After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 226 Zhu Yixuan's overtures
Zhu Yixuan fell silent. These nice words were just meant to fool an ignorant fool like Bai Feng. Since there was a war, why would there be merchants staying at the border?

Just then, a man rode up on horseback. It's unclear what he said to the soldier, but he was quickly allowed to pass.

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Zhu Yixuan immediately strode forward, "Butler, what brings you here?"

The butler, with tears streaming down his face, bowed to Zhu Yixuan, "Young Master, something's happened! The young master... he's gone!"

Zhu Yixuan swayed, his face turning pale. After a while, he regained his composure and asked in a low voice, "Is the illness gone?"

The butler wept uncontrollably and nodded heavily. "The eldest young mistress has fallen ill, and the madam has also fallen ill. The master is unable to attend to everyone, so he had to send me to inform you of the loss."

Here are some clothes and food that the master prepared for the eldest son. The master hopes that the eldest son will take good care of himself and return safely.

Zhu Yixuan nodded repeatedly, "I understand! Tell Father not to worry, I will definitely return alive! Also, remind my mother that the brocade box I gave her can be opened now."

The butler carefully noted it down and left reluctantly.

Bai Feng stepped forward and patted Zhu Yixuan's shoulder reassuringly, "Brother-in-law, please accept my condolences."

Zhu Yixuan remained silent, took the things and walked towards Shen Yi, nodding politely to him, "My housekeeper just delivered some things and food. If you need anything, please feel free to ask me."

Shen Yi stood up and thanked him, "Young Master Zhu, you're too kind. We will certainly not hesitate to ask for your help if needed."

Zhu Yixuan smiled slightly, looked at Su Chunsen, and asked hesitantly, "Uncle, what about them?"

Seeing that he seemed to want to say something but hesitated, Su Chunsen guessed what he wanted to ask and subconsciously looked at Shen Yi.

Shen Yi understood immediately and politely greeted Zhu Yixuan, saying, "Young Master Zhu, would you like to try some of the snacks we brought? They were made by my wife. After I left, she took care of the two children alone, which was really pitiful. Now that there are more people in the family, it's more lively, and she has the time to think about food for me. This is braised beef, made from beef cattle from the Ice Plains. It's very fragrant."

Zhu Yixuan took the bag of braised beef, and after only a moment of hesitation, she understood the deeper meaning in Shen Yi's words. Her eyes lit up. "You are..."

Su Chunlin stepped forward and explained, "This is my son-in-law."

Zhu Yixuan bowed solemnly again before leaving with the braised beef.

When Bai Feng saw him return, he questioned him with dissatisfaction, "Brother-in-law, those are lowly people, they are not like us. Why are you so polite to them? If you hadn't restored Su Chunsen's status, I would have been able to order him around to take care of us!"

He gets angry when he talks about it. In the first few days after setting off, he couldn't bear the hardship of the long journey and wanted someone to take care of him. Among the crowd, the only person he could rely on was Su Chunsen.

So they tried to coax Su Chunsen into obeying them, but not only did it fail, they were also secretly tripped up and taught a lesson by that group of people several times.

He complained to the officers, but they hadn't seen anything, and Su Chunsen and his group denied it, so the matter was dropped. After a while, the officers got impatient, and he almost got beaten up.

After that, he had to accept his fate.

Zhu Yixuan looked at Bai Feng's silly appearance with a complicated expression, and sat down to open the oil paper bag.

A rich aroma of braised beef wafted through the air instantly.

Bai Feng's mouth was watering. "Brother-in-law, did the steward bring this for you? Can I try some?" Zhu Yixuan shook his head and refused. "This was given to me by a lowly commoner you look down on. If you don't like it, you can eat it yourself. There should be other food in the bundle the steward brought. You can eat some if you are hungry."

Bai Feng's face flushed with anger, but he still opened the bundle and found that it contained dry rations that were hard and frozen like rocks, making them impossible to eat.

Looking at Zhu Yixuan's braised beef again, he became even angrier. Su Chunsen, that ingrate, was clearly doing it on purpose! If he gave it to Zhu Yixuan, he should have given him his share too. How insidious!

Ma Xingfei and Sang Rong stared at the braised beef in Zhu Yixuan's hand from a short distance away, their eyes practically green with envy.

"Cousin, I want to eat." Ma Xingfei grabbed Sang Rong's hand tightly.

Sang Rong swallowed hard, then looked away dejectedly. "I wish we could have it too, but we can't."

"Why! Go apologize to them and admit your mistake, and they will give it to you!" Ma Xingfei shoved Sang Rong.

Sang Rong tried to back away, "Cousin, don't make things difficult for me! The situation was so ugly before, the people of Dongmen Village wanted to tear me apart. Going there now will only lead to humiliation, and they outnumber us. What advantage can we possibly gain?"

Quite a few people did come to Sangjia Village, but because of the fireworks and the apple incident, the villagers no longer trusted them and even wanted to expel them from Sangjia Village. If a conflict broke out, no one would stand up for them.

Thinking of this, Sang Rong couldn't help but feel melancholy. He glanced at Su Sheng, who was chatting and laughing in the crowd, and wondered if he had married Su Yan back then, would he still have someone to accompany him and take care of him now?
The more he thought about it, the more he regretted it.

But Ma Xingfei, who was beside him, didn't give him a chance to think about it at all, and started thinking about random things again.

Shen Yi and his group naturally knew that what they were carrying was eye-catching, so they naturally came together as soon as they set off. The twenty or thirty people were all equipped with the same gear, and because they were well-fed, they were all strong and healthy. No one in the group dared to mess with them. They could only resort to petty tricks, nothing that could be brought up.

Shen Yi saw it all but chose to ignore it.

He whispered to the Su brothers, "It seems something has happened to the Zhu family, and it's most likely related to the children. Otherwise, Zhu Yixuan wouldn't have suddenly asked about his cousin and the children."

Su Chunsen nodded in agreement, "I heard that his eldest son is not doing well; I guess something has happened to him."

"Never mind that, what we need to think about right now is how to save our lives. We'll have to figure things out when we get to the post station. I wonder what the officers and soldiers will do to us." Su Chunlin said worriedly.

Although he had made thorough preparations, swords and spears have no eyes, and on the battlefield, he still had to guard against the danger of being trampled to death by horses.

This statement successfully put an end to everyone's gossipy thoughts.

When they arrived at the post station, they and the clansmen from Shenjiazhuang in Dongmen Village all stayed together.

Shen Yi gathered together all the people he knew.

He spoke in a very low voice.

“I just spent ten taels of silver to inquire with the soldiers. They said that once we get to the military camp, we will have to go through another round of selection. Those who can wear armor can stay in the military camp for a few days to train, while those who cannot will most likely be sent to the front lines on the battlefield.”

"Hiss!" Shen Zhuang's face turned pale. "Isn't that just sending them to their deaths?"

Shen Yi nodded solemnly, "So everyone must work hard to pass the test, and at least not go to the battlefield as soon as you arrive, that would definitely be very dangerous."