After eating and drinking, everyone started discussing what had just happened and almost died of laughter.

Those families are so mean and vicious, and everyone feels so happy to see them suffer!

Should!

After resting for a while, the sound of officials beating gongs and drums was heard.

"Let's keep on going! The people in the distance are coming back soon!"

After walking for another quarter of an hour, the exiled prisoners finally arrived at the entrance of Xinghua Village.

Although it is called Xinghua Village, the village is desolate.

The trees were leaning here and there, and the ground was full of cracks caused by the evaporation of moisture and the drying of the sun.

The house is missing a piece of eaves here and a beam there.

Leader Shen stood at the entrance of the village and yelled, “Is anyone there?”

Not far from the entrance of the village, a head popped out of the dilapidated-looking house and asked, "Are you looking for someone?"

Seeing so many people, including soldiers and officials, the man quickly put his head back, probably out of fear.

It was normal for people in ancient times to be afraid of officials.

Leader Shen stepped forward with an apologetic smile, "Brother, don't go! We are exiled prisoners. I'm afraid we can't reach the post station today. We want to rest in the village!"

The middle-aged man popped up again, shrugged his shoulders, and looked a little timid. "I can't make the decision. I'll take you to find the head of the village."

Leader Shen smiled and said, "Yes! Trouble you, brother!"

The middle-aged man led the group into the inner village.

Standing outside and looking into the valley, you can see clearly that there are only about twenty households in total.

There were a row of adobe houses, but every one of them was destroyed by the flood.

It was almost dusk, and smoke began to rise from the dilapidated roofs of many houses.

In the field ditches, a few egrets occasionally fly aside, and in the distance the setting sun fills the sky, making it seem as if life is peaceful and tranquil.

From the man's words, everyone realized that Xinghua Village had also suffered a flood.

But because the terrain is high, not many people died, only the crops in the fields were gone, and parts of every household's house were also washed away and are being rebuilt.

From a distance, everyone saw the headman's house, and a group of strong men were working around the house.

The middle-aged man ran in, and half a minute later, the village head came out.

He was a little surprised to see so many soldiers, but he was a village head after all and had seen some of the world, so he was not as scared as the middle-aged man.

After understanding the situation, Li Zheng's face was solemn, "You can live here, but..."

His slow tone caused dissatisfaction among the soldiers. The leading soldier said sternly, "If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you have to fart, fart quickly! Don't waste our time!"

Damn, it’s so itchy, he can’t stand it anymore!

Leader Shen immediately came out to smooth things over, "We walked through the sewage all the way here, and they are itchy all over now, so they are so anxious. Don't mind, big brother, I'll mention it by the way, is there a doctor in the village who knows medical skills?"

The head of the village had already looked gloomy, but Leader Shen's words calmed him down again, and he continued, "You can live here, but you have to pay. It's difficult for us to do business in such a time of disaster and chaos... As for the doctor, there is one."

The leading soldier looked impatient and threw ten taels of silver directly over, "Is it enough?"

The headman's eyes lit up instantly. He quickly bent down to pick up the silver, took a bite, and smiled with his eyes narrowed. "That's enough! That's enough of all of you! I'll go get you a doctor right away!"

As he said this, he shouted inside: "Mother, greet the guests! Find them a place to stay!"

The wife of the village head was probably cooking. She came out in a hurry, wiped her clothes with her two chubby hands, and said as she walked: "A place to live, let me think..."

Finally, under the arrangement of the village head's wife, all the exiled prisoners walked towards the north of the village.

The wife of the village head, who had a smiling face, led the way.

When they met the villagers, they immediately grabbed them and said, "Li family, go and clean up the house, there are guests coming!"

"Zhang Dahan, clean up your house quickly!"

"The money is with my man, ten taels of silver, don't worry, you will get some!"

………

The houses in the north of the village are relatively well preserved and not very dilapidated.

A small stream flows around the ridge of the field, making a tinkling sound.

The Gu family was arranged to live with a family surnamed Wu.

This family was very simple and honest. They immediately cleaned up four rooms and told them they could use the kitchen.

In this weather, you can even sleep on the floor if you just squeeze together.

However, the Wu family repeatedly emphasized that we could not go to the east wing.

Although everyone was a little curious, they also remembered to avoid that place no matter what they did.

After packing up her belongings, Xie Ling sat in the yard to enjoy the cool air, and Gu Wei sat next to her.

The hostess of the Wu family also brought a few cups of sweet water, although the taste was very light and the sweetness was almost unnoticeable.

But it is rare that they are willing to give them water when the price of sugar is so high.

The stream just passed by the front door of the Wu family. All the children took off their shoes and socks and ran to the stream to play in the water.

The adults fanned themselves and sighed, saying that the weather was getting hotter and hotter.

On the other side, the doctor, under the leadership of the village chief, gave treatment to Chen Daoyu and others.

Finally, I ground some herbs and asked them to rub them on the affected area.

Although it is only a temporary solution and not a permanent cure, it makes the patient feel much cooler, which is a great happiness for them.

When everything was done, it was already dark and the sound of cicadas could be heard in the fields.

It's time for dinner.

Liu Rouhan narrowed her eyes, stood up, and volunteered to cook.

Everyone was exhausted and mentally and physically exhausted.

I didn't have the extra time to think about why Liu Rouhan suddenly became so diligent today.

The Gu family felt relieved that they finally didn't have to be cooks anymore.

Liu Rouhan walked into the kitchen and saw that there were a few cabbages in the kitchen. She chopped them all up and cooked them with the rice.

After all, she is a farm girl and her cooking skills are pretty good.

After a while, the rich aroma of rice and the light aroma of vegetables blended together and emanated.

After serving a bowl to each member of the Gu family, Liu Rouhan picked up a basin and walked to the Gu family next door.

She stood at the door, her eyes squinting, her mouth curled, and she cursed: "Hey, you lazy bastards reincarnated, if you didn't cook so badly and waste the food, I wouldn't serve you."

As he spoke, he scooped out the food from the basin one spoonful at a time and put it into bowls, then served them to the Gu family members one by one.

"I will serve it to you personally. Each person is limited to two spoonfuls. Don't give me more than I can give you.

The Gu family members were all silent.

When she was about to pass it to Gu Shiyu, Liu Rouhan sneered, "If Chen Daoyu hadn't taken you in, I really wouldn't want to give it to you!"

Gu Shiyu took the bowl and glared at her.

Liu Rouhan was feeling very nervous.

She has been acting for so long, it’s time for Gu Shiyu to let down his guard!

Staring at Gu Shiyu's mouth, she screamed in her heart, "Eat it! Otherwise my pills will be wasted!"

Gu Shiyu looked at Liu Rouhan's abnormal behavior, suddenly stopped the bowl in his hand, narrowed his eyes, and asked, "Why are you staring at me?"