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Chapter 74 Fighting for position
This morning I originally wanted to move my grandfather and Xiaobei's grandfather to the donkey cart, but instead used a flatbed cart to pull things, thinking that it would be easier for the person pulling the cart.
But the old general insisted on sleeping on the cart, taking advantage of the fact that the weather was not too cold. He wanted to see more of the scenery outside and talk more with his family. Since he was happy, we had no choice but to let him do it.
In fact, this was the excuse Xi Jieer made after the three of them met last night and knew that she wanted to use the carriage shed as a cover. The old general also knew that once he slept on the mule cart, and with Xiaobai serving him beside him, it would definitely not be so convenient for Xi Jieer.
In addition, the wound on Jing Yongcheng's back has begun to scab off, and he can try to lie down and sleep occasionally. Even lying on the cart is no longer so tiring.
If it weren't for Jing Changning and the old lady's insistence, and the desire to avoid the eyes and ears of the officials, they would have asked him to stay lying down for a few more days, otherwise he would have wanted to get down and leave on his own.
For people who are used to marching, fighting, practicing martial arts and riding horses, lying on a cart is really uncomfortable. Even if the quilt is very soft and thick enough, lying there all day long without being able to move your hands and feet freely is torture.
After leaving Qingliu County and walking south for another day, there were more mountains and forests. They camped again at night. It was not that they did not arrive at the post station, but that there was no post station big enough to accommodate such a large group of them.
In this small town called Xiaowang, there are less than ten houses in the post station, and there are already guests living there. They can barely spare three single rooms for Mr. Liu, Director Fang, County Lieutenant Yan, and the little playboy. Except for those on duty at night, the officials can only sleep in two large bunk beds.
The heavily convicted prisoners, already shackled, naturally dared not let down their guard and were locked up in the stables, where several officers guarded them at night. The other prisoners were initially crammed into the inn's courtyard, but the courtyard wasn't big enough; even if they were all placed there wouldn't be enough room to lie down, so they had to be reassigned.
The more than 80 members of the Jing family posed the least threat, which made the officials feel most at ease. In the end, they were placed at the entrance of the post station, which was on the side of the official road.
This wave of actions immediately caused a great deal of unrest among the prisoners. The stables were not spacious enough, and the serious criminals were not to be trifled with, so there was constant clashing, fighting, and cursing. The thirty-eight people assigned to the courtyard were relatively quiet. However, the most commotion outside the post station came from the clan leader's household.
"Why don't they treat us as human beings? They are not nobler than us, so why don't they let us live in the yard? If this goes on, won't we have to camp outside?" The stable was fishy and smelly, and they certainly didn't want to live there, but they all thought that with their status, they should be arranged to live in the yard, so they started to talk nonsense.
"That's right. If there's a first day, there's a fifteenth day. We'll all be freezing to death."
"What are we going to do next? It's still sunny now, but if it starts to rain, won't we be sleeping on the concrete floor?"
"How are we going to survive? A few days ago, at least we had a big bunk bed to shelter us from the wind and rain, and at least we weren't freezing to death. If this continues, we'll either starve to death or freeze to death."
The men cursed.
"It's pitch black here, and there's a forest nearby. Will there be wolves at night?" The women were more worried about safety. If danger came, it would be difficult for them to escape, let alone protect their children.
"I don't know if there are wolves, but there are definitely snakes, rats, insects and ants."
……
Some were making noise, while others were deliberately trying to scare people. Suddenly, the courtyard and the official road were bustling with activity, more so than when dumplings were being cooked, and the noise didn't subside for a long time.
Some even started fighting to get a good position, but of course this would not end well. Anyway, they all heard the sounds of whipping and wailing in the yard several times.
This time, Dalang and his two uncle's grandsons were very clever and had learned their lesson. When they heard they were going to camp, they gathered together and took up an open space on the right side of the post station gate. There was a long wall there to block the wind, so it was naturally not too cold.
The wall on the other side is shorter, only about three or four feet, and there are a lot of debris and dry weeds piled in front of it, so the space is naturally small and it is easy for rats and snakes to hide.
Jing Yongqiang's family followed suit, not just cursing and doing nothing like the clan leader's group, but immediately joined in the grabbing, occupying more than half of the wall on that side.
The old patriarch's family was not united to begin with. When they heard that they were going camping again, they started to make a fuss, hoping to make the officials change their minds and reallocate them. They didn't even think about taking up space, so they were naturally squeezed to the outside. If they couldn't get close to the wall, they would have to starve.
By the time they came to their senses, the Zhuang family had already laid out the tarpaulin. The two families that didn't have tarpaulin also pulled up dead grass and picked up straw and quickly laid out their own spaces.
Some of the children had already obeyed the adults' instructions and started to collect firewood. Unlike them, they were so chaotic, without anyone to lead them, and no one to listen to them, just like a pile of loose sand.
Several grandsons of the old patriarch, Big Head, Second Head, Third Head and Fourth Head, seeing that the situation was not good, did not dare to come to the General's Mansion and the Second Uncle's side, so they directly bullied Jing Yongqiang's family.
"All of you get out of here. We, the eldest son of the family, have to choose the position first. It's not your turn to be a bastard."
"Just kick them out. How dare they get ahead of us?"
"Don't think that just because you grab it first it's yours. Get out of here quickly, or I won't be polite."
They were as rude as bandits. No wonder the five men who stayed at Qingshan Villa behaved in the same way. Everyone who heard them couldn't help but frown, but the adults in his family didn't stop them, allowing them to make a fuss. Even the old patriarch probably thought it was natural and was waiting for his grandson to make room for him to sleep.
"Why? Whoever gets it first gets it. I told you to slow down.
"If you have the guts, go in and rob the yard!"
"What's the point of always bullying us?"
Jing Yongqiang's sons and grandsons are not pushovers either. Although they have been bullied by the eldest wife for a long time, now they are on the road of exile. Who cares about the hierarchy between legitimate and illegitimate children? Looking at the weather, if they don't know how to occupy a good terrain in the future, they will only suffer.
For several days now, they've been fed up with the behavior of their firstborn sons. Although Jing Yongqiang is a bit dull, he's also been used to being bullied by the eldest son. Although they don't stand out much, they're no exception. Who doesn't love their children and grandchildren? In the past, when they were bullied, they just endured it, as long as it didn't mean their lives were at stake. But now the situation is very different. Naturally, there's no reason to accept it passively. The main reason is that they are now in the right.
Jing Yongqiang puffed on his pipe and was silent for a moment. He also defended his children and grandchildren, and finally stood up for once: "At this point, don't bully the weak. The world is big, and you have to fight for your position based on your own ability. Don't always ask us to give up."
"That's right, you ask us to give in to everything. Do we usually eat and drink your food? Have you ever thought about us when you are doing well? Don't think we don't know. Even the benefits we got from the General's Mansion in the past were taken by you."
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