However, no matter what, they couldn't fight the imperial edict and could only listen to the command.
After that, Manager Liu followed them back to the village.
County Magistrate Kong sent Constable Zhang and the officers to return to the village with them. After taking the group of refugees away from the village, they were detained in prison.
Conversely, Manager Liu went straight to the couple's house. The couple, who were about to head up the mountains to pick herbs, were surprised by his visit. Gu Chengrui immediately put down his basket and greeted him. "Uncle Liu, you're here. Come in and have a seat."
When Zhou Ying saw this, she greeted him and went to the kitchen to boil tea.
"Are you guys going up the mountains?" Manager Liu asked as he followed Gu Chengrui into the house.
"Yeah, we didn't have much to do at home, so we decided to head up the mountains to try our luck and see if we could pick some herbs.
