Traveling through time and space to meet a replacement bride? But I’m a man!

There were more than twenty exiled criminals in total.

There were ten officers and soldiers.

The manager who takes the lead here came from the capital, and the second most powerful person is Xu Dashan.

"Listen carefully, everyone. From here to the Western Regions, we have to pass through more than a dozen cities, and you criminals cannot enter the city.

You can only take the roads in the suburbs, and don't even think about running.

If you don’t get there, you will become refugees. At least you can have a status when you get to the Western Regions. If you become refugees, you will suffer a lot.”

The manager Wu who was speaking was mainly responsible for the exile work along the road to the Western Regions.

After working diligently for three years, he was promoted to an eighth-rank official.

With this trip back and forth every year, he completes his work and it is a leisurely job.

The exile team moved forward, and the sound of shackles clanking could be heard all along the way.

The head of the Zhang family walked in front, and Xu Wenyan followed the side branches behind.

Xu Dashan was on his left: "Wen Yan, tell me if you want to drink water."

"Ah."

After all, they had stayed in Jixiang Village for too long, and Xu Wenyan's physical strength was not comparable to those of these people. After only two hours of walking, more than half of the people in the team could not bear it anymore.

"Brother, I don't think I've seen you before." The person who spoke came from Xu Wenyan's right. He was a man about the same age as Xu Wenyan. Beside him followed closely a woman and a girl who looked to be seven or eight years old.

"My name is Zhang Chao, this is my wife, and this is my daughter, Qianqian."

Xu Wenyan nodded: "My name is Xu Wenyan."

"Your surname is Xu?"

"Yes, my mother is Zhang Kai's sister."

Zhang Chao shook his head and said, "We are relatives of Grandpa Zhang's generation. Their family has become prosperous, but it has nothing to do with us.

We are still farming in the village, but we didn’t expect that our family would be implicated because of this.”

Speaking of this, Xu Wenyan couldn't help but complain about this broken system in ancient times.

If one person ascends to heaven, it does not necessarily mean that the whole family will benefit, but if one person makes a mistake, eight generations of ancestors will suffer.

Xu Wenyan smiled and said, "Who said it wasn't true?"

"They didn't even pick a good day. We were happily eating Yuanxiao and were about to burn paper money for our ancestors when we were taken away by government officials."

Zhang Chao sighed deeply: "What a sin, what a sin."

Xu Wenyan saw that he looked to be only about twenty years old, which was just a college student in modern times.

But in ancient times, one had to go into exile with his wife and children.

It is now the coldest time of the year and everyone is wearing prison uniforms without even a coat. Rather than exile, it would be better to just sentence them to death.

The climate in Feng County is pleasant and bearable, so no one complains.

"Wenyan, if you feel cold, tell me. I have clothes here." Xu Dashan has always been very close to Xu Wenyan, and he knows how difficult the journey has been.

Xu Wenyan nodded: "Thank you for your help, brother."

"It's no trouble, it's no trouble." After all, Xu Dashan felt that he owed his younger brother.

Xu Dashan was really happy that he could help Xu Wenyan here.

Xu Wenyan put on the clothes that Xu Dashan brought. Since they were prepared at the last minute, they were a little big for her, but Xu Wenyan didn't mind.

He knew that the weather would get colder after passing Wuyi Mountain.

When that time comes, if I put on my clothes again, I will become the target of public criticism.

"Brother, were you fighting in the border before?" Xu Wenyan tightened his trouser string a little more before he could put his trousers in place.

Manager Wu, who was at the front, looked back and said nothing, which was considered as his agreement.

"Well, the place of exile this time will probably be more remote. General Huo not only regained the territory, but also has a tendency to expand.

Although I don't know what the border will look like right now.

But the territory of our Lin Kingdom should have expanded."

Xu Wenyan had previously estimated that the border of the Lin Kingdom was at most in Gansu or Qinghai, but in this case, it might reach Xinjiang.

It is no wonder that the Gao family agreed to this exile. Not to mention whether they can survive the exile, it is not easy to live in the bitter and cold land in Xinjiang.

This entire journey of exile is actually a punishment.

"Brother, tell me what's happening over there." Xu Wenyan hid the chain in his sleeve and waited for a chance to find Xu Dashan to untie it.

If you carry this thing with you, it will be difficult to escape if something happens.

Xu Dashan was very happy that Xu Wenyan could talk so much to him. If his mother had not intervened, he would definitely be a good brother.

"Yes, our first stop that year was Xuzhou. You have never seen the Hu people, little brother. Although they are a bit barbaric, they are all brave and good at fighting.

They used animal teeth to make jewelry and machetes as weapons.

A force of just over a thousand men held back the 10,000 soldiers of the Lin Kingdom."

Xu Dashan was talking in a low voice here, and because they were close, Zhang Chao also came over to listen. Xu Wenyan did not dislike this family, and it was not a secret.

Just let them be. The journey is long and Xu Wenyan doesn't want to make enemies too early.

"I know, I know. Back then, there was a widow in the village next to us who took in a Hu man." Zhang Chao suddenly interrupted.

Xu Wenyan looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to this side, and said to Zhang Chao: "Brother, let's speak softly, that Wu Zongguan is dead."

Zhang Chao slapped his mouth and said, "It's my fault. It's my fault. I'm a rough guy and my voice is a bit loud."

"Well, go on." Xu Wenyan could imagine how boring the journey had been.

Chatting is the only form of entertainment.

"Ahem." Zhang Chao picked up his daughter and continued, "At first, the widow kept it a secret from the whole village and kept the barbarian at home, providing him with good food and drink."

"What does she want?" Xu Dashan asked.

"Sir, you don't know this yet. She is a widow, a widow! And the things of Hu men are all very big." After saying this, Zhang Chao showed a meaningful expression.

I don't know why, but after hearing this, Xu Wenyan immediately thought of Chen Sanlin's...

Xu Dashan's face turned red instantly. He was 24 years old this year and his face was disfigured because of serving in the battlefield. So far, no woman was willing to marry him.

At most, he would just listen to the matters between men and women.

"Speaking of these barbarians, they were really despicable. In the end, they turned against the widow and killed most of the people in the village under the cover of night.

If one family had not raised a dog, the whole village would have been killed by these barbarians.

What a kindness! This is how the Hu people repaid it.

That widow has brought misery to the entire village."

"The widow is dead too?" Xu Wenyan asked.

"That's not true."

Xu Wenyan nodded, and the others continued to listen to Xu Dashan talk about what had happened before.