Da Mao was very disappointed, and Qin Luo, Qin Yunyang, and the others surrounded him, trying to comfort him!
Qin Yunyang: "Da Mao, from now on you're my little brother!"
Qin Yundu: "From now on, we'll play together, and you won't have to worry about your grandma scolding you anymore!"
Qin Yunhao: "Brother Da Mao, you can play with me every day from now on!"
Qin Yunze: "Brother, so your name is Wang Chang'en! From now on, we'll call you Brother Chang'en, okay?"
Da Mao, his eyes red-rimmed, grinned at the group.
"Okay, from now on I'll be Yunyang's little brother. I won't get scolded when I play with you guys anymore, and I can play with Yunhao every day. I'll stop calling myself Da Mao and call me Chang En from now on!"
Qin Yunyang and the others rushed over and hugged Wang Chang'en, and the group started making a ruckus!
Qin Luo handed the cloth bag to Wang Chang'en only after they had separated.
"Brother Chang'en! Here you go!"
Wang Chang'en took the cloth bag and touched the Dangkang pattern on it. When he saw the oranges and candy inside, tears welled up in his eyes again.
Mu Xiuyu then stepped forward, tugging at Wang Chang'en's sleeve with one hand and raising the other hand high.
"Brother Chang'en, I also have something for you!"
Wang Chang'en reached out and took it; it was two milk candies!
He patted Mu Xiuyu's head, touched, and said, "Thank you, Xiaoyu!"
Then she looked at Qin Luo gently and said, "Thank you, Luo Luo!"
He felt this was the happiest day of his thirteen years. Looking at his brothers and sisters, he laughed through his tears.
Seeing his silly grin, Qin Yunyang and the others joined in, their laughter carrying far and wide.
Those preparing to depart couldn't help but smile upon hearing the innocent laughter of children; what could be more comforting than the sound of children's laughter?
When Qin Liang and his wife arrived, they saw seven children laughing and playing. Qin Liang took Liu Zheng's hand, and the two smiled at each other.
Liu Zheng blushed at Qin Liang's smile and lowered her head to say to him.
"My lord, stop laughing, we're about to set off!"
Qin Liang noticed Liu Zheng's embarrassment and deliberately teased her.
"It seems the years have passed, and I've lost my charm! My wife used to always praise me, saying my smile was like a spring breeze, making everyone feel comfortable and at ease! Now she won't let me smile anymore. Could it be that as I grow older, my wife's love for me has faded and she's lost interest in me?"
Liu Zheng's face was now red, her whole body was red.
"Oh dear! No, don't talk nonsense, someone's watching!"
After saying that, he quickly fled.
Qin Xian saw Liu Zheng run away, so he asked Qin Liang.
"Sixth cousin, what happened to sixth cousin's wife? Why are they running so fast!"
Qin Liang casually made up a story: "Um, she thinks it's too hot. Have you finished moving all your things?"
"Yes, all the grain and water have been moved, as have all the clansmen's. The five-ounce donkey cart is completely full, and Uncle's horse cart is also packed to the brim. There's only a tiny space left for Doctor You and Aunt to take turns resting!"
He looked in the direction of the donkey-hide gelatin and continued...
"Our donkey cart is loaded with grain, and there's no room for anyone to sit. We have to pull the cart along. The children can probably manage for a short while, but they'll definitely start to cry if it takes too long!"
Qin Xian was slightly troubled. If the bandits hadn't come, their village would have had more than enough donkey carts and oxcarts.
Qin Liang thought for a moment and said
"If all else fails, we can take turns memorizing a section! Only Yunhao, Yunze, and Yundu, who are younger, might need to memorize it. Xiaoyu has Mu Xiao, so we don't need to worry about him!"
Then, with a wicked grin, he continued...
"When they wanted to walk on their own after setting off, we would insist on carrying one of them, putting them down for a while, and then switching to another. Otherwise, if they walked together like this a few times, they would absolutely refuse to let us carry them anymore!"
''Why?''
"Because the competitive spirit among men is ingrained in their bones from a young age, they feel ashamed when they're being carried while their brothers and sisters walk!"
Qin Xian stared straight at Qin Liang.
"Sixth cousin, did you treat me like this when we were little?"
Qin Liang vehemently denied it.
"How could that be? Have you forgotten again? You were such a brilliant child, everyone wanted to hold you, they would never treat you like this. You're our little Qi!"
Qin Xian couldn't stop smiling.
"Sixth cousin, I'll carry you in a bit. You can walk yourself. You're already quite frail, and those brats are no pushovers! I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it!"
When Qin Liang heard that Qin Xian wanted to carry it himself, he no longer blamed Qin Xian for calling him weak.
Instead, she said to him with gratitude.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Xiao Qi. I'm a bit frail; I've only been standing for a short while, and I already feel dizzy!"
Qin Xian stepped forward and helped him up.
"Sixth cousin, why don't you go lean against the donkey cart for a while? Should we call Doctor You to take a look?"
"No need, no need, I'll just go and rest for a bit. You hurry and go get the tarpaulin from Uncle's. We'll cover the grain with it and then we'll leave. Everyone else has already covered it!"
Upon seeing this, Qin Xian realized that only their donkey cart was without a cover, so he immediately ran to get an oilcloth!
Mu Xiao, who came to see Mu Xiuyu, was utterly amazed after witnessing the entire event.
These Qin Xian brothers are really a bit simple-minded, and Qin Liang brothers are obviously faking it. How could he believe them?
Besides, Qin Liang's family has three children, one of whom is twins.
Qin Xian himself only had one son, so how could he think that the other person was weak?
Qin Liang saw Mu Xiao nod, then walked towards the donkey cart.
Mu Xiao told Mu Xiuyu that he would stay by his side to protect him. Only after Mu Xiuyu realized that he wasn't there to take him away did he agree to let him stay.
When Qin Xian returned with the oilcloth, Qin Liang quickly leaned against the donkey cart, pretending to be weak and exhausted. Without anyone telling him, Qin Xian quickly covered and tied the oilcloth on himself!
Qin Ling distributed the knives Qin Luo had given him to the younger, stronger men, scattering them around the food and water supplies for protection.
Qin Liang had already returned the stun gun, which was now out of power, to Qin Luo. Qin Luo then recharged it, just in case they needed it on the road.
She fed Ejiao and Qibai some water from the space stream, and also gave each of them a sugar cube. They were the main force in pulling grain, so they couldn't be neglected!
Qinling led everyone in Qixia Village to kowtow before the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall.
"The fourteenth generation of the Qin family, the unfilial descendant Qin Shi Qinling, together with the fifteenth and sixteenth generation descendants, have come to bid farewell to our ancestors' spirit tablets. A sudden drought has struck, causing widespread suffering. To continue the Qin family line, we are about to relocate to Weisi County in the south. We have heard that Weisi County is connected by three rivers and surrounded by four waterways. Our ancestors can rest assured that their children and grandchildren have settled here. After we have settled down, we will rebuild the ancestral hall to comfort our ancestors. The unfilial descendants of the Qin family bid farewell once more!"
After everyone had finished kowtowing, Qin Ling locked the ancestral hall doors and gave the order: "Set off!"
The group of nearly two hundred people, all wearing straw hats, lined up and set off.
Along the way, everyone frequently looked back towards Qixia Village, and many villagers were secretly wiping away tears.
The children didn't understand why the adults were secretly crying; they were filled with longing and anticipation for the unfamiliar place…
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