Chapter 398: Things need the right opportunity

Behind the group of fugitives was another trusted subordinate of Xiong Jiushan who was escorting them.

After being separated from the team, Mrs. Xie and other elderly, weak, women and children were arranged to walk at the back of the team.

The team had a lot of carriages and horses. When they were resting halfway, another caravan came from behind. The person leading the team was a Taoist priest in a long robe. When he passed by the Xie family, he happened to see Zhang Dayi, the only man by the Xie family.

Zhang Dayi was already familiar with the disguise of Mr. Han. Seeing him coming with people, he felt a little nervous along the way. But after seeing those dozens of strong "outsiders", he felt much more at ease.

He leaned forward and whispered a few words in Madam Xie's ear, and Madam Xie's serious expression couldn't help but change slightly.

“That’s actually the case.”

Behind the exile team was not only the Min family caravan, but also a lot of people. Many of the exiles who were forcibly separated by the officials showed some joy on their faces after finding out what was going on.

I originally thought that everyone was pulled out and abandoned because they were weak, but I didn't expect that what the adults said at the inn was right.

When Xiong Jiushan came to find Xie Yuchuan, Tu Huan temporarily unlocked the automatic mode and turned the car to the back.

They were talking about something, but she wasn't very interested in listening, so she went to stand by the women of the Xie family and watch.

Seeing the expressions of the convicts behind her change from tense and depressed to relaxed, Tu Huan felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.

I don’t know if it’s because she spent more time in Daliang that she felt more integrated.

She looked up and forward. Since they still had two hours to go to their destination, she decided not to go ahead and just follow the women behind.

Madam Zhou supported Madam Xie and walked forward step by step, leaning on a wooden stick. Tu Huan soon discovered that although Xiong Jiushan was in the front, the entire team's progress was a bit slow.

The fugitives at the back of the team still had some difficulty keeping up.

Suddenly, there was a cry of "Ouch" in the team, and a child tripped over a hard rock and fell to the ground. Tu Huan turned around and saw a familiar face.

That child... seems to be Pang Jiming's daughter?

She had just turned the front of the scooter when her eyes flashed. A figure came over and helped Pang's wife to pick up her daughter who had fallen to the ground.

The little girl sprained her ankle and tears welled up in her eyes. The moment she moved, she couldn't help wailing, leaving her mother Pang's wife at a loss. The little son on her back was also awakened by the shaking. With his eyes blurry and not knowing what had happened, he struggled to climb down from his mother's body.

On the rosy little face, a pair of big eyes looked out for her tearful sister. When she saw her elder sister's ankle bleeding, she was so scared that she perked up in an instant!

"Sister! Sister! What happened to your foot?"

Xie Zhen supported the little girl, and Pang's wife squatted down to check her daughter's wound. She cried silently with heartache, pulled up the corner of her clothes and was about to bite off a bandage, but suddenly a hand in front of her stopped her.

Looking up, it was the second daughter of the Xie family who was kicked out by the banker.

"Mrs. Pang, here, use this."

A roll of white gauze bandage lay in Xie Zhen's palm.

Mrs. Pang was stunned for a moment and waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, Madam Zhuang, this bandage is too valuable, we are unworthy of it." After saying that, she still planned to tear off the corner of her clothes.

Knowing that her husband had always disliked having anything to do with the Xie family, she declined Xie Zhen's kindness in a moment of desperation.

Tu Huan saw them from a distance, thought for a moment, got off the deer-horn cart, put on his clothes, and walked not far to the two of them.

The team naturally would not stop because of their delay. When the people behind passed by, they all took a detour. The officials next to them kept urging them, which made people even more anxious.

Ever since she separated from her husband Pang Jiming at noon, Pang's wife felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on her heart, and she was panicked and afraid.

As it happened, by the afternoon, her son's body began to get hot again. She didn't know what to do when the child was sick in such cold weather. The people around him could only take care of themselves. Occasionally, one or two other elderly people would express their concern, but they could not help much.

Her son was not feeling well, so she reluctantly carried him on her back and walked slowly so that the child could take a nap. She didn't expect her daughter to have another accident.

For a moment, the grievances surged in my throat, but I couldn't be weak.

In fact, Xie Zhen had already seen her staggering with the child on her back when he turned around inadvertently.

I hesitated several times along the way, wondering whether I should go over to help.

Even her mother, Third Madam Shen, noticed her unusual behavior and said, "Ah, what a pitiful person."

Zhang Dayi, with his sharp eyes, sensed Xie Zhen's thoughts. He stroked his beard and said to Xie Zhen as they walked, "The Pang family has always kept a distance from us along the way. Pang Jiming doesn't want to have any contact with the Xie family. I think his wife must have been warned by her husband. She rushed forward and threatened them."

Zhang Dayi has experience in this matter.

As long as he remembered that he had deliberately approached Pang Jiming before, he would remember that smell...

Xie Zhen looked back at her several times, and seeing that she could still hold on, he did not move for the time being.

Zhang Dayi said, "We have to wait for the right opportunity to do good deeds."

Xie Zhen had to listen to the words of his elders. Even when Mrs. Xie heard this, she thought for a moment and agreed with Zhang Dayi's words.

"The Pang family is wary of us now. If you rush forward, you might easily scare them. Besides, among the exiles, there are the elderly, the weak, women, and children all around. If you help one person for no reason, what will others think? Don't worry. When you need to help, just don't stand by and watch."

With the incident at Wulibao in the past, the Xie family's generous donation left a great impact on the exiles.

At least later on, the Xie family rarely heard others say sarcastic words in front of them.

However, because of the Xie family's status, there are always some people who stay away from them.

And the Pang family is one of them.

Pang Jiming was very smart. He protected his wife and children, and neither offended nor got close to a family of exiles like the Xie family.

Zhang Dayi tried to win the other party over several times, but was made to retreat by the invisible aura of "don't come over" emanating from the other party.

After being divided into two teams of strong and weak, to be honest, Zhang Dayi's almost dying passion came back to life.

He also saw the difficulties Pang's wife was going through, but as a man, he could do nothing when Pang Jiming was not around.

Unexpectedly, Xie Zhen had some ideas.

Zhang Dayi feels that some things may require chance.

Seeing her panic-stricken expression, Xie Zhen tugged at the corner of his clothes twice but nothing happened. He sighed silently and squatted down.

"Mrs. Pang, let me do it. I've injured my ankle. How can I walk on the road? It's a waste of suffering. I have some medicine here that's just right for my condition."

"It's most important to treat the child first. If Madam Pang feels bad, could you help me with some handicrafts later?"

As he spoke, he took out a hemostatic and anti-inflammatory medicine from his waist, applied it to the child, and skillfully bandaged the injured area before getting up.

"By the way, Madam Pang, I have already left the Zhuang family. Next time, just call me Second Miss Xie."