roccoschili Chapter 150 A Different South
Chapter 150 A Different South
Su He explained one by one, "Our three villages are now collectively called Tianyuan Village. We found some silver in the valley. 50 taels of silver is given to you by the village to thank you for your contribution to everyone. The other 50 taels are added by me, making it 100 taels, just enough to give you a silver note. The other two are the indentures between you and Liu Niang. Keep them and burn them later. From now on, you are free."
Su He looked up at Liu Bai and extended an invitation enthusiastically, "If you don't have any plans for the time being, come with us. We all get along very well. We all welcome you and Liu Niang to join Tianyuan Village."
Liu Bai looked at the two indentures with complicated eyes.
"You can tell Liu Niang later that you should eat your meat buns and have a rest."
Su He rubbed his neck and went back to his room. Short people really shouldn't be friends with tall people, as it's too bad for the body.
"Sister, where's Xiaobai? I wanted to share some of my candy with him."
Miaomiao also missed Xiaobai, who was her number one younger brother and the best one.
"Xiaobai will be back soon. You can give it to him later."
Su He looked at Liu Niang with red eyes, "Liu Niang, Xiaobai is waiting for you in the stable."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Liu Niang was a little surprised, she wiped her eyes and left.
Chen Wen gossiped with Mu Tou out of curiosity.
"That man just now was so tall, is he from your village too?"
"Yes, he is Lady Liu's son. Brother Liu is very skilled."
Chen Wen's eyes lit up, "How good is it? Can he teach me?"
"You need to ask Brother Liu about this."
Mu Tou was a little hesitant. Liu Bai was usually very cold and he also knew that his sister had sold her indentureship. He couldn't make any promises now.
Half an hour later, Liu Niang and her son came back.
"Thank you, miss."
Su He looked at Liu Niang's red eyes and said, "Please don't call me Miss. Liu Niang, just call me Lotus like everyone else. What are your plans for the future?"
Liu Niang smiled slightly and said, "We will follow everyone. Xiaobai and I will also be residents of Tianyuan Village in the future."
"That's great. We don't want you to leave."
This is the result Suho hoped for.
"Xiaobai, can you teach us some Kung Fu?"
Miaomiao stood on the kang and invited Liu Bai. She was afraid that Liu Bai would refuse, so she covered her mouth with her hand and whispered to Liu Bai,
"Actually, it's mainly because Master Wen wants to learn."
"He wanted to go to the border to serve as a soldier, but unfortunately he was not old enough."
Liu Bai turned his head to look at Mu Tou and others who were looking expectant. Liu Niang had already told him what happened in Tianyuan Village during his absence. "We have to wait until we get to Yunhe. Now everyone is on the road, and time is very tight."
Chen Wen was a little disappointed. When he arrived in Yunhe, his mother would not allow him to study.
"Master, what's wrong with you? Xiaobai has promised, and he will definitely not regret it."
"My mother probably won't let me learn it."
Mu Tou and the others looked at each other, then turned their gaze to Su He.
"Master, you can talk to your uncle first. When I go to visit the old lady, I will speak for you."
Chen Wen thought about it carefully and realized that his uncle would definitely be happy to know that he was making progress and would not stop him like his grandmother did.
"Lotus, don't forget to go find my grandma."
Chen Wen was very happy when he figured it out, and the first thing he did when he returned was to go to his grandmother's house.
"Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised. When we find a place to live in Guangyuan, we can visit each other often if the young master doesn't mind."
Su He was very patient with this simple and kind young master. He had been getting along well with Mu Tou Tie Tou these past few days. More friends mean more paths to take. Chen Wen was a candidate worth considering.
Su He could say this because she saw that Chen Wen did not look down on them as peasants. If it was a rich lady like Zhao Xiuyao, Su He would stay away from her.
The night passed peacefully and tranquilly.
Zhao Qingli has been on the ship for a month. Apart from the necessary supplies, he has been heading towards Su'an without stopping.
Businessmen are sometimes better informed than officials. He knew about the announcement on resettlement of disaster victims earlier than Su He and others.
The days on the boat were boring. He somehow thought of Su He. Such a smart and alert woman must be living a good life.
