The work becomes more and more efficient. After these days of adaptation, the ladies have become very comfortable in doing things.
They are all dressed as peasant women, with bare faces, black hair neatly tied up, and a small sleeve rolled up to facilitate work.
The two of them stood on the cart and handed things over, while the other three stood under the cart to pick up things. They cooperated very well with each other.
Song Mingyuan took a few cubs to help. Those who were strong would move the key points, while those who were weak would move smaller portions.
Soon, everything was divided into two parts. Frequently accessed items were placed on the donkey cart, and less frequently accessed items were placed on the carriage.
Each car had a third of the space free, just enough for everyone.
The whole family worked together very efficiently and had everything packed up in less than a quarter of an hour.
Wu Da and the others had just gotten the team up and were ready to set off.
Song Mingyuan was carrying a few kids, Lu Peifeng and Xing'er on the carriage, while Mrs. Lu was carrying several ladies from the Lu family on the donkey carriage.
The group of people walked onto the official road one after another.
The snow on the road melted, and the breath quickly condensed into a cold mist.
The Lu family had put on thick fur coats and new shoes. The car was also covered with quilts, and Mrs. Tang warmed their hands. Although it was still cold outside, the whole family was warm.
Several little ones were already yawning and lying on the cart. Xing'er carefully tucked them into bed and leaned on the pile of goods to fall asleep.
When she decided to follow, she was already prepared to endure hardships with Miss Yuan. Who would have thought that she would have such a comfortable life on the road?
They were more comfortable and free than they were in the Song family.
Song Mingyuan can't drive a carriage, but she can control animals. Although she is not good at it, it is not a problem to make a horse move normally.
She just needs to pull the reins from time to time to show off.
The carriage hadn't gone a mile when Song Mingyuan pulled the reins leisurely. She was the first to notice something strange, and she spread out her consciousness to take a look.
They saw two teams of people rushing towards them at an extremely fast speed. They were already two miles away and there were quite a few people.
No one in the team noticed anything. Only Lu Peifeng's body tensed slightly and he glanced at the intersection with a pair of dark, cold eyes.
Soon, the sound of horse hooves gradually approached.
The people in the team stopped and turned around to look behind them, and saw two teams of officers and soldiers with swords charging towards them on horseback.
The leader shouted: "Everyone in front, stop! Don't resist, otherwise we will kill you on the spot!"
Before anyone could understand what was happening, they were quickly surrounded by officers and soldiers who rushed up and raised their knives.
"What's going on? Why are the officers and soldiers here? Didn't they already condemn us and send us into exile? Did they suddenly change their minds and want to drag us to behead us?"
As soon as these words came out, the people in the team suddenly turned pale and looked panicked. Especially when they saw the current battle, those with poor mental endurance were frightened to tears.
After a brief confusion in the team, Wu Da stood up.
The middle-aged man who was yelling at them to stop had already stepped forward. He was wearing an official uniform and looked clean.
When sitting on a horse and looking down at others, there is a sense of arrogance and contempt.
"I wonder what you mean by this, sir?"
Wu Da has been escorting exiles for many years, and this is the first time he has encountered such a situation.
Unless they encountered an escaped prisoner and they took the initiative to contact the local officials, they would usually not come to their door.
When Mrs. Lu and several other ladies saw the officers and soldiers, their expressions changed slightly. They subconsciously connected this incident with what happened in Fuyang County, and their hearts dropped.
Their first reaction was that Yuan Yuan was exposed. They were so nervous that they clenched their hands for a moment. They chanted calm down several times in their hearts to stop themselves from getting into trouble.
Du Fanghai, who was temporarily acting as the county magistrate, glanced sideways at Wu Da, ignored his question, raised his chin and raised his nostrils to the sky: "I am the new magistrate of Fuyang County, and you are the relatives of the criminal Lu Feng?"
With this opening, Mrs. Lu and the other ladies knew in their hearts that they were here, not Yuanyuan.
A false alarm, a false alarm!
"Exactly, I dare to ask..."
Before Mrs. Lu could finish her words, Du Fanghai interrupted her with a sneer: "That's good, come here and bring all these traitors back to me!"
Of course, the officers and soldiers followed Du Fanghai's orders. Just as they were about to take action, Deng Liang stepped forward with a saber in hand.
"Wait! We are escorting these people to the place of exile under the order of the emperor. If you people from Fuyang County want to take people from us, there must be a reason, right?"
Deng Liang's behavior made Du Fanghai feel that his dignity had been challenged, and his face immediately darkened.
"Of course I am following the emperor's orders! You did not cooperate with me in taking these prisoners back, but instead you protected them again and again. What are your intentions?"
He half-closed his eyes and snorted coldly: "Could it be that you are in the same group as them?"
Facing Du Fanghai's pressure, Deng Liang didn't even raise his eyelids: "It's just a routine question. Your Excellency is overly worried. Since it is under the emperor's order, please submit the document to the next person for review."
Du Fanghai was furious: "How dare you! You, a small official, dare to obstruct me from doing my job!"
"It's not obstruction, it's just business."
Deng Liang didn't have much money, and he looked like he couldn't arrest people without documents, which made Du Fanghai furious.
"you……"
Master Wang quickly said: "Sir, please calm down, we still need to do business. The former county master's body is still cold, and he is still waiting for you to go back to administer justice and apprehend the culprit!"
As long as the murderer is not eliminated, those who follow Lin Jingui have to be on tenterhooks all day long, as if there is a shaky knife hanging from their necks, and they don't know when it will fall.
Thinking of the tragic and cruel death of their father and son, Master Wang shuddered, fearing that he would end up like that one day.
Du Fanghai was still angry and gave Deng Liang a fierce look. He waved his sleeves angrily and said, "There are a lot of people in this official who don't care about you young people. Come here and submit the document and ask them to read it carefully, so as not to say that I am using my power." Bullying!"
Soon an officer and soldier came up with a volume of documents. Deng Liang took it. The imperial seal on it was correct. After carefully checking the contents, he frowned slightly.
It was indeed the emperor who sent the order to the Fuyang County magistrate to temporarily detain the exiled team. If it hadn't been for the emperor's order, he might have been able to think of a way.
After returning the document, Deng Liang stepped aside to make way: "Please do so."
Unexplained detention is often the most frightening thing. Although the road to exile is difficult, they can still survive.
If he is really taken back, who knows what will happen next.
Seeing that Wu Da and Deng Liang could not stop him, some people were afraid that they would be taken back and beheaded, so they directly knocked away the official next to them and started running staggeringly.
