Chapter 325 The Concubine's Daughter Married in Haste 14
Chapter 325 The Concubine's Daughter Married in Haste 14
'Clap clap clap'
The more irritable officials whipped the exiled prisoners. If they were not escorting them, they would not have to sleep in the open air in the wind and rain.
"Ahhh, stop it, stop it."
"Wuwuwu, I want my mother, mother, mother, where are you?"
"Dad, wake up, Dad, you can't abandon us."
......
There was a sound of crying under the rain. Shen Ruoxue held her daughter tightly under her body, enduring the pain of the whipping and gritting her teeth. Seeing this, Xu Tao was furious and picked up a stone and threw it at her.
"Ah! Who? Which bastard dares to hit me!"
The rain was getting heavier and heavier. The officer could not see the direction from which the stones came. He angrily lashed the man with his whip. Xu Tao stepped forward and tripped him, then squatted down and looked at him with a smile.
"You..." He only managed to utter one word before his hand slowly dropped down.
There were no caves nearby, so the group had to continue forward in the wind and rain. The officers were already exhausted at this time and didn't care about anything else, so they just headed forward.
As for the prisoners behind them, they were not worried at all. If they escaped, they would be wanted, unless they ran away to the deep mountains and forests and never came out again.
Xu Tao helped the man back to the mule cart to shelter from the rain. At first, Xu's father was reluctant, but his eldest daughter dragged him onto the cart by the back of his neck, and he leaned against the inner wall of the cart, looking emo.
Shen Ruoxue thought about her husband and felt that he deserved it. He was asked not to go up just now, so he must have lost face.
The two siblings of the Ge family were also picked up in the car. As a good sister, Xu Tao thoughtfully arranged the elder brother and younger sister together. She knew that An was too noisy, so she let him stay with Shitou.
"Hahaha, niece, that's so satisfying!"
Shen Xiangxin came back happily. He just went down and beat the man's son to cry and mom, and the poisonous woman was beaten by him to look for her teeth.
It's a pity that Shen Yaozong is his biological father and couldn't bring himself to do it, but he asked his other sons to do it. Look at his face at that time, it was so dark~
The rain lasted a whole day before stopping. Many people caught a cold from being caught in the rain. Ge Yunlang was the only one on the mule cart who sneezed a little. Xu Tao gave him some medicine and he fell into a deep sleep.
Seeing that everyone was in such poor health, the officers did not dare to be cruel anymore. It would not be a big deal if a few people died on the road, but if more than half of the people died, they would not end up well.
Xu Tao took the opportunity to have the shackles removed, and also suggested that each family should pay for the mule carts and horse carriages, and no one could give a bribe.
Many people were tempted. Although they were checked from head to toe before leaving, they had elderly and experienced people at home, so it was not a problem for them to hide some banknotes in private.
The officials will naturally be willing to relax a little after receiving the bribes, but as for those who have no money, they will still have to walk.
Seeing that her sister was about to cry, Xu Tao hurried over to comfort her: "What's wrong with Zhining? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"Ouch, ouch, my banknotes are all wet."
Looking at the silver note taken out from the sole of the shoe, Xu Tao didn't have the courage to take it. He gave the little girl two silver ingots and quickly coaxed her into submission.
After buying some things in town and getting ready to go, a few arrogant people came over and said, "Give us the mule cart and leave one of you to drive it."
"Get lost." Xu Tao didn't know who the other person was, nor did she want to know.
"Xu Hong, get out here right now! Is this how you teach your daughter to talk to elders?"
When Mr. Xu tried to get out, he was pushed back in by his eldest daughter. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't escape the clutches of her clutches and lay down in the carriage again, shutting himself in.
Xu Tao put her hands on her hips and rolled her eyes. She looked like a decent person, but she was quite shameless.
Xu Chengjia was irritated by the little girl's gaze and raised his hand to slap her, "Today I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your father for being disrespectful to your elders."
It was a pity that he was standing under the mule cart and couldn't reach it even if he jumped hard. He was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick.
Xu Tao had had enough of the circus, so she lightly kicked the man down and said, "Hey, why didn't you pay attention and hit my feet? Look, you've made the soles of my shoes dirty."
"You...you are a disobedient and unfilial person..."
Xu Tao jumped off the carriage and stepped on the old man's face, "You are the disobedient and unfilial thing, right? If the old ancestor knew that you had ruined the Xu family to this point, would he be so angry that he would come out from underground to look for you?
My father is easy to talk to, but I'm shameless. If you dare to appear in front of me again, I won't mind personally teaching you a lesson for bringing shame to the family. If I make you shameless, you'll have no face to live or die, and you won't be able to enter the Xu family's ancestral tomb in the future. "
"you you....."
Xu Chengjia was so angry that his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
"What are you still standing there for? Get out of here with that useless thing."
The few of them were no longer as arrogant as before, carrying the person and running away quickly.
"Daddy, don't be angry, I'm just worried that it will be difficult for you~"
"Humph!"
Xu Hong was scratching the carriage with his mouth pouting. So many people didn't even give him any face.
Xu Tao coaxed her increasingly childish father for a while before he calmed down.
The rest of the journey was much smoother, and it took only two-thirds of the time to reach the place of exile - Pengcheng.
The environment is much better than Xu Tao imagined. It is a bit similar to Shu. The reason why it cannot develop is probably because the road is too remote and there is nothing special.
However, the common people were in much better condition than what she had seen in the imperial city. The laughter of children could be heard one after another on the streets, and the women's voices were much louder, which was very pleasing to the eye.
Exiled prisoners needed to register with the government before being assigned to the following villages. Xu Tao spent money to find out a lot of information and arranged for his father and others to be assigned to Wanhua Village.
It only takes one hour to drive a mule cart to Wanhua Village. Wanhua Village is composed of people from many different surnames and is not xenophobic. The village chief also has a good reputation.
After giving their mother some money, Xu Tao and the others did not follow them. They planned to settle down in Pengcheng first.
"Sir, please come in. Do you need to buy or rent a house?"
When the pawnbroker saw a few people pulling a mule cart and saw a pale look on their faces, he knew that they were here to inquire about the house.
"Buy it. A three-courtyard house. A suitable shop is also acceptable."
The guy's spirits are getting higher and higher, it's a big order.
"There are five suitable places now. Shall I take you to see them?"
Xu Tao looked at five places, all of which were pretty average, so she let Uncle Shen choose first. He then chose two places in the south and west of the city.
Xu Tao bought all the remaining three sets, one in the west of the city like Uncle Shen, and the remaining two in the east of the city.
The waiter smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. It had been a long time since he had seen such a straightforward customer. Although the customer bargained, he had already ordered a lot.
Strike while the iron is hot and go to the government to get the red deed. Then they returned to the house in the west of the city and became neighbors with Uncle Shen.
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