The way forward is unclear, and it is reasonable to say that this group of people who fled from the capital should be exhausted and depressed, but under the leadership of Gu Yuqi, everyone is in good spirits.
The rest time arranged by Gu Yuqi is reasonable and sufficient. Every time she went to a town, although everyone camped outside the city, she would ask Chun Xing to take Dai Mei to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, in her opinion. Although it is considered to be an escape now, but the escape must be done with style. Besides, wherever she went, she asked Zhao Wu and the others to go to the town to inquire, and pay attention to see if there was any news about her and Liang Huaiyu. Already under control.
Gu Huaizhong's identity as Marquis of Dingyuan would definitely conceal the fact that their mother and daughter left overnight and the fire in Dingyuanhou's mansion, if someone knew the truth of the matter. Then his face is probably going to be thrown into the ground.
Therefore, Gu Yuqi hopes to treat this departure as an ancient version of travel. Apart from the non-stop rush for the first few days, as long as they passed Jiangbei Daying, they could slow down.
Jiangbei Camp is located outside Jiangxia City. Jiangxia City is an important town in Jiangbei. It is like a watershed. After passing Jiangxia City, you will really enter the Northland of Daqi, and you can enjoy the scenery of early spring in the Northland. During the long-distance raid, Gu Yuqi was most worried about everyone's health. Fortunately, most of the team was martial arts practitioners. The remaining maidservants who don't know martial arts are not the kind of delicate flowers who can't stand the wind and frost. Daimei and Qiuyue are good at cooking. , everyone actually became more and more happy as they walked. It is inevitable to be busy, but everyone's interest is higher than when they were raised in the capital's Hou's mansion.
Liang Huaiyu felt extremely relieved, as if she had returned to her girlhood, sweeping away the depression in the capital before.
Gu Yuqi looked at the obvious expression between Liang Huaiyu's eyebrows, and she felt very emotional in her heart. As a person who traveled through the modern age, she might not feel that it is considered to be a life of abandoning the first-class order for freedom, reconciling with her husband, and leaving the life of luxury and good food that she is used to. It's a big deal, but my mother Liang Huaiyu is different from me. She is a truly native noble woman, and Gu Yuqi's heart is full of gratitude for being able to do this for herself.
A group of people marched towards the mountain. Runying sat behind Ranmo and took a small notebook and a charcoal pen to record.
"Runying, what are you writing?" Bai Fu next to him saw it and couldn't help tilting his head and asked.
"I won't tell you." A trace of pride flashed between Runying's eyebrows, but she gave Bai Fu a slanting glance.
Bai Fu frowned, "You little girl, you are courageous. If you don't tell me, I will beat you later!" She said threateningly. Still bluffing, she bared her teeth at Runying.
"I'm not afraid of you!" Run Ying smiled and made a face at Bai Fu, Bai Fu pursed her lips and snorted.
"Runying just recorded the distance traveled along the way." Runying didn't say anything, but Dongxue explained with a smile, "Miss taught her a way to make money. This girl doesn't know what she did in her previous life. I made a note of it in my heart, and I just got in, and I couldn't pull it out."
When Dongxue said this, the other girls laughed out loud. Run Yingsheng is cute, but she is an out-and-out money fanatic. Everyone here has experienced her degree of money fanatic. So Dong Xue just mentioned it, and everyone laughed heartily.
"What's the way to make money?" Even Chun Xing couldn't help asking, "But since it's the little lady's idea, it should be feasible."
Gu Yuqi smiled and took over the conversation, "It is feasible, but it is very complicated to implement, but if the implementation is successful, I am afraid that Runying will become the richest woman in Daqi! That's why she is so stubborn. Planted in, with the words of sister Dongxue, you can't even pull it out."
Runying's little face flushed, "Miss will tease the servant girl, and the servant girl is just taking care of the account for the lady. If it really succeeds, the richest woman in Daqi is none other than the lady. There is no such thing as a servant girl." She annoyed road.
