lcionline Chapter 196 The yamen runners forcibly seized and robbed.
Chapter 196 The yamen runners forcibly seized and robbed.
But none of them dared to make a move, fearing they wouldn't be able to suppress their anger, and they all avoided looking in that direction.
I didn't want to see Su Yunhai being harassed and embarrassed, so I wanted to save him some face.
But Cui Yuhong and Li Jiao'e watched with great interest, their eyes even filled with schadenfreude.
Seeing that no one else had touched their chopsticks, the two of them didn't hesitate to shovel a lot of meat into their bowls and ate with great relish.
Grandma Su felt so sorry for her son that she turned her face away to wipe her tears, her eyes red.
She happened to witness this scene, and stared at the two of them with icy eyes, as if she wanted to devour them.
But Cui Yuhong and Li Jiao'e were unaware of this, happily watching the show while eating.
Su Yunshan and Su Yunlin didn't want Su Yunhai to face the harassment from these yamen runners alone.
He immediately stood up to go and support Su Yunhai.
Su Yunlin glanced at his elder brother and quickly stopped him, whispering, "Brother, you shouldn't go. With your icy demeanor, you might cause trouble."
Su Yunshan's face was not only terrifyingly cold, but also dark and gloomy.
But he knew his personality wasn't suited to handling these things, so he plopped back down.
Seeing that his elder brother was obedient, Su Yunlin quickly walked up to Su Yunhai and happily picked up the dozen or so copper coins from the ground.
"Thank you for the tip, sir. I'll serve you some food right away."
Su Yunhai still wore a fawning smile, without revealing the slightest bit of negative emotion.
But with his third brother stepping in to save the day, he gradually suppressed his anger.
"Please wait a moment, sir, while I bring you a cup of cool tea."
Seeing this, Liu Gangzi nodded with even greater satisfaction, signaling him to do it.
Upon hearing this, Shen Shuli quickly prepared tea for her father.
As soon as Su Yunhai turned around, his fawning face instantly turned gloomy, but when he turned around again, his face was beaming with a bright smile.
"Officer, please have some tea. We are just ordinary people, and the tea is bitter. Please forgive us."
Liu Gangzi picked up a cup first, and the other dozen or so yamen runners also picked up a cup and drank it down in one gulp.
Although the herbal tea is slightly bitter, it has a refreshing aftertaste, and drinking it seems to reduce the heat in the body.
Liu Gangzi put down his teacup with satisfaction and gestured for Su Yunhai to refill it.
Su Yunhai cursed inwardly, but his movements remained swift as he poured tea for the other person.
"Hey officer, there's only one cup left. You're in luck."
Seeing how eloquent he was, Liu Gangzi didn't intend to make things too difficult for him. After finishing his drink, he turned his attention to Su Yunlin.
Su Yunlin had already packed the food, but Liu Gangzi was clearly very dissatisfied.
He gave his subordinate a meaningful look.
Immediately, a yamen runner stepped forward, walked to the pot, picked up a large iron pot that had just been washed clean, and scooped out more than half of the two kinds of meat and vegetables, filling the pot to almost half full before he was satisfied.
Seeing that the portions were about right, Liu Gangzi smiled with satisfaction and patted Su Yunhai on the shoulder.
"Brothers, I'll bring the pot back to you guys later, hahaha."
Su Yunlin glanced at the two dishes in his hand. This was already a very large portion, enough for ten people.
Unexpectedly, those yamen runners were so greedy that they robbed more than half of it.
Seeing that the yamen runners had finally left.
The Su and Shen families breathed a sigh of relief and quickly came over to comfort Su Yunhai.
"Son, come on, let's eat quickly, the food is getting cold." Old Su forced a smile and greeted him, worried that his son would lose his temper.
"Yes, son-in-law, it's okay if we eat a little less, please don't take it to heart," Old Man Shen quickly reassured him.
Seeing that everyone was concerned about him, Su Yunhai forced a smile so as not to worry them, and ate with them.
Shen Yuehua made everyone prepare a large portion so that she could find an excuse to prepare something for Mu Wanjun.
Unexpectedly, those shameless yamen runners snatched half of it away.
Perhaps because of this incident, everyone who had been eating a lot actually ate very little.
Everyone wants to save their own bite so that others can have more.
The bodyguards and the Silver Armor Guards felt apologetic, because their share was the largest.
However, when faced with this situation, they are unable to step forward to solve the problems for the family.
They felt they didn't deserve to eat so much and quickly refused.
“Master, this is too much. We can’t eat this much.”
"Yes, we're not very hungry, half is enough for us."
Su Yunhai guessed that these people might feel uncomfortable, so he explained, "This has nothing to do with you. You need to eat well to have the energy to travel. Hurry up and eat, don't feel uncomfortable."
Su Yunhai distributed enough portions to the bodyguards and Silver Armor Guards before sharing the rest with his own family.
Originally, these dishes were prepared for Mu Wanjun.
We have enough rice, but not enough vegetables.
Shen Yuehua immediately asked her sisters-in-law to help her stir-fry another plate of shredded pork with sweet bean sauce, which Mu Wanjun loved, and put it in a lunchbox.
Shen Shuli noticed that some people in the exile procession were using handcarts, and the yamen runners seemed to have no objections.
She immediately arranged for her best friend to do the same. In order not to stand out, she didn't dare to send livestock, not wanting to be exploited by the yamen runners.
Su Yunhai pulled the cart and walked with Shen Shuli toward the exile procession.
When Guo Xiaodong, the squad leader, saw this, he immediately shouted a reprimand.
"Stop right there! What do you want to do!"
He led his constables over and blocked the path of Su Yunhai and his daughter.
Su Yunhai frowned almost imperceptibly, then immediately stopped and answered with a smile.
“I have some good friends among the prisoners, so I’m bringing them some food.”
"Does delivering food require such a large cart?" Guo Xiaodong was clearly looking for trouble.
Liu Gangzi's group had gotten a lot of benefits from these people, so why should their group get nothing?
"Officer, please be lenient. I saw that they can use a car, so I thought I'd also send one to my friend. That way, they won't have to carry so much stuff and it will be difficult for them to travel, thus delaying your missions."
"No, the time for visiting prisoners has passed. You should go back!"
Su Yunhai gritted his teeth; these yamen runners were really blatantly looking for trouble.
He immediately slipped a ten-tael silver ingot to the yamen runner.
Guo Xiaodong's expression softened, and he said, "You're smart enough to let this happen again. Go now, I'll give you the time it takes for an incense stick to burn at most."
Su Yunhai quickly took his daughter and drove away.
Mu Wanjun had long ago spotted the location of the Su family and would occasionally keep an eye on it.
Seeing the constable Liu Gangzi walk towards the Su family's house, I felt worried.
However, not only were her hands and feet chained, but she was also bound with heavy ropes around her waist, tied to the prisoners in front of and behind her, making it impossible for her to make any big movements.
She could only look in the direction of the Su family's house and try her best to listen, but she couldn't hear anything.
I've been in jail for the past few days.
The yamen runners would always humiliate and humiliate these exiled prisoners.
Depriving them of food is the most basic tactic; they might even find excuses to whip them, regardless of age or gender.
Mu Wanjun's heart was numb; she felt almost nothing.
As an exiled prisoner, she had long been mentally prepared for the torture she would be subjected to by the soldiers.
But the Su family are all honest and upright commoners who were just passing through. Why are these yamen runners humiliating and humiliating them like this?
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