When Qinghu saw their appearances, he could not care less about anything else and bent over with laughter.
With such a disguise, no matter how beautiful a beauty was, no one would be able to see through her disguise.
"What are you laughing at? You're still ugly!"
Lin Mengya glanced at him. The big black mole on her lips was very obvious.
"Yes, yes, yes. We're all ugly now. Well, let's go."
Time was running out, and they had no time to waste.
Lin Mengya sat in the carriage pitifully and sneezed every once in a while.
Qinghu's eyes turned red and looked very pitiful. Then, he seemed to think of something and took out a few small cotton balls from his arms.
"Put this in your nose. Really, I don't understand why you don't like such a good smell."
This guy must be doing it on purpose!
Lin Mengya snatched the cotton balls from Qinghu's hand. She knew that there was something wrong with his voice just now.
How dare he play this trick on her. She would teach him a lesson when they returned to Dajin!
After the torment just now, the sky was already bright.
After coming out of the main city of Yushan Commandery, they still had to cross several cities before they could leave Yushan Commandery completely.
Since the Xin family had taken action, the inspection would be more stringent.
Although the three of them had been harmed to this extent, they couldn't take it lightly.
Apart from the three of them, the other attendants had been properly arranged.
Those familiar faces had been taken to the Pool of Ten Thousand Gu by Xiaoyu and Ning Qiu.
As long as the remaining people were careful and didn't show any obvious flaws, they could survive until the storm died down.
After that, they could slowly return to the capital and expose the Xin family's conspiracy.
For these people to be chosen, there must be something extraordinary about them.
More and more people were walking on the road. Although the three of them were not eye-catching, their strange combination and the strong smell of pepper still attracted the attention of pedestrians.
Fortunately, these peddlers were not special. Yushan Commandery was rich in pepper, and there would be peddlers driving to other commanderies to sell it all year round.
Soon, they arrived at another city gate.
Sure enough, the inspection became more stringent. Almost everyone's belongings had to be flipped over and inspected.
That was not all. Everyone had to be carefully investigated for their identity and purpose of leaving the city.
Those who were slightly unclear would be immediately taken to the side.
It seemed that the Xin Clan was quite cautious. Not only did they send people to hunt them down, but they even arranged such a formation at the city gate. They really thought too highly of them.
"Stop, where did you come from?"
There were several bags of pepper on the carriage, which made the soldiers guarding the city pay attention to them for a long time.
Trembling, Qinghu jumped out of the carriage. His sharp eyes were easily covered by his loose eyelids.
He was like a cowardly peddler, and it was impossible to tell what he was like in the past.
"Officers, us father and daughter are small merchants selling Sichuan pepper. We did not break the law!"
Qinghu's imitation of these lowly commoners was indeed flawless.
Lin Mengya bared her teeth at the bailiffs. Her makeup finally paid off.
His jagged front teeth quickly made the officials lose their appetites.
After perfunctorily checking their belongings, they waved their hands and let them go.
Look, she's actually quite talented at acting as a silly girl.
"Thank you, officers! Thank you!"
Qinghu hurriedly said. After trembling, he got into the carriage, and the three of them continued their journey.
After passing through three checkpoints, they finally arrived at the last city gate of Yushan County. Lin Mengya's heart was in her throat.
Because the inspection here would be the most stringent.
It did not matter if they were exposed. At worst, they could kill their way out.
But once they were discovered, it would be more disadvantageous for Xiaoyu.
At this time, the sun was setting. Xiaoyu and Ning Qiu had already entered the Pool of Ten Thousand Gu.
She hoped that everything would go well for them.
"Stop, you three, come down and be inspected!"
This checkpoint was much more stringent than the previous three checkpoints.
The three of them looked at each other vaguely, and obediently followed the instructions and were taken to the side to be searched.
Of course, there were male officers and soldiers searching the men. There were also a few shrewd-looking middle-aged women searching the women's bodies.
They did not have anything that could prove their identity with them.
As long as this layer of disguise was not seen through, it would be considered a success.
But seeing how carefully those middle-aged women searched, Lin Mengya and Baisu could not help but feel a little worried.
Finally, it was the turn of the three of them to be searched. Lin Mengya maintained her extraordinary calmness and gave the middle-aged women a silly smile as usual.
But this time, it was obviously not of much use.
