After feeding the exiled criminals, she was forced to reveal herself

Chapter 358: Money Has Always Moved People’s Hearts

At that time, Xie Wuying made a solemn promise to Zhao Gong on the mountain. At the foot of the mountain, Xie Yuchuan and Xiong Jiushan also thoroughly explained their thoughts to each other.

Xiong Jiushan only agreed with half of Xie Yuchuan's proposal. As for the other half, as a court official, he could not act on his own and had to have a legitimate reason.

That means we have to find a way to bring Feng Chen in. Xie Yuchuan didn't comment, but nodded happily.

As for the route, Xie Yuchuan compromised: "Then separate the people and the goods."

"How can that be possible?!" This move was too risky and Xiong Jiushan was worried.

Xie Yuchuan said: "Separate the people and goods and let them go their own way. Then we will know whether they came down the mountain from Qinglongzhai to rob people for gold and silver, or for people!"

"Now that the goods are lost, how are we going to move forward? No! No!" Xiong Jiushan felt that his eyes would turn black if he heard him say one more word. He had never seen anyone do such a thing.

There were hundreds of people, and the goods were separated. The goods were lost, and people died. No matter which side had an accident, it was unbearable.

He stared at Xie Yuchuan, "Are you kidding?"

"I never say such unrestrained words." Xie Yuchuan said.

Xie Yuchuan's eyes fell on the teapot on the table, and he looked up at Xiong Jiushan. Xiong Jiushan didn't understand, so he followed his line of sight and saw Xie Yuchuan placing his palm over the teapot in front of him.

Amidst the doubts, there was a sudden blink.

The teapot on the table is gone!

Xiong Jiushan blinked hard, looked up at him, then looked down at the table. In disbelief, he reached out his hand and swept across the place where the teapot disappeared, but found nothing.

Xiong Jiushan stared at Xie Yuchuan with eyes as bright as copper bells: "!!!"

Xie Yuchuan said calmly: "It's just a trick."

Xiong Jiushan thought to himself, do you think I'm a three-year-old kid?!
Can this be solved with just a little trick?!

A chill ran up his spine. Xiong Jiushan didn't say a word for a long time. His lips moved several times. It was obvious that he had a lot to say and ask, but when he got to his lips, he didn't know how to ask.

It took him a long time to calm down his shock and he raised his eyes to speak.

In front of him, Xie Yuchuan gently stretched out his hand, and in a moment, the teapot that had just disappeared appeared in front of Xiong Jiushan out of thin air.

Xiong Jiushan, who was about to speak, nearly choked to death on his own saliva!

"you you you--"

Xiong Jiushan pointed at him and unconsciously took two steps back.

He stared at Xie Yuchuan in front of him, looked around vigilantly at the air, looked around, looked directly into Xie Yuchuan's eyes, and asked in a low voice: "Is the family god here?"

Xie Yuchuan shook his head.

Someone gasped, his heart beating rapidly.

"Then you..." Xiong Jiushan looked at the teapot on the table and glared, "How did you... do that?"

Xie Yuchuan tilted his head slightly, his eyes flickering.

"I'm afraid Master Xiong is not very studious."

Nonsense! Who wants to know how to learn? I am asking you, how did you become nothing? !

Xie Yuchuan could see clearly the meaning in Xiong Jiushan's eyes.

He said calmly: "The secret of heaven cannot be revealed."

At this moment, Xiong Jiushan really wanted to hammer him to death!
Xie Yuchuan actually possessed the ability to transform himself, which was something Xiong Jiushan had never expected. Along the way, Xie Yuchuan's just-revealed ability almost made his hair stand on end.

This is more shocking than knowing that the Xie family is really protected by gods!

There was something wrong with the way Xiong Jiushan looked at Xie Yuchuan... Xie Yuchuan, who had expected Xiong Jiushan to have this kind of reaction, remained calm.

Closing the map, Xie Yuchuan said, "Separate the people and the goods. If you really think that something is valuable, you can give it to me for safekeeping. I will return it in full after the matter is completed."

"I don't believe you."

“Oh, that’s a problem too.”

The two of them were talking to each other. Xiong Jiushan knew in his heart that if Xie Yuchuan could really "change" like he did just now, then his proposal would not be a problem. On the road of exile, the most important thing is food and money. To entrust your entire worth and life to a fugitive? It's a joke!

"With the house god here, why would I covet your things? What are you worried about?"

Xie Yuchuan's words made Xiong Jiushan a little moved again.

I had just taken a nap in the afternoon, it was very cold, when my superiors suddenly gave the order to pack up the trucks and supplies.

The escorts were woken up by their companions in a daze, yawned, put on their coats, came out of the warm house, and followed the crowd to the backyard to sort out their things.

In the stable, the groom in charge saw many officials coming and hurried forward to greet them.

Many yamen runners were buttoning their coats and straightening their hats when they saw that the carriages and horses parked in the backyard had to be renovated suddenly, and they looked puzzled.

Among those who were most unhappy was Liu Kan, a young yamen runner who was woken up less than half an hour after falling asleep after his shift.

There was a commotion in front of him, and no one knew what was going on. In the back, a group of people gathered in a yard filled with the smell of cow and horse manure. Liu Kan looked at the carts of things tied up and couldn't help but ask a soul-searching question: "Why are they suddenly making a fuss when everything is fine? What's the purpose of this?"

He had just finished speaking when a group of more than a dozen people suddenly came in from the side door. They were all fugitives who had been guarding the area.

Liu Kan frowned and muttered, "What's going on?"

"I don't know." The companion beside him also sounded surprised.

Soon, the officials found out the whole story. These convicts who looked strong were specially selected by Xiong Jiushan to do the work.

He didn't hit or scold them, but just asked if they wanted to do some work in exchange for food.

A bunch of people stood up suddenly.

Don’t mention food. As soon as you mention food, I instantly think of the delicious food I had at noon.

If they could eat something like this every day, they would do any job the officials asked them to do and would be willing to work!

Xiong Jiushan was also caught off guard.

Since so many people were not needed, he selected a dozen strong men from among them, and sent them, along with several guards from the Xie family, to the back to assist the escorting officials in their work.

Originally, the convicts' group did not have much food and fodder to carry with them, as it was all set by the government. The silver and money were almost the same, so they bought supplies along the way. According to usual practice, as long as they did not waste money, the post stations and government offices along the way would take care of them, and there would be enough for them to reach their destination.

However, the escort mission this time was led by Xiong Jiushan, who always played it safe. He had calculated how much he would have to walk every day and how much he would consume before he set out, so that there would be no mistakes on the way. Unexpectedly, there were several changes during the escort of the Xie family, and people continued to send "gifts" and "stuff", regardless of whether they were enemies or friends. In short, the food in the team did not decrease, but increased.

In addition to Wulibao, he helped out at the request of the eldest daughter of the Tian family.

Nowadays, the amount of carriages, horses, food, fodder and even other things used on the road has doubled compared to before.

If you have enough food, you won’t be worried.

If he could bring these things out of the border unscathed, Xiong Jiushan believed that the second half of the journey would not be too difficult.

And now, Xie Yuchuan wanted to divide the people and the goods into two, and use each as bait. Xiong Jiushan stood in front with his arms folded, watching the officers and convicts sorting the carriage with a sullen face.

"Are you sure these fake things can hold back the other side's troops?"

"Of course." Xie Yuchuan said in a deep voice.

"Since ancient times, money has moved people's hearts."

(End of this chapter)