Captain Wu glanced at Zhou Cheng in surprise, then looked at Zhou Shan, only to see Zhou Shan agree.

"Uncle Zhou, don't worry, Captain Wu is a veteran general in the palace and will definitely protect the team."

"Yes, the humble position will definitely protect everyone."

Captain Wu also followed the trend. Protecting his son is not much different from protecting a group of people, they are all people on the same boat.

"Thank you."

If there were not a hundred guards like Zhou Shan, Zhou Cheng might not feel relieved to leave his wife and children behind on a fast horse.

A group of people went out of the city, of course, attracted the attention of the crowd, but the people were naturally in awe of the officers and soldiers, and they avoided it when they saw it.

The group of them also left the city unimpeded.

Because he was returning to his hometown to visit a doctor, he couldn't be slow. Pei Xiu ordered the guards and the coachmen to walk as fast as possible all the way, not as slow as going to Zhuangzi.

After they left the capital, they arrived at Linxian, and continued to go northeast without stopping.

Zhou Cheng had been accompanying him around the carriage until he left the capital boundary two days later and reached the area of ​​Yongzhou. He asked Captain Wu to take care of him again and again, then bid farewell to his wife and children and took the first step.

"Your safety comes first. Take your time and don't rush. I'll take a look first. If there is an emergency, you can send a soldier to rush to report."

Pei Xiu nodded, "Don't worry, go back first, there are so many of us to protect and nothing will happen."

"Well, be careful, try not to sleep in the wilderness."

Then he turned his head and told Zhou Yong, "Protect your mother and siblings."

Zhou Yong had a rare serious expression, and said seriously, "Dad, please rest assured."

Zhou Cheng nodded, took the baggage that Pei Xiu had packed up for him earlier in the morning, and led the horse out.

Pei Xiu watched him and the two soldiers ride away, and ordered everyone to finish their breakfast as soon as possible and go on the road. The journey is still far away.

They stayed in the inn for the past two days. Because there were many towns and prosperous towns around the capital, it was not difficult for them to find a place to stay.

But the next itinerary is not so lucky. The farther northeast you go, the bigger the distance between towns and cities, unless you are around a big state city.

They may have to sleep in the wilderness, or they may sleep in a farmhouse.

After a little resupply, they set off on their journey.

After Mimi followed them for two days, she no longer felt excited and expected. When she saw that she was going to get on the carriage again, she resisted a little.

"Mother, can you stop riding the carriage, it's so uncomfortable to shake."

Pei Xiu reassured softly, "Good, stick with it for a day or two, and when we reach the next town, we'll rest for a while."

"Oh, then when can we get to our hometown? It's so far away."

"It will take many, many days to ride in a carriage."

Mai's face suddenly collapsed, and Pei Xiu pushed him into the carriage with a pouting face.

The carriage went all the way without stopping, but at noon, it stayed in the wild for half an hour, resting for a while, allowing everyone to eat and relieve themselves.

Then they set off again. Their current distance is quite far from the next station.

With their footsteps, it is absolutely impossible to reach today.

Captain Wu deliberately sent a soldier to the outpost, and he moved forward quickly to see how far away there were villages, or how far away from the next town.

They have to find a place to stay before dark. The wilderness is unsafe, and there are many women and children in the team. If something goes wrong, he will be to blame.

While the soldiers went to inquire, they also followed.

Gu Lai\u003c/span\u003e The outpost soldier came back after inquiring on a fast horse. He only said that he could reach a village before dark by following the footsteps. He had already asked the village chief to let him know in advance.

After all, they have more than 100 people and need more rooms, so they need the help of the village chief to arrange in advance.

Pei Xiu was relieved when she heard the report, as long as there was a place to stay.

It wasn't until it got dark that everyone could vaguely hear the barking of dogs.

"Sir, the village is just ahead, just walk through that path."

The soldiers dismounted and lit the torches, led the way, followed the sound and walked into the day and stepped on a little road, and soon they saw the village with lights on.

The three brothers and Zhou Shan also saw it through the car window, and the third child felt a little cold, "There are only two lights?"

Zhou Yong glanced at him and said, "It means that this village is not too small."

"It's not too small for only two lights?"

"You'll know in a while."

The carriage continued to move forward, and the third child looked outside in confusion. Only after entering the village did he understand what his elder brother meant.

It was already dark, but some houses could barely be seen in the moonlight.

There are quite a few found, but the lights are not on.

There are people who have dogs in the village. They barked loudly as soon as they entered the village, and even the chickens cooed loudly. The originally quiet village suddenly became lively.

The sentry took them directly and stopped at the door of one of the houses where the lights were lit.

This household is the village head's house.

When the village chief heard the movement outside the house, he hurried out to greet him.

The day sentinels had arranged in advance, and the village chief had already made arrangements. They took the copper coins and moved into the pre-arranged house.

A room costs 30 yuan and provides hot water, but it does not include food, which is also very cost-effective. After all, it can sleep several people.

Going to the north, the villages are all on pan kang, and a single kang can sleep five or six adult men. They are scattered in the surrounding villagers' homes.

The village chief's house vacated three rooms, and Pei Xiu brought the people around him, a few boys, and the village chief's house where Captain Wu stayed.

She said to Sister-in-law Li, "Let them boil a pot of hot water and warm up the steamed buns prepared during the day. It's already dark, so everyone will eat something in the evening."

Mrs. Li responded, brought steamed buns, and followed the village chief's daughter-in-law to the kitchen.

When the food was hot, Captain Wu had already communicated with the village chief, and came over and said, "Mrs. Zhou, Second Young Master, I have just inquired about the post, and it is not far from Shangguan Road. We should get up early tomorrow, and we should be able to Go left or right to the next station."

Pei Xiu nodded, "You've worked hard for Captain Wu, so let's eat something to cushion your stomach together."

The guards don't have to worry about her, everyone has buns and steamed buns on them, and they can eat them hot at the villagers' homes.

Captain Wu did not refuse, and sat down to eat with everyone.

After a simple meal, Pei Xiu also asked Sister Li to find the village chief's daughter-in-law with silver coins, and asked her to help them prepare more steamed buns for breakfast tomorrow morning, and the other guards also helped arrange it.

The group stayed in the village for one night, got up at dawn the next day, had breakfast at the village chief's house, and changed a lot of white steamed buns to make dry food before setting off again.

Along the way, they counted the time and distance, and rushed to the inn or the village before dark, and finally they did not sleep in the wild.

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