Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhulan's luggage was packed. The caravan's carriages arrived early in the morning. One of the two carriages was for the luggage, and the other was for Zhulan and Zhou Shuren. After the luggage was loaded, Zhulan made sure that nothing was left behind before getting on the carriage.
Zhulan explained everything she needed to say and left the money she was supposed to give. For three months, she left Zhao 30 taels of silver, which included three months' monthly allowance and three months' food money and other expenses.
Zhou Shuren also left one hundred taels of silver for Boss Zhou, in case there was any major event that required money and Boss Zhou could take out the money.
During the three days, Zhulan also bought some ornaments and tea to use when visiting relatives and friends at home.
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren got on the carriage swiftly, without any sign of reluctance.
The sons of Zhou family looked at each other in silence. Why did they feel as if their father and mother had thrown away a heavy burden
Because of this feeling, the four sons of the Zhou family felt nervous. People's intuition is sometimes very accurate. They really felt that if they made their parents angry one day, they would really abandon them. They warned themselves in their hearts that they must be filial to their parents and never make them angry.
Li was nervous among the Zhou family's daughters-in-law, especially when her mother got on the carriage without saying a word. She then realized that she was the one who was most disloyal to her mother, and her mother had always sided with her at home. Now that her mother was no longer there to control Zhao and Dong, she knew she could not compare to her two younger siblings, and she was a little scared!
Li couldn't help but shout, "Mom."
Unfortunately, it was her father-in-law who pulled the curtain of the car. Li's mood instantly disappeared and she was frightened back!
Zhao was not panicked, but worried. Her mother was the only one in the family who could calm Dong down. She was afraid that when her mother was not at home, Dong would agree to her promises verbally but go against her will behind her back.
Dong had no reason to be reluctant to leave, after all, she did not have a deep relationship with her mother-in-law, and she was afraid of her mother-in-law. Now that her mother-in-law was gone, she was probably the only happy person in the family.
Xue Han stood beside her sister, but saw the changes in her brother and sister-in-law. These three months have been interesting. She also has a secret mission given to her by her mother!
The carriage left, and Zhulan instantly felt like she had let go of a burden. She let out a long breath and said to Zhou Shuren in a low voice, "Only after leaving the Zhou family did I feel like I was Yang Zhulan."
Zhou Shuren understood what Zhulan meant. In the Zhou family, Zhulan was the mistress of the household, worrying about the affairs of the entire family. Only when she left would she become the modern Yang Zhulan, living a relaxed and comfortable life alone.
Zhou Shuren held Zhulan's hand and said, "I am the same."
He and Zhulan took over the original body, not only to change the fate of the Zhou family as cannon fodder, but also to teach the Zhou family. The two of them were cautious and careful in every step, and it looked easy, but in fact, how much effort it took was only known to themselves, and they were also tired.
So Zhulan has been thinking about going to the capital, and also wants to relax herself.
Zhulan leaned against Zhou Shuren, and neither of them spoke. They listened quietly to the sound of horse hooves, waiting to meet up with the caravan at the city gate.
The carriage arrived at the city gate. Zhulan lifted the curtain of the window. The convoy was really large, and it was filled with carriages as far as the eye could see.
Zhu Lan asked, "Whose convoy is Lord Jiang looking for?"
Zhou Shuren shook his head. "I don't know the details. I only know that it was a caravan heading to the capital. They hired the best escort company. Lord Jiang stuffed us in. It's safer than hiring someone on our own."
Zhulan pulled open the carriage curtain again and looked at the escorts on horseback. There were quite a few hired men, but they were a little too many.
In fact, the road from Pingzhou City to the capital is very safe because it is the most important official road. The area around the official road is cleared once a year and the bandits have been cleared out long ago. There is really no need to hire so many bodyguards.
Zhulan retracted her neck. Her premonition really came true. "There are quite a lot of escorts, and quite a few vehicles. The wheels look compacted, and there must be heavy objects inside. Why do I feel that it is unsafe to follow the convoy?"
Zhou Shuren frowned and looked at it for a few times. His heart skipped a beat and he lowered his voice, "Lord Jiang has no reason to cheat us. Thinking back carefully, he mentioned safety to me several times. It seems that the journey to the capital will not be peaceful this time!"
Zhulan wanted to curse in her heart, "Lord Jiang must have heard the news, he didn't even remind us not to go to the capital, and he still said nothing to us?"
She seriously suspected that Lord Jiang wanted the two of them to die so that he could control Changlian. With the Dong family around, the Zhou family was in Lord Jiang's hands. But it didn't make sense. Lord Jiang had no need to plot against them, and Zhou Shuren was not stupid. Was Lord Jiang waiting for revenge
This only means that Lord Jiang doesn't know much and it's difficult to tell them. For their safety, it is safer to squeeze them into the convoy.
Zhou Shuren also thought of what Zhulan thought, "I thought I would go to the capital to travel around, but I didn't expect that it would go against my wishes."
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren didn't want to talk any more. There were bodyguards everywhere nearby, so it was better to be careful.
After waiting for a while, some more carriages arrived one after another. Zhulan kept watching them and felt relieved. They were also the carriages that followed the convoy. The more people there were, the safer it was. It seemed that Lord Jiang really did not plan against the couple and had spent a lot of thought on their safety.
But the news that Lord Jiang dare not mention must be very important.
After waiting for another quarter of an hour, the convoy finally moved. Zhulan was very excited. It was the first time for her to see so many horse-drawn carriages traveling together in ancient times. It was quite shocking.
The only downside was that there were too many carriages and they were not moving very fast. It was noon and Zhulan was no longer in trouble, but the carriages did not go very far.
Zhou Shuren put down the book in his hand and said, "You must be hungry."
Zhulan nodded, "I am indeed a little hungry, let's eat something."
As she spoke, she took out a basket of buns, thinking that the buns would not be particularly cold if they were covered. They were the buns that Li had made that morning. Zhulan also took out a jar with pickles in it, and then she took out another jar of porridge, which was still warm.
Li also prepared a lot of pastries, but Zhulan didn't want to eat them. She just wanted to eat some light vegetarian buns and white porridge.
The carriage was not big, and there was not much space after putting a small table. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren took out the dishes and had lunch. After eating, Zhulan did not finish washing the dishes. The water bag she brought was filled with hot water, which was clean and safe. She would wash the dishes when the carriage stopped in the afternoon and found a water source.
By the afternoon, Zhulan had long gotten over the shock of the huge convoy. She just felt it was inconvenient. Not only was it slow, it was particularly inconvenient. The most inconvenient thing was the need to stop every time to meet people's urgent needs. There were indeed many ancient forests, but there were too many people. The scene was quite shocking.
It was especially inconvenient for the women, as they had to wait until the women were done before the men could go. Fortunately, there were many maids waiting by the side.
Zhulan borrowed a lot of light, alas, it would be tears if I said too much.
In the end, Zhulan refused to drink water easily, and the caravan traveled for a whole day without reaching the post station. It was too slow, so they could only find a place with water to stay for one night.
Zhulan was finally able to get off the car and walk around. They each prepared their own meals. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren decided to have cakes in the evening. Zhou Shuren first accompanied Zhulan to wash the dishes. There was no need for anyone to watch the car, as the important banknotes were all on her. The more people watched, the more likely they would think there were some good things in the car.
It would be better to be open and honest. After all, they are not wealthy and do not have anything valuable. It is enough to just leave the coachman to watch the carriage.
The two returned the dishes and forgot to go back to the carriage. They were really tired after sitting in the carriage for a whole day. They didn't leave the carriage far and stayed close to it. Suddenly, Zhulan stopped and said, "Look at the stream in front."