On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 398 Summer Vacation 5
Seeing Xiao Xiao drooling with greed, Madam Li couldn't help but laugh: "You are the only one who is thinking about eating. I will definitely have you when we get back."

Little Zhou also followed suit: "Mother, you can't be partial to one and ignore the other. Your daughter-in-law also wants one."

"Your..."

After a few words, they heard shouts of "Long live the emperor!" coming from outside.

Xiao Xiao lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out. It turned out that they had left the palace and were about to pass through Zhuangyuan Street. At this time, both sides of the street were filled with people kneeling, and shouts of "Long live the emperor" were heard one after another.

It’s no wonder that men like power. Seeing a man being worshipped like this is truly exciting.

Of course, the main reason is that the south was originally the fiefdom of King Jin'an.

The county magistrate is not as good as the current one. The emperor in the capital is very far away for the people, and the prince is their heaven.

After leaving the city gate, the convoy moved faster. Xiao Zhou also lifted the curtain and looked out: "The guards are also working hard, riding horses in the hot sun."

"It's good to be able to ride a horse." Madam Li looked outside and smiled meaningfully: "It's good, at least I can ride a horse instead of running after a carriage."

Xiao Xiao didn't say much. After all, Li Yan was the deputy commander. He enjoyed the glory on weekdays, and now he couldn't hide when it was time to work hard.

The sun was scorching in June, but there was ice in the carriage in the morning, so it didn't feel hot.

But by noon, the sun was shining brightly, and the coolness of the ice in the carriage was no longer enough. The carriage became stuffy.

At this time, Mrs. Li no longer thought that the palm-leaf fan that Xiao Xiao brought was not pretty enough. Not only did she ask Mother Zhou to fan her, she also started fanning herself with the palm-leaf fan.

Feeling that the carriage had stopped, Xiao Zhou, who had been leaning against the carriage and was dying like a fish out of water, immediately sat up and lifted the curtain to look out impatiently: "Is it time to rest for a while? I have to go down and get some fresh air."

The driver who was also a part-time guard also hurriedly said, "Yes, the guard brother said that we should stop and rest for a quarter of an hour before continuing on our way."

I told you before we set off that we would not stop to cook at noon, so everyone should bring lunch with them.

However, considering that the ladies and grandmothers accompanying us were all fragile and might not be able to withstand the bumpy ride and fatigue, and also human beings have three urgent needs, so we stopped to rest for a while at noon.

Mrs. Zhou seemed to be a little carsick. She sat there with a grim look on her face and couldn't stand up for a while.

The guard and coachman was in good spirits and put the stool in place for dismounting. However, since men and women should not touch each other, even if he had the courage, he would not dare to help the women get off the carriage.
Xiao Xiao simply stood up and got out of the car, then held out her hand: "Mom, please get out of the car."

Mrs. Li breathed a sigh of relief and helped Xiao Xiao get out of the carriage by holding her wrist.

Xiao Xiao helped Xiao Zhou get off the carriage as well, and saw that the maids in the carriage behind had also gotten off. Without being told, they carried the cloth and walked away.

After all, those who came out were ladies and young ladies. Even if they were not polite, they still had to try to cover up their mistakes.

The maids used brightly colored thick cloth to build a simple shed using three trees on the roadside to make it convenient for the masters to change their clothes. Only after the masters had gone would it be the maids' turn.

And everyone tacitly agreed to go to one side, and the guards also carried their backs to that side.

After Xiao Xiao changed her clothes, she walked a few steps beside the car and looked into the distance: "Is this line a bit long?"

"There aren't that many people this time." Little Zhou groaned weakly, "It's just that the weather is too hot. It's really hard to bear."

Xiao Xiao didn't find the heat unbearable.

Maybe the summers in her memory were hotter. Besides, when they fled the year before last, the weather was also very hot. At first they didn’t even have a car to take and had to walk.

She could only say: "Then would you like to drink some water?"

"No, I don't want to drink or eat anything now." Xiao Zhou took a deep breath: "When I think about the fact that we won't get there until tomorrow afternoon, I feel like I could faint." The quarter of an hour of rest seemed to pass very quickly.

Soon they were invited to get on the carriage, and it started moving forward again.

Xiao Xiao looked out the car window and saw that the simple tarpaulins in the woods not far away had not been taken down: "Aren't you going to take these away?"

"I've already used it all, who would want it again?" Madam Li was speechless: "Your dowry is not small, but why are you still so stingy?"

While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone.

Xiao Xiao finally understood the meaning of the poem.

There were several meters of cloth and three toilets, and it turned out they were all disposable.

Xiao Zhou also followed suit and said, "Sister-in-law, come out more often in the future, and you'll get used to it."

Madam Li snorted, "Fortunately there are no outsiders here, otherwise I would have thought the Li family was in decline."

"You have to remember that you are now the eldest grandmother of the Li family, don't be petty..."

If the beautiful girl really heard Mrs. Li's disdainful words, she would be so embarrassed that she would want to dig out a one-bedroom and three-living-room house with her feet to bury herself.

But Xiao Xiao was not Yuan Xin, and she didn't take Mrs. Li's words to heart at all.

No, although Mrs. Li's words were disdainful, Xiao Xiao also heard something useful in them.

Xiao Xiao really didn't want to waste, but she had no ability to change the current situation.

Moreover, she felt that she had been wrong before. Those things would not really be wasted. The people nearby would definitely come and take them all away.

In this way, ordinary people will get an unexpected fortune.

So when Madam Li finished speaking, Xiao Xiao poured her a cup of tea and said respectfully, "Thank you for your teachings, mother."

Seeing that she did not look aggrieved, Madam Li took the tea and said with satisfaction, "Just know that I am doing this for your own good."

It was such a hot day, and she really didn't want to waste any more words.

If she wasn't afraid that Xiao Xiao would be too petty in front of outsiders and appear out of place, she wouldn't have bothered to say more.
The sun was shining in the sky and although it was very hot, there was a breeze as the carriage moved forward.

Mrs. Li tacitly allowed her daughters-in-law to lift the curtains in the carriage to let the wind in.

She also glanced around secretly to make sure that everyone had lifted the curtain before she said nothing more.

Before setting off in the morning, the women were as energetic as blooming flowers. But when they set up camp in the afternoon, they were like withered lotus leaves in winter and had no energy to exchange greetings.

Of course there are exceptions. For example, Xiao Xiao still had the energy to watch the soldiers skillfully set up the yurts. The hardest working ones were the logistics troops, who distributed ice, food and fruit.

Each person has two dishes and a soup, as well as watermelon, cantaloupe, peaches, plums, and pears.

Xiao Xiao has a good appetite and felt a little full after eating, so she went outside for a walk to help digest the food.

She took the opportunity to go to the Jiang family's grandparents and grandchildren who lived some distance away.

Although they came with the Li Mansion's carriage, they were outsiders after all. It was not known whether it was because Li Yan had given instructions or the soldiers were careful in their arrangements, but the tent of the Jiang family's grandparents was arranged a little far away.

Although the Jiang family had no shortage of servants, they had to go out to purchase medicinal materials, and they were used to going out in the wind and rain. It was a journey that made the women complain, but the Jiang family's grandparents and grandchildren were very comfortable. When Xiao Xiao went over, they were still discussing the prescription.