NCCnovel Chapter 258: The 23 Yun Clan Families Share Happiness and Hardships
Chapter 258: The 23 Yun Clan Families Share Happiness and Hardships
The heads of the 23 households with the surname Yun in Yunjia Village, the Cheng family, the Zhao hunters, the two brothers Wu Da and Wu Er, a total of 27 households, as well as the village chiefs of each village, came to the lobby of the post station with solemn expressions.
Seeing this, Cheng Zhiyuan immediately ordered the postmaster to prepare seats for everyone. There were not enough chairs in the lobby of the post station, so the postmaster quickly moved chairs from the guest rooms and placed them in the lobby of the post station to ensure that everyone who came could have a seat.
Yun Hai quietly looked at the village heads and the heads of each household in the Yun family. He cleared his throat slightly and spoke first: "In about ten miles, we will reach Limu County. After passing Limu County, we will reach the fork in the road between the capital and Qinghezhou. I specially called everyone here because I have something important to tell you..."
Then, Yunhai described in detail the current situation facing Yunjia Village.
“So, starting from tomorrow, all villages should stop traveling with Yunjia Village.
Everyone knows that the current situation in Yunjia Village is rather special. If we continue to move forward together, it will inevitably bring unnecessary trouble to everyone.
We don’t want to cause other villages to get into trouble because of our own problems. We hope everyone can understand our difficulties and stay well.”
After Yunhai finished speaking, the entire hall fell into silence, and everyone was silently thinking about what he had said.
"All the village heads can go back now. For the sake of everyone's safety, I hope the village heads will tell the villagers not to spread what I just said, otherwise it will be disadvantageous to everyone. Go back and prepare, and go on your own tomorrow!"
The village chiefs left, and the heads of each family in Yunjia Village stayed.
Yun Hai looked at everyone present and said, "The heads of our Yunjia Village are all here, and you need to think carefully about it and discuss it with your family when you go back.
If you do not wish to follow us to settle in the suburbs of Beijing, Village Chief Yun will give you a travel permit and household registration certificate.
In addition, Mr. Cheng will negotiate with local officials and ensure that anyone with Yunjia Village household registration arrives in Qinghe Prefecture and the local government will properly accommodate them and arrange for them to settle in a suitable village.
Your Highness the Crown Prince has lived in Yunjia Village for ten years and is considered a member of Yunjia Village, so Your Highness will give each household in Yunjia Village 100 taels of silver as resettlement allowance. Whether you go to the capital or the south, you will be settled later.
You guys go back and discuss it first. If you are going to the south, come to the village chief to get your household registration certificate and travel permit."
"Haizi, listen carefully! There are twenty-three households in the Yun family. There is no need to discuss anything anymore. There are no cowards in the Yun family. The twenty-three households of the Yun family share the joys and sorrows together." The weathered face of the head of the Yun family was full of determination at this moment. He was carefully supported by his grandson and walked slowly towards his home. Every step seemed to be carried out with an unshakable determination.
Yun Dashun followed closely behind him, his eyes flashing with a fiery light, "Haizi, what your fifth uncle said is exactly what I want to say. No matter what lies ahead, whether it is wealth and glory or mountains of swords and seas of fire, we must face it together."
"Brother Hai, we all listen to the clan leader. We will be wherever Yunjia Village is!"
"Uncle Hai, we in the Yun Village are one body. We all have the same ancestor. We live and die together."
The heads of the 23 Yun Clan families all expressed their attitudes. They would not leave on their own and would stand together with the Yun Clan Village.
"I don't care about anything else. Wherever Yunjia Village is, my Zhao family will be there too! My Zhao family will not be separated from Yunjia Village." Hunter Zhao was anxious and said worriedly, afraid that Yunjia Village would not take him with them.
Wu Da and Wu Er saw that everyone in Yunjia Village was focusing their eyes on them. Wu Da frowned slightly, and a hint of barely perceptible panic flashed across his eyes, but he quickly calmed himself down, remained silent, and then calmly gave Wu Er beside him a subtle look.
Wu Er saw the look Wu Da was giving him and said, "Let's go back and discuss it with our family. My brother and I will go back first." They put the 100 taels of silver that Yun Duo had just given them into their arms and left in a hurry.
Everyone understood that they took the money because they didn't want to be implicated by them, but it was also good this way. The Yun family didn't want people like the Wu family to stay.
The two brothers Wu Da and Wu Er returned to their temporary resting place. People from both families gathered around them and asked, "Why did old man Yun ask everyone to go over for a meeting?" Wu Da's wife asked anxiously.
Wu Da told the truth, including the 100 taels of silver given as resettlement allowance.
"The old man has so much money that it's enough for us to build a house and buy a few acres of good land when we go to Qinghezhou. We won't go to the capital with them to die. You all remember this? Our surname Wu has nothing to do with Yunjia Village, okay?" said Mrs. Wu to Wu Sanzhu and his wife.
Sanzhu's wife said happily, "I know, mother."
She wants to support her mother-in-law. Now that Dazhu's family is gone, everything in the house will belong to them from now on.
Old Mrs. Wu also said excitedly: "Master, let's go to Qinghe Prefecture with my eldest brother's family! With the money, we don't have to worry anymore. It's enough to buy land and build a house. When we have money, we can also let Sizhu go to school."
Erzhu's wife looked at Erzhu's leg, which had not yet recovered, and said to Wu Er and his wife: "Mom and Dad, Erzhu's leg is not fully healed yet. The carriage was lent to us by the Yun family. If we don't live with Yunjia Village anymore, what should we do with the carriage returned to Yun's Erzhu?"
Old Lady Wu Er stared at Er Zhu's legs, which had not yet fully recovered, with a look of worry on her face. A hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes. She frowned slightly and muttered to herself:
"What should we do? Erzhu's leg injury won't heal for a while. We can't just foolishly jump into the fire pit with the Yunjia Village. Those people are all from the mud. What skills can they have?
Even if that little girl of his is smart and capable, how can she compare to the high and mighty imperial concubine? I think they are courting their own death, and we can't let them suffer with us.
Maybe they will all be dealt with before they reach Kyoto, so we should take this opportunity to leave quickly, at least we have to leave a way out for ourselves. Sister-in-law is right, we can't say we are from Yunjia Village in the future, anyway, our surname is not Yun. "
As she spoke, she sighed softly unconsciously, her eyes revealing a hint of shrewdness and calculation.