Chapter 11 Are the Xie family gods real or fake?
Xiong Jiushan didn’t know the other party, and he didn’t have any official clothes on him.
But since the other party came out of the best room in the station and had extraordinary bearing, he must not be an ordinary person. Xiong Jiushan replied smoothly.
"Yes."
After saying that, he turned around and left with his men.
The other party didn't try to stop them, he just stood on the verandah and watched them all the way back to the place where they camped.
“Boss, why did that person suddenly inquire about the Xie family?”
The old government servant next to Xiong Jiushan looked back and happened to see him being respectfully invited in by the officer of the post house. , muttering secretly.
"Stop asking, rest for a while, and the whole team will set off."
Xiong Jiushan also felt that the other party was asking strangely. He didn't know where he came from, so he simply left early to avoid trouble.
The forest provided shade, and many people lay down to sleep to replenish their physical strength. There were also some who watched the officials drink water eagerly, feeling thirsty and unbearable physically and mentally.
There was not much water delivered to the post house. Some prisoners couldn't bear it anymore and went to the policeman to beg for water.
The yamen servant bent over, lowered his head, tapped his chin, and tapped his fingertips a few times.
“I really want to drink water. It’s not that I can’t help you, sir. I’m just saving a few mouthfuls to show my kindness, but it’s not easy for me to be a messenger traveling thousands of miles away.”
The prisoner Very clever, he took out a small jade pendant the size of a fingernail from his body.
"This thing is worth a few taels of silver because of its exquisite carving. Please be kind to me. Can you give me some water to drink?"
The yamen servant took it and weighed it in his hand. After a few times, I felt unsatisfied but still okay, so I signaled to the brother next to me.
"Treat him a little. He looks very pitiful. Today, it is all about me doing good deeds and accumulating merit."
The prisoner drank a large bowl with his head down and asked tentatively if he could give him something. Take one with your wife and children.
The yamen servant may be in a good mood today, so he waved his hand and did not refuse, and directly asked him to put a large bowl back.
The prisoner carefully carried the water bowl back, and his thirsty wife and two children drank it one after another, and then sent the bowl back.
Many prisoners around looked at him with envy.
As soon as he showed everyone the way, the others were also moved, and one after another five or six prisoners came forward to change the water.
The Xie family did not move, because they had water bags. One was on Ruan's body, which was stuffed into the package by Ruan's parents when they saw him off. The other two were specially prepared by Xie Zhen when he came. A dozen people taking turns to drink a few sips can also satisfy their temporary hunger and thirst.
But most prisoners are not as lucky as them.
The moment many people are convicted and sent to prison, they have been thoroughly interrogated by the prison officers in the prison, and they don’t have any extra money to honor these officials.
We stayed by the river last night. Not everyone had the opportunity to go to the river to fetch water. Even if we drank it yesterday, we had to walk for most of the day without taking a break. We basked in the hot sun for a long time. When I was young, I was already thirsty to death.
Zhang Dayi watched the prisoner next to him change clean water and return it to his family. He couldn't help but lick the corners of his dry lips. He looked down at the elderly woman lying next to him and felt guilty.
I was living a leisurely life in the palace, with maids and women to take care of me, but I angered the king by showing off my temper in the court, and now I have my white-haired mother suffer like this after me. Tired and unfilial.
The old lady heard her son sigh and knew that his son was not feeling well again, so she sat up.
"Wealth and glory are just smoke and mirrors. Since my son feels something is wrong, he must have his reasons. Mom is fine, isn't it just three thousand miles away? After your father left, I took you to flee south to find your relatives. Isn't that right? Did you get over it?"
Zhang Hanlin looked at his mother guiltily, "Mom, it's different. You were still young at the time, and now I'm letting you and my son suffer when you should be taking care of yourself."
The old lady looked at the people next door who had water to drink, and felt envious in her heart.
"Let the past matter go by. Give my son another chance. You will not do anything against your will."
Zhi Zi Mo Ruo Mu, the old lady has suffered this before I was so frightened that I almost thought my son had offended the Holy Father and was beheaded. I was so frightened that I almost fainted. Later I heard that my son was not dead and the old lady was alive again.
