allonlinenovel Chapter 926 Decided to Leave
Chapter 926 Decided to Leave
But this is almost a dead end!
The four of them walked all the way to the entrance of Bai Song's courtyard, but still couldn't reach a conclusion.
After they stood at the courtyard gate, he finished telling Bai Song what had happened.
The white pine tree in the yard angrily slammed its fist against the wall.
After exchanging greetings with the refugees' ancestors for eighteen generations, he inquired about Lu Qingqing and Uncle Lao Wu's thoughts.
Lu Qingqing glanced at her fifth uncle, who shook his head at her with a grim expression, and said:
"It's really not safe to stay in the village now."
My advice is to leave here.
Upon hearing that he was about to leave, Uncle Wu was a little anxious and wanted to speak.
But then, remembering that Lu Qingqing and the others were about to leave anyway, they stopped.
In the courtyard, Bai Song was still seething with anger.
Hearing that Lu Qingqing was leaving, and recalling the hardships of her journey, she grumbled:
"Damn it, I was originally planning to settle down here."
Who knew that fate would be so cruel to me?
"This is one thing after another, they're trying to kill me!"
After venting his anger, he glanced back at the closed door of the room and sighed.
"There's no other way. Those refugees aren't afraid of death, but I don't want to die!"
But some of my men are sick, what am I going to do?
Outside, Lu Qingqing and Uncle Wu also fell silent for a moment.
It wasn't just soldiers in the village who were suspected of being infected; some villagers also fell ill.
Seeing that the two were silent, Lu Qingqing spoke up:
“We need to make a decision soon. I think those refugees are lying in ambush in the ditch.”
They might attack at any moment once it gets dark.
Fifth Uncle, Elder Bai, as you know, our family is going to continue south.
Given the current situation, we plan to leave earlier than planned.
Those refugees were lying in ambush at the east end of the village; we planned to leave from the west.
When they heard her say she wanted to leave, Uncle Wu and Bai Song became a little anxious.
If you're leaving, it would be best to go with them.
But whether they leave or not, they need to make a decision quickly.
Seeing that the two hesitated, Lu Qingqing decided not to wait any longer.
She instructed the two men to arrange for someone to keep watch at the east end of the village, while she returned to her small courtyard nearby and told Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue to pack their things.
Then he ran back to the east end of the village and saw that Uncle Wu had already arranged for his grandson to come and keep watch, so he called Qin Lang to walk back.
On the way, Lu Qingqing told Qin Lang what had just happened.
Knowing that she was leaving, Qin Lang told her to go back first.
He went to the west end of the village, where Maisui, who was on duty, saw him coming and asked him some questions out of curiosity.
Qin Lang explained the situation to her while climbing up the ladder.
After climbing up the wall, I stared outside for a long time.
After confirming there was no ambush, we climbed down the ladder and headed back.
By this time, Mai Sui had already made her decision.
She called over to a nearby household, explained the situation to them, and asked them to keep an eye on the village entrance.
He then ran home and started packing his things.
When Qin Lang ran back, Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue were hurriedly tidying up in the yard.
Upon seeing him return, they hurriedly inquired about the situation outside.
After learning that there was no ambush at the west end of the village, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
His hands moved even faster.
Qin Lang ran back into the house and saw that Lu Qingqing had almost finished tidying up the house.
Actually, to be precise, most of the things in the house had already been tidied up.
What's left in the house are things that can be used daily.
It'll be quick to clean up now.
As the four were packing their things, Bai Song ordered his soldiers to quickly notify all the courtyards.
He planned to pack up and leave that very night.
And those brothers with high fevers have also become a problem.
To be honest, the most rational thing to do is to leave the person in the yard to fend for themselves.
But he couldn't bring himself to do it and decided to bring the person along anyway.
However, these people had to be placed in a separate carriage.
Moreover, although the carriage followed the procession, it could not get too close and had to maintain a considerable distance.
Upon hearing the order, the soldiers disregarded the possibility of infection if they went out.
They quickly packed their things and left the yard.
Everyone was afraid of being left behind, so they all waited at the entrance of Baisong Courtyard.
As soon as Bai Song stepped outside, he saw a large group of brothers and couldn't help but sigh.
Knowing that we'd be traveling a long way and would inevitably have to stay together, we decided to continue our journey together.
He then told everyone to put on their masks and then called Yan Xu over.
