There was a kitchen in the workshop, and Fatty delivered rice and flour early in the morning, enough for them to eat and drink for a while.
Besides rice and noodles, there were also scallion pancakes and millet porridge, which Wu Chunhua made early in the morning. She was an old acquaintance of the Lu family. They had eaten at Da Wa's house yesterday, so it was her turn to treat them today.
Scallion pancakes are her specialty, so naturally they're a must-have.
The Lu family was deeply moved once again by the delicious fried dough. They had benefited from the favors of others in the past, and now they were the ones needing to trouble them!
Lu Dingtian had long since lost face because of his clansmen's lack of appreciation. If he hadn't been forced to do so, he really wouldn't have had the face to stand here and eat and drink for free.
Thinking of this, I felt I had to hurry and find Qin San Niang to discuss our next steps.
If possible, they also plan to settle in Shiligou. He's not young anymore, so he naturally knows a thing or two about it. Shiligou isn't far from the county town, so it would be convenient for his sons to go to the county town to work or to sell their goods. The only question is whether it will be easy to register their residency there, since they are refugees from another region…
Lu's third daughter-in-law, Madam Mo, swallowed hard. When Old Mrs. Chen saw this, she glared at her fiercely. Under pressure, Madam Mo shrank back and withdrew her outstretched hand.
Old Mrs. Chen was utterly disappointed in her daughter-in-law, but she couldn't bring herself to tell her son to divorce her. After all, she had followed her all the way here, and none of her family members were with her. Looking at her own children and grandchildren, all of whom were more sensible than her, Old Mrs. Chen sighed and suppressed her displeasure.
They have a total of five children and grandchildren. The eldest son of the Lu family has one son and one daughter, Lu Song and Lu Shao. Lu Song is the eldest, fourteen years old; Lu Shao is the eldest granddaughter, twelve years old. The second son of the Lu family has one son, Lu Huai, who is the fifth child and only six years old this year. The third son of the Lu family has two sons, Lu Bai and Lu Tong, both seven or eight years old.
Because she had given birth to two sons, Madam Mo often showed off in front of her two sisters-in-law, and Old Mrs. Chen just turned a blind eye to it.
Fortunately, all of Lu's children and grandchildren are doing well.
Even the two boys from the third branch of the Lu family were very honest and simple-minded. Seeing the scallion pancakes, their little faces were filled with anticipation, but they sat obediently, waiting for their grandmother to speak before daring to eat.
What huge fried dough sticks! So much oil, they smell amazing! They all got a share of this stack! That's so kind of them!
All the younger members of the Lu family were silently swallowing their saliva, and the youngest, Lu Huai, was practically drooling!
Old Mrs. Chen couldn't bear to see her grandchildren just sitting there watching; they hadn't had a proper meal in ages, and this was quite a drastic change. She couldn't help but recall yesterday morning when they were eating nothing more than a dark, mushy porridge of wild vegetables—and even that wasn't enough to fill them up!
She sighed silently and said, "Let's eat!" Then, amidst the envious glances of the crowd, she distributed the fried dough evenly.
As the head of the family, Granny Chen had done her best to take care of everyone fairly. Everyone respected and respected her, although for Madam Mo, it was more fear than respect.
And so, the Lu family enjoyed the most satisfying breakfast they had ever had.
After the meal, the Lu family wives began clearing away the dishes. The dishes and chopsticks were their own, and although they had been chipped and torn along the way, they were still usable. They had used them with great care and now wanted to protect them. They didn't have much money, and if they were to settle down and build a house, the expenses would certainly be considerable…
Old Man Lu pulled his eldest grandson over, looking at him with increasing satisfaction. It must be said, Madam Qin was truly a woman who knew how to guide children. Look at her grandson, who had been so small and clumsy before, now he was fair-skinned, well-mannered, and his spirit was completely different!
"Song'er, you've been here for a while now. Do you know what kind of person the village head of Shiligou is? If your grandfather wants to settle down here, is that feasible?"
As a veteran village head, Lu was very familiar with the process of settling people down. In today's unstable situation, population migration is common, but many village heads are unwilling to accept migrants as residents.
Besides the fact that the outsiders' identities are unknown, another reason is that they find it troublesome!
Furthermore, if any problems arise with the villagers they take over, or if they get into legal trouble because of previous incidents, the village head will be held guilty of negligence, and in serious cases, he may even be implicated.
Along the way, they inquired about many villages, but none of them were very friendly to them. Previously, the county government had also assigned refugees to other areas, just like the time when Qin San Niang and her group had encountered it. However, they had arrived at the wrong time and missed the period when refugees were being assigned in large numbers. Now they could only wait in line at the government office.
This is the same situation as that of the Qin family, except that the Qin family does not want to live in the village, but wants to transform into city dwellers.
Thinking of Chen Sheng, the village head of Shiligou, Lu Song said, "Grandpa, the village head of Shiligou is named Chen Sheng. He has a good relationship with Da Wa's mother. You can mention it to Aunt Qin. Maybe she can help."
Old Man Lu nodded. "So what do you think of Shiligou? What are your plans for the future?"
Yesterday, he had a general idea of his grandson's current situation and was busy with business behind his eldest son. In the traditional social hierarchy of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, merchants held the lowest status. However, the Lu family had no scholars, and his eldest grandson wasn't cut out for studying. Therefore, it was better for him to learn business from his eldest son! Besides, they didn't care about the status of merchants; for commoners, being able to eat their fill was the most important thing!
"Grandpa, I still want to do business with Brother Da Wa. Brother Da Wa is very good to me, and I want to follow him in the future!"
Lu Song's eyes were clear, and his tone was firm. Old Man Lu was taken aback, but then seemed to have made a decision as well. For his grandson's future, he also wanted to find a way to settle down here.
The Lu family members changed into clean clothes with fewer patches, so they no longer looked so disheveled!
But when we got to the front of the house, we couldn't help but be amazed. We hadn't seen it very clearly yesterday evening, but now it was even more stunning under the sun!
"Grandpa, Grandma, let's go inside. Don't keep Auntie San waiting," Lu Song said.
Liu had opened the courtyard gate long ago. When she saw them coming, she hurried over to greet them and told them to come inside quickly.
Fortunately, the main room of the Qin family's house was large enough; otherwise, with so many people suddenly flooding in, there really wouldn't have been enough room for everyone. The younger children sat directly on the adults' laps; they were farmers after all, and didn't care about such formalities.
At first, everyone was a little reserved, but seeing that the host was still friendly, they relaxed a bit.
Lu Dingtian cupped his hands to Qin Sanniang, "Madam Qin, my family is extremely grateful to you for saving my grandson and granddaughter's lives. Even if we were to serve you like cattle or horses, we could never repay your kindness!"
"Uncle Lu, you're too kind. It's nothing, just a small favor. It's fate that we meet again. In this vast world, how many people part ways after just one meeting? It must be destiny that we meet again. Now that I've seen you, there's no reason for me not to help," said Qin San Niang with a faint smile.
This was also what she truly felt. The people of Lujia Village were the people of Lujia Village, and the Lu family members were the Lu family. This family had good character, and it was only right that she had encountered them.
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