Among the medicines that Niu Su gave her last time, there were quite a few antipyretics and cold medicines, but she couldn’t find any excuse to give them out. Her parents would definitely not think much of it because they knew she had a space, but what about her brothers?

"Mom and Dad, let's find a drier place and get some dry firewood. Let's make a fire to get rid of the cold and avoid getting sick."

Fortunately, every time she went out to look for insects, she couldn't find any wild vegetables or anything, so in order to not go empty-handed, she put all the dry firewood she saw into the space. Firewood is a consumable in this era, so it is better to be prepared.

"Where is there any dry place now?"

Qin Dafu recalled that when he went out during the day, this place was just a wilderness, with no mountains or caves, and all the open air was soaked by the heavy rain just now.

Qin Zhongyue also realized this.

Not only Qin Zhongyue thought so, the officers also thought of this.

This was not the first time they had escorted prisoners to exile, so they had sufficient experience in this regard. However, this was the first time they had encountered lightning strikes tonight. Now, all these people were caught in the rain, so they had to find a dry place to warm themselves by fire to get rid of the cold. Otherwise, if these people got sick and died on the road, they would be held accountable.

If the Third Prince hadn't insisted on staying here and refusing to leave, they would have reached the next post station in half a day and would have had a place to hide from the rain.

This third prince is a doomed man!

The officers all thought so, but they did not dare to say it out loud.

They are different from those exiles. They are determined to fight to the death and say whatever they want, but they still want to make a living.

"Everyone should hurry up and get on the road. If you don't want to die, get on the road. Otherwise, you will die here."

They themselves were now soaked and felt a little cold when the wind blew. There was still a bit of wind after the rain.

Everyone knew that if they didn't move here, it would get colder and colder.

The obedient ones lined up on the official road, but after taking only two steps, someone fell down.

"It's pitch dark, how are we going to get there?"

Some people raised objections, because there were many elderly people among these people who could not see the road ahead clearly. Even if someone held their hand, they would fall every two steps and really could not walk.

The official road was soaked through by the rain. Every step they took would leave their feet covered in thick mud. The further they walked, the stickier their feet became. How could they possibly hold on?

Especially the men, who still had iron chains on their feet, could not walk at all. After only two steps, the chains under their feet were already covered with mud.

It was pitch dark, and the officers were worried about leading these two or three hundred people together. If someone escaped into the woods, it would be difficult for them to find and catch them in the first place.

This thunderstorm has just passed, and it may continue to rain in the middle of the night today. Whether you walk or not, you may get wet again.

"Rest where you are!"

At the officer's command, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, because the scene of the lightning and thunder was still vivid in their minds. No one dared to go under the big tree again, and they could only sit on the grass by the roadside.

Some people were so sleepy that they just lay down on the grass since their bodies were wet.

Qin Zhongyue took his family to sit under a big tree.

"If we fall asleep in the middle of the night and it suddenly rains and thunders, will we be struck by lightning?"

Qin Sanshou looked back and saw that the two trees that had been struck by lightning were still smoking. He said with some fear.

"If it rains again, we'll still have time to leave."

For the sake of his family's health, Qin Zhongyue took out the medicine and gave each family member a pill to prevent them from catching a cold. The firewood could not be taken out.

Qin Renshan and Jiang now trust their daughter unconditionally. Even if she gives them poison, they will eat it without hesitation.

The four brothers of the Qin family were a little confused. Their sister stuffed something into their mouths. It tasted bitter. The more they tasted it, the bitterer it became. They almost wanted to spit it out.

"This is a secret pill I got from the Shen family before I was exiled. It is specially used to treat colds. Don't spit it out or swallow it."

After hearing what their sister said, the four brothers frowned and swallowed the food obediently. This was what their sister brought from the Shen family, so it must be good, and they couldn't waste their sister's kindness.

Qin Zhongyue breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her brothers had no doubts.

"No matter what your sister gives you to eat, just eat it. Don't tell anyone else, or I'll beat you to death."

Jiang and Qin Renshan naturally heard what their daughter said. They didn't know whether what their daughter said was true or not, but they first wanted to tighten the hearts of their four sons, otherwise they would not forgive them.

The four brothers nodded repeatedly. They were not heartless people. Their sister risked her life to bring out these things, and now she was giving them to eat. They were stupid to spread the news everywhere.

"Let's stay together here as a family and keep warm. Put our straw sandals under our buttocks."

Each person in their family had at least two pairs of straw sandals, so two pairs were enough for each person. The whole family worked together in the dark and finished it quickly. Everyone huddled together under the tree to keep warm.

In fact, Qin Zhongyue realized the benefits of her large body weight at this time. She was fat and not afraid of the cold, but her mother was different. She directly hugged her mother in her arms to keep her warm.

The four sons and Qin Renshan gathered together in front of the mother and daughter to shield them from the wind.

After sitting like this for a while, the family didn't feel so cold anymore.

The rest of the people were not all that stupid. Now was an extraordinary period, so there was no need to be so particular. The family huddled together for warmth, and when dawn came, it started to rain again.

The cold raindrops fell on the faces of those who were sleeping soundly, waking many of them up.

"Hurry up and get going. Let's walk faster. It will take about half a day, or maybe even less, to reach the next post station. Then everyone can have a good rest."

The officers were also caught in the rain, and now it was raining again, they were very cowardly.

Many people in the exile team were in low spirits, so the officers said these words of encouragement, hoping that it would have the effect of quenching thirst like smelling the plum.

Sure enough, when they heard that they could rest after arriving at the post station, they all became more energetic, supported each other, and walked forward with energy.

It was already daybreak and I could see the road more or less clearly.

Everyone was smart enough to walk on the grass by the roadside so that their feet wouldn't get too much mud on them and it would be easier to walk.

The Third Prince no longer had the arrogance he had before. He really didn't want to recall what happened last night. Now horse-drawn carriages could not run on the official road, and no one would get him another carriage, so he wisely followed the troops.

"Ding! The trading interface requests connection. Do you want to connect?"

"even."

Niu Su felt very distressed when he knew that Qin Zhongyue and the others were caught in the rain last night.

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