jdhmnovel Chapter 168 Excessive
Chapter 168 Excessive
The old village chief's words shocked Li Lanzhen and all her family members.
Han Mingjiang immediately jumped up, clenched his fists, and glared at the village chief.
"Village Chief, you..."
Before he could finish his words, he was scolded by Li Lanzhen.
"Second brother! Sit down!"
Han Minghai quickly pulled his brother to sit down and glared at him.
"Sit still and listen to what mother says."
Li Lanzhen glanced at the old village chief, then scanned the faces of several people in the village committee one by one.
Li Lanzhen did not see any expressions of guilt, embarrassment or guilty conscience on their faces.
Looking away, she smiled and said to the old village chief.
"Okay, old village chief, I have already given the horses, cows, donkeys and even the sow to the village. You can keep them.
And the crops grown by our families can also be left behind.”
The village chief of Lujiazhuang has always been thinking about the set of tools in the carpentry room.
His son learned carpentry in the village. When he saw the set of tools, he went home and kept talking about how great they were.
At this point, he spoke eagerly.
"Tools in the carpentry shop..."
Li Lanzhen interrupted him and said, "The tools in the woodworking room are my gift to my father. My father is leaving with me, so of course these tools must leave with me."
"How can that be? If you take the tools away, how can we make furniture? How can we repair the wood when we build the house next year?"
Li Lanzhen slowly put away the smile on her face and said, "That's your business, it has nothing to do with me.
If you need anything, you can go to Youzhou City to buy it!"
They were still mumbling, but Li Lanzhen didn't have time to pay attention.
She looked at the old village chief and said.
"Old village chief, do you have anything else to do?"
At this moment, the old village chief felt a little sad. He wondered if he had gone too far.
Aren't they just 20 children? If each family shares some food, they won't starve to death.
But when he thought about how the 20 kids had eaten up the food just now, he felt a little scared again.
As if he had made up his mind, he looked at Li Lanzhen and said.
"Lanzhen, Deshun and Zhaoxiong are also going to leave Wangyou Valley and follow you.
From now on, they will leave their care to you.”
Li Lanzhen didn't even frown. She had already thought in her mind that Han Deshun and Han Zhaoxiong would definitely follow her.
Even if Han Shunde didn't leave, Han Zhaoxiong would definitely follow him.
She nodded and said, "Okay, anyone who wants to follow me is welcome."
At this time, the village chief of Liujia Village, the thin, dark and shrewd old man stood up.
He rubbed his hands and smiled at Li Lanzhen in a flattering manner.
"Well, big sister, Xiao Liuzi and his mother from our village both want to go with you, but they don't know if you are willing, so they never dared to ask you."
Li Lanzhen thought about it for a while and asked, "Xiao Liuzi, is this the young man who said in the mountains that day that his mother saved our in-laws?"
Village Chief Liu nodded with shining eyes and said, "Yes, yes, it's him."
Li Lanzhen knew that the child's father died early and his mother raised him since childhood. She had been a widow for many years and had a hard life in the village.
It was not until Xiao Liuzi grew up that the family was able to support themselves and life became better.
Unexpectedly, I encountered another famine and had to flee.
The young man is diligent and kind. In the guard team, he is usually close to Xue Bao and Han Mingjiang.
She glanced at Xue Bao and Hai Mingjiang.
Both of them nodded at her.
Li Lanzhen turned around and said to Village Chief Liu.
"Okay, as long as he is willing, then let him follow, but you have to tell him that if he leaves Forget-Your-Valley, he will definitely not be able to find a good place to live for a while.
If he is not afraid of hardship, then follow him."
After saying this, the old village chief and his friends felt embarrassed to stay any longer, so they all stood up and said they were leaving.
As they left, they all glanced at the plastic raincoat drying on the table at the entrance of the dining room.
The envy in his eyes was obvious.
But no one said anything to let them put it on, so they had no choice but to walk out.
The rain outside was still pouring down.
The people sitting in the dining room had mixed feelings. No one spoke, but kept their heads down, thinking about their own things.
Li Lanzhen thought that if she wanted to take so many things away, she had to put them all into the space.
However, she had to arrange for a few people to leave first at night, and tell others that only a part of the goods had been transported out, and she would then take the rest with her.
Otherwise, there is really no way to cover it up.
But it was raining again, and it didn't stop. No one knew how long it would last.
Zhang Deshui frowned and looked at the sky. "Autumn rains are heavy and long. This time it won't stop. I'm afraid it will rain for two or three days."
Xue Lao Hu said, "No, the weather in the mountains changes very quickly. When it's sunny, it rains immediately. When it rains heavily, it stops immediately."
Li Lanzhen said to Xue Nizi and others.
"Nizi, Tonghua, Sanya, the three of you should prepare some more dry food for us to eat on the way.
Use less wild vegetables, and mix it with black flour and corn flour. Don’t make it too big, but a small one so you can hold it in your hand and eat it while walking.”
The three of them agreed and went to the kitchen to prepare some dry food.
Han Minghai looked at Li Lanzhen and asked.
"Mom, we have too many things to take away. I don't think we can carry them away in one or two times."
Li Lanzhen said to him, "I have a way. You just need to take good care of your wife. She will give birth next month. It's a long journey. Don't let anything go wrong. You don't need to worry about other things at home.
I sewed a thick cotton pad and put it on the back of the big blue mule, letting her ride on it and walk slowly. The big blue mule was obedient and walked steadily. "
Han Minghai nodded and agreed with a smile, "Okay, thank you, mother. I will take good care of Yu Niang."
Zhang Yuliang's parents and brother all looked at Li Lanzhen with gratitude.
Once again, they thought to themselves that their daughter had married into a good family and had a good mother-in-law, which made them more determined to follow Li Lanzhen forever.
After that, Li Lanzhen arranged various things for everyone.
“It was raining heavily and we couldn’t do anything, so we just packed up our belongings.
I only carry dry food and my own change of clothes on my back, and everything else is packed in the box."
After they arrived here, Li Erhan and Li Xishui first made large wooden boxes for each family to pack their things.
"Mr. Xue, you and Han Mingjiang, wait until the rain stops, and then drive the horse-drawn carriage and ox-drawn cart to take away some things.
Those behind me should travel light and just follow me."
Xue Laohu and Han Mingjiang looked at each other and understood.
Li Lanzhen must have used some method to make these things disappear, and then waited until she found a place where she could live and took them back.
Xue Lao Hu nodded, "I understand, relative."
Han Mingjiang's eyes lit up with excitement. "I understand, Mom. I'll listen to you."
Xue Bao looked at the three of them and knew in his heart that his father and brother-in-law must know Aunt Lan Zhen's secret.
He wanted to say that he would leave first, but then he thought that the people leaving behind were women and children, and someone had to protect them, so he shut up and said nothing.