North and South groceries

Besides, in Xipo Village, Lin Wulang received a letter from Mrs. Luo in the past two days, saying that she has returned from Jiangnan, and now she is in Chang'an City.

Goro read the letter at the time, immediately packed his bags and was about to leave, but Father Lin pushed him down.

Father Lin went to Xu's guest house at the entrance of the village to inquire about it, and learned that at the end of this month, Luo Yong's disciples would transport a batch of suet soap purchased from merchants from the north to Chang'an City for north and south groceries, so Lin Father asked Lin Wulang to wait a little longer, and then go with their cargo team at the end of the month.

"Why wait until the end of the month, just go with the courier. They have to go every two or three days now."

Lin's father had just returned home and finished speaking. Before Wulang could say anything, Lin Liulang spoke first: "Brother, you can go at ease, we are still in the house."

"What's the matter with you, don't meddle in it." Father Lin reprimanded him.

"The Dingda express delivery people did not start from our side, and went all the way to Chang'an City. When their goods were transported to Xicheng, they had to dump their hands once, and when they arrived in Linfen, they had to dump their hands again. They went, and the people changed again and again." Lin's mother sat on the kang with her sleeves tucked in her sleeves, and said in a rambling voice: "I heard that Wang's subordinates have added a lot of people in the past two years. The newcomers may not all know your elder brother, so how can we expect them to take care of you."

Lin's mother is getting older, and her body has deteriorated in the past two years, her voice is much lower, and she has lost the momentum of the past.

"That's nothing to be afraid of. It's not the first time my elder brother has traveled far." Lin Liulang said with a sigh.

"Don't talk about those useless things." Lin's mother waved her hand to signal him not to make any noise, and then said to Lin Dalang and Lin Erlang's wife: "Anyway, there is still some time, you should also help him clean up these two days and make a mess." Two new clothes and a few pairs of walking shoes."

"Here." Sister-in-law Lin replied.They probably also knew in their hearts that Mother Lin was worried that Wulang would be looked down upon because of his poor clothes.

"Do you need to make more clothes, and why do you need to make more shoes?" It was Liu Lang's wife who was talking. At this time, she had a big belly, and she looked like she should be six or seven months old. Lin's mother said: "Uncle Lin's journey to Chang'an is smooth and smooth, and there are horse-drawn carriages. I'm afraid he will only come down and take two steps when staying at night."

"For such a long journey, I always need to bring a few more pairs of shoes to feel at ease." Mother Lin sighed slowly, looking a little tired, then said that she was going to take a rest, and told them to do the same. Go back and rest.

After everyone in the house had left, she sighed again, and said to Father Lin: "This Liulang's wife is really a no-brainer."

When I first started a few years ago, I could see that she was careless and planned to rely on Ye Niang's love for Liu Lang to overwhelm Aunt Luo, but it turned out that she herself suffered.

In the past two years, Mrs. Luo has been flying high and far away, not to mention that she has to be overwhelmed, I am afraid that she will not even be able to climb.

She also turned the corner, and flattered Lin Wulang instead.But he is also a person who can't get things done. When facing Goro, he is full of smiles and good words, but he has no respect for her two sister-in-laws. He doesn't know that Goro sees these things in his eyes, and he doesn't like her in his heart. That person has always been seldom talkative and kind to others, even if he is displeased in his heart, it will not be very obvious on his face.

"He looks clever, but he's also very stupid inside. It's better to be like her second sister-in-law, just be dull." Regarding this young daughter-in-law, Lin's mother looked at it from side to side, and she was not satisfied no matter how she looked at it.

"If it's really like that old second's family, you Dao Liulang can still like it?" Father Lin replied to her.

"Alas..." Speaking of Lin Liulang, Lin's mother sighed again: "Liu Lang is so old now, why is he still out of tune? Earlier, even the teacher in the county school praised him as smart. "

The gentleman from the county school just said that although this boy is also smart, he has no intention of learning.Mother Lin kept it firmly in mind, and would talk about it from time to time to prove that Liu Lang was really smart.

The old couple in the main house were talking like this, and in the other rooms in the yard, the pairs of couples also had their own murmurs.

Goro was alone, and when he came back to the house, he just sorted out his things, his clothes for a while, and his shoes and socks for a while, thinking that he would have to wait until the end of the month before leaving for Chang'an, and he was very anxious.

But Ye Niang was right, it was much safer to go out with Yue Yue's cargo team than to go with Wang Dang's men, and if Auntie was at home, she would definitely say the same.

I was about to leave home soon, and I felt a little emotional. This time I went to Chang'an, if the aunt said that she was going to Jiangnan, he would go with her.

This time, he really waited too long, and he was very anxious, and he didn't pay much attention to these things at home.

The coming and going of their family is just these things, nothing more than the partiality of the parents and the dissatisfaction of the brothers and sisters-in-law.

Goro would also feel depressed and wronged by these things when he was a child. Since he took his aunt, he gave his aunt more of his feelings, and he didn't care as much about Ye Niang's partiality as before.

In those years earlier, he still thought that no matter how partial Ye Niang was, when the family was separated in the future, his share would definitely be indispensable. He could live carelessly, and it didn't matter if he suffered a little bit, but his wife and children couldn't.

In the blink of an eye, these years have passed, how can the current Aunt Luo still value their family property of the Lin family, so Goro doesn't care anymore, his parents still have to be filial, and he will take care of the rest.

Waiting left and right, finally at the end of the month, Lin Wulang was wearing the clothes, shoes and socks prepared by his sisters-in-law for him, carrying a few big burdens, and put them one by one on the carriage, which contained clothes and dry food, even the bedding brought.

