Chapter 78 The Verdict

The death of Old Lady Wang did not cause any stir in the exile group.

The team still goes through an endless cycle of traveling, sleeping, traveling, and sleeping every day.

Actually, that’s not the case.

At least, without the troublemaker Wang Xiuhua, the whole team became much quieter and more peaceful.

The only person who felt sad for Old Lady Wang was probably the filial son Shen Shiren.

However, no matter how much reluctance and longing there is, it will be forgotten because of the cruel reality.

The Shen family's cart was sold at a low price because they had no money and no one to push the cart.

The one who bought the car was none other than Pu Zhiwen's family.

In fact, they had been struggling for a long time about buying this cart, but seeing Xiaobao following him around every day, they didn't want to cause trouble for him, so the old man finally made the final decision.

The old man also hopes that his children will have a good relationship with that family, but having a good relationship does not mean taking unlimited advantage of them.

Although the other party had no such idea and repeatedly expressed the hope that Xiaobao would be with them, it was fine to just take a ride in the carriage occasionally to listen to stories and learn something. It would not be appropriate to do this in the long run.

They had thought about giving money to the eldest brother of the Lu family, but the idea was rejected as soon as it was proposed.

If they ask for money, it will become a conflict of interest, which is inconsistent with their original intention.

Lu Mingxiu and the others also knew that the Pu family was stubborn, so they finally stopped insisting and just told Haohao and Yueyue to let the child come and play when they missed Xiaobao.

When making friends with others, I am afraid that after getting familiar with them, they will lose their sense of boundaries. If you have any opinions, they will think you are being pretentious or that they do not regard you as a friend. If you really make friends with such a person, it will be a disaster.

Lu Mingxiu thought it was great that the Pu family knew their limits.

On the way, my younger sister and I took good care of them.

Having a smart friend will make you feel more at ease when you get to the place.

As the days passed, they walked from April to May, and it was almost June. They were now more than two thousand miles away from the capital, and it would not be long before they reached their destination.

However, the road near Ganzhou is not as flat and easy to walk on as before.

Ganzhou is a hilly area, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Even though there is an official road, it is not as easy to walk as before.

Fortunately, they saved a lot of time by rushing before, so it doesn’t matter if they go a little slower now.

Seeing the land they passed by becoming increasingly barren, everyone couldn't help but worry about their future lives.

This place is quite far away from Ganzhou and it is so poor. Ganzhou, as the destination of exile, will only be even poorer.

Even Tao Xiangling and others who decided to follow them to live in Ganzhou couldn't help but frown.

I knew the environment here would be harsh, but when I actually saw it with my own eyes, I was still surprised.

We have to mention Tao Xiangling and others here.

However, after Lin Hongyang and others left, Zhao Qingfeng handed over the case to the yamen runners who came to take over. However, because the case was too large and required a large scope of investigation and a large number of arrests, they then cooperated to track down the relevant criminals.

There were experts in investigating cases in the yamen, and there were also various professional talents in the camp. With the strong combination, all the relevant personnel were arrested in just half a month.

When Tao Xiangling, Sister Du and others saw the people who kidnapped them again, they were filled with grief and started scratching, scratching and kicking them, venting all the pain and grievances they had suffered on these beasts and scum.

Just like when they beat up the villagers that day, Zhao Qingfeng and the people from the yamen did not stop them, but waited for them to vent their anger.

By the way,

If any beast wants to hide or resist, the weapons in their hands will not allow it.

Then, it is the sentencing. Those who deserve to be executed will be reported immediately and await execution. Those who deserve to be exiled will be exiled, those who deserve to be whipped will be whipped, and those who deserve to be forced to do hard labor will be forced to do hard labor... In short, among the countless destinations, there is always one that is suitable for these beasts with human faces but beastly hearts.

It can be said that the law of nature is clear and evil will be punished.

While tracking down these people, they also tried to contact the women's families.

Fortunately, the families of many women have been found.

Among these people, there are mothers and their families who have never given up looking for their children. When they heard that their children were found, they burst into tears of joy and were extremely excited. The whole family rushed out immediately to bring their children/sisters/elders/nieces... home.

Some are happy while others are sad. There are families who love their children dearly and are determined to see their children alive or dead and will never abandon or give up their children. Naturally, there are also those families who do not care about their children's life or death and live their own lives peacefully/happily/carefreely.

When those people heard that the person was found, they were shocked, as if they had just realized that someone was missing from their home. However, they didn't know how this person was doing now. They said that it had been such a long time, and their younger sister/daughter/granddaughter/niece... must have already found a husband. It's better not to see a married daughter again, as she is like spilled water.

after all,

It's not a good reputation to kidnap a beggar. Who knows what they will do with her? They still have to live in the local area and cannot let the whole family/village of unmarried or married women be disgraced because of one person.

Of course, there are also those contradictory families. When they know their child has been found, they are happy, but at the same time they are worried about the other person's current situation, whether he or she has encountered any bad things, how is his or her health, how is his or her mood, whether he or she has suffered, but they just don't mention going to pick up the child and take him or her home.

Tao Xiangling is such a case.

After learning about the attitudes of her parents and relatives from the yamen runners and soldiers, she laughed at herself and did not feel too sad.

Perhaps feeling guilty, her family asked officers and soldiers to bring her a package.

In the package were her gold and silver jewelry and clothes, as well as valuables and banknotes they had prepared. As long as they did not spend lavishly, these things would be enough for the master and servant to settle down in a remote place.

"Miss, what do the master and the mistress mean?" Jinxiu looked at the package, not quite understanding.

