Chapter 2 Reaching Lingnan
Zhao Xiang sighed guiltily: "Ya'er, it's my father who made you suffer!"

Zhao Liya glanced at him, feeling a little complicated.

He didn't know that his daughter was actually dead.

The whole family was originally happy and harmonious, but they didn't want a catastrophe.

Zhao Liya shook her head slowly and smiled: "Don't blame Dad, no matter what Dad does, Dad has his reasons. Besides, everything we have was originally given by Dad, and there is nothing wrong or not. Let's go to Lingnan first, Lingnan It should be good, and we will definitely be able to live a good life in Lingnan."

Right now, I can only think so, take one step at a time.

Feeling slightly relaxed, Zhao Xiang felt a little relieved, his eyes lighted up, "Okay, Daddy's Ya'er has grown up and is sensible! You are right, we will be fine in Lingnan."

"Yes, I will."

The father and daughter smiled at each other.

At this moment, Zhao Liya suddenly felt a sense of intimacy from the heart. Is this the instinctive power connected by blood?
She secretly told herself that from this moment on, she will be the Zhao Liya of this world!What about exile?She, Zhao Liya, swears that she will make a living in that closed, remote and difficult place!
When I started on the road again, although my steps were still heavy and panting, I no longer had that lifeless despair.

Under normal circumstances, the road of exile requires a journey of fifty or sixty miles a day. This night, I spent the night at a post station in Anding Town, fifty miles away from Beijing.

Sure enough, the third-class steward of Duke Li's mansion came, and exchanged 2000 taels of silver bills for a nice carriage with a black face, and took away Zhao Liya's divorce letter.

That's right, the Government of Liguo has a tough attitude, only 2000 taels.

Zhao Liya's lion opened his mouth and was ready for them to bargain on the spot, so he was not too disappointed.

With the carriage and bank notes, the Zhao family was all relieved.

God knows how hard and torturous it was on the fifty-mile journey today to arrive at the post station in Anding Town.Everyone had blisters on the soles of their feet, burning with pain.

The two nine-year-old twins, Zhao Lixiang and Zhao Lin, were so tired that they cried. Zhao Liya couldn't bear it, and took turns carrying them for a while.

Originally, mother Deng also wanted to carry the child, but how could she bear it?When he got up, he staggered and fell to the ground, but broke his knees on both sides.Gritting his teeth in pain, he continued on his way, only to find that his knees were horribly red and swollen when they arrived at the post station.
Fortunately, there is a carriage.

Zhao Liya quickly calculated in her mind how to spend the money and how to maximize the role of the carriage
She discussed with her parents, and then offered 300 taels to Liu Touer: "It's been so hard on the journey, so please show me some kindness. Let's have a cup of tea first."

Among the officials responsible for the escort and exile, although the leader Liu Tou'er kept a cold face and scolded and forced him to go on the way, he didn't deliberately find fault or make a move. To Zhao Liya's family, this is a big deal. out of luck.

Liu Tou'er took the bank note with a big hand, with a smile on his face: "It's easy to say, let's go together all the way, just hope for a safe and smooth journey, right?"

"Yes, you are right, don't worry, we are all easy!" Zhao Liya nodded with a busy smile.

Liu Touer means that as long as they don't cause trouble, everything else is easy to discuss, and Zhao Liya is right in his arms.

Zhao Liya was not worried that the escort officials would rob money openly, there were rules and taboos for each line, and only a very few frenzied people would do such insidious things.What's more, they don't know how much silver they have.

According to the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty, when escorting prisoners in exile, [-]% of the prisoners must be guaranteed to arrive safely, otherwise the escort officials will be punished.

Knowing this, Zhao Liya felt more at ease.

The food provided by the post station to the exiled prisoners is only hard old miscellaneous grains and coarse steamed buns, and they live in dark and damp firewood houses.

If you want to eat well and live well, you have to pay for it yourself.

Zhao Liya didn't intend to be wronged when it came to food and lodging. The road of more than 4000 miles was in the traffic conditions of ancient times. The road was windy and windy.

Otherwise, even if you make it to Lingnan, you probably won't live for many years.

That night, they spent a tael of silver in exchange for white flour steamed buns and chicken soup.I spent another two taels of silver to get two simple rooms with beds.

The things in the station are ridiculously expensive, which is no different from stealing money.

But there is no way, in other people's territory, they can only be slaughtered by others.

Their family was criminals and they were not allowed to move freely, so Zhao Liya had no choice but to beg Liu Boss to buy some things for them with money and made a list.Clothes, shoes, socks, blankets, commonly used medicines, food that can withstand storage, etc. need to be stocked.

Where did Zhao Xiang and Deng Shi have to deal with these trivial matters in person?Before he knew it, Zhao Liya was making up his mind about everything on the road.

With these things, when we go on the road the next day, everyone will feel more at ease.

In any case, there is a guarantee along the way.This guarantee, if nothing happens, can guarantee that they will reach Lingnan alive
Being alive is the only thing they need to care about right now.

They set off in early February and headed south all the way. The weather was getting warmer every day. On the road, they watched the vegetation sprout, the mountain flowers bloom, and the green leaves and fruit covered the branches.From the cold spring to the scorching sun.The road was smooth, windy and windy, and bumpy, and finally arrived in Gaolian County, Nanjun Prefecture in mid-May.

This is the final destination of their exile.

"It's finally here!"

Liu Tou'er and his entourage returned to Beijing after handing them over to the Gaolian County Yamen, but Zhao Liya's family will live here from now on, perhaps, there will be no chance to leave again!

With Liu Touer and his party leaving, they are completely cut off from everything in the capital!Zhao Xiang and Deng's eyes were red, and their hearts were full of sadness and sadness.

Zhao Liya was not the original owner, so she didn't feel that way. The two children were still young, so they didn't know.But Zhao Liya can understand her parents' emotions, the capital city is their hometown.

The next day, the family was led by Yu Gongcao, who was in charge of managing the exiled prisoners, to the village where they were resettled.

A group of people asked Yu Gongcao to hire a donkey cart.Horses are rare these days, Zhao Liya is very knowledgeable, and as soon as Yu Gongcao hinted, she even donated the horses and carts to the county government.

After leaving the county town, we bumped and swayed all the way, and finally arrived at our destination after about an hour.

"Here, Yancun is just ahead, go by yourself."

Outside the entrance of the village, Yu Gongcao whispered into the village.He thought it was bad luck, so he would not set foot in Yancun easily.

"Thank you sir, thank you for your hard work!" Zhao Liya bowed down to thank you.

Hearing her thank you, the Zhao family quickly expressed their gratitude together.

There is no rank or level in meritorious service, and it is said that he should not be called "adult", but he is still very happy to be treated with such respect.

You must know that in the past when he led people over, seeing this desolate place where the weeds were taller than people and there was nothing to be desired, those people were all worried and even cried bitterly.Not to mention thank you, there were even some people who secretly stared at him with resentful eyes—really, what does it matter to him?He's just running errands!

The Zhao family was so polite, they asked him to look up.

It's a pity that after arriving here, in this life and in the next life, I will never even think about having a bright future.

(End of this chapter)

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