Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

The next day, the Cheng family finished lunch early.

Outside the fenced yard of Cheng Erniu's house, six carriages, a mule cart, and an ox cart were parked neatly.

Among them, Cheng Wan's family brought out three carriages, a horse and a mule.

Mrs. Song's family gave birth to a horse.

The Cheng family also borrowed a carriage from Mr. Fang's family, an ox cart from Old Man Lu's family, and three carriages from three other families in the village.

In the end, a total of eight vehicles were collected to pick up Village Chief Jia and others.

Eight cars require eight drivers.

Cheng Wan, Cheng Daniu, Cheng Erniu, Li Sanzhu, Cheng Erping, Deng Xiong, Jia Quangui, plus Mrs. Zhang's eldest son Xu Dafu.

In addition to Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xiao Lin, and Aunt Cheng, people from the three families who knew how to drive the carriages all set out together.

In the yard of Cheng Erniu's house, Cheng Wan was squatting and talking to Gu Yu.

"Sui Sui, I have to go to the city to pick someone up. It's not convenient for me to take you there. You can just play with Xiaoyu, Huahua and Yuanyuan at home, okay?"

Gu Yu hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Be back soon."

"Okay, I'll be back as soon as I get the person, be good."

Cheng Wan smiled and rubbed Gu Yu's head, then turned to look at Cheng Xiaoyu.

Cheng Xiaoyu took the initiative to hold Gu Yu's little hand and assured him neatly: "Sister, I know Nai and Niang are busy today and don't have time to take care of Suisui. I will take good care of Suisui and never let him leave my sight! Don't worry. Bar!"

"Be good too."

Cheng Wan pinched Cheng Xiaoyu's nose affectionately.

"Hurry up, don't delay, I would rather ask you to wait for them than ask them to wait for you.

Let the village chief and others pick us up from our village first and tell them that we have prepared bath water and food for them. After they have eaten, drank and washed themselves in Pingnan Village, we will send them to Lijia Village to save them from going to the village. I still have to work hard. "

Mrs. Lin was still wearing an apron and had noodles on her hands.

Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Song were also dressed similarly. Today, the banquet to welcome Village Chief Jia and the others was arranged at Cheng Erniu's house and Aunt Cheng's house.

Mrs. Zhang's family and Mrs. Song's family came together to help.

Of course, the two families didn't come empty-handed. They both brought some things they had at home.

The two families feel that no matter how much or how little things are, they cannot take it for granted that the Cheng family is rich now, so they deserve to be paid by the Cheng family for all the food and vegetables used for today's dinner.

You can't be like that as a human being.

Eight vehicles lined up in a column and passed through the village in a mighty manner.

Some villagers saw it and asked the people around them in good faith, "This is a horse-drawn carriage, a mule cart, and an ox cart. What are the three new families planning to do? There's quite a fight!"

"You don't know? Yesterday, the Cheng family went to the village and asked who had a carriage. They said they wanted to borrow the carriage to pick up someone in the city. I heard that they were from the same village as them before, and they fled to Shuoyang today."

"What? Are there refugees again? Our village."

"Hey, hey, don't get excited. They didn't settle in our village. They said they settled in Lijia Village."

I don't know who sighed: "Then these three new families are very kind and righteous. My life has just been stable."

"Who says it's not the case? I just noticed that several women in the yard of the second son of the Cheng family and the son-in-law of the Cheng family were busy working in the courtyard. They seemed to be preparing some meals. This must be prepared for the refugees who have recently arrived in Shuoyang. "

"Tsk, these three families can often interact with each other in the future. They are all benevolent and righteous people!"

……

Because they had to accommodate the speed of ox-carts and mule carts, mainly ox-carts, Cheng Wan and the others went a little slower.

Half an hour later, there was an open space not far from the gate of Shuoyang City.

"How's it going? Have the refugees who came to Shuoyang entered the city today?"

Cheng Daniu looked at Cheng Erniu who came back from questioning and asked.

Cheng Wan and the others parked the car outside the city instead of rushing directly into the city. Thinking that if Village Chief Jia and the others had not arrived yet, they directly picked up Village Chief Jia and the others outside the city, and then asked one person from each household to follow the official to the county government to handle the matter. Just settle down.

Cheng Erniu shook his head, "The military man guarding the city gate said that no refugees have been seen entering the city today.

Could they have entered the city through other gates? After all, Shuoyang City has gates in more than one direction. "

"Will not."

Cheng Wan jumped out of the front room of the carriage and walked up to Cheng Daniu and the others.

"From Qinghua County to Shuoyang City, you go all the way north, so entering Shuoyang City from the south gate of Shuoyang City is the closest and most convenient. Otherwise, you have to circle around Shuoyang City, which is unnecessary."

Li Sanzhu nodded in agreement, "I think what A Wan said makes sense. We came quite early. Village Chief Jia and the others probably haven't arrived yet, so let's just wait here."

Backed by eight cars, eight people stood in a circle and talked quietly.

Pedestrians passing by couldn't help but cast curious glances when they saw Cheng Wan and the others.

However, they all ignored Cheng Wan.

After waiting for about half an hour, a long queue appeared at the end of Cheng Wan's line of sight.

Cheng Erping pulled Cheng Erniu and said excitedly: "Dad, could that team be the village chief and his friends?"

Cheng Wan and the others were also a little excited, but the distance was too far and they really couldn't see clearly what the people in the team were wearing.

So the eight people could only wait patiently for a while, waiting for the distant team to approach.

"It's them!"

Cheng Wan's eyes were shining and he was determined.

"The leader is a government servant, and those behind the government servant are obviously refugees."

Tired, unkempt, and excited.

The refugee temperament is too obvious.

Jia Quangui was the most excited among the eight people. After all, his surname was Jia and he was from the same clan as Village Chief Jia.

"Should we go and greet him?"

Cheng Daniu patted Jia Quangui's trembling shoulders with excitement and said, "Let's just wait here. If we pass by, it will delay their arrival. They will definitely stop at the city gate. The military master guarding the city gate wants to Check identity.”

Meanwhile, at the end of the refugee queue.

Jia Xiucheng supported Village Chief Jia with one hand and rubbed his eyes vigorously with the other hand.

"Dad, why do I seem to see Deng...Deng Xiong? Is that his name? The boy who caught up with us soon after we left home and later fled with the Cheng family was very tall."

"Where is it? Let me see."

A man squinted in the direction of Jia Xiucheng's finger.

Suddenly, his eyes widened in an instant, and he exclaimed in disbelief: "Quan Gui! Isn't that Quan Gui? The patriarch! It's Quan Gui, the youngest son of Aunt Song's family!"

!!!

"Quite expensive?!"

Everyone suddenly became excited and looked in one direction.

"Oops! That's Cheng Daniu, right?! Next to him is Cheng Erniu!"

"There is also the rich man Xu Laoer's family! Shuanzi, your cousin!"

"That girl! That's Cheng Wan! It's unmistakable, it must be Cheng Wan!"

"Next to Cheng Wan is Cheng Erping! Cheng Erniu's son."

"That is the son-in-law of the Cheng family, his name is... his name is Li Sanzhu!"

"Why are they here?"

Village elder Jia was in tears, but his mouth was wide open.

"They must be waiting for us!"