Zhu Ping'an's destination was Yingtian Prefecture, the seat of the Zhejiang Provincial Criminal and Provincial Administration Office, which was a thousand miles away from Jingnan. In modern times, the distance was only about 500 kilometers, and it only took half a day to drive there. However, in ancient times, it would take several days, and that was when horses were used as a means of transportation.
It was originally estimated that it would take five days to reach Yingtian Prefecture, but it seems that it will take at least six days.
The people of Jingnan, with their elders and children, insisted on seeing Zhu Pingan off all the way, and no amount of persuasion would stop them...
Looking around, the road was full of people, and there was no end in sight. The road was about to be blocked. Seeing the elderly and old ladies trembling as they walked, Zhu Ping'an had no choice but to get off the bus and walk all the way... ...
So until the evening, Zhu Ping'an was still in Jingnan, and had only walked less than a few miles in total.
In the evening, Zhu Ping'an and his party entered Duanxi Town, Jingnan, and stayed in an inn, pretending to stay in the town for the night. However, after a cup of tea, Zhu Ping'an and his party went out of the inn's back door in disguise, leaving Liu Daqiang and Liu Dachui in the inn to confuse the people, and the next day they drove the carriage on the road again.
"Hehehe... Someone has been promoted, but he acts like a lost dog..."
The enchantress Ruonan rode Hua'er's horse side by side with Zhu Ping'an, giggling and teasing Zhu Ping'an.
"My son-in-law is not a lost dog." Huaer pouted and twisted her body on the horse's back to express her protest.
"Hehe, if you keep twisting around and fall down and get your face bruised, and then get despised by some stray dog, don't blame me." The seductress Ruonan giggled and leaned over to blow into Huaer's ear.
"My son-in-law is not a lost dog. People can't bear to part with him. They all say that he is a great judge. He is just in a hurry to get on the road." When Hua'er heard the witch Ruonan say that Zhu Ping'an was a lost dog, she couldn't help but puff out her cheeks and glared at the witch Ruonan, and insisted.
"It doesn't matter if there are more of these stray dogs."
Zhu Ping'an glanced at the enchantress Ruonan, pulled the corner of his mouth with some pride, and said slowly.
Traveling light meant that the journey was much faster. Before curfew, Zhu Ping'an had already left Jingnan County and arrived in Taiping County.
Taiping County had been ravaged by Japanese pirates before. As Zhu Ping'an walked along the way, he saw burned-down ruins everywhere. Almost every household hung white flags, and the sorrowful cries of children crying for their parents were endless.
Heavy, sad, indignant...
Along the way, Zhu Ping'an remained silent, with mixed feelings in his heart. His anger towards the Japanese pirates soared, and he vowed countless times to wipe out the Japanese pirates.
"Zhu Ping'an, I now understand why the people of Jingnan were so reluctant to let you go..."
The evil woman Ruonan saw the tragedy everywhere in Taiping County, looked up at Zhu Pingan with a heavy face, and said slowly.
The people of Jingnan really couldn't bear to part with the nerd. With the nerd around, the people of Jingnan safely survived two Japanese invasions and one flood, and lived a rare stable life, especially compared with the neighboring Taiping County (the people of Taiping County were ravaged by the Japanese pirates twice and by a flood once, and most of the people in the area were killed or injured). The people of Jingnan were like living in a paradise. How could they bear to see Zhu Ping'an leave
"If the world is peaceful, I am willing to be their county magistrate for the rest of my life." Zhu Pingan turned his head and looked towards Jingnan and said softly, then shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity that the Japanese pirates are rampant now, and there is no peace in Jiangnan anymore. What can we do..."
"The world is big, there is more than one Jingnan; the people are many, there are more than 100,000 Jingnan people."
"Go! There is an inn ahead, let's stay there."
Zhu Ping'an said this as he kicked his horse's belly, pointed to the inn not far ahead, and urged the horse to go faster.
The name of the inn is very vulgar, "Yingkelai", and there are traces of arson at the door of the inn, which seems to have been attacked by Japanese pirates. However, Yingkelai Inn is lucky, at least it can still operate.
All that was left of the pawnshop next to the Yingkelai Inn were bare, blackened ruins.
"Please come in, sir. I will take care of the horses."
When the waiter saw Zhu Ping'an and his group coming, he came up to greet them warmly.
Zhu Ping'an and his group were one of the few businesses in their store today. It had only been a few days since the Japanese invasion, and Taiping County had been hit hard again, and it had not yet recovered from the pain.
"Please prepare a table of home-cooked meals and open four rooms." Zhu Ping'an said with a smile.
"Okay. Please take a seat, sir. The food will be here soon." The waiter led Zhu Ping'an and his party to a round table.
Because there were not many people in the inn, the food was served quickly. Soon a table of home-cooked dishes and a bowl of rice were served.
"It's fine if there's no wine, but why is there no meat at all?! Are you afraid that we can't afford the money? Our master is accompanied by two maids to serve him, and there are also burly guards to protect him. Does it look like he doesn't have money?"
The seductive woman Ruonan couldn't live without meat and wine. Looking at the table full of vegetarian dishes, she couldn't help but call the waiter.
"Sir, please calm down. I am not blind and I will not look down on you. Please listen to my explanation. We only serve vegetarian food at the Yingkelai Inn. We do not serve meat."
The waiter explained.
"Hehe... What kind of rule is this?! Only serving vegetarian food, no meat?! Then why do you still open this inn? Do you think all the guests are monks and nuns?" The evil woman Ruonan rolled her eyes.
"Okay Miss Ruonan, vegetarian food is fine too. Let's take a rest after eating, as we still have to travel tomorrow."
Zhu Ping'an waved his hand. He had seen so many tragedies along the way that he couldn't eat meat at the moment.
"Master, you are not willing to give me even a little meat?" The evil woman Ruonan blinked her eyes.
Zhu Pingan was speechless.
"I'm so sorry, sir. Our shop really only serves vegetarian food, not meat." The waiter said apologetically, "In fact, we also served meat three days ago."
"Then why is it not supplied now?" asked the evil woman Ruonan.
"Sir, you are from out of town, right? Our Taiping County was attacked by Japanese pirates three days ago, and the county town was breached by them. They committed murder and arson in the county town, doing all kinds of evil. There were dead bodies everywhere in the streets. It was so tragic. We innkeepers are lucky and fortunate. A water tank not far from the fire started exploded and extinguished the firewood, so we were lucky enough to escape the disaster. Three days ago, all walks of life in our county town unanimously decided to eat vegetarian food for 37 days to commemorate the deceased elders and fellow villagers." The waiter explained with a sad face.
"Is that so? I'm sorry." Upon hearing this, the evil woman Ruonan no longer asked for meat.
well!
It's so pitiful, lamentable and sad.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but sigh.
The group finished their dinner in silence, went to sleep, and stayed silent all night. They got up early the next day and continued their journey.