northernbook Chapter 128 Entering Lingnan
Chapter 128 Entering Lingnan
After a few people were punished and one died, the journey became much safer from then on.
He was just dragging a few wounded soldiers and his pace was a little slower. Yuan Dutou's face became uglier day by day.
Because the journey was so long, many of the injured people still developed inflammation even though they had medicine sent by the magistrate of Liuyuan County.
I found two barefoot doctors on the way and they prescribed some medicine, but it was of little use.
As expected, Song Yuerong had a fever again.
She had a fever after being beaten last time, and this time she was beaten ten times again.
And this time Song's mother was also beaten, and both mother and daughter needed someone to take care of them.
The prisoners who were not beaten were assigned by Yuan Dutou to take turns to pull the mother and daughter away.
Being inexplicably treated as coolies, the prisoners certainly didn't treat them well.
During the days they were pushed around by the prisoners, they were often secretly scolded and beaten.
But they really couldn't walk on their own, and even if they were beaten, they could only endure it silently.
Shen Yitian completely distanced herself from them. Every time she walked, she would either walk at the front of the team or at the back. In any case, she would never communicate with the people from the Song family's main branch.
No matter how much Song's mother and Song Yuerong looked at her, she pretended not to see them.
This time Song Yuerong had a fever, and she had no intention of intervening.
Now that she had gotten what she wanted, Song Yuerong had been beaten again and again. As long as this person stopped bothering her, his life or death would have nothing to do with her anymore.
Song Yuerong had a high fever for three days, and everyone thought she might not be able to hold on.
Even Yuan Dutou had already written the official documents and was just waiting to submit them when he arrived at the next county town.
But on the fourth day, the person who had been having a high fever suddenly had a subsidence fever.
When Shen Yitian heard her shouting for someone to give her some water, she looked in the direction of the voice and saw Song Yuerong trying hard to sit up.
Yuan Dutou was originally worried that people in the team he was escorting would die one after another, but when he saw Song Yuerong sitting up, he felt relieved.
Seeing that it was getting dark, he asked everyone to rest on the spot.
This time they brought a stove with them because they wanted to boil medicine for those who were beaten.
After decocting the medicine, Yuan Dutou specifically instructed Xiaoyu to get some rice and cook some porridge, which could be regarded as improving the lives of these injured people.
Shen Yitian had trouble sleeping for the past few days, but the tranquilizers she took day after day seemed to have some effect.
The days when no one is causing trouble are much calmer and seem a bit boring, but Shen Yitian just likes this kind of day.
I hope the road to exile will remain peaceful. It would be best if nothing happens and I can reach Lingnan smoothly.
After everyone's injuries healed, they were able to run much faster than before.
The days went on like this, and as they were approaching the border of Jingzhou, the people from the Forty-Eight Villages really didn't come to cause trouble again.
Shen Yitian sometimes wondered whether Biaozi was really dead, or whether the Forty-Eight Village had hidden him or locked him up.
Perhaps it was because we were far away from the mountainous area of Jingzhou, the mountains became flatter the further we walked.
The road was not so rugged, but the weather did not get cooler at all.
They set out in June, and now it is mid-September. The White Dew has long passed, but it is still not cool in the mornings and evenings.
Shen Yitian knew that in the world before she traveled through time, Lingnan was still very hot at this time of year.
No, it should be said that it is rarely cold in Lingnan.
The coldest days are probably the coldest days of winter.
But she didn't know whether the temperature in her world was different from that in this world.
The mountains became flatter as we walked, but the fog became thicker.
Soon, they arrived at the territory of Lingnan.
It was also at this time that Shen Yitian understood what the book meant about the many miasma swamps in Lingnan.
At this time, a leading officer had just been pulled out of the swamp by his companions and was lying on the ground gasping for breath.
"Are you okay?" Yuan Dutou gave him some water and asked worriedly.
It was also his fault for being careless. He didn't expect that there would be a swamp not far from the official road.
"It's okay." The man who was trapped was the one who escorted Shen Yitian across the bridge last time. He was covered in mud, but he still forced himself to sit up.
Yuan Dutou hummed, "This is already Lingnan territory. From now on, no one is allowed to act alone. You guys go explore the way, but be careful, there may be crocodiles hiding in some swamps."
Although he had just arrived in Lingnan, Yuan Dutou did not dare to be careless.
Enough has happened along the way, this team needs to avoid any more trouble.
However, the day did not fulfill everyone's wish.
None of the officers sent out were swallowed by the swamp, but one of them was accidentally bitten by a poisonous snake.
Fortunately, the snake was just an ordinary poisonous snake, and Yuan Dutou happened to have antidote pills with him, which barely saved the official's life.
"You've all seen the dangers of Lingnan. I hope you'll all stay calm and follow my instructions. If anyone disobeys and gets into trouble, we're already in Lingnan now, so I don't mind dragging your bodies to see the Lingnan prefect."
Captain Yuan used his words to intimidate everyone. Ever since Aunt Song San's death, these prisoners really didn't dare to cause trouble again.
Everyone nodded in agreement, and then Yuan Dutou led his men on the road again.
The mountains here are indeed not high, but there are quite a few mountains one after another.
After another day of walking over mountains and across rivers, we finally settled into the first post station after entering Lingnan.
This post station is not as big as the one in Jingzhou, and the bunk beds in the rooms are small.
It was really crowded for so many people to live in one room. Fortunately, many people could not afford to stay in the inn, so this room was just enough for the rest of the people.
Grandma Li had already arrived here with Shengsheng, Xiaowei and others, and was just waiting for Shen Yitian to arrive at the post station to arrange everything for her.
The officials were already used to the meals arranged by the Shen family when they arrived at the post station, so they were not polite to them.
Now that they have arrived in Lingnan, and there is only half a month left before the four-month deadline, Yuan Dutou can finally relax.
The Lingnan prefectural government office is still about seven or eight days away from here. If nothing goes wrong, they will definitely arrive on time.
After handing over these prisoners, they can rest for a few days and then rent horses to go back. They will definitely be able to return before the New Year.
When they were on their way again, Shen Yitian told Grandma Li not to wait at the next post station, but to go directly to the prefectural government to inquire about how these exiled prisoners would be arranged.
When I watched TV dramas before, it seemed that exiled prisoners needed to be beaten with sticks to intimidate them. I don’t know if it’s true.
If it's true, we have to find a way to deal with it.
She could go into exile, but she didn't want to be beaten, not even for a moment.
Grandma Li agreed to her words and asked Xiao Wei to drive the carriage to the prefectural government office in person, but asked Shengsheng and the cook to hire another carriage to go to the next post station to wait for Shen Yitian.
Unable to persuade her, and since it was harmless for Shengsheng to go to the next inn, Shen Yitian just let her go.
As for the journey, she had other things to do.