Chapter 258
Xiao Chengxiao saw that the roots of her ears were slightly red and thought that she was moved by Xiao Chengxian's actions. He was very pleased and carried the remaining luggage to the big umbrella.
But why was Su Manrong moved? She just felt embarrassed...
But now the exile team was waiting for her to set off, so she couldn't think too much, so she held an oil-paper umbrella and headed to the woods nearby, looking for a place to enter the space to wash up.
Because time was limited, she only heated up a glass of milk and made some oatmeal for breakfast.
"Don't want the plastic sheet?" Xiao Chengxian asked doubtfully when he saw her coming back.
"No, keep it." Su Manrong shook her head, closed the oil-paper umbrella and walked towards the big umbrella: "I'm afraid that if it rains continuously, there will only be more and more refugees, so just leave it to them to shelter from the wind and rain.
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Not only that, when she just came out of the space, she brought a lot of sealed cookies and bread, which were hung on the tree trunk.
If there are refugees staying here, this food can last them a few days.
She had stayed in a cave before, and before leaving, she left behind a bag of sweet potatoes, potatoes and a bag of salt that she had taken from the kitchen of Xiao's house during the house raid.
It is estimated that the refugees who went to settle in the cave at this time have discovered these supplies... pheasants and hares shot with a strong flashlight, sprinkled with some salt, and the food. I hope they can survive this natural disaster and war.
There isn't much she can do. She can only help one person without exposing herself.
In her previous life, she funded a welfare home. At that time, she was diagnosed with lifelong infertility. She felt that the orphans were as full of regrets as she was.
She wanted to be a mother, but she didn't have the chance. Those orphans cried for their mothers in the middle of the night, but they didn't get any response.
So she thought it must be because of her infertility that she wanted to fund the orphanage and help those orphans.
But in this life, she was rescued by her little brother in the woods. When she learned that the refugees were displaced, she still could not turn a blind eye, but chose to do her best to help the refugees...
"I didn't even know that my wife actually cares about the world."
Xiao Chengxian looked at Su Manrong thoughtfully.
"Money is all external things." Su Manrong cleared her throat, quickly passed Xiao Chengxian, left a thank you, and quickly joined the exile team.
Xiao Chengxian frowned, why did she want to thank herself?
Could it be that she was pretending to sleep last night?
"My lord, I can't guarantee my future!"
After Xiao Chengxian looked up to the sky and screamed, he returned to the team with an embarrassed face. He did not dare to say a word to Su Manrong until the exile team arrived at Jinyuan City.
If Su Manrong asked him why he stared at her like that and why he was so kind to her, how should he answer?
At the end of the day, Su Manrong was too afraid to communicate with Xiao Chengxian.
Wouldn't it be embarrassing if he mentioned that he changed his shoes and socks last night?
The two of them just had their own thoughts and were silent all the way.
Arriving at the gate of Jinyuan City, everyone worked together to remove the plastic sheet from the shelf and put it on the official's horse. After all, it had been raining for days, and he would definitely need a rain cover on the way to exile.
As for the wooden frame, it can only be placed outside the city gate, covered with hay and branches, hoping that no one will find it, so as not to need to build it again in the future.
"This is the cheapest inn in Jinyuan City. Those of you who have money can pay to stay at the hotel. Those who don't have money can follow me to the jail in Jinyuan City and rest for the night."
After traveling for several days in a row, it was rainy weather, and the four officials also wanted to take a good rest. In addition, Jinyuan City was 900 miles away from the Holy Capital, so it was far away from the Emperor.
This inn was opened by the families of their colleagues, so that the officers escorting the prisoners could relax here halfway through the trip.
You must know that those who are exiled are usually high-ranking officials and nobles. Even if their homes are ransacked, just scraping some oil and water off their bodies can still make the inn prosperous...
In this way, the official only needs to bring the exiled team here, and they can eat and drink for free and enjoy two days...
"Master Jun, let's stay in the hotel."
Whether it was the direct descendants of the Xiao family or the Su family, they spoke almost at the same time, took out the banknotes one after another from their bodies, and went to the shopkeeper to open a room.
"One hundred taels is the cost of staying in the hotel. If you want to pack meals and dry food, with so many of you, you will need at least two hundred taels."
The shopkeeper looked at Madam Qin Ru, smiled politely, and said an impolite price.
"Two hundred taels?" Even though the eldest lady Qin Ru is a wealthy woman, a simple headdress on weekdays only costs one or two hundred taels. But when she heard that staying in a hotel would cost so many silver taels, she still couldn't hold back.
"This is Jinyuan City, which is rich in minerals. The merchants who come and go may not be able to find a free inn. If the military master hadn't said hello in advance, how could we entertain unlucky people like you?"
The shopkeeper was not polite at all, with an unbearable expression on his face.
"Here, there are ten of us." The eldest lady looked at Mrs. Xiao Guo, and when she nodded, she took out two hundred taels of silver and handed it over.
"Two people per room. Guy, take them upstairs." After the shopkeeper said that, he turned to look at Su Qi: "How many people are in your group?"
"Two hundred taels is the price for ten people?" Su Qi frowned in displeasure: "Do we need to pay another two hundred taels?"
"That's natural." The shopkeeper snorted coldly: "Decide quickly so that we can prepare dinner."
The dignified minister, Su Qi, who was once inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, was now looked down upon by these powerful villains. His chest was heaving with anger, but he had no choice but to take out two banknotes.
There are more than 20 people in the Xiao family, and they spent a total of four hundred taels. Although they gritted their teeth and took out the silver taels, it can be seen that they still have a lot of money hidden on them...
"One hundred taels for the five of us?" Xiao Chengxian rushed to the shopkeeper before Su Manrong could take out the silver taels.
"Of course it's two hundred taels. You can have a room per person. The price cannot be changed." The shopkeeper regards wealth as his life and is not willing to let go of any opportunity to make money.
"Okay, two hundred taels is two hundred taels."
Xiao Chengxian narrowed his eyes and slapped the banknote on the table with a smile. No one had ever dared to rip off Xiao Chengxian...
When he turned around, he saw Su Manrong's almond-shaped dark eyes moving around constantly. He thought she was reluctant to part with the money, so he raised his lips and said arrogantly: "You think I am short of money?
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"Of course not. How could you be short of money?" Su Manrong shook his head and smiled. He must be short-sighted.
In front of such a money-grubbing shopkeeper, saying that he is not short of money? Doesn't this mean that he is asking the shopkeeper to go to his room in the middle of the night?
What is the difference between blatant greed for money and robbery?
Chapter completed!