This matter soon spread to everyone in the village.
Tang Youyou raised an eyebrow. She didn't expect that this old white man was quite smart. However, not everyone is lucky enough to make a fortune from national disaster.
"Youyou, do you think anyone will go to his house to buy food?" Yu said with a worried look on her face.
Tang Youyou shook her head: "Sister-in-law Yu, you said he is just an ordinary farmer, why would others sell him so much food at once?"
Yu thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out: "Oh, I'm so stupid, just tell me quickly!"
She chuckled: "Of course I want to get rid of it as soon as possible!"
Yu's eyes widened. "You...you mean the grain merchant is going to run away?"
Tang Youyou nodded: "There's a water shortage everywhere now. I estimate that the entire Xuzhou is facing a severe drought. Merchants have the most sensitive noses. I estimate that many merchants will have to relocate next!"
Yu stood up with a bang and paced back and forth: "What should I do?"
"Sister-in-law Yu, let's go too!"
Yu suddenly stopped and said, "Go? Where to go?"
Your ancestors have lived here for generations, and suddenly you have to leave your hometown?
"I heard that Nanzhou has a mild climate and abundant resources. Let's go there!"
"Youyou, this is not a joke!"
Tang Youyou sighed. Human cognition is limited. For a woman who has never left the county, fleeing famine to a place thousands of miles away, this itself sounds too terrifying!
And everyone is afraid of the unknown.
"Will you stay here and die of thirst? Or starvation?"
Yu clenched her hands tightly. "Maybe... maybe in two days, it will... it will rain?"
"You don't even believe it! Apart from that fifteen minutes of rain a dozen days ago, do you see any clouds in the sky?"
"Youyou, this... this..."
Tang Youyou waved her hand and said, "Never mind, it's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words."
"I've asked Xiao Er to pick up my parents. We'll leave tomorrow!"
Yu suddenly looked up: "Are you really going to leave? What about the travel permit?"
Now it was Tang Youyou's turn to get excited: "Passport?"
"Are you stupid? You must have a travel permit to go out of town, otherwise you'll be treated as a refugee or fugitive!"
She had forgotten what the imperial court's reaction would be. Would it allow other places to accept the victims? What would happen to the travel permits?
Suddenly, his hand touched the purse, he picked it up and took a look, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, money can make the world go round, what is there to be afraid of when he has the money?
"Sister Yu, please go back and discuss this with Brother Xu. I need to go to the county government office early tomorrow morning!"
She got up and went to the home of the Bai clan leader. The clan leader was very knowledgeable and must know the customs and habits of Nanzhou. She wanted to get to know him better, and she also had to ask a few questions about the pass.
But he went at the wrong time, as the clan leader was discussing matters at the headman's house.
Yu Shi was a little embarrassed: "I'm so sorry, I don't even have saliva!"
Tang Youyou shook her head: "Aunt, it's okay."
Yu's face was haggard, her cheeks were dry and tight, and her lips were bloodless, dry and flaky.
I looked at her suspiciously, but found that her mouth was red: "Do you still have water at home?"
Tang Youyou shook her head: "Where is the water? It's the peaches I picked last time. I put them in the cellar. My mouth feels better now."
Yu Shi did not doubt it and sighed: "This damned God will not give me a way to live! Alas!"
Listening to the old man sighing and the cicadas chirping non-stop, Tang Youyou felt even hotter, and soon her back was soaked.
"Have you bought any food?"
The sudden words left her at a loss for words.
"Alas! The old white-haired man has now started this grain business. I think he is smart all his life but stupid for a moment!"
Tang Youyou became interested: "What do you mean?"
Just as You was about to speak, the voice of the Bai clan leader came: "Tang is here."
“Chief!”
"What's going on?" He was almost annoyed to death. There was water in the pool on the mountain, but who would have thought that it was the territory of the big beast. Today, three people died and two were injured.
Tang Youyou said bluntly: "Chief, I came here to ask you something?"
"It's already this late, just tell me straight away!"
"Chief, I'd like to ask how to apply for a road permit?"
The patriarch asked in confusion, "Where are you going?"
"Nanzhou, or Yuzhou!"
The fifty-year-old man's eyes suddenly flashed with light, and his voice trembled a little: "Why would you want to go there?"
Tang Youyou naturally didn't miss his expression: "Someone told me that the climate there is better!"
After a long while without hearing his voice, Youshi nudged him with her elbow and said, "What are you thinking about? Someone is asking you a question!"
Chief Bai pursed his dry lips, as if he had made a great decision.
"Let's go, let's go to Nanzhou! It's over a thousand miles from here. When I was a kid, I heard my grandfather tell me about it. There are rivers, boats, and docks there. It's a great place."
He glanced at her and said, "Tomorrow morning, come with me to the yamen!" Then he walked out of the hall.
Yu Shi called out from behind, "Old man, where are you going now?"
Chief Bai waved his hand without answering.
Village head's home:
"The whole clan fled from famine? Baijiuqing, are you confused?"
"Is there a better way right now?"
"In a few days, maybe the imperial court will distribute food!"
The Bai tribe leader's brows never relaxed. "Let's not even talk about whether the imperial court will distribute food. Even if we have food, what will we do with the water? Are we going to fight the wild beasts in the mountains for water? Who among you has the guts to do that?"
Some people thought without hesitation: "Tang can do it. She beat two wild boars with her bare hands, so beating a tiger is not impossible!"
The Bai clan leader sneered: "The Tang family is leaving!"
When these words were spoken, everyone was even more surprised.
"Hey, how can we relocate the whole family so easily? Besides, Xuzhou is in drought. Where else can we go?"
"Don't let a bunch of us old guys go there before we even get there..."
After a while, the old village head spoke: "Our ancestors have been here for generations. If we leave, what will happen to our ancestors?"
"You are so pedantic. You are about to die, why do you still care about those things? If our ancestors knew that we have destroyed the only way of survival for our grandchildren, I am afraid they would not be able to face them even if they went to Jiuquan!" As Chief Bai spoke, he suddenly burst into tears.
The Liu clan leader patted him on the shoulder and said, "As long as there's something to eat and they're not starving to death, who would want to leave their homeland and flee the famine? But what about this travel permit?"
The Zhou clan leader also echoed: "Let's not talk about whether we should leave or not. Without the government's guide, we can't move an inch!"
"Tomorrow, I'll go to the government office and ask around!"
The village head waved his hand and said, "Okay! Tomorrow, you go find out about the situation in other places. You should also go back and think about it carefully. It would be best if the elders of each tribe discussed it. This is no small matter!"
Everyone dispersed, and tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
Tang Youyou met his three nephews and one niece.
Everyone looked at the big bowl of porridge and swallowed their saliva.
"Eat quickly! It's getting cold!"
Everyone seemed to have not had water for several days and ate in big mouthfuls.
"Auntie, this porridge is so delicious!"
"If it tastes good, eat more. There's more in the pot!" She likes children who enjoy eating delicious food.
"Thank you, auntie, hehe!"
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