Chapter 16 Leaving Home

For a long time, Wei Shuisheng forcibly bit the steamed bun with a smile and said vaguely, "What's the big deal? It doesn't matter in Wu or South Vietnam!" Earlier, our Wei family was still in the land of South Vietnam, but later it was occupied by the State of Wu. Speaking of which, I went home.

"That's it! Wu and South Vietnam, maybe two years later, Wu will still be occupied by Beiping! No matter it, as long as you have a mouthful of food to eat and live a stable life, no matter whether it is Wu, South Vietnam or Beiping, anywhere!" Li Erhuai chewed the steamed bread sweetly and loudly and said carelessly.

"What Brother Erhuai said is really right! Where the eldest brother is, he is home!" Li Xiaoyao hurriedly followed behind and said with a smile. Li Zongliang sighed and frowned and said sadly, "That's all the way. In the future, there is the Wolf Lake Tiger's den. You have to be careful step by step. You can't get close to other people's place. I'm afraid that you have to walk for two or three months to South Vietnam. This day is getting colder and colder day by day, alas. !"

Li Xiaoyao tilted his head and looked at Li Zongliang. After thinking about it, he said with a little hesitation, "Brother, I don't think it's so scary. The government doesn't seem to care much about this matter. This reward is only five taels of silver. One of us, one talent is two taels of silver! It's too cheap!"

"You don't count! You are the head!" Li Erhuai interrupted Li Xiaoyao's words, and Li Zonggui laughed. Li Xiaoyao turned his head and took a fierce look at Li Erhuai: "Okay, don't count me, ten taels of silver, draw it down, you are 250!"

"You miscalculated. It's two or five, not two hundred and five. How can there be so many!" Li Erhuai hurriedly corrected. Li Xiaoyao exhaled and ignored him. He only looked at Li Zongliang and continued, "Such a cheap reward is just to make a look. The government will definitely not spend more manpower for us. Along the way, as long as you are careful, it won't be a big deal."

"Xiaoyao is right. I think so. At this time, the State of Wu is fighting with South Vietnam in the south, and there will be a war with the State of Liang in the north. Who has the mind to care about small things like us? But let's be careless. We still need to be more careful along the way. If there is fate, like yesterday, we can naturally escape to Nanyue smoothly. If not That's also our life!" Wei Shuisheng vaguely said his last sentence. Li Zonggui smiled and said, "We are all rich and noble. There are still great blessings in the back. We can't escape. Who will enjoy the great blessings in the back?"

"Your son is right! We will all be rich and noble in the future! When you enjoy happiness, you are at the back!" Li Erhuai agreed with a steamed bun. Wei Shuisheng took another steamed bun from Li Erhuai's arms, bit it and said with a smile, "In this matter, there are our blessings in it. The portrait not only painted the three of us. Guizi's paintings are not the same. Isn't this God just a line for us?"

Li Zongliang was told by several people, and his mood was relaxed. While biting the steamed bread, he looked at Wei Shuisheng and discussed, "After dinner, we will rest in this forest for half a night. Tomorrow, Yin is leaving for the road. Later, let's take the path. Don't go to villages and towns, and we can't go to places where there are people. , buy food or something, let Xiaoyao and Guizi go, Xiaoyao. Li Zongliang turned his head and called Li Xiaoyao and asked, "I really can't recognize the portrait of Guizi?"

"I can't recognize it. I don't even look like it." Li Xiaoyao replied affirmatively. Li Zongliang breathed a sigh of relief. Wei Shuisheng frowned and thought about it. He looked at Li Zongliang and said, "I don't think we should leave so early tomorrow. We have to add a few thick clothes. Last night, it was so cold that in case of freezing disease, the trouble will be big. Xiaoyao is weak, not like us. , we are not familiar with the way to Nanyue, and we have to inquire about it. I think we will let Xiaoyao and Guizi go to the city tomorrow, add some clothes and food, and then inquire about the way to Nanyue. Guizi and Xiaoyao are very clever, don't you think?

Li Zongliang bit the steamed bun, thought about it carefully, and nodded slowly: "You're still thoughtful. Then let's have a good night's sleep tonight and let Xiaoyao and Guizi go to the city tomorrow. What are the officers and soldiers in front of the money in the purse? Is there anything left?"

"There is no money left. Do you two still have any money?" Wei Shuisheng frowned and turned his head to look at Guizi and Li Erhuai and asked. The two shook their heads together. Li Xiaoyao bent his eyes and smiled, and proudly reached out and patted the coat hanging on Li Erhuai's body: "There is a lot of silver here! I saved a total of six taels of silver and 80 yuan, all of which are here! When I left, Grandma Shen gave me more than three taels of silver, which was enough for us to use!"

Li Erhuai grinned and stretched out his thumb to Li Xiaoyao: "I said that the younger sister is..."

