The next morning, the sun had just risen, shining on the earth and illuminating the entire village. The villagers got up early, prepared dry food and packed their bags, ready to embark on the journey south again.

Each of Di Shiliu and his companions carried a heavy backpack filled with supplies carefully prepared by Yun Duo. These supplies would serve as their guarantee on the road and help them to escort the bandits to the designated location smoothly.

They led the horses and set out with hundreds of bandits in shackles. These bandits had committed many evil things in the past, but now they had received the punishment they deserved. Carrying heavy shackles, they walked step by step towards the unknown.

The Cheng family's carriage was still leading the way, and the horses were moving forward steadily.

The villagers from various villages followed closely behind the carriage. They drove the carts, pushed the carts, and some even carried luggage and food, and staggered forward.

This time, fifteen households of Cuijiaao villagers and dozens of women joined the team. They followed the team closely, carrying their own luggage and the food given to them by Yunduo, with tears of gratitude.

These women have experienced hardships, but now they finally have the opportunity to start their lives again.

The whole team is like a mighty army, marching towards the distance. Carrying the pain of the past and the vision of the future, they move towards their new home step by step.

This new home may be far away, but they firmly believe that as long as they follow the Yunjia Village, Mr. Cheng and Miss Yun and work together, they will be able to reach that place full of hope.

Everything that could be taken away from the mountain stronghold was divided among the families. Even the bandits' dirty clothes, shoes, bedding and mats were not spared by Cuijia Village and were all taken away. They had nothing left. When they got to a place with water, they could take them apart and wash them and still use them. Nothing was left behind.

There was a lot of food in the storehouse, and there was still a lot left after distributing it to everyone. Yun Duo sneaked into the storehouse and put all the remaining food into her own space.

She did all this carefully and then left the warehouse as if nothing had happened.

When she came out, she picked up a few big locks and locked the warehouse tightly. She told everyone that after everyone left, Cheng Yuheng would send someone to transport the grain away.

Everyone had full trust in Cheng Yuheng and felt that he was fully capable of handling the matter, so they did not have too many doubts or speculations.

Everyone thought that this arrangement was reasonable and appropriate, so no one had any doubts about Yun Duo's behavior. Except for Cheng Yuheng and Yun Chenyang, no one knew that the food had entered Yun Duo's space.

They had wasted a day and a half here, so they had to hurry on their journey.

They walked back from the mountain village to the mountain road leading to Dongzhou Prefecture.

The procession was so long that one could not see the end of it. The more people there were, the slower they moved forward. At noon, a gong sounded. The people and animals who had been walking for the whole morning were looking forward to the gong sound, which meant they could rest.

At noon, they all brought dry food with them. When they had a rest, they would let the animals go and people would drink some water and eat some dry food.

The afternoon sun shone on the winding mountain road, and people found a shady place to rest. Yun Duo sat down against a tree.

Next to her sat Li Xiuxiu, and also followed Yun Chenxing and Yun Xi. Ever since Yun Xi drank the juice, she had become even more inseparable from Yun Chenxing.

Yun Duo took the dry food her family had for lunch and started eating. The dry food consisted of a steamed bun and a piece of meat for each person. Even Wu Dazhu's family was no exception and ate the same meal as them.

While eating, she looked at the mountains in the distance and thought about the journey ahead.

Cheng Yuheng walked over and sat next to Yun Duo. He took the kettle handed to him by Yun Duo and took a sip. It tasted cool and refreshing.

Yun Chenxi, who was sitting not far away, wanted to remind his sister that this was her special water bottle and she couldn't give it to others. Before he could remind her, Cheng Yuheng had already finished drinking. He then put his mind to rest and continued reading his book.

Before leaving in the morning, Yun Duo took out a bag of rock sugar, asked the aunt in the hall to boil a pot of hot water, put the rock sugar in it, added a small amount of salt, and filled the bamboo tubes and water bags for the family members. It was just right to drink now.

The adults and children of the Yun family were all very satisfied as they ate steamed buns, dried meat and drank sweet soup.

Yun Chenxing's water bottle contains mineral water and fruit juice, which can replenish water, sugar and vitamins.

Yun Chenxing and Yun Xi took turns drinking and enjoyed themselves very much.

"How long will it take to get to Dongzhou Prefecture?" Yun Duo asked.

"At this rate, it will probably take another four or five days," Cheng Yuheng replied.

Yun Duo nodded, "I hope you have a safe journey."

Cheng Yuheng looked at her, a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes, "Don't worry, I'm here." After saying that, he got up and left. To others, it seemed that he just came here to drink water. Only Yun Duo knew that he took a break from his busy schedule to come and see her.

Yun Duo thought that after they passed Yanqi Pass, Cheng Yuheng would not go with them, and she felt reluctant to let him go.

But thinking that he had been there all this time, she felt more at ease. She finished her dry food, stood up, and walked to her grandfather and her father to sit down.

Yunhai was there teaching a few older children to recognize herbs. Yunxiang and Yunqiaoer were learning very seriously.

The clouds just sat there quietly without disturbing them.

When the gong sounded, people stood up, packed their bags and prepared to continue their journey.

The team was about to set off when they heard someone shouting from far behind them, "Wait a minute, please wait."

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