Under Chen Xiang's command, everyone moved around the carriage, and the women were responsible for unloading the luggage from the carriage.
The men were responsible for rolling the water tanks on wheels to arrange them, and then using planks to unload the water tanks from the carriage.
Perhaps it was because of the cold weather and the many layers of clothing everyone was wearing, which made it very inconvenient to move around and made everyone's movements sluggish.
Xixi nestled in her mother's arms, anxiously watching everyone slowly carry their luggage and wheels.
[Ugh! This is too slow! If we don't speed things up, that crazy Zhu Yanyan is coming for us!]
The childish voice reached Chen Xiang's ears again. He followed Xi Xi's gaze to the road behind the official road, and his expression turned serious.
"Zhu Wen, go ahead and check if the officials from Lujia Town have caught up."
Old Liu was somewhat dissatisfied with Chen Xiang's arrangement and irritably pushed the wheel in protest, "Boss, we're busy enough here. It takes two people to push one wheel."
"Why did you send Old Zhu to check on the officials in Lujia Town? Isn't that redundant? We'll be short-handed if he leaves."
Hearing Lao Liu's complaints, the others all looked troubled and expressed their dissatisfaction, lowering their heads and remaining silent.
Chen Xiang turned around in a daze to look at his brothers pushing the wheelchair behind him, and found that everyone had an unwilling expression on their face.
Seeing this, he gave a self-deprecating chuckle and walked towards the horses.
"Never mind, I'll go by myself!"
At this moment, An Qing stood up from the ground and took the reins first, covering his wound as he looked at Chen Xiang.
"Boss, I'll go! The team can't be without a leader."
"No, you're injured. What if..."
Before Chen Xiang could stop him, An Qing had already sat on the saddle, turned the horse around, and looked at Chen Xiang with a smile.
"Boss, don't worry, I won't die."
After leaving a message, Anqing spurred his horse and quickly left the official road, heading towards a side road behind.
After Anqing left, Old Liu sneered and muttered to the other escorts.
"I don't know what's wrong with the boss. He's become more and more timid. He's even afraid of those officials in Lujia Town."
"Send people to scout? What's there to scout? The Yuan Dynasty is already destroyed. Pshaw, what a fuss over nothing."
Zhu Wen was dissatisfied with Lao Liu's words, so he punched him in the face and roared loudly.
"If you're so unwilling to accept this, then leave. No one is forcing you to stay."
The sudden punch made Lao Liu stagger a few steps and fall heavily to the ground, his face contorted as he glared at Zhu Wen.
"You think I want to stay? If there were a better place to go, I would have left long ago."
Chen Xiang never expected that his brother, who had followed him through thick and thin for so many years, would think this way when facing difficulties.
He looked at the Zhu family with self-mockery, as if they had seen right through him, and shouted loudly while suppressing the humiliation in his heart.
"Enough, stop arguing and get to work."
At Chen Xiang's reprimand, everyone sprang into action again, pushing the wheels to both sides of the carriage.
[Sigh! There's been internal strife again, Brother Xiang! You guys are all ingrates!]
From now on, to save their own lives, they'll all push you into the fire without hesitation.
[Only Zhu Wen and An Qing are considered decent!]
Xi Xi quietly watched the arguing escort team, shaking her head and sighing helplessly.
These guards will not only betray Chen Xiang, but will also go on a killing spree for food.
Under Zhu Yanyan's guidance, they committed many acts of mutual slaughter.
Chen Xiang had relatively normal values among these escorts, which is why he didn't go along with their corrupt practices.
This ultimately led to his death at the hands of these very colleagues who had risked their lives for him.
Even after he died, he didn't understand how his brothers-in-arms would treat him.
Just as Chen Xiang was reflecting on his negligence in management, Xi Xi's voice entered his mind again.
He stared blankly up at Xixi, then at Zhu Wen and the others, his expression gradually becoming a mixture of fear and astonishment.
Grandma Zhu noticed that Chen Xiang's expression was off. After hesitating for a moment, she came up to him and kindly asked him what was wrong.
"Lord Chen, what's wrong?"
Startled, Chen Xiang looked at Old Lady Zhu with a pale face and shook his head in a panic, "It's alright, Old Lady Zhu, please ask Zhu Lao Er and Zhu Lao San to hurry up."
"Try to enter the desert before noon so that we can reach the post station before dark."
Grandma Zhu was also worried that there wouldn't be enough time and that the team would be stuck in the desert after dark.
She nodded with a stern face and called out to Zhu Dabao.
"Da Bao, you should also go and help your second and third uncles, and try your best to improve."
Zhu Dabao, who was helping to feed his younger sister rice porridge, quickly handed the spoon and bowl to Liu Shi after hearing his grandmother's words, nodded, and turned to leave.
After seeing Da Bao leave, Grandma Zhu looked at Chen Xiang again, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.
She had just overheard her granddaughter muttering something intermittently, seemingly about Chen Xiang.
That's why she was hesitant about whether to remind Chen Xiang, since among all the escorts, Chen Xiang was the most reliable.
If something happens to him, they will also suffer badly on their way to the border.
"Lord Chen, what do you plan to do if the other guards have disloyal intentions?"
Grandma Zhu's words made Chen Xiang tremble involuntarily, and he stared at her with a surprised expression.
How did she know that these people already had romantic interests towards him?
Could it be that Zhu Xixi's voice is not only audible to himself?
Grandma Zhu noticed the suspicion in Chen Xiang's eyes, so she could only smile and explain, glancing at Zhu Wen and the others.
"What Lord Liu said makes me a little worried. We still have several months before we reach the border. If the escorts have ulterior motives, it will also affect us."
"I see?" Chen Xiang breathed a sigh of relief after understanding what Grandma Zhu meant. If anyone else had heard this...
Then he would suspect that all of this was orchestrated by the Zhu family in order to control him.
"Don't worry! If they don't want to continue, I won't force them. Since I promised to escort you to the border, I will do it."
With Chen Xiang's assurance, Grandma Zhu nodded in understanding, bowed, and hurriedly turned to walk towards her daughter-in-law.
She walked along nervously, clenching her hands, regretting her impulsive actions.
Chen Xiang is a thoughtful person; her words just now almost revealed her ability to foresee things.
Don't meddle in other people's business again!
Urged on by Chen Xiang, everyone successfully installed all the wheels on both carriages.
After carrying the water vat back up, Zhu Chenfeng stood beside it, shaking it anxiously.
"Lord Chen, we should reinforce it further. If we speed up our journey, the water in the vat will spill out."
Zhu Haowen also thought that Lao San's suggestion was worth considering, since a lot of water had spilled out of the jar when they were escaping yesterday.
If it spills again this time, I'm afraid it won't be enough to support us on our journey to the border.
"Yes! There's not much water left in the tank."
Chen Xiang accepted their suggestion, nodded, and spoke to Zhu Wen and the others.
"Everyone, grab the ropes and reinforce it a few times!"
After he finished speaking, apart from Zhu Wen who came over with the rope, everyone else sat motionless in another carriage.
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