"What? You're afraid it might be poisonous and don't dare to take it." Su Qi saw that these young men looked at a loss, and whispered with a smile on her face.
"Don't be afraid." The wolf cub stretched out his dirty hand and took it. He gritted his teeth and stared at Su Qi and Gu Beiheng, "I will return it to you later. My name is Zeng Wuming. The smell is horrible, so please go in."
Zeng Wuming didn't say anything, Su Qi couldn't stay any longer either, and his stomach was churning.
The smell was more than just pungent, it was a stench that pierced into the bones. It was like poison gas, ready to attack people from all sides at any time.
She waved her hand to indicate that she didn't need to return it, as long as she didn't get lured away by the little koi, it would be fine. On the way to Jinyang Prefecture, it would be easy to pull them over to help Dabao and Erbao.
Su Qi ran back as fast as a cannonball.
When Gu Beiheng and Peng Laosan met.
Peng Laosan made a gesture, which Gu Beiheng understood.
The dark-faced burly man in front of him looked unfamiliar, but Gu Beiheng knew that this man must have come from the Northwest Camp.
His eyes were grim and he walked back without any expression.
Peng Laosan stood at the door, staring at the rain curtain outside, his mind swirling with thoughts. The Northwest Camp was different from other places. The people who came out of there were all friends who had risked their lives for each other.
The best years of their youth and passion were spent in the Northwest Camp, and they have such a deep sense of belonging thanks to the man in front of them.
Seeing Gu Beiheng, stripped of his dignity and squeezed into the temple in coarse cloth and worn shoes, he had a new plan in mind.
Everyone stayed in the land temple for a whole day. Seeing that the rain outside had subsided a little, Yao Liu and Peng Lao San discussed and decided to leave quickly.
If I don’t leave now, I’m afraid I’ll have to stay in the land temple.
But there is a way to walk.
I wonder what the rain is like on the official road outside?
Peng Laosan pondered for a while and made a suggestion:
"Let's just avoid the official road and go along Lujia Village. The villages along the way are on high ground, so even if there's some rain, the water will drain away quickly. We can also buy some food and firewood from the villagers, so we won't have to take the official road when there are no people around."
Yao Liu thought about it and agreed that this proposal was feasible.
However, he was a new official, and when encountering such things, he was used to looking at the bearded man and his men.
"What do you think?"
The bearded man had an icy face and showed an expression of impatience.
"Damn it, let's just take the road to Lujia Village. I'm going to kill someone if we stay here any longer." As soon as the bearded man finished speaking, everyone in the temple felt their necks tighten.
This fierce bearded man must stay calm.
Don't always think about killing or chopping people.
Finally, they unanimously decided to continue heading towards Jinyang Prefecture.
Su Qi and Gu Beiheng were already fully armed. After carrying Dabao and Erbao into the small backpack, Su Qi planned to let the two little ones stay in the space for safety after leaving the land temple.
Yao Liu did not put shackles on everyone at Peng Lao San's suggestion. Naturally, Peng Lao San did not put shackles on the twenty or so men over there either.
Even the ropes were removed, and the shackles were placed on everyone's back.
Everyone looked grateful.
It is really dangerous and difficult to travel with shackles on such a rainy day.
Gu Beiheng supported Su Qi, and the fisherman and his wife walked into the rain curtain, with a long line of people behind them.
Su Qi and Gu Beiheng were wearing knee-high rain boots, so the others had to walk into the water in the rain.
The rain reached my calves.
Seeing that the road ahead was unclear, Gu Beiheng walked to a tree and broke off two thick sticks. He gave one stick to Su Qi and kept the other for himself.
The people behind took a look.
(⊙o⊙)…
I don’t have enough strength to break the thick tree sticks, so I can only pick them up from the flowing water.
The people behind followed the people in front and waded through the water.
The group walked cautiously towards the high-lying Lujia Village.
Along the way, we met many people carrying packages, and some even drove ox carts to Lujia Village.
