Wei Yunlan didn't take the pain seriously.
The pain she had endured in her previous life was much worse than this. Just the last cup of poisonous wine that pierced her intestines and stomach was a hundred times more painful than this little bit of physical pain!
But later, during the years when she wandered in the Jinyang Marquis Mansion as a ghost, she would sometimes think back that it was good to be able to feel pain. At least if she felt pain, she was still a living person.
"Miss, it will leave scars..."
Tingxue's brows were furrowed. These fair-skinned young ladies had never had a single mark on their bodies since they were young.
"It's okay, just apply the ointment." Wei Yunlan took the box of ointment from Tingxue's hand and said, "I can apply it myself. You guys are tired after a day, lie down and rest quickly."
The two maids were no match for their mistress, so they had to put down the ointment and handkerchief and lie down on the kang.
Wei Yunlan dipped the ointment with his fingertips and applied it to the wound without saying a word, and did not pause at all when he touched the wound.
Yu Qi watched silently at the side, and couldn't help but feel a bit of admiration in his heart. After all, the noble ladies from the wealthy families were different from them, the warriors who had been trained since childhood. It was really not easy for them to be able to do what Wei Yunlan did without complaining or crying out in pain.
"I'll slow down when we get going tomorrow."
"It's okay, I can hold on." Wei Yunlan shook his head. "There's only about one day's journey left. Let's hurry to Suijiang to meet up with my parents. We'll have plenty of time to rest later."
Upon hearing this, Yu Qi stopped persuading him.
If it were her, she wouldn't be able to rest until she confirmed the safety of her family. Although, she had no family left.
After Wei Yunlan applied the medicine on the wound, the two maids on the kang had already fallen asleep.
She gathered her clothes and soon fell asleep.
At this time, a mule cart that had been parked on the side of the road for nearly two hours, hundreds of miles away, was moving towards the northwest again.
This road is not an official road, but a mountain path. Following this road, passing the mountains in front and then heading northwest for fifty miles, you will enter the territory of Suizhou.
The mule cart had only been moving for a moment when it suddenly slowed down.
Sui He, the driver, turned around and reported to the carriage: "Madam, there is a group of refugees ahead."
The road was not wide, with jagged gravel on both sides, making it unsuitable for mule carts to travel. There was no way to take a detour, and if we went any further we would definitely run into the refugees head-on.
Gao lifted the carriage curtain and looked forward. The group of refugees in front should have escaped from Suizhou. There were about fifty or sixty of them, but only a dozen or so able-bodied men. Most of them were the elderly, children, women and children, and several women were holding children in their arms.
Gao's heart was relieved a little, but she didn't relax. "Hurry up and don't stop when you pass them. If someone stops the car, just do it directly, don't ask me."
"Yes, ma'am!" Suihe responded and tightened the reins.
The originally lazy mule suddenly started running, and its speed was nearly half faster than before.
In the carriage, Cheng Yue'e hugged little Jiarong tightly in her arms, lifted the curtain beside her, and wanted to look outside nervously.
Before she could see the situation outside clearly, Gao hastily pulled down the curtain that had just been lifted, "Don't stick your head out."
In their car, there were only women and children.
If we are exposed to the refugees, it will be like fat meat falling into a pack of wolves, and we will only be eaten!
"From now on, don't make any noise." Gao reminded softly.
Cheng Yue'e tightened the swaddling clothes in her arms, and Jiayan, who was leaning on her knees, nodded vigorously.
The distance between the mule cart and the refugees was less than a mile.
He started running and arrived close in just a moment.
The refugees were dressed in rags, and perhaps because they were fleeing in such a hurry, they had very few belongings with them. There were also several people in the group who were injured, and the roughly bandaged wounds were faintly stained with blood.
Seeing the mule cart in front of them, many people showed hope in their eyes.
When he saw clearly that the person driving the carriage was just a thin woman, the light in his eyes instantly magnified several times.
"girl!"
"Please be kind and give me something to eat!"
"We haven't eaten for a day. Please, have mercy..."
The women and old men in the team begged the mule carts one after another, and the children following them also burst into tears, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
Suihe, who was driving the cart, had a stern face and held the reins tightly with an expressionless face, not even glancing at the refugees beside him.
Seeing this, the refugees shouted even louder.
The dozen or so strong men in the team kept approaching the mule cart from both sides while begging the girls to "give us some food."
Seeing that the mule cart showed no sign of stopping, they exchanged glances with each other and grabbed Suihe, who was driving the cart.
The tall and strong man who was in the lead just grabbed Suihe's arm when she grabbed him with her backhand, swung him into the air, and threw him to the other side.
The refugees who had not yet taken action were stunned when they saw this.
No wonder this mule cart dared to travel alone, it turns out the woman driving the cart possesses such magical powers!
While the refugees were distracted, Suihe tightened the reins and drove the mule cart forward.
Seeing this, the women who had been blocking the mule cart and trying to stop it with their bodies were afraid of being stepped on by the hooves, so they quickly dodged to the side, and the mule cart was finally able to pass through.
Fearing that the refugees would turn back and chase after them, they rushed forward for a few more miles before gradually slowing down.
Cheng Yue'e breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest in fear, "It's too scary."
She clearly heard one of the men beside the car say, "There's only one car, and there are so many of us, so we can just rob it."
It is conceivable that if they dared to stay for a moment, they would have been robbed by the refugees.
If you are lucky, you may only lose your belongings, but if you are unlucky, you may not even be able to keep your life.
"Mother is really foresighted." If it were her, she would probably feel sympathy for those women with young children in their arms.
"Nowadays, it's different from when we were in the capital. We have to protect ourselves first before we are qualified to sympathize with others." Gao sympathized with the women and children who were in trouble, but she knew that being soft-hearted to others at this time would be being cruel to herself.
Only by hardening your heart can you live peacefully in this world.
"Today is all thanks to Suihe."
Gao recalled that she had sent Sui He to protect their daughter, and she murmured to herself worriedly, "I wonder how Lan Er and the others are doing now?"
…
Wei Yunlan slept particularly soundly this time. As the rooster crowed, she opened her eyes and a faint fragrance of rice wafted through the room.
Ning Shuang brought a bowl of porridge over. "I exchanged two sweet potatoes with Mr. Xue. This sweet potato porridge is especially sweet. Miss, please try it."
The rice porridge is sweet and sticky. The morning light shines into the house, adding a bit of warmth to the body and stomach.
Just then, hurried shouts from the village broke the tranquility of the early morning.
I only heard a villager shouting a warning, "The police are coming!"
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