Chen Wen here didn't know that his uncle was here. He was discussing martial arts with Liu Bai.
It was called a discussion, but in fact it was just Liu Bai's one-sided output, and the little kids in the carriage sat there and listened obediently.
"If Master Wen wants to pursue a career as a military officer, it will be difficult. After all, you are already 13 years old. People who practice martial arts have to start learning at the age of three or four, just like those who take the imperial examinations."
Liu Bai saw that Chen Wen was a little discouraged, and thought of the small farm that Liu Niang mentioned to her that Su He wanted.
"but."
Chen Wen raised his head quickly, his eyes full of anticipation.
"But I can teach you some simple boxing and kicking skills. If you spend some time practicing it every day, even if you don't join the army in the future, you won't lose in a fight with ordinary people."
"Really!"
"Well, specifically once we're settled, you can come see me if you want."
Chen Wen nodded vigorously. The Chen family was not a small family in Guangyuan, so it was not difficult to find a martial arts master. However, Chen Wen's entire family followed the path of literature, and his parents did not support him, so he had no chance to realize his dream.
This time, Chen Wen was very happy to meet someone who was willing to teach. He pulled Liu Bai aside in the carriage to ask about the moves. Liu Bai was not stingy and acted as a teacher in the carriage. He only gave a simple introduction of the moves, but everyone listened with gusto. It seemed that they all had a dream of becoming a martial arts master.
The atmosphere in Tianyuan Village was very cheerful for the next two days. Most people thought that Su'an was the end. After a month of travel, the destination was almost over. In addition, the New Year was also approaching, so everyone was in high spirits.
Several village chiefs were all worried, they knew the time to make a decision had come.
Su He's good mood lasted until dinner time.
Today's dinner was porridge with pickles. Su He also bought 20 kilograms of meat and asked the cooking aunt to chop it into meat paste and mix it into the porridge. This little bit of meat dropped into the porridge of people could not cause any splash, but everyone was very happy to eat it. They used to eat wild vegetable porridge, but now they are enjoying it. What's more, this was all deducted from the reserve fund, and everyone ate it for free, so no one would complain.
Chen Wen's dinner was subsidized by Su He, which consisted of mutton noodles and white flour steamed buns.
The other three Mu Tou also had the same dinner, all of which was paid for by Su He.
"The south is really different. My friend just told me that the water level in the well has suddenly risen. It gushed out this morning. Oh my God, we really came to the right place. We won't have to worry about water anymore."
Juhua's mother was also sitting there drinking porridge with everyone, chatting while drinking. Her original intention was to flatter Su He and praise her for taking them to the right place.
But Su He became nervous after hearing this and ran out without finishing his porridge.
Liu Bai saw Su He coming out right after him. Everyone in the room was puzzled. Mother Juhua was even more nervous. "Juhua, did I say anything wrong? Hehua seems angry."
Chrysanthemum shook her head. Lotus couldn't possibly be angry about this.
"Hehua must have thought of something important. Mom, don't worry. Drink your porridge and go to bed early."
Mother Juhua breathed a sigh of relief, but didn't say anything else.
Su He ran to the hall to find the waiter, "Waiter, is the well water in your inn flowing out today?"
The waiter had just had some free time, and when he heard the customer's question, he gave a passionate description.
"Yes, sir, have you heard about it too? I told you that the well water was so turbid yesterday that we couldn't use it. We wanted to find a master to take a look, but today the well water gushed out. I've been here for five years and this is the only time I've seen it."
Su He's expression became worse and worse. "Have the livestock in your backyard behaved abnormally in the past two days, such as being frightened or overly excited?"
The waiter was stunned by this question. "Who told you this? I only told the shopkeeper that the mule in the inn was barking all morning and kept making noise until sunset. It has just quieted down a bit."
The waiter felt tired after saying this. Their boss was the most stingy. The waiter didn't even know to hire two more people. He actually treated him like five people. He couldn't gain weight even if he wanted to.
If the shopkeeper wasn't his uncle, he would have left long ago.
Su He closed her eyes and sighed. She knew it wouldn't be that easy.