My treasure bowl connects the past and present; I've won everything on my journey into exile.

Chapter 18: Treat others with their own medicine.

Despite everyone's reluctance, the group set off again.

Meanwhile, snowflakes were still falling from the sky, and the cold weather made everyone shiver.

"Master Wei, it's too cold, I can't hold on much longer."

"When we get to the nearby town, could we buy some warm clothes?"

The old man of the Mu family, trembling, walked over to Old Wei and said.

Old Wei, mounted on his horse, glanced down at him and said, "The nearest town is two days' journey away."

Do you think this is the capital city, where you can just buy whatever you want?

"Even if it's cold, you'd better tough it out for me."

Grandpa Mu opened his mouth, he hadn't expected there to be such a long distance.

But he was unwilling to do so.

"What about the nearby villages?"

As long as there's a village, you can always exchange some things.

Food and clothing are fine, he just wants to change some things.

Old Wei laughed, his eyes filled with disdain. "Trade it with the villagers? Are you out of your mind?"

"Do you think the villages here are rich? Do you think they have anything to trade with you? Maybe their winter clothes are stuffed with willow catkins. Wrong, they probably can't even afford a decent set of cotton-padded clothes."

Old Wei was very dismissive.

These people are used to living like pampered masters in the capital and have no idea about the hardships of ordinary people.

Do you really think the village is so big that the villagers have everything they need?

The further north you go, the colder it gets. In winter, people can't do anything but stay at home and hibernate, with many eating only one meal a day.

Moreover, some families might only have one set of cotton-padded trousers and a cotton-padded coat, which only the person going out would wear.

What will they offer in exchange?

Old Master Mu's face turned bright red from Old Wei's ridicule, and he snorted loudly for a while.

Finally, there was nothing they could do:

"Master Wei, please help me think of a solution."

It's too cold; people will get sick. If most people fall ill and can't travel, it will only delay the journey.

Old Wei glanced at him and said, "What you said makes sense."

Seeing Grandpa Mu nod, Old Wei said sarcastically:

"It makes sense, but what's the use? We're in the middle of nowhere, there's nothing anyone can do about it."

Go back and keep going. Stop whining to me. If you keep whining, I'll punch you.

After saying that, he lashed the ground with a whip:

"Old man Mu, if it weren't for the fact that you didn't cause me any trouble, I would have given you a good whipping just for your babbling earlier. Get back here, do you hear me!"

Grandpa Mu's expression stiffened slightly, and in the end, he could only sigh and walk back.

If this cold weather continues, I'm afraid I'll get sick from the cold.

But he has done his best; the rest is up to fate.

Grandpa Mu suddenly seemed to have aged considerably, and his back was bent much more as he walked back.

Lin Mo witnessed this entire scene.

The Mu family was not among those exiled in their previous life.

He didn't know why he was exiled in his entire life, but he was the chief physician of the Mu family.

Being on good terms with the Mu family during the exile was not necessarily a bad thing.

Unfortunately, she can't help them right now.

If she were to conjure up a huge pile of cotton for him out of thin air, she would probably die the next second.

After thinking for a moment, he called out to Old Master Mu as he passed by their carriage.

Then Xu Pingan and the others delivered the raincoat and the thatched mat to Grandpa Mu.

Grandpa Mu hesitated, "This..."

“Wearing a straw raincoat will at least block the wind and keep you from getting too cold. The same goes for a straw mat; if you set it up, you can wear it to keep warm.” Lin Mo interrupted him:

"Just two more days, and it'll be fine once we get through that."

We'll arrive in Shanhe Town in two days, and then Lao Wei and the others will have them go and purchase supplies.

After all, too many people freeze to death on the road, and they have no way to explain it to others.

There's no other way right now.

Grandpa Mu moved his lips, then bowed his head and said "thank you" before leaving with the raincoat in his arms.

Xu Wuyan glanced at Lin Mo:

Why should we help them?

“The Mu family isn’t large. And the old man’s eldest son is a royal physician. He’s in exile and is most afraid of getting sick. Befriending him would be beneficial for us,” Lin Mo explained.

