Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 243 Prince Ning personally pursues

The night is dark and the stars are sparse, and the north wind is blowing.

It is indeed very cold this year. Not only is there no snow, but the wind blowing on your face is more severe than a knife.

Fortunately, Qin Bingrui specially asked Fang to sew a few face-covering masks, which covered the person tightly except for the two eyes.

I heard that there have been several heavy snowfalls in the north, and each snowfall has caused considerable losses to the people.

In the south, although it doesn't snow, it's still uncomfortable to be cold, and it might suddenly snow one day.

After leaving the city, Xia Liang lifted the curtain to look at the night sky, counted on his fingers and said with a smile: "Who knows, there might be a heavy snow tomorrow. Let's hurry up and try to find a town to hide before the heavy snow."

Qin Bingrui reminded: "If it snows, the road will definitely be more difficult to walk on. Everyone should be prepared for a bumpy ride. If anyone gets carriage sick, they can get off and walk on their own."

"..."

Besides, Prince Ning has prepared all his men. In addition to his personal bodyguard Song Si, his entourage includes three top-level Feiying secret guards (the darts were left in Wangzhou to build the business guard team), and thirty death squads. He only brought three maids to serve him this time. In addition, Yan Xuan and He Yuan also went with him under the pretext of investigating the truth about Baihu.

Without Princess Hua Shuqing noticing, the large group rushed out of the city before the hour of Mao.

The city gates haven't opened yet.

This was Miss Luo Wei's plan. She wanted to make the news known to the whole city that they had escaped overnight and that His Royal Highness Prince Ning had personally gone to hunt them down.

Seeing that it was His Royal Highness Prince Ning who came in person to urge the city gate to be opened, the gatekeeper did not dare to delay and immediately sent someone to open the city gate.

The city gates opened, and a huge procession of people marched out of Jiangzhou City. At that moment, white snowflakes like goose feathers began to fall from the sky...

It is rare for Jiangzhou City to have such large snowflakes. Yan Xuan rode his horse and looked at the snowflakes flying in the sky.

He muttered, "Xia Cao was right. She said it would be especially cold this year. Even in the south it's snowing so early."

He became more and more convinced that Xia Cao was not that simple. She was not a country girl. Her understanding of nature was more like that of a wild beast crossing the mountains and forests. But even if he told this to others, would they believe it?

Of course, he didn't want to tell anyone now. He was afraid that Xia Liang would die in front of him again one day, and he was afraid that he would be powerless to save her...

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After walking for a day, they saw a town, but Qin Bingrui did not plan to stay overnight. Instead, he chose to continue his journey overnight.

Inside Qin Bingrui's carriage sat Fang and several young maids. Luo Yan and Xiao Tao also sat with them, all sitting neatly together, enjoying themselves.

Xia Liang drove the other carriage, and sometimes Bai Lingyi would take turns driving with her. The lackey sat with the she-wolf and Mei Zhengyan's little monkey. Mei Zhengyan held the little monkey, feeling warm, and his heart warmed too.

Luo Yu leaned over and asked Qin Bingrui, "Why don't you stay overnight? Can you handle it?"

"In this kind of weather, there shouldn't be any desperate people out robbing people in the middle of the night, so it's best if we take this opportunity to get rid of Zhu Jinyou."

"..."

Luo Yu retracted her head. The strong wind that night was really unbearable. She originally wanted to switch shifts with Qin Bingrui in driving the carriage, but Qin Bingrui said that he had no problem. This guy was really crazy.

It was not until the fifth watch that we discovered a few wooden houses appearing in the white snow.

We should have arrived at a village.

Luo Yu felt it necessary to rest for a while. Even if people didn't sleep, the horses needed something to eat. Fortunately, there was not much in the south, but there was plenty of hay.

The group found a family that looked fairly well-off, and Qin Bingrui went to knock on the door.

