Chapter Thirty-Seven: Continue on the road
Li Da took the letter and went to find Pigeon.
In the study, only Yu Tang and Cheng Le were left.
Cheng Le struggled for a while and then said softly: "Girl, according to the meaning of your letter, you didn't intend to let that person know about the change of ownership of Tiger Hall. So how should I act against him in the future?"
Yu Tang pondered for a moment and did not answer him immediately. Instead, he said abruptly: "We will discuss this later. Send someone to find the He brothers. If you find them, bring them back first."
"Hey, okay, I'll go right away."
Cheng Le responded.
It took him about a while to touch a stick of incense before he came back, and he brought back He Er.
He Er's nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and it looked like he had been beaten.
Cheng Le: "I found him in an alley. Their limbs were broken and they couldn't resist. As soon as we threw them out, they fell into the hands of several refugees who had been bullied by Tiger Hall.
When I found them, except him, everyone else had been beaten to death by those refugees."
Yu Tang was not surprised when she heard this. She nodded and walked up to He Er.
He Er was lying flat on the ground, one of his eyes was bruised and blue from being beaten.
Seeing Yu Tang, a hint of overwhelming hatred suddenly appeared in his eyes.
"Bitch, you bitch, you don't deserve to die."
"Hey, I said you are a stinky bastard. If you dare to curse others even though you are like this, I will slap you..."
Cheng Le frowned, rolled up his sleeves, and wanted to hit someone.
Yu Tang stopped him.
She squatted next to He Er and patted He Er's cheek gently with a dagger.
"Just scold me, as long as you can still speak... I ask you, what is the relationship between your Tiger Hall and Yu Huaishan?"
He Er was stunned when he heard this, and a trace of confusion flashed across his face.
After seeing his expression clearly, before he could speak, Yu Tang simply stood up and ordered to Cheng Le:
"He doesn't know anything. Put him in a secret cell first and pay more attention. Don't let him die yet.
After a few days, if a message comes from Yu Huai Shan, you will chop off his head and send it to Yu Huai Shan's mansion.
Just say that he was bewitched by others, intending to monopolize the Tiger Hall, and impulsively killed two brothers. You avenged He Da, killed him, and now take over the Tiger Hall.
In short, you just pretend that you don't know about the dealings between He Da and him. If he takes the initiative and asks you to work for him, you just find an excuse to push it away.
But if he doesn’t mention anything, you can just pretend that you don’t know anything and just run Ning’an Hall with peace of mind.”
Cheng Le rolled his eyes when he heard this.
"Girl, the three brothers of the He family have always been very affectionate. Everyone who has been in contact with them knows this. Can Prime Minister Yu believe the reason you said?"
Yu Tang sneered when he heard this.
"It doesn't matter whether he believes it or not. Anyway, Tiger Hall is now in your hands. He will either use you or not trust you. In order to avoid trouble, he will cut off contact with you.
In short, he is the most timid, cautious and sanctimonious person, and he will not touch you easily.
But remember, you have to pretend to be completely ignorant about this lunatic, and don’t make him afraid."
Cheng Le's eyes rolled when he heard this, and he quickly understood what Yu Tang meant.
"Well, I know what to do. Don't worry, miss."
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Spending time in Ning'an Hall is a day's work.
It was getting dark now, and thinking that Princess Bei and her party were probably waiting impatiently, Yu Tang didn't waste any time.
After giving Cheng Le the relevant plans for opening a shelter and telling him that she would have vegetable seeds delivered to Ning'antang, Yu Tang left with Li Da and his party.
Because they were worried about Yu Tang, Princess Bei and her party did not go too far.
Yu Tang and Li Da drove for three hours and caught up with Princess Bei and the others in a forest ten miles north of the town.
Seeing that they came back safely, Princess Bei breathed a sigh of relief.
By now it was completely dark, and there was no need to worry about Tiger Hall. After discussing with Princess Bei, Yu Tang decided to rest in the woods for the night.
Xiao An'er was very curious about the man she brought back, but Yu Tang didn't let him get close, and just to be on the safe side, he asked Li Da to tie him to a tree.
Yu Tang told Princess Bei what happened in Ning'an Hall today, and then, with Princess Bei's cover, he took out many seeds from the carriage.
There are vegetables and fruits.
Yu Tang specially selected some crops and fruits that were common in this era and easy to feed. He didn't choose too many types, but he took seven or eight packets of each type of seed.
It's not much, but if Cheng Le and his people cultivate it well, they will get new seeds after harvesting these crops and fruits.
If this cycle continues, even if the famine continues for another year or two, they should be able to cope with it.
Early the next morning, while he was resting and making breakfast, Yu Tang took a horse out of the carriage and handed the dozens of packets of seeds to Li Da, asking him to deliver them to Cheng Le.
Their resting place was not far from Qingyun Town, and with the horses, it only took Li Daye an hour to come back.
The next section of the road, nearly 400 miles, has no towns and only mountain roads all the way.
And Nanyin has walked this road before.
According to her, two-thirds of this section of the road is very steep and passes through two particularly steep peaks.
It is mid-March now, and when April comes and the Tomb Sweeping Day comes, even if there is a famine, there may be rainy days in the deep mountains and old forests.
Not only will it be difficult to walk on a rainy day, but if it rains again, you may encounter road collapse and subsidence.
Therefore, after discussion, the group decided to speed up their journey and try their best to pass this stretch of road before April.
Worried that it would be difficult to cook on the mountain road, Aunt Li mixed a whole bag of white flour and made hundreds of steamed buns before setting off, planning to use them as dry food on the road.
After getting ready, the group embarked on the journey north again.
And sure enough, as Nanyin said, after they had walked more than twenty miles, the road became narrower and steeper.
In several sections of the road, Li Da and others temporarily dug out sand and gravel, widened and filled the road sections so that only three carriages could pass.
The further north they went, the more and more people they met.
These people should also be refugees heading north.
They also all travel together, some are a big family on the road together, and some are in a village, with more than a dozen people in each team, ranging from a hundred people.
These teams will not interact closely with each other.
Whenever they encounter each other, no matter how many people they have or how small they are, both teams will instinctively remain on guard.
Some teams even prefer to take detours because there are few people and are afraid of danger, and they also try to find ways to distance themselves from other teams.
Yu Tang and the others had three carriages. Considering that there were only a dozen of them, Yu Tang quietly asked General Li to cover everything in the carriage, especially the food.
To be on the safe side, even if there was no one around, they did not cook meat or stir-fry vegetables as before.
At most they would light a fire to boil water and eat steamed buns with the hot water.
Chapter completed!