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Chapter 278: Visiting The County Town

Chapter 278: Visiting The County Town

Before Mu Yucheng had time to speak, Xu Xiang already blocked his mouth with her words. Mu Yucheng nodded obediently and said, "Mhm. Traveling in a horse carriage is also not bad."

As soon as these words came out, Hu Wenfeng glanced at him and asked in a low voice: "Afraid of your wife?"

Hearing Hu Wenfeng’s words, Mu Yucheng glanced at him and replied in a low voice calmly: "This is what is called ’being loved by my wife’. You won’t understand."

Hu Wenfeng rolled his eyes at Mu Yucheng, and then they followed the two women out. When they came out, Ying Yi came over and asked, "Miss Xu, are you going out?"

Xu Xiang nodded and said, "Yes. We want to go to the county town."

"Do you need me to prepare a horse carriage for you?" Ying Yi asked again.

Thinking that it would be better to ask Ying Yi for help than the servant of this relay station, Xu Xiang nodded and said, "If it’s not a problem for you, please prepare a bigger horse carriage for us."

Ying Yi shook his head and said, "It’s not a problem. I will ask Ying San to take you to the county town. If you need anything else later, you can ask Ying San to prepare it for you."

Seeing that Ying Yi had already arranged everything, Xu Xiang did not refuse, and said, "Then I will trouble you. Thank you, Ying Yi."

Ying Yi nodded towards her and said, "Please wait a moment. I’m going to get the horse carriage."

After speaking, Ying Yi walked away to prepare a horse carriage for them. Five minutes later, Ying San came driving the horse carriage. He came down, pulled out the stairs under the carriage, and said, "Miss Xu, please get in."

Xu Xiang took Mu Yucheng’s hand naturally and walked towards the carriage. Ying San was taken aback when he saw their interlocking fingers, and blurted out: "Miss Xu, you shouldn’t hold hands with men in public. It will damage your reputation."

As soon as these words came out, Ying San realized that he had crossed the line. He quickly clasped his fists and said, "I’m sorry, Miss Xu. I overstepped my position."

Xu Xiang knew that Ying San had no malicious intentions, so she smiled and said, "It’s fine. Thank you for reminding me, but Yucheng and I are in a relationship."

Hearing what she said, Ying San finally knew why his master disappeared without saying a word last night.

When Xu Xiang and the others got into the carriage, Ying San realized something and thought: ’Wait a minute. Since when did Miss Xu have a relationship with Young Master Mu? If I remember correctly, they hadn’t dated each other two days ago.

Just as Ying San was recalling what happened these days, Xu Xiang and the others were already sitting in the carriage.

Huan Yun looked out from the window and saw that Ying San was still standing there blankly, and asked, "Ying San, what are you doing? We should leave early before the county magistrate’s office closes."

Hearing Huan Yun’s voice, Ying San came back to his senses, and quickly sat down on the coachman’s seat. While driving the carriage, he was still thinking about the relationship between Xu Xiang and Mu Yucheng, feeling that he missed something important.

Inside the horse carriage, Huan Yun was still looking out of the window. With the hot wind blowing on her face, she felt even hotter, and said, "The weather is getting hotter and hotter these days. I don’t know when such hot days will pass."

Xu Xiang looked at Huan Yun, who was drenched in sweat, and said, "I hope that the people in the local government and the common people will agree to implement our plan. With more plants and trees, the local temperatures should be able to cool down a bit."

Hu Wenfeng chuckled, and said, "If they are not stupid, they will immediately agree with your plan. You even provide them with the seeds and knowledge without taking any profit from them. Only a fool would refuse such a handout."

Due to poor road conditions, it took them more than an hour to reach the gate of the county town. Ying San looked at the deserted city gate, and drove directly towards the gate. The city guard saw the oncoming horse carriage and raised his hand to stop the carriage.

Ying San smiled at the guard and said, "Greetings, Brother."

The city guard nodded to Ying San and said, "I have never seen you before. What is your purpose in coming to our town?"

Ying San took out his travel pass and handed it to the city guard. When the city guard checked his travel pass, Ying San said, "My master is a merchant and we came to the Qin Kingdom to do some small business. Since we were passing through this area, my master decided to check out this county town for some local commodities."

The city guard returned the travel pass to Ying San and said, "You may not know that this year’s situation is not good. Most merchants choose to leave the Qin Kingdom, and the price of goods has increased a lot. If you want to buy something, I suggest you choose wisely. Many merchants have been cheated in the past few months."

Ying San took out a piece of broken silver from his sleeve, handed it to the city guard, and said, "Thank you, Brother, for the reminder."

The city guard took the money, stepped aside, and said, "Let them pass."

After Ying San thanked the city guard, he drove into the city. After inquiring around, he found the location of the county magistrate’s office, and drove directly there. Along the way, Ying San looked at the empty streets and the lifeless people.

As someone who once lived in the Shang Empire, this desolate scenery is not uncommon for Ying San. But for Xu Xiang and Huan Yun who came from the developed world, the desolate town surprised them a bit.