The next morning, before daybreak, the Lu family began to pack their luggage and prepare to leave. The more diligent women had already boiled water and put it into water bags.
After Lu Zifeng got up, he first walked around and found nothing wrong, so he felt relieved. In fact, he was still negligent yesterday, but there was no point in thinking about it now. It would be better to be careful in the next few days.
The team continued to move forward. Now they no longer had to worry about the water problem, and there was enough food for the time being, so the Lu family was in a good mood at this time, and they only hoped to reach Luzhou as soon as possible and settle down.
In the backyard of the Luzhou prefect,
There was a loud bang from the main room of a small courtyard and then it returned to silence. After a while, a sharp female voice was heard.
"Tian Susu, you bitch, you're so lucky! Someone actually saved you and your son. Humph, even if you're a girl from the Tian family, so what? If I don't let you come back, you'll never be able to enter this house!"
The words spoken in the woman's sharp voice were like a sword in winter, making the gray-clothed man standing below shiver, but he did not dare to look up.
Sitting at the top was a beautiful woman in her thirties. Judging from her dress, she didn't look like a real lady and was indeed too vulgar.
This person was none other than Mei, the concubine of Magistrate Tian. She was originally from a brothel, but was bought by a wealthy businessman and given to Mr. Tian, who was then the county magistrate. Over the past ten years, she had given birth to a son and a daughter for Magistrate Tian. The son was ten years old and the daughter was seven years old.
Now that her son is the only son of Prefect Tian, the entire Tian family will belong to her son in the future. However, some time ago, she received a letter from Tian Susu. This letter was certainly not written to her, but over the years, she has completely controlled the entire Tian family, so Prefect Tian did not see this letter and it had been withheld by her.
Now that Tian Susu's husband has died, she wants to come back with that bastard to compete with her son for the family business. This is something Mei doesn't want to see. As for whether Tian Susu came back to compete for the family business, Mei thought so anyway, so she sent people to kill Tian Susu and her son on the way back to Suzhou. However, Tian Susu escaped the previous times, but this time she found a more famous gang in the world to take action, but she didn't expect that someone would help them. The money she spent on hiring people this time was wasted.
I heard from the people who came back that the bitch has now entered Suzhou and will reach Suzhou Prefecture in five or six days at most. By then, we will have no chance to take action.
"Go ask them. I've already spent my money, and this is the result. Let's see what they say. I told you I only want results. As for their losses, that's their own business. They can't be blamed on us."
The man in gray thought about it and hesitated.
"Auntie, this is not easy to handle! They said that they lost more than thirty brothers this time, and it's good that they didn't ask us to pay compensation. Besides, the money we paid was not much. They said that if they want to make another move, the minimum... the minimum required is one thousand taels of silver."
When Mei heard this, her eyebrows immediately raised, her eyes widened, and her face turned red. It was obvious that she was very angry.
"Shameless! They took eight hundred taels of silver from me, didn't do the job properly, and still want more from me. They think it's nice, but they don't think about how their worthless lives are worth a thousand taels of silver."
The man in gray didn't dare to say anything. He knew that his master was angry, but those people were too shameless and had no credibility at all. But there was nothing he could do. He was just a small follower and was just following his master to make a living.
After Mei had vented her anger, she calmed down.
Forget it, things have come to this point, and there is no choice but to go on. If I really let that little bitch return to Suzhou Prefecture, I'm afraid I will not end up well.
"Go back and find those people now. I've agreed to their terms, but I have one condition. I won't pay them right away. I need to see the bodies of that bitch and that bastard before I pay them. Otherwise, forget it. I'll go find someone else. There are plenty of people in this world who can do the work."
After hearing what Mei said, the man in gray immediately nodded in agreement and hurried out of the house to do his business.
Lu Zifeng and his group arrived at Pulan County, a small county in the northernmost part of Suzhou. After discussing with the clan leader Lu Lanchen, Lu Zifeng decided that everyone should go to the county town to stay overnight and take a good bath. They had not had a good bath for more than a month, almost two months, since they fled from the famine. The weather was hot and everyone could smell the sour smell on their bodies.
After showing the pass and household registration to the soldiers guarding the city gate, the whole family entered the city together. Lu Zifeng asked Lu Ziqing and others to go and inquire which inn was better, while he walked slowly with his men.
Not long after, Lu Ziqing and others came back and took everyone to an inn. The inn didn't look very big from the outside, but it was the most suitable inn for the Lu family. The price was cheap, and they could cook their own food.
A member of the Lu family booked the entire inn, but the two most expensive guest rooms had already been reserved, so Lu Zifeng, who was planning to open two more rooms for his grandparents, had to give up.
In fact, the Lu family rarely goes out. This time, the whole family fled from famine, which opened their eyes. Since they came to Pulan County, they decided to stay here for a day. It was getting late today, so they would prepare the food they would need on the road tomorrow and set off for Suzhou Prefecture the day after tomorrow.
Lu Zifeng also took Lu Ziyan, Lu Zimo and the little girl Lu Zixuan shopping.
Lu Ziyan is a mischievous person and can't sit still for a moment. He looks around here and there. Lu Zifeng holds Lu Zixuan's hand and walks slowly with Lu Zimo on his right. He bought a lot of snacks for Lu Zixuan, and Lu Zimo bought two books.
After all the rounds, Lu Ziyan and Lu Zimo were almost full, so they went back home.
As soon as he returned to the inn, his mother Yunniang started nagging him. Lu Zifeng just smiled and didn't argue. He had plenty of money now and didn't really mind spending a little bit.
Lu Mingyuan came out of the bathroom wiping his hair. Seeing Lu Zifeng there and the table full of food and snacks, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he finally chose not to speak. It seemed that his son was quite capable now, so he should say less. The most important thing was that it seemed that even if he spoke, it was useless, and he wouldn't listen!
Lu Mingyuan felt a little depressed when he thought about this. It seemed that his son knew more than he, the father. How could he solve this problem?
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