Yu Wan took Yu Chen to the village. From a distance, she saw the dragon-claw locust tree transformed by Qiong Xin, surrounded by groups of villagers. She felt that the people in the village were basically able to move easily, and they all came here. Except for the family sending the child off, the others were more interested in watching the fun. After all, such a solemn event does not happen often. Everyone can get together and chat about common things and gossip.
The voices of people around were extremely loud, some were happy and encouraging, some were saying goodbye with tears in their eyes just like her family, and their parents were all surrounding their children with endless instructions, for fear of leaving something behind.
Yu Wan and Yu Chen stood outside the crowd, quietly watching the children saying goodbye as they did. Among them were several figures familiar to Yu Wan.
Yu Wan felt someone staring at her on the left, so she turned to look to the left. She saw Li Hao standing next to Mr. Li, looking towards him. The two looked at each other, but they were both too far away, so they both looked at each other politely. Nod in greeting.
"Sister Achenwan, you are here!"
A loud shout drew Yu Wan's attention back.
Following the voice, Yu Wan saw Yu Dalang waving vigorously towards them. Standing beside him was Yu Xiaolang. Behind them were Yu Dalang's parents and grandparents. The whole family was here.
Yu Chen let go of Yu Wan's hand and ran over first, joining Da Lang and Xiao Lang. Yu Wan had no choice but to follow him to greet him.
"Hello, grandparents, Uncle Hai, and Aunt Lin." Yu Wan said hello.
Yu Hai is Yu Dalang's father, he is a simple and honest man, Aunt Lin is their mother, she has a gentle personality, her grandparents are both simple and unpretentious farmers, but this honest family has given birth to a child who is even more naughty and mischievous than Yu Chen. Yu Dalang was moved, and Xiaolang was okay, but with such a brother before him, he was often led to do "mischief" by his elder brother.
"Hey, Ah Wan, why are you the only ones here? Your parents, why don't you see them?" Yu Hai asked with concern.
"My mother had a big belly and it was inconvenient. My father had to take care of her, so we came here by ourselves."
"Ah Wan, Auntie, I want to ask you for a favor." Aunt Lin said embarrassedly.
"These two monkeys from my aunt's family are leaving with you today. They are young, restless and ignorant. I heard that the dignitaries in the capital city are not like us in the countryside. Auntie would like to ask you to help take care of them and control them. You two, don't bring trouble to yourself." Aunt Lin said worriedly.
Uncle Yu Hai looked awkwardly on the side, but he nodded politely and said, yes, yes, yes.
Hearing his mother-in-law ridiculing him in this way, and his father's face showing approval, Yu Dalang was unhappy and muttered: "My mother-in-law, I'm not as naughty as you say, and you don't give me any face."
Before Yu Wan could answer, Aunt Lin directly grabbed Yu Dalang's ear, twisted it half a circle, and said without getting angry: "You kid, forget about being a gangster in the village. When you get outside, you have to take care of this rogue." Xingzi, listen carefully to your sister Wan, do you hear me?"
After saying that, he lowered his head and said to Yu Xiaolang who was next to Yu Dalang: "And you, don't go outside and mess around with your brother, listen to your sister Wan, you know?"
"Mom, it hurts, it hurts..."
"I, I know, let go, let go, let go!"
"I listen to Sister Wan, isn't it enough for me to listen to me?"
Yu Dalang reached out and patted his wife's hand that was twisting his ear, and hurriedly made assurances.
Yu Xiaolang looked at his elder brother's situation and was very pragmatic, and assured in a sweet voice:
"I listen to Sister Wan!"
Aunt Lin got Yu Dalang's guarantee and let him go.
Several people around Yu Wan and Yu Chen were amused by Yu Dalang's funny look.
Yu Wan looked at the hilarious scene in front of her and sighed: The painting style of Uncle Hai's house is strange and strange, which is in sharp contrast with the sad atmosphere around it.
