Chapter 136 Arrival at Qu County
Duan Yu looked at the weather and realized it was indeed getting late, so he could only reluctantly take his two followers and follow Zhang San to rest.
Due to the conditions, there was no other place to rest in this desolate mountain area. Duan Yu said goodbye to Xia Xing'er and followed her into the cave.
Zhang San was still a little curious about Helian Zhi's recent ghost encounter: "Master Duan, did you really not see a ghost just now?"
Duan Yu had already forgotten about this matter, but when Zhang San suddenly brought it up, he instantly remembered that scary face and couldn't help but shudder!
He now felt cold sweat starting to form all over his body.
Fortunately, there were many people in the cave, so he felt better.
"Of course I didn't see any ghosts. Not to mention that there are no ghosts in this world, even if there were ghosts, they would be scared away by me!"
After Zhang San received the affirmative answer, his uneasy heart instantly calmed down.
It’s good that there isn’t one. If there really is a ghost, he would be really scared!
No ghosts, please.
It seems that the ghost stories his family told him when he was a child were all lies. Fortunately, he was smart and didn’t believe them!
He subconsciously touched the things in his pocket and felt more at ease.
Duan Yu, with his sharp eyes, saw the exposed corner and asked curiously, "What's in your pocket?"
Zhang San took out the word "peace and blessing" drawn on yellow paper from his pocket, showed it to Duan Yu, then folded it and put it back in his pocket.
"This is the blessing of peace my mother prayed for me. She said the blessing of peace from that temple is very effective. Every time I escort a prisoner, my mother prays for one for me. Over the years, nothing has ever happened!"
Zhang San is still extremely grateful that he has a mother who cares about him and is always thinking about his safety.
Today, when Helian Zhi told him about seeing ghosts, he described it so convincingly that he almost believed it. He was really scared.
He thought at the time that even if there were ghosts, he would not be afraid, because he had the blessing of peace prayed by his mother, and she would definitely keep him safe and sound?
The other officials were in a similar situation. They looked unconvinced on the surface, but they were still afraid in their hearts. When they heard that their boss had the peace and blessings that his mother had prayed for, they were really envious. They also wanted a mother like him.
Although Duan Yu had really encountered a ghost just now, he didn't believe that a talisman drawn with cinnabar on a small piece of yellow paper could really ensure safety.
He was just too scared at that time, but now when he thinks about it carefully, the ghost didn't hurt him when it saw him and even ran away. He must have been driven away by him.
The officers were still discussing the blessing of safety, and some even reached into Zhang San's pocket, thinking about how they could get some blessings and ensure safety.
Duan Yu didn't want to get involved: "You guys chat, I'm going to sleep first."
After saying this, he walked straight towards the cleaned place with his two followers.
There are two caves, one big cave on the officials' side and another cave on the exiled prisoners' side. Except for the Xia family, everyone else is crowded together.
The Xia family set up a separate tent and lived together as a family. There was nothing to do and no one would be so ignorant as to disturb them.
As soon as the crowd dispersed, Zhang San fell into a sweet dream holding his own Ping An Fu, and slept better than anyone else that night.
Helian Zhi's family didn't sleep well. They kept thinking about Helian Zhi's encounter with a ghost. It would be strange if they could sleep well.
The only thing that comforts them now is that they can drink a bowl of hot porridge, no longer the kind that is so clear that you can see only a few grains of rice in it.
Instead, it is cooked thickly and contains shredded meat and wild vegetables. If you fish it out, you can even see chicken bones.
Everyone was so hungry that it looked like they hadn't eaten for hundreds of years. Before the porridge was even ready, a long line had already formed.
"As expected, I still have to hang out with the Xia family. Not only can I have enough to eat, but I can also eat well and sleep well!"
Obviously, not only the second master Xia, but also Xia Chengwen had forgotten about being beaten by the Xia family.
People are sometimes really strange. When you are really good to them, they never remember your kindness.
But if you beat them up and then give them a sweet treat, they will be grateful to you instead.
This is the mentality everyone has towards the Xia family now. Because of this pot of porridge, they are very grateful to the Xia family. When they hear that one bowl is not enough and they can have a second bowl, they want to kneel down and kowtow to everyone in the Xia family.
Looking at their worthless appearance, Liu Youran was moved.
"This person is such a jerk. Sometimes you really can't be too nice to them!"
Thinking about how good they were to the Xia family members before they split up, they almost always responded to their requests and sent good things to their homes every year as if they were free. Some of them even ate, used, and wore better things than her children.
But what did I get in the end? I was bitten back without a single word.
It's only been a few months, and these bastards have been completely subdued by Xing'er and the others.
Xia Xing'er said to Liu Youran, "Mother, this evil person needs to be dealt with by another evil person. Only an evil person can make an evil person feel fear and terror. So, for their own good, mother, we have to be the evil person ourselves."
The three little ones listened and nodded frequently, thinking that what their aunt said made sense. They also decided that if they met a bad person in the future, they would be a bad person that the bad person would be afraid of.
Zhuge Pei and Bai Wan'er also felt that their sister-in-law was right. They were too kind in the past, and they always tolerated these parasites because of the fraternity among their clansmen.
If they can't vent their anger themselves, do they expect others to vent it for them?
Instead of thinking all day long that evil will be punished by evil, it is better to let yourself be the evil one and vent your anger at the same time. It is so refreshing.
Liu Youran also thought it made sense: "Mom, I've made a note of it. Tell them to eat quickly, and then let them continue carrying us after they're done."
Liu Youran has always been a kind person. She is friendly to everyone and never treats anyone harshly. She has never even enslaved the servants in the mansion.
But now she doesn't know what's going on. Maybe she was brainwashed by Xia Xing'er or something. Now she feels that enslaving the Xia family members is particularly satisfying and she thinks it's natural.
She even felt that she should have done this a long time ago. They owed her these things, and now she was just being kind and giving them a chance to repay their debt.
After two days of travel, they finally arrived in Qu County.
As before, the exile team was still unable to enter the city and could only stay in the open space two miles away from the city gate.
Although we were outside the county seat of Qu County, we could still see endless mountains and lush vegetation all around us. It was a sea of green as far as the eye could see.
It is early summer, and the sunlight shines through the sparse clouds, dappling onto the lush mountains, adding a touch of warm golden color to the endless green.
The breeze blows by, bringing with it the fresh fragrance of grass and trees, as if the air is filled with the vitality of life.
At the foot of the mountain, a stream flows gently, the water is crystal clear, and a few fallen leaves occasionally float across the surface, leisurely and contented.
In the distance, a few tits were jumping happily on the branches, and their chirping sounds one after another added a bit of liveliness and harmony to this quiet picture.
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