The junior officer looked at Laifu, and then at the villagers, all dressed neatly, and couldn't help but laugh.

Very good, very energetic.

They seem to be doing well; they must have some money.

"We are on the orders of the King of Lingnan to fight on the border. We are passing through your village and would like to borrow some grain," the lackey said in a loud voice.

Hearing this, Jia, who was hiding behind a big tree, was furious.

That scoundrel! No wonder the Prince's Mansion doesn't have a good reputation among the common people.

It's all those bastards who have ruined the reputation of the Prince's Mansion.

Laifu looked at them and cautiously said, "Our village doesn't have much food. If you need it, we can give you some. It's not really a loan, just our contribution to the border."

Upon hearing this, the junior officer chuckled and said, "Alright, since you're so kind, I won't ask for much. Five hundred dan of grain, a thousand jin of pork, and a few hundred guan of silver will be enough."

Good heavens!

You really dare to speak up!

Upon hearing this, Lai Fu knew perfectly well that the auxiliary soldiers were deliberately causing trouble.

There were only thirty villagers in total, plus about ten little kids.

They need to pay 500 dan of grain, 1,000 jin of pork, and several hundred guan of silver.

Let alone Chengxi Village, even some wealthy families couldn't gather this much stuff.

Laifu couldn't help but speak up, "Sir, our little village doesn't have that much food. Please have mercy on us and help us out."

The junior officer's face darkened: "You fucking tricked me! Just now you were saying you'd do your part for the border, and now you want something and you say you can't produce it? Do you think we're easy to bully?"

Lai Fu quickly waved his hand and said, "No, sir, our young master knows people from the Lingnan Prince's Mansion and also knows His Highness the Heir Apparent. Why don't you wait a while until our young master returns before we talk about it?"

Upon hearing this, the junior officer burst into laughter, and the auxiliary soldiers behind him also laughed so hard they could hardly breathe.

"Did you hear that?" the junior officer said to his lackey. "He said their young master knows His Highness the Crown Prince."

The lackey laughed until tears streamed down his face: "These lowly commoners know His Highness the Crown Prince? I've even slept with the Princess Consort!"