"It's really bad outside now. We have a lot of people and we have plenty of food. Every household has enough food rations for the road. Because of last year's disaster, the people outside may not be able to buy food even if they have money. If anyone wants to It's not okay to sell it at a high price to make money, and then ask others to borrow it if you don't have enough to eat."
Old Man Li unconditionally agreed with his granddaughter and nodded: "Yuan Niang is right! If you find someone doing this, no matter what, they will be driven away. Also, the world is not good, just take care of yourself, don't give it to me Random thoughts of kindness. Sometimes what you think is kindness can often lead to the death of yourself and the people around you. In short, if we don’t follow the people who left by ourselves, we should ignore them. No matter how pitiful the other person is, it’s not okay!”
The clan elders present had all lived a long time and had a clear view of human nature, and they all agreed upon hearing this.
Li Qinghua immediately made the decision: "Yes! Make these requirements clear before departure. If someone can't do it, they can choose to stay or find another way out. Yuan Niang, how much food do you have here? If it's not enough, everyone will arrive When the time comes, we can gather it together and return it to them.”
"If it's just one or two households, my side is enough!"
Li Qinghua is not worried about the people in Lijia'ao, but he is worried about the married women's husband's family and the daughter-in-law's natal family.
Fortunately, the number of people was not that large, and even if some people were unhappy, they would not be able to pay much.
"Okay! Then I will call everyone over now and explain everything clearly about what should be said and what should not be said. Everyone should take a rest during the day. When the sun sets, we will set off."
On this day, the efficiency of the Lijia'ao people was unprecedentedly high. Li Qinghua's copper bell didn't ring for long. In less than a quarter of an hour, everyone gathered in the ancestral hall.
Because of the hot weather, the ancestral hall could not accommodate so many people. Regardless of whether they were men, women, old or young, everyone wore big bamboo hats on their heads and a cotton strip on their shoulders to wipe sweat.
Li Qinghua made a long story short and divided the oxcarts owned by the clan again.
After confirming that it was correct, he began to explain that everyone should not sell food on the road, nor should they be kind to save others, etc.
No matter what they wanted to do, they had to get the clan's approval.
In addition, for those married daughters and daughter-in-law’s natal families who are under one year old and unwilling to be sent to the capital at the beginning, remember to take good care of the children.
If anything goes wrong, call Dr. Liu immediately.
Otherwise, if something happens to the child, there is no one to blame, and it has nothing to do with the Li family!
Li Qinghua said it clearly and everyone could understand it.
Even though some people think that those who have money but don’t earn it are fools, and they don’t think so in their hearts, but at the moment they say they deserve it.
This meeting of the Li family was very short. After Li Qinghua briefly said these words and saw that everyone agreed, he asked everyone to rest quickly and set off when the sun set.
After everyone dispersed, Li Rui went home and came to Li Yuan with a big burden on his back and a sack in his hand.
"Yuan Niang, this is my luggage and rations."
Li Yuan reached out to take them, stuffed them directly into the carriage, and said, "Second brother, help me go to the entrance of the village to see if Bai Yan has arrived."
Yes, Li Yuan took the Li family to Luyang Mansion this time, and the guide was Bai Yan who was beside Chen Hao.
As for why Bai Yan was asked to lead the way, it had something to do with Su Mingshan.
She knew they were leaving and she couldn't do much to help them. In addition to raising the price of watermelons, she said she would go back to Fucheng to help her find a trustworthy guide.
Although she had talked to Chen Hao and the two seemed to have no connection, Chen Hao was also very interested in her.
When he found out that Xie Yan's wife's tribe was moving to Luyang Mansion and they didn't know the way, he asked his personal servant Bai Yan to be the guide.
On the one hand, it would save his sister Shan from worrying, and on the other hand, it would be better to sell one of Xie's inkstones.
Li Yuan really needed a guide. After receiving Xie Yanzhi's letter and seeing that the guide was Bai Yan, she was happy for a long time.
You must know that Bai Yan has not only boxing skills, but also a member of the General Protector's Palace. It can be said that he can save them a lot of trouble along the way.
Li Rui and others were very concerned when they learned from Li Yuan that Bai Yan was the guide.
After hearing what Li Yuan said, she walked out without saying a word.
However, before he reached the entrance of the village, he saw someone driving a large carriage in the distance.
The carriage was really big, and there were two horses dragging it.
Li Rui was stunned when he saw this.
This carriage is really exaggerated!
Bai Yan followed his master to Lijia'ao, and he also met Li Rui once.
He had a good memory and slowed down as the carriage approached.
"Brother Li, are your people ready?"
Li Rui came back to his senses, looked at the carriage that was particularly exaggerated to him, and nodded: "Get ready, we will set off when the sun sets. Yuan Niang asked me to come over and see if you have arrived."
Li Rui said, paused and asked tentatively: "Bai Yan, is this carriage of yours for Yuan Niang?"
"Yes! But this carriage was not prepared by my Chen Mansion, but by the Zhenguohou Mansion. Before I set off from the capital, Mrs. Zhenguohou learned that there was a drought in Xinyang Mansion, and Aunt Fei's nephew and niece were here, so she He was determined to bring people to the capital. When he learned that the scholar lady was going to take people to Luyang Mansion, and I was the guide, he asked me to drive this carriage over. In addition, he also gave five guards. Those people, I asked them to wait at the farewell booth."
Bai Yan said, opening the carriage curtain, "Mrs. Zhenguo Hou said that Aunt Fei's niece was a righteous person and would not forget her clan members in times of disaster. She didn't know what to give, so she prepared some rice, noodles and medicine. In addition, I have some more. She also gave some banknotes, which will be given to the scholar lady when the time comes."
Li Rui followed the opened curtain and saw that half of the carriage was filled with food and medicine. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
In fact, they are not short of food, and they also have medicine!
But it doesn't matter if he returns the banknote, his Yuan Niang will spend a lot of money this time.
Hire a doctor for the clan, buy medicinal herbs, ginseng and other things.
Come to think of it, she doesn't have a lot of money on hand!
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The sun was setting in the west, there was not a breath of wind, and the earth's air, which had been exposed to the sun all day, came back up, making people almost crazy with the heat.
When I came out, I was covered in sweat even if I stood there without moving.
Li Yuan did not sit in the carriage provided by the Marquis Mansion. Instead, she exchanged the carriage with sisters Li Lin and Li Shu, who had four children to take care of, and their oxen were used to pull the carriage.
Afterwards, the two horses were dismantled, and one pulled the Li Shu sisters' carriage for the use of the people in the old house.
The other horse and the old house's ox cart were donated to the Li family.
The carriage led by Li Yuan and Wang Can was led by Li Rui, and Bai Yan was driving.
The older members of the Li family were sitting on the bullock cart. After everyone left the Li family'ao in a mighty manner, they couldn't help but poked their heads out and looked at their home farther and farther away, their eyes blurred by tears.
