Chapter 78: Smooth exit from the city
lest you go too far away, and you will have to delay a lot of time when you come and go.
After everyone had agreed, they went back to their rooms and packed everything they needed.
Each man carried a maximum of two burdens on his back, and was ready to get into the carriage and leave the city gate first.
But just as the group had taken three or four carriages and carried some light things, they arrived at the gate of the city.
The guys had already taken out the token of the Lu Mansion, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate did not think about agreeing to let them out of the city at all, but said solemnly.
"Your Excellency has an order, if there is no very special reason, and you have already reported to the adult, it is forbidden for anyone to enter or leave!"
"If you want to get out of the city, come down first, we have to conduct an extremely strict check!"
Although Qiu Yan was very dissatisfied with the extremely arrogant words of this officer and soldier, in the end, his life was the most important thing.
I could only go down with Lu Chiye, with a few little girls, Ji Feifan, and the family.
Seeing that they had to bring so many people and so many things with them when they went out, those officers and soldiers suddenly felt a little unbalanced in their hearts, and looked at those young ladies with outstanding appearances obscenely.
Qiu Yan was quite dissatisfied with the obscene gaze of those people, and just as he was about to get angry, Lu Chiye had already pulled out a token from his waist.
In front of everyone's eyes, he said very politely, "This time I took my wife and a few young ladies out together, and that's because there are some business matters that need to be dealt with!" ”
"Besides, we are imperial merchants, if we want to go out to deal with things, do we have to report to you in advance?"
However, because of the turmoil that occurred at the city gate before, many people now do not want to go out to avoid the limelight.
However, the lord of the official palace issued another order, saying that they would not be allowed to escape on such a large scale in the short term, and they had already been delayed at the city gate for several days.
Now that he found out that Lu Chiye was going to leave with so many people, he was immediately a little dissatisfied.
I also feel that they are doing business like this, and they feel superior everywhere, so they open their mouths to refute it.
"Even if you have to deal with business, then you don't need to go with the whole family, right? I also brought these things, maybe I went to flee at all! ”
After speaking, he turned his head to look at the officers and soldiers.
"Brother of the officers and soldiers, you must search their carriage carefully!"
"Maybe there are countless gold, silver and jewelry on it, as well as soft or something, but you just want to leave the Lu family's property, run to a particularly safe place to stay, and never come back!"
"No matter where you go, it's our family's freedom, didn't you hear what my husband just said?"
"We are imperial merchants, we have to deal with business matters, what do you understand? Don't know every day that it's talking nonsense outside, it's noisy like a sparrow, which makes people upset when they see it! ”
Qiu Yan stuck in his waist with one hand, and unceremoniously scolded the first man who spoke just now, and the two parties had a fierce argument.
However, a boy who was dressed in silk and satin and looked quite rich and fat, saw that those officers and soldiers were about to be moved by Qiu Yan, and he suddenly couldn't help it.
actually pushed hard next to him, and Lu Chiye, who looked quite thin, said proudly.
"Young Master Ben hasn't even gone out yet, how can you be an extremely lowly businessman who is qualified to go out of the city gate? Believe it or not, Young Master Ben immediately asked my father to bring someone over and execute you on the spot! Why are you stealing a chance with us! ”
Lu Chiye sneered, ignoring the impolite man just now.
Instead, he walked to the gate of the city, and in front of the man who took the lead, he behaved even more than him.
"If you don't believe in the identity of my family's imperial merchant, you will immediately take someone to the Lu Mansion to check it, I just hope that when you see the golden plaque clearly in my ancestral hall, you will not be stimulated to the point that your eyes are blind!"
Before going out, Lu Chiye had already seriously discussed with Qiu Yan for several hours, taking into account all the problems that were prone to occur.
Seeing the hesitation on the face of the officer and soldier, Lu Chiye actually took out a gilded token and said loudly in front of everyone.
"This is a brand representing the Imperial Merchant, if the goods we need to process are delayed because of your obstruction, or it affects the transaction with the next stage of customers, can you afford the consequences?"
"Do you know how much silver is involved in the deal we are going to discuss?"
Qiu Yan looked at the officer and soldier who was shocked, and stepped on the foot of the man who spoke disrespectfully just now, and rushed to Lu Chiye's side, his sharp voice made the people nearby hear it clearly.
"To tell you the truth, the business we are going out to talk about this time is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver! I'm afraid that if I pawn your pants, you can't afford to pay for it, right? ”
Where could the officers and soldiers have imagined that the Lu family would talk about such a big business.
