The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Everyone in the Zheng family knew that it was the second master who had betrayed them and framed them. Old Madam Zheng turned her head away, not wanting to see Zhang's face.

"What are you doing here?" Zhou asked with disgust.

Zhang said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I am here to see you off!"

"That's absolutely not necessary!" Zhu shouted.

Zhang was not angry either. She smiled as she looked at the former sisters-in-law. "Before, you were the clouds in the sky, and I was the mud on the ground. I tried my best to please you, but you ignored me. People say that fortune changes over time. It seems that I have the advantage this time."

"Isn't mother good to you? Why are you so vicious!" Zhu was still a little indignant.

Zhang sneered, "Since ancient times, there has been a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. Has mother been kind to us? It was nothing but charity and pity."

Zhou looked at Zhang coldly and said, "Is this why you slandered the Zheng family?"

Zhang glanced at Zhou and said, "Sister-in-law, please be careful with your words. The Zheng family's crime was personally ordered by the emperor. It can't be considered slander!"

"Then please go back!" Zhou didn't want to say anything more to Zhang.

Zhang smiled and said, "It seems that the Zheng family is still under my husband's control. Don't worry, my husband and I will support this family that you have destroyed."

Zhu had never seen such a shameless woman in her life. She was about to argue with Zhang, but was stopped by Zhou. "No point in talking any more. Go!"

Zhang turned around and left. Before leaving, she asked the maid to throw a few silver ingots on the ground, "Just think of it as me sending away beggars!"

Zhu was furious to see Zhang being so arrogant. When the people around saw that no one from the Zheng family picked up the silver ingots, they rushed up and picked up the silver ingots.

"Okay, don't be angry. It's not worth getting angry over such a person. You were so impatient when you were in the mansion. You will not be like this in the future. You must change your bad temper." Zhou said while pulling Zhu.

Zhou and Zhu knew each other when they were young, and later married into the Zheng family together. They always got along well.

Zhou was a few years older than Zhu and was the mistress of the Zheng family. She had always treated Zhu like both a sister and a teacher.

"I understand, sister-in-law!" Zhu listened to what Zhou said very much and nodded quickly.

The time was almost up, and the official shouted and urged everyone to get on the road. Xia Mianwan took into consideration the health of Mrs. Zheng and the two children, so she took out 100 taels of silver and gave it to Zheng Xiaoqi.

"Xiaoqi, Xiaocheng, you are the only two men in the family now. You must not waste time anymore. You must take care of this family. Do you understand?"

Zheng Xiaoqi and Zheng Xiaocheng said yes solemnly.

"Use this one hundred taels of silver to bribe the officials. The old lady and the two children are weak and cannot withstand the sudden journey. I have inquired and found out that people can pay to ride on the officials' ox carts. I'll leave this to you." Xia Mianwan said.

Although Zheng Xiaocheng was still studying, Zheng Xiaoqi had been working as a clerk for a while, so this was no problem for him. "Don't worry, sister-in-law."

After Zheng Xiaoqi finished speaking, he went to the official to make arrangements. In the end, he spent eighty taels of silver and finally managed to get a seat for Old Lady Zheng, Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er.

After all this was arranged, the path of exile began.

Men had to wear shackles, but women did not have to. However, most women in ancient times did not go out of the house, which was a big problem in terms of physical strength.

I don’t know whether Zhou, Zhu, Zhu and Zheng Lingwan can bear it.

It was summer now, and the sun was already high in the sky when they set out. There were about 200 people in the exile group, and they walked along the official road in a mighty procession.

After walking for nearly an hour, some people could not bear it and fell to the ground. The chief officer Zhao Erhu decided to let everyone rest for a while.

Seeing that everyone was exhausted, Xia Mianwan quickly handed them the water bags he had prepared.

"Mother, Third Aunt, Ziyi, take this water bag. It's hot now, so I added some salt to the water. Drinking some can replenish your energy and prevent you from getting a heat stroke."

Zhou was exhausted. She nodded and took the water bag. After taking a sip, she passed it to Zhu and Zhu.

Seeing that the three of them were in good condition, Xia Mianwan handed two water bags to the two brothers Zheng Xiaoqi and Zheng Xiaocheng.

"Sister-in-law, you are so well prepared!"

Xia Mianwan smiled and looked at Old Mrs. Zheng and the two children again.

"Madam, these are two water bags. One is filled with water, and the other is filled with milk. Since you are in the car, we can't always look after them. You have to take care of my brothers and sisters as well."

Old Madam Zheng nodded and said, "Good boy, don't worry, I will take good care of Brother Chen and Sister Yu."

Xia Mianwan handed another bundle to Old Madam Zheng and said softly, "Old Madam, here are some soft food I prepared. If you are hungry, eat it away from others."

Old Madam Zheng nodded solemnly. "By the way, Mianwan, since your property has been confiscated and you have been exiled, you are no longer the noble old lady of the Zheng family. From now on, just call me grandma."

Xia Mianwan nodded in agreement.

After returning to his seat, Xia Mianwan took advantage of the cover and took a water bag filled with ice cola and took a few big gulps.

I haven’t walked this much in a long time, and my calves are trembling.

At the current speed of travel, forty miles a day is considered the fastest speed. At this rate, it will take at least two and a half months to reach the north.

Not to mention others, it’s even a question whether she herself can handle it.

Everyone is traveling through books. Others travel through books and become the heroine, killing people indiscriminately. She travels through books and becomes a passerby and is exiled. Oh my God, is there any room for reasoning here?

After resting for about quarter of an hour, Zhao Erhu began to urge everyone to get up and get on with their journey.

"Everyone hurry up, otherwise we won't be able to make it to the post station at night. I don't want to sleep outside with you!"

Then, everyone stood up in twos and threes.

The Zheng family members also helped each other to get up. Although they were exhausted physically and mentally, after drinking the salt water, they still felt that they had enough strength to keep going.

Or perhaps it was because Xia Mianwan had been very calm and composed throughout the entire process, which gave everyone hope, so everyone was quite cheered up.