The Lucky Farmgirl Chapter 2136 - 2111: Sneaking Out

She imdiately turned her head to look at her mother.

Ms. Qian gazed at her with eyes full of affection, reached out to stroke her head, and said, "Take what your father gave you. Go with peace of mind, leave the family matters to your brothers, your father and I will personally oversee things in the capital, don’t worry."

Manbao laughed and said, "I’m not worried."

She looked at Zhou Lichong, who was standing to the side, and instructed, "Take good care of the seeds I gave you and record the data from the experintal fields well. If there’s a loss, then there’s a loss, don’t feel bad."

Zhou Lichong agreed, "Little Aunt, rest assured. This year, we’ve cleared five more acres from our duty fields for experintal farming, we won’t just muddle through."

Zhou SiLang, hearing their endless chatter, couldn’t help but say, "Let’s go quickly, the sun is almost overhead."

Junior Ms. Qian was also worried they wouldn’t make it to their lodging in ti, so she hurriedly pulled Manbao along, saying, "Let’s go quickly. Once you arrive, send a letter back ho."

"Sister-in-law, that place is far away. It will take two or three months just to get the letter back. Once we’re there, it might be faster to think of a way to co back ourselves than to send a letter."

Junior Ms. Qian couldn’t help but murmur, "It’s really too far."

Manbao, surrounded by everyone, got into the carriage, lifted the curtain and said to Zhou Lijun, "I won’t be able to attend your wedding, I’ll make it up to you with a gift when I return."

Zhou Lijun nodded and instead spoke to Zhou Liru, who was behind Manbao, "Take good care of Little Aunt."

Zhou Liru, full of excitent, nodded repeatedly, "Second sister, don’t worry."

Bai Shan and Bai Erlang also got into the carriage, bidding farewell to everyone.

Seeing this, the six sisters of the Yin family couldn’t help but grab Yin Huo’s hand and start crying.

Yin Huo tried several tis but couldn’t break free, so he turned to look at his father.

Yin Li sternly said, "Enough, let him get in the carriage."

The Yin sisters were reluctant but under the gaze of their father, they had no choice but to let go, tears streaming down as they watched Yin Huo board the carriage.

The convoy finally set off, and everyone in the convoy secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Once the carriage moved far away, Manbao lifted the curtain and looked back. After ensuring they couldn’t see the people sending them off, she imdiately opened the curtain and went out. "Daji, I want to ride a horse!"

Bai Shan called out from another carriage, "I want to too!"

Bai Erlang: "Together, together."

So the three switched to their horses and soon rode up to Yin Huo’s carriage ahead. "Yin Huo, do you want to learn how to ride a horse?"

Yin Huo lifted the curtain and took a glance at the dust flying in the wind, shaking his head in refusal, "You guys go ahead, I’ll just watch."

Manbao: "Then we’ll go on ahead, giddy-up—"

Yin Huo smiled as he lowered the curtain, held the hand warr in his arms, tucked his hands into his sleeves, and closed his eyes to rest.

Changshou, serving inside the carriage, lifted the pot to make tea, "Young Master, can Young Master Liu get away?"

Yin Huo replied, "He didn’t co to see us off this morning, so he probably got away."

After galloping for a while and feeling better, Manbao and the others got off their horses and onto the carriage. The three of them sat in one carriage and began to discuss, "Did Liu Huan escape?"

Bai Shan said, "I saw him this morning. He gave a knowing wink and ran off. I don’t know if he got away or not."

Manbao said, "With so many people around, and given the surprise, he certainly got away. The question is whether the Liu family will co after us, especially since we’re heading to the Western Regions."

Moreover, we’re not rushing this ti. We’re traveling leisurely, stopping to rest at inns we pass. If the Liu family is keen, they could catch us in a day once they realize.

Bai Shan laughed and said, "Well, we’ll know in a couple of days."

The convoy stopped at the inn in Yongzhou when Liu Huan, with his servant, jumped out, looking up to the sky and laughing, "I made it out!"

Bai Shan couldn’t help but laugh and said, "It’s still too early to say that. Let’s see if anyone cos to chase you the day after tomorrow."

Liu Huan shivered and quickly said, "Can’t you just hide ? With so many people in the convoy, hiding one more won’t be tough."

Bai Shan gave him a sidelong glance and said, "Hide? Do you want to worry your family sick?"

Yin Huo, holding Changshou’s hand to step out of the carriage, told him, "Not only would he not hide you, but I think soone has likely already sent a letter to your family."

Liu Huan was stunned, "What do you an?"

Bai Shan said, "Exactly what it sounds like. Running away like this can last half a day or even a day, but you can’t keep it overnight. Otherwise, even good people would worry themselves into bad ones. I left a letter at ho, saying if you’re not back by lunchti, they should send it to your family."

Bai Shan looked up at the sun and said to him, "Hmm, they probably just left for your place, and it won’t be long before your grandparents know."

Liu Huan couldn’t help but cry out, "You-you-you wicked person!"

With a sincere pat on his shoulder, Manbao said, "It’s all for your good. Minister Liu has two possible stances on this. Either he agrees to let you go, sends soone to deliver extra stuff, and scolds you for a bit; or he sends soone to bring you back and spank you."

"But spanking can be light or heavy. If we proactively send a ssage to your grandparents and proactively admit everything, then the level of Minister Liu’s anger is this much," Manbao pinched a small section of finger, and then drew a circle. "But, if you leave nothing behind and just say you went to see people off, and at night you don’t return, and your grandparents search the whole capital but can’t find you. Finally, through their wit, they figure out you ran off with us, wouldn’t your grandfather’s anger be this big?"

Liu Huan looked at the circle she gestured and shivered, "It would only be bigger."

Manbao said, "We’re not on a quick march. If he wants to catch you, even if you run to the ends of the earth, you’ll be brought back. We’re only thinking in your best interest, you know?"

Liu Huan was convinced by her argunt, nodded, but after pondering, he felt it was wrong and asked, "Then why didn’t you persuade to stay ho?"

Manbao said, "We did persuade you."

Liu Huan: "When did you ever persuade ?"

Bai Erlang said, "How could we not have? We said going to the Western Regions would be tough, you may not get to eat white rice, might encounter sandstorms, even run into horse bandits or sothing, and didn’t you insist on coming with us?"

Liu Huan: "... That was your persuasion?"

The three of Bai Shan nodded in unison.

Yin Huo smiled, "The inn has prepared the al, let’s go in to eat."

Only then did the four realize they were still standing at the door talking. Mr. Zhuang and the two couriers from Honglu Temple had already gone in and settled down.

Seeing Zhou Man co in, the two imdiately stood up to greet, ready to make room for them. Mr. Zhuang smiled at both and said, "No need to be formal with them, let them sit together, we won’t ddle with the kids’ affairs."

The couriers felt this gentleman was quite unique in his teaching. His pupils were clearly leading Young Master Liu away on purpose, yet he neither intervened nor comnted, and subtly seed to encourage it.

Manbao and the five entered, greeted Mr. Zhuang, and then sat down for lunch.

Most of them were traveling on public expense—not the type where you pay first and then reimburse, but staying and eating at the inns for free.