"What's the idea, it's so powerful?" Liang Huaiyu asked curiously after hearing everyone's buzz.
"Miss wants to build a large caravan across the entire land of Daqi. It can not only transport its own goods, but also accept goods from other merchants. For example, we set off from the capital and brought goods from ten merchants. North, when we arrive at the previous town, we can drop off a batch of goods, and then take over the goods for the next section of the journey. But the team can transport multiple batches of goods along the way." When Runying talked about making money, he couldn't stop talking, and started talking endlessly. "Those merchants who come to us to transport their goods can get their goods to their destinations with less money than they need to use a dedicated transport team to transport their goods. Why not do it!"
She just gave a very simple example and gave a general idea. In fact, Gu Yuqi's plan is far more than that.
In Gu Yuqi's eyes, what she laid down was a vertical, horizontal and three-dimensional ancient logistics network, the grandeur of which was beyond the imagination of people in this era.
But this is just a small example, and it also made everyone present wake up from a dream after listening to it. The goods can still be transported in this way. This mode of transport can really save a large part of the cost of transporting goods. If several Merchants are all sharing it, I'm afraid the shipping cost is only a few percent less than the usual shipping.
Liang Huaiyu was no stranger to these novel ideas from his daughter. After listening to them, he nodded approvingly. If Gu Yuqi could implement them successfully, why worry about her not becoming the richest man in Daqi.
It's just that she still has a bit of a grudge about her daughter losing her status as the prostitute of the Hou family. Although her daughter has been enlightening her for the past few days, she feels that her daughter is so outstanding, it would be a great loss if she cannot find a good husband's family because of her status.
A group of people chatted and laughed and headed towards the mountains, Zhao Wu led the way with a smile on his face. Although this kind of life is not as comfortable as in Jiangnan or in the capital, it is very comfortable and comfortable.
Suddenly he raised his hand to signal the people behind to stop.
Gu Yuqi suppressed the smile, lifted the reins, patted the horse and drove forward a few steps, and stopped side by side with Zhao Wu.
"What's wrong? Brother Zhao." Gu Yuqi asked.
"This passage is a bit dangerous." Zhao Wu said intently, and he pointed at the path in front of him with the whip in his hand. Gu Yuqi looked in the direction he pointed, and at the end of the path entered a valley, with sides The towering mountain peaks, the path narrows suddenly after entering the valley, and can only accommodate a carriage. In other words, when entering the valley, the team will be pulled into a long line. The people below are finished...
Because there is no place to hide, so many horses will be in a mess. At that time, the enemy will not need to take action, and he will break up his formation first, and there will be a stampede.
Gu Yuqi frowned, she really didn't expect that there would be such a dangerous narrow road here. Even if Gu Yuqi hadn't read the art of war, she knew that this place was easy to defend but difficult to attack after seeing the dangerous terrain. What's more, Gu Yuqi in this life is familiar with the art of war, but has never actually fought.
With this kind of natural danger, even mobs can easily deal with caravans coming and going. So Gu Yuqi had expected that there would probably be bandits ambushing here.
The singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers in the mountains, especially the cuckoo's call, is called a joy.
This kind of canyon passage cannot be forced, all the people in this team came out of the capital with her, and she can't lose any of them. Gu Yuqi thought for a while, and motioned for everyone to dismount.
She first arranged for the guards to protect the carriage first, and then said to Chun Xing and her maidservants, "Don't worry about the passage over there, no matter whether there are bandits hiding there, let's rest here and wait and see what happens."
Liang Huaiyu is the daughter of a general. Although she has never been to a battlefield, General Liang would tell Liang Huaiyu many war stories whenever she was free, so when she saw this terrain, she felt very disturbed.
After Gu Yuqi made arrangements, she quietly pulled Gu Yuqi aside, "Ah Nan, are you sure there are bandits ambush in that valley?" She asked in a low voice.
