Quick Transmigration: After the Backup Love Awakens, He Sacrifices the Official Partner to the Heave

Upon hearing Qi Chen's words, Jiang Zui hurriedly said, "Ah Chen, hang in there for a moment, let me think of something."

Qi Chen was exhausted by him all night, and today he walked for more than an hour. This pampered young man had never walked such a long distance before.

Although he had water in his hand, he couldn't take it out directly.

Qi Chen obediently shook her head, refusing, "Husband, no... I..."

He knew that what he had just said was putting Jiang Zui in a difficult position, but it was just his subconscious response at the time.

The officers and soldiers have already explained to them that they will be served two meals a day, with only one dry steamed bun each time.

Before Qi Chen could finish speaking, Liu Yu shouted, "Master!"

Jiang Hongsheng fainted due to his unhealed wound and heatstroke.

Jiang Zhou used all his strength to put Jiang Hongsheng on the ground, drenched in sweat and exhausted.

Although Jiang Zhou was strong, he couldn't match Jiang Hongsheng, a burly man weighing over 150 pounds.

Looking at Jiang Zui, who was completely relaxed, Jiang Zhou couldn't help but feel indignant. He thought to himself: If he had known, he wouldn't have bribed the soldiers to remove his shackles.

The unshackled suffer more than the shackled.

Liu Yu suddenly panicked, at a loss for what to do, and asked Jiang Zhou with a tense look in her eyes, "Zhouzhou, your father has fainted, what should we do?"

What to do? What to do!

How would he know what to do?

Jiang Zhou said coldly, "Wait."

After saying this, he stood up and walked to the official, saying in a humble tone, "Sir, the weather is hot and dry, and we've been traveling for a long time. I'm afraid our bodies can't take it. Could you give us some water? Let everyone rest for a while?"

The official glanced at the scene behind him, looking dejected. The scattered crowd looked disheveled and said with a frown, "It's only been a short time, and it's already like this? There will be many more days like this in the future."

It took three months to travel from the capital to Lingnan, during which time exiled criminals had to travel every day.

Jiang Zhou had no choice but to take out the silver he had hidden and quietly hand it to the official, saying softly, "Please help me, sir."

Jiang Zhou had planned to take Zhao Xingyuan shopping in the morning, so he brought a lot of loose silver, totaling about fifty taels, plus a one-hundred-tael silver note.

He paid twenty taels of silver to avoid being searched and shackled.

There were thirty taels of loose silver and a one-hundred-tael silver note left.

The official took the silver, but his expectant gaze instantly dimmed as he looked at the one tael in his hand. He said disdainfully, "Is that all the silver you have?"

Jiang Zhou pleaded poverty, saying, "Please forgive me, sir, this is all I have on me, I can't give you any more."

"Alright."

After saying this, the official shouted to the crowd, "There is a river two miles ahead. When you get there, you can fetch water and rest for a quarter of an hour."

The official had traveled this road to Lingnan several times before, and he had originally planned to have people rest there.

Upon hearing the official's words, everyone's eyes lit up and they perked up.

Jiang Zhou's tael of silver was not wasted; the official gave him a water bag to store water.

Standing in the corner, Jiang Zui looked at the exhausted Qi Chen beside her and said, "Chen, there's something in my arms that's making me really itchy. Can you take it out for me?"

Qi Chen obediently took out a small piece of candy, then stared blankly at the strangely packaged item, asking softly, "Husband, is this...candy?"

"Yes, I secretly hid it for you," Jiang Zui replied.

This piece of candy was taken from Jiang Zui's spatial dimension; it's unknown from which world Jiang Zui acquired it.

Qi Chen's peach blossom eyes narrowed happily, leaving two crescent-shaped eyes, and he said with a smile, "Thank you, husband."

After saying that, Qi Chen opened the package, intending to cut it in half.

Seeing this, Jiang Zui declined, saying, "I don't need it, you eat it all."

His body can still tolerate it.

Seeing this, Qi Chen secretly put the candy into his mouth and threw away the wrapper when no one was looking.

Qi Chen ate the candy, looking like a kitten stealing a treat; he was incredibly cute.

Qi Chen leaned closer to Jiang Zui and whispered, "So sweet."

Jiang Zui's lips curled slightly, and his eyes were filled with warmth.

With the candy, Qi Chen no longer felt tired.

Upon reaching the riverbank, the prisoners were allowed the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to move around freely.

If a prisoner wants to store water, he can first remove his shackles and then put them back on when he returns.

In fact, Jiang Zui could also do what Jiang Zhou did and spend money to remove the shackles and chains that bound him.

But he didn't want to carry Jiang Hongsheng on his back. He planned to remove the shackles once Jiang Hongsheng's injuries healed and he could walk on his own.

Jiang Zui told Qi Chen to go to Yin Yue's side, stay put, and rest well, while he went to find a way to get water.

Jiang Zui didn't collect water from the river, fearing it might contain bacteria and cause him an upset stomach.

They took the water from the space and filled a water bag.

Ironically, each exiled prisoner had their own water bag to prevent the spread of infectious diseases during the journey.

When Jiang Zhou saw that everyone had a water bag, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He questioned the official, but was instead whipped by the official.

"Here, drink up." Jiang Zui had already drunk quite a bit of water while no one was around.

Qi Chen looked at the water pouch in front of him and asked, "Have you drunk it?"

"I've already drunk it."

Seeing that Jiang Zui had finished drinking, Qi Chen opened the water pouch, tilted his head back, and gulped down the entire pouch of water, leaving almost nothing.

"I'll go decorate it again." Jiang Zui saw that Qi Chen had finished drinking and wanted to go back to the 'river' to decorate it.

"Mm." Qi Chen nodded.

Jiang Zui patted Qi Chen's head and then turned to leave.

After Jiang Zui left, Yin Yue smiled and said to Qi Chen, "Your brother-in-law is so good to you, so please be considerate of him along the way."

Qi Chen told Yin Yue about how he had acted coquettishly towards Jiang Zui on the way, and how Jiang Zui had secretly given him candy.

"Understood, Father."

The Qi family had two people, Qi Zhan and Qi Ze, who stored water, so they didn't get thirsty.

Instead, after Jiang Zui refilled the water and handed the two water bags to Qi Chen, Liu Yu walked over with a dissatisfied look and said, "Xiao Zui, your father is seriously ill, and your second brother was whipped by the soldiers. Our family is counting on you."

"Yes, yes," Jiang Hongsheng's concubine chimed in, "Young Master, your younger brothers are still young, and we are old. You are the only one in the entire mansion who can help us."

Jiang Zui scoffed. Her husband, Zhang Yuansi, was handsome and not even thirty. He was hardly old. Even Liu Yu was only forty.

"Mother and Zhang Fulang, what are you saying? We're all family, why be so polite? How about this, I'll take my sixth brother and youngest brother to fetch water."

"Little Zui, how can your sixth brother, a mere nephew, go fetch water?"

"Young Master, Xiao Xuan is still too young to do such strenuous work."

Ah! Such arduous...work...

If you don't want to do it, just say so. Why make it sound so high-sounding?

Girls can fetch water for boys the same age as Jiang Li, but Jiang Li is the only one who can't.

As for Jiang Xuan, he's already thirteen years old. When the original owner was thirteen, he could already cook for himself.

Before the original owner turned fifteen, he had no servants and ate only leftovers. After that, he learned to cook for himself.