Chapter 101

Li Mao rolled up his sleeves, picked up Qi Nanfeng like a chicken, brought him in front of Ruan Mian, kicked him and complained.

"Madam Ruan, this guy told me to give you medicine, and then he framed you and the wild man. He wants to kill you!"

Qi Nanfeng opened his eyes wide, totally unable to believe it. When did Li Mao become Ruan Mian's "slave"?

He also did not forget to take credit in front of Ruan Mian.

"Madam Ruan, I don't have any bad intentions towards you now, but this bastard! He plots against you every day! I will help you teach him a lesson now!" As he said this, he beat Qi Nanfeng to the ground, and the only sound in the whole forest was Qi Nanfeng's wailing.

Liu realized it belatedly and screamed in fear, "Sir, sir, help! Someone is going to be beaten to death! My son is going to be beaten to death!"

But no matter what she said, the new officers remained indifferent.

Liu could only run to A Ruolan's tent nearby.

Recently, A Ruolan would set up a tent nearby and call Qi Nanfeng or Liu at any time.

Liu had been feeling aggrieved for several days, but now she had no choice but to take the risk and ask for help.

But when she came out of the tent crying, she didn't see the usual bossy A Ruolan.

Although he was full of dissatisfaction, he was tied up by several officers and had no room to resist.

Overnight, he became a prisoner.

This shocked Liu, but with the soldiers around, she did not dare to act rashly and could only hide behind the bushes.

He watched helplessly as those people scolded A Ruolan and tied her to a tree trunk before saying a word.

"Your father can't even protect himself, what use are you to?! You're useless! Just wait, I'll take you back to the detention camp later!"

After saying this, the official went to deal with other matters. Seeing this, Liu ran over and asked in surprise, "Ah... Miss, what's wrong with you?"

When A Ruolan saw her, her eyes lit up instantly: "Untie me quickly!!"

She should run away quickly while those people are not paying attention!

Otherwise she would really become a prisoner.

However, Liu was more cautious and looked at her carefully. She saw a smile slowly appear on Liu's face and her chin was raised higher and higher.

The anger from being bullied by A Ruolan for many days suddenly accumulated at this moment.

She sneered, looking like a smug villain. "Oh, Miss, why should I untie you? I wouldn't dare. Those officials want to kill you!"

"How dare I, a mere exiled woman, go against the officials?"

A Ruolan's face turned grim and she started scolding!

"Untie me! I'll kill you if you don't!"

"Oh, I'm so scared, so scared!" Liu couldn't stop laughing, and immediately ran away with her hands waving, not caring about A Ruolan's life or death at all.

Now her son's safety was no longer in her mind. All she could think about was A Ruolan being imprisoned. She was finally going to rise up and sing like a serf!

As a result, he laughed too much and didn't notice the snow pit under his feet, and his whole body plunged into it.

This whole scene was seen by Ruan Mian and others who were not far away.

She had come to check on the situation and heard that there had been changes in the internment camp. From the moment she saw those unfamiliar-looking officers in the morning, she had guessed that something was amiss.

But in the end, Liu brought disaster upon himself.

Even Cuizhu laughed and said, "That old woman is really a mean person who has succeeded. She deserves it!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was movement at the lumberyard.

Large numbers of officials came here. Ruan Mian glanced at Cuizhu, and the two of them went back to where they were working first.

As she expected, the guards were raided and their illegal peat mining with the general was exposed.

Following their lead, the entire internment camp was basically checked and staff were replaced.

Before the charcoal fire was reported to the imperial court, the prisoners in the detention camp were temporarily moved.

So many officers and soldiers came today just to transfer these fugitives.

Perhaps in order to better explain to their superiors, Ruan Mian and other convicts were transferred to a temporary village near the post station.

Some former convicts lived there, as well as some vacant thatched huts.

For those who came out of the internment camps, the conditions here are much better.

Liu felt even more confident that they were about to turn the tables, and happily chose a thatched hut to live in with her newly adopted daughter. Meanwhile, the official had someone arrange for Ruan Mian and his family to live in the hut closest to the river.

It is far away from the houses of other exiles, with a river in front and mountains behind, and a large open space in the middle that can be used as a yard.

Ruan Mian is very satisfied with this place!

That night she took her family to renovate the house. They built the kang where needed, repaired the roof where needed, and surrounded a yard with branches. After sweeping the snow, they built a large stove.

With everyone working together, the house was ready in one night.

The next morning, their task changed from felling trees to building city walls.

They were led by another group of officers, but they seemed stricter and more ferocious than before.

Even if Ruan Mian took care of it, it was not as relaxed as before.

They were even given a death order: "If you don't finish your own section before spring, you'll have a miserable life!!! Drag them into the river to feed the fish!"

Everyone looked at their respective mountaintop roads, stretching for hundreds of kilometers. Repairing them before spring was practically impossible! It was simply wishful thinking.

It seems that they specifically chose this impossible task for these fugitives just to punish them.

If they fail to complete the task, they will suffer terrible punishment and may even be charged with a serious crime and become the lowest kind of slave, at the mercy of the soldiers, who will order them around and beat and scold them. Even if they die, no one will pursue the matter.

After the death order was issued, who would dare to slack off? I would rather not eat than eat, so focused on completing the task.

But this is all hard work and it cannot be completed in a short time.

Seeing that his brothers were exhausted, Ruan Mian asked them to rest.

Ruan Qingsong said solemnly, "Mianmian, building the city wall is even more tiring than felling trees. You women can't contribute much. Only if we, the stronger men, do more work can you have some relief."

It had only been a short time since he arrived, but Ruan Qingsong had already developed a body of muscular muscles.

Ruan Mian knew that he was devoted to his family. Looking at the mountains in the distance, he came up with an idea.

"Don't worry, brother. I have a way to fix it as soon as possible."

But she couldn't be too obvious, so when Ruan Qingsong was confused, she said something quietly.

However, before their plan officially began, they encountered unexpected weather.

That night she saw that the sky was unusually red, and rolling dark clouds could be seen under the bright night sky.

There was a light snowfall in the sky, but without much wind, and the snow fell gently.