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Yuan Feng waited for a long time but there was no further news.

"Dad, if you have something to say, just tell me."

"Well... there's something. How old is Xiaobai? Who else is at home? What are his conditions?"

Yuan Feng sighed secretly, it was time to make up a story.

She can make up any story she wants, as she has been to so many small worlds. Whether you want to hear a thrilling one or a warm and plain one, as long as you give her a direction, she will definitely be able to do it.

But this is a new story, and I haven’t discussed it with Xiaobai before. Will it be exposed when we meet in the future?

The Zheng family had always been very sensible before, so why are they now digging into the matter?

In the end, Yuan Feng chose a version where both parents were dead.

This version, apart from anything else, wouldn't cause her too much trouble. Otherwise, if she made up a couple of parents, she would have to be a puppet again, which would be just asking for trouble.

Yuanfeng always prioritizes simplicity and practicality.

"Changfeng, Xiaobai is only a year younger than you, so is he engaged?"

"..."

No way! After asking about parents and family background, now they are asking about marriage.

Knowing that Xiaobai has no parents, is Zheng Shizhong planning to arrange his marriage as well?

Oh my god, I was careless...

Does she not only have to solve her own problem of not being able to get married, but also has to solve Xiaobai's problem?

This body has already reached adulthood, and once it settles down, the Zheng family elders will probably urge it to get married.

In their eyes, if the marriage of their younger generation is not arranged properly, it is like an unfinished task.

But Yuan Feng doesn't need it.

The original owner will also come back. How will she face the extra husband then?

In the previous life, none of the Zheng family elders urged marriage because everyone was busy rebelling and it was uncertain whether they could survive, so the matter was delayed.

Now that there is no pressure to rebel, Zheng Shizhong is ready to start the task of urging marriage...

"Dad, I don't know. Next time you see Xiaobai, ask him yourself."

Yuan Feng decisively threw the question away.

After returning to the base, the father and daughter had already agreed not to tell the rest of the Zheng family about Zheng Changying's arrival for the time being to avoid any trouble.

It was even easier for Xiaobai to leave; he could just make up an excuse.

Unexpectedly, the person who reacted the most was Zheng Xiaobao.

"Auntie, Brother Xiaobai is really gone. Where did he go?"

"Yes, Xiaobai is not coming with us. He has something to do and needs to stay here for a while." This was the statement agreed upon with Zheng Shizhong before.

"I don't believe it. If Brother Xiaobai didn't go with us, why didn't he say goodbye to me? And his carriage is still here."

"The carriage was left for us. Xiaobai left in a hurry, so he didn't say goodbye to you." Yuan Feng explained.

"How could he not say goodbye? We are the best friends in the world!" Zheng Xiaobao paused for a moment and said, "Even if he left in a hurry, he could have left a letter for me."

Yuan Feng looked at Zheng Xiaobao in surprise. "Left a letter for you? Can you read?"

Zheng Xiaobao rolled his eyes, "...If you can't read, I can just ask someone else to read it to me.

Aunt, you don't understand. This is a matter between us good friends. He neither said goodbye to me nor left me a letter. There must be a reason, but what is it?"

Zheng Xiaobao muttered to himself and went to ask Xiao again.

......

Two months later, the group finally arrived at their place of exile, Xiaosu County.

In the past two months, he had experienced several assassination attempts by foreign tribes in the northern border. Fortunately, this time there was no conflict with the officers and soldiers who were capturing Zheng Changying.

Or perhaps the officers and soldiers didn't show up at all, they just called the yamen runners aside, asked them a few questions separately, and then left.

The officers and soldiers didn't think that Zheng Changying would come to find Zheng Shizhong and his son. Not to mention how a woman like her could walk such a long way with a child in her arms, even if Zheng Changying and her son came to find them, Zheng Shizhong would not dare to take them in.

It would be fine if only a daughter came over, but Zheng Changying's son is of royal blood. If Zheng Shizhong doesn't want to rebel, he dare not keep him.

After completing the handover procedures, Captain Wang found Zheng Shizhong.

"Brother Zheng, I have already informed the yamen runners who placed you there. They promised to take care of your family to the best of their ability."

Zheng Shizhong cupped his hands and said, "Brother Wang, I won't say thank you. I will remember your care along the way. If we can meet in the capital someday, let's have a drink together."

"Well, what's the point of taking care of me? I've always followed the rules. Thanks to my brother, I have a much more comfortable living and eating environment.

However, I am still looking forward to Brother Zheng's wine.

So, I'll take my leave now."

Watching the yamen runners walk away, Zheng Shizhong sighed and said that people all over the world still remembered his Zheng family.

Before he could finish his sigh, the Zheng family's arrangement was decided.

There were generally two ways to place exiled prisoners from the Zhou Dynasty after they arrived at their place of exile alive.

One is to be sent to the border as a soldier, and the other is to cultivate and open up wasteland.

The former is definitely impossible. With the abilities of the Zheng family, father and son, it would not be a punishment if they were in the army. Maybe they could even make some merits from time to time.

This is still secondary. What if the Zheng family is dissatisfied with the court? Putting people in the army would be like letting a tiger return to the mountain. This is also the reason why they were not exiled to the north.

Therefore, the only option for the Zheng family is the second one.

After walking for half a day with the assigned yamen runners, they arrived at the place where they would live in the future.

It would have been fine if there was no one living along the way, but when we got there, there were only two rows of houses.

After exchanging a few words with a fat black man who came out to greet him, the yamen runner came to Zheng Shizhong.

"Brother Zheng, this is the most comfortable place for prisoners in Xiaosu County. There are fewer people and less trouble. The work here is mainly land reclamation. Just complete the work assigned to you. No one will care who does the work."

As he spoke, he glanced at Old Lady Xiao.

Zheng Shizhong quickly clasped his fists in thanks, "Thank you, brother."

The yamen runner waved his hand, pointed at the fat man and said, "Fatty Song is the manager here. You will all follow his instructions from now on. If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

Zheng Shizhong expressed his gratitude again.

After the bailiffs left, Fatty Song took a few people to the two houses on the far right of the back row.

"You'll be living here from now on. Please tidy up today. I won't assign you any work. Go to the house in front tomorrow morning to pick up your work."

After saying that, he walked away on his own.

Yuan Feng took a quick look and found that the front row of houses was obviously much better than the back row, where Manager Song and his family lived.

There are only six houses in the back row, and judging by the layout, there should be four families living there.

It was still light outside and the four families had not returned yet.

Zheng Shizhong looked at both rooms and was about to assign his two sons to clean them.

Yuan Feng tugged at his sleeve.

"Dad, don't clean up. We don't live here."