Exile at the start? Milkball filming, hoarding billions of resources

Cheng Hu and the others looked at the officials with increasingly cold expressions.

They all looked at Shen Yu.

"Young master, what should we do next?"

Shen Yu glanced at the constables.

"Gentlemen, we certainly know that you have your hardships. You are just like us, forced to obey Sun Xiao."

"Sun Xiao's death was retribution for his killing of the stone monkey."

The constables were all injured, and even though they knew Shen Yu was talking nonsense, they could only agree.

"Yes, yes, young master Shen is right. Sun Xiao's death was all caused by that stone monkey."

"That's right, that's right, we saw it clearly, Sun Xiao died suddenly."

Seeing that the constables readily agreed, Shen Yu nodded in satisfaction.

"My lords, you are truly discerning."

"Why are you kneeling? We are all guilty and how can we accept such a great courtesy from an official? Please rise quickly."

The constables were unsure of Shen Yu's intentions.

They had their knives stolen and were covered in wounds, so they had no choice but to get up and fawn over them.

"Young Master Shen, what we did before was not our intention. In fact, we have great respect for Marquis Yongning."

"Don't worry, we absolutely won't cause any trouble on the journey ahead. If you have any requests, just let us know, and we will definitely fulfill them."

Shen Yu glanced at the bailiff who had spoken.

"What's your name?"

The constable bowed slightly and said in a low voice.

"This humble servant, Sun Er, is willing to serve Young Master Shen."

He wasn't stupid; he could tell that these exiles were now led by the Shen family.

To survive, one must obtain the protection of the Shen family.

Shen Yu nodded.

"Alright, I'll leave the rest of the journey to you, Brother Sun."

Shen Yu turned his head and looked at the refugees.

The refugees immediately shrank back.

No matter how loudly the refugees cried out or how fiercely they fought, they were only after a few bites of food; they never even thought of killing anyone.

Seeing that the group of convicts were acting like madmen, even daring to kill the officials, they all tried to run away, but Qin Su stopped them.

Then more convicts surrounded them, and the refugees all knelt down upon seeing them.

"My lords, we know we were wrong. We did this just to get a living. We really didn't mean to kill anyone."

"It's been terribly hot these past few days, and the crops in the fields have all withered and died. We had enough food left to last until next year, but then bandits came down from the mountains and robbed our entire village!"

"For the first few days, we could still eat some wild vegetables and gnaw on tree bark, but now all the wild vegetables have died from drought, and we really can't survive."

"Yes, it's alright now, but in a few days when winter comes, it will be so cold and snowy that there won't be a single blade of grass left. How will we survive?"

The old man at the head of the group was so thin he was practically skin and bones. He spoke in a sorrowful voice, kowtowing repeatedly.

From their hunched figures, Shen Zhaoning sensed a profound despair.

She had recently experienced that sense of despair from the convicts.

She lowered her eyes and tugged at Shen Yu's sleeve.

"Brother, they're so pitiful, let's help them."

Xiaoman nodded vigorously.

"Yes, it's so pitiful. They even eat tree bark. Tree bark is so hard, it rubs against their tongues, and it doesn't taste good at all."

Shen Zhaoning looked at Xiaoman in surprise.

"Brother, you've even eaten tree bark?"

Xiaoman spoke up triumphantly.

"Of course, I'm very clever. When no one was paying attention, I grabbed the tree and started gnawing at it, but I couldn't get through it after gnawing for a long time and ended up with a mouthful of crumbs."

Shen Yu looked at Shen Zhaoning.

"Tuantuan, how do you want to help them?"

Shen Zhaoning thought about it carefully.

"If others take their food, we'll help them take it back."

Shen Yu patted Shen Zhaoning's head.

"That's great, Tuantuan is really ambitious!"

Wan Zhenzhen burst out laughing.

"It's not even dark yet, why are you already dreaming?"

Shen Zhaoning pinched her cheek and winced in pain.

"It hurts, but I didn't dream."

"Auntie, are you out of your mind? How come you can't even tell if I'm asleep or awake?"

Wan Zhenzhen rolled her eyes inwardly at Shen Zhaoning's innocent look.

I almost forgot.

This little fool is just a kid; sometimes he doesn't understand her sarcasm.

"With our numbers, going to fight the bandits for food is practically suicide."

Shen Zhaoning looked at Wan Zhenzhen's eye roll, then rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought.

"So Auntie's head isn't broken, her eyes are! Her eyes were bulging just now, just like those koi I used to keep that died!"

Upon hearing Shen Zhaoning's words, Qin Su laughed without giving him any face.

"Tuantuan is right. Your aunt is not only mentally and physically ill, but also emotionally ill."

"She's incredibly ruthless."

After being humiliated by Shen Zhaoning and Qin Su, Wan Zhenzhen's face darkened. She simply pulled Shen Yingying to hide under a tree for shade and stopped paying attention to these things.

Shen Yu looked at the old man.

"Old man, do you know anything about those bandits?"

The old man thought for a moment and then spoke.

"Those mountain bandits came from a place called Weixie Mountain, which is not far from here."

There are probably three or four hundred people on the mountain, all of them vicious and ruthless. You're probably no match for them.

"I appreciate your kindness, but you don't need to risk your lives for us. Just give us some food."

"Let's go into the city and find some work. We don't need to be rich or powerful, just enough to fill our stomachs."

Shen Yu looked at Qin Su.

"Second Aunt, do you think we can defeat those bandits?"

Qin Su looked at the people around her.

The convicts, along with these refugees and constables, numbered around a hundred.

If commanded properly, they might not be a match for those mountain bandits.

However, these constables were all injured and, being cowardly, were not necessarily willing to give their all.

When it really comes time to suppress the bandits, they might stab them in the back.

Qin Su hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"If these people are willing to listen to me and fight hard, they may not necessarily lose to the enemy."

Shen Zhaoning clapped her hands.

"Great! Let's go beat the bad guys and take all the food back!"

"I'll go get some treasures right away."

Upon hearing this, the old man hurriedly waved his hand.

"No, no, no, those bandits only steal food and don't hurt people. Why should we risk our lives for food?"

Wan Zhenzhen sat under the tree and suddenly burst out laughing.

"Did you hear that? You want to help them fight bandits, but they're not even grateful."

Shen Zhaoning was somewhat confused.

"But those bad guys stole your things."

"This is your home, isn't it?"

"Why don't you teach the bad guys a lesson, but instead hand over your own home to them?"

"This time they looted grain, but what if next time they loot...loot..."

Shen Zhaoning was at a loss for words, so Xiaoman immediately added to the list.

"You're the ones who are taking more of their food!"

If you have a bite to eat and they take a bite away, can you just stand by and do that?