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Chapter 201 The whole family is in urgent need of food.

Although the Lin family has a large population and is not easy to feed, they are really good at work.

The main thing is a gibberish.

When the three brothers of the Hu family had finished processing the chestnuts, the fire was raised, the big pot was put on the stand, the pheasants and rabbits were killed and cut into pieces and thrown into the pot, and the taro was also peeled.

Everything is ready, just the chestnuts are missing.

Lin Xuezhu poured a little rapeseed oil into another small pot, and when the oil was hot, he poured the open chestnuts into it.

Stir-fry, stir-fry again, and stir-fry until the chestnuts are out of the shell, then remove from the pan.

"Come on, keep peeling."

Lin Xuezhu ordered, and the three Hu brothers sat down again.

They are indeed the representatives of rough skin and thick flesh. The chestnuts that have just come out of the pot can be peeled without any problems, which makes most Yan feel strange.

Hu Yitong said with a naive smile: "We three brothers are used to living a hard life. We used to have to eat hot food, otherwise we would not be full."

Lin Xuezhu thought about the poor family that raised three boys. The scene made my heart feel sour.

Yan Da scratched his head and said, "Let me ask something. Don't think my words are unpleasant. What did you three commit to get exiled?"

As soon as this question came out, everyone turned their attention to The three brothers of the Hu family.

It was embarrassing for the three of them to suddenly become the center of attention.

Hu Ertong and Hu Santong lowered their heads.

Hu Yitong answered with embarrassment: "My mother is gone and we have no money to bury her. The three of us brothers stole things from our employer. The employer was a rich and powerful man who knew the yamen master, so he gave us a big punishment." Prison. I thought I would be released after a few years, but I didn't expect that we would be exiled. But it's good that we met Miss Xuezhu and things got better for the three of us."

After he finished speaking, Hu Ertong said. He and Hu Santong nodded quickly.

Agree, Miss Xuezhu is their great benefactor.

After hearing this, Lin Xuezhu and her father Lin Chengzhang looked at each other and understood each other tacitly.

In order to consolidate the stability of the Northern Territory, Emperor Dog exiled prisoners who should not have been exiled. They knew this.

Unexpectedly, the Dog Emperor has no limits.

After the three Hu brothers peeled the chestnuts, they handed them over to Grandma Ma.

Stew the meat for a while, then add the taro and chestnuts.

After the taro and chestnuts are stewed, the whole dish is completed.

When it came out of the pot, the aroma filled the entire camp.

Everyone is very tolerant of chickens and rabbits.

After all, there isn't much meat, and no one wants to take advantage.

So, everyone focused on taro and chestnuts.

They all told me to eat more vegetarian food and leave the meat to others.

Who would have thought that as soon as taro and chestnuts enter your mouth, the meat will no longer taste delicious.

The taro is soft and glutinous, soaking up the soup of the meat, and you will be immersed in it in one bite.

Chestnuts are salty on the outside and sweet on the inside. The salty-sweet taste is simply not too charming.

Everyone's chopsticks were flying, one bite after another, eating with great joy.

Once again, the other team members were drooling with greed.

After dinner, the family of eighteen sat quietly by the campfire and looked at the sky, stroking their bulging bellies.

Lin Xuezhu took out another half basket of mountain grapes from the carriage.

Mountain grapes are small in size and have a sweet and sour taste. They are one of the wild fruits that can be picked in the wild.

Lin Xuezhu's original intention was to let the whole family eat some sour Xiaoxiaoshi.

As a result, she became numb as soon as the grapes entered her mouth.

This grape has no sour taste at all, it is simply sweet!

Although it is not as ridiculously sweet as grapes with sodium cyclamate, it has nothing to do with mountain grapes.

Lin Xuezhu was a little speechless.

So, the only thing in her space that can be used to digest food is hawthorn, right?

Wouldn't that thing also become sweet?

Don't be too outrageous about space!

However, people in her family are not as picky as she is.

Soon, half the basket of grapes was completely eaten.

It seems fuller.

Lin Xuezhu stood up and stretched his muscles, intending to take a walk around the area.

While digesting, he was gathering wool.

"Cousin, go in that direction. There is a pond with fish in it. Would you like to go and have a look?" Lu Mo pointed in the direction.

"Go, take this guy with you." Lin Xuezhu suddenly became excited.

"There are also reeds." Yan Da said.

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go."

Lin Xuezhu said hello, and the Lin family cheered and stood up in large numbers.

Either holding tools or a rattan basket in hand, ready to go.

In fact, everyone is in urgent need of digestion.

The other team members saw him and subconsciously wanted to follow him.

But seeing so many people coming to the Lin family, I thought I couldn't grab it, so I had to give up.

Lu Mo and Yan Da led the way, while the others walked in groups of three and two, chatting while walking.

Speaking of happiness, the laughter scared the birds in the forest to fly away.

Lu Mo had quick eyes and quick hands. He carried small stones with him and shot a few more birds.

When they reached the pond, Lin Xuezhu was happy.

The reeds are blooming. This reed flower is a good thing.

Poor families who couldn't afford cotton often used reed catkins to fill their bedding.

However, this reed flower is not as warm as cotton.

But for most exiled prisoners, having reed flowers is not bad.

"Go back later and tell the others to pick some reed flowers." Lin Xuezhu said.

She didn't need this stuff at home. She asked Ma Xing to help buy a lot of cotton when she went to Jian'an City to purchase.

Now, the thin quilts for spring and autumn are ready, and the thick quilts for winter can also guarantee a car and a bed.

If you get another chance, just play a few mattresses, and you can survive even if you don't have a chance.

Anyway, I still have a lot of animal skins at home, which can be used as cushions under the body to keep out the cold.

Lin Xuezhu was not worried about the food, only worried about not having enough food.

Standing by the pond, I wanted to see how many fish there were.

If you don't look at it, you will find that there are not only things squirming in the mud under the pond, but also a few bubbles coming out occasionally.

If there were no family members around, Lin Xuezhu would just take this piece of mud into the space.

But now, with so many pairs of eyes looking at her, it was difficult for her to operate.

Lin Xuezhu's eyes casually glanced at the cracks in the stones beside the pond.

She saw an eel waving its tail and burrowing into the cracks in the rocks.

It turns out that the eels in this pond are all hiding under the mud.

"Lu Mo, if you have quick legs, go and borrow some shovels from the official. If you borrow them for free, we will exchange them for ten eels." Lin Xuezhu said: "In addition, bring over another dried fish. The dried fish you eat. And catch it." Bring over as many fish baskets as you like."

"Okay!" Lu Mo got the order and ran away.

A shovel is a must-have for exile.

Because dead people are so common on the road, it is necessary to bury them.

Therefore, the official team was not only equipped with shovels, but also prepared more than one shovel.

In case there are too many dead people to bury them.

Lin Xuezhu searched around with his eyes, found the most suitable position, and stood there.

In just two sticks of incense, Scud Lu Mo ran back.

Everyone laughed when they saw it.

I saw that the young boy was covered with fishing baskets, and he was carrying two shovels in his left and right hands.

Chapter 202 I am slim, but I am not a lady

. The young boy Lu Mo ran so hard that he was panting and anxious.

Lin Xuezhu asked him to take a breath and asked Yan Da and the three Hu brothers to dig a small ditch along the location she had found.

She deliberately chose a route that was getting lower and lower to make it easier for the eels to slip down.

At the end of the line, a relatively deep pit was dug and a fishing basket was placed in the pit.

The small fish were torn into pieces and thrown into fishing baskets as bait.

After doing this, the last step is to dig through the ponds and ditches.

After everyone waited for a while, they saw an eel emerging from the mud, twisting its body and swimming towards the small ditch.

When it swam to the end, it plopped into the fishing basket.

Yan Da brought up the fishing basket, poured the eels inside into the rattan basket, and put the fishing basket back into the pit.

That's it, come and grab one.

In fact, the speed of catching fish is not very fast, but because the process is so magical, everyone does not feel impatient, but stares at it with relish.

This time, the Lin family watched Lin Xuezhu do things with their own eyes.

To describe it as an eye-opener is not an exaggeration.

Mother Ma stared at it for a while and saw that some of the eels in the rattan basket were not moving.

Then he anxiously said to Lin Xuezhu: "Miss Xuezhu, is this eel dead?"

Lin Xuezhu glanced into the rattan basket and nodded calmly, "Eels are easy to die when they come out of the water, so

I can't help but worry about it." "Hey, let's do it then. Let's start cleaning it up here." Mother Ma said, "When the fish dies, its intestines will rot. Don't waste such a good thing."

