Early the next morning
Qin Luo discovered that Zhang Niangzi and the others were all gone.
Qinling is also preparing to notify everyone to continue their journey.
Doctor You discussed the children's whereabouts with him, and he worried that Madam Zhang might suddenly return.
So I want to keep them with me for the time being and take care of them.
After everyone has walked a distance, let them go back to their parents.
Qinling shared the same sentiment, but he was worried about the children.
If they just sleep like this all day, won't they starve to death?
He instructed Qin Xing and Qin Xian to carry the child to the carriage.
He then went to find Qin Luo.
"Luo Luo, I'm a little worried about those children!"
"Grandpa, Lord Kang assured us that they would be fine!"
"Then I'm relieved. You should get ready too, we're about to set off!"
"good!"
Fifteen minutes later, everyone had assembled and followed Qin Ling out of Xucheng.
The villagers of Qixia Village gradually realized something was amiss as they walked.
They walked up to the Qinling Mountains and asked...
"Village chief, this isn't the planned route! Shouldn't we be heading towards the prefectural city?"
Qinling looked around mysteriously for a while.
"Hey you guys, all you do is chat idly with others all day long, never talking about anything useful. Haven't you heard? Something happened in the prefectural city, they say a lot of people died! Going there now would be suicide, wouldn't it? So I changed my route at the last minute. It's a bit roundabout, but at least it's safer!"
Upon hearing this, the villagers immediately bowed to the Qinling Mountains.
"Thanks to the village chief for thinking of us, otherwise we would have been in danger again!"
"No need for formalities, let's hurry on our way! Let's try to walk as much as possible each day and reach our destination as soon as possible!"
The villagers returned to the back of the group, and Doctor You poked his head out of the carriage.
"Old buddy, are we going to go straight to Anminzhou now?"
"Yes, the journey will be long, probably more than twenty days, with many nights spent sleeping in the wilderness!"
"It's alright, safety is the most important thing!"
The two chatted all the way.
They didn't notice anything amiss about the crowd following behind them!
Qin Luo assumed they were just like the other disaster victims who had chosen to take a detour.
Their clothes were tattered, and their faces were haggard.
His steps were unsteady, as if he had been starving for a long time.
The only one who still looked somewhat healthy had some color in his face.
It's that little girl being carried on someone's back...
Her clothes were fairly neat, and her little hands were fair and clean.
It's her hair; it looks like someone deliberately combed it into a mess to cover up the girl's face!
The group had been traveling all day without even stopping for lunch.
He only took a few bites of the pancake before rinsing it off with water.
It wasn't until nightfall that everyone found an open space to rest.
Qin Luo had been sitting in the carriage the whole time, feeling like her whole body was being shaken apart.
She jumped out of the car as soon as it stopped and stretched out a big yawn.
Everyone lit torches nearby, and the women began boiling water to cook food.
The members of the Cloth Bag Squad all rushed over and gathered together, waiting for dinner!
Qin Yunyuan suddenly asked Qin Luo
"Luo Luo, after we pass Anminzhou, we'll reach the resettlement area. What do you want to do then? Do you want to study with your sixth uncle, or learn accounting from your aunt?"
Qin Luo held up one finger and shook it.
"No, but I still try to learn a few characters whenever I have time. What about you, older cousin? What do you want to do?"
Qin Yunyuan suddenly felt confused. Yes! What was he doing?
What can someone who has been confined to their home for so long do?
In the past nineteen years, apart from reading some books, he has not studied anything else.
He said, with difficulty, "I don't know, I feel like I can't do anything!"
"Big brother, you're not completely useless! You're good at studying, meticulous, intelligent, gentle, and very tactful. I think you'd be perfect for business. Why don't you learn from Auntie? You'll definitely need to open a shop when you get to the resettlement area. Do you have any shops you'd like to open?"
"Let me think about it carefully!"
Qin Yunyuan began to seriously consider it.
His father, uncle, and grandmother were all gone, and his younger brother was far away on the frontier.
He needed to take good care of his grandfather, so he had to find a job that could earn him money.
The others also started thinking, with Qin Yunyang being the first to come up with an idea.
"I'm going to sell all my artwork. First, I'll set up a stall, and after I make some money, I'll open a shop. Chang'en, you have to come with me! I definitely can't manage alone!"
Wang Chang'en did not refuse, but simply smiled and nodded in agreement.
The others all had strange expressions on their faces, wondering where his confidence came from!
They all thought Qin Yunyang's so-called work was simply an eyesore!
They couldn't guess what any of the dozen or so wood carvings were.
Forget about making money, I doubt anyone would want it even if I gave it away.
He even dragged Wang Chang'en along with him; the two of them could only wait to starve to death!
The second one who had thought of it was Qin Yunzhou.
"I don't want to study anymore. I want to be a yamen runner like my father. I failed the imperial examination twice; I'm just not cut out for studying!"
Everyone was very supportive of him when they heard this.
The third is Qin Yunhao
"I want my mother to set up a stall for me to sell stones, and I want my younger brother to help me find pretty stones, all different shapes and sizes!"
He then looked at Qin Yunyuan.
"My eldest cousin helped me draw on the stones, depicting mountains, rivers, the four seasons, and the ever-changing clouds. On each stone, he also helped me carve the poems written by my father!"
He then turned his gaze to Qin Yunning, Qin Yunzhou, and Qin Luo.
"My fourth cousin helps me attract customers, my third cousin patrols in front of my stall, and my older sister brings me food!"
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