bookcurios Chapter 133 The Liu Family, Wei Liangping's Evil Plan
Chapter 133 The Liu Family, Wei Liangping's Evil Plan
"Liu Hao, hurry up!"
Under the cover of night, a woman wearing a gray headscarf was pushing a cart and shouting at a boy of about thirteen or fourteen who was ten meters away behind her.
I was afraid that he would fall out of the team completely.
"I can't walk!" The man called Liu Hao shouted with a look of despair when he heard his mother's call.
But he still raised his feet very urbanely and took a few steps forward.
Hanging about five meters behind my mother.
"I really can't walk anymore!" Liu Hao looked at the distance and complained to his mother again.
There was even a hint of weakness in the voice.
How many mothers in this world don’t love their children?
Especially since he is the youngest son in the family, he is loved even more.
"Okay, okay!" The woman couldn't resist her child and could only respond helplessly:
"Come here and get in the car."
"Mom will push you a little way."
When Liu Hao heard his mother agree, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.
My feet no longer hurt, my legs were even more stretched, and I ran really fast.
He came to the cart, turned over and sat on it.
The woman was thrown forward by his violent movements and was almost knocked over with the car.
Fortunately, the woman adjusted quickly enough.
"Mom, be steady!" Liu Hao, who was sitting on the cart, shouted in dissatisfaction to the woman wearing a headscarf.
But the woman just smiled helplessly.
Reply softly:
"Hey, mother will be careful."
As soon as he finished speaking, the eldest son who was already married frowned.
Said to my mother:
"Mom, please move aside, I will push it."
Hearing his brother want to push the cart, Liu Hao, who was sitting in the front, screamed:
"No, brother."
"You won't push the cart if I don't sit on it, right? As soon as I sit on it, you push the cart. Are you really trying to make things difficult for me?"
"Liu Hao! You are already thirteen years old and will be getting married in two years. Can you be more sensible and considerate of your mother?" The married brother frowned and scolded:
"Everyone has been struggling to get through this journey. Mom is weak to begin with, and every time she pushes the stroller, you insist on getting in and sitting..."
Don't wait for him to finish.
The mother who was pushing the cart stepped forward to stop them from arguing further:
"Liu Shi!"
"Stop talking. Your brother is young. He'll be fine when he grows up."
"He's always been considerate of Mother. Did you forget the candied haws your second sister brought back last time?"
"Liu Hao only ate one and gave the rest to mother."
Liu Shi listened and didn't dare to refute.
But others don't know Liu Hao, but he knows everything about him.
How could a younger brother like me be filial? That would be impossible unless the sun rose from the west. But my mother had told me this dozens, hundreds of times.
After hearing this, Liu Hao even made a face at Liu Shi.
Only Liu Shi's wife knew that the candied haws that time were not the younger brother's filial piety, but the candied haws fell to the ground and got stuck with dirt. After he rinsed them with water, they were no longer sweet and only sour fruit remained.
I don't like it, so I gave it to my mother.
But she couldn't tell this story. After all, on the one hand, she was a mother who thought her child was filial, and on the other hand, she was a husband who loved her mother. If she told it, she would inevitably be suspected of instigating discord among her brothers and would be resented by her mother-in-law.
"Huh?" Liu Shi's wife wanted to divert their attention. She looked up and saw a few lights ahead. She said softly:
"Mother-in-law, Master."
"Look ahead! There seems to be another group of refugees, but they're stuck right where they are!"
Hearing Liu Shi’s wife’s call, the family of five looked up.
Sure enough, there were little lights in the distance.
As they got closer, the firelight became clearer.
Because they were walking at the front of this group of refugees, and they had plenty of food reserves and were in good spirits, they couldn't help but quicken their pace again when they saw the new fire.
Liu Hao, who was sitting in the car, looked at the fire in front of him and murmured softly:
"Grandpa, you said that among the refugees ahead, there should be my sister, right?"
Since they set out, their family has been living a life of day and night reversal. Whenever they rest for four hours, they immediately have to travel for eight hours. The most appropriate description of them is that they never stop.
But when faced with Liu Hao's question, his grandfather was stumped.
Didn't he hope to meet his daughter during this migration south?
His daughter Liu had come back before and told him that Wangjia Village was going to be relocated, and she would follow her husband and mother-in-law to move south, and she also asked him to prepare for famine early.
But he didn't listen. He didn't sell his land, nor did he buy cattle to make carts. He just stored some of the harvested grain. When he came to his senses later, he found that the barbarians had already attacked.
But if you run away now, you won’t be able to sell the land.
They could only escape with a small amount of food.
"I hope so." Old Master Liu sighed and quickened his pace again.
He had encountered a group of people before who he thought were refugees, but that group had soldiers, guards, and even heavily armored infantry. He didn't dare to ask them for information and could only take a detour.
This back and forth wasted quite a bit of time.
Now that I have met another group of refugees, I have to find out some information.
"Stop!" just as they approached.
The caravan guards behind the Wangjiacun group suddenly jumped up and pointed their weapons at them one by one.
"No, don't do it. We are refugees on the way south and we mean no harm." Old Man Liu raised his hands nervously to indicate that he meant no harm.
But these guards obviously didn't want to let them pass by, and their weapons were always pointed at them.
"Whether you have malicious intentions or not, take a detour and don't linger around us!" A middle-aged man among the guards stepped forward, forced the Liu family back, and shouted loudly.
Faced with their threats, Old Master Liu didn't dare to say a word.
He nodded and bowed as he took his family to take a detour.
But at this moment, Wei Liangping, the president of the Northern Chamber of Commerce, who was attracted by the noise, came over and asked loudly:
"What happened?"
Faced with his employer's questions, the middle-aged guard quickly put away his weapon and ran over.
Report out loud:
"Master, a group of refugees gathered here after seeing the fire."
"I have driven them out!"
Refugees! Hearing these two words, Wei Liangping's eyes suddenly lit up.
Just when I was worrying about how to cause trouble for Shen Qian, this group of refugees appeared.
It's simply an opportunity given to me by God.
Thinking about it, Wei Liangping immediately shouted:
"Nonsense!"
"Everyone is out in the world. How can we rely on our superior equipment to oppress ordinary people?"
"What about the refugees? Did they leave?"
As he spoke, Wei Liangping had already walked out from the path made clear by the guards.
At a glance, I saw the Liu family who were planning to turn around and take a detour.
He just smiled and said:
"Hey! Don't go!"
"We have so much wealth in our business that we cannot accommodate you."
"But there's a group of refugees ahead. You can go over and interact with them."
"When you're out and about, it's important to help as much as you can."
Wei Liangping speaks very well, but he doesn't do his job well.
The impact of a group of refugees, especially when the refugees saw that the other side had food, water, and money.
Don’t give up greed? That’s impossible!
As Mr. Liu listened to the businessman's polite advice and guidance, he felt a little wary.
But when he saw that the other party really let him and others move on, the sense of vigilance that had arisen in him disappeared.
Looking at the Liu family leaving, Wei Liangping shouted to the guards:
"If you encounter refugees later, persuade them in the same way."
"Understand?"
"Yes!" Although the guards did not understand why their master gave such an order, they all agreed honestly.
Seeing this, Wei Liangping walked back happily.
I was secretly excited in my heart: Shen Qian, Shen Qian!
I see how you should deal with this group of refugees.