When the two brothers arrived at Fenglin in the dark, they saw rows of tents stationed beside Fenglin, and there were fires in some open spaces, and groups of three and four gathered around the fire—sleeping!

It's sleep, it's early morning, who is still awake when nothing is wrong.

After hearing the movement, several guards in the periphery opened their eyes vigilantly, and saw the two teenagers get off the horse with a confused expression, then turned around and closed their eyes again.

Judging by his attire and demeanor, he knew he was the son of a rich family. There was no follower around him, so he must have run out by himself.

They follow their masters to grow Fenglin every autumn. This kind of thing happens a lot, and they probably will be arrested the next day.

Seeing that they were not dangerous, the others also closed their eyes, and the night became quiet again.

Pingping and Lele were a little confused. There were so many tents and so many people, how could they find their sister.

And in the middle of the night, they can't disturb others, can they?

Not to mention a roar, even the sound of walking can make a sleeping person irritable. The two who hate being woken up the most will naturally not do such an impolite thing, so after thinking about it, they tied the horse aside, and the two brought some firewood nearby to start a fire.

Some people opened their eyes and took a look, and didn't mind them taking their own firewood. Seeing that they didn't make any other movement except lighting the fire, they turned their heads to sleep in satisfaction.

The fire started to burn, gradually evaporating the cold air from the two of them, and they both sat down on the ground, breathing a sigh of relief comfortably.

Seeing that his younger brother was already lying down, Pingping could only get up strong and unload the burden from the horse's back, find a few small steamed buns and snacks from it, and put them on the edge of the fire to heat up.

They are hungry!

They stuffed a few pieces of steamed buns and snacks with cold water, and the two of them fell asleep cuddling each other, planning to grab jerky rabbit meat early the next morning.

The two brothers gradually fell into a sweet dream, and woke up slowly in the morning when the dazzling and gentle sunlight shone on their bodies. They stretched comfortably, and then washed their faces with water from the kettle. They saw the person next door was making a fire and cooking. Thinking that he just took the firewood from the family yesterday, Ping Ping hurried forward to thank him, and asked by the way: "Brother, do you know where Lu's jerky rabbit meat is sold?"

The man looked up at them, pointed in one direction and said, "Go down that road, and you can see it when you turn the corner."

Pingping stood on tiptoe and took a look there, only to see rows of maple trees, but he quickly thanked him and decided to ask his younger brother to go and have a look together.

If you line up early, you can eat early, and he even specially invited this brother.

The brother looked at him silently and said: "No need, my son has already sent someone to wait."

Pingping cupped his hands and said: "Then I will take my leave first, thank you for the firewood you gave me last night."

Xiongtai looked at him sympathetically and said, "You're welcome, if you still need firewood, young master, you can come here to get it."

Ping Ping didn't think they still needed it, after all, they would go to find their sister soon, and no matter how bad it was, there would be Lu's dried rabbit meat to satisfy their hunger, but he still thanked him sincerely, and then went to ask his younger brother to lead the horse to Lu's house.

It was only when they turned the corner that the two of them saw the long queue before they saw the Lu family's house.

Both of them were a little stunned, "Why are there so many people?"

The people who were queuing up in front turned around and saw the two teenagers, they smiled and said, "You two are late, we came to line up at Maoshi."

Lele's eyes darkened, and he asked blankly: "Then can we still buy dried rabbit meat?"

The person in front hesitated for a moment and said, "If the person in front sells less, maybe it will be your turn."

"It's only fifty catties in total. One person is limited to five catties. Ten people can buy it all. How can it be our turn?"

The man smiled and explained: "In the beginning, there were indeed people who did this, but because most of the people who came here were scholars, someone wrote a notice and posted it on a tree next to Lu's house, hoping that if the visitors didn't want to bring gifts or travel far away, they would try their best to let as many people taste the delicious food. Since then, few people have bought the full amount. Everyone only buys a little to try it out, so that people who come later can have a chance to buy it. So you don't have to worry too much. If you can't buy it today, you can come early tomorrow."

Pingping and Lele breathed a sigh of relief, looked expectantly at the team ahead, and secretly prayed in their hearts that they would be left behind.

The team moved quickly, and the jerky rabbit meat was all prepared in advance, as long as the guests reported the number, they could just weigh it.

So soon it was Pingping's turn, and Pingping stepped forward and said, "I want five catties of rabbit meat."

Lu Dalang looked up at him, and said calmly, "There are only eight taels left."

"Ah," Ping Ping was disappointed, "Then it will cost eight taels."

Lu Dalang turned around and gave him the rest of the rabbit meat. After Pingping paid, he turned around and met a smiling face. Lele was winking at him. Seeing his sister looking over, he immediately lowered his head and stood up.

Pingping and Lele walked behind An An with their heads down, and stopped in the middle of the camp. Qin Wu, who was squatting on the ground to make a fire, looked up and saw the two young masters. He choked and coughed violently.

"Eldest Young Master, Second Young Master, why are you here?" Except for An Liu who was following An An expressionlessly, everyone else's eyes widened.

