Chapter 34
Speaking of these female prisoners who were hostile to them, we have to go back a little to the day when they discovered the unfrozen river more than a month ago.
Later, the officials ordered the prisoners to go fishing in the river, and they had a rich harvest. That night, not only did everyone drink fish soup and eat fish, but some of the extra fish were frozen directly, and the rest were roasted and taken away.
So in the first few days after setting off, the prisoners drank fish, meat and ginger soup when they got their rations.
For prisoners who still had fish left after offering them as tribute, the officials were merciful and allowed them to keep them and eat them slowly.
Gu Ran caught a few fish himself, and roasted the ones he didn't finish at night until they were golden brown. On the way, he ate them with fish soup or hot ginger soup, sandwiched between steamed buns or dry steamed bread.
The same is true for others.
However, Pei Liuniang is different from them.
What she caught were rabbits. When everyone was eating fish that day, she cleaned the rabbit meat but did not eat it. Instead, she made both rabbits into hard jerky, piece by piece, and packed them up after roasting.
After setting off, he did the same as Gu Ran and the others. Whenever he was hungry or tired, he would take out a piece of food and eat it.
She caught two rabbits, which had lots of meat and could be stored for a long time. Everyone else had eaten all their fish, but Pei Liuniang was the only one who still had some dried rabbit meat in her hand.
Because she ate sparingly, there was a lot left over, and she would occasionally give a few pieces to Gu Ran.
Gu Ran ate Pei Liuniang's roasted meat and found it tasted good. Only then did he realize that Pei Liuniang was so knowledgeable about food.
Moreover, she was thrifty and knew how to live a good life. She immediately looked at her accomplice Pei Liuniang with a different eye.
When they entered the Nanfeng government prison, Pei Liuniang still had the last two pieces of dried meat in her pocket, so she handed one of them to Gu Ran.
At this time, Aunt Mai and Mai Xiang, who were sitting next to them, looked at the dried meat in Gu Ran's hand, feeling so jealous and envious. If they had known that Pei Liuniang was so generous, they should have had a good relationship with her. Then, wouldn't they have had a share of the dried meat she made later?
Aunt Mai and Mai Xiang swallowed their saliva but didn't dare to speak.
During the exile, Gu Ran had received some dried meat and wanted to break off a piece or two for them to share. However, Pei Liuniang's face immediately turned sour, and her eyes seemed to want to cut a piece of meat from their bodies and make the dried meat for them to eat instead.
How could Aunt Mai and Mai Xiang not have noticed this? They couldn't afford to offend.
So even if he wanted to eat, he would just wave his hands away.
Gu Ran had no choice. The dried meat belonged to Pei Liuniang, so of course she had to listen to her. She didn't really want to borrow other people's things and use them for her own benefit, but she asked this question because she saw Mai Xiang looking at her with such pitiful eyes.
Knowing that Pei Liuniang was protecting the food and also knowing that Pei Liuniang was only willing to share the food with Gu Ran, the other prisoners who were traveling with her gave up the idea.
But the other prisoners in Nanfeng Prison were unaware of this. When they saw Pei Liuniang and Gu Ran hiding some dried meat, one of the burly female prisoners immediately rushed over and shouted at them, "Wow, you can actually eat meat! Hand it over and honor your aunt. I'll protect you from now on."
Pei Liuniang didn't even glance at him and continued to chew the dried meat.
Rabbit meat is originally tough, and after being roasted dry, it becomes hard and firm, and it takes a lot of effort to taste it.
Gu Ran was also grinding the dried meat. When he heard the female prisoner ask this, he looked up.
The female prisoner was full of evil spirit and relied on her height, which was taller and stronger than the other female prisoners. She looked ferocious and arrogant. The other female prisoners instinctively stepped aside for fear of getting into unnecessary trouble.
Just that one look from Gu Ran caught the attention of the female prisoner named Shan Yi.
"You don't understand what I'm saying, do you? Hand over the meat to me."
Pei Liuniang turned a deaf ear to it.
Seeing that Pei Liuniang didn't take it seriously, Gu Ran shrank back and planned to remain silent.
Aunt Shan was both annoyed and angry.
Since she was exiled, who dared to show her displeasure?
These two bitches are so arrogant and look down on her, right?
Feeling ashamed, Aunt Shan immediately reached out and grabbed Gu Ran viciously, but she didn't expect that a hand reached out and clamped her tightly in the middle.
Aunt Shan wanted to shake off the hand that was stopping her, but the hand didn't move at all. Instead, it clamped her wrist, causing a slight pain.
Aunt Shan was shocked and horrified.
You know, she is a well-known bandit leader who relies on brute force. This person easily suppressed her with just one move. Who is he?
Only then did Shan Yi look at the person who stopped her, and she found that it was actually one of the two targets she had set her eyes on.
Just now, I thought she was so young and could be strangled to death with one hand, so I didn't take her seriously. I didn't expect...
"Get out." Pei Liuniang glared at her coldly, loosened her grip, and pushed her back.
Shan Yi was caught off guard and fell backward, landing on a group of female prisoners.
"Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."
Watching the two female prisoners who were clashing with each other coldly as they retreated further away, Aunt Shan became angry and embarrassed, her face flushed purple. Under normal circumstances, she would have fought with them long ago, but seeing that this girl could easily push her down, she must be quite strong, and she must be a capable person.
A good man will not suffer a loss in front of him, so he will endure it first.