"Whether there is or not, we have to be careful." Gu Yuqi said, "Mother, just pretend you don't know, rest when you should, but don't relax. I have asked Chunxing to go around the woods over there under the name of firewood Go up the cliff to see the situation."
"En." Liang Huaiyu saw Gu Yuqi's calm look, and his heart also settled down.
Along the way, her daughter showed a calmness and thoughtfulness that did not match her age, so she had a feeling that as long as her daughter was around, there seemed to be no obstacles she couldn't overcome.
Seeing Liang Huaiyu's heart calmed down, Gu Yuqi smiled at her mother.
Chun Xing went into the woods by picking up firewood. She looked around and made sure that there was no one around. Then she quickly flew into the depths of the woods. She didn't dare to stay for a moment. One tree jumped to another tree, and quickly climbed up the cliff on the side of the valley.
Her lightness skill is the best among all the maidservants, coupled with her quick-wittedness, she found about a dozen men on the side of the cliff in a short time. They all used the cover of rocks and trees to hide in the middle of the mountain, not far from the bottom of the valley, near the mouth of the valley, there were some stones and branches of trees piled up in front of them.
Sure enough, there are bandits ambushing! Chun Xing's eyes turned cold, and Zhao Wu and the little lady's judgment was very accurate. She quietly tried to move forward a little bit. At first she was very careful, she didn't get too close, and she always stopped after moving a short distance. The stone was thrown over there, and the stone hit one of the men on the head.
He hastily raised his hand to touch his head, and when he turned his head, Chun Xing had already avoided him. He didn't see anyone, so he turned around cursing, "Damn, what the hell, where did the falling stone hit Lao Tzu's body?" head."
As soon as he finished cursing, someone pushed him, "Shut up! Keep your voice down, you want to disturb the fat sheep down the mountain!"
"I heard that there are a few women in that group of fat sheep, but they are all delicate beauties!" Another wretched voice rang out, "I guess it's some kind of lady from a rich family. You said if we Taking their belongings and taking their people up the mountain to have a good time, it is not in vain to lie here for so long."
"You know it's a beauty, maybe it's a sow!" Someone laughed softly. "Little Six didn't send a message just now, but those chicks took weapons! They can also ride horses, maybe they are Lian Jiazi."
"Bah. You know what a fart, she is really a beauty! Didn't the message from the little six sons just say that one of them, tsk tsk, that appearance is really more beautiful than a fairy!" The wretched voice continued, " Is it Lian Jiazi with a weapon? Really, I saw that you were scared by a group of women. You said it was a group of cute little women. Let's rush down, tie them up and bring them back to the stockade. Lay down here in ambush. Damn."
"What do you know! Didn't you see that there are ten guards around those chicks?" The other said, "If our two hits are not enough for them to fight, the boat capsized in the gutter!"
"Boss, why do you think they stopped and left?" Someone poked a man who had been silent for a while. Chun Xing looked over, he was tall and thick, and seemed to have a lot of strength.
He said in a low voice, "All of you, keep your eyes wide open for me. I'm only doing it for money, and I don't do such immoral things as robbery." He lectured. "Send a letter to Little Six to ask him to investigate again."
"Yes." The man next to him responded, put his hands on his lips, and uttered a few cuckoo calls. Chun Xing raised his eyebrows, and he really imitated the sound of the cuckoo in spring. Lifelike.
After he finished sending the message, he heard a few cuckoo calls from the valley at the foot of the mountain, and the sounds seemed to be very regular.
The man listened carefully, and replied, "Boss, I don't know what's wrong, they actually started cooking, it seems that they are not going to go there for the time being."
"Then wait a little longer." The boss nodded, and the thief next to him imitated the cuckoo's call a few more times, and there was another response from the foot of the mountain.
Chun Xing saw that they had to wait, so she hid her figure and quickly went down the mountain along the original road. She returned to the woods, randomly picked up some dead branches and went out.
