It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 374

When Shijiu hurriedly returned after exchanging messages, the two factions in the courtyard were already clearly divided. Although he felt somewhat puzzled, it didn't matter at the moment.

He spoke rapidly, giving instructions: "The situation is still unsettled, and this is not a place to stay permanently. We need to find another place."

Let's go somewhere else...

Two hours later, Jiang Yan and Tian Jiu, disguised as old women by Chunying's skillful hands, appeared furtively by the northern city wall, carrying two tattered bamboo baskets.

At the foot of the city wall, there are still reeds and weeds that have not been completely removed. The withered yellow leaves and stems lie flat in patches, making it easy for a person to hide inside.

After sweeping the area once with the long stick, Tian Jiu and Jiang Yan quickly plunged in.

Ten steps along the city wall, there was another opening, about half the size of a person. When Jiang Yan and his group discovered it last month, they had a feeling it could be put to good use, so they specially added some camouflage to the outside of the city wall.

The soft crying from inside the basket resumed. Tian Jiu skillfully shook it with his backhand, successfully making the person dizzy, and then he crawled out of the hole—just in time to see Jiang Yan, who had come out of the city wall first, confronting two middle-aged men.

One of the men, with a simple and honest face, said, "Grandma Cai, you were really careless today. You didn't cover your face properly, and the two of us brothers saw your true face."

The other one was also all smiles: "When things got chaotic in town last night, I knew you wouldn't be able to resist looking for the goods."

Upon seeing the unfamiliar face that followed and the bamboo basket behind him, the two, who had been tense and wary, suddenly realized what was going on and relaxed, jokingly saying, "Old woman, you've found another lover."

"We need to teach him more; we can't let the baby keep crying and getting in the way."

After Jiang Yan emerged from the city wall, she remained silent, subtly wary of the two highly suspicious human traffickers who kept babbling on and on. She then gave Tian Jiu a hand signal.

Five seconds later, Jiang Yan looked at the precious and fragile baby in the basket, while Tian Jiu suddenly pounced and knocked the two of them to the ground, then knocked them unconscious.

After binding them securely and dragging them to a nearby forest where they were hidden, Jiang Yan looked towards the cave entrance and said, "So this is what it's for. Why didn't Changning Prefecture repair it in time?"

Tian Jiu remained calm: "It all depends on how you use it." Like the two of them, they slipped out of here to avoid being seen by the enemy.

Jiang Yan recalled her previous experience of successfully escaping capture by crawling through a hole in the city wall and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Don't you think it's very risky? Because of this oversight, the city wall's defensive capabilities have been weakened, and the enemy can easily infiltrate and sabotage it from here."

Tian Jiu remained silent for a long time before replying, "But for people like us, finding a loophole means having a better chance of survival."

……

The two walked westward along the official road for about six or seven miles before they met Chunying and her party, who were chasing after them in a carriage.

The destination we were heading to was quite far from the city, and it would take at least a day to walk there. Not only was it time-consuming, but it was also not conducive to conserving energy to deal with any unknown risks.

Bringing the donkey cart out of the city was quite difficult. Even if Chunying disguised everyone, it would still be easy to spot the flaws up close, and then be blocked by someone with ulterior motives. If a fight broke out, the large number of people could also be a hindrance.

After discussing it with Chunying, Shijiu and Chunying decided to split into two groups. Tian Jiu and Jiang Yan took the most important child and went out first, while the two of them took Yuan, the wet nurse, and Hong, and risked leaving the city by donkey cart.

As for why Yuan, another indispensable member of the team, didn't travel with Tian Jiu and Jiang Yan...

Jiang Yan climbed onto the donkey cart and saw the still-damp bangs on her forehead and her pale lips. Only then did she realize once again that this woman, who had just given birth two months ago, was still weak inside, even though her physical appearance had recovered well.