Chapter 33: Out of the City

The most innocent victim of the assassination is probably Tingfu of Tongxiangyuan. Because of the fright, her mental state has been fluctuating, and occasionally she will be heard screaming in horror in the middle of the night. Xia Zhi secretly took a look, and Tingfu was in a state of discouragement, and the doctor didn't dare to pack a ticket to cure it.

Then within a few days, I heard that Tingfu had been taken away by a peasant family in the countryside, and it was said that she was begging to be her wife, but I don't know if it was true or not. For, this can be regarded as solving one of her worries, and after receiving the money and handing it over, she turned around and forgot about it, and continued to run her Tongxiang Courtyard.

The girls gossiped in private, some felt pitiful, and some felt that it was a good destination, after all, everyone pursued differently, so it is normal to have different opinions. Although Xia Zhi has had some small friction with Tingfu, but it is all trivial things, I have mixed feelings when I hear this news, it is a good thing to be able to leave Tongxiangyuan, but if it is in such a state and form, can it still be regarded as a good thing?

At present, Xia Zhi is more concerned about Luo Ying's problem. Chen Huan went out early in the morning to follow up on the transportation progress of the purchased rice, as well as the specific matters to help Luo Ying get out of the city. The summer solstice also followed, and early in the morning, Qiang watched the porters carry bags of sewn rice onto the wagon, and covered them with canvas after the points were settled. Such a monotonous program is even more boring to watch the summer solstice.

Zhang Fugui did not show up, and it is estimated that he is still busy dealing with the illegal salt incident, and only let a subordinate such as a shopkeeper supervise the scene. Chen Huan shook his fan and leisurely drank tea and watched idly.

[What about Luo Ying? Didn't you say you could help him out of town? Xia Zhi sat down in front of Chen Huan and poured himself a cup of tea to relieve his sleepiness.

[At this time, I guess I am hiding in a certain car.] Chen Huan didn't look like he was joking.

[Huh? Is it so casual? Can it be a little new, can this be fooled by the officials who defend the city? Xia Solstice was shocked, did he still use such an old-fashioned method?

[Just be practical, otherwise how can you become a living person? ] Whether you can get through the trick depends on the key people. Chen Huan replied.

[Key person? Who is it? The summer solstice is unknown.

[Zhang Fugui, without him, this play will not be easy to start. ] 】

【…… Didn't you design to frame him? I guess he's still anxious now, how can he still be willing to help us. The summer solstice is chaotic.

Chen Huan put away the fan with a serious expression, [I overestimated his ability, and thought that even an emergency of this level could be dealt with quickly, who knew that it hadn't been done for so long. 】

…… On the contrary, it was on someone else's head, Zhang Fugui tried every means to do business with Chen Huan, and he was simply unlucky. However, Zhang Fugui is also a profiteer, and he can only say that he is one foot taller and one foot taller, and he is not worthy of sympathy. [What if Zhang Fugui doesn't show up for a long time? 】

[Then it can only be a planned miscarriage, and think of another way. Chen Huan replied, not like a joke.

The truck is ready to go, and if you wait for the hour, you will miss the ship, so you can only rush to the city gate first. The carriage that Chen Huan and Xia Zhi rode in was at the front of the queue and set off.

The city gate was heavily guarded, because the people entering and leaving the city gate had to be checked one by one, and the trucks had to be carefully searched, so the speed of letting them go was quite slow. Chen Huan's caravan lined up at the back of the line, slowly moving forward.

[Can you catch up with this speed?] The summer solstice is anxious for him.

[Who knows, do your best to obey the destiny of heaven.] Chen Huan said nonsense, and his attention was not in the direction of the city gate, but on the opposite street.

Finally, it was Chen Huan's turn to queue, and the officials surrounded them, first comparing each coachman one by one, and found no abnormality. Then he stared at these truckloads of goods, and an official asked, [What are these transports?] 】

The shopkeeper of Zhang Fugui's family stepped forward and showed the nameplate of the merchant, and replied respectfully, [Official, these are all rice sold by the Zhang family, and they will be shipped to the dock for delivery, so it is convenient for you. As he spoke, he handed over a silver ticket.

The official glanced at the amount of the silver ticket and pushed it back, with a mocking tone, [Zhang family? Is it the Zhang family who found out that they were hiding illicit salt? No, there's a lot of hidden here, brothers, search for me! Seeing it like this, I am not satisfied with the amount of the silver ticket, and I want more greedily. The housekeeper still wanted to argue, but was pushed away by the official and sat down on the ground with a stagger.

As soon as the words fell, a group of officials had already stepped forward to dismount first. I saw them rudely tear open the canvas of the truck, pull down a bag of paddy and tear it open for inspection, and the whole drive is not like an official inspection, but more like a robber robbery. Xia Zhi pinched a cold sweat when he saw this, if Luo Ying was really in the car, he would be searched out sooner or later, and it would be difficult to fly when the time came. Chen Huan also frowned at the development of the situation.

Seeing that the officials continued their atrocities, suddenly someone suddenly shouted, "Stop! The officials froze and stopped the search for the time being.

[Ahh People are coming! Chen Huan hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled, jumped out of the carriage and walked in the direction of the comer. The summer solstice also got off the bus.

Zhang Fugui got down from the soft sedan chair and greeted Chen Huan first.

[Boss Zhang, you see, if you can't catch up with the shipping schedule if it drags on like this, it will be troublesome, and it will be difficult to explain if you breach the contract. Chen Huan looked distressed.

As soon as he heard the word breach of contract, Zhang Fugui's eyes widened, he was bleeding profusely because of the problem of private salt, and if it was to make matters worse, wouldn't it cost him his life, so he swore a promise, [Young Master Chen, don't worry, leave this matter to me. After speaking, he paced in front of the official and handed over a document, [This is a release document issued by the government, and the official has seen it. 】

The official messenger took the paperwork, which was the handwritten document that had just been stamped today. He glanced at Zhang Fugui suspiciously, and waved his hand angrily, [Release!] 】

Under the escort of Zhang Fugui, the truck queue reorganized and went out of the city to the dock safe and sound. When they arrived at the wharf, there were already merchant ships waiting, and the porters unloaded their goods and moved them to the ship. Xia Zhi stared at several trucks, but there was no abnormal movement, and Luo Ying was still nowhere to be seen.

[Don't be stunned in the car, right? What kind of car is it? Xia Zhi asked a little anxiously.

[I forgot to make a sign......] Chen Huan knocked on the door of his head with a fan.

【…… You! ] Be careful, this joke is open, and the summer solstice is speechless.

Chen Huan smiled and knocked on the outer wall of the carriage they were riding, [It's safe, you can come out.] 】

I only heard a click, it seemed that the mechanism was in place, and there was movement in the carriage. Soon, Luo Ying opened the curtain and jumped down, and said to Chen Huan Xia Zhi, [Thank you two. 】

[Win-win. I'm going to check the loading status of the next cargo. Chen Huan said and walked away, leaving the two of them to say goodbye.