Naturally, the old man's little movements could not be hidden from the eyes of Su Yin and his group standing not far away.
Of course, there are many more smart people than just them.
Many of the refugees figured out what was going on. After the old man left with his family and a group of servants, someone immediately stepped forward and gave them a household registration certificate and some silver.
These were also released.
When the others saw this, they began to follow suit and crowded forward.
"What are you squeezing?"
"Line up, everyone, line up."
"If you're not queuing, get out."
Seeing that the interception checkpoint was about to be breached, the soldiers guarding one side just opened their throats and yelled at the crowd, and some soldiers even took out knives and pointed them at the crowd.
After seeing the cold blade, everyone calmed down and lined up in an orderly manner.
"It seems that there is no big problem." Nan Jingzhi said.
Su Yin nodded, "Have each family prepare their household registration certificates and money. Don't give too much, but don't give too little either."
Nan Jingzhi nodded in agreement.
The four of them returned to the team and told everyone what they had learned. Everyone's tense hearts suddenly relaxed.
"It's good to be able to pass."
Butcher Yang was unsure of how much to pay, so he asked, "Yinyin, how much should we give?"
Old Man Zhang and the people in Lijia Village all looked over, and even if they didn't look over, they were all listening with their ears perked up.
Su Yin thought for a moment, "If the family has a carriage, then give more, preferably one or two taels of silver. If the family does not have a carriage, then two or three families can combine and give one or two taels of silver. If each family shares the money, it won't be too much."
"This is just a reference. You can go back and discuss how much to give based on your own situation."
Butcher Yang kept nodding his head, "I see, I see. It's just because you seem to be doing well, so I'll give you more."
Butcher Yang didn't say the second half of the sentence, but everyone knew it.
This is human nature.
The purpose of these people is to make money, so naturally they will take as much as they can.
While they were discussing, something unexpected happened at the checkpoint.
"Sir, why don't you let me pass?" The man kept coughing and looked pale and thin.
He had already given away the last bit of money in his pocket.
The soldier frowned and didn't explain at all. He put the knife in his hand against the man's neck and said, "I said I won't give it to you, so I won't give it to you. If you keep talking nonsense, I will kill you with one knife."
Faced with the threat of death, the sallow man dared not say anything more and timidly asked, "Sir, can you return the money to me?"
"Money? What money? When have I ever taken your money?"
"I just clearly..."
Before he could finish his words, the soldier impatiently drove him away, "Get out, get out, or be careful of the knife in my hand."
The sallow man was both angry and anxious. That was his last bit of property, and it was embezzled just like that.
He was unwilling to give in, "Give me back my money."
As he said this, he stepped forward and tried to snatch the silver from his hand.
The officers and soldiers didn't expect that he would dare to attack them, and they were careless and got a bloody scratch on their hands.
The officer came to his senses and became furious. He stabbed the sallow man's abdomen with the knife in his hand without mercy. Immediately, blood spurted out and flowed all over the ground.
“Ahhhh.” There were screams of terror among the refugees.
The people at the front of the line stepped back in fear.
The officer who killed the man looked fiercely at the ragged ants and said, "This is the result of charging. If you want to die, just give it a try."
The originally noisy scene was silent for two seconds.
With this precedent of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, whenever the officers and soldiers said no, no one dared to say a word and they all left obediently. As for the silver they gave, it was naturally gone and never returned.
Su Baozhu had been staring at that place, and naturally saw the style of these officers and soldiers. She secretly cursed these people for their shamelessness.
Everyone could only curse silently in their hearts, and no one could change the current situation.
Their group was lined up in a queue, and at a glance it seemed that more than half of the people on the official road were theirs.
Mother Su was shocked and asked hurriedly, "Yinyin, how much are you going to give?"
"Two taels of silver."
"Isn't it too little? I see that group of people have evil hearts." For the first time, Su's mother didn't feel sorry for the money.
If he had to pay so much money to cross the road in the past, he would probably be heartbroken, but today he took the initiative to increase the price, which shows the power of the trick of killing the chicken to scare the monkey.
Su Yin thought about it and took out a silver note from her pocket, a note with a face value of five taels of silver.
Silver bills often give people the illusion of having a lot of money, which is just right for these people.
Their family has two carriages and horses, and with the presence of Mr. Wan Sanye, an illegal resident, they have to pay more money.
After a cup of tea, it was finally their turn.
Su Yin walked in front, "Sir, this is our household registration certificate."
When the official touched the extra paper behind the household registration certificate, a smile appeared on his face.
"There are three people in your family? Who is that fat guy?"
Su Yin understood that this was not enough and she wanted more.
She did not hesitate and quietly handed a spare banknote to the soldier, explaining, "He is my distant cousin. His family was attacked by bandits on the way here, and he was the only one who survived. All his things were lost at that time."
"If my cousin hadn't met us, he might have died on the roadside. He is my cousin after all, so he shouldn't have died."
The soldier got the benefit and responded with a smile: "Your uncle is blessed at first glance."
After giving so much money, Su Yin also wants to get more benefits.
She asked with a smile, "Sir, is the county gate open? Can we enter the city?"
"Open it. As long as you pay the entrance fee, we will let you in."
Su Yin understood that as long as they gave benefits, they could enter and there would be no restrictions on refugees.
This is rare good news.
I had been worried before because people from Nyingchi and Gyaltsen counties were generally not allowed to enter.
"Okay, you guys are fine, let's go."
Su Yin took back the household registration certificate, drove the carriage, and took Master Wan San and his party through the checkpoint.
Next, my uncles and others came one by one, and each family gave at least one or two taels of silver.
Fortunately, they made a lot of money following Su Yin on the road, otherwise they would have been exploited along the way and their little fortune would have been gone.
After one stick of incense, everyone passed the level with the help of silver.
Everyone's tense hearts finally relaxed a little.
Everyone knows that Linzhi County can be entered, and many people are very happy.
The reason is simple: they need supplies.
Although they will still be exploited when they enter the city, they have to accept it for the sake of food.
When they arrived at the city gate, there was a group of refugees gathered outside the gate and everyone was kept outside.
"Isn't it possible to come in?"
Su Yin and others looked at this trend and felt that something was wrong.
She got off the carriage and walked to the city gate. She saw a sign in front of the city gate at a glance. After reading the content on it clearly, she was dumbfounded.
Damn! Shameless!
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