"Get up, quickly get up! We must rush to Guest House today!" difference person shouted at the people resting by the side of the road to get up and hurry up. As long as there was a slight delay, difference person would lift his leg and kick them.
These people were all criminals sentenced to exile, of course the difference person would not be courteous with them, those who had money and money would look out for them a little, those who did not have money and were pretending to be rich would think of themselves as noble people, they would not be courteous at all, they were people who did this kind of thing all year round, and their hearts were hard.
The weather had just turned into autumn, and although it wasn't as hot as summer, the might of the autumn tiger was still there. After travelling for several months, some elderly, women, and children were unable to continue on in the heat.
Someone could not help but plead, "Master Fu, it's almost noon right now. Let everyone take a break and rest before we continue on our journey, shall we?"
What answered him was the merciless whip in difference person's hands. Seeing the bloodstain on the man's shoulder from the whip, no one dared to make a sound, as they all lowered their heads and walked forward.
An old difference person sighed. They had no choice but to rush to Guest House to report in the future!
Besides, he was going to be exiled, so naturally he had to suffer. This level of heat was nothing to him. Otherwise, wouldn't he have wasted this punishment for nothing?
"Qiao Jieer, can you still hold on?"
Xu Hui raised her head and looked at her father Xu Jingan who was full of concern for him. She forced out a smile and nodded, "I'm fine. Let's go!" At this point, even if she couldn't hold on any longer, she still had to!
Xu Hui still did not understand why she was here so well. It was not that she did not think of a way to die, but she had thought of a way to go back. However, there was a faint pain on her forehead. She ruthlessly reminded her that it was only a delusion. Since she couldn't die, she could only grit her teeth and live on.
Her current identity was a young lady from a branch family of Jiang-Nan city's Jiang Prefecture's Xu family. The Xu family was a large clan of the Jiang Prefecture, and her father, Xu Jingan, was the mountain president of the Yun Lu Institution in the Jiang Prefecture's Yun Lu Institution. Although she was from a branch family, she was very talented in books and was a High Scholar before she was even twenty years old.
The original owner's name was Xu Qiaohui, her nickname was Qiao Jieer, her birth mother was from a rich background, and she was extremely skilled in weaving and weaving. She had even used her delicate hands to create several hundred acres of good land and shops for the originally poor Xu family.
Wu's and Xu Jingan were childhood sweethearts, and their relationship was deep, but it was a pity that their offspring were unlucky. The two of them had been married for six years and had given birth to Qiao Jieer.
Xu Jingan's mother had schemed for her son and pressured him to marry the successor Feng's disease when he was only three years old. Feng's disease wouldn't even be able to bear the pressure for a few years, his daughters Xu Qiaozhu and his son Xu Rui.
He stayed in the Academy all year round, and had even brought Qiao Jieer along to be raised personally by his side. Although his mother doted on his grandson, she was also very fond of him, who had always been obedient and intelligent. This made Feng's disease and Xu Qiaozhu very jealous.
As the favoured eldest daughter of the Xu family, Xu Qiaohui had lived a life of luxury since childhood. Although she could not compare to the young ladies who were the direct descendants of the Xu family, she had two girls serving her from a young age.
Although it was easy to take advantage of the tree, but "the tree falls and the monkey disappears". In the end, because the Xu family, which had been a large clan for a hundred years, had made a mistake while standing on the same side of the line, the New Emperor had to settle the matter. The Xu family's patriarch and his subordinates, the grown men, were executed and the underage males and their female family members were sentenced to exile.
's family had also become the fish in the water. The male members of the Xu Family were sent into the army, and the female members were exiled with them. The majority of the people in this long line were from the Xu family, with difference person escorting them to the northern region of Ming Province, then distributing them to various Guest House s as well.
A group of people who used to be extravagant were now exiles, falling from the sky into the earth. Many people could not stand the gap, many had died from self-inflicted injuries along the way. Although Xu Mu's mother died after walking for a few days, difference person only had one or two sentences, and that was to bury her in the ground.
Although Xu Qiaohui was a lady who was raised delicately, she had the innate tenacity of her birth mother, the Wu's. With her grandmother's death, she quickly saw through the dangers on the road and tried to find a way to use the belt with the gold foil that her aunt had given her when they set out. She did her best to curry favor with the difference person, causing her father, Xu Jingan, to suffer less.
Even so, Xu Jingan's thin body still could not bear the pain of being transported. After being drenched by the rain, he fell sick three days ago.
Without Xu Jingan's protection, no matter how intelligent Xu Qiuhui was, she was still only a fourteen year old girl. How could she be a match for her stepmother and sister, Xu Qiaozhu? When she found out that her stepmother wanted to give her father as a concubine for money, Xu Qiaohui was so angry that she crashed into a wall and begged to die. When she woke up, the core of her heart had turned into the modern Xu Hui.
Xu Hui had all of Xu Qiuhui's memories. She was very sympathetic towards this girl who had such a strong and clever ending. However, after seeing the situation, even if Xu Hui was a 24 year old adult, she would not be able to bear the suffering and hopeless future.
His father joined the army, and his son joined the army. For generations, he would have to join the army, and in this border that was filled with wars, he might even die in the battlefield tomorrow. If a man was already like this, then a woman would be even more miserable. If there was no man in the family and the heir could not inherit the position of Military, then the woman would be sold off and become an official courtesan that could not even be redeemed.
