To get rich quickly, you need to be simple and rough

Yang deeply agreed, believing that marrying a good wife would bring prosperity to three generations. Li Boyan was a bastard, and his family was in business. Many people had ridiculed her for her poor judgment, saying that he and Li Boyan were a perfect match, a bastard's son paired with a merchant. She didn't take it seriously; she had to make her own life, not anyone else's.

When she was looking for a wife, she had a keen eye and chose Xu Huizhen instead of those concubines from wealthy families. Her in-laws' family was upright and Xu Huizhen satisfied the old lady in every way. Over the years, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have been getting along like mother and daughter.

I have a husband who cares about the family, a promising son who is filial, a virtuous wife, and two smart and sensible grandchildren. I'm a true winner in life. These difficulties are only temporary. My Li family still has a lot to live on. If you want to see me, Yang Shuxian, make a fool of myself, then go ahead and dream big.

For breakfast, Xu Huizhen prepared the pies she had bought yesterday, which she had heated up in a pan to make them look like freshly made ones. She also prepared a plate of pickled radish strips carefully sprinkled with sesame oil, and a large bowl of radish vermicelli soup sprinkled with chopped green onions, coriander, and sesame oil.

The whole family loved it. Yang ate with relish, and while eating she complained about Zhang: "In the past, Zhang was really a spoiled child. During the New Year, the family didn't have enough food to eat, and she would skim off all the oil from the good chicken soup and eat the soup with small vegetables.

"I spent over a dozen chickens to make this bland soup, and then I wiped my mouth with a handkerchief and said I can't eat greasy food." Yang said this while imitating Zhang's movements, and the whole family burst into laughter.

Xu Huizhen took a sip of soup and suppressed her smile. "Yesterday, Mom saw Zhang eat five freshly bought meat buns without even washing her hands. She choked and rolled her eyes, but she couldn't bring herself to spit it out."

Yang picked up the bowl with one hand and chewed the pie in her mouth: "That old woman is not a good person. She secretly eats the special food and doesn't even give it to her grandson. She is so cruel. I wonder how she can do that. She used to pretend to be cultured and tinkered with flowers and plants all day long. The money she spent was like piling up mountains and filling the sea. Maybe she enjoyed herself so much that she committed sins and brought disaster to her descendants.

She was the one who put on the show. Dozens of maids and servants didn't have to rely on her daughter-in-law to serve her meals. It's not like she's paralyzed and needs to be fed. Now that no one's feeding her, I see she's enjoying her dark-skinned steamed bread.

People take off their shoes when crossing a river. There are only blessings that cannot be enjoyed, but no sins that cannot be endured. Once the blessings are exhausted, the only thing left is the sins.

Xu Huizhen agreed: "Now that the tribe has no leader, it's in chaos and looks messy. There will be trouble in the future."

Yang also sighed: "There are no good people among the senior members of the clan. This matter is not our responsibility. If it doesn't work out, we can split the clan. If someone like Li Xiaoru shows up to stir up trouble, our lives will be unbearable."

After the family had eaten and drunk their fill, they packed up and headed out. The bailiffs also shouted that it was time to set off.

I don't know what Zhang's plan was. His family lost more than ten concubines. Exile like this would result in a loss of quotas. The yamen runners took the money and classified the concubines' quotas as those who died of illness. Zhang then sold these concubines.

The black-hearted Zhang would sell herself to whoever offered the most money, and those who were involved in the flesh trade were even more well-connected. If they spent money in the yamen, these people would be reduced to slavery.

Then there were more beautiful girls like Chunhua Qiuyue in the brothel, but who would care?

Zhang and several of her daughters-in-law got the silver, and they secretly hated their husbands for not taking more concubines. This was all silver.

Yang grumbled, "It's all a sin. If you don't like them, sell them as slaves, but don't sell them to a dirty place. This woman is so evil, she has sores on her head and pus on the soles of her feet. Stay away from this woman in the future, you might do something immoral."

Xu Huizhen: "Mother is always good at judging people. You looked down on that wicked fellow before, but now you can see that he is a venomous snake."

The crowds of people set off again, and Zhang's family also boarded the mule cart. They were arrogant in the crowd and snorted when they saw Yang.

Yang: "What a filthy thing!"

After stumbling along the way for half a month, the exile team arrived at Quancheng. The yamen runners and escorted them to the government office to report and make arrangements, while the others rested at the post station.

There are still advantages to a larger post station. At least the facilities are much better, and the prices are much cheaper than in Pengcheng. Each household can get a quota to replenish supplies by paying ten taels of silver.

The yamen runners and escorts all made a killing on this trip, so confiscating property, exiling officials, and escorting them were all lucrative jobs, and without good connections, it was impossible to snag such a good deal. This time, everyone would get at least 1,800 taels of silver.

Li Wenting loaded a large cart with supplies. Life was still good now, but when he arrived in Yan, it would become increasingly colder and the road would become increasingly unsafe.

After the repairs were completed, the Li family changed into thin cotton jackets. In order to avoid being conspicuous, Li Wenting bought jackets made of coarse cloth. They looked pitch black and were not noticeable among the crowd.

Yang sighed, "There's no such thing as unwavering wealth. People go through three cycles of poverty and wealth until they grow old. When I was young, it was a chaotic time. Today, a group of bandits appeared here, and tomorrow, a great king appeared there. There were always endless donations and taxes to pay.

If we are patient, there will be peace one day. As long as we work together with one mind and one strength in Nurgan, we will eventually succeed.

The exile team traveled through various states and prefectures and left Yumen Pass. It was already very cold at this time. Everyone was wrapped up like dumplings. The north wind was whistling in their faces, and they were so cold that they could hardly open their eyes.

There were almost no pedestrians on the official road. Suddenly, a team of fast horses came up and rushed towards the exile team.

The officers and yamen runners shouted, "Bandits are coming!" and drew their swords, turned around, and rode away.

The bandits blocked the front and back roads, and no one could escape. One officer didn't believe it, so he dismounted and ran towards the hillside beside the road. The bandit leader, wearing a dog-skin hat, bent his bow and shot an arrow, and with a whoosh, the officer was shot through the heart.

The bandit leader bared his teeth and said, "Everyone, stand still!" I only want money and not my life, but if anyone dares to cause trouble for me, this will be the end.

When everyone saw the dead official, no one dared to say a word. The bandits took a cloth bag and extorted money from everyone. If anyone was slow to take the money, the bandits would whip them on the head with their whips.

It was Zhang's turn to get the money. The old woman took out the bag of silver tremblingly. The more than one hundred taels of silver in the bag made Zhang feel distressed. But before she could feel distressed for a minute, Zhang's fourth daughter-in-law was spotted by the bandits.

The bandit leader said: "This girl is really pretty. From now on, you are mine."

Zhang pulled her daughter-in-law over and said, "Master, I am afraid that your daughter-in-law has a rough appearance and may not be pleasing to your eyes.

He pointed at Xu Huizhen and said, "This woman is so pretty. His family still has some money left."

Yang was horrified when she heard this and cursed Zhang: "You old fool, I will fight you to the death.