Half of my life has passed, and no big storms or waves have passed.
Seeing that his old mother was so reasonable, Zhang Dayi felt even more guilty.
Suddenly——
A water bag was handed to him. Zhang Dayi was stunned for a moment and raised his head.
"Thank you, General?"
"Yi, here is a water bag. I hope you won't dislike it."
Seeing that Zhang Dayi confiscated it, he gave the water bag to Zhang's mother.
Mother Zhang looked at her son. Zhang Dayi's eyes were slightly red, and he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Six!"
Xie Yuchuan didn't talk much to outsiders. Seeing that Zhang Dayi didn't refuse, he nodded. Without saying any more, he turned around and planned to go back, but was stopped by Zhang Dayi.
"Now that you and I are both prisoners, Mr. Xie should not call me "sir" anymore.
Xie Yuchuan is smart, "Then Yu Heng will call me sir." ”
With Zhang Dayi’s knowledge, it is pleasant for Zhang Dayi to call him sir, as a junior. The children of the Zhong family came and went. Xie Yuchuan was practicing martial arts at a young age and was determined to join the army. There were few civil servants who came and went.
The two of them were speechless for a while, so they separated.
Zhang Dayi felt hot in his heart when he looked at the water bag in his mother's arms.
Looking at her son’s face, Zhang’s mother couldn’t help but smile and said: “How is it? Blessings come from disasters, blessings come from misfortunes. You are guilty because of the Xie family. In times of difficulty, the Xie family provides help in the snow. "
Zhang Dayi's face turned red when he saw that he was still being lectured by his old mother despite his age.
"Mom, drink water! Drink water!" Mr. Zhang quickly diverted the conversation away.
The mother and son finally recovered thanks to a water bag given by Xie's family.
When Xie Yuchuan came back, Mrs. Xie asked him: "Is Mr. Zhang's mother in good health?"
"The old lady's body seems to be okay, stronger."
< br>Mrs. Xie nodded, "The emperor asked Zhang Dayi to write history. He argued hard to be convicted for his speech. He was also implicated in our Xie family affairs. Otherwise, he would have been reduced to a lower position, and he would have been exiled to the frontier."
"That's what grandma said."
Xie Yuchuan turned to Xie Zhen and said, "Second sister's water bag, I borrowed flowers from Yu Heng to offer to the Buddha."
"What does one family say to two families?" Xie Zhen said with a smile.
Among the exiled prisoners, the Xie family had a large number of people. In addition, the Xie family practiced martial arts a lot, so other prisoners did not dare to mess with them easily.
But Zhang Dayi and his son are different.
Now he is no longer a high-ranking adult in the Hanlin Hall in the capital. The hand holding the pen has no power to tie the chicken. The mother and son are weak in the team, but now they have a full water bag. .
How much can two people drink? There is still half a bag.
There were a few people around who looked bad and couldn't bring out their belongings to go to the official to change the water. They couldn't help but think of Zhang Dayi's mother and son.
Xie Yuchuan turned his head and glanced, and noticed the strange movement over there.
He said to Xie Wuying beside him, "Go and tell Mr. Zhang later that you will be on the road in the afternoon to be closer to our Xie family."
Xie Wuying said: "I'll go there right away. Do it."
Those people were going to "beg" for some water from Zhang Dayi, but unexpectedly Xie Yuchuan left and another person came.
Xie Wuying acted as if she didn't see the intentions on those people's faces, and sat cross-legged next to Zhang Dayi's mother and son. Her cold eyes swept around the area, silently and shockingly.
Seeing this, some people stopped and retreated to the side.
The more someone thought about it, the more unhappy he became. He rolled his eyes, not knowing what he thought of, and suddenly said loudly to the people next to him:
"I heard that the Xie family is blessed by gods, but I don’t know who the Xie family’s gods are. Where is he? He is so awesome. Why don’t you give everyone some rain to quench their thirst? I think the Xie family’s story is completely false, and the exile is not unfair at all.”
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