Xiaoyao Nongjiazi

"Boss, you guys come with me, boss daughter-in-law, you guys go to the kitchen to help your mother." Mr. Zhong assigned good staff, and took his four sons to the vegetable field.

"Let's go, don't even look, follow me to the kitchen." After Tong's greeting, Ming's four sisters-in-law could only stop their curiosity, and followed Tong's back to the kitchen.

"Put the two little piglets in the pigpen, and kill the other half-grown piglets." Mr. Zhong handed the butcher's knife to Zhong Zhengren, and he took one himself. The old man shouted in a low voice, "You're all stupid, why are you still in a daze? Hurry up and slaughter the pigs."

Zhong Zhengren followed Mr. Zhong's words mechanically, and Zhong Zhengyi and the others were not much better than him.Why?It doesn't look like a happy event, why kill these half-big pigs that can grow a lot?

Zhong Zhengren and Zhong Zhengyi worked together to put the pig on the bench, put the wooden basin for the blood, and then began to kill the pig.The pig was stunned, but it was convenient for several people to act.The three families had a total of seven pigs, and five of them could barely be slaughtered. Among them, the one in Mr. Zhong's house was the largest, and the rest were only half-sized.

In the stove room, several pots were boiling hot water, and only the stove next to it was heating breakfast.There are many things to be busy today, so I can only make do with one or two for breakfast.

Zhong Qingshu woke up early in the morning when he heard the movement, and never fell asleep again.He always felt that there was something unusual about Zhong's house these two days, but he couldn't find out what was wrong. After pondering for a long time, he couldn't figure out why. Seeing a red light rising from the horizon, he put on his clothes and got off the kang.

After Chenzheng, the Zhong family became lively. The children all came to grandpa's house after breakfast. The younger ones let them play, and the older ones stepped forward to help, but each of them had puzzled eyes.However, if the adults don't explain, they can only swallow their questions into their stomachs.

On this day, the Zhong family had an early dinner.

After the meal, Mr. Zhong called his sons and daughters-in-law to the room. This time, he stopped hiding and said everything he could say. As for where to go, such an important matter, Mr. Zhong would not be so stupid now Just reveal it.Looking at the sluggish crowd, he didn't rush and waited patiently for them to come back to their senses.

After a while, there was finally a sound from below.

"Father, what you said is true?" Zhong Zhengyi's words were trembling. He couldn't believe it. How could such a bad thing happen to them?

"En." Mr. Zhong replied in a low voice, but woke up everyone present, "I have no choice but Zhengli, and I give the rest two choices, one is to stay and follow me, and later You just go home and pack your bags, and you can come back before the beginning of the day. The other is, if the daughter-in-law wants to leave, I will ask Zhengren and the others to give you a letter of divorce. Someone will take you to the yamen tomorrow. Re-do the household registration, and give another sum of money. As for Zhengren, if you want to leave, I will grant you, I will expel you from the house, and someone will take you to the yamen to record the paperwork."

Mr. Zhong's words hit everyone's hearts like drumsticks. The room in the upper room was silent, and the atmosphere was so solemn that even the air seemed to be sticky.

"I'll say it again, no matter what you choose, I will accept it, and I won't blame you for it, but once you step out, you have to bear the consequences, and don't regret it later." Mr. Zhong looked Scanning the sons one by one, and staying on the daughters-in-law for a moment, "I'll give you half an hour to think about it, and let me know when you think about it."

At this time, Zhong Qingran and Jian Mingyu were heading to Xiaoshan in a carriage, and they had to pick up Shen Changgui's family and bring the goods along with them.

Shen Changgui and his wife were fidgeting and looking at the mountain gate, for fear of being left behind by Zhong Qingran.Hearing the faint sound of horseshoes in the distance, Shen Changgui showed joy, and hurriedly called his wife and children, and moved the things to the mountain gate.When Zhong Qingran and the others arrived, the things had already been moved, and the two children could do the rest, while Shen Changgui and his wife moved all the things into the carriage.

"Drive!" Following Shen Changgui's low shout, Xiaoshan was gradually left behind by the crowd until there was not even a shadow to be seen.