"Miss, there is really an ambush on the mountain." Chun Xing walked to Gu Yuqi's side, first handed the firewood to Bai Fu, and then lowered her voice and said to Gu Yuqi. She told Gu Yuqi everything she saw and heard on the mountain just now.
Gu Yuqi asked after listening, "How do you think their skills are?"
"I don't think so." Chun Xing thought for a while and said, "If you are a master, I got so close and even threw stones at them, they should be aware of it."
"It's almost as I expected." Gu Yuqi's mouth curled up, "There should be a sentry at the bottom of the mountain."
"Miss is right." Chun Xing smiled and told Gu Yuqi that they used the cuckoo as a signal.
Gu Yuqi nodded slightly. She had already guessed that they were inseparable when she heard the continuous cuckoo calls before. Although they are very similar, listening carefully, it seems like two birds are talking to each other. Although Gu Yuqi couldn't figure out what the code words between the bandits were, she had already guessed that the people on the mountain and down the mountain were communicating with each other. Now it is confirmed by Chunxing.
"Let's rest here, eat and drink when we need to." Gu Yuqi said loudly to everyone around her. "Everyone has worked hard. We will be home after passing the front. Let's go back after resting. By the way, Brother Zhao, we also brought some wine. You can take the brothers to hunt some prey and come back. Let's drink and have a good time." It’s not too late to have a meal, take a nap, and then go.”
After she finished speaking, she blinked at Zhao Wu. Although Zhao Wu was taken aback by Gu Yuqi's words, he still nodded. At this time, Gu Yuqi must have meant her when she said such words, so he just did what she wanted. That's it. Department of the field to carry.
Zhao Wu commanded several guards to go to the woods with bows and arrows. Not long after, the guards hunted five or six hares and came back happily.
They helped Daimei pluck the skin of the wild rabbit, washed it with clean water, and handed the meat to Daimei.
Gu Yuqi took advantage of the time when those people were hunting, and whispered her thoughts to everyone. Daimei and Qiuyue were responsible for roasting the wild rabbits on a fire. They walked along the road, and the seasonings on the carriage were all available. After three times, five times and two times, there was a strong smell of barbecue in front of the valley, which made people want to move.
Gu Yuqi also found a place in the shade of the tree and took out the cushions and blankets from the car, and spread them on the floor so that Liang Huaiyu and herself could sit comfortably.
"Aunt, do you think those bandits will be fooled?" Liang Huaiyu glanced at the spear she was leaning on the side of the carriage, and said a little worriedly.
"It doesn't matter, anyway, they are the ones lying on their stomachs and being roasted by the sun anyway, let's have a good time down there." Gu Yuqi pursed her lips and smiled, she pointed to the side of the road, her voice was a little too high, "Mother, look at the flowers over there Beautiful, let me pick some for you."
After finishing speaking, she got up and ran to the side of the road. There were indeed some unknown wild flowers blooming on the side of the road. They were colorful and really beautiful. Gu Yuqi approached the valley while the cauliflower was blooming.
"Look, look, little lady!" The bandit lying on the mountainside had already seen Gu Yuqi at the valley entrance, and couldn't help but patted another person and whispered.
"Damn it, she really is a beauty!" The man came over to take a closer look, and couldn't help but feel flustered. "This beauty is mine now! Don't grab it from me!"
"Bah, can you afford it? Why don't you leave it to the boss!" There was another person who took a closer look and flattered him immediately.
Gu Yuqi at the foot of the mountain intentionally or unintentionally pretended to be chasing a butterfly among the flowers, raising her face from time to time. She didn't know if the bandits ambush on the mountain could see her clearly at this distance, but she hoped they could see her.
For the first time in this life, Gu Yuqi felt that it was a good thing that she was born beautiful... At least this appearance was very useful to numb men, except for Yun Ke of course.
