Wu Chao: Take the whole family to escape the famine

Chapter 86

Ouyang Ming hesitated for a moment and said: "I have a special status, and the more people who know that I am with you, the more dangerous you will be."

Jiang Zhiyue nodded, of course she knew about this situation.

Although between Ouyang Ming and the fourth prince who had never met, she would choose Ouyang Ming without hesitation.

But this does not mean that she is willing to gamble the lives of everyone in the Jiang family to support Ouyang Ming.

Jiang Zhiyue said calmly: "What you said makes sense, so don't go back with us."

Ouyang Ming was taken aback for a moment, obviously he didn't expect Jiang Zhiyue to chase people away so readily.

But before he came back to his senses, Jiang Zhiyue continued, "Then, my son, should you also settle the protection fees along the way?"

"There are also medical expenses, food expenses, and so on."

Jiang Zhiyue held out her hand, looking like a rascal who "give me the money".

Ouyang Ming chuckled, he took two steps forward and stood in front of Jiang Zhiyue.

Then he took out a jade pendant from his bosom, it was the jade pendant engraved with the word "Ming" that Jiang Zhiyue gave him back then.

He handed the jade pendant to Jiang Zhiyue, and said with a light smile, "Thank you, Miss Jiang, for taking care of me these past few months. I don't have anything yellow or white in my hands, so I will put this jade pendant on Miss Jiang's place first."

"I don't know what to do?"

Ouyang Ming's deep and magnetic voice reached Jiang Zhiyue's ears.

The two stood so close that Jiang Zhiyue felt that his voice seemed to be echoing around her.

She squeezed her ears absently, and took the jade pendant casually.

"Well, it's still barely strong."

The door of another room opened suddenly, Mrs. Jiang walked out two steps and saw Jiang Zhiyue and Ouyang Ming who were standing in front of the door talking.

She asked, "Xiao Ming, when did you come back?"

Ouyang Ming turned his head to look at Mrs. Jiang, with a cute look on his face.

"Grandma Jiang, I just came back."

Mrs. Jiang yawned and said, "Okay, then go back to sleep quickly."

Ouyang Ming responded obediently, and Mrs. Jiang turned around and went back to the house and closed the door.

Ouyang Ming turned his head to look at Jiang Zhiyue and said, "Hurry up and go to rest."

Jiang Zhiyue nodded, turned around and entered the room, closing the door directly.

Ouyang Ming stood in the yard for a while, wondering what was going on in his mind.

……

Early the next morning, Jiang's family planned to leave after breakfast.

Everyone in the Mu family didn't leave this morning.

It was Mu Ran, the son of Steward Mu, who sent the Jiang family away.

Amid the reluctance of Mu Qiqi and Mu Yingming, the Jiang family and his party followed Mu Ran and left Mu Mansion and Luo City.

After leaving Los Angeles, Guhuai Village has to go south, and it takes about six days to walk.

The Wang family also bought a cow before leaving, and directly put the cart on the cow.

Everyone can relax in the days to come.

When it was time for a break, Ouyang Ming told everyone that he was leaving.

When he set off again, he was no longer in the team.

Because there are bullock carts, everyone sits in the cart, and the journey is much faster.

The distance that originally took six days to travel was almost reached after only three days.

Sitting on the bullock cart, Mu Qi said to the crowd: "Go forward for a dozen miles, and you will arrive at Qingyan Town."

"When we arrive at Qingyan Town, we will almost arrive at Guhuai Village."

Mr. Jiang said worriedly: "I don't know how this Guhuai Village is."

What the old man is worried about is that the original residents of Guhuai Village will reject these outsiders.

Mu Ran reassured: "Don't worry, old man, I have been to this Guhuai Village. There are not many residents in the village, so there will be less dirty things in the village."

"And there is a legend in Guhuai Village. It is said that the mountain range behind the village looks like a prostrate dragon. Everyone says it is a blessing vein."

"The old man's family will settle down there, and they will surely live a prosperous life in the future."

Everyone laughed. Whether they are lucky to live there is another question, but it sounds happy but it is true.

Everyone yearned for it, and the ox cart slowly drove into Qingyan Town.

Everyone sat on the bullock cart and staggered into Qingyan Town.

Although Qingyan Town was not as lively as Los Angeles City, the market was full of people.

As soon as everyone entered, they were infected by the lively atmosphere, and felt that they had finally settled down.

Mu Ran turned her head to see the expressions of Jiang's family and asked, "Do you want to stop and transfer?"

Everyone looked at each other, but still refused.

Mrs. Jiang said: "Let's go to the village first, it will be dark if we delay."

Mu Ran nodded, then led the way and continued walking forward.

