Several coachmen made the same choice without discussing it—stop the car. Everyone quickly got out of the car and walked around.
Before dark, the convoy entered a county town and stopped in front of an inn.
Two bookish youths walked out of the inn side by side and saw Lei Xiangzhi, Huo Sirui and others, smiling at them friendly, presumably they were also in Beijing to rush for the exam.
Settling down in the inn, Qin Mian and others went downstairs to the lobby for dinner.
The two scholars were also eating, and Meng Ran saw a giant wolf standing by the table, both surprised and scared, and saw a cute little doll feeding the wolf with a chicken leg, could not help but let out a shock, for fear of the little doll Was bitten.
He turned his head and made a grimacing face at them, his crisp voice was mischievous, "All this fuss!"
Lei Tie glanced at him, "ManMan."
Sticking out his tongue, he smiled sweetly at the two scholars, patted his white heads with his little hands, with a proud tone, "Don't be afraid of the two uncles, I am raised by our family, obediently."
Yuanyuan clasped her fists to the two in a decent manner, and said serious words in her milky voice, "Brother is still young, please forgive me, two uncles."
Lei Xiangzhi, Qu Zongwen, Zhang Biaoshi, and the other guests in the inn couldn't help but laugh and praised their cuteness.
The two scholars' eyes widened, almost not petrified. Well, are these two kids really only three or four years old?
Qin Mian rubbed the heads of the two little guys and arched his hands at the two from a distance, "The dog is naughty, don't blame the two."
The two scholars waved their hands quickly, "It's okay, it's okay."
After the meal, Master Zhang Biao came to Qin Mian's table. Because they have to take care of perfection and fulfillment at the same time, Qin Mian and Lei Tie are slower to eat than others.
"Master Qin, Master Lei."
Qin Mian stood up, "Four big brothers, have you all eaten?"
"Yeah. Young Master Qin, sit down." Master Zhang Biao sat down on the empty bench next to him, not verbose, and said straightforwardly, "If there are no accidents, we will pass through Funeral Flower Ridge tomorrow afternoon. Funeral Flower Ridge is here. One of the most dangerous places to encounter robbers along the way. In the past, we would run into trouble there seven times out of ten times. Tomorrow, the two sons must take care of the two babies."
Qin Mian thanked him calmly, "Thank you, Master Zhang, for reminding me that Ah Tie and I will take care of them."
Lei Tie nodded to Zhang Biao, his eyes calm and his breath still.
Yuanyuan and Manman thank you in unison, "Thank you, Uncle!"
Zhang Biao didn't understand the abilities of Qin Mian and Lei Tie. In fact, he was very worried that the existence of the two children would be dragged down, but it's not straightforward. Now I look at the two cute little guys again, and let go of some worries. If Qin Mian and Lei Tie have no real skills, how can they dare to take their own son to take risks?
He smiled and touched YuanYuan little head, "No thanks, our four uncles will also protect you by then."
No words for a night.
The next day, the group set out again after making arrangements. A caravan who lives in the same inn with them is also packing up, and the two scholars they met yesterday are in their caravan.
Qin Mian knew that these two scholars were also scrupulous, so they found the caravan to go with them.
The two teams left the inn one after the other and headed out of the city.
Taking advantage of the good weather, Qin Mian's motorcade stopped halfway for the convenience of everyone, but never stopped again. Lunch was also settled in the car. Qin Mian and Lei Tie are holding Yuanyuan and riding a horse for a while, and then play games, the two little guys are not bored.
For unknown reasons, the team behind them kept a fixed distance with them. They stopped before they stopped.
As Zhang Biao expected, at about the end of the time, a mountain ridge appeared in front of him. The two mountains were like two parallel vertical lines, sandwiching the official road. Looking up, the two mountains are covered with flowers in spring, and the colorful flowers bloom in full bloom. They are gorgeous and beautiful. In the long spring breeze, the colorful petals floated down, forming a thin layer on the ground. However, the silence and gloomy shadows all around added a terrifying mood to the valley. The colorful flowers didn't seem so beautiful anymore, instead they seemed to be full of death. No wonder this place will be called "Buried Flower Ridge".
The speed of the four carriages slowed down unconsciously.
"Stop!" Zhang Biao was at the forefront of the team, riding on the horse, a pair of sharp eyes gleaming, and he looked at both sides calmly.
Lei Tie deliberately asked Lei Qin Shun and Lei Qin Zhong to show off their strength and gave them a glance.
Lei Qin Zhong and Lei Qin Shun nodded, drove their horses to Zhang Biao, and whispered: "Master Zhang, we two will lead the way with you."
Zhang Biao has more positive feelings for Qin Mian and Lei Tie. If Qin Mian and Lei Tie only let their four guards clear the way in front, they would definitely be uncomfortable.
"Lei Qin Le, our carriage is last." Lei Tie ordered.
"Yes."
Lei Tie squeezed Qin Mian's hand, "Wife, you take care of Yuanyuan and ManMan."
"Don't worry." Qin Mian let Yuanyuan and Manman ride on his laps separately. He and Lei Tie had long captured the breath of many people in the bushes on the mountain. Zhang Biao's skill is only mediocre to them, but his instinct for danger is worthy of appreciation.
Yuanyuan and Manman didn't know any fear, and patted four little hands to play.
"Son, there will be bad people who want to bully us in a while. Are you afraid?" Qin Mian vaccinated the two children first, so as not to be frightened by the noise outside.
Yuanyuan and Manman shook their heads in unison, with no fear on his face, while looking at Lei Tie.
"The old man is very powerful and will drive away bad guys." ManMan of pride.
Yuanyuan nodded her head in agreement.
The corners of Lei Tie's lips were slightly raised, and he looked at Qin Mian with a bit of ostentation.
