Chapter 573: The Exiled Female Prisoner with Two Deadly Deaths (8)

Gong Liang Sibai has realized that Lan Shichu is not the gentle, virtuous and husband-loving woman her mother described her to be. On the contrary, she is sharp-tongued, sharp-tongued and mean. However, he cannot blame Lan Shichu. He thinks that it may be because of the huge drop in status and the great suffering she has suffered after being exiled that her personality has changed drastically.

So he pretended not to hear what Lan Shichu said, and whispered: "I will think of a way to make you feel better tomorrow. When we get to the town, I will look for pills to help you stay pregnant."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Lan Shichu and said, "Do you... need my help with anything else?"

"No." Lan Shichu answered indifferently, and the two were silent again. They were originally a married couple with no feelings for each other, and they had nothing to say to each other, so Gong Liang Sibai had no choice but to send Lan Shichu back.

Lan Shichu didn't know what method he could come up with to make her life better tomorrow, but she found out the next day. He actually found an ox cart from somewhere and gave it to Gong Liangxian, who then let his parents, children and Lan Shichu sit on it.

No one knew how Gong Liang Sibai convinced the officers to turn a blind eye to the ox cart, but it did allow Lan Shichu to stop walking and felt much more relaxed.

The other prisoners were jealous and envious. Some of them were not so clear-headed and went straight to the officers and asked, "Why can Gong Liang's family ride in ox carts but we can't? We are also old, weak, sick and disabled!"

The officer sneered: "The ox cart was obtained by Gong Liangxian in exchange for something! If you have this ability, you can also let my mother, wife and children sit on the ox cart!"

"..." Those people were choked up, but still murmured, "Isn't this against the rules? Can prisoners ride in a car?"

"If it doesn't comply with the regulations, then go and sue!" The officer said fearlessly, rolling his eyes. After all, this is a desolate mountain, the emperor is far away, where can they go to sue? Who can they sue? When they arrive at the place of exile, they are not afraid that they will tell the local officials, because there is no evidence. Wouldn't Gong Liangxian dispose of the ox cart before arriving? And the local officials are too lazy to care about these trivial matters of prisoners.

The officials had obviously received a lot of benefits from Gong Liangsibai, so they were so aggressive towards those jealous people.

Some clever prisoners who still had some money hidden began to follow Gong Liangxian's example and asked the caravan members to help find an ox cart or donkey cart, or even a wheelbarrow. As long as they could be pushed, it would be easier than walking on foot.

As expected, Gong Liang Sibai bought the pregnancy-preserving medicine at the pharmacy in the next town, and also found an opportunity to give it to Lan Shichu. At the same time, perhaps because he suddenly got an idea or asked other people for advice, he also brought Lan Shichu some change of clothes.

Lan Shichu accepted it, but just threw it into the space. She didn't take the pregnancy-preserving medicine or change her clothes. After all, her own pregnancy-preserving medicine was much better than the ones he bought, and so were her clothes.

The days passed one by one, and as the place we reached became more and more desolate and less and less populated, everyone knew that their destination was not far away.

Gong Liangsubai certainly could not really follow them to the place of exile, nor could he arouse other people's suspicion, so after arriving at Yucheng, which was close to the place of exile, he separated from the team and took the ox cart away with him.

Since ancient times, the place of exile has been a remote, desolate, poor and backward place. So when Lan Shichu arrived at the destination of this trip, he was shocked when he saw the shabby and dilapidated government office in front of him. This government office was actually made of mud bricks! And it was unknown how long it had been built, and it seemed that it had never been repaired. It was almost shabby and it was unknown when it would collapse. It was even more shabby than the old farmer's house outside the capital, and this was still a government office. You can imagine what kind of life the ordinary people here live.

The officers quickly handed over the prisoners to the local authorities, and then left in a hurry as if they were escaping. Lan Shichu understood very well. If it were her, she would also be eager to leave.

But she is a prisoner and cannot leave this area, so she can only live here.

When she arrived at the place where she was arranged to settle down, Lan Shichu was stunned again. What caught her eyes were the dilapidated, dark and narrow thatched houses, and the people in tattered clothes and numb expressions. When they saw the new prisoners, they didn't even show any curiosity.

"Those are the exiled people or their descendants. They have lived here for a long time. All right, find a place to live by yourselves. You can live in some uninhabited shabby houses, or you can build one yourself in the future. We can only give you one meal for today. We can't give you more even if we want to. You will have to solve the problem by yourselves in the future. You can also cultivate the land by yourselves. Any uninhabited wasteland will do... In short, you are here to be punished, not to enjoy yourself. Don't expect to have a good life! Of course, you can't leave here. If you leave, you will become fugitives. Do you understand?" The official who led them here told the new prisoners everything they needed to know, and finally kindly reminded them, "If you don't understand something, ask the people around you."

After he finished speaking, he left. The prisoners looked at each other, and then dispersed in family units to find a place to stay.

As the only two adult young men in the family, Gong Liangxian took on the responsibility of being the head of the family and quickly found a deserted thatched house that was not too shabby for everyone.

"We will live here for the time being. Later, my second brother will have someone come to help us build a new house. Please bear with it for now." Gong Liangxian comforted everyone, but also reminded his wife and two children who were unaware of the situation, "My second brother's affairs must not be disclosed, otherwise he will be arrested as well."

Wen nodded quickly: "I understand!"

The two children half-understood and promised.

Lan Shichu knew that Gong Liangsubai would not let his family live too hard, so he was not worried. In this life, Gong Liangqin and Liu Shi did not die because of the powerful pills prescribed by Lan Shichu.

I don't know why it was due to the butterfly effect, but Gong Liangxian's arm was not broken, but his face was disfigured. Because none of his family members died, Gong Liangsubai was determined to find medicine to remove the scar for his elder brother. Therefore, the scar on Gong Liangxian's face is not serious now, and it will probably become lighter and healed in a few years.

Compared to his previous life where almost half of his family members died, Gong Liang's family's life in this life was not too miserable except for the suffering they endured on the road. At least everyone arrived at their destination safely.

After finding a place to stay, the family began to prepare for their future life. Gong Liangxian and his wife took their two children out to find new straw for beds and some dry firewood for making a fire.

Gong Liangqin and his wife and Lan Shichu began to clean the thatched house. Actually, there was nothing much to clean in the thatched house. After all, it was empty and the walls were bare. There were mostly fallen leaves, dust, bird feathers, or excrement of small animals and abandoned old nests. Lan Shichu and his parents-in-law could clean it up without much effort.

(End of this chapter)