These escorts are ruthless and two-faced; they'll side with whoever has money.

[If Zhu Yanyan produces more silver, they're even capable of murder—bah, they're no good people either.]

Faced with the strange looks from the two officials, Liu Shi, having already prepared herself with her daughter's reminder, held Zhu Xixi tightly in her arms and asked him nervously.

"How do you calculate the number of people who were brought into the post station in exchange for this medicine?"

The officer glanced at Liu Shi impatiently and explained irritably.

"It depends on how much medicine you have before we can agree to your request. If you only have a little, then only one person can come in."

"In addition to painkillers, we also have medicine to prevent heatstroke, medicine for sprains and bruises, and medicine for cuts."

When Liu realized that the officials were losing patience, she dared not delay any longer and hurriedly reported all the medicines she had.

The official was very satisfied with the details reported by Madam Liu. He turned around, glanced at the fat official, waved his hand, and nodded his chin in the direction of Old Madam Zhu.

Seeing this, the fat constable drew his broadsword from his waist and swung it at the refugees. After clearing a path, he led another constable toward Old Lady Zhu.

Seeing this, Liu hurriedly followed, anxiously observing the expressions on the officials' faces as she walked.

The official strode up to Old Lady Zhu, coldly extending his hand to her, "Give me the medicine."

Grandma Zhu stared blankly at the official, hesitated for a moment, and then took out the medicine wrapped in floral cloth from under the quilt.

Upon seeing this, the fat official hurriedly snatched Old Lady Zhu's luggage and hastily opened it.

Upon opening it, all that was inside were white pills wrapped in floral cloth.

The fat official thought he had been tricked, and angrily pointed his broadsword at Old Lady Zhu, shouting at her.

"You bitch, are you playing us?"

"Sir, you've misunderstood. This is our family's unique prescription. To prevent it from getting moldy and damp, we pressed all the powder into tablets. Don't be fooled by the fact that each tablet is the same color; they are all used in different ways."

Faced with the official's anger, Old Lady Zhu calmly pointed to the medicine in the package and explained.

The two officers looked at each other with suspicion after hearing this, before suppressing their anger and putting away their broadswords.

"Alright, then come in with us."

The portly official hesitated for a moment, then waved impatiently, signaling for Old Lady Zhu and her family to enter the post station.

Seeing this, Old Lady Zhu quickly nodded and bowed, signaling her son and daughter-in-law to get moving. They followed behind the officials, pushing the cart slowly past the refugees and into the post station.

When the refugees saw that Old Lady Zhu and her family could enter the post station, they all became excited and kept crowding around the group.

"Why can they go in? We need to go in to take shelter from the rain."

“That’s right, we want to go in too.”

"Don't be afraid of our numbers. We'll fight to the death if necessary."

Seeing that the refugees were becoming increasingly agitated, the officials and guards at the post station rushed out, armed with bows and arrows and spears.

The officers stood in two rows, the officers in front holding shields and spears, while the officers behind held bows and arrows and shot at the refugees without hesitation.

Arrows rained down, shooting out to both sides, a dense barrage of arrows piercing the sky and landing on the refugees.

The refugees were powerless against the sudden barrage of arrows and scattered in all directions in an instant.

Despite this, many refugees were still injured by the arrows, and the ground was instantly stained with bright red blood.

Blood spread everywhere along the muddy water. Old Mrs. Zhu stared in astonishment at the blood at her feet, her face turning pale with fright, and she even forgot to move forward.

Seeing this, the fat officer roared impatiently behind him, "Those who don't want to die, hurry up and go inside."

Startled by the official's roar, the Zhu family members snapped out of their daze and hurriedly pushed their cart toward the post station.

After everyone entered the post station, the officials retreated into the station and closed the gate, using an empty cart to block it.

The fat official also had a problem with Old Lady Zhu and the others because of what happened outside the door, and angrily lashed out at his colleague.

"How could you shoot refugees? If our superiors find out, we'll be killed. These people have no money, are you really going to let them in?"

"What do you know? The hardest thing to find right now is medicine. There are several brothers in the house with high fevers. Are you going to watch them all die?"

The other man accompanying the fat official didn't think he had done anything wrong at all. He grabbed the fat official by the collar and roared loudly.

After the argument, the fat officer reluctantly threw away his broadsword, glared at Old Lady Zhu and her family, and went into the house.

As for the other official who was still in the courtyard, he approached Old Lady Zhu with a cold expression.

"How do I use the medicine?"

"Sir, where should we take shelter from the rain?" Old Lady Zhu looked up at the sound, trying to hold down her trembling hands, and asked in a trembling voice.

The officer pointed impatiently to the path leading to the backyard and said irritably, "There's an empty room in the backyard. You can rest there later."

"Alright, Third Brother, go and explain to the officer how to use the medicine powder."

At this moment, Old Mrs. Zhu's face had already turned pale, her lips trembling, and her hands shaking as she gestured for Zhu Chenfeng to handle the situation.

Seeing that his mother's complexion was not good, Zhu Chenfeng quickly stepped forward to support her and asked her in a low voice.

"Mother, are you alright?"

Grandma Zhu just wanted to go to the backyard to rest as soon as possible. She weakly shook her arms and said, "It's okay, you go ahead! The rest of you, pack up and push the carts to the backyard to rest."

The rain was getting heavier, and Zhu Chenfeng could only nod reluctantly, then turned and followed the official into the main hall of the post station.

The others hurriedly pushed their carts toward the alley in the backyard and entered the alley.

The group finally saw the room arranged by the escort, but the room surprised them greatly.

The room in front of them was a dilapidated and abandoned woodshed, filled with garbage and moldy firewood.

The roof was covered with cobwebs, and the wind howled through the dilapidated roof. In addition to the cold wind, raindrops dripped from the roof onto the corners.

Upon seeing the room before him, Tao lost all interest in the moment and sat down wearily in the hallway to complain.

"Are you kidding me? You gave us such expensive medicine and this run-down house?"

Old Mrs. Zhu never expected that the officials would be so stingy, not even willing to let them stay in a decent room.

But thinking of the refugees outside the door, whose fates were unknown, she took a deep breath, rallied her spirits, rolled up her sleeves, and went into the room.

"Stop complaining, hurry up and move in. The rain outside is getting heavier, do you want to stand in the rain?"

The crowd, who had been complaining about the officials' inaction, were taken aback when they saw Old Lady Zhu go into the room and start tidying up.

He could only sigh and hurriedly rolled up his sleeves to follow her into the room.

Fortunately, the items in the room were all inexpensive, consisting of cheap objects and firewood. They kept all the furniture and firewood that could be used to start a fire, and moved the rest to the yard.

After three hours of tidying up, the messy house finally had a place for everyone to rest.

Perhaps because of the rain, the house became particularly cold, and Grandma Zhu tried to warm it up.

He took his son and daughter-in-law, got a brazier, and put dry firewood in it to start a fire.

Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door.