An An waved her hand and said, "Hurry up and cook, we'll leave after breakfast."

The four guards couldn't help but glanced at each other, and they all became a little apprehensive. Didn't the eldest lady want to bring the two young masters with her?

An An had already grabbed the collars of the two younger brothers and dragged them into the tent, "I said, why are you so active in helping me with my itinerary? So that's the idea."

Pingping and Lele have bowed to her again and again, "Sister, please help us, if we run back at this time, our parents will definitely beat us to death."

An An stared at them and said: "You know it too, forget it, I'll settle accounts with you later, take a rest, and we'll leave in a while. Changfenglin is not far from the capital, and parents will arrive soon if they chase after them."

"Sister, don't worry, we have disposed of all the drafts and maps before we go out, and my parents won't think that we are in Changfenglin."

Lele nodded again and again, and was very proud, "We can stay for one more day, and we can buy enough dried rabbit meat tomorrow before we set off. By then, the people sent by our parents will definitely go ahead of us. Let's play slowly behind."

An An silently gave them a thumbs up.

Outside the tent, the four guards were struggling. It should be said that only Qin Wu and the three of them were struggling. An Liu was born as a secret guard and was used to only obeying the orders of one master. Gu Jingyun gave him to the eldest lady, and the eldest lady was his master. He listened to what she said to do.

Therefore, he had nothing to do, and when he saw that Qin and Wu were all looking at him, he shrugged and squatted by the fire to watch the fire.

Zhong Dalang, who was born as an escort, frowned and said: "Don't look at Lao Liu, he can't come up with any ideas, now I just look at the opinions of the two of you, whether you should write a letter to tell the master about this matter."

Hou Er frowned and said: "Listen to Miss." He is a soldier, and he is also used to obeying his master's orders. Isn't their master now Miss?

But Zhong Dalang and Qin Wu didn't think so, they thought it over and said: "If the master and wife know that we have concealed the truth and did not report it, I'm afraid they will make us angry."

An Liu continued to bow his head and remained silent, Hou Er glanced at him and said, "We are just servants, and the master and wife said before we came out that our master is the young lady."

The four of them couldn't stand each other, so they could only break up temporarily.

Pingping and Lele left the capital and their parents behind, played with their sister in Changfeng Forest for a day, drew many pictures, and wrote many testimonials. The next day, they lined up early to buy five catties of dried rabbit meat and set off.

They didn't go straight to the southwest, but played eastward and westward for a while according to An'an's itinerary. After they were far away from the capital, the three wrote a letter back to report safety.

The letter was sent back quickly. When Gu Jingyun received the letter, both sons had been "missing" for eight days.

He handed the letter to Baolu and said, "They have met."

Li Baolu breathed a sigh of relief, and then read the letter seriously, "Give them a suspension from school."

Gu Jingyun nodded, "People don't have to give it, just let Qin Wu and the others follow, and give them some money."

On the second day after Pingping and Lele ran away from home, the husband and wife were worried, anxious and angry, but after one night, the anger decreased, and worry and anxiety accounted for most of it. After another day, only worry and anxiety remained.

But those two people disappeared for three days in a row, as if they disappeared from the world, and they were proud besides worry.

Look, this is their son, an eleven-year-old son.

Li Baolu and Gu Jingyun knew that the first stop of these children must be something they didn't know or heard of, at least they didn't realize that they would stay there, so there was no trace of the people they sent out.

Gu Jingyun and Li Baolu decided at that time that if they still couldn't find them after five days and they were safe, they would be released and they could make their own decisions.

Li Baolu folded the letter, pinching the letter: "Where are the people who stayed in Zhaoqing?"

"Keep it," Gu Jingyun knocked on the table and said, "Maybe it will be useful, if they really go to the Guanghaiwei area."

"Hasn't the court already decided to send troops?"

"The sea pirates have retreated early, and it won't take a moment to start a fight now." Gu Jingyun shook his head and said, "The Great Chu's navy is not strong, so it is not difficult to win the battle, but it will definitely require more lives than the pirates. This is also the main reason why many ministers in the court advocate not fighting. The two children may not see this, but they will definitely do something when they see that the Great Chu has not fought for a long time."

He didn't think his sons were smart enough to be unscathed on the battlefield, so it's better to keep some of them in Zhaoqing.

Li Baolu thought for a while and said, "Then I'll pay more attention to what's going on in the rivers and lakes."

Although the rivers and lakes and the imperial court have always been in harmony with each other, they have intersected in many ways. With so many pirates appearing along the southwest coast, and they almost slaughtered the city, the rivers and lakes must have caused a sensation.

It is not easy to protect the two children from the imperial court, but it is much more convenient to act from the rivers and lakes.

It is not good for the two of them to play favoritism in public, but it is aboveboard to play favoritism in the world.

Li Baolu thought for a while, and asked Anbu of Lingtianmen to pay more attention to the situation in the southwest and southeast coastal areas, and managed to collect some money to send Anbu to the coastal areas for disaster relief.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like