Chapter 34 Some people get rice and meat, while others can only stare helplessly!
"Who gave you permission to ride in the carriage? You exiled prisoners, you didn't work hard last night, and now you have the nerve to want to ride in the carriage? Bah, dream on!"
"You all better walk over there! If you're too slow, watch out for your dog legs!" After saying that, the constable cracked his whip twice, and the Shen family members trembled violently in fear.
The constables sat in the carriage chatting and laughing, while the Shen family members following behind them were grimacing in pain.
Originally, the old master and mistress of the Shen family would be carried by their children and grandchildren in turns, but now that their children and grandchildren are carrying them, they are lagging far behind.
Fearing that the constables would actually take action, Old Master Shen and his wife gritted their teeth, pushed their children and grandchildren away, and let them drag them away.
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"If we treat them like this, won't that Young Master Lan cause us trouble?"
"Probably not. The boss said these people are cowards and need to be taught a lesson. Even if Young Master Lan finds out, he won't do anything to us. We're following the regulations for the exile route, which is much better than the other constables. If you don't believe me, wait until Young Master Lan wakes up and see."
The constables felt a little relieved after hearing what their leader said.
Black Wind Stronghold had been entrenched in the mountains for years, accumulating many valuable items. After Shen Lanxi rested, Liu Laohu led his men to search the area again.
She was too embarrassed to search freely when she was awake. Now that she's asleep, no one's watching? She'll tear the plaster off the wall!
Sure enough, they found a lot of gold and silver treasures.
The exiled prisoners weren't idle either. Not daring to argue with the constables, they went to rooms the constables hadn't been to and searched them thoroughly, finding quite a few valuable items!
The woman who previously pulled down people's underwear has become familiar to some people, who call her Madam Song.
"Madam Song, you want all this junk too?" The women sneered disdainfully when they saw Madam Song packing up cotton clothes and quilts.
"The weather will get hotter and hotter, and we won't need these things anymore. We have too much stuff, and it's not easy to carry it all. We can't expect the yamen runners to haul our things in a horse-drawn carriage!"
Madam Song spat and said, "You bunch of sour women! You're clearly just jealous that I got something good, but you're too ashamed to take it, so you use these kinds of words to hurt me. If you're so capable, then don't take anything and give me your bedding and cotton clothes instead!"
When the women heard her say that, they all rolled their eyes and left speechlessly.
Instead of wasting time arguing with her, you might as well go dig up a few more rat holes and maybe find some silver!
Madam Song rolled her eyes and snorted, then yelled for her mother-in-law, husband, and son to come and help pack up!
At lunchtime, Liu Laohu kept his promise and gave preferential treatment to all the prisoners who had participated in overthrowing Black Wind Village the night before.
They were allowed to sit at the table and eat the same food as the constables!
As for those who didn't participate, things will remain the same as before. If you want to eat, you can pay for it!
Shen Yuanjing and his siblings wanted to take the food to their family, but Liu Laohu confiscated it all.
"Eat here if you want, or go eat cornbread if you don't!"
Liu Yanhui ate without looking up and said, "Your Excellency is wise and tolerant. Whether you eat it or not is entirely up to you!"
Liu Laohu liked hearing this, and immediately winked at the constables, giving Liu Yanhui an extra chicken leg!
Shen Yuanjing stared longingly at the food, then glanced in the direction of his family. He felt a pang of sadness, but he ate with great relish!
There are vegetables, meat, and plenty of fragrant rice—it smells amazing!
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"This is outrageous! Where is Lanxi? Call Lanxi over right now. She clearly did a great job last night, why won't she let us over for a meal?"
"This is outrageous! There's so much food, they can't possibly finish it all, why won't they let us eat?"
“Those unfilial sons of Shen Yuanjing only care about their own food and drink, but they can still eat without caring about their elderly parents and younger siblings going hungry…”
"Lanxi isn't here. Could she be injured? She's a woman. Even if she has some basic martial arts skills, can she compare to a ruthless bandit?"
"I hope nothing happens to her. If something happens to her, what will we do next?"
The people who were just cursing angrily suddenly changed their expressions to worry.
"Brother and sister-in-law, please don't take offense at my harsh words, but if something happens to Lanxi, we need to make plans as soon as possible!" Shen Congyi pushed his mother.
Madam Shen immediately straightened her back: "The things in her carriage all belong to our Shen family!"
Shen Congli seemed to remember something and quickly whispered in his mother's ear.
Madam Shen nodded: "Congwen, when Yuanjing and the others return with their things, have them bring them all to me. From now on, I will manage all your expenses!"
Shen Congwen looked on in disbelief: "Mother, those are things the children risked their lives to earn!" How could Mother say that she would give them away to others?
After being repeatedly refuted by her eldest son, Madam Shen immediately retorted angrily, "Your father and I are not dead yet, and you already want to divide our family property?"
"Shen Congwen, all the hard work our family put in to support your education has been for nothing. Is this how you treat your family?"
"Brother, how can you be so ungrateful? Have you forgotten where your school money came from? It was all saved up little by little by our whole family. Now that the family is in trouble, we need you to repay us, but you refuse. If we had known this would happen, we brothers shouldn't have given you the opportunity to study!"
Shen Congwen held his head in frustration, constantly blaming himself.
Shen Lanxi didn't get up until five o'clock. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Shen Yuanjing and his three siblings squatting listlessly in the corner opposite her door. When they saw her open the door, they immediately forced a smile and came to greet her.
"Big brother..."
Not far away, there were yamen runners guarding the area. Shen Yuanjing and his companions complained to Shen Lanxi with a look of grievance on their faces.
"Grandmother took everything we got last night!" Shen Yuantang gritted her teeth in anger as she thought about it!
Shen Lanxi: "That's something you risked and fought for. Why should she go? Do your parents agree to it?"
The four siblings immediately wilted at the mention of their father and mother.
"They agreed?" Shen Lanxi asked with certainty.
Shen Yuanjing said dejectedly, "Mother is too grief-stricken to take charge, and Father can't argue with Grandmother and the others!"
“After Grandma gets our things, she will definitely share them with Second Uncle, Third Uncle, and Fourth Uncle!” Before the Shen family fell into decline, Shen Yuantang often saw the things that his parents had given to his grandparents appear in the hands of the other children.
Back then, the eldest son's family lived a good life, far surpassing the combined wealth of the other sons' families, so she didn't care about those things. Now it's different; they're on the road to exile, and besides, those things were obtained by risking their lives killing bandits.
"They don't have the guts to kill the bandits themselves, they only dare to beg from us, how shameless!"
Normally, Shen Yuanjing would have scolded his sister for her words and actions, but now he didn't want to care. Because his sister was right; they were no different from vultures that scavenged carrion!
Shen Lanxi looked at her younger siblings, who were all pouting, and chuckled, "From now on, if you get anything, put it in the carriage, and I'll keep it for you. If you leave it here, they won't dare to come and ask for it back!"
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