Chapter 59 If the scumbag father doesn't cause trouble, pigs can fly!
Li Shiyue and his family were already waiting at the ferry crossing, discussing what to do with the donkey cart.
Yes, Mr. Chen's name is really useful!
Of course, the best one to use is the bronze plaque with the character "Xuan" on it. Upon hearing what Li Shiyang said, the clerk asked in surprise, "Does the young master know Mr. Chen?"
What followed was simple: Li Shiyang recounted how Mr. Chen had given him a bronze plaque and recruited him to go to Andong.
After the clerk and the young general saw the bronze plaque with the character "Xuan," they naturally believed Li Shiyang's words. This young general was from the Xuanjia Army and was wearing a bronze plaque himself. When they compared the two, they were exactly the same, so there was no way to fake it.
Thus, Li Shiyang, Li Shiyue, and Li Wangshui stayed behind, while the other villagers went back to report the news. Half an hour later, all fifty-odd people from Li Family Village had arrived.
Li Shiyang personally wrote down the names of all the villagers, including the five girls and five children he had rescued, and handed the list to the clerk.
Then, the young general specially assigned a soldier to guide everyone, leading them to the ferry crossing and telling the ferryman in charge that they were from Lijia Village, so that a boat could be arranged for them to go to Dongmou Port as soon as possible.
Although the boat was not small, it was not big enough to carry all the belongings of every household, let alone large animals such as donkeys and carts, which were impossible to bring on board.
Therefore, Li Shiyue and his family began discussing what to do with the donkey and livestock.
"They're very considerate; there are people over there who buy livestock and carts, but they're offering a lower price."
Li's mother was truly heartbroken about her donkey and cart. They had been so lucky to have them all the way. Back in the day, the Li family was only able to afford such a set because Li's grandfather had bought it for them when he was still alive.
This donkey is still in its prime; it's a real shame to sell it at such a low price now.
"Let's just sell it."
The manager said that it would cost 30 coins per person to board the ship, and an additional 10 coins for each additional piece of luggage. If a cart was to be brought on board, the price would be between 80 and 100 coins for a large cart and 50 coins for a small cart. Moreover, they would have to wait until the next morning's ship to board.
Therefore, it's better to sell it. Once we settle down in Andong, we can buy a new one.
Since Li Wangming had said so, Li's mother could only nod in agreement.
"Luckily we didn't throw away this carrying pole along the way, otherwise we would have to spend money to buy a new one, which would have been a huge loss."
As Li's mother put cooking utensils and clothes into the basket, she complained to Zheng Meiniang in this way.
Li Shiyue watched as Li Wangming looked at the wooden cabinet that had been carried on the donkey cart all the way. It was a heavy wooden cabinet that Li's grandmother had forbidden to throw away, so it was impossible for him to carry it onto the boat now.
After standing in front of the wooden cabinet for a while, Li Wangming finally went up and opened it with the key.
Yes, there was a lock on the cabinet door. The key was found by Li's mother when she was tidying up Li's grandmother on the day she died. It was a key that was hanging around Li's grandmother's neck.
Li's mother gave the key to Li Wangming as soon as she found it. Li Wangming accepted the key but never opened the cabinet to look inside.
Li Shiyue had guessed at the time that what Li's father said about the gold left by Li's grandfather might be true, and that the gold was most likely hidden in the cabinet that Li's grandmother strongly opposed and wouldn't let be thrown away.
Otherwise, no matter how difficult the journey was for Grandma Li, she never allowed the cabinet to be thrown away.
With a "click," the lock was opened. Li Wangming opened the cabinet and could immediately see a thick coat inside, which took up most of the space. The remaining small portion contained a few pieces of light-colored fabric.
As soon as Li Wangming reached for the thick coat, he felt that its weight was wrong; no matter how thick the coat was, it couldn't possibly be this heavy.
Li Shiyue had been watching from the side. As soon as she saw Li Wangming's expression, she knew something was amiss, so she went over. Li Wangming gave Li Shiyue a wink, and Li Shiyue reached out and took the coat. It was indeed a bit heavy.
"Mother, find a piece of cloth and put this jacket away."
Brother Shiyang said that winters in Andong are long and much colder than here. This coat can be given to Second Uncle in the future, so keeping it will save money.”
Li's mother had no suspicions. She took a piece of cloth from the basket and went to take the jacket that Li Shiyue handed over. Li's mother was a woman who was used to doing needlework. As soon as she touched it, she knew that no matter how thick the jacket was, it couldn't be this heavy.
When she met Li Shiyue's eyes again, Li's mother understood that there must be gold and silver sewn into the inside of the jacket, which was probably the gold and silver left by Li's grandfather that Li's father had been begging from Li's grandmother.
Pretending to be unaffected, Li's mother folded the jacket, then took the few pieces of bright fabric that Li Wangming handed her and wrapped them together in the bundle.
Later, the Li family sold the donkey, the cart, and the wooden cabinet. With the money from the sale, they bought baskets from other people. At this point, the Li and Zheng families only had four large baskets left. Inside the baskets were grain sacks, salt jars, and some cooking utensils. The clothes and gold and silver were carried directly on their backs.
The new bundle that Li's mother had wrapped up was then given to Li Wangming to carry. It was something left behind by Li's grandmother, so it naturally had to be given to Li Wangming.
The sun was high in the sky when the ferry finally returned.
Following the instructions of the ferryman, one by one, the people of Lijia Village paid their copper coins according to the number of people and the amount of their luggage, and boarded the boat in a queue.
The Li family and the Zheng family lived next to each other. Both families had many members, mostly women and girls, but they were all strong and capable, not to mention Li Shiyue was standing at the front.
Even if Li Shiyue didn't have a machete on her waist right now, who would dare to bully her given her behavior along the way?
In fact, because of Li Shiyue's fearsome reputation, the Li family was able to board the ship even though they were ranked after Li Shiyang.
Behind the Li and Zheng families were Li Wangshui and Zhou Lanhua's family. Originally, it was Li's father and Qin Tao's family of three who were following behind Li Shiyue's family, but Qin Tao and Li's father had a fight at the ferry crossing over the sale of the donkey cart, which delayed them. Li Wangshui didn't care about Li's father and directly took Zhou Lanhua and Dazhuang and Xiaozhuang to follow behind Li Shiyue and join the queue.
Thus, when Li's father and Qin Tao returned, they had no choice but to follow behind Li Wangshui.
Next came Dog Lao San and his third aunt. Dog Lao San was a ruthless man. He sold the cart and other things, only to buy two baskets. In one basket sat his thin third aunt, and in the other basket were bags of grain and other practical items.
It took almost an hour just to get them on the boat. The boat was almost entirely filled with people from Lijia Village, with only a few strangers who didn't know them.
Around noon, the ship finally started moving and headed towards Dongmou.
Standing on the deck, Li Shiyue watched the shore recede into the distance, a sense of indescribable melancholy welling up inside her.
Before she could figure out why she felt this way, the system's electronic voice in her mind sounded: "Mission detected. Please assist the female supporting character Qin Tao in exposing the true face of the male supporting character Li Wangguang!"
Upon completion of the task, you will receive one chance to win a prize.
Li Shiyue turned around and saw her scumbag father's face.
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