Chapter 8: While the Snipe and the Clam Fight, the Fisherman Benefits
"Brother Yang, I bought some wine for the officers. It's still a bit cold at night, so drink some wine to warm your body."
Compared with the others who bought carriages, Lin Yue's approach was more humane, so it's no wonder that Yang Dajun admired this woman.
"Okay, on behalf of the brothers, I would like to thank Miss Lin for her kindness!"
The Lin family moved the wine jars and cooked food to where the officials were cooking, and surrounded the ox cart back to where the Lin family was.
"These corrupt officials are incredible. Even after being exiled, they still have money to buy so many things. They eat the flesh and drink the blood of the people, and they are not afraid of going to hell. Pah!"
"You don't mind the things you exchanged for women being dirty, and you still have the nerve to call yourself a scholar."
"I think the emperor's punishment is too lenient. Corrupt officials like these should have their heads chopped off and their lives taken away. Let's see how they can continue to show off."
"I see that their female relatives are all very charming and seductive. They are not good people at first glance."
"They rely on women for food. I think the men in their family are all gigolos. Hahahaha, and they're officials. I don't know if they can hold their heads high enough."
Whenever the Lin family members walked past the crowd, they heard these slanderous and sour words about them.
Lin Daxuan clenched his fists with a ferocious expression, wanting to punch him, but his father Lin Yixu held him tightly.
"Don't cause trouble!"
His voice was low and angry, and it was obvious that his father Lin Yixu was also very angry, but he had to endure it for the safety of the Lin family.
"Father!"
After he was away from the sight and ears of the crowd, Lin Daxuan called out softly.
Lin Yixu felt bad when he saw his aggrieved son. At the same time, he also hated himself for provoking Prince Jing, causing his entire family to be exiled and suffer such humiliation.
"Xuan'er, we are prisoners now and cannot cause trouble. Your aunt has worked hard to make the officials have a good impression of us, and we cannot let her efforts go to waste. You also don't want the ox cart you bought with great difficulty to be confiscated, and your brothers and sisters will have to be carried by your mother and others!
You've seen how hard they've worked these past few days. Are you going to make the journey over the next few months so difficult just because of your momentary anger?"
After this incident of having his property confiscated and being exiled, Lin Daxuan has come to understand the fickleness of the world and the ways of the people, but it is impossible for him to remain indifferent when facing insults against his family.
"Yes, Father, I understand!"
Lin Daxuan replied in a low voice with difficulty, his aunt was such a kind person, don't wait until he finds an opportunity, he has memorized all their faces firmly.
Lin Yue also came over, looked at the young man who was taller than her, and patted her nephew's shoulder.
"You will experience a lot more in the future, and this is just the beginning. If these people's jealous remarks affect you, then even more cruel things are waiting for you.
The sons of my Lin family are not so shallow. Besides, anything can happen on the road of exile. Getting angry in front of everyone is the most foolish and incompetent thing. "
Lin Daxuan's originally angry expression gradually calmed down, and he smiled calmly at his family who were worried about him.
"Don't worry! Auntie, I won't act impulsively. Those bastards are not worth my anger."
"Aunt, I bought a lot of steamed buns. We'll have them for dinner tonight. You can eat as much meat and vegetable buns as you want tonight, but the steamed buns can be kept longer, so save them for last."
Lin Yue took out the buns, but unfortunately they had gone cold due to being stored for too long.
"Uncle, can you take out some buns and share them with those who show kindness to us?"
Lin Hongyuan has been an official for thirty years and has become very proficient in understanding the ways of the world and human nature, so Lin Yue cannot make a decision on her own.
In the past few days, some people followed Lin Yue to learn how to pick wild vegetables, and also said some flattering words. Their words and deeds revealed their intention to follow the Lin family's lead, but Lin Yue always felt that these people behaved very frivolously.
If Lin Hongyuan knew what the girl was thinking, he would definitely roll his eyes. If you couldn't bring them benefits, who would come to you so eagerly? These people were basically all high-ranking officials and nobles, and they were more realistic than anyone else.
"No, just take your time and watch it next!"
Lin Yue did not refute her uncle. He must have a point. She was just a girl who had just become an adult and knew nothing!
Everyone in the Lin family ate very well that night. Even the youngest member, Lin Dayu, ate a bun and groaned with his bulging stomach.
The exile team also exuded a strong fragrance. There were the sounds of officials playing finger-guessing games and cheering, the sounds of exiles cursing in low voices, and the warm whispers of the Lin family.
With the ox cart, the children had to sit in the carriage almost all day. The Lin family's wives finally reduced their burden. In the evening, they cooked some rice porridge for the children to nourish their bodies and fried wild vegetables with thinly sliced bacon.
Of course, those buns and steamed buns took everyone a long time to eat, which made the faces of the Lin family members who ate the food look a little rosy.
"Get up, get up, it might rain today, find a place to shelter as soon as possible, otherwise you will have to walk in the heavy rain today!"
Lin Yue opened her tired eyes and looked outside.
Sure enough, the darkness gave people a feeling of depression.
