Chapter 122 The Sad Identity of a Convict
Shen Jun didn't believe it, so he packed up his things and walked out of the store.
When Shen Yong saw him coming out, he hurried to meet him.
“Second brother, how is it?” Shen Yong asked hurriedly when he saw that his face looked wrong.
Shen Jun didn't answer him, but looked at Shen Shan and said, "Ask someone where else in the city can exchange gold."
As soon as Shen Shan heard it, he knew that things were not going well. He did not delay and asked a few passers-by. After a while, he led Shen Jun to another shop.
However, the next few stores were the same as the first one. After seeing what Shen Jun took out, they immediately changed their minds.
Shen Jun came out of the shop with a sullen face and clenched fists.
He did not exchange it because he was really unwilling to do so.
The gold is obviously of such good quality, why is it being bargained for? And those people seem to be so self-righteous.
"Second brother, don't be discouraged, I'll ask someone again." Shen Shan patted his shoulder and went to ask someone again.
Sheng Ze suddenly said, "These people are bullying the newbies."
"Bullying the newbie," Shen Yong frowned and asked, "Even if you are bullying the newbie, you can't refuse the gold that is delivered to your door, right?"
It's not like he's completely inexperienced. Bullying happens everywhere, but no one would push away something profitable.
Sheng Ze pursed his lips and said nothing.
It’s not that he doesn’t know the reason, but the reason is too hurtful to say out loud.
Shen Jun was silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid it's not just bullying, but he has guessed our identity as exiles."
At this time, Shen Shan came back, and with a bad look on his face, he said, "Let's go, brother. I know where we can exchange it for silver at a high price."
“How high is it really?” Shen Yong interrupted hurriedly.
The amount of silver they exchanged would determine the family's life for the next few months, so of course he was anxious.
Shen Shan pursed his lips and said, “Four taels of gold leaves, and gold flakes can probably get twenty taels.”
Both Shen Jun and Shen Yong showed disappointed expressions.
Shen Yong said: "Why is it still so small? Is there no normal price for it?"
Shen Shan shook his head and told what he had learned, "Because we are exiles, they all know that we have no other way to exchange for silver, so they only give us this price."
The reason why their identities as fugitives were discovered was actually because of the things they took out.
Things coming out of the capital are better than those from border cities in terms of quality and purity. But because of this, anyone who can produce such things must be from the capital.
The only people who needed to exchange large amounts of cash were those who had just been exiled.
The people in the city of northern Hubei are used to the fact that fugitives often come into the city to exchange and buy things. However, most locals look down on the fugitives. After all, those who stay here must be guilty, and if they are reinstated in the future, they will not bother with ordinary people like them.
This also led to the attitude of most people in northern Hubei City towards the fugitives: if they can cheat them, they will cheat them; if they can't, the fugitives can't do anything to them.
I have to say that this is a kind of sadness, the sadness of being a convict. In the eyes of ordinary people, they are always inferior and can be bullied at will, and they have nowhere to seek justice.
Who would dare to seek justice? Everything they brought out was smuggled in secretly!
If you accept the rules here and exchange them for silver, you can still get some money. If you don’t accept it and the people above find out, you will lose everything.
"This is bullying, Third Brother. How about I go and teach them a lesson?" Ling Yun said as he started to roll up his sleeves.
Sheng Ze glanced at him and said, "If you don't want to stay here, you can leave now."
The implication is that if you want to stay here, you can't cause trouble.
Ling Yun choked, but when he thought of their identities, he had to hold back.
The group went to exchange silver with heavy hearts, and then went to buy according to the purchase list given by everyone. Because of this delay, they naturally returned late.
"It's almost midnight, why haven't they come back yet?" Almost everyone in the Shen family was waiting at the intersection, looking anxiously in the direction of Ebei City.
At this moment, Shen Qingqian suddenly saw a fire in front of her and shouted happily, "They're back! They're back!"
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