By daybreak, Jiang Yunzhu and others had already arrived at the neighboring Lincang County.
They didn't have a pass and didn't dare to enter the county town, so they just traveled around the villages and towns.
The morning light shines on everyone.
Jiang Cheng was pushing a cart with their belongings on it, and Jiang Wu was sitting on a pile of bags. His little face was full of excitement, and he kept urging Jiang Cheng to hurry up.
Mrs. Chen supported Mr. Chen and walked on the left.
Jiang Yunzhu walked on the right with Jiang Lin and Jiang Yunxue.
When the family is together, the road ahead doesn't seem so difficult.
At this time, Jiang Yunxiu's life was not so good. The woman, Mrs. Zhang, was taking her around and selling her like a commodity.
Yes, cargo, they are nothing like people, they are just like cows, horses and sheep.
"Look at her appearance and figure." Mrs. Zhang introduced Jiang Yunxiu to the wealthy businessman opposite with a smirk on her face.
Jiang Yunxiu felt disgusted. This man could almost be her father. Besides, how could a small wealthy businessman compare with the Anping Marquisate
"Ah!" She cried out in surprise, like a young oriole's first cry. It turned out that Mrs. Zhang was not happy with Jiang Yunxiu's dull face, and pinched her waist as if someone owed her money.
Jiang Yunxiu looked at Mrs. Zhang in shock and annoyance.
Suddenly, she felt something on her foot again. She turned her head and saw that the rich businessman was lifting her skirt and pinching her foot.
In ancient times, feet were a private part of the body. Even though Jiang Yunxiu had been married in her dreams, she had never been treated so frivolously. She was so ashamed and angry that she stepped back in panic.
"Your feet are a bit big!" The rich businessman said dissatisfiedly with his bulging belly, glancing at Jiang Yunxiu from time to time.
The frightened look she had just now was still quite alluring.
Jiang Yunxiu's eyes suddenly turned red, she felt wronged and angry. He, he actually complained that her feet were too big.
Mrs. Zhang quickly whispered to the rich businessman, looking at Jiang Yunxiu as she spoke.
Jiang Yunxiu was angry and anxious. Shouldn't she be sold to the Anping Marquis Mansion? What was going on
In the end, the deal fell through because of the price.
After leaving the rich businessman's house, Jiang Yunxiu just breathed a sigh of relief, but Mrs. Zhang scolded her, saying that she was a money-losing thing and was still making a fuss even at this point. Just now, someone just touched her feet and she made a fuss. If she was made comfortable by a man in the future, even if he didn't touch her, she would rush to let him touch her.
Mrs. Zhang is used to hanging out in the lowest class of people, so when she scolds people, she only uses vulgar and foul language that is very unpleasant to the ear.
Jiang Yunxiu had never experienced this before. Tears kept streaming down her face. She wanted to commit suicide so that she would never suffer this humiliation again.
But when she thought of the Anping Marquis Mansion and the man who was as bright as the moon, she told herself that she must persevere.
Forcing a smile, she said to Mrs. Zhang, "Aunt, Changfeng Prefecture has suffered severe damage and no one has any money. Why don't we go to Luzhou, which has always been wealthy." Luzhou, the Anping Marquis's Mansion is in Luzhou, and she can't wait to go there.
"Going to Luzhou? Doesn't it cost money to go to Luzhou? You little slut, as soon as you flipped your eyes, I knew what you were planning. Don't try to fool me." Mrs. Zhang put her hands on her hips and scolded Jiang Yunxiu again.
After scolding her enough, she took her to other places.
There are brothels, wealthy families, and government officials.
Those buyers would comment on Jiang Yunxiu's appearance, figure, and any minor flaws on her body. She was like a stripped naked woman, being picked and chosen by others, with no dignity at all.
Several times, she almost collapsed.
Fortunately, she had a belief in her heart that supported her. Wait, when she became the young lady of the Marquis's mansion, she would make all those who had made things difficult for her pay! She swore silently.
Jiang Yunzhu wanted to eat sesame cakes, the ones that were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Oh, and there were also boiled fish, beer duck, sweet and sour spare ribs, shrimp with cashews... She remembered that these were what were on the table when she had dinner with friends before she traveled through time.
She was trying to lose weight at that time, so she ate only a little and then put down her chopsticks.
If she were given another chance, she swore that she would never let them down again.
In the past two days, Jiang Yunzhu's memories of the modern times have become increasingly clear, as if they happened just yesterday.
"Robbery, help, someone come, someone is stealing something." Jiang Yunzhu was imagining all kinds of delicious food when she suddenly heard someone shouting in the front.
She looked up and found that they were passing through a village. On the road ahead, there was a donkey cart. Next to the donkey cart, two men were pulling a bag.
One of the old men was about 40 or 50 years old, and he was the one shouting.
Opposite him was a dark-skinned man in his thirties.
The old man was obviously not as strong as the man opposite him, and he saw the bag in his hand was about to be shot away.
Jiang Cheng also saw this scene. He was kind-hearted and immediately shouted, "Let go!"
The dark-skinned man was very panicked when he saw someone coming, but he did not let go of the bag in his hand.
The two men used too much force and the cloth bag was torn, and a pile of coarse cakes fell to the ground.
The dark man grabbed a pancake and stuffed it into his mouth.
At this time Jiang Cheng had already run over.
The dark-skinned man quickly picked up a few cakes, ran into the village, and disappeared.
Jiang Cheng wants to chase.
"Dad!" Jiang Yunzhu hurriedly called him. She just saw that after the coarse pancake fell to the ground, there were shadows of people swaying in the houses nearby. The dark man just now blatantly robbed, but no one came out to stop him, which already explained something.
In years of famine, people will do anything to survive, so it is better to be careful.