After arriving home, Zhong Qingran jumped out of the carriage, knocked on the door of Zhong Qing's study, and in a few words, gave an overview of the ins and outs of the matter, and finally said: "Qing Shu, you will have a hard time staying here, so come with me. Of course, everything It's all up to you to do it voluntarily, I won't force it. You think about it carefully, and I'll ask Qing Zhu what he means."

After finishing speaking, Zhong Qingran didn't wait for Zhong Qingshu's reply, and walked out of the courtyard gate. He was not surprised at all when he saw the masked man standing by the door. After handing over the key to him, the courtyard gate was guarded by him from now on.Without Zhong Qingran's consent, the people in the house probably couldn't even take a step out.

"you……"

As soon as Zhong Qingzhu yelled, Zhong Qingran covered him: "Keep your voice down, the clansmen don't know about this, and you are so loud, why don't you bring me trouble?"

"Wait a minute, I've been greatly stimulated today, please let me be quiet first." Zhong Qingzhu murmured incoherently in a low voice. It was really unexpected that this kind of thing happened to the Zhong family.

Zhong Qingran didn't bother him, and sat upright without saying a word.

"Let's go, I'll go with you. No one cares about me at home. If I stay here, I will only be bullied. Why not go out with you and Qing Shu." Zhong Qingzhu's temper was very straightforward. After making a decision, Start packing your bags right away.

"Qing Shu hasn't made up his mind, why are you so sure?" Zhong Qingran's eyes flashed, but he still asked.

"He has no choice than me. If he doesn't go with you, why don't he stay and be eaten by his family?" Zhong Qingzhu gave him a blank look. He came to ask him such an obvious matter. He didn't want to be killed by others. Such underestimation, even a brother can't do it.

Zhong Qingran accepted it calmly. When he came here, he specially carried a large basket on his back. The pastries in it were all generously given to Aunt Zhong Qingzhu. After passing through Ming Road, he didn't have to worry about being caught by Uncle Zhong Qingzhu when he went out later. Aunt stopped.

Don't take the quilt for now, the goal is too big, once you get it, you will be discovered, and you have to think of many reasons to leave, it's too troublesome, anyway, Zhong Qingran made a lot of quilts when they got married, if you can't take them away later, you can get Qing from him in minutes One or two bamboo beds are nothing more than a trifle.

"You pack up the most important things first, and put other clothes and the like that you want to take away on the kang, and I will help you tidy them up. When everyone gathers in front of the ancestral hall, come and move them away." Zhong Qingran didn't stand there either. Time waited for no one. He still had a lot of things to do. In particular, after Mr. Zhong informed his clan of such important information, there would probably be troubles. He had to ensure the safe evacuation of Zhong's family.

Fortunately, shopkeeper Fu is a good man. When night falls, all the roads leading to the outside of the village have already set up checkpoints. Unless the people of the clan have the ambition to rush to one point together, otherwise, it is purely impossible for ordinary people to break the blockade. Tan.

If it weren't for Zhong Qingran not wanting to fight with the clansmen, even if they charged collectively, they would be bloodily suppressed by a large group of masked men.Zhong Qingran heard from shopkeeper Fu that these people are all veterans, those who have been on the battlefield and seen blood, they are not comparable to ordinary people who have lived in a comfortable environment for a long time.

It's a pity that Dianbai and Minglei don't have night vision capabilities, otherwise, it would be safer to send them to patrol the sky above Hewan Village.

Since the furniture and the like couldn't be taken away, Zhong Qingzhu didn't have much to pack. With Zhong Qingran's help, everything was done in less than half an hour.

"Look through it again, don't leave anything important behind, and there will be nowhere to look for it then." Zhong Qingran reminded.

Zhong Qingzhu was not annoyed at all. Although he didn't have much valuable stuff, he still had some things he was used to, and he really couldn't bear to lose them.After another round of rummaging, Zhong Qingzhu said that everything was ready and he could leave.

