Reunited with grandparents

The next day, it was daybreak.

All those who were preparing to flee the famine got up early, had breakfast, and got ready to go.

Su Yunhai prepared two ox carts and two mule carts with supplies, as well as a horse pulling a carriage.

The carriage was prepared for the women and children in the family, so that they could take turns to rest in the carriage.

There were two extra mule carts, which Su Yunhai lent to his third brother Su Dalin.

What surprised Su Yunhai was that he originally thought that the old couple and the first wife of the Su family were determined not to leave.

As a result, they had packed up everything without knowing it.

They all avoided Su Yunhai's sight and followed behind him not too far away.

The entrance of Taohua Village.

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There are already many villagers waiting.

The old village chief and his family were at the front, calling out names, fearing that they would leave any family behind.

When he saw Su Yunhai's family coming, he quickly asked his eldest son Li Rui to go over and greet them.

"Brother Dahai, come over here, we have reserved a special seat for you." Li Rui stretched out his hand and waved to Su Yunhai.

Su Yunhai could guess the intention of the village chief's family after just a quick thought.

They probably saw that he had good skills and was known as a scholar.

In addition, he provided advice and contributed a lot in the fight against the horse bandits yesterday, which established a considerable prestige in the village.

The village chief wanted him to lead the villagers with them.

Su Yunhai was not polite.

He didn't want to put his family's lives in the hands of others.

"Is everyone here?" Su Yunhai asked.

"We're calling the roll right now. We counted the families that had decided to flee the famine together last night, but we didn't expect there were still a few who were unwilling to leave. Alas, nothing we say will be of any use." Li Rui sighed.

Su Yunhai didn't say anything. Everyone had their own considerations. He nodded at him and led his team to the front of the team.

After waiting for another quarter of an hour, everyone arrived.

At this time, Zhang Shiwen, a wealthy man from Zhang, came over.

He also took part in the battle against the horse bandits last night.

But their family are all wealthy businessmen who have never touched the ground, and can be described as powerless.

The village chief didn't want them to be the main force and cause trouble, so he only let them do some tasks like digging traps.

However, this also allowed Zhang Shiwen to see the outstanding qualities of Su Yunhai and Shen Shuli.

It was he who first proposed fleeing from famine.

He originally thought that not many people in the village would listen to his advice and leave.

Unexpectedly, after yesterday's incident, almost the entire village fled the famine.

He had to ask these people where they were going and whether their goals were consistent with his.

"Mr. Su, have you decided where you are going?" Zhang Shiwen asked after a few brief greetings.

Su Yunhai hasn't made a decision yet.

According to his idea, going south should be a good choice.

After all, throughout history, the South has always been a good place with abundant resources, good weather, and developed commerce.

But he can't make decisions for the whole village.

Now it's still time to leave the dangerous North first and do other things later.

"Let's leave the North first. I can't make the decision for you. Once we are out of danger, I will discuss it with you. By then, I think you will have made up your mind."

Zhang Shiwen thought so too.

The farthest place the villagers go is probably the town or the county town.

If you ask them where they are going to escape to, how would they know what places are out there?

There is absolutely no need to ask.

"We have temporarily decided to go to Beijing first. It seems that we can travel together for a long time." To show his sincerity, Zhang Shiwen directly stated his destination.

"The capital is a good place. After all, it is at the foot of the imperial city. No matter how chaotic the outside world is, it can't get there for the time being. Your family is well-off, so it's suitable for you to settle down there." Su Yunhai nodded in agreement.

"It's getting late. Let's set off early while the temperature is not too high."

Su Yunhai's family's convoy was leading the way, with the village chief and Zhang Shiwen following closely behind.

Those who have livestock are in the middle, and those at the end are those who have no money to buy livestock and simply rely on human power to pull carts or carry their own packages.

The whole team was very long.

Didn't walk long.

The team met people from other villages nearby who were fleeing the famine together.

Those who decided to flee the famine with Taohua Village were all the families who participated in killing the horse bandits yesterday.

The team, which originally had only more than 300 people, doubled in size.

Because many of the people in the team were villagers carrying their belongings, the team moved forward very slowly.

It took the team two full hours to reach the fork in the road.

The villagers of Baishan Village, where Shen Shuli's maternal family lived, were already waiting here.

"Everyone stay where you are and get something to eat to fill your stomach. We will set off on time in an hour." Su Yunhai shouted, asking the people behind him to continue passing the message to the back.

Shen Yuehua was driving a horse-drawn carriage and immediately jumped out to greet her parents when she saw them.

"Dad, Mom, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time. We move slowly in our village, so it took us some time." Shen Yuehua said apologetically.

"Just come, no need to apologize."

Shen Huaian breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his daughter and son-in-law’s family.

"Is your entire village going to flee the famine together?" Shen Huaian asked.

"Yes, originally not many people were willing to go together, but yesterday we encountered horse bandits who were cutting down grass, and many villagers were scared."

Shen Yuehua briefly mentioned the incident of bandits robbing the village yesterday.

"Son-in-law, you are injured. How about we drive the carriage for you? You can go to the carriage and have a good rest. Be careful not to overwork and make the wound worse." Shen Huaian looked at his son-in-law with distressed eyes.

"Don't worry, Dad. My injury has healed and it won't delay our journey." A sincere smile appeared on Su Yunhai's face.

His father-in-law really cares about him.

As for his biological father, not only did he not care about his injuries, he also tried to steal his things to make things more difficult for him.

Don't blame him for being disrespectful to his father.

Su Yunhai quickly pulled the ox cart driven by his third son Su Dingan in front of his father-in-law.

"Dad, your family has many people but few animals, so this car and supplies are specially prepared for you."

Shen Huaian didn't expect his son-in-law to be so generous and directly sent him an ox cart and a cart full of supplies.

A cow alone is worth thirty or forty taels of silver, not to mention a full cart of supplies, how much silver would that cost!

He didn't dare to accept such a valuable thing, so he immediately waved his hand to refuse and turned back to his ox cart.

Shen Yuehua knew that her parents didn't want to take advantage of her and were afraid that her parents-in-law would make things difficult for her.

"Dad, Mom, don't worry about me. We have prepared four truckloads of supplies. We don't need these little things. His parents also have enough food. You don't have to worry."

After much persuasion, Shen Huaian finally accepted it.

"Second brother, you are such a traitor. You give so many things to outsiders but don't care about your father and me. I really raised you in vain!"

When Old Mrs. Su saw that her second son was going to give a whole truckload of supplies, including the cow, to his in-laws, her heart ached so much that it bled!

Old Lady Su's ox cart was right behind Su Yunhai. Although she couldn't hear the conversation in front, she could see the actions here clearly.

Seeing that her son was going to give so many things to outsiders, she immediately became unable to sit still and ran while shouting.

It attracted everyone's attention.