Chapter 263 The Vast Land of Freedom

The Qu family was dissatisfied with the fact that the house was only 80 taels of silver, and that the villagers from Lintian Village next door moved to another village with only two mu of land without any compensation.

Knowing that the houses in a village can be demolished and exchanged for big money, I am envious and wish I were a refugee back then.

It's a pity that it's useless for them to be envious.

Most of the people in Lintian Village have no savings, so this year is going to be a bit better, thanks to Yu Suisheng's coming to collect the fruit.

In ancient times, the grain output was low, and a family of three could not eat enough to live on the output of only two mu of land.

They don't have the money to buy extra land, and if they go to other villages, it is impossible to build them big green brick houses. Many people grit their teeth and simply go to southern Xinjiang.

Anyway, after going there, the land can be planted casually, and there will be as much land as there is reclaimed.

On the way, the imperial court manages food, and there is still a tael of silver. Although southern Xinjiang is an uncivilized place and the folk customs are tough, as long as you work hard, you can surely live a good life like you have in a village.

The elder of the Lin clan and his three sons did not have a separate family, so with so many people, they could only be counted as one household. With two acres of land, the elder of the Lin clan would lose his prestige in Lintian Village.

How could Patriarch Lin endure to go to other villages, swallowing his anger and being an ordinary old man? They also don’t have the ability to go to the city to buy a house and settle down. Patriarch Lin thought about it, and such a capable person in Youjia Village could bear it and go to southern Xinjiang. Why can't you go.

Going with Youjia Village now, there will be companions who share blessings and hardships along the way, and maybe they can become prosperous.

Lin Lei's progress in entering the academy is obvious to all. Anyway, there is nothing to look forward to if he stays, so he might as well follow up and overcome obstacles!

The veteran of the Lin clan planned to inform his three sons, and everyone did not have much opinion. After all, there is really no need to keep the two acres of land.

I just worry about how to carry the burden and how to deal with these things at home.

At this time, the elders of the Lin family still had a bit of courage. The southern border was a long way away, and it was definitely not possible for everyone to travel this way. At the very least, they had to have a carriage so that everyone could take turns to rest.

He went to the town to inquire about the price of the horses. As a result, the horses that could usually be bought for fifteen taels of silver could not be bought at all now, and the cheapest was thirty taels of silver.

Patriarch Lin only had twenty taels of savings left, and he couldn't afford a horse, so he was very depressed.

On the way back, I heard that Yu Suisheng's caravan was going to southern Xinjiang, and the carriage was paid for two taels of silver.

After renting it to the villagers of Youjia Village, the elders of the Lin family were immediately tempted.

Two taels of silver, this is too cost-effective!

He immediately asked the villagers if they could still rent horse-drawn carriages, and he learned that except for the villagers who wanted to rent horse-drawn carriages, they had to pay ten taels of silver, and they had to take good care of the horses so that they would not be exhausted to death. up.

Originally, a horse could be bought for fifteen taels of silver, but now it can only be rented for two months for ten taels, and it has to be taken care of carefully.

If money is gone, you can make it again, and those who are more exhausted also go.

The elders of the Lin family still have some savings, but most of the people in Lintian Village have no savings. It is already very good to find a cart to carry their belongings. Many people can only use a shoulder pole to simplify and streamline their luggage and carry it on the road .

Lin Lei was helping to pack things at home, when suddenly, a kitten's voice came from the door: "Lin Lei, is your father there?"

Lin Lei was taken aback, went out to look at the kitten, and replied, "Yes, I'll call him."

Lin Lei called Lin Hu. Lin Hu still had a lot of things to do, and he spoke to the kitten quickly and urgently: "Do you want uncle to help? Wait a little longer, and I will let you go."

The kitten shook his head, nodded again, took out a money bag from his pocket, and said, "I really want to ask uncle for help."

Lin Hu chuckled: "It's just helping out, it's not easy for your family, so don't be so polite."

The kitten shook his head, "Uncle won't accept it, so I'll go find someone else."

Lin Hu had no choice but to take the purse, "Okay, then I'll go with you now!"

Feeling that the purse was not light, he opened it and said hastily, "This is too much!"

After a rough look, there are almost five or six hundred Wen.

Lin Hu quickly poured out most of the copper coins, and left twenty coins in the purse, "This is too much, no, no, take your money back!"

The kitten smiled and said, "Uncle, take it. On the road, there are still many things I want to bother uncle."

Lin Lei was a little surprised that the kitten was going to southern Xinjiang. After all, the kitten had a father who was paralyzed in bed.

However, Lin Lei was very happy that the kitten was going to southern Xinjiang.

Lin Hu thought it was Tao Yinzhen's advice to him, and thought that their mother and son's journey would be difficult, so he accepted it, and said bluntly, "All right, then uncle will accept it. If there is any difficulty on the way, you must tell me."

Kitten nodded and took Lin Hu to his house.

Ren Shuixing, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, lost a lot of weight, the little cat said: "On the day of leaving, please trouble uncle, help me carry daddy into the carriage."

Lin Hu nodded, and couldn't help sighing in his heart, Ren Shuixing was nothing but a good son.

Lin Hu carried a lot of kitten's burden and left the village.

Behind him, the little cat girl and the little cat also took a lot of things to keep up.

The villagers who were on the way followed them and found that Lin Hu had delivered the things to a carriage. The villagers were stunned and asked incredulously, "Whose carriage is this? Youjiacun lent it to the kitten?"

Lin Hu didn't want to answer, he was too annoyed, so he said: "The carriage is none of your business!"

Ask Lin Hu, Lin Hu doesn't talk, ask Kitty Kitty, don't talk, ask Tao Yinzhen with a look of being dragged to the sky again, looking down on people.

The villagers scratched their heads and wanted to know. Finally, a villager asked a member of Yu Suisheng's caravan that this was the carriage that Kitten rented at his own expense!

As soon as this remark came out, everyone gasped, the little cat's family was really amazing, they were willing to spend a whole ten taels of silver to rent a carriage.

What does this mean? It means that Tao Yinzhen's savings must be more than ten taels of silver!

They were envious and jealous. If they had known that they had worked hard to build a good relationship with Youjiacun, they would have money to rent a carriage today.

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world.

After Qu Shize was dismissed from his job, he thought twice and decided to settle down in Youjia Village with his family. Firstly, it would be convenient for his two sons to study, and secondly, he could chat with a group of like-minded friends and relieve Yu Zhi.

As soon as the family arrived, they learned that Yuling Mountain was sealed off.

After finally waiting for the closure order of Yuling Mountain to be lifted, they learned the shocking news that the Southern Border was victorious, and all the refugees had to relocate immediately.

Mrs. Qu, who had finally agreed to Qu Shize to live in Youjia Village, was dumbfounded. She was afraid of her husband and wanted to move to southern Xinjiang with them.

She had been anxious for several days, but the situation that worried her still happened. Qu Shize had a serious discussion with her, wanting to keep her two sons so that she could take the imperial examination next year.

And he plans to go to southern Xinjiang with Yang Quanzi to be an ordinary teacher.

Where the sky is high and the sea is wide, it is a vast land of freedom.

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