She Rebuilt Her Fallen Country With Storage Space-Chapter 166 Picking Up Bargains on the Road Again

The Exile Team set out against the howling cold wind.

The group now totaled no more than two hundred fifty people altogether.

Xiang Ying thought to herself, what an auspicious number.

They also had to drag nearly fifty captives of Prince Xuan, preparing to escort them to the next stopping point—Yizhou Mei City.

Once there, they would already be within Nanyue’s borders.

As they advanced on Bogui Mountain, Tao Xue frequently looked back.

Xiang Ying chuckled lightly: "No need to look, we will be able to come back when the time comes."

But Tao Xue lacked confidence.

Entering Nanyue’s borders meant they were not far from death.

Tao Xue said with a gloomy expression, "Elder Princess, if I die, should you have the chance to come back, please bury my clothes on West Mountain in the Capital."

"Because from there, you can overlook the Ziyang Palace where you live, so even if I die, I can still guard over you at all times."

As she spoke, Tao Xue was on the verge of crying out of fear for the unknown that was coming.

Before Xiang Ying could offer words of comfort, Qi Fengyi patted her on the shoulder first.

"Don’t cry, we will definitely come back," she said, her eyes flickering with fearlessness.

Qi Fengyi believed that they would have their day of restoration.

For this, she was always ready to fight.

Just then, a noisy commotion came from ahead.

It was startled screaming that made Tao Xue also choke back her tears that were about to fall.

The crowd looked ahead, with Qi Fengyi saying, "It seems to be Fifth Princess Xiang Qianqian who is crying."

Xiang Ying frowned: "What mischief is she up to now?"

Tao Xue, with her gossiping heart ablaze, squeezed to the front to find out. freёnovelkiss.com

Soon after, she came back, surprised: "Fifth Princess seems to have gone mad, constantly saying that the Lady won’t rest in peace, and that there is a tiger following her."

Xiang Ying cast a skeptical glance forward.

Many died in the previous battles, and many prisoners who had come from wealth had never witnessed such carnage of swords, spears, clubs, and staffs before?

It was only natural that some were terror-stricken as if they had lost their souls, like Lin Lingxiang, who took some medicine for shock and got a little better, but was clinging to Xiang Li’s sleeve, following him every step of the way.

But Xiang Ying wouldn’t find it strange that anyone got scared, except for Xiang Qianqian.

She had a selfish nature, capable of anything for her own sake.

For someone like her to be afraid?

Tao Xue whispered, "I heard she went crazy, almost taking off her clothes, and was ordered by the team leader to be tied up by hands and feet and thrown onto the food cart."

Xiang Yuanlang snorted coldly: "What if she is faking it?"

It wasn’t impossible.

However, Xiang Ying didn’t have time to bother with her for now.

Because they were about to enter Mei City, and if she wasn’t misremembering, at this point in the original work, Mei City had already started suffering from famine.

Mei City was located in an area prone to rainy seasons, but since a flood disaster half a year ago, there had been no rain at all.

Most of Nanyue Court’s food was used for war supplies, so even if the people of Mei City received disaster relief food, it was exploited layer by layer by the officials above. By the time it actually reached the people, all they received was a bowl of thin porridge and half a bun daily.

Xiang Ying pondered, a famine certainly meant there would be unrest.

She had to prepare in advance.

Initially planning to remind Jie Chen, Xiang Ying remembered that Jie Chen had taken the initiative to draw a clear line.

Suddenly, she dropped the idea and simply instructed Qi Fengyi that once they entered the domain of Mei City, no matter what happened, to first protect the three children.

After descending Bogui Mountain and following the mountain trail forward, seeing the border towns guarded, Xiang Ying was thoroughly convinced she had left Xizhou’s territory.

The prisoners were stirred, many embracing each other and weeping loudly.

Elder Lin grabbed a handful of his homeland’s soil to keep, seemingly filled with emotion.

"Whether I’ll live or die is uncertain, if I perish in the coming days, I hope someone in the future will visit my old country on my behalf."

After he finished speaking, the people around him wept even more softly.

The three children couldn’t help but have red eyes too.

Jie Chen didn’t give them too much time to feel sad and directly led the team to exchange procedures, check the Jade Scroll, search the team, and then they entered Yi Province.

