Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 3312
Five days after the transportation team left, Yang Ruoqing received a letter from Brother Baozhu.

Baozhu said in the letter that the team had just left the boundary of Qing'an County. Because of the rain for a while in Jiujiang County ahead, the landslides caused about three miles of official roads to be buried, and the team couldn't get through at all. .

The transportation team has temporarily found an inn in Jiujiang County and has not yet settled down. They sent Yuzhu to the front to inquire about the situation, saying that there are still several places ahead where there are landslides like this.

The merchants in the past had to abandon their cars and board the boat from the wharf in Jiujiang County, go south along a section of the Grand Canal, pass through the Baidi Canyon, and then go around to the Baiyang Wharf in the south of Yuncheng to land.

Because the convoy used to travel by land for so many years, with their own convoy, they can rest and cook on the spot along the way.

Everyone almost never went by water, and Yang Ruoqing herself rarely took a boat.

She can swim, and she doesn't get seasick, she just doesn't like the feeling of sitting on the bed and floating in the water.

After receiving Baozhu's letter, Yang Ruoqing knew that everyone was still waiting for her reply in Jiujiang.

Yang Ruoqing put down the letter and walked up and down the room.

If you take the waterway, the goods will be unloaded and shipped to merchant ships, and then someone will be sent to send the convoy back to Changping Village.

In terms of boats, you can't share a boat with others. It's best to rent a merchant boat to go to Yuncheng by yourself.

Baozhu also said in the letter that it would take three days to go to Yuncheng by water, which is shorter than by land.

However, with so many people and goods to take the boat, the cost would be high. If they had to take the boat back, then it would be almost impossible to earn much money on this trip to Licheng, the terminal station.

Baozhu and the others can't make up their minds, they can only let the boss Yang Ruoqing decide.

But what Yang Ruoqing is thinking about now is not how much she can make this trip, but the safety of the big guys. Even if the goods lose money this trip, she doesn't care, she, Yang Ruoqing, is not short of the money.

After thinking for a while, Yang Ruoqing sat back at the desk, took a deep breath, organized her thoughts and words in her mind, and then wrote a reply to Baozhu.

In the letter, she asked them to change the waterway. Not only did they need to spend money to hire a special merchant ship, the three-day waterway, the merchant ship also had a place for the female relatives to rest.

In addition, according to the usual market, there are still some escort agencies in the big docks to solicit business.

In the letter, Yang Ruoqing told Baozhu to find a well-known bodyguard agency in the local area, and find a few bodyguards to escort him all the way south.

It's a troubled time now, and I'm always afraid of encountering bandits when I walk by water.

Although Baozhu and the others all had their own guys and they all had the means to get close to them, they were inexperienced in fighting on water.

What's more, there are three women and children on board, Xiaoyu, Pinger and Huahua, so no matter the cost, we must arrive at Yuncheng safely, put Pinger and Huahua at the Baiyang Wharf in Yuncheng, and the merchant ship will continue southward and arrive at Licheng via Xiujiang for landing. , and then changed to land to send the medicinal materials and cotton clothes to the soldiers of Xiushui Town.

Watching the carrier pigeon spread its wings and fly away, headed south, and finally turned into a small black spot in the sky, and then disappeared completely.

From this moment on, Yang Ruoqing had another concern in her heart.

I miss Tang Yazi and Daan in the north, and I miss them going south.

Fortunately, under her careful care in the past few days, Luo Baobao's illness has recovered, and the child has returned to life and vitality, which relieved Yang Ruoqing a little.

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"It's counting with fingers, Xiao Yu and the others have been away from the village for almost half a month, so it should be time to arrive in Xiushui Town, huh?"

Aunt Osmanthus came over to ask Yang Ruoqing about it.

"Qing'er, did Xiao Yu and the others send a message back?" She asked again.

Yang Ruoqing could understand Osmanthus's anxious mood, because Aunt Osmanthus saw that going south this time was different from previous trips to the south. This trip was a turning point for the marriage between her daughter and her son-in-law.

"Auntie, don't be in a hurry. Due to the heavy rain in the south, some sections of the road cannot be taken this time. They will take the waterway instead," Yang Ruoqing coaxed patiently.

"If you take the water route, it may be slower. If you get seasick along the way, you have to stop at the shore to rest temporarily."

Yang Ruoqing didn't even believe these words.

Bao Zhu had clearly stated in his letter before that it would be faster to travel by water because it is not as winding as the land route.

But before it arrived, Yang Ruoqing was wondering if it was because the land route was not easy to travel, so many people switched to the water route, and the water route was just a few fixed routes.
In addition, there is still one and a half months before the Chinese New Year. Officials, businessmen, and many people who are traveling outside are rushing back to their hometowns for reunions, or visiting relatives and friends.

So the traffic jam on the waterway has delayed so many days?
Yang Ruoqing didn't tell Osmanthus these things, and Aunt Osmanthus might not understand if she talked too much, but she was even more worried.

"Auntie, don't worry, no news is good news. There are so many of them, and they rented a large merchant ship to go south alone. The men on the bed are all water-savvy,"

"And also spent a lot of money to hire a few bodyguards to go on the road together. It should be very safe. Auntie, don't worry."

After Yang Ruoqing's persuasion, Osmanthus felt a little relieved.

Instead, he went to gossip with Dayun and Mrs. Sun next to him.

Dayun said: "I haven't seen Xiaoqin for several days, and she doesn't come out to visit, and I don't know what she's up to."

Sun said: "Perhaps it's getting colder. Damo has to go to school during the day, and Xiaoqin is at home alone with her second daughter."

Osmanthus fragrans said: "The days go by so fast, this Xiaoqin and Damo have been married for a few months. Hey, by the way, Daping Niang must have figured it out, right? I don't even go to Xiaoqin's room to scold. "

Dayun curled her lips, "Ms. Daping is not in the mood to go. She is not at home every now and then. I heard that she is going to the prison in the county seat to wait."

"Now she tells everyone that the new emperor is enthroned and that he wants to amnesty the world. Many death row prisoners in the prisons in the capital have been released, and Wangfu is likely to be released. She just waits at the gate of the prison in the county every now and then!"

Yang Ruoqing sneered: "What new emperor, it's just crowned with a monkey. Many local officials don't accept the new emperor."

Sun's face turned pale with fright, and she hurriedly reached out to cover Yang Ruoqing's mouth, "Qing'er, that's the emperor, you can't say such things, our family is on the cusp right now..."

Yang Ruoqing took off Mrs. Sun's hand, and said with a smile: "Mother, don't be too nervous. Is it possible that your daughter and I are the kind of people who speak out and cause trouble for the family?"

"I'm telling the truth. If the new emperor can really shock the world, then our old Yang family, Sun family, and old Luo family have all been confiscated."

"It's because his name is not right, and all forces are not convinced, so even if Tang Yazi bears the stigma, we can still sit here and chat."

There are some other things that Yang Ruoqing is inconvenient to tell Mrs. Sun and the others.

That is, at Helanzhou, Luo Fengtang wrote a secret letter and came back.

(End of this chapter)