Chapter 4, just because I took one more look in the crowd

  After finishing the cooking at home, Mrs. Yan took her granddaughter, three grandsons, and two old servants on the road to Linyi County where she took office.

  The old lady Yan has a relatively high seniority in the clan, and in recent years, the Yan family has been helping the clan. Therefore, when they left, the patriarch and the older elders with the higher seniority in the clan came.

"Old sister-in-law, there has been little rain this year. The harvest in Chengdu in various places is not very good. Just our Yanjia Village, using the seeds you gave, the harvest is 10% more than in previous years, I am here, thank you for everyone. "

The peasants rely on the sky to eat. All the year round, they may not be able to get enough to eat when they are exhausted. This is a sincere thanks to the patriarch, Mrs. Yan, because this year’s harvest has increased by 10%, the smiles on the faces of the tribe’s people have increased a bit, not the same as in previous years. So sad.

Mrs. Yan hurriedly helped the patriarch who was about to bend over to salute, and said sincerely: "The patriarch should not say such things, my orphans and widows, in the early years, if it were not for the clan to help them out and secretly, how can there be a high number? Today."

  The patriarch also looked sincere: "The old sister-in-law should not be saying these things. The same clan should have mutual support and mutual support. What we have done is insignificant."

   "Zhi Gao, Zhi Yuan, Zhi Qiang and their three brothers are so promising now, they all rely on the old sister-in-law for your good teaching."

   "Old sister-in-law, you know the situation in the clan. If they need to use it for the promotion, despite the words, the clan will definitely support it."

  At this time, the other elders in the clan also expressed their opinions again and again.

   "Yes, Zhi Gao damn, if you have any needs when you go to Linyi County, please write back and say." The third grandfather of the clan said.

  The old lady Yan was touched: "I am here to thank everyone for Zhigao. If there is a chance in the future, I will ask him to come back to thank you in person."

  Hearing this, the patriarch and the elders all looked satisfied.

  "."

  You said and I said, half an hour passed.

  In the carriage, Daohua dangled her short legs with a sense of excitement. Just as she was about to climb into the carriage for a nap, her grandmother finally waved goodbye to the patriarch and the others.

  Getting on the carriage, the old lady Yan took a deep breath.

   "Puff!"

  Looking at the old lady in relief, Daohua couldn't help but laughed directly.

  The old lady Yan glared at her granddaughter: "The old lady is funny?"

  Ina Flower sat next to the old lady: "Grandma, I thought you enjoyed wrangling with the patriarch and them."

  The old lady Yan rolled her eyes: "You said it's ridiculous, who can enjoy this?"

  Ina Flower: "Then why are you talking to them for so long?"

  Yan old lady: "The monofilament does not form a thread, and a single tree does not form a forest. Although your father is now the county magistrate of Qipin, he can't leave the Yan clan. People who don't have a clan to rely on can't go long."

"Hey, your father has been a county magistrate for almost nine years. He has always been diligent, but why can't he get promoted all the time? Isn't it because his foundation is weak? If in officialdom, someone can say something for your father. Sentence."

  Speaking of this, Mrs. Yan stopped suddenly and her face became a little ugly.

  Seeing this, Yan Wentao tugged at Daohua and motioned her not to ask any more.

   Daohua knows that grandmother thinks of the four aunts.

  At that time, her father was a senior fellow in high school, and his classmate Yang Boyi came to the door to marry his fourth aunt.

  This Yang Gamei family is also considered a high-ranking family, and there are also relatives of Grade 4 members in Beijing. Although he himself is only a talent, he can be regarded as a good family relationship to the Yan family at that time.

  After the four aunts got married, at first, the Yang family and the Yan family were very close, but later, Yang Boyi also got a scholar in high school, and the Yang family moved to the capital. After that, the relationship between the two families faded.

   Tao Huaxin said, the Yang family must have seen her father serve as the county magistrate after another, but he could not rise, and without the investment value, he took the initiative to alienate the relationship.

  I have to say, this ancient man is really realistic!

  Grandson and granddaughter did not speak, the old lady Yan continued to say for herself: "In the past few years, there have been several younger generations in the clan who can read. In the future, in their high school and officialdom, your father will be able to help others."

  Daohua disagrees: "Then how long do you have to wait?"