This time, Zhong Qingran didn't say any more, he carried the basket on his back, and Zhong Qingzhu desperately stuffed small items on his body, seeing the black line on Zhong Qingran's forehead: "It's almost enough, I'll come here again later, definitely not Lost it for you."

Zhong Qingzhu didn't care at all, scratched his head and said, "Didn't I just want to lighten your burden? I'll take more now, and I can move less later."

There was a smile in Zhong Qingran's eyes: "Time has been delayed a bit, and I have to go to work with Qingshu, let's hurry up."

The two went out the door one after the other.

Zhong Qingzhu was stunned when he saw the masked man in black who opened the door for them, his reaction became much slower, his mouth was trembling, and he couldn't utter a word: "Qingran, what, what is this?"

"Don't worry about him, just ignore him, what are you doing outside the door, come in quickly." Zhong Qingran turned around and dragged him into the threshold, all the way to the guest room where Zhong Qingran was staying, only then did Zhong Qingzhu regain his senses.

Seeing Zhong Qingshu packing up his belongings, both of them knew that Zhong Qingshu decided to go with them.

"Qingran, look, I'm right, how could Qingshu not have the same idea as me?" Zhong Qingzhu looked terrified, and his small eyes glanced at Zhong Qingran, not to make the meaning in his eyes too obvious.With such an interruption, he suppressed the fright he had just received.

"Qing Shu, what do you plan to do with the servants you left at the shrimp pond? If you take them away, go over and take them all over now." Zhong Qingran didn't forget the business.

"Take them away. These are the people who are responsible and can help a lot." Zhong Qingshu thinks very practically. Although he is in a difficult situation, he has always been taken care of in life. If he is asked to do it himself, he probably will not be used to it.Besides, there are many places where they can be used in this trip, so they can't stay.Anyway, for them, it doesn't matter which master they work for, as long as they can feed and clothe them, and beat and scold them if they don't move, they are willing to follow.

Zhong Qingran also has a deep understanding of this point.Although people's hearts are unpredictable, most people only want a place to live. As long as they can live their lives, they will not rebel against the Lord.

"Okay, let's go now, I won't go with you." Zhong Qingran brought Zhong Qingshu to the gate, said a few words to the person in charge who was guarding there, and the person randomly assigned someone to follow.

After watching Zhong Qingshu get into the carriage and disappear into the darkness, Zhong Qingran returned.

At this time, the situation in the upper room was completely silent and needles could be heard just now, and it became no different from a small vegetable market.

Zhong Qingran frowned, then adjusted his facial expression, knocked twice on the door with "Du Du", "Grandpa, it's me."

"It's Qingran, eldest daughter-in-law, go and open the door."

Mr. Zhong spoke, and Ming got up quickly.

Zhong Qingran's unexpected arrival interrupted the dispute just now.

"Grandpa, what's the matter?" Zhong Qingran asked in a low voice, he no longer had illusions in his heart, so there must be someone unwilling to go with them if they were making such a fuss.

Mr. Zhong pouted diagonally to the opposite side: "Your third aunt refuses to take risks and wants to leave with a divorce letter. Now she is negotiating terms with your third uncle."

"Only the third aunt?"

"Ah."

Mr. Zhong and Mr. Zhong Qingran looked at each other, with slight smiles on their lips. This was much better than the worst scenario they had imagined. It seems that Mr. Zhong's life is not too much of a failure.

The time agreed with shopkeeper Fu was getting closer, Zhong Qingran didn't want to waste any more time with the third aunt, so he said simply: "Third uncle, you take the third aunt to the east wing facing north for a negotiation, you can figure it out yourself , Remember to allow enough time to pack your bags, but don’t leave your hands empty-handed.”

Zhong Zhengli's face was extremely ugly. Originally, he would not care about a little money, but he was really angry. The relationship between him and Mrs. Zhang was no worse than that of the other brothers and sisters-in-law, but it was his wife who refused to follow him. It was a matter of shame, and it made him wonder whether Mrs. Zhang had been wearing a mask for more than ten years, only showing him the side he wanted to see, and hiding the rest behind the mask.He felt that he had been deceived, and his heart ached, as if being scorched on a volcano, and he couldn't rest no matter what.

