Chapter 19 The Forgotten Burden
With Feng Xujie's joining, the night watch became easier.
Yes, even though they already had some understanding of the refugee group from Dujia Village, they still did not dare to put their safety in the hands of the people from Dujia Village at night.
Before going to bed at night, Chunque spread a thick straw mat on the ground, and then he and Zhou Yunshu propped up the oilcloth and placed it on top of the straw mat like a half-open triangular cone.
Li Jialan and Fang Huiwen slept in here with their three children, while Zhou Yunshu slept in the set up carriage with Xixi, and Chunque stayed outside the carriage.
Tonight, Chunque and Feng Xujie will take turns to keep watch.
Zhou Yunshu and Xixi did not go to sleep immediately after entering the carriage.
When Zhou Yunshu saw the bag that Wei Zhong brought to Feng Xujie tonight, she suddenly thought of the bag that Ji Sheng prepared for their daughter Xixi when she and her mother left the Prince of Wei's Mansion.
Since leaving the palace, one thing after another has happened, and Zhou Yunshu has no time to open the bag prepared by Ji Sheng to see what is inside.
Thinking of this at this moment, Zhou Yunshu took out the bag from her own space.
In order to prevent it from being lost, Zhou Yunshu kept it in the bamboo building in the space.
The light in the carriage was very dim. Xixi, who was sitting next to Zhou Yunshu, only saw her mother groping in the corner and taking out a familiar bag.
"It's the bag that father... mother prepared for Xixi!"
Zhou Yunshu was choked for a moment when she heard Xixi calling Ji Sheng "Mom", but she didn't correct him to prevent the little one from accidentally letting it slip later.
"That's right, Daddy, open it and see what's inside."
Zhou Yunshu has already immersed herself in the role of mother turning into father.
The crimson bundle was opened, revealing two sets of clothes and shoes and socks for Xixi. However, the material of the clothes was too conspicuous, so Zhou Yunshu did not intend to let Xixi wear them.
In addition to the clothes, there was also a long box inside. When the box was opened, it contained a thick ginseng, which looked to be at least two hundred years old.
Next to the box containing ginseng was a box wrapped in navy blue silk cloth. The box was the size of three of Zhou Yunshu's palms. The first layer contained a row of ten-liang silver ingots; the second layer contained gold ingots; and the third layer contained gold ingots as well.
Not only that, even the lid of the box was filled with ten silver notes, each with a face value of five thousand taels.
To be honest, Zhou Yunshu felt a little complicated when she saw what Ji Sheng had prepared for their daughter, but she did not regret emptying the palace's warehouse when she left.
Most of it was originally her dowry, and as for the rest, it was considered as the property that Zhou Yunshu got after their divorce.
The last thing in the bundle was a letter.
Before opening it, Zhou Yunshu thought a lot about what Ji Sheng would say in this letter; after opening it, Zhou Yunshu looked at the place names in the letter and the names corresponding to the place names in silence.
"Daddy?" Xixi shouted at Zhou Yunshu who was staring at Xin without saying a word.
Zhou Yunshu let out a breath, repacked the letter and the things in the bundle and put them away.
"Go to sleep."
Zhou Yunshu lay down with Xixi in her arms, patting her gently to coax her to sleep, but she herself was not sleepy at all.
Before getting married, Zhou Yunshu and Ji Sheng had only met four or five times, and each time they spoke very few times.
After getting married, Zhou Yunshu thought that the relationship between her and Ji Sheng was as respectful as that between guests. Except when he had errands, Ji Sheng would rest in the main courtyard.
Overall, Zhou Yunshu was very satisfied with her husband. Except for the fact that Ji Sheng sometimes made excessive demands in sex, the two of them had almost no conflicts.
Thinking of sex, Zhou Yunshu couldn't help but grit her teeth.
This bastard is cold and serious during the day, but he wants to die on her at night.
"Daddy~"
Zhou Yunshu came back to her senses and looked at Xixi in her arms, "What's wrong?"
"There are rats."
Zhou Yunshu: ...
"Don't be afraid, Daddy has chased him away."
Zhou Yunshu stroked her daughter's little face, and laughed at herself in her heart for thinking too much.
From the moment she asked to leave, she and Ji Sheng had no relationship anymore.
If there is any, it is only family feud.
After all, it can be said that the Emperor was the one who brought the Zhenbei Palace to its current state.
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After breakfast the next day, Chunque drove the mule cart carrying people, and Feng Xujie drove the mule cart loaded with grain and luggage, following closely behind Du Laozhuang, Wei Zhong and others.
Du Lao Zhuang is in front because he is the current leader of Dujia Village, and Wei Zhong is in front because he knows the way.
Zhou Yunshu and her group followed behind the two families, and behind them were Wei Zhong's brothers and their families, as well as the more wealthy families in Dujia Village.
Further back were the elderly, weak, women and children from Dujia Village. The women were in the middle of the team, and on both sides and at the end were the young and strong men from the village, to ensure the integrity and safety of the team.
Three days later, the team encountered a city again.
Like last time, the team selected people to go into the city to buy things, and the rest of the people rested outside the city.
As usual, Zhou Yunshu and her group all entered the city.
The city in front of them was smaller than Tongcheng, but the prices were twice as high as in Tongcheng. And just as Zhou Yunshu had thought before, this city closest to Luzhou had already started to limit the purchase of food.
Even though the price was so much higher, Zhou Yunshu still bought what she needed to buy, and even bought a lot of food.
It was not just her. Even though the people in Dujia Village disliked the ridiculously high price of food, those who had enough money still bought a lot of food.
Next we will enter the territory of Luzhou. The drought in Luzhou was much more serious than it is now.
Eating white flour buns and rice was too conspicuous, so Zhou Yunshu only bought cornmeal and sweet potatoes in this city, and also bought some potatoes and yams when she saw them.
After saying goodbye to Du Lao Zhuang in the evening, Zhou Yunshu and the others still stayed at the inn in the city. Xixi was not feeling well, and Zhou Yunshu didn't want to make her suffer if possible.
Fortunately, after seeing a doctor, Xixi's condition was not serious. It was just that the journey was too long and the process was a bit bumpy, and she was a little unable to bear it due to her young age.
After examining Xixi, Zhou Yunshu also asked the doctor to examine her. The old doctor noticed that it was a pregnancy pulse and widened his eyes slightly when he looked at Zhou Yunshu, who was dressed as a man. Then, he thought of something and said, "The fetus is very stable, you can rest assured."
When Zhou Yunshu left the pharmacy with the medicine she bought, she still felt a little regretful. She had been feeling uneasy since Nanny Wang left. It would be great if there was a doctor in the team fleeing famine. It would be safer and more reliable.
But she was just thinking about it. Nowadays, no one would leave their hometown unless it was absolutely necessary, especially in a profession like medicine. The reputation they had built up with great difficulty would have to start all over again if they moved to another place.
In the evening, when everyone asked for hot water in the inn and started to wash up, Zhou Yunshu disguised herself and left the inn.
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