Yu Wan laughed, helped Yu Dalang regain some face, and comforted: "Don't worry, Auntie, Dalang is smart and sensible, but we will all take care of each other when we go out, don't worry."
"That's good, that's good." Aunt Lin responded quickly.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
"Okay! Everyone, be quiet!"
"Are Yu Wan and Yu Chen here?" the old village chief said at this time.
The surrounding sounds were attracted by the gongs and drums and the voice of the old village chief, and they automatically lowered their voices.
When Yu Wan heard that her name was called, she quickly pulled Yu Chen and shouted: "Come on, come on, everyone is here."
The old village chief saw Yu Wan and Yu Chen and nodded: "Okay, now everyone has arrived. The children who are going to test their spiritual roots should stand on my left side and start to roll call. When the names are called, shout out 'Arrive' means you are here!"
Yu Wan, Dahuang, Yu Dalang, and Li Hao stood together. When Yu Li saw Yu Chen and others, he immediately came over happily. His family members came to see him off today.
The children in the village who were going to have their spiritual roots tested were all gathered together. Yu Wan took a quick look and saw that the total number of people was about fifty or sixty.
Although she was in the same village, Yu Wan didn't often walk around the village. The only people she knew well were the few people around her; those whose names she knew were only the memory impressions left by the original owner.
Standing next to the old village chief was a burly man, about thirty years old. His voice was loud and clear, and he opened the roll call.
After a while, the report was finished. There were fifty-three people in total, including many boys and girls.
After the personnel were confirmed, they were divided into five teams, two teams of ten people, and three teams of eleven people. Each team was mainly led by three adults from the village. Each team was equipped with an ox cart to pull children under ten years old. Yes, five bullock carts were waiting for orders like chariots, but there were also parents who thought their children were too young and volunteered to accompany them.
"Okay, kids!"
"If the test is successful, don't forget 'Yujiacun' if you achieve righteousness in the future. This is your root!"
"It doesn't matter if you fail the test, just follow the villagers and go home safely!"
"You have to be careful when you go out. Outside is no better than in the village. You have to listen to the words of the senior leaders, you know?"
"knew!"
The children's voices echoed in unison, but the children who were not accompanied by their relatives had expressions of reluctance to leave without support, and there were even many children with red eyes, sobbing softly.
The old village chief was also excited at this moment. These were all children in his village, not to mention his grandson here. He was on the same team as Yu Wan and the others, the eleven-year-old Yu Hang who was a little older than them.
Yu Hang is older. Although he is the child of the old village chief, no one from his family came to see him off. It can be seen that he is worthy of being the head of the village. He has strict tutoring and hopes that the child will be self-reliant and hope for success. At a young age, Yu Hang is also handsome, has a bookish temperament, and is modest.
"The time has come, let's go!"
As the old village chief finished speaking, in addition to the children and the leader, there were also a number of people accompanying their families, probably hundreds of people, who set off in groups, maintaining a vertical formation, and set off.
Yu Wan's team moved forward in the center of the entire team. She was strong enough to ride on a bullock cart, and Dahuang followed closely beside her. Yu Chen had already reached a new level of Qi training. Although he was five years old, he had no problem walking. However, in order not to arouse suspicion, Yu Wan still let him sit on the bullock cart with Xiao Lang and A Li.
The team of ten of them had been busy for a while before setting off. At this moment, Yu Wan finally had the intention to look at the other people in the team.
Apart from the six of them, plus Yu Hang, there are three more, and these three are all girls.
The two are biological sisters. The elder sister is eight years old like Yu Wan and is named Yu Xiaoxue. The younger sister is six years old and is named Yu Xiaoyun. It is obvious that the two have very cheerful personalities. They are familiar with each other and start chatting with Yu Wan and the others.
The other girl is introverted, taciturn and not very talkative. She is seven years old and named Yu Lin.
When Yu Wan met her eyes, she showed shyness, then lowered her head and remained silent, which made Yu Wan doubt herself: Is she so scary? !
