Chapter 68 Something happened
"Captain, Chen Jiazhen ran away!"
Captain Sun's face turned very ugly when he heard this. "Immediately ask Converse to gather all the prisoners and take a headcount."
"Go and take people to search the surrounding area. It's night time now, and they're not familiar with the surrounding area. They definitely won't be able to get far."
"And you, hurry to the county town and ask the county magistrate for help."
"Captain, there's no need for that. Just because of the Chen family, we have to ask the Wen County government for help. This..."
"Stop talking nonsense! Do you think it's just the Chen family?" Captain Sun snorted coldly, but didn't explain. "Hurry up and act! If you're late, the consequences will be disastrous."
Although the yamen runners didn't know what would happen, they knew from Captain Sun's serious expression that there might be real trouble.
Soon, Converse and others took whips, woke up the sleeping prisoners, and drove them together.
Although the prisoners were dissatisfied, they did not dare to rage. They could only get up obediently and gather together.
Some prisoners had flickering eyes and clenched their fists tightly, as if they wanted to resist, but in the end they endured it.
"Hurry up, are you going to die if you dawdle?"
“Bang!”
"You haven't eaten yet, right? Do you want me to whip you a few times so you can eat enough and have more strength?"
"What are you staring at? If you keep staring, I'll dig your eyeballs out."
The yamen runners drove the prisoners away, cursing and beating them, gathered everyone in an open space, and then slowly counted the number of people.
When Captain Sun came over, they had already finished counting, "Captain, ten people are missing!"
"How come so many are missing?" Captain Sun was immediately furious and kicked the yamen runner down. "Are you useless? So many people ran away at once!"
The yamen runners had no words to complain about. The captain walked into the city in a leisurely manner and took some people away. Zhao Guang, Xu Tian and others also left. Suddenly, almost half of the yamen runners were gone from the exiled team.
How could a dozen or so yamen runners keep an eye on hundreds of prisoners? Even if they patrolled constantly, there would always be loopholes.
However, he didn't dare to say these things and just took the scolding obediently.
"Watch them! Anyone who dares to run will have their legs broken first," Captain Sun said coldly. "Also, if anyone can reveal the whereabouts of the escaped individuals, I can ensure you have enough food and drink for the next few days..."
Captain Sun's voice was very loud, and the other yamen runners repeated it several times, so the entire exile team could hear it clearly.
Those who originally didn't know what was happening suddenly understood, and some people seemed to see hope.
Captain Sun ignored them and turned to leave. "Come on, take me to the Chen family."
He wanted to confirm whether the Chen family had really run away.
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"Girl, is this okay?"
After failing countless times, Xiaodie finally succeeded in making it. The red oil was filled with various peppers and spices.
In fact, Chen Xue didn’t know whether this could be considered a success, but seeing Xiaodie struggling for so long, she couldn’t bear to discourage her.
"Yeah, sure. Once it's cold, it'll be done."
"Fluttershy is awesome!"
Hearing Chen Xue's praise, Xiaodie immediately lowered her head in embarrassment, "It was all the young lady's instructions, otherwise I would be at a loss."
"I just gave you a rough idea. You're the one who does it all, and you figure out the right amount..."
"Okay, you two, stop bragging." Mother Chen came over with dirt on her face and hands. "Xiaodie, I've seen how hard you've worked these days. If we hadn't gotten you into trouble, you could have left the Chen family and been a free man."
"Madam..." Xiaodie suddenly knelt down. "Xiaodie grew up in the Chen Mansion. I am a member of the Chen Mansion in life and a ghost of the Chen Mansion in death. It was my own decision to follow Madam and the Young Lady. It was not because of the Chen Mansion's involvement."
"Okay, stop kneeling all the time." Chen Xue quickly helped Xiaodie up.
"Now that we are exiled, there is no need to realize many of the rewards. From now on, you will follow us. As long as we have something to eat, we will never let you go hungry."
Mother Chen's words were a true recognition of Xiaodie. Before Chen Xue brought Xiaodie with her, she didn't say anything, neither objected nor agreed.
Now he has accepted Xiaodie and treats her as a family member.
"Just take these two pieces of silver. Although it's not much, you know the current situation."
Mother Chen took out a silver coin from her sleeve and handed it to Xiaodie. Xiaodie was a little flattered, "Madam..."
"Just accept it!" Chen Xue interrupted her and snatched the silver from her mother's hand and stuffed it into Xiaodie's hand.
"Save some private money so you can buy whatever you want in the future!"
"Thank you, ma'am, thank you, miss!"
Xiaodie bowed and expressed her gratitude. She was deeply moved and tears came to her eyes. She obviously knew that they treated her as a family member.
“Cough cough cough!”
"Well, have you guys talked enough?"
Lord Chen came over covered in mud and wanted to complain, but the three women all looked at him. He subconsciously swallowed his saliva and swallowed his complaints into his stomach.
"This acre of land hasn't been plowed yet. If we finish it quickly, we can rest early."
"What's the rush?" Chen's mother was chatting happily when she heard her words and glared at her. "Didn't Xiaoxue say that we have to wait until the seedlings grow before we can plant them. If we finish today, we won't be able to plant tomorrow."
That being said, in fact, Chen's mother just wanted to be lazy. She had never farmed before, and if she suddenly did such tiring work, her back would ache all of a sudden.
If she didn't take a break, she felt like she would collapse on the ground from exhaustion and wouldn't be able to get up, which would embarrass her in front of her daughter.
She was shy. Everyone was working, and her daughter didn't complain about being tired. If she complained about being tired, it would be too...
So, when she saw her daughter and Xiaodie making excuses, she came over. On the one hand, she wanted to take a break, and on the other hand, she wanted to sincerely comfort Xiaodie and treat her as a family member.
Chen Xue actually knew that her mother was very tired, but she never said it out loud. And unlike herself who was openly lazy, her mother and she were working non-stop.
So, naturally, she had to speak up for her mother. "That's right, Dad. It will take several days for the seedlings to grow, and we still need fertilizer..."
It was her negligence, she forgot to apply fertilizer.
Unlike the previous life, there is no chemical fertilizer, only organic fertilizer, but you need to make it yourself and cannot buy it.
After hearing this, Mr. Chen realized that farming was not that simple. Although he was curious about why his daughter knew so much about farming, he did not ask.
Chen's mother also had the same expression. She looked at Chen's father and felt a little worried. They originally wanted to train their daughter to be a rich lady. Although she didn't have to be proficient in everything, she had to at least know a little bit.
But now, my daughter seems to have gone astray. It doesn't seem like she has learned much in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she is quite good at farming, raising chickens, chopping wood and cooking.
If this continues, will my daughter be able to find a good family and marry out?
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