Jiaohua

Chapter 128

After a day's delay, Shitou and the others began to pack their things and prepare to leave early the next morning.

In the early morning, the fog was heavy, and there was no rain, but it was abnormally wet, and the sky and the earth were misty.

The entire foot of the mountain around the Tumiao area was tide, and the mist floated in the air, covering the mountains and plains, sticky and sticky.The fallen flowers by the river were stuck in the soil, and the patrolling cavalry passed by, and the sound of horseshoes trampled them deeper.

After packing up the things, they didn't even want to say goodbye to Tao Daizhuo, so the group left.

Xia Zhaoyi was sitting in the carriage with the carriage curtain drawn, she looked at Qing Yun who was following Dai Yu outside, her eyes were empty.

When passing a long slope at a turning point, she suddenly seemed to have discovered something, her eyes lit up and became clear.

Shen Lie sat aside, looked at her for a while, and said, "Ali, what are you thinking about?"

Xia Zhaoyi smiled, looked away from the window, looked at the handsome young man beside him, and said, "If we encounter any villages ahead, let's part ways first."

"Parting ways?" Shen Lie frowned slightly, "Didn't you say that you would go to Tangzhou with us first, and then go to Muzhou?"

"Well, but I have other things at the moment," Xia Zhaoyi said, "I was a little too abrupt at the banquet last night, I don't know if Tao Daizhuo will blame you for my offense, if so, I will make amends in the future, but now I can only apologize first."

After speaking, he raised his hand and arched it. His tender little hand has not yet opened, but he always likes to do the adult's salute solemnly. The contrast looks very pink and cute.

"You don't have to be so serious and outspoken," Shen Lie said, "In today's troubled times, and you are weak, is there anything that makes you feel urgent and must be done?"

Xia Zhaoyi smiled, did not reply, turned his head and continued to look out the window.

She selfishly didn't want to continue to follow them. She was originally a fellow for shelter, because her body was too small and she was easily bullied.

But now I have another idea, which is far better than going with them.

After all, she is used to idle clouds and wild cranes, and really doesn't like to be with the children of the family, let alone mentioning the road for fear that there will be other disturbances, that guy named Shitou already hates her very much.

Shen Lie looked at her side face and moved his lower lip, but he didn't say a word after all.

They met by chance, and other people's affairs are decided by others, so he didn't interfere much.

Going deep all the way to the north, you will see a village not far away.

The carriage stopped at the intersection, Xia Zhaoyi said goodbye to them after getting out of the carriage, and quickly pulled Qingyun and turned to leave.

Dai Yu felt puzzled, watching her small body pull the long leash back and forth, and shouted, "Where is she going?"

Shitou snorted, "It doesn't matter where we go."

After this short day of getting along with her, Shi Shi's dislike for her is no longer as simple as those snake shadows before.

"Let's go." Shen Lie said, "Keep going."

The soil was wet and slippery, Xia Zhaoyi walked leisurely, leading the horse, and his small steps were uncomfortable.

When she finally reached the long slope at the turning point, she glanced at the mark on the tree, and then walked into the woods inside.

After arriving under a few apricot trees, Xia Zhaoyi said, "Old Tong, Zhi Changle?"

The two people who hid when they heard the movement, immediately looked up when they heard the sound.

Seeing that it was really her, Old Tong Yile jumped off the tree and ran over: "Ali!"

"Okay," Xia Zhaoyi put his hands on his chest, tilted his head and smiled, "You two really escaped?"

"It's worthless, he said several times yesterday that he wants to go back!" Old Tong pointed angrily at Zhi Changle who came out weakly.

The light armor on both of them has been taken off, but the inner clothes can still be seen at a glance as the uniform of the military camp.

Xia Zhaoyi looked at their dirty and messy appearance, and said, "Looks like I have to find some dead people to strip their clothes off."

"What?"

"what?"

Zhi Changle and Lao Tong shouted at the same time.

Xia Zhaoyi smiled, pulled Qingyun to the front, and said: "Let's go, go to Peifeng."

Upon hearing this place name, the two veterans behind were dumbfounded.

Looking at the little girl's frail back, Old Tong couldn't bear it anymore, and stepped forward and said, "Why are you going to Peifeng? Didn't they say that the famine was serious and the big cities were sealed off?"

"If we go to the countryside, we won't be starved to death, but we will be captured and eaten by people who fainted from starvation, right?" Zhi Changle followed.

"You two are deserters." Xia Zhaoyi stopped and turned back, "Do you dare to walk on the right path?"

Old Tong frowned: "It's a good disguise...it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"The rich land is tightly guarded, and there will be layers of inspections on the road. We refugees will not let them go." Xia Zhaoyi said seriously, "It's better for us since it was sealed."

Old Tong gritted his teeth, still feeling uneasy in his heart. When he thought of Peifeng's hungry and wandering lunatics, he felt his heart pounding.

"What about those people before you?" Zhi Changle asked, "Didn't you go well with them? Why did you stay with us?"

Xia Zhaoyi smiled, continued to walk forward, and said, "No, I just met them by chance."

In fact, the most important thing is that after arriving in Tangzhou, they will part ways. At that time, if she continues to go north, she will still be interrogated and blocked, and a little girl will definitely be targeted again.

As for the two deserters beside him, they were tall and powerful, and with them around, those coveting eyes would at least be taboo.

And...after Peifeng, she didn't need to detour to the south of the Yangtze River, so she could save at least [-] days' journey.

Returning to her heart was like an arrow, and the anxiety and urgency in her heart was about to tear her apart.

Watching her walk away, Lao Tong and Zhi Changle glanced at each other, and then at each other's dirty clothes.

"Come on," said the girl in front without looking back, "at least I can feed you."

Old Tong looked at her, feeling indescribably complicated.

When they were panicking last night, the girl said, "If it's really dangerous, there's me."

With such an understatement and peaceful tone, it was like a reassurance that they really went through the camp by accident.

Now, her tone is still the same, she said that she can feed them.

In this troubled world, is there anything more important than having enough food?

However, such a small girl...

"Forget it!" Zhi Changle suddenly said, "Let's go!"

He was so straightforward, but Lao Tong couldn't get used to it: "Huh?"

"She saved us, didn't she?"

Old Tong paused.

"Let's go." Zhi Changle said impatiently, "We have no choice, and I don't want to stay in this ghostly place any longer!"

No matter what the road ahead is, whether it is life or death, the road is always made by people.

(End of this chapter)