Whose sleep was very sweet last night. This was the first time since the incident in the Sun family that she slept so soundly. Even the crying of children and the crying of women did not disturb her sleep.
Logically speaking, the inn we stayed in was the worst inn. We slept in Datongbu, and there was still the smell of sheep and some small animals left by the grassland herdsmen.
A young lady like her can't sleep well at all.
But the journey along the way is really tiring. Although sitting on a four-wheeled carriage, it seems that you shouldn’t be tired, but when more than a dozen people are crowded in a four-wheeled carriage and can’t even stretch their legs, you
You will feel that sleeping in this Datongbu is extremely comfortable.
In addition, last night, the owner of the inn saw these women and their children being exiled, and he was kind-hearted, so he cooked a pot of free haggis soup for them to drink.
Haggis are not valuable on the grassland. In the past, the Sun family did not like these things at all.
But the bowl of haggis soup last night was extremely delicious. The Sun family, who had not eaten any meat for a long time, drank it all. Even Sun Xue, the eldest lady who used to be picky and anorexic, drank two large gulps.
Bowl, have a good sleep again, and wash away the fatigue from this period of time.
After waking up early, Sun Xue also hurriedly washed up, because she knew that when several escorting officials got up and had breakfast, they would continue on their way.
While on the road, it was inconvenient to go to the toilet or something, and because of the Sun family's bad reputation, the escort officials didn't look too kindly on them.
Fortunately, the few officials were quite upright. Although they didn't have much good feelings toward them, they only scolded and cursed them along the way, but they didn't embarrass them too much.
Sure enough, as usual, when Luo Ming, Peng Chao and several other officials got up, after having morning tea, they immediately hurried on their way.
The distances between the towns on this grassland are calculated, and they are a hundred miles apart. If you don't work hard to travel, you will most likely have to spend the night in the wild.
This is definitely not the result everyone wants.
The four four-wheeled carriages set off again and continued walking north along the cement road with no end in sight.
The lush grassland, the melodious matouqin, and the figures of grassland herdsmen galloping on their horses, accompanied by eagles along the way, the herdsmen's songs echoed under the blue sky and white clouds.
Day after day, I kept going north.
At first, Sun Xue was very disappointed, and her overall condition was extremely bad.
She, a dignified eldest lady of the Sun family, fell to this level overnight. Perhaps it was better than becoming a Jiaofangsi. Originally, she had already been engaged to an official family in the capital, and she would be married by the end of the year.
Now that something like this happened, the other party immediately drew a clear line and stopped having any contact or contact with the Sun family. The engagement was naturally cancelled.
The sudden decline of her family fortune, coupled with her confusion about the future, made her, the eldest daughter of the Sun family, face collapse.
However, walking all the way north on the grassland, looking at the blue sky and white clouds, listening to the herdsmen's morin fiddle, and feeling the wind blowing on the grassland, her mood gradually improved.
Since some things cannot be changed, try to accept them.
Once you figure this out, your mood will naturally be completely different.
She silently wrote down what she saw and experienced on the grassland. If she had pen, ink, paper and inkstone, she would even want to write it all down.
"Chilechuan, at the foot of Yinshan Mountain, the sky is like a dome, covering the four fields!"
"The sky is blue, the fields are vast, and the grass is blown by the wind and you can see the cattle and sheep~"
Sun Xue thought and felt silently in her heart.
After her mood improved, Sun Xue began to appreciate the scenery of the grassland.
She grew up in Huairou County and seldom went out. At this moment, she looked at the vast land in front of her. Although it was not as prosperous and noisy as Guannai County, the natural beauty made people feel relaxed and happy. Looking at the white clouds in the distance, they seemed like tentacles.
Reachable.
"gorgeous!"
Sun Xue admired softly in her heart.
Day after day, town after town.
When we got to the back, there were no cement roads. The imperial court had not yet built a concrete road to Beihai. There was only a dirt road, and traces of ruts could still be seen on it.
The four-wheeled carriage started to get bumpy while walking on the dirt road, causing the Sun family sitting in the four-wheeled carriage to complain repeatedly, but they did not dare to speak out for fear of being scolded and scolded by several officials.
"Brother Luo, how long until we can get to Beihai Town?"
Peng Chao drove the four-wheeled carriage. He was already quite tired from the journey.
"In a few days, we will almost arrive at Beihai Town."
"Don't tell me, the Beihai is really cold. In this summer, in our Huairou County, we are almost dying from the heat. But we are about to reach the Beihai, and the weather is very cool. If it comes to winter, it will be really cold.