  The old lady Yan squinted at her granddaughter: "Your father can't wait, and your eldest and second elder brothers are there. In short, the connection here in the clan can't be broken."

  Indispensable, Daohua shrugged, and she didn't say that she would break ties with the clan.

  In the past few years in Yanjiacun, she can understand that the relationship between the clan in ancient times is really not so close, and no one will take the initiative to leave his clan.

  There is a clan behind him, no one dares to deceive; without a clan, that is a person without roots, who can trample on them when they go out.

  Daohua raised the curtain of the car and looked towards the village, and found that the patriarchs were still standing at the entrance of the village. They were deeply impressed. For the development of the clan, these people were able to put down their bodies.

   "Grandma, I only discovered today that the patriarch and grandfather are so good at talking."

  What kind of people of the same race should be linked together and support each other; the ones they helped before are insignificant

  The implication is that she asked her cheap father to help the clan?

  The old lady Yan glanced at her sly and transparent granddaughter, then looked at the honest and honest three grandsons, and shook her head: "It's just mutual benefit. It's just a matter of knowing something in my heart, and I don't need to say it."

  Ina Flower: "I won't talk about others."

  Yan Wentao looked dazed and scratched the back of his head. Why didn’t he understand what grandma and Daohua were talking about?

   "Brother, let's sit outside and let our grandmother come in to accompany grandmother."

"it is good!"

  On the official road leading to Linyi County, a horse-drawn carriage was walking unhurriedly. On the horse-drawn carriage, an old man in his 50s was riding a carriage. Next to him were two teenagers, one large and one small.

  The big one is thick and strong, the small one is soft and cute.

   "Master Daohua, do you want to sing a song to remind the old lady?" Uncle Sun looked at Daohua who was disguised as a man with a smile.

  Because of the hurry, Daohua felt that women's clothing was inconvenient, so she changed to men's clothing.

  In this regard, Mrs. Yan did not say anything. Instead, she encouraged her. She felt that Daohua was smart. Although all over the years have been fairly peaceful, she can go out and stay low-key or low-key.

   "Okay, third brother, together."

"Row!"

  The immature and crisp singing soon sounded on the official road.

   Stop and go, the old lady Yan did not urge Sun Bo to hurry.

  The granddaughter and the third-grandson have never been out of the county before their elders, so let them see more and have a long experience.

  Along the way, Daohua and the others rested when they met the inn, and when they met the town, they even went in for a stroll.

  However, half a month later, when they start to step into the northern realm, there are not many such opportunities.

  The more you go north, the more refugees on the road.

  Looking at the bony refugees on the road, the old lady Yan couldn’t help sighing: “Hey, it seems that the drought in the north last year was quite serious.”

  Rice blossoms saw large fields of dry and cracked fields, and my mood was not very good. I lost a lot of words along the way. I hung my head and stared at the emerald green rice flower that looked like a green mole in my hand, not knowing what I was thinking.

   "Old lady, there is an inn in front, shall we rest here tonight?" Uncle Sun's questioning voice sounded.

  The old lady Yan raised the curtain and looked at the inn. Seeing that the inn was not bad, she nodded and agreed, and got out of the carriage with Daohua and Yan Wentao.

  The inn was built just outside the city gate. There are many pedestrians coming and going. There are horse and ox carts on both sides of the road, which is very lively.

  Daohwa was very curious about everything in ancient times, and she looked around when she stepped out of the carriage.

   "There are many people here, everyone, stay tuned, Wen Tao, and take good care of your girl." Old lady Yan took Daohua's hand firmly, and did not forget to remind her three grandsons to watch more.

  Daohua is very well-behaved at this time, one hand is holding Mrs. Yan, the other is holding Yan Wentao.

  In Yanjiacun, she has often heard stories about human traffickers.

  In ancient times, if someone was caught by a trafficker, there was almost no possibility of being caught back.

  You can't be too careful when you go out.

   "Woo~"

  As she was about to enter the gate of the inn, Daohua suddenly heard a whimper and muffled sound coming from the carriage beside her, and she looked back subconsciously.

  In front of a carriage where pedestrians kept coming and going, a pair of pleading eyes with thick wings rushed into Daohua's sight so fiercely.

  (End of this chapter)