Upon hearing his master's words, Yin Yi chuckled and said to Ouyang Yuqing, "Hehe, master! I'll get out of here right now, immediately."

What a joke! The master treats his mistress like a precious gem, afraid she might fall if he were in the palm of his hand or melt if he were in his mouth.

Judging from the master's sour tone, he's probably jealous again.

As Yin walked towards the village chief's house, he muttered to himself.

The master is completely controlled by the mistress.

Who would have thought that the illustrious Prince Zhan was actually a man with flat ears!

The Ouyang couple were unaware of Yin Yi's inner thoughts.

At this moment, Shen Yingying was instructing Xiao Tao and Chunxi to cook.

After lunch, we'll rest for a bit before setting off.

The journey ahead is still uncertain.

Fortunately, they no longer had anyone to monitor them or launch attacks.

The servants on the threshing ground received their food and ate it greedily.

Before they had finished eating, Ge Peng and the other six, carrying baskets, shouted at them to share their clothes.

When the servants on the threshing ground saw the clothes, they felt that following Ouyang Yuqing was the right decision.

Ever since they signed the indenture, good days have followed.

They not only had a full meal, but they were also given new clothes.

The servants quickly finished their meal and lined up to receive their clothes.

Before the servants had even finished receiving their clothes, Yin Yi led the carriage to the threshing ground.

The servants were looking at the carriage with a puzzled expression when Yin Yi said to them, "Don't be curious, the carriage is filled with water."

The master feels sorry for you and asked me to fetch water for you to wash up.

Those convicts lining up to receive their clothes heard Yin Yi say this.

Some people with shallow tear ducts burst into tears.

They were wrongly imprisoned by the emperor, who wished they would die on the road.

But what about His Highness the War King...?

His Highness the War King is a man of few words, but he cares deeply for his people!

Based on this alone, they made the right choice to follow His Highness the War King.

From this day forward, their faith and their king will have only one name: 'Ouyang Yuqing'!

Ouyang Yuqing was unaware that his casual action would later earn him a group of loyal subordinates.

That's a story for another time, so let's leave it at that.

After finishing their meal, Shen Yingying and her husband went back to their room to rest and meditate for a while.

Time flew by. Just past noon (one o'clock in the modern afternoon), the villagers and the slaves who had just signed indentures with Ouyang Yuqing had all packed their bags.

They are waiting to set off!

Shen Yingying and Ouyang Yuqing also awoke from their meditation.

They came out of the house and out into the yard.

Outside the courtyard, horse-drawn carriages were parked one by one.

Villagers and servants stood near the carriage.

Ouyang Yuqing saw nearly a thousand people standing there, waiting for orders.

He thought to himself, "Fortunately, the place where Ge Peng lives is relatively spacious."

Ouyang Yuqing glanced at the servants on the threshing ground; they hadn't been assigned their own carriages yet.

He summoned Yin Yi and asked him, "Did you buy a few extra carriages?"

When Yin Yi heard his master ask the question, he replied, "Master, I only bought six more than I should have."

When Ouyang Yuqing heard that there were only six more vehicles, he frowned.

He thought to himself that six horse-drawn carriages wouldn't be enough for nearly two hundred people in the threshing ground.

Seeing Ouyang Yuqing's worried expression, Shen Yingying said to him, "Yuqing, just take whatever number of people the remaining six vehicles can hold."

Those without carriages should be allowed to squeeze in with the people in the other carriages.

Isn't that the county town ahead? We'll get some more carriages and supplies when we get there.

Besides, these convicts suffered a lot on the road.

Let's stay in the county town for one night and let them get a good rest.

Wouldn't it be better if we set off tomorrow morning full of energy?

Ouyang Yuqing found his wife's words reasonable, and he gently said to Shen Yingying, "I'll listen to you! We'll rest in the county town for one night and set off early tomorrow morning."