NABC Chapter 462: Reconstruction of the Family on the Road to Escape
Chapter 462: Reconstruction of the Family on the Road to Escape
Gu Li glanced at the uncles and aunts in the escort agency. They were all tall and strong, dark, dirty, and smelly, and their voices were as loud as gongs.
Perhaps, the concubine Liu learned that Zhou Naian had found a group of refugees to kill the guards who had been violating her, and she was worried that she would fall into a new round of hell again.
Life is better than death.
The men in the escort agency were really scary, and she didn't want to be tortured like this any longer, so she chose to die together with them!
There is no way to know what the truth is.
The people are dead, and all the money and wealth that the corrupt officials had extorted from the people has been inherited by Gu Li and his group of victims!
Zhang Tongyi's wife, Aunt Lian, and their two sons, Zhuzi and Shuanzi. There is also Hua Qiangsheng's wife, Aunt Bai, their sons Hua Cheng, Hua Xian, and their daughter Hua Xiaoxue.
The brothers Fan Shuigen and Fan Changgen had not yet married and had no family. But Liu Tietou, when he fled, did not forget to take with him his beloved widow Zhao Meili, as well as Zhao Meili's child Xiaohua with her late husband.
Together with Gu Mancang's newly formed family of five, they now have a team of nineteen people.
After gathering the team, everyone will spend the night here.
Gu Li stared at the starry sky in a daze. "We should have brought some horses. If we keep walking like this, my legs will be broken!"
Hua Qiangsheng replied not far away: "The tragic death of County Magistrate Zhou will soon be discovered. There must be documents in his carriage that can prove his identity. If we take their horses, we will be too conspicuous and it will be easy for people to find out. Who took the gold and silver money that disappeared from the caravan? Who killed the people-------"
There is no need to say more about the rest, everyone understands.
But we can't just give up all of them.
"We set a fire before we left, which should attract people soon. Someone will take away the horses and clothes. The more people get involved, the more suspicious people there will be, and it will be harder to implicate us!"
Gu Li:-----
Hua Qiangsheng's fighting power is not as good as Gu Mancang's in the escort agency, but he can hold the position of the second-in-command of the agency thanks to his useful brain.
Gu Li agreed with this point.
Hua Cheng, the eldest son of Hua Qiangsheng, can already sit up. He is four years older than Gu Li. He looks like a little adult. He patted his chest and said, "If sister Li'er can't walk anymore, brother will carry you!"
He Yunwang, who was helping his mother cook porridge, looked over and heard a naughty girl's voice as crisp as a silver bell, "Thank you, Brother Cheng. But I already have a dedicated porter!"
"What?"
Gu Li tilted her head, "My dad saw that I couldn't walk fast, so he found a stepbrother to carry me!"
Hua Qiangsheng was so confused by the girl's outspokenness that he was unable to respond for a moment. However, Tao Chunhua smiled indifferently and said, "How could a child have any bad intentions? It's rare that Xiao Li'er still remembers Yun Wang's kindness in carrying her on his back."
Huaqiangsheng: -------
Gu Li:-----
Could it be that Tao Chunhua was also poisoned? Is she speaking human language? Isn't she the most protective of her children? And is she always on guard against herself?
Hua Qiangsheng changed the subject and talked about the division of the spoils.
Zhang Tongyi said that the gold and silver found by Gu Li belonged to the Gu family. They just needed to take the silver notes Zhou Naian had paid them before.
But Hua Qiangsheng disagreed.
He took out the five hundred taels of silver given by Zhou Naian, put it together with the bag that Gu Li had spread out, and asked Zhang Tongyi to redistribute it.
Gu Li couldn't help but admire Hua Qiangsheng even more. This was because everyone was involved in the two events before and after, and no one was allowed to say anything.
Although the amount of silver that the Gu family received in the end was almost the same, the meaning was different.
Hua Qiangsheng decided to give the remaining hairpins and pearl necklaces to Zhang Tongyi and Gu Mancang, who had contributed more.
There were three people from both families!
Gu Li is also one of them.
Gu Li happily picked up two strings of round pearl necklaces, happy that her achievements were not ignored just because she was young and a girl.
“Oh, there are so many good things. County Magistrate Zhou usually extorts a lot of money from the people. Fortunately, they are all used for the people in the end.” As he said this, he put the necklace around his neck.
Such a big pearl, and in such good condition, could be sold for more than 500 taels. These ignorant and rough men.
Gu Li stuffed the pearl necklace into her collar and patted it.
Hehe, grind it into powder and apply it on the face, it will definitely help save her rough and flaky face!
Gu Li's serious and nonsensical manner made everyone laugh, diluting the fatigue of a tortuous day.
"Yes, Xiao Li'er is right, that damn county magistrate deserved his death!"
"Liu Tietou, keep your voice down!"
"Hahaha!"
"Xiao Li'er, the porridge is ready. I'll serve it out for you!"
"Hey, here I come!" Gu Li stood up, leaving the smelly men sitting around her, and ran towards her bowl.
Neither Gu Li nor Gu Mancang can cook, so Tao Chunhua has been responsible for the family's meals throughout the journey.
Gu Li kept the three people from the He family, not only because she was attracted by the fact that Tao Chunhua was liked by Gu Mancang, but also because she could cook. Even if there were only two grains of rice, she could cook a pot of porridge for you.
Having a father and a mother, and fireworks, that’s home!
Gu Li not only wants to give herself a home, she also wants to give her father a home!
The rest of the journey went smoothly for them.
Gu Li is almost becoming everyone's favorite. Whenever she shows signs of being unable to walk, the two sons of the Hua family will compete to carry her on their backs.
Gu Li was afraid that they would fight over her and that she would be branded as a femme fatale, so she reluctantly discussed with the two brothers and let them take turns carrying her.
Try to make sure that rain and dew are evenly distributed, without bias!
Being too popular is troublesome.
Until they stepped into Wufeng's territory, Gu Li never let He Yunwang carry her on his back again, and the two of them even spoke very rarely.
A long queue formed outside Wufeng City. Those with registered household registration lined up in one row, those without registered household registration lined up in another row, and those without registered household registration but with more than ten people as guarantors lined up in another row.
The people in the escort agency often need to go out, so they always carry their household registration cards with them. The team they lined up also moves the fastest.
But there were so many refugees that it would take some time to get to the front.
Gu Li was not in the team. She pulled Hua Cheng all the way to the front and took a long time to return to Gu Mancang.
He Yunwang looked coldly at the little hand held by Hua Cheng, then glanced away indifferently.
They are all brothers, how can you be so partial to one over the other!
What a bad girl who treats people differently!
"Dad, I just asked around, and those with household registration certificates will also be assigned to the countryside outside the city. The difference probably lies in the quality of the assigned place. It may not be easy to stay in Wufeng City." Gu Li pinched her sleeve pocket.
Hua Qiangsheng had been paying attention to the clever little girl. Hearing this, he asked, "What else did you find out?"
Gu Mancang simply held his daughter in his arms, and several men immediately surrounded the father and daughter.
Gu Li:-----
The stench from the surrounding hair made her eyes hurt again.
Hua Cheng was instantly squeezed out of the encirclement: -----
He went there too, why didn't anyone ask him?
However, he couldn't answer anything even if he was asked. He didn't have the thick skin of sister Li'er, who was chased out of the tent by the guards several times, but she still went in and eavesdropped.