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

It was really close. Fortunately, I made the decision to go up the mountain without hesitation yesterday. If I had been a little later, the consequences would have been disastrous.

I still feel scared when I think about it now.

If there is any latest news from Longxing City, it will be sent to the mountain in time. Gao Hu told Su Bai that Cheng Zifeng's main county government personnel and Bai Ying fled into the South Mountain of Siling Mountain.

Gao Hu took his guards to the surrounding area to look for wood and hay. Su Bai returned to the cave. The fifth concubine was obviously very concerned about the whereabouts and safety of the second wife. When she asked Su Bai, Su Bai just told her not to worry, the second wife was living a better life than them.

"I think so too," the fifth concubine said that the second wife was so smart and might have already planned a way out. If the eldest lady hadn't been concerned about the second lady's safety and asked her to ask Su Bai, she would not have bothered to ask.

"Kong Man, come to me if you have any problems in the future!" Su Bai said to the eldest lady who was hiding in the corner without saying a word.

Then she turned to everyone and told them to stay in the cave and not run around. She was going down the mountain to get some information and would come back in the evening.

"Didn't Captain Gao leave people in Longxing?" asked the third concubine.

"I have to check on my business. There are a lot of things there. This is also the capital to support this big family in the future. If the business is robbed by Marshal Lin's people before it opens, it will be bad luck for all of us!"

"Then you better be careful." said the Sixth Aunt.

Su Bai was not going to any trading company, she was just in a hurry to produce that batch of medicine.

Although I came here once yesterday, I would not have been able to find this cave today without Kong Dai leading the way.

It was too late yesterday and I couldn’t see it clearly, but today I realized that there was a reason why the leader of Panlong Cave used this place as a backup cave.

The entrance to the cave is very hidden, under a very narrow mountain stream. Kong Dai told Su Bai that after a few days when new grass grows out, the weeds at the entrance will be able to grow to more than half a person's height and almost cover the entrance. If the entrance is slightly covered, it will be difficult for people to find the cave unless they get close.

Moreover, this cave has another exit, but that hole is smaller and people have to bend over to enter and exit, but it is enough for escape.

Kong Dai said that the bandits all have their own escape routes or alternative hiding places in times of crisis. Since Xu Laohei of Shili Peak occupied Shili Peak, he began to dig an escape passage leading to the bottom of the ravine, which was only completed a few years ago.

"This place is great." Su Bai sighed.

At this time, she had made up her mind. If Kong Li did not die and she could not leave Longxing for the time being, she would set up a small-scale production base here.

No matter what happens in Longxing next, production here can continue uninterrupted.

The two entered the cave. Niu Yanzi and Niu Fuping had already taken out various equipment and semi-finished raw materials from the boxes, and some of them had been assembled.

In the afternoon, the latest news from the city reached the mountain. The Confucius Mansion had been used as the headquarters of the battalion stationed by Marshal Lin. Since no one dared to enter the Confucius Mansion to inquire, the detailed situation inside was unknown.

Su Bai was busy until it was almost dark before he dragged his exhausted body back to Panlong Cave, just in time for the people in the cave to start eating.

The two cooks put a lot of effort into the preparation and even took away a lot of pickles when they left, so they had both food and vegetables.

Su Bai was not there on that day. As the oldest wife among the several wives, the Third Wife asked everyone to eat sparingly, not to ask for enough to eat, but to make sure they were not hungry.

Everyone agreed. The third concubine had experienced the period when the Kong family was in trouble, and she understood the importance of perseverance and perseverance when things were difficult. No one knew when this group of people would be able to return to the Kong Mansion.

Except for the third and fourth young ladies who were still growing and had no limit on their food intake, everyone else reduced their food intake, especially the sixth concubine, who, after eating half a pancake at noon, said she didn't want to eat anymore at night.

Su Bai only ate a steamed bun in the cave at noon. The smell of penicillin was quite strong. After smelling the medicine for a whole day, he now had no appetite at all.

The living conditions in the cave improved a lot. Gao Hu's guards brought a lot of tree branches and sticks from the mountain and laid hay on them so they no longer had to sleep close to the ground.

As soon as Su Bai came in, she lay down next to the Sixth Concubine. She told everyone the news that the Kong Mansion had been occupied.

"Alas," the Fifth Concubine sighed, "Ever since Fourth Sister took over the position of head of the Kong Mansion, we haven't had a single day of peace!"

She said that even during this year's Chinese New Year, she didn't put much meat in the dumplings she made.

"Su Bai, you must have had a hard time in Qingdao. All the restaurants were closed. Where did you eat?" the Sixth Aunt suddenly asked.

During the Chinese New Year, Su Bai was in Shanghai.

Shanghai, especially the French Concession, is full of Western flavor, but the Chinese New Year atmosphere is relatively weak.

Su Bai and a few others were invited by Manager Wan to have New Year's Eve dinner at his home, and later they kept eating in restaurants.

He didn't feel anything at all during this New Year. If the Sixth Aunt hadn't mentioned it, Su Bai would have almost forgotten that the New Year had just passed.

"I have to go out tomorrow. You stay here and listen to the arrangements made by Captain Gao and Butler Guo. Don't cause any trouble for them."

This time, no one asked Su Bai what he was going to do.

Tomorrow, the fourth batch of medicine will be officially produced. Zi Yan is already able to complete the filling process independently, and Niu Yanzi will also be able to become an apprentice after this operation.

Su Bai had something more important to do. She had to go see Liu Yiyan and ask him to help contact Yang Huasen to find out where the military doctors and nurses they had tied up on the mountain were.

She had to rescue Doctor Chen. Even if Linhua City was occupied and Doctor Chen could not return to Linhua for the time being, she had to make it clear to Yang Huasen that his safety must be absolutely guaranteed, or she could simply take him to Panlong Cave to live with the people in the Kong Mansion.

Su Bai got up early and brought Kong Dai, Zi Yan and Xu Tianyi to Hole No. 1.

The name Cave No. 1 was newly given by Su Bai yesterday. This cave was originally nameless.

The first batch of penicillin produced with handwritten labels was temporarily named Drug No. 1, so the nameless cave was named No. 1.

After reminding Zi Yan and Niu Yanzi twice about the details that needed attention in Cave No. 1, Su Bai, Kong Dai and Xu Tianyi walked down the mountain.

When Gao Hu left Longxing, he got four donkeys to carry the eight large boxes. The four donkeys were tied in a ravine not far away. Xiao Wei sent people to guard the donkeys and also sent people to take turns going out of the cave to pull some grass for them.

Kong Dai told Su Bai that although this place was not far from Crouching Tiger Cave, Su Bai might not be able to climb over the mountains and hills. So he decided to use the old method and let Su Bai ride on a donkey and take a detour along the ravine to avoid having to climb less mountains and not tire himself out.

Kong Dai led the donkey, and the three of them walked along the ravine for a while. Su Bai saw a small courtyard under a small cliff halfway up the mountain on the west side.

"Why are there still people living here?" Su Bai pointed upwards.

"Oh, maybe a monk or Taoist is practicing here." Kong Dai disagreed. Most Taoists and monks live in the mountains, so this kind of thing is not uncommon.