Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 34

Escape
While shaking her mother’s body, Duan Xiyan asked anxiously in a low voice, “Mother, what should we do now? Since Father failed to send that bitch to Master Chen, then– Will Master Chen send someone to take me to the Chen Mansion? What should I do? I don’t want to marry that perverted old man! I don’t want to die! Mother, you must help me!”

After hearing what she said, Zhao Xiaohua remembered that they still had this problem. Since the Yamen guards arrested her husband, then he could not send Duan Yixin to Master Chen. Thus, Master Chen will not let her daughter go unless they send him another bride. But how can they get him a bride while they are locked up here?

As for her husband, since the kidnapping of Duan Yixin failed, he should still be able to save his life. The maximum penalty would be jail time and not the death penalty.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Xiaohua grabbed her daughter’s arm and said, “Xiyan, go pack your things. Mother will create opportunities for you to escape.”

Duan Xiyan shook her head and asked tremblingly, “Mother, where can I go after I leave home? I don’t know anyone, and I have never left our village.”

Zhao Xiaohua tightened her grip on Duan Xiyin’s arms and said urgently, “If you don’t want to die in Master Chen’s hands, you must listen to Mother. Let’s go pack your things now!”

After saying that, she quickly stood up from the ground and walked into her and Duan Sida’s bedroom. She pulled out the bamboo bed and dug into the wall in the corner of the bedroom with her bare hands. After a while, Zhao Xiaohua took out a small wooden box from the wall.

Duan Xiyan looked at the old wooden box and asked, “Mother, what is that?”

Zhao Xiaohua handed the small wooden box to her daughter and said seriously, “Xiyan, this box contains all the money Mother has saved over the years. In addition to the money, there is also a jade pendant. If you need more money, you can pawn or sell ​​the jade pendant.”

Listening to her mother’s words, Duan Xiyan opened the wooden box and saw a few pieces of broken silver, a bunch of copper coins, and a beautiful jade pendant. She picked up the jade pendant, took a closer look, and was fascinated by its beauty and exquisite pattern.

After staring at the jade pendant for a few seconds, she looked at her mother and asked, “Mother, where did this jade pendant come from? I knew our family didn’t have the money to buy this jade pendant.”

Knowing that this might be the last time they could see each other, Zhao Xiaohua said, “This jade pendant was left for Duan Yixin by Duan Mengling. She said it was a love token given to her by her late husband. After your paternal aunt died, Mother stole this jade pendant before your grandfather found out about it. Now, the only ones who know about this jade pendant are only you and me.”

Duan Xiyan’s eyes flashed when she heard her mother’s words. She clenched the jade pendant tightly and thought to herself, ‘I wonder who my paternal aunt’s husband is. This jade pendant must be very valuable, and ordinary villagers can’t afford it. And now, I am the owner of this jade pendant instead of that bitch Duan Yixin.’

She stroked the jade pendant a few more times, put it back into the wooden box, and said, “Mother, I’m going to pack my things.”

Zhao Xiaohua nodded, and the two quickly packed up Duan Xiyan’s things. Not long after, Duan Xiyan was waiting at the back door carrying a small cloth bag, waiting for her mother’s signal. Seeing that her daughter was ready, Zhao Xiaohua clenched her trembling hands.

She went to the kitchen, took the kitchen knife, and rushed to the door. Zhao Xiahua no longer wasted time and chopped the door with all her strength. Soon, she managed to create a small hole in the wooden door.

The villagers were horrified when they saw her frantically hacking at the door from the hole with a kitchen knife. Zhao Xiaohua saw this, turned to look at Duan Xiyan, and said in a low voice, “Go! Leave now!”

Duan Xiyan clutched the cloth bag tightly, feeling very scared at that moment. Seeing that she was still standing there staring at her with an ashen face, Zhao Xiaohua gritted her teeth and shouted, “Go!”

Startled by her mother’s shout, Duan Xiyan came to her senses. She clenched the cloth bag tightly while her hands shook hard. Thinking that if she didn’t leave, she might be imprisoned or die at the hands of Master Chen, Duan Xiyin’s extreme fear forced her to move her body. Without thinking, she turned around and climbed up the wall desperately.

In front of the house, the villagers suddenly panicked when they saw Zhao Xiaohua rushing out of the house with a kitchen knife. Just as she was madly attacking the villagers, Zhao Xiaohua looked back and saw her daughter running away. In order to buy some time for her daughter to escape, she gritted her teeth and fought crazily against the villagers.

Duan Xiyan stopped when she heard her mother’s scream. She looked back and saw her mother being pinned to the ground by villagers. Seeing her mother staring at her and silently telling her to run away, Duan Xiyan turned around and ran as fast as she could with tears streaming down her cheeks.

Not knowing what happened at Duan Sida’s house, Duan Yixin was busy cleaning and processing medicinal herbs.

After cleaning the ginseng, she found a wooden box, covered it with a red cloth, and then carefully put the ginseng inside. Since she wants to sell the wild ginseng, she has to make sure that it looks presentable to increase its value.

After working for a few hours, Duan Yixin prepared a bowl of mushroom porridge for breakfast. Because Duan Sida stole her salt, she simply ate it without making any side dishes.