After a satisfying meal, the water in the small pond was almost used up. The water bag could no longer hold any more water, so the exile team continued to set off!

The prisoner walked in front, and Shen Lanxi's carriage followed not far behind.

There are two stone mountains. Relying on his knowledge of the terrain, Liu Yanhui discussed the way with Liu Laohu and went to look for Shen Lanxi openly.

"Sir, I read in the travel notes that this road to Jinmen should have two similar stone mountains next to it, and then the road will be easier to walk. But we still have to be careful of one thing."

Shen Lanxi asked Liu Yan to get back into the carriage to talk.

There were pens, inkstones, exquisite teacups and snacks on the carriage, silk embroidered stools, soft couches, and purple bamboo woven cushions. After Liu Yan returned, she didn't know where to put her hands and feet.

"sit down!"

Liu Yanhui didn't dare sit on the couch or the embroidered stool.

"I'd better sit on the ground!" When he shook his clothes, two kilograms of dirt could be shaken off. Even if he sat on the ground, he was afraid of dirtying the ground.

Shen Lanxi took out a one-to-one restored map of Nanning to Tianjin and hung it on the wall of the carriage.

After Liu Yanhui saw it clearly, his pupils trembled.

This is a map, and it is a felony in private hands!

Shen Lanxi pulled out a one-meter-long bamboo stick from the side and pointed to a position above.

"This is where we are now!"

Liu Yanhui lowered his eyes, his eyes flashed, and he nodded quickly.

"I've seen in the report submitted to the court before that there are bandits on the road from Yongcheng to Tianjin. The bare stone mountain is not conducive to hiding, nor is it conducive to the bandits' survival. I guess their base should be in the mountains behind the stone mountain!"

Shen Lanxi: "Why didn't the imperial court send troops to suppress the bandits?"

Liu Yan replied with shamefaced expression: "Because the memorial was suppressed, the encirclement and suppression requires money, and the Ministry of Revenue has no money to allocate. Even if there is money, it is closely related to the war at the border!"

Shen Lanxi looked at the map with a gloomy look in her eyes, which made Liu Yanhui tremble with fear!

"Can we take over this bandit's nest?" Shen Lanxi held up her chin, her eyes shining.

Liu Yanhui shuddered violently, and suddenly an idea flashed through his mind. He felt like he was on a pirate ship!

"That's not good. We don't know what the situation is in the bandit's den."

Shen Lanxi already had an idea in her mind.

"The information you provided is very useful. Let's go down. There are still two mountains to climb. I need to think about what to do next!"

Liu Yanhui quickly bowed and retreated respectfully.

For a moment, he felt like a eunuch in the palace. As soon as this thought came to his mind, he pinched himself in fear.

He is a eunuch, what is Shen Lanxi?

The journey went smoothly afterwards. Shen Yuanjing and his sister even ran to the carriage to talk to her, and no one from the yamen runners tried to stop them.

"Big brother, how did you become so powerful?"

"Big brother, who did you learn martial arts from? Can you teach us?"

Shen Lanxi looked at the chattering people and replied with a smile: "Okay! If you want to learn martial arts, you must not be afraid of hardship or fatigue. I wonder if you can persist?"

Shen Yuanjing's eyes lit up: "Sure, I can definitely stick to it. Big brother, can you teach us?"

Shen Lanxi: "You are still a little short of learning from me. How about this, you should follow Chunxue and Qiushuang to lay the foundation first, and I will teach you after the foundation is laid!"

The Shen brothers were a little disappointed.

Shen Lanxi: "My Kung Fu is very powerful. If you can't lay a good foundation, you will learn from me. At best, you will be injured, and at worst, you will die like those wolves last night!"

The Shen brothers thought about the strength their eldest sister used to beat the wolf yesterday. If they really asked their elder sister to teach them, they might be hit by the stick by accident... They didn't dare to think about it, they didn't dare to think about it at all!

They were in a hurry now and it was not convenient to stand in horse stance, so Chunxue and Qiushuang took the heavy things on the carriage and asked the three brothers to carry them.

At first the three brothers were still talking and laughing, but after a cup of tea, they all started grinning!

The other young people in the Shen family all focused their attention on the three brothers.

"Aunt, I also want to learn martial arts!" Shen Yuanqing begged his aunt Wei Rulan in a low voice.

Wei Rulan said distressedly: "Son, the journey of exile is hard enough. How can you bear it if you have to endure more hardships!"

I also said this to my other son.

"Just wait, they are just fresh now, they won't be able to hold on for long!"

Zhang Zifen's son also begged in the same way.

Zhang Zifen lowered her head and said disdainfully, "Son, your elder sister is a legitimate child, and she will definitely only teach legitimate children. It's not that mother doesn't want you to learn. If you were a legitimate child, mother would definitely not object. Even if you ask your father for permission, your sister's people will not sincerely teach you, so let's not go and make trouble for them!"

Shen Yuanxin looked at the place not far away, with a gloomy look in his envious eyes.

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"Third and fourth brothers, should we send our children to learn skills from Lan Xi?" Shen Conglian said with a frown.

Shen Congli: "Everything is inferior, only reading is superior. If you are good at martial arts, at most you can only guard the house, what future can you have!"

Shen Congyi nodded: "Lan Xi invited so many people to dinner before, she must have a lot of money in her hands. When we get to Dongchuan, let my mother take charge of the family, take the money, and hire a teacher for the boys in the family to teach them to study and take the imperial examinations. It's better than learning martial arts!"

"That makes sense. My eldest brother went abroad to study. When we were in our hometown, we only focused on farming to earn money to support his studies. Since my eldest brother is a good student, we must be no worse. Our children will definitely be like us and will be good students!"

"Yes, yes, what the fourth brother said makes sense!"

As usual, Shen Lanxi went out to explore the road for a while every day, and took turns to let the horses drink enough water. After that, no water source was found on the next mountain, so Liu Laohu began to control the daily water supply.

The exile team began to return to their previous gloomy appearance, moving forward numbly every day, with the corners of their mouths cracked from thirst.

After being thirsty for a whole day, Shen Lanxi began to limit the water supply!

The Shen family comes first, and Liu Yanhui and his family come first.

When the prisoners saw the water, their eyes turned red and they wanted to grab it.

Shen Lanxi walked around them holding a stick, and everyone became obedient and lined up to get water.

There is plenty of water in her space. She is not a saint and will never do anything selfless!

The second stone mountain was finally climbed over. When she was one-third of the way over the third stone mountain, Shen Lanxi went out to explore the way and stayed there for the whole day.

The prisoners took advantage of Shen Lanxi's absence to instigate the yamen runners to grab water. The instigating prisoners were severely punished by Liu Lao Hu, and no one dared to talk about grabbing water anymore!

In the evening, Shen Lanxi came back and brought back a piece of news.

"After climbing over this stone mountain, there is a small river at the foot of the mountain!"

Liu Lao Hu pursed his cracked lips and his eyes sparkled.

"Damn it, I can't sleep at night, I have to go to the road to drink water at night!"

Shen Lanxi continued, "Don't be too happy yet. There is a bandit's nest next to the river, called Black Wind Village! The village is very big. There must be at least a hundred people in a place of that size!"

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