Chapter 24 Free from the pain of handcuffs and shackles
Seeing that Madam Lu didn't want to talk any further, Su and Lu Shiyan didn't ask any more questions. Jiang Tangtang hurriedly added a spoonful of meat porridge to each of the three children's bowls.
Ever since she suspected that the space contained spiritual energy as described in the novel, Jiang Tangtang decided to find more opportunities to take fruits and vegetables from the space and feed them to the children.
Thinking about what was written in the novel, there is a spiritual spring in the space, so this meat porridge is also cooked with the water in the space.
Although the children were sick, they did not act like spoiled brats. They all held their bowls and spoons and ate obediently.
The bowl and spoon were both made of bamboo by Lu Shiyan. They were small and couldn't hold much.
However, the children had small stomachs and were sick, so they couldn't eat too much.
Lu Jingcheng ate only half of his second bowl before he couldn't finish any more. Lu Jingheng was a little better, but he also left half a bowl.
On the contrary, Lu Tiantian was better than her two brothers and finished two small bamboo bowls of meat porridge.
After Lu Shiyan was sure that his two sons could not eat anymore, he brought the bowls over, put the leftovers of the two into one bowl, and began to eat with big mouthfuls.
After taking just one bite, he was stunned, "Today's porridge..."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Tangtang's heart was pounding. Did he discover something? She felt the rice she'd exchanged with the official was too poor quality, so she secretly switched it for rice from the farmhouse.
"Nothing." Lu Shiyan ate the leftover porridge in the bowl in a few mouthfuls and said, "I just think this porridge is particularly delicious."
Jiang Tangtang felt relieved. "Maybe it's because of the wolf meat. There are still three pieces of wolf meat left. I'll save a piece for dinner and make porridge for them later."
When they heard that there were still three pieces of wolf meat, Su and Lu Shili's faces showed a little more joy.
There was meat to eat for the next few days.
Lu Shiyan said, "That's not necessary. Fresh wolf meat is hard to preserve without ice. If I want to eat it later, I can just go hunting again."
Jiang Tangtang originally wanted to find an excuse to take out the pork and beef stored in the farm house to make porridge for the children.
But since he said that, I had no choice but to say, "That's fine. It will definitely taste good if you put some meat in it."
Lu Shili, however, asked worriedly, "Brother, will the officers put the handcuffs and shackles on you again?"
Lu Shiyan said: "Even if I wear it, it won't hinder my hunting."
"I know you're tough, but wearing them is such a pain!" Su looked at Jiang Tangtang expectantly and said, "Daughter-in-law Yan'er, why don't you talk to Lord Liang and ask him not to handcuff or shackle Yan'er for the rest of the trip?"
"Mom, don't make things difficult for her! This is the emperor's rule." Lu Shiyan didn't want to blame his mother, but he strongly disagreed with Su's proposal.
Jiang Tangtang said, "I think Mom is right. How heavy are the handcuffs and shackles? What if we run into wolves again?"
"Yes, yes, what should we do if we meet a wolf again?" Su nodded in agreement, feeling that her daughter-in-law was becoming more and more pleasing to the eye.
Thinking about the wolves he checked today, which were obviously not like ordinary wild wolves, but more like artificially domesticated ones, Lu Shiyan stopped talking.
After eating, Jiang Tangtang went to find Liang Jiamin and told him what was on his mind. "Sir, I heard that after leaving the post station, there are still mountains. What should I do if I encounter wolves again?"
Liang Jiamin was also confused by this question.
It was not the first time that he had escorted prisoners to exile in Lingnan, but he had never encountered a case of wolves attacking them.
Even if this situation occurs, it must be because there is a drought and there is no food in the mountains, so the wolves will come to people!
But this year I haven't heard of any drought anywhere, and it has even rained continuously recently.
He couldn't figure it out and didn't dare to guarantee that there would be no more wolves.
Seeing the solemn expression on his face, Jiang Tangtang hurriedly said, "Sir, please take my husband's handcuffs and shackles off. How about removing them? It will make it easier for him to move around and protect us, right?"
Liang Jiamin shook his head and said, "That won't do. All the men exiled this time must be handcuffed and shackled. That's the emperor's personal order. If I don't follow it, I'll be deceiving the emperor."
"Didn't the Emperor expect such an accident to happen when he was judging the case?" Jiang Tangtang said, "Besides, he always wears it when he arrives at the post station. Who would know about it out here in the wilderness?"
The official road to Lingnan is deserted and there are few people along the way.
As for the fellow prisoners, they were all exiled for rebellion and might never be able to return to the capital in this lifetime. Even if they wanted to inform on the crime, there was nothing they could do!
Liang Jiamin also thought of this, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded in agreement.
Lu Shiyan did not wear handcuffs and shackles anymore as he was traveling in the afternoon.
Liang Jiamin was also a good person. Since she had removed Lu Shiyan's handcuffs and shackles, she would naturally remove the seriously injured Lu Shili as well.
In this way, no one from the Lu family's main branch wore handcuffs or shackles.
This made the other prisoners jealous, and they all came to the officer and asked, "Sir! How can they not wear handcuffs and shackles?"
The officer looked at the prisoners with disdain and said coldly, "The wolf is coming, can you kill it?"
The sight of Lu Shiyan breaking his handcuffs and shackles and fighting with the wolves left an indelible impression on many people.
No one dares to say with confidence that he can be better than him.
People turned their attention to Lu Shili. "What about him? Can he kill wolves too?"
"He's injured!" Liang Jiamin lied with his eyes open, "In order not to affect our journey, we temporarily removed her handcuffs."
Although all the prisoners knew that Liang Jiamin was showing partiality, some still said fearlessly: "We are also injured, sir, please remove our handcuffs!"
Of course no one else can.
If someone was injured and couldn't walk, they would be whipped! As for injuries and death, the officials didn't take it seriously.
A certain mortality rate is allowed for exiled prisoners!
The prisoners tried their best to talk but not only did they fail to remove the handcuffs and shackles, they were scolded instead. Those who stood out were almost whipped.
When the prisoners saw Jiang Tangtang again, there was no more contempt and disdain in their eyes.
Several women put aside their prejudices and sincerely made friends with Jiang Tangtang.
The male prisoners who were exiled with him no longer mocked or gloated over Lu Shiyan as they did in the past. Instead, they began to envy him secretly.
Look at him, what a good wife he found!
The food was delicious and there were delicious dishes along the way. The people from the Lu family’s main branch all looked better than them.
He also relied on his cooking skills to please the officials and avoid the pain of handcuffs and shackles.
Jiang Tangtang didn't expect that Liang Jiamin's decision to free Lu Shiyan and Lu Shili from handcuffs and shackles would cause such a big reaction in the exile team.
Throughout the entire afternoon today, people kept looking at her, and several women took the initiative to make friends with her, leaving her no chance to secretly take some food out of the space to feed the cubs.
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