Chapter 57 Continue to set off

Pei Shaoling looked at An Lei and An Twenty-Four, "You two take care of this place and leave tomorrow morning."

"Yes!" they both answered in unison.

"By the way, An Lei, have you found the carriage frame?"

Pei Shaoling thought for a moment and asked.

"We found two vehicle frames and brought them back!"

An Lei replied softly, "One is the carriage of a carriage, and the other is a cattle rack."

"Well, okay. Then you guys pack up and leave early tomorrow morning. We need to leave here early."

Pei Shaoling nodded gently and said, "After we pack up, get some food for the people in the dungeon. We'll take them on the road tomorrow."

"But if we take them with us, our progress will be much slower!"

Qiao Qiqi frowned.

Two frames can't accommodate so many people.

"These people will redress the Pei family's injustice in the future. If the Pei family wants to restore its former glory, these witnesses will be very important."

He looked at An Lei again, "For the next checkpoint we arrive at, you and An Twenty-Four should pretend to be officials and get the customs documents."

"yes!"

An Lei nodded slightly and began to sort out the headless corpses, and by the way, he took off some clean and well-fitting clothes of the officials.

"Come on, let's go back."

Qiao Qiqi said softly, "Mom is very worried."

"Well, let's go!"

Pei Shaoling nodded, and the two walked towards the stone gate side by side.

The next day, the sky was just getting light.

Qiao Qiqi got up early and prepared a lot of food for the journey and breakfast in the kitchen.

She made a lot of beef buns and steamed buns.

Since she had an unlimited supply of flour in her supermarket, she made some extra.

After everyone in the Pei family got up and had breakfast, they prepared to set off.

As usual, Qiao Qiqi fed the donkey a carrot and an apple.

An Lei had tied the wheelbarrow loaded with pots, pans, and rations behind the donkey.

In the carriage, Pei Shaoan and Pei Shaoming from the Pei family sat in the front of the carriage, while the other people from the Pei family's main branch sat in the carriage.

On another ox rack, the women and children of the second and third branches of the Pei family, as well as the women and children of the Zhao family, were put on the ox rack, and the second official drove the cart.

The remaining men continued to move forward wearing the heavy bracelets, but the shackles had been removed.

In order to hurry on, it was impossible to continue wearing the shackles.

At this moment, An Lei and the others were still wearing human skin masks and officials' clothes.

Even the two brothers of the Pei family, Pei Shaoan and Pei Shaoming, are the same.

Sitting in the carriage, Qiao Qiqi looked at the sunny scenery outside the window.

She always felt that the sun was too bright and did not look like the sun in the cold spring.

Looking at the water bag around her waist, she found it was already filled with purified water.

She had a hunch that the weather might get hotter in the coming days, and water supplies would be in short supply.

"What are you looking at?"

Pei Shaoling's pleasant voice came to my ears.

"Looking at the weather, it might be very hot next."

Qiao Qiqi said softly, "The sun is too bright, it's a bit unusual."

"Yes, when Mr. Ruan left, he said that there would be natural disasters during this period and asked us to be careful."

Pei Shaoling nodded gently, "So we have to hurry up and get on our way."

"Um."

Qiao Qiqi nodded slightly.

Anyway, she has the supermarket at her fingertips, so she has nothing to fear.

An Lei and An Ershisi rode on horses. An Lei was holding the donkey in his hand and shouted to the crowd, "Let's go!"

The horse-drawn carriage was in front, the carriage in the middle, followed by the men from the second and third branches of the Pei family and the Zhao family, and finally the donkey cart pulled by An Lei.

An Lei got a total of six horses this time, each of them was a tall and strong horse.

The carriage and the oxen were driven by two horses each, while he and An Ershisi each rode one horse.

Pei's second uncle looked at the women and children on the ox-drawn cart with envy, wishing he could sit on it too.

However, the ox cart was already full at this moment, with no empty seats at all.

By noon, the sun was getting bigger and bigger.

Everyone also felt a burning sensation, so they decided to rest for an incense stick of time, drink some water, and then set off again.

Fortunately, everyone's water bag was filled with water before setting off, so there was no impact.

Qiao Qiqi took out steamed buns and asked An Lei to distribute them to those people, while she and the others ate beef buns.

"It's such a waste to give such good white flour buns to those people."

Pei Shuer, who seldom spoke, suddenly said this.

"Only when they are well fed can we continue our journey and reach our destination sooner."

Pei Shaoling gently touched Pei Shuer's little head and said, "Brother knows that you have something on your mind. Try to be more positive. We will come back in the future."

"Wow, big brother!"

Pei Shuer burst into tears and threw herself into his arms, "I, I saw my second uncle sneaking into Dad's study the day before the house was confiscated."

"What?"

Pei Shaoling frowned.

Sure enough, he guessed right.

The confiscation and exile of the Pingyuan Marquis's mansion were closely related to the second and third wives.

"At the time, I thought my second uncle was looking for Dad for something, so I didn't pay much attention to it. Later, I found the answers to the imperial examination in Dad's study, and then I found out."

Pei Shu'er cried and whispered, "If, if I had told my eldest brother and father about my second uncle going to the study earlier, my father would not have died, and my eldest brother would not have become like this."

The little girl had guilt and tears on her face.

She has rarely spoken these days because she has been holding this matter in for a long time. Today, she finally found the opportunity to say what was hidden in her heart.

"Shu'er, it's not your fault. It's just that those people are too mean."

Qiao Qiqi comforted her softly, "Even if you tell them, they still have many tricks up their sleeves that are hard to guard against."

"But, it was because of my second uncle and the others that my father died!"

Pei Shuer's face was filled with hatred, "They deserve to die!"

Qiao Qiqi was a little speechless when she saw the hatred on the little girl's face.

At the age of seven or eight, in her own time, she was just starting elementary school.

Innocent and carefree.

But the little girl in front of him had experienced the separation from her loved ones and the suffering of exile to a cold and bitter land.

It is normal for her mentality to change.

Qiao Qiqi glanced at Pei Shaoling.

Pei Shaoling understood and quickly comforted Pei Shuer, "Shuer, those bad guys will get their comeuppance sooner or later. However, they can't die just yet. Big Brother promises you that he will make sure they get what they deserve in the future, okay?"

"Yes, little sister, come here, have some candy, sweetheart."

Qiao Qiqi took out a peeled mint candy from her sleeve and stuffed it into Pei Shuer's mouth.

"Mmm, so sweet."

The little girl was a little girl after all, and perhaps because she hadn't eaten sweets for a long time, a hint of enjoyment soon appeared on her face.

"Is it tasty?"

Qiao Qiqi asked in a low voice.

"It's delicious, thank you, sister-in-law."

Pei Shuer smiled faintly at Qiao Qiqi.

Qiao Qiqi curled her lips and suddenly remembered something from her supermarket.

If I give it to the little girl, she will definitely like it.