Chapter 20 Brother Zhao! We were cheated
Fortunately, the little girl didn't tell anyone about the treasure chest, so this trip was not without gain.
"I will send someone to take over now." said the Minister of Justice.
After saying that, he sent two Nanyan yamen runners to go to the porridge stall outside the city with the fat and thin yamen runners and Lin Wuyu and his daughter.
The fat yamen runner glanced at the treasure chest and then winked at his men.
The yamen runners quietly hid the treasure chest on the carriage and covered it with cloth.
The Nanyan yamen runner saw the Lin family members sitting on the muddy ground outside the porridge shed drinking porridge, and then said to the yamen runners in the porridge shed:
"By order of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, your posts will be handed over to the Nanyan Ministry of Justice today. You may now return to Shangjing City to report."
After the handover, the yamen runners rode their own carriages and returned to the capital with dry food.
Lin Mucheng and Lin Yiqing were left shouting in the crowd: "What about the treasure we were promised?"
No one responded, only rolling dust.
Lin Mucheng cursed in his heart: "These bastards, I shouldn't believe their lies. They work so hard but it's not worth it!"
"Sir, can I go to the city and buy a few carts? Everyone in the team has been walking for more than half a month, and now they are seriously ill. I am afraid it will be difficult for them to move forward."
Lin Xiyan said as she stuffed a few taels of silver into the hand of the yamen runner.
The yamen runner secretly took it and hid it in his chest, nodded and said: "Hurry up!"
I secretly thought in my heart: This woman must be no ordinary person. She can have so much money even though she was exiled here from Shangjing City.
Lin Xiyan didn't expect that the yamen runner was so easy to talk to, so she asked Jiang Moyu to ride a horse to take her to the city to buy a horse carriage and an ox cart.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Lin Xiyan rushed back, followed by two large horse-drawn carriages, four ox-drawn carts and six carts.
Lin Muyi and Lin Wuyu both knew how to ride carriages, and they were both riding two carriages in front and leading the way.
Lin Wuyu rode the first carriage, carrying the four people from the Lin family's eldest branch, while Lin Muyi rode the second carriage, carrying the seriously ill old man and children.
The ox carts were given to young people who could ride, and the elderly and weak were carried on the carts.
The rest of the people followed slowly behind.
"Miss, you are so kind. Otherwise, I don't know if I can reach Qinjiang River with my old body."
"My sister's illness was cured thanks to you, Miss!"
Along the way, everyone was full of admiration for Lin Xiyan.
Seeing that the second branch didn't get a car, Lin Mucheng stepped forward to protest: "At least it should be our second branch's turn to ride in the ox cart, right?"
"Besides, my sister is so sick, the carriage seat should be given to her!"
He walked forward dissatisfiedly and tried to snatch the ox cart away.
Jiang Moyu rode over on the BMW. He pulled the reins and the horse's hooves almost hit Lin Mucheng's face.
The horse was really tall, and its dark shadow covered Lin Mucheng's entire body.
He was so scared that he sat down on the ground.
"Don't cause trouble, go back to your seat!" Jiang Moyu said coldly.
"The distribution is unfair! Why isn't my sister on the carriage?"
Jiang Moyu looked at Lin Yiqing not far away and said:
"Isn't she walking well? If she keeps barking, I won't show mercy to her with my horse's hooves!"
He pulled the reins and turned away.
When they arrived at a place with a stream, the Nanyan City yamen runners let them rest for a while.
Lin Xiyan then collected stream water and used it to boil medicine.
The two yamen runners were surprised to see her serious expression on her face and her skillful hands putting the herbs into the pot.
This little girl is really not simple. She can even make medicine at such a young age.
After Lin Xiyan finished boiling the medicine, everyone lined up in an orderly manner, ready to receive the medicine.
The scene was full of joy.
Lin Xiyan asked some women to cook some rice porridge to fill their stomachs.
"Xi'er, I heard from the Nanyan City yamen runners that we'll reach Qinjiang in half a day's walk."
When Lin Muyi thought about getting rid of this exiled life soon, he was very happy and ran over to share the good news with Lin Xiyan.
"That's great!" Lin Xiyan responded happily.
But she knew that once she reached Qinjiang, the situation would not be optimistic...
Everyone rode in a carriage heading south. Lin Xiyan took out the dumplings from the space, and everyone sat in the carriage and happily ate the dumplings.
Qingying exclaimed in surprise: "Miss! There's still meat."
"Shh! Keep your voice down." This girl is so stupid, Lin Xiyan patted her mouth.
"Just eat and stop talking."
I thought the journey would be a little less tiring, but the further south I went, the more difficult and dangerous the road became.
The official road was full of potholes and jagged rocks. The shaking and bumping of the carriage on it was almost unbearable. Everyone had no choice but to abandon their carriages and walk.
Lin Xiyan looked around and saw that the surrounding scene was desolate and deserted.
The southern wilderness seemed to be a forgotten corner of the world. In the wilderness, only wild grass grew wildly and spread wantonly, almost completely covering the already blurry and indistinguishable road.
From time to time, strange noises were heard, as if wild beasts were appearing, which added a bit of horror.
Although the mountains here are green, they reveal a sense of loneliness and coldness. Although the water is beautiful, it hides unknown dangers. There is no sign of the vitality and peace of the Central Plains.
The group trudged along this deserted path for another hour before arriving at Qin River as night fell.
I struggled to get out of the dense and messy grass, looking at the strange and primitive land in front of me, with mixed feelings in my heart.
"This is the place of your exile, Qinjiang."
One of the Nanyan City yamen runners glanced at the crowd coldly, while the other was counting the number of people.
"Your task is to cultivate the land and build houses here every day. Every three days, Nanyan City will send people to supervise.
Don't even think about running away, because the environment here is complex, with many snakes, insects, rats and ants, and wild animals often appearing. If you make a mistake, you will die.
It is better to cultivate the land here and earn a better life with your own hands."
He paused, then turned around and pointed to two dilapidated huts not far away.
"There are two huts ahead, left behind by two previous farming families. You can stay here today."
After saying this, the two yamen runners rode away on their horses at full speed.
This place is not suitable for dogs.
Looking at the shabby little thatched house in front of her, Lin Xiyan couldn't even laugh.
This place is ventilated on all sides, so it's really cool in the middle of the night! It must be strange if those two farmers don't move out.
Besides, those two thatched huts are definitely not enough for the forty-three people in the Lin family to sleep in.
She suggested building a shed to live in for a few days, and then find a way to build some wooden houses.
Today, let the elderly, weak, sick and disabled live in the thatched hut.
Lin Xiyan looked around, but fortunately, there were abundant living resources here, with mountains and grasses everywhere.
With Lin Xiyan around, everything will be going well, not to mention that there is space at hand!
Everyone collected firewood and started a fire.
Who would have thought there would be so many insects in the south at night, all circling around the fire.
Many women raised their sleeves to drive the insects away.
Lin Xiyan saw some mugwort leaves in the bushes, so she took them and used them to fumigate the insects. Sure enough, most of the insects were smoked away.
She was afraid of being bitten, so she applied some insect repellent on her body.
After all, these wild insects might be slightly poisonous.
On the other side, the fat and thin yamen runners and their accompanying yamen runners stayed in the post station. They happily took out the key and prepared to open the treasure chest.
But when they opened it, everyone was dumbfounded.
"Brother Zhao! We've been cheated."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
