I started as an exile, and I relied on space to support my family of loyal heroes.

Meng Zhuang took a few sips of water and suddenly noticed out of the corner of his eye that there were several fewer people on the roadside. Frightened, he quickly stood up and looked around.

Seeing those people squatting in the ditch to dig grass roots, it curled its lips and laughed.

"We have just set out, and the Xiao family has condescended to eat roadside grass. They are really flexible."

"Let those concubines learn from this. There won't be enough food for them to eat on the road."

He didn't make any money at all, and still had to spend money to buy food for them. Didn't he become a sucker?

It would be best if these people could support themselves, otherwise they can only sell a few concubines on the road to support their brothers.

Anyway, those weak concubines could not survive until Ningguta, so it was better to sell them early so that at least they could save their lives.

The other officers were stunned for a moment, followed Meng Zhuang's gaze, then raised their heads and burst into laughter.

"I never thought that in this lifetime we would actually see people from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion eating grass."

"It's a different time now. They are prisoners now."

"A phoenix without feathers is no better than a chicken. No matter how glorious it was in the past..."

.......

The officers did not restrain their mocking voices at all, and all of them were blown into the ears of the Xiao family by the gentle wind.

Madam Xiao paused as she wiped the grass roots, then raised her eyelids and looked at the two children.

“Don’t take harsh words to heart. When you are in power, you will be surrounded by good words. When you are in trouble, it is a great favor if others don’t step on you.”

"As for idle gossip, just ignore it and let them say whatever they want. Just pretend you didn't hear it, and those unpleasant words won't hurt you."

"You will slowly learn about the fickleness of human nature. Don't argue with others just because of something unpleasant."

Xiao Lingyan clenched her back teeth tightly, clenched her fists tightly, and her eyes were blazing with fire.

If it weren't for her grandmother's words, she would have almost jumped up and yelled.

When had she ever been treated like this?

But what grandma said was right. Today they are different from the past and should try not to conflict with others.

Didn’t you see that the officers were holding whips in their hands?

"My granddaughter will follow my grandmother's teachings!"

Xiao Linghui chewed the grass roots painfully, and nodded with her wrinkled face, "Granddaughter will follow grandma's teachings!"

"Good boy."

Madam Xiao nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, Lin Yiran grabbed a handful of grass roots and climbed out of the ditch.

Just dig a little and carry it, and you will have a big meal at night.

Of course, she also heard the officers' farts.

Once we are out of the capital, we will get rid of the two spies and then deal with these police officers.

"You've worked hard. Come eat now. I've wiped it all off."

Old Madam Xiao looked at Lin Yiran, who was sweating profusely, and picked up two tender grass roots and handed them over.

"Thank you, mother."

Lin Yiran didn't hesitate and took the grass root and stuffed it into her mouth.

She also tried the pure and pollution-free grass roots----

Can she take back what she said? This grass root is really unpalatable.

Lin Yiran frowned and turned her head to the side, pretending to wipe her mouth while putting the grass roots in her mouth into the space.

"Sisters-in-law, please come up quickly. There are enough of them already."

Lin Yiran looked at her sisters-in-law who were still digging grass roots below and called out to them.

It's really hard for those two kids to eat.

All I can say is that the Xiao family’s children are well educated and not spoiled at all.

Madam Xiao also urged, "That's enough, eat something first, we have to hurry on our way."

It's so hot today, my body won't be able to bear it if I don't eat something.

The three sisters-in-law responded, climbed up, and saw a pile of grass roots next to the quilt. They were so shocked that their eyes widened.

They worked hard to dig for a long time, but only dug up one or two grass roots, which did not contain much moisture.

It really hurts to dig with your hands, and the deeper you dig, the harder it is.

"Fourth sister-in-law, why did you dig so much?"

The second sister-in-law looked at Lin Yiran with shock.

Among the women in the family, she was the only one who still had some strength left, so she only dug up two grass roots.

My fourth brother and his wife actually dug up more than ten roots. The branches looked very moist, much better than the dry ones they dug up.

"Hey~"

Lin Yiran grinned, "I have been without a mother since I was a child, and no one takes care of me. I love to mess around with the tables, chairs and benches in my room, moving them around every day, so I have a lot of strength."

What a coincidence. After explaining it now, she won’t have to say anything when she carries Xiao Yunzhan on her back later.

When the three sisters-in-law heard this, they looked at Lin Yiran with eyes full of heartache.

The daughter of every official in the capital is spoiled, but only Lord Lin's second wife would be so shameful and openly torture her stepdaughter.

Otherwise, how could my fourth brother's wife, who looks so weak, have so much strength?

In the future, they must take better care of their fourth brother and sister-in-law.

The second sister-in-law grinned and said, "You are so strong. I will teach you martial arts in the future."

Lin Yiran glanced at Xiao Lingyan and said with a smile, "Second sister-in-law is late. Someone has already taught me."

When Xiao Lingyan met Lin Yiran's gaze, she immediately puffed out her chest with a smile on her face.

The second sister-in-law looked at the interaction between the two. What else did she not understand?

"Ling Yan can teach you, I'll be there to give you pointers."

......

Old Madam Xiao looked at the interaction between her sisters-in-law with satisfaction, and felt that the road of exile did not seem so difficult to endure.

As long as the family can be together and live in peace, it doesn’t matter where they are.

The officers saw that the Xiao family was not angry and just laughed at them a few times.

Meng Zhuang saw that his brothers looked unhappy and immediately stopped the topic.

Many of his brothers once admired General Xiao.

The men of the Xiao family are indeed worthy of admiration.

Meng Zhuang frowned and looked at the concubines of the Niu family who were sitting scattered around, and his temples began to throb again.

After thinking for a while, he looked at the hemp rope wrapped around Zhang Erniu's waist.

"Erniu, Li Si, take the hemp rope and string the women of the Niu family together. Just tie their left hands."

Zhang Erniu lowered his head and untied the hemp rope around his waist.

"Brother, this hemp rope isn't long enough. It can only hold ten people at most. If they are tied too close together, they will easily step on each other's heels and fall down."

"My hemp rope is not even as long as Erniu's." Li Si also took off the hemp rope around his waist.

Meng Zhuang frowned.

This rope was designed according to the population of the Xiao family and was originally more than enough.

Now there are more than thirty people, which makes the situation much worse.

After thinking for a moment, Meng Zhuang's eyes lit up.

"Well, have the women stand in two teams, two in a row, holding hands. Pass the rope through the middle of the two teams and tie the hands of the two people together. Two ropes are enough."

"Erniu, tie nine pairs of women on your rope, Lisi, tie six pairs of women on your rope, and just tie up those screaming concubines. Don't worry about the two old guys in the Niu family, they run pretty fast."

"Don't worry about the Xiao family, just let them carry the quilt."

Zhang Erniu and Li Si nodded, and immediately walked towards the concubines of the Niu family with ropes.

The concubines, who were originally crying out in pain and howling with their legs hanging down, suddenly saw two ferocious-looking officials walking towards them with ropes in their hands, and they all immediately shut their mouths.

They looked at the officers with horror, their eyes filled with fear of the unknown.

The commotion here also attracted the attention of the Xiao family.