He instructed him to send someone over to carry Zhou Peng and the others who had fallen onto the carriage.
After receiving the order, Yan Xu called a few people who were on good terms with the fallen man and drove the carriage to the courtyard.
Upon entering the hospital, the soldiers instinctively covered their faces with handkerchiefs.
Yan Xu was very anxious at this moment, so he gave each of them twenty taels of silver and told them to carry the person out.
After receiving the money, the soldiers thought of the camaraderie they had forged on the battlefield and gritted their teeth as they rushed into the house.
After carrying the person off the kang (a heated brick bed), they put them into the carriage.
After everyone in the house was carried out, the carriage was full.
Yan Xu took a purse from his waist and threw it onto the carriage shaft.
"This is one hundred taels of silver. Whoever drives the cart on the way out of the famine, this silver belongs to them!"
After hearing this, the soldiers hesitated.
One hundred taels is quite a lot. Once things settle down, it'll be enough to buy some land and become a wealthy gentleman.
But this money is not easy to earn.
Seeing that the group hesitated, Yan Xu threw another money bag onto the carriage shaft.
"Add another fifty taels. If you're still not willing, I'll go and call someone else!"
Upon hearing this, the group's expressions became even more conflicted.
One of the soldiers glanced at the people around him and rushed to the side of the cart.
"I'll go, I'll catch the carriage!"
Seeing that someone had agreed, Yan Xu made the arrangements:
"Alright, you'll be in charge of driving the train from here on out."
The boss will gather at the west end of the village in a little while. You should drive there first and wait.
"You guys, you should all go over there first!"
After saying that, he turned and walked back.
While the soldiers were busy packing up and leaving, Uncle Lao Wu called everyone to the ancestral hall.
After the story was told, the villagers' reactions were not as unified as the soldiers'.
Many people are unwilling to leave their village and go to unfamiliar places.
They believe in returning to one's roots, and even if they die, they want to die at home.
Some people were also very afraid of the refugees outside who had been infected with the plague, and decided to leave.
After a count, only a dozen or so villagers were actually leaving.
Seeing this, Uncle Wu sighed.
"Alright, Brother Lu and Boss Bai are planning to leave from the west side of the village."
Those in the village who are planning to leave should hurry up and pack their things and head to the west side of the village.
Traveling with them will be safer.
After hearing this, those people didn't even have time to say goodbye; they turned around and ran home.
Seeing that everyone had left, Uncle Wu looked at the empty ancestral hall and couldn't help but sigh.
Perhaps, this branch of the Sun family is truly about to end.
Before he arrived, he had actually advised his son and grandson to leave with Lu Qingqing and the others.
But the children absolutely refused!
He's an old man on his deathbed; even if he went out with us, he would only be a burden.
He had intended to send the children out to try and find a way to make a living.
But Cheng Kun threatened him with death, alas!
Never mind, their home is right here.
Having grown up here, dying here is a fitting end!
Moreover, they have walls around them.
Besides, the refugees might not necessarily launch a surprise attack.
Staying in the village might offer a way to survive.
Uncle Wu consoled himself with these words, and leaning on his cane, he headed towards the village entrance.
With so many familiar faces leaving, he had to say goodbye to them, no matter what.
When Uncle Wu arrived at the west side of the village, most of the people had already come.
Fearing that making a sound would disturb the refugees, the large group of people surprisingly remained silent.
At this moment, Bai Song was standing beside Lu Qingqing and Old Man Zhuang, discussing buying their horses.
They had a lot of stuff, but not many horse-drawn carriages to carry it.
Before coming here, Bai Song had already asked someone to buy a horse-drawn carriage from Uncle Lao Wu.
Unfortunately, one family in the village bought a horse-drawn carriage.
Bai Song then bought all the remaining carriages.
But he not only had a lot of things to do, he also had sick people to fetch.
Therefore, the demand for horse-drawn carriages is very high.
At this moment, seeing the group of horses following Lu Qingqing and the others' carriage, he had another idea.
Lu Qingqing, Old Man Zhuang, and Sun Yue had no objections to Bai Song wanting to buy their horses.
They had truly experienced famine; two horses driving the cart backwards were enough for them.
If we bring another horse, we can eat much more.
Therefore, each of the three kept two horses.
The remaining horses were sold to White Pine.
Bai Song paid the money readily and then went to Uncle Lao Wu to buy those old, unrolled carts.