Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 664 Escape

Captain Luo breathed a sigh of relief and then ordered the gate officer to open the gate to let the people pass.

After passing the Nanyang Lock, Butler Zhu escorted them all the way out of Nanyang before they got off the boat and returned. He also said that the boat was a gift to them as a medical fee from the Zhu family.

Yuan Qing accepted it without hesitation and kept his promise, handing a prescription to Butler Zhu.

After the two sides parted ways, Chu Dajiang and Chu Dahe took out large stones from the half-person-high camphorwood box and threw them into the river, leaving only the Guanyin head.

As for Yu Lingwan and his two servants, they had already crawled out of other boxes.

At this time, in Dongchang Prefecture, on a grain ship.

Scar paced back and forth in the cabin in a restless manner, and without paying attention, his foot was tripped by a box placed beside him.

He was so angry that he kicked over the wooden box and cursed, "Idiot! Who told you to put the things here?"

The soldier outside the door stretched his head to take a look and hesitated. The box was moved in by the captain himself a few days ago.

Should he remind the captain now, or go in and move the box away?

"Move out now!"

The next moment, Scar gave instructions, and the soldier stopped hesitating and went in with his neck tucked in to move the wooden box away.

These were all things that were searched from Chu Dajiang's canal boat. Scar originally wanted to get some information about the people on the boat, especially the two people whose identities were not very certain.

But after flipping through the books, I found nothing but books: the Four Books and Five Classics, medical anthologies, and no documents containing any identity information. I could only roughly know that one was a scholar and the other might be a doctor.

"Waste! You can't even catch a few women, children and scholars!" He gritted his teeth, and the scar on his face looked even more hideous because of the distortion.

The scholar in the room sighed and said comfortingly, "Wang Mengzhou and Zhang Yunzhi are both dead, and the account books have been recovered and burned. It's just a few women and children who escaped. So what? The government has no solid evidence. What can they dig up?"

Scar's eyes were sinister, and his knuckles were cracking. "Those two people's identities are unknown, and their whereabouts are unclear. If something goes wrong..."

He took a deep breath. "We have to conduct a thorough investigation. Come on, pass the word down. Keep a close eye on all the docks, inns, and ferry crossings along the coast! Especially the waterways heading north. We absolutely cannot let them escape!"

Seeing this, the scholar sighed secretly. So many days have passed, and it will be difficult to find the person again now.

The river breeze was howling and the boat was speeding downstream. Song Ying and others, whom they were worried about, were standing on the deck, letting the river breeze blow on their faces.

Chu Dahe held the head of the Guanyin statue with one hand and placed it steadily on the temporary altar set up on the side.

A hint of envy flashed in Song Ying's eyes. Such strength was really enviable. If she had such strength before, she wouldn't be so exhausted every time she carried things.

"Captain Chu, take a break." She called Chu Dahe over, handed him a persimmon, and said, "I have a very good friend who looks a lot like you. She's been incredibly strong since she was little. If she could learn martial arts, she would definitely be incredibly powerful."

Chu Dahe wiped his sweat and grinned, "Your friend is probably about the same age as you. Although now is not the best time to practice martial arts, it is not too late either.

If she wants, she can learn martial arts from me. Fighting ten people alone is a bit difficult, but fighting six or seven is no problem."

Everyone was laughing, enjoying the relief of having survived the disaster. Only Yu Lingwan frowned slightly, staring into the north in a daze.

After a short rest, Yuan Qing asked, "What are your plans next?"

"Plan?" Yu Lingwan murmured again, with worry flashing in her eyes. She naturally wanted to go back to Jiangling. Perhaps her husband had already gone ahead, and they could meet each other when they got home.

It doesn't matter if they arrive first, she can wait for the day of reunion at home.

But after going through so much and knowing the courage and determination of the people above her in the Caosi, she did not dare and could not go back to Jiangling.

If they find out that the mother and daughter have returned, that group of cruel criminals may attack the entire Zhang family.

Her parents' family is also in Jiangling, and the two families have close ties, so she can't go back.

Yu Lingwan was confused for a moment and said softly, "I don't know. I can't go back to the Zhang family, and I can't go back to the Yu family either."

As she spoke of the latter part, she felt a sense of loneliness that she had never felt before. It seemed that in her life, she had nowhere to go except her husband's family and her own family.

Song Ying had already thought about this secretly. Hearing this, he said, "If you don't mind, why don't you come with us to Jinchuan? It's remote and far away. Even if Scar and the others knew about us, they wouldn't be able to get there in a while."

Before Yu Lingwan could reply, Chu Dajiang said, "That's great! We brothers also want to go with you!"

He scratched his head, feeling very embarrassed. "We really don't have anywhere to go. We can't hide forever, right?"

The brothers were born into a family of canal soldiers, and many people there were very familiar with them. If they continued to make a living on the water, there was a high possibility that they would be recognized. Scar was also very clear about their origins.

If I go back now, I might be left waiting for someone to take advantage of me, and my family might also be implicated.

On the contrary, not going back would be better for his family. Since Scar had reported to his superiors that someone was robbed by Japanese pirates, then they must have died in the line of duty, so Scar naturally couldn't easily touch anyone from the Chu family.

Yuan Qing's eyes were gloomy. "We can't just go back to Jinchuan. Only by thoroughly exposing the matter and bringing Scar and the others to justice can we be truly safe."

Song Ying was horrified. Yes, even if Scar and the others didn't know her and Yuan Qing's identities now, if things dragged on for too long, he would probably find out sooner or later.

By that time, Jinchuan would no longer be a safe place.

But who should I ask to help overturn the verdict?

Their eyes met, and she blurted out, "Your teacher!"

"What teacher?" Chu Dajiang asked suspiciously.

Song Ying pointed at Yuan Qing and said, "His teacher is the education official in southern Yunnan!"

After completing his term in Jinchuan, Wu Tixue was transferred to southern Yunnan. Since his term has not yet ended, he has not been transferred.

However, southern Yunnan is even more remote than Jinchuan, so Yuan Qing said, "Let's go back to Jinchuan first, and then I will write a letter to send to my mentor."

Chu Dajiang and others couldn't help but feel encouraged. It would be great if there was a solution. It was even more difficult to keep waiting.

There were not so many locks, and the ship was sailing downstream, so it was very fast. Even so, it took nearly two months to finally arrive.

Everything was fine before reaching Yuzhou Prefecture, as we were sailing downstream at a fast speed. However, from Yuzhou to Shunqing, we were sailing upstream and had to rely on track trackers to pull us along the beach.

The group simply sold the boat and traveled by land, and finally returned to Qingshui County before the New Year.

After entering the city, Song Ying decided to go to Huichun Hall first to report his safety to Doctor Ma. Yu Lingwan and others were then taken there by Yuan Qing for resettlement.

When the familiar streets and shops came into view, Song Ying suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. She got off the carriage and waved, "Sister Lingwan, you guys go to the inn first and settle down. In two days, ask Fang Ya to take you to look at houses."