When Xiao Hechuan spoke, he habitually put one hand behind his back, his tone was indifferent, his face was expressionless, and he looked intimidating without even getting angry.
This was a habit and aura he acquired from being a powerful official for twenty years in his previous life. It was not easy to change, nor did it need to be changed.
Xiao's mother felt that her son's behavior made her proud, and her smile was full of satisfaction. He only opened his mouth twice, and a simple sentence made the person who refuted him speechless.
Since you want to follow the main group, you can't just think about being a salted fish. No one is obligated to protect you or remind you.
Jiang Sui felt that Xiao Hechuan was really unusual. He was born to be an official, but he had not yet become an official. Could this unique temperament of a superior really be innate?
Although she had doubts in her heart, she said nothing in the end.
The Xiao family set off, and the others followed them. Jiang Sui carried his small bag on his back and had just thrown it over his shoulder when someone grabbed it and he looked back and realized it was Xiao Hechuan.
He naturally threw Jiang Sui's small burden onto his shoulders.
"It's okay, it's not heavy at all, I can do it myself!" Jiang Sui didn't have many clothes, so it was really not a burden for her.
But Xiao Hechuan insisted:
"Since it's not serious, it's just a matter of convenience for me. You promised my mother that you would take good care of you. This is what I should do as your husband." He said it righteously.
But everyone had something in their hands, except her, who was empty-handed, and she felt a little embarrassed.
But just as she had this thought, she saw Xiao Hechuan snatching Lanlan's bag away again.
"Go and talk to your fourth sister-in-law. I'll get the things!"
Xiao Lanlan was willing to do so. She was happy to have someone help her get things, so she agreed immediately:
"Thank you, Fourth Brother. You are so nice!" She did not forget to flatter him.
Xiao Hechuan couldn't help but smile.
Xiao Lanlan came to Jiang Sui, put her arm around her, and whispered to her:
"Sister-in-law, when I saw my fourth brother like this just now, I suddenly remembered the day you got married. At that time, my fourth brother was not well yet. He wanted to go out and play but was afraid that you would be bored, so he pushed me to go and talk with you to relieve your boredom. This time is almost the same. So, my fourth brother is the most cold-faced but considerate person. Sister-in-law, you are lucky. With my fourth brother's character, he will definitely treat you twice as well in his life."
After listening to Xiao's mother's private teachings, Xiao Lanlan devoted herself to bringing Jiang Sui and Xiao Hechuan together and assisting them.
Jiang Sui believed this, but she would still talk to him after she settled down.
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Xiao Hechuan's warnings to everyone in the morning really worked when they were resting in the same place again in the evening.
Although there were still a few reluctant troublemakers who did not want to keep watch, they had to go with the flow and do as they were told if they still wanted to follow the main group.
In the next two nights, it was no longer just the men of the Xiao family who were on guard. Instead, there were three people watching the surroundings every time they took turns, and one shift lasted for one hour.
Xiao Hechuan was on the second night watch tonight. He stood up and walked to the campfire and was about to sit down, but he caught a glimpse of two girls who were sleeping soundly on the side, sleeping in a mess. They were Jiang Sui and Xiao Lanlan.
The two had a close relationship and they would share a quilt at night, but Xiao Lanlan was very good at grabbing the quilt, so half of Jiang Sui's body was exposed. In the middle of the night, even if he slept in clothes, he would still shiver with cold.
I saw that her brows were slightly frowned and she seemed to be sleeping very uneasily.
Xiao Hechuan sighed, stood up and took his quilt to cover her, but just happened to hear her mumbling in her dream:
"Xiao Hechuan, you will definitely get better. You will become the top scholar in the future."
He leaned in closer to hear clearly, but he did not suspect anything. He just thought it was Jiang Sui's dream talk and couldn't help laughing:
"How dare you think so highly of me?"
He was indeed the top scholar in his previous life. I believe that if nothing unexpected happens in this life, he will still be the top scholar.
When Jiang Sui opened her eyes the next morning, she found that there was an extra quilt covering her. She recognized that it was Xiao Hechuan's quilt because there was his scent on it.
She looked to the side and saw Xiao Hechuan still sleeping wrapped in his third brother's quilt.
After he recovered, he slept very well, very straight, but he had already formed the habit of light sleep in his previous life. At this moment, the morning light was dim and people around him were starting to prepare food, which was a bit noisy. In fact, he had already woken up a long time ago and was just resting his eyes.
Jiang Sui put away the quilt and ate the sweet potato noodles that Xiao's mother had prepared that morning. But it was nothing strong, just a bowl of clear soup noodles with some seasoning and pickled radish.
During the past few days of fleeing, the food has been rather dry, so having a bowl of stomach-warming soup noodles in the morning is quite comforting.
There is no sun today and the weather looks gloomy. Xiao Hechuan suggested that they find a place to shelter from the wind and rain to spend the night, because the weather looks bad and they are afraid it will rain.
As he expected, the weather, which had been gloomy all day, began to drizzle in the afternoon. Everyone was in a panic for a moment. Except for the Xiao family's cart which was covered with oilcloth, the carts of other people were not covered. When it rained, the food and bedding on them would all be soaked.
Everyone began to anxiously look for a place to shelter from the rain.
But they had not yet left the earthquake-stricken area. Everywhere they went was ruins. As the number of refugees increased, the number of people in the large group also increased, and a long queue formed on the official road.
The Xiao family gave their only few umbrellas to the women and children, and they walked forward in the rain.
After walking for about half an hour, we finally saw traces of a town. Although it was also in ruins, it was obvious that the shaking here was not as strong as in Huaxi County. At least some of the structures of the newly built houses could be seen.
Because of this, some people in the town did not choose to flee, but stayed in the town, using local materials to build a temporary place to live.
But most of them were elderly people who were unwilling to work hard and stayed behind. They stored some food and waited for help from the imperial court.
The only option now is to find a place in this town that can shelter from the rain and stay there for the night.
After entering the town, the refugees began to look for a place to shelter from the rain, but they didn't know that a group of people had already entered the town before them.
But the Xiao family had a large population and good luck, so after searching for a while they finally found a relatively spacious shed. Several beams on the roof were broken and there was a hole in the roof, so rain was leaking in. But it didn't matter, they had a tarpaulin, so they could just use it to patch up the shed temporarily.
We're probably going to have to sleep in a crowded room tonight. The men are responsible for covering the roof with tarpaulin, while the women are simply tidying up down below.
Xiao Hechuan was afraid that the beam above was not strong enough and would cause a secondary collapse, so he found a few thick wooden sticks from somewhere else and used them as support to make the beam above more solid.
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