On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 59 Chun’an County

I can only rest in the wild at night.

But now there is plenty of rice and flour. Xiao Laoer was invited to kill pigs by a family holding a wedding in the village and got more than four kilograms of pork.

In order to celebrate the family reunion, Mr. Xiao waved his hand and ordered all the pork to be made into braised pork, and everyone had a delicious meal.

After dinner, the whole family gathered together and discussed how to reasonably say that the household registration had been lost.

After all, their mule and cart are still there. If they say they encountered bandits, no one will believe them.

Xiao Laoer spoke first: "How about saying that the package containing household registration was stolen?"

Wu was very happy: "This is a good idea."

Just because she got into a fight to curry favor with Miss Wu, all her nieces were killed. Xiao Laoer was so angry that he beat her up and said he wanted to divorce his wife.

Fortunately, her sons interceded on her behalf, allowing her to temporarily keep her position in Xiao Laoer's family.

Therefore, Mr. Wu is very discerning now and will never dare to sing the opposite tune.

"It can also be said that the household registration belongs to my grandfather's elder brother." Xiao Lian also said: "It means that our family of more than 20 people came together. There is no separation. The household registration is with my great-uncle."

Lin Xuan, who had been silent until now and seemed invisible, also spoke: "It can also be said that we fled in a panic when we broke into the city in Cangshan County and did not bring our household registration."

"My sister and I still have our household registrations, and it can be said that we are all relatives."

Boss Xiao felt that this girl was a little too thoughtful. If they admitted that they were Lin Xuan's relatives, they would most likely be sent to Mingzhou.

He was greedy for life and afraid of death, and he absolutely did not want to go to Mingzhou, so he gave the final word very rudely: "Forget it, let's just say that when Cangshan County broke through the city, they fled in a panic and lost their household registration."

Everyone had no objection to this, so they began to find a place to sleep.

If the men want to keep vigil, they can sleep by spreading some straw beside the fire.

The Xiao Xiao sisters and the Lin sisters crowded into their mule carts to sleep.

I have to say that it’s a good thing it’s not too cold now. Otherwise, if you catch a cold and have a fever, it’s a waste of money and you’re afraid of losing someone’s life.

And in this wilderness, even if you have money, there is no place to find a doctor.

Xiao Xiao asked Lin Xuan curiously: "When the Wu family left, did they invite you to go with them?"

She felt that the Wu family was indeed a businessman and very shrewd.

As soon as he saw something happened to the Xiao family, he ran away first.

But we had met the Lin sisters together before, and knew that they had good backgrounds, and were very polite to them along the way. It was obvious that if the younger sister was not safe, the Lin sisters would have a way out.

Before Lin Xuan could speak, Lin Long spoke first: "Mrs. Wu came to us and said that you are in trouble and asked us to follow them."

"But my sister refused, and Mrs. Wu changed her face and left."

The little girl's voice was clear and she could not hide her pride: "My sister said that the Wu family is unreliable. You have protected them all the way, but they can give up. You can't deal with such people."

Xiao Xiao touched the little girl's head: "You are right!"

Lin Xuan also smiled: "The main thing is that I believe you can escape unscathed."

This was said in a nice way. She originally thought that the Xiao family was going to settle down here.

Who would have thought that the Xiao sisters could really escape.

She had also been an official lady for several years, so she knew a little bit about it, so she reminded her: "I'm afraid if something happens over there, the county magistrate will notify you that your wanted order is in a nearby town. We still have to be careful." Xiao Xiao responded. : "Okay, I've thought about it, and that's why I agree to cancel the household registration."

Anyway, now that it was like this, she could only take one step at a time. She didn't want to think about it anymore, she just wanted to mess it up.

At noon the next day, the Xiao family arrived at the gate of Chun'an County.

They also came here late on purpose. At this time in the afternoon, everyone was having lunch, and there were not many people coming and going at the city gate.

The officers guarding the city gate were also chatting against the city wall. When they saw two mule carts approaching, a officer stepped forward and lazily asked: "What are you doing in Chun'an County? Household registration, road guidance. take it out."

Boss Xiao stepped forward with a smile on his face: "Master Cha, we are people from Cangshan County from Yuzhang. We fled in panic when the city was breached. Our household registration and the packages containing our belongings were also robbed at that time."

When the older police officer at the back heard this, he also came up to look at them: "You don't have household registration? Aren't you the ones on the wanted list in Changshan County?"

Then he asked them all to get out of the car, take out the picture album, and start looking at each other.

People nowadays are good at painting, so they dress up the three Xiao sisters in the Sheng Mansion and paint them into seven-eighth portraits.

It's a pity that the three sisters at that time were all dressed up.

Today, the Xiao sisters are all dressed in dusty clothes. They had trotted along with the mule cart for a while, but now they are as gray and dusty as the beauties in the portraits.

Boss Xiao turned pale with fright: "Sir, we are all ordinary people who abide by the law. My five daughters are so delicate that they don't even dare to kill chickens. How could they become wanted criminals?"

It had been agreed before that the Lin sisters should also be described as the daughters of Mr. Xiao, so that they would not match the number of criminals in Changshan County.

The officer saw the five girls clearly, and when he heard Boss Xiao's words, he couldn't help but roll his eyes. He felt that he was really a salesman and boasting about himself. How could he be called a coward?

He asked again: "Even if you lose your household registration and Luyin, you should register in Changshan County and get a new Luyin?"

Boss Xiao wiped his face and looked aggrieved: "The poor man over there is too cruel. He asked for two hundred taels of silver before he would do it for us."

"We used to have a bit of wealth, but we spent too much money on this journey. We really couldn't afford so much money, so we just came here from the side road..."

The officers were also very angry after hearing this, and they all cursed in their hearts: "Gan, you are so fucking inhuman!"

Everyone is working as an errand, but the people of Changshan County can take advantage of the convenient location to make a lot of money.

Those in Chun'an County can only live on their monthly salary.

However, it is rare for them to encounter a fat sheep. If they don't kill it, they will be sorry for themselves.

The leader of the police officer spoke in an official tone: "It is not easy to apply for household registration, especially since there are documents coming from Changshan County, saying that passers-by who do not have household registration will be strictly investigated!"

Then he pointed to the mule lane: "Besides, you can't be ordinary people who can afford mules, right?"

Boss Xiao looked shocked and guilty, and said sheepishly: "Your Majesty, we used to run a small restaurant, but now that there are scholars in the family, we want to take the opportunity to become a farmer."

Scholars, farmers, merchants, and the sons of great businessmen of the previous dynasty were not allowed to participate in the imperial examination.

Nowadays, the sons of businessmen can take the imperial examination, but they are also marginalized and have to pay an extra tax before they can take the imperial examination.

Boss Xiao really didn't expect them to be so thoughtful, but he gave him a good status.

But it didn't matter to him, since he didn't have a son to take the scientific examination anyway.

Therefore, she very cooperatively followed his idea and admitted that she wanted to take the opportunity to change her household registration and break away from the merchant's household registration.

(End of this chapter)