Then she took Cui'er and Gu Zhenniang to sit down on a big stone and dug it out. Take out the dagger and start packing.

The three Hu brothers also went to help, while Lu Mo and Yan Da were responsible for fishing.

It took about an hour and a half to catch nearly half of the basket of eels, all of which had their internal organs removed and washed clean.

Mother Ma picked ten of them and put them in a small rattan basket to give to the official.

The family walked back happily.

Lin Xuezhu did not collect all the eels in the pond into the space, but only took a few.

Among these, as long as there is a male and a female, they can reproduce in her space.

As for the rest, just wait for other people in the exile team to catch them.

After returning to the camp, as usual, everyone looked at the Lin family with complex eyes filled with envy.

Look, they caught something again.

Lin Xuezhu turned a blind eye to those looks and only said: "Going northwest, there is a pond with a lot of reeds growing on the edge. The reeds can be used as cores for clothes and bedding. In addition, there are some eels in the pond. We haven't caught them all yet. ."

Before she could finish her words, someone stood up and rushed out.

By the time she finished speaking, all the people in charge of collection from each team had already set out to attack.

Lin Xuezhu smiled slightly, looked at the eels and said, "It's a pity. The eels should be eaten fresh, but we are all full today."

"Miss Xuezhu, I will return the things to the official, and send the eels over as well." Yan Da said.

"I'll pickle and dry them," said Mother Ma.

Lin Xuezhu nodded, said hello to his family, and planned to go back to the carriage.

She opened the car curtain and screamed.

In the carriage, Yuan Xiu and a man about twenty years old were sitting side by side, with disgust and impatience on their faces.

When the man saw Lin Xuezhu, a dark and unclear light immediately flashed in his eyes.

He smiled and said hello, "Is this my aunt?"

Seeing that Yuan Xiu didn't want to see him, Lin Xuezhu didn't have a good face, and turned to Yuan Xiu and said, "Who is this?"

"My nephew, Xie Yunkai!" Yuan Xiu deliberately emphasized it. The last three words.

If Lin Xuezhu was drinking water at this moment, he would definitely spray Xie Yunkai on his face.

Isn't this the legendary big sex embryo?

The one who went to Fengyang City to conspire with Prince Qing and had to pick up a girl three days in advance.

"Why are you here?" Lin Xuezhu asked politely.

Xie Yunkai smiled playfully, leaned forward and said: "My father is out. I thought that my uncle and aunt are in exile and should be in my mother's land, so I slipped out to meet you. Who has made me admire my uncle for a long time? I'm even more curious about my aunt."

As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes and looked straight at Lin Xuezhu.

The aura of "I have ulterior motives" that emanated from her whole body almost made Lin Xuezhu nauseated.

Lin Xuezhu really wanted to tell him: Your father is dead, so go home and attend the funeral.

Unfortunately, this cannot be said.

She was about to find something else to say to this Shabi, but Shabi spoke again.

"They say that gentlemen are good at fair ladies. If my aunt doesn't marry my uncle, then I..."

He teases his wife in front of his uncle. There is no one like him.

Lin Xuezhu smiled contemptuously when she saw Yuan Xiu couldn't help but want to strangle him to death.

Interrupt him directly, "I am graceful, but I am not a lady. You are good, but you are not worthy of the word gentleman. I will count to three, if you don't get off this carriage, I will beat you up." Dog head."

As soon as she said this, Yuan Xiu laughed, and Xie Yunkai was stunned.

In all his life, Xie Yunkai has never met a woman who dared to insult him in person.

He was very angry at first, but after taking a closer look, he felt that there was something different about it.

Sure enough, Yuan Xiu's soldier must be worthy of a woman with such a fiery temper.

What else Xie Yunkai wanted to say, Lin Xuezhu was already counting down.

"Three, two, one." The countdown is complete.

Xie Yunkai was still sitting in the carriage, with a look on his face that said, "What can you do to me?"

Lin Xuezhu pulled out a bamboo pole from the roof of the car and stabbed Xie Yunkai.

Before Xie Yunkai could react, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

"Bold, I am..."

Before he could finish his words, the second blow came again, stabbing in the same place just now.

"You, you, you..."

The third time, it was still the same place.

Xie Yunkai couldn't bear it anymore and rolled off the carriage.

He stood up in embarrassment and stared at Lin Xuezhu in disbelief, "Do you know that if you, a prisoner, dare to beat a noble person like me, it is a serious crime of beheading."

Lin Xuezhu was unmoved and asked coldly: "Come out "How many people did you bring with you?"

"Two guards, they are over there," Xie Yunkai said, pointing to his luxury carriage parked in the woods.

Lin Xuezhu rolled his eyes, "Two guards, you still want to provoke me? Go find someone and ask who is the female bandit in the northern exile team!"

As he said that, Zhu Guan ignored him and greeted Xie Yunkai.

Xie Yunkai was beaten so hard that he ran away with his head in his arms. He wanted to call the two guards, but he couldn't even raise his head and shout.

As for his two guards, they were used to seeing their master flirting with women and making a lot of noise, so they didn't dare to look this way.

If he takes one more look and spoils his master's good deeds, he will not only be fined with moon silver, but also beaten.

Chapter 203 Just give

it a try. Lin Xuezhu swung the bamboo pole very tightly, and she didn't stop until Xie Yunkai was beaten to the ground.

The Lin family didn't dare to take care of it, and the others didn't know what was going on, let alone take care of it.

Xie Yunkai was lying on the ground in a strange posture, with blood pouring from the corner of his mouth.

He wanted to reach out and point at Lin Xuezhu, but found that his arms were so painful that he couldn't lift them up.

Just squeeze out the words from between your teeth, "Aunt, my parents will never let you go."

"Your parents don't dare to bring bad luck on me. Do you know why?" Lin Xuezhu knelt down and smiled. He looked at Xie Yunkai with a non-smile.

"Why, why?" Xie Yunkai asked feebly.

Lin Xuezhu looked at Xie Yunkai with an idiotic expression, "Because you don't dare to tell your parents that you sneaked out to meet my husband."

Xie Yunkai didn't react when he heard this.

Seeing that his qualifications were very dull, Lin Xuezhu had no choice but to make it difficult for him to understand.

Then he said: "Your father is an ally of King Qing, but you came out to meet King Qing's enemies secretly. What do you think your father will think? If King Qing finds out, do you think your father will choose you or Qing?" King? "

Even if Feng Pinghou has high hopes for this son, it is because he is extremely ambitious and extremely conceited. He wants to have an heir to continue his achievements.

But if this son hinders him from climbing up, he will be merciless and teach the rebellious son how to behave.

After hearing this, Xie Yunkai suddenly realized that he shouldn't have come this time.

Prince Qing had sent people to beat his father before, saying that he suspected that he arrived in Fengyang City in advance to meet Yuan Xiu and conspire.

His father was afraid that King Qing would be too preoccupied, so he beat him up and went to explain to King Qing himself.

If his father knew that he really met Yuan Xiu, wouldn't it be...

Thinking of this, Xie Yunkai shuddered uncontrollably.

Lin Xuezhu couldn't help but sigh when she saw his useless look.

Not to mention that Feng Pinghou couldn't achieve any big career, even if he could, he would be defeated by this evil son sooner or later.

A nasty thought suddenly came to her mind, and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously.

She lowered her voice and said to Xie Yunkai, "Or, I can prevent you from going back to see your father."

Xie Yunkai understood the sinister meaning in her tone and understood what she was referring to.

Suddenly he trembled and said: "You dare!"

"Why don't I dare?" Lin Xuezhu's smile gradually became abnormal, and he joked: "Didn't you run out secretly? In other words, no one knows where you have gone. There is only one person around you. Bring two guards and I will kill you all and bury them in the woods. Who can find you?"

"Help!" Xie Yunkai was so frightened that he rushed forward without caring about his injuries.

Lin Xuezhu didn't even bother to look at him, and said loudly to Tweety, "Tweety, bring me a basin of water. I want to clean the car!"

"Miss Xuezhu, who is this?" Tweety brought the water over. At that time, I asked in disgust.

"A disaster star." Lin Xuezhu replied.

Isn't he the disaster star? The one who used evil skills to kill his own father.

However, there is no need for him this time, his father died first.

Lin Xuezhu carefully wiped the places where Xie Yunkai had sat and touched several times. When he lay down, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

"Husband, why did you let him get in the car?" Lin Xuezhu asked dissatisfied.

