The next morning, Yingbao went to give Chen Sanyou another injection and fed him a bowl of medicine. Seeing that he had regained consciousness and was able to sit up, she expressed her gratitude and made a note of the account while feeling relieved.
When she returns to the village, she will give the account book to her three sons and ask them to pay the money for the medicine.
As for now, Yingbao only asked Chen Yin to pay for the medicine, and Chen Yin said that he would definitely pay it back in the future.
However, before noon, another group of refugees arrived in Jiangjia Village, half of whom knew Jiang Sanlang, and it seemed as if they had come to seek refuge with him.
Jiang Sanlang and his brothers were also helpless, but they were all from the same village and had fallen into the same misfortune, so there was no reason for them to ignore them.
Fortunately, they brought their own food, which was enough to last them for a few days.
But before we could decide how to settle them, a large group of refugees arrived.
Most of the people who came this time were from Dongchen Village, including a mother and three daughters, none other than Madam Wen San and her twin daughters Wen Tian and Wen Jiao, and two maids.
As soon as they entered the village, they found Jiang Sanlang directly. A large group of people were sitting on the ground crying, looking so miserable.
The sudden influx of hundreds of refugees into the small village caused panic in the Jiangjia Village. More than 20 households found the village chief and patriarch's house and unanimously demanded that Old Man Jiang and his family and the refugees be driven out of the village.
Jiang Cunzheng was also in a difficult situation, but considering that the village could not accommodate so many people, he had to tactfully ask Old Man Jiang to let them leave.
Since the village chief had spoken, and there were dozens of villagers following him with eager eyes, Old Man Jiang and his family had no choice but to quietly pack up their luggage and prepare to leave.
Uncle Jiang held his brother's hand and refused to let him go, crying and sobbing.
Jiang Jiu said, "Dad, why don't we let my uncle and his men go to Dongshan? There is water and bamboo forest there. We need to cut bamboo arrows, so let them stay there for a while. It will be convenient for us to do our work there."
Uncle Jiang's eyes lit up and he immediately wanted to take his brother and his family to Dongshan.
The villagers of Jiangjia Village were still not happy and tried their best to stop them from going to Dongshan. "They must leave the village and are not allowed to go to Dongshan!"
Uncle Jiang got angry, picked up a kitchen knife and rushed out, cursing: "Dongshan has my family's permanent farmland and dozens of acres of forest land. I just want them to stay there. What does it have to do with you?"
He pointed at the Jiang clan leader and said, "Don't be so ungrateful. I gave you so many cotton seeds. They were all given by my nephew. Now that my brother's family is in trouble, you turn your back on me? I tell you, his surname is also Jiang, and he is also a descendant of my Jiang clan. As the clan leader, not only did you not help, but you also added insult to injury. You are worse than an animal!"
Chieftain Jiang's face turned red after being scolded by the old man, but he did not dare to get angry. Finally, he reluctantly agreed to let Jiang Sanlang and his men go to the Dongshan forest.
Mrs. Lin, the third wife of Jiang San, did not want to leave, and said to Xiao Zhenniang, "Fourth sister-in-law, we are different from those refugees. Why don't we talk to the head of the Jiang clan and ask him to let us stay in the village? We will give them the accommodation fee as much as they deserve."
As Xiao Zhenniang packed her things, she said, "You can tell me yourself. Shu'er and I must go with the Jiang family."
Lin was unhappy and complained, "It's just a matter of one sentence. You have lived in the Jiang family for a day or two and are familiar with them. I just arrived. How can I explain it to you?"
Xiao Zhenniang glanced at her, ignored her complaints, and asked, "Didn't you go to the county town? Why are you back? Where are your two carriages? Where are the golden ears you took with you?"
Lin turned away and said awkwardly, "We encountered bandits on the road, so we had to turn back. However, the bandits kept chasing us, so I had to ask my maid to throw the golden ear and valuables off the car, and we were able to get rid of them. But the wheel broke halfway, so we had to get off the car and walk. Later, we met villagers from Chen Village, so we followed them."
"Oh, what about the horses?" Xiao Zhenniang asked, "Are the two horses lost too?"
"Someone stole the horse last night."
Lin was too embarrassed to say it, but in fact, two grooms stole the horses and took advantage of the chaos to run away.
The two horses were also loaded with food, some valuables, and their household registration passes.
Xiao Zhenniang glanced at her third sister-in-law expressionlessly and continued to pack her things: "So you have nothing now, and you still want to live in Jiangjia Village. Have you ever thought about how to pay for accommodation and food?"
Lin really wanted to say, "I have you," but she couldn't say that because of her face.
"I have another bracelet, which should cover the expenses."
At worst, the two daughters still have two zodiac gold medals in their lapels, which should be enough to hold out for a while.
Xiao Zhenniang ignored her and packed her and her daughter's things into two packages.
The nanny came in and whispered, "Madam, we are leaving now. If you have anything else to pack, let me do it."
"Everything is packed." Xiao Zhenniang pointed at the two large packages on the kang and said, "Please carry one, Madam. I'll carry the other."
The nurse put a package on her back, tried it, and then picked up another one. "These are not heavy. I can do it by myself."
Xiao Zhenniang said nothing and turned to walk out.
"Fourth brother's wife!" Lin was very angry when she saw this and hurriedly followed out, "Do you want to abandon us?"
Xiao Zhenniang said without even turning her head: "What's the big deal about losing or not? You and I can't take care of ourselves now, so we should just live our own lives." She didn't want to pay any attention to this sister-in-law at all.
She was told not to go to the county town but she insisted on going there and took Jin'er with her. As a result, not only did she lose the goods worth more than 200 taels of silver, but she also lost her valuables.
Now she came to me again, wanting me to support six people, three masters and three servants, and she seemed so justified in doing so. This was a really good plan.
"You..." Lin was anxious and didn't care about being reserved. She ran forward and grabbed Xiao Zhenniang, "Okay, let's go together."
The people in this village obviously did not welcome them, and Lin did not dare to stay alone. Seeing that her fourth brother's wife had left, she naturally had to follow.
The escape in the previous two days had already frightened Lin out of her wits. Now that she had met Xiao Zhenniang, it was like grabbing a life-saving straw in a torrent. She dared not let go.
A large group of refugees went up Dongshan. Jiang Sanlang took more than twenty young people to cut bamboo to build bamboo sheds, while Old Man Jiang and a group of people cut bamboo to make bows and arrows.
Jiang Jiu took the money and went to the village to buy a lot of hemp ropes for his uncle. He also brought two large iron pots and let his aunt and the others cook for themselves.
Chunniang exchanged the rice, wheat and ginger wine she brought from home for rice flour, made flatbreads in an iron pot, and cooked porridge in another pot for her family.
As for other people, she couldn't care less because her family didn't have much food.
Of course, the teacher’s parents and daughter cannot ignore their little girl, and they still have to give her what she deserves.
The villagers of Chen Village followed Jiang Sanlang to Dongshan. They had no complaints and worked hard to cut bamboo and build bamboo sheds.
They were so familiar with this job that they quickly built bamboo sheds for their homes to protect them from wind and rain.
Then each family returned home and settled down. The women also took the initiative to find firewood and piled it next to the bamboo shed.
The villagers who lost their food did not complain. Women took their children to search the mountains for edible wild vegetables and ground vegetables.
Because it had just rained the day before, there were a lot of ground vegetables on the mountain, and everyone quickly brought back half a basket.
Pick some ramie leaves and cook them with ground vegetables, which can barely fill your stomach.