Leaving the labor camp?
become free?
The three girls of the Xia family stood in the open space of the labor camp. Behind them were countless pairs of passionate and envious eyes. In front of them was the supervisor Po Liu who looked regretful and helpless. On their faces, there was no joy, only confusion.
Just a moment ago, I was in a desperate situation where I was about to be humiliated and ruined, and it was even harder and worse than death. In the blink of an eye, I was in paradise where I could leave.
The ups and downs of this life shocked all three of them.
It took a while for them to react.
Xia Ningzhen spoke tremblingly, "Mom, aunt, is what she said true? Can we really go out?"
Xia Jingyun's mother, Xia Li, also came back from despair, "Xu is right. If you want to do something else, why do you need to deceive us like this?"
The women who were raped before were taken away directly without any of these things.
Xia Zhang, Xia Jingyun's aunt, was still in a dreamlike trance, "No matter what, no matter what, I won't be ruined by others, and I won't have to starve or suffer anymore. It's all good!"
"Yeah, everything is good."
At this time, the three women hugged each other, crying and laughing happily.
The wind in the labor camp finally brought some flavor of freedom.
Mrs. Liu stood aside, still teasing the guard unwillingly, "Sir, take a look at the figures of these three people. They are all pampered and tender skinned masters. If you offer them to the steward, the steward will be excited. When the time comes when we are happy, we will all benefit, so why bother letting them go!"
The guard slapped him and said, "Just do what you are told. There is so much nonsense! Do the orders from above allow us to make irresponsible remarks here?"
Damn it, the adults in charge will be happy.
His whole body was almost hard.
Mrs. Liu covered her face and didn't dare to say anything for a moment.
The guard waved his hand and looked at the three girls of the Xia family, "You three, come with me! Your family members are waiting outside."
On the way out of the camp, Xia Zhang, who was born in a martial arts family, plucked up the courage and asked in a low voice: "May I ask, sir, why did you let us go?"
The guard said calmly: "If someone in your family has performed meritorious service, your Majesty will reward your family and exempt them from labor."
Made a contribution?
The three of them looked at each other, and Mrs. Xia Zhang immediately said: "It must be my family in Dingyuan! That is to say, he is strong and strong, so he can make such a great contribution and save our lives. It is not in vain that I have spent so many years and hard training, my good son!"
She stroked her chest, with a look of relief on her face, and turned to look at her daughter, "You must remember this grace of survival and repay your brother's kindness."
It seems that he is talking to his daughter, but in fact he is talking to his younger sibling.
The so-called poor in culture and rich in military affairs. In the past, Xia Jingyun's family was indeed not as wealthy as Xia Yunfei's family. In addition, the Xia Li family from the Xiaojia Biyu family was not as showy and agile as the Xia Zhang family from a military family. They had always been soft-tempered. Hearing this, he smiled weakly. Smile, "Sister-in-law, don't worry."
On the other hand, daughter Xia Ningzhen bravely resisted her mother's mistakes in her words during these days of adversity, "Mom, how could you say that, what if it's a cousin?"
Mrs. Xia Zhang shook her head and said: "I'm not talking nonsense for my mother. Different situations require different abilities. Just like you and I are here thanks to your aunt's care, it's good that your cousin, a weak scholar, can still survive. If he can Do you think it’s possible to save lives through meritorious service?”
Xia Ning was really speechless, and the three of them supported each other and slowly walked to the camp gate.
Outside the door, two pairs of father and son were already waiting for them.
It was also the first time that Xia Jingyun saw his mother, aunt and cousin.
My mother looked as frail as she remembered, adding a lot of haggardness.
Auntie's life is better, but now she is no longer as proud as before, let alone plump.
Cousin, hey, she’s so beautiful, what a pity.
Freed from the life-and-death crisis, Xia Jingyun's unruly spirit, which he had learned from dealing with all three religions and nine schools of thought, began to slowly emerge.
Xia Jingyun was sizing them up, and they were also sizing up the four of them.
Being rescued from the hardship and pain, seeing each other, the heartache and pain of more than half a month, the worries and longings of those days and nights all rushed out in an instant, and the family of seven held each other's arms and cried.
