Chapter 209 The Last Group of People Fleeing Famine
At the gate of Nanzhou City, the last batch of refugees have arrived. Everyone is so excited that they are crying and laughing. It is so great. They didn’t expect that they could reach their destination before the New Year. By the time they settle down, it should be just in time for the New Year!
Gu Yun looked up at the three big characters "Nanzhou City" and his eyes became wet with excitement: "Mom, we have finally arrived at Nanzhou City!"
Wang, who was standing by, also looked up at the plaque on the city gate. Although she could not read, she cried happily when she heard her son's words: "Yun'er! We can finally put an end to these difficult days!"
"Cough... cough... cough..." Chen Xiaohua on the side kept coughing because of excitement.
Wang heard the endless coughing along the way and immediately became angry: "Chen, if you want to cough, go away. My good mood just now was ruined by your coughing!"
Chen Xiaohua heard this and coughed a few more times before stopping: "Mom, I didn't mean to do that. I really couldn't help coughing."
"Humph, you were sick all the way. As a daughter-in-law, it's fine that you didn't take care of me as your mother-in-law. Anyway, I still have a son. I didn't expect you to bother Yuner all the way."
"Mom, what are you talking about? Gu Yun is my husband, isn't it his job to take care of me? Besides, why am I not feeling well? Do I need to tell him again?"
When Wang heard Chen Xiaohua actually talked back, she slapped her thigh and sat on the ground, crying and shouting: "Oh God! Please take me away! My dead husband passed away a long time ago, and I raised my son alone with great difficulty. It's not easy for me..."
"I thought my son had finally grown up and got married, and I thought it was time for me to enjoy my life. I didn't expect that my family would be so unlucky and marry a wicked daughter-in-law. Woohoo! I won't live anymore! I'd rather die!"
Gu Yun quickly helped Wang up: "Mom, what are you talking about? You raised me with great effort, how could I ignore you?"
Then he glared at Chen Xiaohua and scolded in a low voice: "Xiaohua, this is my mother. Since you are my wife, you should join me in being filial to her. Xiaohua, I just spoke too quickly and I didn't mean any harm. You should apologize to me quickly. We are still a family."
In fact, Chen Xiaohua regretted it right after she finished speaking. How could she make things difficult for her husband? She just had to endure it. Anyway, her husband had promised her that after he graduated from high school, he would buy a big yard and a few maids for his mother-in-law. Then she and her husband could live their own lives in their own yard!
"Mom, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that just now"
When Wang saw Chen Xiaohua apologized, and her son was so worried about her, she immediately became proud. She glanced at Chen Xiaohua, snorted coldly, and then obediently let Gu Yun help her up.
The surviving villagers of Liuhe Village looked at the inspector checking the household registration and said:
"Gu Yun, you are a scholar, go talk to the official and ask if you can arrange a better village for us?"
"Yes! You are our leader, and you have the reputation of a scholar, so you have to find a good place for us!"
Gu Yun frowned when he heard what everyone said, shook his head and said: "I am a good scholar, but I don't have the ability to bypass the inspector to arrange for you directly..."
"Yes, don't worry! My son is a scholar. Think about it, how many scholars can a village produce? Many villages can't produce one in decades, so the Inspector will definitely give my son a face later..." Wang patted her chest and agreed proudly.
Gu Yun pulled Wang and whispered, "Mom, why are you agreeing to this? I can't agree to this!"
In fact, the villagers only knew that he was a scholar, but they didn’t know that he only ranked 27th. Being in the top three could make the officials polite to him, but he couldn’t even make it into the top ten. Why would the officials give you such a big face?
Wang: "Why not? Isn't it better if you can rise above your status as a scholar? Listen to mother. We have helped the village this time. Once we are settled, everyone will be more respectful of us in the future."
As for the Xu family, old lady Xu recovered only after Xu Lei and Xu Le got there first on the road and stripped a dead man's cotton coat. Although she almost lost her life and developed a chronic illness, at least she managed to survive.
Xu Lei: "We will line up behind Gu Yun later. He is a scholar, and we must be the first to follow him and benefit from his fame."
Old Mrs. Xu: "Why don't you come and help me up? Ouch, my kneecap is starting to hurt again!"
Xu Lei: "Li, go over and help mother."
Li was unwilling to go after hearing this: "Me again? It was our eldest wife who took care of our mother the most along the way. Why did the third wife help? I won't go."
Xu Le, who was standing by, looked unhappy when he heard what Li said. This was clearly embarrassing for him! He looked at Song, who had nothing to do with him, and pushed her: "Song, go over and help mom. We need to line up!"
Hearing this, Song glanced at Old Lady Xu and said, "She is in good health. At least she made it to her destination alive. Our Jinbao... woooo!"
When Old Lady Xu heard this, she also started to sob: "Old Third! Jinbao is my grandson, don't I feel bad? But it's all over, do you want me, a mother, to pay for my grandson's life? Fine, fine, I'll die now, everyone will be satisfied!"
"mother!!"
Xu Lei and Xu Le were so scared when they saw Old Lady Xu suddenly trying to strangle themselves that they hurried over to stop her.
Xu Lei: "Third brother! Jinbao's death was not caused by mother. Under such circumstances, do you really have to let mother drain her own blood to save Jinbao? Even if Jinbao is lucky enough to survive, can you three rooms rest in peace for the rest of your life?"
"Besides, your mother doesn't owe you anything. She gave birth to you, raised you, and loved you. You owe her that. She has the right to choose her own life."
When Xu Le heard this, he was also somewhat moved. He looked at Song with a stern face: "Song, what my brother said is right. Let's just let it go!"
Xu Jinyin: "Alright, stop talking, everyone is lining up with Gu Yun, let's hurry up and catch up"
Hearing this, Old Lady Xu got up in fear and said, "Hurry up, whether we can settle down in a good village depends on Gu Yun!"
After this was said, Song also spoke up for the first time: "Husband, you and my eldest brother, take Jin He and Yao Guang to take a seat first! My eldest sister-in-law and I will support my mother-in-law."
Early the next morning, Xu Zhiyi passed by Mu's house and thought of asking her to take a mule cart with him to the shop, but he didn't expect that Mu had already left home two quarters of an hour ago.
Su: "Why is Mu here so early? Does she know where the shop is?"
Xu Zhiyi shook his head and said, "I don't know. I didn't tell her last night. Let's keep an eye on the road. Maybe we can run into her."
Along the way, Shen Wuyou drove the mule cart and paid special attention to whether there were people on the roadside, until he saw Mu at the town gate.
Xu Zhiyi: "Aunt Mu, please come up quickly. We can go together next time. It will be convenient if we have a mule cart."
Mu got on the mule cart and said a little embarrassedly: "How can this be? It's okay once or twice. In the long run, this is not good for us. But if we meet occasionally on the road, I won't be polite!"
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