Chapter 10 Someone inquired at the inn passing by
Xie Zhen’s appearance was unexpected by the whole family.
Especially the third lady Shen, the mother of Xie Zhen, couldn't believe it for a long time when she saw her daughter suddenly appearing in front of her.
"Zhen'er...you?"
Xie Zhen passed the interrogation by the officers, relaxed completely when he got to his family, and sat down on the ground.
Mother Shen asked her: "If you don't live a good life in Beijing, why are you here?"
Xie Yuchuan learned about his second sister Xie Zhen from the family god, but what did he do? Didn't say anything.
Xie Zhen saw his mother asking her, so he took out the divorce letter written by Zhuang Xu from his arms.
After Shen read it, he passed it on to others, and finally sent it to Mrs. Xie. After reading it, the old lady scolded: "Zhuang Xu, this treacherous person! You are not a husband in vain."
Ms. Shen sadly took her daughter into her arms and choked with sobs: "My son has been wronged."
Xie Zhen was okay, and patted his mother's back gently with his hand, "Mom, Zhuang Xu is not a good match. It's a good thing to take advantage of my childless child and get rid of them all."
Tu Hua is not there anymore Invisible in the distance, he couldn't help but applaud when he heard this.
I didn’t expect that the second sister of the Xie family was a cheerful person, and she had an appetite for her.
Ms. Shen may seem weak, but she is tough-minded. Seeing that her daughter can think openly, she no longer struggles.
"You child, you can say words of comfort to me."
Xie Zhen is her only daughter. She was widowed by her husband very early, and her thoughts all her life have been given by Third Master Xie. What she left behind was a single root and a seedling. When the Xie family was in exile, she was glad that her daughter Zhenniang was already married and did not have to suffer with them.
Now...that's all.
The Xie family is in such a good situation now that mother and daughter are taking care of each other.
Xie Zhen was not on the registration list, but Xiong Jiushan still sent an official to register for her.
Xie Yuchuan glanced sideways to the other side. Xiong Jiushan seemed to be a reckless person, but in fact he was rough and subtle.
When Xie Zhen was free, Xie Yuchuan asked her: "The banker took your dowry?"
"After something happened at home, they had nothing to worry about."
Xie Yuchuan heard this and ordered Nodding, his expression didn't change, but his expression was a bit colder.
After the whole family exchanged greetings, it was already dark and it was time to rest.
The escorting soldiers and government officials were arranged in three shifts, alternating on duty. In the wilderness, if you don't want to guard against bad guys, you also have to watch out for some wild animals.
The prisoners stood next to each other to keep warm and resist the cool night breeze.
Xiong Jiushan looked at a bunch of old, weak, sick and disabled people. He didn't want to start a life-threatening lawsuit just as he set off, or drag the sick body down with the whole team. He ordered people to light a bunch of torches around the prisoners in the east, west, north and south. After the pile is burned out, the residual heat still remains, dispelling a little bit of the chill.
This move attracted many prisoners to be grateful.
The male members of the Xie family still circled the female family members inside and around the outside, which was safer. Even if there were official guards around, Xie Yuchuan still negotiated the order with the men in the family and stayed on duty one by one.
Tu Hua stayed outside for too long. When she saw that Xie Yuchuan had settled her family down, she turned around and went back to her room.
After a brief wash, I changed my clothes and went to the study to draw.
Outside the window, insects and birds were chirping, the wind was rustling, and the moon was hazy.
It was the most suitable atmosphere for creation. She couldn't sleep anyway, so she continued working on her previous work and worked until late at night before closing the computer and going to sleep.
This time, Tu Hua slept a little too long.
When she woke up, the sun was high and it was almost noon.
She habitually asked Xie Yuchuan about the situation there, and found out that if their exile team walked two or three miles further, they should reach a small station in the middle and take a short rest. After a day and night of hard work, many prisoners cleverly kept some of the pancakes given out in the morning on their bodies in case they got tired or hungry from walking and had no food to eat.
Xie Zhen originally had a car, specially for his grandmother and children. He donated it last night for fear of being obstructed by the officials.
At this time, I was traveling with my family, and I couldn’t help but notice how annoying the shackles on everyone’s bodies were.
Carrying a few bags on her back, she walked to Xie Yuchuan's side, looked around, and discussed with her brother in a very low voice.
"Yuchuan, I still have a few life-saving silver notes and gold leaves with me. Can you be accommodating and pick these things? I think everyone will feel uncomfortable. If we continue like this, there will be problems."
Xie Yuchuan Shaking his head, "Sister, you donated things last night. It's not appropriate to reveal your wealth at this time."
Xie Zhen said: "Sister, I understand, it hurts to see you."
"After passing the inn, we will I should be able to pass by the village, just let me come."
"What can you do?"
Xie Yuchuan nodded slightly.
The accompanying person must not interfere with the person who is being tortured. Xie Zhen looked at the shackles on his mother, Shen, and wished he could take them off and put them around his own neck.
Ms. Shen waved his hands repeatedly, "Don't do anything wrong, be careful not to get involved together."
The team moved forward all the way, starting from early in the morning to now, and passing through the scorching sun at noon, when they were escorted The officers were resting loudly, but one after another sat down on the same spot, and some even lay down directly, unable to walk anymore.
As soon as Xiong Jiushan's troops arrived, the people on duty at the inn hurried over to apologize.
"There are a few nobles taking a rest in the inn. Sir, look at this..."
He pointed at the long queue of exiles behind Xiong Jiushan. There were some good-looking prisoners who had been away for a day and a night.
“It’s not an eyesore, but I hope the superiors will be considerate.”
Xiong Jiushan looked at the other party condescendingly. Seeing that the other party’s expression was shaking, but he seemed to be very embarrassed, he waved his hand and gave instructions. He said: "Then prepare some water."
The officer at the post station happily said: "Sir, wait a moment! I can order someone to bring water."
As long as it is not too close If it's near the inn and it offends the nobles, then there's nothing you can say!
The team rested in the woods five hundred meters away from the inn. The prisoners didn't know what kind of riddle the officials were playing. They just felt that they were in the woods and had some shade from the sun, which made them happy.
The forest is quiet, but it becomes noisy when there are many people.
But even so, the sound of silk and bamboo coming from the distant inn still floated over.
Xie Yuchuan was treating the wound on his arm. The wound medicine given by the family god was very effective. He applied medicine to other injured family members one by one.
Xie Wuying was given medicine by her sixth brother last night, and today she found that the inflammation and scabs had reduced, and she was amazed again and again.
“This medicine is really good!”
Xie Yuchuan did not explain where the medicine came from. It was common for military personnel to have a few medicines for healing wounds.
The post officer came with a few men to deliver water. Xiong Jiushan took the people with him to sign and go through the formalities. At every stop he passed, he had to follow the seal. If there was any sudden situation, he could report it at any time.
There is no problem with the procedure. The post officer and Xiong Jiushan and other escorts left a few rooms. They were not big, but they were better than being outside.
Xiong Jiushan felt annoyed listening to the playing and singing sounds next door, so he might as well go outside to clean up.
Just when I was passing by the stairs, I happened to meet a handsome young man coming out from the opposite side.
“I wonder if among the prisoners your Excellency is taking this time, are there any members of the Xie family from the Duke Protector’s Mansion in Jingmen?”
(End of Chapter)