Going through the Red Mansions quickly means going against the system.

It is indeed much more comfortable to have someone escort than to walk alone. Because of Qingwen, the military attache thoughtfully found a carriage for Qingwen to ride in.

However, the border war was urgent, and the innocent death of the courier showed that the enemy had already struck before them. The messengers were all killed, and the situation of General Zhang Shanshou was not optimistic.

Qingwen just wanted to move forward quickly without saying anything about taking a carriage. She was about to mount her horse with a heavy burden on her back. The military attaché tried to help her carry it, but she refused.

Seeing her carrying the big bag neatly and getting on the horse, her movements seemed not to be affected at all, the military attache was stunned for a moment, and after he woke up, he quickly winked at a soldier beside him.

The latter immediately left secretly.

"Cousin, you are so awesome!"

Wu Qi also sighed in surprise.

"Hehe, it doesn't have much. It just takes up space and looks big, but it's not really heavy."

Qingwen plans to create a strong lolita persona for herself, so that she can show that she is not a hindrance and can still help.

"Huh? What's in here?"

The military attache patted Qingwen's bag unconsciously and found that it felt like a steamed bun.

"Eat! There are also some things that can be used on the road." Qingwen showed no timidity at all. She turned around and asked with an innocent smile:

"Brother, I'm going to go all the way from now on. I don't know what to call you. What's your surname?"

The military attache was stunned by Qingwen's sweet name. Then he took a serious look at Qingwen's face and found that her skin illuminated by the sun was as crystal clear as snow, and her big watery eyes reflected him clearly.

As if he was drunk, he suddenly understood what it means to have a glance for ten thousand years.

"Ahem, call me Zhao Qing, no, my name is Zhao Qing, you can call me whatever you want."

"It turns out to be Brother Zhao! No, how old are you?"

"I, I am twenty-three years old, and I haven't married yet."

"Hahaha, it turns out to be Brother Zhao! You are older than my brother, but you are baby-faced. I thought you were very young!"

Qingwen teased him and said: "But I like baby faces, baby faces don't look old."

Zhao Qing's face immediately turned red.

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's not dignified!"

Wu Qi didn't like his cousin looking at other people, so he directly pulled Qingwen's horse to his own horse, then got on the horse and prepared to go.

"It's time to go, stop playing around. We have important things to do!"

Follow-up personnel mounted their horses one after another, and the car was left where it was.

"If we arrive a day earlier, our countrymen will suffer less. Brothers, let's go!"

Wu Qi looked serious and looked a bit like his grandfather's general. Seeing that everyone was ready, he shouted loudly and the team of forty or fifty people set off together, with the sound of horse hooves roaring like thunder.

Because it is the winter moon at this time, and we are walking all the way to the northwest. It is better during the day, but if we miss Sutou at night, it will be unbearable.

Zhao Qing made arrangements to travel all the way, and arranged to rest in the inn as much as possible. Even if she missed the inn, she would try her best to find a hotel for Qingwen to rest.

Although we also encountered gangsters from black shops and cutting roads on the road, we saw that they were such a large group and well-equipped, so they did not dare to go forward.

Along the way, Qingwen also understood why there were so many bandits and they were not wiped out in time.

Most of these bandits are nearby villagers. Since they have no source of income, they have no choice but to become bandits. They all look at the fate of heaven and are forced to come out. The people in the same village cover each other, and the government turns a blind eye, so it is difficult to be caught.

After all, no one is a fool, leaving good people alone and living a life of licking blood. This group of bandits is the most difficult to catch. Usually, if one is caught, a large number will be implicated, so they are let go by the government.

In ancient times, the government did not rely on government officials to investigate and arrest thieves, but mostly relied on civilian reports. The few officials in the government are of some use in the prosperous times, but generally they are useless when the dynasty is at its end.

The next one is the refugees. They are homeless and have nothing, so they are not afraid of anything. They are also the most vicious among them.

This is the kind of person who usually dominates the mountain. They have reached a tacit understanding with the villagers at the foot of the mountain. Smart bandit leaders will also bribe villagers to help cover up.

Some people will also pair up with village bosses, and when the year is good, they will go down to the mountains to work as hired help in farming. The year was not good, so they agreed to go up the mountain together to become thieves.

This is also the first batch of peasant uprising armies in the past dynasties. These people cannot be wiped out unless a large number of officers and soldiers come to suppress them. There is not much profit in exterminating them, so they will become a serious problem for local officials with "far-sightedness", and then use their performance as a way to get promotion when necessary.

Small teams like Qingwen who have special tasks will not care about it. As long as they don't run into anyone who is short-sighted, they won't pay attention to the bandits who are robbing them.

Qingwen became more and more silent as she walked. Is this the ancient times that the time traveler wants? Apply the peaceful worldly life to the ancient world in the novel, use the information gap to seek benefits, and live a life of superiority to others.

Have they never studied history? For so many dynasties in ancient times, they could only enjoy peace for more than fifty years. There were only a few people who wanted to live peacefully into their seventies in ancient times.

If you can't live well in modern times, how can you live well in this era?

"Drink some water and take a rest!"

Zhao Qing felt very uncomfortable when he saw that Qingwen's face had lost its smile and became more and more heavy. He thought Qingwen was tired, and secretly scolded Wu Qi for being useless and wanted to take his cousin to suffer together.

If it were him, he would never let Qingwen suffer! But he never thought that if Wu Qi hadn't taken ten-year-old Qingwen wandering around, how would he have the chance to see Qingwen?

"Cousin! Drink from me! Men and women are not allowed to have sex. Stay away from my sister!"

Wu Qi also regretted taking Qingwen with him. He really might as well rent a small yard in the capital and let his cousin hide her! Look at the bad guys out there! How many!

In addition to Zhao Qing, who dares to come up to him openly, there are also many bad guys who are watching his cousin in the dark!

"What are you doing? I have it myself!"

Qingwen came back to her senses and knew nothing. She took out water from the big bag and drank it, then looked at the sky. It was almost time for lunch.

She took out the buns and gave one to each of Wu Qi and Zhao Qing. She also held one and started to eat it, "It's time, let's eat!"

"Cousin, why did you give it to him? It was a waste of money!"

Wu Qi got angry when he saw Zhao Qing holding a bun with a silly smile on his face. Why is this person so ignorant? The steamed buns brought by my cousin are much more delicious than the military rations. If I eat less, I can save them for my cousin.

Although he thought so, he immediately stuffed the bun into his mouth. Hey, my cousin is really nice, and the dry food she brings is better than what these stinky guys bring.