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Only then did Hua Ruge say in satisfaction, "We can set off now."
Thus, the group left the border region and headed towards the direction of the Jackdaw Mountain. Hua Ruge rode his horse and led the group.
There were four men carrying palanquins and four men pushing four carriages pulling dowry.
Hua Ruge had to make sure that those bandits could not shift their eyes away when they saw these things.
The distance between the two countries was two hundred li. According to this pace, they would have to walk for two days.
It was already winter, but it wasn't the coldest time of the year. Everyone could adapt to it.
When night fell, Mao Jun found a place to rest and took out the kitchen utensils he tied onto the dowry cart to cook.
Hua Ruge scooped a bowl of hot porridge for the matchmaker, who gratefully took it and drank.
"Brothers, we will be at the Jackdaw Mountain tomorrow. The bandits will not stop at that. We will need to be careful then. We can't let any loopholes show up." Hua Ruge said.
Mao Jun shushed her with a hand gesture, then pointed at the matchmaker who had squinted her eyes, indicating that she could not hear anything.
Hua Ruge shook his head and said indifferently: "My food is not that good to drink."
Because of what she had heard, Hua Ruge had drugged her long ago, causing her to fall into a deep sleep until daybreak.
Yan Zixing gave her a thumbs up, as he realized that Hua Ruge's cultivation experience was not shallow at all.
Hua Ruge winked at him with his left eye.
"Everyone, tomorrow, just follow the manservant at home and pretend to run here and there. If you don't know how to pretend, then lower your head and work. Don't try too hard but don't talk too much." Tuoba Yu said and then said to Hua Ruge, "Tomorrow, we will see how Brother Hua will deal with it."
"Don't worry." Hua Ruge replied.
Very quickly, an entire night passed. Hua Ruge handed everyone a pill and told them to take it. After that, he stepped forward and patted Madame Li's head and said, "Grandma, it's time to hurry on with your journey."
Grandma Li woke up to find a cloak draped over her body. She hurriedly thanked him. "Thank you, Young Master."
Hua Ruge kept his cape and continued on his way.
The further they walked, the colder the atmosphere became.
The reason why the name was given to the Jackdaw Mountain was because there were countless Jackdaws on the mountain who could spit out cold air and take out one that was similar to a normal crow. However, if they attacked in groups, even a Battle Master would be frozen to death by the cold air.
Furthermore, there was a type of grass growing on this mountain that was covered by the Chilling Qi of the Jackdaws. Its name was the Dragonsun Grass, and it could resist the Chilling Qi all year round, and it would not be attacked by the Jackdaws.
Last night, Hua Ruge let the sable go out after everyone fell asleep. The little thing finally brought her a lot of these herbs.
If she were to consume this grass, she would need a great deal of it. After all, the absorption capacity of the human body was limited, so she was able to refine the pill on the spot.
Ye Zichen merely told everyone that she bought this pill before coming here. Since she had money, no one found it strange.
As the group walked forward, they saw a thin man with yellow skin and ragged clothes walking over. His footsteps were shaky, and when he reached near, he unexpectedly fell in front of Hua Ruge's horse.
Pengci?
This thought popped up in Hua Ruge's mind, but she still dismounted to check on his situation.
"They must be refugees from Upper Nether Kingdom. This year's harvest was not good for famine, so there were quite a few who fled. Young master, you don't need to worry about that." Madame Li advised.
Hua Ruge rolled his eyes and said: "Father said before, it's because of this that the leather business is not easy to handle. Father has not run into business for three months."
"Sigh, this is what it means to rely on the heavens to eat. Who knows when I might not be able to eat anymore." The matchmaker sighed.
"Since it's a refugee, I should faint from hunger." Hua Ruge judged for a bit, then turned and said: "Men, bring some dry food and water."
Pushing the cart, Mao Jun who had a big beard plastered on it took out some dry food and water, and walked over with a flattering tone: "Young Master is truly kind."
Hua Ruge helped him up, and with good eyes, Mao Jun helped him up.
Hua Ruge opened the water bag and moistened his dry lips. That person licked his lips as if he was meeting rain after drought for a long time. After a few consecutive times, he finally opened his eyes weakly.
"All of them for you." Hua Ruge gave him the water bag.
The man took it and without saying a word, he drank it, and then Hua Ruge gave him another biscuit, which he wolfed down as he spoke incoherently: "Young master is really a good person, I've met a lot of people along the way, but they didn't give me anything to eat."
"What's the matter with you?" Hua Ruge asked.
"My hometown is in a disaster, I couldn't make it down there, so I decided to get a job. Who would've thought that I would fall here due to being too hungry, if not for young master here, I would have frozen to death or starved to death." The man said this in gratitude.
"It was a simple task, but I feel embarrassed thanking you instead. I still have to get some dried rations for the journey to eat." Hua Ruge said in a very friendly manner.
"Thank you, young master. What are you going to do?" The man asked as he ate. In a blink of an eye, he had already eaten the two pieces of cake and was still eating the third piece.
