Chapter 38 Does your family’s deity protect the spirit?
"Then follow and watch first. After all, they are all rumors and cannot be true."
Min Zhong made a mental note of the Xie family, but he did not take it completely to heart. At this moment, Min The manager didn't know how much he regretted not establishing a good relationship with Xie Yuchuan earlier.
Wu Liang is a servant of the Min family. He only talks about what he knows and does not interfere.
Min Zhong was worried that he would be robbed by the bandits when he passed Panlong Ridge on his way back, so he pulled the caravan to follow the exile team. It didn’t matter even if the journey was delayed, the key was to get past the dogs safely. Japan's bandit den.
Wu Liang glanced at the two figures not far away and reminded Min Zhong: "The two people over there have been following me for a long time."
Min Zhong looked over and said with a smile: " I know it’s the two little brothers who were selling straw sandals just now.”
Dongzi sold the straw sandals and sat happily in the car with the money for his wife. The strong Gao Shanhe pushed the small wheelbarrow easily and effortlessly. The ground followed all the way.
Dongzi asked: "Brother Shanhe, how far do you think Liaozhou is? When I was selling straw sandals just now, I heard them say that the place where they were exiled was at the northernmost border, Liaozhou."
Gao Shanhe shook his head, "I haven't been there."
"I heard it's so cold that we can't grow food. It's so miserable to sleep in a snow pit in the winter!" Dongzi muttered to himself the information he had learned before.
While pushing the cart, Gao Shanhe thought of something and asked Dongzi: "Do you still remember what Sister-in-law Qionghua said one day and in the middle of the night when she suddenly sat up and sat up after having a high fever?"
Dongzi said He was stunned, thought for a while, and nodded.
"Remember! Sister-in-law Qionghua said that there will be a great disaster in our village in the future, and the whole village will not survive unless... unless we meet a noble person to help!"
After Dongzi finished speaking, he clasped his hands. , raised his head after a while: "It seems to be this year, right? Brother Shanhe."
Gao Shanhe looked solemn and whispered to him: "I always feel that the noble ones that Sister-in-law Qionghua said are among the people in front."
Dongzi turned his head and looked forward, "Huh? They are all a group of prisoners who are going to be taken to the north. How can they be noble people?"
Gao Shanhe couldn't explain clearly, but he always felt it in his heart. Something told him that he couldn't miss the family named Xie.
Isn’t there a family god in their family?
We are all gods, can we also help other people?
Dongzi didn't quite understand, so Gao Shanhe said: "After crossing the river in a while, you go back to the village to deliver a message to Uncle Gao, and I will follow them."
"Okay."
Gao He did not hesitate to do whatever Shanhe said.
The team was sparse and finally reached the Songjiang River step by step.
When they arrived at a place with water, both the officials and the prisoners needed some supplies, but Xiong Jiushan refused to stop and let the officers and soldiers drive the prisoners forward. They had to cross the river in one go before they could repair on the other side. .
Otherwise, if we relax here, the prisoners will be even less willing to move, and there will inevitably be a lot of trouble again. It is better to escort them all to the opposite side.
The Min family’s caravan also had the same intention.
With a tacit understanding, the two sides did not stop and went straight to the cross-river bridge in front.
Songjiang Bridge is built at the narrowest place in the entire Songjiang River. It is a must-pass for many people traveling from south to north.
In other places, both sides of the stone bridge might not have to collect some "checkpoint fees" like the city gates, but Songjiang Bridge does not.
The exile team and the caravan passed over the bridge one by one, and the rushing Songjiang water flowed by beneath their feet. The rich water vapor hit their faces, and the sound of the rushing river was heard in their ears, which made people feel inexplicably comfortable.
When Xie Yuchuan was passing by the bridge, he saw a merit monument erected on one side of the bridge. On the front were three regular script characters "Songjiang River", and on the back the font was slightly smaller and engraved with several family names.
The leader, the Qiao family, Uncle Qiao Pu.
