The soldiers didn't dare eat such sumptuous food, declined it, and then hurried away, calling back to them as they left, "If you have family members who are servants, you can pool money to redeem them. The ransom should not exceed three times the selling price. Remember this and tell your neighbors, spread the word..."
They didn't need special reminders; they verbally passed the message to their neighbors and urged them to quickly redeem their kin while the Zhao Family Army was still in Jiangnan.
"They must be afraid of the army; they won't say anything if you redeem people now. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"If you're short on money, borrow some from relatives. The children were sold off back then to get through tough times. Now the family is a bit more affluent with this opportunity. We must redeem them. We can't let them remain as servants all their lives."
