Chapter 490 "Yang Ermao! Why do you copy everything people do!"
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The Li family courtyard was packed with people. Besides Li Shiyue and his family, Sun Xiaoliu and his personal guards had also come from their lodgings to help Li's mother and the others move their belongings.
Just when things were getting busy, Li Shiliang and his group came knocking again, completely filling the Li family's courtyard.
As soon as Li Shiyue asked the question, her breath turned into a puff of white vapor.
It wasn't this cold last night, but the temperature dropped sharply this morning.
Nowadays, when you speak outside with your mouth open, all you see is a puff of white steam.
Before Li Shiliang and the others could say anything, Li Shiyue waved his hand and led them into the house.
The kang (a heated brick bed) was heated inside, and Li's mother had just prepared breakfast that morning, so the room was still warm.
The room wasn't big, and after so many people went in, it was so full that if another person went in, there wouldn't be any room to step in.
So Zheng Meiniang stopped Li Qiutian, who wanted to go in with her, and shook her head at him, causing Li Qiutian to stop.
Inside the room, besides Li Shiliang and his group, there was only one other person.
Li's mother and Shi Tou were still tidying up outside.
Li Shiliang's rough fingers kept stroking the hem of his sheepskin coat. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he couldn't utter a single word.
Behind him, Zhao Min gave Li Shiliang a push on the lower back and glared at him, urging him to speak quickly.
"In October, all of us genuinely want to go with you."
Li Shiliang's voice was hoarse, as if it were being forced out from his chest, "If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have made it to Andong alive."
Without you, we wouldn't have been able to get married, have kids, and earn money sitting at our doorstep all these years!
From now on, wherever you are, my family will follow!
"Yes! In October, what the head of the household said is exactly what I meant!"
You are a great benefactor to our family. Wherever you go, we will follow!
Zhao Min, standing behind Li Shiliang, timely relayed these words.
Li Shiyue was genuinely shocked, and for a moment, she truly didn't know what to say in response.
Her gaze swept over everyone. Behind Li Shiliang and Zhao Min was Gu Lanzhi holding Dana's hand, and the Turkic girl's eyes shone with a wild light.
Sun Xiuxiu and Erdan stood side by side. Erdan had grown tall and strong. When Li Shiyue looked over, he scratched his head and smiled shyly.
At the very end were Wang Shisan and Yangzai, two young men;
Wang Shisan's grandmother passed away half a year ago.
The Wang family helped Wang Shisan bury his grandmother on Daheishan Mountain, and from then on, Wang Shisan truly became a lonely man.
He truly had no direct relatives left; all those remaining were distant relatives.
But Wang Shisan's lambs still have his aunt's family with him, so why are they also going to leave with Li Shiyue?
Li Shiyue took a deep breath, "Everyone, I..."
Before Li Shiyue could finish speaking, Wang Shisan interrupted, "Sister Shiyue, I don't care about others, but I'm the only one left in my family. I have to go with you, Sister. I can lead your horse!"
"Thirteen......"
"Sister October, if I can't lead your horse, then I'll go with you to Jian'an to raise your horse!"
Aunt Gu taught me everything. If you don't believe me, ask Aunt Gu. I really can raise horses for you, Sister!
As soon as Wang Shisan said that, the lamb got anxious and stomped his feet in frustration!
"Sister October, if you're taking Thirteen with you, you have to take me with you too!"
Seeing Li Shiyue's gaze, Yangzai quickly continued, "I'm already seventeen, and I can register my household in another year."
The lamb deliberately glanced at Wang Shisan, who had spoken in front of him earlier, and said, "Sister Shiyue, I'm two months older than Shisan!"
It's true that he knows how to raise horses, but I can also take pulses!
I know everything my master (Jin Daeping) taught me!
I may not be able to treat women's illnesses like Yue Niang, but I can treat other things!
I've learned the techniques for removing arrowheads and stitching up knife wounds very well!
"Sister October, take me to Jian'an, I need your help!"
The lamb's words really angered Wang Shisan, and truly showed his displeasure.
"Yang Ermao! Why do you copy everything people do!"
"Wang Shisan! Who copied you? What did I copy from you?"
What? You're allowed to say it yourself, but no one else is allowed to?
The lamb and Wang Shisan kept arguing back and forth, giving Li Shiyue a headache.
"Alright! Stop arguing!"
"Sister October!"
"Sister October!"
Li Shiyue glared at the two of them, then sighed and addressed the crowd with a helpless, bitter smile: "Third Brother, Sister-in-law Min, Madam Gu..."
She called out to them one by one, her voice neither too loud nor too soft, yet everyone could hear her clearly.
"This time, I can't take you with me."
Upon hearing Li Shiyue's words, everyone was so excited that they wanted to stand up.
Li Shiyue raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "The situation in Jian'an is unclear. I am leading troops there this time, and we need to travel quickly."
It's already December, and judging from today's weather, it's likely to snow this evening or tonight.
When I've established myself there next year and everything is settled;
"When I send someone to pick up my aunt again, if you still want to go to Jian'an with me," Li Shiyue paused, her gaze softening, "you can just go with my aunt!"
Besides, the journey is long and arduous, and we will have to leave our families and homes behind.
After we arrived in Andong and settled down here, the wealth we've earned has not come easily!
If any of you decide not to go to Jian'an next year, that's fine too!
This is the last time; you can't come with me.
I, Li Shiyue, always keep my word!
How about this?
At this moment, Gu Lanzhi gently squeezed Dana's hand. The little girl looked up at Li Shiyue and asked in broken Mandarin, "Sister Shiyue, don't you want Dana anymore?"
"You are the one I want."
Dana had no choice but to go with Li Shiyue; this was something Li Shiyue had already planned.
However, she was thinking of sending someone to Lijiatun to pick up Zheng Meiniang next year, and then bringing Dana up with her.
Li Shiyue felt that since she had brought Dana back to Andong from the Turkic Khaganate, she had to take responsibility for Dana, who was not yet of marriageable age.
Li Shiyue stepped forward, squatted down, and looked Dana in the eye. "Next year, I'll take you to my side."
As she said this, Li Shiyue reached out and flicked Dana's nose, then took out a purse from her bosom and handed it to Gu Lanzhi.
"I originally intended to leave it to my aunt so that she could give it to Madam Gu."
Keep this money for your use.
"I'll leave Dana's learning of Mandarin to Madam Gu."
Gu Lanzhi did not refuse, accepted the money given by Li Shiyue, and took on the task of taking care of Dana and teaching her Mandarin.
The sun gradually rose higher, shining on the window frame and casting its light onto the kang (a heated brick bed).
Li Shiyue stood up and patted off non-existent dust from the hem of her clothes: "It's getting late, we still need to hurry back to Sanshan County."
She looked around and suddenly laughed, "Don't make that face, it's not like we're facing life and death."
Who knows, we might see each other again next year!
After hearing her words, everyone managed to smile and chime in with their own opinions.
When Li Shiyue rode his little red horse, leading Sun Xiaoliu and the others, with two of his own horse-drawn carriages following behind, out of the village and onto the main road, Li Wangjin, Wang Xiangxing, Wang Cuihua, Zhao Sanhe, and two other women who had moved from Zhao You's house to Lijiatun ran after them in a group.
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