NOVEL WEB Chapter 12 New Prisoners
Everyone cast disdainful glances at Su Huan.
Especially Su Qi, when she thought of Su Huan letting the dog out to scare her, she was so scared that she peed her pants and was so humiliated, she felt itching with hatred.
Presumably her dog must have been caught by the official.
In the past, I hugged Suning's thigh, but now I know how to hug the old lady's thigh. Do you think that you can sit back and relax?
Seeing the two of them walking back talking and laughing, Su Qi curled her lips and said, "Hey, the Sixth Sister really knows where the wind comes from...it's a pity...the flattery was taken in the wrong direction!"
Aunt Liu nodded in agreement and handed Su Qi a steamed bun, "Qier, some people are like this. In times of crisis, they naturally need someone to rely on."
"Backer? Humph!" Su Qi took the steamed bun and took a bite. She was just a demented old lady, so what kind of backer did she think she was?
When the old lady's dry food in her bag is eaten up, who will she cry to?
Su Huan chuckled, opened the water bag and took a sip, then glanced at the nest in Su Qi's hand, "What the fifth sister means is, who should I look for as my backer? You?"
"You!" Su Qi choked, and the steamed buns in her hand were broken into pieces. She glanced in Shen's direction. These words were sarcastic to her. Shen's house had steamed buns, but it was a pity that they were not given this. A few harems.
Aunt Liu arched Su Qi's arm, "Ignore her! In a few days, she won't even be able to eat this bread! Aunt Liu just heard the officials discuss that Xu Lizheng's house in Linping Town has also been ransacked in the past two days. Will he tell us Let’s go to Yinzhou together! By then, we won’t be able to provide enough food for one wotou per day!”
Upon hearing this, Su Qi's eyes flashed with joy, and she half-smiled at Su Huan, "Did you hear that? The number of exiles is going to increase! Not to mention cornbread, there may not even be rice soup!"
Su Huan was unmoved. It didn't matter how many people were added to her, it just made it less convenient to disappear!
This...Xu Lizheng?
Why has she never heard of this person?
In the previous life, other prisoners had joined, but that was after arriving in Yuzhou. The situation at that time was indeed as Su Qi said, one steamed bun a day was not enough.
Why was he exiled and someone joined in to grab the food?
There were only two rooms in the dilapidated courtyard, one for men and one for women, and they were crowded for two days.
The place where the prisoners move around is a small courtyard.
Although Su Changzhou disliked the steamed bun given by the official, the white flour steamed bun had been eaten, so he could only nibble on it no matter how reluctant he was.
After all, the body is full of oil and water, and eating just one steamed bun that tastes like hard bacon is not enough.
Su Changzhou looked at Shen, "Huh? Didn't you say that your brother stuffed you a hundred taels? I see that the officials have been running back and forth to the town these past two days, why not... you give it to them in exchange for some food..."
Hearing this, Mrs. Shen immediately tightened the baggage in her arms, looked at no one around her, and whispered, "This little money is... but it will be used for Ning'er's escape in the future."
"Huh! Get away?" Su Changzhou laughed mockingly, "What a whim!"
"Can you really just watch your beautiful daughter bear the name of a refugee for the rest of her life?"
"Otherwise? When the Su Mansion is in trouble, no one can escape!"
Shen was unwilling to give in, with determination in her eyes, "I have already thought about it. My natal family is in Yuzhou, and our Xiang'er is also married in Yuzhou. There will definitely be a way."
"Ready to hit the road!"
Li Qingsong shouted, and Su Qi's hand that was fetching water trembled.
"Aunt..."
Although it is a broken courtyard, it is still better than walking under the scorching sun.
"Stop dilly-dallying! Hurry up!" the official shouted, and quickly chased the people away.
Everyone was hurriedly packed up and led out of the yard.
Su Huan silently added some immunity-enhancing medicine into the water bag. It was quite effective for Mrs. Su when she could only walk on two legs.
As soon as they walked out of the ruined courtyard, they joined another group of people.
I saw that there were both old and young among those people. The old man's hair and beard were all gray, and the young man looked about ten years old...
At a rough count, there were about twenty people.
And they are all men.
Presumably these people are the Xu Lizheng family that Aunt Liu mentioned.
With so many new prisoners suddenly appearing, everyone couldn't help but pause.
If not for anything else, it was because of Aunt Liu’s words that she couldn’t even afford the food. Except for Su Huan and Mrs. Su, they all cast disdainful glances.
Su Changzhou, in particular, glanced coldly at the old man who was leading the group. The little upright man was now hanging out with him.
Xu Lizheng's old face covered with blood was startled, he smiled awkwardly, and patted the tall rags beside him, "I am Xu Lizheng... Haha, this is my eldest son..."
"Hmph!" Su Changzhou sneered. It was obvious that his legs and feet were much better than the previous two days. He ignored it and walked ahead.
Mrs. Shen followed him and looked back again and again, "It's really strange. There isn't even a woman in Xu Lizheng's family?"
Suning supported Mrs. Shen, "Mom, I heard what the official surnamed Yi said. Xu Lizheng's wife ran away with someone, and her sons did not marry. Later, they married a peasant girl, gave birth to a little son and ran away again. There are also A few cousins who may have taken refuge..."
Mrs. Shen covered the corners of her lips that could not suppress her curling up, "This kind of people are called Ke's wives. Let's stay away from them."
Suning nodded, "Yeah."
Of course, a group of prisoners, all of whom were men, naturally had to stay far away. Her father and mother were secretly planning for her. When she arrived in Yuzhou, they tried to find a way for her to fake her death and escape from the convict ranks. She was born into wealth, so naturally she couldn't associate with such lowly people.
Su Huan helped Old Mrs. Su carry the baggage and walked behind her not too far away. From time to time, she looked at the new group of people. Her clothes were torn, her hair was messy, there was a lot of straw on her face, and her face was clothed. He was covered with injuries criss-crossing him, and he couldn't even walk smoothly. It looked like he had been beaten badly.
Even the teenage boy was not spared. He had a pale face, chapped lips, and a lot of whip marks on his body.
Since they were all exiled, even such a young child was not spared. I don’t know what kind of crime Xu Lizheng’s family had committed.
Su Huan frowned, thinking this, when suddenly, a line of sight half-hidden by the straw hanging on her hair looked straight at her. It was the tallest son beside Xu Lizheng.
Su Huan was caught off guard and met the man's gaze. His dark eyes were like a deep whirlpool, stained with complex emotions. His face was cold, white and haggard. In addition, he walked with a limp, and there were wounds on his arms. The blood was pouring out, and the whole person looked very haggard, but it was not difficult to see that he was originally a handsome young man who looked like a pampered man.
Su Huan immediately turned around. It was inappropriate to look at the people who had just been exiled like this. She was relaxed and at ease. She had the space in her hands and didn't care about anything. But these people didn't know their future life or death.