PFC Chapter 654: Once you send someone away, they won’t come back (8)
Chapter 654: Once you send someone away, they won’t come back (8)
It turned out that several days ago, Madam Liang had quietly exchanged all the cashable property in the house for thin silver bills.
Up to this point, the Liang family, which was once prominent and wealthy, has only this lonely house left in the huge city of Anyang.
Not only that, in order to avoid arousing suspicion and vigilance from others, Madam Liang made careful plans and did not intend to leave with everything.
She deliberately left some people here in order to create an illusion to distract everyone's attention.
Just before departure, Mrs. Liang, after careful consideration, finally decided to include Xiangsi in the list of people traveling this time.
It was not until the next morning, when Xiangsi was led by the housekeeper and boarded the simple carriage belonging to the servants, that she finally understood as if she had just woken up from a dream the real intention of Madam Liang - this always cruel old lady had never thought of staying in Anyang City at all!
All she wanted was to take her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren away to a strange place where no one knew their past experiences and start a new life from then on.
Since being sold to the Liang family many years ago, the farthest place Xiangsi has been is just the bustling grocery street opposite the Liang family's old house.
Now, she has suddenly embarked on this long carriage journey, traveling day and night. For a while, Xiangsi finds it difficult to adapt to such a busy life.
But to be honest, deep down in her heart, Xiangsi didn't want to leave Anyang City at all.
Just because her parents' graves are still here.
During the Qingming Festival, although she could not go to the cemetery to pay homage to her parents, she could always avoid being around and burn some paper money for them.
But now, facing Madam Liang's arrangement, even though Xiangsi was unwilling and helpless, she had no power to resist at all.
Xiangsi sat in the bumpy carriage, her eyes full of sadness and reluctance. As the carriage went farther and farther, the outline of Anyang City gradually blurred.
A few days later, the convoy entered a forest.
Suddenly, a group of people riding horses and pushing carts came roaring out. The leader clasped his fists and asked the housekeeper who was driving the cart, "Is it the Liang family's convoy?"
"Who are you?" The butler did not answer the other party's question, but asked first.
"Captain Yang, I'm really sorry to trouble you this time." In fact, Old Madam Liang had already hired people from the escort agency to escort them to the new place.
Just to prevent the news from leaking out, Madam Liang found a reputable escort agency in Xiajiang City, which was a day or two away from Anyang City.
Not only could they protect the Liang family's safety, but they could also deliver some valuable items that they didn't have time to take away to the new place.
When the butler heard that it was someone from the escort agency, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied, "It was the Liang family's convoy."
That escort leader Yang smiled and nodded, directing his men to approach the convoy. After all the people were present, the team sped up to their destination - Yuening City.
Yuening City is a relatively prosperous city in the north, and the biggest difference between it and Anyang City is that Yuening is a prefectural city second only to the royal capital, and it is most famous for its many schools.
Moreover, Yuening City is the largest papermaking city in the northern region.
It is prosperous and lively, and many literati and contemporary scholars like to come to Yuening City.
What's more, the "base camp" of the Xiao family, the aristocrats among aristocrats, is here. The direct lineage and branches are all in Yuening City and they have a sense of mutual assistance.
The carriage traveled day and night for five days before arriving at Yuening City.
Before entering Yuening City, the Liang family saw the tall city wall. Above the city gate were engraved the words "Yuening" in a simple and vigorous font.
"This was written by the first city lord." Yang Biaotou travels back and forth between various places all year round. Yuening City is a transportation hub in the north, so he has been here many times. At this moment, he is sitting on the old lady's carriage and introducing the relevant situation to the "steward".
But he spoke in a very loud voice, so Old Madam Liang in the carriage, who was also curious about Yue Ningcheng, followed along to listen.
Xiangsi lifted the car window curtain slightly and saw that the streets in the city were paved with bluestone slabs. Perhaps there were too many people walking on them, so there were mottled marks left on the slabs.
There are many houses along the street, some with carved beams and painted buildings, and doors and windows decorated with exquisite wood carvings; others have simple grey tiles and white walls, exuding a rustic feel.
The convoy moved forward slowly, and the people in the city were bustling about.
At this time, while listening to Yang Biaotou's "explanation", Mrs. Liang also observed the lively scene through the window. She felt a little comforted and thought that it was not bad to live here.
"This Yuening City is really bustling!" Liang Huaixin was only sixteen years old after all, so when he saw the shops on both sides of the road, he became interested and didn't want to listen to anything else. He just wanted to get off the car and go around for a walk.