HLnovel Chapter 266 Settling down
Chapter 266 Settling down
Shen Zhiqiu and Shen Youyou, father and daughter, felt a mess around their ears and found that there were suddenly many more hands on their bodies.
For example, someone grabbed Shen Zhiqiu's arm, someone pulled his clothes,
The most infuriating thing was that Shen Fugui was in a hurry and couldn't squeeze in, so he pulled Shen Zhiqiu's cross-body bag. If you didn't know, you would think he was going to rob him.
On Shen Youyou's side, a group of little rascals were almost clinging to her and crying.
Of course, this does not include Shen Yuanbao and Shen Luming. These two know that no matter how they are divided, their family will not be separated, but they are also anxious and do not want to be separated from other tribesmen.
Some even saw that they couldn't catch Shen Zhiqiu, so they tried to catch Old Man Shen, Old Lady Hua, and Li Jingshu.
Even Shen Zhiqiu's eldest brother and sister-in-law, eldest sister and brother-in-law, fourth brother and his wife, as well as his second uncle Shen Changqing and Cui Fener had people around them.
There is no other way. The main reason is that there is no chance to capture the backbone. It is okay to tie him up with his family temporarily. At least these people are those that Shen Zhiqiu has to take with him wherever he goes.
Especially around Old Lady Hua, five of the ten old ladies in Shenjia Village almost got into a fight.
Why five?
Excluding old lady Huahua herself, the ten old ladies also include her sister-in-law Cui Fen'er and her mother-in-law, old lady Wang, who will definitely follow Shen Zhiqiu.
There are also the two daughters-in-law of Master Shen. They are not very nervous. They feel that their father-in-law is still there, and his father-in-law has to follow Shen Zhiqiu anyway. They are in a relatively advantageous position.
The other five old ladies were really getting anxious.
At first she said she didn’t want to separate, but what can I do? I don’t know how to live if we separate. It’s meaningless!
Old Lady Fang pulled Old Lady Hua's arm and said, "I haven't gotten along well with you yet. We can't separate."
When Grandma Guo saw that things were not going well, she quickly stepped forward and grabbed Grandma Hua's other arm: "We still have to learn medical skills, so we can't be separated."
Grandma Gao also went to the old lady to say: "Our grandchildren listened to their uncle all the way and had to follow him!"
The remaining two old ladies from the Shen family looked at it and said, "No, we can't just let them show off their talents."
Even Grandma Wu, the usually quiet wife of Shen Dacheng, followed Grandma Li from Dalin's family and stepped forward: "Hey, hey! We are from the same family. You guys step back and we'll talk first."
The other three old ladies saw that it was not possible. They were indeed not from the real Shen family, but they were not convinced: "Don't talk about whether we are from the same family or not. We are related to Sister Hua (Sister Hua), and it's not just because of our blood relationship."
Good fellow, as the saying goes, "It is difficult for an honest judge to settle family disputes."
Old Mrs. Hua now understands the meaning of this sentence.
The scene was too chaotic, and Manager Shen probably turned around and left long ago, not out of consideration for his colleagues.
Not to mention that the noisy Chief Shen was having a headache, even the officers and soldiers who were always aggressive suddenly fell silent and didn't know what to do.
You can't really go up to them with swords and hit them a few times to calm them down, right?
The men are easy to deal with. Just scold them a few times, or if that doesn't work, kick them a few times and they will stop.
But these old ladies dare not act rashly, especially the older ones. If one or two of them fall down due to carelessness, can they still explain it clearly?
Especially if you look at those who are making a fuss, they act as if they are old ladies and they are right, and they are completely in a state of not wanting to listen to anything!
In fact, to be honest, they just feel unsure. They have lived together for so many years. If they had not experienced the famine, they might not be happy to be separated.
But if they really had to be separated at that time, they would probably accept it after crying and making a fuss.
But after fleeing all the way to where they are now, they can't trust anyone except the people around them.
When I thought about separating, what I really thought was that it would be better to live in the cave forever!
Anyway, they all don't want to separate. Not only do they not want to be separated from Shen Zhiqiu's family, they feel like they will lose their backbone if they separate, and they don't want to be separated from other people either.
They are villagers, and they know too well how a village would be xenophobic if outsiders came to protect it. Not every village is their Shenjia Village.
Take the outsiders in the neighboring village of their hometown, for example. Their daughters have been kidnapped by village bullies to be their concubines. As parents, they can only swallow their anger and accept the result. What else can they do?
But it would be different if they were still together as a group. Even if they were bullied at that time, would they really dare to let more than 200 people bully them harshly?
What's more, they still have Xiao Sanzi, the little Sanyuan, and Shen Youyou, a smart girl. Even if they don't have the brains to think of a solution, there will be someone to help them figure out a way out.
On the other hand, Shen Zhiqiu is a scholar, and these days, scholars are popular no matter where they go.
All things are inferior except reading!
Later, when they arrived at the new village, they knew that there was a scholar among them who was exempted from kneeling when meeting officials. Even if others bullied them, they did not dare to do so too blatantly, for fear that they would complain.
Don’t say that, there are not so many bad people in the world, and don’t underestimate this matter.
If you encounter that unjust village, not only will they bully you all the time, you will also have to be careful about someone stealing the food in your fields at night.
What's more, there are corvée labor and taxation. People from the same village will band together to bully you outsiders.
At that time, the quota for corvée labor will be assigned to you, the outsider, and the taxes will be collected by you, the outsider, and you don't need to violate any laws. Just say:
"Since we are from the same village, there are elderly people living alone or in poverty in our village. We can help each other and share the tax burden, right?"
But don't really think that when people say it's an equal share, it really is an equal share. There are many twists and turns involved.
What's more, none of them can read or write, so if they are sold, they might even help others count money.
Therefore, everyone is so anxious at this moment. They have to be anxious. This is about settling down, which is related to their whole life, no! It is related to their descendants and several lifetimes.
"stop fighting!"
"Shut up, everyone!"
Shen Zhiqiu and Shen Zhushi said in unison.
The scene suddenly became quiet, and Manager Shen had a wooden face. He had reason to suspect that this group of people did not become quiet just because they heard him shouting.
He looked at Shen Zhiqiu deeply, and now he understood. It was useless to talk to others, so he had to talk to this scholar:
"You don't have to separate, but Liang County can't accommodate you. You have to go to Fang County."
Everyone's eyes lit up. When they came here, they passed through Fang County, which was not particularly far away: "This city!"
Manager Shen thought of the friendship between colleagues and could not help but remind them: "There is only one place in Fang County where we can arrange for you to stay, Tangjia Village at the foot of Fangshan Mountain. It is a big village with nearly 200 households.
Seeing that you have passed the customs, I think you have seen that the area is a combination of plains, hills, and mountains. You will definitely not be able to get any good land if you go there. Besides, it is at the foot of Fangshan Mountain, so it is inevitable that wild beasts will come down the mountain..."
The people in Shenjia Village didn't get the point at all: "Did you hear wrong? Did they really put them together?"
Shen Zhiqiu sighed and said, "Okay, Mr. Shen, I understand the situation now. I am really sorry to cause you trouble today."
It is estimated that only Shen Zhiqiu, Shen Youyou, Li Jingshu, as well as Mr. Shen and Old Man Shen who have complicated expressions on their faces, understand what the person in charge means.