Chapter 7: Providing Value
There were a few pieces of stewed meat in it. King Hu picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, and threw the rest to Qi Jingcheng.
"Sister-in-law, tell me, where have you been all these years?"
King Hu was really curious, and it felt like there was a kitten's paw scratching inside his heart.
Shen Xun glanced at him, "Want to know?"
King Hu nodded.
Shen Xun glanced at the official who stood up and prepared to continue on his way, "We'll talk about it tonight."
"Okay, get up and continue on your way."
The officer stood up and shouted at the prisoner to stand up.
The prisoners complained bitterly, but they did not dare to cause trouble to the officers. They could only stand up with difficulty and gather together with heavy steps.
In order to facilitate their journey, they did not wear shackles or shackles, but they had to walk thirty miles every day. Every step was torture for these once pampered nobles.
The official in charge of escorting the prisoners was Su Song, a close confidant of King Su. According to King Su's instructions, he only needed to take the prisoners to Youzhou.
As for the possibility of people dying on the road due to traveling too fast... that was not within his consideration.
"You think you're noble," the officer said disdainfully. "It would take them a few steps to get killed."
"Who says it's not... By the way, sir, it seems that Prince Hu's family has gone together with Qi Yunzhou. Do we need to separate them?"
The officer stared at Qi Yunzhou and his companions out of the corner of his eyes and swallowed unconsciously.
They actually hid the white flour buns. Just now when he passed by King Hu, he faintly smelled a hint of meat!
If Prince Hu and Qi Yunzhou were to separate, wouldn't the whole family, young and old, be at the mercy of him for money and food?
Su Song said coldly, "Don't worry about them. They are just a bunch of prisoners. They won't cause much trouble no matter what."
"I know what you want to do. There are plenty of opportunities along the way to snatch the good stuff from them. There's no need to rush."
All right.
Since Susong had said so, the officials did not dare to disobey.
The nearest village was still ten miles away. In order to feel more comfortable, Susong asked the officers to drive the prisoners away quickly.
The police whipped the prisoners from time to time, and the prisoners didn't even have a chance to catch their breath. They hurried and finally arrived at the village before sunset.
The village was not big, so after Susong sent someone to negotiate with the village chief, they spent the night in an abandoned house in the village.
Su Song and others could rest comfortably in the house for a night, while the prisoners could only rest in the open air in the yard.
Fortunately, the yard has a high wall, which can somewhat block the cold wind.
Shen found a corner and waited until dinner time, when Chen Dexi and Qi Jingcheng went to get the food together.
Today's meal is rice porridge, which can warm the body.
As a result, when they came back, King Hu took a look at the porridge in the bowl and immediately became angry.
"You call this rice porridge? There aren't even ten grains of rice in a bowl!"
Seeing that there was nothing else, he asked tentatively, "You're not going to drink just this bowl of water tonight, are you?"
Chen Dexi smiled bitterly and said, "The officer said we don't have to travel at night, so eat as little as possible."
Prince Hu: “…”
At this time, Xie Lan and Qi Yunzhou, who had gone to the nearby woods to look for food, also returned.
They had just seen a forest nearby and were wondering if they could hunt any prey or find some edible wild vegetables.
"No," Xie Lan shook his head regretfully, "There's nothing to eat in the forest."
Yes, if there was anything edible, it would have been picked up by the villagers long ago.
When Xie Lan and the other two went to the woods, some people followed them, but they all returned empty-handed.
When the officer saw that they had returned empty-handed, a triumphant smile appeared on his face.
"Hey! Come over here if you want to eat pancakes. Ten taels of silver for a piece of pancake. Hurry up if you want to buy!"
"Sir, do we need to buy hard biscuits to eat? Isn't that our meal?"
Someone asked weakly.
The officer sneered, "Hasn't tonight's meal already been distributed to you? The bread is extra, so hurry up and buy it, or we'll take it away."
When the prisoners first set out on the journey, they don't need too much food, as they can still hold on for a while. But in the middle and late stages, they can't hold on any more, so the officials will try their best to deduct as much food as possible.
Prince Hu gritted his teeth and said, "Sister-in-law, do you think we should buy some too? A bowl of thin soup really won't satisfy my hunger."
Shen Xun shook his head, "No."
She has plenty of food in her space, why should she spend money on unpalatable cakes?
King Hu wanted to persuade her, but the next moment, his eyes widened!
Shen Xun took out a bag of chicken legs from the small bag she carried with her, put one in each bowl, and took out four large pancakes, giving one to each person.
Prince Hu was shocked. "Brother, sister-in-law, you really can hold a lot of things!"
Qi Jingcheng stammered, "Dad, no matter how good you are at pretending, you can't possibly fit so many things in there!"
King Hu thought so too. He looked at Chen Xun, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Chen Xun raised his eyes and glanced at Prince Hu and his son, "Just eat, don't ask."
King Hu swallowed the words he was about to ask, and huddled in a corner with his family to eat.
Qi Yunzhou asked Chen Xun: "Mother, are you not going to hide it anymore?"
Yes, Qi Yunzhou knew that Shen Xun had a space, as for the others...
They have the same expression as King Hu.
But they recovered quickly. Isn't it good to have something to eat?
Shen Xun nodded, "We've been together all the way, I don't want to rack my brains to come up with excuses every day."
Qi Yunzhou said he understood.
Xie Lan sighed inexplicably.
Qi Yunzhou looked at him, "What's wrong with you?"
Xie Lan said worriedly, "Axun solved the food problem directly. What's the point of hiding these things?"
He rummaged through his clothes, shook his sleeves, and took out a banknote as high as a palm.
Qi Yunzhou picked up the banknotes and counted them, then said in a daze, "You have about a hundred thousand here, right?"
Xie Lan nodded. "I was originally going to give it to you so you can spend it on your journey."
As a result, when he saw Shen Xun, he and Yinpiao were all on the road to exile.
Qi Yunzhou had a complicated expression. He didn't expect Xie Lan to do this. He thought they were mortal enemies.
He was deeply touched.
"However," Xie Lan said cheerfully, "I can wash clothes, cook, and mend clothes, so I can be a good wife to Xun."
Qi Yunzhou threw his feelings away.
I say it again, tonic seduces my mother!!!
Shen Xun put the banknotes that Xie Lan took out into his space, saving them for future use. He would pass through cities on the way, and there would be plenty of time to spend money.
After dinner, King Hu came over. After careful consideration, he decided to talk to Shen Xun.
"Sister-in-law, you are quite capable. At least we won't go hungry on the way. Tell me, what do you need me to do?"
If Shen Xun had only given him food, he would have gladly accepted it, but she told King Hu her secret, and King Hu had to consider what value they had that made it worth Shen Xun to include them in the scope of "his own people".
Chen Xun smiled and said, "Since Big Brother said so, I'll get straight to the point. I heard from A Lan that Big Brother learned from the Black and White Divine Doctor, and is a dual practitioner of medicine and poison?"
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