Confiscated property and exiled? I and the charlatan prince are competing against each other

"Captain, it's going to rain heavily." Li Xiaoyao looked at the dark clouds that were getting lower and lower, and said worriedly, "But our current location is thirty miles away from the post station. The rain during the Qingming Festival comes suddenly, and it's going to fall soon."

"See if there are any villages nearby and borrow some land to hide from the rain." Wang Dashan made a decision quickly: "If these exiles catch a cold, we will be the ones who will be dragged down."

After all, there is a requirement for the number of survivors when escorting exiled prisoners.

He could target some of the exiles, but he also had to ensure that there were enough of them to reach Lingnan smoothly.

Li Xiaoyao received the order and rode his horse forward to explore the way before the rain started.

At least there was no village nearby the road they came from, so they could only move forward.

It was clearly noon, but the sky darkened because a rainstorm was approaching.

Wang Dashan scattered the officers among the exile team to prevent the prisoners from causing chaos, and then led the team forward against the raging wind.

At this moment, raindrops were already falling. The coming of the rainstorm made the horses neigh uneasy.

Li Xiaoyao, who had gone to explore the way, also came back on horseback and said happily, "Captain, there is a path two miles ahead. Across the fields, we can see that the path leads to a village."

"Then let's go to the village to hide from the rain." Wang Dashan said.

The exile team continued to move forward and arrived at Changyu Village two miles away.

It happened to be Qingming Festival, and the muddy path was wet from the rain. There was also yellow paper that had just been scattered for worship, each piece shaped like a copper coin.

Dark clouds followed the exile team, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier. The exiled prisoners who had no shelter were soaked all over.

Only Jiang Yining and his group who were sitting in the carriage were not affected by the sudden rainstorm.

The entrance of Changyu Village is very busy. Even when it is raining, villagers are still coming and going in their straw raincoats.

Therefore, the arrival of the exile team was quickly discovered.

"Uncle, we are from the exile team. The rain came suddenly and we want to borrow a place to hide from the rain." Li Xiaoyao took the lead in calling out to an old man who was passing by.

The old man glanced at him, and his eyes fell on the exiled prisoners with some concern: "Our village is full of good people. We are afraid of these prisoners coming to the village."

"Uncle, don't worry. These prisoners are under the watch of our officers, and they are not extremely vicious." Li Xiaoyao explained.

After hearing this, the old man felt relieved, but he still had some concerns.

But when Li Xiaoyao approached and gave him a penny of silver, his attitude immediately changed: "Sir, this is Changyu Village, I am the village chief, you can just call me Old Zhangtou."

"There are still some unused houses in the village that you can borrow to shelter from the rain," said Village Chief Zhang.

Li Xiaoyao thanked him with a smile on his face. Although he was wearing official uniform, he gave people a friendly feeling.

Under the leadership of Village Chief Zhang, the exile team entered the village in an orderly manner.

I noticed that not far from the village entrance, there was a large blue brick courtyard built next to the fields.

There was a red cloth hanging on the gate, and inside there was music and singing, making the place very lively.

When it rains heavily, the villagers who have to run in the rain wearing straw raincoats all go to this yard.

Li Xiaoyao asked curiously, "Is there any wedding in the village today?"

"My Lord, that is a well-known wealthy family in several villages within a radius of dozens of miles. Today they are holding a wedding, the Lin family is getting married."

"Then we are lucky. We can hide from the rain and share in the good luck." Li Xiaoyao replied with a smile.

When you hear there is a wedding, it means there will be a wedding banquet.

Jiang Yining had also eaten at wedding banquets in the village before doomsday. The taste was different from that in the hotel, and each had its own characteristics.

She happily opened the window curtains and looked towards the Lin Mansion.

I was thinking if I could give a gift, I could get a free seat at the banquet.

But when he looked through the wide-open gate and saw from afar a coffin hung with red cloth hydrangeas placed in the front hall of the Lin Mansion, Jiang Yining's expression fell.