I regret it now.
At first, everyone was scared, but gradually they stopped feeling it. When someone dies, they just dig a hole on the road, make it deep, bury the person, and that's considered a peaceful burial.
If the pit is not buried deep enough, wild dogs will pounce on them and eat them before they even leave. They had seen this once, and it terrified the two children so much that they had nightmares for days.
Han Jinghua was filled with regret. Why had she been so greedy? It wasn't like her family was starving. What was wrong with being a little hungry?
Thinking about her sister, Han Lenghua, what exactly is better about her than herself? Yet, the life Han Lenghua is living now…
Han Jinghua cried in grievance. She was prettier than her sister and had a sweet tongue, but she never expected that she would end up not even making a fraction of her sister's success. How could she, who was always proud, bear this?
"What are you daydreaming about? Get to work!"
Those who came with the army couldn't just stay at home all day; they usually did logistics, such as cooking, washing clothes, and chopping wood.
Han Jinghua's job was the hardest and most tiring: chopping wood and washing clothes. Today, as she was washing clothes, looking at the mountain of dirty laundry, Han Jinghua felt a headache coming on.
The smell, in particular, almost made her throw up her dinner from the night before. She endured the discomfort, leaving her hands soaking in the water all day long; if she didn't finish washing them, she wouldn't get to eat.
"Mom, I'm hungry!" Da Niu and Er Niu also came over to help. The two children were not very big to begin with, especially Er Niu, who was only five years old and as thin as a bamboo pole.
Her two little hands were soaking in the water, and her skin was frighteningly white.
"Hungry? What are you hungry for! Your mother is hungry! You two good-for-nothings!"
Han Jinghua used to treat them fairly well, but life here in the army has become too hard. They have to get up before dawn to work and work until late at night, and they only get one meal a day.
The military can't hire people, so it's just these people who accompany the troops.
Why did they go with the army? They were all exiled for doing wrong things. Han Jinghua is now filled with regret. If Han Ruoxue were here, she would definitely kneel down and kowtow to her immediately.
What does dignity matter? What does face matter? All she wants now is to survive.
She also asked the local women, who said that those who accompanied the army generally couldn't go back; they all died from exhaustion here.
As for the children, very few of them survived to adulthood.
Before famine struck, they could give their children to villagers nearby. Although it was hard to do so, it was at least giving the children a chance to survive.
But in the last two years, everyone has had a hard time. They can't even afford to raise their own children, let alone support other people's.
Even if they were child brides, no one would take them in willingly.
These days, it's tough to make a living.
"Han Jinghua, come quickly and pick up your man!"
Han Jinghua was washing clothes. It was past noon, and she hadn't eaten a meal. She felt dizzy and lightheaded, as if she could faint at any moment.
The sudden words instantly perked her up.
"What?"
Han Jinghua seemed not to have heard clearly, so she repeated herself. The person said impatiently, "Hurry up and pick up your man!"
This time, Han Jinghua finally heard clearly. She hurriedly got up, but probably because she got up too quickly, her vision went black, she staggered, and then fell back into the basin with a thud.
The clothes and dirty water in the basin splashed all over her body and face.
"mother…"
The two little girls rushed forward anxiously, wanting to help her up, but unfortunately they were too small to lift their mother up.
Han Jinghua steadied herself, struggled to her feet, and hurriedly ran outside. Two little girls followed behind, calling out "Mother!"
When I got outside, I saw a person lying on the ground.
Han Jinghua stepped forward in disbelief, raising her hand with her fingers trembling slightly: "Xiao Nan?"
"Ouch! You wretched woman, hurry up and help me back!"
Lu Xiaonan was in pain all over; he had been whipped several times. After each whipping, cold water was poured on him to wake him up, and then the whipping continued, repeating this process.
He almost thought he was going to die there, but thankfully they spared his breath. Now he hates himself for not being able to control his mouth! If he had known this would happen, wouldn't it have been better to just be a quiet little soldier?
She always wanted to curry favor with the crown prince, but who knew she'd made the wrong choice this time?
Lu Xiaonan wasn't very tall and was quite thin, but as a grown man, he was still heavier than a woman. When Han Jinghua helped him, he stumbled and struggled quite a bit.
"You damn woman, didn't you eat?"
Han Jinghua wanted to nod and say that she hadn't eaten yet, but she didn't dare. Lu Xiaonan was in a very bad mood. In this military camp, if the man died, she and her two daughters would only face certain death.
Fortunately, her son didn't come with her. With her grandmother taking care of him, Wood should be fine, right?
After finally getting the person into the house, Lu Xiaonan had a separate room because she had family with her. It was less than ten square meters, but it was quite cramped for the four of them.
Finally lying on the bed, Lu Xiaonan grimaced in pain. His injuries were from being whipped, and his whole body ached. Everywhere he touched the bed, it hurt terribly, and he couldn't even sit up.
Finally, he lay down despite the pain. He should apply some medicine to the whip marks on his body, otherwise when will they heal?
"Xiao Nan, what's wrong with you?"
Han Jinghua was also stunned. When she helped Xiao Nan back, she noticed that her man had whip marks on his body. How could he have been beaten by someone all of a sudden?
"Hmph, stop talking. Isn't it all your fault?"
Lu Xiaonan raised his hand and slapped Han Jinghua hard across the face. Han Jinghua touched her face, feeling wronged, and asked, "What did I do now?"
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