The first day of March.

When the sky is still bright outside, the quiet Shangwa Village also begins to become lively.

The originally dark courtyard of the Zhao family also had a faint light.

Hearing the sound outside the house, everyone sat up from the beds, wore the wearable clothes that had been prepared last night, and hurried out of the door.

Li took the women of the family to the kitchen and made a simple breakfast.

Thin porridge boiled with mixed grains, spread out multigrain cakes, and a bowl of meat foam soup per person.

Everyone was taken aback, and then they got up and went to the courtyard.

Before going to bed last night, Zhao Fuxiang and Father Yuan, as the heads of the two families, had a special discussion.

In the end, both of them agreed to let the young men of the family be in charge of pressing the car.

After all, the things in the car are very expensive, and women can't get them.

In this way, the man took the lead, one of them drove a cart loaded with belongings, and the woman led the children to follow behind the carriage and horses.

Of course, pregnant women like Zhao Jinyan and Cheng's two youngest sons who were born less than half a year ago were all stuffed into the carriage by the Li family, so that they could save some legs.

Cheng Xingmeng rushed back last night, but at that time the family was asleep, and he had to scribble it up, and he officially met with the others this morning.

Right now, Cheng Xingmeng and Zhao Shanxing got together, and the two lowered their heads, not knowing what to mutter.

The long convoy lined up, one of the Zhao family's own ox carts, two mule carts rented back, a carriage, plus one mule cart for each of Zhao Jinyan and Zhao Yinyan's sisters, counting the four carriages of Yuan's father's family.

In the whole house, there are only ten livestock carts, and there are also two large trolleys and three small carts.

Good guys, full of guys went out and pulled a long line directly.

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The news of their departure today is known to everyone in Shangwa Village.

Therefore, on this section of the road from the door of the house to the village entrance, every household leans out to see the excitement.

The Li family is also helpless, who has been a neighbor for many years, and it is difficult to say.

But it was not comfortable to be stared at, and everyone tacitly accelerated their speed, and soon, they arrived at the entrance of the village.

On this trip, the entire Shangwa Village walked a total of nearly 30 households.

Among them, the clansmen of the Zhao clan account for more than half of the total, with 18 households, and the remaining families are refugees from the northwest, and several households are natives of Shangwa Village.

Roughly calculated, the overall number is only more than 300, of which there are nearly 100 strong men, and most of the rest are weak old people and children.

The number of people who left is still far from the total population of the entire village of Shangwa.

Because most of the people in Shangwa Village eventually chose to stay.

Including the Zhao family, not everyone left with them.

Forty years of comfortable life have made everyone have an inseparable emotion.

Leaving this place where they have lived for a long time, and being displaced again, is not acceptable to everyone.

It is said that it is difficult for people to leave their hometowns, not to mention that Changle County is still there, and the relevant rumors have not spread, and most of the elderly people are thinking of luck, and they may not be able to fight.

Of course, there is no such thing as leaving some of them and some of them, so make preparations for both.

Anyway, there are many children in the family, so go a few and leave a few, no matter what happens, you can leave a root for your family.

is really like Zhao Fuxiang, a family of 20 people left together, and there are only a few scattered households.

Even the patriarch Zhao Furui's family and the youngest son's family chose to stay.

Zou Youqian's family is even worse, except for their old couple with their young sons who have not yet started a family, the rest of them have not left.

Soon, a long procession gathered at the entrance of the village, mule carts, horse-drawn carts, ox carts, carts, carts...... Almost everything that can pull is brought with it.

Zou Youqian carried a bulging burden on his back, stood on the stump at the front of the village, and looked behind him.

Seeing that it's almost over, let the little son next to him run errands and see if everyone is together.

"Dad, otherwise, let's not go," Zou Youqian's eldest son, Zou Jiatai muttered in a low voice, "I think, you can't fight, Dad, didn't you run away in vain?" ”

"What's more, the land at home is going to be planted, and the seedlings are all gone," Zou Jiatai's face turned red, and he said in a snort, "Anyway, it's not good to cry and leave, Dad, you and your mother are so old, it's not good to stay and enjoy the blessings," what's good about fleeing, it's south, it's dangerous."

