Chapter 435: Female Prisoners Solidarity and Mutual Assistance
Once someone breaks the mold first, more people will follow suit.
The Xie family did not expect that someone else would come forward and offer to help tonight.
The women of the Xie family looked at each other, and there was a touch of emotion in everyone's eyes.
"Yes, I saw you and the Xie family all along the way, busying around protecting us all. Although we may not be able to help you much, we still think that every little bit we can do is good."
Someone said it sincerely.
The attitudes of other people are similar.
Xie Zhen turned around to look at his grandmother, Old Lady Xie. Old Lady Xie looked over at him. Zhou helped her walk in front of several female prisoners and looked them up from left to right.
Everyone was exhausted from the journey to escape tonight, and now they all looked disheveled and tired. Fatigue was indeed hard to hide on several people's faces, but Mrs. Xie saw a rare sincerity in their bright eyes.
They came here sincerely to show their goodwill to the Xie family.
Friendship is hard to come by in times of trouble.
The night breeze was blowing gently, and many prisoners who were resting on the spot were also secretly watching the prisoners who had contact with the Xie family.
Mrs. Xie was a woman who had seen a lot of things in life, and at this moment, she couldn't help but feel moved.
Looking at the fugitives who took the initiative to show their goodwill, he nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, since the ladies are so willing, then I'll trouble you sisters-in-law to help with some chores. When we are all out of danger, the Xie family will definitely thank you."
"Old Madam, you are really embarrassing us. It is our blessing to be able to use our skills in some way. If you have any instructions, just tell us."
Once there is a first, there will be a second. The two sides hit it off immediately. The people who had been watching around stood up one after another. They were also nervous all the way and couldn't sleep, so they decided to work with everyone to put their minds at ease.
So, very quickly.
Led by Old Madam Xie, other members of the Xie family, together with a dozen exiles, took the initiative to take care of all the chores in the rest camp, such as: organizing food and clothing, checking everyone's physical condition, boiling medicine, feeding medicine... etc. As long as it could ensure the exile team's continued progress in the future, all the women of the Xie family worked tirelessly to do the work.
Those with experience can get started quickly, and those without experience will also follow carefully to learn how to identify medicines and bandage. As time goes by, the entire camping and resting area is secretly filled with people walking around to provide help to everyone.
The escorts guarding the periphery looked at the group of women inside. Instead of feeling tired and taking a rest, they became busier and busier. They were a little confused.
Many people discussed this secretly. They didn't expect that this group of female prisoners would be easier to lead because there were so many of them. If they were all willing to listen to the women of the Xie family and follow them, then their work would be much easier.
Then from now on, when we are on the road, wouldn’t it be enough to just keep an eye on the women of the Xie family?
Chu Feijian also did not fail to realize how hard it was to guard these fugitives who were dawdling and sighing on the road in just one night. He felt as if he could not breathe even after urging and scolding them.
Unexpectedly, after the team set off, these old, weak and sick people who always slowed down the team's progress turned out to be much more tenacious than he had imagined.
As they fled along the way, he seemed not to hear many people complaining. They were all cheering themselves up and following the officers.
This applies even to fugitives who are injured.
Chu Feijian held the hilt of the knife and looked at the fugitives silently.
Unconsciously, they centered themselves around the women of the Xie family, asking for advice from time to time and cooperating with each other.
Soon, the cries of pain in the rest camp became much less frequent. Everyone worked together to check and take care of everyone. After making sure there were no major problems, they found an open space nearby and sat down together to drink some water to quench their thirst.
During this break, the women of the Xie family discovered that after everyone had been busy together, they were reluctant to leave. Instead, they were keen to sit down and rest next to the Xie family. It seemed that they only felt at ease when they were close to the Xie family.
After everyone sat down, they looked at each other, couldn't help but laugh softly, and unknowingly became closer.
"I didn't expect that the ladies wouldn't mind our crudeness and actually taught us so patiently."
There was a slightly plump sister-in-law who sat down after finishing her work. She looked embarrassedly at the women of the Xie family who were gathered together drinking water, and sighed.
Just now, Xie Zhen, the second daughter of the Xie family who was said to have been divorced, taught her step by step how to clean wounds, change dressings and bandage people. He even helped her tidy up her messy hair and appearance when she was in a hurry, and reminded her in a soft voice not to be anxious and to take it slow.
She couldn't describe the feeling of being cared for. It had been a long time since she felt that.
The women in the team kept talking about the Xie family behind their backs, and their eyes were raised to the top of their heads. Although they were also exiled, they looked down on these "servants" from the bottom of their hearts.
But this time she couldn't sleep, so she followed Feng here to help. However, she never expected that not only would she be personally instructed by the woman from the Xie family, but she would also be taken seriously, as if... she was really treated as a companion.
The fat sister-in-law felt that she was uneducated and not good at speaking, and could not describe the warmth and sense of security in her heart. She felt that if the Xie family did something next time, she would still like to stand up and help them.
There are many people who share the same idea as her.
We were all women, and we had all been exiled quietly in the team before. Unless it was absolutely necessary, we would mostly adopt a self-preservative attitude, disguise ourselves, and try our best not to attract the attention of other exiles in the team, especially those who had been arrogant and domineering even during their exile.
The elderly, women and children are the most vulnerable groups during the exile. They have tried their best to cooperate with their families, officials, and even other vicious criminals in their group in order to preserve their own safety.
But unexpectedly, I was singled out and acted alone.
Many people have already determined in their hearts that this is a disguised form of abandonment.
Until he saw the Xie family scattered among everyone along the way, helping the escorting officers to ensure that everyone could escape the robbers' pursuit as soon as possible.
"The Xie family is really nice."
"Yeah, they could have just cared about themselves, but I didn't expect them to protect us along the way."
"I've always said that the Xie family is indeed a prestigious family, right? Even though they were exiled, their family's heritage and integrity remain. Forget about far away places, just take Wulibao as an example. Many of us have benefited from their kindness."
When this was mentioned, everyone nodded continuously.
"Speaking of which, back then, everyone was so ill, and the medicine the officials gave them was incredibly powerful. Even the doctor they invited at the time was amazed by the cold-repelling medicine."
Someone whispered, "I heard that the magic medicine wasn't given by the officials at all. It was obtained by the Xie family from the deities in their home. Otherwise, how could it be so effective?"
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