Ancient natural disaster: The whole family went to escape together

Chapter 28 Bai County
But no matter how dark you are, you still have to pay.

As the saying goes, people don't fight with officials.

Putting aside the fact that they had just arrived, even the aborigines here had no reason to go against the government.

Su Yuanshan showed a reluctant expression on his face, turned around, counted six taels of silver from his purse, and handed it to the officer pretending to be heartbroken:

"Master, this is the money our family has been saving...can't it really be any less?"

When the official saw the silver, his eyes lit up. He quickly grabbed the silver in his hand, his eyes still spinning, staring at the remaining silver in his wallet.

The official cleared his throat and said: "Ahem, actually, you foreigners who have fled from other states want to settle down in Yongzhou, there are some rules you need to know..."

As he spoke, the official stopped talking and kept looking at his wallet, the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

Su Yuanshan gritted his teeth, handed the entire purse to the official, and said in a respectful voice:

"Our family is new here and we are not familiar with the place. We still need a lot of guidance from the young official. This small amount of money is our family's heartfelt wish. Please accept it!"

The official smiled with satisfaction, weighed his wallet, and the smile on his lips became thicker. "It's not about giving advice, but you have to go to the county to register as soon as possible. If it's too late, the refugees may not be accepted."

Su Yuanshan nodded hurriedly, and after a while of mediation, he sent the official away.

"Guests, don't worry about the money. Nowadays, there are so many exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. From time to time, there will be an inexplicable tax. As long as it can keep you safe." The old woman said in a sad tone.

"Oh, my family can't squeeze out any extra money. I don't know when the end of the world will come!" The old man sighed, turned around and went back to sleep.

Su Yuanshan also looked bad. Although his family had a lot of money, they were cheated out of a bag of money all at once. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't heartbroken.

Mrs. Zhao patted Su Yuanshan's hand and said, "It's okay. I have the large banknotes here. We will go to the county bank the day after tomorrow and exchange the money."

Su Buyou yawned, and Zhao quickly urged her to go to bed.

Vaguely, Su Bujing seemed to hear Wen's cries of pain and Chen Wanli's screams coming from outside.

Su Bujing didn't care too much, as long as their family was fine.

That night, the mournful sounds in the village never stopped.

Everyone in the Su family was not affected at all because they were too tired. Su Bujing also practiced diligently until dawn.

It wasn't until noon that everyone got up leisurely. After washing up, they had lunch under the hospitality of the old couple.

After dinner, Su Yuanshan and Su Buyi went out to find out the news. Mrs. Zhao went out to buy food from the villagers, and Su Buyi was still nestled in bed.

Su Bujing took Su Buwei in the yard. He first stood on horseback for an hour, then found a wooden stick to draw and practice sword skills.

After carrying a heavy load some time ago, Su Buwei's strength became stronger and his character became more tenacious. He was able to calm down and concentrate on sword practice.

Coupled with the fact that Yi Jin has undergone marrow cleansing, he has become a martial arts wizard at this time. With a little polishing, he can turn rough jade into beautiful jade.

Peaceful time always passes very quickly, and it’s sunset and dusk in a blink of an eye.

Ms. Zhao went to the villagers and bought a bag of corn, sweet potatoes, and a few pieces of marinated bacon. She also spent a lot of money to buy two sharp hatchets and found out where the wells in the village were for drawing water.

None of the things they had before were left after their escape. No matter where they went to make a living, they had to have food and weapons in their hands.Su Yuanshan and Su Buyi also came back. They found out that this place is not far from Bai County. Every morning, there is an ox cart in the village taking the villagers to the county to buy. They only need to pay a big sum each.

After dinner in the evening, Su Bujing took half a cup of Immortal Mansion water from the waterfall in the Immortal Mansion. After diluting it, everyone in the Su family drank a cup as a daily nourishment for the body.

At dawn the next day, Su Yuanshan and Zhao took their four children and said goodbye to the old couple. They got on an ox cart at the entrance of the village and slowly drove towards Bai County.

After the ox cart drove out of the shooting place, Su Bujing seemed to hear Wen's voice again in the distance:
"Chen Yuan! Your father was... captured by the officials... You have to stand up before... farming..."

Although the words were intermittent, Su Bujing could still vaguely guess what happened in the Chen family.

It was just that when the government came to collect taxes, their family could not pay a huge amount of taxes, so Chen Wanli, who was in his prime, was dragged to do hard labor.

It's just a pity that Chen Yuan, a child, will be forced to grow up.

In these troubled times, we don’t know what will happen.

After Su Bujing thought about it, he no longer thought about the Chen family. He sat on the bullock cart and leaned leisurely on Su Buwei's shoulder, looking at the scenery along the way unhurriedly.

The village is about an hour and a half drive from Bai County.

After the ox cart arrived in Bai County, the villagers on the cart carried their own things and went to sell them to earn some change.

Su Yuanshan and Zhao took their four children to the county government office in Bai County. They informed the government official on duty at the door of their purpose and were taken to an office inside.

Sitting in the room was a man over forty years old, with a well-maintained beard, wearing a dark-brown official uniform with wide sleeves and a translucent jade pendant around his waist. He looked haughty.

"Where are you from?" The man in official uniform asked with his chin raised, his eyes looking up and down at Su Yuanshan unscrupulously.

Su Yuanshan took a step forward, bowed and said: "The grassroots family was persecuted by the True Dragon Army and fled from Qizhou..."

The man in official uniform interrupted sharply: "What is the real dragon army? Don't talk nonsense, ignorant old man! Those are rebels!"

Su Yuanshan hurriedly changed his words and said: "Your Excellency, you are right, they are the rebels! Those rebels did a lot of harm to us. We were forced to leave our hometown. We thought about the prosperity and well-being of Yongzhou, so we went through untold hardships and fled here, hoping to get Yongzhou. His protection!"

The man in official uniform stroked his beard with satisfaction and nodded: "Well, our Yongzhou is indeed very prosperous. Even if we leave our homes open at night, we will not be robbed. The Lord of Qinzhou is also kind and generous, and he welcomes refugees. You are in the right place."

"Take out your pornographic album and look at it."

Su Yuanshan took out the yellow book and presented it to the man in official uniform.

The official man glanced at it casually, raised his beard and pointedly said:

"There is no problem with the yellow list, but you arrived too late. The villages around Yongzhou have already been filled with the previous group of refugees from Yuanzhou..."

Su Yuanshan took out the filial piety money that he had prepared last night and pushed it into the hands of the government man. "Your Excellency, you are very accommodating. Our family just wants to live in Yongzhou."

The man in official uniform weighed the weight in his hand and calmly put the money in his arms, with a sincere smile on his face:

"Seeing that your family is all honest, let me give you an idea. If you still have some spare money, rent a yard in the county and then find a job. Once you have a living, you can Register with me here, and you will be considered settled in Bai County."

Su Yuanshan had an idea in his mind and led everyone to say goodbye to the man from the government and leave.

(End of this chapter)