Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

At this time, the people in the front hall couldn't help but feel lucky that they didn't plant crops, although it was not kind to say so. But for the old farmers who worked hard in the fields, a hailstorm destroyed so many crops, people and animals that it was impossible to count them. The hailstorm was terrifying wherever it passed.

Old Man Lin and Miao were so anxious that they were running around in circles. They were worried that the four people would be injured by rain and hail on the mountain, and they were also worried that the roads would be slippery in the rain...

Others are also anxious, but being anxious is useless.

My father couldn't bear to see people sitting around in the hall and thinking about random things, so he asked the women and children to move the pots under the simple shed in the backyard to the back room, and arranged for two men to go over to the simple stoves. In this way, they could open the window frames and start distilling indoors without delaying the work.

In addition, the rest of the people went to the two cellars to see if the materials were stored safely and whether there was water seepage. If necessary, the soil from the previous pits was still there, so they could put it in bags and use it to plug the gaps, which would at least block some of the rainwater. It was not a problem to put more, because in case it rained heavily, it could also be used to plug the gap in front of the door.

Grandpa said this simply because he was afraid that if the drought lasted too long, God would pour down water all of a sudden, just like when we first fled from the famine. After holding it in for a long time, it suddenly rained heavily, and it rained heavily for more than half a month, and there was almost no flood.

After that, everyone started moving in an orderly manner.

……

At this time, the four little girls who were worried about by everyone were in the cave, listening to the heart-wrenching screams echoing in the air and drinking warm ginger tea, which tasted so good.

The head yamen runner sat with the four girls, so he was not left out for the ginger tea.

She kept saying "no, no" but her body honestly took the ginger tea that Lin Zhaodi handed to her and drank it in one gulp.

Several people gathered around the small pottery jar, drinking ginger tea and talking, and did not let other yamen runners get close. During the conversation, the four people learned that the head of the yamen runners was named Zhao Qigang, and was the main person in charge of escorting the prisoners along the way.

Those who were exiled on this trip included the Wei family, the Gao family, the Gao family, and the Ren family, the head of the Ministry of War. The three major families had a total of more than 300 people.

There were fifty officers in charge of the escort. They had ten carriages and several horses, and were scattered around the prisoners.

Why did Zhao Tou tell the four of them so much in detail? Tsk tsk, it was all because of the "imperial edict". Although the identities of the people could not be confirmed, the four words "as if I were here in person" symbolized the highest power. As long as one's brain was not blown, one would not offend the person holding the token.

Besides, what's wrong with leaking some information? Everyone in the imperial city knew what these three families had done. They were not dragged to the market to be beheaded, but were exiled to the border to serve as a human wall. This was considered a great favor from the emperor, giving these people a chance to make up for their crimes.

The four men did not ask Zhao Tou what specific crimes these people had committed, but from the few words Zhao Tou revealed, they were able to piece together some information, such as delaying relief, embezzlement and bribery, disregarding human life, and dismissing from office and having their property confiscated.

Oh my god, this is a big deal.

The four little girls looked at each other in shock. They couldn't understand what was going on in the minds of these high-ranking officials. They already had wealth and power, so why would they do such wasteful things?

You are really bored.

This is retribution, right? From what Zhaotou said, he had no idea what these people were thinking along the way. They were always restless and causing trouble all day long. They made all kinds of trouble and now they are even thinking of running away... Tsk tsk tsk tsk, I really don't know what they will do next time.

You ask him why he doesn't tidy up. Wouldn't he be well behaved if he tidies up?

Haha, how could they not be punished? From the beginning, they were repeatedly stressed: if they ran away for one day, they would be caned 40 times; if they ran away for five days, they would be caned 100 times; if they ran away for more than 19 days, they would be exiled to 3,000 people, the most horrible punishment. Even the people who took in the escaped criminals and their families would be punished.

It's just that these three hundred people were sentenced by the current emperor to be sent to the border, and were captured to be the worst vanguard soldiers and used as human walls.

It is precisely because of this worst-case scenario that people cannot see a glimmer of hope, so they want to get rid of the guards of the yamen runners, escape and find a hidden hiding place, even if they have to hide their identities from then on, they can start a new life.

But I never expected to meet a few of them along the way...

Lin Xiaoyue and other three: ...It’s our fault.

As for Zhao Tou's attempts to find out about their identities and purpose, Chun Xing simply told him to keep it secret.

Of course, although Zhao Tou didn't get any useful information, he didn't lose out either, at least he learned about Chun Xing's identity as a doctor.

If they were to say what they were most worried about along the way, it was not climbing over mountains and wading through rivers; nor was it having to guard against bites from snakes, insects, rats and ants when spending the night in the wild, or worrying about being attacked by wild beasts that suddenly jumped out of the mountains.

Rather, what does it mean that these criminals were sentenced to exile rather than immediate execution?

This means that he doesn't want them to die too easily. At least, for him, he can't let these prisoners lose their lives on the way for no reason.

They are responsible for escorting, and some deaths are allowed due to accidents, but not too many. If too many die, they will have trouble explaining themselves.

The journey was arduous, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius. They led the prisoners on the journey under the scorching sun, and it was very common to see several weak prisoners fall ill.

In addition, several times when they sent people to the local area for supplies, they heard that the plague was raging. In this case, should the fallen people be treated or not?

If you treat it, it will be troublesome and costly; if you don't treat it, you can whip the person to wake him up, or use urine to wake him up (don't even think about waking him up with cold water, it's not enough to drink and it can't be wasted). But if you go on the road with the disease, your body will become weaker and weaker, and how many people can make it to the end?

The most important thing is, did these people collapse because of the heat and exhaustion? Or did they unknowingly contract the disease? They don't know.

Of course, if we are unlucky enough to be infected with the disease and die, that would be a huge injustice.

Now, they have met someone who knows medicine. No matter how old the girl is, at least she knows medicine. She is much better than these rough guys and the sick prisoners along the way.

Apart from anything else, he had to protect himself and his brothers first, and make sure that everyone could return home safely. Otherwise, if he left the old and young at home, who would take care of the widows and orphans?

Facing Zhao Tou's hopeful eyes, Chun Xing couldn't say no. First, as a doctor, it was her duty and mission to save the dying and the wounded, and to cure the disease and save lives; second, since the other party had already made a concession and did not pursue the matter of them carrying controlled weapons privately, it was okay to feel their pulse and check their condition.

Lin Zhaodi made up for Chun Xing in what she didn't say. At most, they only felt the pulse of the yamen runners, and they didn't want to have anything to do with those prisoners.

"Of course, of course." Zhao Tou changed his serious and rigid face and smiled brightly.