Chapter 92: Swallowing money will sting your throat
. Waking up early, there was a long queue at the gate of the government office, all of them were people who came to apply for travel permits.
Yu Tingwan smeared soot on her face again, and now she was mixed in with the crowd, playing with the hidden weapon she had just got.
It was given to her by Shunzi after she went to the iron shop.
Yu Tingwan didn't dare to press it randomly, for fear of accidentally triggering the mechanism.
Unexpectedly, it seemed to have a special texture. It didn't look like cheap stuff at all.
But she didn't understand these, so she went back to ask Wei Shen.
There were complaints behind her.
"This travel permit is getting more and more expensive. It was only four cents last year, and now it has risen to six cents. Do we have a way to live? I'm afraid if it goes on like this, the family will be emptied."
How much?
Yu Tingwan was a little worried.
For four people, it would cost twenty-four cents.
She could buy eight sleeve arrows! ! !
"Hush, keep your voice down, don't let the constables in front hear you."
The skinny old woman carrying a basket was so scared that she covered the mouth of the person who spoke earlier: "Are you tired of living? The person who complained about you yesterday not only didn't get a pass, but was also beaten. There was a hole in his head, and he was carried away unconscious."
Is the extra money for the court?
Those officials divided it up and used it to keep beautiful concubines!
As soon as these words came out, the man was really scared.
She didn't dare to complain anymore, but still muttered in a low voice: "The nobleman in the capital is estimated to come to Ze County tomorrow. Aren't you afraid that we will report it?"
The old woman shook her head and laughed at her for being too naive.
"Those people are here to pick up General Wei's body. Even the post station they are staying in is heavily guarded. Do you have a chance to see them?"
"Why not think about it first? If the truth is revealed, how heavy are your bones? Can you bear the heavy punishment of the constables?"
Yu Tingwan listened quietly without interrupting a word.
The pass was processed very slowly, and from time to time, the constables in front could be heard scolding.
"You come when you don't have enough money? Not a penny less, do you understand! Get out of here."
The old woman in tattered silver-white clothes knelt down, grabbed the other party's clothes, and begged bitterly: "Sir, please be flexible."
She broke down and cried: "I only have five cents, and I borrowed it from my neighbor before I went out."
"There was an accident in the mine in the west again. It was said to be a landslide. My son was buried alive underneath. He is gone. I received a message asking me to collect the body."
"I have to pick him up, pick him up."
"Get out!"
The constable kicked her hard in the heart.
"Bah! What the hell is your miserable life to me?"
"If there is really no other way, then just hit your head against the wall and die. You can be reunited with your son at least."
Seeing this, several constables nearby all laughed wantonly.
How could this be what people should do?
But they wore officer uniforms, with swords hanging around their waists, and were always arrogant and domineering.
The people around them were trembling with fear, with sympathy in their eyes, but no one dared to stand up.
Yu Tingwan curled her fingertips, lowered her eyes and said nothing. Wei Shen and the others were still waiting for her to go back to the inn.
Before she had the ability, she would not force herself to get involved.
To apply for a road permit, you only need to check the certificate, collect the money, ask where you are going and what your purpose is, and finally press the official seal on the yamen document.
But those constables were procrastinating.
Even if they collected the money, they would still play tricks on people.
In front of Yu Tingwan was an engaged couple who were going to the county to buy things for their wedding.
The constable saw that the girl was pretty and had an idea.
"He's a country bumpkin. You might as well follow me instead of him." He
was about to grab the girl's hand.
The girl was so scared that she burst into tears and hid behind her fiancé.
The man was also scared and his face turned pale: "Sir..."
He protected the girl behind him: "Twelve cents, no more, no less, you should give us a pass according to the rules."
The constable sneered: "How dare you talk to me like this, you dog?"
"What is the rule? I am the rule here."
The man was very angry, but he also knew the truth that a high-ranking official can crush a person.
Even if the other party was just a small constable.
In a poor place, people are exploited and evil-minded people are everywhere.
What can he do?
He can only grit his teeth and say, "Then we won't open it."
The constable sneered and took the money without any intention of returning it: "If you don't want to open it, get out, don't delay my work."
The man's hands tightened under his sleeves again and again, and he could only swallow his resentment and protect his fiancée and leave.
The constable spat on the ground.
"Coward!"
"It's just a woman, what's wrong with letting me play with her?"
He didn't have a good attitude: "Next." He
took a look, oh, it was a young girl.
But she was very dark.
He glanced at her casually and felt disgusted, and didn't look at Yu Tingwan's facial features carefully.
Yu Tingwan handed over the certificate and the money.
The constable didn't even count them, and raised his eyebrows.
"Excuse me, sir."
Yu Tingwan: "My family is from Xilin Village. We are going to the county to see a doctor for my husband. He is seriously ill and I am afraid of delaying the treatment."
"The extra money will be used to treat you to a drink."
The constable swallowed the humiliation in his mouth and smiled immediately, without making things difficult for Yu Tingwan.
He picked up the official seal and pressed it neatly on the four passes.
"I am not a constable who makes things difficult for you. Go ahead, seeing a doctor is more important."
Yu Tingwan took the pass and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you, sir."
After she turned around, the smile on her face disappeared.
The girl walked forward, turned the street, and stopped.
Not long after, a silver-haired old man came over. She staggered, her hands were shaking, and her lips were numb.
"Go home and collect money."
"Collect money to take Si'er."
Even if they die, they want to return to their roots.
Yu Tingwan felt sad.
"Mother-in-law."
She stopped the person.
The old woman leaned on a cane and just looked over.
Yu Tingwan pushed the copper coin into her hand, said nothing, and left to go back to the inn.
The old woman's cloudy eyes were without any luster, but her lips trembled violently twice, and she couldn't suppress her sobs.
"Girl."
She called Yu Tingwan in front of her.
"Look at your clothes, you must be from a poor family. I..."
Yu Tingwan interrupted in a gentle voice: "Who doesn't have difficulties when they go out? I can still afford a penny. Mother-in-law, you don't steal or rob, just accept it with peace of mind."
As she said that, she thought of something.
"I just gave the constable six more coins."
The girl's voice was very light, without any emotional ups and downs: "Did mother-in-law see it? Those people are not even as good as animals. They are so happy."
The old man's cracked lips moved: "You gave too much."
Yu Tingwan: "I don't feel bad."
"I remember those people's faces too."
It won't be long before the new county magistrate takes office, and the sky of Ze County will change. What is a small town?
"They will know sooner or later."
She raised her eyelids slightly, her tone concealing coldness and mockery: "Swallowing money will irritate your throat, and sooner or later you will have to spit it out in multiples."
(End of this chapter)
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