The wooden door of the post station was in tatters, and it seemed that a strong wind would blow it down.
Wang Datou went forward and knocked on the door, and a uniformed postman slowly opened the door.
Wang Datou showed the token, and the postman in the post station immediately welcomed everyone in with a smile.
"My Lords, please come in—"
Meng Liang was carried by two officers and entered the gate first, followed by Zhang Xiaowu, Zhang Chong and others.
Finally, there are low-ranking officials and the exile team.
Feng Jiuyan and his family of three were at the end of the exile team and walked in.
All the prisoners were standing in the large courtyard of the post station.
Feng Jiuyan took a quick look around. The post station was not big, and the houses were divided into two parts.
The houses on the east side are more orderly, and some of the rooms are quite grand. The rooms on the west side, on the other hand, look rather shabby, with some windows that have been in disrepair for many years, the window paper in tatters, and the window frames about to fall off.
Wang Datou discussed with the postman, then returned to the exile team and announced loudly, "There are rooms available at the post station."
As soon as these words were spoken, the exile team was instantly in an uproar.
"Tonna, I can finally sleep in bed. I traveled for two days and almost didn't get to see my grandfather."
"Woo woo woo, I can finally rest well tonight."
"The official is so kind. He gave us a room to stay in."
"Great, I won't eat dinner tonight and will sleep till the end of the night."
"It would be best if I could take a bath."
......
The scene was extremely chaotic. If the officers had not drawn their swords, the prisoners would have rushed to occupy the rooms.
Wang Datou shouted loudly, "Quiet! Everyone, be quiet! There are rooms for you to stay in, but you have to pay for them. A single room costs eight taels of silver, and hot water is provided for washing. The price for a large bunk bed for ten people is calculated based on the number of people, 500 coins per person. The price for a large bunk bed for thirty people is also calculated based on the number of people, 150 coins per person. First come, first served, there are not many!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the team was in an uproar again.
"What? Eight taels of silver for a single room? Why don't you just go and rob it!"
"Damn it, such a shabby room, with a bunch of stinky people lying in the same room, won't they vomit to death?"
"Corrupt officials! I knew these officials were all black-hearted. How could they be so kind as to give us a room to stay in!"
A large group of prisoners, with spit flying everywhere, were cursing the officers.
Feng Jiuyan took Madam Feng and Feng Jiuli to stand aside, far away from the team, to avoid being sprayed with spit.
It's no wonder that everyone was angry and cursed. You have to know that for ordinary people, ten taels of silver was enough for a year's food. But a room in the post station cost eight taels of silver. Who wouldn't curse their parents?
Among the exiled people, half were from official and merchant families, and the other half were poor common people who were exiled because of committing crimes.
Even families of officials would gasp when they heard that a single room cost eight taels of silver.
In the past, they didn't care about eight taels of silver at all.
But many people were not like Feng Jiuyan, who knew about exile in advance and had all their property confiscated. Most of the people whose homes were confiscated were confiscated by the soldiers without warning, so many people had no time to hide their silver and property.
Even if you have hidden valuables, you need to carefully calculate how to spend them. Otherwise, if you don't have any money, you will die on the road of exile without knowing how.
For ordinary families, eight taels of silver was already an astronomical figure.
Feng Jiuyan complained in his heart, he could have just blatantly robbed everyone's money, but why did he have to give them a shabby house to live in!
They wanted to bargain with Wang Datou, but Wang Datou refused to buy it and said, "You can stay here if you want. If you don't want to stay, you can stay in the stable. Those who don't want to stay in the room have to prepare their own dinner. There is no steamed corn bread."
Once these words were spoken, everyone had to pay the money even though they were extremely angry.
Most people choose a large dormitory that can accommodate 30 people, and fewer people choose a single room.
Feng Jiuyan of course chose a single room.
He handed the silver to Wang Datou, who was grinning from ear to ear. He recognized at a glance that the ten taels of silver in his hand were the ones that Feng Jiuyan had cheated him out of last time.
Now, it is finally back in his hands.
Feng Jiuyan rolled her eyes at Wang Datou, feeling disgusted at his villainous behavior.
Humph, she will eventually get the money back!
Wang Datou found two taels and gave them to Feng Jiuyan. He smiled and said, "Miss, come with me. I will arrange a good room for you right away."
He didn't put the silver into his pocket, but deliberately twisted his fingers and waved the silver that Feng Jiuyan had just given him in front of her eyes, looking cocky and asking for a beating.
Tsk, the villain is succeeding!
Feng Jiuyan flicked her finger and a small stone flew out from her fingertips and hit the back of Wang Datou's head with force.
"Ah! Who!"
Wang Datou covered the back of his head and looked back.
Feng Jiuyan pretended to be puzzled, "My lord, what's wrong with you?"
His eyes were innocent and puzzled.
Madam Feng and Feng Jiuli were also confused. They were really confused and had no idea what had just happened.
Wang Datou looked around but couldn't find the murderer, so he had to consider himself unlucky and took Feng Jiuyan and the other two to a room on the second floor on the east side.
"Here, this is your room. Our master has specially ordered to give you a good room. Let you rest better and continue to treat his injuries. Later, an official will bring you hot water. Wash up and rest well, and remember to go to our Master Meng's room for acupuncture later."
Wang Datou finished speaking in one breath and ran away.
Feng Jiuyan locked the door and turned to look around the room.
The room was really nice, not luxurious but at least clean and tidy.
It has everything you need, a big bed, a tea table, and a beauty couch by the window.
The downside is that the quilt on the bed is hard and not warm at all. Moreover, the quilt cover is patinated and dirty, and the original color of the quilt cover can no longer be seen.
Feng Jiuyan walked back to the tea table and placed the bag on the table.
"Mother, A-Li, please sit down and rest for a while."
Then, he took out a water bag filled with spiritual spring water from his bag and gave it to the two of them to drink.
Madam Feng sighed, "Well, even though the quilt is dirty, we can finally have a good night's rest. We no longer need to use the ground as a bed and the sky as a blanket, and sleep in the open air."
Feng Jiuli's face was also filled with smiles. "That's great, I can finally take a shower. My whole body is itchy. When I scratch myself, my nails are covered with black mud."
As she spoke, Feng Jiuli scratched her head and stretched out her hand to show her mother and sister.
Feng Jiuyan said with a smile, "You dirty little devil, you need to wash yourself well later."
As they were talking, there was a knock on the door. "Miss, we are here to deliver water."
Feng Jiuyan opened the door and saw two officers carrying a large bathtub, followed by another officer carrying a large bucket of water.
Several people came in and filled the bathtub with water back and forth.
"Miss, Lord Meng said that there must be enough hot water in your room! If you need it later, just let me know."
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