After the system ran, I took off with my family

Chapter 329 Staying Overnight

However, he was about to go north with his mother to find his father, and was afraid that they would not have the chance to meet again in the future, so he reluctantly suppressed the urge in his heart.

Unexpectedly, God seemed to have heard Zhao Xiuer's prayers.

In Yi'an County, she met Su Jinxiao again.

After struggling internally all night, she decided to take the initiative.

After spending a morning persuading Sun Guihua, the mother and daughter began to discuss how to approach Su Jinxiao without arousing his suspicion.

The mother and daughter racked their brains, even while eating.

At this time, I heard someone at the next table talking about a gambler in a family in his village who was heavily in debt and ended up having to sell his wife and children to pay off his debts.

This story gave Zhao Xiuer inspiration, and the mother and daughter discussed the plan together.

So, her background was fake, the man in the gambling house was also pretended by someone else, and even the person in the crowd who gave her the advice to sell herself was a pre-arranged person.

Having said that, Su Jinxiao covered his face with his hands in shame and anger, wishing he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

After feeling embarrassed and angry for a while, he spread his hands and continued with a broken jar, "That's how it happened. In the end, I sent the person directly to the county government office.

Although I can't sentence her for plotting against me, the thirty-five taels I was defrauded of are enough to make both mother and daughter suffer."

Now, let alone going north to find his father, it is hard to say whether he can get out of the prison safely.

After hearing this, Lin Shuyue had a complicated expression. This unfortunate child, with a kind heart, attracted the covetousness of the evil wolf.

Fortunately, Su Jinxiao has a good character and has never been surrounded by any beautiful women.

Ah Sheng knew his young master's temperament and decisively rejected Zhao Xiuer's request, thus preventing her plan from succeeding.

Seeing that Su Jinxiao looked so embarrassed, Lin Shuyue thought about it and decided to show mercy and comfort him.

"Brother Su, kindness is a good quality of yours. You don't have to feel ashamed or angry. You can only blame the mother and daughter for their evil intentions. That's why you fell into their trap."

"However, every failure is a lesson learned. It's best not to be too conspicuous when you're out and about, lest you become a target of those with ulterior motives."

Lin Shuyue glanced at Su Jinxiao's luxurious carriage and gave him a look that said "you understand it yourself."

She still remembered what the bandit leader had just shouted.

Such a magnificent carriage traveling through the mountains with only a few people accompanying it, isn't this like a fat sheep wandering into a pack of wolves?

Su Jinxiao's face flushed red, and it was obvious that he also remembered what the bandit leader had just shouted.

When he first set out from the capital, he only thought about comfort and did not consider whether being too conspicuous would cause trouble.

Now that I think about it, it’s no wonder that after my father failed to persuade me to change the carriage, he suddenly showed a meaningful smile on his face.

I don’t know if my dad trusted Xu Feng and Zhu Ying’s abilities too much, and he didn’t even remind him. Wasn’t he afraid that he would be robbed by bandits halfway?

No, when he comes back from the north, he will complain to his mother.

Su Jinxiao thought angrily.

"It's all my fault for not thinking it through. When we get to Yaojiang County, I'll ask someone to change the carriage and then continue on our journey." He slapped his head in regret and asked Asheng to remember this and not forget it.

Lin Shuyue looked at him with a smile, "I hope Brother Su doesn't blame me for being nosy."

"Don't blame me." Su Jinxiao waved his hands repeatedly.

The carriage was swaying as it moved, but the rest of the journey was smooth and we didn't encounter any bandits again.

Towards evening, when the sun was setting and the sky was dyed golden, the group finally left the range of Xiaoxiangling.

After leaving Xiaoxiangling and walking about ten miles forward, we saw a village in the distance.

Smoke curls up above the village.

The official road needs to pass through that village. Lin Shuyue and Su Jinxiao discussed it and decided to ask the villagers how long it would take to get to Yaojiang County when passing by the village so that they could make arrangements.

The village doesn't look big, with only a few dozen households scattered around in an irregular manner.

Under the big tree at the entrance of the village, a group of children were squatting on the ground poking at an ant nest under the tree.

Hearing the sound of wheels turning coming closer and closer, the children looked up and their dirty little faces immediately showed happy smiles.

A little boy skillfully wiped away the snot that was about to flow into his mouth with the back of his hand. He pointed at the carriage coming towards him and shouted excitedly: "A carriage is coming..."

When the carriage stopped at the entrance of the village, the children immediately rushed forward shouting with joy, but after seeing Su Jinxiao's carriage clearly, they immediately braked suddenly.

They stood five meters away from the carriage, carefully looking at Lin Shuyue, Su Jinxiao and the others.

After receiving Lin Shuyue's instructions, Qinghe got out of the car and walked to the children. She glanced around, picked out the oldest boy in the crowd, and talked to him.

"Little brother, what's your name? I want to ask you something. Do you know how far it is from here to Yaojiang County?"

The boy, estimated to be around ten years old, wiped his hands carelessly on himself when asked. Then he stepped forward and said crisply, "My name is Da Wa. Brother, it's a long way from here to the county town. It takes Grandpa Zhao's ox cart half a day to get there."

After saying this, he glanced at the two carriages and Zhuying and others riding on horseback, his eyes rolled, and he grinned and said, "Brother, it's getting dark now. Do you want to stay in our village for one night and continue your journey tomorrow morning?

Don't worry, there are several families in our village with empty rooms, they are very clean, and passing merchants often stay here to stay."

"Okay, I'll go ask my master." Qinghe nodded, said something to him and returned to the carriage.

Lin Shuyue and Su Jinxiao stood in front of the carriage, and she had already heard their entire conversation.

After Qing He stepped forward to explain the situation, she turned to Su Jinxiao and asked, "Brother Su, what do you think?"

Su Jinxiao thought for a moment and nodded in response, "That kid is right. It's really late now, and we'll probably arrive in the county town in the middle of the night.

Rather than waiting at the city gate until dawn, it would be better to spend the night here and continue our journey early tomorrow morning."

After understanding the meaning of the two masters' words, Qinghe took Asheng and walked to Da Wa again.

"Da Wa, we have decided to stay overnight in the village. Can you take us into the village to find your village chief? We would like to discuss the matter of staying overnight with the village chief." Qing He asked with a smile.

When the eldest child heard this, a big smile suddenly appeared on his dark face. "Of course, brother. The village chief's house is right in the middle of the village. It's just a few steps away."

"Okay, you lead the way."

The eldest child waved his hand, and the other children came running over and stood awkwardly in front of Qinghe and Asheng.

"Don't be afraid, they are all guests who want to stay overnight. We will take them into the village to find the village chief."

After saying that, the eldest child led a group of children and jumped in front to lead the way, while the carriage followed slowly behind.