bookcurios Chapter 159 Tracking
Chapter 159 Tracking
Su Wan and Su Jinnian entered the space, where there were meals prepared by Chen Yunzhi for them.
Su Jinnian ate four boiled eggs, drank two bowls of millet porridge, and burped with satisfaction.
"Sister, what do you want to eat for lunch? I'll leave a note for mom."
The trail was really boring. I had just finished breakfast and was already thinking about lunch.
Su Wan really thought about it seriously:
"I want to eat sweet and sour pork ribs, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and let my mother make some braised duck feet to eat when I'm bored.
By the way, let me make some iced mung bean soup. It will definitely be hot at noon, so drink some mung bean soup to relieve the heat. "
Su Jinnian wrote them down one by one, and the two left the space after eating and drinking.
Su Wan let go of her mental power and found that the people in the team had food to eat.
I just heated up the steamed buns and cooked some porridge.
Chu Mingye and his men were even worse. They didn't dare to light a fire and drank cold water while eating dry biscuits.
In comparison, the brother and sister should not be too happy.
Two quarters of an hour later.
The convoy set off again.
As it gets closer to noon, the temperature gets higher.
In addition, there were no shade trees on both sides of this section of the official road, so everyone was huffing and puffing from the heat.
The bearded man encouraged his men:
"Brothers, just hold on and wait until we get to Xiaozhan Ferry and get on the boat."
After Su Wan heard what the bearded man said, she took out the map she had prepared in advance and searched for the Xiaozhan Ferry in Jiangning Prefecture.
Su Jingnian followed him to search.
Suddenly Su Jinnian pointed to a certain position on the right side of the map and said:
"Here, there is a small wharf in the south of Fucheng, called Xiaozhan Ferry."
Su Wan clicked her tongue twice.
"If I remember correctly, all goods transported at Dayue Dynasty's wharf must be inspected by officers from the Water Transport Department.
Not only do these people bring iron ore into the city, but they can also transport goods through the docks. The network of connections behind them is really quite extensive. "
Su Jingnian didn't take it seriously:
"What's the point? Money can make things worse. Corrupt officials can be found everywhere."
Su Wan was thinking about another question.
"Brother, what I'm thinking about now is how we can get on the boat when we get to the ferry."
The ship transporting iron ore must be a private person. There are no other passengers on the ship, so it is a bit difficult to get in.
Su Jinnian scratched his head:
"You have to think about this carefully."
Su Wan looked at the map and calculated the time it would take to reach Xiaoqian Ferry from the current location.
There are still at least three hours to get to Fucheng.
It was already dark by the time the convoy arrived at Xiaozhan Ferry.
It's much easier to do things when it's dark.
Su Wan whispered into Su Jingnian's ear the plan for the evening.
"Okay, just do what my sister said. If it doesn't work, I'll jump into the water in advance and wait."
The worst he can do is get soaked in water for a while.
Three hours later, the convoy finally saw the tower of Jiangning Fucheng.
It was already evening.
There were only a few defenders at the city gate and a few ordinary people leaving the city.
The convoy arrived at the entrance city, and the soldiers guarding the city were about to go forward to search for the things covered by the tarpaulin on the cart.
The bearded man took a token and handed it to the defenders.
Su Wan saw the word "王" engraved on the token.
Just listen to the bearded man say to the soldiers guarding the city:
"These are the goods belonging to Mrs. Wang Zhifu. Please make it easier for me to bring the things into the city."
The soldiers guarding the city had already received the order from above.
As long as the other party mentions that the goods are delivered by the prefect's wife, they must be released unconditionally.
The soldier waved his hand: "Let it go."
Su Wan narrowed her eyes.
It seems that the prefect Wang and the people behind the iron mine must be in the same group.
The convoy headed all the way to the south of the city and soon arrived at Xiaozhan Ferry.
Compared to the bustling crowds at other piers, there are obviously far fewer people at Xiaozhan Ferry.
It was already dark by this time.
Su Wan originally thought that there would be someone from the Water Transport Department checking the cargo at the dock, but there wasn't.
If Chu Mingye were here, he would definitely tell Su Wan that powerful people in the Dayue Dynasty could have private docks.
A large boat has already been parked at the pier.
Seeing the convoy coming, many boatmen got off the boat to help unload the cargo.
The people in the convoy were also busy unloading the goods.
Su Jinnian pulled Su Wan and rushed to the side of a carriage that was moving behind.
Under the cover of night, Su Wan took a break, and Su Jingnian lifted the oilcloth and quietly opened the wooden box.
With a wave of his hand, half of the iron ore in the wooden box entered the space.
The two quickly got into the wooden box and then covered the wooden box again.
"Quick, quick, move faster, and we can have dinner after we move everything on board."
The urging voice of the bearded man came to my ears.
The brother and sister soon felt the box they were in being lifted.
"Hey, why do I feel that this box is lighter than the previous ones?"
A, the man carrying the box, said.
The brother and sister in the box were nervous and motionless, ready to hide in the space if there was any movement.
Just listen to the other person carrying the box say:
"Hey, what's all the fuss about? Maybe there are a few things in this box, so we can save a little effort by being gentle."
"You're right. I haven't eaten for a long time and I'm so hungry that my chest is pressed against my back."
The box shook around, and was finally placed in the warehouse with a bang.
While there was no one in the warehouse, the two quickly got out of the wooden box.
As soon as they got out of the wooden box, they heard footsteps not far from the warehouse, and the two quickly entered the space.
A quarter of an hour later, a bearded man's voice was heard outside the warehouse:
"After all the things have been moved, lock the warehouse door. Let's go eat, brothers."
There was a click, the sound of the warehouse door being locked.
After the people walked away, the two of them came out of the space.
The sound of rushing water reached my ears.
The cargo warehouse is at the bottom of the cabin. At this time, everyone on the ship is eating on the first floor deck.
"Sister, how are Chu Mingye and the others? Are you following them?"
Su Wan let go of her mental strength to investigate.
No trace of Chu Mingye's master and servant was found.
Probably tracking the ship by land.
"Brother, I haven't seen Chu Mingye and the others. Let's go into the space to eat. I'm already hungry."
The brother and sister entered the space and happened to meet Chen Yunzhi entering the space to deliver food.
"Jingnian, Nannan, you must be hungry after waiting for a long time. Mom and your father were busy moving away the group of bandits, and they almost forgot to bring you food."
Su Wan: "Mom, have all the bandits moved to Zhuangzi?"
During the day today, Su Minan, dressed as the boss, announced something to the bandits.
Due to the betrayal of the spy Tietou, the private mining of iron ore in Heixiong Ridge was discovered by the court.
The imperial court will send troops to encircle Black Bear Ridge in a few days.
The head of the family has someone in the court who got inside information.
Only in this way can we notify the brothers in advance.
The bandits were so frightened that they were thrown into chaos.
Some people said that people from the imperial court came to fight with them.
Some people say that fighting with the imperial court is a dead end.
Some people say that officers and soldiers will surrender when they come.
But digging iron ore privately is a capital crime, and surrendering is useless.
Just when people are panicking and everyone is in danger, the leader stands up and proposes a solution:
The bandit camp was moved away overnight.
The master has prepared a place to stay.
Who wants to die if he can live?
This proposal was unanimously approved by the bandits.
The transfer began that night.
"No, we will be moved overnight tonight.
And the peppers I asked the bandits to grow before also need to be taken away.
Fortunately, the bandits only cultivated the pepper seedlings and didn't have time to plant them in the ground, so it was much easier to transfer them. "