Qin Mian gave him a blank look and asked the two children aggrievedly, "Is Daddy not good?"
Manman hesitated for a while, "Daddy is also great...Daddy can cook, neither Manman nor his brother can."
Lei Tie smiled silently.
Qin Mian was stabbed by his own son, gave Lei Tie a fierce look, and gritted his teeth and whispered, "From now on, I will teach my children to practice exercises and you are responsible for cooking!"
Lei Tie's face froze, "Wife..."
Qin Mian ignored him.
Lei Tie took advantage of Yuanyuan and Manman's carelessness, and leaned over to kiss Wife on the corner of his mouth, "Wife, you are better, you understand." You who can conquer me, why not?
The temperature of Qin Mian's face rose suddenly.
"Don't hurry." Zhang Biao said to Lei Qin Zhong and Lei Qin Shun, and glanced at the team behind him. For the two convoys, the robbers know that the caravan is more profitable and profitable. In this case, if the opponent sits idly by, don't expect them to help. . If the caravan is smart enough, they should offer to cooperate.
After a while, a man trot over on horseback. It really came to discuss cooperation.
After the discussion, the two teams merged into one, and the combatants were evenly distributed on the periphery of the convoy to protect all the carriages.
Zhang Biao instructed the scholars not to panic no matter what happened, let alone running around.
It is impossible for scholars not to be nervous. Lei Xiangzhi knew that the eldest brother and sister-in-law were not low in strength, and comforted the others without panic. Generally speaking, everyone is calm.
Zhang Biao was very satisfied, and only then led the team with the man named Feng Cheng in the caravan into the lane.
When the convoy drove to the middle of the road, there was a shout from the mountain, and more than forty bandits rushed down the mountain and packed the convoy with dumplings.
The skill of these bandits is not weak. But Zhang Biao's four escorts were not white, and Feng Cheng's eight guards were also good. Although the battle was fierce, the robbers not only did not take advantage of half a point, but also lost seven or eight masters.
Lei Tie didn't even get off the car, and hit the leader with an arrow, right between his eyebrows.
This arrow completely smashed the morale of the bandits, and soon escaped without a trace.
Zhang Biao glanced at Qin Mian's carriage in admiration, feeling more at ease for the next journey. He raised his voice and asked, "Is anyone injured?"
Bu Qingyun poked his head out of the carriage, "Brother Zhang, no, we are all fine. Thanks for your hard work."
Lei Qin Le also said loudly: "There is nothing wrong here."
Two people in the caravan were slightly injured and there was nothing serious about it.
Everyone did not delay, and immediately went out of the valley to prevent the bandits from killing the carbine.
The convoy rushed out of the valley for a short while, and suddenly there were a few rushing horse hooves behind.
Lei Qin Zhong glanced back and reported to the carriage, "Master and Xiaoye are a five-person pony team."
Lei Qin Shun snorted softly, "These people are so close to us, I'm afraid they came here deliberately waiting for us to kill the bandits."
Lei Qin Zhong also had this idea, but he couldn't help but, "It is a good thing that we are not injured, and it can't affect them so much."
The sound of horses' hoofs got closer and closer, and soon came to the front, rushing past.
Lei Qin Shun inadvertently glanced at the people on the horse, "Huh", looking at their backs in surprise.
"What's wrong?" Lei Qin Zhong asked casually.
Lei Qin Shun lowered his voice, his tone a little uncertain, "The man on the front horse... looks like the young master. I should have read it wrong."
Qin Mian and Lei Tie's ears are both very good, and when they hear his words accidentally, they look at each other unexpectedly.
How big the world is, and people are similar. Besides, it is indeed possible that Lei Qin Shun had misunderstood. Qin Mian didn't take this matter to heart.
Both the caravan and the caravan were going north, and the people in the two rooms got a little familiar, and learned that the caravan was also going to the capital. It's just that Qin Mian and his group carried less weight, walked fast, and separated after walking with the caravan for a day.
Five days later, the convoy arrived at Jinshui City. Jinshui City is a big city. Zhang Biao proposed to take a good day off here, but everyone had no objection. There are only two or three days away from the capital, so there is no need to rush as before.
The closer you are to the capital, the stronger the atmosphere of Chunwei. The streets in Jinshui City are full of scholars, and most of them rest in Jinshui City just like Qin Mian.
Zhang Biao led the convoy to a halt in front of the inn.
Yuanyuan and Manman couldn't wait to get off the bus.
"Daddy, I want to go down!"
Lei Tie easily picked up the two little guys at the same time, "Wife, I will take them down first."
"Okay." Qin Mian took a baggage and handed it to Lei Qin Zhong, and locked the doors and windows of the carriage.
"A few guest officers, please come inside!" Xiao Er greeted him, glanced at the majestic carriage in amazement, and beckoned enthusiastically. When he saw two identical little dolls, they opened their mouths when they were kind. The son is cute and smart, this son is so lucky!"
Lei Tie nodded lightly.
"Thank you." Qin Mian smiled at Xiao Er and straightened the hats on the heads of the two little guys.
As soon as he reached the door, a young man came to meet him.
Qin Mian faced each other inadvertently, both of them were startled.
The others around were also a little startled, because the two were so alike, except for the eyebrows and eyes, they were almost exactly the same. Qin Mian's eyebrows and eyes are good-looking, the eyebrows are thick but not messy, and full of heroism; the eyes are apricot eyes, bright and intelligent, in short, they look very pleasing to the eye. The young man's eyebrows were slightly pale, and his single eyelid was matched with a pair of long and narrow Danfeng eyes, and his slightly squinted look was rather gloomy. Another difference is age. The youth should look four or five years older than Qin Mian.