Traveling through the Republic of China, I married a dead person

The third concubine told Su Bai that Guo Deyi told her that just before dinner, he saw the second wife taking the second young lady out.

The second young lady seemed reluctant and was led out of the yard by the second wife, holding her arm tightly.

Guo Deyi also asked where they were going, but instead of getting an answer, he was glared at by the second wife.

This old guy must have taken the second young lady to seek refuge with Xu Laohei.

This old devil is really quick in his actions.

Since she has abandoned the Confucius Mansion, we don't need to worry about her. Let's leave as soon as everyone gathers.

The Sixth Concubine hadn't come back yet, so Su Bai asked the Third Concubine to go and urge her again.

"Are we going up the mountain...to see Liu?" Xu Tianyi asked.

"I don't know." Su Bai shook her head. She hadn't decided where to go yet. Maybe she could only stay temporarily in Liu Yiyan's Crouching Tiger Cave. In that case, all her dealings with Liu Yiyan would be known to the Confucius Mansion.

There is no other way.

You can't just go to a mountain valley and get these equipment and raw materials and semi-finished products for production, right?

"Madam," Kong Dai whispered, "I do have a place to go, Panlong Cave."

Kong Dai was very familiar with the Panlong Cave area. The boss of Panlong Cave had always had a good relationship with the Kong family. He also secretly helped Master Kong do some shady things. Master Kong did not treat them badly and rewarded them with food and supplies from time to time.

Every time someone went up the mountain to deliver something, it was Kong Dai who went.

Panlong Cave is an area with mountains and caves connected to each other. There are two streams flowing all year round nearby, so it is no problem to live there for a year or two.

The relationship between Panlong Cave and the Confucius Mansion deteriorated after the master passed away. The head of Panlong Cave fell ill and the second in command, Liu Yiyan, took over the management.

After Panlong Cave was destroyed and Liu Yiyan fled to Wohu Cave, it has been empty ever since. Kong Dai even suggested that Yang Huasen move his troops to Panlong Cave.

There is dense vegetation near Panlong Cave, and there are many fruits and fungi to pick. After the spring, even if there is no food, people will not starve to death.

"Okay, let's go to Panlong Cave!"

Kong Dai also gave Su Bai a suggestion, asking Gao Hu to take a group of guards to protect the people in the Kong Mansion and walk in front, while he would lead the way, and the people in the Li Mansion would follow far behind with donkeys carrying equipment and raw materials.

Once they arrive at Panlong Cave, Kong Dai will find a safe place for these people and equipment, and they will not have any contact with the people in Kong Mansion, so that the secret can be kept from them.

"Thank you, Uncle Kong, you are so thoughtful!" Su Bai almost reached out to shake hands with Kong Dai.

Nowadays, in a small place like Longxing, it is not popular for men and women to shake hands casually.

As soon as the fifth concubine arrived with the third and fourth young ladies, Su Bai was ready to leave.

Gao Hu took half of the guards to accompany the people from the Kong Mansion, and the other half, led by Xiao Wei, went with the people from the Li Mansion.

By this time, it was getting dark.

"We will be very tired along the way, and the mountain roads are not easy to walk on at night. If anyone is unwilling..."

"I'm willing. What else can I do if I don't leave?" The Fifth Aunt replied hurriedly.

"Okay, let's follow Uncle Kong. Don't be afraid. We have prepared a lot of torches. But before we enter the mountains, we can only walk by moonlight."

I don’t know how many kilograms of flour pancakes the two kitchens baked and how many steamed buns they steamed that afternoon. More than a dozen guards each carried a bag.

Although the bag is not big, it can still hold dozens of steamed buns.

The supplies have been prepared to this extent, which is considered quite abundant.

However, Su Bai also understood that the daily consumption of these sixty or seventy people was not a small amount. Even if a lot of preparations were made, he was afraid that they would not be able to last too long.

Su Bai and his party went out of the east gate and walked all the way to the east garden near the Confucius family's ancestral tomb before starting to enter the mountain.

