"We have no bank notes left, I only have twenty taels of silver on me. The imperial decree stated that we are banished for military service and our family property is confiscated."
Qin An was only sixteen years old this year and served as Qin Hu's personal page. Being very frail and already worn out by torment, he looked as though he had only one breath left in him.
In truth, Qin Hu was in little better shape. Over the past few days, the Vanguard Camp had been marching thirty li every day, performing tasks such as clearing paths through mountains and building bridges over rivers, gathering firewood, digging trenches, fetching water, and pitching camps.
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