Chapter 126 Before Leaving

Su Qingmei came out of Liu's house and walked on the street of Fengting Town. When she was blown by the cold wind, she understood.

She wanted to take her father and hide away.

Her father was the pillar of their family. If her father had any accident, not only would her mother's world fall, but their family would also fall apart.

When she returned to the store, she told her parents her decision. Father Su probably hadn't come out of the shadow of Su Erhe and others hiding from him, and he couldn't figure out why his father left him behind.

Was he afraid that the whole family would leave and there would be no one to report to?

After hearing Su Qingmei's decision, Father Su was just stunned for a moment, and then accepted it well. After he agreed, he saw his nephew Zhou Dajiang standing there at a loss, thought for a while, and said: "I'll go to your aunt's house."

When Grandma Zhou heard this, she pushed her grandson-in-law: "Go home with your uncle."

Grandma Zhou's family finally had a pillar of the family, but her granddaughter had only been married for a few days, and her grandson-in-law was going to fight on the battlefield? Aunt Zhou has been crying for a whole Spring Festival while holding her daughter, and she still regrets agreeing to their marriage.

Now one out of two men is drafted, and either Zhou's father or Zhou Dajiang will go, and one of them will be conscripted. Su's father's legs have just been healed, and it is probably impossible for Zhou Dajiang to watch his father go to die.

After Su Qingmei made a decision, she rushed to the Jixiang Store and asked the shopkeeper to help send a message to Xu Shaoyan, saying that she wanted to see him.

The next afternoon, Xu Shaoyan came to Fengting Town.

Su Qingmei asked him to buy all the dried fruits and vegetables in the store and all the stocks in the farm, and also asked him to collect the grain stored in the two places.

Xu Shaoyan agreed and looked at her: "Are you leaving?" These days, he has been walking all the way, and there are already many people who have brought their families to avoid the war on the road.

"Yeah."

Xu Shaoyan glanced at her: "I can arrange for your father to be my disciple. The draft cannot be drawn for my Xu family now."

Su Qingmei thought about it and shook her head.

She looked at the map yesterday. Now the vassal states are divided, Wang Hu occupies the capital and several surrounding states, and the north is now in dire straits. The emperor of the Dashuo Dynasty fled to Shu again. Although Guangning Prefecture is far away from the heartland of the Central Plains, it is only one state away from Shu. When the war is frequent, it will inevitably be affected.

She wants to take her family to the south. She doesn't have much sense of belonging to Dashuo and Fengting Town. My hometown is where my heart is. Since I have come here, I must live well.

It's just...

It's inconvenient to communicate in this era. I don't know how she and Lu Bocheng will contact each other in the future.

Fortunately, Liu Juye said that his family will not move. In the future... If he is alive, he will always be found.

Su Qing'an handed the land deed of the manor to Xu Shaoyan again: "Take this back. It's not convenient to manage after I leave. In the future, the mountains are high and the roads are long, and I don't know if I will have the opportunity to come back."

Xu Shaoyan glanced at her and saw that she had made up her mind, so he took the land deed back silently.

"I'll give you silver. Do you want gold?"

Su Qing'an shook her head: "If possible, help me get a few passes."

"Okay."

Su Qing'an returned to the store and told Grandma Zhou and others about her decision. Everyone silently moved the things in the cellar out so that Xu Shaoyan's people could come and take them away. Looking at the empty cellar, thinking of the efforts of nearly two years, Su Qing'an couldn't help but feel mixed emotions.

Su Dahu stood behind her and suddenly said: "I'll go with you."

Su Qing'an was stunned and turned to look at him.

"I can go anywhere by myself. Wherever I go is home. Uncle Su and Aunt Su watched me grow up, just like my parents, and you guys are just like my brothers and sisters..."

Su's father was also beside him. After hearing this, he came over with a look of emotion and patted his shoulder: "Okay, then go with us. We will be a family in the future."

Su Qing'an smiled and nodded at him.

"Then I will go back to Qiaotou Village." Su Dahu was very happy.

Father Su thought for a moment and said, "Don't tell the village yet."

"Okay."

Mother Su heard what Father Su told Su Dahu, looked at him, and turned to pack up. She was not without complaints about the decision of her parents-in-law.

Two days later, Xu Shaoyan sent a pass and considerately sent a small amount of silver bills and gold and silver. Su Qing'an thanked him solemnly and received a hand-painted map from him.

The next day after getting the pass, Su Qing'an took Xiaobao to Pingchuan County and met Lv Shengcai.

"Are you leaving?" Lv Shengcai was stunned holding Xiaobao and tightened his hand.

"Yes. Dad, you know that my dad will die if he goes to the battlefield. I am worried if I let him and my mother escape."

"But, but Xiaobao is still so young." Lu Shengcai hugged Xiaobao tightly. Looking at Xiaobao who was grinning at him and grabbing his beard with his little hands, his heart suddenly hurt.

"Xiaobao... I will take good care of him."

"He is still so young. The hardships he has suffered along the way are unbearable for adults, so how can Xiaobao bear it? You leave him here, and Dad will take care of him." Lu Shengcai hugged Xiaobao tightly in his arms and refused to let go.

Xiaobao felt pain from being strangled by him, and he pouted and reached out to Su Qing'an.

"It's grandpa, grandpa is holding you." Su Qing'an comforted him.

Xiaobao turned his head to look at Lu Shengcai, staring at him with his big eyes.

Lu Shengcai couldn't bear to leave him, and was still talking about asking Su Qing'an to leave Lu Xiaobao here. Seeing that Su Qing'an insisted, he hugged Xiaobao and cried.

Su Qingmei was also upset. If possible, she didn't want to leave. At least she would wait until Xiaobao was older. Now he could only stand up with the help of something, and couldn't even take a step.

"Dad, take this deed. It's the retirement money Bocheng and Xiaobao give you. Keep it."

Lv Shengcai refused: "Dad, don't take it. You've been traveling with your children, and your family needs food and drink. You don't know what difficulties you will encounter. It's always good to keep some money on you. Dad will help you sell it..."

"Dad, take it. Last year, I collected some grain in the countryside. Now I sold it at a high price. I still have some money on me."

Lv Shengcai saw that she didn't want to take it back, so he had to take it.

"Where are you going?"

"South. It's not known where to go. Wherever it's safe, go there. I'll send a letter to Dad to report that I'm safe."

"Okay. Dad will wait for you to come back and report that you're safe."

Su Qing'an went to see old man Xie again and told him that she wanted to give up the lease. Old man Xie was reluctant to let her go, and gave Xiaobao a pendant as a souvenir. Xie Qiyou also gave the twins gifts. When Su Qing'an left, he sent her to the carriage and horse shop, and cried in front of Su Qing'an for the first time.

Su Qing'an felt very uncomfortable.

She returned to Fengting Town with Xiaobao in her arms. When she got home, she found that her aunt's family had come.

"Qing'an, your aunt's family has decided to go with us." Seeing her come back, Su's mother took Xiaobao and said.

"What about Dajiang?"

"Dajiang and Hongxiu will go with you. I, your Aunt Zhou and Hongshan will not go. Wait until you settle down in the south and take us there. If the south is not good, we will stay at home and wait for you to come back." Grandma Zhou said.