mtl008 Chapter 51: Clearing the Way Down the Mountain
Chapter 51: Clearing the Way Down the Mountain
There are a lot of supplies in Shen Yitian’s space, including food, clothing, housing and transportation. In fact, except for the house, she can easily solve everything else.
But she is in exile now, and there is no way for her to take out many things.
Just like the tools needed for road construction, she actually had them in her space. She had shovels, hoes, axes, and everything else she needed, but she couldn't easily take them out.
Without a proper reason, she would easily be mistaken for a witch if she suddenly took out so many tools.
Even though she wanted to get down the mountain quickly, she would not joke with her life.
For example, now, Shen Yitian has to think twice before taking out food, and there must be a reasonable reason.
So she took some green dates, green pears, a few fish, two rabbits, and some baked naan.
Since she already had the pie, it made sense for her to take out other cakes. As for the leftover grilled fish and pheasant, she threw them all into the space.
She wrapped the green dates and pears in a piece of cloth and bundled them into a bundle. She also strung the rabbits and fish together with a rope.
Although it seems like only a few things, there is actually a huge pile. Shen Yitian was very worried when she saw those things. She could only string those things together with the dead wood she used as a crutch and then carry them on her shoulders.
She had never carried anything before, and the wooden root on her shoulder hurt her bones.
Fortunately, she chose a nearby place to take the things out, otherwise, if it was farther away, she would not be able to get such a heavy thing.
Because it was not far, she simply put away the flashlight. The firelight here could still shine over here, so it was no problem for her to walk slowly.
A man was carrying a heavy load of food and walking forward. The closer he got, the more he could hear the people in front of him talking.
"Captain Yuan, we have been exiled, but we still have everything we need. Now that we have nothing to eat, it's fine, but you're asking us to give you money. How can this be justified?" Someone seemed to be arguing with Captain Yuan.
"Didn't I tell you that there will be something soon?" Yuan Dutou's voice was filled with impatience.
"But we have to see the product first. Only when we see the product can we know whether we should pay or not."
Shen Yitian recognized the voice. It was the voice of the third aunt of the Song family.
Her voice was only slightly less sarcastic than Song Yuerong's, and Shen Yitian could tell it right away.
She was very surprised that the daughter born to the somewhat sarcastic Aunt Song was so cute.
Compared to the naughty kid Fuguier, Song Xiaer is so soft, cute and adorable.
Even when she was on the road of exile, her eyes were full of innocence and her words were pleasing to the eyes.
For example, right now, the little girl spotted Shen Yitian coming out of the cave, pointed at her and shouted, "Cousin-in-law is back!"
After seeing what she was carrying on her shoulders, she excitedly shouted, "My cousin brought a lot of food!"
She didn't need to say the last sentence. When she shouted it out, everyone had already seen the fish and rabbits that Shen Yitian was picking.
"Hurry, take it." Seeing that she was holding fish and rabbits, Yuan Dutou quickly stood up and said loudly.
Xiao Yu and a few others who had good eyesight had already gone forward and took the things off Shen Yitian's shoulders.
"That's all, it should be enough for a meal." Shen Yitian clapped her hands and breathed heavily.
"Enough, more than enough!" Yuan Dutou's face was filled with joy, and his voice became much kinder.
Then he looked at the prisoners and said, "See, there will be food as I said. Come on, get ready and grill something."
What he said was naturally less than a few people.
Xiao Yu was also a sensible kid, and he didn't complain about Yuan Dutou calling him for everything. On the contrary, the thought of having something to eat soon filled him with endless energy.
He took a few people and went to clean up the fish and rabbits with ease. Here, Yuan Dutou had already started counting the people who would be eating later.
"These things belong to Madam Shen, we can't let her take them for free. If you want to eat, give her some money. With so many things, it's not too much for us to collect five taels of silver and give them to her."
As he said this, he took out a silver coin and took the lead, and the other officials also contributed some money.
Some sensible prisoners, such as Song Wanshi from the second branch of the Song family, took out silver on their own initiative, some more and some less, and Yuan Dutou didn't say much.
Some people who had no money cried secretly, while others scraped together some copper coins and handed them over. Yuan Dutou then said that they could only have one bite.
Whether it's a lot or a little, it doesn't take much effort to collect the money.
But when they arrived at the Song family's main house, none of them showed any intention of taking the money.
"Didn't I tell you that this thing was taken by Madam Shen, we have to collect enough money." Yuan Dutou said to the eldest wife of the Song family who was pretending to be stupid.
Third Aunt Song chuckled: "Captain, you may have forgotten that Shen Yitian is originally from our Song family. We eat our own food, so there is no reason to pay for it."
There was calculation in her eyes. Although she had previously made a fuss about wanting a share of the money, she still hadn't gotten it.
Since the money has not been divided, it means that their eldest branch has not yet split up, so she and Shen Yitian are a family.
Then why should she pay for eating Shen Yitian’s food?
If she, the third aunt, said this, it would be even more impossible for Song's mother to take the money.
Shen Yitian listened to what these people said calmly, bent down and picked up the bag of green dates and green pears.
Seeing that these people refused to give money and Shen Yitian was about to distribute things, Yuan Dutou thought that she had tacitly agreed to the Song family's eldest wife's actions.
He felt a little unhappy, but these things were brought by Shen Yitian. If he couldn't get down the mountain tomorrow, he might have to rely on her for food, so he didn't make things difficult for her.
Gritting his teeth, he took out a little more of the silver he had previously borrowed from the Shen family, and added up five taels before handing it over to Shen Yitian.
"Thank you for your hard work, Yuan Dutou. Here are some stuffed pie. You can bake them and eat them to fill your stomach first." After taking the money, Shen Yitian handed him the pie and also gave him a green pear.
Yuan Dutou stared at the pie in shock. There were actually five or six pies inside.
There were two or three people who went to process the fish and rabbits just now, and there were two brothers who gave more money, so he handed two pancakes to them. Of course, the remaining pancakes had to be left for the people who were working.
When he finished delivering the items, Shen Yitian had already delivered half of them.
She cut each piece of baked naan into two halves, gave half to each person, and also distributed some fruit.
Shen Yitian was very judicious in distributing fruits. She gave the larger green pears to the elderly and children, and gave the rest of the green pears to those who paid a little more.
As for those who paid less, she gave them two green dates. Of course, those who paid less did not receive any fruit, but only a piece of toasted naan.
Those who didn't pay naturally didn't complain. Instead, they took the cakes and thanked Shen Yitian profusely.
Of course, the people from the Song family's main branch are an exception. They are waiting calmly for Shen Yitianbai to give them things.
Who would have thought that after Shen Yitian finished distributing the people from the second branch of the Song family, she threw the cloth bag in her hand and said loudly: "Captain Yuan, tell everyone to go to bed early after eating. We may have to repair the road down the mountain tomorrow."