Hua Ruge instructed the people below to rest and squatted down to chat with the man: "I am sending my sister out to marry. I believe your brother should know that there is a leather shop in the city, and the owner is surnamed Xue."
The man nodded as he ate. "Yes, there is this family. Is your sister going to marry them?"
"That's right, this is the baby marriage that was set in the early years. It will be delivered tonight, and tomorrow will be the auspicious day." Hua Ruge chatted idly.
The man nodded and said: "Looking at Young Master's appearance, you must be extraordinary. That manager sure is blessed."
"My sister is better looking than me. It's a pity that I'm going to send her to someone else's house. I can't bear to part with her." Hua Ruge's face was filled with frustration.
"Girls are like that." The man agreed.
If you want to be born with a boy, then a girl is a loser. Not only did she raise her child for free for more than ten years, but she even had to prepare a dowry for the marriage." Hua Ruge had a bitter look on his face.
The man shook his head. "Young master, you're wrong for thinking this way. Girls are more considerate. How much can a dowry cost?"
The man was chewing a biscuit, looking as if he didn't understand.
"Don't underestimate these carriages. They are worth tens of thousands of gold coins. Just thinking about giving them to others makes my heart ache." Hua Ruge looked at the carriages behind and sighed.
The man's face was filled with surprise as he said, "You rich people are indeed different. Truly generous."
"I was afraid that my in-laws would be looked down upon." Hua Ruge was helpless.
The two of them were chatting in front when the curtain suddenly opened. Su Nianxia took off his head and said: "Brother, why are we not leaving anymore?"
She was a little beauty in the first place. The red wedding dress made her look a little less green and more feminine. Her entire being was like another sun in winter, making one's heart heat up just by looking at her.
Hua Ruge immediately went forward and reprimanded him: "I've told you so many times, you can't flip your head over this head, hurry up and sit back down! "Don't make a sound."
Su Nianxia pouted in dissatisfaction, and finally put down the hood and sat back down.
"The female upperclassmen won't stay." Hua Ruge shook her head as she walked in front of the man before: "I'm sorry, but if Sister gets anxious, we won't stop."
As she spoke, the people behind her all stood up from the ground, ready to set off.
"Thank you for saving my life, young master. I have to leave now, otherwise the sky will be getting dark soon." The man stood up and said.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the man left.
"Brother, if you're not hurrying, why are you grinding your teeth with him?" Mao Jun walked over and asked.
Hua Ruge looked at him and asked: "Do you really think he's a refugee?"
"Yeah, I'm so hungry that I'm going to faint." Mao Jun scratched his head.
"I knew at a glance that he was faking it." Hua Ruge patted Mao Jun's shoulders and leaned in close to him and said:
"That's the bandit's outpost. The investigation is here, and I've leaked the news. They will make their move tonight at the latest, so inform the brothers to stay alert."
Mao Jun nodded as he gave a thumbs up. If he could not guess at the true strength of bandits even if he was beaten to death, this would be too cunning.
Hua Ruge walked to the side of the palanquin and said, "You did well just now."
She had previously said that she wouldn't leave for more than a quarter of an hour, and if there were no hints, she would reveal her face. Not only would this girl execute it, she would also execute it in advance, performing quite well.
Separated by the palanquin curtain, Su Nianxia asked: "Little big brother, you worked hard in advance."
"What?" Hua Ruge asked puzzledly. She admitted that she did not do as much as the other members of the party.
"Your skin merchant has already been investigated ahead of time. Truly amazing." Su Nianxia said frantically.
Seeing how enthusiastic this child was, she couldn't bear to tell him the truth, but she still said, "I lied. I made up a place and he said he knew it. There must be something wrong."
"That person is so amazing, but he still can't deceive you. Sure enough, little big brother is the best at lying." Su Nianxia concluded in his palanquin.
Every time he chatted with her, Hua Ruge felt like vomiting blood.
She didn't deny her deceptive attribute, but being praised as a virtue by others, she still felt a little uncomfortable.
So she ran.
Su Nianxia originally wanted to chat for a while, but now he could only give his sincere condolences.
The group of people slowly walked towards the center of the lake. They were waiting for someone to make a move, but no one moved.
Hua Ruge frowned, was it possible that he did not let them snatch him away? Or was his acting too lousy discovered?
Just as they were about to leave the Jackdaw Mountain in the evening, everyone's stomachs were rumbling with hunger. Coincidentally, there was a restaurant on the side of the road.
Hua Ruge called out to Mao Jun and said: "Luosha help has started, there's definitely something wrong with this restaurant."
Mao Jun was shocked, and whispered: "The dark shop will put poison in the dishes, we can't eat it."
"Aren't you all hungry? "Then eat openly." As Hua Ruge spoke, he took out a small bottle and said, "Take one pill each for the antidote.
Since they were going to fight, they might as well go all out. Who would be the one laughing at the very end?