Chapter 171: Damn, Shameless

The little gesture of the old man was naturally not concealed from the eyes of Su Yin and his party who were standing not far away.

Of course, there were far more smart people than them.

Many of the refugees saw the door. After the old man left with his family and a group of servants, someone immediately followed him and gave the officers and soldiers proof of household registration, as well as money.

These people were also released.

The other people saw this and started to imitate each other, crowding forward.

“Why are you squeezing?”

“Get in line, line up for me one by one.”

“Those who don’t queue up, get out of here.”

Seeing that the interception barrier was about to be squeezed through, the officers and soldiers guarding one side opened their throats and shouted at the crowd.

Some officers and soldiers even took out knives and pointed them at the crowd.

After seeing the cold blades, everyone calmed down and lined up in an orderly manner.

“It seems that the problem is not big,” Nan Jingzhi said.

Su Yin nodded. “Ask each family to prepare their household registration certificate and money. Don’t give too much, but don’t give too little either.”

Nan Jingzhi nodded in agreement.

The four people returned to the team and told everyone what they had learned. Everyone’s hearts suddenly relaxed.

“It’s good if we can go there.”

Butcher Yang was not sure how much money to give, so he asked, “Yinyin, how much should we give?”

Old man Zhang and the people in Lijia Village looked over one after another. Even if they didn’t look over, they all stood up and listened with their ears open.

Su Yin thought for a while. “If the family has a carriage, give more, preferably one tael of silver.

If the family does not have a carriage, two or three families can combine and give one tael. If it is divided among each family, it will not be too much.”

“I’m just giving this as a reference. You can go back and discuss how much you want to give. It depends on your own situation.”

Butcher Yang couldn’t help but nod. “I understand, I understand. Just give more to those who have done well.”

Butcher Yang didn’t say the rest of the sentence, but everyone knew what he meant.

This is all human nature.

The purpose of these people is to make money, and naturally they will make as much money as they can.

While they were discussing, something happened at the checkpoint.

“Master, why don’t you let me pass?” The man couldn’t help coughing, and his face was sallow and thin.

He had already given away the last bit of money in his pocket.

The officer and soldier frowned and did not explain at all. He put the knife in his hand against the other person’s neck.

“I said I wouldn’t let you pass, so I won’t let you pass. If you keep nagging me, I will kill you with one knife.”

Facing death, the sallow man did not dare to say any more. He said timidly, “Master, can you return the money to me?”

“Money? What money? When did I take your money?”

“I just realized…”

Before he could finish his words, the officer and soldier rushed away impatiently. “Go away, go away, and be careful with the knife in my hand.”

The sallow man was angry and anxious. It was his last possession, and it was just like this.

He was unwilling to give in and said, “Give me the money back.”

With that said, he stepped forward to grab the silver in his hand.

The officers and soldiers did not expect that he would dare to take action. By accident, a bloody mark was caught on his hand.

The officers and soldiers came to their senses and became furious. The knife in their hands stabbed the sallow man’s abdomen mercilessly.

Immediately, blood overflowed and flowed to the ground.

“Ah ah ah!” The refugees screamed in horror.

Those at the front stepped back in fear.

The officer and soldier who had killed the man looked at the group of ragged refugees with fierce eyes and said, “This is the result of confrontation.

If you want to die, just give it a try.”

The originally noisy scene fell silent for two seconds.

With this precedent of killing to instill fear, when the officers and soldiers said no, no one dared to say anything, and they all left obediently.

As for the money they had given, naturally, they never got it back.

Su Baozhu kept staring over there and saw the behavior of these officers and soldiers, secretly cursing them for their shamelessness.

Everyone could only curse silently in their hearts, as no one could change the status quo.

They were all lined up in the queue, and at a glance, most of the people on the official road were from their group.

Seeing this, Su’s mother was frightened and asked hurriedly, “Yinyin, how much are you going to give?”

“Two taels of silver.”

“Is it too little? I look at that group of people, and I feel very sad.” For the first time, Su’s mother didn’t care about money.

In the past, if you had to pay so much for a deal, you might feel bad, but today she took the initiative to increase the price, which showed the impact of that brutal display.

Su Yin thought for a moment and took out a banknote from his pocket, with a denomination of five taels of silver.

Banknotes tend to give people the illusion of a lot of money, which was just the impression needed for these officers and soldiers.

Their family had two carriages and horses, and with Wan Sanye as a gangster, they needed to pay more.

After a cup of tea, it was finally their turn.

Su Yin stepped forward, “Master, this is our household registration certificate.”

When the officer touched the extra paper behind the household registration certificate, a smile appeared on his face.

“There are three people in your family? Who is that fat man?”

Su Yin understood that this was not enough and that he wanted more.

Without hesitation, she quietly handed a spare banknote to the officer, explaining, “That’s my distant cousin.

His family was attacked by bandits on the way here, and he was the only one who survived. Everything was lost back then.”

“If my cousin hadn’t met us, he might have died on the roadside. It was my cousin who didn’t deserve to die.”

The officer responded with a smile, “Your cousin is lucky at first glance.”

After giving so much money, Su Yin also wanted to gain more benefits.

She smiled and asked, “Master, are the county gates open? Can we be allowed to enter the city?”

“It’s open. As long as you pay the entrance fee, why wouldn’t you be allowed in?”

Su Yin understood that as long as they provided a benefit, they could enter without restrictions. This was rare good news.

She had been worried before, as Linzhi County and Jiatong County generally did not allow entry.

“Okay, you have no problem, let’s go.”

Su Yin took back the household registration certificate, drove the carriage, and led Wan Sanye and the others through the checkpoint.

Next, the uncle and the others came over in turn, giving at least one tael of silver to each household.

Fortunately, they had made a lot of money following Su Yin on the road; otherwise, they would have been exploited along the way, and their families would have been unable to survive long ago.

After a stick of incense, with the blessing of silver, everyone successfully passed through the checkpoint.

Everyone felt a little relieved.

Everyone knew that they could enter Linzhi County, and many people were very happy.

For no other reason than they needed supplies.

Although they would be exploited upon entering the city, they had to accept it for the sake of food rations.

When they arrived at the city gate, a group of refugees had gathered outside, and everyone was blocked at the entrance.

“Isn’t it possible to enter?”

Su Yin and the others looked at the crowd and sensed that something was wrong.

She got off the carriage and walked to the city gate.

At a glance, she saw a sign in front of the gate.

When she read the content clearly, she was dumbfounded.

“Damn it! Shameless!”