Chapter 142: Meeting at the Ruined Temple

Qin Heng and Qin Sheng planned to go outside and pick up some firewood before it got dark. Qin Zhao did not go and stayed in the wild house to look after the women and children.

There was no completely dry firewood at this time. Most of the firewood now was partially buried in the snow, with only a part exposed outside.

But none of them were spared. They were all brought back by the Qin brothers and directly broken into two parts. They used the dry part themselves and put the wet part aside to dry for later use.

The police followed them out and were responsible for supervising them.

Qin Heng took the opportunity to pull Qin Sheng, "A Sheng, I wanted to ask you just now, when did you have such good luck to go out and pick up things?"

Someone noticed when the wild goose was plucking feathers, and it was slightly injured, so it didn't attract much attention.

Xiaoliu has always had good luck. When he was young, he could always pick up things every time he went out. Everything flying in the sky and swimming in the water likes to jump in front of him. Can you imagine that he can pick up a big snake in the middle of winter?

Xiaoliu's good luck shocked him and his father at the time. Later, he and his father covered it up for him.

It seems that such good luck only became less common when he was five or six years old. After he got engaged at the age of ten, he gradually became like everyone else? Well, it's not that exaggerated anyway, but Asheng's luck is still better than that of ordinary people.

But it's true that I haven't seen him picking up things when he goes out for a long time.

In the wild house, Qin's mother found a broken wooden barrel after finding a broken pottery jar.

Taking advantage of the broken house that can heat water and block the view, Lu Songli went to say hello to Xu Zheng first, and then took a piece of coarse cloth with Qin's mother Nie Yunniang, went to the broken house next door, and enclosed a small space in the corner.

The three helped each other and cleaned it a little.

The children were taken away one by one to be cleaned.

Xu Zheng said nothing.

Zhao Long, however, took a look and spat, saying that he was too picky.

"Xu Yashi, should we handcuff them?" Zhao Long, who was full and satisfied, asked.

Xu Zheng glanced at him and said, "Okay, go and handcuff them."

This kid ate the wild goose soup the most. He just ate the wild goose that was given to them and wanted to torment them. He had nothing to say to such a person who picked up the bowl to eat and put it down to curse his mother.

The three brothers of the Qin family didn't say much about putting on handcuffs again.

At night, they made two fires.

Their shoes were more or less wet. They took them off and put them on the side to roast.

The officers took the bedding from the carriage, and Xu Zheng arranged people to keep watch and lay down. Some people even got into the carriage to sleep.

Qin Zhao and Nie Yunniang slept in the middle of the corner with the baby in their arms, while Qin Yu and Qin Zhen slept next to them.

Qin Sheng and Qin Heng slept at the outermost edge, while Lv Songli slept on one side next to Qin Sheng.

Qin's mother and Qin Heng slept on the other side with Qin Jia and Qin Han in their arms.

The next morning, the weather was good and there was no snow. Xu Zheng gave them two quarters of an hour to eat and deal with the three urgent matters in life, and then they had to hurry on their way.

Last night, after secretly discussing, the three brothers of the Qin family decided to arrange someone to keep watch. Qin Zhao and Qin Sheng, one for the first half of the night and the other for the second half of the night. The people who kept watch didn't sleep so deeply, so they needed to add some firewood to the fire from time to time. They also had to take care of the simple earthen stove, because there was some water on it with the broken pottery jar, and one or two larger firewood was stuffed into the stove belly to ensure that there was always fire to warm the water.

At this time, they directly put the dry food biscuits that choked their throats into a pottery pot to cook, and then shared them after they were soft. Otherwise, the children could not chew the dry food at all, and Lv Songli's cheeks hurt from chewing.

When they set off, Lv Songli felt much better and refused to let Qin Sheng carry her on his back.

Seeing that her little aunt walked by herself, Qin Han and Qin Jia wanted to get off and walk by themselves, thinking that they would sit in the basket when they could not walk anymore.

The younger Qin Yu and Qin Zhen saw that their brother and sister walked by themselves, so they followed suit and wanted to walk by themselves.

The children were also sensible. When they encountered misfortunes, they were very well behaved and did not cry much.

The three brothers of the Qin family also let them go, knowing that the children could not walk for long, and they would sit on the basket when they were tired.

On this day, they actually walked more than 40 miles. When they walked to the back, Lv Songli felt that her legs were mechanical and numb. Later, Qin Sheng said that he wanted to carry her, and she did not refuse.

In the second half, the children were almost carried on their backs.

On the way, Xu Zheng revealed that they would spend the night in a dilapidated temple tonight.

At this time, the dilapidated temple they mentioned had already been occupied by a group of people.

Mo Bing stood on a high place and looked towards Chang'an City, "Brother Liu, do you think our young lady and son-in-law can get to this dilapidated temple today?"

Liu Erxi replied, "No problem, according to their pace, they can get here before tonight."

This dilapidated temple is not far from the official road. It has always been the place where the bailiffs escorted prisoners to the northeast. There is no village or store in this area within a radius of ten miles. It is impossible for them not to come here.

At this time, Lu Mingzhi also walked out of the dilapidated temple.

Mo Bing saluted, "Second Young Master——"

Lu Mingzhi nodded and asked them, "How is it, have you seen anyone?"

"Liu Erge said that it is estimated that the young lady and son-in-law will arrive after dusk."

"Okay, I will come out later."

Lu Mingzhi was kicked out of the house by his father. As soon as the news came out that the Qin family was determined to be exiled to Pingzhou, his father decided to let him follow the people from the Yang Wei Escort Bureau to secretly escort his sister to Pingzhou. He said that a few months ago, he had to go on a study tour with his master in order to gain more knowledge. Now, he could not waste such a good opportunity. What else can Lu Mingzhi say about this? I can only do it obediently.

