The road they had to take was blocked by a large tree in the middle of the road, and the slippery yellow mud almost blocked the road. If there were only people but no horse-drawn or donkey-drawn carts, they could still barely walk through the mud.
However, the officers had a carriage with some important luggage on it, which they would never be willing to discard!
When everyone saw the scene before them, they were stunned at first, and then they were completely excited.
Some people are happy.
"That's great. This way we can go back to Huawu Village and rest for a few days. Hahahaha, God is merciful."
"That's right. I've been traveling all day and my body is about to fall apart. I've only had two days of rest, which is not enough!"
"Yes, yes, I don't want to hurry either. It would be better if the traffic was stuck for five, six, seven or eight days!"
"Don't be too happy too soon, we can still take a detour."
......
Some people are worried.
"Don't you want to get to the place of exile earlier? Wouldn't it be better to get rid of the officials earlier?"
"Haha, do you think we are demoted to commoners and can buy houses and build huts to live the lives of ordinary people? Look carefully," he pointed at the mark on his forehead, "we are criminals. Even if we reach Youzhou, we will be assigned to work in a manor for the officials!"
"This is better than traveling on the road and getting whipped by the police, right? Besides, we have to reach Youzhou within two months. If we don't hurry now, we will probably have to travel even harder later!"
"Yes! And now it's autumn, not far from winter. I heard that the winter in Youzhou is very cold, with snow and ice. If we don't rush to Youzhou when winter comes, I'm afraid many people will freeze to death!"
......
After hearing this, some of the joy turned into some sadness.
If we hurry on, we will probably be exhausted to death. Add to that the freezing weather, and I'm afraid many people will freeze to death on the road.
The scene was extremely noisy, and the noise made Meng Liang's temples throb with pain.
He looked at the road ahead with a somewhat uneasy look on his face.
The heavy rain had already delayed the journey for two days, and now the road was blocked. If they could not escort the prisoners to the place of exile on time, the emperor would definitely order punishment for these officials.
In addition, his head injury had not healed yet, so Meng Liang wanted to quickly go to some larger prefecture to find a better doctor to treat him. Feng Jiuyan was not trustworthy at all.
Otherwise, this small injury would have tortured him for almost half a month.
And, most importantly, the people above sent him a secret letter last night, saying that he must escort the prisoner to Youzhou as soon as possible. Otherwise...
Each and every one of these matters was of utmost importance and could not be delayed any longer. The more Meng Liang thought about it, the more frightened he became, and a layer of cold sweat formed on his back.
"Take a detour!" Meng Liang, riding on a tall horse, waved his hand and gave the order.
The detour is a bit longer, but it’s not like he wants to walk on two legs!
Although some people are dissatisfied in their hearts, they dare not speak out.
The unhappiest person is Feng Zixuan.
When she saw that the road she had to take was blocked, she felt relieved and a smile of relief appeared on her face.
This means that they will return to Huawu Village, and then they can take revenge on Feng Jiuyan tonight!
But when she heard Meng Liang say to change the route, her face suddenly fell. She scratched her itchy face and followed the team to take a detour with a worried look on her face.
She kept praying in her heart, praying that the road would be blocked.
He turned back from time to time, hoping that Huang Da would come to stop them.
After walking for half an hour, they finally arrived at another intersection.
But who knew that this intersection was also blocked by mud, rocks and trees that had slid down from the mountain, and carriages and other vehicles could not pass at all.
Seeing this scene, Feng Zixuan was extremely excited.
God is really helping her!
Humph, it seems that God also can’t stand that bitch Feng Jiuyan!
Madam Feng noticed that the team had stopped again, so she opened the car window slightly, looked forward and then closed it. She turned around and looked at Feng Jiuyan, and said worriedly, "Ah Yan, everything is as you expected. The villagers of Huawu Village may have bad intentions."
Thinking of her now acne-covered face, Madam Feng suddenly had an epiphany, "Their target is women, so..." She pointed to her face.
"Mother, don't worry. As long as you and your brother stay in the room, you don't have to worry about anything. I'm here!" Feng Jiuyan nodded, leaned forward slightly to hold Madam Feng's hand, and comforted her.
"Okay, don't worry, mother."
"Ari is even less worried!"
Song Chen, who was sitting on the shaft of the donkey cart, looked at the blocked intersection with a serious expression.
The first time was a coincidence, but what about the second time? Was it still a coincidence?
After a moment of thought, Song Chen finally discovered the strangeness of Huawu Village.
That day, the sky cleared after the rain, and a colorful bridge appeared in the sky. Almost everyone in the village came out to admire it. He felt that Huawu Village was a little strange that day, but he couldn't tell what was strange at the moment.
It turned out that the villagers were almost all men, and there were very few women and young girls!
He looked solemnly at the exile team, and when he saw that there were many young and beautiful girls in the team, he thought to himself that something was wrong.
The Huawu Village probably has bad intentions, and even the road was probably built by the villagers!
No, he had to remind Miss Feng and her family.
He knocked lightly on the carriage, Feng Jiuyan opened the door a crack and looked at Song Chen in confusion, "What's wrong? What's the matter?"
Song Chen looked around and found that there was no one around the carriage. Then he lowered his voice and said, "Miss Feng, the road has been blocked twice in a row. This must be a trick. This village is very strange. We must be careful about everything!"
Feng Jiuyan looked at Song Chen in surprise. She didn't expect Song Chen to be so perceptive.
Good, it’s worth her feeding!
"Well, you are right. Be careful about everything!" Feng Jiuyan looked at the brother and sister and whispered.
Seeing that the two had nothing else to do, Feng Jiuyan closed the carriage door.
Song Chen looked at the red rash on his sister's face and instantly understood.
It turns out that Miss Feng knows everything!
Now, the uneasiness in his heart dissipated a lot. Miss Feng must have a solution!
Meng Liang did not give up and sent several officers on horseback to quickly check other intersections, but the information he got was that the intersections were blocked.
Those who did not want to leave Huawu Village were very excited and did not notice anything wrong.
Although the officials and exiles felt that something was amiss, they did not connect the matter with the villagers of Huawu Village.
After all, the villagers of Huawu Village give everyone the impression of being very simple and kind farmers!
Helpless, Meng Liang had to order everyone to return to Huawu Village.
When everyone returned to the entrance of Huawu Village, night had already begun to fall.
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