SFS Chapter 446 Set off again
Chapter 446 Set off again
On the big ship, Sun Xingjian was left behind by his father to handle subsequent affairs on the ship.
The most important thing, of course, is to receive the powerful families on the ship.
They had already communicated during the voyage.
Among these people, only one family planned to go south with them to Yong'an County.
The rest of the families either have relatives living in other places or plan to stay nearby.
After seeing these people off in their carriages, Sun Xingjian returned to his private room and waited for the captain to finish his work and come over to report.
At this time, the bowman was busy leading the boatmen, guiding the carriages and horses off the boat.
Soon, the entire dock was covered with carriages and crowds of people.
The vendors who were originally shouting to sell their goods at the dock couldn't help but secretly discuss it when they saw such a large group.
With such a large migration, I'm afraid something happened in the north again.
Judging from the fact that most of the people getting off the boats were horse-drawn carriages, it seemed that those who were migrating were all wealthy and powerful families.
Looking at so many vehicles filled with luggage, many people were secretly shocked. How much money and property did it take?
But I soon realized that when times are chaotic, only these rich people can escape.
No matter when, the ones who truly suffer are these poor and powerless common people!
After Lu Tianming led the team off the boat, he parked the carriage in an open space not far away.
Seeing that the carriage of the Sun family servants had stopped, he called County Magistrate Yao and Lu Qingqing to go and find Aunt Zhang and her husband.
During these days on the boat, Lu Tianming and County Magistrate Yao visited Li Fusheng several times.
After several drinks and chatting, the two sides became very familiar with each other.
When Li Fusheng saw them coming, he took them to his carriage and informed them of the notice that the Sun family had just issued.
Sun's maternal grandparents sent someone to pick him up, and everything had been arranged along the way.
But considering that the Sun family had to endure the hardship of their journey, they planned to rest for two days in the county town near the dock before setting off again.
Li Fusheng secretly asked the housekeeper Sun that if any of those families who came by boat wanted to follow, the Sun family would not drive them away.
Lu Tianming was very happy when he heard this.
With the Hu family taking care of things, the road ahead will probably be more peaceful.
After everyone on the ship got off, Lu Qingqing's team followed the Sun family's team into the city.
The Hu family had a house in this county town, and they settled the masters of the Sun family in the house.
The servants of the Sun family booked a room at an inn in the city.
As for those who came here by boat together, naturally no one cared about them.
Because there were so many people coming this time, after Lu Qingqing's team entered the city, they went to many inns and found that they were all full.
After searching for a long time in the city, I finally stayed in a remote small inn in the north of the city.
The environment of this inn cannot be compared with the previous Tongfu Inn, but at least it is a place to shelter from the wind and rain.
When checking in again this time, Old Man Lu saw that the fee was not high, so he insisted that Old Third Lu give him a single room.
Lu Laosan has been very happy these days because of his elder brother and father, and he doesn't care about the small amount of money.
But Sun Cui couldn't bear it any longer.
After returning to the room, she lay on the bed and cried to Lu Lao San:
"Boss, my belly is so big, don't you consider our son at all?
Calculate for yourself how much money the family has spent since you met your father-in-law and uncle!
We will pay for the entrance fee, boat fee, and thank-you gift.
Not to mention food on the way.
Today they insisted on staying in a single room. How much money do they have to be so troublesome? "
When Lu Lao San heard his wife crying so sadly, he couldn't help but sigh and went over to comfort her:
"Cui'er, you also know that Dad and Big Brother's things have been robbed. I don't care about them. Where can they get all the money?"
Sun Cui didn't have time to cry and just stared at Lu Lao San.
"I don't know how much money they've earned on the boat these days, but how can they not even afford the two cents to go into the city?"
Lu Laosan looked at Sun Cui, who was full of anger, and sighed.
"Cui'er, how could I not know?
But my father complained to me about his poverty in public many times.
Even if I could ignore my father's cries, the people in the team were always watching.
It would be really shameful to make a scene over a few cents of the city entrance fee."
When Sun Cui heard what the headmaster said, she straightened her back and said:
"Boss, if you can't bring yourself to do it, let me do it.
These city entry fees are just a small amount. In another ten days or so, the team will be settled down.
By then, you will have to buy land and build a house, which will cost a lot of money!
Your father-in-law will definitely come over to ask for help, so you must not agree to it."
When Lu Laosan heard the words "house" and "land", he came to his senses a little.
The money he had now was only enough to build a house and buy a few acres of land.
No more, no more.
His eldest brother and nephew wanted to build a house and buy land, but he had no money to help.
As for his father, if he is willing to follow him, he can support him.
But if Dad wants to borrow money from him to build a house for my eldest brother, that’s not possible!
But his father gave birth to him after all. If a quarrel really breaks out, no matter what else, he will be in the wrong.
Besides, if he really fell out with his father, it would definitely not be a good thing for him.
At that time, Sun Cui will have to play the bad guy.
Thinking of this, he touched Sun Cui's belly gently and coaxed her softly.
Two days passed quickly, and most of the people in the team simply replenished some supplies before continuing their journey with the Sun family's team.
The horse-drawn carriages of the Sun family masters were in the front, followed by various ox carts and mule carts carrying luggage.
In the carriage further back were the servants and attendants of the Sun family.
On both sides of the team were guards riding on large horses.
As for Lu Qingqing's team, they were among the last group of people who came by boat.
Among those who came by boat, many were unfamiliar with the place, so they decided to follow the Sun family.
Therefore, the team moving forward this time can be described as huge and powerful.
When we set out again, there were no longer as many refugees on the road as before.
There were only a few people on the road, and most of them avoided them when they saw them.
Gradually, everyone in the team relaxed.
After the team had walked for half a day, large tracts of farmland appeared on both sides of the road.
Some people were busy working in the fields on both sides of the road. When they saw a large number of carriages passing by, they ran towards the road with great joy.
Seeing this, the people in the team quickly became alert.
But those people did not rush forward, they just waited by the roadside.
After their carriage passed, they quickly rushed to the road to grab the horse manure.