Chapter 12: Sinking
In another room, Du Zhizhong tiptoed into the room.
The old father woke up and asked vaguely, "Where has my son gone?" But the heartburn of the black bun must be evacuated. ”
"Hmm......" Du Zhizhong touched the silver ingot in his arms, lifted the quilt and lay down: "It's okay, dad, go to sleep." ”
"My son has been wronged." The old father muttered and fell into a deep sleep.
Du Zhizhong also closed his eyes.
In the dark, Du Zhizhong's youngest brother, Du Zhiqiang, suddenly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the roof, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a night without a word, I woke up and continued on my way.
On the way, the patriarch's care for Du Zhizhong was quite obvious.
Although the clansmen did not know the reason, they had always believed in the patriarch, and they no longer distanced themselves from him, and they could help.
Du Zhizhong's life is getting better.
Du Ruoli and Du Ruozhen glanced at each other from afar, and shook their heads helplessly.
They didn't know what Du Zhizhong said to the patriarch, nor did they know what the patriarch thought, and they couldn't shake the patriarch's authority, so they could only passively accept this reality.
At the beginning of the Shen hour (four o'clock in the afternoon), the exile party arrived at the Qunshan Station.
When I entered the station, the first thing I saw was a group of twenty prisoners. The prisoner was chained and stood at the doorway waiting to be taken in.
They came from the capital city of Cangzhou, and like the Du clan, they were sentenced to exile to the frontier. Because of the small number of people, Ji and the others were imprisoned together.
These people are not implicated, they are the real criminals. The crime is slightly less serious than the crime of killing the head.
Du Ruoli looked at them one by one.
Sure enough, he was a very vicious man. temperament, expression is full of resentment and unruliness.
Looking at it, he suddenly met a pair of eyes like a deep pool. The eyes looked at her quietly, as if they wanted to look into her heart, to see all her dark thoughts.
Du Ruoli was so frightened that her heart trembled and turned her face away.
The man turned his face as if nothing had happened.
Ji Tong wanted to stay and handle the handover, so that Li Jianming could settle the Du family.
It is said to be settled, but it is only to live in stables and barns, which are smelly and cold.
Li Jianming pointed to Du Ruoli and Du Ruoying's mother and daughter and said, "You live in a small room in the east. Remember, no fire, no open flame. ”
"Thank you! We remembered! ”
When Du Ruoli and the three of them came to the house, they were immediately very satisfied.
Because there is no smell in the house, it is not a place for livestock, but a place for feed. Some of the feed was used up, and a small area was freed up, barely enough to squeeze three people.
Du Ruoli put down the luggage and sat on the luggage roll with a wry smile.
Just now, she actually felt happy for a thatched hut that was ventilated on all sides and cold? Has her quality of life sunk to this point?
Not to mention, really.
Secretly shed two rows of lasagna tears, Du Ruoli went out with her sister in her arms.
After five days of eating and sleeping, my sister gained half a pound of weight, and her face had a little pink, which was the only good news.
The rest of the tribe were divided into four barns, according to men and women. Zhou Daya and Zhang Xiuhe were divided into a room, next to the feed room.
Du Ruozhen was in another room, next to Zhou Daya and them. Two rooms outside live men.
The new prisoners had no house to live in, and were crooked under the eaves of the livestock shed.
Du Ruoli didn't dare to look at them anymore, and went straight to Li Jianming.
Li Jianming prepared the carriage and was about to go out to buy.
The inn will prepare dry food for them to eat along the way, but it is all ordinary food, but they will not die of hunger. If you want to eat well, you have to buy it yourself.
As for where the money comes from, it depends on their ability along the way. It's always one eye open and one eye closed.
The Du clan is so poor that they haven't squeezed out the oil yet. What they eat now is still their own old book.
Li Jianming didn't care about this. He took this trip for the sake of training and accumulating capital, not for money.
The other seven officers were different, all of them were here to make a fortune. I don't know what kind of means will be used.
I hope that Miss Du Ruoli will not suffer from it.
Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived. Thinking of Du Ruoli, Du Ruoli came.
Du Ruoli asked Li Jianming: "My lord, can I follow him to Qunshan County?" ”
Li Jianming didn't answer and asked: "Are you rich?" ”
Can a rich father fall to death for a bite to eat? Can a rich mother bleed more than once? Can you starve to death if you have money?
He dared to guarantee that there would never be more than ten copper plates on her.
Du Ruoli shook her head: "I don't have money, I just want to go and see." I've never seen what the county looks like, and I want to see it. ”
Li Jianming's heart softened, he really had a good impression of this girl, and he didn't want to disappoint her: "Get in the car, don't run around in the city." I'm treated as an outcast, and I don't care. ”
Du Ruoli climbed into the carriage, patted her chest and promised, "I definitely won't run around." ”
It's not that she didn't want to escape from the exile and find a remote place to live alone.
But one is that he has no household registration, and it is easy to be arrested as a homeless person, beaten to death or used as a coolie.
The second is the damned Ji Tong, who implements a joint sitting system in the exile team. In a group of 10 prisoners, the team members supervised each other, and if one of them escaped, the other nine were killed.
She didn't want to or dare to carry the cause and effect of nine people. Moreover, among the nine people, there is also Du Ruoying's mother and daughter, who are close to the original family and take good care of her.
She could only bite the bullet and finish the path of exile.
While talking, Du Zhizhong came. Bow to Li Jianming to the end: "Please bring one of the sinners, the sinners need to buy some medicines for the occasional needs of the clansmen on the way." Master Li is kind and generous, and he must not want to see the escort die, right? ”
Du Ruoli blushed for him when she heard this.
Who doesn't know about medicines?
If you ask for someone, you should have an attitude of asking for people, and who will you show for the high-sounding one? Also want moral kidnapping, phew, you when you are who!
Li Jianming changed his kindness just now, and said with a straight face: "No! You can make a list of what you want, and the official will bring it back for you. ”
Please bring it, tofu can bring out the price of meat, and everyone is enough to toss? Du Zhizhong pointed at Du Ruoli and said, "Why can't she?" Lord Li is ......"
Li Jianming suddenly threw a whip over, and whipped it on Du Zhizhong's shoulder, and the clothes on his shoulder suddenly broke open, revealing the blood marks inside: "Don't talk nonsense, love to buy, don't buy and roll......"
"I buy, I buy!" Du Zhizhong handed the list that had been written long ago to Li Jianming: "Look at how much it costs." ”
"Twenty taels of silver!" Li Jianming glanced at the list and quoted.
Du Zhizhong shuddered for a moment and offered the silver.
Li Jianming accepted the silver and whipped the horse.
Du Ruoli didn't say a word the whole time, only hugged her sister in her arms tightly.
The little baby opened its big dark and bright eyes and spat a bubble at her.
As if to say, sister, no matter how dark the world is and how cold life is, I will always be by your side.