The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

In the evening, the exile team finally did not reach the post station, and had to spend the night in the wild. Zhao Erhu ordered them to stay overnight where they were. Zheng Xiaoqi spent twenty taels of silver to make some arrangements, and Zhao Erhu asked his men to take off the shackles and handcuffs of Zheng Xiaoqi and Zheng Xiaocheng.

"Everyone, find a place to rest, but you cannot leave this area." After Zhao Erhu said this, he found a place to rest on his own.

That day, they walked more than thirty miles. Even though they were in a car, Old Lady Zheng, Brother Chen, and Sister Yu were exhausted. After all, they were all pampered people, and suddenly walking for a while was really tiring.

Xia Mianwan took out a small iron kettle from her bag, took some water and started to cook rice porridge.

When the aroma of rice porridge wafted out, people around were watching secretly.

After the porridge was cooked, Xia Mianwan served a bowl to Old Lady Zheng, "Grandma, drinking something hot will make people feel much more comfortable."

Old Mrs. Zheng took the porridge and wanted to scoop it for the two children, but Xia Mianwan stopped her, "Grandma, just drink it yourself. The two children have milk."

"it is good."

The other families who were exiled together were extremely envious when they saw that Old Lady Zheng still had hot porridge to drink at this time. Some of them were so blind that they ran over and licked her face to ask for a bowl of porridge.

Xia Mianwan said in embarrassment: "My old lady has always been in poor health. My pot is only a little big, so I can only give it to her. My two children can't even get enough to drink."

When the visitor heard Xia Mianwan say this and looked at Xia Mianwan's small pot, which was really just a tiny bit big, he gave up.

Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er were very well-behaved. They watched Old Lady Zheng drink porridge with a smile on their faces and no longer complained about being greedy.

Xia Mianwan found a few small pieces of bread from the space and secretly fed them to the two children. The others could only eat the dry food that was distributed. At night, Zhao Erhu arranged one person to keep watch, and the rest of the people found their own places to sleep.

Xia Mianwan found a big tree before going to bed, took his blanket and slept behind the tree. It was dark and he couldn't see anything. Seeing that everyone seemed to be asleep, Xia Mianwan sneaked into the space.

The fourth floor of the supermarket is a small food court with all kinds of cooked food. Xia Mianwan ran to the fast food area on the fourth floor and got a box of rice, two pieces of braised pork and a plate of vegetables, and a bowl of yam and pork ribs soup.

So delicious!

Xia Mianwan ate voraciously. She had a southern stomach, and if she didn't eat rice it would be like she hadn't eaten a meal.

I have used up so much energy today, so I must eat well to replenish my energy before hibernating.

After eating and drinking, Xia Mianwan went to the first floor, where there was the cooked food that Cui'er had prepared. Xia Mianwan packed twenty meat buns before leaving the space.

A good night's sleep.

When Xia Mianwan woke up, Zhou and his group had already gotten up. Xia Mianwan hurriedly handed the meat buns to Zhou.

"Mother, this is what Cui'er prepared. Xiaoqi and Xiaocheng can have two more, and you can share the rest. Don't worry about not having enough food, I asked Cui'er to prepare a lot."

Zhou thought that Xia Mianwan wanted Cui'er to follow him along the way, so she didn't doubt it and took the bag to share with everyone.

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Zhao Erhu was just about to eat some dry food when Xia Mianwan appeared with a small jar of beef sauce.

"Master Zhao, I have some beef sauce prepared by my family. It's not worth much, but it makes the meal a little more comfortable."

Zhao Erhu actually had a good impression of the Zheng family. All of these exiled prisoners complained bitterly, but the Zheng family was the only one who did not complain or fawn on others. Their way of dealing with people made people feel very comfortable.

Zhao Erhu took the beef sauce and nodded.

"Lord Zhao, I heard that we can buy some things for ourselves when we get to the next county. We want to buy a donkey cart with our own money. There are many women in our family and they are not in good health. We are afraid that we will not be able to make it to the north alive." Xia Mianwan continued.

Although most of the exiled people were abandoned by their families, there were also some with good backgrounds. Zhao Erhu and his men did not need to be hard on others when escorting the prisoners. As long as they arranged it properly, they could use not only donkey carts but also horse carts.

"Row!"

Seeing that Zhao Erhu agreed, Xia Mianwan took out fifty taels of silver and handed it to Zhao Erhu, "Master Zhao, we don't know how to buy a donkey, and we don't know the market price. Please use this silver to buy us a donkey and a cart. Is it enough?"

Nowadays, an adult donkey can be bought for only ten taels of silver, and a cart will cost no more than twelve taels of silver. This is basically a gift to Zhao Erhu.

Zhao Erhu couldn't believe that the Zheng family was so sensible.

"That's enough. I'll buy it and bring it to you." Zhao Erhu took the silver and replied.

"Thank you, Lord Zhao." Xia Mianwan took his arm and bowed.

Zhao Erhu watched Xia Mianwan leave, and secretly reminded himself in his heart that with the Zheng family's behavior, they might be able to turn things around in time, so it would not be a bad thing to make friends with them.

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Next, the exile team walked for most of the day and arrived at Pingshui County as the sun rose higher in the afternoon.

Zhao Erhu brought everyone to the post station, gave some instructions, and went to buy a donkey.

Exiled people cannot go out at will. Although Xia Mianwan wants to go out, he cannot be free.

When it was dark, Zhao Erhu came back driving a donkey cart.

Xia Mianwan was delighted to see that the donkey was in such a state of exhaustion, and he hurriedly thanked Zhao Erhu.

Seeing this, the other exiles began to consider buying a donkey cart as well. However, after inquiring, they found out that Xia Mianwan had spent fifty taels of silver on this donkey cart. They secretly cursed Xia Mianwan for being a sucker and letting Zhao Erhu make all the money in vain.

With the donkey cart and the package that Cui'er had someone deliver to the post station, Xia Mianwan could take out some of the food she had prepared.

That night, everyone went to bed. Xia Mianwan ran to the backyard of the inn alone and began to prepare.

Xia Mianwan first laid a cushion in the donkey cart, which could hold about four people, so they could take turns sitting in it. Then Xia Mianwan took out a set of outdoor cooking utensils, which was the closest to the ancient style.

Then, Xia Mianwan took out two more bags, stuffed some clothes and other things into them and placed them on the frame. It looked bulging, so that even if Xia Mianwan took out some food in the future, it would have a source.

After doing all this, Xia Mianwan went back to the prisoners' sleeping place to sleep.