There were a lot of carriages parked at the official road pass, and the driver of Ye Shaoyang's car went down to inquire and brought back a depressing news: In the area at the junction of the two provinces, there were several small warlords entangled together, taking advantage of the fact that the main force of the Anhui army was transferred to Beijing to fight, taking the opportunity to attack, and exchanging fire with some of the defenders who remained in Anhui.
This kind of small-scale war did not have a big impact on the lives of the people, but coincidentally, the place where the two sides exchanged fire was the county seat where the carriages passed through the official road, and the Anhui army has now imposed martial law on the county seat, and no vehicles and people can leave the city.
Catching up with this kind of thing, everyone can't do anything, so they live in the county town and wait for the situation to improve.
Ye Shaoyang took Cuiyun to find an inn to live in, walked around the county seat, and found that everything was as usual, there was no sign of war at all, but the city gate was closed, and there was no rumbling cannon sound outside, indicating that the place where the battle was fought was outside the city.
This small county town in southern Anhui is similar to Shangcai County, where Cuiyun lives, but because it is relatively close to Xuanzhou, the things sold are also the four treasures of the study, but there are many things to buy, but there are not many people shopping, and there are many homeless people on the street, begging on the street.
There were also some uniformed officers and men wandering around the county town and conducting random checks, reportedly to prevent the enemy from sending spies into the city to wreak havoc.
Ye Shaoyang was also interrogated once, but fortunately, he had a resident certificate, which was equivalent to an ID card at the time, with a government seal on it, proving that it was someone and where his family lived.
Ye Shaoyang, a traverser, originally didn't have this kind of thing on his body, but after helping Mayor Qiu's house catch ghosts, under Cuiyun's reminder, he asked Mayor Qiu to open a resident card, and the address was Cuiyun's house.
Mayor Qiu is a parent official, and issuing such a resident certificate is just a gesture, just like that, Ye Shaoyang can be regarded as having a legal identity in this era.
Ye Shaoyang stayed in this county for a few days, Ye Shaoyang was anxious, but there was no way to think about it, so he could only wait.
On the fifth day, the coachman who brought them could not wait any longer, and said that he could not waste it here, and that he had to go back.
The passengers were dumbfounded and almost beat up the coachman.
But the coachman was very resolute, and was willing to refund part of the fare, and had already inquired for them, from the county seat, there was a small road to leave Anhui, into Jiangxi, they could walk through this mountain road, and after arriving in Jiangxi, they would hire a carriage to go to their respective destinations.
Everyone had no choice but to accept the refund, and then Cuiyun took the lead in negotiating with the coachman, and finally asked for almost half of the travel expenses.
Before the coachman drove the carriage away, he specially told them that the road he inquired about was easy to find, but there were bandits in the mountains outside the city, and you need to be cautious when crossing the road, so don't bump into the bandits.
After the coachman left, the eight passengers discussed it together, some passengers often go back and forth to Anhui and Jiangxi, and they are a little familiar with the surrounding situation, and they know how to go on the road, but as the coachman said, there are several nests of bandits living in the nearby mountains, and they are a bit risky, so everyone discussed, and immediately three passengers said they would not go.
Ye Shaoyang knew that Cuiyun didn't want to go back, thought about it, and said, "Otherwise, you will stay in this county town and wait for me first, I will go over to do things myself, and I will definitely come back to you when I am done." ” "No, I'll follow you!"
Cuiyun is determined.
"This ......
You're not afraid of bandits?
” Cuiyun bit her lip, then shook her head.
"I don't worry about having no one to take care of you on the road."
Ye Shaoyang was a little helpless and persuaded her, but Cuiyun's attitude was very resolute, so Ye Shaoyang had no choice, and finally thought about it carefully and had to agree.
He wasn't particularly worried about Cuiyun's safety, after all, although he had lost all his mana, he still had fists and feet, and if he really wanted to encounter bandits, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with ten or eight.
The most important thing is that the well-informed old gentleman told them that although it is possible to encounter bandits, the chances are still very small.
Moreover, the bandits in the mainland are not as strong as those in the Northeast, and they generally seek wealth, in case they really encounter it, as long as they give up some of their belongings, it should be no problem to survive.
"It's just ......" the old gentleman looked at Cuiyun's face and said, "Forgive the old man for being presumptuous, the little sister-in-law is handsome, in case you meet bandits......"
He didn't say it, but the meaning was obvious, Ye Shaoyang thought of a term that he saw on TV and had a slight sense of joy: Mrs.
Zhai.
Cuiyun smiled: "Don't worry about this, I have a way!"
” After deciding to take this mountain road, everyone made an appointment to meet here after an hour, and then went back to the inn where they stayed to pack their luggage.
After Ye Shaoyang sorted out his luggage in his room, he went to find Cuiyun, but Cuiyun asked him to come later, Ye Shaoyang waited for almost half an hour, and when he saw that she didn't come out to find himself, he couldn't help but look for her again, and waited outside the door for a while, footsteps sounded in the house, and then the door opened, Ye Shaoyang thought it was Cuiyun, and was just about to speak, he was stunned for a moment, and in front of him was a middle-aged woman with a bloated figure, a dark face, and freckles.
"Auntie, ...... you" Ye Shaoyang wanted to ask her where she came from, but suddenly felt a little familiar, and after a closer look, he was immediately happy, "Damn, I almost didn't recognize it!"
” Cuiyun laughed and said, "Like really?
” Ye Shaoyang looked carefully for a while, it was indeed difficult to see that she was wearing makeup, and she was suddenly amazed and asked her how she did it.
"My family used to live in a revolutionary party, is a sister, she is very young and beautiful, but it is inconvenient to go south and north, so she made herself very ugly, I thought it was funny, so I learned this technique with her, in fact, it is not difficult, these freckles, is to crush the black beans and mix them with water, paste them, and smear the yellow rice juice on the face, and the yellow rice juice will peel after it dries, and it looks like wrinkles."
"So you just went to the street to buy groceries, and that's what you're for?"
Ye Shaoyang felt very funny, his eyes fell on her bloated waist, and said, "Then why is even the waist thick?"
” "It's simpler, I wrapped the blanket around my waist, wrapped it in strips of cloth like a little bit, that's it."
Cuiyun looked at him with a smile and said, "Now you let it go, a middle-aged woman like me who has no appearance will not be looked down upon by bandits." ” Ye Shaoyang felt that it was the same, although most of the bandits were single dogs, and their requirements for women were estimated to be a little lower, but they would not like such an aunt.
After leaving the inn, Cuiyun bought another square scarf and tied up her hair, looking more like a middle-aged woman, wearing the cloth clothes worn by the most ordinary women, looking like an inconspicuous and good-looking middle-aged aunt.