At first, Xiang Ying didn’t feel much; Yi Province’s scenery was not much different from Xizhou’s.

But the closer they got to Mei City, the hotter it felt.

Even though they had experienced winter’s cold atop Bogui Mountain, the oppressive heat of Mei City pulled them back into the tail end of this summer.

Everywhere one could see dried-up riverbeds, bones wrapped in swarms of flies by the roadside.

There were also ownerless carriages scattered about.

It seemed that the common folks were busy with life and fleeing from the famine, with no care left for these things.

Everyone was terrified at the sight, except for Xiang Ying, who, grabbing their horses, went to claim two unclaimed carriages.

Skinny Monkey passed by without intervening, merely giving it a glance.

"Sister-in-law, aren’t you afraid that people have died in these carriages?"

"What’s there to be afraid of? In this world, if you’re not a man you’re a woman, or else you’re a dead person. It’s a waste to let things rot away on the ground; they can still be used with a clean."

The children were tired from walking too.

However, Xiang Ying had no time to clean, since Jie Chen did not stop the team.

She could only first tie the carriages to their only horse.

Yet, while one horse could pull a carriage, it certainly couldn’t pull two.

Jie Chen deliberately slowed his horse down, his side glance fixed on Xiang Ying, waiting for her to ask for help.

Unexpectedly, Lu Feiyi, accompanied by a band of water bandits, came forward.

"Boss, let us pull the second carriage."

Xiang Ying disagreed: "That won’t do, it will surely exhaust everyone to death."

Under the sun, Lu Feiyi smiled, revealing white teeth, his heroic brows and starry eyes lessening the banditry air considerably.

"No, it won’t, six people rotating will manage."

Xiang Ying thought it over, they were close to Mei City, and sneaking a horse wouldn’t be a problem.

She spoke to Lu Feiyi: "Well then, have the brothers start by pushing it. For now, keep the carriage empty, I’ll find a way later."

"To reward all of you, extra food for these days, each meal with an additional two taels of meat per person."

As soon as Xiang Ying finished speaking, the water bandits cheered delightedly, thanking her profusely.

Lu Feiyi took out a handkerchief from his chest.

"Aren’t you tired? Wipe some sweat." As he spoke, he added, "The handkerchief is clean."

However, Xiang Ying smiled: "No need."

Jie Chen withdrew his cold gaze.

It seems she didn’t think of asking him for help at all.

Thinking of Xiang Ying’s words about each going their own way, Jie Chen felt his irritation grow slightly deeper.

Under the blazing sun, the closer they got to Mei City, the hotter it felt.

The children had long shed their cotton jackets and pants for lighter, thinner clothes.

Fortunately, as the sun set, by evening, Jie Chen declared that the Exile Team could rest where they were.

Nearby was a posthouse with a well.

Xiang Ying and Tao Xue pulled the two carriages over for cleaning.

The horse pulling the carriages was tired as well, Xiang Ying quietly slipping a lot of juicy hay into its trough.

"Eat up and get plump. The road ahead is hard on you."

After speaking, Xiang Ying rolled up her sleeves and began cleaning the carriages with Tao Xue, and the three young ones also came over to help.

Until Lu Feiyi came over: "Boss, go rest. We’ll clean."

Xiang Ying thought about it: "Fine, Tao Xue and I will go start cooking. Call everyone over to eat in a bit."

They worked in harmony, without delaying either task.

Xiang Ying cooked two pots of cabbage stewed with meat, the aroma lingering incessantly.

Jie Chen stood at the window, originally listening to the Acid Scholar talking about intelligence.

However, the Acid Scholar noticed that while he spoke, why did the Deputy General stop responding?

"Your Highness? Your Highness?" The Acid Scholar called to him, but Jie Chen didn’t answer.

He saw Jie Chen’s stern face furrowed with concern, following his gaze downward.

It was Xiang Ying and Lu Feiyi sitting together eating.

It seemed the Acid Scholar realized something: "These people are too noisy, I’ll go down and talk to them later!"

Only then did Jie Chen come back to his senses, coldly saying: "Let them eat."

Having said that, he shut the window himself.

Out of sight, out of mind.

He respected what Xiang Ying said, and after that night, he would forget it all.