Chapter 129
Chapter 129
In the forty-first year of Huayuan, on the evening of the sixth day of the second month.
Cheng Yisan picked up the freshly prepared medicine and carefully fed it to her mother.
Her father's medicine was ready over there, and she picked up the medicine jar with light hands and feet.
On the other side, seven-year-old Cheng Yihuai was so tired that he fell asleep.
In this small room, Cheng Yisan was the only one who was awake.
After feeding their parents the medicine, the Dong family brought over some ginseng soup and asked all four of them to drink it.
There was no other reason. If they didn't drink some ginseng soup to refresh themselves, the Dong family would be afraid that they would not be able to reach Ning'an Prefecture.
All in all, it will take at least half a month.
The maid sent by the Dong family said, "Sister, do you need to wash up? I can ask someone to fetch some water."
Cheng Yishan shook her head: "No need."
"Don't worry, there are people protecting you from Wuxin Mansion to Zhennan Pass and even Ning'an Prefecture." said the little maid.
Cheng Yishan knew all this, but she didn't want anything to happen on the last leg of the journey, so she chuckled and said, "It's okay, let's talk about it when we get to Ning'an Prefecture."
It's a journey of six thousand miles. As a woman, and a young one at that, there is no way she can be safe without some disguise.
She likes sweetness and cleanliness, but this is all she can do.
Now I'm used to it.
Compared to surviving, this filth is nothing.
The maid sighed and advised Miss Cheng to take a rest: "I will watch over you. I will call you if there is anything."
This suggestion made Cheng Yisan nod slightly.
She really hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time.
For a long time, she and her brother took turns to rest.
Out of habit, Cheng Yisan did not sleep very deeply. She would wake up immediately at the slightest noise outside.
She didn't open her eyes immediately, but listened to the conversation outside.
It is a conversation between a little maid and Mr. Dong.
"Everything has been arranged over there, so you can rest for two more days. If there is anything here, you must tell me in time."
"Don't worry, I will definitely follow Master Ji's orders."
Dong Xiucai nodded: "Lord Ji doesn't easily ask others to do things for him. He also gave us rubber before. This matter must be done."
The Dong family was almost the first merchant family in the entire Dianzhou Prefecture to use rubber on horse-drawn carriages.
During that period, his family was very prosperous.
Using rubber in advance saved the carriage a lot of effort and money.
It’s because their young master is the same age as Lord Ji that he was able to get this benefit.
Therefore, if Lord Ji has something to do, they will definitely do their best to do it.
Cheng Yisan listened and fell into a deep sleep.
It seems like I can have a good rest now.
When Cheng Yisan woke up again, it was already daybreak.
Cheng Yihuai heard the sound and trotted over.
The maid wiped his little face, cleaned him briefly, and tidied his hair a little. Anyway, he would leave in two days, so this would make him feel more comfortable.
Cheng Yihuai said: "Sister, you are awake."
"You've taken your parents' medicine. You can rest for a while."
As he spoke, Cheng Yihuai brought the buns over and said, "Eat something before going to sleep?"
Cheng Yisan took it, rubbed her brother's head, ate two buns, and continued to rest.
Only when you have enough energy can you walk the final journey.
The more critical the situation is, the more we cannot relax.
She took advantage of these few days to sleep as much as possible.
On the ninth day of the second lunar month, the ruddy-faced officers continued on their march with more than thirty prisoners.
These past few days, they have been eating well and sleeping well, not to mention living a very comfortable life.
I didn't expect that the people in Wuxin Prefecture would be so polite.
However, in comparison, the difficulties on the road made them even more resentful.
His eyes swept over the Cheng family. This family of four was such a burden.
Most of the other prisoners who were traveling with them also avoided the Cheng family.
Others can help each other, but if you have a good relationship with the four members of the Cheng family, you can only help them.
Cheng Yisan remained the same as usual. She tied the hemp rope around her father's hands and her mother's body.
Her brother held their father's hand, and she dragged her mother on the wooden board forward.
This scene shocked the Dong family’s caravan.
The Dong family caravan followed not too far away, as a protection.
But there is nothing more that can be done.
I can only give them water and some food occasionally, and these are just casualties.
Halfway through the journey, we encountered an accident.
They passed by Ji Yuan's servant who was delivering the painting, but unfortunately they only exchanged a few words and neither side knew what the other was doing.
February twenty-fourth.
Cheng Yisan's shoulders were covered with new and old wounds. After all, her mother was the weight of an adult, and after dragging her for thousands of miles, her shoulders had long been unbearable.
After a short break, Cheng Yihuai choked up and said, "Sister, you, your shoulder is bleeding again."
Cheng Yishan was not surprised, and she covered her face slightly and said, "The road here is too difficult to walk on."
"I'll carry mother on my back for a while."
Cheng Yihuai said nothing and clenched his fists.
Why is he only seven years old? Why can't he help his sister share the burden?
Even for a seven-year-old, he's growing up fast.
"Zhennan Pass is just ahead!"
Someone whispered, "The road to Zhennan Pass is even harder to travel!"
"Can we really make it to Ning'an Prefecture alive?"
"I'm afraid it won't work. The road to Zhennan Pass is even more difficult and dangerous."
After drinking the water, Cheng Yisan followed the crowd. She gritted her teeth, carried her mother on her back, and walked towards Zhennan Pass.
She can do it.
She certainly can.
Carrying my mother on my back made the already rugged mountain road even more difficult to navigate.
The Dong family team behind hesitated for a long time, but finally stepped forward to ask if they could help.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, more than 30 prisoners looked at him.
Can they take the car?
They want to ride too!
The officers whipped them and said to the Dong family caravan, "We are here to do our job! What are you doing? Get out of here!"
"Are you planning to rob the prison van?!"
