We traveled for more than ten days in a row.
This morning, we started walking down a forked road, heading for another narrow path. Southwestern Jinyang Prefecture is a place with many mountains and little land, truly a place where impoverished mountains and bad waters give rise to unruly people.
It is said that the people of Jinyang Prefecture are fierce and fierce, and bandits are rampant.
Few people who were exiled to Jinyang Prefecture could survive well. Last year, the third prince was also exiled to Jinyang Prefecture.
Emperor Wu clearly wanted the Gu family to be destroyed by bandits in Jinyang Prefecture. This way, he could also gain a reputation as a wise man.
Su Qi and Gu Beiheng took turns carrying Dabao and Erbao on their backs. Aunt Liu rarely spoke since the family split up.
She always stays alone and doesn't speak, but she puts all her energy into her two grandsons.
The weather has been hot and dry for several days.
It was difficult to find a place to water the plants at noon.
Su Qi didn't dare to drink raw water on the road, so she used the water in the space.
Aunt Liu drank the water given by Su Qi along the way, and she thought that the water outside was so sweet.
"Damn it, the weather is getting weirder and weirder. Why is it getting hotter and hotter?" The bearded man had a gloomy face, the same color as the dark clouds in the sky.
Gu Beiheng looked up at the dense clouds in the sky and thought of the scene in the dilapidated temple in his dream.
He shook his head twice to shake off the sweat on his forehead. Frowning, he hurried a few steps and said, "Sir, I think it's going to rain heavily today. Look, the dragonflies are flying very low. Should we find a place to rest and avoid the rain?"
The bearded man rarely cursed Gu Beiheng, but instead glanced at the people moving forward. He walked away cursing, "You motherfucker, you're always causing trouble for me."
The bearded man trotted a few steps and came to the old yellow man in front to discuss things with him.
Everyone on the road had chapped lips and every step was difficult.
tired!
Hungry!
thirsty!
Gu Beiheng's shackles had not been removed yet, and he naturally didn't dare to use money to remove them as they had just reached a fork in the road.
It would take another four or five days of walking to a more remote place to remove the shackles.
Su Qi had secretly changed into running shoes long ago, and had sewn them up with coarse cloth. From the outside, they looked no different from the shoes of today, except that the sewing skills were a little worse.
Gu Beiheng also changed into running shoes and sewed them up with coarse cloth.
As for Aunt Liu, Su Qi did not change her shoes.
She was afraid that Aunt Liu would be coaxed by Gu Wushen with a few nice words, so she avoided Aunt Liu in many things.
"Qiqi. Give me some water."
Su Qi untied the water bag on Gu Beiheng and filled it with sweet mung bean soup.
Dabao and Erbao in the backpack also poked out their sleepy little heads and grabbed the edge of the backpack with their hands.
Staring eagerly at Su Qi's hand, the little cubs pressed their mouths down and murmured weakly: "Mom, I want to drink water too." It was so uncomfortable not being able to run around.
The two cubs were sitting in the backpack.
He had lost his former spirit and energy, and seeing the bearded man beating others fiercely and the adults around him sighing, the little guy had no idea how many storms were churning in his heart.
"Okay. Sit down." Su Qi gave the little guy some ice-cold coconut juice, which she took out from the supermarket refrigerator and poured into the water bag.
Get ready to drink water every morning.
First give the water bag to Dabao and Erbao. The two little guys hugged the water bag and snuggled in the backpack, drinking the sweet coconut juice.
He ignored the pitiful look of Gu Jingru who had been looking at them.
Su Qi brought the water bag closer to Gu Beiheng's lips again, "Beiheng. Drink more."
Gu Beiheng drank half a bag of mung bean soup in one breath. The crunchy mung bean soup was particularly delicious.
The little woman always gave him things to drink and food he had never eaten before.
For a moment, Gu Beiheng felt that Su Qi might not belong here, and he felt inexplicably suffocated at the thought.
Cold sweat broke out on my forehead.
Su Qi was about to feed Gu Beiheng a few more sips when she saw his face covered in cold sweat. She quickly took out her handkerchief to wipe his sweat and whispered:
"Beiheng. What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Gu Beiheng shook his head, his gaze of deep affection and concentration falling on Su Qi's face.