Hearing Zhong Qingran's words, Zhong Zhengli finally realized that he really didn't need it. It's not worth arguing with Mrs. Zhang over such a small amount of money at such an important moment: "Mrs. Zhang, I won't argue with you any more. , I’ll give you the amount of silver you mentioned. It’s done, you go out, and you have nothing to do here.”

Now that her face had been torn apart, after Mrs. Zhang got what she wanted, she didn't linger any longer, and simply got up and left.Who wants to die with the Zhong family?The words are so beautiful, isn't it essentially an escape?Being missed by today, can there be good fruit to eat?The entire Great Zhou Dynasty was decided by the Holy One. Wouldn't it be very simple to arrest Zhong's family?She was still young, and she was two years away from her thirties, so she didn't want to live a fugitive life in fear all day long.

I don't know what the sister-in-law and the others are thinking, they don't take advantage of this time to leave the quagmire of the Zhong family, but don't regret it after losing your life, it will be too late.

"Okay, the irrelevant people have already left. If you have nothing to do, you also set off to pack your things. Hurry up. After Xuzheng, you will start pulling things to the pier." Mr. Zhong asked for the last time.

Everyone else had no objection, only Mrs. Liu muttered, as if she had something to say, and Zhong Zhengzhi's heart sank, but don't be like Mrs. Zhang.

"Father of the fourth family, you can say whatever you want. Time is precious now, and I don't have time to waste it with you." Mr. Zhong's face was also a little dignified. Apart from being dragged down by her natal family, this daughter-in-law really has nothing to say. If he left, it would be hard for the fourth child to find someone like her.

"Father, that's the case. My parents and my elder brother and sister-in-law are the only ones in my natal family. In order to treat my father, my brother not only ran out of money, but also owed a lot of foreign debts. For this reason, my sister-in-law's natal family has After breaking up with her, the attitude of most people in the village is similar to that of my sister-in-law's natal family, and there are not many people who are still in contact with my father and them, and everyone is afraid of getting involved with my father and them." In the presence of so many pairs With all her eyes fixed on her, it was already the limit for Liu Shi to be able to say this in one breath. She stopped to calm down, and then said again, "I want to ask daddy to send someone over to ask my parents what they mean. If you are willing to go with me, can you ask Dad to bring them along?"

Now, not only the others, but even Zhong Qingran looked surprised.No matter how difficult the life of the Liu family is, it is better than following them who don't know what to do next. At least the life is stable, isn't it?The Liu family could not fail to consider this point. Could it be that the Liu family has been squeezed out in their village to the point where they can hardly stay any longer?

This is impossible. The Liu family obviously has not paid off their debts. It is impossible for the villagers to do such a stupid thing. What's more, the Liu family used to have a good family background. They are not arrogant and domineering people, no matter how realistic the villagers are. , There are always some people who are friends with the Liu family. How can they be willing to leave their village and wander around with them in no fixed place?

"You really think so?" Mr. Zhong also had a flash of surprise in his eyes.

"Ask, maybe my parents are really willing to come with me." When she said this, Liu's eyes were bright.She had seen through her two sisters a long time ago. Once she left, her father and mother could only rely on his elder brother. Without her help, life would be difficult.Although she didn't use money to help her parents repay their foreign debts, after all, she was a daughter-in-law, so she couldn't do this, but she really used her private house to subsidize them on weekdays.

Human hearts are fleshy, and Zhong Zhengzhi and his wife helped them like this. Liu's brother and sister-in-law are not wolf-hearted people, and they often come over to help them with work when they have free time. They come and go, and the relationship between the two families is very good.

Mr. Zhong didn't speak directly, but turned his gaze to Zhong Qingran.

"Okay, Fourth Aunt, I'll let someone handle this matter now." Zhong Qingran thought about it for a while, and thought it was okay, but it took a little time, "However, Fourth Aunt can't follow, Fourth Uncle, why don't you go?"

"Okay." Zhong Zhengzhi said to Liu Shi without the slightest evasion, "Go home and get some silver. We don't know if we can come back after we go. No matter whether father-in-law and the others are willing to go with us, at least Help them repay their foreign debts."

