Zhu Borong found it strange when he heard his daughter say that, and squinted at the Zhu family.
"Do you think they stole our sheep?"
"It's possible..."
Zhu Yanyan was observing the Zhu family following her father's gaze, but after hearing her father's confident tone...
He was immediately taken aback, then frowned in confusion and asked, "Dad, how can you be so sure there are sheep in the woods?"
She didn't say anything. She originally planned to find them and then find an excuse to inform them. But after discovering that the sheep was missing, she started to cause trouble for Liu.
I didn't even have a chance to explain the reason to Zhu Borong. How would he know?
Zhu Borong was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then clicked his tongue and looked at his daughter, "I heard you shouting that Liu stole your sheep when you were arguing earlier."
"Really?" Zhu Yanyan pondered with some doubt. The scene was too chaotic at the time, and she had forgotten whether Zhu Borong was present or not.
I remember that Zhu Borong only appeared after the two had started fighting.
After Zhu Borong noticed that his daughter was suspicious, he smiled and pulled her to the cart. "We're about to set off. Daddy has laid out a blanket for you. You'll be sitting in the carriage from now on."
The sudden warmth instantly dispelled Zhu Yanyan's doubts. She calmed herself down and nodded with a smile.
"The Zhu family is behaving very suspiciously. Just now, we saw the escorts carrying two bamboo baskets coming out of the woods. We don't know what they have discovered."
Zhu Borong agreed with his daughter's statement. He had long disliked Old Lady Zhu's family, if it weren't for her eldest son.
Why should he suffer here? Now that things are a little easier on the road to exile, he's causing trouble for himself.
It seems he needs to find a way to make this family suffer.
"Don't worry, Father has his own ways of dealing with these short-lived ghosts."
"Father, you don't need to worry too much. The area ahead is Shaoguan, with towering peaks and deep valleys. I've heard that bandits often roam there. When the time comes, we'll just take care of our own family, and the bandits will take care of them."
Zhu Yanyan turned around and glared at the Zhu family. She then squatted down and smeared yellow soil on her face.
Her once fair skin instantly turned sallow and colorless, making her look like a beggar on the street.
After seeing her daughter smear yellow soil on her face, Wen Xiuying curiously went up to ask her what was wrong.
"Yan Yan, why did you get your face dirty?"
"Mother, you should put some on too, so you won't be kidnapped if we encounter bandits later."
As she spoke, Zhu Yanyan poured some water onto the loess soil, smeared a handful of yellow mud, and handed it to Wen Xiuya.
"Mountain bandits? This... this means we'll encounter mountain bandits?" Wen Xiuying looked at the yellow mud in her daughter's hand with disdain, her face full of surprise and disbelief.
Seeing his wife dawdling, Zhu Borong angrily snatched the yellow mud from Zhu Yanyan's hand and smeared it on her face.
"Just listen to your daughter. She has never made a mistake along the way. Do whatever she tells you to do."
And so, under Zhu Yanyan's guidance, Zhu Borong's family, who were originally fair-skinned and clean, became like clay figures, their facial features no longer recognizable.
Having already packed her luggage, Old Mrs. Zhu looked curiously at Zhu Borong's family, suppressing a smile, and patted Liu's shoulder.
"Look at Zhu Borong's family, their faces are covered in yellow mud. Will they wash it off later?" Liu looked over curiously after hearing this, and burst out laughing when she saw them.
Do they think that if they cover themselves up like mud, no one will recognize them?
After hearing the conversation between Old Lady Zhu and Madam Liu, the others followed their gaze.
Upon seeing the dazed and confused appearance of Zhu Borong's family, the group exchanged glances and burst into laughter.
Zhu Haotian and his group's laughter was so loud that it caught Zhu Borong's attention.
He wanted to go forward and argue with them, but Zhu Yanyan stopped him, saying, "Dad, don't go. Let's set off. They won't be able to cry anymore soon."
After hearing his daughter's suggestion, Zhu Borong suppressed his dissatisfaction, glanced at Old Madam Zhu, and then revealed a sinister look on his face.
"Yes, we'll watch how they die later."
As soon as he finished speaking, the escorts urged the group to hurry up and set off.
Old Mrs. Zhu felt sorry for Liu and traded a pheasant and two fish for a cart for her.
Liu didn't want her family to suffer, and absolutely refused to sit down. "Mother, I..."
"If you keep dawdling, we'll really fall behind." Old Mrs. Zhu was somewhat dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law's excuses, pointing to the group that was already getting further and further away.
Left with no other choice, Liu could only sigh and sit on the cart with Zhu Xixi in her arms.
“Mom, then I’ll just sit for a while. It’s getting hotter and hotter, and it won’t be easy for you to travel while pushing this cart.”
"Let's talk about it later. Let's get through the difficulties at the next intersection first."
With a gloomy expression, Old Lady Zhu patted Zhu Haotian on the shoulder, then waved her hand while carrying her bamboo basket, directing everyone to follow.
And so, Zhu Haotian pushed a cart, and Zhu Chenfeng pushed a cart full of supplies, including the goats they had hidden.
To prevent the tribespeople from discovering the goat, Tao and Sun walked on either side, occasionally covering the exposed goat legs with blankets.
The large procession followed the escorts out of the jungle, and as soon as they emerged from the woods, a wave of heat swept over them.
Many people stayed in the forest for two days and forgot about the hot weather outside.
Under the blazing sun, the group could no longer bear it after walking for long, and many tribesmen slowed down as a result.
Nevertheless, the constables continued to drive the tribesmen along, urging them to keep up with the pace.
Grandma Zhu and her family walked at the very back of the procession. Because Grandma Zhu's back was not fully healed, she had great difficulty walking.
After noticing that her mother-in-law was walking with a limp, Sun helped her up, saying, "Mother, why don't you ride the cart too?"
“No, your second brother is pushing the eldest brother’s wife. If I sit on it too, it will be even more difficult for him.”
Grandma Zhu was panting, her face pale. She gritted her teeth and endured the pain in her lower back, waving her hand weakly.
Upon hearing this, Liu became anxious and looked at her mother-in-law with concern, saying, "Mother, why don't you sit down, I'll walk."
"No, you only gave birth two days ago, your wound hasn't even healed yet. Your body can't take this kind of walking. I'm fine."
Old Mrs. Zhu was instantly angered by Liu's words. She glared at her and gestured for her to sit down.
Originally, Liu wanted to climb down from the cart, but after seeing her mother-in-law's anger, she could only sit there uneasily with her head down.
At this moment, Zhu Xixi in my arms was stretching comfortably, smacking her little mouth sweetly, and occasionally drool bubbles would come out of her mouth.
However, in her sleep, she was waving her short legs and arms, happily roaming around in the space.
It turns out she could enter the space simply by sleeping; this time, she learned her lesson.
First, I memorized all the items in the space so that I could quickly retrieve the items I needed next time I came in.
However, she was too small and floating in the air, so her telescopic vision was useless in the space; she could only see the objects in front of her.
The other corners required swimming to see, so it took her several hours to see half of the entire space.
Just as she was desperately swimming out of the weapons room, she came to rest right in front of the medical room.
Oh right, how could she forget how hot the weather is now? Herbs for clearing heat, detoxifying, and relieving heatstroke are needed.
I don't know if this kind of herb is in the medical room.
Just as she was about to enter, a sharp sound suddenly pierced her eardrums.
In an instant, she woke up abruptly. Due to extreme fright, her light eyebrows twisted into a knot, and her round, dark eyes instantly filled with tears.
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