Yuan Xiu said nothing and pointed to his legs.

Oh, it turns out it's to maintain facilities for people with disabilities.

Lin Xuezhu's anger subsided a little.

She has an emotional mysophobia and believes in the truth that a man who does not love himself is worse than a rotten cabbage.

She felt bad about Xie Yun driving a bus like this.

Really, she just threw away the bamboo pole that Xie Yunkai had hit.

Yuan Xiu just wanted to say a few words to comfort the irritable madam.

Lin Xuezhu said, "Husband, I want to learn to fight."

Yuan Xiu was stunned. It was the first time he heard such an outrageous request from a woman.

But when he thought about it, his wife was no ordinary woman, and she felt relieved.

"Why study?" he asked.

Lin Xuezhu supported her chin with her hand, thought for a while, and said, "I suddenly discovered that fighting with others is quite refreshing. Husband, think about it, are people who can't fight easily bullied? What about people who can fight? , is it okay to bully others?"

"Madam, who do you want to bully?" This reason made Yuan Xiu laugh.

Lin Xuezhu said carelessly: "I didn't say that I would definitely bully others, but I have to have the ability to bully others so that I won't be bullied by others. There are so many evil people in the world, do I have to rely on God to deal with them?"

Yuan Xiu After thinking about it, I felt that what she said made sense.

Moreover, his wife does not want to rely on others when encountering problems. She can solve them by herself.

Come to think of it, she doesn't want to do things like fights by others.

Just when Yuan Xiu was about to agree to teach her, she heard her say: "Husband, if I let my little cousin teach me, will people gossip about me?"

"I can teach you, why use him?" Yuan Xiu was puzzled.

Lin Xuezhu leaned close to Yuan Xiu's ear and said at the lowest volume: "Husband, aren't you still pretending to have a leg injury? How can you teach me?"

Yuan Xiu was amused by her serious expression.

He asked back, "Do you think you can beat me because I have a leg injury?"

The look on Lin Xuezhu's face suddenly became serious, and she distanced herself from Yuan Xiu.

He said, "Husband, I don't look down on others like you."

"Why don't you give it a try?" Yuan Xiu decided to convince her with facts.

"Just give it a try." Lin Xuezhu immediately got out of the carriage and took out another bamboo pole from the roof.

"Miss Xuezhu, what are you doing?" Yan Da was very confused when he saw her like this.

Who is Miss Xuezhu going to hit?

He looked around for a long time, but didn't see any suspicious person.

Then, he saw Yuan Xiu supporting his body with his arms, moving out of the carriage, and pulling out a bamboo pole from the top of the carriage.

Yuan Xiu carried a bamboo pole and came to a big rock. He slowly sat down and said to Lin Xuezhu, "Madam, please take action."

When Yan Day saw this posture, his young lady wanted to practice with her uncle.

He immediately became nervous and quickly looked at the others.

Others, like him, did not understand why Lin Xuezhu wanted to fight Yuan Xiu.

He was also afraid that Lin Xuezhu couldn't beat Yuan Xiu, and if they bumped into each other again, it would be very distressing.

But Lin Xuezhu didn't know that her family was so badmouthing her.

She hesitated for a moment, then greeted Yuan Xiu with the bamboo pole in hand.

Yuan Xiu didn't move, he just stretched out his arm and neutralized her attack.

Lin Xuezhu's tentative attack missed, and he immediately made up for it.

Without any suspense, Yuan Xiu resolved it again.

Hey, Lin Xuezhu's desire to win has increased, and she plans to launch a series of attacks.

Who would have thought that in the first blow, Yuan Xiu used a bamboo pole to pick her up slightly, causing her whole body to tilt diagonally.

Chapter 204 The whole family accompanies her in her frustration.

"Hey, eh, eh, girl!"

As Lin Chengzhang called, the whole family's hearts lifted.

"Xiu'er!" Mrs. Lu couldn't help but speak out, reminding Yuan Xiu.

When a couple is competing, it would hurt their feelings if they really get into trouble.

If Xuezhu is injured, the relationship between the two families will be useless.

Just when everyone was worried, Lin Xuezhu touched the ground with his bamboo pole and miraculously stabilized his figure.

"Okay!" Lu Mo clapped his hands and cheered.

When other people looked at him, they were quite angry.

Can't this child tell the difference between seriousness and seriousness?

Is now the time to cheer?

Of course, Lu Mo only cares about the competition itself.

Lin Xuezhu was able to react quickly and stabilize his body when he lost his center of gravity.

This mentality, reaction, and agility all show that she has a talent for martial arts.

Lin Xuezhu stood firm, swung his bamboo pole, and hit Yuan Xiu again.

Yuan Xiu used a bamboo pole to block it gently, and used his strength to push Lin Xuezhu away again.

Lin Xuezhu was on guard this time, turned around and used the bamboo pole to sweep across Yuan Xiu's waist.

Lin Chengyao clenched his fists.

Waist, that is an important part of a man!

The eldest niece was too shady. Did she really not think about the rest of her life?

But the fact is that Yuan Xiu doesn't have to worry about him.

The bamboo pole turned and deflected Lin Xuezhu's attack again.

Lin Xuezhu originally planned to have a friendly discussion.

But seeing Yuan Xiu being so difficult to deal with, his desire to win has risen to a new level.

So, she increased her speed and intensity, and greeted Yuan Xiu.

Lu Mo was excited and shouted from the sidelines: "Cousin, every part of the bamboo pole can be used, you don't have to use the tip. Look at my cousin, you can use whatever you catch."

Lin Xuezhu is a smart man. As soon as Mo reminded him, he immediately changed his strategy.

At first, she couldn't use the bamboo pole very dexterously.

But as she practiced, her skills became much more agile.

It's just that I still can't defeat Yuan Xiu.

Yuan Xiu's bamboo pole was so mysterious and mysterious that no one could imagine what move he would use next time.

Moreover, he is just defending now.

If he wanted to attack, she wouldn't have the ability to parry at all.

Lin Xuezhu only realized how arrogant he had been just now.

The differences between people are so huge.

When the Lin family saw Lin Xuezhu being forced back by Yuan Xiu countless times, and then rushing forward countless times, their hearts were in a state of trembling.

They didn't know where Lin Xuezhu's critical point would be.

Anyway, judging from her expression, she is getting more and more fierce.

Lin Jiayuan, who couldn't bear it well, first covered her chest and returned to the carriage.

Looking at it for a while, she was afraid that she would faint again.

Mother Ma quickly followed, taking care of Lin Jiayuan while still being busy with Lin Xuezhu.

However, they all underestimated Lin Xuezhu's patience and perseverance.

Even though she was at an absolute disadvantage, she could still charge forward time and time again.

Half an hour passed, and people came back from the pond one after another.

Lin Xuezhu finally dropped the bamboo pole and sat down on the ground, breathing heavily.

Yuan Xiu smiled and tapped her head gently with the bamboo pole.

This time, the whole family gasped and became more and more nervous.

Lin Xuezhu raised her head, looked at Yuan Xiu, and said unconvinced: "Husband, we will fight another time."

"Okay." Yuan Xiu supported his body with a bamboo pole, stood up from the big stone, and walked in the direction of the carriage.

At this moment, Lin Xuezhu suddenly picked up the bamboo pole and poked Yuan Xiu in the back.

Because it was a sneak attack, she didn't use too much force.

As a result, Yuan Xiu didn't even look back. He just turned around on the bamboo pole and escaped the sneak attack.

Lin Xuezhu threw the bamboo pole to the ground, furious.

Just as Lin Chengzhang and others were about to go up to comfort him, they saw Lu Mo taking a big step forward.

"Cousin, you are so awesome!" the young boy said excitedly.

Lin Xuezhu raised his head and glanced at him.

That look seemed to say: Are you kidding me?

Lu Mo said sincerely: "Sister-in-law, let me be honest, you have made great progress since you first started fighting with your cousin. Don't say you are a woman, even if you are a man, it is difficult to make progress. So fast."

Lin Xuezhu doubted whether what he said was to comfort her.

So he asked: "Then why can't I hit your cousin?"

Lu Mo scratched his head and smiled naively, "Of course, it's impossible to hit your cousin. But, cousin, you have never been able to hit your cousin." From beating randomly at the beginning to thinking later, this is the greatest progress."

It could be seen that Lin Xuezhu was trying his best to restrain his expression.

