Chapter 365: Prepare your luggage
Ling Ran was going on a long journey, Shui Qing took him home to pack up.
It was dark, Shui Qing walked back and said: "You know which donkey is the strongest. After sending people back, you take off the cart and ride the donkey to Beidu. Four legs are always faster and easier than two legs."
This time to send the bandits to Beidu, those who were not seriously injured had their hands tied and pulled themselves, and those who were seriously injured lay on the cart and were pulled by donkeys, so all the donkeys in the family were used.
Ling Ran knew that it was useless to refuse, so he slowly nodded.
"Fortunately, I sewed silver and gold leaves to the hem of your clothes and waist before, so you don't have to panic when you have to leave. I will pack some gold and silver for you later. Put some on the donkey, and hide some in your bag and on your body. As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. Even if it is lost or stolen, there are still others."
Alas, it is not safe without space.
From south to north, it is more than a thousand miles? I don't know how many difficulties and obstacles I will encounter along the way. It would be so convenient if I had a portable space for clothes, silver and food.
But if there is nothing, then we can only do what we can. We can only bring as much as we can and hide as much as we can.
Ling Ran's nose felt sour, and he hummed with a strong nasal tone.
"Don't bring too much food. First, it's too heavy and inconvenient to carry. Second, it will go bad after a long time. I'll pack you some more dried meat. It's durable and nutritious."
Dried meat is of course not bacon, sausage, smoked meat, etc. These need to be cooked and roasted, and there is no time to prepare them when traveling.
She bought pork jerky, pork jerky and beef jerky from the mall, unpacked them and wrapped them with oil paper, and brought dozens of kilograms. It was not too heavy to carry on the donkey, and it would not be a problem to eat for half a month or more than 20 days. After more than 20 days, almost half of the journey has been completed, right?
Ling Ran felt as if sand had entered his eyes, and they were a little wet.
"It's cold now, and eggs can only be kept for a few days. It's too late to boil tea eggs. Just boil dozens of eggs for you to eat on the way.
Your body is your capital. You, you are alone outside. We can't take care of you because the journey is long. You have to eat more good food." Shui Qing suddenly felt sad.
She shook her head. Many people begged for this opportunity. Ling Ran went there to fight for his future. He would be a superior person in the future. What's the point of this hardship now?
She was not a soft-hearted person. She couldn't be sad.
Ling Ran suddenly raised his head and looked at the moon in the night sky.
Shui Qing worried about his safety and food on the road, and began to worry about his future.
After thinking about it, she still chose to remind him: "When you go there, remember to get in touch with the eldest son of King Yan more, okay?"
That is the next emperor of 'all the civil officials in the world come from the East Palace'. King Yan was fighting in the front, and he was responsible for the supply of food and grass behind him, guarding the base camp as solid as a rock. He was a real powerful person.
Ling Ran took advantage of the night to talk: "I heard from my grandfather that the eldest son of King Yan is not in good health."
That is to say, even if King Yan succeeds in the end, the possibility of the eldest son inheriting the throne is not very high - poor health means that he cannot lead troops to fight, and not being able to lead troops to fight means that he cannot control military power.
Aunt Shuiqing's insights are different from others, and she should be able to understand the meaning of his words.
Shuiqing did understand that King Yan said a lot of suggestive words in order to make other sons fight hard, but how to say it, the position of the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty is the most solid and unshakable in all dynasties!
They just recognized that the crown prince will inherit the throne.
But she couldn't say it too bluntly. She chose an example to hint: "Look at the previous emperor. When the crown prince died, he would rather pass the throne to his grandson than choose one of his other sons to inherit the throne. Maybe the Zhu family believes this.
It would be fine if the eldest son of King Yan didn't become the crown prince, but if he became the crown prince later, you have to pay attention.
Sometimes you have to look up and see the road even if you bury your head in the road, understand?"
Ability is important, but sometimes it is more important to stand in the right team. If you stand in the right team, you will win all the way. If you stand in the wrong team, it will be useless even if you work hard.
Ling Ran's heartstrings moved fiercely when he heard the last sentence.
What does Aunt Shuiqing mean... stand in the right team?
He replied: "Aunt Shuiqing, don't worry, I won't do it blindly."
Shuiqing was very relieved, mainly because there was that powerful grandfather who was there to give advice, and it was impossible for Ling Ran to do it blindly.
Alas, it's good to have a good background. It can save you decades of detours. The six of Yan Qiu don't have this blessing.
Hu the butcher was feeding the donkey with fodder. When he saw his daughter and Ling Ran coming back, he hurried forward to ask.
Hu's mother in the yard also hurried out after hearing the sound. Shuiqing roughly told her about the death of her mother-in-law and the bandits.
Then he said, "Mom, make some egg pancakes first, and then boil some eggs. The more the better. Take them for Ling Ran to eat on the road later."
Hu's mother didn't care about being sad, and agreed repeatedly, and walked quickly to the kitchen.
Ling Ran entered his room, looked at the whole room carefully, and finally took out the cloth backpack made by Aunt Shuiqing for them and started to pack things.
He had lived in the house for more than a year, and there were indeed many things belonging to him in it. He didn't move anything else, but only packed two sets of clothes with gold and silver leaves sewn on them and paper and pens.
After being careful again and again, he couldn't help but take out the neatly folded sky blue handkerchief under the pillow and put it in the underwear in front of his chest.
Finally, he stood outside the door, took a deep look at the house, turned around and closed the door resolutely.
In the main house, Shuiqing quickly bought pork jerky, spicy pork jerky, spiced beef jerky, and hand-torn beef jerky from the mall. Working cattle cannot eat it, but specially raised beef cattle and cattle that died of illness or old age can eat it. In addition, it is chaotic now, so who cares whether they eat beef or not.
Shuiqing used oil paper to classify each item and wrapped it one by one. He also bought hemostatic powder, gauze, etc. from the mall. He took out half a box of gold leaves and silver flakes from the storage box. After looking at it, he felt that it was still not enough, so he added more and more.
When he finally took it out, Hu the butcher laughed directly, "Qing'er, you don't look like you are going to a place that takes three or five days to travel. I'm afraid it will take thirty or fifty days!"
Shuiqing was afraid that if he told his parents that Ling Ran was going to leave, his parents would be reluctant to let him go, so he covered it up and said, "Prepare more, just in case."
"That's right! It's okay to bring back what you can't finish. Don't be hungry on the road." Hu the butcher agreed.
In the kitchen, Hu's mother cooked a pot of eggs and was soaking them in a bucket with cold water.
Hearing the noise in the yard, he took out all the eggs from the bucket and put them in the bamboo basket, and then packed up the fried egg pancakes and took them out together, and asked: "Ling Ran, do you think these are enough to eat? I spoke too hastily, and I only had time to prepare these.
Qing'er, you should prepare more money for the child. If you encounter a city on the way, you can go in and buy some delicious food."
It is unknown how far the place where the governor is located is. Will he pass through other prefectures on the way? But it is always right to bring more money!
Ling Ran took a deep breath and bowed solemnly to the two elders.
Hu's father and mother were stunned.