Chapter 41 - The Inn Encounter
Although Luocheng is adjacent to Jiangcheng, the distance between the two places is very long, and there is an endless stream of wanderers fleeing for their lives to the north, which makes it difficult for Wei Yu and his party to move forward, so that when it is dark, they can only find a house in the middle to rest.
"Eh, I see that you are so well dressed, don't dislike our shabby house, just forget it, you don't need to give silver, and I and my daughter-in-law don't need it."
Mingyue said curiously: "Big brother, the plague in this place is so serious, why don't you and your daughter-in-law run away?" ”
The villagers rolled up their sleeves, wiped the wooden benches clean, sat them down, and replied, "We are in good health, not afraid." ”
The peasant woman came out with a small pot of fruit from the back room, some of which were half rotten, but it was evident that it was the best thing the couple could get for the time being.
"It's not a good thing, don't dislike it! We've lived here for most of our lives, and this is our home, and we don't have anywhere else to go! ”
Wei Yu understood their feelings very well, and took out two bottles of medicine from her cloth pocket, these two bottles of medicine were brought from her small warehouse before she went out, saying that they could cure all diseases, although they were not as effective as they said, they could do their best.
"Then you can put away these two bottles of medicine first, it's not a precious thing, but it's still very useful to relieve some wind and cold pain."
The villagers couldn't see the preciousness of this medicine, and thinking that they were so polite, he couldn't caress them, and accepted it with a smile.
"Are you going to Jiangcheng?"
Mingyue nodded and said, "Yes, we came from the north and have been on the road for nearly a month. ”
The peasant woman shook her head heavily, and said, "Eh! The plague in Jiangcheng is so serious, we would have gone there to sell some vegetables and earn some copper plates, but now, it is an empty city! Except for the prefect, who has not yet left, so the residents have fled for their lives. ”
Wei Yu thought of Yuan Qi, and couldn't help but be worried, and only spoke halfway: "We are also helpless to enter the city." ”
Li Yan suddenly spoke: "Dare to ask the two of you to know when the flow of people fleeing will be the least." ”
The villager hurriedly said: "I know that in three hours, when the sky is slightly bright, this flow of people will be the least." ”
Li Yan thanked him, turned his head to Wei Yu and Mingyue, and said, "Then it's better to hurry up and rest, and get up and hurry in three hours." ”
Mingyue almost fainted when she heard that there were only three hours of sleep.
Oh my God, this is going to kill her.
Mingyue glared at Liyan angrily, and scolded angrily in her heart: It's all to blame for this stinky man, so she chased him to this place. Otherwise, she would still be asleep and happy! Look how she teaches him a lesson after taking him!
The peasant woman didn't pay attention to the eye contact between them, and said happily, "Although our house is simple, the house is still enough, and there are two clean rooms left, I will take you there." ”
Wei Yu thanked the villagers and peasant women again, briefly tidied up, and fell asleep with Mingyue.
These days, due to the environment, she and Mingyue are both one room, one bed, two quilts, but Mingyue doesn't sleep well and always loves quilts.
"You can be at ease today, and you are not allowed to move."
Mingyue enjoyed Yuan Qi's welfare, hugged Wei Yu's delicate body and said cheerfully: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I'll be obedient." ”
Li Yan did not rest, to be precise, along the way, he rested no more than two times a day.
He sat alone on the roof of the villager's house with his sword in his hand, observing whether there was anything unusual around him, and he could only wait for the moonlight to fade in the quiet night.
The sky was slightly bright, and the villager peasant women were still asleep, and Li Yan restrained her strength and knocked on the door of Wei Yu and Mingyue.
As a result, as soon as there was a second knock, the door opened from the inside.
Wei Yu and Mingyue had already washed up, although Mingyue yawned for a long time and her eyes were still squinting, but at least they had gotten up.
"Let's be quiet, don't wake them up."
When the farmer and the villagers got up, they saw only a small bag of rice and a bag of broken silver on the table.
They are now living on the food they saved before the plague, and this bag of rice can really solve their urgent needs.
The road is indeed empty, not as crowded as yesterday. The two horses also had a good rest and ran faster.
So when it was almost lunchtime, Wei Yu and Mingyue Liyan arrived in front of the city gate of Jiangcheng.
The plaque hanging on the gate is still bright, showing the prosperity of the city in the past. It's a pity that as soon as you step in, the air is filled with the fear of death and sickness.
"Ahem....."
Mingyue covered her mouth through the hat and coughed twice, and as soon as she entered the city, she felt like she had been poured a breath of cool air in her mouth, and her throat hurt.
A voice came from front of her: "Is the county lord okay?" ”
Mingyue shook her head against his back: "It's okay, I just accidentally choked on it." ”
Wei Yu covered his mouth and nose with a hat, wanting to take a slight rest, but the horse ran disobediently in one direction in the city.
Li Yan hurriedly clamped the horse's belly tightly, holding Mingyue's sleeve with one hand: "County Lord, please hurry." ”
Fortunately, Wei Yu's equestrian skills were very good, so he was not thrown down by the horse's gallop, but he couldn't control it even if he held the reins.
The horse galloped for a long time before it came to a stable.
Liyan and Mingyue, who rushed over, immediately dismounted, and they just followed behind, and they couldn't help but be shocked when they saw Wei Yu stumbling on the horse several times and was about to be thrown off.
"Let the mother be frightened, and the subordinates will not be able to escape the blame."
Wei Yu also got off the horse, stabilized his body, held the saddle and desperately suppressed the feeling of wanting to vomit, and said slowly: "I'm fine." ”
Mingyue patted Wei Yu's back and felt a little strange: "How could this horse suddenly run out of control and come to this stable." ”
Wei Yu then noticed that there were many other horses in the stable, and one horse was very familiar.
"Liyan, look at it, this horse is not His Highness's Cloud Chasing."
Li Yan said: "Hui Niangniang, according to the observation of his subordinates, His Royal Highness and his party should be around here." ”
Wei Yu covered her mouth and took a few steps back, after a month, she could finally see His Highness, how could she not be excited.
Liyan pointed to the dilapidated inn in front of the stables, the window above which was still open.
"As expected, His Highness should be in that inn."
Wei Yu didn't rush over, but turned over his baggage and took out the bronze mirror that had not been illuminated for a long time, carefully observing his haggard and pale face. She had to make herself look a little bloody so that she wouldn't worry His Highness.
There were two guards guarding outside the inn, and when they saw Wei Yu and the three of them, they directly drew their swords and stopped them.
"This inn does not accept guest officers for the time being, please look elsewhere."
Li Yan took out the token of the leader of his secret guard, which was enough to make all kinds of soldiers under Yuan Qi afraid.
"See the Leader."
Mingyue stared at Liyan with a look of adoration, "Wow! Xiao Yanyan, so handsome! ”
Li Yan coughed lightly and said, "This is the crown prince's side concubine and the county lord of the Qin Wangfu, let us go in." ”
Wei Yu couldn't wait to see Yuan Qi, asked the guard where Yuan Qi lived, and ran straight to his room.
Yuan Qi was discussing matters with the ministers who came this time, and the door was suddenly opened, and the figure haunting in his dream really appeared in front of him, and he lost a lot of weight.
Wei Yu only had Yuan Qi in his eyes, and rushed up and threw himself into his arms regardless of it.
In his arms is a warm home.