Traveling through books: Traveling through time with a golden finger to become a soft rice man

The next day, gongs and drums could be heard on the street: "Leave the city, you can leave the city!"

After hearing that they could leave the city and be taken in by the Yang family, these people whispered to each other and then formed a team to come to Lin Ting'an to resign.

"Thank you for taking me in these days. My home is in the Lihua Village outside the city. Today I heard that I can leave, so I came to say goodbye to you. I will never forget your kindness in taking me in!"

"Me too. I'm not as good at talking as Cui Jie'er, but I will always remember your life-saving grace!"

"Thank you for your kindness. Please be careful on your way back. If you are going the same way, please leave together so that we can take care of each other."

"Thank you for thinking of us!"

Everyone bowed and said goodbye one after another.

Half of the people left, and the remaining half were still hesitating. Seeing everyone leaving, Lin Ting'an was also thinking in his heart. He asked Yang Yuanzu: "Should we leave too?"

"What if a war really breaks out in Changjing?" Lin Tingan paused and continued, "I'm not talking about a coup, I'm talking about a war."

Yang Yuanzu was silent for a long time, then he sighed and said, "I'll go check out the situation today. You and mother should also be prepared to evacuate at any time."

When Aunt Chen heard that she had to leave, she felt reluctant. It was as if all the money she had worked hard to earn throughout her life had suddenly disappeared.

Yang Yuanzu went out for a walk, looked at the situation at the city gate, and found that everyone had gotten out safely. He then prepared to go home and let his family pack up and return to Fengping Village.

On the way back, he met the accountant, who was heading towards the city gate with his family.

When he saw Yang Yuanzu, he rubbed his eyes in disbelief, then took another closer look. After confirming, he excitedly rushed over, "Brother Yang, I knew you were okay! That's great!"

"When did you come out of the palace? Are they willing to let you out? Does your coming out mean that this dispute will end?!"

Yang Yuanzu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I escaped on my own and nearly lost my life for it."

Upon hearing this, the arithmetician comforted Yang Yuanzu, and then told him the latest news he had heard. He leaned close to Yang Yuanzu's ear and whispered, "I heard that there is going to be a war!" After that, he quickly withdrew and looked around nervously.

"If the chaos continues like this, it's very likely that I'll go back and notify my family to evacuate."

"You go that way. If it's convenient, we can go together and take care of each other." After a pause, he continued, "The weather is too cold. I plan to go south and cross Zhexian Mountain to see the situation. If Changjing is stable, I will come back. If it's still chaotic, I will hide in the south for a while."

"Brother Yang, I heard that your hometown is in a small county town in the south. Why don't I just go to your hometown? Brother Yang, is that okay?"

"Of course!" Yang Yuanzu looked at the family of the arithmetic official and said, "Then you take your sister-in-law and children to the place where I used to live outside the city and wait for me. I will go back and inform my family to pack their bags."

After the two of them had discussed it, they did not waste any time. After a brief farewell, Yang Yuanzu rushed home and told everyone the news that he was leaving.

When he came back, all the guests who stayed overnight had already left. Lin Ting'an hurried forward and said, "We really can't stay in Changjing any longer. Just now, a sprinter came and told us that there was going to be a war and asked us to leave."

"I heard that too. Let's pack up and go!"

"Well, I've already asked my men to pack it up. Do you think you need to take anything else with you?"

"Did you take the old donkey and the dog with you?"

"I have brought them all, but the old donkey is old. What shall I do when he can't walk anymore?"

"Let's leave Changjing first."

Three carriages, carrying a single horse and a donkey, came out of the Yang family's gate. The first carriage was filled with the elderly, the weak, women and children, and the remaining two were used to transport supplies.

When they came, there were twenty carriages in a grand procession, and when they left, there were only three carriages in a desolate procession. The Luo family's situation was the same as theirs.

Most of those who fled in the inner city had wealth. Some even used dozens of horse-drawn carriages to escape. Lin Ting'an estimated that this probably meant that all their wealth had been emptied.

"I thought I could live a good life in Changjing, but I didn't expect to leave just after settling down." Aunt Chen said with a sad face.

"Mom, are we going back to our home in the village?" Tiger Boy looked excited.

"Mom, it's not like we can't come back. We can come back when Changjing is settled." Then he said to Hu Wa, "We are going back to the village."

"Yes, we can come back. We have the house deed, land deed and shop in Changjing City." Then his mood changed, "Oh, those damn people, please don't destroy our house and shop when the time comes!"

"What? Our home will be destroyed? What about Tiger Boy's friends?"

"Mom, no, don't think like that." Turning back, "Tiger Boy's friends have all fled."

Aunt Chen looked at Lin Ting'an and said, "I'll just listen to you. You are a lucky person. If you say you can't do it, then you can't do it."

"Mom, the best thing is that we are all safe." Yang Xiudong said from the side.

After looking at Yang Xiudong, Aunt Chen no longer lost her pessimism. "Yes, yes, yes, it's best if the person is okay. I didn't come to Changjing without anything. I found my eldest daughter."

Seeing that Aunt Chen's attention was diverted, Lin Ting'an touched his face and asked Xiaofan in a low voice: "Have I gained weight recently?"

How can mother say he is blessed?

Xiao Fan thought for a while and said, "Master, you are a little bit fatter than when you were in the Lin family, but now you are just right. You were thin before, or in your uncle's words, you were malnourished."

Seeing that Lin Ting'an was not satisfied, Xiao Fan whispered again: "But doesn't the uncle like fatter girls?"

Lin Ting'an rolled his eyes at Xiao Fan, "Stupid, your uncle likes fat people, why hasn't he gained some weight? And every time he eats too much, he has to walk around the yard several times."

"Young Master is indeed very good at observing people, Xiaofan admires him!"

The Yang and Luo families met the arithmetic official outside the city, and the three families headed south.

Yang Yuanzu was curious. He remembered that the accountant did not have a carriage when he left home. How come he had one now? So he asked, "Did you borrow this carriage?"

The arithmetician nodded.

"No way, who would be so kind as to lend you the carriage at this time? Is it an acquaintance?"

The arithmetic official shook his head and said, "He is not an acquaintance. I exchanged him for the fish talisman."

"But this fish talisman is useless in the hands of ordinary people." Yang Yuanzu thought for a moment and said, "You didn't promise anything else, did you?"

The accountant nodded and said, "When the time comes, he can come to my house with the fish token to get 300 taels." He smiled and said, "The original price was 500 taels, but I bargained with him and got 200 taels cheaper."

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