Chapter 155: Is there a detour?

The corners of Zhang Bingliang’s lips twitched, and his whole body felt bad.

Not only him, but also the second and third children of the Zhang family were trembling.

If they couldn’t win today, they would definitely be beaten by their father when they went back.

They didn’t think that their father was just talking.

Zhang Bingliang said to Yang Rong, “I will hit you today.”

Yang Rong smiled at him, “That’s right, that’s what I meant.”

Following Su Yin’s order, several pairs of people on the field immediately became entangled.

The movement here naturally attracted the attention of other people in the team, but they were too tired yesterday and many people did not have the energy to get up and watch the fun.

On the contrary, the children who had rested yesterday ran over happily to watch the fun.

Nan Wu looked at the combatants over there, and then at the brothers beside him, “Are we too lazy?”

Nan Liu and others were stunned, “Brother, are you serious?”

“Haha.” Nan Wu chuckled.

Everyone else showed a wry smile, “Okay, we can’t lag behind others.”

Su Yin heard the noise and saw that there was a battle on Nan Jingzhi’s side, and immediately became interested and ran to their side to watch the battle.

As he watched, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and he exclaimed in his heart, what a good move.

Su Yin stared at Nan Wu, Nan Liu and others, his eyes rolling. Nan Jingzhi yawned and looked over, and he noticed Su Yin’s sly eyes at a glance.

What bad idea is this girl planning?

Half an hour later, the battle between the two sides stopped, and everyone was so tired that they fell asleep.

Su Yin walked to Nan Wu’s side. Nan Wu saw her coming and hurriedly moved away to make room.

“Miss Su, what’s the matter?”

Su Yin asked with a smile: “Uncle Nan Wu, what do you think of my set of boxing techniques?”

Nan Wu thought for a while and summarized it in the simplest eight words, “Easy to understand, Simple and practical.”

“Then do you want to learn?”

In fact, Su Yin doesn’t mind Nan Wu and the others learning at all. People like them who have martial arts background will learn it if they really want to.

He always adhered to the bottom line and did not steal any lessons without her consent.

Nan Wu was very surprised, “Is it possible?”

“Of course. What kind of friendship we have is a life-long friendship. There have been ups and downs along the way.

This relationship is not comparable to that of ordinary friends.”

Nan Wu listened to this. He kept nodding his head as he spoke, feeling warm in his heart.

“I learned your martial arts for nothing, but in my heart…” Nan Wu is not the kind of person who likes to take advantage of others.

He has principles in doing things, so he always feels bad about taking the other person’s things for nothing.

“Look at you, you’re not a stranger.” Su Yin changed the topic, “How about this.”

Su Yin’s voice paused and then said, “I know Uncle Nan, you are a principled person.

In this way, you’ll feel bad, why don’t you help me teach my uncle and the others. As for martial arts, I’m just a layman, and I can’t compare to you.”

“I don’t ask my uncle to teach them. You can become such a powerful person, as long as you have some self-preservation ability.”

Nan Wu couldn’t help but nodded, thinking that her proposal was good, “Okay, it’s up to me to guide them.”

“It’s hard work, Uncle Nan. That’s it. I won’t disturb your rest.”

Su Yin left with satisfaction.

If South Five is here, will South Six be here? When the time comes for one-on-one teaching, the growth rate will definitely be higher than now, and I can relax myself.

Su Yin put her little hand back, hummed a little tune, and went back happily.

As soon as she left, Nan Jingzhi, who had closed his eyes to rest, opened his eyes and glanced at Nan Wu.

Seeing that the guy was still there, he kept shaking his head, but he didn’t say anything.

Just mutual benefit, a win-win situation.

Halfway through the hour, the team set off again. After a short rest for more than two hours, their physical strength and spirit were restored a lot.

After burning incense, Su Yin and his party arrived in Jingshan County.

There was not the huge crowd of people in front of the city gate as they had imagined, and only a few refugees were resting near the city gate.

“Hey, no one is gathering here.” Su Baozhu was surprised.

Yun Niang also stuck her head out and asked strangely, “It’s not normal for people to leave when the door is closed.”

Su Baozhu shook his head and recounted the situation in front of several city gates before, which made her speechless.

There were no refugees gathering in front of the city gate, and the city gate was closed, but there was a sign in front of the city gate.

Su Yin and Nan Jing got off the carriage and walked to the sign.

The people on the city tower saw them and saw that the sign they were heading towards was for someone who knew how to read it, so they didn’t say anything and let them see by themselves.

Butcher Yang asked, “What’s written on it?”

Su Yin didn’t say anything, but waited for Wan Sanye or Nan Jingzhi to speak.

Mr. Wan San said, “Nothing, just telling us that one hundred and thirty miles ahead, there is a place called Taihe.

There is a big lake there, called Taihe. There is a lot of water and there is no shortage of water. Let’s go to Taihe.

There is no extra water in Jingshan County. All the water they use needs to be brought from Taihe River.

“That’s what it means.”

Butcher Yang couldn’t help but nodded, “Isn’t Taihe River very big?

“He opened his mouth and said, “I have traveled to Taihe before. The lake is really big and you can’t see the end at a glance.”

Butcher Yang widened his eyes in shock, “It’s so big.”

“Yes. Many people in Taihe County take cruises on holidays. Tour the lake.”

Yang Dashan suddenly realized, “No wonder there is no one here.”

Yang Dashan smiled and said, “Then we can replenish the water for a few more days.”

Now their water supply had begun to dwindle. In addition to ensuring water for the animals, they needed to drink it themselves.

The water rationing had become strict, similar to before. They were limiting their daily consumption, even using minimal water for cooking rice or sometimes not using water at all, opting instead to fry the rice and just chew it.

Wan Sanye said, “But we don’t pass by Taihe.”

“Huh?!”

“Then how do we get water?”

They weren’t the only ones short on water; Nan Jingzhi was also facing a shortage, although it was slightly better than theirs, likely due to Li Rui and the others.

It was impossible for Li Rui’s family to provide for everyone.

“If we want to go to Taihe, we have to take a detour of at least seventy miles.” Wan Sanye was indeed a businessman and had a mental map of the area.

Mr. Wan Sanye patiently analyzed the situation for everyone, “Our destination is Linzhou Fucheng.

If we go south from Jingshan County, we can cross Qinghe and Jiatong County to reach Linzhou.

If we go to Taihe, after passing through Qinghe, we would have to go around Dahe, then transfer from Dahe to Xiazhi County, and finally enter Linzhou from Xiazhi County.”

The first route: Qinghe County – Jiatong County – Arrive in Linzhou.

The second route: Qinghe County – Dahe County – Xiazhi County – Arrive in Linzhou.

This means they would have to walk an additional seventy miles.

Don’t underestimate the distance of seventy miles. The walking speed of an adult is about 3 to 6 kilometers per hour, which translates to roughly 50 to 100 meters per minute.

So, seventy miles (or about 35 kilometers) would take approximately 6 to 12 hours of walking.

This meant they would need to walk for an extra day.