The officers were not wrong.
If just anyone can come and help, can exile still be called a punishment?
Unless it was a government prison carriage, these prisoners were absolutely not allowed to get close to ordinary carriages.
Cheng Yisan shook her head at them.
Thank you very much for the Dong family’s kindness.
She's very strong now, she's fine.
Cheng Yisan took a deep breath and forced herself to come back to her senses.
Step by step, he walked towards Zhennan Pass.
The mother on her back shook her head slightly, obviously not wanting her daughter to suffer like this, but she was too ill to speak.
Cheng Yishan was still trying to comfort her mother: "Mom, we are almost there. Our family of four will be there soon."
No matter what life is like here, she will live well.
She can learn to cook, sell snacks, learn how to take care of patients, and develop the strength she has today to support her family.
You can live here.
She will live well with her family.
Cheng Yihuai held the wooden board in his hand, while Cheng Yisan walked forward steadily with her mother on her back.
Until I saw the city gate of Zhennan Pass.
There were soldiers guarding both inside and outside the city gate. When they saw them, they immediately asked, "Who are you? Where is the pass?"
Zhennan Pass.
arrive.
Cheng Yisan took a deep breath.
I saw a man standing on the city gate.
The man was wearing a scarlet official uniform and was looking right into her eyes.
Ji Zhuangyuan.
"All prisoners, get on the van!"
"quick!"
The nimble woman came over and said to Cheng Yishan, "Hurry up and get on the prison van! This is a strategic location at Zhennan Pass! Don't walk around!"
After that, all the prisoners were driven into the prison van, where they could only sit and could not move at all.
But all the prisoners in the prison van breathed a sigh of relief.
Does this mean that they don’t have to walk to Ning’an Prefecture and can go there in a prison van?
The leading officers looked at each other in confusion, but after listening to the explanation of the soldiers from Zhennan Pass, they expressed their understanding.
Yes, the situation in Zhennan Pass is different, and it is indeed not easy to let the prisoners run around.
Come to think of it, this place is very well prepared.
The prison van moved forward slowly, and even the food was eaten in the van.
That afternoon, the soldiers driving the carriage set off immediately.
From Zhennan Pass to the last stop.
Ning'an Prefecture.
It only takes three or four days for the carriage to travel.
During this period, all prisoners were taken care of by the soldiers and old women at Zhennan Pass.
The officers also felt relieved.
After walking such a long way, they didn't expect that this was the border place that gave them the least worry.
Cheng Yisan discovered that the Dong family’s caravan entered Zhennan Pass and then left.
They were looked after by several strong women.
It was Ji Zhuangyuan who was helping in secret.
But I only took a quick glance at him from the city wall that day, and never saw him again.
February 28th.
Perhaps because they no longer had to walk, the prisoners in the prison van regained some strength and spoke more.
“We’ve finally arrived.”
"Being exiled six thousand miles away actually feels like this."
"I'll never be able to go back to my hometown in this life."
This sentence seemed to irritate Lord Cheng, causing him to yell again.
"Shut up!"
"A madman should die on the road!"
The officer came over with a whip, and Cheng Yishan subconsciously stood in front of her father. The women next to her hurriedly stopped him and said, "We will go to the Ning'an Prefecture government office immediately. The officials should go and rest."
"Yeah, we're all here now, let's take a rest."
The officers were indeed tired, and after being persuaded by another companion, the prison van drove towards the yamen.
We met many teams of cargo traders on the road, and they looked at us curiously.
It was an exiled team. No one knew what they had done wrong to be exiled to Ning'an Prefecture.
The prison van was parked steadily at the back door of the Ning'an Prefecture government office, waiting for the local criminal department to come and take over.
Unexpectedly, the criminal department here seemed to have received instructions long ago, and the handover was completed in less than half an hour.
This group of more than 30 exiled prisoners were already local prisoners.
If nothing unexpected happens, farming, building roads and houses for the government are all their jobs. What they do specifically depends on the assignment of the Ministry of Justice.
Cheng Yisan followed the women silently until the prisoners were separated, and she subconsciously became nervous.
The strong woman then whispered, "Miss Cheng, please come with me."
Cheng Yisan did not move around, but instead protected her family.
Until the era appeared.
This road is remote, but it is not without its share of visitors. It is somewhat risky for Ji Yuan to show up like this.
But he could see Miss Cheng's vigilance.
Such vigilance is naturally justified.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to bring her family here.
Ji Yuan walked up to her and saw Cheng Yishan staring at him without blinking, so he said, "Come on, I'll take you there."
Cheng Yisan still didn't move. Tears suddenly welled up in her eyes and she seemed to be nailed to the spot, crying silently.
She was afraid that her father, who was sometimes lucid and sometimes confused, would hear it.
She was also afraid that her semi-conscious mother might hear it.
I was also afraid of scaring my brother.
But she really needed a cry.
Even now, this kind of silent tears is what she needs.
She was haggard, covered in thick filth, her hair was in a mess, and tears were streaming down her cheeks.
If you only look at her back, you can't tell that she is crying.
Ji Yuan was stunned. He had been nearby since before the town's South Gate. He watched Cheng Yisan carrying her mother on her back and taking care of the family.
Until now.
Her crying was also silent.
She is as tough as a tree in the alpine forest of Ning'an Prefecture.
Be resilient and never waver.
Even if I shed tears, it was silent and I didn't need anyone's sympathy.
Ji Yuan took a step forward and then a step back.
Yes, the girl in front of me doesn't need anyone's sympathy.
Her tears are not a sign of weakness.
More like her medal.
It's just that this medal was obtained too cruelly.
Cheng Yishan raised her head, her voice still hoarse: "Thank you, Master Ji."
"We are old acquaintances."
"Call me Brother Yuan."
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