Chapter 168: Cui Family’s Difficulties (Part 1)

Seeing that the official was quite honest, He Zhiran quietly took out some change from his space and stuffed it into his hand.

"Thank you for the information, sir. May I ask where we will be staying after we arrive here?"

This is also the issue that others are most concerned about. The official has just said that there are three families in Xiling Village, each with their own camp. Where can they live?

The officer didn't expect that he could make money from this mission, and he immediately became beaming.

He pointed behind the three families, closer to the foot of the mountain.

"After passing the territory of three families, there are some dilapidated houses in the back. You will be settled there, but..."

The officer paused, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Just what?" Mo Chuhan asked anxiously.

The officers were most afraid of the two Mo brothers. Seeing Mo Chuhan asking questions in a very tough tone, they were afraid that Mo Chuhan would attack them, so they quickly said:

"It's just that those houses are leaking everywhere due to years of disrepair. It's going to be hard for you to survive this winter, unless you can talk to the patriarch of a certain family and rent their house for temporary shelter."

As he was speaking, the official seemed to remember something and walked between the two Mo brothers and whispered:

"The head of Xiling Village is the Cui family's patriarch and County Magistrate Cui's uncle. County Magistrate Cui doesn't need to personally notify anyone who is sent into exile here; his clansmen already know what's going on.

They will definitely make things difficult for you, so you better be careful!"

He Zhiran was walking next to Mo Jiuye, so he naturally heard the words of the officer clearly.

She didn't care whether he was trying to make things difficult for her or not. She believed that Mo Jiuye and Mo Chuhan would not take such a clown seriously.

The official in front of them was quite smart. They had just arrived, so if they could establish some relationship with the official, it would be more convenient if anything happened in the future.

So, she asked softly, "What is the name of this official?"

As he spoke, He Zhiran gave out another piece of silver.

The officer took the silver, weighed it in his hand, and smiled even more flatteringly.

"Hehe... My last name is Ma, Ma Junshan. If you have any problems in the future, you can come to the government office to find me."

What Ma Junshan was thinking was that these people were not unwilling to pay tribute to County Magistrate Cui because they were short of money.

It was all County Magistrate Cui’s fault for being too pretentious and not understanding the situation clearly.

It is obvious that these people are the ones who respond to soft words and not hard ones.

If you want to gain benefits from them, you have to coax them.

The other officers watched Ma Junshan's actions from afar and knew that he had gained benefits from the Mo family.

Seeing this, several people rushed towards the Mo family.

One of the younger officers said to the Mo brothers:

"Ahem... I'm telling you, when the headman assigns you houses later, don't choose the courtyard on the far east."

Mo Jiuye asked with a cold expression, "Why?"

The officer did not answer immediately, obviously waiting for the money to be given.

He Zhiran hated people like this the most and had no intention of paying any money.

The officer waited for a long time but didn't get any benefits. He turned around and wanted to leave in displeasure.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, Mo Chuhan grabbed his collar.

"Tell me quickly, why is it?"

The officer instinctively wanted to resist, but when he met Mo Chuhan's piercing eyes, he suddenly lost his courage.

"Let me go first, let me go, isn't it okay for me to tell you?"

Mo Chuhan's big hand suddenly loosened, and the officer almost fell down.

He rubbed his neck, which was a little sore from being scratched, and said with a bitter face: "Many people have died in that yard. Everyone says it is haunted."

After saying this, the officer was afraid that Mo Chuhan would ask him something else, so he ran away.

Seeing this, Ma Junshan also moved away from the Mo family.

It's not that he didn't want to describe the situation in the yard in detail, but he always had to consider his colleagues' face.

Seeing this, the Mo brothers did not stop them and had already walked into the village. The distribution of houses would be revealed soon.

As they were talking, the group had already arrived at an area with densely populated courtyards.

These courtyards look very different. The walls are more than one person high, and all the gates are closed.

The officer led everyone to the largest courtyard and then knocked on the door.

Ma Junshan came to the Mo brothers again.

"This is Cui Lizheng's home."

Mo Jiuye nodded slightly to show that he appreciated the favor.

Soon, the door was opened from the inside.

The person who opened the door was a burly man who looked to be around thirty years old.

The man was stunned when he saw the official, then asked, "Is this someone sent by the county magistrate?"

The officer pointed at the people behind him and said, "There are three households in total. Let the head of the village take care of the arrangements!"

The man looked at the sky and saw that it was almost evening.

"My father is feeling a little unwell. Let's talk tomorrow."

As he was speaking, there was a bang and the man had already closed the door. He was not afraid of these officials at all.

This was not the first time the officers had encountered such a situation.

Almost every time they came here to send someone off, the Cui family had this attitude, deliberately trying to intimidate these exiles.

The allocation of housing was originally the responsibility of the village head, and the officials had only to send the people there to complete their mission.

Therefore, the officers looked at each other and turned away.

After all, Ma Junshan took He Zhiran's money twice. Before leaving, he whispered to Mo Jiuye and Mo Chuhan:

"County Magistrate Cui has already communicated with his family. Any prisoners he sends here have done him no good. The Cui family will definitely help County Magistrate Cui vent his anger. Not arranging accommodation for you today is just the first move."

Mo Jiuye heard this and asked with great interest, "May I ask what the next move is?"

Ma Junshan shook his head: "We just sent the person here and left. As for the next move, we are not sure."

Mo Jiuye nodded: "Thank you for the reminder, sir."

His words also gave Ma Junshan a lot of face.

Ma Junshan was also worried that other colleagues would go back and report to County Magistrate Cui, so he didn't dare to stay here for too long and quickly caught up with them and left.

Seeing that the officials had gone far away, Mo Chuhan said angrily: "It seems that the Cui family is really not easy to deal with. Since we have already offended County Magistrate Cui, it doesn't matter if we offend his family again."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Chuhan used his lightness skills to jump onto the wall of Cui's house.

Mo Jiuye knew that his wife liked to watch the fun, so in front of everyone, he put his arms around her waist and followed Mo Chuhan, floating over the wall.

As expected of the village headman's house, there are three rows of blue brick and tile houses neatly arranged in the yard.

At this time, a thin layer of green smoke was already rising from the west wing, which looked like the kitchen.

A middle-aged woman just came out of the kitchen and saw three strangers standing in the yard.