Chapter 22: In one ear and out the other
The noise outside alarmed the bailiff inside the house.
Old Wei came out with a dark face. These bastards are all troublesome.
We were just discussing something, but the argument became louder than a vegetable market.
Bang!
Old Wei whipped the nearest person with his whip and said, "You all treat my words as wind in one ear and out the other, don't you?"
Everyone was shocked and dodged quickly.
Those who couldn't dodge in time had to take the whip head-on. It hurt, but they didn't dare to say a word.
Now, it finally quieted down.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Old Wei glanced at the crowd sharply:
"If you don't explain yourself to me today, considering the way you guys were making such a fuss, I'm going to cancel my plan to take you out shopping."
You give them face, but you cause trouble for yourself every day.
If I don't teach them a lesson, they really think he has no temper at all.
Everyone looked at Han and Chen's families with resentment, blaming them.
If it is because of them that I and others cannot go out to buy things, I will never let them off easily.
Han Yushu and Shen Qingyun stood up, both with grim faces.
"Mr. Wei, all the money of everyone in my Shen family is gone. I suspect there is a thief here." Shen Qingyun said with a gloomy face.
Damn it, how are they going to get to the Land of Exile without silver?
Even if you go to the place of exile, how can you settle down there without money?
"My Han family is the same," Han Yushu said with a sullen face:
"All the silver and banknotes we had on us and in our bags are gone."
"The money from both your families is gone?" Old Wei narrowed his eyes dangerously.
"What a coincidence?"
When Han Yushu saw his look, a hint of displeasure suddenly appeared on his face:
"Old Wei, what's with that look in your eyes?
Do you suspect we are lying?"
"Isn't it?" Old Wei sneered, "Do you all think I'm a fool?
What thief is so good that he can steal all your money?
And they stole money from both of your families, leaving no one behind, and most importantly, no one was discovered?"
"Come on, tell me yourselves, who is it, who has such great ability?"
Lin Mo, who was watching the show on the side, shouted wildly in his heart, I, I, I am the powerful thief.
Lin Mo looked regretful. It was a pity that he couldn't stand up and admit it.
Old Wei's words made Han Yushu and Shen Qingyun's faces flush red, but they were unable to refute it. What Old Wei said was not wrong.
But as it happened, their money disappeared.
Han Yushu refused to give up, "Old Wei, what I said is true, all the money we had is really gone."
"Don't make excuses to me." Lao Wei said indifferently:
"If you lost the money, it's your business, it has nothing to do with me.
And I suspect you don’t have any money at all, so you pretend that your money was stolen.
Since you have no money, then don't go out to buy things. Just stay here and don't waste everyone's time."
After saying that, he looked at everyone and said, "Now that we've discussed it, come out and get ready to go."
After saying that, he went to get the horse while cursing.
Han Yushu's face turned ashen.
If I don’t go shopping this time, I don’t know how long I will have to endure the cold.
The food we had was already consumed. Two steamed buns a day was not enough to sustain us.
Who stole their money?
Han Yushu looked around and everyone looked like a thief to him!
hateful!
Han Yushu gave up looking for the thief and walked towards the Han family camp angrily. He had to find another way to raise the money.
Shen Qingyun also shared the same idea as him.
Han Yushu called all the members of the Han family over and without any further ado, asked them to take out all the money and valuables they had on them.
This was rejected by many female relatives.
When their house was searched, they were driven out and had no chance to pack up their belongings.
But they all have some jewelry on them, which can be worth a lot of money.
"Now that our family is in trouble, it's time for everyone to work together to overcome this difficult time." Han Yushu glanced at them with cold eyes.
"If you don't take it, you will be expelled from the family. The family doesn't want such a heartless and ungrateful person.
In addition, when the family recovers, the borrowed money will be returned to you double."
Han Yulong was reluctant.
The only gold hairpin on her was worth a little money. If she took it out, she would not have any decent jewelry on her.
I couldn’t help but say, “Dad, my cousin’s money wasn’t stolen.
Or, should I borrow some from my cousin?"
"If you have the ability, go and borrow it." Han Yushu sneered.
Xu Wuyan is now on guard against them and will not help the Han family at all.
If he wanted to, he would have sent the money long ago.
After all, the news that the Han family had been robbed had already spread throughout the entire team.
Han Yulong's face flushed and she looked anxious.
She looked around, hoping to get support from everyone, but no one said anything.
Finally, she saw Xu Mengxian standing in the corner with her head down, and her eyes lit up.
Rushed over and pulled Xu Mengxian out:
"Dad, you can let her ask for it.
She eats and uses our things, so asking her to ask her cousin for 1,000 taels is not too much, right? "
Xu Mengxian turned pale with fear and shook her head violently:
"I won't go, uncle, I won't go!"
