Chi Xingyue nodded and slowed down to let Shu Muyun learn. However, it was no use. After teaching her for a long time, she only learned how to tie knots.
Chi Xingyue felt depressed. She reached out and grabbed a handful of willow branches, twisted them into a simple circle, and put it on Shu Muyun's head: "This can also block the sun!"
Shu Muyun not only didn't feel perfunctory, but his eyes lit up and he nodded and said, "This is good, simple and cool!"
Chi Xingyue smiled and said, "As long as Mom likes it!"
I turned my head to look at the dry grass and decided to throw it away. I originally wanted to weave a simple version of a bamboo hat and a raincoat, but when I put it into practice, I found it difficult.
Not to mention that she had only learned the basics at the time, and whether she could actually compile it was still unknown. Even if she did manage to do it, it was hard to say whether she would ever get to use it.
Gao Hongbin is eyeing you covetously in front, and everyone in the Ling family is eagerly waiting for you from behind. Do you think you should make it up or not?
Chi Xingyue finally decided to give in. At worst, they could just get wet in the rain together. There were no highways in ancient times, so they couldn't rush. Even if they got wet in the rain, it wouldn't last long.
Thinking of this, she plucked a handful of willow branches and made a "wreath" for herself, Ling Jiheng, and her father-in-law to wear, and then made one for Old Master Ling and Old Lady Ling.
As for the others, she didn't care. Those with hands and feet could do it themselves; it wasn't that difficult.
Instead, he set his sights on other things, like dandelions and hollyhocks. Whenever Chi Xingyue saw them, he would pluck a handful and put them on the cart to dry.
"Daughter-in-law, what are you doing?"
"I'll pick some wild vegetables and store them so that we can have some snacks during our breaks." This will save everyone from getting constipated and squeezing out her time to enter the space.
Before Shu Muyun could say anything, he heard Chen Yinxiu grumbling, "She's just a fire-making girl. All she knows are things that are not presentable."
This time, without anyone's help, Chi Xingyue directly retorted: "You are capable, why don't you just fill your stomach and make sarcastic remarks to disgust others?
My starting point is low, but so what? Aren’t I still on the same starting line with you now?
No, I am still better than you. At least I married Ling Jiheng and became his principal wife. You don’t even have an engagement. Even if you want to marry him as a concubine, there is no way!"
Chi Xingyue looked arrogant and didn't take Chen Yinxiu seriously at all.
Ling Jiheng found it amusing and gently scolded him, "Stop it! You're ruining Miss Chen's reputation!"
Chi Xingyue rolled her eyes and delivered a fatal blow: "What's the use of having a good reputation? After the experience of exile, who would want her?"
Chen Yinxiu: “…”
He cried out loudly, causing the sword-wielding guards to scold him impatiently.
Chi Xingyue immediately acted well, and Chen Yinxiu asked Madam Chen aggrievedly, "Mother, am I really unable to get married?"
Mrs. Chen had no mood to care about the fight between her younger daughters. She was almost out of breath.
His head was dizzy, and his vision went black and white. In the midst of Chen Yinxiu's incessant chatter, his eyes rolled back and he fell to the ground.
"Oh, another one fainted!" The guards were used to this. They called the officials from Jiangning Prefecture, carried the person to the cart at the back, and left without looking back.
His face remained calm, but he was secretly muttering, "It's only the third day, and more than ten people have fainted. How am I going to get through the next month?"
When the Ling family saw Madam Chen being carried away, they all felt sympathetic. They thought it was a good thing someone helped them, otherwise they would have been destined to lie on the cart too.
However, other families didn't think so. After three days of exhaustion and hunger, many people couldn't stand it any longer. But if you don't leave, you'll be beaten. It's better to faint and still get a ride.
Near noon, those who went out to look for water returned empty-handed once again. The people sitting under the shade of the trees could no longer hold back their tears.
The old man of the Han family sighed and took out the banknotes sent by his sister: "Sir, can I buy some water from you?"
Gao Hongbin hesitated for a moment, then agreed. He sent someone to fill two water bags with water for him, making a net profit of 100 taels of silver.
Seeing this, Ling Jiheng also stepped forward and took out the silver from his waist: "Sir, this is all I have. I wonder if I can ask for some water!"
Gao Hongbin waved his hand and asked someone to give him a few sips of water.
Ling Jiheng thanked him before returning to the team with the water bag and distributing the water to the children.
Seeing this, the others also came forward to buy water. However, due to different financial resources, the amount they could buy varied.
Suddenly, a black horse fell down, breathing hot air from its mouth, and soon stopped breathing.
Don't doubt it, it died of thirst.
Before setting off, we drank heartily in Jiangning Prefecture and drank half our fill in a small creek the day before. However, from the second day on, we could find no river. There was no water for people, and even less for livestock.
Gao Hongbin's supply cart had several buckets of water, but a horse's daily consumption was equivalent to that of several men. Without knowing what lay ahead, who would dare to use so much water to feed livestock?
What's more, this team has quite a few horses.
Just like that, the first horse, after a long journey and being scorched by the intense heat, lost its life. When it fell, no one could react.
It wasn't until the horse stopped moving that someone cried out in surprise. Gao Hongbin went forward to check and confirmed that the horse had stopped breathing. The people around the cart were horrified.
Without horses to pull the cart, they had to do it themselves. Walking was tiring enough, and carrying a heavy load was more painful than killing them.
But the problem was that they couldn't refuse. Gao Hongbin had already made the final decision. Push it forward and don't fall behind, or you'll be beheaded.
When Chi Xingyue heard this, she was so scared that she hurried to check on the Ling family's horses.
Seeing that the four black horses were all wilted, he quickly gathered some grass from the surroundings and fed it to them. He also gave them some boiled water when no one was paying attention.
It’s not her fault for being so kind, but once a horse dies, it will be a burden to others.
The atmosphere in the Ling family is quite harmonious. If something happens to the first and third branches, can the second branch remain unscathed?
Rather than being dragged down, it was better to eliminate the danger at its source. As long as the horses could hold on, no one could ask them for help. She herself could occasionally go to the cart to take a break.
Gao Hongbin looked at the fallen black horse and decided to share it with others.
He had an empty bucket brought over and placed it next to the horse's neck. Then he cut it with a dagger, and blood gushed out.
Gao Hongbin didn't waste a single drop of blood and collected all the blood into the bucket.
Chi Xingyue thought he was going to make blood tofu or something, but Gao Hongbin yelled, "Aren't you thirsty? Here are some for you, drink as much as you want, free of charge!"
Chi Xingyue was shocked and called Gao Hongbin a pervert. Although drinking animal blood to conserve energy was the best option in a life-or-death situation, saying it so openly felt like a provocation.
If she felt this way, let alone the wealthy families who used to wear gold and silver and eat the best food.
Unable to bear the smell of blood, they lay on the tree and retched. Only a few brave enough stepped forward, scooped up the hot horse blood with both hands, and drank it in one gulp.
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