Mrs. Lu quickly pulled Lu Mo away to prevent him from adding fuel to the fire.

Only then did Lin Chengzhang and others have the opportunity to step forward to comfort him.

"Daughter, my uncle has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and has been training on the battlefield for many years. It is normal for you to be unable to defeat him for the first time," Lin Chengzhang said.

"That's right, eldest niece, my uncle admires you very much for always having the courage to challenge yourself. You are already very powerful, there is no need to belittle yourself." Lin Chengyao said.

Then, everyone started talking, praising and enlightening.

Fearing that Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu's relationship would break down, they hadn't forgotten to make peace with them.

As everyone was talking, Lin Xuezhu's eyes lit up.

"Shall we practice together as a family in the future?" Lin Xuezhu said.

As soon as she said this, there was no sound around her.

Instantly, the atmosphere fell into dead silence.

Lin Chengzhang and Lin Chengyao looked at each other, each trying to find an excuse to escape.

Helpless, Lin Xuezhu spoke again, "When we go to the north in the future, the environment will be even worse and we will have no choice but to control ourselves. If our family is forced to separate, we still have to do some work to protect ourselves."

Logically speaking, everyone I think she's right.

But in terms of mood, everyone doesn't really want to be that tired.

After all, it was already very strenuous to survive on the road of exile.

However, since they started on the road, they have become accustomed to listening to Lin Xuezhu in everything.

At this moment, there seemed to be no reason not to listen to her.

Wen Xiuqing was the first to express her stance, "My daughter, I will practice with you."

Men have an innate strength advantage, but women do not.

Learn some self-defense skills, maybe they will come in handy at critical moments.

Even if you don't have a chance to use it, it's still a good time to exercise.

After all, when they arrive in the north, they will have to do hard labor.

Jiang Qishuang also said immediately: "Eldest niece, I will practice too."

Then came Lin Xueyi, Ma Ma, Cui'er, Gu Zhenniang, and even Lin Yuxuan.

In the end, only Lin Chengzhang and Lin Chengyao were left without a statement.

The two brothers looked at each other, each seeing helplessness in the other's eyes.

In the end, I could only rush the duck to the shelf and nodded.

Lin Xuezhu was very happy and waved to everyone.

"Hurry up and go to bed. I'll call you tomorrow morning. Let's start training with physical fitness first."

After saying that, she happily ran to the carriage.

Ah la ah la, from now on the whole family will be frustrated with her.

Chapter 205 The restless people will eventually die.

Early in the morning, the Lin family was taken to the woods by Lu Mo.

Shouting slogans that were not very uniform, they started to practice.

It was agreed that Lin Jiayuan, who was relatively weak, could be lazy.

If Lin Yuxuan can't keep up, he can still run in a small circle.

The older Mother Ma is treated the same as Lin Jiayuan.

No one else is allowed to be lazy.

After half an hour, everyone thought they would be exhausted.

Unexpectedly, it didn't.

Especially Lin Jiayuan.

At first, she just wanted to forget it.

When she couldn't run anymore, she went to rest.

However, she miraculously followed the whole process without any discomfort.

She suddenly remembered that Lin Xuezhu had said that she might have an exile constitution, and she immediately couldn't laugh or cry.

It seems that there are really people with this kind of physique.

However, when your body is better, your spirit will be better and your mood will be happier.

Lin Jiayuan's face showed a smile that was very satisfied with herself.

The whole family returned to camp and prepared for breakfast.

At this moment, Zhou Shenyi walked over with a pale face and trembling.

He was hunched over and seemed to be unable to hold himself up.

"Lin, Doctor Lin, I, I feel uncomfortable." His voice was almost inaudible.

Lin Chengyao looked at his face and saw that the Yintang was faintly black, but the pupils were gray, which didn't seem to be a good sign.

"You are a doctor yourself, why did you come to me?" Lin Chengyao didn't want to diagnose and treat him.

Zhou Shenyi chuckled helplessly and said, "It's difficult for a doctor to heal himself. Doesn't Dr. Lin understand this?"

"Just tell me, what do you want?" Lin Xuezhu spoke for Lin Chengyao.

Zhou Shenyi opened his mouth and mentioned a few medicinal herbs.

Lin Xuezhu knew that the medicinal material was very expensive just by hearing its name.

She quickly glanced at Lin Chengyao.

Lin Chengyao's expression was also solemn.

He walked towards Lin Xuezhu and whispered: "They are all medicinal materials for refining Spring Return Pill."

Good guy, this guy is quite good.

I couldn't get the medicinal ingredients myself, so I wanted to have sex for free.

Of course, Lin Xuezhu was not stupid enough to feel sympathy for this kind of person, let alone let him succeed in prostitution for nothing.

So she said: "You said my family doesn't have any of these."

She didn't lie, her family did not.

But some of them are present in her space.

However, even if these were taken out, they would not be enough to make a prescription for rejuvenation.

For Zhou Shenyi, it was just in vain.

What's more, Lin Xuezhu didn't care about his life or death.

Keeping him alive was out of humanitarianism.

But that doesn't mean she wants to save his life.

Zhou Shenyi understood that when he prepared the prescription for Spring Returning Pill, he had to use many connections to get the ingredients together.

Even with Lin Xuezhu's immense ability, the hope of getting together the prescription was slim.

But he still had to try, he couldn't let himself die like this.

Zhou Shenyi gasped and turned away.

Lin Xuezhu ignored him and continued to do what he was doing.

However, not long after, a piercing scream was heard from the crowd.

The scream was so terrifying that it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Lin Xuezhu followed the sound and saw Zhou Shenyi prostrate, sucking something like a beast.

Beneath him, a leg wearing worn trousers was struggling.

"Sister!" Lin Xueyi was the first to react and rushed over.

Lin Xuezhu quickly followed.

Lu Mo moved quickly, catching up to Lin Xueyi in a few steps, and rushed towards Zhou Shenyi first.

He picked up the crazy Zhou Shenyi and threw him aside.

Lin Xuezhu, Lin Xueyi and others who came over one after another saw Lin Xuelan, who had a bloody hole in her neck, looking at the sky with blank eyes.

"Sister!" Lin Xueyi rushed over and shook Lin Xuelan.

Lin Xuelan seemed to want to give a reaction, but she just rolled her eyes.

Blood gushed out from her neck one after another.

Lin Chengyao quickly stepped forward to check, chewed the herbs and pressed them on her wound.

Lin Xuelan breathed hard, and it became increasingly difficult.

Lin Chengyao looked back at Lin Xuezhu and shook his head.

Zhou Shenyi's bite broke Lin Xuelan's Qi veins.

Let alone a doctor, even if a god comes, it will be difficult to save him.

At this time, the officials also heard the sound and ran over.

Everyone watched helplessly as Lin Xuelan struggled and lost her breath.

"Bury it." Liu Kui waved his hand and left without looking back.

Although he lost another prisoner in his team, all the restless people were finally dead.

Lin Xuelan was dragged into a grove by officials and buried hastily.

But Zhou Shenyi struggled and stretched out a hand to the sky.

By the time everyone found out, he was already dead.

That hand fell to the ground helplessly.

After Lin Xuezhu saw all this, he didn't have many emotions in his heart.

I just thought that in the original book, Zhou Shenyi died for Lin Xuelan.

But now, Lin Xuelan was killed by Zhou Shenyi.

Is this considered a debt repayment?

She put her arm around Lin Xueyi's trembling shoulders and said softly: "Let's go back."

Lin Xueyi's eyes were red and she finally stared at Zhou Shenyi with a resentful look.

Although she knew that Lin Xuelan's ending was achieved step by step by herself.

But she still couldn't forgive the man who killed her sister.

Unfortunately, this person also died.

Once a person dies, everything is over.

It really gave him a leg up!

Lin Xueyi wiped her eyes and said to Lin Xuezhu: "Cousin, I will study Kung Fu hard. I will practice how you practice."

Lin Xuezhu looked at the little girl's persistent eyes and felt extremely pleased.

The death of her family members did not make her resentful, nor did it make her depressed.

On the contrary, she realized a lot of truths from it and became more determined to live well.

She knows that people must be capable in order to support themselves and protect themselves.

Although someone is taking care of her, she cannot enjoy it with peace of mind.

Because sooner or later, she will have to go alone.

"Okay." Lin Xuezhu touched the little girl's head, "I'll tell Lu Mo later and let him train you."

Hearing this, Lin Xueyi's face turned red.

Lin Xuezhu was surprised to see her like this.

