Before the hour arrived, You Ning and Mingyue drove to the east gate of Xiajin Mansion. The sunrise in the summer was much earlier than in other seasons, and it was already dawn when the two reached the city gates, but not as hot as they had been at noon. There were already a lot of peddlers and pawns lined up in front of the city gate, and Youning also lined up in a carriage when he saw this.

Yu Ning was wearing a lake-blue coarse kudzu coat and a white belt that had been a little yellowed loosely, and was sitting lazily on the left side of the cart at this time, shaking the reins in his hand without a pair, teasing the two groups of brown horses pulling the cart. At first glance, it looks like a driver who drives for a rich son all year round. As for Mingyue, she was wearing a dark red fine kudzu robe at this time, sitting on the right side of the wheel with her eyes closed, looking like she was asleep. It looks like a personal servant who grew up with a rich boy since he was a child, and his status is much higher than that of ordinary people, and he doesn't look hard-working.

It is said that the two are now in the process of "fleeing", and they should be extremely vigilant, how can they be so big-hearted. From the perspective of ordinary people, they will think that Mingyue is too squeamish, but this really can't be blamed on Mingyue's pampering, it is really due to habits and conditions. According to the usual habit, Mingyue didn't get up until more than half of the morning, but today she was woken up by Youning when she was in Yin. However, because of the special situation, even though Mingyue was unwilling, she still got up obediently. I was lying down in my clothes, but when I got up and washed my face, I was much more sober. However, since getting up, Youning has "forced" Mingyue to open the bag, ready to take stock of Mingyue's heavy burden last night. What made Ming Yue most angry was that You Ning took out all the chessboard, chess, teapots and teacups he brought and hid them in the thatched hut where they were staying. These things are an important part of Mingyue's "escape" plan. Taking it out like this, Mingyue felt that most of his plan could not be realized. So, since he got into the carriage, Mingyue stiffened his face and didn't want to say a word to Youning.

Starting from the thatched house, Youning drove the carriage through the streets of Xiajin Mansion at a uniform pace, while Mingyue leaned on the wheel, his eyes closed and basking in the sun. The regular slight bumps of the carriage, combined with the warm sun and the quiet streets, made Mingyue feel drowsy. When the two arrived at the city gate, Mingyue really fell asleep again.

You Ning originally wanted Mingyue to have breakfast at the stall at the east gate, but when he saw Mingyue sleeping soundly, he didn't wake him up. He beckoned to the vendor, handed him a few copper plates, and asked for four meat buns and two bowls of soup. The peddler took the copper plate, his hands and feet were very nimble, and after a while, he brought the breakfast that You Ning wanted. After wrapping two buns in palm oil paper and putting them on his chest, and then pouring a bowl of soup into a bamboo tube, You Ning quietly ate his breakfast.

After Youning finished eating, it was time to open the city gates. With the sound of "boom" from the thick copper-clad wooden door, Mingyue gradually came to his senses. looked at Youning with some confusion, but inadvertently saw the two empty bowls beside Youning that had not been taken away by the vendor and the palm oil paper that was already empty. After taking two deep breaths, he smelled the smell of meat from the air, and it was only at this time that Mingyue completely came to his senses. After realizing what she had missed, Mingyue still did not give up and circled around Youning. After discovering that Youning really didn't have anything left for him, Mingyue's eyes widened in surprise.

Mingyue's appearance was like a little white rabbit that Youning had caught in the wild before. Looking at Mingyue's eyes that looked extra energetic because of surprise, You Ning laughed out loud very unkindly: "Poof."

It happened that the vendor rushed over to collect the dishes and chopsticks, and witnessed the interaction between Mingyue and Youning throughout the process. After putting the white towel on his shoulder, the peddler picked up the dishes and chopsticks handed to him by Youning, and said with a smile: "Little brother, don't worry, this brother in blue has left you breakfast." There is hot soup in the bamboo tube next to the little brother, and the little brother in blue has buns on him. You can't go hungry. ”

After the peddler helped Youning explain, he looked towards Youning with a flattering face. Youning gave the vendor a dime of broken silver very kindly. Now it's the turn of the hawker, I thought it would be good to be able to reward two copper plates, which Cheng thought that the coachman would be a broken silver as soon as he made a move, which was a big pie falling from the sky. But before the hawker was happy, Youning took out a wax-sealed envelope from his sleeve and put it in the hawker's hand. The peddler looked at Youning with some confusion; You Ning gestured with his head and asked the vendor to ask Mingyue.

Mingyue received Youning's eyes, but he was also confused now. looked at the vendor, then looked at the envelope, and looked at the five big words on the envelope, "Master Jiang personally opened", Mingyue suddenly slapped his head and said: "This little brother, please send this letter to the Suyue Garden in the east of the city and hand it over to the guards guarding the door." This money is a thank you for your errand expenses. I beg the little brother to do us a favor. ”

When the peddler heard this, he agreed without thinking. Helping people run errands in the city, in exchange for this corner of broken silver, is very cost-effective, and there is no need to collect money to live in fear. After all, I work tirelessly on weekdays, and I may not be able to earn this dime of silver from working at a breakfast stall for a month.

"Don't worry, the two sons, after a while, I will take this breakfast stall and go to deliver a letter to the two. I have been setting up a stall here for more than two years, and if you are not satisfied, you can come here to find me. The peddler agreed with a grin.

"Thank you so much then~"

Mingyue said a few more polite words, and Youning arched his hand towards the vendor. The vendor picked up the dishes and chopsticks and walked away. The procession out of the city is also gradually starting to move. Yu Ning held the reins and looked at Mingyue sideways. Although Youning didn't say anything, Mingyue understood Youning's meaning———— we really left the house when we walked out of this city gate, and it was too late to regret it now.

