This time Dujiacun went to escape famine because it was Old Man Du who suggested it.
Old Man Du has a high seniority in Dujia Village, and coupled with his status as a child, his words are very important in Dujia Village.
Of course, the main reason why so many people in Dujia Village can be persuaded to leave their hometowns to escape famine is because what Old Man Du said is reasonable and well-founded.
The corvee and land rent were about to be levied, and if we didn't leave, we would lose both people and money.
After Zhou Yunshu heard what Fang Huiwen said, an idea came to her mind.
She originally wanted to go south with the large team for safety, so why not just follow the people from Dujiacun.
At least in her brief observation, the atmosphere in Dujia Village was clear and clear, and the Du family's behavior was relatively upright.
Of course, this may just be an appearance.
However, if the Dujiacun group went south anyway, they would have to pass through Tongcheng. A few days of getting along would be enough for Zhou Yunshu to get to know the Dujiacun and the Du family clearly.
If suitable, she would look for an opportunity to join the Dujia Village team.
The next morning Zhou Yunshu was disturbed by the sound of a rooster crowing.
When she woke up, the Du family's yard was busy.
The Du family has a cow, a donkey and two mules. One of the mules is said to have been brought back by Du Laoer as a dart.
The Du family's ox cart, donkey cart and a mule cart were filled with various belongings. Even the unkilled chickens were put into cages and taken away. It looked like they wanted to move the family directly.
The remaining strong mule was pulling a carriage. Although the carriage was not as good as Zhou Yunshu's, it was still pretty good.
This car is the only one used by the Du family to carry people.
While the Du family was cleaning up, Zhou Yunshu and Fang Huiwen made breakfast together.
Breakfast is still egg dumpling soup with some shredded cabbage in it.
After Zhou Yunshu finished eating, she went straight to the yard. She looked at Du Laozhuang, who was watching his children and grandchildren packing their luggage, and stepped forward and said, "Uncle Du."
"Is there something wrong, Mr. Zhou?"
Du Laozhuang was very polite to Zhou Yunshu, especially after knowing that Zhou Yunshu might be a scholar, he respected her even more.
And Zhou Yunshu didn't feel guilty at all about Du Laozhuang's misunderstanding that she had fame. She gave her identity when she went out, especially since this identity could bring convenience to herself.
Although Zhou Yunshu deliberately made people misunderstand that she was famous, no one who heard her doubted her identity.
In fact, Zhou Yunshu's conversation and temperament show that he has read poetry and books, and he looks more like a scholar than a real scholar.
"Uncle Du, just call me Yunshu. Who in the clouds sent me the brocade book Yunshu?"
"Okay, okay, Yun Shu."
When Du Laozhuang saw that Zhou Yunshu did not look down on them because of his status, the smile in his eyebrows became more genuine.
"Uncle Du, where are you going south?"
Du Laozhuang stroked his beard and said, "I heard from our second son that Nanzhou is relatively stable, so I want to go to Nanzhou to make a living."
Zhou Yunshu's heart moved when she heard the word Nanzhou. She didn't expect that Du Laozhuang chose her grandmother's fiefdom.
But unfortunately, the place they want to go is Haizhou.
If they really want to go together, they can only go along the boundaries of three states, separate in Nanzhou or Quzhou adjacent to Nanzhou, and continue eastward to Haizhou.
Seeing Zhou Yunshu's silence, Du Laozhuang asked, "Who did Yun Shu go to Tongcheng to seek refuge with?"
"Go to my aunt's house."
Zhou Yunshu said with a trace of worry on her face, "But you also know the current situation. Our family has not been in contact with my aunt's family for two or three years. I don't know how their family is doing now and whether they are still in Tongcheng."
Seeing Zhou Yunshu's worried look, Du Laozhuang comforted him and said, "Don't worry, Tongcheng is one of the few big cities nearby. No one will move casually if there is no big deal."
Zhou Yunshu nodded, thinking about staying for a few days after arriving in Tongcheng.
First, she wanted to wait for her grandmother and Wu Gui to see if she could meet them in Tongcheng; second, she wanted to apply for a new household registration and road map in case of emergencies; and finally, she wanted to buy new luggage.
Finally, no one was watching, so Zhou Yunshu wanted to stock up on more supplies and put them in her own space.
Because the queue for fleeing famine in Dujiacun was too long, there were even people who temporarily changed their minds and followed them to flee famine. So even though the Du family started packing up early in the morning, by the time the entire team set off from Dujiacun, it was already close to noon.
Not all families are as well-off as Du Laozhuang's family. Not only do they own cars, but they also have four cars. Most people only have a wooden cart at home, and they have to rely on two legs to escape the famine.
It was only when Zhou Yunshu was sleeping in the wild with people from Dujia Village at night that Du Laozhuang, as the main planner of this escape, used his family's money to buy a mule cart specifically to carry the elderly people in the village who were willing to escape.
The young people in the village gave priority to giving up their cars to the elderly, children and pregnant women, which made Zhou Yunshu have a better impression of Dujia Village.
Because the queue was too long, it took three days for everyone to arrive in Tongcheng, which was supposed to take one and a half days.
There is a fee to enter the city, and the people in Dujia Village are now eager to break a penny into three parts, so they only sent representatives to the city to buy, while the rest stayed outside the city.
When Zhou Yunshu and his party were preparing to separate from Du Laozhuang's family, Du Laozhuang said, "Sanlang, we will stay one night outside the city and set off again at the end of the day tomorrow."
"If your aunt is not here, or if you change your mind and want to continue going south, you can come to us."
In the past few days, Zhou Yunshu's deliberate interaction with her had made her relationship with Du Laozhuang's family even closer. Especially Du Laosan, he wanted to worship Zhou Yunshu as his teacher on the spot.
Du Laozhuang also had the idea of keeping Zhou Yunshu's family when he heard his old son say that Zhou Yunshu was brilliant in literature and more knowledgeable than the gentlemen in his county.
Of course, Zhou Yunshu could see that the Du Laozhuang family wanted to keep her, but she still had something to do, so she could only decline first.
"I know Uncle Du, let's go first."
Du Laozhuang and his second son watched Zhou Yunshu leave. They did not turn around to buy things until they could no longer see the mule cart containing Zhou Yunshu and his party.
Li Jialan looked at Zhou Yunshu who lowered the car curtain and asked, "Shu'er, should we find an inn near the city gate to stay."
This makes it easier to observe the situation in and out of the city, and makes it easier to meet Ji Mingzhu and Wu Gui.
"good."
Unfortunately, the two inns closest to the city gate were full, so Zhou Yunshu and the others had no choice but to walk further into the city and find an inn with a good reputation to stay.
The waiter took the mule cart to the backyard for feeding, and Zhou Yunshu asked for six more buckets of hot water to prepare everyone for a good wash and rest.
Zhou Yunshu was the first to finish washing. After she finished washing her daughter, she took Xixi downstairs and ordered a table of dishes to be delivered upstairs.
When the dishes were ready and served, Li Jialan and the others had just finished washing them.
This was the first hot bath they had taken since they came out of Hengyang. After taking a bath, they immediately felt a lot more relaxed.
After eating, the children were tired and fell asleep side by side on the bed, but the adults couldn't rest yet.
"Mom, you and your sister-in-law are watching the children in the inn, while Chunque and I go to make some changes to our carriage and then buy some things back."
The most important thing is that she saw someone downstairs secretly looking for someone to buy household registration and road guidance at a high price. She wanted to solve these things together today, and then she could stock up on goods with peace of mind.
