Qin Heng and Qin Sheng planned to go outside to pick up some firewood before it got dark, but Qin Zhao did not go and stayed in the wild house to look after the women and children.
There is no completely dry firewood at this time. Most of the firewood now is partially buried in the snow, with only a section exposed outside.
But none of them were let go. They were all brought back by the Qin brothers, and they broke them into two pieces. They used the dry parts for themselves, and put the wet ones aside to dry for future generations.
The policemen followed them out and were responsible for supervising them.
Qin Heng took advantage of the convenient opportunity and grabbed Qin Sheng, "A Sheng, I just wanted to ask you, when did you get such good luck and be able to pick up things when you go out?"
Someone noticed the goose when it was plucking its feathers. It was slightly injured, so it didn't attract much attention.
Xiaoliu has always had good luck. When he was young, he would always pick up something whenever he went out. Everything that flies in the sky and swims in the water likes to jump in front of him. Can you imagine how he could pick up a big snake in the middle of winter?
Xiao Liu's good luck shocked him and his father at the time. Later, both he and his father took action to cover him up.
It seems that due to such good luck, when he became sensible at the age of five or six, he picked up less things. After getting engaged at the age of ten, he gradually disappeared from everyone? Well, it's not that exaggerated anyway, but Asheng's luck is still better than ordinary people.
But it’s been a long time since I saw him picking up things when he went out.
In the wild house, Qin's mother found a broken wooden barrel after finding the cracked clay pot.
Taking advantage of the shabby house that could heat hot water and provide shelter, Lu Songli went to say hello to Xu Zheng first, and then she and Qin's mother Nie Yunniang took a piece of coarse cloth, went to the shabby house next door, and gathered around in the corner. A little space comes out.
The three of them helped each other clean up a bit.
The children were also taken one by one to be cleaned.
Xu Zheng didn't say anything.
Zhao Long, on the other hand, took a look and spat, "I'm poor."
"Xu Yasi, is it time to put handcuffs on them?" Zhao Long asked after eating and drinking.
Xu Zheng glanced at him and said, "Okay, go ahead and cuff them."
This kid, he ate the wild goose soup just now the most. As soon as they ate the wild geese given to them, they thought of tormenting them. He has nothing to say to someone who picks up the bowl to eat and puts it down to curse.
Regarding the need to put the handcuffs on again, the three Qin brothers didn't say much.
At night they made two fires.
Their shoes were more or less wet. They were all taken off and grilled on the side.
The officers took down the bedding from the carriage, and Xu Zheng arranged for someone to keep watch, then lay down, and some even got into the carriage to sleep.
Qin Zhao and Nie Yunniang protected the baby and slept in the middle of the corner. The two children Qin Yu and Qin Zhen slept next to them.
Qin Sheng and Qin Heng slept on the outermost side respectively, and Lu Songli slept on one side next to Qin Sheng.
Qin's mother and Qin Heng protected Qin Jia and Qin Han sleeping on the other side.
Early the next morning, the weather was pretty good and there was no snow. Xu Zheng gave him two-quarters of an hour to eat and solve the three urgent needs of his life, and then he was on his way.
Last night, after secret discussion, the three brothers of the Qin family also decided to arrange for someone to keep a vigil. Qin Zhao and Qin Sheng would keep one vigil for half the night and the other for the rest of the night. The night watchman didn't sleep so deeply, so he needed to add more firewood to the fire from time to time. He also had to take care of the simple earthen stove, because it had some water sitting on it with the broken clay pot, and one or two sticks were stuffed in the belly of the stove. Just use bigger firewood and make sure there is always a fire to warm the water.
At this moment, they put the dry food pancakes that were choking their throats into the clay pots and cooked them until they were soft and rotten, and then ate them among themselves. Otherwise, the children wouldn't be able to chew the dry food, and Lu Songli's cheeks would hurt from chewing it.
When setting off, Lu Songli felt much better, so she refused to let Qin Sheng carry her on his back.
Seeing her little aunt walking by herself, Qin Han and Qin Jia wanted to get down and walk by themselves, thinking of sitting on the basket until they could no longer walk.
The younger Qin Yu and Qin Zhen saw that their brothers and sisters were walking by themselves, so they imitated their example and decided to leave on their own.
The children are also sensible and do not cry much when encountering changes.
The three brothers of the Qin family also let them go, knowing that the children would not be able to walk for long and would just sit down when they got tired.
On this day, they actually walked for more than forty miles. When they reached the back, Lu Songli felt that her legs were mechanical and numb. Later, Qin Sheng said he would carry her on his back, but she refused.
In the second half, the children were almost carried away.
On the way, Xu Zheng revealed that they would spend the night in a ruined temple tonight.
At this moment, a wave of people had already moved into the ruined temple they were talking about.
Mo Bing stood on a high place and looked towards Chang'an City, "Brother Liu, do you think our young lady and uncle can get to this ruined temple today?"
Liu Erxi replied, "No problem. According to their schedule, they can get here before tonight."
This dilapidated temple is not far from the official road and has always been the place where the prison guards would stay when escorting prisoners to the northeast. There is no village or shop in this ten-mile radius, so there is no way they would not come here.
At this time, Lu Mingzhi also walked out of the ruined temple.
Mo Bing saluted, "Second Young Master——"
Lu Mingzhi nodded and asked them, "How are you doing? Did you see anyone?"
"Brother Liu said that it is estimated that the young lady and uncle will not arrive until after evening."
"Okay, I'll come out later."
Lu Mingzhi was kicked out of the house by his father. As soon as the news that the Qin family was determined to be exiled to Pingzhou came out, his father decided to let him follow the people from the Yang Wei Escort Bureau to secretly escort his sister to Pingzhou. He said that a few months ago, in order to gain experience, he had to go on a study tour with his master. Now that he had such a good opportunity, he could not waste it. What else can Lu Mingzhi say about this? I can only do it obediently.