Lin Xuezhu has experienced the thoughts of the young girl Huaichun and can understand them.

But she didn't notice when Lin Xueyi started to have other thoughts about Lu Mo.

This little girl hides it pretty well.

Lin Xuezhu just pretended not to see it and continued walking forward as if nothing had happened.

Emotional matters should be settled in a natural way.

Seeing Lu Mo's careless look, she was afraid that he hadn't figured it out yet.

Take your time.

The family returned to their camp and finished breakfast in silence.

And they were ready before the official gave the order to set off.

Lin Xuezhu didn't like the dull atmosphere, but today, she made no attempt to liven it up.

The whole family must have accumulated a lot of emotions since they hit the road.

I'm just busy with life and don't have time to digest it properly.

Today, let everyone digest it by themselves.

Chapter 206 It was so miserable

that the exile team walked for half a month.

Lin Xuezhu can clearly feel that the temperature difference between morning and evening is getting bigger and bigger, the climate is getting drier, and people are getting more and more anxious.

Lin Yuxuan's child had a nosebleed in the morning. It must be that he is not adapting to the climate change.

This small episode made everyone realize that they were getting closer to the north.

In other words, we are getting closer and closer to the real hard days.

As soon as the team set off, Liu Kui came to see Lin Xuezhu.

"Ms. Lin, we will arrive in Jiuyicheng tomorrow. Our official mission is going to buy some supplies. Miss Lin, do you want to go with us?" Liu Kui asked.

After hearing this, Lin Xuezhu glanced from the top of Liu Kui's head to his chin.

With a half-smile but not a smile, he said, "Weasel is sending New Year's greetings to Rooster, isn't he well-intentioned?"

Liu Kui originally wanted to discuss it, but his breath suddenly got stuck in his throat, causing him to cough several times.

"Ms. Lin, that's not what you said." Liu Kui suppressed the anger in his heart and said humbly: "Isn't it almost winter? It gets cold early in the north, so we have arranged for our official servants to go to the inn to collect the goods after they arrive at Jiuy City. Winter clothes for the prisoners. Winter clothes take up a lot of space, and our officers only have five carriages, so we don't have enough manpower..."

"How many drivers do you want from my family?" Lin Xuezhu asked.

Liu Kui nodded with a smile, and added: "It's better to be your little cousin."

Lin Xuezhu glanced at Liu Kui suspiciously, but nodded in agreement.

It just so happened that she also wanted to visit the city and replenish some supplies.

However, she did not agree to Liu Kui immediately, but said, "I want to discuss this matter with my family, especially my little cousin."

Liu Kui knew the situation when he saw the smile on her lips. Not good.

Don't think that he doesn't understand that Mrs. Lin has the final say in all affairs of the Lin family.

Not to mention her little cousin, even her father has to listen to her.

Does she still want to discuss it?

Hey, I want to make conditions with him again.

This lady Lin is not willing to suffer a loss even once, and she is not as good as any monkey.

However, when Liu Kui thought that Lu Mo would be indispensable for going to Jiuyicheng, he could only swallow his breath.

Who makes him ask for help every time?

Lin Xuezhu found Lin Chengzhang and said straight to the point: "Liu Kui is going to Jiuyicheng to get our team's winter clothes. He wants our little cousin to help him. I plan to agree and follow him by the way."

Lin Chengzhang clicked . He nodded and asked, "What next?"

The girl could just do what she wanted to do.

Since you came to him, there must be other problems.

Lin Xuezhu likes her father to be on the road and has strong understanding.

So he said: "This is what I think. The winter clothes issued by the officers are not necessarily warm. If we want to reduce the number of deaths in our team, we have to prepare more. I plan to let the officers use the money used to purchase food for prisoners. Cloth and cotton. We can prepare more food ourselves, but there is nothing we can do about not having enough clothes."

After hearing this, Lin Chengzhang felt that his daughter's concerns were reasonable.

Now everyone in each team has followed Lin Xuezhu's advice and is stocking up on food for the winter.

Although the number is not that sufficient, fortunately there is still time and you can continue to look for it.

Therefore, in the long run, clothes are indeed more important than food.

Lin Chengzhang thought it over carefully and summoned the heads of each team to convey the proposal.

When the family went back to discuss it with their team members, everyone felt that the Lin family had considered it more carefully.

Someone said: "Although Mrs. Lin is a bit domineering, she really thinks about everyone."

Another person said: "She is a woman, if she is not powerful, she will not be bullied to death by others! I hope that I can As powerful as she is."

Someone else said, "Don't hope. Mrs. Lin is now sparring with Mr. Yuan every day. Her skills will probably be used on the battlefield in the future."

When he said this, everyone else laughed. Laughed loudly.

Everyone agreed to Lin Xuezhu's proposal amid laughter.

Lin Xuezhu went to Liu Kui and told the matter.

Liu Kui was surprised. He did not expect that Mrs. Lin did not seek benefits for herself this time, but was helping everyone.

Moreover, this proposal can be regarded as solving a big problem for their officials.

From his point of view, there is no reason not to agree.

Liu Kui agreed without hesitation.

The two discussed it again and decided that the Lin family would send Lu Mo and Hu Santong to help the officials drive the carriage.

Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu used their own carriages to follow the officials to Jiuyicheng.

That night, the Lin family gathered together and made a final list of everything they would need after arriving in the north.

This is probably their last chance to purchase, so they must buy everything.

Otherwise, when you get to the northern border, it will be difficult to find something that is lacking.

The family discussed until very late before going to bed separately.

Early the next morning, Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu set off in their carriage.

All the things in their carriage were scattered and moved to other carriages.

Be prepared to drive into town empty and leave with a full load.

Yuan Xiu was driving, and Lin Xuezhu was sitting next to him.

After leaving the exile team, Lin Xuezhu asked: "Husband, is Jiuyicheng the place where Princess Hengyu's mansion is located?"

Yuan Xiu nodded.

Lin Xuezhu remembered what was written in the book. Marquis Feng Ping repeatedly asked Princess Hengyu to come to the capital to recommend him, but Princess Hengyu refused.

Later, Princess Hengyu simply moved her residence to Jiuyi City further north, just to tell Feng Pinghou to stop this thought.

It was this move that completely destroyed the couple's already limited friendship.

Feng Pinghou couldn't stop doing anything, so he simply went it alone.

The eldest princess Hengyu also liked to live alone in an empty house and stayed in the mansion to take care of her two children.

In Lin Xuezhu's view, Princess Hengyu was also a strange woman.

Although the book does not explain in depth why she disapproved of Feng Pinghou becoming an official.

But with her methods and determination, it is definitely not as simple as fear of causing trouble to her brother.

Lin Xuezhu wanted to see who Princess Hengyu was.

"Husband, what happened to Feng Pinghou and Prince Qing?" Lin Xuezhu asked.

She knew that Yuan Xiu had his own information network, but she had never asked about it.

Just like Yuan Xiu would not take the initiative to ask her about space-related matters.

But since they are about to enter Jiuyi City, it is better to be mentally prepared in advance for some things.

I heard Yuan Xiudao: "After you and I left that day, I sent someone to pass the news back to the capital. The emperor sent the minister of Dali Temple to supervise the matter in person, and now he is on the way. I heard that the hard laborers imprisoned in the stone prison All of them have been taken into custody, and no one dares to move at the scene. They will only wait for the Dali Temple Minister to arrive before he can inspect them personally."

Hearing this, Lin Xuezhu couldn't help but stick out his tongue.

Tsk tsk, it's been too miserable to have the corpse exposed in the wilderness for more than half a month.

Chapter 207 Could it be that the official did something immoral?

The group paid the city entry fee and entered Jiuyi City.

Lu Mo and Hu Santong followed the officials to the inn, while Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu were responsible for purchasing things for their own use.

They were not in a hurry to buy, but drove around Jiuyi City first.

When passing by Princess Hengyu's mansion, they saw that the door was closed and there was no sound inside.

It seems that the master is not at home.

Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu looked at each other, each remained silent, and passed slowly.

At this time, a carriage with ostentatious decoration came forward.

Lin Xuezhu only took one glance and recognized that it was Xie Yun's carriage.

I saw that the carriage stopped at the gate of the eldest princess's mansion. The guard responsible for driving the carriage jumped out of the car first and went to knock on the door of the mansion.

After knocking for a long time, no one answered.

Xie Yunkai, who was in the carriage, was impatient with waiting. He jumped out of the carriage and kicked the door of the mansion wildly.

Finally, the housekeeper came out and opened the door.