After crying for a while, they finally regained their breath. The three women looked at Xia Yunfei and bowed deeply to him, "Thank you very much, my son/cousin/brother."
Xia Yunfei looked at the three of them in astonishment, "Why do you worship me?"
"Dingyuan, you deserve this." Mrs. Xia Zhang affectionately held the elder's arm, "You have made great contributions to saving our family. We not only want to thank you, but we will also repay you well in the future!"
Xia Yunfei sighed, "Although you guys make me happy, but..."
He pointed at Xia Jingyun, "This is all Erlang's credit. It's none of my fault. You have to thank Erlang!"
Xia Zhang turned to look at Xia Jingyun as if she was struck by lightning.
The eldest uncle Xia Mingxiong also twirled his few beards and said with emotion, "Thanks to Erlang for this, if Erlang hadn't been so smart, we, as a family, would have been in catastrophe!"
Xia Yunfei echoed: "Yes, my father and second uncle were both ready to die. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, Erlang not only kept us alive, but also rescued us."
Xia Jingyun smiled and tugged on his clothes, "Auntie, I'm ready."
Mrs. Xia Li blushed, opened her mouth slightly, but stopped talking.
"Thank you cousin!"
Xia Ningzhen decisively drove her mother to a dead end.
Xia Zhang gritted her teeth and immediately said sincerely to Xia Jingyun, "Thank you Erlang."
After all, they only quarreled occasionally and were not enemies.
Xia Jingyun quickly supported her and said with a smile: "If it weren't for my cousin's support, I wouldn't be able to survive this time. We are all one family, so why do aunts talk to each other?"
While Ms. Xia Zhang felt a lot more comfortable, she was even more surprised. This nerd who had never learned anything before suddenly became enlightened?
What are the benefits of being a coolie?
Mrs. Xia Li also stepped forward and gently stroked her son's face, her eyes filled with relief and distress.
Perhaps it was due to the fusion of memories, Xia Jingyun said naturally, "Mom, don't worry, I'm fine, I'll be fine in a few days."
"Okay, enough gossip, let's go home quickly!"
As the head of the family, the uncle takes charge of the overall situation.
Everyone nodded, and then they were all stunned.
Their ancestral property is in a neighboring county. Now that all their property, property, money and belongings have been confiscated, where can they find a home for them to return to?
I came out of the labor camp penniless and couldn't even find a hotel to stay.
The women couldn't help but turn pale at the thought of living on the streets and living in the open.
Xia Hengzhi forcibly comforted him: "Let's find a place to stay in a temple for the time being. Fortunately, the weather is not hot. Let's spend the night first. Tomorrow we will go out to find a job and see if we can have a place to live."
Xia Li also echoed her husband, "Yes, it's better than being in a labor camp. At least you don't have to suffer."
Having said that, what kind of work can a group of people who can't carry it on their shoulders or lift it in their hands find?
By the time they find it, will everyone be starving to death?
Is it possible that we still have to go begging on the street?
Thinking of the vast road ahead, everyone felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on their heads, and most of the excitement of having just escaped from the sea of suffering disappeared.
"Master Xia!"
At this moment, a voice sounded in the distance, and the sound of horse hooves gradually approached.
In the midst of everyone's doubtful and somewhat frightened gazes, a county official got off his horse and looked at Xia Jingyun, "Mr. Xia, the house has been arranged. You can come with me."
! ! !
Mr. Xia?
House?
People looked over in shock, and Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "Master Zhang, who was going to be the prisoner earlier, also rewarded me with ten taels of silver. I used this money to ask the county clerk to help me find a small courtyard. Let's go, this is Next time we really go home."
Everyone's faces suddenly showed surprise.
Xia Ning's beautiful eyes were filled with color, looking at this cousin whom she usually only knew a little bit, she didn't expect that he was the one who saved everyone in the family's most difficult moment.
After a slight delay, the group of people supported each other and walked impatiently towards the city.
A county official led the way, and they encountered no obstacles when entering the city. Not long after, they arrived at the entrance of a small courtyard next to the city wall.
