0p0 Chapter 162 Qinglong Village
Chapter 162 Qinglong Village
Wang Qingshan was not in a hurry. He looked at his two younger brothers gently and said, "The fifth and sixth brothers should go."
Both go?
"Boss, why are you leaving both families at once?"
"Dad, the fifth and sixth brothers are gone, but you still have three sons. Our family, not counting the fifth and sixth brothers, is still the largest family in the village. You don't have to worry. They will have someone to take care of them when they go out."
This means that the decision has been made.
Wang Dashu looked at his eldest son who was in charge of the family, and said nothing, covering the hot water bottle in his hand.
"Dad, let's divide up the money that's been allocated to the village. The fifth and sixth sons will need capital to venture out."
This time when Su He divided the silver, they received a total of 675 taels of silver, nine gold bars, and ten gold jewelry.
These are temporarily managed by Wang Dashu. Everyone only saw them once when the village chief brought them, and never saw them again.
After listening to his eldest son's words, Wang Dashu sighed and dug his belongings out of the soil.
"Big Boss, let's divide it. You are the boss of this family from now on. Your mother and I should take a break."
When it came to dividing the money, everyone in the room became excited and started rubbing their hands and whispering to each other.
Wang Qingshan also followed Su He's example and divided the profits based on the number of people.
"We originally divided the silver per person, so it's quite straightforward to divide it up now. My family, including my in-laws, has 13 people in total, 97.5 taels. The second brother's family has 120 people, 127 taels. The third brother's family has 5 people, 142 taels and 5 cents. The forty-nine people, 90 taels and 82 cents. The fifth brother's family has 5 people, 15 taels. The sixth brother's family has people, taels and cents. Dad and mom, taels of silver for the two of you."
Wang Qingshan quickly distributed the silver, and as for the gold bars and gold jewelry in his hands, he gave one to each room.
Six rooms, six gold bars, six gold bracelets, and the remaining three gold bars and four gold hairpins were all left to the Wang Dashu couple for safekeeping.
"When your two families go out to make their own living, your brothers will also support you. Each of our four families will contribute 10 taels of silver, for a total of 40 taels. This silver cannot be used unless it is absolutely necessary. If you are not used to living in Yunhe, you can use this money to come back. Your brothers will plant more food, so you will not starve."
Wang Dashu was the first to cry after hearing this. Two of his six sons were going to leave. "Your mother and I also have some money. We will also give 20 taels. Big brother, add to your share."
Uncle Wang took out a cloth bag from his arms and opened it layer by layer. After four layers, he saw the real inside. There were actually silver bills. Wang Dashu took out a 100-tael note. Yes, the people in Tianyuan Village could recognize silver bills after their trip to the valley.
When Lao Wu saw that it was a 100-tael note, he thought his father must have seen it wrong due to his poor eyesight, and he was so happy that his eyes narrowed.
As a result, Wang Dashu immediately put it back and took out two 50-tael notes.
"Boss, give me the 40 taels. Fifth and sixth brothers can give me another 20 taels. Each of us can exchange it for a 50 tael silver note. Hide it well."
The math is very clear, not a single point is missing.
The fifth and sixth brothers had no choice but to take out the silver they had just earned.
"Wrap the banknote in oil paper and sew it into your clothes. Don't take it out."
Wang Dashu earnestly imparted his experience.
"Everyone in our family who goes out must have some money on them, fifth and sixth brothers, divide it among yourselves when you get back."
"Fifth brother, sixth brother, you are the closest to me when we go out from now on. Stop acting like children. You two both have grandchildren. Be more steady in your actions. Dad, Mom, brothers, and sisters-in-law are all waiting to hear good news from you."
This time, Wang Dashu didn't get angry and didn't hit anyone. The fifth and sixth brothers wiped their tears and agreed.
Wang Laowu and others here returned to their own homes and started a new round of money distribution.
The snow was getting heavier. Wang Zhun didn't come, so the Wang family members still took turns to rest.
Wang Zhun came early the next morning.
"Hehua, the fifth and sixth sons of Wang Dashu's family want to follow you to Yunhe, as do Goudan's family, Dali's family, and Li Si's family from Sanshi Village. There are 39 people here in total."
"What? Brother Dashu wants his two precious sons to go with us?"
Grandpa was more surprised than anyone else. Wang Zhun smiled awkwardly. When he just passed by Qingshan's house, he saw Wang Dashu crying, but he said he didn't want to. He also helped pack the luggage. He didn't know what the old man was thinking.
