On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 62 Road Guide
  Mrs. Xiao was still worried about her daughter-in-law, so she asked Lao Er Xiao to go with her: "Second brother knows how to pick meat, don't forget to buy more tofu."

After the couple left, Old Man Xiao said to his wife: "Give the boss five taels of silver and ask him to buy some medicine and take it with him."

This is a serious matter. Even though Mrs. Xiao was reluctant to give up, she did not refute. She returned the silver coin that had not been warmed to her son: "By the way, let the doctor take a pulse for you and see if everything is okay?"

Boss Xiao refused: "I can't go out. Who knows when those people will come to find me?"

Mainly because he just came back from a run and was too nervous. He didn't want to move now: "Let Dalang and the others go."

"Dalang and the others went to the street with the Lin sisters. He said he was accompanying them to the embroidery shop to see if they could collect the flowers." Mrs. Xiao was a little dissatisfied and muttered: "It's just you who are so kind. We ourselves are almost out of business, and you still support others." The girl at home.”

Boss Xiao was not afraid of his mother's nagging and said confidently: "If there is no place to stay, then send them back so they can have a place to stay."

Even if what he is thinking is that Mingzhou is unstable and pirates are rampant, he will not go there if he kills me.

He came close to his mother again and smiled very obscenely: "The eldest nephew is not young anymore. Our family can't even afford betrothal gifts now. If they are homeless, then why don't you get a granddaughter-in-law for nothing?"

Mrs. Xiao looked at him with wide eyes: "This, this..."

I really started to think about it in my mind, although I despised them for not doing their jobs well, and they were just freeloaders.

But she used to be the rich daughter of an official, and she could also write and draw.

He is just afraid that his grandson's wife is too capable and looks down on them, those who work in the land.

This put her in a dilemma for a while.

Boss Xiao took advantage of his mother's lack of time to care about him and slipped away quietly.

He admitted that he was not filial enough and would be impatient when his mother nagged him, but when he heard his wife talk, he was filled with joy.

Eating dumplings is a very rich meal for the Xiao family.

After more than an hour of busy work making noodles, chopping meat, and making dumplings, everyone ate delicious dumplings.

Of course, their dumplings can't be purely meat-filled, with more than five kilograms of tofu added. Otherwise, how would they be able to eat them?

Just as they were eating without raising their heads, there was a knock on the door outside.

Mr. Xiao and his wife sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.

Boss Xiao must have been reluctant to use his daughters, so he immediately said: "Dalang, go and open the door."

Then he remembered that someone from the Yamen might be here, so he put the bowl down and said, "I'll go with you."

As he expected, it was a police officer who came to deliver a message: "Our boss asked me to tell you that at the end of the morning tomorrow morning, you will go to the Yamen to apply for household registration."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Boss Xiao hurriedly invited him warmly: "Thank you, Sir, I happened to make dumplings today. How many bowls will you have?"

He really didn't expect that things would be done so fast in the yamen this time.

Now that the important things were done, he wanted to take the opportunity to find out some information.

When Mrs. Liu saw him bringing someone in, she and her daughters hurriedly hid in the room.

It's not that I'm following etiquette, but I'm afraid of exposing my secrets.

But in the eyes of the police officers, they felt that they must have been a wealthy family.

If ordinary people are reluctant to keep a courtyard, let alone eat dumplings made with white flour, and no foreign men will come in, the female family members will avoid these rules.

He felt that the boss was thinking too much and asked him to pay more attention.

Boss Xiao poured him another drink. Zuo said "Thank you for your hard work," and added that "Sir, the job is good," and he put on top hats one after another for the servants.

After the officer had a few more drinks, he answered almost every question.

After he had had enough wine and food, Boss Xiao instigated the second son and his son to send him back.

Mr. Xiao asked worriedly: "Will we be in danger tomorrow?" "Dad, you are thinking too much." Mr. Xiao felt confident and breathed a sigh of relief: "If they really doubted us, they would have sent troops to surround us long ago. ”

He stood up excitedly and said, "You can go to sleep without worries, I have to ask them what name they remembered."

When he returned to his room, Xiao Xiao asked curiously after hearing his father's words: "Did everyone register with their real names in Changshan Town before?"

At first they went to join in the fun, but after the Wu family collected money, they stopped going there.

Now speaking of it, she was also curious about how to register over there.

Boss Xiao thought about it for a moment: "Shopkeeper Wu's name was written on the road guide. I thought the document looked down on others, so it listed the twelve members of the Xiao family."

The household registration of the Lin sisters was originally in Mingzhou Prefecture and was not added to the road guide.

Now that they have given up their original household registration, of course they have to change their names.

He frowned: "I think your grandfather seems reluctant to change his surname?"

Xiao Xiao thought to himself: Are you afraid that you don’t want to change it yourself?

Coincidentally, she was unwilling to change her name.

She has used the name Xiao Xiao for two lifetimes.

But that would be dangerous, it would be too easy to check.

She smiled and persuaded: "This is just a temporary measure. Xiao and Xiao have the same pronunciation. Let's change it to Xiao now. When we get to the place, we can spend some money and change it to Xiao."

"Just say that the officer here wrote it wrong, we didn't know it at the time."

"Like me, change it to Xiao Xiao, so you can continue to call me Xiao Xiao?"

"And our original household registrations are still there. When the time comes, we will use the original household registrations. Those who registered there will definitely think that the registration here is wrong."

This is the advantage of inconvenient communication. As long as you find the right person and spend some money, it is not difficult to lie.

After hearing this, Boss Xiao also felt that this was the safest way, and praised with a smile: "The third child is still smarter!"

He got up again and went to tell his parents the good news.

In the morning of the next day, Mr. Xiao, his two sons, and his two older grandsons went to the Yamen and asked the women to start packing their things, and then hurried on when they came back.

This place is too close to Changshan County, so I feel uneasy here.

In addition, the house price is too expensive. Mrs. Xiao would rather find a place to live in the wild without spending a penny. She can also catch some fish, shrimp and wild vegetables.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was a kitchen and easy access to water, Mrs. Xiao directed them to steam a lot of steamed buns.

Xiao Xiao estimated that even the steamed buns for the evening were steamed.

In less than an hour, the four Xiao family descendants came back, but their faces looked ugly as if they had seen a ghost.

Madam Xiao panicked and asked eagerly: "Have you got all the household registration and roadmap?"

It cost a hundred taels of silver. If she couldn't get it, she would die.

"Don't worry, Mom, I got everything." Smelling the aroma of the steamed buns, Boss Xiao finally came to his senses: "Hurry up and pack your things, let's leave now."

Seeing Liu's worried eyes again, he took out the household registration road guide from his arms and showed it to them: "It's really all done."

"Then why do you look so ugly, as if you've been robbed?" Mrs. Wu panicked: "Are you asking for cash again?"

Xiao Laoer wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "In the Yamen, we met the Yamen servant from Changshan County. Can we not panic?"

(End of this chapter)