There are many officials and servants at the salt fields. After everyone takes the silver and it's divided among them, there's not much left for each person. Unlike the mine, where Boss Ye doesn't have many people under him, there are only a few. Even if he takes less, everyone still gets a share.
If Pei Yao could spend 100 taels to redeem the person, pay 80 taels to the county, and keep 20 taels for himself, he could then divide it among his brothers so that each of them could get a few taels.
Although Ye Laoda was heartbroken, she could have earned four hundred taels but now she could only earn twenty taels. She wished she could kick the four people who had injured her into the sea immediately.
Then he remembered that Shen Jing was the tutor of the Crown Prince and he trembled, fearing that his head would be moved at any moment.
Fine, twenty taels it is. Otherwise, as Zhang San said, if those four people continue to stay with them, they'll probably just be heading for certain death.
So she relented and was about to hand over the money to the shopkeeper when Pei Yao remembered Shen Yu's instructions about household registration.
Pei Yao withdrew her hand from the silver, leaving Boss Ye speechless and roaring in exasperation, "What now?!"
Pei Yao explained, "Brother Ye, you need to give me their household registration information first before I can give you these fifty taels of silver."
Shen Yu said that when they were sent to the salt field, the officials confiscated their household registrations.
Old Master Ye waved his hand anxiously, telling Wu Laosan to hurry up and get it. He really wanted to get rid of Pei Yao and the others as soon as possible. Every moment he saw them felt like watching four million disappear into thin air.
Finally, Pei Yao obtained the household registrations of the four people and confirmed that they were indeed correct before giving them the remaining silver and leading Manager Qian out of the mine.
When the group came out, it was already completely dark, and the coachman had lit a small lantern on the carriage.
Upon seeing them emerge, Shen Yu immediately dismounted from the carriage, walked up to Pei Yao, and asked, "Is it done?"
Pei Yao nodded and got into the carriage. He was very afraid that Boss Ye would come to his senses and change his mind, and then catch up with them.
"Let's talk after we get on the carriage."
Shen Yu got into the car with him: "Okay."
Once on the carriage, Zhang San urged the coachman to hurry up and leave Luozi Village.
A silence fell over the carriage for a moment, until it drove out of Luozi Village, at which point the group of people who had been on edge finally relaxed a little.
Pei Yao took out the household registration book that Boss Ye had just given her from her pocket and handed it to Shen Jing and Shen Yu: "Here, these are your household registration books. Keep them safe."
Shen Yu looked at the household registration book in his hand, glanced gratefully at Pei Yao, and sincerely thanked her: "Thank you."
"It's nothing. I should thank you and Uncle Shen for risking your lives to save my father and uncle."
Pei Yao smiled at him and didn't say anything more.
They also inquired about whether Manager Qian was injured. Fortunately, although Boss Ye seemed a bit off, he hadn't actually done anything to harm Manager Qian.
Aside from being irritated by his yellow teeth, Manager Qian was otherwise unharmed.
Looking at the people in the carriage, Pei Yao was still a little scared. If it weren't for the stupidity of that Boss Ye, they probably wouldn't have been able to bring Manager Qian out so easily today, and even get their household registrations.
"Where are you all headed now?" came the coachman's question from outside the curtain.
Zhang San lifted the curtain of the carriage and told the coachman outside a place.
Pei Yao asked, somewhat puzzled, "Aren't we just going back to the county?"
Niu Qingshan, standing nearby, explained to Pei Yao, "The city gates are usually closed by 7:45 PM, so judging by the sky, it's definitely past 8 PM now."
Pei Yao had no memory of when the city gates closed, so she didn't know for the moment.
Only after hearing what Niu Qingshan said did I finally understand.
Zhang San echoed Niu Qingshan's words and continued, "We definitely can't enter the city right now. I'll take you to a nearby inn for the night."
Everyone agreed, as there was really no other way at the moment. The city gates were closed and they couldn't get in, so they could only stay at a nearby inn for the night and try to enter the city early the next morning.
Zhang San rubbed his fingers together again: "But as for the silver..."
Zhang San was a man who would gamble away every penny he had, and he often slept on the ground, whether it was in a street corner, a mountain field, or anywhere else.
Pei Yao had originally planned to pay for the accommodation, since these people had come to help her, and it was only natural for her to pay for her accommodation.
There are indeed guesthouses in the villages near the county town. They are actually just a few simple houses in the villagers' homes, which the villagers have cleaned up and rent out to people who cannot go to the city, or people who do business in the county town but cannot afford to live in houses in the county.
Pei Yao requested three rooms in total. As a girl, she naturally wanted a room by herself, Manager Qian had a room, and the other men would share a room.
Anyway, it's hot, so as long as there's a place to sleep, that's fine. A grown man doesn't need to be so picky.
The landlady of the inn where Pei Yao and her friends stayed knew Zhang San, so she deliberately charged them less when calculating the room fee.
When they were about to rest, Pei Yao specifically sought out Manager Qian and gave him the fifty taels of silver notes that she had just taken out of the insoles: "Uncle Qian, here are your fifty taels from before. Please keep them safe."
Manager Qian was naturally unwilling to accept the fifty taels in front of him. After all, the Pei family had just experienced such a big incident, and the person was staying in the clinic and needed money everywhere. It was the time when they needed money.
Pei Yao had just given Boss Ye fifty taels of silver to save someone.
Pei Yao knew that Manager Qian's family was just an ordinary household. She heard from Niu Qingshan that Manager Qian had given all his savings over the years to his son to buy a house in town and get married.
She was already very touched that Pei Yao had taken out fifty taels of silver to help her save someone, so naturally she had to return it now.
Under Pei Yao's insistence, Manager Qian finally had no choice but to accept it.
"Miss Pei, if you need any money, just let me know. I'll help you if I can," Manager Qian said earnestly, patting Pei Yao on the shoulder.
Pei Yao smiled at Manager Qian: "Uncle Qian, thank you so much this time."
Shopkeeper Qian was moved and patted the young girl on the shoulder: "You helped me before, so it's only fair..."
After saying that, the two smiled at each other, said nothing more, and went back to their rooms to rest.
Even as she lay in bed, Pei Yao's heart was still pounding. Today had been incredibly dangerous; it was the first time she had ever negotiated with someone like this.
She recalled what she had said to Shen Yu before entering the mine. He was actually unsure of himself at the time, after all, the previous owner of this body had been beaten to death by officials because she was thirsty and wanted to drink water.
Moreover, she didn't know what kind of person she was about to face. What if she encountered a tough and shrewd person?
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