Seeing that the matter had been finalized, the crowd quickly dispersed.

"Fourth Uncle, just take some white with you and just put it in the carriage. If anything happens, it can lead you to us." Zhong Qingran went back to the side room and brought out a big basket, and handed it to Zhong Zhengzhi, and then, He walked to the gate and explained a few words to the person in charge of this operation, but after a while, two men with long bows on their shoulders and long knives on their waists entered the carriage.

"Master, wait a minute, show this to my dad, so that dad won't get suspicious." Zhang ran over panting, and stuffed a small object and a purse in Zhong Zhengzhi's arms.

Zhong Zhengzhi held it in his hand and took a closer look. It was a woodcarving of a pony that was extremely rough, and the rough shape could only be discerned if you looked closely. However, judging from the dull color of the wood, it seemed to be quite old.

"Then I'm leaving, you go home and clean up." Zhong Zhengzhi carefully packed the wood carvings, and drove away in the carriage.

Seeing that people had gone far away, Mrs. Liu didn't stay any longer, and hurried back home, she was the only one at home, but she was too busy.

Zhong Qingran looked at Liu Shi, who disappeared into the night with his stomach upright, with a worried look on his face, so it's better not to have any problems.He found Tong Shi and said, "Grandma, can Fourth Aunt do it alone? Why don't I wait for my mother and Second Aunt to come over and ask them to help?"

"There's nothing wrong with it. I'll tell them when they come over." Tong raised her head, "Are you okay now?"

"Gone."

"Then go help Mingyu and check out the things you need to bring, so that you don't leave them behind."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Zhong Qingran turned and left. He knew that his salute was the most valuable. Whether it was medicinal materials, calligraphy and painting, or the items sent by the third prince, they were all valuable. Shi felt distressed.

Zhong Qingran made some calculations. The Zhong family had a total of three carriages, one for his family and one for his second uncle and third uncle's family. In addition, there were two ox carts, which could bring a lot of things. Unfortunately, there were many carriages on the way. There is a long mountain road to go, and these vehicles may not be able to be used all the time.

The Zhong family packed up early, and most of the things had already been packed. Jian Mingyu only needed to tidy up the bedding and other things on the kang.

When Zhong Qingran entered the room, Jian Mingyu had already packed it up, so he didn't step forward to help, but called Shen Changgui to the pharmacy, and moved boxes of medicinal materials and finished medicines to the yard.

Not long after, Jian Mingyu also started to move things out, and then Mr. Zhong also started to move.Soon, the yard was full of large and small boxes, which looked quite spectacular.

After finishing all this work, Zhong Qingran went to the granary to move grain with Jian Mingyu and Shen Changgui. Mr. Zhong also wanted to go, but was persuaded by Zhong Qingran to go back.There are so many laborers in the family, even if the three of them are busy all the time, and there are father and uncles, it is guaranteed that there will be no delay.

At a quarter of the hour, Zhong Zhengren and his party entered the front yard of Zhong's house with their bags.

Zhong Zhengli was about to lift his leg into the backyard when Zhang stopped him.

"What did you say? Say it again!" Zhong Zhengli had a look of disbelief, his eyes were wide open, and they seemed to burst out of their sockets.

"Wen'er, Yi'er and Le'er want to go with me." Zhang's words were as soft as ever, but the content of the words made Zhong Zhengli's eyes tear open.

"Go and call them out, I want to hear their confirmation." Zhong Zhengli was in a daze. Was he such a failure in life?In a family of six, four of them wanted to leave him. The remaining one was not because Mrs. Zhang didn't want to, but because she couldn't take it away.If not, maybe Fei'er is a little older, maybe it is really possible to leave with Zhang Shi.

Zhong Zhengli couldn't figure it out. Although he had his own selfish intentions, he was so devoted to his wife and children. Zhang's choice was enough to hurt him. Who would have thought that there would be more cruel news waiting for him here.

"father!"

