After feeding the exiled criminals, she was forced to reveal herself

Chapter 11 Are the Xie family gods real or fake?

Xiong Jiushan didn't know the other party, and he didn't have official clothes on him.

But since the other party came out of the best room in the station and had an extraordinary bearing, he must not be an ordinary person. Xiong Jiushan replied smoothly.

"Have."

After saying that, he turned around and left with his men.

The other party didn't hold back, he just stood on the verandah and watched them all the way back to the place where they camped.

"Boss, why did that person suddenly ask about the Xie family?"

The old government officer next to Xiong Jiushan looked back and happened to see him being respectfully invited in by the post officer, muttering to himself.

"Stop asking, rest for a while, and then the whole team will set off."

Xiong Jiushan also felt that the other party was asking strange questions. He didn't know where he was coming from, so he simply left early to avoid trouble.

The forest provided shade, and many people lay down to sleep to replenish their physical strength. There were also some who watched the officials drink water eagerly, feeling thirsty and unbearable physically and mentally.

There wasn't much water delivered to the post house, and some prisoners couldn't bear it anymore and went to the policeman to beg for water.

The yamen servant bent over, lowered his head, tapped his chin, and tapped his fingertips a few times.

"I really want to drink some water. It's not that I can't help you. I'm just saving a few mouthfuls to show my kindness. But it's not easy for me to be an errand traveling thousands of miles away."

The prisoner was very clever and took out a small jade pendant the size of a fingernail from his body.

"This thing is better because of its exquisite carving. It is worth a few taels of silver. Please be kind to me. Can you give me some water to drink?"

The yamen servant took it and weighed it in his hand. He felt that he was not satisfied but it was OK, so he motioned to the brother next to him.

"Treat him a little. He looks so pitiful. Today, I just think of myself as doing good deeds and accumulating virtue."

The prisoner drank a large bowl of wine and then tentatively asked if he could bring a sip to his wife and children.

The yamen servant might be in a good mood today, so he waved his hand without refusing and asked him to take a big bowl back.

The prisoner carefully carried the water bowl back, and his thirsty wife and two children drank it one after another, and then sent the bowl back.

Many prisoners around him looked at him with envy.

As soon as he showed everyone the way, the others were also moved, and one after another five or six prisoners came forward to change the water.

The Xie family didn't move, because they had water bags. One was on Ruan's body, which was stuffed into the package by Ruan's parents when they saw him off. The other two were specially prepared by Xie Zhen when he came. More than 20 people took turns to drink a few. It can also quench temporary hunger and thirst.

But most prisoners are not as lucky as them.

The moment many people are convicted and thrown into prison, they have already been thoroughly interrogated by the prison officers in the prison, and they don't have any extra money to honor these officials.

We stayed by the river last night, and not everyone had the opportunity to go to the river to fetch water. Even if we drank it yesterday, we had to walk for most of the day without taking a break. A few hours under the scorching sun would make us thirsty. died.

Zhang Dayi watched the prisoner next to him change clean water and return it to his family. He couldn't help but lick the corners of his dry lips. He looked down at the elderly woman lying next to him and felt guilty.

I originally lived a leisurely life in the palace, and had maids and women to take care of me. However, I had a moment of anger in the court and angered the king. Now I let my white-haired mother endure such hard work with me. It is unfilial.

The old lady heard her son sigh and knew that his son was not feeling well again, so she sat up.

"Wealth and glory are just smoke and mirrors. Since my son feels something is wrong, he must have his reasons. Mom is fine, isn't it just three thousand miles away? After your father left, I took you to flee south to find your relatives. Isn't that right? Did you get over it?"

Zhang Hanlin looked at his mother guiltily, "Mom, it's different. You were still young when you were old, but now you are supposed to be taking care of yourself, but I still let you and my son suffer."

The old lady looked at the people next door who had water and felt envious.

"Let the past go. Give my son another chance. You won't do anything against your will."

Zhizi Moruomu, the old lady had been frightened before. At that time, she almost thought that her son had offended the Holy Emperor and was beheaded, so she almost fainted from fright. Later, she heard that her son was not dead, and the old lady came back to life.

More than half of my life has passed, and no big storms or waves have passed.

