Chapter 13: Escape will lead to the punishment of three generations
When Xue saw Su Nuan wake up, she quickly wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and forced a smile.
"You're awake. Tuantuan has a slight fever."
Su Nuan hurried over to check on Tuantuan. The child was too young and had a fever due to being frightened.
She said with some annoyance, "I actually forgot that my aunt might be frightened. I'll look along the way to see if there are any herbs that can clear away heat and detoxify."
She had finished pills in her space, but she couldn't take them out openly. Fortunately, there were as many herbs for clearing away heat as weeds. She would find some to cover up the pills and then give them to Tuantuan.
Su Nuan said, "I'll go out for a bit to see if Cheng Feng has found me a donkey cart."
Xue nodded. Although she was extremely anxious, the huge feeling of powerlessness made her look a little older.
Su Nuan tidied herself up simply. She didn't dare to wash her face. She hadn't found anything to cover up her appearance, so she had to let it get dirty for the time being.
When she went out, she saw Cheng Feng standing in the yard, waving a whip in his hand. The exiles were beaten to the ground and screamed in pain.
Cheng Feng shouted, "Hurry up and get up! You're all lazier than pigs. Let me tell you, if you want to survive, go buy a car and bring some food. Even if you're hiding money now, you have to worry about whether you'll be able to spend it."
Su Nuan lowered her head and wanted to go around to see if there was a car at the door.
However, Cheng Feng saw her and shouted, "Sister Su, I didn't buy the donkey cart you asked me to buy. I bought a horse carriage because there are many old, weak and disabled people in your community. Go to the door and see if you need anything else and buy it quickly."
Su Nuan secretly raised an eyebrow. Cheng Feng calling her "sister" in front of everyone was such a blatant favoritism that it would arouse jealousy, but was she afraid? Of course not.
She responded loudly, "Hey, I understand. Brother Cheng, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go get ready and we can leave."
Seeing that Su Nuan was understanding and did not reject his kindness, Cheng Feng felt inexplicably happy, but he couldn't explain why.
He cracked his whip and shouted, "Don't blame me for not telling you. Once you leave this place, you'll never find a place to buy anything again. If you don't want to starve or die of exhaustion, find a way on your own."
Su Nuan knew that this town was a place where exiled prisoners were squeezed dry of their money. Although things were expensive, money could not be used to buy food or drink, so it was better to buy practical items so that the journey would be easier.
As she was thinking, she walked to the gate. As soon as she walked out, she saw a nanmu carriage. The carriage was very old, but fortunately it was sturdy and not damaged.
Li Shitou at the door saw Su Nuan and immediately smiled and said, "Sister, this carriage is the best, but the horse is a bit old."
Su Nuan smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Shitou."
Li Shitou blushed and pointed to the back rack of the carriage and said, "I put a box there to store luggage, so that there can be one more person inside."
Su Nuan nodded happily, "Thank you, Brother Shitou, this carriage is amazing."
Li Shitou smiled innocently and scratched his head to hide his shyness.
Su Nuan really didn't expect there would be a carriage. The carriage was very spacious, and her mother-in-law and grandmother could lie down at night, and it was no problem to put her sister-in-law in the middle.
She hurried back, and when she entered the room, Xue stuffed two buns into her mouth, which were still warm.
Xue smiled and said, "The buns are a little cold, I'll keep them warm in my arms."
Her eyes were full of eagerness and a hint of uneasiness, as if she was afraid that Su Nuan would dislike her.
Su Nuan smiled gratefully, took the bun and ate it in big mouthfuls. After finishing, she said, "Mom is delicious."
Xue was stunned for a moment, then her cheeks turned red. She felt like she was being teased by her daughter-in-law, but she didn't hate it at all.
The old lady looked at her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law getting along well with each other, and a rare smile appeared on her face.
"Pack up and get going."
Su Nuan nodded immediately, "Yes, I bought the carriage outside. Grandma and my sister will ride in it first."
"Mom, please take good care of my uncle. I'll send my husband up first."
After a pause, she continued, "Cui Yi, take good care of grandma. Don't worry, you won't go hungry along the way."
Cuiyi looked at Su Nuan in surprise, then nodded awkwardly, "Yes, I will definitely take good care of the old lady."
The old lady sighed and said, "Cui Yi, you are like my own daughter. From now on, don't call yourself a slave. They should call you aunt."
Cuiyi shook her head in fear, "No... your servant..."
The old lady glared at him fiercely, "If I say you are it, then it is you. Otherwise, leave now and don't follow me."
Cuiyi immediately lowered her head and said, "Yes, mother."
The old lady patted her hands with pity and said, "Good child, you have suffered so much."
Su Nuan felt a little sad. The people in the general's mansion were all good people. In her previous life, she was not only blind but also stupid. She could have lived a comfortable life, but she made herself a fool.
She said nothing and carried Ling Cang to the carriage to settle down.
There are seats on three sides of the carriage, and the middle is just big enough for one person to lie down.
Su Nuan took out some half-worn bedding from the space and spread it out so that Ling Cang could lie down more comfortably.
After settling the people and things, Su Nuan sat on the shaft of the cart and prepared to drive, while Ling Yun sat on the other side and played with a piece of dogtail grass.
A quarter of an hour later, everyone stopped at the exit of the town.
Cheng Feng said, "Start going out one by one now. We need to compare household registrations. If anyone is missing, they will be executed within three generations."
Speaking of immediate execution, Su Nuan remembered that in her previous life, a man abandoned his mother, wife and children and ran away. In the end, the man was caught and the entire family was beheaded in public.
She shrank her neck. Even though she and Cheng Feng could be on good terms now, once she touched his bottom line, he would show no mercy with the knife in his hand.
As they were waiting to leave the city, someone shouted, "Someone's running away!"
Su Nuan nervously protected her family behind her. Six soldiers holding steel knives rushed past them and hacked the captured fugitive to death.
Blood... was flowing all over the ground. Everyone was shocked by the bloody scene, and their screams were stuck in their throats and they dared not come out.
Fortunately, the Ling family had seen the world and only felt pity, not frightened.
Ling Yun clapped his hands and laughed, "Hehehe... He was hacked to death for running away..."
Cheng Feng was furious, veins popping out on his forehead as he stared coldly at the crowd, "Dare to run? This is what will happen to you!"
Some people originally thought that the town’s control was lax and there was a chance to escape, but now they realize that everyone is trapped in a jar and can only be slaughtered.
Cheng Feng sneered and kicked the corpse, "Implicate the whole gang!"
The next moment, the deceased's family members were dragged out of the team. There were men, women, young and old, crying and hugging each other, begging continuously.
"Sir, please spare us. We didn't run away."
"Please, sir, I'll do anything for you."
"Wuwuwu... Mom, I'm scared..."
However, the officers and soldiers were like emotionless stone men, turning a deaf ear to these pleas and raising their swords.
Su Nuan turned around and hugged Xue, not wanting her to see all this, for fear that she would become soft-hearted and run out to beg for mercy.
Fortunately, my aunt was in a coma due to fever and did not see this cruel scene.
Xue struggled for a moment, "Will they really be killed?"
Su Nuan hugged her tightly, her tone a little heavy, "Mom, don't worry about it. Even if you go out, it won't change anything. You will only waste your money and make your family suffer."
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