Chapter 131 Meeting an exiled prisoner!
“Sir, we met other exiled prisoners ahead!” Haruyuki reported urgently.
Shen Lanxi nodded solemnly: "What should be done, do it. Let's keep distance from the prisoner!"
"Yes!"
Haruyuki immediately went to deliver the message, and soon Soon the team was divided into two groups, one group was the exiled prisoners walking forward on foot, and the other group was Shen Lanxi and others who were following far behind!
After the prisoners knew the reason for getting off the bus, they cursed and were reluctant to get off the bus.
After Liu Laohu whipped him a few times, he became honest!
After a while, they caught up with the exile team in front.
Liu Laohu and other officials had already changed into their clothes. He went up to talk to the team in front.
The news came back after a while.
"Those prisoners are from the south of the Yangtze River. There are wealthy businessmen, officials and thugs. They all went to Dongchuan!"
Coincidentally, the ancestral home of the Shen family is also in the south of the Yangtze River!
The sounds of whips, curses, kicks, and suppressed cries from the exiled team kept coming.
After Liu Laohu inquired about the information, he deliberately distanced himself from the team in front.
The team in front was as miserable as those fleeing the famine. Although they were not wearing fancy clothes, they were all well-fed and clothed, with meat hanging on their bodies. The difference was too obvious. He was afraid that the front team would let them down. The officer saw it!
The cold wind kept blowing, and the rain became heavier and heavier. The yamen in front started to have an eye for the coir raincoats and cotton-padded clothes worn by Liu Lao Lao and his team!
Liu Laohu watched with a dark face as the yamen rushed over to snatch it. Although he was angry, he was helpless.
On the road of exile, this kind of situation was normal, and it was nothing if they were beaten and killed, let alone a few sets of cotton-padded clothes.
The prisoners who had their things robbed dared not speak out in anger. The gang of cadres were too cruel. Compared with them, Liu Laohu was like the merciful Buddha!
They just hope to separate from these people quickly, so that they can get back into the carriage.
A child in front couldn't walk anymore and fell to the ground with a thud.
The yamen went up and whipped him. The woman next to the child threw herself on the child and protected him with her body.
None of the prisoners in that team said a word, they all walked forward numbly.
The prisoners in Liu Laohu's team behind saw this and were so frightened that they did not dare to say a word.
This is the real exile.
Before, they were just on their way!
After comparing the two, they truly understood how happy they were along the way!
"There is a ruined temple in front of me. It belongs to his grandma. The rain is getting heavier and heavier. If you don't want to leave, go inside and take shelter from the rain!" shouted the Yamen in front.
Liu Laohu muttered a few words back to Liu Yan.
Liu Yanhui immediately ran to Shen Lanxi and asked, "Should we continue walking, or stop to take shelter from the rain?"
The ground became muddy, and the carriage couldn't go far. Maybe this ruined temple was the only shelter from the rain within a hundred miles. If you missed it, you wouldn't know how long it would rain!
“Tell Liu Laohu and listen to him!”
Liu Yan went to reply immediately.
The previous exile team stopped at the ruined temple. Liu Laohu went in and walked around. He said with disdain: "It's too small to squeeze in the rest of us. I'll take people to see if there is any rest ahead. "
The Yamen said a few polite words.
"The place is big enough for us to take shelter from the rain."
Liu Laohu: "There has to be a first-come, first-served basis. You guys come first. How can I be embarrassed, little brother? There are so many people, they are all crowded. Come in and collapse the temple again!"
When the official heard what he said, he stopped trying.
The prisoners in Liu Laohu's team would rather be exposed to the rain than stay under the same roof with those government officials.
After walking out for more than two hundred meters, the prisoners hurriedly curry favor with Liu Laohu. "Sir, we have gone so far, can we get in the carriage?"
"Sir, the carriage goes fast, we can keep them farther away!"
"Sir, it's raining so heavily, we have to find shelter quickly!"< br>
With the comparison of the previous yamen, the prisoners looked at Liu Laohu as if they were a relative.
"Get in the car, hurry up!" Liu Laohu ordered.
The prisoners all wish they had more legs to climb onto the car!
Zhang Zifen turned pale and held her stomach. She regretted it. She really regretted it. She should not have had this child on the road to exile!
"Auntie, you are bleeding again..."
The Shen family in other carriages
"Grandma, please change out of your wet clothes quickly to avoid the cold air. Body!" Shen Yuanxin took out dry clothes from the bag and said with concern.
Mrs. Shen's face was a little pale, and her chest felt tight. I'm afraid she's not really going to be sick this time!
"Mother, you should have been allowed to ride in the carriage with your father just now!" Shen Congyi said solemnly.
Mrs. Shen stared blankly at the ruined temple getting further and further away without saying a word!
Seeing that the old lady remained silent, the others stopped speaking, so as to save themselves the trouble!
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and within half an hour of walking, the wheels of the carriage in front got stuck in the mud.
The prisoner who had just changed into dry clothes went down to push the cart, but his clothes got wet again.
"Lord, we can't go any further!" Wei Dongzhu came to report.
Shen Lanxi: "Find a place to take shelter from the rain!"
"Yes!"
Wei Dongzhu came back soon, and this time he brought back some bad news .
"There is a cave ahead, and there are a group of exiled prisoners in the cave!"
Shen Lanxi: It rains all night long when it rains!
"Liu Laohu decided to go into the cave to take shelter from the rain!" This is the second bad news Wei Dongzhu brought back!
There is no other way but to go into the cave to take shelter from the rain.
As soon as the prisoners heard that there were also exiled prisoners in the cave, they immediately began to curse their ancestors.
This is the main road to Dongchuan, and the chances of encountering exiled prisoners will only increase.
The cave is not big and can barely accommodate the exiled prisoners.
Shen Lanxi: "Let's not join in the fun. Let's take shelter from the rain in the carriage!"
Chun Xue just went in and had a look. It was crowded with people and smelled bad. I don't need to hear it now. Go in and let her get wet!
The carriages are waterproof and can be built side by side with a few straw mats to build a shed.
At this time, the sticks used by the group for martial arts training also came in handy, and they were best used to support the shed!
People can’t get wet in the rain, and the same goes for horses. They also relied on horse-drawn carts on the way, and sheds were built for them.
If you really can’t hold it in, you can put a coir raincoat and a straw mat on the horse, but it can still resist it.
Mother Wang set aside a place and cooked two pots of red date and ginger soup. Each person drank two bowls to drive away the cold!
They have hot soup and hot rice to eat here, but the people in the cave can only eat dry steamed buns and drink cold water!
This was limited to the team led by Liu Laohu. When the people in the other team saw them taking out the dry buns, their eyes turned green and they stared at the person who took the dry buns like a wolf!
That is to say, Liu Laohu and his gang of government officials were holding knives and shaking them. Otherwise, with their posture, they would definitely pounce on him and rob him.
When the other prisoners saw this, they were so frightened that they did not even dare to drink water. They wished they could dig a hole and bury their food.
Zhang Zifen's stomach is really uncomfortable, and she feels that she really won't be able to save the baby in her belly this time!
“Congwen, I have a stomachache, let someone make me some medicine!”
Shen Congwen turned to look at her without saying anything.