It’ll be freezing to death.”
As Luo Ming hurried on, he felt the temperature here. Even in summer, it felt like autumn here. The slightest hint of coolness made people unable to help but put on more clothes.
"How many more days will it take~"
When Peng Chao heard this, he immediately sighed.
"Hold on~"
"Everyone should pay attention these days. There are a lot of wolves, tigers, and bears on this side of the North Sea. Especially at night, the four of us have to take turns to keep vigil. The fire must not be extinguished, otherwise we may be killed.
The wolf took it away."
As soon as Luo Ming finished speaking, a wolf howl came from the mountain forest not far away, causing the Sun family on the four-wheeled carriage to scream in fear.
"what is it call?"
Luo Ming immediately scolded him.
"You, the Sun family, are all conscientious and do all kinds of evil. You are scarier than wolves. Why are you afraid of wolves?"
After being scolded by Luo Ming, everyone in the Sun family immediately bowed their heads and remained silent.
The crime committed by the Sun family is really too serious.
There were hundreds of people killed by the Sun family alone. As for being beaten and maimed, even more were injured. Being scolded and said a few words was really very light, very light.
Sun Xue ignored these and didn't care about them. She was actually admiring the scenery and scenery here at this moment.
The scenery here is quite good, with beautiful mountains and rivers, an all-natural world without a trace of human habitation, just like a paradise, and the dirt road made of four-wheel carriage ruts is a perfect embellishment of this world, not only without destroying the tranquility here
And beautiful, but it adds a touch of humanity.
"It would be great if I could draw all of this."
In her mind, she actually came up with the idea of painting, wanting to paint and write down everything she saw.
A few days later, their group finally arrived in Beihai Town.
Beihai Town is located on the northernmost seaside of Beihai. It is one of the six towns planned by the imperial court to develop the northern border, three in Congling, one in Beihai, and two north of the Altai Mountains.
Beihai Town is the only development town on this side of Beihai. Its sole responsibility is to consolidate the Ming Dynasty's rule over Beihai and the vast surrounding areas.
Beihai Town was still very simple at this time. It didn't even have a city wall, it was just surrounded by some wooden fences, forming the appearance of a small town.
The scale is not small. More than 10,000 people have been exiled to Beihai Town, forming the first batch of residents of Beihai Town.
Most of those who were exiled to Beihai Town were guilty of illegal crimes, or were implicated in being exiled here.
"Clang~"
With the sound of handcuffs and leg cuffs falling off, Sun Xue couldn't help but touch her wrist hard, feeling the feeling of regaining freedom and new life.
"Okay~"
"Beihai Town has arrived. From now on, you are free and innocent. I hope you will take care of yourself and don't make any mistakes again!"
Beihai Town was a place where criminals were exiled. The Ming Dynasty also set up a government office here to manage Beihai Town.
Luo Ming, Peng Chao and the others handed over the escorts to the Yamen, and then after checking, exchanging documents, and checking the personnel, it was no longer their business. The next thing was the Beihai Town Yamen.
The Sun family's life in exile in Beihai has just begun.
The imperial court was very generous in developing new territory. As soon as the Sun family arrived here, they were assigned their own house. This kind of house adopted a special design.
There is a fireplace and a heated kang. In winter, no matter how cold it is, as long as there is enough wood to burn a fire, the temperature inside the house can be maintained and you will not freeze to death.
As for the rest, it was very simple. They were given some food, but the quantity was not much, and it was only enough for a few days. If you wanted food, you had to work by yourself. As for firewood, there was no firewood at all, so you had to chop it yourself.
There are quite a few tools for living, and they are fully equipped, so you won’t really be drinking blood and consuming hair.
It's just that all this is absolutely hell-level difficulty for the Sun family, which has always had nothing to do but food and clothing. What's more, most of them are women and children, so they don't know what to do at the moment.
Go and start your new life.
The arrival of the Sun family's female relatives did not cause any waves in the entire Beihai Town. Prisoners were deported here almost every few days, and from time to time some people could not stand the life here and chose to commit suicide.
Compared with other places in the Ming Dynasty, this place is really too difficult. Everything looks so bad. Moreover, prisoners from all over the Ming Dynasty gather here, and there are all kinds of people.
A mixed bag.
Fights are very common here. On the first day Sun Xue arrived, he saw several fights. The fights were very fierce and blood flowed. There were too many ruthless people, many of whom were ruffians in the past.
When we get here, we are all thorny, and no one will obey anyone, and there will inevitably be a fight.