"I'll cut some more straw to reweave the raincoats during my lunch break. Otherwise, I can just make do for a couple more days and buy more later."

Xu Wuyan didn't say anything more; she was someone you could trust to get things done.

The cotton-padded clothes that Xu Pingan and the others were wearing had already been padded, so it didn't have much of an impact.

And she's right, befriending doctors can only benefit them, not harm them.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, and the weather grew colder and colder.

Seeing that the Mu family used raincoats and thatch to keep warm, everyone who had raincoats and thatch in their hands followed suit.

"I have to say, with these things blocking the way, at least it's not this cold."

"Correct."

"It's so cold, I can't stand it anymore."

……

Xu Mengxian, walking at the very back, trembled and dragged her heavy steps forward.

She nearly fell several times because of hunger.

She reached out and pressed her stomach, which was throbbing with hunger, and her eyes welled up with tears.

If she hadn't been so willful, and had listened to her older brother.

If she acts willfully and doesn't side with the Han family.

If she hadn't targeted Lin Mo because of the Han family, she would at least be living a life of luxury now, without having to walk or go hungry.

She regretted it, but she was too ashamed to go back.

Xu Mengxian choked up a little.

Han Yulong turned around and said, "Xu Mengxian, you're not going to tell me you cried because you regretted it, are you?"

"No," Xu Mengxian sniffed and said in a low voice.

"I have a cold, and my nose feels a bit stuffy. I'm just sniffling."

Han Yulong looked at her with disdain and a sarcastic expression:

"This is all your own fault for being incompetent. If you had brought the carriage, we wouldn't have had to suffer like this."

"Really, Xu Mengxian, you should be more assertive."

"You are the young lady of the Prince of Anping's mansion; you can go and steal the carriage."

"At worst, you could ask for a third of the carriage's usage rights. Why should this guy surnamed Lin get the better deal?"

……

Xu Mengxian didn't say anything, but hugged herself and continued walking forward, her body trembling.

He realized that they had ill intentions and were trying to incite him to oppose his elder brother.

Having made a mistake once, Xu Mengxian was unwilling to make the same mistake a second time.

Seeing that she was ignoring her, Han Yulong lost interest and continued walking forward.

It's so cold, and there's snow on the ground; it's hard to walk.

During the lunch break, Xu Mengxian quietly followed others into the woods to find food.

The Han family wouldn't give her food, so she had to find it herself if she didn't want to starve.

Similarly, Lin Mo also entered the woods.

This time, she wasn't thinking about finding food; she was thinking about revenge.

The man who had knocked himself unconscious, Lin Mo saw him enter the woods.

She harbored murderous intent.

Unaware that he was being watched, Han Feng went straight into the depths of the forest after entering it.

It's difficult to find food on the outskirts of the forest.

You have to go deep into the forest, to places where few people go, to have a chance of finding food.

He was so focused on moving forward that he had no idea he had a little tail following him.

After confirming that no one was around through the spatial barrier, Lin Mo's eyes turned cold.

It is here.

Lin Mo picked up a large rock from her spatial storage, weighed it in her hand, and sneered.

She likes to give someone a taste of their own medicine.

Smash him to death!

Lin Mo burst out of the space and smashed the stone in her hand down hard on Han Feng's head.

Han Feng sensed something was amiss and quickly turned around to try and dodge.

But it was too late.

boom!

Han Feng collapsed to the ground and fainted instantly. The blood flowing from his head stained the white snow on the ground.

Lin Mo held the blood-stained stone in her hand, looking coldly at Han Feng lying on the ground. Without any hesitation, she threw the stone at the unconscious Han Feng again.

She would never show mercy to her enemies.

When Lin Mo stopped, Han Feng was already lifeless.

She straightened up, tossed the blood-stained stone aside, and turned to leave.

Soon, your master will come down to find you.

……

But at this moment, Liu Ying was cornered.

Liu Ying asked cautiously, "You're looking for me, is there something you need?"

They look quite fierce.

Madam Han sneered, "What do you think?"

Seeing the thick cotton-padded coat she was wearing, Madam Han was extremely jealous.

Why is she dressed warmly and able to ride in a carriage?

And all they could do was endure the cold and walk?