Full of reluctance.
Su Qi felt a little guilty when he looked at her. "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay. Qiqi, you should drink more too. You've lost weight."
Su Qi rolled her eyes. How could she not be thinner after walking dozens of miles every day?
Didn't you see that everyone was the color of cucumbers? Their family was considered to be doing well, while those side branches and concubines were even more miserable.
This will fully demonstrate the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children.
The children of concubines had no chance to get the nutrition from the special kitchen. They could only survive by relying on a steamed bun for a meal and vegetable soup in the morning and evening.
Su Qi still drank the mung bean soup obediently.
The water bag she gave to Aunt Liu usually contained brown sugar water or rock sugar water. It wasn't given every day, but only every other day.
Among the people walking in front was Grandpa Gu's concubine, Aunt Lan. Perhaps due to the days of hard work and lack of nutrition, she had already lost her strength.
He staggered a few steps.
He half-opened his eyes and looked at the dark clouds in the sky. He fell to the ground in a daze.
An officer with a mole on the corner of his mouth whipped him and said, "Get up and walk. As long as you have breath, you must get up."
Aunt Lan curled up on the ground, muttering to herself, "I can't walk anymore, beat me to death." White foam flowed from the corners of her mouth.
Old Master Gu impatiently sat up from the stroller, the corners of his mouth twitched and then retracted.
Aunt Lan's fall naturally delayed the trip.
Su Qi and Gu Beiheng were standing together. She didn't approach him out of kindness. She just couldn't bear to see Mr. Gu's cold-bloodedness. After all, she was the one who gave birth to his daughter.
Aunt Lan's daughter was sent by Old Master Gu to the prince's mansion as a concubine. Now that her mother's family is in trouble, I'm afraid her life will not be easy.
"Get up." The officer kicked her hard.
The broken and thin body was kicked several steps away, and the people in front and behind her who were tied with the same rope all took two or three steps unconsciously.
"Wait. Let me give her some water." Gu Beiting shivered as she took off the water bag on her body. The little girl had always been a transparent existence.
Perhaps it was Aunt Lan's situation that reminded her of herself.
She is a concubine's daughter in her prime, and her future is probably even worse than Aunt Lan's.
"I'll give you half a quarter of an hour," the officer cursed. "What bad luck! If you delay the journey, I'll kill you."
When Mrs. Gu heard that she would be beaten for delaying the journey, she quickly raised her head from Gu Beiyang's back and shot a pair of shrewd eyes at Gu Beiting.
The old lady made a "Pooh" sound.
"Beiting, are you kidding me with our lives? A concubine dies, so what? Do you think she should be served with good food and drink?"
"That's right. Come back here, you idiot. If you delay the trip, we'll all be beaten."
Someone tried to pull Gu Beiting up. As for Aunt Lan, they had to find a way to make her die as soon as possible.
"Don't pull me, can anyone help me save her?" Gu Beiting knelt on the ground and opened her water bag.
The water bag might as well be snatched away directly.
"Don't waste our time."
When Su Qi saw Gu Beiting crying, she suddenly felt a little reluctant.
That's all.
Considering that Gu Beiting is also a kind person to the original mother and son, she will lend a hand.
"Beiheng. Go over there."
"good."
Gu Beiheng and Su Qi walked forward, and the people behind them had no choice but to follow. First of all, Gu Beiyao was definitely following Gu Beiheng, and the others didn't have the energy to stop him.
I can only passively follow forward.
Su Qi squatted down beside Aunt Lan and turned to look at Aunt Liu. "Mother, give me your water bag."
Su Qi and Gu Beiheng's water bags were full of mung bean soup, so they couldn't take it out to feed Aunt Lan and Grandma.
The water in Aunt Liu's water bag is rock sugar water, which is just right for Aunt Lan to drink.
"Hey. Here you go." Aunt Liu was so frightened, but she also thought that it was a good thing that she had her son and daughter-in-law by her side.
Otherwise, you will end up like Aunt Lan.
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