Dressed as a subjugated princess, I will take my husband into exile with me

Zhu Li was deeply touched when he heard his words.

For people whose family has everything arranged for them, others may think that everything is going smoothly and they have no worries.

However, there are some things that perhaps only the person himself knows, how boring life without choices is!

This was the first time in 18 years that my brother-in-law had chosen what he wanted to do, so of course he was very determined.

"How about this, after we send the person to Yunzhou, you should come back with me first."

"It's better for you to tell your family in person than for me to pass on the message."

"It's better for you to go through the formalities at the government office than to have nothing to say."

"If you really insist on coming to Yunzhou, the round trip will not take more than a month if you travel by yourself."

"Wouldn't it be better if you took some time to say goodbye to your family and prepare yourself adequately before coming?" Zhu Li said half-coaxing and half-persuading.

He thought that when his brother-in-law returned home, perhaps after everyone's persuasion, he would naturally give up this idea.

Even if he is determined to come back, at least it has nothing to do with me, because I have promised to bring him home safely.

Zhou Daqing also felt that what he said made some sense. After all, they were all officials with official duties to perform.

Although he wanted to follow Zhao Lingshan, he couldn't be a person without explanation.

Besides, now that I'm here, I don't know when I can go back, so I should really say goodbye to my parents properly.

"Okay, I'll listen to my brother-in-law. I'll go back and explain everything to my parents, and then come back." Zhou Daqing was no longer stubborn.

Zhu Li finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he would go back with him.

At least I was not killed by this guy, and my life was saved!

In the next two days, Zhao Lingshan would take people into the mountains to hunt when she found an opportunity.

However, the mountains here are relatively low, just like some small hills.

The trees are not very lush, and similarly, there are not many wild animals in the forest.

Zhao Lingshan’s purpose was naturally not to hunt a large number of animals.

She just wanted to find out what the situation was with the supplies in this place.

It is said that if you live by the mountain, you can eat by the mountain; if you live by the water, you can eat by the water. Only after you understand your situation clearly can you make further plans.

After these hunts, everyone suffered some setbacks.

The little prey there is is of no use at all.

Not to mention selling it, even if I eat it myself, it wouldn’t be enough!

If this continues, when will they be able to pay back the money that Patriarch Zhao lent them?

Moreover, they discovered a very cruel fact: even if they had enough prey, they seemed unable to find a place to sell them.

The road ahead was just as Zhu Li had said. There was no city at all, and most of the roads were through wild mountains and wilderness.

At the same time, more careful people also noticed that few people were going in the same direction as them.

If you meet pedestrians on the road, most of them are going in the direction they came from.

In this comparison, they are like a group of retrogrades, heading to the place where others are fleeing.

Zhao Lingshan naturally also discovered this unusual phenomenon. In order to find out the reason, she asked Zhu Li to find passers-by to ask.

Then from Zhu Li's feedback, she found out the reason.

In fact, many of these people on the road are indigenous people in or around Yunzhou.

The temperature in this area drops sharply in autumn, and water freezes into ice in winter, making it difficult for people to survive.

So when this season comes, these people, like migratory birds, all flock to the Yungang area in search of a way to survive.

No matter what hard work they do there, as long as they can support themselves and their families, they are willing to do it.

When spring comes and flowers bloom, they will return to their original residence and start a new year of life.

Therefore, during these months, the labor force in Yungang area is the most abundant and the price is the cheapest.

However, there are also people who stay at home and do not go anywhere. They prepare more food and stay in their own home to "hibernate".

Most of these people are elderly people with low labor force, or young men and women whose children are too young to be brought along to work.

After Zhao Lingshan received the information from Zhu Li and learned that they would be facing the most difficult time when they arrived.

It's really like when it rains it pours, the ship is late and encounters headwinds.

It was as if Yunzhou had been specially prepared and waiting for them, giving them a "benefit" as soon as they arrived.

Forget it, you can't avoid it. Just make the best of it. As long as you are well prepared, all problems can be solved.

In fact, Zhao Lingshan didn’t have too many worries. Instead, she was a little worried about those other people.

Things have come to this point, and she really can't bear to spend the New Year behind closed doors.

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"Master Zhao, you guys take a rest here first. I have to finish handing over with the manager here first." Zhu Li looked melancholy as he spoke.

He then arranged for everyone to rest aside while he went to hand over the work.

During this process, he deliberately tried to get close to the other party, hoping that he could take care of these prisoners.

Manager Li listened to his request but responded in a perfunctory manner.

Perhaps he got along well with the prisoners during his exile and even developed deep feelings for them.

But what does this have to do with me?

He would just treat these prisoners in the usual way and would be lucky enough not to make things difficult for them.

Zhu Li sighed in his heart. He felt that he really did not have the right to ask others what to do.

"Okay, your task has been completed. I have signed the document. The rest is my business." Manager Li seemed a little impatient, afraid that he would say something else to ask him to do something.

"Then I'll have to trouble Manager Li to take care of it. I'll take my leave." Zhu Li simply said goodbye to him.

Since you can't say anything, why bother yourself?

He believed in the ability of the head of the Zhao family, and even if someone deliberately made things difficult for her, she would have a way to deal with it.

After saying goodbye to Zhao Lingshan and the others again, Zhu Li took Zhou Daqing, who was reluctant to leave, and a dozen brothers behind him and set off on the return journey.

"You can just stay here for one night. Tomorrow morning, I will have someone take you to where you will live."

"There is one thing I want to remind you. Once you are in the place of exile, no one is allowed to escape."

"If you are caught by me, you will be treated as a fugitive and I can even kill you on the spot."

"Of course, your normal travel is not completely restricted."

"You are not allowed to leave the village for more than four hours each day." Manager Li explained the rules to everyone with a blank expression.

And these people listened without asking any questions or responding, they just listened quietly.