"Maybe," Tao Xiangling said with mixed feelings, "Let's find a place to settle down."

"Don't they have time to pick us up now?" Jinxiu said innocently, "In fact, we can go back by ourselves."

Tao Xiangling's next words cruelly shattered the little girl's dream.

"But, but you are the eldest daughter of the Tao family." Jinxiu couldn't believe it.

"So, I'm here." What else doesn't Tao Xiangling understand?

What happened to me today probably happened in this identity.

These days, she has been recalling some details before and after the incident, the various inappropriate things that happened to her personal maid Jinhua, the abnormal behavior of her sister who always stayed by her side, the sister who was born to the same mother, and the strange behavior of her stepmother...

In fact, I should have understood it long ago, but I was stubborn and didn't want to believe that the aunt/stepmother who treated me better than her own daughter, and the younger sister who sweetly called me sister, was the culprit of my abduction.

Since this is the case, from now on, there will be no Tao Xiangling in the world, which can be considered as their gratitude for raising me.

After all, it was unrealistic for her to seek revenge.

First, there is no evidence;

Second, there is no ability;

Third, the mountains are high and the rivers are long, and we will never meet again.

"Miss, how could they do this!" Jinxiu couldn't help stamping her feet, "We'll go back on our own!"

Tao Xiangling watched the little girl jump with anger. She squeezed her hand to comfort her and analyzed the pros and cons for her. Finally, she said, "Whatever your intention, it's true that you've taken care of me all these years. Even though I've suffered in just half a month since the accident, I haven't been..."

"That's because Miss is lucky!" Jinxiu was very unconvinced.

She felt so distressed when she thought that the young lady, a proud girl, had to endure such hardships.

"Yes, yes, we're lucky," Tao Xiangling coaxed Jinxiu, confirming once again whether she really wanted to follow her. As before, she received an unhesitating affirmative answer. She stopped persuading and sighed softly, "It's going to be hard for you."

"If it weren't for the young lady, Jinxiu would have died long ago," Jinxiu didn't want to hear the young lady say that. "Anyway, no matter where the young lady goes, don't even think about leaving Jinxiu behind."

She has been relying on Miss Ding for her whole life.

Tao Xiangling smiled at her: "Then we will depend on each other from now on."

There are many harsh criticisms against women in the world, and it would definitely be difficult for the two girls to settle down in a corner.

Not only them, but also several homeless women. It was so lively outside, but they seemed to not belong to this world...

When the two of them finished talking, Sister Du asked, "What are your plans?"

Tao Xiangling shook her head. She was also very confused now.

Sister Du took the initiative to invite: "We are all homeless people, do you want to go together? This way we can look after each other."

The woman was alone and had a huge amount of money (they had received some silver confiscated from the village, about 40 to 50 taels of silver per person, for a poor family, they had never seen so much silver in their lives). Not only would she attract the covetousness of people with impure intentions, she might also bring about a fatal disaster.

Tao Xiangling didn't hesitate for long before nodding and agreeing, "I'll have to trouble Sister Du from now on."

This person has had a rough life, but she is a generous person. Being with her can help you avoid some detours.

After hearing their conversation, the other girls hesitated for a while, and finally mustered up the courage to ask to join in.

Sister Du nodded readily, "Even if you don't tell me, I will ask you."

We are all unfortunate people and can only lick each other's wounds.

Tao Xiangling also smiled and said, "We are all wanderers in this world, and it is a blessing to have so many sisters by my side for the rest of my life."

The next step is to decide where you want to live in the future.

After everyone discussed it, they finally decided to go find General Lin and Lu Yao and the others.

Ganzhou is not a good place, but people like them may be excluded and humiliated wherever they go. The place of exile is extremely dangerous and survival is difficult, but for them, it is also an opportunity, an opportunity to start over.

Besides this, there is another important reason.

For some reason, she felt that she might be safer with those people.

Maybe it was the fledgling complex, or maybe it was because those people saved them from danger. If they were asked to choose a place, the only place they could think of now was probably near those officers and soldiers and Miss Lu.

Having made the decision, they did not delay any longer. After those evil people were sentenced and imprisoned, they vented their anger again. Then they went to buy some necessities and found a carriage to set off.

Zhao Qingfeng knew their decision and appreciated it very much. He immediately arranged for several people to give them a ride. Not only that, he also prepared a letter to Tao Xiangling, the most knowledgeable one, and left the address and name of the brothers in Ganzhou Camp, so that if anything happened, they could go directly to them for help.

The women thanked Zhao Qingfeng.

Although they experienced many hardships and pains, and were deceived, raped, and abused... they also met many kind people who gave them a new life.

In this way, they rode at full speed all the way and finally caught up with the escorting troops.

When Lin Hongyang heard about the choices these women made, he admired them, but he also talked about the difficulties and hardships they might encounter in Ganzhou, and that life might not be as easy as they imagined.

For the women, they have already suffered the most painful hardships of life, and it is nothing to them just because their lives are hard.

What's more, they have money on them, so they can buy a small courtyard, a shop, and do some small business to make a living.

Lin Hongyang did not see any hesitation or uncertainty on their faces, and thought to himself that he would ask someone to take care of them when the time comes.

So, two more carriages were added to the team.

The carriage usually followed Lu Yao and Lu Mingxiu's carriages to pick wild vegetables, collect firewood, and set traps. It only took them a few days to go from being unfamiliar and clumsy at the beginning to being proficient later.

As for cooking, many of them are used to doing this. Although their skills are not as good as Lu Yao's, the taste is not bad, and it is not a problem for them to solve their own food and clothing problems.

Soon, they adapted to the life on the road and enjoyed it.