When those people saw Su Qi and his group, including officials and people in rags, they knew they were exiled prisoners passing by and immediately showed contempt on their faces.
"Bah. Don't you know what kind of bad people you are? You eat too much meat and fish on weekdays, but now you have to eat tree bark." An old woman with sleek hair sitting on an ox cart spat at the passing Gu family.
He was still cursing.
Su Qi looked up at the old woman's face, which was filled with both disdain and complacency, and couldn't help but sigh at the stupidity of ordinary people. They always assumed that the criminals must be extremely evil, but they had no idea that anything could happen in a struggle.
"What are you looking at? You'll never ride in an oxcart again in your lifetime." The old woman rolled her eyes disdainfully when she saw Su Qi looking at her. She reached out and raised the umbrella a little higher. "You little bitch, are you going to suffer now?"
"Old woman, you haven't been kind enough to say good words, and you've committed bad karma." Su Qi was unforgiving with her words. "You better be careful. If you keep saying bad things, you won't be able to enjoy a peaceful old age."
"How dare you curse me, you little bitch."
"You old bitch, you're looking for death." Peng Laosan saw Gu Beiheng's face darken visibly, and he stood next to the ox cart with his burly body. He raised the whip in his hand and whipped the ox's butt.
The cow ran forward like crazy.
The old man driving the cattle was so scared that he kept tightening the rope.
The cow still started running in the water.
Something caught the wheel, and the car started to lurch from side to side, throwing the old woman off the road and into the water with a loud noise.
A splash of water was created.
Su Qi couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw this.
The others: ...So you are this kind of Su Qi, you really hold a grudge. Everyone knew that they must never offend this petty woman in the future.
Otherwise, if someone gets sick during the trip, she will just watch you have a fever and go crazy without offering any help, but will just make some sarcastic remarks.
Su Qi didn't expect that her laughter, which she couldn't help but laugh, would make everyone label her as petty and vindictive. From then on, everyone spoke to her more politely.
The old woman thrashed around in the water for several times, and was so frightened that she cried for help and was filled with water again.
The person next to him said quietly, "Stop struggling and get up quickly."
The old woman got up in a panic, caught up with the ox cart and jumped on it. She cursed it was bad luck and quickly shrank her neck, not daring to say another word.
There was a lot of water on the road, so people couldn't walk fast.
It was not until 1:00 PM that the shadow of the village came into view.
It should be the Lujia Village mentioned by Peng Laosan.
Su Qi took a cup of coffee from the space and drank it, and then took another cup for Gu Beiheng.
Gu Beiheng took a sip and nearly spit it out. What the hell? In line with the principle of not wasting anything, he drank the coffee with a frown. He couldn't understand why there was something so unpalatable.
It tastes similar to bitter grass.
"Qiqi, give me something to eat. I'm hungry." Gu Beiheng had a big appetite and he was already hungry after walking such a long way.
Su Qi raised an eyebrow at his miserable face, and found it amusing. She casually handed a rice ball to Gu Beiheng, letting him eat it from his sleeve.
Gu Beiheng was able to suppress the bitter taste in his mouth by eating rice balls.
I ate a rice ball in a few bites.
He extended his hand towards Su Qi again.
This time, Su Qi gave him a meat bun. Men need to eat more meat. Otherwise, how can you be so aggressive as to scare others with a pale face?
Gu Beiheng ate three more meat buns before stopping.
In her hand was a water bag filled with the top-quality pear blossom white tea that Su Qi had brought back from the Duke of Ru's Mansion.
Take a short walk and take a sip of pear blossom white.
It took them half an hour to reach Lujia Village.
Peng Laosan and Yao Liu went to find the village headman, and the others stood in the open space in the middle of the village.
Many villagers huddled in the shadows, watching. They were all naturally gossipy, but they were afraid of the officer wielding a broadsword nearby, so they didn't dare approach.
It doesn't stop them from hiding in the dark and watching the fun.
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