Chapter 244 Lingnan News
If this book isn't the handwriting of a god, then what is it?
If this weapon is ever produced, it will surely be a divine weapon. By then, not only will defeating the Western Rong be easy, but even unifying the Central Plains will be a piece of cake.
The only annoying thing was that the book ended at the most crucial point, leaving him scratching his head and unable to sleep for several nights, thinking about the book all day long.
He began to think carefully about moving his family to Lingnan.
Apart from anything else, he should have gone to thank the person who donated the medicine that saved his grandson. Moreover, he was very interested in the half-volume book that Lu Shiyan sent.
Cao Lesheng thought about it and secretly contacted the person who sent him the letter.
Xiao Wu had been lurking in the capital these days, both to complete the tasks assigned by Lu Shiyan and to wait for Cao Lesheng. Seeing that he had made a decision, he immediately began to make arrangements.
Because Cao Lesheng accidentally disabled his hand, the Cao family suffered a severe mental blow and made no further progress in the development of weapons. Over the years, they have long faded out of the circle of meritorious officials and dignitaries in the capital.
Thanks to Xiaowu's manipulation, the family's departure from the capital went unnoticed. It was just that the Cao family had been in the capital for so long that they were unaware of the chaos and hell on earth outside.
They saw corpses of people who had died of starvation and disease lying everywhere on the roadside and no one had buried them, as well as refugees whose eyes turned green when they saw them.
The daughters-in-law of the Cao family were trembling with fear, and they couldn't help but blame their father-in-law in their hearts. Instead of staying in the capital, they chose to go to the wild land of Lingnan. They were not refugees and had no place to live.
Several daughters-in-law of the Cao family were clamoring to return to the capital and were unwilling to come to Lingnan.
"Father-in-law, we haven't gone too far yet and it's still not too late to go back to the capital. Besides, our house in the capital may not have been dealt with yet, so let's go back to the capital first!" Meng, the third daughter-in-law of the Cao family, said with a bitter face.
Second daughter-in-law Zhang also chimed in, "No matter how hard the Western Rong fight, they can never reach the capital. If we sell this house in such a prime location in the capital, we'll lose it in the future. Mother, please persuade father-in-law not to be so foolish."
Only the eldest daughter-in-law, Han, did not speak.
She had a vague idea why her father-in-law suddenly decided to go to Lingnan to join the Lu family.
After feeding his son the medicine several times, the father-in-law exclaimed that it was a magic medicine, and then suddenly made a decision.
She vaguely felt that it might be related to the medicine.
Cao Lesheng glanced at his daughters-in-law, then looked down at his hands which were already able to hold light objects, his face gloomy.
"Erlang, Sanlang, what do you think? Do you think I'm getting old and confused, and want to take my wife back to the capital?"
Cao Sanlang actually felt that the outside world was too desolate, and Lingnan had been a barren land since ancient times. It was not a place to exile criminals with serious crimes, and it was no match for the capital.
However, the Cao family started out by researching and manufacturing weapons, but the three brothers had no achievements in that area, nor had they made any achievements in other areas.
If Lu Shiyan can really achieve great things in the future, they can be considered as the first heroes to support him, but the risk is a bit high.
Cao Sanlang was hesitant, but Cao Erlang didn't think too much about it. He pretended to scold Zhang a few words and then asked about the real estate in the capital.
Cao Lesheng knew exactly what the two brothers were thinking.
He was very disappointed with his two sons. If they were not his biological sons, he would not bother to take care of these two useless pieces of mud.
He turned his gaze to his thirteen-year-old grandson, Cao Yun'an. Only this grandson had some spiritual energy, and he could inherit his legacy in the future.
Regardless of how many people there were, Cao Lesheng said, "If you want to go back, go back! Old family, follow me."
After saying this, he ordered his men to set off.
Since they didn't send any guards to escort them and didn't divide the family property, how could the other two families dare to leave? In the end, they had no choice but to follow.
The road became more and more desolate, and they encountered refugees who came forward to rob them several times. Although they were dispersed and driven away by the guards, Meng and Zhang were still scared and felt more and more resentful. When they arrived in Cangwu, they just took a casual look and lost interest in Cangwu.
Unlike his two inexperienced daughters-in-law, Cao Lesheng began to observe carefully as soon as he entered Cangwu.
The more he looked, the more frightened he became.
Although Cangwu is not as prosperous as the capital, the common people here are very energetic.
Here, you can see people working shirtless, unafraid of the cold.
He actually saw smiles on their faces.
You know, as the war between the Great Zhou and the Western Rong intensified, even in the capital, many ordinary people had worried looks on their faces.
The key point is, as far as he knows, Lu Shiyan and his wife have occupied Cangwu for less than two months.
Although he had never been here before, based on what he saw on the way from the capital, he could roughly guess what it was like before.
It's really amazing that the couple was able to manage it into this state in such a short time.
Thinking of this, he became more and more looking forward to Lingnan.
As soon as the Cao family entered the city, someone came to report to Jiang Tangtang and Lu Shiyan.
When Jiang Tangtang heard that the Cao family had arrived, she was overjoyed and immediately instructed the steward around her to prepare a welcoming banquet.
Cao Lesheng was the helper they had hired with great effort, so they had to be generous to him.
"It's Chinese New Year soon, so prepare some delicious dishes. Have the cook cook the seafood sent from Taiwan according to my instructions. Don't waste it."
But she had already added a lot of spiritual spring water to the new fish pond she built in Baodao, so that every time the fish and shrimp were shipped to a distant place, they would be sent to that pond for breeding first.
They also prepared a mixture of spiritual spring water and clear grass juice, pretending it was a sterilizing liquid, and asked the fishermen on the island to use it on fish and shrimp transported over long distances.
By this method, the caravan not only sent fish and shrimp to the capital and onto the tables of the rich and powerful, but also sent a lot to her.
In addition to fish and shrimp, there is also freshly harvested kelp from the island.
Kelp is nothing in modern times, but in ancient times, it was something only the nobles could eat.
So, when Cao Lesheng came to the table in the evening, he almost cried when he saw the food on the table.
Without Lu Shiyan and Jiang Tangtang saying anything, Cao Lesheng took the initiative to express his loyalty.
The next day, he set off to work at the weapons research institute in Lingnan.
When Cao Lesheng arrived in Lingnan, he was shocked by the scenery there, which was even more shocking than that in Cangwu.
Even the pipes in Lingnan villages are wider than the streets in the capital.
The roads were paved to make the ride smoother, and there were canals everywhere in the countryside, and even though it was winter, the fields were full of crops.
This is completely different from the rumored Lingnan.
After arriving in Qiongzhou, Cao Lesheng didn't even bother to sit in the carriage, and hurriedly got off to see.
The streets of Qiongzhou were twice as wide as the carriage roads of the capital, but they were now packed with people. Most of them carried backpacks or baskets, chatting and laughing as they walked along.
He heard many people talking about going to the square to listen to storytelling at night. After asking around, he found out that these storytellers were not like the storytellers in the capital who charged money for tea in teahouses. Instead, they told stories for free in the square every night, and anyone who wanted to listen could go and listen.
He was shocked, but soon his attention was drawn to the shops on both sides of the street.
The shops on both sides of the street are very busy.
He randomly walked into a shop and found that many of the things sold there were things he had never seen before.
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