The story of the struggle of the poor girl who crossed

Chapter 71 I'm here, don't worry! 1
Mai Xiang didn't care too much about Tan Yufang like this.However, now from Tan Yufang's avoidance of grandma, Mai Xiang can see clearly that Tan Yufang is not a person who can share weal and woe.

In the future, you must have reservations about Tan Yufang, and you can't associate with Tan Yufang as a confidant.

Mai Xiang lay on the bed, looking at the dark roof, feeling ups and downs.The only fortunate thing is that grandma recovered from her illness, and finally she can completely get rid of the suspicion of "whether she has the plague".

In this case, she can also feel at ease.Otherwise, if grandma's illness is still not cured, she plans to rent a house here and stay with grandma to recuperate.However, in this case, she was worried about her family going to the northwest.

Mai Xiang didn't fall into a deep sleep until it was almost dawn.

When I woke up, it was already high in the sun.

After lunch, the group continued on their way.

After several days of trekking, we finally arrived at Shaoyao City.

Shopkeeper Liang's head, Liangmu, has been waiting at the gate of the city for a long time.

Seeing Liang Gaoshan, Liang Mu was very happy, and hurriedly greeted him: "Uncle, the shopkeeper asked me to wait for you here, and the shopkeeper only arrived this morning! The shopkeeper has already arranged a house, please go there with me." , the shopkeeper should be waiting in that mansion!"

Liang Gaoshan said gratefully: "Okay, thank you!"

A group of people entered the city gate and followed the beams to a house with three entrances.This house is located in an alley called Gujing Lane. The environment is quiet and not far from the bustling streets. It is a quiet place to live in amidst the hustle and bustle.

Shopkeeper Liang was indeed waiting in the house, and he even cleaned it up himself.When Mai Xiang and his party arrived, the cleaning work was coming to an end. Shopkeeper Liang was cleaning the stone tables and chairs under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the corner of the courtyard with a basin of water.

Liang Mu was still outside the courtyard, so he shouted loudly: "Master, Lord Situ and Miss Mai Xiang are here!"

Hearing the shout, shopkeeper Liang quickly put down the rag in his hand, walked out quickly, and unloaded the gate by himself: "Here we come, just drive the carriage in!"

Situ Changfeng turned over and dismounted, and a ten-year-old boy quickly walked up, took the reins from his hand, and led the horse to the stable to be fed with water and feed.

Shopkeeper Liang hurried forward and warmly greeted Situ Changfeng.

After entering the yard, Mai Xiang got off the carriage.

"Hi Uncle! Long time no see, I miss you so much!" Mai Xiang said to shopkeeper Liang with a smile.

Shopkeeper Liang's eyes were a little moist: "You child, if you leave Qinghe County in time, that's good, that's good! Li Zhengyi is not a broad-minded person. If the plague happens, he will probably hit you hard!" If he was trapped in Qinghe County, it was hard to say whether his life would be saved.

Mrs. Chang sighed: "Her uncle Mai Xiang, that dog official Li Zhengyi, has already made trouble! He even classified our family as a military household in the Northwest. Alas, what a crime!"

The shopkeeper Liang was shocked: "What? Isn't Banxia a scholar? Even if the people in the whole county are migrating, Banxia is still entitled to choose whether to go to the northwest, not to mention, people who have the reputation of a scholar do not need to be classified as soldiers. household!"

If it is classified as a military household, it means that if there are males over the age of 15 in the family, at least one male must go to the battlefield.Now, Pinellia is not yet 15 years old, so the one going to the battlefield is Liang Gaoshan who has been dealing with crops for decades!Poor guy, he probably has never even touched a bow and arrow or a big knife. If he went to the battlefield to kill the enemy, wouldn't it mean that he would die in vain?

How many people fought back in ancient times!

Shopkeeper Liang couldn't help being furious: "Fucking Li Zhengyi, a hypocritical villain, if I meet him next time, I will definitely call him bloody!"

snort!Isn't he just a poor boy with no foundation?Such a person dares to make such a vicious stumbling block for Mai Xiang's family, and he is not afraid of retribution.

Mai Xiang hurriedly said something to appease him: "Uncle, it's not worth being angry for such a low-quality person. It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. One day, such a person will be rewarded!"

Shopkeeper Liang finally had a smile on his face: "Well, what Mai Xiang said is good, getting angry can hurt your body. There is really no need to hurt your body after meeting such an unworthy person!"

Mai Xiang's heart is so wide!

In other words, in the early morning of the second day after Mai Xiang's family left, the old patriarch of Liangjia'ao received a notice from the county government. The notice said that all families who want to move to the northwest must leave Qinghe County today.

It was a yamen servant who came to deliver the notice.After delivering the notice, the yamen servant waited in Liangjiaao, and the people who would supervise Liangjiaao set off to leave later.

After the flood, the villagers have nothing to clean up.

The old patriarch held an emergency village meeting and suggested that everyone obey the Yamen's words and leave Qinghe County as soon as possible.

Eighty percent of the people in Liangjia'ao were notified to leave.The rest of the two-person family are now long-term workers of the landlord Liang Gaokao's family, so they don't have to leave Qinghe County.