Zhong Zhengli was awakened by the voices of his three daughters. He tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, and asked in a deep voice, "Wen'er, Yi'er, Le'er, do you really want to go with your mother?"

Zhong Wen lowered her head, not daring to look at Zhong Zhengli. Zhong Yi hid behind Zhong Wen, holding on to her clothes tightly and never letting go. Only Zhong Le, who was only seven years old this year, looked up with a small face, seeming to understand. He looked at Zhong Zhengli incomprehensibly.

Although they didn't say it clearly, the attitudes of Zhong Wen and Zhong Yi were very obvious. Zhong Zhengli was so disappointed that he ignored the first two daughters and turned his attention to Zhong Le, who was confused about the situation: "Le'er, you want to talk to me?" Should I leave with mother? After leaving, I will never see my father again."

"Where is daddy going? Won't you come with us?" Zhong Le is already sensible at this age, but after all, she is a little younger, and she still can't understand some things.

"Father is going to a far away place, between me and your mother, you can only choose one, you should think about it carefully." Zhong Zhengli bent down and looked at Zhong Le at the same level.

"I want to be with my parents." As he spoke, Zhong Le began to cry.She doesn't understand anything else, but she understands that she will never see her father or mother again.

Zhong Zhengli hurriedly reached out to cover Zhong Le's mouth, patted her on the back, and said in a low voice, "Le'er, don't cry. It's your mother who doesn't want your father, and there's nothing you can do about it. Be good, tell your father that you are choosing your mother. Choose a father. Choose a mother. Then you will either live with your grandma and the others in the future, or go to another house to be an oil bottle. If you choose a father, you will live with your grandparents, uncles and aunts."

Under Zhong Zhengli's reassurance, Zhong Le stopped crying slowly, looked at this and then that with his red eyes, and finally stood next to Mrs. Zhang.

Zhong Zhengli wiped his face, staggered, picked up his sleeping son from the room, and went into the backyard without looking back.He didn't want to see them again, not even a glance.

Seeing Zhong Zhengli's desolate back, the two brothers Zhong Zhengren and Zhong Zhengyi also felt extremely uncomfortable.It's really hard to say about the relationship. If their daughter-in-law is like Mrs. Zhang, they might be the ones standing here.It was fine in the past, but at this time, if the children choose to leave by themselves, they will not stop them, and their hearts are not with them, if they are taken away by force, the ending will not be very good, so it is better to simply let them go Walk.

The two brothers looked at each other with happiness in their eyes.

"Boss, you and your daughter-in-law go to Lao Si's house by car and help her tidy up. I'm running out of time. I'm going to talk to the clansman about this soon. The village will definitely be messed up." Seeing the red-eyed Zhong Zhengli, Tong said, Knowing that they are coming, come out immediately to find someone.

"Hey, mother, I'll go right away." Zhong Zhengren turned around and walked towards the carriage.

"Second brother, third child, please fill up the remaining vehicles and pull them to the pier. Come back immediately after unloading. There is no need to keep anyone, and someone will help to watch the goods." Mr. Zhong arrived only one day later than Mrs. Tong. Yes, he was followed by Zhong Zhengli who was in a bad mood.

Zhong Zhengyi and Zhong Zhengli hurriedly responded.

"Why hasn't the fourth child come back? It's been almost an hour." Tong was a little worried.

"It should be fine, Qingran sent someone to follow. I haven't returned yet at this time. I think the Liu family will come here together. They will go quickly, but they will have to walk on two legs when they come back. It won't be fast." Mr. Zhong looked up at the sky. , Today is the end of the month, the moonlight is very thin, and there are only a few stars in the sky to accompany the moon, which is quite suitable for action tonight.

Seeing that the appointed time was approaching, Zhong Zhengzhi was so anxious that he broke out in sweat: "Father, you go sit on the shaft of the car and replace the two children. My elder brother and I will hold one each, so that we can go faster."

Mr. Liu's health has recovered, but he is a little weak. Originally, he planned to leave by himself, but seeing that he was a burden, he didn't insist anymore.Look, the second son-in-law is sweating, if he missed something, how can he explain to the second daughter?

