Chapter 115 Let her go!
The next day, everyone got up early and had breakfast. After checking out of the inn, they stacked their things on the cart and secured it with ropes so that it would not fall off even if it encountered bumps.
Porridge was distributed once a day at each city gate. Some people who fled famine, seeing that they could eat and drink for free every day, actually lived near the city gate for a long time, and it seemed that they had no intention of continuing their journey.
After lining up and leaving the city, the village head looked at everyone and asked, "Shall we take the official road?"
Upon hearing this, everyone agreed that the village head should make the decision. After all, they had experienced many dangerous things along the way, so there was nothing to be afraid of. If anyone dared to cause trouble, they would just grab their weapons and fight them.
Upon seeing this, the village head led everyone to take the official road through the woods on the right.
At this time, Xu Xiaoju, under a tree on the other side of the city gate, seemed to see Xu Zhiyi and the people from her village from afar. She stood up and wanted to chase them, but was stopped by a quick-eyed and quick-handed woman nearby!
"Okay! I just spent a hundred coins to see the doctor for you, and you're going to get angry again, right?"
Xu Xiaoju looked at the crowd again anxiously, as if it was just an illusion. No, the familiar person who flashed by was nowhere to be found, and she immediately sat down on the ground.
Chi Sheng stuffed his black steamed bread into Xu Xiaoju's hand and said with a silly smile: "Wife, you eat it, hehe"
When the woman saw Chi Sheng actually gave his rations to Xu Xiaoju, she was about to stand up and take them back, but the old man beside her stopped her and said, "Okay, my son loves his wife, why are you interfering?"
Hearing this, the woman glared at the old man and said, "What do you mean I interfere? Chi Sheng didn't even eat it herself, and it all went into her stomach. It's like I'm mistreating her and I'm saving food from my husband's mouth for her."
"When have I not given her my own money? And all along the way, she was just thinking about escaping. Aren't we good enough to her?"
Chi Sheng saw Xu Xiaoju staring straight ahead, and following her line of sight, he saw an eight-year-old girl in front of him who was wearing a pink hairpin.
Chi Sheng hesitated for a moment, then ran towards the little girl. When he got to her side, he directly ripped off her hair flower!
"Wow, Dad, Mom"
When the little girl's parents saw Chi Sheng snatching their daughter's hair flower, they immediately punched Chi Sheng to the ground.
When the woman saw her son being beaten, she told the old man to keep an eye on Xu Xiaoju and quickly stepped forward: "Stop! Why are you beating my son?"
"Why? He stole my daughter's hair flower."
When the woman heard this, she saw Chi Sheng holding the exposed pink flower tightly in his hand. She was so angry that she quickly forced his hand open: "Chi Sheng, listen, let's return the things. This belongs to someone else, we can't take it!"
Chi Sheng sat on the ground and burst into tears: "Wow, I don't want to, I want flowers"
When the little girl's parents saw what Chi Sheng did, they realized that he was actually a fool. What a pity for such a good-looking girl!
Seeing that she had no way to get it back from her son, the woman had to tell the little girl's parents that she was willing to buy it.
Seeing that Chi Sheng was a fool, the two men did not make it too difficult for him and had to agree to the woman's request to buy her daughter's head ornaments.
After giving four copper coins, the woman took Chi Sheng away.
Chi Sheng, however, ran towards Xu Xiaoju with a smile on his face, and handed her the flower as if offering a treasure: "Wife, flower, here you go..."
When the woman saw her son suddenly snatching someone else's hair flower for Xu Xiaoju, she immediately became angry and looked at the old man and said:
"Old man, how long can we protect a daughter-in-law who only wants to escape and is not sincere about living with her? It's impossible for us to keep an eye on her all our lives, right?"
The old man sighed: "What should we do? Now Chi Sheng likes her so much"
The woman thought about it, and said with determination: "Well, let Chi Sheng make a fuss! She should forget about it in a few days anyway. Never mind, if her heart is not in it, just let her go! Just consider the money we spent as a good deed for Chi Sheng. Who knows, maybe God will make Chi Sheng better one day."
A quarter of an hour later, the couple went their separate ways. The old man coaxed Chi Sheng to go away, and the woman handed a bundle to Xu Xiaoju: "Girl, actually, my Chi Sheng was not born like this. He was hit on the head when he was twelve years old..."
"Oh, forget it! Since you are so unwilling, I won't make it difficult for you. I have prepared ten kilograms of food for you in this bag. I have done my best for you. You can go now!"
Xu Xiaoju looked at the woman's back as she walked away, then opened the bag and saw only one set of clothes and ten kilograms of food inside. With just this little, how could she make it to Nanzhou City to find her parents?
Then he thought for a while, made up his mind, and quickly caught up with the woman.
When the old man saw the woman coming back alone, he knew the result. However, Chi Sheng, who was standing by, discovered that his wife was missing and started looking for her anxiously.
"Wife, hehe!"
Upon hearing this, the woman and the old man looked in the direction Chi Sheng was looking and saw that Xu Xiaoju had come back again?
After Xu Xiaoju said that she would not run away, the couple were overjoyed. Was she willing to stay and live a good life with Chi Sheng?
But from then on, Xu Xiaoju buried her disgust for Chi Sheng and her hatred for the woman and the old man in her heart.
Five days later, the weather dropped sharply, and the temperature difference between day and night was large. Everyone was sweating while rushing on the road during the day, so at night everyone had to cover themselves with quilts.
After traveling all afternoon today, the village head asked everyone to set up tents under a tree next to the official road, and we will spend the night here!
Xu Zhiyi took out all the oilcloths and planned to set up two simple large tents, one for each man and woman. After everyone had set up their tents, he began to prepare dinner.
After everyone had dinner, a big fire was built outside the tent, lighting up everyone's tent! This would keep the big insects away.
Since it was still early, everyone gathered around the fire and started chatting.
Xu Zhiyi was surprised that Shen Changan didn't come out, but he thought that starting from these days, when he has time, he can try to massage the acupoints on his calves to promote his recovery!
At this time, Shen Changan was alone in the tent, practicing his legs hard. His forehead was sweating anxiously, but he still couldn't lift his legs too high. Every time he lifted his legs a distance of a palm, he couldn't do it!
Xu Zhiyi went into the tent and just happened to see Shen Changan's angry look. He sat next to him, saw that his forehead was covered with sweat, and quickly found a towel to wipe his sweat.
“Madam, why did you come in suddenly?” Shen Changan looked at Xu Zhiyi beside him, feeling a little embarrassed.
Xu Zhiyi: "I'll come in and massage your legs. Your leg bones are recovering quickly now, so you can put the massage on the agenda!"
When Shen Changan heard this, his cheeks heated up slightly, and he obediently lifted up his trouser legs.
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