Mo Jiuye understood Peng Wang’s meaning very well. However, facing such a deputy magistrate, he really did not want to compromise.
"Deputy Magistrate Cui, please handle official business officially."
This was the first time that Deputy Magistrate Cui had encountered exiled convicts who did not take him seriously at all. If it were not for his subordinates reminding him just now that he was worried that what he had done would really be exposed by these people, he would have taught these people a good lesson.
Since these people did not let him be comfortable, then no one should think of living a good life.
He took advantage of Peng Wang's words to find a way out.
"Mr. Peng has pleaded for you all already. As an official, I can't not give him face. Come on..."
Two clerks immediately came up with their fists clenched: "Here!"
Deputy Magistrate Cui continued to order: "The Mo family is assigned to Xi Ling Village. I’m sure the villagers there will welcome them very much."
Everyone present could hear the gloating in Deputy Magistrate Cui's tone.
Without even thinking, they knew that Xi Ling Village was not a good place to go. Deputy Magistrate Cui was deliberately making things difficult for the Mo family.
For Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran, it didn’t matter where they went.
Especially He Zhiran, she had the space to help cheat, and wherever she went, she could lead the family to have a good life.
Mo Jiuye was not worried either. With him and Eighth Brother around, the safety of the family was fully guaranteed.
Life was lived by people, and as long as they were willing to work hard, Mo Jiuye believed that any harsh environment could be turned around through hard work.
The two clerks in charge of escorting the Mo family to Xi Ling Village looked at each other, both showing a look of watching a good show, smiling ambiguously, and greeting the Mo family: "Come with us!"
Seeing this, Peng Wang stepped forward and said, "Please wait a moment, I still have something to say to them."
The clerks still respected Peng Wang very much. After taking the Mo family out of the room, they did not leave immediately.
Peng Wang came to Mo Jiuye somewhat angrily.
"Brother Mo, I don't mean to criticize you, but at such a critical moment, how could you not endure it? Do you know what kind of place Xi Ling Village is?"
Mo Jiuye did not regret his approach, but he still wanted to know about the situation in Xi Ling Village in advance.
"Big Brother Peng, what is Xi Ling Village like?"
Peng Wang sent convicts here almost every year, so he was naturally very familiar with Xi Ling Village.
However, whether it was the county magistrate here or Deputy Magistrate Cui, if it weren’t for extremely stubborn convicts, they wouldn’t choose to send people to Xi Ling Village.
He hadn't seen anyone assigned to Xi Ling Village in three or four years.
He sighed and said, "It is said that Xi Ling Village is adjacent to the border. As long as those barbarians cross over a mountain, the first village they arrive at is that one.
“Recently, it has been okay. I haven't heard much about the barbarians coming to harass. In previous years, when they were short of food on their side every winter, some people would sneak in and rob.
"And the first to suffer was Xi Ling Village. Not only that, I heard that Xi Ling Village is a clan-based village. Relying on their large number of relatives, the village chief there never valued outsiders.
"Anyone who was assigned to live in Xi Ling Village would not be able to survive there for a year. They would either be scared away by the barbarians or squeezed out by the village chief and villagers to the point where they couldn't survive."
Mo Jiuye knew that Peng Wang was worried about them, but things were already like this. He could not appease such a disgusting deputy magistrate just for the sake of where he would be sent.
"Thank you, Big Brother Peng, for informing me in advance. When I get there, I will act according to the circumstances."
Mo Chuhan also said, "It’s just some barbarians. I don't think they can make much waves. That clan excluding outsiders, what can they do? Their fists won’t be harder than mine!"
Peng Wang looked at Mo Chuhan.
Although the one he was most familiar with among the Mo family was Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran, he was not completely unaware of this eighth master.
Who in the capital didn’t know that he was the one with the greatest martial power in the Mo family?
Since the other party had hard fists, he had nothing more to say. Anyway, he had done what he should do.
"In that case, I have nothing more to worry about."
In the past, after Peng Wang handed over the convicts to the officials here to complete the handover procedures, he would leave. He would not care at all about who was assigned where.
If it wasn’t for worrying that Deputy Magistrate Cui would make things difficult for the Mo family today, he would have left long ago.
Now that the Mo family's placement had been completed, there was no need for him to stay here any longer either.
After saying goodbye to Mo Jiuye and the others again, he greeted his subordinates to leave together.
As Zhou Laoba left, he took another deep look at He Zhiran...
In the room.
Deputy Magistrate Cui did not know that the Fang and Xie families were united with the Mo family wholeheartedly.
From experience, stubborn people like the Mo family were rare, encountering less than once in a few years.
In particular, he had already ordered that the Mo family be sent to Xi Ling Village to settle down. He must have thought that the Xie and Fang families would take it as a warning.
Unexpectedly, when he asked the two families for benefits, they reacted the same way as the Mo family.
In a fit of anger, Deputy Magistrate Cui directly assigned the Fang and Xie families to Xi Ling Village as well.
Normally, after Deputy Magistrate Cui had assigned the destinations for the convicts, he would have them wait in the yard and issue them new household registrations before letting them leave.
However, this time the few families had indeed angered Deputy Magistrate Cui. He did not immediately handle the household registrations for them. On the excuse that the county magistrate was not there, he temporarily suspended the processing.
As a result, the Mo, Fang and Xie families were currently all unregistered residents.
As for when the household registrations would be issued, that would depend on his mood.
The few families used to be officials in the imperial court. They could not accept not having household registrations.
It was said that they could not leave Yun City without household registrations, so whether they had them was not important.
But after arriving at Xi Ling Village, they would not be allocated any good housing, let alone be given land for free.
Under such circumstances, they would have to purchase housing and land themselves, but without household registrations, how could ownership be transferred?
Mo Chuhan first turned back into the room, followed closely by Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran. Fang Chuanzhou and Xie Tianhai also came forward on behalf of their families.
Deputy Magistrate Cui was just about to leave, wanting to meet the two little beauties he had just received.
He had just stood up when he saw the door of the room being pushed open forcefully from the outside.
Seeing this, the clerks quickly came to the door to stop them.
"How bold, disturbing County Magistrate Cui. What crime should this incur?"
On the surface, Mo Chuhan still looked a little weak, but that was just superficial. His physique felt no different from before.
He raised one hand, lightly brushed away the clerk blocking the way, and strode across the threshold.
The clerks were not stupid. Based on the fact that they had just been brushed away without any resistance, they could determine that this person was a martial arts practitioner.
Especially since this person had come in anger, if they went forward again, it would probably not be as simple as being pushed aside.
Therefore, the clerks did not go forward again, but stood to one side and shouted loudly, "You guys stop right there. Do not disturb the county magistrate!"
