flstandardbreds Chapter 115: Three Villages Gather and Depart
Chapter 115: Three Villages Gather and Depart
Twenty minutes later, everyone from Sanshi Village came with their families.
Su Bingyi led the way, with his family's three horse-drawn carriages packed full, and more than a hundred people followed behind him.
"Lotus girl, I'm going to come to your house to get some water. Our village is out of water."
"Grandpa Su, I have three large vats at home. They are full of water. You can fill them up. If you want to boil water, we have firewood at home. Don't be shy."
Su He asked Liu Niang next to him to lead the aunts from Sanshi Village to fetch water, while he chatted with Su Bingyi who got off the car.
“Grandpa Su, I remember there were more than 400 people in the village, right?”
Su Bingyi's face was filled with shame. "Some of them thought that winter was coming and the weather was cold, and they were afraid that they would not survive on the road. Some others refused to hand over the sweet potatoes. Lotus, I'm so sorry. These people are ungrateful, and I can't control them anymore."
Su Bingyi felt heartbroken when he thought of Su Bingzhong calling him a fool. Fortunately, he was not his biological brother. When disaster strikes, everyone will flee. He didn't want to be the village chief anymore.
"It's okay, Grandpa Su. We've given them the chance. If they don't seize it, it's their fate. Are all these people behind you following us to Lingshui?"
Su Bingyi sighed, "A small number of them are preparing to settle down in Jinyang City."
that would be great.
Su He's face did not show the villain in his heart but he was already dancing. It would be best if only the village chief's family was left. The fewer people there were, the more relaxed he would be.
"Everyone has their own aspirations. Village chief, you are old. Go back to the carriage and have a rest. It will take them some time to boil water. If anything happens on the way, we can just tell Uncle Yumin."
Su He helped Su Bingyi get on the bus. She inadvertently glanced at the back of the team and found He Nian'er. The two looked at each other and then looked away.
After a while, everyone in Liushu Village was almost ready and every household came out.
The worst families use wheelbarrows, which are made entirely from door panels at home.
Everyone was carrying things on their backs. The strong laborers in the family were responsible for pushing the wheelbarrows with pots, pans, and food on them. The women were not easy either, as they carried bags on their chests and backs. Some of them had to carry babies on their backs, and the remaining seven or eight-year-old children also had to carry things. Everyone was trying to cram in as much stuff as possible, with the idea of taking as much as possible.
The slightly better ones are like Wang Laosan, who has a mule at home and a flatbed cart, which is much better than a wheelbarrow. He can put all his belongings on it, and someone can sit and drive the cart.
Wang Laosan's family had it easier. Although they still had to carry a lot of things, they could take turns sitting on the flatbed truck to rest on the way, which was a bit of hope.
The best family was the Su He family. They had mules and cows at home, and except for the cloth bags of dried meat and dried sweet potatoes, they didn't have to carry any heavy luggage themselves. Not only could they carry more things, but the carriage could also withstand the wind, so people could stay warmer inside.
The day before, Wang Bin rushed to the county and bought three more mules and three carts. Everything was expensive at that time. The mule that originally cost 18 taels now cost 40 taels, and three carts also cost 3 taels of silver.
Wang Fugui almost vomited blood when he heard the price his son told him, but when he thought about Su He saying that he would buy it no matter how expensive it was, he had no choice but to accept it.
Because the family had many livestock, Su He gave a mule cart to Dali and Goudan. They only had a single wheelbarrow made on the spot, and there were too many elderly and children at home, so a mule cart would make life much easier. Su He agreed to lend it to them temporarily, and return it when they could buy a cart in Jinyang City.
There are also some families who have no labor force, so they live together with people they have good relations with.
Wang Zhun was sweating as he ran around the village in the cold weather. "Hehua, Liushu Village is ready. When are we leaving?"
Su He looked at the bright sky and didn't want to delay any longer. "Let's set off now, village chief. You take the lead. Your family also has cows and carts. We should follow your pace and adjust if anything happens on the way."
Wang Zhun coughed and tried to persuade Su He to take the lead. "He Hua, why don't you go first? I, the village chief, have never been to Jinyang City. I don't even know which way to go."
Su He was also a little embarrassed. She forgot that people in the village rarely went to the county town, let alone Jinyang City.
"Then let my cousin Shunzi lead the way. Village chief, you follow behind him. You can communicate if there is anything. We from Liushu Village will set off first. The people from Dahe Village should be ready. Let's go and meet up with them. There are still a few people in Sanshi Village who are boiling water. Let them go last."
