In a blink of an eye, the fifteen-day deadline given by the court arrived. The leaders of the two tribes gathered at the Yongzhou military camp with 18,000 people, waiting for the arrangements of the Qi Kingdom court.
Qin Fang was assigned 3,000 people, and Yunxiang County had eight towns. The big towns had more than a dozen villages, and the small towns had seven or eight villages, so this place was indeed large enough to accommodate 3,000 people.
Qin Fang looked at the crowd and shouted, "Everyone gather together."
Yang Baifu and Lu Baifu led a hundred soldiers each, and supervised the fifteen hundred barbarians assigned to them: "Everyone, assemble."
Three thousand barbarians stood up.
Qin Fang watched them stand up, and then said: "From today on, you are all citizens of Qi State. It takes half a month to walk from Yongzhou to Renzhou. During this half month, if you have any questions, you can go to Captain Yang and Captain Lu. At the same time, those of you who have served in the army before, please come forward."
The barbarian didn't understand what Qin Fang meant, but he stood up anyway.
Among the three thousand people, three hundred were soldiers who had been in the barbarian camp.
Qin Fang looked at the number of people and said, "You will be divided into two teams. One team will be managed by Captain Yang, and the other team will be managed by Captain Lu. Along the way, you will be responsible for protecting others just like other soldiers. Do you hear me?"
“Yes.”
Qin Fang nodded in satisfaction. He looked at Lieutenants Yang and Lu and said, "I'll give you a quarter of an hour to arrange for these 150 soldiers. We'll set off in a quarter of an hour."
Lieutenant Yang and Lieutenant Lu: "Yes."
Then, the two discussed the team arrangement. The team arrangement was also very simple, with ordinary people walking in the middle and soldiers walking on both sides and behind for protection.
A quarter of an hour later, everyone gathered together and prepared to set off.
The team of more than 3,000 people was quite orderly. They set out from the Yongzhou military camp and arrived at the door of the family housing in the town. There were many horse carriages and donkey carts parked at the door of the family housing. Among them, three horse carriages and one donkey cart belonged to the Qin family, one donkey cart belonged to the Yang family, and one donkey cart belonged to the Lu family. The two families also had a lot of things to pack, and the men of the two families had been promoted, so they gritted their teeth and bought a donkey cart each.
The Qin family had quite a lot of stuff, including chickens, ducks, and a few acres of harvested food, which were sweet potatoes and potatoes planted in the second half of last year. In addition, there were furniture, and even the families of the private guards, the families of Lieutenant Yang and Lieutenant Lu, and Niu Da's family. Except for Niu Da's two sons who stayed to look after the manor, Niu Da was going to Yunxiang County to buy land.
In addition, Yang Haiyan dismantled all the furniture such as the bed board and took them away, otherwise she would have to order them again when she arrived at the new place, which was too troublesome. Fortunately, there was enough manpower in Yunxiang County this time.
Qin Fang looked at the female members of the family. The total number of the three families was quite a lot.
Yang Haiyan watched Qin Fang riding his horse towards her. When he came in front of her, she couldn't help but say, "There are so many people."
Qin Fang: "Yes, there are a lot of them, but because we have so many people, this journey is definitely safe." Not to mention taking the official road, even if they take the small road, bandits are afraid of being robbed by these three thousand people. Even if nine out of ten are ordinary people, the number of ordinary people is still very considerable. "Are you all okay?"
Yang Haiyan nodded: "Okay, are you ready to go?"
Qin Fang said: "We are ready to go. Do you have enough things to carry with you? We will travel during the day and rest at night."
Yang Haiyan said, "We have a lot of food with us. It will take half a month to get from here to Yunxiang County. It is impossible for these 3,000 people to stop in other counties or villages to rest. So I think our people can prepare food for everyone every night and pay us according to the usual price. Do you think it's okay?"
Qin Fang thought, of course it's possible. It's better to have warm food than dry food. He said, "Wait a minute, I'll go ask everyone."
Qin Fang walked to the side of the team and said to the more than 3,000 people: "Everyone be quiet and listen to me."
The more than 3,000 people who were originally chatting immediately quieted down and looked at Qin Fang.
Qin Fang said: "The thing is, it will take us half a month to reach Yunxiang County where we will be resettled. We are taking the shortest route this way. We will travel during the day and rest at night. So those who have the conditions can cook their own meals while they rest, but those who don't need to prepare their own dry food.
However, considering the limited conditions, my wife came up with a solution for everyone. She brought enough food. Every night when we stopped to rest, she would bring people to cook food, and everyone could buy it at the usual price. Don't worry, I don't make money from buying these foods, so everyone doesn't have to worry about spending a lot of money along the way. "
After hearing Qin Fang's words, more than two-thirds of the people were happy. If they could eat something hot at the usual price, who would want to eat dry food
Qin Fang: "My wife just suggested a method to everyone. It's up to everyone whether they are willing to buy it or not. Okay, let's get ready to go. I will take the lead, Kunshi, you and your family will follow behind, and the resettled people will be at the end. Everyone, get ready and set off."