"You have to go even if you don't want to!" Han Yulong roared:
"Otherwise, my Han family won't support you. Do you hear me?"
Xu Mengxian's eyes turned red and her body began to tremble. She no longer ate anything from her Han family, okay?
"Xiaolong, shut up!" A gleam of light flashed in Han Yushu's eyes.
Then, he looked at Xu Mengxian gently:
"Xiao Xian, don't worry about your cousin.
Don't worry, stay at the Han family. If we have something to eat, you will have something to eat too.
If you don’t want it, don’t make it hard on yourself.”
"Uncle!" Xu Mengxian looked at Han Yushu with tears in her eyes.
Woohoo, uncle is still as nice as before.
Han Yushu smiled at her and then went to pack up his things.
There's no time left, time to go.
In the end, Han Yushu hurriedly stuffed the stolen jewelry into the cloth bag and ran quickly towards his own carriage.
But at this moment, Madam Han covered her arm and stumbled after him:
"Wait for me, I'll come with you!"
Han Yushu frowned, "One for each family..."
"If I don't find someone to reattach my arm, it will be useless." Madam Han's face turned blue with pain.
"Go talk to the guy named Wei yourself." Han Yushu said disdainfully.
Mrs. Han knew that he was unreliable and did not count on him, so she staggered towards Old Wei.
It's just a feeling of sadness in my heart.
…
Because there were few carriages and many people, one carriage was responsible for carrying the belongings of three families.
The horse-drawn carriages used by the escorts to transport things have now been unloaded and lent to them for transporting things.
Soon, more than twenty carriages set off towards Baima Town.
As they set out, the wind and snow became stronger.
Lin Mo's family invited Mu Lao to join them in the carriage, so there were three families in total.
Seeing that Mu Lao was shivering from the cold, Lin Mo handed him the water bag.
Mu Lao shook his head:
"Thank you, I don't want water."
"There's hot water inside. Hold it and keep warm." Lin Mo shook his head.
She also suddenly thought of using a water bag to fill with hot water to keep warm.
Mu Lao was stunned, but still shook his head politely:
"Young Madam, you can keep her for yourself. You have already helped my Mu family a lot."
In such cold weather, everyone feels cold.
He couldn't shamelessly take it away.
Lin Mo was impatient and stuffed the water bag into his hand:
"I'm well dressed, so I'm not too cold. You're wearing thin clothes, and the carriage is going so fast, you'll be even colder and it's easy to get sick. If you get sick, who will take care of your entire Mu family?"
There were more than 30 people from the Mu family who were exiled.
Except for Mu Lao and his son, the others were women and children, mostly girls.
But Doctor Mu, who was capable of taking on responsibilities, was beaten with a stick before being exiled.
It’s hard to even stand up, let alone walk.
During these two days, he had to rely on several female relatives taking turns to carry him around.
But the women in the Mu family were also able to endure hardships, and no one said a word.
Mu Lao was silent, his eyes red.
This time, he didn't refuse. He took the water bag and put it in his arms.
The temperature of the water bag dispelled the coldness around his body and the chillness in his heart.
"Thank you!" Mu Lao's heart was warm and his voice was choked.
"You're welcome." Lin Mo shook his head.
I sighed, then told him what I wanted to buy.
You must buy warm clothes.
Because it gets colder the further you go.
The place where they were exiled was a place with particularly long winters.
They don't use medicine.
Along the way, Lin Mo noticed that the Mu family was pulling out some weeds from time to time.
Everyone in their family recognizes these and there is no shortage of them.
Food.
They had no carriage and some were injured. Apart from the main labor force who had to carry the people, the rest were half-grown children who could not carry anything at all.
So, she suggested buying flour, even though it was more expensive.
The children of the Mu family all know which wild vegetables are edible. When the time comes, they pick a handful of wild vegetables, cook them into a paste with two bowls of flour, and add some salt. This will fill them up and they won't get hungry easily.
If it's rice, two bowls of rice porridge would be enough for more than 30 people, so it has to be very thin.
After drinking some porridge and peeing twice, I felt hungry.
And two bowls of rice weigh much more than two bowls of flour.
In addition, Lin Mo could see that they were not well off.
There are still six long months ahead, and every penny saved counts.
Old Master Mu nodded vigorously, "Young Madam knows how to live."
Lin Mo shook his head, indicating that these were nothing.
I also specifically reminded him to buy salt. If he doesn't eat salt, his body will easily become tired and weak.
This situation happened to someone in the previous life.
So Lin Mo remembered it very clearly.
…
Outside the carriage, Xu Wuyan, who was in charge of driving the carriage, raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
His wife knows a lot.
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