Old Madam Shen looked at the impatient Song and said, "It's not far away. If you want to go, go first. Didn't Feixi just say that Xiaoche has confirmed the talent and will tell us."
"It happens to be the Chinese New Year, so don't go empty-handed, go get something before you go."
Song smiled and replied, "Oh, thank you, mother."
Song went into the house and found some practical things, including some food and cloth that could be used at the moment.
Now that the Song family has been found, Song Xiaoni will naturally not live in the Shen family anymore.
While Song was getting something, Song Xiaoni also packed up her things in the house.
The Shen family also treated Song Xiaoni as their own child and never left out anything they bought for her.
So after all the cleaning, Song Xiaoni even packed up two packages of clothes.
The ox cart carrying the carriage was driven away by Shen Ming to the county.
Shen Dalang pulled out a bullock cart and put all the things that Song had taken out on it.
Shen Dalang drove the carriage, and Shen Yu'an, Shen Rong, Song, Shen Wulang and Song Xiaoni all got on.
Shen Dalang drove the ox cart out of the yard. Song sat on the ox cart and said, "Mom, we'll go first."
Old Mrs. Shen waved her hand and said, "Go ahead, go ahead. If your in-laws need anything, help them out."
Song was deeply moved. Before she left, Old Lady Shen stuffed ten taels of silver into her arms.
"Oh, I understand."
The ox cart started moving, and Song's response faded away.
The other members of the Shen family stood in front of the door and watched the ox cart go away, all with smiles on their faces.
When they heard the news that Song’s family had been found, they were also happy for her.
After these days, they have become quite familiar with the nearby villages, and at least they know which way to go.
They didn't expect that the Song family was so close to them, in a village not far from them.
After the joy just now, the people sitting on the ox cart began to worry again.
I just forgot to ask Fei Xi about the current situation of the Song family.
They hope that all the members of the Song family are doing well, but they are also afraid that what they will see when they go there will not be what they wish.
The only sound on the road was the rumbling of wheels as the ox cart headed all the way to Songjia Village.
When we arrived at Songjia Village, the ox cart slowly slowed down.
It is now the ninth day of the New Year, and all the relatives who were supposed to leave have left. A group of people are sitting under the big banyan tree at the entrance of Songjia Village, eating melon seeds and chatting.
As soon as Shen Yu'an and his companions entered the village, they attracted the attention of these people.
"Who are you looking for?" asked a man sitting in the crowd.
Those people raised their heads and looked at the ox cart. Apart from a few people, it was full of things.
The villagers were wondering which relative had come.
But before Shen Yu'an and the others could say anything, a middle-aged man sitting in the crowd looked up and saw their faces.
“Ouch!”
The middle-aged man quickly stood up and walked towards the Shen family.
"Xiao Ni?!!!"
When Song Xiaoni heard someone calling her name, she subconsciously looked in that person's direction.
After seeing the man, Song Xiaoni quickly jumped off the ox cart and staggered a bit.
The middle-aged man quickly supported Song Xiaoni and prevented her from falling to the ground.
Seeing Song Xiaoni, the middle-aged man naturally noticed the other people on the ox cart.
Although he didn't know her very well, Song was married from their Songjia Village, so he must know her.
"Hey, you guys..." The man didn't know what to say. He pointed at Song Xiaoni and said, "Xiaoni is missing. Everyone thought she would never be found. But she ran into you guys."
At this time, Song also recognized the man and she shouted in surprise.
"Brother Liangzi!"
Song also jumped off the ox cart and started chatting with the man.
The people sitting at the entrance of the village saw that this family was acquainted with the residents who had been arranged to live in their village not long ago, so they didn't say anything and just sat aside and watched.
It turned out that the man's name was Song Liang, and he was the son of the former head of Songjia Village.
After chatting for a while in the village, Song Liang slapped his head and said, "Look at me, how did you find out we were here? Come on, I'll take you there."
Shen Dalang drove the ox cart and followed Song Liang into the village.
The rest of the people got off the ox cart and walked.
After a while, Shen Yu'an and others were brought by Song Liang to the front of a courtyard.
Song Liang stood at the door and shouted into the yard, "Uncle Tian, look who's coming."
A woman opened the door and looked out.
Song Xiaoni ran over after the woman opened the door and shouted with a choked voice, "Mom!"
There was chaos inside and outside the door, even several families nearby came out.
Song Xiaoni's mother, Gao, calmed down and let them all in.
Song Liang stood at the door but did not go in. He waited until they all went in and then left.
Seeing the Song family coming, all the Song family members came over, and even the few who had gone out were called back.
The main hall of the Song family was not as spacious as that of the Shen family, and when everyone stood inside, they were crowded together.
There are three siblings in the Song family, and they have two older brothers.
Apart from Mr. Song and Mrs. Song, the Song family had no children after the eldest son of the Song family married He and had Song Dalang.
Song Lao Er married Gao and had two sons, Song Erlang and Song Sanlang, and three children, Song Xiaoni.
But when Song looked around, he found that one person was missing.
She asked, "Where's our mother?"
Hearing this, everyone in the Song family fell silent, and Song's heart sank.
After a long while, Mr. Song, who looked very old and frail, sat on the bench and sighed and said, "Your mother died on the way."
Song covered her face and cried. Shen Yu'an couldn't empathize with her completely, but it was not easy to see Song crying like this. He stood beside her and stroked her back gently, hoping to make her feel better.
Everyone was silent and didn't know what to say. After Song's mood improved, she told the story of how Old Madam Song died.
They were heading south all the way, and were about to reach the town when they were robbed by refugees.
Song Xiaoni separated from them. The two elderly people in the Song family were already in poor health, and Old Lady Song even hit her waist in the process.
The old lady was completely unable to walk, but the Song family was unwilling to abandon her.
The old lady felt that she was a burden and went on a hunger strike. She was also too sad about Song Xiaoni going missing and died within a few days. Now the old man is not in good health either.
It took the Song family a while to calm down and realize that they were lucky to be alive after this natural disaster.
Seeing that she had calmed down, everyone started talking, asking how and where the Shen family was now.
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