Chapter 44: Persuasion in turns
Xu Huaiyi's operation, undoubtedly made the people in the village who always pay attention to him panic, someone came to ask, he did not shy away from it, unabashedly expressed his attitude, he was indeed going to escape the famine, just wait for his daughter-in-law to come out of confinement, as soon as everything is in order, he plans to leave this place and go straight to the capital.
As for other people, if they don't want to go, they don't want to go, he has said what he should say, and he has persuaded what he should persuade, everyone has their own ambitions, can he still force others to join him?
When these words spread, many people couldn't sit still and came to persuade them.
Xu Deshou is the first, representing the Xu family, he spoke earnestly, and explained vigorously, "Everyone didn't say no, just wait, I want to wait a few more days to see the situation, maybe something will improve......"
The second uncle also came to talk to him, and he was relieved, "Huaiyi, why are you in such a hurry?" What's going on or do you have some intuition? The county town has been relatively quiet these days, and the grain shop is indeed closed, but I heard that there is no shortage of food in Qingzhou City, and many wealthy families are still setting up sheds outside the city to give porridge to help the homeless......"
There is also Liu Shishi, Xu Huaiyi runs to his house once a day, even if he doesn't say anything, he is anxious, "Soon, Huaiyi, wait a few more days, I have to give you a strong upside down, and you have to be upright, keep it on the road and not fall apart, and you have to resist the wind and snow and resist the construction, even if you encounter robbers and thieves, you really fight, and you are not afraid to hide in the carriage......"
In the end, even Xu Maoyuan helped the fourth uncle to come, and persuaded him bitterly, "Huaiyi, even if you make up your mind to escape the famine, can't you just leave like this?" On the road of a single family, if something happens, there is no one around you who can help, even if you have the ability, but you can't guarantee that the road will be smooth, right? Not to mention, you are still taking your daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law, and you can rush up when you encounter a wicked person grabbing food, so who will protect your daughter-in-law and daughter? ”
The fourth uncle spoke earnestly and said more bluntly, "Huaiyi, you can't make a forest alone, the Xu family really couldn't live with you before, you can not like it, but you can't deny it, compared to those people who don't know outside, the Xu family is more reliable, your father aside, your uncle's family, your third uncle's family, and me, can we pit you?" ”
He sighed heavily, "Escaping from the famine, it's not as simple as you think, it's not an exaggeration to say that you will die for a lifetime, if something happens, you don't even have someone to consult, who do you count on at that time?" Even if you are lucky and arrive in the capital safely, you are not familiar with the place, what do you rely on to gain a foothold? Whether it's the Xu family or the people in the village, they may not have any great skills, but there are many people and great strength, even if they are unarmed, no one dares to underestimate where the big guys fight, and it is not better than you to break through alone? ”
After wave of persuasion, Xu Huaiyi was silent at first, but then seemed to be shaken, and finally made a helpless expression, and said with a wry smile, "Fourth uncle, uncle, you have said this, how can I not understand?" If I didn't understand, I would have left a long time ago, and I wouldn't have persuaded this and that before, what do you say I want? Why don't I just want us all to go on the road together, so that we can take care of it? When you get to the place, you can also help each other to stand on your feet as soon as possible so that you can survive? But ......"
He shook his head in frustration, "Alas, I won't tell you, my intuition is very bad, I am very panicked, it looks like nothing is going on these days, but once something happens, it will be a fatal matter, and if you leave at that time, the price paid is too great, and it will be really chaotic at that time, how dangerous is the road?" ”
"I also want to leave as soon as possible, so that I can suffer less, and it is best for everyone to be obedient, not one less, and all of them will go to the capital alive!"
"But there are always people who procrastinate and refuse to make up their minds, want to wait and see for a while, and have to wait until they have to go before leaving, then I definitely don't want to, I'm just a layman, I can't give up my life to accompany the gentleman, so I thought, if you don't go, then I'll take a step first, and it can be regarded as helping the big guy explore the way, when the time comes, leave a mark for you to remind, if you don't go, I will treat it as useless, if you decide to leave later, you can also take a little less detours, what do you think?"
How? This sounds like no problem, and he is still thinking about them wholeheartedly, and he doesn't urge them, but the fourth uncle and Xu Maoyuan glanced at each other, but their hearts were even more unsteady, and they subconsciously wanted to hold him, so neither of them nodded.
Xu Huaiyi looked at the two of them faintly.
Xu Maoyuan made up his mind, "Huaiyi, wait for another seven days, what about seven days?" At that time, if everyone hasn't moved, you can leave if you want, and we won't stop you. ”
Xu Huaiyi frowned in embarrassment, "Seven days, ......"
Xu Maoyuan said eagerly, "Seven days is not a long time, you can't delay anything, besides, you have to wait for your daughter-in-law to come out of confinement, right?" ”
The last sentence seemed to move Xu Huaiyi, and he nodded, "Okay, seven days is seven days, and I won't wait for an extra hour." ”
After the decision was made, Xu Maoyuan helped the fourth uncle to leave, and he did not breathe a sigh of relief, but was even more worried, frowning, "Fourth uncle, do you really want to escape from the famine?" My heart is up and down, I am always not steady, our Xu family has been here for a hundred years, just leave, I, I am not reconciled. ”
The fourth uncle sighed, "Do you think about it?" At my age, it's not certain whether I can survive or not. ”
"Fourth Uncle ......"
"Alas, it's all for the juniors, we have to earn a way for them to live, let's go, no matter where you go, survive first, as long as your life is there, you will come back later, anyway, this Xujia Village can't run, didn't he say to go to the capital? I think it's better to go to the capital than to the south, they all say that the south is rich, but it's too far away from us, if you really want to move there, it will be difficult to come back in the future, if you want to go back to the capital, I heard that you can get there in half a month, it's a little slower, a few months is enough, there must be a hope. ”
After hearing these words, Xu Maoyuan finally had a little bottom in his heart, nodded, and remembered a difficult matter, "The rest of the Xu family is okay, it's the ...... over there in Maoshan."
The fourth uncle snorted coldly, "What's the matter?" He doesn't want to go? ”
Xu Maoyuan said with a complicated expression, "He still wants to wait for Huaiyu to take the Xiucai exam next year." ”
The fourth uncle said unhappily, "The world is in chaos like this, it's uncertain whether he can take the exam next year, if he really wants to stay, can his family's food last until next spring?" ”
Xu Maoyuan shook his head, "I don't know, Xu has saved some, Huairen has earned a lot of silver over the years, Huailian can also go into the mountains to hunt and replenish from time to time, and the Zhao family is a person who can pull, and he should be very rich under his hands." ”
The fourth uncle said disdainfully, "Generous? Push lightly? It was pulled from the Gu family, right? I heard that after Huaiyi's daughter-in-law passed the door, the Zhao family also scavenged a lot of dowry from her, but these two people bullied, and blamed Huaiyi for moving out coldly, and said those heartless words. ”
The old thing was brought up again, Xu Maoyuan felt guilty, "Fourth Uncle ......"
The fourth uncle waved his hand, "Forget it, regardless of them, you are only responsible for telling them, if you can listen to them, if you don't listen to them, you can listen to them, they are all big ideas, and we have to go to block the future of others." ”
"Yes, Fourth Uncle......" (End of chapter)