first minister

Chapter 9
Leave the labor camp?
become free?
The three daughters of the Xia family stood in the open space of the labor camp, behind them were countless pairs of fiery envious eyes, and in front of them was the foreman Liu Po ​​who looked regretful and helpless. On the faces of the three of them, there was no ecstasy, only bewilderment.

Just now, he was still in a desperate situation where he was going to be humiliated and ruined, it was hard to die, it was worse than death, and in a blink of an eye, he arrived at the paradise where he could leave again.

The ups and downs of this life shocked all three of them.

It took a while for them to react.

Xia Ning said tremblingly, "Mother, aunt, is what she said true? Can we really go out?"

Xia Jingyun's mother, Xia Lishi, also recovered from her despair, "Perhaps you are right, if you want to do something else, why lie to us like this."

Those women who were ruined before were taken away directly, there was no such thing at all.

Xia Zhang, who is also Xia Jingyun's aunt, is still in a dreamlike trance, "It's okay, it's okay, it's good not to be ruined by others, and you don't have to suffer from hunger and hardship!"

"Yeah, everything is fine."

Only then did the three women embrace each other, crying and laughing happily.

The wind from the labor camp finally brought some taste of freedom.

Granny Liu stood aside, still reluctantly arguing with the guards, "My lord, look at the figures of these three people. They are all pampered and tender. If you offer them to the steward, the steward will be excited. When the time comes, we will all benefit. Why let them go!"

The guard slapped and called out, "Just do what you are told to do. Why are there so many nonsense! Does the order from above allow us to make irresponsible remarks here?"

Damn, the adults who are still in charge will be happy.

His whole body was going hard.

Granny Liu covered her face, not daring to say anything for a moment.

The guard shook his hands and looked at the three daughters of the Xia family, "You three, come with me! Your family members are waiting outside."

On the way to the outside of the camp, Xia Zhang, who was born in a warrior family, plucked up his courage and asked in a low voice: "Dare to ask, sir, why did you let us go?"

The guard said indifferently: "Someone in your family has made meritorious service, and the county lord will reward your family from hard labor."

Made a contribution?
The three of them looked at each other, and Mrs. Xia Zhang immediately said: "It must be my family Dingyuan! It means that he is strong and strong, so he can make such a great contribution and save our lives. I have spent so many years of hard training, my good son!"

She stroked her chest with a look of relief, and turned to look at her daughter, "You must remember this grace of life, and repay your brother's kindness well."

It seemed that he was speaking to his daughter, but in fact he was speaking to his younger brother and sister.

The so-called poor culture and rich martial arts, in the past Xia Jingyun's family was indeed not as rich as Xia Yunfei's family, and Xia Li's family from Xiaojiabiyu was also inferior to Xia Zhang's family who came from a warrior family. They were always soft-spoken and weak, so they smiled weakly when they heard the words, "Don't worry, sister-in-law."

On the contrary, daughter Xia Ningzhen bravely resisted her mother's mistakes and omissions under the hardships these days, "Mother, how can you say that, what if it's a cousin?"

Mrs. Xia Zhang shook her head and said: "I'm not talking nonsense for my mother. Different situations require different skills. Just like you and I are here thanks to your aunt's care. Your cousin is a frail scholar. It's good to be alive. Pointing at him to make meritorious service to save lives, do you think it's possible?"

Xia Ning was really speechless, so the three of them walked slowly to the gate of the camp supporting each other.

Outside the door, two pairs of father and son were already waiting for them.

It was also the first time Xia Jingyun saw his mother, aunt and cousin.

Mother is the weak appearance in memory, adding a lot of haggardness.

My aunt's life is better, but now she has lost her previous pride, let alone her plumpness.

Cousin, hiss, so beautiful, what a pity.

Freed from the life-and-death crisis, Xia Jingyun's unruly detachment from dealing with all kinds of teachings and experiences in his bones began to slowly emerge.

Xia Jingyun was looking at them, and they were also looking at Xia Jingyun and the others.

Rescued from the hardships and sufferings, seeing each other's appearance, the heartache and pain of the past half a month, the worries and thoughts of those days and nights rushed out in an instant, and the family of seven hugged each other and cried.

