Zhang's eyes were wide and fierce.

As the whip hit Su Qingning's back, you could see the beauty's half-exposed shoulders.

However, the whip was caught in mid-air by a bony hand.

The barbs on the whip dug into Xiao Huaishuo's palm, and bright red blood flowed slowly from the gaps between his jade-white fingers.

But he remained calm and still held the whip tightly.

He opened his mouth wide, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't whip it.

"God damn it! What do you want to do?! Why don't you let go?!"

Knowing that this was not the time to go against the official, Sister-in-law hurriedly took out a piece of silver from her thick hair and handed it to the official, saying kindly:

"Sir, we have passed several rest stops. We have not come across any water sources."

"If everyone doesn't get a rest, they will only walk slower and slower, which will affect the schedule. It's better to let everyone rest for a while, so that they can walk faster afterwards."

Zhang Da was filled with resentment, but he knew that he was no match for Xiao Huaishuo.

He had no choice but to find a step down, take the silver, spit on the ground, and go to the chief Zhao Jinhai to report the situation.

Zhao Jinhai now also looks very worried.

Seeing that the weather was getting hotter and hotter, he was afraid that it would be difficult to find water if he continued walking, so he ordered everyone to stop and rest.

At the Xiao family's side, Liu Qing woke up soon after.

Seeing Su Qingning squatting beside him and busying around, he felt very grateful.

He took the handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"Good boy, thank you for your hard work. Come sit down and have a rest."

Seeing that Liu Qing was clearly in great pain, but the first thing she thought about when she woke up was herself, Su Qingning felt warm in her heart. She held her dry, withered hand.

"Grandma, I'm not tired. Stop now and take a rest. Take the time to rest."

Liu Qing looked at the two people's clasped hands. With a flick of his sleeve, he saw Su Qingning's arm covered with scars, and his nose couldn't help but feel sore.

"Kid, what kind of life did you lead in the Su family before?!"

Those old dogs in the Su family are really ignorant! Their daughter Ningning is so nice, but they have the heart to abuse her!

Su Qingning didn't care about it. After all, she wasn't the one being abused. And she would make the Su family pay for it in the future. So she said calmly:

"Grandma, that's all in the past. Good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished. The Su family will not have a good ending. I don't feel wronged."

Seeing her so strong, Liu Qing felt even more distressed.

Tears welled up in her eyes and she gently touched Su Qingning's head.

"It must be the good fortune of my Xiao family ancestors that allowed me to marry such a good child like Ningning."

"Don't be afraid, Ningning. As long as grandma is still alive, she will never let those evil things bully you again!"

The other female members of the Xiao family standing beside her also had sympathy on their faces and quietly comforted Su Qingning.

But at this moment, the fourth brother Xiao Huaijin suddenly popped up from behind his grandmother, with a bright smile that only teenagers can have on his face.

"Sister-in-law, what do you see here?!"

Su Qingning looked up, and her eyes lit up.

Xiao Huaijin actually held an umbrella made of leaves and rattan in her hand!

The workmanship was so exquisite that even she, a time traveler, was amazed.

No wonder Xiao Huaijin pushed Xiao Huaishuo and kept falling behind the crowd just now, it turned out they were going to pick leaves!

Su Qingning took the leaf umbrella handed to her by Xiao Huaijin and a bright smile appeared on her face.

"You did this? Fourth brother is amazing!"

Xiao Huaijin blushed and stammered:

"Uh... Uh... Actually..."

In a flash, he saw Xiao Huaishuo's slightly warning look, and immediately took back what he had said, and admitted generously:

"Yes! Sister-in-law, I have good cooking skills. Father used to take us to the mountains to practice, and my brothers and I can make a lot of things!"

I was almost laughing my ass off. It was obviously the third brother who loved his sister-in-law and kept asking him to pick leaves from the roadside.

I made a leaf umbrella by myself, but I was too embarrassed to give it to others in public, so I insisted that he give it to me.

If the tens of thousands of soldiers on the border knew that their god of war was so embarrassed in front of his wife, wouldn't they laugh their heads off? !

Su Qingning didn't know what Xiao Huaijin was up to, so she quickly handed the umbrella to Liu Qing.

The road to exile was completely desolate, with only a few scattered plants and trees. This umbrella came in handy.

Liu Qing pushed the umbrella back with a loving look on his face:

"Since Jin'er gave it to you, you can use it yourself. Grandma is not hot."

Su Qingning glanced at the sweat that kept oozing from Liu Qing's forehead, but did not expose her.

He just secretly turned up the wind around him and sat next to her with an umbrella.

"Okay, then I will shade you with my grandmother."

The Xiao family was not very tired. They sat down to drink some spiritual spring water and enjoy the cool breeze. It didn't take long for them to recover. They even wanted to appreciate the surrounding scenery.

They all felt that this road of exile was not as hard as they had imagined.

After a while, the official began to distribute rations at the top of his voice.

"It's time to eat! Black flour steamed buns are free, white flour steamed buns are 20 coins, and a full water bag is 50 coins each!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was another wave of complaints.

These fugitives didn't have much money on them, and they were extorted by the police. They were afraid that they would be out of money before they even got halfway there.

"50 wen is enough to buy a three-course meal and a bowl of soup in the capital, but now you can only buy a water bag? Why don't you go grab it?!"

"Master, please be kind. My child is dying..."

The police officers were too lazy to talk to them, and after whipping the loudest shouters, the surrounding area instantly became quiet.

"Stop howling like a ghost! No one is forcing you to pay. If you don't want to pay, you can eat black-faced steamed buns!"

After all, it was not easy for the officials to make this trip, so they must have tried their best to get some money from the prisoners. Giving them black-faced steamed bread was already very good.

Many people were reluctant to spend the money and could only get free black bread.

She cried and swallowed the hard steamed bread, enduring the pain as if a knife pierced her throat.

There was some dry food in the package given by Shen's parents. She had planned to take her son and daughter with her to solve the problem quietly.

As a result, under the pressure of Su Bingsheng, they had to distribute a lot of food to Su Bingsheng's concubines, illegitimate sons and daughters.

Aunt Shen was so angry that her heart was pounding, but she dared not say anything.

Su Chengzhi was very hungry, so he picked up the bun given by Aunt Shen and started swallowing it in big gulps.

Soon, his throat became choked. He coughed so hard that his eyes rolled back and he kept calling for help.

"Mother...mother...water! Give me some water!"

Shen's water had been drunk up long ago, so he had to spend 50 coins to buy a water bag with great pain.

As a result, Su Bingsheng and Su Chengzhi drank up the water bag as soon as it was bought.

Aunt Shen was reluctant to spend money to buy another one, so she could only endure her thirst and pray to get to the next town quickly.

At the Xiao family's side, Liu Qing took some change from her hair and handed it to Xiao Huaijin as if no one was around.

"Jin'er, go buy some white flour steamed buns and share them among us."

Su Qingning was also hungry, but she didn't want to eat hard steamed bread.

Seeing that the Xiao family members were all gathered together, no one would know what they were doing unless others came to check.

Then he said, "Grandma, you don't need to buy any. I have food in my bag."

As he spoke, he took out one bun after another from the bag given by his grandmother...

Xiao Family: !!!