In addition, the brand of the imperial merchant in Lu Chiye's hand is indeed true, so he can only politely give up a little position.
First arrange for the officers and soldiers next to him to drive the young master who was full of fat brains and the people around him to the side, and then accompany them in front of Qiuyan and be careful.
"Then ask the head of the Lu family and his wife to go out with the people behind them first. We'll have someone report it to us. ”
"No matter who you report it to, we have a reasonable reason to get out! Whoever you tell it, ma'am, let's get in the car."
After speaking, Lu Chiye took Qiu Yan's hand and got into the carriage, followed by the little girls.
Seeing that the officers and soldiers had already decided to let go, Lu Chiye and his party were already sitting in the carriage, and they would soon be able to leave the city gate smoothly.
But the few civilians who were stopped by the officers and soldiers were noisy and shouting beside them.
said that those officers and soldiers would only use silver to do things, and they felt that the Lu family was rich, so they would let them out.
This is a great harm, they ordinary people who have no power and no power!
The defenders of the city were too lazy to get used to their stinky temper, and not only violently suppressed them, but also viciously reprimanded them.
Qiu Yan was not idle, and after lifting the curtain by the carriage window, he shouted to the ignorant people behind.
"Before you educate this nonsense, it's best to think about whether you have made money doing business in our Lu family these days, and whether you have enjoyed the great preferential convenience brought to you by express delivery!"
"If you don't have it, come and talk to me again, if you have, then you have to be grateful to our family, and don't listen to the wind and rain outside!"
She couldn't see this kind of shameless person the most, until she said that the people were red-faced and thick-necked, and then she was satisfied with closing the curtain.
Lu Chiye gently patted Qiu Yan on the shoulder, and after calming her anger, he urged the coachman to hurry up and send them to a safer place first.
Luckily, they had prepared quite well.
He prepared enough dry food and water in the carriage, and did not leave the carriage, but looked for an inn to eat outside, and after a long time, he soon arrived at his destination.
After telling the coachman where they were going to settle down, the coachman took them to a smaller-looking mansion.
After Lu Chiye knocked a few times at the door, a butler who looked extremely honest and stocky walked out and greeted them respectfully.
Soon, the group was ready to settle down, and after a whole day of carriage ride, everyone had back pain.
A few little ladies straddled their own baggage and went to a few side rooms next to them.
finally ate something casually, and when Qiu Yan was just about to rest, he suddenly heard a quick knock on the door.
Qiu Yan could only suppress her temper, put on her clothes, and after walking to the door, she looked at Ji Feifan standing there in a little panic, and hurriedly let her come in first, and asked curiously.
"What are you doing here in the middle of the night? Did something happen again? ”
"Ma'am, it's on the road." After speaking, Ji Feifan explained in front of Qiu Yan and the others.
She said that when they came in a carriage just now, she always felt that someone was following them.
But because he found that those men did not have malicious intentions and did not attack along the way, he did not inform them, so as not to delay the journey.
"How can you hide such an important matter for so long? What if they just want to wait for us to get to where we are before launching a general attack? You're really careless this time! ”
After listening to what Ji Feifan said, Lu Chiye immediately put on his robe.
Just about to take Qiu Yan to find the little ladies and arrange for them to move the place immediately, when they opened the door, they suddenly found several black figures, and they actually climbed in directly from the relatively high courtyard wall.
Ji Feifan immediately put on a vigilant posture and blocked in front of Qiu Yan and the others.
However, after the extremely burly man who took the lead rushed in front of Qiu Yan and them, he did not immediately face them with his sword, but asked vigilantly.
"A few of you sent someone away before, right? Rest assured, we don't mean anything, we just want to find out where he is now. ”
"Fang has been following you all the time, and I don't want to do anything to you, I want to protect you to your destination, can you go to the house and talk?"
"Then please trouble a few people to put down the swords in their hands, otherwise we really can't rest assured, there are too many of you." Qiu Yan took the opportunity to bargain with them.
The man who took the lead only hesitated for a moment, then put his weapon on the ground, and the few people behind did the same.
After that, Qiu Yan and his wife introduced those people into the house.
After hearing them reveal their identities, they realized that these people were actually chasing Shen Fengxing's master.
After listening to the person who took the lead explain the cause and effect of the matter clearly, Qiu Yan couldn't help but sigh.