The person who opened the door was a woman, about forty years old, with a pale complexion and thin clothes. It seemed that she had just crawled out of bed.

"You, what's up with you guys?"

Luo Yu was afraid that Qin Bingrui would scare people, so he took the initiative to show up.

"Auntie, we are just passing through. We were planning to take our mother and brother back to Wangzhou to visit our grandparents. It's been snowing all day, and the roads are a bit difficult to walk on. We'd like to rest here for two hours before leaving. Is that convenient?"

Seeing that they were all girls and the only boy didn't look too strong, the aunt nodded and said, "Then I'll go inside and ask my head of the household."

"Auntie, we still need to eat a meal. Cook as much as you can and we'll pay for it."

Qin Bingrui shouted and called the man out of the room.

"Where are you from? It's so dangerous to travel in the middle of the night in this heavy snow."

"Uncle, we're from Jiangzhou. Let us rest for a while. Do you have any children at home? I hope we didn't disturb their rest!"

"Well, come in. The yard is big enough to let the carriage in."

It was during breakfast that Qin Bingrui learned about the family's situation.

The uncle's surname is Chen. He has an old mother, a wife named Wang, two daughters who are married in other villages, and three sons who have all been conscripted into the army.

Qin Bingrui was surprised and said, "I've only heard that a family only needs to send one person to serve in the military. How come all three of your sons have to serve?"

Uncle Chen shook his head and sighed, "Originally, my eldest son was conscripted normally. Earlier this year, for some reason, they heard that a large tribe in the southwest was causing trouble, openly and secretly robbing and killing many innocent people in the border areas. Then, they came to recruit young men, and anyone who met the requirements was drafted."

"Isn't this tribe our Rong Dynasty's?"

"They simply refused to surrender. General Cai on the southwestern border only had 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers under his command. I heard that the tribe had tens of thousands of warriors, all of them fierce and skilled at fighting in the mountains. General Cai had petitioned the court several times to no avail, so he recruited soldiers from all over the southern region."

"There are many pristine mountains and forests in the southwest, and it is indeed difficult to conquer them."

Luo Yu narrowed his eyes. It seemed that finding the space-time chassis would become even more difficult...

Qin Bingrui was extremely excited: "I didn't expect such a thing to happen. I would like to join the army and put an end to the arrogance of those people."

"Why would a little girl like you go to the battlefield? You can't go to places where people kill and burn. Oh, I wonder how my two sons are doing now?"

"Uncle Chen, what's your son's name? We can go over and give him a letter. Do you want to write something or bring something with you? I'll help you deliver it."

"What are you, your whole family, including women, children and the weak, doing there?"

"No, I went alone, the others went to visit relatives."

"..."

As they chatted, Uncle Chen and his family were also moved by Qin Bingrui's enthusiasm and refused to accept a penny. Qin Bingrui had no choice but to put down a few pieces of silver and leave with everyone.

On the way, Fang's face was full of melancholy.

Luo Yu knew that she was worried about them.

"Mom, don't worry about Bingrui and me. I'll settle you down in the city, and Qin Bingrui and I will go to the mountains to find our master. That's our hometown. Maybe that Baipu tribe is our old relatives!"

Fang knew that she was comforting herself, but when she thought about how Luo Yu and the others could always turn danger into opportunity, perhaps, that big tribe could really be conquered by them?

Fang's cheeks flushed at the thought. She was so old, yet she still loved to dream and fantasize. Luo Yu and Bing Rui, while powerful, weren't immortals. If they truly conquered a large tribe, wouldn't that be a direct slap in the face of the imperial court?

Since she started living a wandering life, Fang felt very fulfilled. Compared to living in a deep mansion, she seemed to prefer this kind of life with flesh and blood, laughter and sorrow.

Luo Yu stroked Fang's hand with a smile. Her hands had been working all the time and had become a lot rougher. The once delicate and frail lady had now become more and more courageous.

Although the road ahead is difficult, it is definitely bright.