After belatedly realizing how dangerous it was just now, Cheng Shuiyao stuck out her tongue and nodded guiltily.

Seeing her admitting her mistake so obediently, Xiao Ji lost his temper for a moment and could only rub her hair and sit next to her.

The rest time was short after all, and the two of them didn't even exchange a few words before they heard Yang Qi calling out from the front.

Going again!

Cheng Shuiyao smiled bitterly, stood up slowly, and followed the large army forward.

It's the middle of winter now, and the ground is either ice or snow, making it extremely difficult to walk.

Cheng Shuiyao was supported by Xiao Ji all the way and barely managed to avoid falling.

"Be careful. There is a small county town ahead. We will take a rest when we get there."

Yang Qi's words sounded from time to time, but there was no sign of the county seat.

There were gradually more curses in the crowd, and the voices became louder and louder.

"What are you talking about!"

Yang Qi turned his head dissatisfied, and the whip in his hand made a loud sound.

No one would confront the officers and soldiers without the least foresight, let alone a group of exiled sinners like them?

Everyone immediately fell silent and continued walking reluctantly.

The sun is gradually moving westward, the temperature has also risen a lot, and walking is finally not so difficult.

Cheng Shuiyao secretly drank some spiritual spring water while no one was paying attention, and felt that the fatigue all over her body was relieved a lot.

Waving her hand to signal Xiao Ji to help Xie Yin, Cheng Shuiyao breathed a long sigh of relief and looked up in front of her.

The shadow of the small county town is already vaguely visible, which means that it won't take long for them to reach the small county town.

But at this moment, something unexpected happened.

An old woman suddenly fell to the ground, twitching all over, and her face turned pale to the naked eye.

The crowd dispersed loudly, and there was endless discussion, but no one dared to step forward to help him.

"What's wrong!"

Yang Qi hurried over and looked at the old woman carefully, his heart suddenly sank.

This symptom is the same as that of a stroke. If not treated in time, the old woman's life may be in danger.

But looking around, there are hardly any medical clinics or pharmacies. Where can I find a doctor?

Seeing that the old woman's breathing was getting weaker, Yang Qi became more and more anxious, but he was completely helpless.

Cheng Shuiyao subconsciously thought of her spiritual spring, struggled for a long time, and finally stepped forward and handed over the water bag.

"Master Jun, please give this lady some water."

There is a spiritual spring inside that she put in before. Although she doesn't know if it's useful, it's better than nothing.

Looking at Cheng Shuiyao hesitantly, Yang Qi gritted his teeth, took the sleeping bag and fed the old woman a few mouthfuls.

Let's treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor. What if it works?

After just a few mouthfuls of water, the old woman still didn't feel better.

From this point of view, this old woman's life should be like this.

Yang Qi sighed, gently put the old woman on the ground, and prepared to give orders for everyone to continue moving.

"etc!"

However, Cheng Shuiyao sharply saw the old woman's fingertips moving a few times, and quickly knelt down and helped her up.

After struggling to open her eyes, the old woman straightened up tremblingly with tears in her eyes.

It seems useful!

Cheng Shuiyao looked happy and quickly helped the old woman up.

The onlookers looked at the scene in front of them in surprise. They were stunned for a while, and then suddenly burst into cheers.

Everyone's fate on the road to exile was similar. If the old woman could survive today, she might be able to survive next time too.

So everyone was truly happy for the old woman.

Cheng Shuiyao smiled happily, but at the same time she felt a little uneasy.

She didn't think much of it when she was in a hurry just now, but now that the water she gave her has such an effect, it's inevitable that someone will have other ideas.

It seems that we should be more careful in the future.

Cheng Shuiyao cursed a few times and silently sounded the alarm to herself.

Xiao Ji, who was outside the crowd, glanced at Cheng Shuiyao with an inquiring look on his face, and there was a hint of intriguing emotion in his eyes.

Now that the matter has been resolved, there is nothing to delay.

In order to reach the small county town before noon, Yang Qi did not dare to waste too much time. After confirming the old woman's condition, he directly ordered to continue moving forward.

After the episode just now, everyone moved much faster and arrived at the county seat as scheduled.

"Where did it come from!"

The soldiers guarding the city looked at this group of people fiercely, their expressions looking a little unkind.

Yang Qi quickly apologized and showed his token.

"Exiled people? Go, go, hurry in."

Glancing at the token impatiently, the soldiers guarding the city stood aside as if they had seen something unlucky.

Xie Yin looked a little pale when he saw what the soldiers guarding the city were doing.

The once glorious mistress of the Duke's Mansion has now fallen into this situation, which is inevitably a bit sad.

Cheng Shuiyao silently patted Xie Yin's shoulder as a comfort.

"I'm fine."

Xie Yin smiled and frowned, but his tone made him feel disappointed.

Frowning slightly, Cheng Shuiyao could only quickly pull Xie Yin into the city to prevent her from getting upset.

"Take a look, look at the newly baked buns!"

"Fresh wontons, would you like a bowl, sir?"

"..."

The hawking of vendors came and went. Although it was not as prosperous as the capital, it still made the people who had been hungry for a long time yearn for it.

"Make some repairs on the spot. Don't run around. If you are caught, you will be beaten."

Yang Qi spoke calmly, glanced at everyone, and then took his brother to a shop not far away to improve the food.

"Mom, I'm hungry!"

Ruxue was so small after all that she couldn't bear the hunger and spoke aggrievedly.

Xie Yin had a bitter look on her face, but she had no money now and couldn't afford to buy anything to eat, so she could only pat Ruxue's back comfortingly.

This scene fell into Cheng Shuiyao's eyes and made her quite heartbroken.

Raising her hand to touch the wooden hairpin between her buns, Cheng Shuiyao secretly made up her mind and stepped closer to a stall.

She was married on the day she was exiled. The soldiers who were interrogating knew that she was not easy, so they didn't make things difficult for her and left her a hairpin as a memory.

"This is the only hairpin you have left."

Xiao Ji didn't know when he appeared behind her, and he could see her thoughts at a glance.

"What's the point? It's not more expensive than human life."

Without any hesitation, Cheng Shuiyao smiled, handed the hairpin to the stall owner, and spoke sweetly.

"Mom, can I have two bowls of wontons instead?"

Looking at the girl's appearance, the stall owner showed pity on his face, took the hairpin and handed her two bowls of freshly cooked wontons.

"You take it over."

Turning back to Xiao Ji and pointing in the direction of Xie Yin, Cheng Shuiyao turned around again and spoke with a smile.

"Auntie, let me cook some wontons for you. I should thank you."

"this……"

The stall owner was stunned for a moment, and then saw Cheng Shuiyao walking in and picking up the spoon skillfully.

Ladle water, season, and serve in bowls.

Cheng Shuiyao made the whole process smoothly, and the wontons smelled much better than before.


Chapter completed!