Dressed as the villain's stepmother

Jiang Lianzhu looked at the several large boxes placed in front of her and couldn't believe her ears: "Are there some things that haven't arrived?"

"Yes, there are still some. The master said that there will inevitably be damage during transportation, so I specially doubled the quantity of all the things. After the girl has seen that there are no problems, I will transport them to the next county."

The leader repeated what Qu Yanlin had said before.

Although he felt it was a bit wasteful in his heart, but the master had arranged it, so he would do it according to the master's wishes.

"Okay, I see."

Jiang Lianzhu patted her chest, trying to look calmer.

She got up and checked everything. After the inspection was correct, Qu Yanlin led a woman through the door.

"Miss Jiang, thanks to my daughter's words of advice, I realized that she didn't know much about the plague in that place, so I specially found someone among the refugees I sponsored who was willing to accompany her."

Qu Yanlin explained with a smile, turning around to ask the woman walking behind him to follow.

"This is Lin Suji. He just escaped from the neighboring county a few days ago. He is very familiar with the situation in the county."

"Okay, here comes Master Laoqu."

Jiang Lianzhu nodded slightly and carefully looked at Lin Suji standing in front of her from the beginning.

She was wearing linen clothes, with some flowers and plants randomly embroidered on the skirt. She had a sallow complexion, prominent cheekbones, and a pair of eyes embedded in her eye sockets. At first glance, she looked like she had suffered a lot on the way to exile.

But looking at it again, it gives people the feeling that she has always lived like this.

It was impossible to escape when the plague was rampant without any financial resources. Lin Suji looked like she was completely impoverished and had been abused since she was a child. So what method did she use?

When Jiang Lianzhu looked at it, she was constantly speculating in her heart, but she didn't say these words directly.

"Master Qu, the journey to the next county town will be bumpy. Miss Lin's body is so weak. Is it feasible?"

Jiang Lianzhu asked quietly.

Qu Yanlin paused for a moment, remembering the scene where he went to the inn to call for someone before, and then responded.

"Hey, it should be feasible. There were indeed a few men among the group of people who escaped, but they all came from wealthy families before. They didn't bring any money with them when they came out this time. Now they are all greedy and fearful. Death, I won’t be happy to go there again.”

"Is this so?" Jiang Lianzhu raised her eyebrows.

"Yeah, I originally wanted to pick a man who was good at ordering, but I couldn't find a suitable one. Only Miss Lin stepped forward and said that she could do it herself. There was nothing I could do for the moment. , we can only let the girl’s family come.”

Qu Yanlin answered affirmatively, raised his hand and rubbed his chin slightly, as if he was thinking about something else.

"If Miss Jiang feels that this road is dangerous, then I might as well send some more guards to escort you there safely."

"It doesn't matter. The faster we go, the better. Although there are some bandits in the mountains between the counties, there are only a few of us. As long as we don't alert others along the way, it's harmless."

Jiang Lianzhu said politely, and Qu Yanlin also nodded.

What she said makes sense. The more people traveling together, the greater the target for bandits to attack.

Anyway, the goods were planned to be transported alone. As long as Jiang Lianzhu and Lin Suji brought one or two guards and entanglements, they probably would not be targeted by bandits along the way.

"Okay, then just do as Miss Jiang said. The remaining batch of things will arrive later. Then I will ask Miss Jiang to check again. If there is no problem, I will send someone to the next county. .”

"it is good."

Jiang Lianzhu agreed.

Qu Yanlin gave a few more instructions and then left, leaving Lin Suji alone standing there at a loss.

Jiang Lianzhu gave her a meaningful look, and then pretended that nothing was wrong and asked her to sit down.

"Why is Miss Lin willing to go with me? It's so hard to escape from that hell on earth. If you go again now, aren't you afraid of where you will end up?"

As Jiang Lianzhu spoke, she politely poured a cup of tea for Lin Suji, and then observed the changes in the expression on her face very carefully.

Lin Suji seemed to have expected that she would ask him this, with a calm expression on his face: "Although I have escaped, my relatives are still in the county, so how can I just sit back and watch?"

"so."

Jiang Lianzhu suddenly realized.

"Then girl, you might as well tell me what the situation is like in this county now. Furthermore, how can you escape safely now?"

This was what puzzled her the most.

Qu Yanlin also mentioned in his previous speech that most of those who escaped were from wealthy families, but the journey must have been extremely embarrassing, and they didn't even know how to bring any money with them.

And Lin Suji knew at a glance that he was born into a poor family, and he didn't know how he got such good luck.

"It was by chance that I was able to come out. At that time, the plague had not spread on a large scale. I was sent by the wife of the government to go shopping outside the county. When I was about to come back, the county had been sealed off. I had to enter if I wanted to. If you don’t go, it will be difficult to get out.”

Lin Suji replied fluently that what she said made sense logically.

If we really want to examine one reason in detail, it can only be said that she was blessed with great fortune.

"I was still thinking about how it came out. It turned out that I happened to go shopping outside the county town. In this case, it can't be said to be strange."

Jiang Lianzhu said with a smile and did not continue to ask.

She got up to receive the patients who were coming for consultation, and casually brought Lin Suji a few story books with pictures.

Qu Yanlin agreed that the batch of things would be delivered in the evening, and Jiang Lianzhu inspected it from beginning to end before sending it away.

She discussed it with the person escorting the goods and planned to leave tomorrow afternoon.

Lin Suji had been listening to the conversation between the two and did not raise any objection. He must have acquiesced to this time.

"I don't have anything to ask Miss Lin anymore. It's already half dark now. It will definitely take midnight to return to the village. Miss, why don't you take me with you to the inn where you are staying?"

"Okay, Miss Jiang, come with me."

Lin Suji replied, walked to Jiang Lianzhu and took him with him.

at the same time.

Liao Yunchuan sat in front of Prince Xiang, playing with the teacup in his hand carelessly.

Neither of them spoke first, so the silence continued to spread.