Chapter 353 Stockpiling Mission 4
Chapter 353 Stockpiling Mission 4
At noon, the officers and soldiers finally notified us to rest and each of them was given a black-faced steamed bun.
The officers and soldiers have a supply vehicle, which, in addition to carrying supplies, six officers and soldiers will take turns sitting in it.
Zhang Xintong openly brought two water bags, one for herself and the other for Qian.
Zhang Xintong fed Xiao Yu some more spiritual spring water and drank some herself. She hadn't slept all night, had been running all night, hadn't eaten breakfast, and had been pushing the cart all morning. If she didn't drink some spiritual spring water, she would be exhausted.
Qian gave Zhang Xintong a white flour bun, and she was very pleased. Although everyone said Zhang was willful and capricious, she was really a good wife.
Xiao Wencheng had to half-carry and half-support Wang Shi and couldn't take care of this side. Xiao Yuquan was pushed by Zhang Xintong, and as a mother, she could only help push. She was really powerless and forced to walk herself.
"Jiaojiao, you've worked hard to eat this."
Zhang Xintong took it and ate it without hesitation. She was really hungry. She couldn't get the things in the space during the day, and she really didn't want to eat the black-flour steamed bread. Qian's white-flour steamed buns were the best choice.
"Mom, can you give me another one? I'm really hungry."
Although Qian Shi felt bad, she gave Zhang Xintong another one. If it were in the past, Qian Shi would definitely not feel bad, but now there is less food, so she eats less.
Zhang Xintong ate two white flour buns and drank some spiritual spring water, and finally recovered.
After a quarter of an hour's rest, the officers and soldiers called everyone on to set off. When they set out again, everyone's condition was obviously much worse than in the morning, and they walked slower.
Qian was in poor condition, her morning energy having worn off after a recent rest. Now, she could barely walk, let alone push the cart. She was a true daughter of a wealthy family, a life of ease and comfort, with no hardships to her.
Despite Zhang Jiao's bad reputation, Qian Shi still allowed her to marry him as agreed. Her character is beyond reproach. She had just given her two white flour buns, and Zhang Xintong had accepted so much dowry from her. She was also Xiao Yu's mother, so Zhang Xintong couldn't just ignore her.
"Mom, lie down on the cart and I'll push you."
Qian waved his hand
"No, you're tired enough."
Seeing that his wife could no longer walk, Xiao Wencheng held his mother Wang with one hand and his wife Qian with the other.
Zhang Xintong had a good impression of this father-in-law. Although his mother, Wang, did not allow him to take a concubine, he was able to do so in this environment. He also cared for his wife, Qian, and was considered a good man.
Xiao Wencheng is good to his mother, wife and children, but he is resentful of his father Xiao Qingshan and is not close to him. He has his own opinions on things and is not a foolishly filial person.
"Mom, there's water in the water bag I gave you earlier. You can drink some. Don't be reluctant. I'll fill it up with water again when I find it."
Qian was reluctant to drink it at first, fearing that she wouldn't be able to find water after drinking it, so she only gave some to Wang.
He was really thirsty at this moment, so he opened the water bag, gave some to Wang first, then let Xiao Wencheng drink some, and finally drank some himself.
Seeing that the three of them had no intention of letting him go, Xiao Qingshan coughed. After all, he was his father-in-law, and Qian had left some for Xiao Qingshan. At this time, there was no need to talk about gender separation. He was lucky to be able to drink water.
Let me explain here that the heroine would not kill people just because of a small conflict or a flaw in her character. She is not a murderer. The people the heroine kills are either evil people, enemies who killed her in the previous life, or people who have murderous intentions towards her or her relatives.
The water the four drank was the spiritual spring water that Zhang Xintong poured for them. After drinking it, the four people felt much better.
Zhang Xintong didn't care about the second wife. Although there was no deep hatred, their relationship was not good. Xiao Heng had previously used the original owner to disgust Xiao Yu. Zhang Shu's mother had raised the original owner astray since childhood, and Zhang Shu had not treated the original owner well either. Zhang Xintong had no habit of repaying evil with kindness.
Zhang Shu had the silver given by her mother, so she went to the soldiers and bought two water bags, which the second room shared to drink.
By dark, they still hadn't encountered any inn or official post station, so the group of 19 people had to sleep outdoors.
"Xiao 9, you said earlier that Xiao Yu's family died protecting him along the way. Who died? Did the second branch of the family also die?"
"No, that's not the case. Xiao Yu's grandmother Wang, father Xiao Wencheng, and mother Qian are all dead. Xiao Yu's grandfather Xiao Qingshan lost an arm. Everyone from the second branch of the family survived, but they didn't harm Xiao Yu, they just didn't help."
"Then Xiao Yu was rescued by his men. What happened to Xiao Qingshan and the people from the Second House?"
"They hid themselves away secretly and lived the lives of ordinary people. Later, when Xiao Yu became emperor, they went to look for him once, but he didn't grant them any titles. However, because Xiao Qingshan had lost an arm for him, he gave them a thousand acres of fertile land and ten thousand taels of silver, allowing them to live a prosperous life."
"Xiao Qingshan and those people from the Second House ran away. Didn't six officers and soldiers stop them?"
"Those six officers and soldiers were killed by Xiao Yu's men. The final assassination attempt was carried out by those six officers and soldiers."
"Xiao 9, how many assassination attempts has Xiao Yu experienced?"
"Tongtong, this place is very close to the imperial city. There were no assassins tonight. The emperor sent people here the next night. Two people came the next night. Xiao Yu was still unconscious at that time. Xiao Wencheng had martial arts skills and fought with the two people, but he was alone and weak. He and Qian died to protect Xiao Yu. However, before he died, he killed the two assassins. When Xiao Yu woke up on the third day, he knew that his parents had died tragically. He was deeply shocked. The emperor did not take the injured Xiao Yu seriously and thought that two people could kill him. After the assassination failed, he sent 10 assassins on the fourth night. Come here. Xiao Yu had already woken up. Although he couldn't move his legs, his martial arts skills were still there. He eliminated the 10 assassins, and Wang Shi took the knife for him and died. On the sixth day, the emperor sent someone to notify the soldiers to take action. The soldiers put a drug in the food. Xiao Yu didn't understand pharmacology, so the soldiers ate the drugged food. When the soldiers took action, Xiao Qingshan hadn't eaten anything due to diarrhea, so he was awake. The soldiers wanted to kill Xiao Yu, but he blocked it with his arm, so his arm was lost. When the soldiers were about to succeed, Xiao Yu's men came down, killed the soldiers, and rescued him.
Zhang Xintong had previously considered leaving for a few days. Since Xiao Yu's men would arrive on the sixth day, she decided to wait for them before leaving together. She had stolen from the emperor's treasury and private treasury, and she wondered if this would trigger a butterfly effect. Perhaps an assassin would arrive tonight. However, she hadn't rested last night and had been pushing the cart all day, so she was truly exhausted.
"Xiao 9, you help me watch over the place at night. Call me when someone comes. Don't be lazy."
"Tongtong, why do you always make me do the work?"
"Who brought me here? The things I'm stockpiling are also needed by your system. They don't mean much to me. I'm just asking you to do some work and it's not a big deal. If you have any complaints, just hold them in."
"Oh!"
Zhang Xintong prepared a silenced pistol and loaded it with bullets. While it's best not to take things from outside the world, the situation was different now. She had no internal energy, and her limited martial arts skills and stamina were useless against the ancient masters. The pistol had to be used.
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