Chapter 025 All the supplies were stolen
Xu Zhenying was about to rush forward, but was grabbed by Miao in the crowd and dragged back, "Ying'er, don't go. You stay here."
Xu Zhenying turned around and asked, "Mom, what happened?"
Xu Huiming gritted his teeth and said, "The escort wanted us to hand over all our luggage and food, saying that the Great Zhou law stipulates that we are exiled prisoners and all our private property must be confiscated."
Xu Zhenying was stunned. After looking around, he realized that only his family, the Xu family, was required to hand over the supplies. He immediately said angrily, "Is he targeting the Xu family?!"
Over there, the aunt had already charged forward, holding the escort and not letting him go. She sat on the ground and wailed, "Everyone, please judge. We bribed the escort, and he took five taels of silver from us, but he didn't do anything. He also took away all our food and luggage. Oh my God, this is going to kill us—"
Second Uncle was also furious. He rushed to the front and said, "This is really too much. Why do you only take the food from my Xu family? What about them? Why can they eat the dry food they brought with them?"
"What are you doing? What are you doing?! Are you trying to rebel?" The escort, a short man in a dark official uniform, drew his sword and charged, seemingly unfazed by their anger. "They are them, you are you. Now you are under my control, so you must abide by my rules."
"Oh my God, is there any law here——"
"What law? I am the law. Let go or not? If you don't, don't blame me for hitting a woman."
The eldest aunt puffed out her chest and started to act like a spoiled brat again, "Go ahead and beat me to death. I'll starve to death sooner or later anyway if you take my food—"
The bailiff smiled coldly, pulled out a long whip from his waist, and swung his arm. With a few "snap" sounds, my aunt jumped up from the ground in fear, hiding while shouting: "Murder! The bailiff is going to kill people——"
"Mom!" The voices of several sons from the eldest wife rang out.
The eldest brother was a scoundrel who had always been fearless in Bianjing. Now, seeing his own mother being beaten, he was furious. He grabbed the whip of the escort and said fiercely, "You dare to hit my mother? I will fight you! Second brother, third brother, what are you doing standing there? Come on!"
The second brother dodged backwards, stamping his feet and saying, "Oh my, why are you going to fight? What good can you get out of fighting with the police? Don't be impulsive, talk it over nicely--"
The third brother shouted angrily, "You coward! These bastards have bullied us. If you don't fight back, what's the difference between you and a coward?!"
"What are you doing? Are you trying to rebel?" the escort roared, and in an instant seven or eight escorts ran out of the post station, and surrounded the Xu family members with the sound of swords being drawn.
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, everyone in the camp looked over.
Xu Degui protected his wife and daughter behind him and hurriedly tried to smooth things over. He only cared about bowing humbly, and he wanted to kneel down: "Sir, sir, don't be angry. We have no intention of rebelling. Please calm down--"
The leader, Zhao Bantou, shouted, "What are you doing?! Are you itching for trouble? Everyone, kneel down!"
He kicked his second uncle in the lower back, causing him to stagger. His old injury hadn't healed yet, and he felt more hurt. He uttered two "ouch" sounds, then glared at Zhao Bantou: "Zhao Bantou, I see you're barely a minor official, but you know that ups and downs are common in the officialdom. I'm down today, but maybe I can rise again someday. Do you really want to make this a success?"
Zhao Bantou picked his teeth and said with a forced smile, "Oh, my Second Master Xu, you are just a small-time fifth-rank official and you still want to make a comeback? Do you know how many fifth-rank officials I have to escort every year? Insignificant officials like you will be forgotten by His Majesty in a year or two. How can you still dream of making a comeback? Even if you can be reinstated, it will be Old Master Fang. Just follow us peacefully on our journey."
The escort of the Xu family bowed, a sinister glint in his eyes as he slowly said, "Captain Zhao, these Xu family members are too stubborn. We need to teach them some rules. Otherwise, if they dare to talk back today, they'll rebel tomorrow. How can we lead the rest of the team?"
"You kid... do you have a personal grudge?" Zhao Bantou's eyes rolled around, and he patted his shoulder with a smile, "No wonder you had to come here to suffer this."
The escort said nothing, but smiled somewhat sinisterly, and took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into Zhao Bantou's sleeve.
Zhao Bantou weighed the food and looked satisfied.
"Alright, I don't care what hatred or grudges you have. In short, don't kill anyone. I'll be in trouble if I do." Zhao Bantou waved his hand and said nonchalantly to the Xu family, "It's time to teach them some rules. You all still think you're the masters in Bianjing City."
"Sir, why did you leave? Aren't you their leader? You should take care of him. I don't want him to escort me. We signed the agreement before, and the person escorting me is not this person at all..." Huang Cui'e saw Zhao Bantou leave. She had hoped that Zhao Bantou could get their things back for them, but the two of them were in cahoots with each other. Huang Cui'e was so angry that her mouth twisted. She pointed at Zhao Bantou and cursed, "You bunch of officials are not good people. Not only did you accept my benefits, but you also robbed my food. What hatred do you have with my family? Are you trying to force us to death? Oh, I don't want to live anymore."
"This bitch is so fucking annoying, Liu Jieshi, beat her to death!"
Huang Cui'e's face changed, fear filled her heart, and she subconsciously pushed Xu Deyuan forward, "How dare you! This is a fifth-rank official of the imperial court. Did you see that I am his sister-in-law? You can't hit me—ouch—"
The long whip flew and the sound of the whip came from the air. Someone was hit by the whip and screamed. Then only the screams of the aunt were heard.
Xu Deyuan was frightened like a quail. He pushed Huang Cui'e away and hid away, shouting as he hid: "Hit her, don't hit me. She said those words! It has nothing to do with me——"
"mother--"
"Cui'e!"
Just as the eldest family was about to attack, they were suddenly shoved in the back. Several officers accompanying them pressed their long swords against the Xu family members' backs and shouted coldly, "Let's see who dares to move!"
The other members of the Xu family were already frightened, so who would dare to step forward at this moment?
Everyone was stunned where they were. Lian Qiuzhi dragged the three girls and hid backwards, cursing Huang Cui'e and Xu Deyuan in her heart.
These two people insisted on taking the lead, but what was the point? The things were robbed, so they were robbed. At worst, she could just go and get them back later using the title of the fifth daughter of the Lian family. Presumably, those officials would not disrespect the Lian family.
It is really foolish to insist on destroying everything.
In the camp, the only sound was the crackling of a long whip. The escort, Liu Jieshi, seemed to have a deep grudge and whipped Second Uncle with the whip. Second Uncle had no time to dodge and was severely whipped on his chest and back several times. His skin was torn and he couldn't stop crying out.
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