Chapter 16 Escape
Perhaps because it is hard to leave their hometown, or perhaps in order not to hinder future generations, the elders in Taoyuan Village, led by the old patriarch of the Yu family, are determined not to leave.

The old patriarch's son Yu Cheng was going crazy. No matter how much he tried to persuade the man, he wouldn't listen. He wanted to just knock the man unconscious and take him away.

The village was in a mess. The village chief sat at the entrance of the village, smoking his pipe with his eyebrows twisted into knots.

He had no idea where to go after leaving.

But soon, he saw the ox cart of Yu Laoer's family, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Yes, just follow the Yu family. Chaosheng and his wife are capable, so it’s definitely right to follow them!

Yu Laoer's ox cart was pulling Xiao Wang's parents, and there were two other ox carts following behind, which were the families of Wang Youcai and Wang Yougen. The two ox carts were packed to the brim, and people had to squeeze together.

Being able to pack up and come here in such a short time shows that a lot of preparations were made in advance.

Yu Laoer greeted the village chief and drove the ox cart quickly to his home.

Not long after the three ox carts passed by, the Pan family followed closely.

Zhang Xiaoye's family wanted to follow the village chief, so Pan Dajin could only take out two taels of silver from his pocket as a final gift to Zhang Xiaoye.

Both Wangjia Village and Panjiaao have been notified, and the village heads and clan leaders on both sides have their own arrangements, but the Wang family and the Pan family are determined to come and be with the Yu family.

Pan Yingying's carriage was driven by Pan Dajin, with Old Man Pan and Zhao sitting on it. The younger ones all carried their bows and arrows on their backs and had hatchets on their waists. They were fully prepared.

When the two families met, there was no time to say anything. They quickly helped stuff the bag that Pan Yingying had packed into the carriage.

Yu Chaosheng came out holding five big swords and gave one to each of his three uncles. Seeing his nephews looking at him eagerly, he finally hardened his heart and took out another sword and gave it to Pan Li.

Pan Li is 14 years old, and a young boy is always better than old man Pan.

The four nephews who didn't get the sword were all disappointed, but they didn't dare to say much. They knew that if they made a fuss, they would definitely be beaten, so they wisely kept their mouths shut.

When they were about to go to the old house, Yu Laoer came over in a ox cart to meet them, followed by the Wang family.

Pan Dajin took his wife and children to Pan Yingying's newly bought ox cart and replaced Yu Chaosheng.

Yu Chaosheng secretly glanced at the gold pocket watch hanging around his neck. It was now 3:40 in the morning.

"Let's go!" He cracked the whip, and the carriage rumbled forward, never looking back.

As soon as they left, they were followed by many villagers. Those with richer families drove ox carts, while those with less wealth pushed carts, but all of them were filled with their belongings.

Thanks to Yu Chaosheng and Yu Laoer's intentional or unintentional reminders some time ago, every household has stockpiled some supplies so that they will not be short of money when they leave.

There were more than 20 households following the Yu family. The others either went to the surrounding villages or did not go together for various reasons.

But Yu Chaosheng and Pan Yingying didn't care at all. They were not saviors at all. They had already done the most they could by helping the villagers earn some money to buy some food. After all, their original plan was only to bring the Pan family and Yu Laoer's family.

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They walked all the way to noon the next day. Yu Chaosheng, a rich second-generation who used to hang out in the wild, chose a stream to stop and rest based on his experience.

"Let the cows eat some grass and drink some water. There is no time to cook. Let them eat some dry food to fill their stomachs. We will set off in an hour."

After Yu Chaosheng finished explaining, he took Pan Yingying upstream.

"Let's look around to see if there's anything we can sell to the mall, and get some water and put it in the space later." He and Pan Yingying discussed going to the northwest.

There is a "no man's land" over there, called Yaocheng. Due to the poor climate and geographical environment, the imperial court usually exiled criminals there.

It is also the safest place in the entire Dayu Dynasty.

It was extremely poor and couldn't even grow any food. The land was not suitable for human survival at all. The rebels could never get there no matter how hard they tried.

The most important thing is that Pan Yingying has a golden finger. As long as the place is safe, they will never starve to death.

However, to get to Yaocheng, they have to pass through the north, where there is a drought. They must be fully prepared and store as much water as possible.

To be on the safe side, the two walked up for a distance, and only after they were completely away from the crowd did they take out buckets from the space and began to fill them with water.

After filling up a few plastic buckets, they saw that the time was almost up, so they ate bread and drank milk while wandering through the woods.

[Ding! Wild Panax notoginseng was found, worth 110 taels per pound! ]

[Ding! Wild Magnolia officinalis was discovered...]

[Ding! Wild Solanum nigrum was found...]

Pan Yingying was exhausted and sweating, but fortunately she had a good harvest. Seeing that the time was almost up, the two of them each carried a bag of wild vegetables back to the stream.

By now everyone had almost finished their rest. When Yu Lao Er saw them coming back, he said hello to Xiao Wang and took them aside.

"Mom left some things behind..." Yu Laoer's eyes turned red before he could finish his words.

He sniffed, took out a half-worn handkerchief from his bosom and opened it. Inside were two gold hairpins, two silver bracelets, and a few pieces of silver.

"At the beginning, Boss Yu and Mrs. Fang wanted to abandon mother, so mother took these from Mrs. Fang's bag during the chaos, intending to send them back to us. Unfortunately..." At this point, Second Yu raised his sleeves to wipe his eyes, his expression also turned angry, "If I meet Boss Yu and that bitch Mrs. Fang, I will not forgive them!"

Pan Yingying opened her mouth and looked at Yu Chaosheng.

Some things just don't make sense.

"Mom said that we brothers should each take half of these things." Yu Laoer divided the silver into two parts and asked Pan Yingying to choose first. "Third wife, take a look and choose what you like."

Pan Yingying lowered her eyes and saw two golden hairpins, one thick and one thin. The thick one was in the shape of a peony flower, while the thin one had no decoration except for a small ruby ​​on the top. She picked up the thin one casually.

The two gold bracelets were a pair, but she didn't plan to take them. "Don't use the bracelets. Give them to Chun'er and Qiu'er."

Yu Lao Er glared at him, "How can that be possible? They are two little girls, why would they need this?"

Pan Yingying smiled and said, "There's no need for them. Let my second sister-in-law save some for them as dowry."

Yu Lao Er wanted to refuse, but Yu Chaosheng pretended to be impatient and said, "Alright, alright, stop wasting time. It's just a gold bracelet. I will earn more for our Yingying in the future. I will give her ten bracelets."

Yu Lao Er: ...

Pan Yingying: ...Thank you?

As soon as Yu Laoer returned to the team, Pan Yingying stretched out her hand to Yu Chaosheng, "Come on, hang it up for me."

Yu Chaosheng pushed her away with his butt and ran away, "You believe my boast!"

(End of this chapter)