coobybook Chapter 142 Song Yuerong Eats Meat
Chapter 142 Song Yuerong Eats Meat
Chen Dutou went to the side and talked to the old woman for a few words. No one knew what they talked about, but Shen Yitian saw that his face, which had just been stern, suddenly smiled.
Faintly, the old woman seemed to have stuffed something into Chen Dutou's pocket.
When they came back, Chen Dutou said that he didn't know the way to Maoer Village very well, so he asked the old woman to follow him and lead the way.
The old woman kept saying yes, but her eyes began to look among these people.
Shen Yitian wore a light yellow dress today, the material not particularly striking. Grandma Li was very careful, and felt that wearing something too conspicuous would be a bad idea in a place where prisoners gather.
Shen Yitian herself thinks so too.
At this moment, she stood behind Yue Niang, feeling extremely lucky that she was not dressed conspicuously today and did not attract the attention of the old woman.
Of course, it is also possible that she has no intention of paying attention to herself at all.
Chen Dutou went to the county government office to hand in the official documents and brought out a bailiff.
The yamen runner was appointed by the magistrate of Hengshui County and was responsible for taking them to Maoer Village.
In fact, with the yamen runners leading the way, there was no need for the old woman at all, but Chen Dutou still allowed the old woman to follow.
Shen Yitian inexplicably felt that the two people seemed to have reached some kind of agreement.
On the way to Maoer Village, the old woman repeatedly looked around the crowd. Her eyes were clearly selecting goods, just wanting to find one that satisfied her.
The officer who led the way from the Hengshui County Government looked at the old woman again and again with deep disgust in his eyes.
Feeling alert, Shen Yitian pulled Yue Niang, who had been looked at several times by the old woman, and slowed down her pace.
"Yueniang, what are your plans when we arrive at Maoer Village?" She asked Yueniang while keeping her eye on the old woman in front of her.
Yue Niang gave a bitter smile and said, "I'm not trying to be pitiful with you. I only have two taels of silver on me. I don't know what I can do."
Previously, she thought that she could support herself by asking for a divorce.
But this kind of support does not mean supporting them by fishing.
But she is now an exiled prisoner and can only obey the arrangements of the government.
If you want to break away from this man and start your own business, you still have a long way to go.
Shen Yitian wasn't surprised to hear Yue Niang's words. She didn't know how to fish either. If she had come here alone like the original owner, she would probably be at a loss.
It is written in the original book that the original owner could not fish or row a boat, so he had to go fishing in the sea.
Fortunately, she can swim, but swimming in the sea is not that easy.
It was the coldest time of the year at that time. Although Lingnan was not as cold as the north, it was still very cold to go to the sea in winter.
Song Yuerong and her daughter stayed at home every day, under the pretext of decorating the house first. The family's share of the fish catch fell on Shen Yitian.
That period was really miserable. She had been eating steamed bread on the road and was malnourished. After a winter, she became skin and bones.
When seeing this part, Shen Yitian actually felt it was very unreasonable.
How can a person be so love-brained? Even after being tortured to such an extent, he can still be so devoted to the Song family and work like a slave.
This time, it was her turn to embark on this path of exile, and she was also a little confused.
Maoer Village is a rather remote village with a very tough people. There are also many other exiled prisoners there.
If she remembered correctly, there were still many dirty things happening in this village.
Otherwise, the original owner would not have lost his innocence because he was too poor to buy medicine for Song's mother.
She and Yue Niang chatted casually, while the old woman in front became friendly with the mother and daughter of the Song family.
Shen Yitian saw her take out an oil-paper bag, which contained food. Song Yuerong's eyes lit up when she saw her open the oil-paper bag.
"Meat!" she exclaimed, and even Shen Yitian, Yue Niang and others behind her heard it.
"Oh, girl, keep your voice down." The old woman laughed and stuffed the oil-paper bag into her hand.
"I'm a kind person. I can't bear to see others suffer. Although you are all prisoners, I know that you are all bringing trouble to your families."
After saying that, he looked at Song Yuerong with pity as she grabbed a piece of meat and stuffed it into her mouth.
"You can eat too, don't be polite. Although there is not much meat, it can fill your stomach with some fat." The old woman said to Song's mother again.
Mother Song was still a little hesitant, but when she saw Song Yuerong stuffing meat into her mouth piece by piece, she couldn't help herself.
I haven't eaten anything oily for a long time, and my stomach always feels empty.
After thinking about it, he took a piece of meat from the oil paper bag and stuffed it into his mouth.
Yue Niang also saw this scene and sighed, "There are still such good people in this world who feed people meat just after they met."
Shen Yitian chuckled.
There may be inexplicable malice in the world, but inexplicable kindness is rare.
Especially in such a remote exile place, would anyone really give meat to strangers?
Everyone in the world is busy seeking profit. Since she took out the meat, she must have some ulterior motive.
The Song family mother and daughter were enjoying their meal and were not on guard at all, so she didn't say anything.
This mother and daughter pair are not the kind of people who know how to appreciate kindness. If she tells others about it, they might accuse her of jealousy.
Maoer Village is quite far from the county town. Before everyone reached Maoer Village, it was dark.
There was no choice but to find a place to stay for the night.
We will go directly to the village at dawn tomorrow, and the officials can also have breakfast in the village.
At night, everyone ate some dry food for dinner.
But Captain Chen was different from Captain Yuan. He did not prepare any dry food for these prisoners.
Those prisoners who had dry food in their bags could hold on for a while, but those who didn’t would have to go hungry.
Of course Shen Yitian would not go hungry. She took two meat patties made by Ye Liehu and ate them, and also took one for Yue Niang and her son.
As for the people from the second branch of the Shen family, there were too many of them. This time, Shen Yitian's bag was not big, and taking out too much dry food at once would attract attention, so she ignored them.
Thinking about arriving at the small fishing village, Shen Yitian couldn't sleep well all night.
Besides her, the other person who didn't sleep that night was the old woman who followed them all the way.
The old woman was next to the Song mother and daughter. When everyone was asleep at night, she would smile foolishly at Song Yuerong.
He looked like a pervert.
The next day, before daybreak, Chen Dutou shouted at everyone to hurry up.
He also had to rush back to the Nanwu government office. A job like this, escorting prisoners, was simply torture for him.
Who would leave his wife, children and warm bed at home and be willing to run around like this?
The prisoners had nothing to eat and had no strength left after a night of hunger, but they were still driven to Maoer Village like animals under his shouting.
Maoer Village is said to be a small village, but after entering the village, Shen Yitian found that the houses here were built very sparsely.
Unlike the villages we encountered along the way, where each household was next to each other, the households here were far apart.
The terrain is relatively flat, and there are even farmlands in the village.
However, compared to the world before she transmigrated into the book, the crops in the fields looked a little malnourished.
As early as when the prisoners left the Hengshui County Government Office, the magistrate sent someone on horseback to deliver a message. The villagers knew that another batch of exiled prisoners was coming, and some people got up early to watch the excitement.