The next day, when Song Yuehua and Duan Yidao went to the county town to deliver rice to Gan Changming, they happened to meet Zong Yi carrying his luggage.
"Are we going to Fumanlou today?" Song Yuehua asked.
Zong Yi nodded with a wooden face.
Seeing his expression of despair, Song Yuehua felt helpless.
After arriving in the county town, Zong Yi went to Fumanlou to keep an appointment, while Song Yuehua and Duan Yidao went to deliver food to Gan Changming.
Gan Changming was very curious why Song Yuehua was so nice to them.
Song Yuehua said with a guilty look on her face, "If we hadn't taken you away, the food wouldn't have been stolen. At least let me make up for it."
Gan Changming waved his hands and said, "If it weren't for the young lady, our family would have no chance of survival. The young lady, consider this food as my purchase."
After saying that, he took out 20 taels of silver and stuffed it into Song Yuehua's hand.
It would have been a bit too fake to refuse at this time. After accepting it, Song Yuehua went to the post station again and passed by Fumanlou on the way back.
When Song Yuehua looked over, a young man in brocade and black robe came out. He was tall, handsome, with an indifferent expression. He had a green sword hanging around his waist and looked calm and murderous.
Two strong men followed behind and brought horses. The three of them jumped on the horses and flicked their whips. Several tall horses passed by them.
"This is too dangerous!" Song Yuehua took two steps back and complained in a low voice.
Duan Yidao whispered in Song Yuehua's ear, "The one in the middle just now is the Major General."
"Major General?" Song Yuehua whispered, "You came here in person?"
Duan Yidao shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be. I'm afraid it's something else."
Only after the horses had gone far away did Song Yuehua see a group of people standing at the entrance of Fumanlou. Standing in the middle was an old man with a serious face. Among the people standing next to him were Zong Yi and Xie An.
Song Yuehua originally wanted to avoid that group of people, but unexpectedly she was seen by Xie An, who came over to greet her with a smile.
"Little Master."
"Thank you, Uncle San."
"What a coincidence, what a coincidence," Xie An laughed and tilted his head towards the group of people in front, "There's an important person here. Do you want me to introduce him to you?"
"No need,"
Thinking that Zong Yi would follow this man in the future, Song Yuehua finally softened her hard mouth, "Third Uncle, please help protect Zong Yi in the future, don't let him lose his life."
Xie An asked, "What's in it for me?"
Song Yuehua asked back, "What benefit do you want?"
"As for the benefits, I'll tell you when I think of them," Xie An relied on his height, looked down at Song Yuehua's head and asked with a smile, "I'll promise you something first, how about it, are you satisfied?"
Song Yuehua took a step back and bowed, "Thank you."
At this time, Duan Yidao stood in front of Song Yuehua and said coldly, "Xie Laosan, it's time for you to leave."
"Old Duan," Xie An asked with a smile.
"Are you really not considering the young general's conditions? As long as you nod, you can be reinstated as a good citizen immediately."
Seeing that Duan Yidao did not respond, Xie An continued, "Your ambition, your loyalty, your desire to die on the battlefield..."
"Who the hell wants to die on the battlefield? Stop talking nonsense, I'm not going!" Duan Yidao cursed angrily.
Xie An's smile faded, he glanced at Song Yuehua, bowed to the two of them and said, "Then I won't disturb you two."
After everyone left, Song Yuehua asked, "He also looked for you..."
Come to think of it, Duan Yidao is a third place winner in the imperial examination after all. It's not surprising that he wants to recruit such a capable person for his own use. Is this young general going to do something big?
"Don't worry, girl. I only recognize you in this life." Duan Yidao expressed his loyalty.
Song Yuehua said helplessly, "Duan Yidao, you don't have to worry about anything. After all, I really can't help you return to a good family..."
The two of them walked back. On the way, Duan Yidao didn't speak for a long time. Song Yuehua thought he was thinking about whether to go to the major general.
When they reached the city gate, he spoke quietly, "You used to call me Master Duan."
Song Yuehua, "..."
All the coffins at Carpenter Yang's place were finally ready.
On the day of the funeral, the whole village wore mourning clothes. There were originally 17 coffins, but two seriously injured villagers did not survive, so a total of 19 coffins were buried that day.
Song Yuehua held Dabao and Xiaobao's hands and walked in the middle of the team. Everyone in the village cried all the way.
During disaster years, both happy and funeral events had to be kept simple. After the body was covered in dirt, the family members of the deceased cried their hearts out and the villagers attending the funeral also shed silent tears.
There were also many villagers from other places who came with them. In their opinion, only more than 20 people died in Taoyuan Village during the drought, which was much better than their situation.
But for every family member of the deceased, the sadness brought by the death of a loved one will not be alleviated by this comparison.
After burying the dead, the living have to work as usual in the days that follow, and life must go on.
Under Zhou Ergui's leadership, the houses in the village were demolished and rebuilt at the same time. Looking at the newly built foundations, the villagers felt a glimmer of hope for a new life.
Many villagers began to take care of their own fields. The brothers Zhang Daniu and Zhang Erniu also came to Song Yuehua to borrow cows.
The wall of the compound was still sealed, so it was not easy to get the cows out, so Song Yuehua asked them to wait a few more days.
The Zhao family's blacksmith shop reopened, and Erguotou never returned to the village after going to the county town. Jia Fugui was so angry that most of his hair turned white.
Zhou Baozhu and his family also have to go back to the county town to prepare to reopen the store.
The most upset one was Li Hongxia.
Zhu Wenyan and Zhu Ping'an are both studying in school. If she goes back, there will be no one to take care of these two boys. But she has to do business, otherwise the whole family will starve.
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