Seeing that his old mother was so reasonable, Zhang Dayi felt even more guilty.

Sudden--

A water bag was handed to him. Zhang Dayi was stunned for a moment and raised his head.

"Thank you General?"

Xie Yuchuan shook his head lightly and said respectfully: "I am no longer a general. You can call me Yuchuan or Liulang. I dare to speak uprightly in the court. Sir Zhang is very righteous. I have a water bag here. I hope you can Sir, don’t take it personally.”

When he saw Zhang Dayi confiscating it, he sent the water bag to Zhang's mother.

Zhang's mother looked at her son. Zhang Dayi's eyes were slightly red, and he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Six!"

Xie Yuchuan didn't talk much to outsiders. Seeing that Zhang Dayi didn't refuse, he nodded and said no more. He turned around and planned to go back, but was stopped by Zhang Dayi.

"Now that you and I are both prisoners, Mr. Xie should not call me your lord again.

Xie Yuchuan was smart and said, "From now on, Yu Heng will be called sir."

With Zhang Dayi's knowledge, the junior Xie Yuchuan called him sir, which was pleasant to Zhang Dayi's ears.

The two had never interacted with each other before. Zhang Dayi was an honest official and rarely interacted with children from aristocratic families like Xie Yuchuan.

The two of them were speechless for a moment and then separated.

Zhang Dayi felt hot in his heart when he looked at the water bag in his mother's arms.

Seeing that her son's face had improved a lot, Zhang's mother couldn't help but smile and said, "How is it? Blessings come from disasters, blessings come from misfortunes. You are guilty because of the Xie family. In times of difficulty, the Xie family provides help in the snow."

Zhang Dayi's face turned red when he saw that he was still being lectured by his old mother despite his age.

"Mom, drink water! Drink water!" Mr. Zhang quickly diverted the conversation away.

The mother and son finally recovered thanks to a water bag given by Xie's family.

When Xie Yuchuan came back, Mrs. Xie asked him: "Is Master Zhang's mother in good health?"

"The old lady's body looks pretty good, she should be stronger."

Mrs. Xie nodded, "The emperor asked Zhang Dayi to write history. He argued hard to be convicted for his speech. He was also implicated in our Xie family affairs. Otherwise, he would have been reduced to a lower position, and he would have been exiled to the frontier."

"Grandma said so."

Xie Yuchuan turned to Xie Zhen and said, "Second sister's water bag, I borrowed the flowers from Yu Heng to offer to the Buddha."

"What does one family say to two families?" Xie Zhen said with a smile.

Among the exiled prisoners, the Xie family had a large number of people. In addition, the Xie family practiced martial arts a lot, so other prisoners did not dare to mess with them easily.

But Zhang Dayi's mother and son are different.

Now he is no longer a high-ranking adult in the imperial hall in the capital. The hand holding the pen has no power to tie the chicken. The mother and son are weak in the team, but now they have a full water bag.

How much can two people drink, and there is still half a bag.

There were a few people around him who looked bad and couldn't bring out their belongings to go to the official to change the water. They couldn't help but think of Zhang Dayi's mother and son.

Xie Yuchuan turned his head and glanced, then noticed the strange movement there.

He said to Xie Wuying beside him, "Go and tell Mr. Zhang later that you will be on the road closer to our Xie family in the afternoon."

Xie Wuying said: "I'll do it right away."

Those people were about to "beg" for some water from Zhang Dayi. Unexpectedly, Xie Yuchuan left and another person came.

Xie Wuying acted as if she didn't see the intentions on those people's faces, and sat cross-legged next to Zhang Dayi's mother and son. Her cold eyes swept around the area, silently and shockingly.

Seeing this, some people stopped and retreated to the side.

The more someone thought about it, the more unhappy he became. He rolled his eyes, not knowing what he thought of, and suddenly said loudly to the person next to him:

"I heard that the Xie family is blessed by gods. I wonder where the Xie family's gods are? They say they have noses and eyes. They are really so divine. Why don't they rain some rain to quench everyone's thirst? In my opinion, what happened to the Xie family is pure fiction, and the exile is not unjust at all. .”

(End of this chapter)