Xie Yunkai didn't care about anything and just kicked the housekeeper.

The housekeeper staggered after being kicked, and said tremblingly: "Master, where have you been, and why are you back now?"

"You care about me?" Xie Yunkai said angrily.

When he went out this time, it could be said that he left in good spirits and returned in despair.

In his early years, he heard that his aunt did not hesitate to plot and smear his innocence in order to force his uncle to marry him.

He had never seen an official woman be so dissolute, so he was immediately wary of her.

It's a pity that his mother has not been to Beijing for many years, so he has no chance to see his aunt.

Hearing that Yuan Xiu and his wife were exiled, he was not willing to miss this great opportunity and ran away while his father was not at home.

He thought that a slutty woman couldn't resist seducing, and that he could win her over with just a little bit of charm.

When the time comes, he wants to take a good look at whether the look on his uncle's face is as heroic as when he was fighting on the battlefield.

Unexpectedly, the slutty woman was a tigress. Not only did she beat him, but she also threatened him so that he didn't even dare to complain.

No, for fear of being discovered by his own father, he stayed out for more than half a month, and only dared to go home after his injuries healed.

As a result, as soon as I arrived at my door, I was rejected.

How angry this made him!

"Where's my mother?" he asked angrily.

Usually, when his mother hears him coming home, she will come out to pick him up.

But today, he made such a big fuss and his mother didn't even show up.

The butler looked dejected and sighed: "My eldest son, you have been away from home for more than half a month, but you don't know that something big has happened in this family."

"What big thing?" Just walk in with your feet.

The steward said: "The prince consort and Prince Qing, with their soldiers, had a fight with a group of bandits and both died."

Xie Yunkai tripped on his foot and fell down without any warning.

This frightened the housekeeper, who quickly went to help him.

He raised his hand and slapped the housekeeper, and said angrily: "You are talking nonsense, how could my father die?"

The housekeeper swallowed his anger and patiently explained, "It's true, the eldest princess and the second young lady received the news the day before yesterday. We've already rushed over. The emperor has sent the minister of Dali Temple to investigate the matter, but they haven't arrived yet. "Young Master, please come over quickly.

"

Xie Yunkai fell straight up.

The housekeeper's face turned pale with fright, and he greeted the two guards outside the door, "Go to the doctor, find the doctor."

"Where is the doctor?" The two guards also felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere in the house.

The housekeeper said: "The doctor has been taken away by the eldest princess. Don't ask any more questions. If something happens to the eldest son, the three of us will not be able to eat and walk around."

The guard realized what he was doing and hurried to the hospital to find the doctor.

Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu saw this scene in the carriage, closed the curtains silently, and continued to drive forward.

Lin Xuezhu asked thoughtfully: "Husband, what kind of person is the eldest Princess Hengyu?"

Yuan Xiu was silent for a while before replying: "Eldest sister, she got married earlier, and I only stayed with her during the funeral of the late emperor. I met her once in Yishang. I remember that she was a very indifferent person, both in appearance and personality. The rest was just hearsay. It was said that she had not had a child for many years after her marriage to Feng Pinghou, and she was cured by a miracle doctor. With Xie Yunkai and Xie Yunling, they are very precious."

Lin Xuezhu nodded and said, "It seems that Princess Hengyu only pursues the ordinary life of a family of four. It is a pity that she was born in this world. The royal family is destined to miss this. If Feng Pinghou had no ambition, he would not marry her."

Yuan Xiu agreed with this. He smiled and touched the top of Lin Xuezhu's hair, "How do you feel about it? I, the eldest sister, are very interested?"

Lin Xuezhu smiled, "How can I put it, I just sympathize with the women here. Even if you are the eldest princess, you can't get what you want most."

After hearing this, Yuan Xiu said. There was a long silence.

After a long while, he said quietly: "Madam once told me that if you don't like this world, you can try to change it. So, what kind of world does Madam want?"

Lin Xuezhu smiled lightly, "The world I want, Even a person like me can live comfortably in this world.

"Is your life uncomfortable, madam?" Yuan Xiu thought it was funny.

No one can live more comfortably than his wife, okay?

You can do whatever you want. Isn't this comfortable?

Lin Xuezhu curled her lips, "I just suppress others with arrogance, or contain others with benefits. Although this is effective, it is not comfortable enough. However, human nature is like this and the world is like this. This cannot be changed."

"Then, Madam, is it possible? Do you want to live in a corner and live a peaceful life away from disputes as Princess Hengyu wishes?" Yuan Xiu asked.

Lin Xuezhu nodded, "I do want that kind of life, but I also know that it is impossible. I am not Princess Hengyu. I will not know the result but still try my best to escape. I will give up directly. Realistic fantasy, focusing on the current life."

Her words made Yuan Xiu fall into silence for a long time.

He found that every time he talked to Lin Xuezhu, his view of her would be refreshed.

She always seemed to have something amazing to say that would make him think for a long time.

"Husband, there is a shop over there. Let's go in and have a look." Lin Xuezhu said.

Yuan Xiu's thoughts were brought back to reality.

He smiled gently at Lin Xuezhu and gently rubbed the top of her hair again.

The two purchased items five times more than the purchase order.

One of them was placed in the carriage, and the other four were put into the space by Lin Xuezhu.

In Lin Xuezhu's words, in a barren land like the North, things are much more valuable than gold and silver.

Although there is everything in her space, one cannot just sit back and have nothing.

The two of them bought their things and met the official's vehicle at the gate of the city.

From a distance, they saw Lu Mo sitting on the carriage with a slumped face.

"What's going on?" Lin Xuezhu stepped forward and asked with a smile.

To make her little cousin, who was always emotionally stable, so unhappy, could it be that the official servants had done something immoral?

Chapter 208 I owe you.

"Cousin, cousin." Young Lu Mo frowned and said hello.

Then he said: "It turns out that the officials asked us to come here not just for winter clothes. It is said that there is a group of extremely vicious criminals in Jiuyi City who want to join our exile team. I guess Liu Kui was afraid that he would not be able to suppress them. Let us do it."

Lin Xuezhu laughed after hearing this.

It's not just for winter clothes. It should be said that it's not for winter clothes in the first place.

When Liu Kui discussed it with her, she began to doubt it.

Sure enough, the weasel had no good intentions when he paid New Year greetings to the rooster.

Liu Kui wanted to repay such a huge favor just by buying some fabrics for the prisoners?

How naive!

"Are these prisoners originally in the plan, or were they added temporarily?" Yuan Xiu asked.

Lu Mo lowered his voice and said, "The official refused to tell us. I heard it because of my good hearing. It is said that he joined temporarily. Someone came to deliver the news to Liu Kui the night before yesterday."

"Who was on duty the night before yesterday?" Lin Xuezhu asked.

Lu Mo replied: "Hu Ertong."

Lin Xuezhu nodded, "It seems that it is no longer enough to just keep an eye on the safety of our own people. If appropriate, we should also keep an eye on the movements of some official officials."

As they got closer and closer to the northern border As we get closer, some people can no longer sit still.

These extremely vicious prisoners were probably deliberately put into the exile ranks.

However, it seems that Liu Kui hasn't figured out any clues yet.

Otherwise, he would not have asked Lu Mo to help escort these prisoners.

Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu looked at each other, with a hint of solemnity in their calm expressions.

"We'll talk about it when we get back." Yuan Xiu said in a deep voice when he saw the officers leading about twenty prisoners over.

Lin Xuezhu stared at the twenty prisoners and found that without exception, they had all received tattoos.

It means tattooing words on their faces and letting them live with shame for the rest of their lives.

From this point of view, these people are really guilty.

"Hey, little girl, what are you looking at? Are you attracted to me and want to warm his bed?"

When a prisoner saw Lin Xuezhu, he looked salivating and began to say obscene words.

As soon as he finished speaking and before he could close his mouth, a bamboo stick was inserted into it.

The strength was just right, neither nailing him to death nor rendering him speechless.

The prisoner didn't even realize what was going on. He subconsciously pulled out the bamboo stick with his hand and immediately vomited a mouthful of blood.

He wanted to curse a few words, but his throat was pricked and he couldn't speak.

He could only make a warning gesture.

It means: Grandpa, I remember you.

However, as soon as he made that gesture, a bamboo stick was nailed to his arm.

There was a sob in his throat, and he spit out another mouthful of blood.

When the other prisoners saw this, they all looked at Yuan Xiu.

Knowing that he was not easy to mess with, he stopped trying to make fun of him.