I don’t know if it was because I woke up in the wrong posture today, but I walked a long way but couldn’t find a place to shelter from the rain.
“Boom!”
“Crack!”
A flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and thunder like a landmine exploded in everyone's ears. A strong wind blew, blowing away the heat and bringing heavy rain.
Fortunately, everyone in the Lin family was well prepared. When the thunder sounded, they put on cloaks made of oil paper, and the ox cart was also covered with a thick layer of oil paper.
Soon, raindrops as big as soybeans hit the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust, and the air was filled with the earthy smell unique to rainy days.
It hurt more when it hit people, so the wives of the Lin family hugged their young children to their chests and used their bodies to block the damage.
Except for the Lin family members wearing oil-paper cloaks and the officials wearing straw raincoats in the carriage, the rest of the people were soaked by the heavy rain and looked very miserable.
"Hurry, hurry, there's a cliff ahead. Let's take shelter there for now. Hurry up."
The officials shouted loudly while sitting on their tall horses. Although they had straw raincoats and bamboo hats to protect them, the rain was too heavy and the sky was pitch black, which made people feel irritated unconsciously.
"Pah, bang."
The people who fell behind were whipped and accelerated, knocking the people in front to the ground and falling into the mud in a mess, but they had to get up and continue walking in order to survive. The Lin family members held hands to prevent any family members from being left behind.
“Quick, quick, quick!”
The officials behind kept urging them on, and the exile team was approaching the cliff at a speed visible to the naked eye.
There is a large grandstand on the cliff, with a spacious place to shelter from the rain, but it is still a bit cramped for 800 people to squeeze in, and all kinds of smells are mixed together.
"Ah, ah, ah!"
A little girl was shivering with her arms hugged. There was obvious mud on her body and she was dirty. Clear snot kept flowing out of her nose and she kept sneezing.
When the people around her heard the sound, they immediately moved three meters away from her, fearing that they would be infected. Some people were disgusted by her dirty look.
But after several days of torture, the physical fitness of the weak people has been reduced to the lowest level. They are blown by the wind, beaten by whips, and drenched by rain, and they also start to sneeze, have runny noses, and have fevers.
Yang Dajun was an experienced escort officer. Moreover, when the troops arrived in Lingnan for the handover, the number of casualties could not exceed 30%, otherwise he and his brothers would be punished.
"Those with coughs, runny noses, and fevers should stand on the right. Those without any symptoms should stand on the left. Everyone, please supervise me. You should understand this yourself. Colds and flu are the most contagious. Whether you live or die, it's your choice!"
After Yang Dajun finished speaking, he ordered his brothers to start driving people away, obviously not wanting these people to die or delay the journey.
Everyone in the Lin family checked each other's family members and found that everyone was fine, so they breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, they were also very glad that it was Sister Yue who bought the oil paper, otherwise the Lin family would have fallen into anxiety and could not extricate themselves.
The crowd began to talk, and many people stayed where they were, at a loss, but more people who were starting to feel a little feverish did not want to stay with the sick, did not want their condition to worsen, and did not want to be abandoned.
"Ah, get out of here quickly, you bitch! Do you want to kill us?"
"Wuwuwu, grandma, I don't have a fever, wuwuwu, mother, save me!"
"Go quickly and don't get the rest of us in trouble."
"Sir, there's a man with a fever here who doesn't want to go over."
Shanya never thought that his place would become so lively one day.
"Uncle, I'll get some medicine for the cold, so that our Lin family won't be infected."
Lin Hongyuan stared at the pouring rain in a daze. This place is close to Quanzhou, and there is a big river passing through here. Whenever it rains heavily, there will be floods. This time the rain is so heavy, who knows what will happen!
"Master Yang, these are medicines for treating colds. So many people have caught a fever in the rain. If the news spreads throughout the exile group, it will be disastrous."
Lin Yue held a large pile of medicinal herbs and looked at Yang Dajun sincerely.
"What is this medicine?"
"Sir, I bought these last time in Lucheng. My nephews are still young, so there's no telling when they'll need these basic medicines."
Lin Yue blinked her innocent eyes. She was just a thirteen-year-old child and really didn't understand anything!
Yang Dajun looked at Lin Yue suspiciously. He had figured out this woman over the past few days. Everything she did had a purpose. Now she took out the precious cold medicine. She must be up to something again.
But on second thought, if all these exiles caught a cold, it would definitely delay their arrival.
"Erhu, boil the medicine that Miss Lin brought. Give one bowl to those with coughs, fevers, and colds. Brothers who are willing can also drink one bowl."
Living and resting, everyone huddled on this cliff for five or six hours, but the sky seemed to have a hole in it, the rain was not abating at all, and a layer of water had accumulated in the low-lying areas.
As a person with special abilities, Lin Yue has extraordinary vision and hearing. She could vaguely hear screams and howls, a bit like a dog or a wolf?
"Dad, I think I heard the sound of wolves howling. Do you think there will be rain nearby when it's raining so hard?"
