After saying that, Jiang Yuwei turned around and called out to the people behind her:
"It's getting dark, let's spend the night here."
As he spoke, he directed Ning Huaizhi to park the oxcart under a large tree not far from the mother and daughter.
Jiang Yuwei got off the oxcart and instructed Tiezhu:
"Tiezhu, take Gou Dan and Ning Zhao to find more grass, even dry grass will do, to fill the cows' and horses' bellies so that we can travel on tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Tie Zhu quickly called Ning Zhao and the others to leave.
Jiang Yuwei then said to Aunt Zhou and Aunt Wang:
"There are quite a few refugees here right now, so keep a close eye on your belongings and don't give them any help. I'm afraid they'll cause a ruckus and steal our things. Don't cook tonight either; just eat some dry food in the car to fill your stomachs. Rest tonight and set off early tomorrow to leave this place."
Upon hearing this, Wang Ma also looked around warily, then nodded and said:
“I think we should have the men take turns keeping watch tonight. There are too many refugees here, and we have to be careful.”
Jiang Yuwei nodded and said to Yun Qing and Ning Wu:
"You two are on night watch for the first half of the night. Don't fall asleep. Take your time to drive around in our car."
Then he looked at Ning Zixuan and Ning Chunlin and said:
"You two will be on guard duty for the rest of the night. Since we're on the road, let's not talk about being young masters or princes. Our priority is to get to the capital safely."
Ning Zixuan naturally had no objection and simply nodded. Ning Chunlin was about to speak in rebuttal, but when he met Jiang Yuwei's gaze, he had no choice but to shrink his head back.
Xu Qianqian seemed to have noticed that Ning Chunlin seemed quite afraid of Jiang Yuwei, and said with dissatisfaction:
"Brother Chunlin, you are a young master of the Prince's mansion, how can we let you keep watch at night? Why don't I take your place!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Ma immediately felt that Xu Qianqian was indeed incredibly stupid.
Even she could see that Jiang Yuwei had deliberately arranged for the highly skilled Yun Qing and Ning Zixuan to guard the first and second halves of the night respectively, and had each of them bring along Ning Wu and Ning Chunlin, who were of average skill. This combination was more reliable.
Now, Xu Qianqian, in an attempt to curry favor and impress others, has actually offered to keep watch at night. She really has no idea what these starving refugees will be like when they truly go mad.
Before Wang Ma could speak to stop her, Jiang Yuwei said coldly:
"You want to keep watch? I think it's not enough that you were kidnapped and forced into marriage; these refugees have to tear you apart alive before they'll stop. Since you're so eager to keep watch, then this task is yours!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Qianqian's expression immediately changed, and she looked at Jiang Yuwei in shock, saying:
"Um, I... I was just feeling sorry for Chunlin, what did I do wrong?"
Jiang Yuwei turned around, glanced at Xu Qianqian, and smiled:
“You did nothing wrong, so I agree to let you take Chunlin’s place on night watch.”
Ning Chunlin looked at Xu Qianqian with gratitude after hearing this.
Seeing that Ning Chunlin didn't refuse and actually wanted her to keep watch, Xu Qianqian took out her handkerchief, covered her face, and began to cry.
"Jiang Yuwei, what grudge do you hold against me? Why are you always targeting me? Waaah..."
Jiang Yuwei rolled her eyes speechlessly after hearing this, glared at Ning Chunlin, and said:
"You think you deserve two wives? Didn't you realize that Xu Qianqian didn't want to keep watch and was crying, waiting for you to give her a way out? You're so stupid."
Then Jiang Yuwei looked at Xu Qianqian and said:
"From now on, you and Ning Chunlin should stop trying to get involved with me. I'm not bad at anything, but I like to speak the truth. If I expose all your little tricks for deceiving men, you'll lose face, won't you?"
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Xu Qianqian no longer dared to pretend to cry. She quickly raised her head to look at Jiang Yuwei and said:
"I'm talking to Brother Chunlin, what's it to you? Go do your own thing!"
Jiang Yuwei rolled her eyes at Xu Qianqian and left without looking back. As long as Xu Qianqian didn't try to drag her into this, it was none of her business how Xu Qianqian acted.
Jiang Yuwei got onto her oxcart and watched from afar as the mother and daughter finished eating, which put her mind at ease.
Just as she was about to lower the curtain to eat, she saw a group of men walking around the mother and daughter. Jiang Yuwei immediately became vigilant.
Unfortunately, she was too far away to hear what they were saying.
Fortunately, after watching for a while, Jiang Yuwei saw that the group of men did not seem to do anything wrong. They just chatted with the mother and daughter for a few words and then left. Only then did she feel relieved and start eating dinner.
Jiang Yuwei called Ning Zhao and Gou Dan to the oxcart for dinner. After dinner, everyone rested on the floor as usual.
While no one was looking, Jiang Yuwei put everything into her spatial storage. Her eyelids kept twitching, which made her a little flustered.
Right now, I'm putting away all my food and supplies so that if the other cars are indeed robbed by refugees, I can at least have food to feed everyone.
Just as Jiang Yuwei was thinking this and preparing to close her eyes for a nap, she heard a very soft voice calling her from outside the car:
"Kind person, are you asleep?"
Jiang Yuwei gently lifted the curtain and saw the little girl who had asked her for food earlier looking around nervously.
Jiang Yuwei asked with a smile:
"What's wrong, little girl?"
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, the little girl leaned close to Jiang Yuwei's ear and whispered:
“Just now, a group of men came to ask me and my mother about you. As they were leaving, I heard the leader say that they were going to come and rob you tonight.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei's expression immediately hardened, and she then looked at the little girl and said:
"Little girl, thank you for telling me this. You should go now and go find your mother. Stay away tonight to avoid getting hurt."
The girl nodded heavily to Jiang Yuwei and said:
"You guys be careful too, I think they're carrying knives."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and nodded at the little girl, then waved for her to hurry up and leave.
Upon hearing this, Ning Daya, who was on the oxcart, immediately became nervous and said:
"Sister Yuwei, what... what should we do?"
Jiang Yuwei looked at Ning Daya, patted her shoulder, and smiled:
"Have you forgotten how you killed someone with a dagger? Tonight is the same as that day."
Upon hearing this, Ning Daya's eyes hardened, and she instinctively gripped the dagger at her waist.
Jiang Yuwei said to Ning Daya:
"Go quietly to the back and tell them about this. Tell them to prepare the weapons for me. If those people really dare to come today, we'll make sure they don't leave alive."
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's instructions, Ning Daya quickly jumped off the oxcart and went to the back to report the news.
Liu looked helplessly at Jiang Yuwei and said:
"Yuwei, I don't know anything, and I'm afraid I'll only be a burden to you at a time like this."
Jiang Yuwei looked at Liu and smiled:
"You know how to pour pepper spray, right? You and Wan'er will guard the cart in a bit. If anyone dares to touch our oxcart, you splash them with pepper spray, and Wan'er will shoot them with arrows. We'll make sure they're utterly defeated."
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