Chapter 88 It seems that she needs to plan to move out as soon as possible.
"Have you covered the entrance outside? There's a new batch of prisoners coming to the camp recently, and we're worried they might break in without permission."
"Don't worry, no one knows about this place. Those exiles are mostly women, how could they have the guts to do that?! Oh, by the way, it is said that the second master among those exiles is a relative of our Governor. After we get the money, we will go and make some connections with that second master and play with those women."
When the two men mentioned this, they immediately became interested and laughed lasciviously with great energy.
Ruan Mian suddenly realized that behind this internment camp was a large group of peat mosses.
Where so much peat can be deposited, their cellars are very dangerous.
No wonder those officials didn’t live in the cellar. The prisoners were afraid of the dead people in the cellar, but they were afraid of becoming dead themselves.
The soil here is soft, and they are mining secretly, so the cellar is at risk of collapse.
It seems that she should plan to move out sooner rather than later.
Moreover, from the conversation between the two people, Ruan Mian also learned that they actually used the peat they excavated privately to conduct private transactions with the enemy country, and the person in charge was the governor of the border military camp.
He enriched himself and evaded commercial taxes.
Not only that, Li Mao's confidant was the governor-general.
Ruan Mian thought for a while, then turned around and took the deer to another path.
There are many paths in this place, and she doesn't know where they will lead to.
Fortunately, there is a fawn leading the way. If there is someone, it will be alert in advance. If there is no one, it will just follow.
When she walked out of the path, she found that it was on the hill outside the cell.
In order to avoid being misunderstood as escaping, Ruan Mian quickened his pace and returned to the shelter.
Walk towards the cellar.
But I didn't expect to meet that bastard Li Mao on the way.
His face flushed as he called out to Ruan Mian from behind: "Stop!"
He reeked of alcohol and started scolding the deer while burping.
"You're a convict, and you're raising animals?! Ruan Mian, you really don't take your exile seriously, do you?!"
"Since ancient times, have there ever been such a fugitive who could enjoy such a luxurious life as you, making people jealous?! But! I'm not jealous anymore."
"I'm telling you, Ruan Mian, the Governor came to see me today, and I'll be able to leave this damn place soon. But you! You and that bastard you picked up lost my leg, and I'm definitely going to settle that score with you."
Reeking of alcohol, he suddenly grabbed the deer's neck and stomped it to the ground!
The fawn whimpered in pain.
He laughed heartily. "In my eyes, you're just like that beast! Sooner or later, you'll be crushed to death under my feet."
Seeing this, Ruan Mian immediately drew out his dagger and stabbed at him, not bothering to listen to his nagging.
But Li Mao dodged her attack, smashed the wine jar, picked up the porcelain fragments and pressed them against Xiaolu's neck artery.
"You dare to hurt me? I'll kill you little bastard!"
But just as he finished speaking, Ruan Mian suddenly touched the jade bracelet and released the white tiger.
Li Mao widened his eyes in disbelief, thinking he was hallucinating.
Why did a ferocious beast suddenly fall from the sky? !
Before he could react, the white tiger pounced on him.
He was so frightened that he fainted on the ground. At this moment, the patrolling officer heard the noise and came over.
Ruan Mian immediately put the white tiger and the deer into the space, turned around and left.
When she reached a deserted place, she hurriedly entered the space to check on the deer's injuries.
However, as soon as I entered, I saw the little deer jumping around the white tiger and drinking the spiritual spring water with relish.
The other one was also basking in the sun leisurely, guarding the peat that Ruan Mian had been basking in for some time.
Only then did her heart finally settle down.
The sunlight in the space is indeed extraordinary. The peat has dried up after just a few days and can be put into use immediately.
Since she knew that the Governor's army was illegally mining peat, then this internment camp... might as well be wiped out!
It was just the right time for their family to move out of the cellar. Then they could build a house and put up a kang. Everyone would have a room and it would be lively and comfortable, much better than living in the airtight cellar now.
After making up his mind, Ruan Mian took the deer back to the cellar.
She beckoned Yun Xiu over and said, "I'll take you out tomorrow. Go to the post station to see if Master Xie has arrived. If you see him, please convey one more thing to him for me."
She told Yun Xiu about Peat and planned to have him follow the deer out of the cellar and out of the internment camp.
They illegally dug peat and transported it to the Linfen River, the border between the two countries, for resale, which means that the underground passage must lead outside the camp.
Xiaolu can understand what he says, so taking Yunxiu out is not a problem.
But the reality was beyond her expectation. The next day, before she and Yun Xiu set off, the gate guard personally brought his subordinates to find Ruan Mian.
"Are you Ruan Mian?"
The guard at the gate saw that she was the woman from yesterday and asked her angrily.
The others were confused, and Zhang was extremely worried.
Ruan Mian nodded calmly: "Your Excellency, I am the one who made it."
"Come with me, the border general is looking for you."
When they heard that it was the border general who was looking for them, everyone was shocked.
In fact, even the guard at the gate was puzzled. He had never heard of any relationship between the Ruan family and the general. Besides, they had been here for a while. If there was really some relationship, the general would have sent a message long ago.
Ruan Mian immediately whispered to Yun Xiu: "Wait for me to come back first, there's no rush."
Without her, Xiaolu couldn't understand what Yun Xiu said.
So she followed the guards out of the internment camp, where a military carriage was waiting at the gate.
When Ruan Mian was hesitating whether to get on, Minister Dong suddenly appeared from the carriage.
"Madam Ruan."
"Minister Dong?"
Seeing that it was him, Ruan Mian stepped forward in surprise, thinking that Xie Huaian must have arrived in Wu Heng safely.
She sat opposite Minister Dong.
After asking, Ruan Mian found out that the person who wanted to see him was not the border guarding general, but Lord Xie.
Minister Dong told her, "Master Xie has not recovered from a cold, and General Huo has a good relationship with you, so he followed Master Xie's instructions and asked you to come from the internment camp."
"General Huo? So I was invited here by the Lord?"
At this moment, Ruan Mian also realized that the general in charge of the border was Huo Zong.
In the original book, Huo Zong and Xie Huaian had a very good relationship and studied together when they were young. However, later on, one became a scholar and the other a military officer, and they each pursued different careers.
When Prince Yan rebelled, Huo Zong quelled the riots in the border areas and sent reinforcements to the capital early on, secretly communicating with Xie Huaian.
It’s a pity that Ruan Mian didn’t finish reading the original book.
But what is certain now is that Huo Zong is not a villain.
On the way, Minister Dong also told her some of the thrilling experiences they had after their last separation. Fortunately, every time they encountered danger, Minister Dong was able to resolve it cleverly.
When it comes to the position of postmaster, Minister Dong speaks up for his master.
"I have truly experienced what it means to be with a king like a tiger."
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