There is still a long way to go, and I don’t believe that I won’t be able to get back at you in the future.
Coincidentally, at this time, another group of female prisoners entered, and the prison became chaotic and crowded again.
Gu Ran and Pei Liuniang also stepped back and sat on the ground. Gu Ran stretched out his hand to Pei Liuniang, touched her arm, and secretly gave her a thumbs up.
Pei Liuniang glanced at the delicate thumb and didn't understand what it meant. She looked at Gu Ran suspiciously. Seeing Gu Ran open his mouth but no sound came out, but he said "awesome" with his mouth shape, she slightly raised the corners of her mouth.
Of course, he's awesome.
Now, when it was time for the prisoners to take a break and go to the officials to collect their rations, the powerful Pei Liuniang and Gu Ran were lined up in the team, one in front and one behind.
A large group of prisoners set out on the journey together. They were not allowed to talk to each other on the way and were divided into male and female prisoners. This was the only time they had some freedom.
The families who were exiled with their families took this opportunity to get together. For example, the Qin family and Aunt Mai's family gathered together and took the time to chat while eating. As for the other prisoners, some stood together with their good friends, while others stayed alone.
But Gu Ran got together with Pei Liuniang.
Since becoming Pei Liuniang's accomplice, the two have been together more often.
At the beginning, it was because Pei Liuniang wanted to monitor her, so Gu Ran had to be monitored by her as well. Gradually, as they spent more time together, especially after they caught up with Chen Jie Guan on the journey, Pei Liuniang fed her dried meat from time to time out of consideration for their accomplice relationship, and Gu Ran gladly accepted it. The sisterly feelings they had suggested based on their shared secret seemed to gradually come true.
While Gu Ran and Pei Liuniang were quietly eating their dry food, someone was secretly watching them from the other side.
The leader was Auntie Shan, who had a feud with them last night, and her accomplice Uncle Ying, who was arrested and exiled together with her.
Aunt Shan and Uncle Ying were both bandits captured by the government during a crackdown on bandits in Yuzhou. Several of the bandit leaders were sentenced to death and beheaded in public.
As a small thug under the bandits, he was exiled to Fujian to work as a pioneer based on the principle of waste utilization.
This is how Aunt Shan and Uncle Ying were brought to the Nanfeng government office.
Whether they were imprisoned or on the way to exile, because these bandits had fought for their lives in the wilderness, there was a sense of arrogance in their eyes and brows. Ordinary people did not dare to resist at all and would stay as far away from them as possible.
They just rely on their own mediocre skills to bully prisoners and act recklessly.
Aunt Shan suffered a loss last night. As someone who had never been humiliated like this, she naturally wanted to get back at him. So, during the meal, Aunt Shan came to find her friends.
"I've inquired about them. One of them is called Pei Liuniang, and the other is called Gu Erniang. Pei Liuniang is a powerful character. It is said that she wiped out her entire family. She is quite capable. As for Gu Erniang, she is the daughter-in-law of a high-ranking official in the capital. Because she displeased the emperor, her entire family was exiled."
"What high-ranking official?"
"What prime minister or chancellor? The one with the surname Qin, well, that's right there."
One of the minions said, pointing to the area where the Qin family gathered, "I heard they are quite wealthy. They even have a donkey cart for the women in the family to ride."
"Let's go and meet them."
When Uncle Ying heard that the Qin family was quite rich, his sinister eyes rolled around twice, and he took people to look for the Qin family.
The Qin family, having lost their ancestor and Uncle Qin, now relies on Uncle Qin as their backbone.
While taking a break, several members of the Qin family gathered next to the donkey cart left for them by the officials. Those who were tired were sitting down to rest when they saw a group of people in prison uniforms walking up to them with unfriendly faces.
"Are you the Qin family?" Uncle Ying asked.
"I am indeed this gentleman, what can I do for you?" Mr. Qin San looked at the visitor with ill intentions. While he was speaking, his eyes were looking at his mother, Mrs. Qin.
"Then we haven't found the wrong person." Uncle Ying glanced greedily at the donkey cart and clapped his hands. "Your wife, Gu Erniang, has offended my sister. Now that you know about this, what should we do according to the rules of the underworld?"
"Gu, Gu?" Mr. Qin San was surprised and pulled Mr. Qin Si, who was also surprised, over to him. "That Gu is my fourth brother's wife. If you have any problems, you should go to her."
"Third brother." Qin Zhikai glared at Mr. Qin San, then he looked at Uncle Ying with a stiff upper lip. "If Gu Shi offended you, go find her yourself. What does it have to do with me?"
"Ha! She's your wife. If I don't look for her man, who else can I look for?"
"I'm about to divorce her. What she did has nothing to do with me." Qin Zhikai said angrily.
"That's right, the Gu family is the Gu family, and our Qin family is our Qin family. Her affairs have nothing to do with our Qin family. You have found the wrong person." Mr. Qin San took the opportunity to distance himself from the matter.
"How dare you lie to me?"
"Why would I lie to you? Didn't you see that she didn't walk with our Qin family all the way?"
Third Master Qin glanced at the crowd in panic, and soon saw Gu Ran's figure. He pointed with his hand and said, "Look, she's over there. Don't blame our Qin family for what happened to her."
Uncle Ying turned around and saw the two women.
山姨撇了撇嘴，跟鷹叔告狀：“就是她們。”
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