On the second day, it was the day when Xie Yan was ready to leave, according to the previous agreement, Cheng Lao and his son would naturally leave with them, and the people in the caravan, Gao Qiu, were still a little hesitant, feeling that they were really unwilling to let them go like this.

In the end, he was persuaded by Uncle Ni and Ni Qingyun, and in desperation, they were also released together.

The people of the caravan were locked up for more than ten days, and before they saw Xie Yan, they were depressed and even desperate.

But since Xie Yan rescued Ni Qingyun, he went to the room where the caravan was held to find them, although the people in the caravan were not sure whether Xie Yan would save them or not, but there was hope, and then he felt that the days were rushing again, so this one was released, and the spirit looked okay.

Knowing that he and the others were able to come out, it was because of Xie Yan's light, so he was naturally very grateful.

The caravan steward Xu Lan, who looked like a middle-aged scribe who had spoken to Xie Yan at the inn before, stepped forward at this time, arched his hand towards Xie Yan, and said gratefully: "Thank you Gongzi for saving your life, if it weren't for Gongzi Xie's righteous help this time, I would wait...... Alas...... If Gongzi Xie has any dispatch in the future, although he said bluntly, I will definitely go to the soup and fight the fire, and I will not give up! ”

The others also chimed in, and Tu Shizhu, the dart master with a long beard, also hugged his fists and said: "Gongzi Xie, I am a rough person and can't say pretty things, but in the future, as long as you say it, my brothers and I will definitely be on call."

Although Xie Yan said that they could be released not because they were saved by him, but because the mountain bandits in this village did not hurt people's lives, and the worst result was that they lost some of their belongings, and they were able to leave safely in the end.

It's just that whether it is the caravan or the dart master, they still insist that Xie Yan is their savior.

And the dart masters led by Tu Shizhu felt a little more guilty than the people in the caravan, they were originally hired by the caravan to protect them, but they didn't expect that even they themselves were arrested, so how could they still be shy in the future.

They didn't protect the caravan, and for the next trip, they naturally resigned from the business of the caravan dart master, and it stands to reason that since they didn't protect the caravan and went to Maoyuan Mansion, these four dart masters should go back to the city.

Two of them did go back to lockdown, but Tu Shizhu and another dart master named Yan Lei stayed.

The reason why they stayed was to follow Xie Yan, the reason was to repay their kindness, and they said that they didn't get married anyway, and there was more than one son in the family, so they could follow Xie Yan without worries.

It's just that Song Xiaochi doesn't believe that it's true to stay, but the reason should not be to repay the favor, or to repay the favor is just one of the reasons.

Xie Yan naturally didn't believe it, but he didn't refuse Tu Shizhu and Yan Lei to follow.

"Second cousin, it turns out that there is a carriage? You lied to me! ”

Qu Wenshu saw the carriage and the mule cart, and happily circled the two carts, happy that she finally didn't have to walk to Maoyuan Mansion.

Uncle Ni returned the carriage and mule cart, and the caravan's carriage and goods were returned to them, and the journey was much smoother along the way.

Originally, Xu Lan and the others in the caravan were still worried, for fear that they would encounter a group of mountain bandits in the next section of the mountain road.

It's just that seeing Xie Yan and the others' leisurely appearance, they never seemed to be worried, and they were also relieved.

These nobles are not afraid, what are they afraid of, is their life more precious than that of nobles?

When I think about it, I let go of my worries.

Song Xiaochi was originally going to take a mule cart, and gave the carriage to Jiang and Mrs. Liu to sit on, but Jiang was unwilling to do the thing of doves occupying the magpie's nest, and finally under Song Xiaochi's persuasion, she took the carriage, but she was willing to ask Song Xiaochi to also sit with her.

And Mrs. Liu's mother and son sat in a mule cart, and the lotus root felt that Mrs. Hou and Miss Hou Mansion were in her hands, and she was very worried about her driving skills, so she insisted on changing cars with Xie Yan.

In this way, the lotus root drove the mule cart, Liu Dongjie sat on the wheel of the mule cart, and Mrs. Liu and Coral sat in the carriage.

At first, Song Xiaochi and Jiang's mother and son sat in the carriage, and they were still a little strange, but as time went by, there were the smiling faces of Qu Wenshu and the cute Qu Xinghui, and they gradually became familiar.

What made Song Xiaochi feel comfortable was that Jiang never asked her family background again, nor did he ask her which relatives she went to Maoyuan Mansion to go to, where her relatives lived, and so on.

Song Xiaochi felt that Jiang might have understood in his heart that Xie Yan's previous words should be perfunctory, but Jiang had her wisdom in life, and when she arrived at Maoyuan Mansion, if Song Xiaochi really went to her relatives, she would naturally be separated from them, if she didn't go to her relatives, but was originally brought out by Xie Yan, then she would still be by Xie Yan's side, and Xie Yan would definitely give her a clear explanation at that time.

The Xunlian Mountains in the first month of the year were still cold, but as soon as they left this time, the caravan people felt that going out was not a hard task.

On the road, I don't eat hard and cold dry food, but also hot pots and hot dishes to eat, light a bonfire at night, warm and dry, although there is still a cold wind blowing in the back, but eat well, the belly is hot, these are easy to overcome.

The group did not walk fast, on the day before the Shangyuan Festival, that is, on the afternoon of the fourteenth day of the first month, they saw the quaint and majestic city gate of Maoyuan Mansion.

"This is the North Gate!" Xu Lan introduced to them.

"This Maoyuan Mansion is indeed much more prosperous than the closed city!"

Song Xiaochi couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the crowd at the city gate.

"Let's go, go in first." Xie Yan pulled Song Xiaochi and asked her to avoid a porter with a burden next to her, so as not to collide.

Jiang Shi glanced at the hands held by the two, glanced at his daughter, who talked the most on weekdays, and found that Qu Wenshu was muttering with Liu Dongjie, while Mrs. Liu looked at the two with a look of relief.

Jiang opened her mouth a few times, but she didn't know what to say, she originally thought that her daughter was the most noisy, and seeing Xie Yan and Song Xiaochi holding hands, she must say something, which can be regarded as a reminder, but now she finds that Qu Wenshu herself is the one who needs to be reminded.

"Ah Yan, it's our turn, let's go into the city." Jiang finally spoke on his own.

The caravan people need to pay the entrance fee to enter the city, but ordinary people don't have to pay it, and noble ladies like Mrs. Liu of the Jiang family naturally don't have to pay.

After entering the city, the first thing that catches your eye is the wide avenue, all of which are paved with neat and smooth bluestone pavement, next to which are neat shops, because of the proximity to the city gate, there are all kinds of pedestrians on the road, of course, there are horse-drawn carts, mule carts, donkey carts, and wheelbarrows, carts, or people or loaded goods.

After entering the city, the caravan had a habitual inn, which was close to the place where they traded goods, and Mrs. Liu's Yuan and Liu Dongjie wanted to go back to Yuan's maiden house for funeral, so they said goodbye first, Liu Dongjie was still a little reluctant when he left, of course, the object of his reluctance was Qu Wenshu.

"Auntie, go back first." There was still some distance from Qufu, but when he could see the gate of Qufu, Xie Yan stopped the carriage and prepared to say goodbye to the Jiang family.

"Ah Yan, where are you going? When you arrived at Maoyuan Mansion, you didn't come to live at your aunt's house, are you dissatisfied with your aunt? ”