Ouyang Ming hesitated for a moment and then said: "I have a special status. The more people who know that I am with you, the more dangerous you will be."
Jiang Zhiyue nodded, of course she also knew this situation.
Although between Ouyang Ming and the fourth prince whom she had never met, she would choose Ouyang Ming without hesitation.
But this doesn't mean that she is willing to risk the lives of everyone in the Jiang family to support Ouyang Ming.
Jiang Zhiyue said calmly: "What you said makes sense, so don't go back with us."
Ouyang Ming was stunned, obviously he didn't expect Jiang Zhiyue to chase people away so readily.
But before he could come to his senses, Jiang Zhiyue continued: "Then, this prince, should you also pay the protection fee along the way?"
"There are also medical expenses, food expenses, etc."
Jiang Zhiyue stretched out her hand, looking like a scoundrel who said, "Give me the money quickly."
Ouyang Ming chuckled, took two steps forward and stood in front of Jiang Zhiyue.
Then he took out a jade pendant from his arms. It was the jade pendant with the word "明" engraved on it that Jiang Zhiyue had given him back then.
He handed the jade pendant to Jiang Zhiyue and said with a slight smile: "Thank you Miss Jiang for your careful care these past few months. I don't have anything yellow or white in my hand, so I will press this jade pendant to Miss Jiang first."
"I don't know what's good?"
Ouyang Ming's deep magnetic voice reached Jiang Zhiyue's ears.
The two stood very close to each other, and Jiang Zhiyue felt as if his voice was echoing around her.
She pinched her ears absentmindedly and took the jade pendant casually.
"Hmm~ It's just barely enough."
The door of another room suddenly opened, and Mrs. Jiang took two steps out to see Jiang Zhiyue and Ouyang Ming standing in front of the door talking.
She asked: "Xiao Ming, when did you come back?"
Ouyang Ming turned to look at Mrs. Jiang, with a well-behaved look on her face.
"Grandma Jiang, I just came back."
Old Mrs. Jiang yawned and said, "Okay, then go back to the house and sleep."
Ouyang Ming obediently agreed, and Mrs. Jiang turned around and went back to the house and closed the door.
Ouyang Ming turned to look at Jiang Zhiyue and said, "Go and rest quickly."
Jiang Zhiyue nodded, turned around, entered the house, and closed the door directly.
Ouyang Ming stood in the yard for another moment, wondering what was going on in his mind.
…
Early the next morning, the Jiang family and their group had breakfast and planned to leave.
No one in the Mu family left this morning.
The person who saw the Jiang family off was Mu Ran, the son of Butler Mu.
In the reluctant mood of Mu Qiqi and Mu Yingming, the Jiang family followed Mu Ran and left the Mu Mansion and Luo City.
Guhuai Village is further south after leaving Luocheng, and it takes about six days to walk.
The Wang family also bought a cow before leaving and directly hitched the cart to the cow.
Everyone can feel more relaxed in the days to come.
During the break, Ouyang Ming told everyone that he was leaving.
When they set off again, he was no longer in the team.
Because there are bullock carts, everyone sits on the cart, and the journey is much faster.
The journey that originally took six days to walk has almost arrived in just three days.
Mu Qi sat on the bullock cart and said to everyone: "Go forward for more than ten miles and you will reach Qingyan Town."
"When we arrive at Qingyan Town, we will soon reach Guhuai Village."
Mr. Jiang said worriedly: "I don't know what this ancient pagoda village is like."
What the old man is worried about is that the original residents of Guhuai Village will reject outsiders like them.
Mu Ran comforted and said: "Don't worry, old man. I have been to Guhuai Village once. There are not many residents in the village, so there are few dirty things in the countryside."
"And there is a legend about Guhuai Village. It is said that the mountain range behind the village looks like a prone dragon. Everyone says it is a blessed vein."
"If the old man and his family settle there, they will definitely live a prosperous life in the future."
Everyone laughed. Whether they would be lucky to live there is another question, but it was true that these words made people happy.
Everyone was yearning for it, and the ox cart slowly drove into Qingyan Town.
Everyone sat on the bullock cart and drove staggeringly into Qingyan Town.
Although Qingyan Town is not as lively as Luocheng, the market is still bustling with people.
As soon as everyone entered, they were infected by the lively atmosphere and felt that they finally felt settled.
Mu Ran turned around and saw the expressions of the Jiang family and his party, and asked, "Do you want to stop and transfer?"
Everyone looked at each other and declined.
Old Mrs. Jiang said: "Let's go to the village first. It will be dark if we delay any longer."
Mu Ran nodded, then led the way and continued walking forward.
