shock!As soon as he came back, his house was ransacked and he was exiled.

Chapter 23

The dark clouds obscured the sun and made it difficult to tell the time. It was estimated that it was already past noon, so the government officials ordered everyone to take a rest in a cave.

Following the team into the cave, Jiang Zhimiao looked around wantonly. Bones could be seen everywhere on the ground. It should have been the nest of some kind of large beast in the past, but it had been abandoned for a long time.

As soon as everyone entered the cave, a rotten smell rushed straight into their noses, irritating them and making them cough uncontrollably.

"Ahem, cough, cough~, do we still need to live? We are exiled, not suffering, can't we find a better place to rest? We have to find such a shabby and rotten cave, this You don’t treat the exiled prisoners as human beings.”

The yamen officer looked at the woman who spoke with a dark face and threatened: "If you don't want to stay here, get out. I'm not your father and mother. I don't have the patience to find a place for you. If you talk too much, believe it or not, I'll slap you." you."

The man waved the whip in his hand with a straight face. In the quiet environment, he could only hear the swishing sound of the air being whipped, which was shocking.

The woman was afraid of being bullied. When she met his gloomy gaze, she subconsciously shrank her neck and moved to the corner, no longer daring to speak sarcastically.

The man next to the woman felt upset when he saw her being so stupid. He reached into his shoe and pulled out a few pieces of silver. He then walked quickly to the yamen servant and placed them in his palm.

The man smiled flatteringly and said: "My lord, please don't take my wife's words to heart. My wife can't speak. I will treat these silver coins as filial piety to you. Please accept it with your smile."

The yamen servant weighed the silver, then put it into his lapel expressionlessly, waved his hand, and warned: "Then take care of your mother-in-law. If you dare to do it again next time, it won't be about a few taels of silver." .”

The man nodded playfully, bent down to agree, then turned back to his original position and looked at the woman beside him irritably.

The cave is large and the echo is loud. Everyone heard clearly what the woman just said. She was really desperate. She dared to displease the official and was so weird. It really made her sweat.

However, this woman's man was quite capable of causing trouble. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, he stepped forward and stuffed his money with her to resolve the matter, thus sparing the yamen servants some punishment.

When Jiang Zhimiao saw this, he was speechless and shot him to death. This woman was really big-hearted and dared to say anything. Fortunately, her husband was a man of trouble, otherwise he would definitely have been beaten.

During the exile, there was nothing to do for entertainment every day. I was either on the road or on the road. Watching this play when I had the energy could be regarded as joy in the midst of hardship.

After the farce subsided, the yamen officers distributed hard pancakes to the prisoners one by one. As soon as the hungry people got the pancakes, they wolfed them down regardless, like starving ghosts.

The past few days of hard work have already enabled them to develop the ability to eat hard pancakes in big mouthfuls. How can they dare to dislike it? Some are good to eat. Even if the pancakes are hard, they still taste delicious.

While everyone was eating, there was lightning and thunder outside the cave, the wind whistled, raindrops as big as beans fell, and the unique moist breath of the land poured into the cave.

Wang Wu stood on the eaves of the cave, looking up at the sky. There were dark clouds at the moment. He stretched out his hand, and raindrops instantly hit his hand. Looking at this posture, it was probably going to rain. Seeing this, he had to turn around and wait for the rain to stop. Set off again.

We can't walk fast on a rainy day, and we were delayed for a while in the morning. Today, we haven't even walked one-third of the prescribed distance. Even if the rain stops, we won't be able to reach the inn. It's better to stay here and rest for now.

The rain was pouring down from the sky like the sky had collapsed. Since there was no way to go, it was better to repair here than to sleep in the wilderness.

The rain was really heavy. Everyone sat and waited in the cave for more than an hour but it didn't stop. On the contrary, it was getting heavier and heavier.Wang Wu waited for a long time, and when he saw that the rain had stopped at all, he ordered on the spot to rest where he was before setting off again the next morning.

Apart from its large area, there is nothing in the cave. The rain has already soaked everyone, and large droplets of water are dripping down their hair. Their thin clothes are sticking to their bodies now, which is very uncomfortable.

The government officials obviously considered this issue. After a moment of discussion, they asked those who needed to light a fire to go out and collect firewood, but the range was limited to 500 meters.

As soon as this news came out, everyone wanted to go out. They had been wearing wet clothes for a long time, and they were shivering from the cold. Since they could make a fire and dry their clothes, they naturally would not give up the opportunity.

Jiang Zhimiao and others were all dry because of the water-proof talismans, but their lower bodies were soaked, and water was leaking from their shoes.

Seeing this, she stood up, pulled Wen Zhuqing's sleeves, turned around and said, "We also went out to collect firewood, just in time to warm ourselves up by the fire and get rid of the cold."

Wen Zhuqing didn't hesitate and immediately followed Jiang Zhimiao out of the cave.

You really have to go out. If you don't have firewood to make a fire, you may catch wind and cold. Although you took medicine to prevent it before, the cold will still enter your body if you keep wearing wet clothes.

Since they were ordered to repair here tonight, the yamen officials naturally took off the shackles of the adult men. Without the constraints of the shackles, their steps were much faster.

There was a reason why Jiang Zhimiao asked Wen Zhuqing to go out. Among this group of old and young, they were the only two who were young and strong and could still hold on. They, forget it and take care of the children.

Compared with working and taking care of children, taking care of children is indeed better. Let these adults take care of children. She can't bear it anyway.

The yamen servant stood at the entrance of the cave wearing a raincoat, impatiently warning everyone, "Is there anyone else who wants to go out? Let me remind you that if you don't go now, you won't have a chance later. The ugly words are ahead. Don't blame me for not going out then. Remind you, don’t wait until the time comes!”

As soon as these words came out, the prisoners who were still struggling just now ran non-stop towards the entrance of the cave, not daring to stop for a moment, for fear of missing this opportunity.

The yamen officer opened the way in front, followed closely by the prisoner. When he reached an open space, he announced that he was free to move around and warned everyone not to think about running away, otherwise they would not be blamed for being merciless.

Everyone nodded after listening to the Yamen servant's warning, expressing their sincerity, and then picked up the firewood with their tails between their legs.

There were officials everywhere and they had to be able to escape. It was pouring rain and it was in the wilderness, so they couldn't find a place to stay.

Besides, what if you don't get caught? If you run away, you will be a fugitive. When the time comes, arrest documents will be posted all over the streets. It will be a matter of time before you are caught. It's better to stay calm.

Jiang Zhimiao took Wen Zhuqing's sleeves and dispersed with the others. The two came to an open space with few people, and bent down to pick up the branches that were soaked by the rain.

While everyone was still collecting firewood, Jiang Zhimiao's eyes lit up and he saw two white rabbits motionless at the bottom of the tree, so he stepped forward and caught them.

(End of this chapter)