Farm widows have space, pick up a treasure on the way to escape

Chapter 648
Soon the New Year's Eve day arrived, and in the morning Old Man Lu took his three sons, a group of grandsons and other clan members to the ancestral hall to worship.

The female relatives at home are preparing the food for the New Year today by themselves, and the little maids are also preparing their own New Year ingredients. Everyone is busy with their own affairs.

A few pigs were killed a few days ago. The tribesmen who fled with them and the people who had been rescued from the bandit dens all gave some as gifts. There were also people who usually performed well in the workshops and fields. They also gave a lot. So, Not much was left, but early in the morning, the Lu family brothers still carried pig heads and some tribute fruits to honor their ancestors.

After arriving, we started to sweep first, and then started the worship ceremony. The men were there while the sweep was taking place, and when the worship actually started, the female relatives came.

The worship ceremony was not very grand, but everyone worshiped sincerely. After it was over, Old Man Lu said: "Now that we have settled in Jingzhou, we cannot leave our ancestors in Changzhou, so I decided to finish the ceremony." I’ll take someone with me to Huichangzhou every year to move the tombs of our ancestors here. What do you think?”

This is a very large family, and moving the tomb is also a big project. The remaining people alone are not enough, and some additional people must be hired to help.

Of course, this is just Old Man Lu’s idea. We still have to listen to everyone’s opinions on whether we should move or not.

"Uncle, this is all as it should be. Just make your decision and we will all listen to you!"

Xiaozhuzi's father, Lu Daping, agreed, and others thought so too. Although they didn't say it openly, everyone already regarded Old Man Li as the new clan leader, so naturally he would do whatever he said.

Besides, they are living a good life now, so there is no reason for their ancestors to suffer in Changzhou. There are also those tribesmen who have become extinct and have no one to worship them. As long as they are still alive, they cannot be left alone.

Old Man Lu looked at everyone's reactions and nodded with satisfaction. Fortunately, the people who followed him along the way were all kind-hearted people. There were not many top-notch people in Changzhou before, but they all disappeared on the way to escape. Although it is a pity, But now it's easy to get along with the remaining people. They help each other and there is no conflict.

"Then the matter is settled. You go back and discuss it. Just send one representative from each family. We will hire others to help. Our family will pay for it."

They are all kind-hearted people who are easy to get along with. The Lu family has a good life and they don't care about such a small amount of money. It is okay to suffer appropriate losses. After all, not all members of the clan can afford so much money.

Everyone was so moved that they thanked him profusely, but they didn't want to take advantage of it in vain. After a brief discussion, they decided that each family would contribute five taels of silver. If there was no other way around the rest, they would have to trouble the Lu family.

They are all helping the Lu family, and they have saved some money in the past two years. These five taels of silver used to be the expenses of their family for a whole year. Now they earn more, but their pursuits are also more, a lot Everyone is preparing to build a new house, and those with children also want to send their children to school. After all this trouble, it is really difficult to come up with five taels of silver.

Old Man Lu nodded and did not refuse.

After the worship was over, everyone went home with their tributes.

During lunch, Old Man Lu said: "It's just me and the eldest son in my family. The second son has to take care of his wife. The third son has an official position and can't leave. So we can only ask the eldest son to take a few days off."

Boss Lu has no objection. As the eldest son, he should.

He nodded and said, "Dad, I can just go back. It's such a long journey. You're old, so you better not go back and forth."

"No, I have to go back. Your mother and I are the oldest here. I have to go back as a representative. If nothing else, this will be the last time in my life."

At this point, Old Man Lu sighed.Although there are many good things here in Jingzhou, Changzhou is also the place where they have lived and thrived for generations. This time I went back firstly to move the graves, and secondly to remember my hometown. He is getting old and no longer I like to run around like I did when I was young. I just want to enjoy the happiness around my children and follow the old woman to raise flowers and play birds.

As for their hometown, even the graves of their ancestors will be moved here, so naturally there will be nothing to miss, and this will become their hometown.

When everyone heard these words, they suddenly stopped talking. An inexplicable sadness lingered in their hearts. The hardship and despair during the escape seemed to be still vivid in their minds.

Seeing everyone like this, Lu Baichuan took the initiative to change the subject and said: "The journey is long and we might encounter danger. I will send a few people to follow you and escort you to safety."

In fact, he wanted to go back in person. He was the person who had been away from home for the longest time. He should do his part at this time, but there was still a wait for him to take office in the capital, so he couldn't shirk it.

"Okay, after the New Year arrangements are made, it will take about a month at best to go there. Finding a few more people will really put your mind at ease."

Old Man Lu nodded, took a sip of wine, and stopped thinking about the sad things in the past.

He Jiuniang said: "Since we are moving the tomb, we must send a few more carriages there. The carriages will be empty when we go there. We can bring some of the things here to sell. It's not to make money. We can sell them at the cost price." It would also be good to sell it and do something for the people of Changzhou."

Changzhou suffered this catastrophe and must have fallen far behind other places. Although the court had tried to find ways to change it, it would not be possible so quickly.

She is not a Holy Mother, so she can't deliver everything out, but if she doesn't make money, she can bring some supplies to those people at the cost price. Anyway, the carriages are empty, so they don't use them in vain.

"This is a good idea. It is appropriate to do good things within your ability."

Sun agreed very much, and others had no objections.

Mrs. Yu said: "We have some defective coarse cloth clothes in our workshop. Let's just leave them and give them to those in poor conditions."

Even though their lives are better now, when they were in Changzhou, they were reluctant to buy a piece of fabric to make clothes all year round. There are many such families now, especially in Changzhou, which has just experienced a disaster.

Not all refugees settle down wherever they go. Some people flee for a while and find it harder to live outside. When it rains for the first time, they go back to their hometowns, especially those with family backgrounds. , before the real disaster struck, they fled with their families to other places, waiting for the disaster to pass before going back.

Those who fled were protected by servants, so most people didn't dare to rob them, and because they left early, the chance of encountering bandits was much smaller, so they were able to go back safely.

But the poor are different. They can only carry it with their lives. If they can bear it, they will live. If they cannot bear it, they will die.

In natural and man-made disasters, it is the poor who suffer at all times.

(End of this chapter)