Passing through Qingyan Town, there are muddy roads one after another, which are often walked on by people, forming a flatter road.
After walking for almost five or six miles, the Jiang family and the others saw a village. They could see a high mountain behind the village from a distance.
It is noon now, and the residents in the village are squatting at the intersection with their rice bowls, eating and chatting.
Da da da~
The sound of the bullock cart attracted everyone who gathered to eat together at the end of the village.
The villagers turned around and saw a group of people driving an ox cart appearing in the village.
Everyone jumped down from the bullock cart and approached those people with a smile.
Jiang Yuchao asked an older man who was looking at them: "Uncle, is this Guhuai Village?"
The old man said kindly: "This is Guhuai Village. Are you looking for someone or what?"
The other people carrying their rice bowls also looked over curiously, wondering what these people were doing.
Jiang Yuchao told them their identities and the reasons why they came here.
A woman holding a bowl repeated in surprise: "What? Are you here to escape?"
Everyone looked at the Jiang family with surprised expressions.
There are no fleeing people like this. Although they have not read the book, they are not deceived.
Not to mention what they were pulling looked at the shiny cows and the things on the cars.
As for the clothes they wear, there are no patches.
These days, who doesn’t have a few patches on their clothes?
Jiang Yuchao smiled kindly at them and said, "Yes, I just came over here."
He then asked: "Can I tell you where the village chief's residence is?"
The old man stood up and pointed ahead, "Here, go straight in, take the first right and you'll find the first house."
"Thank you, old man."
Jiang Yu thanked him, and the Jiang family continued to walk forward.
The people behind them watched the Jiang family and their entourage enter the village. They poured the rice from the bowl into their stomachs in groups, and then followed them.
It's incredible that these people actually came here fleeing from famine.
They should go and see the excitement.
A group of people arrived at the door of the village chief's house noisily. Before the Jiang family could knock on the door, one of those who followed ran over and knocked on the door.
"Village chief, someone is coming to our village. Come out and have a look."
There were voices inside, and a man's slightly older voice came out.
"Dazhuang, what are you doing? You broke the door!"
When the Jiang family heard the people inside shouting the name of the man knocking on the door, they took another look at him.
His name and appearance really don't fit at all.
The name Da Zhuang makes people think that he should be a tall, strong, honest-looking man.
But this big guy is so skinny that he looks like he can't afford to eat.
Looking at his face, he also looked shrewd.
The door opened, and an old man who looked energetic came out, followed by several people.
The Jiang family and the others looked away from Da Zhuang.
The old man saw a large number of people standing outside the door and asked in confusion: "What's going on? What are these people doing here?"
Mu Ran took out the government-stamped document from his arms and planned to explain the identities of the Jiang family and his party.
But the man who had just been called Da Zhuang spouted out the reason why they came to the village before Mu Ran could speak.
"Village chief, these people said they came here to escape famine, and the government allowed them to live in our village."
When he stopped, Mu Ran came forward with the official documents and handed them to the village chief.
The old village chief took the document into his hand and looked at it, then raised his head and looked at the Jiang family and his party.
He said: "Since it was arranged by the government, let's live in the village, as long as we don't cause trouble."
Jiang Yuchao saw that the village chief was not too embarrassed, and felt relieved.
However, they couldn't sleep in tents when they came to the village, so he asked about their residence and land.
After hearing this, other people in the village also pricked up their ears and listened carefully.
There are not many households in their village. Except for the fields in their own hands, each household has rented or sold everything else to people from other villages.
There are also vacant plots of land that can be used to build houses. Although no one lives in them, they have been planted with vegetables by neighboring residents.
No one lived in that place and no houses were built, so everyone just turned a blind eye.
Now no one wants the land they live on to be taken away, so they can only wait for the village chief's answer.
The old village chief took the document in his hand and continued to read it before raising his head.
"It says here that the government has approved two pieces of land for you to build houses on, but if you want the land, you need to buy it yourself."
Everyone in the Jiang family nodded. They already knew that two pieces of land were allocated to build a house.
However, they are all native-born farmers, and they feel uneasy without the land in their hands.
The old village chief looked at the people gathered outside, waved his hands towards them and said, "Is there nothing to do every day? Stop hanging around."
Then he looked at Jiang Yuchao and said, "Come in with me and talk."
There were many Jiang family members and there were oxcarts, so they didn't all go in.
Jiang Zhiyue, Mr. Jiang, Jiang Yuchao, Wang Fugui and Mu Ran went in together, while the others stayed outside to look at things.
No one was surprised when Mr. Jiang and the others went in, but they were discussing something, so why did that pretty girl follow them in and cause trouble.