After crying for a while, they finally recovered their breath. The three women looked at Xia Yunfei together and bowed deeply to him, "Thank you my son/nephew/brother."

Xia Yunfei looked at the three of them in astonishment, "Why do you beg me?"

"Dingyuan, this is what you deserve." Mrs. Xia Zhang affectionately held Hao Da'er's arm, "You have made great contributions to saving our family. We not only want to thank you, but we will also repay you well in the future!"

Xia Yunfei sighed, "Although you guys make me very happy, but"

He pointed at Xia Jingyun, "It's all Erlang's credit, it's none of my business, you have to thank Erlang!"

As if Xia Zhang was struck by lightning, she turned to look at Xia Jingyun.

Uncle Xia Mingxiong also twirled his few remaining beards, and said with emotion, "This time is really thanks to Erlang, if it weren't for Erlang's intelligence, we as a big family would be in great trouble!"

Xia Yunfei echoed, "That's right, father and second uncle were ready to die, but in just a few days, Erlang not only kept us alive, but also rescued us."

Xia Jingyun smiled and tugged at his clothes, "Auntie, I'm ready."

Xia Li's face flushed, she opened her mouth slightly, but stopped talking.

"Thank you cousin!"

Xia Ning really decisively drove her mother to a dead end.

Xia Zhangshi gritted his teeth, and immediately thanked Erlang sincerely to Xia Jingyun.

After all, they only quarreled occasionally, and it wasn't an enmity.

Xia Jingyun hurriedly supported her, and said with a smile: "If it wasn't for my cousin's support, I wouldn't have survived this time. We are all one family, so why should my aunt talk about two different things?"

While Xia Zhang's heart felt a lot more at ease, she was even more surprised that this nerd, who had never done anything before, suddenly became enlightened?

There are still benefits to being a coolie?
Xia Li also stepped forward, gently stroking his son's face, his eyes were both gratified and distressed.

Perhaps it was due to memory fusion, Xia Jingyun said naturally, "Mother, don't worry, I'm fine, I'll be fine after a few days."

"Okay, let's stop gossip, let's go home quickly!"

As the head of the family, the uncle opened his mouth to preside over the overall situation.

Everyone nodded again and again, and then they were all taken aback.

Their ancestral property is in a neighboring county, and now all the money and property in the fields and houses have been confiscated, so there is no home for them to return!

After coming out of the labor camp, he was penniless and couldn't even find a hotel to stay.

The women couldn't help but turn pale when they thought that they would live on the streets and sleep in the open.

Xia Hengzhi forcibly comforted him and said, "Let's find a temple for the time being. Fortunately, the weather is not hot. Let's spend the night first. We will go out tomorrow to find a job and see if we can get a place to stay."

Xia Li also echoed her husband, "Yes, no matter what, it's better than being in a labor camp, at least you don't have to suffer."

Having said that, what kind of work can such a group of people who can't carry on their shoulders or lift their hands find work?

When they find it, will everyone starve to death?

Is it possible to go begging along the street?

Thinking of the boundless road ahead, everyone felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on their heads, most of the excitement that had just escaped from the sea of ​​suffering disappeared.

"Master Xia!"

At this moment, a voice sounded from a distance, and the sound of horseshoes gradually approached.

Under the doubtful and terrified eyes of everyone, a county official got off his horse and looked at Xia Jingyun, "Young Master Xia, the house has been arranged, you can come with me."

!!!

Mr. Xia?
house?

Looking over in shock, Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "Master Zhang, who was going to be the prisoner, also rewarded me with ten taels of silver. I used this money to ask Lord Registrar of the county to help find a small yard. Let's go, now we are really going home."

Surprise appeared on everyone's faces.

Xia Ning's eyes were so beautiful, looking at this cousin who he only knew about in daily life, he didn't expect that in the most difficult moment of the family, it was him who saved everyone.

After a little delay, the group of people supported each other, and walked towards the city impatiently and staggeringly.

There were small and medium-sized officials from the county leading the way, and they encountered no obstacles when they entered the city. It didn't take long before they came to the gate of a small courtyard next to the city wall.

(End of this chapter)