The next day, when it was still dark, the sound of the yamen runner's bowl was heard.
Everyone quickly stood up and rushed to solve their physiological problems.
At this time, the shop assistant put a pot of water in each room and explained that the yamen runners had ordered them to drink some water on the way.
The provision of wooden beds for one night did not make everyone feel refreshed. Instead, they all walked with their teeth bared, as if they were walking on nails.
On the other hand, Aunt Mao and the others were much better. It seemed that the bucket of hot water was not in vain.
This went on for about a month.
Every day they were tied up and forced to travel before dawn, rested for an hour at noon, and only freed their hands and set up camp when night fell.
If you are lucky, you can stay in an inn; if you are unlucky, you can make do in a dilapidated temple.
The meals were also intermittent. More importantly, the cooked food in the coffin had already dried up.
In fact, I had already been very frugal with these things. Seeing that everyone was losing weight at a visible speed, I didn't dare to eat too much, at most I just wanted to satisfy my cravings.
Many people have fallen ill these days. In the main house of the Gu family, Old Lady Gu's condition is the most serious, and she has begun to speak nonsense.
Next was Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Bai, and Little Bai, who miscarried her child due to overwork.
On the contrary, the concubines were able to carry it through bravely.
It was a place so remote that there was no village or shop nearby. The yamen runners didn't want to stay there just because of these people. Especially Zhao San, who had a very bad temper.
Finally, they agreed to untie a few people's hands and let them help the patient on the way. It happened that the next stop was Nanyang County, a large county town, so they could rest for two days before continuing on their journey.
But Mrs. Gu left before she even got to the destination.
The bailiffs only gave them two quarters of an hour to bury the body on the spot.
Everyone in the third branch of the Gu family knelt there and cried a few times, but it was unknown whether they were real tears or fake tears.
Along the way, everyone has learned to cherish life, or to be indifferent!
The legitimate mothers no longer had the advantages they had in the mansion. All the concubines cared only about themselves, and if they were asked to contribute anything, they would inevitably be met with contempt.
It took another five days to reach Nanyang, where the temperature had dropped completely. Even in the morning and evening, you could see white mist just by opening your mouth.
The post station was not bad, but the treatment of prisoners was still the same. It was a large cargo hold without beds. Fortunately, there was plenty of straw on the ground.
Dozens of people were crowded in one room, so forget about stretching out your legs and lying down.
Perhaps the yamen runners were truly afraid of the difficulty of reporting too many deaths to their superiors, so they kindly allowed everyone to rest for a day. They also helped them find a doctor and allowed them to resupply within the city. Of course, they were not allowed to leave the city altogether; they were only allowed to elect two children, each accompanied by a yamen runner.
During this trip, these yamen runners had never been so easy to talk to. If you wanted to buy something, you had to pay five times the amount of silver, and then they would reluctantly give it to you.
Of course, there is another way, which is to eat meat. This is also a well-known benefit for those male yamen runners who are willing to come out.
They don't force you, they just give you an unnecessary choice.
Therefore, many women secretly committed themselves to him, not only for supplies, but also for a full meal after each act.
The first person to commit himself to her was Dongqing, another bed-mate of Gu Yan.
Considering that she had a history of secretly climbing into bed with her wife, it seems understandable that she made this choice.
But Old Mrs. Gu was still very angry. The reason why he was so seriously ill was probably closely related to her.
How many mothers can bear to watch their son’s woman being cheated on by him?
The point is that if you let yourself fall, you can do it quietly, but Dongqing is not like that. She wants to openly attract hatred.
In broad daylight, she began to seduce Zhao San in front of everyone, because she was the most popular with Zhao San. Although another yamen runner also cheated, he did not dare to be so blatant with the prisoner.
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