Forget it, let’s not meddle in other people’s business.
"Okay, village chief, have you eaten yet? We'll go to the government office right after we finish eating."
Su He was quite satisfied. This number of people plus the 36 in his family made a total of 75 people, which was a really good number. It was neither too few to be accepted nor as difficult to manage as the previous people.
Grandpa was worried that Su He and the other three would be in danger if they went to the city, so he called ten more people from the village for protection.
Therefore, in addition to Su He and the three village chiefs, the people who went on the trip included Wang Qingshan, Su Yuzhi, Su Yuwen, Village Chief Xu's son Xu Qian, Wang Zhun's son Wang Chenggang, Wang Fugui, Liu Bai, Erli, Goudan's father, and Li Dashi.
Considering the messy streets after the earthquake, everyone walked.
Suho made everyone wear masks before entering the city.
The fourteen people arrived at the gate of the yamen smoothly. At this time, the yamen was still guarded and the security had become stricter.
"Who is coming!"
"Sir, we were here five days ago. We are here to see the county magistrate on the orders of the embroidered official Chen Shi. Please tell him to pass on the message for us."
Wang Zhun stepped forward skillfully and handed over two taels of silver. The procedure was the same as last time, and Su He soon saw Qi Chengming, but this time it was in the hall.
It was a spacious place. Su He led his men in and found about thirty or forty people inside. It seemed that all the people in the yamen were gathered together to work.
"It's you. Are you here for your last stay in the village?"
Qi Chengming was so busy with the earthquake that he had long forgotten what he had agreed to do to integrate Tianyuan Village into the nearby villages.
"Yes, sir. People in our village have been taking shelter outside the city these days. If it weren't for the heavy snow, we could have held out longer. Sorry to have troubled you."
Wang Zhun stepped forward and replied.
"Well, last time you said how many people moved in?"
"Sir, there were originally 600 people, but some died because of the earthquake, and some are still recovering in the hospital. Now, only 454 people can move in."
So many people disappeared in just a few days, and Wang Zhun's eyes turned red.
Qi Chengming was surprised when he heard this, "More than a hundred people are gone?"
"70 people died, and some more were to go to Yunhe under the order of Lord Chen. In the end, there were 453 people left."
"Going to Yunhe? Which of you are going?"
Qi Chengming now became interested. What kind of talent did Chen Shi find?
"Sir, it's my family and relatives who are going with me."
Qi Chengming saw the person standing at the end slowly walking forward, and it turned out to be a woman.
"Were you here five days ago?"
"Yes, your Excellency has a good memory."
"Why did Chen Shi ask you to go to Yunhe?"
"To answer your question, sir, it was actually my family who requested to go to Yunhe. My maternal grandparents' ancestral home is Yunhe. After sir Chen confirmed that we could go to Yunhe, I discussed it with my family. Since we were going to move to a new place anyway, we might as well move back to our hometown."
Qi Chengming looked at Su He curiously, wanting to know what was so special about this man that made Chen Shi kind enough to agree to let this group of peasants go to Yunhe.
"My family and I know that Lord Chen is worried about food shortages, so we voluntarily handed over all the food in our home, except for two months' worth of food. Lord Chen was moved by our homesickness and agreed to let us move back to our ancestral home."
Found the reason.
Chen Shi must have been upset about the food shortage at the border, and this family just happened to be there.
Qi Chengming nodded secretly, "You are indeed righteous people. I welcome your family to move to Su'an at any time."
This was a pleasant surprise. They didn't expect that the county magistrate had such a good impression of them.
"Thank you, sir."
Su He immediately knelt down to express his gratitude, and the people behind him also knelt down.
Qi Chengming laughed and shouted, "Do you four hundred people want to stay in the same village or separate?"
"Sir, we want to be in the same village. It doesn't matter if it's a little far from the county, or if the land is a little thin, as long as we can all be together."
Seeing that the magistrate was approachable, Wang Zhun became bolder.
Qi Chengming pondered for a while and asked, "Master, which village did you say has a lot of wasteland and is short of people?"
The big lump on Master Wu's head hasn't gone away yet, and now that he's been called out, his mind is working quickly.
"Sir, it's Qinglong Village. There are a lot of wastelands there. The whole village has only about 200 people. It takes about half an hour to get to the county by carriage."
Qi Chengming nodded with satisfaction, and Su He and his group were also satisfied.
"What do you say?"
"Thank you for your trouble, sir. We will set off for the village today."
Qi Chengming nodded, and the relocation was decided.