Chapter 1387: Chapter 1365: Not Remembering the Way
Originally, at their current speed, they should have continued forward. About twelve miles past Mianzhou, there’s a small town where they could also stop. But since they need to pick up Bai Dalang, they might as well stay overnight.
Mr. Zhuang had already heard a mention from Erlang in the carriage, and he laughed, "I wonder if Dalang’s marriage proposal has been settled yet."
Upon hearing this, Bai Shan and the others exchanged glances. Bai Erlang, who dreaded the cold and the bumpy ride, said, "I’ll ride horses with you all later."
The three exchanged glances and chuckled, eager to head into the city early to hear some gossip.
Mr. Zhuang knew these three disciples all too well. Seeing the smiles on their faces, he couldn’t help but shake his head but let them be.
The three galloped quickly towards Mianzhou City.
San Tou could only lean against the carriage window, watching them run off into the distance. Then he turned back to his two younger siblings and said, "When I have money in the future, I’ll buy a horse too."
Si Tou said, "That’ll take a while. You need money for your studies now, and later you’ll need money to take exams, and even the examiners need money. When will you ever earn money?"
Sanya added, "And you’ll need to get married, too."
Si Tou remembered and said, "Once you’re married, you’ll have to have children, and having children means raising them."
He looked at San Tou sympathetically and shook his head, clicking his tongue, "At this rate, Third Brother, you can forget about buying a horse."
San Tou shouted at him, "Can’t I make more money and both get married and buy a horse?"
Si Tou asked, "What can you do to earn money?"
San Tou began to ponder deeply.
Si Tou said, "You should first improve your handwriting. I heard from Auntie that to earn money by copying books in the capital, your handwriting must be neat and beautiful."
San Tou retorted, "My handwriting is better than yours."
Si Tou: "Impossible."
Sanya testified for San Tou, "Third Brother’s handwriting is indeed better than yours."
Si Tou looked deeply hurt, "Really?"
Sanya nodded firmly, "Of course it’s true. Why would I lie to you?"
Bai Shan and the others quickly arrived at Mianzhou City. It was the eighth day, and there were quite a few people entering and exiting the city gate, so the three had to dismount and line up to enter the city.
The two guards followed them closely, and after entering the city, said, "Young Master, Elder Uncle and the others are probably in the secondary residence."
Bai Erlang immediately said, "I know where our secondary residence is."
He wanted to lead the way, but with a loud voice, he roused a drowsy servant leaning against the city wall, who immediately woke up and ran towards him, calling, "Second Young Master!"
A few people turned their heads to look.
A servant quickly ran up to pay respects, "Second Young Master, Eldest Young Master, Miss Man, the Master and Eldest Young Master asked me to wait here for you. The secondary residence has been tidied up. Hey, why is it only the Young Masters and Miss here? Where’s the Old Madam and others?"
"They’re behind," Bai Erlang didn’t want him to lead, waving his hand, "I know where the secondary residence is, you wait here for Great-Aunt."
Before the servant could react, the three had already mounted their horses ready to leave. He hurriedly grabbed one of the guards following behind, "This..."
The guard said, "You wait here. We rode fast, and the Old Madam and the others are behind. I estimate they’ll take another two to three quarters of an hour to arrive."
Getting these restless young masters to wait here for two to three quarters of an hour was obviously impossible.
The servant had to let go of the guard and watched them gallop away on their horses.
Mianzhou City wasn’t as bustling as Yizhou City, let alone the capital, but its streets weren’t as wide, so the three slowed their horses down and trotted forward.
They weren’t very familiar with Mianzhou City, so they looked curiously at both sides. After a long walk, Bai Shan felt something wasn’t right. He stopped Bai Erlang with his horse and asked, "If we keep going, we’ll be out of the city soon. Do you really remember where the secondary residence is?"
Bai Erlang was racking his brains, as everywhere around seemed familiar to him.
During the New Year’s visit, they passed through Mianzhou, but at that time, they were many, and since they hadn’t prepared in advance, they stayed at an inn and didn’t visit the secondary residence.
Counting back, it was still last year, no, the year before last New Year that they visited Mianzhou.
Bai Erlang looked innocently at Bai Shan. Seeing this, Manbao said, "Forget it, he’s definitely forgotten."
She turned her head and asked the guards trailing behind, "What about you two, do you know?"
The guard laughed, "We know, it’s at No. 68 Erhu Street."
Bai Shan asked, "Where is Erhu Street?"
The two guards:... They hadn’t been here either; they had just remembered the address.
Bai Shan and Manbao both looked at the two guards. One of them reacted first and immediately said, "I’ll go ask someone."
"I remember now!" Bai Erlang suddenly shouted, turning his horse around and pointing to the road they came from, "At the intersection ahead, turn in, and keep going, that’s it. There’s a stall selling meat pies at the intersection, and their meat pies are delicious."
With Bai Erlang’s words, both Bai Shan and Manbao felt a bit hungry. They turned their horses around, a serious look on their faces, "Well then, let’s go check it out now."
The guard said, "Young Master, better to ask someone first..." If it wasn’t correct, they didn’t need to make this trip, right?
Bai Shan showed a trusting expression towards Bai Erlang and interrupted the guard, "I trust Erlang, and even if it’s wrong, it’s fine. We can find someone to ask along the way."
Bai Erlang proudly raised his head and rode Lv’er ahead.
Manbao and Bai Shan immediately followed, asking Bai Erlang, "Are you sure you remember correctly, is there really tasty meat pie there?"
"I haven’t forgotten. Both my dad and older brother treated me there. Every year when we visit my uncle’s house, we stay in Mianzhou City for a day or two, and every morning we eat those meat pies. Their mutton soup is also delicious."
Manbao said to Bai Shan, "When we got off earlier, I really did smell mutton soup."
Bai Shan nodded, "I smelled it too."
They ran for a while, the air gradually filled with various delicious aromas. Going a bit further, they indeed smelled the aroma of mutton soup, along with the strong scent of meat.
Bai Erlang, running at the front, was the first to spot the sign, laughing joyfully, "Yes, that’s the stall."
The three rode their horses to the stall front, where a person was continuously mincing meat. He was brawny and stocky, and when he saw the three exquisite young teenagers ride up to his stall and fix their bright eyes on him, he couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous, almost chopping through the board. Seeing them dismount, he asked with a smile, "Do the three young masters and miss want some meat pies?"
The three nodded. Glancing at the size of the pies, Bai Shan smiled, "Give us five."
The brawny man couldn’t help but squint with a smile, happily agreeing.
He took a slightly charred pie from the stove, sliced it open, and stuffed it with meat and vegetables. He was particularly generous, with more meat than vegetables, packing it tightly before handing it to Bai Shan in a paper bag.