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Swallowing her saliva with great difficulty, Lu Qing looked at the handsome military marquis standing on the other side of the short wall and suppressed her beating heart.

"May I ask which border we are heading to, sir?"

"Yumen Entrance." That person also looked at Lu Qing with a glimmer in his eyes.

Lu Qing calculated that the distance from Long Xi to Yumen Pass was more than a thousand kilometers, even if it was the Silk Road, the road conditions would not be too good. Furthermore, war was frequently breaking out, if they were delayed any more, they might have to travel for a few months.

If the time was long enough, there would be plenty of chances. She could slowly plan her escape.

"I wonder when will we leave? At least let's clean up a bit. " Lu Qing pulled Han Shuo's neck closer to her side, looking like an orphan.

Xue Yan looked at Lu Qing, then glanced at the mud-walled house behind her and stretched out a finger.

"Find me in the eastern part of the village in two hours. If you dare to escape …"

A bloodthirsty smile appeared on the pretty boy's face. Lu Qing squinted her eyes, turned around and pulled Han Shuo into the room to clean up.

They were already poor to begin with, so they saved half a year's worth of money by selling tofu. However, they only bought some cotton clothes for Han Shuo and her. Now, they still had a few hundred dollars left.

Lu Qing packed all her new cotton-padded clothing, the blanket that had long been furred at the edges, and rolled it up as well. She also stuffed it into the blanket she had specially made for the blacksmith.

"Mom, where are we going?" Tears had already disappeared from Han Shuo's eyes. He looked at Lu Qing with his big, teary eyes.

"I'll find a father for you." Lu Qing raised her head and saw that the tall and thin figure was still outside the window, so she said this to Han Shuo.

"I don't want a father anymore. When I'm with my father, I don't have enough to eat, so I can only follow my mother to eat." Han Shuo became tearful once again.

"Be good, then find a father that can let you eat your fill." After putting the last copper coin into her clothes, Lu Qing carried the huge bag on her back.

She was slender and carried such a large bag on her back that she looked rather comical.

The military head gave her two hours. In fact, she took less than an hour to finish cleaning up.

There was a stone mill, beans, and a large bag of gypsum. The leftover firewood, oil, and salt in the house, as well as some old bedding that couldn't be taken away, were all given to Old Lady Li and her son next door.

"Little Qing`er, you have travelled a long way, take care of yourself and little Shuang'er." Old Mrs. Li took a few pastries she made and wrapped them for Lu Qing.

Lu Qing did not refuse and took the bread. Carrying a big bag and holding Han Shuo's hand, she went to the open space on the east side of the village.

The military officer and his team of soldiers were already waiting there. Next to a few simple and crude large carriages stood a dozen or so women with large luggage. Lu Qing recognized two of them.

It seemed that she really was the widow of all her pursuers, and she was the youngest among them.

Lu Qing was about to put her bundle on the cart when she saw a widow she knew start to smile at her.

"Isn't that the Little Green who sells tofu? Why don't you... Sigh, back then I advised you to find someone else to marry you but you were unwilling. Lee Family's second son, isn't he just a concubine?

Lu Qing shot a cold glance at Widow Wang. She was in her early twenties and looked like a pair of triangular-shaped eyes.

"Big Sis Wang, when you're free, it's best if you don't speak to me or cause any problems. Otherwise, when we reach the border, I'll tell the soldiers that you have at least a dozen men in Black Stone Village."

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