Passing through Qingyan Town, there are mud and stone roads one by one, which are often stepped on by people, forming a smoother road.

After walking about five or six miles, the Jiang family and his party saw a village, which could be seen from a distance, and there was a high mountain behind the village.

It was noon now, and the residents of the village squatted at the fork in the road with their rice bowls in their hands, eating and chatting.

Da Da Da~
The sound of bullock carts attracted people who gathered around the village for dinner.

The villagers turned their heads and saw a group of people driving an ox cart appearing in the village.

Everyone jumped off the bullock cart and approached those people with a smile.

Jiang Yuchao asked an older man who was looking towards them: "Uncle, is this Guhuai Village?"

The old man said kindly: "This is Guhuai Village, are you here looking for someone or what?"

The other people with their job bowls also looked over curiously, wondering what these people were here for.

Jiang Yuchao explained their identities and the reasons why they came here.

A woman with a bowl repeated in surprise: "What? Fleeing from famine?"

Everyone looked at the Jiang family in surprise.

How can anyone who flees famine be like this, even though they haven't read the book, they don't have to deceive them.

Not to mention that they pulled and looked at the shiny cows and the things on the cars.

As for the clothes they wear, there are no patches.

These days, who doesn't have a few patches on their clothes?

Jiang Yuchao smiled kindly at them and said with certainty: "Yes, I just came here."

He then asked: "Can the old man tell you where the village chief lives?"

The old man stood up and pointed to the front, "Here, go straight inside, take the first turn and turn right and the first house will be there."

"Thank you old man."

Jiang Yu thanked him, and the Jiang family and his party continued to walk forward.

The people behind watched the Jiang family walk into the village, poured the rice from the bowl into their stomachs in two or three mouthfuls, and followed them.

It's really incredible that these people came from famine.

They have to go and see this excitement.

A group of people arrived at the door of the village chief's house in a noisy manner. Before the Jiang family came up to knock on the door, one of those who followed ran over and knocked on the door.

"Village chief, there are people coming from our village, come out and have a look."

There was a voice coming from inside, and a man's slightly old voice came out.

"Da Zhuang, what are you doing, you knocked down the door!"

When the Jiang family heard the name of the person knocking on the door shouted by the people inside, they looked at him again.

His name and appearance really don't match at all.

The name Da Zhuang makes people think that he should be a tall, strong and honest looking guy.

But this big, strong and thin guy looks like he can't afford to eat.

Looking at his face, he also has a shrewd look.

The door opened, and a hale and hearty old man walked out, followed by several people.

The members of the Jiang family turned their eyes away from Da Zhuang.

The old man saw a large group of people standing outside the door, and asked in confusion, "What's the matter? What are these people here for?"

Mu Ran took out the government-stamped document from her arms, intending to explain the identities of the Jiang family.

But the man named Da Zhuang just now, before Mu Ran could speak, he clattered out the reason why they came to the village.

"Village chief, these people said they came here after fleeing the famine, and the government let them live in our village."

When he stopped, Mu Ran took the official document and handed it to the village chief.

The old village chief took the document in his hand and looked at it, then raised his head to look at the Jiang family and his party.

He said: "Since it was arranged by the government, let's live in the village, as long as it doesn't cause trouble."

Jiang Yuchao saw that the village chief wasn't too embarrassed, and felt relieved.

But they couldn't still sleep in the tent when they came to the village, so he asked about the residence and the land.

Hearing this, other people in the village also pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

There are not many households in their village. Except for the fields in their own hands, each household either rents or sells others to other villages.

There are also vacant land where houses can be built. Although there are no people living there, they are all planted by neighboring residents.

No one lived there and no house was built, so everyone turned a blind eye.

Now no one wants their land to be confiscated, so they can only wait for the village chief's answer.

The old village head held the document in his hand and continued to look at it before raising his head.

"It says on it that the government has approved two pieces of land for you to build a house, but if you want the land, you need to buy it yourself."

Everyone in the Jiang family nodded, they already knew about the fact that they had divided two pieces of land to build a house.

However, they are all native peasants, and they feel uneasy without land in their hands.

The old village chief looked at the people surrounding him, waved his hand towards them and said, "Is there nothing wrong with you every day? Don't surround yourself."

Then he looked at Jiang Yuchao and said, "Come in with me and talk."

There are many Jiang family members and ox carts, so they didn't all go in.

Jiang Zhiyue went in with Mr. Jiang, Jiang Yuchao, Wang Fugui, and Muran, while the others stayed outside to watch.

No one was surprised that Mr. Jiang and the others went in, but they were negotiating a matter, so why did that beautiful girl follow her in to make trouble.

(End of this chapter)