190 Departure for southern Jiangsu
At about two o'clock in the afternoon, the orange-yellow sun had already begun to set in the west. The mountain beams in the western part of the Jiuzi River were all dyed orange-yellow, and the buildings, pedestrians, and crops in the fields at the foot of the mountain were also covered with an orange-yellow coat. It also adds a strange charm to the mountainous area!
However, the ten men and women who strode in front of the five-frame stone house of the Qiao family, which was built on the mountain. In the cold and freezing winter, they only cared about working together to put the items that the Qiao family was going to take away into the tent of the carriage. No one has time to turn their heads and take a look at the natural beauty of the west head!
Writing here, it is necessary for the author to reveal: these ten men and women are not others. It is the three Jianghu warriors and carriage coachman Chen Siwa with exquisite martial arts, as well as Qiao Laohan and his wife, Qiao Ahu's lady Xiu'er and the three old ladies of Wanfu; The items that the Qiao family was going to take away were some gold and silver jewelry, seven new quilts, clothes, and all grains. At this time, in addition to being bundled into dozens of bulging packages, they also packed a few marijuana bags!
These packages and marijuana bags were absolutely light for those three Jianghu warriors and coachmen Chen Siwa who had exquisite martial arts. But the other six are all so busy that their foreheads and the backs of their hands are sweating profusely!
Perhaps, a small number of readers will question: the author's friend, the three Jianghu warriors and the coachman Chen Siwa have exquisite martial arts. Faced with dozens of large packages and a few bags of marijuana, why can't they be considerate of Qiao Ahu's lady Xiu'er and the five old men's physical exhaustion?
Big guys, please be calm and don't be impatient, the author will explain your doubts now: I am worried that I can get together with my son Qiao Ahu and my daughter Qiao Alan earlier, and Qiao Laohan and his wife are not in the mood to stand aside as "watchers" at all. So, the couple ignored the dissuasion of four middle-aged men with superb martial arts. It's time to join the "moving" team!
Xiu'er, who was already worried about her husband with anxiety about her sleep, saw that her elderly father-in-law and mother-in-law could "experience it in person". How could she "turn a blind eye"?
Qiao's family, who have never met, must "leave their hometown" to avoid the government's investigation because of their own safety. Having witnessed all these unexpected people and things, can the three old ladies of Wanfu still be idle?
Half an hour passed, and at last all the belongings were moved into the tent of the carriage. Mr. and Mrs. Qiao looked at the shelter where they had lived for decades and were about to leave, and tears squeezed out of their eyes like a "flood that opened the floodgates". The two of them stretched out their hands together as if they had already made an appointment, rubbing the familiar wall, and their hearts immediately burned as if they had experienced "knife slashing and burning"!
Seeing this, Qiao Ahu's lady Xiu'er looked up at the sky and said: Father, mother, the more you two look at it, the more uncomfortable your heart will be. It is said that "out of sight is clean", let's get out of here quickly!
As soon as her words landed, the three Jianghu warriors were also busy helping: Uncle Qiao, Aunt Qiao, if you two delay the departure time any longer. When your neighbor Chen Siwa sends us to Huai'an County, the sky will definitely gradually darken. Nearby are mountains of all sizes, and the only road that can be navigated is coiled through them. When he returns, he'll be in big trouble!
These words reminded Qiao Laohan in time to restrain his depressed mood. He gritted his teeth and hung a big iron lock on the wooden door as if mechanically, and then turned around and walked to the carriage while supporting his whimpering wife, and squeezed out a smile and said: Fang'er, we have both forgotten the old saying "crying and crying before going out is unlucky". Hurry up and dry your tears!
The scene in front of her stimulated Chen Siwa and said in surprise: Uncle Qiao, Aunt Qiao, it's not like your family won't come back to visit the critically ill aunt in your hometown. I was going to help you carry your belongings into the carriage just now, but I didn't bother to ask why you were carrying so many clothes and grains? Now that you husband and wife are so sad, the curiosity in my heart has been aroused again! Can any of you give me a clear word?
As soon as his words landed, Uncle Qiao blurted out: Fourth nephew, our hometown is in the Great North. The winter temperature is colder and the wind is crazier than here, so you can't bring more quilts and clothes!
As he spoke, he pointed to the three old ladies of Wanfu and said: These three girls from their hometown only said that their aunt was critically ill, and they couldn't tell how long she would live. They also said that the harvest of crops in the field in the first half of the year was not good in their hometown, and our family of six went to their hometown to guard their aunt. How can you not go with a few bags of hemp grains?
To be continued!!