Chapter 11: Women Disguised as Men
The place where Chunque stopped the mule cart was beside a dry river.
The fire started, and Zhou Yunshu carried her daughter down from the mule cart. Li Jialan and Fang Huiwen carried Yuan Yi and the other two down from the mule cart one after another.
Yuan Ruo is the little crybaby in the family. After getting off the mule cart, he kept crying for his grandmother and mother. There was nothing Li Jialan could do, so she could only hold him in her arms.
The meadow and the thick mattress were on the mule cart driven by Chuwu, and the food and daily necessities were also on that mule cart, so at this moment Zhou Yunshu and the others could only sit on the thick hay.
Fortunately, there were many children on their mule cart, and there were cakes, fruits, quilts and so on, so it was no problem for them to get through the day.
At night, after the children fell asleep in the arms of their parents, Li Jialan looked at her daughter with a worried look on her face and said, "Shu'er, what should we do next?"
Now there is no village nearby and no shop nearby. The cakes and water on their mule cart cannot sustain them for a few days.
"Would you like to go find your grandmother?"
Li Jialan was afraid that not only they had lost their mother-in-law, but also Wu Gui and the other person behind them had lost their mother-in-law.
Of course, getting separated is not the worst outcome. She was just afraid that something might happen to Wu Gui and her daughter-in-law during yesterday's refugee riot.
The reason why I was not worried about Ji Mingzhu was because Chuqi's martial arts were not to be underestimated.
"Mom, don't worry."
After Zhou Yunshu calmed her down, she looked at Chunque beside her and asked, "Chunque, tell me what happened at that time."
Chunque held a small wooden stick in her hand, rubbing it while she said guiltily, "Uncle Qi told us before we set out at noon that we must keep a close eye on them."
Zhou Yunshu rubbed her fingertips. Her previous guess was true. This refugee riot was indeed related to her grandmother.
"I followed closely at first, but when Uncle Seven drove his carriage into the refugees, there were too many of them. A nearby cow had been hacked and suddenly charged towards us. I was afraid the mule cart would flip over, so I pulled the reins. Then assassins took advantage of the situation and refugees tried to climb onto the mule cart. As the fighting continued... we got further and further away from Uncle Seven's carriage."
Chunque's voice gradually faded. "There were too many people, and the refugees around me were fighting like crazy. I panicked and rushed directly to the nearest road..."
"Miss, I'm sorry." Chunque lowered her head. It would have been better if she could have followed a little closer.
"It's not your fault."
After Zhou Yunshu finished speaking, Chunque looked up at his girl with eager eyes.
Zhou Yunshu looked at Chunque's pitiful eyes, patted her head and said, "You've done very well."
At that time, Chunque simply made the choice that was most conducive to their escape.
"Then should we go back?" Chunque asked his girl.
Zhou Yunshu shook her head. She looked at Chunque and the other two who were looking at her and said, "Although we are now separated from Grandmother and Second Aunt, we have also shaken off the Emperor's eyes."
"If they lose track of us, they'll definitely leave some people waiting where we are, or search the surrounding areas." Zhou Yunshu broke off the straw in her hand and continued, "We'll leave this place at daybreak and find a village or town to settle down as soon as possible."
Li Jialan asked anxiously, "What about your grandmother and Second Aunt? Shouldn't we just stop looking for them?"
"It's not that we don't look for them." Zhou Yunshu held her mother's slightly cold hand and said, "Grandmother and Second Sister-in-law know that our final destination is Haizhou, so we can wait for them in a larger city on the way to Haizhou. If we can't wait for them, we will go to Haizhou to wait for them."
"As long as my grandmother and my second sister-in-law are still alive, we will definitely go to Haizhou."
Li Jialan and the other two nodded after hearing this. This was the only way to deal with the situation.
"I've put two sets of men's clothes in the carriage. Starting tomorrow, Haruzai and I will be dressed as men."
Zhou Yunshu said to Li Jialan and Fang Huiwen, "It's too dangerous for us to have women and children in the car. It's more convenient and safer to have men with us."
"From now on, everyone can call me Sanlang and Chunque's younger brother. Don't let it slip."
Li Jialan and Fang Huiwen nodded. So many of them had gotten into trouble before. If people really knew that they were a car full of women and children, wouldn’t that be like telling others that they were a group of fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered!
"Mom, you and your sister-in-law should remember to explain this clearly to the children, so that no one can let anything slip."
"Don't worry, we will take good care of the child."
Zhou Yunshu let out a breath, but this was still not safe.
They haven't reached Luzhou yet, and so many things have happened. If they really reach Luzhou, they will be outnumbered and have four children with them. Even if she knows martial arts and Chunque is extremely powerful, two fists cannot beat four hands, so she can't take the risk.
Therefore, for safety and to avoid being slaughtered as a fat sheep, the safest way is to go south with caravans, escort teams and other teams.
Since Chuqi and Chuwu were not there to keep watch at night, Zhou Yunshu, Li Jialan and the other two had to split into two teams to keep watch. Zhou Yunshu and her mother kept watch in the first half of the night, while Chunque and Fang Huiwen kept watch in the second half.
Zhou Yunshu slept for a little more than three hours from the time she fell asleep to the time she woke up. When she woke up, it was almost dawn.
She looked at the children and their mother who were sleeping soundly in the carriage, took out men's clothes to change into, and then took out the rouge and powder she had prepared long ago from the drawer of the carriage and put on some simple makeup.
She had great makeup skills in modern times.
There is no way to put makeup on herself now, her appearance is too eye-catching.
Even if they were dressed as men, they would attract attention, and what they needed least right now was to be special.
After putting on makeup, Zhou Yunshu is just a handsome boy. Although his Adam's apple cannot be faked, the standing collar can just cover it up.
Both she and Chunque have relatively neutral voices, and dressed like this, they really don't look much different from teenagers. Even Fang Huiwen was shocked when he saw Zhou Yunshu dressed up.
Chunque went to the carriage to change clothes. Li Jialan and Fang Huiwen told the four little ones not to let anything out.
Yuan Li and Yuan Yi have matured a lot after experiencing so much. They have been smart since childhood and of course they know that their aunt did this for them.
Yuan Ruo nodded, not feeling much about his aunt becoming an uncle.
Only Xixi curiously came close to her mother and tentatively called out, "Mom is Daddy?"
Zhou Yunshu kissed her daughter's face and said with a smile, "Yes, from now on Xixi can no longer call me mommy, you have to call me daddy, okay?"
Xixi tilted her head in confusion, "Mother, isn't the King Daddy?"
When Zhou Yunshu heard her daughter's fatal name, she squatted down and looked at her seriously and said, "From now on, mother is father."
"Also, from today on, Xixi can't call me mother or mom in front of anyone. You have to call me daddy. Can you do that?"
Xixi nodded her head seriously, "I understand."
From now on, mother is father, and father is mother!
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Capital city.
Drops of fish food fell from the sky, creating ripples. Then the fish food was swallowed by the fish under the lotus leaves, which flicked their tails and disappeared among the lotus leaves.
"master."
A dark figure suddenly appeared beside the lotus pond. He looked at the man standing by the pond lazily feeding the fish and reported, "The princess and the eldest princess have separated."
"Follow closely."
"yes!"
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