Yunhe Village is remote, and the village chief has powerful connections, so Lin Shucheng thought that at least some of the villagers would stay.
His analysis was quite sincere; there was no reason for his family to lead an entire village to fight to the death.
Yes, Lin Shucheng had already prepared for the worst.
He told the villagers about the worst-case scenario: "As you all know, after we settled down, we no longer treated the refugees the way we did before, just grabbing weapons and fighting them. If they come openly, that's fine; we have ways to deal with them. But if they come underhandedly, and they have good relations with the officials..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Gou Dan said, "Er Ya, don't say those things. We've already acknowledged you, or rather, your father, as our leader. From now on, wherever you go, we'll go."
Lin Youcai also said, "Er Ya, we trust the place you chose. It's just that those villagers are hard to get along with, right? If we work together, we're not afraid of anyone!"
"Er Ya, wherever your home is, that's where we'll be!"
Even the families from other clans in the village said they wanted to follow him, that they would be happy to go through fire and water with Lin Shucheng.
Lin Jinyue was quite touched; these people didn't even ask her why she insisted on choosing Yunhe Village.
In ancient times, ordinary people were terrified of officials, like mice before a cat; it was ingrained in their very bones. But now, they are willing to confront those officials for their own sake.
Lin Jinyue felt that these people were too simple and honest, so simple and honest that she couldn't bear to let them down.
In fact, after sharing life and death for so long, Lin Jinyue had long regarded them as family, not to mention the original owner's memories.
Not only was Lin Youliang's family heartless, but the other villagers treated them well, both before and after their time travel.
Previously, when he was the leader, he didn't have any real feelings about it, but now he feels that these people are willing to follow him, and he will definitely lead them to a better life in the future.
Lin Jinyue told everyone to get ready, as they would be boarding the ship soon.
Gu Shao and Ji Yuan came to the dock to see them off.
Behind them, soldiers were pulling carts.
Ji Yuan handed them a letter: "Don't worry, I sent someone to Shawan County last night. You don't need to worry about settling in Yunhe Village. It's just that it's all wasteland there. With ten households, you can probably get at least a few hilltops of woodland and twenty acres of wasteland. The main problem is that there's not much farmland there..."
Lin Shucheng bowed respectfully to Ji Yuan, "Thank you, Lord Ji."
Ji Yuan quickly waved his hand, "No way, we have to thank General Gu for securing the forest land. If it weren't for his deputy general accompanying us, I could only help you settle down and get about ten acres of wasteland at most."
Seeing Lin Shucheng bow, Gu Shao said, "I should thank you. If the plague spreads, the entire Lingnan region will suffer heavy casualties."
His plan to travel thousands of miles to Lingnan will be postponed indefinitely. If the capital cannot hold out, Gu Shao will be a sinner for all time.
Lin Shucheng didn't expect that Gu Shao wouldn't go along with it and make him owe a favor, but instead said it was to thank them for fighting the epidemic.
Lin Shucheng cupped his hands in thanks to him: "Thank you."
This time he spoke solemnly, and he was truly grateful to Gu Shao. Otherwise, they didn't know what trouble they would have encountered if they had gone to Lingnan.
Lin Jinyue left behind the rice, flour, cured meat and vegetables that the villagers had given her, as well as the coarse cloth, sheets and quilts. She didn't take the money. After the epidemic, the whole city would need to be rebuilt. If they wanted those things, they could just chip in from each family. They were genuinely in need.
Forget about the silver, this thousand-odd taels of silver contained various odds and ends, including silver notes, silver ingots, loose silver, and copper coins.
It appeared to be money collected from the common people, so Lin Shucheng refused it, returned the silver, and prepared to board the ship.
Finally, Gu Shao took out five hundred taels of silver as a settlement fee.
Lin Shucheng was unsure whether to stay or not, and subconsciously looked at his daughter.
He was genuinely worried. Why is it that women are looked down upon in ancient times? He knew nothing about this. He'd been so busy these past few days that he hadn't even told his daughter about their plans.
He felt that five hundred taels of silver was indeed necessary. With so many people, building houses and buying miscellaneous items, five hundred taels might not even be enough.
But what if I can't take it and it ruins my daughter's plans?
Lin Jinyue received a look from her father and shook her head: "Five hundred taels is too much."
Gu Shao insisted: "It's not a settlement fee, but a reward for your hard work in helping us these past few days. It also includes the plague prescription written by your mother and those few bottles of pills to treat miasma."
Lin Jinyue thought for a moment and then asked her father to accept it.
Gu Shao also breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that they were willing to accept it.
Putting everything else aside, Jiang's pills for treating miasma are truly effective, and they're also cheap, making them perfect for their military camp.
Gu Shao plans to pursue a long-term partnership if the opportunity arises in the future.
It doesn't matter if Jiang finds it tiring; she still has a few apprentices, right? She can just let them do the work from now on.
*
Before boarding the ship, Lin Jinyue glanced at Tan Xue.
Unexpectedly, the grandfather and granddaughter were also willing to come along. However, Tan Xue's grandfather was nowhere to be seen. Tan Xue glanced at him from the side of the boat, then looked away and returned to the cabin.
At this moment, Gu Shao was also looking at Tan Xue.
However, he only glanced at her once, and out of politeness, he didn't look at her much longer. He just felt that the girl looked somewhat familiar.
However, after fleeing the famine for so many days, Tan Xue's skin had become much darker, her face was no longer as radiant as before, and she had lost a lot of weight. Even if her own parents stood in front of her, they might not recognize her at a glance, let alone Gu Shao, whom she had only met a few times.
Tan Xue and her grandfather had been avoiding Gu Shao.
Speaking of which, the Tan family and the Gu family are old friends. When you meet an old friend in a foreign land, you should at least go up and say hello.
However, Gu Shao's identity was rather awkward. She was betrothed to Gu Shao at birth, but she didn't like his cold and aloof nature at all. She liked someone else.
Her father was sent to a remote post, and she overheard Gu Shao saying through the screen that he wouldn't break off the engagement, but his tone clearly indicated that he didn't really like her, but was only forced to marry her because of his promise.
However, the heir of the Prince of Yong'an risked having his legs broken by his father to send her father food and money, as well as several trusted confidants, and said that he would come to see her in the future.
As a result, Tan Xue's grandfather was also unhappy with the marriage. How could his fine granddaughter marry a cold and unfeeling man?
Since the Tan family has been exiled anyway, it's normal for this marriage to be called off.
Sure enough, the grandfather and grandson avoided Gu Shao the whole way.
Tan Xue is alright; she's only met Gu Shao once. But Old Master Tan sees Gu Shao frequently, so he's been having a really tough time hiding these past few days.
Tan Xue avoided Gu Shao mainly because she was afraid that things would get complicated later and she wouldn't be able to break off the engagement. If she insisted on breaking off the engagement, her reputation would be even worse, and she would never be able to be with her beloved again.
Tan Xue breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Gu Shao did not recognize her.
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