"Let's go~ Just go out and have a look, after seeing it, we will come back, Suyue Garden will always be our home." Mingyue looked ahead and said very firmly. "Besides, I'm afraid this is the only chance in my life that I can come out like this."

Hearing Mingyue's firm answer, You Ning flicked his horsewhip and drove the carriage towards the gate of Xiajin Mansion; But after hearing the unlucky meaning in Mingyue's words, Youning frowned and shook his head at Mingyue. Seeing this, Mingyue said with a smile: "When I come out this time, the family will definitely be angry, and it is estimated that we will have to peel off our skin when we go back." With this bad deed, how could the family let the two of us succeed a second time. So, this is the chance. We have to cherish it. ”

Mingyue cleverly changed the concept, and Youning, who didn't know the reason, didn't think too much about it. And the morning of the chickens and dogs jumping in Suyueyuan was left by two people in the Xiajin Mansion behind the carriage.

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The two of them left Xiajin Mansion according to the previous plan and went all the way east, walked for two days, passing a total of more than a dozen large and small villages, and did not stop until they reached Xingye Village. The reason why he stopped in Xingye Village was mainly because Mingyue's spirit and complexion were getting worse and worse, and the reason was unknown, plus there was no doctor nearby who knew medical skills, You Ning was very worried about Mingyue's body, if it wasn't for Mingyue's resolute opposition, Youning would definitely take Mingyue back to Suyue Garden. Because Mingyue was very persistent, Youning decided to stay in Xingye Village temporarily.

After paying five cents of silver, Mingyue and Youning lived in an independent hut at the village chief's house. After raising it for two days, Mingyue gradually eased up.

The farther away from Xiajin Mansion becomes, the more desolate it becomes, and in the case of Xingye Village, there are only about 40 households in the entire village, among which only the village chief's family has an idle empty house for people to live in. The other villagers simply didn't have the money to build such a house. The food provided by the village chief's family to Mingyue and Youning was some vegetables and rice bran, and there was no meat except eggs for two days.

In the early morning of the fifth day of her stay, Mingyue had largely returned to normal. After living here for five or six days, Mingyue's awareness of farm work has become higher and higher. There are no famous mountains and rivers around the village, but there is an undulating hill on the west side of the village, and the hills are full of old trees for many years. It happened to be a light rain in Xingye Village in the early morning of this day. At the suggestion of the village chief and his wife, Youning was going to take Mingyue to pick two mushrooms in the woods to play. Carrying water and dry food and dried meat brought out of Suyue Garden, Youning and Mingyue went out after the rain and the sky was clear.

Mingyue has eaten a lot of mushrooms, but she has never seen fresh mushrooms. As for Youning, a young boy who has been kept in captivity since he was a child and spends most of his time practicing martial arts, it is impossible to know what fresh mushrooms look like. However, this did not dampen the interest of the two of them in picking mushrooms. It's not so much about picking mushrooms, it's better to say that the two of them came to the old forest to play. Hundred-year-old towering trees, colorful flowers in the forest, all kinds of wild grasses of different heights, birds and animals that appear from time to time, and delicious mushrooms growing in clusters are all new things that deeply attract Mingyue. Since entering the forest, Mingyue's whole person has become much more lively. Look at this, look at that, climb high without paying attention, and occasionally childishly hide in Tibet. Mingyue, who entered the forest, was like a child who didn't know anything, full of curiosity, carefully exploring the world in front of him.

You Ning was very happy to look at Mingyue, who had faded away from the dull twilight, and he accompanied Mingyue on the one hand, and carefully watched Mingyue's every move, so that he could help Mingyue in time when he was careless. The two of them played in the forest for most of the day, and seeing the sun change from oblique to positive and then oblique, Mingyue finally felt a little hungry. Pulling Youning's sleeve, Mingyue said with some embarrassment: "Let's take a rest." ”

I don't know if he was really hungry, or if he deliberately relieved Mingyue, You Ning pressed his hand on his stomach and rubbed it, and then pointed to the food he was carrying to show ————that he was hungry.

The two of them found a relatively clean and secluded high ground nearby, sat on the ground, took out the food they had prepared earlier, and feasted on it. However, the two of them had not eaten a few bites before they heard the sound of chirping and swearing not far from their feet. After hearing the sound, Yu Ning immediately pressed Mingyue's body and motioned him to hide behind the nearest tree trunk, while he poked out half of his head very carefully to observe the situation under his feet.

At this moment, on the forest path under their feet was walking a team of men who looked a little vicious. One of them carried a tightly tied sack on his shoulder, and there was a "woo-woo" sound from the multiple sacks, while these middle-aged men who resisted sacks slapped the sack a few times from time to time.

"I'm afraid these people are human traffickers." After identifying the identities of these middle-aged men in his heart, Yu Ning quietly pulled them back.

"Who?" Mingyue saw Youning retract his head, and opened his mouth to ask in the shape of his lips.

"I don't know" Although Youning couldn't speak, he shook his head to show what he meant.

Seeing this, Mingyue instantly got up and looked down. Mingyue's move shocked You Ning's heart, and he immediately stepped forward and pressed him down.

"Youning, that bag should be filled with people, right? Judging by the crying, most of them were young women. ”

You Ning saw that she couldn't hide Mingyue, so she had to nod helplessly.

"In broad daylight, you dare to rob the people's daughters! There is no royal law in their eyes. I just roughly counted at least thirteen or fourteen women. If they don't save them, tomorrow is probably the beginning of their shameful life. Let's follow from a distance, and find a chance to rescue the kidnapped women. ”

You Ning was reluctant at first, but she couldn't stand Mingyue's hard work, and the two finally followed.