The young and old of the Lin family sent him all the way to the entrance of the village. Watching him join Luo Yong and the two disciples, a group of people walked slowly towards Lishi County along the concrete road at the entrance of the village.

Mother Lin wiped her tears as she watched the motorcade leave, while Father Lin stood silently, as if he was already an old man in his dying years.

Wu Lang leaned out from the carriage, waved Ye Niang to go back, don't stand there all the time, Father Lin also waved his hand, telling him to just go.

There were other people in the village who came out to see them off, and the Lin family stood in the crowd, holding the baby in their hands, stretching their necks and looking at the direction where Wu Lang left, feeling unsure of what it was like.

Wu Lang is a lucky man, married a capable daughter-in-law, and the two of them have a good relationship. Although they live in two places, they exchange letters quite frequently, which makes others envious. It's just that he left Xipo Village this time. Will be back.

When everyone went back to the village together, someone asked Mother Lin like this, but Mother Lin put on a face: "Of course he will come back. He comes from a farming family. Where else can he go if he doesn't return to Xipo Village to farm?"

After all, the old man of the Lin family still wanted Lin Wulang to keep his agricultural registration. Even if he couldn't keep his agricultural registration in the end, he would keep it for one more day.

Goro and his convoy gradually went far away at this time. This time they transported goods to the south, they all used horse-drawn carts. The horses travel fast, and the journey can be shortened by many days. Goro and Luo Yong's two disciples rode together. a carriage.

For this trip, there were only two people in charge, and the rest were porters hired from the surrounding villages. The price of hiring porters in their local area was a little higher than that of those outside porters, but it was better to know the basics.

The convoy walked on this concrete road, which was mostly flat, with only occasional bumps.

Thinking about how beautiful this concrete road was when it was first built, now there are already potholes on the road, which have just been repaired in the past two years, and some places have been broken in the past two years.

Over the years, they have also undergone many changes.

The cement workshop at the entrance of Xipo Village moved to the county town two years ago. Some of the people who worked in the cement workshop earlier followed to the county town, and some worked in the threshing machine workshop. The workshop has been in good business for the past two years.

Since Luo Yong left, the business of the Xu’s guest house at the entrance of the village has not been as good as it used to be, and now only women, children and the elderly are left to continue to operate, and there are often some who come to buy threshing machines, or bring wool to Xipo If the village finds someone to knit sweaters, they will stay in Xu's guest house.

The three Xu brothers were probably outside, as were Luo Yong's other disciples.When Luo Yong was still in the village earlier, they all lived together at the entrance of the village, and it was very lively. Now that Luo Yong has left, some of them went to Hexi with them, and some stayed in Chang'an City. In the past two years, there are still a few people who have worked in the Needle Workshop on Hedong Road, and the rest of them often travel between Hedong Road and Chang'an City, playing a role of communication and sometimes selling some goods by themselves. .

Luo Yong had correspondence with these disciples. Some disciples could not read, so they had to find someone who could read to help them write. It is really inconvenient not to find someone who can rest assured to help you read it.

If you happen to pass by Linfen, you can ask Wu You to read it and write another letter for you.

Wu You is a man who can read and write, he is righteous, and he also has a city mansion. If these people encounter something that they can't figure out, just talk to him, and he can always break apart the things here and give them to them. Speak clearly, and often give advice at the end.

If these people encountered any difficulties in the Linfen area and went to find Wu You, he would not fail to help.Although this is probably the case among them, the brothers of the same sect, Wu You came in later after all, and the time to get along with them is not as long as those in front, plus he is shrewd, it is inevitable that everyone will treat him differently at the beginning. Be careful, after a long time, you will feel that this person is also very good, and their master's vision of people is always good.

After a long time, after making friends with each other, those few people also knew Wu You's identity as a fugitive slave, and they asked Wu You, why don't you send your family to Xipo Village, and come out and walk around with them by yourself, it's better than now In this way, the whole family stayed in Linfen, running a guest house for many years, what would happen if someone found out.

Wu You said that if the issue of his status as a fugitive slave cannot be resolved, he will not be able to have too much involvement with Luo Yong. As it is now, even if he is captured one day, it will not hinder him. What is Luo Yong? Since he runs a guest house, it is not surprising that he has friendship with passers-by. Few people in this world know that he is Luo Yong's disciple. To admit it is, if the family is sent to Xipo Village, it is not a self-report.

Everyone knew that what he said was reasonable, and they also admired his courage and courage. Xu Erlang also respected him a lot.

Earlier when Xu Erlang made friends with him for the first time, listening to his conversation, he thought he was the lord of a declining family. Also ask Wu You to teach him a lot.

Wu You joked with him at the time: "You are a run-down merchant's family, but for me, a fugitive slave, your background is quite noble."

That was the first time Xu Erlang knew Wu You's identity as a fugitive slave. He didn't even tell his elder brother and younger brother about it. The rest of the people who traveled between Hedong Road and Chang'an City knew about Wu You's identity. , There are only a few two or three.

Now that Luo Yong is not in the Central Plains, his disciples can only rely on themselves in everything. These people come from humble backgrounds, and they don't have strong self-confidence and lofty ambitions like those gentry lords.

They carefully manage their own business, and they are very close to each other. They know how small they are in this world without this group. They rely on each other to support each other, and their friendship has become stronger with time. More and more sincere.

For Xu Erlang, if Wu You is in trouble in the future, he must not stand by and watch, even if his life is at stake, he must save his friend's family from fire and water.

This is life and death.