After feeding the exiled criminals, she was forced to reveal herself

Chapter 576: Just Like His Sixth Uncle

As the Xie family walked, bombs were still fired into the sky from time to time behind them, but not as frequently.

Zhang Dayi and Chu Feijian looked back from time to time.

The exiled team struggled forward in the cold, fatigue and hunger. The cold wind often changed direction after the afternoon, making everyone's foreheads numb.

The young children were held in the adults' arms or on their backs. They would occasionally go out to walk for a while, helping each other and walking several miles without realizing it.

I thought that after walking so far, I should be able to see some human figures, but after walking for several miles, I didn't even see a wild mouse.

Chu Feijian had walked in this direction before and had a bad feeling in his heart.

As far as I can remember, there should be some houses nearby.

He had a serious look on his face, and was noticed by Old Madam Xie as he went back and forth checking the team for fugitives.

Seeing that she looked thoughtful, Madam Zhou supported her mother-in-law and asked in a low voice, "Is there something on your mind, mother?"

Madam Xie did not hide it from her. She pointed to the escort Chu Feijian and whispered, "I see that Lord Chu seems to have a worried look on his face."

Chu Feijian happened to come back from the back. Zhou secretly looked at him and nodded slightly, saying, "From my daughter-in-law's point of view, it seems that Lord Chu is indeed worried."

Behind them, Second Madam Zhang was holding Xie Jiarui, the youngest child of the Xie family. She heard the two of them talking and said, "I just saw Lord Chu looking around, as if he was looking for someone."

Old Madam Xie was walking unsteadily with the help of a cane. Upon hearing this, Zhou turned around to look at her brother and sister-in-law. Her eyes unconsciously fell on Rui Ge'er first. Seeing that he was now sleeping with his arms around Zhang's neck, she raised her eyes to look at Zhang.

"Let me hold him for a while."

Zhang shook her head and said with a smile, "She's already asleep. Sister-in-law, just take good care of mother. Rui Ge is not seriously ill."

"Besides, I just took it over from the second girl not long ago, it's okay."

Zhou could only nod, looking back into the distance, and muttered to herself, "I wonder what the situation is like in Yuchuan?"

"Good fortune will come to those who are lucky. Besides, Yuchuan has the protection of the family gods. Sister-in-law, don't worry."

Zhou nodded, glanced around, and asked curiously, "Where is she?"

Seeing her asking about her daughter, Shen said hurriedly, "Zhen'er was invited to the back just now. Lord Zhang was afraid that something might happen to her, so he went with her."

Zhou looked at her clothes and asked, "Are you cold?"

Shen shook her head and smiled gently, "Although the wind is cold, it doesn't penetrate the body and is still warm."

What Shen said was true. Fortunately, the Xie family's gods sent them warm and protective clothes along the way, which reduced much of the hardship on the journey.

The further north you go, the whiter the road becomes.

A thin film of ice covered the ground, making walking not as smooth as before, and the wheels at the back of the team began to slip.

The pace of progress slowed down a lot as the ground became difficult to walk on.

After the afternoon, the temperature dropped sharply.

The sky began to darken, and darkness pressed down heavily, giving the northern scenery a bleak and desolate feel.

Looking around, there was no one in sight.

Chu Feijian looked at the hungry people and thought about the little food left in the team. The crisis in the rear had not been completely resolved. On the road he had chosen, he could not find the villagers he remembered. As time passed, Chu Feijian had to reconsider his plans for tonight.

The team took a short break to replenish their energy.

The food that the Xie family had distributed had already been eaten along the way.

If it had happened in the past, many prisoners would have complained long ago after having no food or water for such a long time.

We stopped for a rest today and the camp was completely silent.

Whether they were exiles or officials, they all sat down and lay down on the spot at the command, taking the time to conserve their energy. Even speaking a word was a waste of energy. After Zhang Dayi sat down, he felt a chill rushing up from under his buttocks, and he couldn't help but tremble.

Everyone was the same. They didn't know what the climate was like here. The ground was hard and cold, not suitable for sitting for a long time.

Zhang Dayi was worried about the child of the Xie family, so he took off his outermost layer of clothes and laid it under Rui Ge'er.

Ruan would never let Zhang Dayi do this. She would never let him ignore his own health, even though Zhang Dayi was worried about her son's frailty.

"It's so cold, sir, please dress warmly. It's only a short while, it's no problem."

Zhang Dayi didn't win the argument, so he put his clothes back on.

"Sir! Rui Ge is not cold."

A clear childish voice rang out, and a pair of bright black eyes looked at Zhang Dayi.

Zhang Dayi stroked his head and smiled, "Sir, can you hold me?"

After hearing what Zhang Dayi said, Ruan couldn't refuse his kindness anymore, so she turned to look at her son.

Facing Zhang Dayi's outstretched arms, Xie Jiarui shook his little head and said seriously: "Jiarui is not afraid of the cold and can do it obediently. Sir, have a good rest."

A childish remark made all the adults around laugh.

Old Madam Xie asked Zhou to put her thin blanket on Rui Ge'er.

Ever since the supplies were abandoned, even the Xie family, who were cared for by the gods, now don’t have many usable things.

Xie Jiarui, wearing a thin blanket, moved to Zhang Dayi's side and wanted to cover his husband with the blanket, but Zhang Dayi hugged him and wrapped him tightly with the blanket.

Everyone couldn't help but look back.

Although they don't talk much to each other now, the worry in their eyes is still evident.

Madam Xie closed her eyes and rested.

Zhang Dayi used local materials to give Xie Jiarui a temporary "make-up lesson".

Looking at Rui Ge'er, who was in such a situation and had to lower his head to study seriously with the teacher, Xie Zhen wondered why there was ice on the ground. He felt as if a scene in his memory suddenly appeared before his eyes.

As I thought about it, I couldn't help but chuckle.

“It really seems like that.”

"Second sister, what do you mean?"

Ruan, who was standing by, heard her laughter and asked curiously.

Xie Zhen leaned over and gestured to Rui Ge'er who was studying with the teacher, and laughed softly: "I remember that when my sixth brother was young, when he was as old as Rui Ge'er, he also liked to follow the soldiers under our father's command and learn things in this way. The little appearance is exactly the same."

Ruan couldn't help laughing when she heard this, but the next second she remembered that Xie Zhen was talking about Rui Ge'er's sixth uncle, so she couldn't say anything. She could only cover her mouth and smile, and asked, "Really?"

"Yes, when Yuchuan was a child, he hated sitting in the school and attending classes."

"How can we study if we don't go to school?" Ruan asked.

She was married into the Duke's Mansion later. As the eldest sister-in-law, it was not appropriate for her to interrogate her younger brothers-in-law about their embarrassing childhood experiences. Moreover, her husband had been away for many years. During the years that Ruan had been in the mansion, she had never heard of this matter. She only knew that her sixth uncle Xie Yuchuan had always been the most rebellious person in the Duke's Mansion.

Xie Zhen looked at several elders and saw that everyone's eyes curved up at the same time, with an expression of secretly laughing.

Then he smiled and said to Ruan: "Sixth brother, I don't know how many teachers were pissed off back then, but he is not like other children who would bother the teachers like that. He just always asks the teachers some strange questions."

"The master was so annoyed by him that he left. Grandfather and great uncle had no choice but to look for masters everywhere, but they couldn't find any. One year, a soldier who was injured and recuperating in the mansion came to the family and was caught by Yuchuan."

(End of this chapter)