Master Liu saw that everyone else was looking over, he pretended to cough, and said in a gentle voice: "Follow me carefully, don't make trouble, I will keep you safe all the way."
"Thank you, sir." Xi Jin bowed and bowed.
Mr. Liu is very useful. He is just a government servant with no rank in the capital, but on this trip to escort the prisoners, the former dignitaries in the capital are all flattering to him, which is very useful to him.
"Let's go!" As Lord Liu shouted, the team immediately took action.
No matter how much they were reluctant to give up, no one dared to delay, and Xi Jin followed closely beside Xie Luo with a good step.
Xie Luo looked at the delicate woman beside him: "You have suffered."
"I'm not afraid of hardship." Xi Jin smiled brightly at Xie Luo.
"Come on, hurry up. We have to rush to the next town today, otherwise I will sleep in the wild tonight. Don't blame me for not reminding you that winter has just passed. There are many wild beasts in the wild that have been hungry all winter."
"Ah... don't." The women's exclamations suddenly came from the exile team.
Hearing these words, the government officials smiled wildly, waved their whips, and urged them on while joking: "Feed the wild beasts!"
"Don't be afraid." Xie Luo soothed, his bright eyes full of care, "I will protect you."
"Well, thank you husband." Xi Jin accepted Xie Luo's kindness, but did not tell him that he was not afraid of this at all.
When she was young, she often followed Wei's cousins into the mountains to collect herbs. She knew a lot about the habits of wild animals and had never encountered danger.
On the first day of exile, Xu was because they had a rare meal before traveling, so everyone's physical strength was still good, and they finally arrived in Xuancheng before dark.
Xuancheng is close to the capital, and the city is quite lively. Master Liu took a group of people to an inn. Master Liu was obviously a regular patron here. As soon as he entered the door, a boy ran up: "Master Liu, are you taking prisoners again? "
"Well, it's the same old rules." Mr. Liu threw a silver coin over and said, "Give me the whole room."
"Okay, please come this way." The shopkeeper led Mr. Liu upstairs attentively and gave the boy next to him a look.
"Come on, you all follow me." The boy led a group of prisoners to the backyard.
There were several firewood sheds in the backyard, and the waiter shouted loudly: "We sincerely do not deceive customers. The firewood shed costs ten taels of silver a night."
"What? What a shabby shop. The firewood shed costs ten taels of silver." A prisoner shouted loudly, "Just don't let me live in a house. This shabby woodshed costs ten taels of silver."
The boy looked at the prisoner as if he were laughing: "Let me tell you, the woodshed can only accommodate ten people. You must pay first to stay. If you don't want to live there, you can go to the stable."
"Ah, the stables, where are the people living there?" There were many dignitaries among the prisoners, and they all hesitated as they could not bear the place of the stables.
"Hurry up and decide." The officers became impatient and started beating them with their whips. "Don't waste my time. Everyone who doesn't pay will rush to the stable to sleep."
Those noble families with female relatives who were exiled with them no longer hesitated, paid the money one after another, and walked into the woodshed.
Xi Jin watched the guards touching their chins and exchanging glances with each other, like a wolf meeting a lamb. Xi Jin suddenly realized something.
At this time, Xie Luo also realized the meaning, held Xi Jin's hand and whispered softly: "Wealth is not revealed, I can only help you live in the stable with me."
"Yeah." Xi Jin responded, and couldn't help but think highly of Xie Luo. He is a smart man!
When the officer saw the remaining ones who had not paid, he cursed them as "poor devils" and drove them into the stables.
"Jin'er, come here." Xie Luo chose a place sheltered from the wind and invited Xi Jin to sit down together. After pondering for a while, he explained in a low voice, "These officers are used to being greedy. When they see rich people, I'm afraid we're no different from those vampires. It's a long road, and even if we get to Yazhou, there will always be places where we need money. Now we must not let them see that we have money."
"I think the same as you." Xi Jin looked at Xie Luo, and the two smiled at each other. At this moment, there seemed to be a little more understanding between the two.
Xi Jin pointed to Xie Luo's shoes and said softly: "I sewed a lot of silver notes on the uppers of your shoes."
Xie Luo looked at his shoes in surprise and said with a smile: "No wonder I felt so heavy just now. It turns out they are all silver."
Xi Jin quickly covered his lips and repeated what he just said: "Don't reveal your wealth in vain."
Xie Luo smiled tacitly, feeling much relieved.
At this time, the guards brought two buckets of food and placed them on the ground casually: "It's time to eat."
The prisoners who had been hungry all day immediately ran up to them, and someone immediately exclaimed: "Oh my God, isn't this sour water from the restaurant? This is not for people to eat!"
"Whether you want to eat or not!" The guards rolled their eyes and were too lazy to talk nonsense.
One of the guards walked up to Xi Jin and threw an oil paper bag to her: "Master Liu gave it to you."
Xi Jin leaned over and picked up the oil paper bag: "Thank you Mr. Liu for me."
Everyone looked at him with envy and jealousy, but they didn't dare to say anything when they saw the whip in the guard's hand.
But it was still difficult for them to eat the sour water, so they could only sit back in their seats angrily. For these noble people, they would rather go hungry than eat the sour water.
Only a man with a stubble on his face strode forward, picked up the bucket without any scruples, and drank a few full gulps.
Seeing the sour water left along the man's beard, Xi Jin couldn't help but feel a little nauseous. He quickly lowered his head, opened the oil paper bag, took out the white-faced steamed buns inside, and handed one to Xie Luo: "Eat quickly."
"I'm not hungry, you can eat." Xie Luo couldn't bear to eat when he saw that there were only two steamed buns in the oil paper bag.
"Eat quickly. If you weren't by my side, do you think I could still keep this bun?" Xi Jin was telling the truth. If Xie Luo, a seven-foot-tall man, wasn't by her side, I would have As soon as he left, the food in Xi Jin's hand was snatched away.
Xie Luo took the steamed bun, broke it into half and ate it, and asked curiously: "What bribe did you give Mr. Liu to treat you like this?"
"I cured his wife's redness syndrome." Xi Jin explained the reason to Xie Luo in detail, "Mr. Liu is a bastard. His wife has been suffering from redness syndrome over the years and has been unable to have children. But he has He was timid and did not dare to take concubines, so he never had any children. Now that his wife’s redness syndrome has been cured, and this escort is over, Mr. Liu should be able to get his wife pregnant when he returns.”
"I think Mr. Liu is a person who values friendship and loyalty." Xie Luo stared at Xi Jin and said seriously.
Xi Jin didn't take it seriously. There is no man in the world who doesn't take concubines. Mr. Liu is just an exception.
"Do you know medical skills?" Xie Luo asked in surprise.
"Have you forgotten who my aunt is?" Xi Jin replied while chewing the steamed bun.
Xie Luo nodded: "Yes, I almost forgot, your aunt is a descendant of the Wei family."
