Lu Zifeng saw that his aunt's family had already arrived and it was getting late, so he said.
"Grandpa, grandma, aunt, you guys should get some rest too. I'll go back with my second brother first and come back to see you tomorrow morning."
Lu Lancheng nodded and said, "Okay, Brother Feng, you guys should go back first. It's getting dark, so drive slowly."
After bidding farewell to his grandparents and others, Lu Zifeng led the way on horseback, leading Lu Ziyan, who was driving a mule cart, back home.
After returning home, there was naturally another round of greetings and explanations.
Early the next morning, my aunt and her family came to Lu Mingyuan's house accompanied by my grandparents.
Since they were all family, there was no politeness. After the meal, everyone sat down.
Qi Tian then confessed everything that had happened over the years. After hearing it, the Lu family hated Qi Tian's two brothers even more, but the most infuriating ones were Qi Tian and Lu Minglan.
It turned out that Qi Tian was one of three brothers, and he had two older brothers. Qi Tian's father was a peddler when he was young. After working hard for more than ten years, he finally earned some money and opened a shop in Qinghe Town. In the early years, he was only concerned with making money, and his two sons had no one to teach them. They hung out with ruffians all day long. Qi's father tried very hard but failed to bring these two sons who had gone astray back to the right path.
In desperation, they married each of them off and then separated the family to let them live on their own.
Qi's father took care of his youngest son, Qi Tian, Lu Zifeng's uncle, and asked Qi Tian to take care of his two brothers before he died, so that he could help them if they were in trouble.
Qi Tian is also a foolishly filial son. Over the years, he has always followed his father's last words before his death and has helped his two brothers a lot.
But Qi Tian didn't know that his two brothers were addicted to gambling. Over the years, most of the money he earned from his shop was lost to the gambling house by his two brothers.
Over the years, he has been pampering his two brothers' appetites. Not long ago, the two of them lost a bet again. He also knew that Qi Tian had not saved any money over the years, and it was all spent by the two brothers, so this time he set his sights on Qi Tian's shop.
But this time Qi Tian refused to give it to them no matter what, so they had no choice but to come up with a bad idea, which was to capture Qi Tian's wife, Lu Minglan. If Qi Tian didn't produce the shop deed, they would have Lu Minglan killed. When Qi Tian heard them say this, he rushed over in anger. Who knew that he was no match for his elder and second brothers? Although his two brothers didn't know martial arts, they had been in the market for more than ten or twenty years. They beat Qi Tian unconscious in a few moves, and Lu Minglan was pinned to the ground and beaten by their wife. Fortunately, the two brothers Lu Zifeng arrived in time, otherwise who knows what the consequences would be?
Lu Mingyuan looked at Lu Zifeng and said, "Brother Feng, what did you do with those two people?"
"Dad, don't worry. Those two men will be crippled for the rest of their lives. They will never be able to stand up again. As for those two women, they will be fools. My aunt is not someone who can be bullied easily. If they are bullied, they will have to pay the price."
Lu Lancheng and Lu Mingyuan nodded and said, "That's good."
In fact, Lu Zifeng almost killed someone yesterday. If he hadn't still had some sanity, he would have killed those people directly. It was at the moment he took action that he remembered that this world is not the end of the world and you can't kill people at will. You can kill if you want, but you can't kill people in public.
Qi Tian was indifferent to what the son who had just been recognized by his second uncle said. Why should he be sad about his brother who wanted to kill him? Not to mention that he just crippled them, he would not be sad even if he killed them.
In fact, Lu Zifeng has been secretly keeping an eye on this uncle. If he has a grudge against the Lu family because he crippled his two brothers, then he will not meddle in other people's business in the future. However, it seems that this uncle is quite clear-headed at the moment.
At this time, not only Lu Zifeng was secretly observing Qi Tian, but Lu Lancheng and Lu Mingyuan were also secretly watching Qi Tian.
Now seeing that he is indifferent to the fate of his two brothers, I know that he must be heartbroken by his two brothers at this moment!
After finishing the story, Lu Lancheng said to Qi Tian and Lu Minglan.
"Qi Tian, Minglan, you've noticed this. Three years of drought have passed. Even though the Emperor has exempted taxes, life is still difficult for the people. Now even the springs flowing from the mountains are about to dry up. Our Lujia Village is forced to prepare to flee the famine south. Yesterday, I asked Feng Ge'er to pick you up because I wanted to ask if you would join us."
Qi Tian and Lu Minglan looked at each other and said.
"Dad, we're going south with you. My shop has been struggling these past two years, and I haven't been able to save any money. Minglan and the children have suffered with me!"
Qi Tian now really regretted listening to his father's dying words and taking care of his two heartless brothers. Now he was penniless and had to take refuge with his wife and children in Yue's family.
Although Lu Lancheng felt contempt for his son-in-law after hearing his words, he was his son-in-law, and he had chosen him personally. What else could he do? He could only take care of him.
After the matter was settled, everyone dispersed. Lu Zifeng rode his horse again to the county or town to prepare supplies. Since he had space, he naturally stored as much supplies as possible.
After several days of busy work, the villagers of Lujia Village have prepared everything they need to escape the famine. In fact, there is really nothing much to prepare. It's just some dry food, water for people and livestock, and oilcloth and bedding for sleeping in the wilderness on the road. It is summer now, so there is nothing to worry about at night. There are also some medicinal herbs. Bingzhou Prefecture is located in the north of Dayu. If you want to go south, the journey is not short. It is estimated to take at least two months. No one knows what will happen on the way, so some medicinal herbs are also prepared.
On the third day of June, early in the morning, the people of Lujia Village, led by their patriarch Lu Lanchen, embarked on a migration journey to the south.
Because the weather was hot, Lu Lanchen decided to set off early. At the end of the first hour of the morning, the people of Lujia Village began to head south.
A few days ago, clan leader Lu Lanchen approached Lu Zifeng to discuss a route south. Lu Lanchen's point was that his father had escaped from Huzhou in the south, and this was an opportunity: why not return to Huzhou and reunite with his ancestors? Upon hearing this, Lu Zifeng immediately threw a bucket of cold water on him.
"Grandfather, you should know why our ancestor hid in this remote place like Bingzhou! Although he didn't say it, I can imagine that he must have been hunted down at the time, otherwise he wouldn't have fled to a borderland thousands of miles away to settle down."
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