After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Chapter 15 Family Reunion
They had low status, no land of their own, no imperial examinations, and the heaviest taxes and corvees. Even if they survived to Qianzhou, they could only engage in some odd skills and other trades, such as carpenters, stonemasons, etc.

Qianzhou is far away, and the Zhou Dynasty has not been very peaceful in the past two years. Bandits are everywhere. It is not yet said whether the whole family can arrive in full, not to mention that the Xu family has been accustomed to having food for more than ten years. When the day comes to open their mouths, letting them live it all over again is more uncomfortable than killing them.

The most despairing thing is that those with lower status cannot take the imperial examination within three generations, which means that the Xu family will not have the chance to return to the court for at least several decades.

After three generations, the Xu family has long been accustomed to farming. Even if their descendants want to study and succeed, they may not be able to support them in such poor mountains and rivers as Qianzhou.

The road to Qingyun was almost completely cut off.It is foreseeable that the entire Xu family will decline from then on, and will never be able to recover.

This is the real blunt knife cutting flesh.

Grandma looked around and saw everyone's expressions as if they were mourning for their heirs. She said loudly: "What are you afraid of? When your father fled from the north, he didn't have any belongings. He walked thousands of miles begging for food, and encountered mountains and rivers. Draught water, haven't you earned so much wealth for your father? As long as our Xu family is still alive, it is no better than anything else? Besides, I have enjoyed the old lady for decades, and this life is enough. Even if I die underground, I can still follow you. Your father shows off. The same goes for you. You were supposed to be farming all your life. The smoke came out of the ancestral graves, allowing you to live like a wife and young lady for so many years. Now that the good days are over, we will be down-to-earth from now on. Yes, as the old saying goes...keep whatever you want, don’t be afraid of anything—"

Xu Lezhi added: "Grandma, that's because the green hills are still there, so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood!"

"That's pretty much what it means." Grandma waved her hand nonchalantly, "We are at least better than your grandfather back then. With such a big family and the things the Zheng family sent us, I don't believe we won't survive in Qianzhou!"

Miao also hurriedly responded: "Mom is right, what our father can do, we younger generations can also do."

The second aunt was able to smile a little and said, "Mom is right."

The eldest aunt remained silent, thinking that being a wife and working in the fields were two different things. The second wife had been pampered since she was a child, the third wife was also delicate, and the fourth wife was a dull gourd. The whole family had learned this carefully. I'm afraid their Dafang family is the only one living there.

Even if they make it to Qianzhou alive by then, I'm afraid it will still be their eldest family who devotes a lot of effort to clearing up wasteland and farming. Who allows their eldest family to have more sons?

Huang Cui'e secretly thought that when she arrived in Qianzhou, the first thing she would do was to separate her family!

We can't let them raise such a big family in their big house.

The large family walked slowly to the outskirts of the city. At the gate of the city, the yamen officials had to go through the reconciliation and handover procedures. At the same time, they were also waiting for the men of the Xu family to gather and set off together.

Along the way, everyone watched the prosperity of Bianjing City, and the Xu family had mixed emotions.The so-called hometown is hard to leave, not to mention that the Xu family is gone forever. The bait cakes in the west of the city, the juggling troupe under the Dayan Bridge, the chestnut cakes in the south of the city, and the shouts with the Bianjing accent seem to be gradually fading away. .

I will never see such beautiful scenery again in my life.

The long procession passed through Bianjing City, and the faces of the men, women, old and young in the procession were full of the reluctance to leave their homeland and the uneasiness about the road ahead.

Finally, the team stopped at the outskirts of Nancheng City.

Several escorts came to the team. They were uniformed in dark official uniforms and carried swords at their waists. They were pulling a mule cart with luggage piled on top. As soon as they came up, they handed over the paperwork to Gao Yamen and others in a skillful manner.

The group of people waited here for the people in the other cell to meet up.

Xu Zhenying roughly counted, there were thirty or forty people in their cell, and including the uncle and the others, there were at least seven or eighty people on the way to exile this time.

But it seems that there are only about ten people in Jiechai.

Grandma kept looking in the direction of the city gate and said uneasily: "Why haven't they come here yet? Could it be that they don't want to set off with us?" The eldest aunt was particularly worried about whether the Zheng family's supplies would arrive on time, and kept worrying. He squeezed in front of Xu Zhenying and asked again and again, "Sixth girl, is there anyone from the Zheng family?"

Miao was also a little upset after the question, and said to Huang Cui'e: "Sister-in-law, it's useless for you to ask. If the Zheng family wants to break off the engagement, they will definitely come. Just wait a little longer, don't be anxious."

Huang Cui'e hummed a few words, but couldn't help but worry, "If the Zheng family doesn't come, we will be really doomed. Seeing that none of you are panicking, you must have private money hidden in your hands. Third brother and sister, we have always come here It’s better, if you have money, don’t hide it…”

Miao couldn't resist Huang Cui'e, so she had to say: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely spend it if I have money."

Huang Cui'e was satisfied, winked secretly, and said fiercely: "I believe you, you are an honest person. I see that the second room and the others are like that, and there is a high probability that they still have money. If no one from the Zheng family comes, I will definitely find a way. Let them spit out all their money! Our families have been implicated by the second brother, and we must not let them have an easy time——"

Mrs. Miao didn't dare to answer the question and just laughed twice.

"Coming, coming -" someone in the team shouted, someone from the Xu family or the Fang family didn't know.

Xu Zhenying looked up and saw the government officials and people slowly walking over.

It's just that they are not treated as well as the female relatives. All of them have disheveled hair, messy clothes full of oil, their faces are dirty, and most of them look numb.Apparently he suffered a lot in prison.

A group of people marched in a straight line with their hands tied, and were shouted at from time to time. At first glance, they looked worse than beggars.

Some people in the crowd were already coaxing them forward.

The yamen servant put a wooden stick across the middle and shouted impatiently: "Why are you making such a fuss! Back off!"

Only then did everyone take two steps back.

The officials untied the ropes and said to everyone: "Hurry up, we will all have to wear shackles when we get on the road. Don't run around, otherwise you will be beaten to death with sticks."

"Second child!" Grandma called from a distance, and hurriedly rushed towards him. She couldn't help but burst into tears. "Why are you like this? Were you beaten? My son——"

This was her favorite son and the one she had the highest hopes for. Ever since he was a child, he had never done any work at home.

It would be false to say that there is no preference.

How could parents not like the most promising one?

"Mother." Xu Deyuan also had red eyes, "Your son is unfilial and has made you suffer."

Everyone in the second room immediately surrounded him.

Several concubines also rushed forward, and the concubines and concubines surrounded them. The whole family hugged each other and cried again.

Xu Deyuan comforted him impatiently for a while, and then he looked up and saw Lian Qiuzhi standing behind the crowd with three girls. He did not come forward, and there was no look of intimacy on his face.

(End of this chapter)