Wang Zhun thought this arrangement was good. He also knew Xu Shun, so he went to find Xu Shun.
And so the people of Willow Village set off.
When they were really about to leave the village, there were faint cries in the team. No one was willing to leave home. How much stuff could a mere wheelbarrow carry? Not to mention other things, these fields, these houses, and every tile had the blood and sweat of generations of ancestors. If they left, everything would be gone.
Wang Zhun wiped his tears, turned around and shouted, "Let's go!"
Shunzi set off first, followed closely by Wang Zhun, and the rest of the team followed one by one according to the location of their homes, starting from the village entrance.
Zhou was calling out people at the door at this moment, "Dad, Mom, Binzi, wait, where is Mom?"
The second one was gone, and Zhou suddenly felt dizzy.
"Grandma, great-grandma is crying in the house."
Tiantian poked her little head out of the carriage. She saw with her own eyes that her great-grandmother got out of the carriage and went back into the house.
"Hey, this old lady, I'll go call her."
Zhou ran to the house in a hurry and called out, "Mom, everyone in front has left. Hurry out, it will be our turn soon."
Grandma touched the piano cabinet on the kang. It was passed down to her by her great-grandmother. She brought it with her when she got married, and she planned to pass it down.
"I can't bear to leave, Minmin. This house is the lifelong hard work of your father and I. It's gone just like that. I can't take anything with me. Wuuuuuuuuuu."
Grandma cried while hugging the piano cabinet, and Zhou couldn't persuade her to stop crying, so she could only call Su He over.
"Grandma, don't worry. I'll put the piano cabinet in the cellar later. Once we're settled in Su'an County, I'll ask the escort agency to get it. Let's set off now."
Su He's words were very effective. Grandma obediently let go of her hand, and Zhou took the opportunity to help her out.
"Lotus, you must remember to put it in the cellar. I will pass it to you later."
Su He followed behind and agreed readily.
Grandpa was driving the car and was relieved to see his wife finally come out.
"Come up, Yuchun. We are all in this together. Wherever we go is home. Just be more open-minded."
Grandma wiped her tears and agreed while holding Tiantian in the carriage.
Everyone in the Wang family took one last look at their home and followed the main group.
Su He stood at the door to see them off, and her two carriages followed.
"Sister, come in quickly."
Miaomiao was sitting in her own carriage calling out to Suhe, with Mu Tou and Liu Niang beside her. Liu Bai was sitting in the front driving the carriage.
"You go first. I'll wait until everyone in Sanshi Village has left. Miaomiao, be good. I'll catch up with you in a little while."
After his family's carriage left, Su He no longer stood at the door watching.
She entered her uncle's house and put everything in every room into a space. It could be said that there was nothing left except the kang.
After doing all this, she went back next door. Her own kitchen was now deserted.
Su Bingyi's daughter-in-law Yang Xiangzhi was still putting out the fire. "Aunt, stop busying yourself. You guys should leave quickly. I will take care of these myself."
Yang Xiangzhi was embarrassed, "Hehua, it's quite a mess here, everyone is so flustered that no one is paying attention."
Su He laughed, "It's okay, there's no need to tidy it up, and there won't be a next time, Auntie, please go now."
Yang Xiangzhi was also anxious, so she could only thank him again and again and leave in a hurry.
Su He took the remaining pot off the stove and put it into the space. She took away all the tables and stools in the house.
There was nothing left in the front yard except a well.
Su He sat on the cart that Wang Bin had just bought. Some cotton in sacks was placed on the empty space on the side. The sacks looked bulging and heavy on the surface, but in fact they were not heavy at all.
This was a disguise made by Su He, so that she could use some things from the space as cover in the future.
Because cotton was very light, the young and strong mules, well-fed and well-drinking, ran very fast and caught up with the team from Sanshi Village in no time and headed towards Liushu Village.
Half an hour later, the people from Dahe Village followed behind the people from Sanshi Village.
Su He wanted to laugh when he saw this. There were more than 600 people in Dahe Village, but only 200 of them followed out. It was estimated that they would also be diverted to Jinyang City. It was really a happy event.
Su He drove the cart in front of Liu Bai and moved forward steadily at the pace of the team. Everyone was very excited because they had just started, and they only felt tired after walking for two hours.
Wang Fugui felt happy at this moment. It was good to have a car at home. It was only an hour and the people pushing the unicycle behind him couldn't handle it anymore. How would they get through the next month?
Lotus is still far-sighted.