"Ready, go."
Qin Fang led the team to set off. The family quarters were getting farther and farther away from them. Before noon, they had crossed the county town. When they reached the outside of the city, Qin Fang stopped to let everyone rest and gave everyone two quarters of an hour to eat lunch.
Because they had just set out today, the food that everyone prepared was quite good, including steamed buns, steamed bread, etc. Even the two hundred soldiers were eating steamed bread, which they received from the mess room when they left in the morning.
Qin Fang came to the carriage: "Yan Yan, what are we having for lunch?"
Yang Haiyan got out of the carriage, followed by Nanny Lian, Qin Siya, and Qin Shoucheng. Nanny Lian then brought a small table and a small stool and placed them beside the carriage: "Madam, it's ready."
Yang Haiyan said: "You all sit down, we are having cold noodles today, you guys come and try it."
Qin Fang: "Cold noodles? I've never eaten it."
Yang Haiyan explained: "In the past, I was at home, and Aunt Fan would prepare three meals a day. This time I'm going to go far, so I've been thinking about what to prepare." It can fill your stomach, not make you urinate quickly, and it's tasty and won't go bad. So cold noodles are the best. "But the noodles are not ready yet, so you need to add pickled cabbage, tofu skin, and egg skin." Yang Haiyan added these ingredients separately, "Here, try it."
Qin Siya was the first to eat it. The cold noodles tasted sour and spicy, and it was indeed delicious. Moreover, the sour and spicy taste was not strong, so even people who don't eat spicy food can eat it.
Here, the Qin family's master, servants and private guards were eating delicious cold noodles, which tasted very fragrant and strong, and the smell of kimchi was still quite strong. Over there, everyone was eating various dry food while constantly looking at Qin Fang.
Captain Yang bit into the steamed bun prepared by Mrs. Yang. There was dried radish in the bun, which was considered delicious. But... his nose was attracted to Qin Fang. He was curious: "What are the generals eating? The taste is very special."
Mrs. Yang knew what he was thinking. They had been married for several years, and if they didn't know each other's habits, it would be a failure. "I don't have much dry food prepared anyway, why not eat with the general's family on the way? I have to spend money to buy food myself, so it's the same to eat with the general's family. It's more convenient."
Captain Yang smiled and said, "You are the head of our family, and I will listen to you."
In comparison, the Lu family is much simpler.
Mrs. Lu didn't know before that she could buy food from Yang Haiyan. Now that she knew, she said directly to Captain Lu: "Master, I am the only one who doesn't prepare food. Let's spend money to buy it from the general's family. The food I cook can only fill my stomach, and it's not as delicious as the food I buy."
Captain Lu said, "I'll listen to you. But I've been eating your cooking for almost ten years, so I'm used to it."
Mrs. Lu felt very comfortable with this. She knew that she was not a good cook, but she was unhappy when her man despised her.
Mrs. Lu finished her meal in a few bites and stood up: "I'll go talk to Mrs. Qin."
Captain Lu: "Okay."
Mrs. Lu came to the Qin family.
The Qin family has many people, including the Qin family, servants, the Niu family, and the private guards, so there are many people. They all eat cold noodles, which they buy from Yang Haiyan, but as Yang Haiyan said, they are all at cost price and no money is made.
Here, everyone eats together and it is lively.
Mrs. Lu looked at them and thought it was quite lively. "Mrs. Qin."
Yang Haiyan didn't have a big appetite, so she only ate half a bowl, so she ate quickly. When Mrs. Lu came over, she stood up and said, "Sister Lu is here."
Mrs. Lu smiled and walked over, very happy and enthusiastic. Qin Fang promoted her husband, she was grateful and touched, so she respected Yang Haiyan even more. "Mrs. Qin, I'm here to say hello. We want to buy your food next, is that okay?" Yang Haiyan is currently a fifth-rank consort, so the title of madam is only used in private. In big occasions, Mrs. Lu would call him consort.
Yang Haiyan said to Aunt Fan, "Aunt Fan, write down Sister Lu's family. There are four people in total."
Aunt Fan: "Oh, I understand."
Mrs. Lu said, "Yes, yes, a pinch, but my man has a big appetite, so I need a little more."
Aunt Fan said, "Don't worry, Madam Lu, I have prepared everything."
Mrs. Lu asked curiously, "Aunt Fan, what are we going to prepare tonight?"
Aunt Fan kept it a secret for a while, saying, "You'll know in the evening."
Mrs. Lu did not ask any further questions: "I'll go over there then. If you need help in the evening, Aunt Fan can come and call me." Mrs. Lu did not look down on Aunt Fan at all just because she was a servant. After all, she was someone close to Yang Haiyan.
Aunt Fan said, "Hey."
The two quarters of an hour of eating passed quickly. After the meal, Qin Fang said, "Everyone, form a team. Let's continue on our journey."
Captain Yang and Captain Lu were already assembling their troops. When they heard Qin Fang's words, they said, "Everyone, get ready to go. Form your troops and set off."