vrcanaries Chapter 1265 Returning Hometown
Chapter 1265 Returning Hometown
The Zhou family members were silent when they saw the villagers like this.
Li sighed, "It seems that this village is not suitable for us to live in anymore."
Everyone nodded. They had lived in the village for so many years and it had become their home. They were reluctant to leave.
Zhou Guo said: "If it's not suitable to live here, then go to the capital. My brothers will go back to get married and will serve as officials in the future. We probably won't be able to come back to Cangshan Village for long anyway."
The old man said, "As long as we are a family, it doesn't matter where we are."
Everyone nodded. That was true. After all, they had not lived here for many years.
For such a big happy event in the Zhou family, there must be a banquet.
The three-day buffet is open to people from nearby villages.
This person has never been free at the table, the table is always full.
Zhou Dacai was distressed, "How much food will this consume?"
Zhou Guo smiled and whispered, "Dad, don't worry. I don't have anything else, but I have food. I have as much food as you want. No one in the world has as much food as I do, except for the national treasury."
After the excitement, they gathered everyone to discuss the relocation of the graves south.
There is no doubt among the other families that the tomb will definitely be moved to the north, but the Zhou family will probably move to the capital in the future, so will the tomb be moved to the north or to the village in the south?
Zhou Dafu said, "We won't live in the north anymore anyway, so I think we should move the grave back. Your great grandfather and great grandmother are all there, and their ancestors were also there. It's better for all the ancestral graves to be in one place."
Zhou Dacang said, "I think it's better to move here. We don't have a home in the south anymore. Our home and our roots are all in the north. When our children retire, they will come back."
Zhou Dacai asked, "Are you sure that the North will always be so stable? This place is close to the border. Will the general who will take over the Xu family's defense have the ability to do so?"
Zhou Dacang nodded, "I've decided. I will guard the North."
The family was stunned, "You want to go back to the North?"
Zhou Dacang said: "I want to go to the border."
"Then what about your wife? What about your child?" Li was anxious because the child had just gotten married.
Zhou Dacang said, "All generals who command large armies will have their families stay in Beijing, and they are no exception. Sister-in-law, I'll trouble you to take care of them in the future."
Zhou Dafu didn't say much to Zhou Dacai, only saying, "Just think it over for yourself."
They don't have any special abilities. My brother has earned his current status through his own efforts. They have no right or ability to tell him what to do next. They just need to listen to them.
Zhou Guo said, "That's fine. After all, the North is our foundation. Most of our businesses are in the North. You can look after them there, uncle. I'll come back once or twice a year and visit you then."
Zhou Dacang smiled and nodded.
Even if this matter was settled, the old man and the old woman would still move to the north.
After discussing things, it’s time to gather people.
The location was chosen at the home of the old village head. He had been looking forward to this for so many years, waiting for so many years, holding his breath, just looking forward to this day.
When the day came, all the families who had fled here came, including everyone young and old, including those born in recent years.
There are also several hundred people.
Zhou Guo sat next to the old village chief and whispered in his ear, "Village chief, look, everyone is here. We will select the people today and go south to relocate the graves soon."
When Lao Lizheng heard this, his cloudy eyes became clear. He stretched out his finger, pointed in a direction, and shouted "Ahhh".
Zhou Guo was confused and looked at his family.
"He said he wanted to go, too."
Zhou Guo: “…”
The eldest son of the village head said with a smile: "He is old and his mind is not clear. Don't take it to heart. Where can he go in this state?"
It looks like he's about to die at any moment. It would be so troublesome if he were to disappear on the road!
Lao Li Zheng seemed even more excited when he heard this, and there was even a pleading look in his eyes when he looked at Zhou Guo.
Zhou Guo was shocked and said, "Okay, Li Zheng, I'll take you there and take you back to have a look."
The old village head cried out twice, then fell silent, with a tear in the corner of his eye.
Suddenly, Zhou Guo felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart, and said to his eldest son: "Your father wants to go back and see."
The eldest son nodded and said, "Then I'll listen to you and take him back to have a look."
At this time, who would refute Zhou Guo?
She is a prince. I heard that the emperor has conferred titles of nobility on four princes, and Zhou Guo is one of them. How noble is her status?
Those who escaped together at the beginning all wanted to go back, even those who were married wanted to go back to take a look. They had been away for so many years and didn’t know how their families were doing.
Since the old village head can go back, those of them who have healthy hands and feet and can take care of themselves can naturally go back as well.
Once the personnel are finalized, the money for relocating the grave will come.
Zhou Guo looked at the eldest son of the village head. They had kept a lot of them in the beginning, and they were used by the village head's family in the past few years. Some of them must have been returned in recent years.
Sure enough, the eldest son also took out some, including jewelry, gold and silver. She counted them and found that it was definitely not enough. There was only 70% of it.
Many people remembered this incident, and someone said, "This is not right, it seems that the number was not this at the beginning?"
"Yes, how come there are fewer beads? I remember there were a few big beads at the beginning, but there were not enough to share, so I kept them all."
The second daughter-in-law of the village head said, "Aren't they all here? The beads have been yellow for so many years and are no longer beautiful. We exchanged them for money. Otherwise, we wouldn't have so many."
They really have no money left. In order to collect this money, they have no savings left.
If Zhou Guo’s current status wasn’t the same, they wouldn’t have to take out all the money they had.
Zhou Guo calculated that the money might not be enough.
So he said, "Don't fight about it. This money is not enough. Each of you can give me another five taels of silver, and I will give you the rest."
Everyone was happy.
Someone said: "We don't have that much money."
This means that the Zhou family wants to take out everything.
Zhou Guo said, "I don't lack the money, but if someone in each family has passed away, they must move back. These are your own family members. If you don't pay, things will not go smoothly. You can't be less, you must pay the five taels."
They were all genuine farmers and knew what she meant. Usually, they would burn their own paper, so they agreed after thinking about it.
The auspicious day for departure is chosen three days later, and these few days will be busy enough for everyone.
Three days later, a large group of people headed south.
Zhou Guo took the map and led the people behind him back along the route they had taken to escape.
There are people who have passed away along the way, and they can only wait until they come back to move, and at this time they can just burn some paper.
The Zhou family knelt in front of Huang's grave, kowtowed and burned paper. Zhou Dafu and Zhou Dacai cried with snot and tears, and kept calling "Niangniang". They said that they did not get to see the old lady for the last time, which was a regret for the rest of their lives.
There is also Xiao Taozi's grave nearby. Both graves are clean and tidy. Zhou Guo comes here every year to sweep the graves. This place is not far from Yunzhou.