Chapter 25: Staying in the Village
Fortunately, it was finally dark and it was time to rest.
The place where we set up camp tonight is the village.
Although everyone lived close to each other for easier supervision, they didn't live in the same place after all, so no one disturbed her anymore.
The Lu family was guarded by Liang Jiamin and several officials and was placed in the village chief's house.
However, the houses are not free for prisoners to live in.
Liang Jiamin said, "There are three vacant rooms in the village chief's house. Two of them are main rooms and the other is a firewood room. The main room costs 800 wen a night, and the firewood room costs 600 wen a night. Anyone want one? If you want one, pay the money. If not, you can sleep in the yard."
When they heard that even a firewood room cost 600 coins, someone immediately murmured, "This is too expensive! The price is almost as high as the big inns in the capital."
Before exile, no one would have cared much about a few hundred coins, but after exile, all the family property was confiscated, and relatives and friends were afraid of being implicated, so they all hid themselves. They had to hide some money with great difficulty, and they had to bribe the officials to exchange for food, suffer less torture, and plan for the future.
These few hundred coins were a huge sum of money for them.
The people in the second and third rooms hesitated for a moment, and were unwilling to spend so much money to rent a house.
With this money, I might as well exchange it with the villagers for some food!
In the past, Chen would have relied on Madam Lu. But now, knowing that the man wasn't her mother-in-law's biological son, and that her mother-in-law wouldn't help them and might even secretly resent them, she quickly made a decision and settled down in a corner sheltered from the rain.
Jiang Tangtang couldn't come up with the money either.
In her memory, the original owner's father secretly sent her some banknotes, but the money had long been squandered by the original owner.
But she really didn't want to sleep in the yard. When she was frowning and worried, she suddenly remembered that the original owner had no money, but she did.
As a jewelry designer, her favorite thing to do on weekdays is to appreciate and collect various jewelry.
She didn't have the money to buy top-quality gemstones, but she still collected quite a few ordinary silver and gold jewelry.
She pondered for a moment, then, using the bag as a cover, took out a silver bracelet from her space and said, "I don't have that many copper coins on me anymore. Can I exchange it for some jewelry?"
The silver bracelet on Jiang Tangtang's hand is not big, and you can tell at a glance that not much silver is used, but the style is very exquisite.
Although the village chief lives in such a remote village, he is a knowledgeable man.
At a glance, one could tell that this jewelry was definitely worth a lot. A piece of this style would fetch at least several dozen taels of silver in the capital.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, after all, he came from a wealthy family, even if he had fallen on hard times, everything he sold was good.
He took the silver bracelet, shook it and said, "Of course, but your bracelet is hollow, and it weighs at most one or two taels. If you give me one or two taels of silver, I will give you the best main room to live in, and also give you some mixed flour steamed buns."
Jiang Tangtang never expected that the village chief of this remote village actually had the potential to be a profiteer.
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She said, "We have prepared our own food. Forget about the steamed buns. I see there's a wheelbarrow in your yard. Can I trade the remaining money for that? My children are too young to walk. A wheelbarrow would make things easier for them."
The village chief didn't expect that Jiang Tangtang was smart. She didn't argue with him that the craftsmanship of the bracelet was worth more than the silver itself. Instead, she acted pitifully in front of her and asked to exchange the cart.
Although the cart was old, its two wheels were sturdy and it would cost at least five or six hundred coins in the market.
The village chief was a little reluctant.
But thinking that he could make a lot of money by reselling this bracelet, he sighed in embarrassment and said, "You are too good at calculating, young lady. My cart will cost at least 700 or 800 coins in the market. This won't do. You have to add a little more."
"Forget it, let's sleep in the yard tonight! I'll keep this bracelet and wait until we get to the next town. Maybe if I'm lucky, I can exchange it for a donkey cart!" Jiang Tangtang said as he reached out to take the bracelet back.
The village chief put the bracelet in his arms and said, "Forget it, forget it. Considering your children are young, I'll give you this house for free for one night."
"Thank you very much, Village Chief!" Jiang Tangtang was delighted that the deal was done and continued to make a request, "By the way, can I borrow some hot water? Several children are sick, and I want to wash their faces first."
There are now two vehicles in the team, one is for officials to carry large pots and other cooking utensils, and the other is for officials to carry food.
The pickled wolf meat they prepared today was placed on the official's grain cart.
Although we have a good relationship with the officials now, they won’t say anything if the wolf meat is placed on their food cart, but how can it be as convenient as having our own cart?
Later, they had their own stroller. In addition to pushing their children, they could also put the wild vegetables they picked up along the way in the stroller and push it along.
Seeing that Jiang Tangtang was not an ignorant woman, the village chief did not argue with her over these trivial matters. He called his eldest daughter-in-law over and got hot water for Jiang Tangtang.
"Come on, let's go to the room to rest first. Mom will make you something delicious later." Jiang Tangtang took Lu Tiantian to the room first, and Lu Shiyan followed the village chief's wife to get hot water.
Seeing that everyone from the main house had moved into the room, Lu Yingxun was extremely angry.
He turned around and started to trouble Chen, "Other wives have taken out their private rooms to exchange for rooms, where is your private room?"
"How can I have any private money? You're a man, but you don't think about how to support your wife and take care of your children. Instead, you rely on me for everything. What's the use of you? No wonder everyone laughs at you behind your back, calling you a loser."
After knowing that Lu Yingxun was the son of the old marquis and a prostitute, Chen secretly made plans in her heart.
Not to mention that the Dingbei Marquis Mansion is gone now, Lu Yingxun's status is not worthy of her!
She is a legitimate daughter.
Although her status at that time was not as high as that of the Dingbei Marquisate, if she had known that he was born to a prostitute, she would never have married him.
"Who are you calling a coward? You bitch!" Lu Yingxun's face was distorted and he kicked and beat Chen.
"Dad! Stop hitting me!" Chen's two children went over and hugged Lu Yingxun.
Lu Huaiyun said, "Mom really has no money! Lin Ge'er fell ill on the way, and all my money was used to buy medicine for Han Ge'er."
Lu Han is Lu Huaiyun's son, and he is 6 years old this year. Although he is older than the triplets, he is just a child and it is inevitable that he will get sick on the road.
Lu Zhiyi also helped his brother and said, "It's Madam Xue who has hidden some money on her but never spent it. If Dad really wants to live in the house, he might as well ask Madam Xue to give him her private money."
Although Lu Yingxun had no real power before, he was able to take in many concubines thanks to the reputation of the Dingbei Marquisate.
However, when the Lu family was ransacked, all the concubines and maids who had no children were sold along with the servants.
The only one who was exiled with him was Aunt Xue, who gave birth to a son.
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