Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

Shen Qingge's face was calm and her tone was cold: "Third sister-in-law, you want to say hate, right?"

The third sister-in-law was stunned and smiled awkwardly.

"Do you think that if I don't attract the officials, they will treat us well? No!"

"But at least, they won't treat us so badly!"

Shen Qingge shook his head, indicating that he did not agree.

"Since the officials have done this, it's clear that they want to isolate our Shen family and make our journey into exile difficult. Some of those aristocratic families have grudges against my father and brother, and some are probably arranged by people with ulterior motives to incite the crowd. Therefore, no matter what, they will be at odds with us!"

"What should I do?"

"Since the officials want to show that they are protecting our Shen family, we might as well go along with it. At least other families won't dare to bully us openly!"

Third sister-in-law Qin Qing nodded, and sighed in her heart that her younger sister was really smart. Why didn't she think of it this way?

But she changed her mind and was filled with fear again: "Little sister, tell me, what exactly do the officials want from our Shen family? The more they act like this, the more scared I feel!"

Shen Qingge smiled, his eyes deepening a little. "No matter what they want, we shouldn't be afraid. All you have to do is follow my instructions, respond to each other's moves, unite as one, and rely on each other. Leave the rest to me!"

Somehow, when the third sister-in-law heard her say this, she suddenly felt a warm current in her heart and felt very at ease.

……

The exile team continued to march south without stopping.

In order to reach the "Tianfu Official Post" before dusk, the officers did not stop along the way. They scolded the prisoners to walk faster and even whipped them.

Finally, before it got dark, we arrived at Tianfu Official Posthouse.

This official post station was built beside a road at the bottom of a valley surrounded by mountains. Surrounded by rugged rocks and lush shrubs, it had a gloomy and desolate atmosphere. The post station was a quadrangle courtyard with green tiles and white walls. In front of the courtyard hung an ebony plaque with four large gold-painted characters inscribed on it: "Tianfu Official Post Station."

The post station was large, with a special horse fence outside the gate. According to the officials, the post station's inner court, including the main house and side rooms, had more than twenty rooms for the use of officials.

But even with so many rooms, there are only a few left now.

Such a large post station, with its constant flow of officials and messengers, had already completely occupied most of the rooms. Moreover, the nobles who were marching ahead of the exiles had taken up several more main rooms and side rooms.

At this time, there were only two large bunk beds left.

Wang Gui, the police chief, was a little annoyed. "Didn't we send someone to deliver a letter a while ago to report and register? How come there are only two left?"

Isn't this just cutting off another source of his financial resources?

"Oh, sir, I really have no choice!"

The postman beside him looked embarrassed, pointed his finger at the main room quietly, and lowered his voice:

"The guy inside even asked for two large bunk beds to store his stuff!"

Then, the two looked at each other and sighed, thinking that they couldn't afford to offend.

Although they deliberately lowered their voices, Shen Qingge, who had sharp ears, still heard the general idea of ​​what they were saying.

She followed their gaze and saw two fully armed guards standing at the door of the main room.

The handsome young man immediately appeared in front of her eyes. It was this man again. Who was he?

She thought to herself, I must find an opportunity to find out in the next two days!

While she was still thinking, she heard Wang Gui's voice:

"Everyone, listen carefully. According to the laws of Beiling State, exiles are not allowed to stay in government inns."

After saying this, he paused and observed the prisoners' reactions.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him eagerly, he continued, "But considering that you all came from aristocratic families in the past, and you all served Beiling Kingdom with all your heart and soul,

This time, I have specially sought a benefit for you. For 200 copper coins per person, you can sleep in a large bunk bed; for 100 copper coins per person, you can sleep in a dry woodshed.

First come, first served. If you are late, there will be no more! "

Wang Gui thought that this price was quite reasonable, only charging twice as much as the post station’s quoted price for labor fees.

The group of fugitives suddenly became abuzz with people whispering to each other.

On normal days, these aristocratic families would not even look at this kind of official post station.

In their eyes, the food at this free-of-charge official post was stale, the hygiene was poor, and the accommodations were even worse. The stables, pig pens, and dusty areas in front of and behind the houses disturbed everyone's sleep.

But now, it has become a luxury that is out of reach for them.

"Father, I don't want to sleep in the stable! It's full of hay covered in horse manure, and it stinks! I want to sleep on the big bunk bed!"

Wu Yujie grabbed Wu Qing's sleeve and cried.

Wu Qing touched his dry purse, sighed heavily, and then gathered his family together:

"As the head of the family, I have to admit that the Wu family has fifteen members, which is a large number. I only have less than fifty taels of silver on hand. This time, we'll sleep in the stable. It's better than sleeping in the open!"

After hearing what he said, the Wu family nodded in agreement.

"Father…"

Wu Yujie screamed in disbelief. She was a noble lady, how could she sleep in such a filthy place?

Until Wu Qing slapped her and cursed: "You ignorant and unfilial daughter, if you are so disgusted, you should go to sleep in the pigpen!"

She stopped roaring and was pulled away by her mother Yang, sobbing in the corner.

On the Shen family side, Third Sister-in-law Qin Qing looked at Grandmother: "Grandmother, what should we do about our Shen family?"

Grandmother thought for a moment and said, "Each of us has several dozen taels of silver on us, and the third daughter-in-law has even more. But if we reveal it, we might get into trouble!"

After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Shen Qingge, "Ge'er, what do you say we should do?"

Since when, the Shen family has to ask Shen Qingge for her opinion on everything, and she has become the backbone of the Shen family.

Shen Qingge said calmly, "Everyone is very tired after the long journey. If we can sleep in a large dormitory, we can rest well. Why not? This money should be spent. But don't worry, let's wait a little longer, someone will come to our door!"

After she finished speaking, she looked towards the officer, the corner of her mouth raised slightly, as if she was smiling.

Meanwhile, some of the officials had already packed up their bags and gone into the inner court. A large bunk bed was more than enough for a dozen officials.

The Zhao and Liu families also paid for accommodation for their women and children, and got a woodshed that was cleaner than the stable, while the men planned to stay in the stable.

The officers looked at the Wu family with disdain for a long time, but no one was willing to pay a penny.

Li Tian chatted with the captain Wang Gui for a few words, then walked towards the Shen family with a smile on his face.

The so-called showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.

He walked over to his grandmother, covered his mouth with his hand and whispered, "Madam Shen, guess what? I've been haggling with Brother Gui for quite some time, and he's finally agreed to leave the smaller bunk bed to your Shen family!"