HBWnovel Chapter 52 Exile 3
Chapter 52 Exile 3
"Hurry up, get up and get going!"
The gong sounded, and dawn was breaking.
Without further ado, everyone got up and continued on their way.
They stopped to rest around noon, sharing vegetable pancakes or dumplings. If the constables were in a good mood, they might even get a sip of hot soup.
The prisoners would occasionally pay some silver to go to town with the constables to buy things for themselves.
No one thought about running away, since running away would mean becoming an unregistered resident, which would also implicate their parents, wife, and children.
Everyone used their unique skills, and the team consisted of various handcarts, pushcarts, mule carts, and donkey carts.
It can only be used to drag things; people cannot climb on it.
The cart was filled with dry food, medicinal herbs, pickled vegetables, eggs, water bladders, bedding, salt, sugar, oilcloth, and other similar items.
Those who were better off also bought pots and meat.
However, there weren't many others like Xiao Yi who drove a carriage and followed along to the northern lands.
Perhaps among this group of exiled prisoners, there were no high-ranking officials or wealthy families.
The Lu and Wang families are not included in this list.
After two months of travel, the weather has become cooler.
It would only get colder and colder if they went north, so the prisoners no longer dared to hide their silver and all went to buy thick clothes.
The constables' income +1 +1 +1...
The Lu and Wang families, who had long since run out of money, shivered in the cold wind, barely keeping warm by the fire.
Some people still hid their money in their underwear and socks, but Wang Pinxia found it disgusting and didn't take it away, which allowed them to exchange it for a few thick clothes to wear in rotation.
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With plenty of food and good sleep, and even taking walks as exercise, Wang Xuanyun had become a dark-skinned man, just like Xiao Yi.
"Mother, I'm going to learn kung fu from Master Blackface. Please be careful."
"Don't worry about me, kid. I've lived longer than you've lived."
Hearing his mother say that, Wang Xuanyun chuckled twice, scratched his head, and walked away.
With so much money paving the way, his shackles would have been removed long ago; everyone does it anyway.
If they try to force their way through in shackles, the casualties will be more than half.
To say that no one else had designs on the things in Black-faced Little Yi's carriage?
That's not impossible; who wouldn't want to take advantage of a good deal?
But then I saw him kill a wild boar with his bare hands…
People with ulterior motives have learned to first consider whether their own head is as hard as the other person's fist.
Wang Xuanyun now gets up early every day and quietly follows Xiao Yi to the side to learn some martial arts.
Zhou Chengyi, the head constable, came to inspect the area several times and found that the dark-faced brute did not seem to be avoiding him.
Just let him see it openly; after all, it's all basic skills, and if he can learn them, that's his skill too.
As a result, Zhou Chengyi actually learned something from it and became better than his colleagues in combat.
Of course that's all for later.
Now Zhou Chengyi is just memorizing by rote, and with him deliberately going easy on them, Wang Xuanyun and Wang Pinxia are living a more comfortable life.
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The exiles finally reached the north, more than three months later.
Many people from the Lu and Wang families became so thin they collapsed at their destination.
The survivors had very mixed feelings; their families had to dig up graves before they could even build houses.
Seeing that none of the damned people were alive, Wang Pinxia took Wang Xuanyun directly to settle down in the county town.
Xiao Yi, with his dark face, had already used a token from some unknown nobleman in the capital to establish connections for them, so they wouldn't have to stay in the village with the others.
After Wang Pinxia feigned gratitude to Xiao Yi, he asked him to take a letter back to Yong'an City.
Wang Xuanyun was quite reluctant to part with his stern-faced master, after all, the master had taught him real skills.
Xiao Yi rushed back to the capital, counted down the days, appeared at the Wang family's door, handed them the letters from the mother and son, and then left.
So fast that the Wang family didn't even get to touch his sleeve.
For the next few days, he stayed in Yong'an City. In the evening, he even took some time to go to Wangjiajing and throw away a health-preserving pill. During the day, he helped Wang Pinxia buy a lot of food and drinks.
He bought up all the shops on several streets before he stopped.
When Old Wang read Wang Pinxia's letter about his exile, he was on the verge of tears.
They could see that apart from her feet being in pain and her mouth being a little upset, the mother and son were otherwise fine.
The elderly couple could finally relax and get a good night's sleep.
When the time comes, you can ask a caravan or a security escort agency to deliver any letters.
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Hexing County, Wulan Lane.
As dawn broke and the roosters hadn't even crowed yet, Wang Xuanyun had already gotten up and gone to the yard to practice his martial arts.
