Chapter 697: On the Road to Fleeing

ort us into the city. Please follow me through the other entrance."Ripple nodded her head, then after a moment said:"Please wait a moment, Daoist friend."Then she directly called Wen Lu and Wu Meng ov...The Zhang family had probably never seen so much gold, silver, and jewelry in their entire lives, so they were all shocked. After that came a wave of joy. Before leaving the village, they were nervous and anxious. Now, with this windfall, they felt a little more at ease.

Zhang Laogtou scanned the room, taking in the expressions of his family. Thankfully, none of them showed greed; instead, their faces were filled with joy and relief.

"This is a windfall, but it's also because those people were not sincere that our family got lucky. I'll make the call and divide the food and money among us. Does everyone agree"

Old Zhang said.

"No problem, we all listen to dad."

Several sons voiced their opinions.

Song Dachuan also said he had no objections. He took a more relaxed view, after all, they had already received gold bars from the bowl-mouth mountain. These things given to him were just icing on the cake, and could also provide them with a way to spend money in the future. He didn't care whether it was more or less.

"That's good! I'll divide these funds into six shares. My wife and I will take one share, each of your four brothers and the Big Chuan family will take one share. When we reach Huangzhou, we can use this silver to build houses and buy land."

Everyone agreed.

"Grandpa, after this money is divided, don't put it all in the hands of the family members. Hide some of it with your four aunts and three younger brothers. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. You never know what might happen on the road. If we spread out our resources, we'll also have emergency funds."

Ripple reminded her at the right time.

All three aunts looked at Lianyi with kind eyes, of course, the money was safest held in their own hands.

"Li Ri is right, most people would assume that money is kept by the head of the household. Even if they were to be robbed, they'd target the men first. By distributing the wealth openly, when faced with desperate criminals, we can sacrifice some to escape."

Mr. Lao Zhang agreed with Lianyi's suggestion.

This time everyone agreed.

After the money is divided, you guys work hard and sew everything into the lining of clothes or blankets. Hide it as discreetly as possible.

Old Zhang made the decision right away.

Then, Zhang Laogtou, in front of everyone, divided the silver into six portions. He had his wife take one portion, and let his four sons and Song Dachu each take one for themselves.

Four sons politely gave way, allowing their wives to choose. The youngest son chose his own pile of silver, while the other three wives selected what they liked best. Song Dachuan waited until everyone had finished choosing before taking the last pile.

Then the women all got busy, while the men lay down and took a nap, getting ready for tomorrow when they would be the main drivers.

The ripples also allowed Song Dachuan to rest. She herself embraced Tiger Child and fell asleep, only Huiniang, with a fire torch and the three sisters-in-law, began to carefully hide the silver. From time to time, she would whisper a few words in a low voice, paying attention to the surroundings.

Fortunately, nothing else happened in the later half of the night. When it was nearly dawn, the four of them had finished making breakfast, which included Liu's confinement meal.

Because of the harvest from those three bags of grain, both breakfast and confinement meals were plentiful, and everyone could eat seven or eight points full.

After Liu ate breakfast, she held the baby Yuanbao (her nickname) and breastfed him herself.

Although the village suffered a disaster in Liu's late pregnancy, their family had enough stored grain. As a pregnant woman, she was the only one in the family who could eat enough because she was carrying a child.

This is the Zhang family's tradition, no matter how difficult it is, they will not deduct money from a pregnant woman. The three older sisters-in-law all went through this, especially since this is the youngest brother's first child, everyone is even more attentive and no one says anything sour.

Because she ate well and didn't have to do heavy work, Liu Shi was well-nourished. Now her chest was full of milk, which became relieved after Yuan Bao sucked on it a few times. After Yuan Bao finished eating, she patted his back to burp him, then held his little fist and fell asleep, not making any fuss at all.

The Zhang family immediately got to work and packed up, then set off again.

Because of what happened last night, all the men were on high alert, but their hurried pace didn't slow down at all.

Looking at the fields on both sides of the road, devoured by locusts, everyone felt a sense of sorrow. Along the way, they also saw beggars gathering in groups of three or five. However, seeing that the team of twenty had mostly men, they didn't dare to openly rob them, but only gathered around to beg for some food.

Although these people looked pitiful, the Zhang family dared not stop. Some disaster victims reached out trying to take advantage of the situation, but they were beaten away by Lian Yi with a stick.

The ripples only knocked people back, not hurt them. It gave them a chance and served as a warning to others. Indeed, some people realized that the girls in the team were formidable, so the timid ones naturally backed down, while the bold ones just followed from afar, hoping they would relax before making their move.

Since she hit the road, Ripple took off her white veil, exposing her terrifying right face. One, there was no need to hide it anymore. Two, it was a way to scare some people away.

Some people think that girls wearing veils are beautiful, and they might have bad intentions. So she decided to show her ugly face, so that when these people saw it at first glance, they wouldn't want to look a second time.

The Zhang family had grown accustomed to Lianyi's scarred face. Besides, they all knew that the scars on her face were lighter than when she first returned to Zhangjia Village. Hearing from Huiniang, it was Dr. Hong from Puzidang in town who had prescribed a scar-removing ointment that worked, making the scars on her face much less noticeable.

Those familiar with it were used to it, but outsiders would be scared. That's why when ripples sent someone flying, there were fewer people surrounding them afterward. This brought relief to everyone.

"Boss! Pick up the pace! Everyone who can walk, get down and walk a bit. We'll rest after we pass this stretch!"

Old Zhang got out of the truck himself, took two quick steps, and said to Zhang Zhong who had hit him.

Yes, Father!

The eldest daughter-in-law, Xin, placed her youngest daughter on the cart and joined her two sons in pushing it.

Just now was really dangerous, if it wasn't for Ripple coming up with that move, I guess their whole team would have been surrounded and trapped by the beggars.

Liàn Yī is carrying a solid wooden stick and walking back and forth in the team. She has Sòng Dàchuān protect Huìniáng and Hǔzi, while she herself watches over the entire team.

A lone figure trudged along, walking for two hours straight. After leaving the area where refugees gathered, and shaking off those who were too weak to keep up, they finally slowed their pace.

"Grandpa, it's not safe to rest now. While there are few people around, let's all take turns eating to our fill and continue on our journey."

Ripples walked over to Old Zhang, carrying a stick, and whispered in his ear.

Because of the ripple's gesture, Old Zhang was also willing to listen to his granddaughter's opinion.

"I agree. I noticed some people looking at us strangely. Maybe we'll have to make a run for it tonight."

Ginger is still the hottest, even Old Zhang can see some truth in Lianyi's words, so he agrees with her.

They're still following us from afar!

The ripples also noticed these people. Although these people were poorly dressed, they didn't look like starving refugees from their physique and complexion.the Mongol Nation. If handled poorly, they wouldn't just lose the treasure map, but would also get themselves into trouble.Looking at the attitudes of the constables and guards now, perhaps the rumor...