Chapter 384: Heading to Dingzhou
The only thing Liu Wei wants to think about now is how to smuggle Gugu into the city after returning to Beijing.
If such a big bird is flying around the city, why should the patrol guards shoot it down with sharp slingshots?
Liu Wei was helpless on this issue, and in the end, without any psychological burden, he left all the mess to Rong Leng.
Rong Leng already had a countermeasure, but they didn't expect that this countermeasure would be temporarily useless.
Because they can't go back to Kyoto.
"Mountain disaster?"
"Yes, it's a mountain disaster. The whole road is flooded. The bottom is covered with rocks and mud, and I heard that there are some crumbling gravel on top. If it rains again, this road will probably be completely destroyed." Driving the donkey With a few words, the hawker in the car explained the road conditions ahead for Rong Leng and others who planned to continue moving forward.
After saying that, he didn’t forget to ask: “Are you going to Kyoto?”
Rong Leng nodded.
The hawker said: "If there is an emergency, it won't work. It will take at least ten days and a half months until the road is cleared. But you can go to Jianyang Mansion and take the waterway from the West Pier of Jianyang Mansion to Dingding." Zhou, take a detour from Dingzhou to Kyoto. Although it is a bit far, it is still a road and can be walked. However, with the weather at the moment, we can’t tell what the weather will be like at sea. You have to ask the boatman at the pier to find out."
Rong Leng thanked the hawker, returned to the car, and explained the situation he asked about.
Liu Wei frowned: "Dingzhou?"
Rong Leng grabbed her hand and muttered: "God's will."
Liu Wei pursed her lips and asked, "Is there no other way to Kyoto? Is there only one way?"
"I heard before that there is a small road that goes around the mountain, but the current situation is that the mountain is even more unsafe, and carriages cannot go through the mountain."
That's quite troublesome.
Liu Wei struggled: "Then we only have to wait, or go to Dingzhou, these two options?"
Rong Leng nodded.
Liu Wei also wanted to go to Dingzhou, but Liu Wei was worried about Yan Pei's condition.
It stands to reason that during the treatment, the doctor should be by the patient Yan Pei's side throughout the whole process. She was out for so long this time, which brought some risks. But at the time, I thought the delay would not be long. Who knew that she would be busy in Qinshan Mansion for nearly a month? Now the medicine she left for Yan Pei is probably finished.
At least, she wanted to send some more medicine back so that Yan Pei could hold on for a while longer.
Liu Wei talked about the trouble, and Rong Leng pondered for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the little eagle flying high in the sky.
An hour later, Liu Wei made sure that the medicine bag tied to Gugu's leg was tight enough, then turned around and told Zhenzhu: "You have to watch Gugu, it has never left Qinshan Mansion and can't find its way. You have to keep an eye on Gugu." Take it with you, and bring it back with you, remember?”
Pearl let out a disinterested "Jie".
Liu Wei was a little worried when she saw Pearl looking like this.
I'm not afraid that Pearl will get lost.
Pearl has followed Liu Wei for so many years, and Liu Wei still knows that the bird will remember a journey he has walked once.
When they came to Qinshan Mansion, they were riding down there in the car, and the pearl was flying all the way in the sky and playing with it. Now, not to mention letting it go back to Kyoto, even if it goes back to Qujiang Mansion, it can probably find it on its own.
Liu Wei was worried that Pearl wouldn't like Gugu, so she deliberately threw Gugu away on the road.
After all, Gugu was giving them things, so it was a waste of time and effort.
Moreover, Gugu was abandoned by her parents since she was a child, and later by the Sparrow family. Since they took Gugu in, they couldn't abandon Gugu again.
So Liu Wei repeatedly warned her, poking her little head, so that she would never be ungrateful!
Pearl agreed, then flapped her wings feebly and flew towards the sky.
Gugu hurriedly followed, flying behind Pearl's buttocks, calling out childishly: "Gugu——"
After settling the matter of medicine, Rong Leng and the others changed their route to Jianyang Mansion.
Qinshan Prefecture and Jianyang Prefecture both belong to Yangzhou.
The main road from Qinshan Prefecture to Jianyang Prefecture is to leave the city from the east and pass through six lower counties and dozens of villages.
According to the horse-drawn carriage journey, it would take about three days at the fastest. After arriving at Jianyangfu West Pier, you can transfer to Dingzhou by water without entering the city.
Even though Yangzhou and Dingzhou live next to each other, it will take at least three more days to get to Guyong Mansion in Dingzhou by water.
But this is already the fastest way.
After setting the route, we started moving forward.
But perhaps because the weather here was really bad, they arrived at Jianyangfu Pier and boarded the ship smoothly. However, less than half a day after boarding, something went wrong.
"Strong wind, strong wind." There were thirteen people on board, eight passengers and five boatmen.
One of the boatmen stood at the bow of the ship, hurriedly gathered his collar, ran into the cabin, and shouted: "It's such a strong wind, brother, what should I do?"
Hearing this, the boatman ran to the cabin and took a look outside. Sure enough, he saw a strong wind and rain outside. Looking at it like this, it is estimated that if the wind gets stronger in a while, it will capsize the boat.
"Go back to the dock and turn around quickly!" the boatman quickly gave the order.
When the eight passengers who were having dinner in the cabin heard this, one of them, a woman with two children, jumped up: "I can't return, I want to go to Guyong Mansion!"
The boatman glared at the woman: "The wind is too strong, there will be heavy rain tonight, it will be difficult to get through."
"I don't care, I paid the money, and you have to send me there!" The woman said fiercely, holding a child in one hand. After saying that, she still held the child and went outside to yell at the boatman who was turning around: "You are not allowed to return. , how strong is this little wind? I am going to Guyong Mansion, your black ship, take me to Guyong Mansion!"
The other boat passengers couldn't stand it anymore.
A man who looked like a businessman frowned and said to the woman: "Sister-in-law, don't be impatient. Storms and clouds on the water are always dangerous. Boatmen have been sailing for many years, so they naturally have a way to judge the wind and rain on the sea. When we go out, it is natural Safety is the most important thing. My sister-in-law came back and sat down first. It will only take half a day to sail. It won't take two days to go back to Jianyang Mansion and wait for the weather to clear up. Besides, this is for the sake of the children."
"Who are you? What about my mother and son? You deserve to talk too much!" Unable to stop the boatman, the woman turned around and scolded the consoling businessman.
The businessman was stunned for a moment and frowned a little: "It's for the sake of the two children. If something happens, we adults can still tell you what to do with these three children."
The businessman said, pointing to two men and a little boy who were dining at another table.
The little boy who was suddenly called raised his face as big as a palm, with round grape-like eyes. He looked at the businessman, then at the woman, and the two children beside the woman, and his big eyes blinked. .
The woman also glanced here, her eyes full of indifference: "I will protect my children. As for other people's children, I don't have to worry about them! I am different from some people. I have to meddle in everyone's business."
The businessman heard the woman talking more and more. He put the thick bowl on the table and turned to look at the last boat passenger in the corner.
The man had a hat on his head, his back was turned to everyone, and he was wrapped in a thick cotton coat. He was burying his head and struggling to pick up rice.