"We are foreigners and don't know the way. We don't know where it is exactly. Just wait and I will show you."
Ye Chuqiu said, took out a map from his arms, pointed to a point on the map and showed it to Chen Sanniang. Chen Sanniang looked over and looked a little embarrassed, and asked, "Is this a map? My family is illiterate.
I don’t know where this place is.”
"Yes, we met Tiesheng on the way to Dongyang City. In addition to him, we also met Master Zheng, Zhao Shitou and others."
Hearing Ye Chuqiu say the name of Master Zheng, Chen Sanniang was much less wary of Ye Chuqiu and the others, but she still asked: "Since you met on the road, how could you think of coming all the way to find Tie?"
Where is life?"
"We came from Lusu City. There was a drought there. I took my sons and traveled all the way across mountains and rivers, trying to find a good place with beautiful mountains and clear waters to settle down. I happened to meet Mr. Zheng and others on the way and heard them talk about Dongyang City.
It is a livable place. Huang Haohan also said that Lin'an Village is open to all rivers. If we have this idea, just come to them and we will come."
After Ye Chuqiu finished speaking, Chen Sanniang laughed twice, but she was a little unhappy in her heart: This damn Huang Tiesheng dared to say anything. The people he met on the road were just casual encounters. What did they do, they had to be sent over.
Find him at home.
She cursed in her heart and showed some on her face, but Ye Chuqiu just pretended not to see it. On the other hand, Old Man Zhang said: "You have come to the right place. Our Lin'an Village is indeed a good place. There are mountains and beautiful scenery."
There is no shortage of water in the river.”
"Yes, I also heard from Tiesheng that Lin'an Village can allow refugees to settle down. We value this most." Ye Chuqiu also answered.
"It's possible, but if you want to settle down, it's not that easy," said Mr. Zhang.
"We know that we have saved some money over the years." Ye Chuqiu said immediately.
"That's true. Nowadays, you can't find someone to do things without a little money. Let alone you foreigners, even people from our village have to spend money to settle down. A few years ago, my grandson was born.
I wanted to settle down, but the head of the village said he needed 300 Wen, so I was so angry that I didn't even give him a residence. Anyway, we farmers are not government officials, and we are not doing business, so it doesn't matter whether we settle down in the city or not."
"You are right. You are natives and know each other, but you don't have household registration. Who dares to say that you are not from Lin'an Village?"
Ye Chuqiu nodded in agreement, and then said: "We farmers are all responsible for our lives. We spend our lives digging for food in the fields. We don't have such big ambitions. If I hadn't been in trouble at home, I would never have taken care of him.
Take the child with you and walk this far."
"I?" Chen Sanniang was a little surprised by her title.
Ye Chuqiu knew what she was thinking and continued: "I have been a widow for many years and am also a grandmother. It is not wrong to call me old."
"Aunt Lin, you look very young." Chen Sanniang couldn't help but said.
"My family used to be fairly well-off and well-maintained." Ye Chuqiu sighed and said, "Who would have thought that God would be unkind and suffer from drought for three consecutive years. All of us in the village had no choice but to flee, and we didn't know how much we ate along the way.
It was only through hard work that I met Huang Haohan, who was willing to lend a helping hand to us and introduce us to Lin'an Village."
At this point, she took out her handkerchief and wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes. However, Zhao Hehua, who was standing by her, had really red eyes when she thought of the hardships and fatigue she had suffered along the way.
Next, Ye Chuqiu continued to talk about the things they encountered on the road, such as bandits and bandits, and the miserable scenes of eating grass roots, tree bark, and Guanyin soil along the way. It really made those who heard it sad and those who saw it shed tears.
In fact, Ye Chuqiu and the others were relatively well off. After all, she had a golden finger, bought food, and had so many children to protect her safety. They successfully escaped from the pile of refugees. But the other refugees were probably
Even more miserable than them, it is not impossible for Yi Zi to eat each other.
"Alas~" After hearing her words, Chen Sanniang also sighed and expressed sympathy for their experience.
But sympathy is sympathy, which does not mean that she will take them in. In fact, she has been trying to find a reason to drive them away.
But Uncle Zhang was here, and Ye Chuqiu had just described herself so miserably. If she drove them away now, it would be too unkind. After all, these people were invited by her husband.
Unable to drive Ye Chuqiu away, she could only scold Huang Tiesheng angrily in her heart, scolding him for being stupid for insisting on getting things done for him.
"Tie Sheng's wife, it's getting late. Old man, I'll go back first. Aunt Lin and the others have come all the way. Since they are Tie Sheng's friends, you can keep them here for one night and wait for Tie Sheng to come back before making a decision." Old man Zhang.
Speak for them.
"Well, since they are Tie Sheng's friends, I want to let them have dinner anyway. But Tie Sheng is not here, and I, a woman, can't let them stay." Chen Sanniang said.
"It doesn't matter. If accommodation is inconvenient, you can stay at my house then, as long as a few of you don't mind it," said Old Man Zhang.
"That's good." Chen Sanniang nodded and sent Old Man Zhang out, but she was cursing in her heart that this old man was meddling in other people's business.
"Aunt Lin, Tie Sheng is out as a escort all year round. I'm a woman and don't have to work hard. I don't have much to eat at home. I'll make you a bowl of sorghum rice. Don't mind it." After seeing off Old Man Zhang, Chen Sanniang said to Ye Chuqiu when she came back.
they said.
"Sanniang, you don't have to worry about food, we have it."
Ye Chuqiu said: "Although we are refugees, our families are quite wealthy."
After saying that, he looked at Lin Dahu and said, "Dahu, go get two pieces of cloth and our food. After you finish eating, we will buy some tomorrow."
After Lin Dahu left, Ye Chuqiu took out another piece of silver from his arms and said, "Sanniang, keep this and it will be used as the cost of our lodging for the night."
"This...I can't accept this." Chen Sanniang's eyes lit up when she saw the silver in Ye Chuqiu's hand, but she still said.
"Just accept it, otherwise we will be embarrassed to live here."
Ye Chuqiu added: "Don't worry, we are not the kind of ignorant people. It is not convenient for you, a woman, to be at home. I will just let my son sleep in the corridor outside later, and he will never enter the house."
"How can that be done? It's windy and very cold tonight." Chen Sanniang said quickly.
"It's nothing wrong. We've been used to eating and sleeping all the way." While Ye Chuqiu was talking, Lin Dahu also came over with cloth and food. As if he heard Ye Chuqiu's words, he stood at the door and did not come in.
Ye Chuqiu turned around and took the cloth and grain. She put the grain on the table, and handed the cloth to Chen Sanniang, "Sanniang, you refuse to accept the money. You can't refuse these two pieces of cloth."
Now is not the time to be stingy. If they want to break into this village, they also need to establish a good relationship with Huang Tiesheng. Now that Huang Tiesheng is not here, Chen Sanniang's attitude is very important.