Of course, the landlord Liang Gaokao's family naturally didn't have to leave!
Mrs. Peng was eating melon seeds, gloating all over her misfortune, and said acrimonious words: "Huh! I just said that those who treat my family badly will have retribution! No, they are all classified as military households." Now, for generations to come, all the men in the family will go to the battlefield to fight! If one fails, the incense may be cut off! Hahaha!"

"Shut up! Believe it or not, I will expel you from the family tree right now?!" The old patriarch scolded Mrs. Peng angrily.

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Peng was still a little startled, and quickly closed her mouth tightly, not daring to gloat and speak nonsense.

You know, even though the people in the village are about to leave Liangjia'ao, no matter what time it is, the old patriarch is still the head of the Liangjia'ao branch.For a woman who lost her morality, even if the old patriarch went to the northwest, he still had the right to expel her from the clan.

A woman who has been expelled from her family will not be accepted even by her natal family.Such a person can only embarrass the people on the other side of her natal family.Such a married woman, which tribe would be willing to accept it.Heli and being divorced by her husband's family will not be expelled from the family, but it will be indicated in the genealogy that she was divorced or divorced.

Being expelled from the family means that this woman's morals are corrupt, and she must have done something unforgivable.Otherwise, they will not be expelled from the clan.

At this moment, Mrs. Peng couldn't help becoming more frightened the more she thought about it.Both the husband and the eldest son have gone to Shandong, thousands of miles away, and she is not by her husband's side. After a long time, the husband must take a concubine!If one fails, it is very likely that she will marry an ordinary wife. If she causes any major troubles in the village, the husband will most likely divorce his wife under the pretext.

So, the old patriarch must not be offended!

Thinking of this, Mrs. Peng left in despair and went home.

As soon as she left, she missed a lot of words from the patriarch, and also missed what the yamen servant said.In order to encourage everyone to leave, the old patriarch and the yamen told about the plague that often occurs after the flood.

Sure enough, this statement is very powerful.

Now, most of the people agreed to leave!There were only a few diehards left, and the yamen servants and the old patriarch did not force them, so they took hundreds of people who left voluntarily and embarked on the journey in a mighty way.

Those who did not leave basically died of the plague in the end.

Peng and her beloved son Huiyuan were also doomed, and only Agate survived.Manao, who was only 12 years old, immediately fell into various conspiracies, and there was an endless stream of people who came to return to the fields and forests.

In the end, Ma Nao had no choice but to recruit a fairly honest long-term worker to be his door-to-door son-in-law, so that he was able to keep his meager family property and prevent him from falling into the streets.Of course, this is something for later, and I will talk about it later.

The old patriarch brought his people together in the county seat with people from more than [-] other villages. After lunch, they left Qinghe County under the leadership of ten soldiers.

On the third day after the old patriarch and everyone left, the plague began to appear in Qinghe County, and it broke out soon.Hearing the rumors, everyone couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

The old patriarch couldn't help but secretly rejoiced that he was able to walk, and fortunately he had traveled all the way. Every day, he would cook several large pots of herbs and force everyone in the village to drink a large bowl.

In this way, the people in the village did not get sick.

Those herbs can prevent both diseases and cold.

There are a lot of herbal medicines. For the safety of everyone, he selflessly contributed a sack and distributed them to people in other villages.The village chiefs of other villages were also very frightened, and they all boiled potions and asked the villagers to drink them.

Many of these herbs can be picked on the roadside.Along the way, the old patriarch led people to collect all the way, so the decoction was never broken.All the way to Shaoyao City, everyone still has a bowl of decoction every day.

From Qinghe County to Shaoyao City, everyone walked on foot for a whole month.When they arrived in Shaoyao City, everyone did not enter the city, but just found a secluded valley outside the city to camp.In addition, send some young and strong boys into the city to buy grain and oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.

Fortunately, it was still early autumn, camping in the wild and lighting a few bonfires at night would be enough.

That night, the old patriarch sat by the fire and said with great emotion: "Oh, I don't know where Mai Xiang and the others are now, have they arrived in the northwest?"

Liang Hao comforted: "Daddy, you don't have to worry, Mai Xiang is so smart and has money on her body. Besides, she is still with her little uncle, so nothing will happen to her!"

The village chief also said: "Yes, Mai Xiang's family must have gone to the northwest by carriage, and should have arrived by now! Maybe she has already ordered people to start building the house, just waiting for us to go there!"

The old patriarch shook his head: "Northwest is so big, who knows if we can share with Mai Xiang's family? Sigh, this matter is not something we can decide. Or, the place where we are allocated is far away from Mai Xiang's family. It’s also possible that you won’t be able to walk home for a few days!”

The village chief sighed: "Oh, it's true, the Northwest is so big, and we didn't go to the Northwest together. It's a bit unreliable to want to get together!" Everything is in order.

In other words, Mai Xiang and his party stayed in Shaoyao City, and after two days of rest, she wandered around the county with Hua Yangfan and shopkeeper Liang for a day, looking for a suitable shop.

Shaoyao City is a county seat, a little more prosperous than Qinghe County, and it is also a relatively wealthy county seat with a radius of hundreds of miles.

After a day of cheating, the three of them took a fancy to two shops, went through the transfer procedures swiftly and resolutely on the same day, and took the red deed into their hands.The name of the store was jointly purchased by the three of them as a fixed asset for welcoming customers.

(End of this chapter)