After dinner, Shen Yitian thought she could finally take a bath and have a good sleep.

Unexpectedly, when the prisoners were about to go to the large room with shared bunks to rest, Yuan Dutou suddenly stood up.

"Are you all full? Come on, brothers, get some sticks and benches. We should set some rules for some things."

After he said this, he sat down in front of the prisoners with a cruel look on his face.

The prisoners were startled and looked at each other, not knowing what Yuan Dutou meant for a moment.

Only Song Yuerong felt really guilty and subconsciously hid behind Song's mother.

Shen Yitian, who had just stood up and was about to go to the room to take a shower, suddenly became interested. She sat back down and wanted to take out a handful of melon seeds from the space.

She also discovered in the past two days that these prisoners were all very powerful and thought they could challenge the police.

Everyone was trapped in the mountains for the past two days, and the escorting officials focused all their energy on finding a way and food, and had to save the rest of their energy in case of accidents.

Now that they have come down the mountain, have eaten and drunk their fill, and have a safe place to rest at night, the officials will of course settle the accounts of the past two days.

As the saying goes, if there is a score to be settled together, he has been keeping in mind all the people who have caused trouble in the past two days.

As expected, the first person to be liquidated is of course Song Yuerong.

This woman has been causing trouble again and again, and she has been warned and punished time and again, but she has never taken it seriously.

Now that she has the energy, she will naturally be the first to be in trouble.

Shen Yitian watched with interest as Yuan Dutou counted out Song Yuerong's crimes one by one, and then sentenced her to ten strokes of the cane.

In fact, it was still a minor matter, but because they had to hurry on their journey and Yuan Dutou was also worried about the disappearance of Old Lady Song, he did not dare to cause another death easily.

Even so, Song Yuerong was still frightened and burst into tears when she heard that she was going to be beaten with ten sticks.

She has been tied up for so long, why does she still need to be caned?

"Sir, please spare her life. She hasn't eaten for two days and is very weak. If she is beaten with ten strokes of the cane now, it will be fatal." Song's mother pleaded hurriedly and took out some change to stuff into Yuan Dutou's hands.

Yuan Dutou still remembered what the Song family said last night when they asked everyone to raise money to buy food from Shen Yitian.

They refused to pay for food, but now they have money to pay, right?

He threw the silver back with a cold face: "What I want to establish today is the rules. Your silver is useless. If I don't teach you a lesson today, you will make trouble again next time, and our journey will only slow down."

After saying this, he glanced at Song's mother and said, "Originally, you were to be caned as well, but considering that she might have difficulty walking after the caning and needs your support to pull the cart, I'll spare you for now. If you and your daughter still cause trouble later, I'll give you double the caning."

Song's mother was so frightened that she trembled all over. Seeing Song Yuerong being dragged away to be beaten with a stick, she felt hatred and anger in her heart.

But Shen Yitian was still sitting there watching a show, with a smile on her face and looking very happy, which made her hate him even more.

Originally, Shen Yitian should have been obedient and filial to them, serving them. Even if there was anything that would make the officials unhappy, it should be her who did it.

But she refused, so Song Yuerong always stood out and was hated by the officials.

It was Shen Yitian who should have received this beating!

Shen Yitian had no idea what she was thinking. She just felt her heart tremble when she saw Song Yuerong being beaten.

Well, as expected, this beating scene was too bloody, so she decided not to watch it.

If something makes you uncomfortable, then don't watch it.

So she asked Yuan Dutou, and after getting permission, she asked the waiter to bring the water to her room.

She gave enough money, so the waiter at the post station was certainly not unhappy, and he happily went to bring her hot water.

Here, Song Yuerong was beaten half to death, while there, Shen Yitian was waiting for hot water to take a shower in the room.

In comparison, Song's mother's resentment towards Shen Yitian became even deeper.

Apart from her, other people's opinions of Shen Yitian gradually changed.

Especially the people from the second branch of the Song family, they looked at Shen Yitian differently.

Before, if Song Wanshi was a little closer to Shen Yitian, they would be worried about objection. But now they think that it would not be bad if they could become good friends with Shen Yitian.

Shen Yitian left and Song Yuerong was beaten, but the lobby was still not quiet.

In the past two days, not only did Song Yuerong question Yuan Dutou again and again, but he also repeatedly disobeyed his arrangements and acted in disobedience, and he was also settling accounts one by one.

Shen Yitian was bathing in her room when she heard someone mention Yue Niang's second sister-in-law, as well as Second Aunt Song and Third Aunt Song from the Song family's main house...

In one night, six or seven people were beaten. Several more wounded soldiers were injured in the team overnight, but Yuan Dutou did not intend to slow down the pace. Before the prisoners dispersed, he specifically instructed them to continue their journey as usual the next day.

After several people were sentenced in this way, even if the prisoners did not want to go on the journey, they could only keep it in their hearts.

Taking a bath really helped her to relax. After asking the waiter to clean the bathtub, she had a comfortable sleep.

It was just that she had to travel early the next day, otherwise she felt she could sleep until noon.

The hunter was very trustworthy. When Shen Yitian came down from upstairs, he was already waiting outside with a bamboo basket.

The prisoners looked at him with envy. This was a market town, so they should have bought some dry food for the journey. But when they mentioned it just now, Captain Yuan had forbidden them from going.

He sent Xiao Yu and Brother Hu to buy dry food, but they could only buy white steamed buns and corn bread, and were not allowed to buy anything else. Everyone was complaining bitterly.

They looked into the hunter's bamboo basket. Although it was covered with a clean white cloth, they could still see oil stains on the cloth.

There is no doubt that this bamboo basket contains food.

The journey was arduous, and everyone could only eat a few dry rations for a day, which was actually quite ineffective. Without salt, people would have no strength, and without meat, they would get hungry easily. Who wouldn't want to buy some dry rations with fillings on the road?

"Here is the pie you wanted. Also, I have just asked someone to deliver a letter about what you mentioned yesterday. Don't worry." The hunter said nothing when he saw her come out. He just handed her the things.

Shen Yitian nodded, took the bamboo basket, but almost couldn't hold it steady.

My goodness, what's in this bamboo basket! It must be dozens of pounds! How many pies did he buy?

Seeing her stumble, the hunter calmly adjusted the bamboo basket, fortunately preventing her from falling.

"Let's eat on the way. This place is still some distance from the next town." He whispered.

"It's just that it won't last long in this weather, so I prepared some stuffing-free ones that can last for two more days," the hunter added.

To be honest, even if it was for that bottle of medicinal oil, it was not easy for the hunter to do this.

Shen Yitian bowed to him with gratitude, then took the basket from his hand and followed the exile team.

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