The people who were in charge of searching their bodies were obviously unwilling to do so.
After all, the three of them looked dirty, and there was a very strong smell of pepper on their bodies. It was a little choking when they were close to them.
His fat, short, and rough hands carefully touched every pocket on her body.
But on Qinghu's side, those people's attention fell on the big pot on Qinghu's back.
"Take off your coat!"
All of a sudden, the officers on Qinghu's side gave this order.
Lin Mengya was immediately very nervous. She did not know what Qinghu had used to replace the pot.
But the only thing she was sure of was that once it was taken off, the original would be revealed.
Qinghu grabbed the front of his coat with both hands, and looked embarrassed.
"Officer, I think it's better not to. I have some abnormalities in my body, and I'm afraid I've scared you. "
But the men who searched Qinghu seemed to be a little impatient and urged him sternly.
"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and take off your coat. If you continue to dawdle, I'll put you in prison! "
Under the current situation, Qinghu had to do as he was told.
He unbuttoned the front of his coat with trembling hands and took off his coat.
At this time, Lin Mengya and Baisu had just been searched.
They stood there and looked at Qinghu, but their hearts were beating wildly.
Never, never let them find out!
Qinghu took off his coat, and only an undershirt was left inside.
Qinghu was indeed one of the best in the field of disguise. Even when he exposed his arms, he looked like a real old man who was slack and weak.
Inside the tight undershirt, the pot was still bulging as usual.
The smell of sweat mixed with the smell of pepper. The officers just frowned and looked at them, then waved their hands in disgust and let them go.
Lin Mengya and Baisu were finally relieved. They pretended to support Qinghu.
When the three of them were about to turn around and leave, they heard someone calling them from behind.
"You three, don't go."
The voice was very gloomy, and Lin Mengya suddenly felt uneasy.
When they turned around, they saw a man dressed in silk and satin riding a horse towards the three of them.
The man looked down at the three of them, as if he was looking at an object.
"I think the pepper in your carriage is of good quality, but I've seen all the pepper farmers in Yushan Prefecture. Why haven't I seen you three, such special people? "
The man's tone was very feminine, and Lin Mengya's heart sank. She also knew that all the pepper planting in Yushan Prefecture was in the hands of the Xin family.
She didn't expect that they would be in trouble today.
Qinghu, who was standing between the two of them, immediately bowed and said respectfully.
"You're right, sir. We didn't do the pepper business before. But my wife had a hard life. She died without saying a word and left the three of us. She really couldn't live. So my relative introduced me to this job, at least it could help us find a way out. Please be magnanimous and let me go. "
His sad tone was humble and lingering, and no one could find anything wrong with it.
Lin Mengya and Baisu also snuggled up to Qinghu, shivering like silly girls who had never seen the world.
Feeling that person's gaze moving back and forth on his body for a long time, he finally squeezed out a cold snort from his nose.
"I see. Then you can go. But according to the rules, you have to pay 30% of the tax first. Otherwise, you can forget about taking away the pepper in the carriage. "
30% of the tax? Lin Mengya was furious.
Small peddlers like them could not even make a net profit of 30%.
This guy asked for such a high tax. He was blacker than a crow!
Sir, I just pulled out this carriage of pepper and haven't sold it yet. Where do you want me to find the tax? "
Qinghu was alert. He put on a sad face and begged repeatedly.
But the black-hearted official on the horse had no intention of showing mercy. Instead, he walked aside impatiently, leaving Qinghu to beg in a hoarse voice.
Lin Mengya was furious. If they hadn't disguised themselves as peddlers, they wouldn't have seen how shameless these people were.
Later, several peddlers selling pepper came here and automatically took out money to pay the tax.
After seeing the three of them, a kind peddler finally told them that this was the first time.
They could collect 10% less in the future. They just had to bear with it.
Qinghu had no choice but to give up. He took out money, which was equivalent to 30% of the value of the whole carriage of pepper, and handed it to the officials at the city gate. Only then could he take them on their journey.
At this time, the sky had already darkened.
The other kind peddlers invited them to go with them, but Qinghu politely declined.
After making sure that the officials at the city gate could not see them, Qinghu stopped the carriage in a thicket.
"We're finally out. We'll reach the place where our goods are in a short distance. What's wrong, lass? "
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