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

At this moment, Ma Si was immersed in some wonderful dream. A satisfied smile hung on the corner of his mouth, and saliva slid down his cheeks, soaking a large area of ​​the pillow.

"Ouch! Who on earth is this? How dare you hit me with something, damn it?"

Ma Si roared, suddenly woke up from his sleep, and sat up straight.

Many officials were also awakened by his voice, rubbing their sleepy eyes, and some came over holding oil lamps. It was a large bunk bed, crowded with people, and the sound of people stepping on it was so loud!

With the dim light, Ma Si glanced around and saw things scattered around. He panicked instantly and cursed:

"Which son of a bitch stole my stuff? Stand up! I'll beat you to death!"

After saying that, he quickly reached out and grabbed the blue-glazed porcelain bottle in front of him, hid it tightly in his arms, turned around, and looked at Wang Gui.

Wang Gui also realized something and immediately stood up and shouted, "Everyone, listen up! Check the surroundings and see if there are any suspicious people!"

The confused officials raised torches and began to shuttle among the numerous prisoners, calling out to each house, counting the number of people one by one, and carefully checking the belongings, which made the prisoners complain.

Only Wang Gui and Ma Si were left in the tent.

Ma Si hurriedly opened the blue-glazed porcelain bottle, widened his eyes, looked again and again, and when he found that the pills inside were safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.

Wang Gui, standing nearby, also nervously reached into his pocket and fumbled for a moment before pulling out the tightly sealed letter. He unfolded the letter and examined it word by word, only feeling slightly relieved when he was sure it hadn't been swapped.

Then, he placed the secret letter on the oil lamp and lit it. Looking at the flickering weak flame, Wang Gui felt a flash of panic in his heart:

"Ma Si, why do I feel so uneasy and gloomy?"

"That's right, sir! I remember clearly that I hid this treasure very carefully before going to bed! Could it be that I really encountered a ghost?"

The two of them looked at each other suspiciously for several times, and their hearts began to beat again.

At this moment, the patrol officers returned to the tent one after another, each of them empty-handed and with nothing to show for it.

The leader, Li Tian, ​​immediately started cursing upon seeing Ma Si: "Ma Si! What's wrong with you for no reason? I was already extremely sleepy, and you're disturbing me and I can't sleep!"

The officer next to him also chimed in: "Oh, Fourth Brother, you're just too nervous. It's nothing serious. Maybe you just had a sweet dream and were sleepwalking, so you touched and threw things around!"

"Hahaha……"

"Hahaha, hahaha..."

The officers burst into laughter.

Only Ma Si had a stern face, feeling a little ashamed. He was really having an indescribable dream.

Seeing him like that, Wang Gui lowered his guard a lot. However, he still used his eyes to remind Ma Si, Li Tian and others that at this critical juncture, it was better to be cautious.

The farce ended, and the officers all went back to bed. Soon, the snoring began again.

At this moment, Shen Qingge, who was not far away, poked his head out from under the thin blanket, and the smile in his eyes deepened.

……

The next morning, the cicadas chirping along the road were louder than usual.

After last night's turmoil, everyone was exhausted, and both the officials and the fugitives were fast asleep.

Even though the cicadas around were chirping loudly, it couldn't stop the exhausted people from waking up and wanting to sleep a little longer.

Until the heat waves hit, the suffocating heat in the air woke people up.

Among the refugees, some began to complain: "When will this awful weather ever end? It's been almost five months and it hasn't rained. If this continues, we'll be scorched to death, let alone going to southern Xinjiang!"

Following the voices, everyone woke up one after another and busied themselves with the things at hand.

The convicts packed their bags in a hurry, fearing that the officers would pick up whips and drive them on the road the next moment.

The officers each had their own duties. Some were responsible for collecting items from the tents, some were responsible for patrolling and counting people, and some were responsible for distributing rations to the convicts.

Niu Ergou and Lei Zi, who were distributing rations, looked at the two bags that were almost empty. They couldn't help but frown and looked embarrassed, not knowing what to do.

At this moment, Li Ergou suddenly stood up from the ground, gently patted Lei Zi's shoulder, and signaled him to continue distributing rations to the prisoners in line. He, on the other hand, strode quickly towards the side of the captain Wang Gui and his men.

"Brother Gui, the dry food we prepared is almost gone. If we don't think of a solution quickly, these prisoners will have nothing to eat!"

While Niu Ergou was speaking anxiously, he pointed his finger in the direction of ration distribution, his face full of worry.

Upon hearing this, the deputy chief, Ma Si, flew into a rage and shouted, "Didn't we just go to Yunlai Town a few days ago to purchase food? How come they finished it so quickly? How on earth do you do things?"

"Um... that fourth brother, you can't blame us! Those rice and flour are for us to eat.

I only sometimes make some white flour buns and sell them to the exiles to earn a little money. And don’t I give all the money I earn to you as a filial gift?”

Ma Si was stunned after hearing this, fearing that Wang Gui would find out that he had embezzled some money. He angrily said, "There are only a few of us. Don't fucking talk nonsense to me!"

Niu Ergou felt very aggrieved after being scolded, and hurriedly defended himself, "That's not true, Fourth Brother! We brothers are all strong and healthy. Only when we have a full stomach can we have the strength to travel!

It's hard work escorting these fugitives. A few young boys can eat at least five or six steamed buns in one meal, and there's not much oil in them, so they get hungry very quickly! Besides, you eat a lot at every meal, and you drink bowl after bowl of rice soup..."

"Alright, you little bastard, you actually dared to talk back! I'll beat you to death!"

As he said that, Ma Si angrily picked up the whip in his hand and whipped Niu Ergou hard.

But Niu Ergou was young, strong and agile after all, so he ran away!

At this moment, Wang Gui, who had been silent the entire time, suddenly frowned and shouted, "Stop it, everyone! What are you doing here? Are you kids playing house? How disrespectful!"

Li Tian, ​​who was standing aside, witnessed Ma Si and Niu Ergou chasing each other, and an expression of disgust unconsciously appeared on his face. He felt that Li Si was simply unruly.

But then he thought, doesn't this give him a chance to show off in front of his boss?