I escaped from natural disasters and won by relying on the system.

After these days, some of the people who walked fast had already reached the border of the territories of several princes.

They dragged their tired bodies, thinking they finally saw a glimmer of hope.

Unexpectedly, they saw a group of soldiers holding weapons blocking the road, with half-man-high barricades in front of them.

These officers and soldiers had indifferent expressions on their faces, their mouths were cracked from lack of water, and when they saw the refugees coming, they drew their swords without saying a word.

The refugees were frightened by the momentum and retreated back.

There was a pleading look on their faces, hoping that these officials would let them pass.

"Sir, please let us pass. Our child is sick and we need to go through to see a doctor in the city!"

"Sir, please, give me a way out."

Having come this far, they really have no chance of survival if they go back.

But these officers and soldiers were not moved at all.

The orders they received were to forbid anyone to leave.

So they shouted loudly: "Everyone, step back. No one is allowed to pass through here. The superiors have said that anyone who trespasses will be killed without mercy."

When the people heard the order to kill without mercy, they were immediately disheartened and filled with despair.

What should they do?

Some wealthy families tried to pay some money to let the officers and soldiers let them go, but the money that had always worked in the past had no effect this time.

Although these wealthy families felt that the officers and soldiers were staring at the silver in their hands and were about to stare a hole in it.

But no one was willing to take the silver they handed over.

The rich man had no choice but to take back the silver.

But I saw a soldier with a small moustache curling his lips with regret.

The rich man's son suddenly had an idea. He went up to the soldier and shook his hand, saying, "My cousin, it's been a long time since we last met. I almost didn't recognize you just now. How did you become a soldier? How is your aunt?"

The soldier with the mustache was about to push him away, thinking, "Who are you, kid? Who is your cousin?"

But he found something was placed in his hand.

Just as he was in a daze, he saw the person who had been holding his hand suddenly hugging him.

He shouted, "My mother was still thinking about my aunt before she left, so she gave me time to visit her. It's great to see you today, cousin."

Then he whispered in the little mustache's ear: "Here is a hundred taels of silver, a small token of appreciation. Give it to the lord for tea. Look, the lord's mouth is chapped from the heat. I hope the lord will let us pass because I am your cousin."

The man with a mustache was feeling sorry for the money before. Who do you think would dare to commit a crime in public?

Who knew there would be such a smart guy.

He was happy in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He just pondered and said, "This~~~~"

Seeing this, the boy stuffed another silver note into his hand.

Only then did a smile appear on the man with a mustache.

A hand patted the man's back and said loudly, "Oh, it's my cousin. Why didn't you let anyone know before you and your uncle came? I could have asked someone to pick you up!"

Then the two of them pretended to talk to each other about their true feelings.

Even though the rich man was an old fox in the business world, he was still extremely embarrassed by the awkward performance of his son and the soldier with a small mustache.

Fortunately, this is effective.

After they finished talking to each other, the man with the mustache said, "Come on, I'll take you home."

After saying that, he spoke to the soldier on duty nearby and led the family forward personally.

The other officers and soldiers tacitly agreed to the mustache man's departure.

At the same time, they were secretly anxious, wondering why they couldn't meet such a smart person.

Even though they are told not to accept money to let people go, if they can't accept it openly, can't they accept it secretly?

If there really is no money at all, who would be willing to stand guard here under the scorching sun?

Nowadays, everyone has a few relatives.

Thinking of this, the officers and soldiers looked at the other refugees meaningfully.

At this time, there were actually a few wealthy people who came to their senses.

I have been walking with Lao Zhang and his son, but I haven't heard them mention any relatives. How come I suddenly met a relative? What a coincidence that it was the soldier who blocked their way. There must be something fishy going on.

Thus, these wealthy families who came to their senses and those officers and soldiers who secretly wanted to earn some extra money staged scenes of deep friendship and affection between relatives and friends.

But some of these officers and soldiers were satisfied with just one or two hundred yuan, while others were more thoughtful and wanted to get more.

This almost caused the wealthy family who were acting with them to fall out.

But there is no way, the situation is stronger than people, they are now on the verge of firing.

Otherwise, these officers and soldiers would not let them go.

I could only curse in my heart and grit my teeth and give some more banknotes.

Only after giving them nearly five hundred taels of silver did these officers and soldiers finally succeed in recognizing their relationship with them.

It’s just that the man with the mustache had just gone to see that family off and hasn’t come back yet.

These newly arrived "relatives" can only stay here for the time being, waiting to be sent away one by one.

When ordinary people far away saw this scene, what could they not understand?

These rules are only set for common people like them.

For rich people, rules are not rules because they have too many ways to break the rules and make the rules give way to them.

But ordinary people cannot follow this approach.

They may not even have one or two hundred taels of silver in their lifetime, so how can they afford so much money to buy a chance to pass?

The people watched from a distance and realized that there was really no chance at all.

Just when they were in despair, they heard a deliberately low voice: "I know there is a mountain road a few kilometers away from here that can go around."

Although the voice was small, it brought a glimmer of hope to the people.

But some people still hold skeptical views.

You knew the path, why didn't you go there, and why didn't you tell me just now?

Seeing that someone was suspicious, the man explained in a low voice: "What I said is true. When I was doing business before, I was accidentally injured and was rescued by a mountain villager nearby. That's how I knew about that path.

It’s just that the path was quite dangerous, so I didn’t say anything.

Now it seems that these officers and soldiers will not let us pass without a few hundred taels.

Think for yourself and follow me if you are not afraid of danger."

When everyone saw that this man was indeed strong, they believed his words that he had been a businessman, and they also believed that he really knew the path.

After the man finished speaking, he turned around and left with his family.

Some brave ones thought that following this man might give it a try and maybe there would be a way to survive.

So she followed the man.

Some people saw so many people walking together and thought that there might be danger in the crowds, so they followed behind.