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

He then turned around and said to Wang Gui in a sincere tone:

"Brother Gui, in my opinion, what Niu Ergou said makes sense. We brothers are all strong men. Since we set out on this journey, we have rarely had meat, so it is only natural for us to eat more at each meal!

Otherwise, in the next few days, we can slow down our pace a bit and take a walk in the woods beside the official road.

If we're lucky, we can even catch some wild game for the brothers to enjoy and satisfy their cravings. "When everyone is well fed and well-drinking, we'll have more energy to continue on our journey!"

Unexpectedly, his words were not accepted as he had imagined. Instead, Wang Gui just glanced at him coldly, then lowered his voice and said:

"Why don't you think about what the current situation is? You've forgotten the mission assigned by your superiors so quickly? We must reach Anshan County as soon as possible to meet up with them!"

After hearing what Wang Gui said, Li Tian tactfully shut up and said nothing more.

Just as Wang Gui was about to yell at everyone to hurry on their way, a loud thunderclap sounded in the distant sky, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

Shen Qingge also raised his head and looked at the sky.

At this time, the sky was replaced by thick clouds. Dense layers of clouds were rolling in rapidly from the northeast, and it felt like they would soon submerge the sky above their heads.

The sun had already hidden in the thick clouds, and the sky was getting darker and darker. I could vaguely see that in the northeast direction, which was covered with thick clouds, the sky was almost completely dark.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and the thick clouds seemed to begin to burn.

"Oh no! This is a sign of a rainstorm! Hurry up and pack your bags!" the grandmother beside them quickly reminded.

A noisy sound gradually arose among the group of fugitives.

Some people were ecstatic, as they had been looking forward to taking a good bath in the rain after a long drought; some people were terrified, especially those with children, who were busy packing their things for fear that their children would get wet.

Shen Qingge, however, was not flustered. She had bought several straw raincoats the last time she went to the market. She quickly took them out of her bag and put them on her grandmother and her fifth sister-in-law, Bai Yu. As for the others, she also took out oil paper, wrapped them in a circle, and put them on as straw raincoats.

Old Madam Liu, who was not far away, saw this scene, her eyes full of worry. After looking for a few times, she turned away angrily.

Shen Qingge understood immediately, took out a few pieces of oil paper, walked forward and handed them to Mrs. Liu.

Old Madam Liu looked at the oil paper in front of her, her face flushed, and she was too embarrassed to reach out her hand. Then she turned her head and looked at her grandchildren with reluctance, struggling to decide whether to reach out and take it.

Seeing this, Shen Qingge directly pulled up Old Lady Liu's hand and stuffed the oil paper into her hand.

Madam Liu held the oil paper tightly in her hands, rubbing it constantly. A thin mist seeped into the corners of her eyes, and she spoke after a while:

"Nizi, tell me how I can repay your Shen family's kindness! My Liu family has troubled your Shen family so many times, and I am so ashamed!"

"Madam Liu, I'll call you Granny Liu. You're too kind! During exile, we should all support each other and overcome difficulties together. There's no need to be so formal."

Madam Liu still looked ashamed and said:

"Actually, my old bones are no longer of any concern. What matters is my poor grandchildren. They are still young, but they have suffered with us, traveling long distances, without enough food or clothes, and now they are about to get wet in the rain. I am afraid their bodies can't bear it!"

"Well, I understand. You don't have to be polite with me. Just take these and give them to the children for the journey!"

At this time, Mrs. Liu's daughter-in-law, Zhang, came over, held Shen Qingge's hand tightly, stuffed something into her hand, and said with an embarrassed look:

"Niece Shen, look, in this desolate wilderness, our Liu family can't offer anything good. I truly cannot repay your kindness.

Here are two new cotton-padded children's coats. Your fifth sister-in-law is pregnant, so when she gives birth to a child, she can wear these coats. I hope you won't dislike them.

Shen Qingge then lowered her head and carefully looked at the festive red dress in her hand. It was embroidered with gold and silver threads, and there was also a tiger-shaped cotton hat on it. A warm feeling arose in her heart.

Seeing her smile, Zhang's heart relaxed and she continued:

"When we were exiled, our Liu family left in a hurry and hadn't prepared much. We also had many young children at home. These cotton-padded clothes were obtained by desperately begging the officials who confiscated our property."

Seeing their sincerity, Shen Qingge did not refuse and accepted it with pleasure.

The other two families stared at the oil paper in their hands and wanted to come forward to chat with them.

However, Shen Qingge acted as if he didn't see them. He just nodded to the two ladies of the Liu family, then turned and left without looking back.

In an instant, accompanied by a few increasingly loud thunders, drops of rain began to fall from the sky.

It's finally raining!

However, seeing that the rain was not heavy, the captain Wang Gui still urged the exile team to move on.

The officials were all wearing straw raincoats, and even the carts were covered with waterproof rice straw and straw.

The convicts who had no straw raincoats or oil paper could only pick a few large leaves from the roadside to cover themselves.

Gradually, complaints arose among the crowd.

After walking for a while, the rain became heavier, the sky was as dark as ink, and the official road became muddy and difficult to walk on. If you were not careful and took a few steps, your feet would sink deep into the mud.

Shen Qingge stepped on the muddy ground. The strong wind brought heavy rain, which hit her face and made her vision increasingly blurred.

She sighed inwardly, "After such a long drought, the rain is finally coming down in such a torrential downpour!" She knew the officials wouldn't be able to hold out for much longer and would have to lead everyone to the forest for shelter.

As expected, at this time, as the Fifth Prince Xiao Heng's convoy stopped moving forward, the group of exiles had to stop as well.

Xiao Heng's guards had already found a huge cave in the mountains beside the official road as a shelter, and were telling the officials to take the convicts up the mountain together.

As a result, a long line of people quickly formed in the forests beside the official road, rushing into the mountains. People eager to avoid the rain followed the guards' instructions and stumbled forward.

Fortunately, the cave they were looking for was not far from the foot of the mountain, and soon people arrived one after another.

The Shen family was at the forefront of the exile team and naturally became the first to arrive.

At this time, clusters of fires had been lit in the cave, and the wet people spontaneously sat around the fires to keep warm, in a noisy but orderly manner.

Shen Qingge also quickly found some branches and dry firewood, built a small fire in an open space, and sat around it with his family.

After settling down, she looked at the heavy rain outside the cave and couldn't help muttering, "I definitely can't leave today!"