"Brother Erhuai, you eat steamed buns! Don't talk!" Li Xiaoyao stuffed the steamed bread in his hand into Li Erhuai's mouth and blocked his words back. Li Zongliang and Wei Shuisheng breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Li Zongliang raised his eyebrows, looked at Li Xiaoyao and said with a smile, "How did Xiaoyao save so much money? Six taels of silver and 80 big money! It's more than we earn!"

Li Xiaoyao raised her chin proudly: "That's it! Am I Li Xiaoyao?"

The next day, as soon as the sky turned white, Li Xiaoyao sneezed and opened her eyes in Li Zongliang's arms. This night, she hardly fell asleep. As soon as she fell asleep, she woke up from the cold. They dared not make a fire to keep warm. In such a cold autumn night, it was really freezing to death!

Li Xiaoyao ran around in the forest and warmed up. Seeing that it was almost time, Li Zonggui carried his clothes on his back, flashed out of the forest with Li Xiaoyao, merged into the crowd who got up early and rushed to the city gate.

In the gate hole, Li Xiaoyao grabbed Li Zonggui and pointed to the notice and portrait to show him. The old man who guarded the gate pushed Li Zonggui's shoulder impatiently: "Don't look, don't look at it. What's there? It's not the money you can earn, young people, settle down! Hurry up and go home after finishing your work!"

Li Xiaoyao spit out his tongue at Li Zonggui. Li Zonggui squeezed his eyes with a happy face. The two walked easily through the city gate and first found a bank. One or two pieces of silver were exchanged for the usual large money. Li Zonggui carefully loaded the money. The two decided to find an old clothing store to buy clothes first. New clothes are too expensive, and they are also eye-catching. It's better to buy old clothes.

But after taking a few steps, he found that although the county was small, it was very lively. Early in the morning, the street was crowded and almost impossible to walk. Li Xiaoyao held Li Zonggui tightly, turned his head left and right to looked at the shops on both sides, and complained, "Why are there so many people here? This county is more lively than Taiping Prefecture!"

"This son is from Taiping, right? Are you visiting relatives or passing by? Today, there are big fairs with the county, and there are only two big fairs a month. How can it not be lively! There are not so many people on weekdays. An old man with a dark face next to him carried his hand behind his back and followed the flow of people. While smiling, Li Xiaoyao was shocked and nodded repeatedly, but did not dare to answer. She was also careless. How could she say the three words of Taiping Mansion?! Li Zonggui turned around and replied politely, "When I passed by, I accompanied my brother to Taiping Mansion to visit relatives. My brother went out for the first time and saw everything fresh."

"That's because the little girl went out for the first time and loved to watch the excitement everywhere. Today, he really caught up with him. This girl was really well-born, like a young man from a big family." The old man looked at Li Xiaoyao with a smile and praised him. Li Xiaoyao laughed with him, and Li Zonggui quietly squeezed aside, as if he were squeezed by the crowd, and he was far away from the old man in a moment.

Li Xiaoyao did not dare to say more. The two of them squeezed through two streets silently and stood in a corner. Li Xiaoyao gasped anxiously, looked at more and more people around him, sighed and said in a low voice, "It's really unfortunate that you caught up with a big episode!"

"It's not unfortunate, but it's a coincidence. In this big episode, there are many more people selling old things than usual, and it's much cheaper. Didn't you say you want to buy a car on the way? I just thought about it carefully. What you said makes sense. Although the car is expensive, it's really useful. Once you come and go on your way, you don't have to carry it. You can just take the car. Second, you can buy more food and take it with you. Let's go to the carriage and have a look. Li Zonggui whispered next to Li Xiaoyao.

"Good!" Li Xiaoyao promised excitedly that there was a car, but there was much more convenience along the way. Then he went to buy a red mud stove, iron pots and copper pots and so on. Along the way, at least he ate hot tea and rice from time to time. Besides, lying in the car and sleeping on his back was at least it was more comfortable than sleeping on his eldest brother's back!

The two followed the guidance and squeezed all the way to the west city. The carriage was very lively. Li Zonggui picked up his toes to find the direction, pulled Li Xiaoyao, and squeezed into a pile of unicycles. Li Xiaoyao followed Li Zonggui and curiously looked at a single wheel in the middle, two wooden eaves protruding more than a foot wide, that is, a wooden car with a little difference in size, pulled Li Zonggui, and asked strangely, "What do you look at this?"

"Huh? Don't you want to buy a car?" Li Zonggui replied more strangely. Li Xiaoyao held his breath in his chest, pointed to the unicycle, and said for a long time, "It's not this car. I'm talking about a car that can sit and load things!"

"This car can sit on people and hold things. You're not talking about this car. What kind of car is that?" Li Zonggui opened his eyes and looked at Li Xiaoyao with a puzzled face. Li Xiaoyao breathed sullenly and turned around to look for it. At a glance, he saw a brand-new brown-covered tung oil car and quickly pointed to Li Zonggui: "That's that kind of car, that!"