Lin Yue's expression was serious. Wolves are social creatures. In the end times, animals also mutated, and wolves were the best among them. Countless people with special abilities died in wolf packs in their previous lives, so they all had some psychological trauma towards them.
Lin Hongzhi looked outside with sharp eyes and scanned everywhere. He saw nothing but the dark forest and the rain curtain like a waterfall. However, his heart sank to the bottom.
My daughter has been very smart since she was young. When she was young, she and Min had been made to laugh at many things by this little enemy. So if she said there was a wolf howling, there must be a wolf howling. But in such a dim environment, which blocked the vision, how could she see the gray-haired wolf clearly?
"Go find Yang Dajun. He must have a way to deal with it. The weapons are on them. We can only grasp this lifeline."
Lin Hongzhi's voice trembled, obviously he was afraid.
All the people here are weak and have no power to fight. When the wolves come, they can only wait to die without any way to stop them.
Lin Yue also knew the seriousness of the situation. She squeezed through the crowd and walked towards Yang Dajun, who was sitting on the edge of the carriage with his eyes closed.
"Brother Yang, I have something important to tell you."
Yang Dajun opened his eyes and saw that it was Lin Yue. He waved his hand to let his men go.
"Brother Yang, I just heard the sound of wolves howling!"
Yang Dajun, who had been very calm, suddenly had his pupils tremble and stared at Lin Yue fiercely, as if he wanted to see clearly whether what she said was true.
Turning around, I looked at the horses around me. Sure enough, they were paddling their hooves restlessly and breathing heavily from their noses. It was obvious that some creature was threatening them.
"What?"
"Just now I heard the howling of wolves and the screams of unknown animals. They must be very close to us. There are so many of us. What if we attract wolves?"
Lin Yue's eyes turned red at the right time, and a look of fear appeared on her face, as if she was frightened.
Yang Dajun's heart couldn't help but soften. This was just a child in his teens. At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a sense of dislike towards the other members of the Lin family.
Shouldn't the head of the family be responsible for such matters?
Yang Dajun flew onto the roof of the carriage, whipped the person who was talking the most and threw him towards the cliff. He fell to the ground with a bang and lay motionless. Seeing a living person lying on the ground, his life or death unknown, the crowd who were originally whispering seemed to be strangled.
"There are wolves on the mountain. If you all want to die in this mountain, just shout as loud as you can. It will save me the trouble.
Erhu, quickly separate the crowd for me. If anyone shouts again, I will beat them hard without mercy, until they die."
The exiles' faces were filled with fear and hunger, but they dared not make a sound, for fear that they would be the next one lying on the ground, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.
"Ouch!"
“Hehe!”
"Bang!"
These were the sounds of wild boars and wolves. Yes, not far from the cliff, several injured wolves were tearing at a wild boar that looked like a giant.
Right in front of them, the two top predators in the mountains appeared in front of Dachichi. Without anyone reminding them, everyone held their breath and did not move at all, as if they had pressed the pause button.
I was afraid that making any sound would attract their attention and make me the next prey.
Yang Dajun called on his brothers to be on high alert with knives in hand. Both of them are social animals, and they were afraid that a large group would come over.
The wild boar, which was twice as big as the cow Lin Yue bought, rushed around and knocked over many of the surrounding mountains and trees. Even the wolf that found an opportunity to pounce on it and bite it was thrown to the ground.
"Boom, boom."
The earth trembled with every impact, and it seemed to hit the hearts of everyone present. Their faces turned paler and some even fainted due to the shock.
The elders of the Lin family also looked very unhappy. Children are most easily frightened. It was raining that day and they encountered wild animals such as wolves and wild boars. The probability of not having a fever at night was very small.
If five young children and four children all have nightmares, how can they take care of them? Is this God's will to destroy their Lin family?
The wolf and the wild boar were evenly matched, both covered in wounds. The heavy rain outside washed away the smell of blood, but judging from their slow and shaky movements, they were already at the end of their strength.
Finally, at the last blow, both sides fell to the ground without any movement, as if they had exhausted their last strength.
After waiting for a long time, no new wolves or other wild beasts appeared, and the originally quiet people began to get restless.
His eyes were glowing green, and he was staring intently. That was meat!
The exiles, who had been eating stale steamed buns and boiled wild vegetables for seven or eight days, were drooling.
"Boss, should we pick them up?"
Hou San felt that it was useless to give up something for free. After such a long time, no other wolves came. He was afraid that they had died in some corner of the mountains!
Now it is raining heavily, and the smell of blood has been washed away completely. As long as it is done quickly, no other wild animals will come to visit.
"Yes! Sir Yang, this meat is enough for all of us to eat for several meals. The town here is not far away, and we can also sell it for a lot of money.
These beasts have already killed each other and died, it's a free find!"
"Mom, I want to eat meat!" The child, who was originally frightened and pale, mustered up the courage to speak in a low voice after hearing the word "meat".
Even if they spoke softly, everyone could still hear it in the silence. The children didn't know what fear was, and they all whined and clamored for meat, and started clamoring all of a sudden.
The Lin family's children were also looking at the motionless wolf and wild boar with curiosity, and their expressions gradually relaxed.
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