When several officials saw this scene, they just pretended not to see it.

When they left, the leader said that if anything happens, they should rely on Yuan Xiu and Lu Mo as much as possible to avoid direct conflicts with these prisoners.

"Let's go, let's go." The officers tugged at the prisoners' chains.

A group of people and carriages walked out of the city gate one after another, chasing the exile team.

Along the way, the prisoners were quite honest.

At noon, we finally met up with the exile team.

Liu Kui felt his head pounding as he looked at the tattoos on each prisoner's head.

However, what made him jump even more was Lin Xuezhu, who was slowly walking towards him.

Liu Kui had a premonition that something was wrong, and a guilty smile appeared on his lips.

"Ms. Lin, what's the matter?" he asked knowingly.

Lin Xuezhu also smiled, and that smile clearly said: Just keep pretending, I'll see how long you can keep pretending.

Liu Kui's smile froze.

Lin Xuezhu spoke slowly, "Master, after being exiled for so long, I thought that although you and our Lin family had no feelings of adversity, we should be able to abide by each other's bottom line. But I didn't expect that you would do it again."

Liu . Of course Kui knew what she was referring to, so he couldn't act stupid anymore and had to admit it.

"Ms. Lin, there is nothing I can do about it. The temporary task given by the superiors has made it difficult for me. After thinking about it, you have the most talented people in the entire team, so..."

Lin Xuezhu did not accept his trick. He interrupted him, "The official can use my talented people, but before we set off, why don't you give us a break? What's going on when the official deceives people like this? Besides, no matter how big the task is, you have to What a price to pay, we have been together for so long, don't you understand this truth?"

Lin Xuezhu spoke straightforwardly this time, and did not want to think about what Liu Kui would think after hearing this.

She was just very angry, angry that Liu Kui would use the Lin family to block the gun every time something happened.

She had warned him several times, but Liu Kui still did it.

She really thought she was being polite to him, but she just didn't dare to mess with him, right?

Seeing Lin Xuezhu's cold face, Liu Kui felt a little annoyed.

These days, the prisoners are a little more capable, and they are all trying to get ahead of the officials!

However, in today's matter, he was indeed the first to be unreasonable.

Moreover, as an official, it would not be good for him to use prisoners to escort prisoners and cause trouble.

So, he could only accompany Xiao Xin and say, "Ms. Lin, it's my fault, but there's nothing I can do about it. Let's talk about what you want, and I'll compensate you."

"I owe you." Lin Xuezhu said angrily.

Liu Kui swallowed his anger and had no choice but to admit it.

He knew that Lin Xuezhu acted in a measured manner, so he probably wouldn't embarrass him too much.

He said, "If you owe me, I owe you. Wait until Madam Lin has made up her mind and come back to discuss it with me."

Lin Xuezhu said nothing and coaxed her away angrily.

On the other side, the exiled prisoners were also very nervous when they saw the tattooed prisoners joining the team.

But before they could react, the tattooed prisoner became unhappy.

"Official officers, why don't they wear shackles and we have to wear them? Are you biased?"

One person started, and the others followed suit.

For a while, harsh protests broke out one after another.

As soon as Liu Kui sent Lin Xuezhu away, he saw a commotion on the other side and hurriedly walked over.

"What are you shouting for? You are serious criminals, so it is normal to be shackled!" he said.

A tattooed prisoner sneered and retorted: "Don't think I don't understand. We are serious criminals, so they are good citizens? Exile is a serious crime, don't we need to wear shackles? I don't care, if you want to put shackles on me, you have to give me shackles They wear it too!"

As usual, one person picks the trouble and many others support it.

The noisy sound gave Liu Kui a headache.

He had collected all the money, but he couldn't go back on his promise and put shackles on other prisoners.

But if you don't do what these scoundrels say, they will keep making noise.

Liu Kui thought for a while and drew out his whip.

He pointed at the prisoner who started to protest and greeted him.

Chapter 209 These are all desperadoes.

One whip, two whips, three whips...

Liu Kui was angry and showed no mercy.

What's going on!

Exiling a prisoner requires a 70% survival rate. There are also hard-to-deal with people like Lin Xuezhu and Yuan Xiu in the team, and a bunch of stuff like this was thrown in halfway.

This was all made by him, right?

The prisoner was rough-skinned and thick-bodied, so he was quite resistant to beatings.

However, there are barbs on the official's pigtails, and if they are drawn too much, they can make people's skin and flesh go raw.

The prisoner was quite a ruthless person, and he withstood the beating without saying a word.

This operation made everyone in the exile team look stupid.

If such a ruthless man takes the opportunity to cause trouble, who can be his opponent?

After Liu Kui finished beating the man, the officer distributed steamed buns to the new prisoners.

The people who were originally in the exile team had to eat their own grain reserves because they exchanged steamed buns for cloth.

The official went back to the carriage to rest.

I thought someone had just been beaten and this gang of scoundrels would be able to calm down.

Unexpectedly, when they saw that they could not fight against the officials, they began to bully other prisoners.

A few strong men first robbed the lunch of nearby prisoners.

Then more than twenty prisoners came out and snatched away all the food within sight.

They also sat together and had a meal.

Lin Xuezhu's family's carriage was outside, and the whole family was taking the time to rest.

As soon as Lin Chengzhang fell asleep, the heads of several teams came to his door.

Some call him Brother Lin, and some call him Brother Lin. Anyway, it's the boss's grievance.

Lin Chengzhang asked about the reason and found out that they had been bullied by the tattoo prisoners, and they all came to him for advice.

"Why didn't you go find the official?" Lin Chengzhang asked.

"We found it. The officer didn't want to cause trouble, so he comforted us a few words." said a prisoner.

Lin Chengzhang can probably understand the official's thoughts.

The law does not punish everyone, and even twenty or so people cannot be whipped one by one.

Besides, they didn't bother them, they just harassed other prisoners, and they didn't bother to care.

However, no matter what the benefits are.

Lin Chengzhang said: "Since the officials don't care about it, they just want us to solve it ourselves."

He thought for a while and then said: "These people get together just to bully others. If we can divide them, let them fight among themselves. , I probably don't have the energy to disturb others."

"How to do it?" someone asked.

Lin Chengzhang said: "You go back first and we will discuss it in the evening."

Several heads of family left with some concern.

Then, the teams that were closer to the tattooed prisoners all moved away.

Once they were removed, other squads were exposed.

These teams were forced to move further away.

And so on...

When the official ordered to go on the road, they found that the original camp was almost empty.

Most people were waiting thirty feet away.

The official didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he knocked on the gong.

As soon as the prisoners received the order, they immediately scrambled to get up, fearing that they would be slow to move, be left behind, and be forced to walk with the scoundrels.

Lin Chengzhang found Lin Xuezhu and told him what happened at noon.

In fact, Lin Xuezhu knew all those things, but he just ignored them on purpose.

To deal with scoundrels, either defeat them or find ways to contain them. In short, the methods should not be gentle, but tough.

But toughness also requires capital.

In this exile team, the only one with capital was her family.

But those scoundrels didn't bully her family.

If she took action, she would take the initiative to stir up hatred and turn the confrontation between the gangster and other prisoners into the confrontation between the gangster and her own family. This would be quite heartless.

Secondly, when she resolves conflicts before they reach a certain level, other prisoners may not really thank her, but can only secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Thirdly, when we get to the north, there will be no shortage of situations like this. Just like her original intention when she taught everyone how to hunt, she hopes that everyone has the ability to protect themselves instead of waiting for others to solve problems.

Therefore, she calmly said to Lin Chengzhang: "Dad, I think this is not necessarily a bad thing. It is just a good opportunity to let everyone learn how to unite."

"That's the truth." Lin Chengzhang nodded in agreement, "Our team is close I don't believe that the 100 people can't deal with the twenty or so, but they are just scared. I plan to just give them ideas and let them fight those people on their own. Moreover, I will let them come to me again at night. , let them experience it again this afternoon."

Lin Xuezhu looked at his father and smiled brightly.

She gave a thumbs up and said, "No wonder people say that old age is hotter than ginger."

Her father's thoughts coincided with hers.

Take your time and let the bullets fly for a while...

Just as the father and daughter were talking, laughing, and complimenting each other, they saw a sudden commotion ahead.

"Hitting people, beating children..."

a woman with a loud voice shouted.

"Dad, let me go take a look." Lin Xuezhu blocked Lin Chengzhang's forward legs and ran over first.

