C11 (2/2)

In the marketplace, she had to ask many times to find out which military camp the men from Tranquil Village had gone to.

Although it was called the border, it wasn't that far. Qing He County was originally quite far away from the Imperial City, and in comparison, the border was much closer.

Su Zhi found a caravan that passed by the border and spent a few taels of silver as payment for the journey. With a few dozen taels left, she couldn't help but think that she had borrowed a little too much.

She hadn't been here for long, so she didn't really know much about currency. However, this twenty taels of silver was enough for a commoner to live for a year.

Walking out of the city gate for around twenty to thirty miles, there were no longer any villages or farmhouses.

Qing He County was like an unremarkable rock that had been left behind on the riverbank, easily thrown far away.

Su Zhi rarely spoke during the journey. She would occasionally lower her voice and pretend that she was a man with a hoarse voice.

She was dressed in rags, probably, and had two children with her. The leader of the caravan, who had mistaken her for a widower with a dead wife, let her do as she pleased when he saw that she didn't like to talk to anyone.

Fortunately, Ah Jin was sensible and would help Su Zhi take care of the small bean bag, but he could still endure the journey.

Every time she woke up after a nap, Su Zhi would trick him and give him some candy that he had never eaten before as a reward.

The caravan moved and stopped to rest. Since it was the era of war, they didn't dare to take a shortcut and headed north on the official road.

It was already five days later when he arrived at the border.

For five whole days, the boat had been tiring. Not to mention two children, even Su Zhi herself could not handle it. However, when she saw the golden words' Black Cloud Pass' on the city wall, she couldn't help but smile and jump up in joy.

What should I say when I see Nie Rufeng later? She wasn't the real Su Zhi. She couldn't possibly be that watertight.

How was she supposed to interpret the deep love and love that a husband and wife should have for each other so that it wouldn't be seen through? Being a married couple who had separated from a man she had never met before, when she thought of what she would face later on, her face reddened.

”Mother, is this where Father joined the army? We can see daddy now? ”

”Yes, this is the place.”

Su Zhi gently touched A Jin's little head and hugged her little daughter who was sleeping soundly on her shoulder. She felt uneasy in her heart.