Chapter 14 She Wants to Run Away, Kill Her
Xue stopped struggling. How could she not understand? Asking for favors was like giving money to people. These people were greedy. How much could satisfy them?
Although the people who were killed are pitiful, one’s own relatives are more important, so it’s better to just mind one’s own business.
Xue's silence made others unhappy, and that person spat at her.
"Bah, she's the general's wife, but she's just a vicious woman who doesn't help others when they are dying."
Su Nuan turned her head and looked straight over. It seemed to be the old girl from that old man's family. She had a pointed chin and a black mole beside her thin lips. She looked like a mean person.
She retorted mercilessly, "You are kind-hearted, so go and beg for mercy. I think the kneeling boy is very handsome. He might be grateful to you. Wouldn't it be wonderful to marry you?"
The woman was stunned for a moment, as if she had taken Su Nuan's words to heart.
She walked a few steps outside and said, "Sir, I have a few taels of silver here. Can I spare their death penalty?"
Cheng Feng looked at her jokingly and asked, "Ten taels of silver for a life, will you buy it?"
He could see that the woman didn't have much money, so her asking price wasn't very high.
The woman was stunned for a moment, hesitation showing on her face.
The family turned around and kowtowed to the woman and begged as if they had seen a savior.
"Please buy me, and I will be your slave."
"Save me, I will serve you as my Lord."
"I don't want to die. As long as you save me, I'll do anything."
"Please save my child..."
"Wuwu... Mom, I'm scared..."
The scene was a bit chaotic, and the woman didn't want to spend fifty taels to buy a few people.
Cheng Feng continued to ask: "Will you buy it? If not, I will kill you all."
The woman immediately said, "Can I just buy one?"
Cheng Feng shook his head, "No, if you want to buy them, buy them all."
He doesn't lack this little money, he just wants to use these people's heads to establish his authority.
The woman bit her lip and said nothing.
As a result, the fugitives' families not only did not thank her for her life-saving thoughts, but instead started to curse at her.
"Poisonous woman, you bought us?"
"That's right, if you don't save us even though you have money, you will die a miserable death!"
"Bitch, hurry up and give me the silver, or I won't let you go even if I become a ghost."
The woman didn't expect that her good intention to save people would make her the target of their abuse.
Cheng Feng snorted coldly, "Kill!"
The soldier holding the knife immediately swung his knife and cut off the neck of everyone, regardless of gender, age or status.
Su Nuan pursed her lips tightly. She knew that these exiled prisoners were only now realizing the cruelty of the road of exile.
She supported Xue and said, "Mother, if we behave ourselves, nothing will happen."
Xue nodded, "Yes, I know."
There was confusion in her eyes, confusion about the future.
The old lady just watched all this indifferently. She said nothing, as if it had nothing to do with her.
Su Nuan looked towards the door and saw the corpses hanging on the wall as a warning to others.
Next, everyone who left the city was as quiet as a chicken, but their speed was much faster.
Su Nuan found her carriage and said, "Grandma, please take mother and little sister and get in first."
She hesitated for a moment and looked at Ling Yun. He didn't make a fuss about getting in the car. This fool was quite well-behaved.
When Ling Yun saw Su Nuan looking at him, he raised his hand to pull his eyelids, stuck out his tongue and made a face.
Su Nuan couldn't help but burst out laughing, and her mood improved a lot.
Cheng Feng said while riding his horse: "Those without cars go ahead, those with cars follow behind. Hurry up, it's your fault for not buying cars."
As he spoke, he waved the whip in his hand, scaring those who didn't have cars to speed up their pace.
Su Nuan saw that there were still a few people wearing shackles and chains. She wondered if they didn’t have the money to remove them, but since it was none of her business, she didn’t ask.
Cheng Feng rode his horse to Su Nuan's side and said, "I've given you the carriage, but where's the banknote?"
All the money he earned in the town belonged to his father-in-law. Although he got a share, it was not much, so only the money he earned outside the town was his personal property.
Su Nuan took out a banknote and handed it over. "Brother Cheng, we'll encounter some medicinal herbs on the way. Can I leave the team and pick them? Don't worry, I won't run away."
Cheng Feng took the banknote and put it in his arms, saying with a smile: "Go pick it. I know you are a smart person and you won't run away."
After saying this, he kicked his horse's belly and ran to the front of the team.
Su Nuan raised her eyebrows. The goal had been achieved and the rest of the days would not be too difficult.
But she didn't want to show off. She just wanted to live her own life behind closed doors. She wouldn't want to get herself killed.
She was in a good mood. She walked all day yesterday and her soles were burning with pain today. It must be that the blisters had broken.
She ignored the pain in her feet and dug up a lot of common medicinal herbs such as purslane, plantain, and ophiopogon japonicus on the roadside.
Fortunately, Cuiyi can also drive a carriage, so she just needs to help watch over the carriage.
She came to the carriage with the herbs in her arms, "Mom, please help clean it up. These are all herbs."
Xue was sitting in the carriage while her daughter-in-law was walking outside. She was already feeling a little uneasy, but now she became energetic when she saw that there was work to do.
"Okay, I'll sort it out, you take a break."
Su Nuan also knew that if she was not given something to do, she would feel uncomfortable. After all, people feel that life has hope and is fulfilling only when they are busy.
In the carriage, the old lady reached out and picked up the plantain seeds covered with dirt. She also joined the team that sorted the medicinal herbs.
Xue looked at her mother-in-law in shock. She was an old lady with mysophobia. She usually washed her hands twice if there was a little dust on them, but now she actually started to touch the mud directly.
The old lady saw Xue staring at her, and she spoke slowly, "This is a different time. I'm a burden to you all. I'll feel even worse if I don't do some work."
Xue sighed but did not stop her. The old lady really needed to do some work now. It was not because she thought she was a burden, but because she wanted to make her feel better. She felt the same way, so she could understand her feelings.
Su Nuan, who was outside the carriage, saw through the window the people inside working and she smiled slightly.
The old lady is a smart person. If she can lower her status, her future life will be harmonious.
It's peaceful here, but not so warm on the other side.
An old lady screamed and cursed, "You rag-tag thing, do you think I'm wronged by having you carry me on your back?"
Su Nuan looked over, didn't recognize her, and was too lazy to pay attention to her. After all, there were many families who didn't like their daughter-in-law.
She continued to look for medicinal herbs, hoping to find some dandelion that could clear away heat and cool the blood, and relieve Tuantuan's fever.
But there were no such things in places, not a single one at all, but in some places they were found in large areas. She soon found a large area.
Su Nuan said to the accompanying soldier, "Big Brother, I'm going to go dig some herbs. Can I catch up with you later?"
The soldier was a young man of fifteen or sixteen. He nodded and smiled, "Okay, but you can't go more than ten feet beyond the team, otherwise you will be considered a fugitive."
"Thank you." Su Nuan took a sackcloth bag from the car, clutched the copper hairpin and ran to dig dandelions.
As soon as she left the group, someone screamed, "Look, she's running away, kill her!"
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