rushed to the Wu family with He Shuning and others.
The backpack brought in was casually put into a dark alley by them, and Ji Yongan went to the ready-to-wear store to buy four muslin clothes that could be seen but would not be noticeable according to Mu Qingyun's request.
When he returned to the meeting place with Mu Qingyun with his clothes, shoes and socks, the four of them changed from head to toe, and then Mu Qingyun took He Shuning to sneak into the Wu Mansion over the wall.
She originally planned to meet Qin Zhengde's daughter first, and after gaining the trust of the other party, she and He Shuning were led by the other party to meet Mrs. Wu, the head of the Wu family.
It's just that God doesn't fulfill people's wishes, she and He Shuning searched all over the inner courtyard of the Wu family, and Qin Zhengde's daughter was not found by them.
Time was limited, and it was impossible for Mu Qingyun to plan slowly, so after a little thought, she decided to simply go directly to see Old Madam Wu.
Mrs. Wu is the head of the Wu family, and now her three sons have all died in battle, and there is only a group of women and children left in the Wu family's mansion.
Mu Qingyun and He Shuning visited the entire Wu family's back house, and only two women were found who were suspected to be the masters, and none of the third generation of the Wu family were in the Wu Mansion.
"It seems that the Wu family is not unprepared at all." Mu Qingyun thought secretly, and took He Shuning straight to Ci'an Hall, where Old Lady Wu was.
The Ci'an Hall is orderly, but the number of maids and wives is pitiful, and it is not at all like the pomp and circumstance that the family of the second-class master should have.
Mu Qingyun and He Shuning sneaked into the inner room quietly, and He Shuning also knocked out the old lady who was waiting for Mrs. Wu in the inner room.