Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 193 An Indecent Death

The Marquis of Zhenbei's mansion was burned down. Although the fire was extinguished in time and the damage was not significant, it was still a great disgrace. What angered the Marquis even more was that not only were the people he had hidden gone, but also all the weapons. This made him not only angry but also worried. After all, those weapons could easily equip a force of more than a thousand people. If outsiders found out...

However, he wanted to vent but didn't know who to talk to. After all, there were dozens of boxes of weapons. If they were to be moved, it would definitely cause a lot of noise. But he didn't hear a single word from them.

What angered him even more was that Mo Li ran away and crippled Bai Shiyi.

This truly caused him to lose both his wife and his army.

However, he still issued an order to put Mo Li on the run throughout the city. In his mind, someone with a somewhat confused mind wouldn't get too far if he ran away.

However, what he didn't know was that at that moment, Hong Yi and Yun Yi were driving an oxcart with the unconscious Mo Li in line at the city gate. As soon as the city gate opened, they could be the first to leave the city.

Just then, a group of soldiers came over and began screening the people who had been released from the city.

"Who is this person lying here?" The soldiers pointed to Mo Li, who was covered with straw.

Yunyi wiped away her tears: "This was my father. He suddenly fell ill last night and passed away, sob sob sob..."

"open to take a look."

"Sir," Yunyi hurriedly stopped him, "My father has something on his body, the doctor said it's contagious, you..."

"Why all this nonsense?" A soldier pushed Yunyi aside and yanked open the straw curtain.

Suddenly, a gasp rang out from the people in line behind them, because Mo Li's face was covered with large, festering sores, some of which were even oozing pus.

Several officers and soldiers also hurriedly took two steps back: "This..."

"Sir, I've already told you my father died an undignified death. The doctor said the pus is contagious..."

Before he could finish speaking, the soldier who had just lifted the curtain turned and ran off to find water to wash his hands.

The others, seeing this, naturally wouldn't bother to check either.

Yunyi quickly covered the straw curtain with her hands and smiled at the people around her.

But those who were originally at the back of the line were now five steps away from her. Even those in front wanted to move away, but the people in front wouldn't move, so they had no choice but to run to the back.

Finally, the oxcart, which was originally in the middle of the line, became the first one.

But the guards at the gate were terrified and ran to the side to stand.

Finally, the time came, and the city gate creaked open.

Hong cracked her whip and slowly drove the oxcart away from Tianyang City before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the Marquis of Zhenbei ran over and climbed onto the city gate. When he caught a glimpse of the oxcart in the distance, he suddenly frowned slightly. Why did that woman's back look so familiar? He was about to say that he might be mistaken, but then he suddenly looked up and said, "Guards, stop that oxcart!"

The guards around him didn't know what was happening, but orders had to be carried out, so they hurriedly ran down from the city wall.

After thinking for a moment, the Marquis of Zhenbei also went downstairs.

However, when the guards chased after the oxcart out of the city gate, they found that it had long since disappeared. They could only follow the official road and chase after it for more than half an hour without finding anyone. So they turned back and happened to run into the Marquis of Zhenbei who had come with them. They could only report the truth to him.

Meanwhile, the oxcart had entered the narrow road and soon arrived at Qiaojia Village, stopping in front of Qiao Yue's house.

Hearing the commotion, Zhao Mingyan rushed out: "Miss, my husband..." She suddenly stopped, "This is..."

"Let's go inside and talk." Yunyi didn't have time to explain and directly helped the old man into the courtyard. "Find me an empty room."

"That room is empty."

Yunyi led the person inside: "Boil some hot water and bring it over."

Zhao Mingyan didn't ask any questions and quickly went to boil water.

Hong Yi put the oxcart away before coming in to help.

Half an hour later, Yunyi finished giving Mo Li acupuncture and then came out of the room: "Sister-in-law Qiao, does Brother Qiao have any spare clothes? Could you give me a set for now?"

Zhao Mingyan nodded: "There's also a padded jacket that was made last year."

Yunyi went inside and handed the clothes to Moli: "There's hot water here, wash yourself, and change into these clothes too. I don't want to be with someone covered in lice."

Although Mo Li was a little dazed when she woke up, she was at least clear-headed and knew that she was dirty, so she nodded, closed the door, and started washing herself.

Yunyi went into the room to check on Qiao Yue's condition. Because she had used some spiritual spring water, Qiao Yue's condition was quite good. Although Zhao Mingyan said that he had a fever in the middle of the night, it subsided quickly. He woke up in the morning, drank half a bowl of porridge, and then fell asleep again.

"Pack your things, we'll leave by tomorrow at the latest." Yunyi glanced at Zhao Mingyan. "As for whether we'll come back in the future, you two can discuss it yourselves."

"We discussed it at breakfast this morning," Zhao Mingyan smiled. "We're not coming back. There are no relatives left here, and nothing to miss."

“Okay.” Yunyi smiled. “Sister-in-law, you should know that a tree dies when transplanted, but a person thrives. Things will get better from now on.”

"Okay." Zhao Mingyan nodded. "I'll pack my things now."

Mo Li quickly tidied herself up and put on Qiao Yue's clothes. Although they were a little small, they were still better than the tattered clothes she had worn before. "Girl, I'm hungry."

"I'll start cooking right away," Zhao Mingyan said hurriedly. "Please wait a moment, Grandpa. If you don't mind, there's still a bowl of porridge left from this morning..."

Before he could finish speaking, a figure flashed before his eyes, and the bowl of porridge on the stove disappeared.

"Oh dear, it's been so long since I've had porridge." Mo Li downed a large bowl of millet porridge in two gulps, not even minding that it was cold. "Is there meat for lunch?"

"Yes, the ones the girl bought before haven't been finished yet." Zhao Mingyan was a little hesitant, but she still nodded with a forced smile.

"That's all? Make it all, cut it into big chunks, add some salt, and stew it." Mo Li even started giving orders.

Zhao Mingyan could only look at Yun Yi.

"Let's finish making them all, then we'll go buy more this afternoon," Yunyi nodded.

After lunch, Mo Li fell asleep after being pricked with acupuncture by Yun Yi, Qiao Yue received the same treatment, and Hong Yi took the silver given to her by Yun Yi and drove away in an oxcart.

The oxcart was rented and had to be returned, so we rented a horse-drawn carriage instead.

There are carriage companies in Tianyang City. Although there are few carriages, you can still rent one if you are willing to spend the money.

In the evening, Hongyi returned in the carriage: "Miss, no one wanted to go to Black City, but I ended up buying it. I used the remaining silver to buy some bedding, clothes, and food. In short, I spent all one hundred taels of silver you gave me."

Yunyi nodded: "Okay, let's tidy up and cook. We'll leave first thing tomorrow morning."

"Young Miss, the city is quite lively." Hong Yi suddenly lowered her voice, her tone revealing excitement.