Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

"Little sister, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Seeing Shen Qingge beside her silent for a long time with a frown on his face, the second sister-in-law couldn't help but ask.

Shen Qingge immediately forced a smile, hoisted her niece Shen Rong onto her back, and shook her head, saying, "It's nothing, I'm just tired from walking and wanted to space out for a while. How are you, second sister-in-law, are you still holding on?"

She breathed a sigh of relief and decided to take things one step at a time. After all, "when the enemy comes, we will fight him; when the water comes, we will block it with earth." Didn't she still have a jade pendant space?

Upon hearing this, the second sister-in-law's hands froze, and then, as if she had made up her mind, she said firmly, "I can hold on. For Rong'er and Erlang, I must hold on!"

Looking at his second sister-in-law's determined look, Shen Qingge couldn't help but feel a sore nose.

Her second brother, Shen Wen, was a learned and gentle man who loved to compose poetry. He was the most civil servant among the military commanders. He and his second sister-in-law, Ye Yurou, shared similar interests and were a harmonious couple. They were once the envy of others.

But now, they are separated forever. One can imagine how sad Second Sister-in-law is. If it weren't for Rong'er, Second Sister-in-law would inevitably do something stupid...

Alas, she could only do her best to take care of her second sister-in-law on behalf of her second brother!

So, Shen Qingge said, "Second sister-in-law, let me carry Rong'er from today on. You should save your energy, as the road ahead is still long!"

The second sister-in-law raised her tear-red eyes and said softly, "That won't do. You're just a young girl who just came of age. What are you going to do if you get exhausted?"

"Sixteen, that's not a small age anymore! Second sister-in-law, don't forget, I've been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and I'm very strong! If all else fails, there are other sisters-in-law ahead. Don't refuse. On the road to escape famine, preserving your strength is the most important thing!"

The second sister-in-law was silent for a moment and nodded heavily.

"Sister-in-law, let's walk faster so we don't get too separated from our family!"

After saying that, the two of them quickened their pace and walked forward.

In fact, Shen Qingge urged her second sister-in-law to move forward quickly because she felt the hostile gazes from her companions. It was not that she was afraid of anything, but she just didn't want to cause any trouble on the first day of exile and become a thorn in the eyes of those officials.

Along the way, she walked and silently observed the people around her, wondering if she could find some clues from these people.

She first turned her gaze to the official in charge of exile.

The leader was called Wang Gui, and the other officers called him "Gui Ge." He was short, dark, and thin, which made him look older. He was probably in his thirties. He was calm and quiet, and seemed scheming and difficult to deal with. No wonder he was the leader.

Beside him, there were two capable subordinates who were responsible for commanding the entire journey.

One of them was called Li Tian, ​​eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and a thick waist. There was a long scar on his face that went all the way to behind his ear, making him look very fierce. He kept yelling all the way along, his voice was rough and very scary.

One of them is called Ma Si. He has a rat-like appearance, but he always puts on a smiling face, just like a "smiling tiger".

As for which of the two men is easier to deal with, Shen Qingge couldn't say. One is fierce and violent, and the other is smiling but hiding a dagger. It's really hard to say.

The remaining officers are all my younger brothers, and they only follow your lead.

Shen Qingge observed the area carefully again and didn't find any suspicious officials who could target the Shen family. However, she couldn't let her guard down and needed to make a long-term plan.

After observing the officials, Shen Qingge began to observe the several noble families who were exiled together.

There were three families exiled with them this time: the Zhao family, the Wu family, and the Liu family.

She counted them carefully. There were nine people in the Zhao family, headed by a middle-aged man, about forty, slightly overweight, and slightly balding. There were two adult males in the family, him and his son, and the rest were women, including a baby about one or two years old.

The Wu family was larger, led by a thin, bearded man in his forties. There were fifteen people in his family, including children, and five males. Because there were more males, the officers kept a closer eye on them.

The rest of the Liu family was in a similar situation to Shen Qingge's. Aside from a middle-aged man with a large black mole on his face, the rest were all women, a total of ten people, with two or three children aged four or five. However, the Liu family had two young girls around Shen Qingge's age, both fair-skinned and beautiful. The officials stared at them all the way, their eyes drooping with lewdness!

These three families were obviously just like the Shen family, suddenly confiscated and exiled, so they had no preparations. They probably didn't have much food or water, so when they saw the Shen family drinking water and eating bread, their eyes turned green.

Shen Qingge secretly felt fortunate. If she had not been reborn and informed them in advance, the Shen family would have suffered the same tragic fate.

In addition to showing obvious hostility towards the Shen family, Shen Qingge could not tell for the time being whether any of them were spies sent by King Qin Xiao Mo to "play dumb" and eat the tiger. Everything had to be done slowly!

After sorting things out, Shen Qingge relaxed a little. She planned to find an opportunity later to get together with her family and explain some things. She couldn't let them continue to be confused and kept in the dark. After that, they would work together to discuss what to do next.

The long team of exiles formed a long dragon on the official road, and marched at a moderate pace under the urging of the officers and soldiers.

The sun was scorching brightly, and these officials and young ladies with delicate skin were exposed to the sun for half a day. From the complaints and screams of many people, Shen Qingge knew that some of them had their skin peeled off by the sun!

But the officials didn't care about all that. In their eyes, these so-called dignitaries were nothing but trouble. At most, they were just mobile money bags, giving them some silver from time to time.

After traveling for most of the day, the team finally stopped.

It was not because of these exiled prisoners, but because of the nobles in the carriage at the front of the team who were tired and needed to rest.

Therefore, everyone was ordered to set up camp and rest in an open space beside the official road, and spend the night there.

Although we say we are setting up camp to rest, we are not really using the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed. This is the beginning of sleeping in the open air.

When everyone heard that they could rest, they immediately collapsed on the ground. They were so tired that they couldn't even straighten their backs. They kept complaining and completely disregarded the dignity of their families.

The situation at the Shen family was not much better. Everyone's ankles were red from the anklets, and the second and third sister-in-law's ankles were even covered in a circle of blood-red blisters.

Fortunately, the children were not wearing anklets, otherwise the road to exile would be more difficult.

As the baby cried, the people who had stopped were immediately overwhelmed by a strong sense of hunger and started to make a commotion.

At this moment, the official Ma Si spoke:

"It's dinner time. One coarse flour steamed bun per person, free. Two white flour steamed buns are one ounce of silver each. First come, first served. If you're late, they'll be gone!"