He really didn't expect that something that had been stressful all night would pass so smoothly.

"Thank you for your hard work, brother. How many years have you and that big brother outside been here?"

"How many years?"

Hearing Yu Zhengqing's words, the old government officer's thoughts seemed to be drifting away. He tried hard to recall, and couldn't help but frown slightly, and the wrinkles on his forehead became deeper and deeper.

"Brother Zhuang, why are you confused again? You are already forty-one years old, and I am twenty-three years old!"

The younger Yamen came in with two large skewers of barbecue, and happened to see the old Yamen looking like he was trying to remember.

After laughing, he handed one of the skewers of barbecue in his hand to the old Yamen servant and couldn't help but joke!

"Yes, yes! It's been forty-one years. It's been forty-one years. I've been here since I was twenty years old. At that time, there were more than a hundred of us. Now this place is its own sect. Those who come here voluntarily from all kinds of religions."

People have nothing to do with us. Those who have been exiled here will not slip away quietly. After all, ordinary people cannot leave the Nine Layers Mountain. Even if they have the ability to go out, their wives, children, and children can't go out, so they

So he stayed, and for this reason, the court slowly withdrew the others, and the remaining brothers all died one after another, leaving only the two of us."

Listening to Old Man Zhuang's words, Yu Zhengqing felt admiration from the bottom of his heart!

"You have been here for most of your life, and your lives have been dedicated to the imperial court. You are the most amazing people."

"Okay, we have finished eating rice and noodles for two months. We want to go to the closed city to buy some, but it's really risky. Barbecuing meat every day makes our mouths full. It's good to cook some white rice porridge."

The younger yamen servant on the side burst into tears.

To be honest, if he hadn't been exiled here, he really wouldn't have known that there were still two people in this barbaric land who were so persistent. They had been away from home for decades, with no money to spend, and they stayed alone all the time.

here.

Thinking of the two people's hardships, Yu Zhengqing hurriedly took out the banknotes he planned to save and gave one to each of them.

But after hearing his words, Yu Zhengqing felt somewhat uncomfortable.

After the optimistic old man Zhuang laughed, he suddenly looked to the side, Yu Zhengqing, who was somewhat infected by the two people's emotions.

Old Man Zhuang laughed, "Okay, then let me live another twenty years and accompany you for another twenty years, old man!"

Seeing him like this, Old Man Zhuang slapped him on the shoulder and suddenly corrected his tone!

Who can remember the hardships of the people at the bottom and the powerful people at the top?

"By the way, the status of the exiles in this line is not simple. The Yu family still has two daughters in the capital. One is the prince's concubine and the other is the minister's wife. They have managed a lot. These two hundred taels of silver

, they asked me to give it to you two."

When the young government officer heard this, he wiped away the tears on his face and said hurriedly.

As Old Man Zhuang spoke, his eyes became moist.

Think of the dignitaries in the capital, wine ponds, meat forests, romantic scenes, and yet these two people who devoted their lives to the imperial court were in this bitter cold place, lonely and hard, but they persisted.

"Little brother, I am making you laugh. The two of us have nothing to do all day long. We have nothing to do except being homesick."

"Why are you crying? You see, Liang Chao can be transferred, and maybe you can be transferred as well. Didn't you say that before you joined the army, your mother told you your fortune, and you would be infinitely rich in this life? You also said that you would definitely have a family full of children and grandchildren, and you are only forty.

At three years old, you have plenty of opportunities, but I, the old man, am already this old. If I die one day, you have to find a place for me, old man, to bury me facing my hometown!"

The two of them looked at each other lonely for too long, and as soon as Yu Zhengqing started talking, they seemed unable to stop.

"Yes, why don't you want to? I joined the army at the age of sixteen and was still a teenager when I left home. My parents, brothers and sisters are still at home, but who knew that the years would go by and there would be no hope of returning home once I left?"

In ancient times, people got married early. Thinking about the person they thought about day and night, the young government servant's tears fell down.

When Old Man Zhuang heard about the salary, he forgot about it, but there was still rice and noodles, and he felt better immediately.

Here they are even suffering worse than those who came to be exiled.

"You two haven't been home in these years, so you haven't thought about finding a way to go back? After all, you must have relatives at home that you haven't seen for decades, right?"

Salary?

"I am forty-three this year. I joined the army when I was eighteen. I was engaged at home, but I was arranged to come here. Except for Liang Chao who came before and helped us bring some letters and money back from home, I have never had any contact with my family. My fiancée

She probably married someone else a long time ago, and even now she has children and grandchildren, right?"

If those exiled criminals have the ability to survive, at least they still have hope. They hope that when the emperor suddenly grants amnesty to the world someday, it is not necessarily possible for them to return, but what about them?

They seemed to have been forgotten long ago, no one remembered their existence, and the court did not replace them with new people...

Yu Zhengqing was immediately confused by the question!

He had no idea how much the monthly salary of these two government officials was, so how could he pay it?

"I just took over this time, and I haven't gotten used to too many things. I didn't remind you from above, so I forgot about you two. When I come over next time, I will bring them to you together. But I brought some white rice and noodles.

I'll give it to my brother later."

After listening to Yu Zhengqing's words, the two looked at each other and laughed again!

"Yes, we have dedicated most of our lives to this barbaric land and to the imperial court. Our lives have been like this. By the way, what is your last name? Did you bring us anything this time? Our three-month salary

We haven’t even paid it yet. If you save enough for a year, when you go back, remember to go from the inn and help us send this year’s salary home.”

Yu Zhengqing came to his senses and waved his hand with a smile, "It's human nature to understand."

"No, Brother Zhuang, please don't die. If the court doesn't send someone down after you die, I will be alone."

"Oh, it turns out that these people have a good background and have good feelings. Although the monthly gift did not arrive in time, with these one hundred taels of silver, plus the monthly gift saved previously, they can send it back to their families.

I can live a better life."

Old Man Zhuang took the banknote and couldn't help but check the banknote carefully with a bright smile on his face. After confirming the amount on the banknote, his smile grew wider.

The sadness just now no longer exists.

"Yes! If it were Liang Chao, I don't know how much he would have to hide. We haven't encountered such a good thing for many years. It's better for you, brother, to give them the money they paid for their filial piety."

It’s in our hands.”
Chapter completed!