When Wang Pinxia got up, Wang Xuanyun had already gone out to buy groceries and go fishing.
There were still warm boiled eggs and sweet potato porridge in the pot in the kitchen; the taste was acceptable.
When Xiao Yi bought the house, all the furniture and other items were prepared in advance, which saved her a lot of trouble.
After breakfast, she let Xiao Yi out to wash the pots and clothes. To avoid trouble, Xiao Yi had become exactly like the original owner, Wang Pinxia.
The system often wonders if its host will one day evolve to lose its limbs, since they will be completely useless.
Wang Pinxia ignored the system's sarcastic remarks.
Since using a puppet doesn't cost money, she could just use a cleansing talisman instead.
I don't know if the original owner's parents received the letter. They have been living in Hexing County for two years.
This time, she asked the bodyguard next door to bring back some furs and medicinal herbs, as a token of her affection as someone's daughter.
Just then, the door was pushed open, and it turned out that Wang Xuanyun had returned.
He was all wet.
"Hey kid, are you going to go swimming and rescue a damsel in distress this early in the morning?"
Wang Xuanyun blushed deeply after she said that.
"Mom, don't talk nonsense. I saved the old man who was fishing."
After saying that, he went inside to change his clothes. There was still hot water on the stove, so he could take a shower to avoid catching a cold and making people worry.
Seeing that the man was busy, the system exposed his unfinished words.
"This kid's not being honest. He did save the old man, but has he seen the youngest daughter before?"
"Could it be that he kicked the old man down, just to create an opportunity to save him?"
"You really have a vivid imagination. He's just an honest kid, not as clever as the original owner's husband."
"Hey, I was just kidding. Didn't you see how red his face was? Should I go and propose?"
"Dream on, he'll have to wait a long time."
After discussing Wang Xuanyun's marriage, Wang Pinxia and the system pointed out several places on the map of the North, telling Xiao Yi to go and plant more sweet potatoes that night.
Not every fictional world has these; if not, you'll have to grow them yourself.
Then Xiao Yi can guide the people of the North to discover that this thing is easy to grow.
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Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.
In the north, every household started growing sweet potatoes.
Wang Xuanyun is now married and has children, and has moved to the small courtyard next door.
His father-in-law was He Jin, the old fisherman he had saved years ago.
The two families began to interact after that, but their relationship remained neither too close nor too distant.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, he granted a general amnesty.
With no worries about the future, the Wang family bought the house next door as well. Only then did Wang Pinxia bring his son to their home, and the wedding ceremony took place.
After getting married, Wang Xuanyun did not find a proper job.
He gets up and does boxing, cooks, does laundry, fishes, buys groceries, cooks again, and shares half of the fish he catches with his father-in-law.
Outsiders might think the young man was a complete failure, but He Mengniang thought it was all just sour grapes.
She would never have met such a good husband if her own father hadn't fallen into the water.
Actually, my husband has another hobby: writing stories that women like to read, which also earns him some money.
She was always the first to read her husband's writings, and her mother-in-law would occasionally offer some pointers. It's said that her late father-in-law also loved to write.
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There are plenty of interesting things happening in Yong'an City; there's always something new to enjoy every day.
The system usually edits the content into a TV series and shows it to its own host.
The imperial harem is full of talented women, and the ruthless ones have long since changed.
The old emperor's concubine also moved into the garden, forced to live out her remaining years in comfort.
Zhou Chengyi, the former head of the constables, became a henchman of a powerful figure.
The Lu and Wang families had long since lost their foothold.
As for the original owner's family, they corresponded with Wang Pinxia every year.
I heard that my elder brother's child is already preparing for the imperial examination.
The ancestral home of the original owner, Prime Minister Wang Fen, eventually ended up in Xiao Yi's hands after many twists and turns.
If they return to the capital, they can go back to their old home.
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"Mengniang, we'll be staying in the capital until next year. Have Xuanyun take these things to your parents."
Wang Pinxia pointed to the smoked fish and meat, dried tofu, salted duck eggs, chili sauce, dried fruit, etc. that had been collected from her home…
Seeing that it was all food, He Mengniang didn't stand on ceremony with her mother-in-law and accepted it on behalf of her parents.
The food at home always tastes better than what other people eat, and her family really likes it.
Thinking of her husband's excellent skills, He Mengniang couldn't help but blush secretly.
Wang Pinxia pretended not to see it.
Luckily, she lives alone and doesn't have to endure the displays of affection from young couples every day.
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