On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

What the Xiao sisters fear most is to be beaten into submission.

Xiao Xiao was afraid that the Xu family would want to take advantage of her father's life. She had heard that there were skills in playing boards.

She had the worst plan in mind: jailbreak!

The family first found a mountain to hide for a while. Of course, with their strength, they did not dare to make the wishful thinking of occupying the mountain and becoming king.

It is definitely not a good thing if the Wu Kingdom is not at peace.

But since there are so many people fleeing, we won’t be too strict about household registration and road guidance.

They have exploited a loophole once and will have experience in the future, so they will not be afraid of not being able to obtain household registration.

But if the Jiang family could help them handle it, that would be a dream.

After the Xiao sisters thanked them, they returned to the guest house.

Old Mrs. Jiang told him everything the girls of the Xiao family had mentioned, and asked a little tangledly: "Do you think we should help the Xiao family leave?"

"No." Mr. Jiang puffed his beard and glared: "I can never agree to this. Yu'er is not seventeen or eighteen years old, nor is he an inattentive person. You want to teach him how to be stubborn by sending people away when he is not around. What about your temper?"

Before he saw the Xiao sisters, he was very resistant to his grandson's decision, but now that he saw the Xiao sisters, he began to hesitate.

Heroes don’t ask where they come from.

The Xiao family daughter's calmness in the face of trouble impressed him.

And people didn’t cry and shout that they wanted to marry their grandchildren.

If they send the Xiao family away, then the grandson's originally only five points of concern will become ten points.

Just because you can't get it, you will miss it even more.

Maybe after meeting each other often, the grandson would find that he and Miss Xiao didn't get along with each other, and then he met a few girls from everyone who could write, draw, and be well-educated.

Without anyone's persuasion, Sun Tzu backed down on his own.

After listening to his words, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also felt that it made sense.

In the morning of the next day, after the Xiao sisters had finished washing, the maid came with a food box, and soon a table of meals was set up.

Small soup dumplings, silver rolls, leek boxes, steamed dumplings, tofu curd, and soy milk.

Everything was delicious, Xiao Xiao almost cried after eating it.

This is the life she wants to live.

It seems you still have to make money.

She decided in her mind that she would make soap when she got home.

She didn't do this at first because Wu Guo had traces of his predecessors who traveled through time, and that predecessor was still blamed and died young.

She didn't dare think about glass medicine, and she couldn't do it either.

But after going to the shop to inquire about it, I discovered that soap and the like were all shipped in from outside. I heard that only the imperial merchants designated by the emperor would make them.

In addition, many of the soaps produced in workshops are defective and fall apart as soon as the temperature is high.

There are also better quality ones, but the price is more expensive than what they purchased from Huangshang.

So much so that she had an idea in her mind, but she didn't dare to mess with it rashly, for fear of risking her own life.

But now that he is almost impoverished, Xiao Xiao can no longer take care of so much.

Although the two sisters were worried, it didn't affect their appetite. They almost finished their breakfast before going to the old lady to say hello. By the way, they were going to the Yamen.

Old Mrs. Xiao asked a boy to accompany them: "If you have something to do, let him run errands."

She wanted to watch the fun, but it was a bit inappropriate. The Xiao sisters walked out and waited for a while at the intersection. They saw Xiao Dalang driving a mule cart over. When he saw them, he waved: "Is there any news?"

The family was eager to go out in the middle of the night. Fortunately, he said that no matter how early he came, it would be useless if the city gate was not open.

"There is good news." Xiao Xiao opened the curtain and was about to go up, and saw Mrs. Xiao, Mrs. Liu, Mr. Wu, the Lin sisters and Sanlang sitting inside: "Grandma, are you all here?"

He also talked about Mr. Jiang’s help.

Mrs. Xiao clasped her hands together: "Buddha bless me, just don't get beaten."

"Then let's wait at the yamen gate now, right?" Mrs. Liu and the others looked a little better.

Mrs. Wu looked worried: "Your grandfather and Lian'er accompanied Erlang to the Huichun Hall for a consultation. Should we go to the Huichun Hall first?"

Whose son feels sorry for whom? Mrs. Xiao rolled her eyes at her: "Let Da Lang send us to the Yamen first."

Xiao Xiao didn't expect that the whole family would actually be mobilized.

This was not the first time that Xiao Dalang came to the yamen. After sending them to the yamen gate, he was going to spend two coins to find out about it from the yamen servant.

But before he could take action, the boy who accompanied Xiao Xiao and the others had already stepped forward to give money to the gatekeeper and began to inquire when the Xiao family's case would be judged.

After living for so many years, Mrs. Xiao entered the yamen for the first time. Looking at the yamen guarding the door and the tall stone lion, she was so scared that she bit her lip, her face turned pale, her dry lips kept trembling, and her whole body was shaking. .

Xiao Xiu quickly stepped forward to support her.

When Mrs. Xiao saw the boy who went to inquire about the news, she took a deep breath.

At this critical moment, she couldn't be cowardly, or she would make the Jiang family laugh.

Xiao Xiao also leaned over to listen to the Yamen servant.

Maybe it was because the servant gave him a lot of money, or maybe he was an acquaintance, but the yamen servant was unusually kind and said: "The Xiao family's case should be held in court in the middle of the day. Just go to the door and wait."

The boy smiled and thanked them, and then led them to wait outside the lobby.

There is also a wooden fence surrounding the outside of the hall. Looking at the lobby inside, one feels solemn and majestic.

After waiting for a while, people came over one after another. Everyone stood aside timidly, waiting for the adults to ascend to the hall.

About half an hour later, Mr. Xiao and Xiao Lian also came over.

Xiao Lian came close to Mrs. Liu and whispered: "Erlang is still staying in Huichun Hall. The doctor has checked him and said he is recovering well. If he takes a few more medicines, he won't need to take any more."

"Ascension!"

A dozen government officials were divided into two rows and stood on both sides. The killing sticks in their hands hit the ground rhythmically. Coupled with the low and long "powerful" sound, it could make ordinary people tremble with fear.

Because of his special profession, this was not the first time that Xiao Lao Er had faced such a scene, but Xiao Lao Er was really frightened and trembled. When the sound of the alarm went off, he was so shocked and oppressed that he immediately knelt down.

This level of cooperation made the county magistrate feel that he had met an honest person again.

The case indeed went smoothly, and finally the county magistrate said: "Brothers Xiao Youfu and Xiao Yougui went into the mountains to hunt without paying the hunter's tax. The Xiao brothers did not understand the law and it was their first offense. They were fined ten taels of silver and confiscated." Prey, go to hard labor for another month.”

"If you dare to commit another crime again, you will be punished severely..."

After the yamen servant took the person down, the young man from the Jiang family came forward and greeted him warmly: "Little Dongqing, please let us have a few words with the two gentlemen."

Of course, the familiar formula is indispensable, so I took the opportunity to give him a tael of silver.

Of course the yamen officer was willing to cooperate: "You are from Huichun Hall, right? I saw you when I went back to get medicine."

"Sir, you have good eyesight. I usually run errands for you, and I also help with medicine..."