The two children were sound asleep, and Zhong Zhengzhi and Liu Zhu didn't wake them up, so they strode forward while hugging them.

When they arrived at the entrance of the village, Zhong Zhengzhi and others were stopped.

"Zhong Qingran asked you to go directly to the pier."

Zhong Zhengzhi and his party had no choice but to divert.As soon as they arrived at the pier, there was a sound of gongs in the village, and there were more than one side. Everyone in Hewan Village knew what the sound meant.Zhong Zhengzhi's heart trembled, and he was about to take a step forward, when the voice of a masked man in black came from his ear: "It's no use for you to go, your family will gather at the pier later, and I will leave the rest to you Just father and your nephew and niece and daughter-in-law."

"It's just the three of them? How can that be done?" Zhong Zhengzhi's sweat, which he had just put down, broke out again.

"It's definitely not possible to rely on them. Even if your whole family is involved, it won't work. You can rest assured that with my brothers here, you must bring all three of them here."

"My mother, why haven't they arrived yet?"

"On the way, will be there soon."

When the gong sounded, all the heads of households in Hewan Village stopped what they were doing and hurried to the ancestral hall.At this point, many heads of households had already got on the kang, and they had to put on their clothes and get up.In addition to these heads of households, many people who did not sleep also gathered towards the ancestral hall.Calling the heads of households is a big deal, and there are quite a lot of people who are worried.

But after a stick of incense, people gathered in front of the ancestral hall.

"Ze Xin, why did you call people over at night?" The patriarch was the first to speak.

Mr. Zhong briefly explained the matter, but he didn't say a word that shouldn't have been said: "That's the way it is, there is not much time, all Patriarchs, please make a decision as soon as possible, if you are willing to go with us, go pack your things right away, and leave in an hour. "

As soon as Mr. Zhong finished speaking, there was a dead silence in the room. After everyone reacted, they started to get angry and squeezed in fiercely, their mouths were full of questioning and cursing.

"Catch them and hand them over to the imperial court, so we won't be burdened. Let's all go together." Someone shouted, but the clansmen, who were already emotionally unstable, wanted to jump at Mr. Zhong and the other three with their teeth and claws.

"Shua!" The black-clothed masked men who had been hiding in the dark all held weapons one by one, and they never knew which corners they came out of.The man in black who appeared on the high platform pushed the villagers in the front row back with a "T" stick, and their figures were everywhere around the tribe.

"Ze Xin, what are you doing? These are all members of your clan! Your family has already made a mistake, do you want to add more mistakes?" The patriarch spoke righteously, suppressing everyone's fear a lot.

As a result, the pressure on the men in black surrounding Zhong Qingran increased sharply.

"Anyone who dares to go further will wait for bows and arrows to serve!" Zhong Qingran didn't want to let things get out of control, he glanced around, and a bunch of figures appeared from high places around them, each with a bow in his hand, full of bows and facing everyone .

Seeing this, the clansmen immediately shrank back.Most of the people standing here are ordinary people with their own duties. How can they not panic when they see such a battle?If the Zhong family hadn't caused too much trouble, they wouldn't be so united.

"Since the matter has happened, we must find a way to solve it. If it is impossible for anyone to sit still, you will stop thinking about handing us over. Does anyone want to go with us? If no one wants to, then we will leave immediately .” Zhong Qingran’s expression was very calm, and under the light of the torch, it added a bit of color.

"It's a good idea for you to cause trouble, pat your ass and leave, where will you leave us? Have your consciences been eaten by dogs?" The patriarch said angrily.

The elders and people of the clan agreed one after another.

"You can't be deaf? If we didn't have people in our hearts, why would we stand here? Didn't we give you a choice just now? You can go with us. If you don't want to go, it's easy. Let the patriarch remove our Zhong family. , As for whether it will be safe or not, I can't guarantee it." Zhong Qingran took a step forward and passed Mr. Zhong, while Jian Mingyu closely guarded the two of them.