Pushing aside the crowd, she saw Wang Dizhu lying on the ground, holding his stomach, looking in great pain.

Wang Tianzhu, with blood on the corner of his mouth, was looking at a tattooed prisoner with cold and dull eyes.

The tattooed prisoner was as tall as a donkey and made a disdainful snort from his nose.

Seeing that Wang Tianzhu was not convinced, he rushed forward.

At this time, a man burst out from the crowd, quickly picked up Wang Dizhu and ran away.

When passing Wang Tianzhu, he also picked him up.

When Lin Xuezhu saw that the person was Wei Hong'er, the corner of her mouth curled up slightly and she chased after him.

"Aunt Hong, what happened?" Lin Xuezhu asked.

Wei Hong'er ran a little further, put the two children on the ground, and checked Wang Dizhu's condition, feeling a little worried.

"Can Dr. Lin take a look at it?" She looked at Lin Xuezhu pleadingly.

Lin Xuezhu said nothing, picked up Wang Tianzhu and walked towards his carriage.

Wei Hong'er also hugged Wang Dizhu and trotted behind.

Put the two children on Lin Chengyao's carriage and close the curtain.

Wei Hong'er then said to Lin Xuezhu: "Ever since I asked these two children to weave baskets for you in exchange for food, they walked and weaved every day, rested and weaved non-stop. Xu blocked the man's way just now, and the man put the ground pillar He kicked him away. How could such a small child bear a kick in the stomach? When Tianzhu saw it, he wanted to avenge his brother, so he rushed towards the man and was slapped. Out. Xuezhu, thank you for coming, otherwise these two children..."

Wei Hong'er stroked her chest with lingering fear.

Lin Xuezhu asked: "Don't the officials care about this?"

Wei Hong'er said: "I just came over and took a look, and saw that the child was not dead, so I whipped the man a few times. What can I do? Look at the one who was whipped. Like no one else. These are desperadoes, and they have no fear in their hearts."

Chapter 210

Lin Xuezhu sneered. She is really like Mrs. Lin.

What kind of desperado doesn't know how to be afraid?

They are all mortal bodies, pretending to be vajra arhats.

Either the whip isn't scary, or the blow is too light!

Lin Xuezhu asked inside the carriage, "Uncle, how are the two children?"

"The older one is fine, but the younger one is in some trouble." Lin Chengyao replied.

"Can it be cured?" Lin Xuezhu asked again.

"It's necessary." Lin Chengyao replied again.

Knowing that Wang Dizhu's life was not in danger, Lin Xuezhu stopped asking any more questions.

She said to Wei Hong'er: "Aunt Hong, try to stay away from those people. If you can't avoid them, come to me quickly."

Wei Hong'er nodded repeatedly, shook Lin Xuezhu's hand gratefully, and then left.

Lin Xuezhu looked at Wei Hong'er's back and thought that if it weren't for Lin Shengjing, she would really want to keep Wei Hong'er at her home.

Kind-hearted, capable, scheming, and able to endure hardships, don't be too reliable with this kind of woman!

This small episode made all the exiled prisoners more nervous throughout the afternoon.

As soon as the team set up camp, the leaders of each team came towards Lin Chengzhang.

He looked so anxious that he didn't even bother to eat.

Lin Chengzhang held the old man's music that Yan Da made for him in his hand, and while giving advice to everyone, he knocked on his back.

There are only two central principles.

First, make yourself look hard to bully.

Second, unite the majority who follow the booing and isolate those few who like to stir up trouble.

After hearing this, the family members wanted more specific guidance, but Lin Chengzhang only allowed them to perform freely according to the situation.

After the family members returned, they took the opportunity to go out to look for food and secretly discussed with the people in their own team.

After the discussion, several heads of the family gathered together again and exchanged opinions.

After the exchange, they went back to their respective teams to discuss again...

After several rounds, the atmosphere of underground activities was immediately filled.

Lin Xuezhu felt very gratified as she watched their repeated discussions.

Sure enough, if you want to unite people, you must first give them a common enemy.

When this wave passes, the adversity between them will become even more unforgettable.

For dinner, each team prepared food with great fear.

Seeing those scoundrels coming to snatch it again, people from each team stood up and took the initiative to deliver it to them.

When they sent them over, they picked the ones that looked relatively less scary.

As for those who had beaten people or scolded officials, they acted as if they were keeping a respectful distance and walked around tremblingly.

There is no need to act the fearful expression on the face, it is the true inner reaction.

Those prisoners who had no food wanted to rob others.

But as long as they move towards any team, the strong men in other teams will lift bamboo poles and point them at them.

These few people knew very well that the officers' attitude was that more trouble was better than less trouble. As long as conflicts between prisoners did not result in life, they would be treated as invisible.

They do this when they bully others, and they do this when others bully them.

Therefore, they tried to grab it several times without success, and had to watch others finish their meals.

These people were hungry, and seeing that most of their companions had eaten, they felt even more unhappy.

When it was time to go to bed, each team started to worry again.

Go to sleep, I'm afraid those tattooed prisoners will cause trouble at night.

If you don't sleep, how can you go on the road the next day?

I am afraid that people will die of exhaustion and fright before they reach the northern border.

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they all worked hard to endure.

Even though his eyelids were fighting, he still refused to close them in peace.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xuezhu stood up and went to find Liu Kui.

When she met Liu Kui, she said straight to the point: "Among the prisoners in our team and those with tattoos, who do you want to live?"

Liu Kui frowned, "Ms. Lin, what do you want to say?"

He didn't. I like Lin Xuezhu talking to him in such a threatening tone.

Lin Xuezhu said: "If those tattooed people cause trouble, my husband and little cousin will not care about it. When the time comes, they will be beaten to death or crippled, and it will be your officials who will take care of it."

Liu Kui suppressed his anger and said as calmly as possible: "Ms. Lin, Those people were forced upon us by the officials in Jiuyicheng, saying that they asked for instructions from above. They are not afraid of being beaten or scolded. They look for trouble every day when they are unhappy. What do you want me to do? I can still kill them even if I use the whip. "Is that okay?"

"If you can't afford it, why don't you dare to bully someone who obeys the rules?" Lin Xuezhu asked.

Liu Kui was completely furious, "Ms. Lin, you must be conscientious when speaking. When did I bully you? Haven't I taken care of your family along the way?"

He felt bitter, knowing that he was the one being bullied . .

Lin Xuezhu sneered, "There are thousands of ways to do it, it just depends on whether you want to do it or not. If you handle difficulties and injustices well, that is your ability. Just breaking the pot and breaking it will not bring you any benefits. No matter how you go, We have been here for more than half of the time, and you have all the credit for your hard work. If you are willing to ruin everything ahead, then you can do whatever you want, and it has nothing to do with me."

After saying that, Lin Xuezhu left.

Liu Kui was left alone, looking at the vast night thoughtfully.

Lin Xuezhu saw that tonight was the night for Yan Da, so he ordered: "Be alert at night. If anything happens, come and call me and my husband immediately."

"I understand." Yan Da sat by the bonfire with a solemn expression. Got a dagger.

Lin Xuezhu returned to the carriage, still a little angry.

Seeing this, Yuan Xiu quickly joked: "Madam said she wanted to take this opportunity to unite everyone, why can't she help but worry?"

"I'm angry at the officials for not doing anything!" Lin Xuezhu said.

Especially Liu Kui, who would just mess it up when he encountered something unsatisfactory, regardless of the safety of the prisoners.

Whether he goes back to receive the reward or is punished has nothing to do with her at all.

But these prisoners are the hope of the future of the North. Are they going to be killed by a group of evil people in vain?

"Madam, don't be angry. Look, isn't this what the official did?" Yuan Xiu lifted the curtain and looked out.

After hearing this, Lin Xuezhu quickly stepped forward and poked her little head out from in front of Yuan Xiu.

I saw that the officer took out the shackles and added two pairs to each of the tattooed prisoners.

Big iron chains were also taken out, and the prisoners were tied to trees.

Those scoundrels who cursed and scolded, and officials were not vegetarians, so they were whipped directly.

Seeing that they couldn't handle it, the scoundrels started shouting collectively.

There is a strong attitude that if you deal with us, we will make it impossible for you to sleep.

The official officials had all left, but came back after a while.

Everyone worked together, took off the smelly shoes from the prisoners' feet, and stuffed them directly into their mouths.

Scream, let's see how you keep shouting!

This move made the other prisoners look very happy.

Moreover, they thought, why did this method seem so familiar?

She really has the style of Mrs. Lin!