Wearing the cannon fodder little koi in the imperial examination essay

Chapter 17

Where do you send it?
Seeing the anxious look on the old wife's face, as if she was not satisfied with what he had to say and she was going to fight him desperately, Old Qitou hurriedly explained.

"Old lady, don't worry, my words are to coax my baby, such a big matter, the child is still young, we must not tell her, we have to hide it. It's just that the turmoil in the city is not calm, I also saw the notice board , A wanted warrant was issued above, and the yamen is arresting her and Erlang. I reckon, it must be that bastard surnamed Liu who wants to kill the grass!
The one who came later than my brother was hidden, but it’s not without clues. In addition, our relationship with the old brother is not unknown in the city, like Ma San, he will know, in case the bad guys follow the clues to find out Where are we?
Just to be on the safe side, in order to live up to my brother's entrustment, old lady, we have to send the baby away, the farther the better, the better it is hidden, so that we can live up to the brother's entrustment..."

Thinking of the death of the old brother’s family, almost all of them were killed on the spot. Even the Ming family’s family failed to survive, and no one passed through the yamen for interrogation. There is a big trick hidden in it! Can't wait for the yamen's judgment, can't wait for the report to the imperial court and wait for His Majesty to kill him... If the child falls into the other party's hands, is there still a way out?

Hearing what her husband said, Lao Qi also understood, so she couldn't help but sigh.

"Well, I thought earlier that if the Yu family was fine, I would stay with Guaibao for a while longer, kiss and kiss the child well, and make up for the child. She has suffered a lot these days.

If something happened, we would have no children or grandchildren, and it would be just right to raise a baby, but in the end...

Stop, stop, for the sake of the child, go, must go! Leave before dawn tomorrow!
It's just old man, have you figured out where to send Guaibao? "

In the darkness, a pair of red eyes looked at the indistinct mountain peaks outside the window. Old Qi sniffed and nodded, "Thought it out, send it to Tongyang."

"Tongyang?" Old Qi was silent, and then his heart ached.

"That place is far away. It's far away from us. It's far away from us. Life is not as good as our Qijia'ao. The journey is far away, separated by two counties. It's hard for me to go to see Guaibao first. Why do you..." , she wanted to say, old man, why do you think of such a place?
But then thinking of the remote location over there, compared with the current situation of Guaibao, Lao Qi silently shut up again.

She glanced at the room where Yu Su was in the dark, endured her distress, and made a decision.

"Hey! Forget it, old man. Over the years, the family has saved a total of twenty-seven taels of silver. I think we can still do it now. It is fate to get along with the children. Why don't we give them ten taels of silver?" Let the child be next to you? Do you think it’s okay? I heard from my old sister before that this child is sensible and grabs money, and he won’t spend it randomly.”

Old Qitou nodded without thinking, "Okay, take ten taels, and take the twelve taels that my brother gave me when he left that night, and bring it to the child."

The old wife is right, Tongyang is poor, and the couple can feel at ease if they give more money to the children.

"By the way, these days, I see that girl Guaibao is holding on to my two collections of herbal medicines every day. Why don't you take them with her too? The place in Tongyang has high mountains and dense forests, and the medicinal materials produced are more expensive than ours. It’s okay to have more, it’s better to teach people how to fish than to teach people to fish. If a child learns the ability to gather medicine, if nothing else, he will be desperate. After all, he can rely on this ability to support himself, and he doesn’t have to rely on it blindly. other people."

This is good, the old lady directly decided, "Okay, bring it together! Also, I saw that the old brother brought only two sets of clothes for the child, and they were all summer clothes, and there was no winter clothes. Tongyang is comparable to us. It's cold, I have to change some clothes for the child, no, you go to bed first, old man, I'll do it right away."

Otherwise, the child will leave early in the morning, where would she have time?

Old Qi said that the wind is the rain and he can't lie down anymore. This night, the oil lamp in the old couple's room was lit all night...

In the early morning of the next day, Lao Qi carried Yu Su on his back, and carried all the things he had prepared all night on his husband.

"Inside this big bag is the winter clothes I prepared for my baby, plus a quilt. Alas, the time is too tight, otherwise I have to find some new cotton to replace it, instead of using old cotton to replace it." , it may not be very warm."

Seeing Lao Qi's reluctance to let go, Lao Qi felt guilty and sighed, and he hurriedly comforted his old wife, "It's okay, it's not like we won't see each other forever, after the matter is over and the days are stable, old lady, you made a new one." , when the time comes we will send it to you.”

It could only be like this, Lao Qi nodded helplessly, and picked up everything on the table into the bag again.

"Old man, I have prepared two pieces of bacon, two packs of pastries, a roll of dry tobacco, and two bottles of wine in this package. Although you are very kind to the Song family, old man, you haven't seen each other for so many years, so it's not good to come empty-handed. With these gifts, don't let people pay attention to them, and look down on our treasures."

Seeing his old wife helping him pack his bags, Lao Qitou thought that he was traveling secretly with his children, and it was inconvenient to bring these things with him. As a result, he listened to his old wife's earnest instructions, and all these words stuck in his throat. Unable to tell, he could only nod his head sullenly, while Lao Qi continued on.

"This is dry food. It's a long way to go, and it's inconvenient for you to lodge, so I'll prepare some more for you, and this water bag. Take the child with you. Be careful on the way, don't drink from the river. For water, we need to find mountain springs with grass marks, and..."

"Oh, that's all right, old lady, I'm not a three-year-old kid, how can I not know this? Also, you can take out some of these old things, and I'm still on my way with my baby. The road is not smooth, and there are too many burdens.”

When Lao Qi heard her husband's complaints, she raised her eyebrows and was about to reprimand her, but after hearing what her husband said was reasonable, she suppressed her anger, muttered to herself and once again packed her bags.

Finally, after collecting for a long time, I still packed up three big and small bags and came out. Old Qitou also knew that this could only be the case. After thinking about the boat he secretly rented, he could also carry it, so he didn’t say much. He picked up the bag and went to the opposite side. The room called Yu Su to leave.

In order to hide Yu Su's whereabouts, in case they ran into people on the road, the rooster crowed three times, and they set off at dawn.

When seeing him off, Lao Qi didn't dare to light the lamp, and quietly sent the big and small figures out in the dark. When he was out of the door, Lao Qi led Yu Su, who was saying goodbye to his wife and thanking him, on the road, and walked away. After taking two steps and thinking of something, he hurriedly turned around and whispered in his old wife's ear.

"Old lady, stay well at home, don't be anxious, no matter what rumors come out in the city, don't act rashly, and wait for me to settle the baby and go home before discussing, then we will go to the city to help Yu The elder brother's family, try to restrain themselves and make a funeral, and they will not let their family die in the wilderness."

Old Qi held back his tears and nodded repeatedly, "Success, I understand, I'll wait for you, be careful on the road, take care of Baobao, this child is the root of the old brother."

"I know." Old Qi nodded and waved to his wife, "Go home, watch the door at home, and remember my words."

The side only thought that Grandpa Qi and Grandma Qi were saying goodbye to Yu Su just now, and they didn't know what the two elders whispered.

She was grateful for the care the old couple had taken for her these days, and felt heavy when she touched the two booklets of herbal medicine in her arms. Yes, after a while, I will come back to see her farewell, and then I will be led away by the old Qi.

(End of this chapter)