"Miss, let's go back, Miss is calling." Liang Huaiyu was afraid that Gu Yuqi would be in danger if she got too close to the valley, so she sent Yanzhi over to call her back.
Gu Yuqi saw that it was almost done, so she nodded and smiled innocently. This smile, bright as a spring flower, dazzled the eyes of the bandits on the mountain, thinking that the flowers at the foot of the mountain were all for a young girl among the flowers, and before her smiling face, all the flowers were reduced to a foil.
Everyone couldn't help being stunned for a moment, beautiful! It's so beautiful, how can there be such a beautiful girl in the mountains, like an elf who has fallen into the world.
The beauty trick was used, and she didn't know if she could continue to numb them, so Gu Yuqi returned to Liang Huaiyu's side with a bouquet of flowers just now.
"Aunt, it was too dangerous just now." Liang Huaiyu took the flowers and couldn't help but scolded Gu Yuqi in a low voice.
"Don't worry. Mother, I know." Gu Yuqi smiled.
The aroma of roasted rabbits became more and more intense. As the wind spread towards the valley, the bandits squatting on the mountain had been lying down for a long time. Smelling the seemingly invisible aroma in the wind, they couldn't help swallowing one by one. Spit for a while. It smells so good, it smells so good, the smell of roasted rabbits has been diluted by the wind when it floats over, but it is even more alluring, as if there are countless little hands in the air seducing their sense of taste Same.
"Damn it, they are so comfortable, they actually eat barbecue!" A bandit couldn't help complaining. "According to me, I should rush down and snatch the money and the rabbit!"
His complaint was echoed by several people, but the boss yelled, "What's the hurry! Wait a minute!" He was also hungry...but for the sake of safety, let's wait and see. However, this group of people looked really easy to deal with, and they were not at all wary. Seeing those little maids still laughing and playing, it was a scene of a rich girl taking the maids for an outing.
Daimei was afraid that the aroma of the rabbit meat would not be enough, so she asked someone to light another fire. She took out some vegetables that she had bought in the town before, and then fried several more dishes on the fire. It was delicious. Rao Gu Yuqi couldn't help but look at Daimei a few more times. In order to paralyze those bandits, this little girl also worked really hard!
The aroma of Daimei's vegetables combined with the aroma of barbecue made the bandits on the mountain swallow again. Let me go, is this still the life of bandits? Those fat sheep are eating and drinking down the mountain, but they can only swallow their own saliva while watching helplessly on the mountain!
"Damn it, I can't take it anymore." A bandit swallowed countless times, then whispered to his companion, "This little lady who cooks that dish... so fucking delicious. Wait for me to rush Go down and eat a few bites first."
"Boss hasn't spoken yet. Why are you in a hurry!" The other person also swallowed, looking anxiously at Daimei's busy figure.
"They also brought wine!" A sharp-eyed bandit saw Qiuyue remove a jar from the car. In fact, what Qiuyue moved was just a jar of clean water, but after the delicious food, the bandits had already taken the initiative to turn the jar into water. fine wine.
After he said this, everyone's mouth became even more drooling! I have robbed so many times, but this is the first time I have encountered such a "delicious" team... Not only are there beauties to see, but there are also delicious food and wine. Food and wine will be swept back to the cottage together!
"Boss!" A bandit looked at his leader pitifully, "Look at them, they are fat sheep, they don't look like prickly hands at all."
His words resonated with everyone, and they all looked at their boss, as if if you don't agree to us going down to rob now, you are not our respected and beloved boss.
The boss is under a lot of pressure from being stared at by his brothers, he is also greedy! But... let's bear with it a little longer!
"Let me lie on my stomach." His eyes exploded, glaring at his brothers, "Wait a minute!"
All the bandit brothers let out a speechless wail, wait a little longer... the food and wine will be swallowed by others! People are really hungry! People really want to go down the mountain to rob them!
All the bandit brothers look at the boss with deep resentment in their eyes!