"There are no banknotes left; I only have twenty taels of silver on me. The imperial edict stated that we were being exiled for military service, and our family property has been confiscated."
Qin An was only sixteen years old and served as Qin Hu's personal page. Extremely thin and frail, he was already worn out by the torment, looking as though he had only one breath left in him.
In truth, Qin Hu was in no better shape. Over the past few days, the vanguard camp had marched thirty li every day, performing tasks such as clearing paths through mountains, building bridges over rivers, gathering firewood, digging trenches, hauling water, and pitching camps.
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