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

This official post station was called "Tianfu Official Post Station," and it was the largest official post station on the way to exile in Lingnan. Once you leave this post station, it means you have completely left the territory of the capital.

The exiles, previously listless, suddenly became excited. The reason was simple: the officials had revealed a small town a few miles from the official post station. The officials would select one or two prisoners to go with them to the town's market to purchase supplies.

Therefore, except for the Shen family, all other families immediately stepped forward and flattered the officials and asked about their well-being.

Old man Zhao Du even used all his flattering skills from officialdom, and followed the official Li Tian and others happily.

His face was covered in wrinkles from laughing, the grooves so thick they could have snuffed out several mosquitoes. His bald head shone brightly in the morning light. He looked ridiculous, hunched over with a large belly and limited mobility.

But even so, the officers did not treat him very well.

After a while, the old man Zhao Du seemed to have made up his mind. He took something out of his bag and then stuffed it into Li Tian's hand in a mysterious manner.

Li Tian understood and stuffed it into his sleeve. A smile finally appeared on his face, but he still didn't let go. Instead, he raised his voice and said in a businesslike manner: "Listen carefully, everyone. The officials naturally have their own considerations when choosing who to go to purchase. Everyone, stay quiet and hurry on your way. Don't cause any trouble!"

Zhao Du, who had lost more than he gained, could only return to the Zhao family in disgrace, muttering under his breath, "Damn it! I lost a whole ingot of silver for nothing!"

However, even though he lowered his voice very low, the sharp-eared Li Tian still heard it.

Li Tian's expression instantly darkened. He picked up the whip and started whipping Zhao Du. "What are you talking about? Are you looking for a beating?"

Zhao Du, feeling the pain from the whipping, instinctively stretched out his hand to block it, but was whipped several more times on the grounds that he had raised his hand with the intention of offending the officer.

Zhao Du, frightened by the beating, cried out in pain, "Ouch! Sir, please stop hitting me, please stop hitting me... It was my fault, please have mercy on me and let me go! I won't dare to do it again..."

Seeing this, several other families nearby ran away for fear of being affected.

Zhao Du, with his skin torn and flesh exposed, felt completely ashamed and stood there in a daze, his face flushed red.

His son Zhao Hai rushed forward and stuffed another ingot of silver into Li Tian's hand.

After taking the silver, Li Tian stopped and left with satisfaction.

The atmosphere in the entire exile team suddenly became depressing. Everyone felt insecure and no one dared to say anything. They just focused on getting on with their journey.

At this time, the eldest sister-in-law who was walking beside Shen Qingge leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Fortunately, we didn't imitate his flattery just now, otherwise, I'm afraid it would be our turn to be whipped!"

"Indeed, it's hard to tell whether these officials are real or fake. Sister-in-law, we should stay away from them and not provoke them!"

After Shen Qingge finished speaking, she raised her head and her eyes inadvertently met with the official Wang Gui, but just this moment of eye contact made her feel a strange feeling in her heart.

When Wang Gui noticed Shen Qingge's gaze, a hint of unnatural expression flashed across his face, and then he quickly looked away.

Shen Qingge then withdrew her gaze. She was now even more certain that Wang Gui was monitoring their Shen family.

After walking for more than an hour, the chirping of insects in the woods beside the official road became louder and louder, the sun began to scorch the earth again, and the temperature rose.

"It looks like it's going to be another sunny day today!"

After the third sister-in-law Qin Qing finished speaking, she immediately looked at the Liu family behind her and said, "I wonder how the Liu family child is doing yesterday?"

Shen Qingge smiled slightly, thinking that her third sister-in-law was too kind, so she comforted her: "Don't worry, third sister-in-law, the child will recover quickly!"

Liu Min, the grandson of the Liu family, drank half of her spiritual spring water, so how could there be any problem? He looks so energetic now!

However, the third sister-in-law's face was still full of sorrow, mainly because the little boy was the same age as Shen Jintang and looked so pitiful!

"Third sister-in-law, don't think about it! We can't care so much while we are in exile. If you can't adapt, you will die, and the same goes for our Shen family!"

Shen Qingge's words woke up the third sister-in-law. Yes, the Shen family is now in danger, so how can they have time to care about other people.

It was almost noon, and the prisoners, with delicate skin and tender flesh, were all dizzy and their faces flushed from the sun.

Someone in the crowd cried out in tears, "Sir, please stop and rest. I really can't walk any further..."

"Yes, please stop and eat something and rest your feet, please, sir!"

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At this time, Shen Qingge turned to look at her grandmother, wanting to see how she was.

After all, my grandmother is old. Even if she is not hungry and even if she drinks the spiritual spring water, she is still exhausted and walks shakily. Fortunately, my sister-in-law Wang Lan beside her would support her from time to time.

There was also Shen Jintang. Although he felt that he was a man and insisted on walking all the way by himself, he was only six years old after all, and his feet were also worn out by such a long journey.

My eldest sister-in-law’s two daughters, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, are eleven and nine years old respectively. They are older in age, but they used to be the delicate young ladies who had never done housework. Now, they are so tired that they are about to cry!

Only Shen Rong was better. She lay on her back for a while, and then on the back of her fifth sister-in-law Bai Yu.

Shen Qingge looked at her family, feeling somewhat helpless, but she continued to encourage her nephews and nieces with her eyes.

My nephews and nieces were also very sensible and didn't make any sound.

After walking for another stick of incense, the officials allowed the exile team to stop and rest for the first time, drink some water, eat some dry food, and then continue on their journey after they had rested.

I think the officers themselves were hungry and thirsty and needed to stop and rest.

So, the long team of exiles was driven to the shade of the trees beside the official road, and everyone finally had a moment of respite.

Then, each family sat together, ate some dry food, and drank some water. The officials were not too stingy and gave each family a water bag.

Shen Qingge didn't want the Shen family to be too eccentric and become a thorn in the eyes of the officials. She also wanted to have a legitimate reason to take out her spiritual spring water, so she took the water bag to the official to get water, thinking that she could just replace the water when the time came.

However, when she took the water and prepared to return, the official Li Tian came up to her and seemed to want to talk to her.

"Madam Shen, are you used to being on the road these past two days?"

Li Tian said with a smile, his big body and big waist looked very greasy with such an expression.