Jiang Cheng was also worried about Chen and the others, so he stopped abruptly.
Jiang Yunzhu hurriedly helped the old man pick up the cakes.
In a short while, all the cakes were picked up.
"Thank you, thank you." The old man kept thanking them. These cakes were his life.
"No need." Jiang Cheng helped him put the pancakes on the donkey cart.
At this moment, a young man hurried out of the village carrying a bucket. When he saw Jiang Cheng, he immediately shouted, "What are you doing!" He was the old man's son. He had just gone into the village to buy water. When he heard the old man shouting, he hurried back. When he saw Jiang Cheng holding his family's bag of cakes, he thought he was going to steal their cakes.
"Qingshan, it's not him, he is here to help." Old Man Xu quickly stopped the young man.
The young man came over and asked what happened. He then realized that he had mistaken his benefactor for a thief, and quickly apologized to Jiang Cheng.
"No need, let's leave here quickly." Jiang Cheng also saw the figure next to him and said vigilantly.
Everyone immediately set off and left the village.
When they reached the edge of the town and there was no one following them, everyone felt relieved and were in the mood to talk.
Old Man Xu and Xu Qingshan were from the neighboring county and were also fleeing southwards to escape famine, but they had a goal. They were going to Changshi Village in Wuling County, Luzhou, where Old Man Xu had a distant cousin, and they were going there to live with him.
However, according to Mr. Xu, they have not been in contact for four or five years, and he doesn't know what the situation is over there.
I'm afraid it's not very good, Jiang Yunzhu thought to herself as she listened nearby. When Xu Qingshan rushed out of the village just now, she felt that he looked familiar, but she didn't dare to recognize him. Now she is almost certain that it is him.
Xu Qingshan, in the dream he was Jiang Yunxiu's husband, and also her brother-in-law. Unexpectedly, they would meet here. It seems that fate is really a wonderful thing.
She remembered that in her dream, he and the Jiang family lived in Qinghe Village, Lu'an County, Luzhou, not Changshi Village, Wuling County, which meant that their visit might not be smooth.
Of course, there could be other reasons. In this world, things can go in the opposite direction if they are close. In Jiang Yunzhu's dream, she found the Jiang family seven years later and had only met Xu Qingshan two or three times, so she didn't know much about his past.
But I unexpectedly met him here in advance, which shows that fate is sometimes very strange.
Jiang Yunzhu was lost in thought. When Old Man Xu heard that Jiang Cheng and the others were also going south, he immediately invited them to travel with him so that he could take care of them.
With Old Man Xu and his group, Jiang Cheng and his group had the upper hand. They were two men and had a donkey cart. Jiang Cheng and his group were old and young, so they only had a small cart.
At first Jiang Cheng didn't want to drag them down, but later Old Man Xu insisted, so the two families walked together.
Jiang Cheng continued to push the cart. He was young and strong, and the donkey cart moved slowly, so it was no problem for him to keep up.
Chen and others could also take turns riding the donkey cart for a while, which made them feel a lot more relaxed.
The two families chatted from time to time and got to know each other better.
In Jiang Yunzhu's impression, Xu Qingshan was very tall, but he seemed to be hunched over all the time. He was taciturn and seemed to listen to Jiang Yunxiu in everything.
But looking at him now, with his slender body, rough face, and bright eyes, I really want to imagine how he would become like that seven years later.
Jiang Yunzhu kept staring at Xu Qingshan. Xu Qingshan seemed to sense something and turned to look at her.
Their eyes met, and Jiang Yunzhu did not avoid looking, but smiled at him friendly.
All the children in the Jiang family are good-looking, but the prettiest ones are the sisters Jiang Yunzhu and Jiang Yunxiu. They both have fair skin, willow-leaf eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and red lips that look like plum blossoms in the snow.
It’s just that Jiang Yunzhu’s appearance is gentle, like apricot blossoms in spring, while Jiang Yunxiu’s appearance is charming, like a silky hibiscus.
Her smile was so delicate and fragrant, with sparkling eyes, and indescribably moving.
Xu Qingshan blushed immediately and hastily looked away. He had never seen a prettier girl than her, especially her eyes, which were clearly black and white, as if they contained starlight.
Jiang Yunzhu didn't care. She didn't want to judge a person based on what happened in a dream.
Two days later, they arrived at the edge of Zhuding County, and further ahead was Changyuan County. In between there was a large piece of uninhabited wasteland, and there was no way to replenish drinking water, so they stopped at a small shop on the side of the road, one, to rest their feet, and two, to buy some water to drink on the road.
Before the drought, we had to go to each household to beg for some water to drink. But now it’s no longer possible. A bucket of water costs ten cents, and we still have to buy it.
After they paid, the store brought them a bucket of water, which was also muddy and yellow.
Jiang Yunzhu took out her simple filter bottle, and soon, drops of clear water flowed out of the jar.
No matter how many times they looked at it, Xu Qingshan and even Jiang Cheng and others thought that her filter bottle was very novel. How could such an ordinary vase allow dirty water to enter and clean water to flow out
They sat at a roadside table, drinking tea and eating cakes while waiting for the water to be filtered before setting off.
At this moment, a group of people suddenly came from the west, like thunder.
The team consisted of more than a dozen people, all riding tall horses. The people sitting on the horses were wearing black suits embroidered with golden unicorn patterns.
With swords on their waists, everyone was filled with a murderous aura.
Especially the one in the lead, with a pair of slightly raised phoenix eyes, like a cold river or glacier.
Although the people in the shop didn't know where these people came from, they all knew that they were not people they could mess with, so they all kept quiet and looked over there carefully.
When Jiang Yunzhu saw that man, her heart couldn't help but pounding. How could it be him!