At this time, they were all disguised, such as thickening their eyebrows, darkening their faces, and changing their hair styles.

Mo Bing wore a woman's hair, and together with Liu Erxi played the role of a newlywed couple rushing to sell goods in Lelang County.

At this time, a young man from Yang Wei Escort came out, "Miss Mo Bing, our boss asked me to ask you, what should we have for dinner?"

"Let's boil the big bone porridge! Boil two pots!"

"Okay!"

"Put more ginger slices and wine." It can drive away the cold.

The young man responded, thinking about it, steaming some steamed buns and some bacon, and everything was done. The food on their trip was extremely good.

After the young man entered, he spoke to Yang Wei and Mr. Yang. Yang Wei glanced at him, waved his hand, and told him to go down and get ready. This guy is dishonest. The big bone porridge must have been requested by Miss Mo Bing, and the steamed buns should be served as well. On such a cold day, the grown man just drank the porridge and urinated in two cups. But this guy must have been greedy for the bacon and insisted on steaming it.

But it didn't matter. This time they went to Pingzhou, and he brought sixteen brothers out. He brought out almost all the most skilled members of their escort agency, leaving only a few housekeepers.

They prepared ten carriages alone! It is full of supplies, including rice, flour, grain and oil, and things to keep out the cold. Well, eight of them were prepared by the Lu family, and the remaining two belonged to their escort agency, which was pitiful. But the Lu family didn't care about food, and never skimped on it. They could eat whatever they wanted, such as fine rice, fine noodles, meat, etc., as long as they didn't waste it. After two or three days, his guys had a good impression of the Qin and Lu families.

But at this time, Yang Wei thought that he would soon meet the famous second young lady of the Lu family. To be honest, he was a little nervous.

It was getting dark, and Lu Songli and the others finally reached the ruined temple that Xu Zheng mentioned.

"Huh? Is there anyone in the ruined temple?" Xu Zheng stopped.

The officer next to him stood on tiptoe and looked around, "There are people there. Look at the carriage tied to the corridor. There are probably quite a few people there."

Hearing this, Lu Songli's eyes flashed.

"Brother Xu, can't we get through now?"

"Go!" If they don't go, they will sleep in the wilderness. And that ruined temple is ownerless, so why not go there?

At this time, someone came out of the ruined temple.

As soon as Yang Wei came out, he smiled heartily and said, "Brother, you are Xu Zhengxu, Chief of the Baoding Prefecture, right?" People who travel all over the country have good memories. What's more, Chang'an and Baoding are not far apart, and he did have dealings with Xu Zheng once or twice.

Xu Zheng also felt that the visitor looked familiar, "Are you Mr. Yang, the head of Yang Wei Escort Agency?"

"Yes, it's me, Brother Xu, come on, come in quickly!" Yang Wei warmly invited.

"Mr. Yang, head escort, what are you doing?"

"Hey, this time I'm taking a escort to Lelang County, and I'll temporarily stay at the ruined temple tonight. Brother Xu, if you don't mind, can we all squeeze in tonight?"

Xu Zheng glanced at Lu Songli and escorted the escort to Lelang County, passing through Pingzhou. What a coincidence?

"Of course I don't mind." Again, a ruined temple is ownerless.

"This ruined temple is quite big. I brought a lot of people and things, so I used the main hall. The side halls on both sides are still empty. If Brother Xu doesn't mind, you can choose whatever you want."

"Okay, we'll take a look at the selection later. Mr. Yang, head escort, has worked hard. He has to go out to escort the escorts at this time."

Yang Wei still smiled heartily, "There is nothing we can do. The employer asked us to leave at this time, so we have no choice but to comply. It's all for the sake of food. Xu Yasi, aren't you also traveling for the Chinese New Year?"

Xu Zheng also looked helpless, "There is no way, I have orders from above, I have to obey."

Then, Xu Zheng and the others just decided to spend the night in the side hall on the right.

I saw Yang Wei coming in from the side door, "Brother Xu, our dinner is ready. If you don't mind, can you have some with us?"

"Isn't this bad?" Xu Zheng slightly declined.

"What's the matter? We're traveling all over the country, so don't be too polite. Come on, all the officers!" Yang Wei simply greeted the other officers.

Xu Zheng and others sat down without pushing.

After they had eaten, Yang Wei and Xu Zheng discussed, "Brother Xu, we have a lot of rice porridge here and we can't finish it. Can you give some to them?" Yang Wei pointed at the Qin family with his eyes.

At this time, Xu Zheng probably knew what was going on.

Mr. Yang glared at the boy who was helping the cook and said hypocritically, "After all, it's all my fault that that boy has big eyes and a small appetite. When cooking, he keeps putting food into the pot! So much is not enough. If you can’t finish it, the noble man will ask for a new one tomorrow, wouldn’t it be a waste?”

The young man he scolded just giggled.

Xu Zheng said, "It doesn't matter. They are prisoners. You can give them some food if you want."

So, each person in the Qin family received a large bowl of hot and fragrant bone porridge, which was also very thick.

After Lu Songli thanked her, she started to eat, "Eat, it's okay. I've heard that Mr. Yang is a warm-hearted and just person."

As soon as she started to move, the three brothers of the Qin family knew in their hearts that this was hers too?

The three Qin brothers started eating, and then Mother Qin and the children knew that the bone porridge was fine, and they also started eating. This was the most comfortable meal they had in the past two days.

Yang Wei, who heard Lu Songli's last words: ... didn't really want such praise.