Chapter 519: Got a car for Shu Yu
The two officers exchanged a silent glance, then said, "Whether you dare to do it again or not, you've already caused us trouble. Because of you, not only has our journey been delayed, but those members of the Shu family whose necks you choked are very likely to run into trouble, and we'll have to clean up the mess."
Shu Yu pursed her lips. "So what do you want?"
"Make compensation," the lead officer said. "You should still have some silver on you, right?"
"That's all the money I have left. I promised you that once I got to the Southwest, I would tell you where I buried the silver in Dong'an Prefecture."
The officer replied, "Those are two different things. Aren't you responsible for what you did today?"
Shu Yu gritted her teeth, "How many do you want?"
"No more, ten taels of silver will do."
Shu Yu's expression changed slightly, and she shrank back again, shaking her head. "This is all I have. I'll need more money when I get to the Southwest."
“Once we get to the Southwest, you can find a way to earn more. Besides, we're not using these ten taels of silver for ourselves; they're for you. You're too emotionally unstable right now. What if you hurt someone again? You won't have any money to compensate them then. So we've decided to get you a carriage. See, you won't need to walk anymore, and you won't need to be in close contact with the Shu family, right?”
Shu Yu frowned, looking completely taken aback. "Get me a car?"
"right."
Shu Yu remained silent for a while before finally speaking, "Then, then you can go out first, I'll get it for you."
The two constables went out, and a short while later, they received a ten-tael silver note from Shu Yu.
Shu Yu was very reluctant to part with it, and she held the silver note in her hand for a long time until the leading officer got impatient and snatched it away with a 'whoosh'.
Shu Yu returned to her room, while the two officials had already left the post station with ten taels of silver in their pockets.
Although it was quite late, they asked around at the post station and quickly found a mule and horse trading company.
After buying the mule and the cart, they went to a carpenter's shop to buy a wooden cage.
The carpenter's shop was closed, but when he saw the officials coming, he quickly got up again.
The lead officer looked around and found that the shop didn't have many wooden cages, only three or four. The problem was that they were all small, heavy, and expensive.
He was not satisfied, and another officer also felt it wasn't good enough.
The two planned to check out other shops, but not long after they left, they saw an elderly couple carrying a wooden cage.
No, it's made of bamboo. Hollow bamboo is lighter than wooden cages, and it doesn't look like a prison cart at all.
The lead officer stood there, watching the couple. Seeing this, another officer suddenly clasped his hands together and said, "That's right, this bamboo cage is quite nice. Boss, why don't we go up and ask if they're selling it?"
"Okay, go ahead."
The officer stepped forward and stopped the couple.
The elderly couple were startled. Upon seeing that they were government officials, they hurriedly and tremblingly asked, "Officers, what...what are your orders? We haven't done anything."
"Don't be nervous, old man. I just wanted to ask if you sell this wooden cage?"
The elderly couple exchanged a glance and nodded. "Sell."
"How much?"
"One tael of silver... half a tael will do, half a tael."
“Alright, we’ll buy it.” He took out half a tael of silver and handed it to the old couple.
The two men thanked him profusely after receiving the money, then quickly ran away with it.
The official was speechless. He was just about to tell them to carry the two of them to the post station.
(End of this chapter)
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