As the group walked further and further into the countryside, the soil became wetter and wetter. There was probably a river nearby.
A few days further, we should reach the Yangtze River crossing the two countries.
On the mainland map, Qingfeng Kingdom is located in the west, so the northwest direction is the border city between the two countries.
But now, they are taking a detour and going directly to the north.
Because there are monsters in the mountains and forests, they have been walking around the perimeter without a map, so they can only head towards the north.
There are wild fruits and wild animals to eat, and there is no need to worry about drinking for the time being.
Yunfei made three bamboo baskets and a small bamboo basket and distributed them.
He was carrying Zhu Jinxiu and the bamboo tube filled with water, Wen Yue'er was carrying Zhu Jinhua, and Madam Dong was carrying the wild fruits they had picked.
Zhu Jinyu was carrying several animal skins.
It's May now, and the weather is hot, so Yunfei didn't use animal skins to make clothes, but casually covered his body with leaves.
The exposed skin has been tanned.
Let’s talk about the escort team.
A lot of prisoners were lost, and a lot died. The number of prisoners dropped sharply by 300, and there were also dozens of disabled people.
In the end, there were only more than a hundred people left.
Many officers and soldiers have already gone out to recover the prisoners. At this moment, looking at the few people left, the leader is also a little irritable.
"Boss, with such a small number of people, it may be difficult for us to do business."
Why doesn't the leader know that the prisoner's life and death has nothing to do with him, and if he is reported, a wanted order will be issued.
However, these people will definitely be punished, ranging from losing their official positions to...
The criminals who escaped didn't worry about their families, but they couldn't. Their nine tribes were still living in Qingfeng Country.
As for these criminals, maybe all nine clans are dead or their whole family is in exile, so they naturally have nothing to fear.
"Boss, how about we just..."
The leader glared at him, "What's the bad idea? If they all die, we must die too."
The officer and soldier came close to his ear and said carefully: "Boss, what I mean is, fake death!
As long as these prisoners are dead and the brothers are all accomplices, no one will betray us."
The leader shook his head, "No, I'll think about it again."
He didn't want to live in hiding like a rat in the gutter.
After all, the Shi brothers were the ones who started the trouble and were targeted by the government officials. They were unable to escape, so two died and two were crippled.
The rest were still hanging on, and only a teenage boy from their family escaped with his female relatives.
In the past few days, whenever these officers and soldiers became angry, they would beat them to vent their anger.
If you want to reach the northwest alive, you will probably have to suffer a lot.
…………
Seven days later, they finally saw smoke.
There were only a few houses in the distance with billowing smoke, and in front of them was a river with several fishing boats floating on it.
Zhu Jinyu was very excited, "Dad, there is someone!"
"Um."
"Husband, do we want to enter the village?" Wen Yuer said eagerly.
After traveling day and night, she could hardly hold on anymore.
Yun Fei nodded and ordered: "You can't come in. You guys wait for me here. I'll buy a few sets of clothes first. The prison clothes cannot be exposed in front of others."
And although he himself was a bit modestly dressed, at least he was a man and had no reputation.
The prison trousers on the lower body have been replaced by animal skins, and the holes are tied with tree vines, while the top is made of large leaves.
Yunfei quickly jumped towards the small and pitiful village, and his elementary Qinggong skills of flying over eaves and walking over walls were very light.
I picked a door that seemed to be in better condition and knocked on it.
It was an old woman with her hair wrapped in a scarf and wearing a cotton skirt.
She was startled when she saw the strange dress of the man in front of her and wanted to close the courtyard door. Yunfei quickly stepped forward to stop him and said: "Mom, I'm not a bad person, please wait."
"I just want to buy a few sets of clothes. My family and I just came out of the mountains."
Then he took out a golden bean and said, "Auntie, do you think you can buy me some sets of clothes?"
One set is suitable for me, two sets are for women, and two sets are for children. It doesn’t matter if they are good or bad, old or new. If you don’t have them at home, you can ask others for help.”
The old woman looked at the golden bean and her eyes were immediately attracted. Greed flashed in her eyes and she said enthusiastically: "Yes, yes, just wait."
As she said that, she went back to the house and searched for a while, and she found five sets of clothes.
It's very shabby, with patches all over it. Although it looks clean, it has a faint fishy smell.
It was better than nothing, Yunfei took the clothes, not wanting to get too upset, gave her the golden beans, and turned around to leave.
Afraid of attracting attention, he went back and called a few waiting people before leaving.
It wasn't until they were some distance away that they went behind the big rocks one by one to change clothes.
As for the prison clothes, they were burned on the spot.
It was getting late, so I could only rest on the spot.
Yunfei carried the rabbit he picked up on the road and flew it to the river to deal with it.
Zhu Jinyu was fascinated by Fei Du's handsome figure, "Mom, why didn't you tell me before that Dad could also fight?"
"Mom didn't know this before. I never met your father before I got married."
"Isn't daddy a student of grandpa?"
"Your grandpa never let me go to a private school. There were many foreign men there, which would affect my reputation.
After getting married, your father was busy taking part in the imperial examination. He was assigned an official position, and then he took your mother to his side. You were already two years old at that time."
"That's it..."
Alas, I don’t know if my father is willing to teach him.
Wen Yue'er put down her things and asked Zhu Jinyu to look at her sister, preparing to collect some firewood and come back, while Mrs. Dong was feeding Zhu Jinhua.
Madam Dong said, "Sister, don't go too far, it's so dark."
"good."
Seeing that the adults were busy, Zhu Jinyu took out insect repellent medicine from his backpack and sprinkled it on the area.
I'll probably have to sleep outdoors again tonight.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Zhu Jinxiu sat down next to Mrs. Dong and gently held the baby's hand with her hand.
Seeing this, Mrs. Dong teased her and said, "Xiuxiu, this is my younger brother. Can you ask me to play with you?"
Zhu Jinxiu ignored her, as if she couldn't hear what she was saying. After looking at her brother for a while, feeling bored, she sat on the ground in a daze.
She doesn't know how to call her father, mother, brother. The only thing she knows how to call is hunger and pain.
Seeing her like this, Mrs. Dong felt bad. The reason why she voluntarily fed the baby was because her child was dead.
When she no longer wanted to live, it was Zhu Jinhua's cry that brought back her desire to die.
You are going to die anyway, so you might as well save this child before you die, as a way to accumulate virtue for your own child.
Yunfei quickly finished processing the rabbit and came back. After roasting it, he gave one rabbit leg to Mrs. Dong and one to Zhu Jinxiu.
The youngest and the nursing one.
He didn't eat the rabbit, he just ate some fruit and rested.
After all, he can secretly add food, and there is no need to compete with women and children for food.
After eating and packing up, he said to a few people: "You can rest, I will keep watch. Tomorrow we will cross the river by boat. There is a small town on the opposite side. We will rest for two days and buy a carriage before we continue our journey."
"Really?" Zhu Jinyu was pleasantly surprised.
"Can daddy still make you happy?"
"That's great! Sister, are you happy that we can take a carriage?"
Wen Yue'er and Madam Dong were also very happy, their anticipation was finally over...