The constable, who was about to get angry, glanced at the family and immediately felt sorry for them. He cursed under his breath and began to process their application.
"With so many of you, are you willing to be dispersed to other villages? Or do you all want to stay together?"
The constable's tone was somewhat unpleasant, but he was still getting things done.
"Sir, we are all relatives, so naturally we should be together. Please, have mercy and arrange for us to live in the same village!"
Before the Lu family could speak, Lu Fugui spoke first, saying that they had only gotten to where they were because of the Lu family, and they wanted to stick close to the Lu family in the future, so how could they part ways now?
The others nodded repeatedly. They had never thought of separating from the Lu family. They had become accustomed to following the Lu family for so long.
The constables knew that everyone still cared a lot about kinship, mainly because with more people, it was less likely to be bullied.
"In that case, we'll have to find a relatively remote village."
As the constables were about to find a remote village to send them away, He Jiuniang suddenly stepped forward and took out the waist token that Qin Jian had given her, placing it on the table.
"Does Your Excellency recognize this item?"
She smiled faintly at the constable in front of her. The constable had initially found her annoying, but when he saw the waist token, he was stunned. He grabbed the token and examined it carefully before asking, "Where did you get this waist token?"
“Naturally, it was a gift from a nobleman. On the way, we encountered a nobleman under His Highness Prince Chen and saved his life. The men in my family were injured in this way because they helped the nobleman escape danger. The nobleman was grateful to my family and gave us this waist token. Please, sir, do my family a favor and find a village near the prefectural city for us to settle down.”
He Jiuniang remained calm and composed, showing no sign of deception. The constable examined the waist token from left to right, frowned, and pulled the person next to him aside, whispering, "Old Li, do you think this is real?"
"Since that woman can say His Highness's name, it's probably true."
The waist tag had no extra decorations; it was just an ordinary token, and most people would not know that it belonged to the Prince Chen's residence.
"Besides, they intend to settle down here, so we're not afraid they'll lie."
The constable agreed, nodded, and made up his mind.
When he returned, his face was now radiant with a warm smile: "So you have done a favor for the Prince Chen's mansion. It's alright, it's alright. I'll find you a village that's closer, but there are just too many of you, so it might be a bit crowded."
The saying that Jingzhou City has too many people and too little land is absolutely true.
He Jiuniang didn't push her luck, as long as it wasn't a village deep in the mountains.
"Thank you, sir!"
Lu Fugui's timely flattery drew He Jiuniang's attention.
Along the way, she discovered that Lu Fugui was indeed quite intelligent and adaptable, and that he might be useful in the future, so it wouldn't have been in vain to have brought them along.
Finally, the yamen runners arranged for the Lu family to live in Anping Village, which was under the jurisdiction of Daling County, the closest county to the prefectural capital. It was also very close to the county seat, making it convenient for them to come and go.
After preparing their household registration documents and receiving their resettlement allowance, they were able to report to Daling County.
That should be the case, but because they had the waist token of the Prince Chen's Mansion, the two yamen runners became very attentive and offered to accompany them to see a doctor.
The Lu family members were a little anxious. This was a fake injury, and if they went to see a doctor, wouldn't they be exposed?
"No, no, sir! You've already gone to so much trouble for us, how can we trouble you any further? Please don't shorten my lifespan, we really can't accept this!"
Just as Madam Sun was about to kneel down, the yamen runner, Old Li, hurriedly helped her up: "Madam, please get up. Since that's the case, we won't go. You can go see for yourselves."
They were just casually agreeing to go; they were already exhausted from handling all the business all day, so it would be better if they didn't go.
The Lu family thanked them profusely and left, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"My third sister-in-law is really amazing. We almost got assigned to a remote mountain village."
Madam Qin couldn't help but sigh. She had previously thought it was a pity that Young Master Qin's waist token hadn't been used, but who knew that her third sister-in-law would make the most of it so quickly.
"Yes, I never expected such a turn of events!"
Lu Guilan smiled with relief. From Ganzhou City to here, she had witnessed He Jiuniang's abilities. No matter what happened, she always had a way to solve it.
"Where do we go now? It's getting dark, and we won't make it to Daling County in time."
Zhang Song couldn't help but chime in, saying that if they couldn't get to Daling County, they might have to spend another night outdoors.
"Go to the clinic first, then stay overnight at the refugee camp, and set off for Daling County early tomorrow morning."
He Jiuniang said something and walked beside Sun Shi, pulling the little dog along.
"A clinic? This isn't..."
Lu Lao Er almost let it slip, but quickly covered his mouth after realizing what he had said. Sun Shi glared at him and said, "If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"
Knowing he was in the wrong, Lu Lao Er immediately fell silent, but his eyes were still anxiously fixed on He Jiu Niang, wanting to hear what she had to say.
He Jiuniang couldn't help but laugh before saying, "If we're going to make it a charade, we should at least send two people to buy some medicine for treating external injuries, even if not everyone goes."
"Wouldn't that be a huge waste of money?"
The Liu sisters asked in a low voice, "Don't think that everyone has money now. We don't even have a place to live yet, and we'll have many expenses in the future. We should still save where we can."
"It's not your business to waste money, sisters, so don't worry about it!"
Qi pointed out with dissatisfaction that the Lu family had paid for everything that needed to be spent along the way, and that they didn't even know how much debt they owed the Lu family.
“My sister-in-law is right. We should go all out with this act. Now that we have some money, we can afford to buy ordinary wound medicine.”
Lu Fugui stepped forward and offered to cover the costs himself, which no one objected to. They couldn't rely on the Lu family for everything.
He Jiuniang was also a straightforward person, and immediately said, "In that case, my sister-in-law and I will go buy it, and my eldest and second brothers will take everyone to the refugee camp to reserve a spot."
"good!"
Yu was surprised that He Jiuniang would call her, and she was quite happy. She actually wanted to take the opportunity to wander around, but it would be inconvenient to be with everyone.
After parting ways with everyone, Madam Yu said, "Third sister-in-law, let's find a nearby clinic to buy it, and then go for a stroll in the street."
He Jiuniang had no objection: "Alright. Sister-in-law, let's go buy some more paper and pens, and draw portraits of your family members. Tomorrow morning, we can use the waist tag to ask those two constables to help us keep an eye out for people. What do you think?"
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