Chapter 576: Just like his sixth uncle
As the Xie family was walking, bullets were still fired into the sky from time to time behind them, but they were not so dense.
Zhang Dayi and Chu Feijian looked back from time to time.
The exiled team trudged forward in the cold, tired and hungry. The cold wind passed through the afternoon and often changed its direction, making everyone's forehead numb.
The young children were held in the arms of adults and carried on their backs. Occasionally they would walk for a while, helping each other, and unknowingly walked several miles.
I thought that after walking so far, I should be able to see a few people, but I didn't expect to walk for several miles in a row and didn't even see a few wild mice.
Chu Feijian had walked in this direction before and felt a little bad in his heart.
In my memory, there should be some homes nearby.
He looked solemn, and when he went back and forth to check the prisoners in the team, Mrs. Xie saw him in the eyes.
Mrs. Zhou next to her saw her thoughtful eyes, supported her mother-in-law and asked in a low voice: "Is mother worried?"
Mrs. Xie didn't hide it from her either, alluding to Chu Feijian, and said in a low voice: "I see Master Chu's eyebrows seem to be filled with sadness."
It happened that Chu Feijian came back from behind. Mrs. Zhou looked at it secretly, nodded slightly and said, "Looking at it, my daughter-in-law seems to have something on her mind."
Behind her, the second lady Zhang was holding Xie Jiarui, the son of the Xie family. She heard the two of them talking and said, "I just saw Mr. Chu looking around, as if he was looking for someone."
Mrs. Xie was hobbling on crutches. After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou turned around and looked at her siblings. Her eyes fell on Brother Rui first. She saw him hugging Mrs. Zhang's neck and sleeping in the crook of his neck. He raised his eyes to look at Mr. Zhang.
"I'll hold him for a while."
Mrs. Zhang shook her head and said with a smile: "I have gone to bed. My sister-in-law just needs to take good care of my mother. Brother Rui is not too heavy."
"Besides, I just picked it up from the second girl, so it's okay."
Zhou could only nod, looked back into the distance, and muttered secretly: "I wonder what the situation is like in Yuchuan?"
"Auspicious people have their own destiny, not to mention Yuchuan has the protection of the family god, so my sister-in-law can feel at ease."
Zhou nodded, glanced around, and asked curiously: "Where is she?"
Mrs. Shen next to her saw her asking about her daughter and hurriedly said: "Zhen'er was invited to the back just now. Master Zhang was afraid that something might happen to her, so he went with her."
Mrs. Zhou looked at her clothes and asked, "Can I freeze my body?"
Ms. Shen shook his head and said with a gentle smile: "Although the cold wind is cold, it does not penetrate the body and is still warm."
What Shen said is true. Fortunately, thanks to the cold-proof clothing given by the gods of the Xie family, most of the hardships on the road were reduced.
As we go further north, the road under our feet gradually becomes whiter.
A thin film of ice covered the ground. Walking was not as smooth as before, and the wheels behind the team began to slip.
The speed of travel slowed down a lot as the ground became difficult to walk on.
After Shen hour, the temperature dropped sharply.
The sky also began to darken, and the sky became darker, giving the scenery of the north a desolate and desolate atmosphere.
Looking around, there was no one around.
Chu Feijian looked at the hungry people, thinking about how little food was left in the team. The crisis in the rear had not yet been completely resolved, and on the road he chose now, he could not find the villagers in his memory. As time went by, As time passed, Chu Feijian had to reconsider how to arrange tonight.
The team took a temporary break to burn incense and replenish their energy.
The food that the Xie family had set aside for them had already been eaten along the way.
In the past, if there was no food or water for such a long time, many prisoners would have complained long ago.
We temporarily stopped for a rest today, and the camp was completely silent.
No matter whether they were prisoners or officials, they all sat down and lay down on the spot at the first order, seizing the time to recharge their batteries. Even speaking a word felt like it was taking a lot of energy. After Zhang Dayi sat down, he felt a chill instantly rush up from under his buttocks, and his body couldn't help but tremble.
Everyone is about the same. I don't know what the climate is like here. The ground is hard and cold, not suitable for sitting for a long time.
Zhang Dayi was worried about the Xie family's child, so he took off the outermost layer of clothing on his body and laid it under Brother Rui's body.
How could Ruan be willing to let Zhang Dayi do this? No matter what, she would not let Zhang Dayi care about his own health, even if Zhang Dayi was worried about the frailty of his child.
"It's so cold. Sir, please dress quickly and warm up. It's okay to just sit for a while."
Zhang Dayi didn't argue, so he put his clothes back on.
"Sir! Brother Rui is not cold."
A clear childish voice sounded, and a pair of bright black eyes looked at Zhang Dayi.
Zhang Dayi stroked his head and smiled, "Mr. Hug?"
With Zhang Dayi saying this, Ruan could no longer refuse his kindness, so she turned to look at her son.
Xie Jiarui faced Zhang Dayi's outstretched arms, shook his little head, and said seriously: "Jia Rui is not afraid of the cold. If you can do it well, sir, have a good rest."
A child's words made the adults around laugh.
Mrs. Xie asked Mr. Zhou to put the thin blanket she was wearing on Brother Rui.
Since the supplies were given up, even the Xie family, who have gods taking care of them, don't have many useful things on hand now.
Xie Jiarui wrapped a thin blanket and moved to Zhang Dayi. He wanted to cover his husband with the blanket, but Zhang Dayi hugged him and wrapped him tightly in the thin blanket.
Everyone couldn't help but look towards the back.
Although they don't talk much to each other now, the worry in their eyes is still clear.
Mrs. Xie closed her eyes and rested.
Zhang Dayi used local materials to temporarily "make up lessons" for Xie Jiarui.
Seeing such a situation, Xie Zhen still had to lower his head to study seriously with his husband, Brother Rui, as to why the ground was freezing. He felt as if a certain scene in his memory suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
As I thought about it, I laughed out loud.
“It really seems like it.”
"Second sister, what does it look like?"
Mrs. Ruan heard her laughter and asked curiously.
Xie Zhen tilted his head and leaned over, motioning to Brother Rui, who was studying with his husband, and laughed softly: "I remember that when my sixth brother was as old as Brother Rui, he also liked to follow the soldiers under his father's command and learn like this. The little things are exactly the same.”
When Ruan heard this, she couldn't help laughing, but the next second she thought about what Xie Zhen said, it was Brother Rui and his sixth uncle. She couldn't say anything, so she could only cover her mouth and smile, and asked: " Really?”
"Yes, when Yuchuan was a child, he was most impatient to sit in the school."
"How can I study if I don't attend school?" Ruan asked following the words.
She was married to the Duke's Mansion. As the eldest sister-in-law, how could she interrogate her brothers-in-law about their childhood embarrassments, not to mention that her husband had been away for many years. In the past few years that Ruan had been in the mansion, she really had never heard of this incident. She only knew that six Uncle Xie Yuchuan has always been the most rebellious person in the Duke's mansion.
Xie Zhen looked at several elders and saw that everyone's eyes were bent in unison, as if they were secretly laughing.
Then he laughed with Mr. Ruan and said, "Sixth brother, he ran away from several gentlemen out of anger back then, but he was not like other children who tormented the gentlemen like that. He just always asked the gentlemen some weird questions."< br>
"The husband was so annoyed by him that he threw away his robe. My grandfather and uncle had no choice but to ask for the husband everywhere, but they couldn't find him. One year, a soldier who was injured and recuperating in the mansion came to the family and was arrested by Yuchuan. Got it right.”
(End of chapter)