The journey was relatively smooth.

This made Su Bai question his decision again. Was he too nervous?

"Look! There's a group of people following us!" The sharp-eyed Miss Three saw the 20 or 30 people behind them: "And a few donkeys!"

"Four!" Miss Four followed up, "All four donkeys are carrying things!"

The third concubine said to them, "Do you think we are the only ones who know how to hide in the mountains?"

Su Bai was slightly nearsighted, and her eyesight was not as good as that of the Third and Fourth Young Misses. At this time, she also saw Niu Yanzi and her gang, but they were all black shadows, and she could not see their faces clearly, and it was difficult to tell whether they were men or women.

"They won't steal our food, will they?" the fifth concubine asked worriedly.

Gao Hu smiled and waved the gun in his hand: "Fifth Madam, we are lucky enough not to rob them, how dare they rob us?"

"That's right, some of us have guns, I almost forgot." The fifth concubine also laughed.

After entering Dongshan, you only need to climb two mountains to reach Panlong Cave, but these two mountains are not as flat as the two before entering Wohu Cave. They are very steep.

The Confucius Mansion had no choice but to move as far inward as possible along the ravine, which increased the distance traveled.

The whole family walked and rested until 11 o'clock in the evening when they finally arrived at Panlong Cave.

It was early spring and it was very cold in the mountains.

Fortunately, it was still relatively warm in the depths of Panlong Cave. Gao Hu asked the guards to take off their outer coats and spread them on the ground for the ladies, so that they could use their own bags as pillows to spend the night.

"Ladies, tomorrow I will take people to the mountains to find some dry firewood and hay to pad the ground. I'm sorry to bother you today!"

The Kong family, who had always been unreasonable, became polite at this time. The fifth concubine expressed her gratitude to Gao Hu and his soldiers. They took off their outer coats and laid them under the Kong family members, while they themselves had to endure the cold.

"It's okay. For us soldiers, this isn't suffering!" Gao Hu's guards were quite resourceful. They all slept next to each other.

Su Bai asked the people in the Kong Mansion to follow their example and sleep together so that they would be warmer.

After everyone in the Kong family lay down, Kong Dai took Su Bai out of the big cave and came to another cave after many twists and turns. The twelve people including Niu Yanzi, plus a dozen people from Gao Hu's guards, were all in this cave.

"How many caves are there in Panlong Cave?" Su Bai asked.

Kong Li told Su Bai that there were dozens of caves, big and small. The largest cave was the one where the Kong family members lived just now, and the smallest cave could only hide one or two people.

However, in general, there are more small holes and only a few large holes.

All the big holes are connected to each other, except this one.

This is the backup cave of the boss of Panlong Cave. It is a perfect place to turn on the equipment without any delay.

"Great!" Under the current conditions, this is already a very satisfactory place.

Su Bai suddenly had a new idea. Why couldn't he transfer the production to Panlong Cave?

In terms of area, the combined area of ​​these few large holes is much larger than the backyard of the Confucius Mansion and the front and back yards of the Li Mansion combined.

There are also disadvantages, it is not very convenient in life.

In any case, his fourth batch of medicines could be produced smoothly.

There is still a large amount of mold in the Confucius Mansion. If Marshal Lin really occupied Longxing and entered the Confucius Mansion, those molds would probably be destroyed.

When Gao Hu left, he deliberately left two soldiers in the city and set up a mobile outpost at the foot of Dongshan Mountain. As long as there was any news in Longxing City, someone would come to report it immediately.

Su Bai returned to the cave, lay down next to the Sixth Aunt, and warned her first: "Go to bed early, I'm not in the mood to chat with you!"

After giving the warning, I realized that the Sixth Concubine had already fallen asleep.

Self-indulgent.

Just after dawn in the morning, Gao Hu brought news from the foot of the mountain. Less than two hours after we left last night, a battalion of Marshal Lin entered Longxing City.