0p0 Chapter 209 She had wicked thoughts, arriving at the post station
Chapter 209 She had wicked thoughts, arriving at the post station
Shen Shuli led the eight people to a secluded alley.
"Please wait a moment, my men may need a little more time to arrive and meet us."
Upon hearing this, the money exchange clerk showed no unusual expression and consciously moved to a slightly farther spot to rest.
Shen Shuli was surprised that the people at the money exchange didn't have any ulterior motives.
But she's about to get her hands dirty.
Shen Shuli secretly sprinkled a sedative on the eight people's location. After they were affected, she immediately began to hypnotize them and ask them for the exact location of the silver vault.
Every day, the shop assistant would take the silver notes to the treasury, collect the silver from the person in charge of guarding the treasury, and then hand it over to the customer.
Therefore, they all knew the location of the treasury and its approximate defenses.
The eight people gave the same answer.
A few minutes later, the eight people slowly regained their senses, but they did not notice anything unusual, thinking that they had just been momentarily distracted.
"I'm sorry, my people might take a while to arrive. If you're in a hurry, you should go back now. I'll just wait here by myself," Shen Shuli said apologetically.
"But can you manage by yourself?"
One of the men was worried that he couldn't protect the person alone, and asked him anxiously.
"We're right under the Emperor's nose, so we're definitely safe. No one will cause any trouble. We won't bother you any longer."
The eight men looked at each other in bewilderment.
I don't know where this person came from.
Haven't you heard about the many mysterious thefts that have recently occurred at the homes of officials?
It's been several days, and the authorities haven't found a single clue!
How adorably silly!
The eight men left with worries in their hearts.
Shen Shuli had no idea what they were thinking. After they left, she put the two boxes of silver into her spatial storage.
Having obtained the exact location of the treasury, Shen Shuli planned to take action after dark.
The next task is to exchange all the silver notes in the space for jade or gold and silver.
Shen Shuli took a carriage with more space.
He drove his horse-drawn carriage alone to several jade shops, pawnshops, jewelry stores, and other places that sold jade.
I also visited shops that sell raw stones.
In just two hours, the millions of silver notes in the space were reduced to only 100,000 taels.
Originally, Shen Shuli wanted to upgrade the space to the next level as soon as possible to expand the upper limit of the space's ability to collect resources.
She had already stockpiled enough jade artifacts, but she hadn't yet figured out another necessary condition for upgrading the space.
into the night.
Shen Shuli quietly arrived at the backyard of Dayong Money Shop.
They only took action after using night vision goggles to locate all the hidden guards within the compound.
Dressed in night clothes, Shen Shuli seemed to blend into the darkness.
Holding my breath, I quietly made my way to the roof above the silver vault.
Shen Shuli touched several spots on the entire roof, and all the supplies in the silver vault were moved out of the house by telekinesis.
They even left the Third Prince's token on the roof of the treasury as evidence.
Besides this money shop, Shen Shuli explored all the branches of Dayong Money Shop.
It was almost dawn.
The moment the city gates opened.
Shen Shuli quickly left the capital and rode her big black horse to catch up with the group.
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Three days later.
The exiled prisoners traveled with frequent stops and starts.
After traveling for three days, they had covered less than a hundred li (approximately 50 kilometers) before finally arriving at a post station before nightfall.
These days.
The exiled prisoners, the yamen runners, and the Su and Shen families had all been sleeping in the open. Upon seeing the post station in front of them, everyone became excited.
Especially for exiled prisoners, who had to travel constantly during the day and feed on mosquitoes at night, they had no way to get a proper rest.
In just three days, everyone visibly lost weight.
The Su and Shen families had been so cooped up for days that they were practically bursting with internal injuries, and they were overjoyed to see the post station.
However, Su Yunhai knew that the post station generally did not accept ordinary passersby, but only people within the system.
"Father, why don't we go and ask if the post station will accept us?" Shen Shuli rubbed her hands together, implying to her father that they could bribe them with silver.
If given a choice, Su Yunhai would definitely prefer to live in a house rather than in the wild.
"Alright, Dad will give it a try."
The exiled group lagged behind the Su family's group.
Upon arriving at the post station, the yamen runner's agitated heart finally calmed down.
Xue Bufan immediately stepped forward and spoke loudly to the exiled prisoners.
"The post station is just ahead. A double room costs ten taels of silver, a four-person room costs five taels of silver, and a large dormitory bed costs two taels of silver and can accommodate ten people."
"Those who want a room, come here and pay the money. Those who don't want a room, go stay in the livestock shed. Rooms are limited, first come, first served. You only have fifteen minutes to consider."
Upon hearing this, the exiled prisoner felt as if a stone was lodged in his chest.
The prices at the inns in the post station were comparable to those of mid-range inns in the capital.
"Hiss, aren't it free for officials and exiled prisoners to stay at the post station? Why are they charging so much silver!"
"This is too expensive!"
"That's right, we don't have that much silver. We have a long road ahead of us, how can we survive without money!"
"This is outrageous! The expenses for the post station are paid by the imperial court. These yamen runners are blatantly extorting us. I'm not paying them any money. I'm going to stay at the post station!"
When the yamen runners heard that these prisoners dared to openly provoke them, one of them immediately lashed the troublemaking prisoners several times with his whip.
"I'll beat you to death, you arrogant prisoner!"
When the other prisoners saw the constables beating people indiscriminately again, they immediately shut up and dared not say another word.
Mu Wanjun had plenty of money and decided to book three double rooms: one for her parents, one for her brothers, and one for herself and her grandmother. That would be just enough for them to stay in.
As for her best friend, Mu Wanjun hadn't yet figured out whether they were allowed to stay overnight.
She walked up to Xue Bufan and asked, "Can they stay at the inn?"
Xue Bufan glanced at the group that had been following them all the way and sneered, "No."
Mu Wanjun felt helpless, but she didn't show it on her face. She looked at Xue Bufan with displeasure and threw the silver to him.
"Useless! Then give me three double rooms and one four-person room."
The other four-person room was requested for my second aunt's family of four.
Xue Bufan watched Mu Wanjun's departing figure with a gloomy expression.
Madam Xie had some money, so she asked for a large dormitory room and two four-person rooms.
He made his four nephews and son Xie Chengyuan squeeze into a four-person room.
The seventh daughter-in-law has a pair of one-year-old twin daughters.
The sixth daughter-in-law brought her three-year-old daughter, so the two families squeezed into one room.
The sixth daughter-in-law can also help the seventh sister-in-law take care of the children.
The remaining female members of the Xie family all lived in a large dormitory.
They paid an extra tael of silver and asked for an additional quilt so their son could sleep on the floor.
The remaining money was used to buy bathwater for everyone to wash.
Apart from the Xie family and the Mu family.
The Qiao family, the Wang family, the Ji family, and the Bai family also requested rooms.
The remaining nine prisoners who did not request rooms were directly herded by the yamen runners into the livestock shed in the courtyard.
To torment these prisoners who refused to pay, the yamen runners wouldn't let them leave the livestock shed, not even in the courtyard, otherwise they would be whipped.