At this time, they were all disguised, such as thickening their eyebrows, darkening their faces, and changing their hair styles.
Mo Bing wore a woman's hair, and together with Liu Erxi played the role of a newlywed couple rushing to sell goods in Lelang County.
At this time, a young man from Yang Wei Escort came out, "Miss Mo Bing, our boss asked me to ask you, what should we have for dinner?"
"Let's boil the big bone porridge! Boil two pots!"
"Okay!"
"Put more ginger slices and wine." It can drive away the cold.
The young man responded, thinking about it, steaming some steamed buns and some bacon, and everything was done. The food on their trip was extremely good.
After the young man entered, he spoke to Yang Wei and Mr. Yang. Yang Wei glanced at him, waved his hand, and told him to go down and get ready. This guy is dishonest. The big bone porridge must have been requested by Miss Mo Bing, and the steamed buns should also be served. On such a cold day, the grown man just drank the porridge and peeed in two cups. But this guy must have been greedy for the bacon and insisted on steaming it.
But it didn't matter. This time they went to Pingzhou, and he brought sixteen brothers out. He brought out almost all the most skilled members of their escort agency, leaving only a few housekeepers.
Just for carriages, they prepared ten of them! It was full of supplies, including rice, flour, grain and oil, and things to keep out the cold. Well, eight of them were prepared by the Lu family, and the remaining two belonged to their escort agency, which was pitiful. But the Lu family didn't care about food, and never skimped on it. They could eat whatever they wanted, such as fine rice, fine noodles, meat, etc., as long as they didn't waste it. After two or three days, his guys had a good impression of the Qin and Lu families.
But at this time, Yang Wei thought that he would soon meet the famous second young lady of the Lu family. To be honest, he was a little nervous.
It was getting dark, and Lu Songli and the others finally reached the ruined temple that Xu Zheng mentioned.
"Huh? Is there anyone in the ruined temple?" Xu Zheng stopped.
The officer next to him stood on tiptoe and looked around, "There are people there. Look at the carriage tied to the corridor. There are probably quite a few people there."
Hearing this, Lu Songli's eyes flashed.
"Brother Xu, can't we get through now?"
"Go!" If they don't go, they will sleep in the wilderness. And that ruined temple is ownerless, so why not go there?
At this time, someone came out of the ruined temple.
As soon as Yang Wei came out, he smiled heartily and said, "Brother, you are Xu Zhengxu, the commander of Baoding Prefecture, right?" People who travel all over the country have good memories. What's more, Chang'an and Baoding are not far apart, and he did have dealings with Xu Zheng once or twice.
Xu Zheng also felt that the visitor looked familiar, "Are you Mr. Yang, the head of Yang Wei Escort Agency?"
"Yes, it's me, brother Xu, come on, come in quickly!" Yang Wei warmly invited.
"Mr. Yang, head escort, what are you doing?"
"Hey, this time I'm taking a escort to Lelang County, and I'll temporarily stay at the ruined temple tonight. Brother Xu, if you don't mind, can we all squeeze in tonight?"
Xu Zheng glanced at Lu Songli and escorted the escort to Lelang County, passing through Pingzhou. What a coincidence?
"Of course I don't mind." Again, a ruined temple is ownerless.
"This ruined temple is quite big. I brought a lot of people and things, so I used the main hall. The side halls on both sides are still empty. If Brother Xu doesn't mind, you can choose whatever you want."
"Okay, we'll take a look at the selection later. Mr. Yang, head escort, has worked hard. He has to go out to escort the escorts at this time."
Yang Wei still smiled heartily, "There is nothing we can do. The employer asked us to leave at this time, so we have no choice but to comply. It's all for the sake of food. Xu Yasi, aren't you also traveling for the Chinese New Year?"
Xu Zheng also looked helpless, "There is no way, I have orders from above, I have to obey."
Then, Xu Zheng and the others just decided to spend the night in the side hall on the right.
I saw Yang Wei coming in from the side door, "Brother Xu, our dinner is ready. If you don't mind, can you have some with us?"
"Isn't this bad?" Xu Zheng slightly declined.
"What's the matter? We're traveling all over the country, so don't be too polite. Come on, all the officers!" Yang Wei simply greeted the other officers.
Xu Zheng and others sat down without pushing.
After they had eaten, Yang Wei and Xu Zheng discussed, "Brother Xu, we have a lot of rice porridge here and we can't finish it. Can you give some to them?" Yang Wei pointed at the Qin family with his eyes.
At this time, Xu Zheng probably knew what was going on.
Mr. Yang glared at the boy who was helping the cook and said hypocritically, "After all, it's all my fault that my boy has big eyes and a small appetite. When cooking, he keeps putting grains into the pot! So much is not enough. If you can’t finish it, tomorrow a noble person will ask for a new one, wouldn’t it be a waste?”
The young man he scolded just giggled.
Xu Zheng said, "It doesn't matter. They are prisoners. You can give them some food if you want."
So, each person in the Qin family received a large bowl of hot and fragrant bone porridge, which was also very thick.
After Lu Songli thanked her, she started to eat, "Eat, it's okay. I've heard that Mr. Yang is a warm-hearted and just person."
As soon as she started to move, the three brothers of the Qin family knew in their hearts that this was hers too?
The three brothers of the Qin family followed suit, and Qin's mother and children knew that the bone porridge was fine and began to eat it. This was the most satisfying meal they had eaten in the past two days.
And Yang Wei, who heard Lu Songli's last words: ... doesn't really want such praise.
