It took an hour to walk.
The people of Taohua Village finally walked out of the country dirt road and onto the official road.
Follow the official road for another half an hour and you will see the city gate of Qingyun City in the county.
Su Yunhai asked everyone to take a short rest.
He took Shen Shuli to find the village chief, Zhang Shiwen, his father-in-law, and his eldest and second uncles to ask for their opinions.
"Qingyun City is ahead. We need to pass through Qingyun City before we can continue to advance towards Qingzhou Prefecture."
"But we have a problem, that is, many people in our village have not gone to the county government to apply for a road permit."
"If so many of us go into the city to get a pass, the government officials will definitely not let us pass, and they may even target us."
"The best case scenario is that we are detained by the government and taken back to the village. If we are unlucky, perhaps the conscription order has already reached our county town. In that case, we will be trapped and all the men in the team will definitely be arrested and sent to the army."
"If the county magistrate is narrow-minded, he might arrest us women and children on the grounds that we are evading military service."
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"So, I suggest that we take the mountain road, bypass Qingyun City, and then take the official road depending on the situation. What do you think?"
Village chief Li also realized this problem and knew that most people in the village did not have time to apply for a travel permit.
Without a pass, they could only go as far as Qingyun County.
It is impossible to go through Qingyun County to the next city. Without a pass, you cannot enter the city and may even be sent back by the local authorities.
Moreover, if hundreds of people suddenly poured into Qingyun City, they would definitely be noticed by government officials.
It will probably be difficult to escape by then.
The village chief was helpless and said, "It seems that we can only take the mountain road, but the mountains are dangerous, with all kinds of wild animals rampant. Moreover, every household has a lot of luggage, so it may be difficult to walk in the mountains, and it will take longer."
Shen Huaian and Shen Huaikang's families did not have time to apply for travel permits, so they could only choose to take the mountain road.
Zhang Shiwen glanced at a few people and told them his plan.
"Everyone, our Zhang family has obtained a pass in advance. How about we go there first and meet up with everyone after we leave the city?"
"As you can see, we have many carriages and a lot of supplies, and my family doesn't have much strength, so climbing the mountain will probably hold us back."
The supplies carried by Zhang Shiwen's family were two or three times more than Su Yunhai's, so climbing the mountain was indeed a problem.
And there is absolutely no need for people to endure hardship.
Let’s talk about whether we can continue to walk together in the future.
Su Yunhai and his companions had no reason to stop them, so they nodded in agreement.
Village Chief Li smiled and said, "Haha, then you guys go into the city first. Once you're in the city, you can find out more information. If we can meet again in the future, we can go together." He knew in his heart that the Zhang family might not wait for them.
After all, staying one more day means more danger.
"Don't worry, if nothing unexpected happens, we will wait for you on the official road ahead. After all, we agreed to go south together."
Zhang Shiwen nodded to the others, then stood up and said, "In that case, I will take the Zhang family away first."
"Okay, be careful on the road, and don't make too much fuss once you enter the city. Be low-key if possible, and spend money if necessary to make sure you can leave the city smoothly." Su Yunhai reminded.
"Well, Brother Xie Hai reminded me that after we leave the city, I will wait for your news near the tea shed on the official road."
After Zhang Shiwen finished speaking, he took the Zhang family away early.
The remaining people in Taohua Village looked at the Zhang family who left alone in confusion. The team became a little impatient and couldn't help asking about the situation.
Village chief Li explained the situation to the villagers.
In the team, the villagers who had obtained travel permits immediately stood up.
"Village chief, our family has obtained a travel permit in advance. Why don't we go into the city with Mr. Zhang? We don't want to climb the mountain. It's too dangerous just to think about it."
"Ah, luckily my family also got a pass, and I don't want to walk the mountain road."
"What's the big deal? We left the city early so we can just wait for you there."
More than a dozen companies came forward one after another, all of them had obtained road permits in advance.
The main reason is that I don’t want to go through the hardships of walking on the mountain road.
Of course the village chief could not stop them and let them leave first to chase Zhang Fuhu.
About a hundred people left one after another.
This includes people from other villages.
So far, there are still 287 people in this team.
Those who stayed behind had already packed up and were ready to climb the mountain.
It's getting late.
Everyone has to go into the mountains as soon as possible and choose a safe place to spend the night.
Just then, the Wang family from Baishan Village finally caught up.
Wang Kui had adjusted his mentality along the way and greeted Shen Huaian and others with a smile.
"Ahem, we finally caught up. Are you waiting for us here? I told you that we are all from Baishan Village. How could you abandon us?"
Wang Kui was holding his breath, but it didn't show on his face at all.
It was as if the previous unpleasantness had never happened.
Shen Huaian and the others ignored him.
Wang Kui was angry, but there was nothing he could do. He looked at Taohua Village and saw a group of people entering the city first, and couldn't help asking questions.
"Aren't those people from your Taohua Village? Why don't they go with you?"
After all, the Shen family was also from Baishan Village, and since the situation was too awkward, they explained the issue of the pass again.
When Wang Kui heard this, his whole aura changed.
“Hahaha, so that’s how it is!” Wang Kui laughed triumphantly, and became very proud.
"Fortunately, my son had foresight and prepared travel permits for all of us Wang family members early on."
"In that case, you should stay here and slowly climb the mountain. We will not go with you. You should be careful not to be eaten by wolves in the mountains. There will be no one to collect your bodies."
The faces of everyone present changed.
They didn't expect Wang Kui to be so vicious and curse them to die without a complete corpse.
Shen Shuli didn't tolerate this narrow-minded person at all.
He kicked the man a dozen feet away.
The attack was more than twice as brutal as that against the Wang family members.
Wang Kui never expected this.
He was just talking nonsense when someone kicked him and his bones were almost broken.
He was an elder who was almost fifty years old, and he was beaten in front of so many people. Where could he put his face?
"Ahhh, you bitch, you actually kicked me!" Wang Kui covered his chest and shouted angrily.
Seeing this, Wang Kui's sons Wang Xuewen and Wang Xuewu rushed out of the crowd and went forward to help Wang Kui up.
Wang Xuewen was also a scholar and passed the exam five years earlier than Su Yunhai.
His reputation in the countryside is much higher than Su Yunhai's.
He looked at Shen Shuli's rare beauty, his eyes sinister with a hint of evil greed.
"My dear girl, my father has no hatred or grudge against you, why did you do such a dirty trick to harm my father?"
"I am a scholar after all. How dare you be so disrespectful to a scholar father? Aren't you afraid that I will report you to the authorities and put you in jail?"
Shen Shuli caught the evil thought that flashed across his eyes clearly and sneered in her heart.
This man actually used official power to intimidate her.
Was she brought up in fear?
Her father and elder brother are both scholars!
Is she showing off?
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