A group of people got on the carriage and set off, out of Qizhou to the north, you can see more and more mountains and forests, from time to time there will be some horses' hooves, and then hurriedly pass by the convoy, or the fast horse-whipping passers-by overtook the convoy, looking at the past from a distance only leaving dust.

In the evening, He Wen found a flat place to settle down, everyone rested early after eating, and Li Hua arranged for the guards to take turns to be on duty at night, adding firewood at any time.

Zhao Yunlan, who was sleeping in the suburbs, didn't think about how comfortable she could sleep, and woke up with Li Mingren early the next day, and everyone hurriedly cleaned up and ate breakfast before continuing to hurry.

The horses were running, and He Wen saw that there was a dark cloud in front of him, and when he saw that it was about to rain, he accelerated his speed. As a result, it was still too late to meet God's arrangement, and the rain began to fall, and it continued to rain for an hour, and the horses themselves slowed down.

"It's hard to travel on a rainy day." Zhao Yunlan couldn't help but say, just opened the curtain and looked at the weather, and coincidentally got covered by the splashed wet mud.

Li Mingren helped Zhao Yunlan wipe his arm, couldn't help but smile, and said, "Listening to this voice, it's a lot quieter, hey~ I'm just afraid that we won't be able to enter the city gate in time." ”

Zhao Yunlan: "Then pay more attention and see if there are any farms." ”

Chunxiang hurriedly probed out and explained to He Wen.

It backfired, I didn't see the farmhouse along the way, and I couldn't get into the city gate in time, Zhao Yunlan was ready to sleep for another night, but I saw a broken temple, which was broken and broken, and there was a wall and a roof to shelter from the wind and rain.

"Sir, madam, there is no anomaly in it, only burnt ashes, which should have been left by the people who stayed overnight before." Li Hua led someone out of it to report.

Li Mingren: "Okay, let's make up for the night here." ”

Zhao Yunlan nodded and got out of the carriage. He Wen and the others cleaned up a clean piece of land and came out, Zhao Yunlan asked Chunxiang to spread the coarse cloth prepared on the ground, the ground was a little harder, and he could lie down at night, and sleep with his legs straightened.

He Hua and Mrs. Tang were preparing to eat, the conditions were limited, and they couldn't make any good dishes and meals, so the lotus cooked a pimple soup, which was more comfortable to eat hot.

Li Mingren watched Li Hua walk in from the outside with the team, and said, "Let's eat first." ”

Li Hua: "Yes, sir." I've led the team around for a while, and there are no anomalies in the vicinity, and I still take turns on duty at night. ”

"Well, you've got it done."

After the group is busy, it is time to rest, and it is time to be on duty at night. Early the next morning, everyone got up early and hurried into the city.

"Suzhou has arrived." Zhao Yunlan looked at the open city gate in front of her.

Li Mingren: "It will take five days to travel from Suzhou to Cangzhou, so we will stay in the city for one night today and hurry early tomorrow morning to buy supplies and supplies by the way." ”

"Okay." Zhao Yunlan nodded in agreement.

The carriage entered the city, and He Wen found an inn near the city gate to stay.

"I want to wash up first, and I always feel like my hair is covered with a lot of dust."

Li Mingren: "Okay, then I'll go downstairs and see what kind of food there is, and I can eat when you wash up." ”

Zhao Yunlan nodded and entered the bathroom.

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After the meal, Li Mingren washed up, and Zhao Yunlan fell asleep in the outer room. I thought that I could go out with my lady after washing up, but I couldn't bear to wake her up when I saw Zhao Yunlan sleeping sweetly.

Li Mingren had no choice but to take Ye Sheng out, there was nothing special about Suzhou, and the things bought on the street were not unusual, so Li Mingren just took a casual look and bought some anti-snake and insect medicines, and then used more in a hurry, so he had to prepare more medicines.

When the master and servant returned to the inn, Zhao Yunlan had already gotten up and was drinking tea in the lobby of the inn.

"What did you buy?" Zhao Yunlan asked while pouring tea for Li Mingren.

Li Mingren: "I bought some medicine. Hungry? ”

Zhao Yunlan shook her head: "I'm not hungry, I've been thinking about the situation in Shiyang County in the past few days, I'm afraid it's going to be difficult." ”

"Yes, it's a border over there, so there will be troops stationed, not only subject to the prefect, but also those generals are also under pressure."

"You try." Zhao Yunlan thought that she didn't know much about officialdom, even if she was highly educated, but in fact, it was just a drop in the bucket here, this world is not only a matter of life, but also a matter of survival.

The husband and wife were silent, and suddenly Zhao Yunlan's thoughts drifted away, so she said, "Let's buy some grain seeds and bring them over." ”

Li Mingren: "Huh? ”

Zhao Yunlan: "Didn't you say that the grain over there is not high?" I wonder if it's a matter of grain seeds, so let's bring some of the grain seeds from here and plant one to try, and then buy some other seeds and take them together. ”

Li Mingren nodded: "It has to be a lady!" ”

Zhao Yunlan glanced at him: "Come on, hurry up and do it!" Otherwise, we will go far after Suzhou. Choose the best grains. ”

"Won't you come with me?"

Zhao Yunlan: "I don't want to go, I want to hurry up and lie down on the bed more, go quickly, wait for you to come back for dinner." ”

Li Mingren: "Okay, then I'll go out." ”

Li Mingren came to the street again, this time with Ye Sheng, He Wen and Li Hua. The four masters and servants ran all over the grain shops in Suzhou City and bought three bags of wheat seeds, which were about the same as ten acres of land. They had already paid and were about to leave, Li Mingren looked at the rice at the door of the grain store, and thought about buying some rice seeds.

Li Mingren has learned about the planting situation in Shiyang County, where almost all wheat is grown, and the rest is sweet potatoes, not rice. Thinking about it, he added two more bags of rice seeds to the car, Li Mingren thought about going to the field to see the situation first, if it worked, he would try to farm together, if not, this good rice seed would be milled rice to eat, it would definitely be fragrant.

"Let's see if there is anything we can grow, and let's bring some to buy." Li Mingren thought about buying everything, so he would look at the others.

The four masters and servants pushed the cart and walked all the way to take a look, but they bought a lot of vegetable seeds.

When she returned to the inn, Zhao Yunlan had already ordered a meal, and she was waiting for Li Mingren to come back and serve the food, Li Mingren, who had been walking back and forth for a day, was hungry, and the husband and wife were satisfied with a meal and rested early, after all, they were waiting for everyone in the wilderness next.

Early the next morning, with the moon still hanging in the sky, Li Mingren and Zhao Yunlan set off.

"The grain is ready, I'm worried that it will rain on the road, and then I'm afraid I won't find a suitable place to shelter from the rain." Zhao Yunlan looked at the car behind her.

Li Mingren nodded: "Well, don't worry, He Wen is still very reliable." There were two layers of oiled paper on the top and bottom, and the outside was covered with cloth and straw. ”

"Well, let's go!" Zhao Yunlan nodded reassuringly.

After the carriage swayed out of the city gate, it sped up, Zhao Yunlan looked at the wider and wider road, the population became more and more sparse, and she couldn't help sighing in her heart.

Maybe this is the great task of the heavens!

This state has been particularly bad lately, and I'll sort it out.

(End of chapter)