Chapter 19 Hail and Heavy Rain Block the Road
As soon as Tuantuan finished speaking, the old lady covered her mouth. Embarrassment appeared on her face, but she didn't know how to relieve it, so she could only stand there.
Xue frowned and shouted, "What nonsense! Don't question your sister-in-law's character."
Su Nuan found it funny. In fact, it was Xue who wanted to ask this question the most. She did pay more attention to Cheng Feng, so it was normal for her to be suspected.
She simply opened up and said, "I don't have any feelings for Cheng Feng, let alone anyone else. Now I just want to think about how to make our lives better."
"Giving him these two raincoats is like testing the waters. I want to find out what their next plans are so we can be prepared."
Xue smiled awkwardly and said, "Okay, okay, go ahead."
Su Nuan then got out of the carriage with her raincoat. She trotted to the front and saw Cheng Feng, who was soaked by the rain.
His eyes flashed with ferocity, and the whip in his hand kept waving, "Hurry up, don't dawdle."
Su Nuan was not afraid of him and called out, "Brother Cheng."
Cheng Feng immediately turned around and saw Su Nuan. Although he was irritated at the moment, he suppressed his temper and asked in a rough voice, "What's the matter?"
Su Nuan held up the clothes and said, "This is the raincoat I made for you. It won't hinder your movements and it won't get you wet."
Only then did Cheng Feng realize that Su Nuan was dressed strangely. She had baggy pants made of oilcloth and a top that looked like a cloak with a hood, which did a good job of keeping out the rain.
He just didn't expect Su Nuan to consider that he would get wet in the rain and send him clothes. He was a little touched and his tone softened, "Thank you, sister."
Seeing him take the raincoat, Su Nuan took the opportunity to ask, "Brother Cheng, this rain seems to be going to last a long time. They have nothing to shelter them from. They can only last three days at most. After three days, they will catch a cold if the rain continues. I don't have many herbs here, so I can't cure many people."
This touched Cheng Feng's worried heart. He sighed, "As far as I know, there is a large cave ten miles away that can accommodate these people to take shelter from the rain."
"I wanted to rush over as quickly as possible and wait until the rain stopped before continuing on my journey. If they all get sick, can I still kill them all?"
Su Nuan knew that he was worried that if the number of people escorted was too small, he would be punished when he got there, so she smiled and said, "Then I will try to collect as many herbs as possible while I'm taking shelter from the rain."
Cheng Feng's expression softened a lot, "Okay, thank you, sister."
Su Nuan nodded and turned back without saying anything else.
When they got on the carriage, she said, "There's a cave ten miles ahead. We'll take shelter in the cave."
"Aunt, you come out and drive the car. Mother, you should rest more during the day. You may be needed to work at night."
When Cuiyi saw that she had work to do, her timid eyes instantly brightened up and she nodded, "Yes, I'll catch the bus right away."
Su Nuan handed her the raincoat and said, "Put it on. We can't worry about our image right now. The important thing is to make sure we don't get sick."
Cuiyi could see that the Ling family now all followed the lead of the new daughter-in-law. She had no objection to her being promoted from a slave to the old lady's adopted daughter, which was a great favor to her.
So Cuiyi listened to Su Nuan's words and put on her clothes obediently to catch the bus.
Su Nuan started making pancakes in the car using a charcoal stove and an iron pan. They were the kind of thin pancakes made with unleavened dough. When eating, they could be cut into shreds or broken into slices and thrown into hot water to cook.
After an hour, the pancake was more than a foot thick and could be eaten for three days.
There is a circle of medicinal herbs hanging above the carriage, many of which can be used to make soup. These are all food.
Su Nuan suddenly thought of a question and asked, "Mom, is there really no town on the road ahead?"
In my previous life, I was in a daze. Apart from walking to the place of exile myself, I didn't care about anything and didn't remember whether I passed by the city.
Xue thought for a moment and said, "I heard there will be several towns along the way, but didn't they say they wouldn't go in?"
Su Nuan nodded, "We can't get in, but Dong'er is a free person, she can go in."
"Also, the officers and soldiers said this to get the wealthy to pay. The soldiers would definitely mark up the price when they help them buy supplies."
Xue nodded, sighed, and said, "We've only been gone for two days now. I really don't know how we're going to get through the next six months."
Su Nuan did not say anything to comfort her. Sometimes it is better to have a little pressure. If everything goes smoothly, people will lose their vigilance and sense of crisis.
Suddenly, there was a loud crackling sound above the carport, like hail.
Su Nuan lifted the carriage curtain and saw Cui Yi struggling to pull the reins to control the frightened horse.
She put on her raincoat and got out of the carriage. "Aunt, you go in. I'll drive."
Cuiyi retorted loudly, "Go inside quickly! This is hail, don't let it hurt you."
Su Nuan knew that she meant well, but her skills were not enough to subdue a frightened horse, and everyone would be in danger.
She frowned and said, "Go in quickly. The horse is frightened and you can't control it. If it runs wild, there will be many casualties."
Cuiyi hesitated for a moment and finally gave the reins to Su Nuan. She also knew that this situation was difficult to control.
Su Nuan took the reins and shook them skillfully, letting the reins gently hit the sides of the horse's neck, and shouted softly.
Soon, the horse sensed the presence of its owner and its restless pace became regular.
Su Nuan breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but be grateful for her experiences in her previous life.
In the previous life, Su Zhen made himself a coachman in order to humiliate himself, but he didn't expect that his coachmanship skills would be used in this life.
In my previous life, after I was taken back to the Su Mansion, they made me cook, chop wood, and do various chores under the banner of doing it for their own good, which actually helped me master a lot of survival skills.
She was driving the car while reminiscing and didn't even feel the hailstones as big as beans hitting her body.
The sky gradually darkened, but there was no sign of the cave that Cheng Feng had mentioned. Did he have to squeeze in the carriage again tonight?
Suddenly, a flash of lightning tore through the sky, and the instant the lightning flashed, it illuminated the stone mountain ahead.
The team also became agitated at this time. A soldier shouted from the front, "Keep going, there is a cave ahead. Once you get to the cave, you can take shelter from the rain."
The exiles also saw the mountain ahead with the help of lightning. The originally tired people immediately cheered up and moved forward quickly.
Torches could not be lit in the heavy rain, so everyone advanced in the dark, and then climbed up the mountain in the dark again when they reached the foot of the mountain.
Su Nuan was afraid that the horse would run away, so she tied it to a small tree at the foot of the mountain. There was green grass on the ground so the horse would not starve.
When the Su family arrived at the entrance of the cave, they were dumbfounded. The cave was very big, but there were many bats inside. When the crowd entered, countless bats were startled and flew out, causing screams.
Cheng Feng ordered the soldiers to light torches and go in to drive away the bats. He stood at the door and shouted, "Everyone go in and find a place to rest. Roll call will be called tomorrow morning."
More than a hundred people entered the cave one after another and found a place to sit down and rest.
There is not much night-shining sand on the ground, it must have been taken away by people who collect herbs.
Su Nuan led everyone to the depths of the cave. She took out a candle and lit it. The dim light illuminated the small space.
Tuan Tuan suddenly screamed, "Ah—what is that?"
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