Yunhe Village is remote and the village chief has a backer, so Lin Shucheng thought that at least some of the villagers would stay.
He analyzed all this very sincerely. He didn't think it made sense for their family to fight with an entire village.
Yes, Lin Shucheng has prepared for the worst.
He told the villagers about the worst-case scenario: "You know, after we settle down, we will no longer fight them with weapons like we did before. If they come here in plain sight, it's fine. We can deal with them. If they come here secretly and have a good relationship with the officials..."
Before he could finish, Lin Goudan said, "Erya, don't say that. We have already recognized you, oh no, we have recognized your father as our leader. From now on, wherever you go, we will go there."
Lin Youcai also said: "Er Ya, we trust you to choose the place. Isn't it just that those villagers are difficult to get along with? We work together and we are not afraid of anyone!"
"Erya, wherever your home is, there we are!"
Even a few people from other families in the village said they wanted to go along. They were willing to follow Lin Shucheng through fire and water.
Lin Jinyue felt quite touched. This group of people didn't even ask her why she had to choose Yunhe Village.
In ancient times, when the Laozi people met an official, they were like a mouse meeting a cat. It was ingrained in their bones. But now, they are willing to confront those officials for their own sake.
Lin Jinyue just felt that this group of people were too simple and honest, so simple and honest that she couldn't bear to let them down.
In fact, after living together for such a period of time, Lin Jinyue had long regarded them as her family, not to mention that they still had the memories of the original owners.
Not only did Lin Youliang's family have no conscience, but the other villagers were also kind to them, whether before or after they came through.
When he was the leader before, he didn't have any real feelings, but now he feels that since this group of people are willing to follow him, he will definitely lead them to live a good life in the future.
Lin Jinyue asked everyone to pack up and be ready to board the boat soon.
Gu Shao and Ji Yuan came to the dock to see her off.
Behind them were soldiers pulling carts.
Ji Yuan handed them a letter and said, "Don't worry. I sent someone to Shawan County last night. You don't have to worry about settling in Yunhe Village. It's just that there are wastelands there. For the ten families, I estimate that you can at least get a few woodlands on the hills and 20 mu of wasteland. The main thing is that there are no farmlands there..."
Lin Shucheng bowed respectfully to Ji Yuan, "Thank you, Master Ji."
Ji Yuan waved his hands quickly, "No, this is mainly to obtain forest land, and we have to thank General Gu. If it weren't for his deputy general, I could at most help you settle down and obtain ten acres of wasteland."
Seeing Lin Shucheng bowing, Gu Shao said, "I should thank you. If the plague spreads, the entire Lingnan will suffer heavy casualties."
And his plan to come all the way to Lingnan will be postponed indefinitely. If the capital city cannot hold on, he, Gu Shao, will be a sinner for all eternity.
Lin Shucheng didn't expect that Gu Shao didn't take advantage of the situation and let him owe him a favor, but instead said that it was to thank them for their fight against the epidemic.
Lin Shucheng bowed to him: "Thank you."
This time he said it seriously, and this time he was truly grateful to Gu Shao, otherwise they would not know what kind of troubles they would encounter if they went to Lingnan.
Lin Jinyue kept the rice, flour, pickled meat and vegetables sent by the villagers, and took away the coarse cloth, sheets and quilts. She did not take the silver. After the epidemic, the whole city needed reconstruction, and if they wanted those things, they could just take them as long as each family contributed a little, and they really needed them.
Forget about the silver. The more than one thousand taels of silver include miscellaneous pieces such as silver notes, silver ingots, small changes and copper coins.
It seemed that they were all from the same family, so Lin Shucheng didn't want any of them. He returned the silver and prepared to board the ship.
Finally, Gu Shao took out 100 taels of silver as resettlement expenses.
Lin Shucheng didn't know whether he should stay or not, and subconsciously looked at his daughter.
He is really worried. Why do people in ancient times look down on women? He doesn't know anything about this. He has been very busy these days and his daughter hasn't told them about her plans.
He felt that the 100 taels of silver were really needed. With so many people, building houses and buying sundries, 100 taels might not be enough.
But what if I can’t get it and my daughter’s baby is in trouble? What should I do?
Lin Jinyue received her father's gaze and shook her head: "Two taels is too much."
Gu Shaoyan insisted: "It's not resettlement money, it's the hard work fee for you guys to help during this period of time, and it also includes the plague prescription your mother wrote down, and those bottles of pills for curing miasma."
Lin Jinyue thought about it and asked her father to accept it.
Gu Shao also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he was willing to accept it, that was good enough.
Not to mention other things, Jiang's medicinal pills for curing malaria are really powerful, and they are sold at a low price, which is very suitable for their military camp.
Gu Shao is prepared to have long-term cooperation if there is an opportunity in the future.
It doesn't matter if Jiang is tired, doesn't she have a few apprentices? She can just let them do the selling in the future.
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Before boarding the boat, Lin Jinyue glanced at Tan Xue.
Unexpectedly, the grandfather and grandson were also willing to go along, but Grandpa Tan Xue was not there. Tan Xue took a look at the side of the ship, then retracted his gaze and returned to the cabin.
At this time, Gu Shao was also looking at Tan Xue.
However, he only took a glance and didn't look at her any further due to courtesy. He just felt that the girl looked somewhat familiar.
However, after fleeing famine for so many days, Tan Xue's skin had become much darker, her face was not as pretty as before, and she had lost a lot of weight. Even if her own parents were standing in front of her, they would not be able to recognize her at a glance, let alone Gu Shao, whom she had only met a few times.
Tan Xue and her grandfather have been avoiding Gu Shao.
After all, the Tan family and the Gu family are old friends. When you meet old friends in a foreign place, you should at least go up and say hello.
However, Gu Shao's identity was indeed somewhat embarrassing. She had been engaged to Gu Shao since she was born, but she didn't like Gu Shao's cold personality at all. She liked someone else.
Her father was exiled, and she heard Gu Shao say through the screen that he would not cancel the engagement, but from his tone, it was clear that he didn't like her that much, but had to marry her because of his promise.
However, the Prince of Yong'an risked having his legs broken by his father to send food and money to her father, and also sent a few confidants, and said that he would come to find her in the future.
Therefore, Tan Xue's grandfather was also dissatisfied with this marriage. How could a good granddaughter marry a cold and wooden man?
Anyway, the Tan family has been exiled, so it is normal for this marriage to be called off.
Look, the grandfather and grandson were avoiding Gu Shao all the way.
Tan Xue was fine, as she had only met Gu Shao once, but Mr. Tan met Gu Shao often, and he had been having a hard time hiding these days.
Tan Xue avoided Gu Shao mainly because she was afraid that she would not be able to explain herself clearly in the future and would not be able to cancel the engagement. If she insisted on canceling the engagement, her reputation would be even worse and she would not be able to be with her lover in the future.
Tan Xue was relieved to see that Gu Shao didn't recognize her.
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