Chapter 551 Choice
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Zheng Meiniang hadn't expected Jiang Yining to go to Jian'an with them.
Zheng Meiniang's first reaction was to agree, and then she led Jiang Yining to the carriage where the two women who had moved from Zhao You's house were.
After making proper arrangements for Jiang Yining, Zheng Meiniang turned around and went to find Jiang Huai.
After telling Jiang Huai about this, Jiang Huai looked at Zheng Meiniang with great surprise and said, "Mother, I really didn't know that."
However, since my cousin has decided to go, she can come with us.
My cousin is skilled in arithmetic; this ability will surely be put to good use in Jian'an as well.
Since Jiang Huai had said so, and he was leaving today, Zheng Meiniang naturally wouldn't object, and the matter was settled.
Thus, under Sun Xiaoliu's command, their convoy of more than twenty horse-drawn carriages (including the grain and fodder provided by Liu Tan) lined up and headed one after another towards the village entrance.
Just as the last vehicle was about to leave the village, Sun Xiaoliu, who was riding his horse, suddenly saw two people running hurriedly towards them in the distance.
Wang Xiangxing carried two large bundles on her back and in front of her, and she also carried baskets in both hands.
"Tiger, stay close to your mother."
"Oh, Mother, don't worry, I can do it."
Sun Xiaoliu did not call for the carriage to stop, but instead rode forward and called for the lambs to dismount.
Sun Xiaoliu pulled the lamb onto his horse. He rode the horse backward to the village entrance and pointed to Wang Xiangxing and Huzi not far away, asking, "Are those people you know?"
Judging from their expressions, they seem to be trying to catch up with us. Should we wait for them?
The lamb had good eyesight and easily recognized the two people chasing after him.
So he said to Sun Xiaoliu, "Sixth Brother is from our village."
Sister October once saved Tiger.
Oh, that boy carrying the basket, who looks a few years younger than me, his name is Tiger.
Wang Xiangxing had already seen Sun Xiaoliu parked at the village entrance, presumably waiting for her and her son.
She quickly called out to Tiger and hurried over there.
After hearing what the lamb said, Sun Xiaoliu waited where he was.
After a while, Wang Xiangxing and Hu Zi finally arrived at the village entrance.
Seeing the two panting heavily, Yangzai, who had already dismounted from Sun Xiaoliu's horse, quickly went forward to take the things that Huzi was holding.
"Auntie, Tiger, why are you so slow?"
Why didn't you take the bus over?
Where's Uncle Wang Jin? Why didn't he come?
Upon hearing Yangzai mention Li Wangjin, Wang Xiangxing's face immediately fell.
She didn't respond, but Tiger replied to Lamb's words rather listlessly.
"Brother Er Mao, my dad said he's not going to Jian'an; he wants to stay in the village."
The lamb was somewhat surprised. He turned around and glanced at Sun Xiaoliu, then looked at Wang Xiangxing again.
"Auntie, your house here..."
Wang Xiangxing suddenly remembered the conversation she and Hu Zi had with Li Wangjin in their own yard.
At that moment, Li Wangjin squatted in the corner, holding his head, muttering, "What's so good about leaving home...? Why not live a peaceful life..."
Wang Xiangxing had had enough of Li Wangjin's cowardice and fickleness.
At the end of last year, Mingming said that she wanted to be like Li Shiliang's family and go to Jian'an to seek refuge with Li Shiyue with Zheng Meiniang the following year.
Li Wangjin had agreed readily at the time, and although he seemed somewhat reluctant, he still accepted the offer.
Who knew that after the New Year, Li Wangjin, whether he figured something out on his own or heard something from others, changed his mind again!
He told Wang Xiangxing not to go to Jian'an, but to live in Lijiatun.
At that moment, Wang Xiangxing felt as if a thousand cows were galloping across the vast grassland in her heart.
Later, Wang Xiangxing went directly to ask Hutou.
Tiger Head has grown taller in the past few years, but he has never forgotten the kick he received from his eighth great-uncle (Tiger Head's grandfather) back then.
Even when his eighth great-uncle died, he obediently went to the funeral as a grandson, and even went up the mountain to dig up some soil and kowtowed to his eighth great-uncle's grave.
He still hadn't forgotten that kick.
In fact, Hu Tou had never told anyone, not even Wang Xiangxing, that he didn't want to stay in that house anymore, even before his eighth uncle kicked him in the head.
He didn't like that home.
Later, Li Shiyue saved him by taking him to Qingsong Town for treatment, thus saving his life!
Later, it was Li Shiyue who stood up for his family and gave his blindly filial father a push, which enabled their family to successfully divide the property and finally stop them from bleeding blood for their second uncle's family every year.
So, when Wang Xiangxing asked Hu Tou what he thought;
Tiger Head immediately insisted on going to Jian'an!
Therefore, after the New Year, Wang Xiangxing and Hutou packed up their things and sold everything they could.
Even as the day approached, when she was about to hitch up the car and take Hu Tou to Zheng Mei's mother's house, Li Wangjin suddenly pulled her off the car and onto the ground, causing her to fall flat on her face.
Li Wangjin yelled at her, saying that this was his car, not Wang Xiangxing's;
Wang Xiangxing never gave up on the idea of taking Huzi away from Lijiatun to Jian'an.
Just now, in the courtyard, Wang Xiangxing got up from the ground, picked up her bundle from the cart, grabbed Hu Zi, and said to Li Wangjin firmly, "If you don't leave, we will!"
Looking at his wife and children who were about to leave the courtyard, Li Wangjin finally uttered a sentence.
"If you two walk out this door today, I'll never have a wife and kids like you again!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiangxing resolutely went out with Hu Zi and ran towards the village entrance.
So, when faced with the lamb's question, Wang Xiangxing had no choice but to nod and agree with Hu Tou, "He doesn't want to leave, but we do. Er Mao, take us with you!"
Finally, Yangzai discussed it with Sun Xiuxiu and the others, and let Wang Xiangxing and Hutou get into their carriage.
Once they left the village, they were about to enter the main road. The lamb turned back and glanced at Lijiatun, the place where they had lived for eight or nine years.
He was filled with emotion, but even more so with hopeful anticipation for the future.
The lambs also saw this, and that's when the crowd gathered at the village entrance.
Lamb didn't think much of those who chose to stay; after all, everyone had their own concerns.
It's hard to leave one's homeland. Although this place isn't their ancestral home in Henan, they've lived here for so long, and it's truly difficult to leave a familiar place.
Another possibility is fear of the unknown.
They might not trust Li Shiyue that much, feeling that following Li Shiyue to Jian'an was too risky, and dared not take the plunge.
The Li Wangshui and Zhou Lanhua family is a case in point; they ultimately chose the familiar stability.
But they seem to have forgotten who it was that made Lijiatun peaceful.
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