Xu Hui did not want such a life at all. No matter how stressful life in modern times was, it was still heaven compared to this place!
However, every time he wanted to request for death, there would be an intense force coming from his body to stop her. Seeing Xu Jingan, who was trying to get up to protect her due to Xu Qiaohui's accident, crying uncontrollably due to anger, Xu Hui thought that this might be the will of the original owner.
If she died, how could this father who loved his daughter as if his life depended on it? Xu Hui decided to grit his teeth and live on. It was just that she would not let Feng's disease and Xu Qiaozhu, who had caused the death of Xu Qiaohui, off lightly!
Seeing that they were almost to Guest House, everyone had a complicated expression on their faces. On the way, everyone was trying to guess what exactly this place looked like. When they arrived at the boundary, they saw the tall poplar tree and the boundless desert. With the wind blowing, the poplar leaves rustled in the wind, making it seem even more desolate.
The leading difference person pointed at the gray city gate and said, "This is the Steel Armor Guard. When we turn them in later, you will all belong to the people here, and we brothers should head back now. Otherwise, we won't be able to head back when it snows."
He always had a feeling of relief when he reported back to his colleagues. It wasn't easy to be a servant, there were a lot of deaths along the way, but luckily, more than half of them didn't die. Among his colleagues, there were some that gave out gifts to the last person, and now that he had completed his mission, he had added more people to the Guest House.
When the armored guards saw the difference person, they greeted him and said, "This year is quite early, even earlier than in the past. I guess it will take you at least five or six days to get here."
The difference person laughed and said, "Aren't you thinking of meeting your brother soon? I've brought this person with me, take the register and count them. I won't care about him later. "
That official also smiled and said, "I know that you're in a hurry to go back and see your wife. If you don't come over and drink with me, you might not be able to go back and report!"
"Of course, we won't leave until we're drunk!" difference person laughed heartily. He inadvertently caught sight of Xu Hui, who was eagerly looking at him from the front. He rolled his eyes and whispered a few words into his ear. Xu Hui looked at the officer who listened to him and glanced at him. His heart pounded like thunder.
Yesterday, she used the biggest piece of gold leaf she had left to ask difference person to help her speak good words and give them to a better Guest House. Xu Jingan's body was simply too weak, he had to support them all with one breath.
The official who picked them up counted the number of people and said: "command wants all of you to come with me!"
The biggest governor of the Guest House was the command, a third rank official. Although he could not compare to the third rank officials of the capital, the local tyrant of the Guest House still had the power to kill them.
Xu Hui helped Xu Jingan, who was squatting at the side, up. Looking at how was smiling at him, his hair was disheveled and his face was ashen white, but he still forced himself to smile.
Xu Hui quickly took out a cloth to help Xu Jingan wipe his face, tidied up his hair, and did his best to help him straighten out his clothes.
Xu Jingan's eyes were extremely gentle. He raised his hand and ruffled Xu Hui's hair, and Xu Hui smiled towards Xu Jingan. No matter what, I cannot let the command see that you are unkempt, or else my first impression will not be good. How can Xu Jingan not understand my daughter's little thoughts?
No matter what, he could not fall. Feng's disease could not be counted on, if he fell, what about the helpless Qiao Jieer?
This scene of a filial son deeply stung Feng's disease and Xu Qiaozhu's eyes. Xu Qiaozhu curled her lips and muttered to the Feng's disease: "This slut knows how to please father. If it's for everyone's own good, why would we be so desperate to live in Python County? If we had those fifty silver taels, we would definitely be much better off now!"
Xu Qiaozhu was the daughter of the Feng's disease who was born less than a year into the family. She was four years younger than Xu Qiaohui, and was only ten this year.
Feng's disease shook Xu Qiaozhu's hand and said softly, "Don't be anxious, my son. She was being exiled, unlike the Xu family. Even if it was the old master, she would not be able to protect that little bitch Xu Qiaohui.
In front of Mother Xu, she spoke a lot of good words before finally marrying Feng's disease into her family. Feng's disease originally thought that the Xu family would definitely live a prosperous life if they were to marry into her family.
Unexpectedly, although Xu Jingan could not refuse to marry her to the Feng's disease, when they were getting married, it clearly showed that all of the good fortune that the wife and Wu's had given to the shop owner was for Qiao Jieer as dowry. The later generations would not be able to get points and could only live off of his salary.
His mother thought that Xu Jingan would definitely change his mind if he had a son, so she didn't tell Feng's disease about this. Unexpectedly, Xu Jingan kept his promise and only gave Feng's disease his own salary after getting married, even if he had a son, it would still be the same.
Feng's disease was completely dumbstruck. She had only married after looking at the wealth of her family.
As a result, although Feng's disease pretended to be virtuous and gentle, she had always seen Xu Qiuhui as a thorn in her side. However, Xu Jingan had brought Xu Qiuhui along with him to the Academy, and had taken care of her on the way here. Even if she wanted to punish him, she had no way of doing so. Now that they were in this territory, Feng's disease couldn't wait to sell Xu Qiaohui and exchange her for money to vent the hatred in his heart.