Su Yin looked at the days, which were the same as in her previous life, and nothing had changed. This made Su Yin feel a little relieved about what she had been worried about.
She is really afraid of the butterfly effect.
"Let's go down the mountain."
After tying the mule in the cave, the two men returned to the village one after the other. As soon as they entered the village, they felt a different atmosphere in the village.
"Do you think what the third son of the Li family said is true or false?"
"Who knows? It's all peaceful outside. There's no chaos. I think Li Rui is just making a fuss out of nothing."
"What if it's true?"
"What if? Are you also going to abandon your family and career and leave?"
When it comes to this, many people fall silent.
It is hard to leave one's hometown, because if you leave, you will be like a rootless fallen leaf.
There was a crowd of people gathered in front of the headman's house, including the Su family.
Su Yin tried hard to squeeze forward, and when the adults saw it was her, they made way for her to pass.
When Mr. Su saw his daughter, he was about to reach out and pull her over, but his hand missed. When he was about to open his mouth to shout, he was stopped by Mrs. Su who looked unhappy.
There were quite a few people standing in the courtyard of Li Zheng's house, including several elders of the Li family.
Li Rui said to everyone anxiously, "Uncle Lizheng, we really need to leave quickly. It's really chaotic outside. If we don't leave now, once we encounter refugees, it will be the end."
An elder asked, "Little Li San, did you see it with your own eyes, or did you hear it from others?"
"I didn't see him, but I have a friend who is also a peddler. He is from Yuzhou. He told me about this. He has left with his family to avoid disaster in Nanzhou. I hurried back just to tell everyone to leave here quickly and go to Nanzhou to avoid disaster."
"Uncle Lizheng, if we don't leave now, it will be too late."
"I will move my whole family tomorrow morning. Even if I am a bad guy, I would not dare to tease you with such a thing. Everyone, listen to me and leave as soon as possible."
The three states of Yunzhou, Minzhou and Ganzhou were located in the northwest of the Dayong Dynasty, separated from Meizhou by Yuzhou.
People in Yuzhou naturally know more about the situation in the three areas of Yunzhou than people in Meizhou.
In Su Yin's opinion, this already explains the problem.
In his previous life, Su Yin was unable to join in the fun, as he was ordered by Old Lady Su to cut grass for the pigs. When he came back in the evening, he learned about this from the discussions among his family members.
What I heard from Li Rui today, he has made it very clear, but even so, many people in their previous lives were unwilling to leave Lijia Village and Meizhou.
Su Yin looked at the villagers present, and couldn't help but think of the scene of the village being massacred in the previous life. Most people here died at the hands of refugees.
She didn't want the other members of the Su family to have an easy life, but the people in the village were nice to her, so she tried to save as many as she could, and it all depended on their fate.
Su Yin limped out and walked to Li Rui.
Her sudden appearance made everyone in the field look at her.
Uncle Su saw his niece approaching without any respect, and immediately scolded her, "Su Yin, the adults are discussing matters, please return immediately."
When Su's mother saw her daughter walk out, her heart tightened and her hands clenched unconsciously.
Su Baozhu in the crowd wanted to say something but hesitated. Finally, she gritted her teeth and did not say anything to stop him.
"Uncle Lizheng, I have something to say."
"You little girl, stop making trouble." someone shouted.
The head of the village was feeling upset and didn't know what to do. Now that someone wanted to say something, it gave him some time to think about Li Rui's words.
"What do you want to say?" the head of the village asked with a smile.
"Uncle Lizheng, I don't think Brother Li Rui is exaggerating. I heard something from my uncle and I want to talk to you all."
Su Yin did not come to a conclusion on the matter directly, but spoke in a guiding manner.
"Has anyone been to town lately?"
Someone in the crowd shouted, "I've been there, what's wrong?"
Su Yin looked at the man, "Uncle Li, have you noticed the price of grain?"
Speaking of this, Uncle Li immediately replied, "Of course. The price of grain has been rising rapidly, more than three times, and I heard that it will continue to rise. These unscrupulous merchants raise the price every day."
When it comes to food prices, everyone complains.
"Uncle Li, have you noticed that there are many more beggars in the town?" Su Yin continued to ask.
"I didn't notice that."
As soon as he finished his reply, someone else spoke up, "I've noticed that there are a lot more beggars in town recently, and they speak with foreign accents."
"Is there any problem with this?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"Yeah, what's the problem with that."
"In recent years, there have been severe droughts from time to time, and the price of grain has been high. Especially in the Yunzhou area, it is even worse than here. The harvest is not good, and it is not uncommon for the price of grain to rise."
"It is common for beggars to increase in number when the harvest is poor in previous years. There is nothing strange about this."
"That's not what you're talking about. There are a lot more beggars. Maybe they came from Yunzhou."
"If that's the case, what Li Rui said is not unreasonable. We may be in trouble."
The villagers were talking about it.
Some things cannot be explained by you alone; they have to think and reflect on their own to intuitively feel the crisis.
The village head looked thoughtfully at Su Yin, "What did your uncle say?"
"My uncle met a merchant from Yuzhou near the post station. He said that there was chaos in Yunzhou and that refugees were going to flee to Yuzhou. He had already left with his family in advance."
"My uncle didn't quite believe it. After entering the county, he found that the price of grain had risen too high and too fast, much more than last year. Then he observed that there were many more beggars coming from other places. When thinking about what the merchant said, he was afraid that Meizhou would be impacted by refugees."
Put the facts in front of everyone with reason and evidence. As for whether they believe it or not, it is up to them.
The face inside was solemn.
"No way."
"Are you really going to leave?"
"We have lived here for generations. If we leave, all the land we worked so hard to buy will be gone."
"Yeah, then there will be nothing left."
A feeling of panic permeated everyone's heart.
Just then, a voice came from behind the crowd.
"What nonsense!"
When everyone saw that it was Su Xiaoyong, they all made way.
Su Xiaoyong was a student and had a certain prestige in the village.
In the eyes of farmers, those who can pass the imperial examinations are all powerful people who know more than others.
"Hey, Hyoyoung, you're back."
"Brother Xiaoyong, you know more than any of us. Tell me, is this true?"
"Are we really leaving?"
It is not so easy to just abandon the family property that their ancestors had worked so hard to earn.
Su Xiaoyong walked into the courtyard surrounded by villagers. He glanced at Su Yin with disdain, then swept his eyes to Li Rui, and finally to the head of the village and several elders, bowing to them.
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