Chapter 234 - Chapter 234: Chapter 230: Acting (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_1 (1/2)

Chapter 234: Chapter 230: Acting (Seeking Monthly Tickets)_1

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With this realization, as if a pathway opened throughout her body, as if she had opened up her governor and conception vessels, Yingbao felt a sense of clarity.

Damn it, so that’s why.

No wonder Xiao Mo inexplicably included Chen Tiantian, it must have been someone’s request.

This person must be Chen Tiantian’s stepfather.

The only person who could ask her stepfather for help was Chen Tiantian’s biological mother Han Yueniang.

But what is unknown is why Xiao Mo didn’t take her back to Prefecture City to find her biological mother, the Han Family, but instead went to Beijing with them.

Unable to figure out the reason, Yingbao stopped pondering over it. She closed her eyes, looking around her cave for things that could relieve the heat.

It’s June now, the hottest month of the year.

The carriage they were in felt like a steamer, even when the front curtains were lifted by Chuniang, it was still unbearably hot.

“Mother, are you thirsty?” Yingbao saw her mother’s forehead covered with sweat and handed her a cotton handkerchief to wipe it.

Chuniang took the handkerchief from Yingbao and shook her head, “I’m not thirsty”.

In fact, she was thirsty. However, they were on the move, and she didn’t want to ask someone to stop the carriage from moving just to get water.

Yingbao did not believe it. She rummaged through her large bundle and pulled out a long bamboo tube.

Both ends of the bamboo tube were sealed and attached with a small slim piece of bamboo.

“There’s water in this, mother, you drink”. Yingbao handed the bamboo tube to her mother, pointing to the piece of bamboo, “Just suck it up.”

Her mother receieved the bamboo tube and followed her daughter’s advice and sucked on it, experiencing the cool water gushing into her mouth.

After a few sips, Chuniang offered it back to her daugther, “You have some too.”

YingBao shook her head, pulling out another identical bamboo tube from her large bundle, “I have my own. You keep that one.”

She had many bamboo tubes in her cave not only filled with water but also with a bit of Wudingzhi.

By evening, the caravan arrived at a relay station.

Xiao Mo’s soldiers presented the paper of Wan Die to register, and only then were the large doors of the relay station slowly opened.

This relay station is very large and divided into many courtyards.

Xiao Mo’s team was led into one of the medium-sized courtyards.

Yingbao and her mother got down from the carriage and looked around.

The inn was neatly arranged, all the buildings were of green bricks, with carved beams, painted pillars, overhanging eaves and arches, with a strong feeling of grandeur.

They were arranged in a spacious room with four narrow beds arranged against the wall.

Yingbao and her mother each claimed a bed and placed their large bundle on it.

Chen Tiantian and Ahzhao also entered, each holding a small bundle, looking pitiful.

“Aunt Jiang,” Chen Tiantian greeted Chuniang with a smile.

Chuniang nodded at the two of them and didn’t say anything.

Ahzhao, however, looked glum and was preoccupied, sorting through her bundle on her bed.

Not long after, the station soldiers brought food.

A pot of tofu vegetable soup, eight steamed buns, four empty bowls and four pairs of chopsticks.

This was their dinner, the same as those soldiers.

Yingbao took a pottery bowl and spooned in some soup for her mother, and also spooned a bowl for herself, took four steamed buns. Mother and daughter sat on the edge of their bed starting to eat.

Chen Tiantian also served herself a bowl and took a steamed bun and handed it to Ahzhao, “Hurry and eat. We have to travel again tomorrow.”

“Stop pretending!” Ahzhao swatted away the bowl, pointing at her, “If you want to go to Beijing, just go by yourself! Why are you dragging me along? You want to make me your maid, don’t you?”

The pottery bowl crashed to the floor, shattering into pieces. The soup, green vegetables, and tofu spilled everywhere.

With a hurt expression, Chen Tiantian said, “Ahzhao, I did this all for you. How could you say that about me?”