Chapter 491: Shu Yu's Treatment
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Shu Yu had no idea that her family, after seeing her at the city gate, had decided to follow her all the way to exile.
Once the exile convoy left Dong'an Prefecture, the journey became even more difficult.
Although they were on an official road that was smooth and spacious, their feet were weighed down by heavy shackles, severely slowing down their pace.
To make matters worse, the accompanying officials kept urging them without any mercy.
This made the Shu family, who had originally planned to keep an eye on Shu Yu and cause trouble for her when the opportunity arose, focus solely on hurrying along the road.
Ironically, Shu Yu felt the most at ease among them all.
The handcuffs on her hands were light, and although the ankle shackles had some weight to them, she noticed that they were considerably lighter than those of the others.
By noon, even the officials escorting them grew tired and found a shaded place to rest.
The Shu family members were exhausted and sat on the ground, too fatigued to move. Shu Yu, on the other hand, had the leisure to observe her surroundings until a hand appeared in front of her.
She lifted her head and saw the lead official, immediately standing up.
The official, with an expressionless face, said to her, "This is your rations. Take them and eat. Since I promised your family, I will fulfill it. The steamed buns have cooled down, but you'll have to manage with them. Once there's a fire in the evening, you can have something hot."
Shu Yu took the rations and said, "Thank you."
The lead official waved his hand and returned to his previous position.
The other officials were also distributing rations, but the rest of the Shu family received only dry and tasteless coarse cornmeal cakes or hard biscuits.
The quantity was meager since the rations for the exiled individuals were fixed, with each person receiving only eight wens of food per day. Those below fifteen years old received even less. As long as they weren't starving to death, there were no better conditions provided.
Shu Yu was only fourteen, yet she held two steamed buns made from white flour, accompanied by a water pouch similar to what the officials had.
The rest of the Shu family felt resentful and glared angrily at her.
But they dared not say anything because the lead official had made it clear that Shu Yu was receiving special treatment because the couple had given him some silver.
At this moment, the elderly lady of the Shu family even began to hate her two married daughters. They had married well in their early years precisely because of their connection to the Shu family. They could easily obtain five taels of silver, or even fifty taels, without breaking a sweat. If they had given just a little, their journey of exile wouldn't be so difficult.
Yet, after the incident at the Shu family, they had done their best to distance themselves from their relationship with the Shu family. They hadn't even visited their own mother in the prison cell.
Shu Yu felt the burning envy in their gazes, but she didn't mind. She started eating the steamed buns.
Surprisingly, the steamed buns had a hint of sweetness.
To be honest, although she had experienced imprisonment and exile, the meals she had received in the past few days were quite decent.
After finishing her meal and resting for a while, the officials urged them to continue the journey.
In the evening, the group finally arrived at a post station.
The post station was located outside the city, and apart from this station, there were hardly any other signs of human habitation nearby.
The officials were still in good spirits and urged the group to enter.
As expected, the dinner was comparatively better, but the Shu family's portion remained the same as at noon.
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