Chapter 697 On the way to escape 3
The Zhang family may have never seen so much gold and silver jewelry in their lives, so they were all shocked, and then there was a burst of joy. When they left the village, they were filled with excitement. Now that I have this windfall, I feel more at ease.
Old man Zhang glanced around and saw the expressions of everyone in his family. Fortunately, no one had any greed, and some were happy and lucky.
“This is an unexpected windfall, but it was only because of those people’s impure thoughts that our family missed it. I will make the decision and divide the food and money. Do you have any objections?”
Old man Zhang said.
"No objection, we all listen to dad."
The sons all expressed their stance.
Song Dachuan also said that he had no objection. He took a lighter view. After all, there were gold bars harvested by Lianyi from Wankou Mountain. Sharing these things with him was just the icing on the cake and would also give them a source of money in the future. , he doesn’t have any objection to whether you give it more or less.
"That's good! I will divide the money into six parts. Your mother and I will get one share. You four brothers and the Dachuan family will each get one share. We will use the money to build houses when we arrive in Huangzhou. Purchase land.”
Everyone expressed no objection after hearing this.
"Master, after the money is divided, don't put it all in the hands of the head of the family. Also hide some in the four aunts and three brothers. You can't put the eggs in one basket. Who knows what will happen on the road? If If we spread out, we can still have emergency funds."
Lianyi reminded him in time.
The three aunts all cast a kind look at Lianyi, and naturally it was safe to hold the money in their own hands.
"Lianyi is right. Most people think that money is in the hands of men in charge. Even if they want to rob, it is for them. In this way, the money is spread out. When we encounter those victims who are desperate for their lives, we can give up part of our wealth. It’s easy to get away.”
Lao Zhang agreed with Lianyi’s suggestion.
This time everyone had no objections.
"After the money is divided, you guys will work hard to sew all the things into the layers of clothes or quilts, hiding them however you want."
Old man Zhang said directly.
Then Old Man Zhang divided the money into six parts in front of everyone. He asked his wife to take one part, and his four sons and Song Dachuan took the rest.
The four sons showed humility and asked their wives to get it. Except for the youngest son, who chose it himself, the other three were all chosen by their daughters-in-law. Song Dachuan was the one who chose the pile of money. When everyone had finished choosing, they took the last portion.
Then the women got busy, and the men lay down with their clothes on to catch up on their sleep. Tomorrow they would be the main force pulling the carts, so they should have a good rest.
Lianyi also asked Song Dachuan to rest, and she fell asleep with Huzi in her arms. Only Huiniang lit the torch and together with the three sisters-in-law, began to carefully hide the money, and whispered two words from time to time. In other words, pay attention to your surroundings.
Fortunately, nothing happened in the second half of the night. When it was dawn, the four of them had prepared breakfast, which also included Liu's confinement meal.
Because of the harvest of those three bags of grain, the breakfast and confinement meal were very rich, and everyone was able to eat seven to eight cents full.
After Mrs. Liu had breakfast, she held the baby Yuanbao (nickname) and nursed herself.
Although Liu's village suffered a disaster during her late pregnancy, her family had enough food. As a pregnant woman, she was the only one in the family who could eat enough because she still had one in her belly.
This is the tradition of the Zhang family. No matter how difficult it is, pregnant women cannot be deducted. The three previous sisters-in-law came here this way. Especially since this is the youngest brother’s first child, everyone is more concerned about it and no one says anything. Sour words.
Because she had enough to eat and didn’t do heavy work, Mrs. Liu was raised well. Now her chest was swollen with milk. She was sucked in by Yuan Bao for a few times and she was relieved. When Yuan Bao finished eating, she was slapped with milk burps. After that, I clenched my fists and fell asleep without causing any trouble. The Zhang family immediately packed up quickly and set off again.
Because of what happened last night, all the men were on alert, but their pace did not slow down at all.
Looking at the fields gnawed by locusts on both sides of the road, everyone felt sad. On the road, they also saw groups of beggars, but these people saw that most of the twenty-person team was men. He didn't dare to rob openly, he just went over to beg for some food.
Although these people looked pitiful, the Zhang family did not dare to stop. The victims who stretched out their hands to take advantage of the opportunity were knocked away by Lianyi with a stick.
Ripple only knocked people away instead of injuring them. Even if it gave them room, it could be regarded as a warning to the monkeys. Sure enough, some people saw that the girls in the team were not easy to mess with, and they were timid and naturally backed down. , the bold ones just followed them from a distance, hoping to wait for them to relax before taking action.
After hitting the road, Ripple took off the white gauze on his face to expose his terrifying right face. Firstly, there was no need to hide it, and secondly, it was to scare some people away.
There are always people who think that a girl wearing a veil is a beautiful girl, and it is hard to avoid some bad intentions. She simply shows her ugly face, so that these people will not want to take a second look at it after taking the first look.
The Zhang family has become accustomed to Lianyi's face. Moreover, their own family members all know that the injuries on Lianyi's face are much lighter than when they first returned to Zhangjiacun. Huiniang said that the detoxifier was prepared by Dr. Hong from Puji Hall in the town. The scar cream has worked, and the scars on my face have faded a lot.
My family is used to it, but outsiders will still be frightened. Therefore, after Lianyi whipped the person away with a stick, there were far fewer people surrounding them, which made everyone feel relieved.
"Boss! Speed up the pace! Anyone who can come down should come down and walk for a while, and then rest after this part of the way!"
Old man Zhang got off the cart himself and took two steps. , said to Zhang Zhong who took the lead.
“Yes, Dad!”
The eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Xin, put her youngest daughter on the cart and joined the push of the cart with her two sons.
It was really thrilling just now. If it weren't for Lianyi's attack, their entire team would have been blocked by the beggars slowly surrounding them.
Lianyi, carrying a solid wooden stick, walked back and forth in the team. She asked Song Dachuan to protect Huiniang and Huzi, while she looked after the entire team.
The group of people immersed themselves in their journey and walked for two full hours. After leaving the area where the victims gathered and leaving behind those who had no energy to follow, they slowed down a little.
"Master, it is not safe to rest now. While there are few people now, everyone takes turns to eat, and we have to continue on our way."
Lianyi walked to Old Man Zhang carrying the stick and whispered.
Because of Lianyi Lu’s hand, Old Man Zhang was also willing to listen to his granddaughter’s opinion.
"That's what I mean. I looked at a few of those people who looked at us wrongly. Maybe we have to travel all night tonight."
Jiang is still old and spicy, Zhang The old man also saw some clues, so he agreed with Ripple's remarks.
“They are still following us from a distance!”
Ripple also discovered these people. Although these people were dressed in tatters, their figures and complexions did not look like disaster victims who had been hungry for a long time.
(End of this chapter)