"I don't have time to chat with you. The incense is about to go out. If I haven't made up my mind by then, I will regard you as giving up. I won't stay for a while. All the items left by my family belong to the clan, and they are treated as gifts for you." Your compensation." Zhong Qingran looked at the faces under the high platform that were blushed by the flames, and he was sobbing in his heart.He didn't want to do this either, but he wasn't so great yet, and he couldn't sacrifice the Zhong family to complete the clan.

Soon, the stick of incense burned out, and no one spoke, not even Mr. Zhong's two younger brothers.

Zhong Qingran waited until the incense burnt without even a single spark, and then took Mr. Zhong and Jian Mingyu away under the escort of the men in black.

Seeing that the person had gone far away, the man in black didn't stay any longer, and after a while, he retreated completely.

When Zhong Qingran and his party arrived, almost all the items piled up on the pier had been moved.After they joined, the items decreased at an extremely fast rate.

"Ze Xin, let's go with you, do you still mean what you say?" The person who spoke was stopped by the man in black, with a torch floating behind him, it seemed that there were still people rushing this way.

When they approached, Mr. Zhong looked around, there were seven houses in total, but unfortunately he didn't find his two younger brothers, and he felt regretful: "It's a matter of course, you go back and pack your things first, don't disturb other people, I'll see you later." Send a car there. Remember to hurry up, we will start at midnight."

The seven people who received an affirmative answer immediately left with their torches. Seeing that they were not far from the village, they immediately extinguished the torches.One more thing is worse than one less thing, they should go quietly, so as not to cause trouble for no reason.

In an instant, everyone boarded the boat.

"Every family counts the number of people again. Don't wait until the boat sails to find out that there are few people. We dare not go back to the village after the guards have withdrawn." Mr. Zhong said this sincerely. There are not so many men in black escorting the escort. Where is the Zhong family? If anyone dared to do this, he might have sneaked away long ago. At most, he would leave a letter to prevent the clansmen from being caught off guard.

After confirming that the crew was complete, the ships lifted anchor one after another and set off on the road.

Zhong Qingran put down the household registration booklet he had just set up, and sighed softly.He didn't expect that the clansmen would rather gamble on the magnanimity of the current sage than go with them.Yes, he took it for granted.His family knows his own affairs, he is not afraid of having no place to stand, but his clan doesn't know this, it is better to stay at home safely than worrying about it all day.

As Zhong Qingran said, as long as the Zhong family is expelled, the possibility of the Zhong family being implicated will be greatly reduced. After all, this is not a serious crime of killing the clan. What's the deal?Better than being charged with absconding.Besides, he is not young today, so to say something disrespectful, who knows how many years he can live?As long as they survive this period of time, the Zhong family can still get up.

Shopkeeper Fu prepared eight ships, but in the end, only three were used, one of which was loaded with cargo, and the other two mainly carried people and also carried cargo.Since there were only a hundred people in total, the cabin didn't seem crowded.

Most people in Hewan Village know water and are no strangers to taking a boat, but it only lasts for an hour or two, so how can they not stop at the shore for several days like this trip.Fortunately, they lived by the water for a long time, and only a few experienced symptoms of seasickness. Otherwise, no one would be able to bear the foul smell wafting across the boat.

Zhong Qingran distributed the seasickness medicine early on, and swallowed a pill whenever someone had a problem, but he didn't vomit.

The wind and the sea were calm along the way, and when we were approaching the mouth of the sea, the ship finally docked.But before everyone was happy, they learned that this was just a change of ship.The original ships are easily overturned by waves when sailing at sea, and the safety performance has been greatly improved by changing to larger ships.

When Zhong Qingran boarded the ship again, the three ships became two, and the cabins were much larger than before, which made him feel a lot more comfortable. Being in a small cabin all day would easily lead to depression.

Not long after sailing on the sea, a warship sank far behind, Zhong Qingran didn't take it seriously, someone told him earlier that it was the escort ship sent by the third prince.There are pirates on the sea from time to time, although the chance of accidents is not high when sailing in the coastal waters, but it has to be guarded against. If it happens to this, the third prince will probably vomit three liters of blood with regret.

Because they could not be detected their whereabouts, Zhong