Behind Zou Jiatai, followed by his two brothers, Zou Jiacheng and Zou Jiaxing.

The two looked at Zou Youqian in embarrassment, they wanted to follow, after all, they stayed, most of the family's fields and property also belonged to the eldest brother and sister-in-law, they couldn't get anything, it was better to go out and make money to buy land and build houses.

But they heard that the south was very prosperous and rich, and they went, and as long as they were willing to work, their lives would be good.

However, even the mother-in-law and children in the family do not agree, they are alone, and they are powerless!

Zou Youqian had long expected this to be the case, after all, as the indigenous villagers of Shangwa Village, they were young and had never experienced any war.

Zou Youqian was not unpersuaded before, after all, although the family's land and house are valuable, they must be in life to enjoy it.

It's a pity that except for the youngest son, no one else listened.

Zou Youqian shook his head and didn't talk nonsense, "If you don't leave, then you can do it yourself,"

"However, if something really happens, take the token I gave you, go to the city to find someone, no matter what you say, I will take you in one or two," in the end, it is his own son, Zou Youqian doesn't want to really see the other party have an accident.

At this point, the topic stopped.

The youngest son ran over and called for someone, saying that all the people gathered at the entrance of the village were gathered.

When Zou Youqian heard this, he hurriedly took his youngest son to Zhao Furui, and the two bowed their heads to discuss a few words.

After it was almost decided, Zhao Shanzhou next to him shouted, and the convoy officially hit the road.

Gradually, the bullock cart at the front began to move.

The long convoy walked along the winding mountain road in front of them.

They're going south, so they're going south as well.

The young men in the team were separated early in the morning and were responsible for taking care of the front and back of the entire convoy.

The team walked for a long time, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Near noon, Zhao Fuxiang announced a break, and everyone also settled in a wide open space.

The crowd began to rummage through their belongings for pots and pans for cooking rice and prepare meals.

At this time, Zou Youqian once again came to Zhao Furui, and the two spread out a sketchy map and studied it carefully.

"Here, it's the closest to us, let's not go into the city, we can stop outside and fix it," Zhao Furui stretched out his hand and pointed straight to a place called Qingshan Town on the map.

Zou Youqian stared, thought about it and thought about it, but still felt that it was inappropriate, "After all, we are fleeing, and we are settling in Qingshan Town, I'm afraid it's not good," Qingshan Town, like Changle County, is considered to be the jurisdiction of that prince, and they went over, wouldn't they fall into the net?"

Zou Youqian frowned, he just wanted to hurry now to get out of here as soon as possible.

"No, there are still two days to go from Qingshan Town, if it is not repaired, I am afraid that everyone will not be able to bear it," Zhao Furui pointed to the people who were making a fire to cook and rest, and smiled bitterly.

Not surprisingly, this Qingshan Town will inevitably pass.

It is not only trimming, but also adjusting everyone's emotions, and now it is only half a day's road, and everyone can still persevere.

But after a long time, there are no others fleeing on the road, in the end, they will be a little hesitant, they are already sensitive to leaving their hometowns, and there will definitely be doubts about whether this is right, and there will even be regrets and want to turn back.

At that time, it will be difficult for them to adjust even if they want to.

When Zou Youqian heard this, he also understood Zhao Furui's good intentions.

Understand each other's thoughts in their hearts, in the end, most people have never suffered from leaving their hometowns, and there must always be a process of adaptation.

"You're right, it's me who wants to fork in," Zou Youqian nodded, got up, and said as he walked, "Then I'll go back and inform everyone, when the time comes, let's go faster, and when we get to Qingshan Town, we can rest more, and the rest is better than the rest in the wilderness." ”

Soon, the news that they were going to Qingshan Town for repairs also spread from the team.