Chapter 520 The carriage made by Lu Erbai
The lead officer came over and asked, "How is it?"
"We'll just have to take them back ourselves." Fortunately, the mules and carts they bought were just a short distance ahead.
The two men carried the bamboo cage away.
As soon as they left, the elderly couple, who had already left, started peeking out again.
The old man's hunched back straightened slightly, and he let out a breath. "Thank goodness, we made it in time. Let's go back to the inn; Mother and the others are still waiting."
These two people were none other than Lu Erbai and Ruan Shi, who had been disguised by Daya.
After noon, the Lu family learned that Shu Yu had started to pretend to be crazy, so they quickly took a shortcut to the county town.
Meng Yunzheng and the others continued to follow behind the exile caravan.
Lu Erbai was a carpenter, and making a bamboo cage was very simple for him.
He specially selected the best bamboo, and the whole family worked together to finish it quickly, by Shenshi (3-5 PM).
Lu Erbai rubbed each bamboo stalk clean to make sure there were no barbs before he was satisfied.
Moreover, this thing is not simply fixed with horizontal and vertical bamboo poles, but also has slanted and curved binding.
He even carved patterns on the bamboo, which looked very delicate. He also added a small eave on top, making it look nothing like a prison cart for holding criminals.
The two officers saw the eaves from the beginning, which didn't matter since they weren't setting up a real prison cart. However, they only noticed the pattern after they had carried the goods back.
They discovered that the bamboo not only had patterns on it, but also curtains, which had been tied to it and were similar in color to the bamboo, but they hadn't been able to see them because of the dim light.
The officers looked at each other, wondering if if they added some decorations and made some improvements, it would be no different from a carriage.
They themselves wanted to sit down.
The head constable, holding the remaining one tael of silver, said, "Alright, with this silver tomorrow, we can have a good meal again."
The officers were immediately overjoyed and, after swindling all the silver from Shu Yu, they were finally relieved.
The next morning, the Shu family members came to the courtyard one by one, looking listless.
They all huddled together last night and didn't sleep comfortably.
On the contrary, Shu Yu, who occupied a large dormitory bed all by herself, slept exceptionally well, with no one grinding their teeth, talking in their sleep, or snoring, and there was no foul smell. She was full of energy and looked radiant.
The Shu family members watched with gritted teeth, wishing they could pounce on her and beat her to death.
But who knew that Shu Yu was even more agitated than them? As soon as she saw them, it was as if she was reminded of the past. She rushed over fiercely, looking like she was about to attack again.
"Ah..." The Shu family members screamed and took two steps back in fear.
Fortunately, the officers reacted quickly this time, immediately pulling the man back and pushing Shu Yu forward, saying, "Didn't you say you wouldn't dare? I think you've really gone mad. Come on, let's go inside."
He pushed her in front of the "prison cart," opened the door, and let her in.
Then he locked the door and scolded, "From today onwards, you'd better stay right here."
The Shu family was stunned. A prison cart? No, it didn't look like a prison cart at all; it looked more like a mule cart.
The eldest daughter of the Shu family couldn't help but ask, "She...she'll be taking this to the southwest from now on?"
The officer raised an eyebrow at her. "What's wrong? You want her to come with you? Aren't you afraid she'll strangle you?"
Shu Yu slammed her hands heavily against the bamboo railing, her eyes bloodshot as she glared at the young woman.
(End of this chapter)
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