The name Xie Yuchuan is somewhat familiar. He was the headmaster of Zhizhen Academy in Beijing. He opened a wide range of schools and did not reject poor students. He was quite famous among scholars.
When he was in the northwest, he had a friend who was from Zhizhen Academy and was very grateful to Uncle Qiao Pu.
It turns out that the ancestral home of the Qiao family is Songjiang.
He crossed the river with only a brief sweep. Behind him, Xie Wuyingzhen held the water bag in her arms carefully and carefully along the way.
The surging river makes people like it, especially a group of disgraced prisoners who have been walking for a day.
Standing on the bridge, you can hear the sound of gurgling water in your ears, and feel the cool mist on your face. Some prisoners stopped on it to feel it for a while, but were kicked off by the officer! "Don't stand on the bridge! Leave quickly!"
"Alas..."
After crossing the river, the leading old government servant took the people to choose a resting place.
It was still dark, so the officers gave the prisoners time to go to the river to quench their thirst and get water, or to wash themselves.
Today, I have made up half of my remaining journey. Calculating the next journey, it should not delay the arrival of the next stop. Xiong Jiushan’s intention is to let everyone relax.
It is not good to be too strict. If you are more tolerant, the prisoners will be more obedient.
Wherever there are rivers, there are also wild animals, so you should pay attention to the movements around you when taking a rest.
Xie Wenjie patted Xie Wuying on the shoulder, "Let's go, Hezhi, go to the river to fetch water."
Xie Wuying wanted to say that there is something in my water bag... and met Xie Wenjie's eyes. , turned around and gently put the water bag into Xie Yuchuan's arms.
"Brother Six, help me take a look."
Get up, collect the water bags of other Xie family members, and go to the river to fetch water with several Xie family members.
Among the prisoners, not many had water bags. Most of them rushed directly to the river, scooping up water with both hands and gulping it down.
When the brothers were fetching water, not far from the door was the unjust heir apparent from the Dongbohou Mansion who was sent away because he refused to marry the princess.
The people in Dongbohou Mansion have little contact with the Xie family.
Like Ruan Hanlin, who was exiled together, he was a scholar, and the Xie family was a martial artist.
Dong Bohou Mansion, there is one branch of the old family, and there is another branch in the capital. The whole family is based in the southeast. Old Dong Bohou also got this title by accident. Before he died, he even mentioned it to his son.
“It’s easy to get the title of Marquis, and I’m afraid it will be easy to leave in the future. Don’t take it too seriously, or you can’t take your family back to the southeast.”
After the old Marquis died, the new Marquis After establishing a family, the title was not passed on to his son, which angered the emperor. The family did not go back to their hometown in the southeast and went straight north.
Xie Wuying looked at the unlucky prince of the Hou family with curiosity.
"Dong Bohou is also very powerful. He even dares to refuse Princess Shaoyang's marriage."
"Princess Shaoyang is a romantic woman. No one wants an outstanding son to marry the prince consort of Shaoyang, let alone the Prince Consort of Shaoyang. The only son of Dongbohou Mansion ”
Xie Wuying nodded: "Yes."
Beside the river, the former young marquis Chai Jin poured the water, bent down and washed his face.
He also heard the Xie brothers chatting next door.
There is no other way. His ears are better than those of ordinary people.
Unlike the Xie family, who had constant troubles along the way to exile, the people in the Dongbohou Mansion seemed to be invisible among the team.
The other branch of the Chai family in Jingmen, although their status is not as high as theirs in the Hou family, they are better than the main family because they are good at talking about things. They entered the officialdom directly after taking the imperial examination. Now they also have their own power in the court.
Though I was implicated, I didn’t complain too much. Fortunately, the Holy Emperor’s anger was only on the Hou Men branch.
Before leaving, I had escorted the officials for the Hou Mansion.
So the Chai family members were treated well on the road. Apart from being tired, they suffered a lot less physical pain.
It’s just that the Chai family has a problem right now.
So when Xie Wuying and the others finished fetching water, he suddenly came over.
“I’m sorry, can your deity protect your soul?”