Chapter 48 Is the Shen Family Finished?

Shen Yuanjing looked at his father with disappointment; his father's towering figure crumbled in his heart.

Even if he goes, the result will be the same. Even if we let them ride in the car, he will say he won't let them ride when he comes back.

It's just a few steps! Let's walk together!

Once the first person succeeds in obtaining grain, there will be a second and a third!

Seeing that the exile caravan was getting closer and closer to the refugee caravan, Liu Laohu immediately decided to speed up his advance!

The carriage sped away, and the prisoners began to run!

The Shen family thought that walking and eating cold, hard cornbread was already their nightmare, but they never expected that an even more terrifying nightmare would be having to chase after a horse-drawn carriage.

That wasn't all; there were also refugees chasing them from behind. They were caught in the middle, and if they didn't run fast enough, the consequences of being overtaken by the refugees were unimaginable!

"Father, Mother, run!"

"Brother and sister, run!"

"Mistress, run!"

The refugees had much better endurance than the Shen family. Seeing that the piles of grain on the cart had run away and no longer cared about them, they chased after them with all their might!

They caught up with the Shen family in no time!

"These guys have such delicate skin, my mouth is watering!"

"Catch them, take one leg from each of them, that'll be enough for us to eat for ten or more meals!"

"Don't eat those young ladies yet, save them for last. Play with them until you're done, then kill them!"

The terrifying and vulgar words completely shattered the rationality of everyone in the Shen family!

Why hasn't Lanxi come back yet?

"You little bitch, could you have already been killed by the refugees?"

"Let me go! Father, save me! Brother, save me..."

Shen Yuanruan was captured by refugees and cried out for help in a heart-wrenching manner!

Just as the Shen family was about to rush over to help, cries for help rang out again.

Other women were also arrested.

Distance and closeness, friendship and estrangement, can be clearly distinguished in an instant.

Each household was busy saving its own people, and no one paid attention to Old Master Shen and Old Madam Shen, who were kicked to the ground and beaten by the refugees.

"Eldest brother, second brother, third brother, fourth brother, quickly save me and your father!"

Shen Congwen was rescuing his illegitimate daughter when he heard his mother's cries. Just as he was about to turn around, he was tackled to the ground by the refugees.

The Shen family wailed and lamented; the Shen family was finished!

The thunderous sound of horses' hooves approached from afar, startling everyone into stopping.

The sound of a carriage could be heard from the other side; Liu Laohu had returned with his men!

The cavalry and carriages stopped at the same time, and the moment they stopped, they all drew their weapons!

"I am the son of the Qu family, the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner of Cangzhou. Who are you?" Qu Yanling introduced herself.

Upon hearing that they were government officials, Liu Laohu immediately ordered the constables to put away their weapons.

"I was a constable escorting prisoners to exile. I happened to be passing by when the refugees attacked me!" Liu Laohu handed over the official documents and the constable's token.

Qu Yanling was very satisfied that Liu Laohu knew how to be pragmatic. She took the official document, glanced at it casually, and returned it. Her eyes then fell on the ten large trucks behind Liu Laohu that were loaded with supplies, and her eyes flickered!

Will you be passing through Cangzhou on your journey?

Liu Laohu put the official document away and said, "Just passing by."

Qu Yanling smiled and said, "Our Cangzhou city is providing porridge to the refugees. Officials like you on official business don't need to pay any entrance fee to enter the city."

Upon hearing this, Liu Laohu was overjoyed and immediately expressed his gratitude.

Qu Yanling: "I have important business to attend to and need to return to the city as soon as possible. If anyone makes things difficult for you after you arrive in Cangzhou, you can go to the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner's residence to find me!"

Liu Laohu clasped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, young master!"

Qu Yanling's smile vanished, a flash of disdain crossing her eyes, and she quickly rode away!

After realizing the situation, the refugees took off running in the direction Qu Yanling had left. They had just heard that there was food in Cangzhou!

Liu Laohu glanced at the Shen family members, who seemed to have survived a disaster, and coldly scolded, "Get up quickly, stop lying on the ground pretending to be dead!"

The women and a few men all cried out in despair. Before they could finish crying, Liu Laohu whipped them up from the ground and made them follow the carriage like zombies.

Three carriages followed far behind.

"If we don't go up to rescue them, will the master blame us?" Chunxue asked worriedly.

"Young Master said we can't go over unless someone dies. You heard it yourself, the Old Madam and the other masters were going to treat our Young Master like that. If it weren't for Young Master, they would be dead already. They're all ungrateful! If you want to save someone, go save them yourself, I'm not going!" Qiu Shuang was furious just thinking about it!

Chunxue was angry too, but she was afraid that if something went wrong, the young master would blame her!

"Where has the young master gone? Why hasn't he caught up with us yet?"

"Missing me?"

Chunxue was taken aback, and when she turned around, she saw Shen Lanxi riding a horse alongside her.

They didn't hear the sound of the horse's hooves when the young master caught up.

"Young master, you've finally come!" Chunxue was almost in tears.

Shen Lanxi tied the horse to the carriage and jumped onto it.

We dealt with several troublesome groups along the way, which took up some time, but fortunately nothing serious happened!

"I didn't sleep well, I'm going to take a nap now!"

She spent the whole night collecting things and helping many people, and she hasn't been able to sit down and rest for even a moment. She needs to give her body some rest!

The autumn frost and spring snow immediately ceased.

She didn't wake up until after dark!

Since there was no one around and the owner had returned, Li Mama generously baked two large flatbreads covered with chunks of meat, and cooked a few side dishes. Seeing that Shen Lanxi had woken up, she immediately moved the table and set it up!

"Young Master, Liu Laohu and the others are not far ahead of us, and there is no one around!" Qiu Shuang reported.

Shen Lanxi sat on the stool and started eating the meat pie!

You all eat too!

Qiu Shuang and the others sat around Shen Lanxi, each holding a bowl, and each recounted what had happened on the way!

Shen Lanxi ate heartily, and when she was half full, she wiped her mouth, took out her whistle, and blew it for a long time.

Two seconds later, a screech sounded, and a white figure fluttered its wings and arrived in the blink of an eye.

Chunxue and the others were startled and immediately stood up to protect Shen Lanxi.

"It's alright, I raised it!"

Their young master keeps eagles? When did he start keeping them? How come they didn't know?

It was huge, about half a meter tall, with a pointed, hooked mouth. If it weren't for the white patch on its neck, it would be almost invisible in the dark.

"Xiaoxue, do you want some meat?" Shen Lanxi asked with a smile, shaking the piece of meat she had picked out of the bowl.

Xiaoxue stared intently at Qiushuang and the others, her wings spread high and her mouth half-open, looking ready to attack at any moment!

Helpless, Shen Lanxi picked up the bowl and walked away into the distance.

"You guys eat slowly, I'll go a little further away to feed it!"

Chunxue and the others dared not move. Being watched by the eagle felt like a mouse being watched by a cat. They were afraid that if they moved, the eagle would swoop down and peck at their eyes.

They wanted to leave, but their legs gave way and the physical conditions wouldn't allow it!

After moving more than ten meters away, Xiaoxue gradually folded her wings, smacked her lips twice, and revealed her true nature as a gluttonous eagle!

After walking a little further away and making sure no one was around, I took out six kinds of pet snacks from my space, lined them up, and opened them one by one!

"To celebrate our reunion, I'll prepare a Manchu Han Imperial Feast for you..."