Chapter 702 Planning to Settle in Northern Hubei
Ever since they escorted Shen Qingqian and the others back last time, Li Laosan and his companions were squeezed out by other people in the yamen because they successfully completed the mission and were appreciated by their superiors. Later, they were even framed and lost their jobs.
Li Laosan was disheartened and too lazy to think of a way to go back, so he found a job at the escort agency with a good reputation owned by his master. Naturally, those who had followed him through northern Hubei also followed him.
They were originally planning to go to Jiangnan this time, but the Li family came knocking on their door, so Li Laosan immediately gave the easy task of going to Jiangnan to someone else.
After returning from northern Hubei, he always felt that his life was dispensable and he had no motivation.
It was not until he received another mission to go to northern Hubei that he suddenly realized that since when, he had subconsciously felt that he could only have a good life if he followed Cheng San and his group.
Li Laosan told this idea to several other people. They were all bachelors with no ties and no property in the capital, so they didn't know where to live. However, they all agreed to the proposal that if they could successfully reach northern Hubei, they would settle down there.
"Oh, don't be anxious. I'm just asking. With the weather like this, even if we want to go back, it will be extremely difficult." The person who hesitated at the beginning changed the subject after hearing what his brothers said.
They entered Qishan from the border of Linzhou. The drought in the mountains was less severe and they did not have no water to drink. But when they came down from the mountains, they saw that all the people in Chenzhou were dragging their families to places with water sources. After asking around, they realized how serious the drought was.
"Captain Rong, the five of us will not go back. What do you think?" Li Laosan went to find the captain in charge of this mission and told him their decision.
Rong Biaotou looked at him in surprise, "Why don't you go back? Don't you want the silver?"
The reward for their trip was quite generous, but they had to go back to the escort agency to settle the bill.
Li Laosan smiled broadly and said, "No need. We had almost decided to go to northern Hubei before we came here. Let's just go together this time."
In addition to Li Laosan and his men, there were more than fifty people who came out to escort them this time. These fifty or so people were not all from the escort agency. Some of them were temporary personnel recruited from the underworld.
If Li Laosan and the other five did not go back, Rong Biaotou and the others would be able to return to the capital smoothly as long as they did not encounter special events such as war.
"Okay, since you have made the decision, I will not persuade you. Just take care of yourselves." Rong Escort Head clasped his fists.
He had an average relationship with Li Laosan and the others. If they didn't go back, then they could get more money if they went back, so it wouldn't be a big loss.
What's more, the escort agency did not sign any contracts with these people. Except for those who wanted to live a stable life, most of them were used to freedom and could not be bound by a contract. Over time, no one signed contracts anymore.
As they were whispering goodbye, they could see more than a dozen small boats launching from the opposite side of the Lanjiang River. On the first boat stood a man in red, waving at them.
"Oh, master, that's Zhou'er, it's Zhou'er!" Chen was so excited that she ran to the riverside and waved desperately towards the river.
The other members of the Li family were also cheered up and checked whether their things were packed.
At this time, Li Laosan walked up to Li Junxin and said with a fist: "Master Li, please take us brothers to the other side as well. We plan to settle down in northern Hubei."
"This..." Li Junxin frowned, a little hesitant.
After all, Li Hezhou told him in the letter that the situation is too chaotic now and that northern Hubei no longer accepts outsiders at will. If he rashly brings people over, will it be bad?
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