Three days later, hundreds of family members, supporting the elderly and the young, left one after another through the south gate of Shouchun.

After Li Tun learned about the situation, he came to Qiao Mansion to report to Chen:

"Long Yunqi has really left, and there are hundreds of old, weak, women and children with him. They seem to be the family members of his fallen soldiers."

"Love and righteousness are extremely rare, but it's a pity... This person lost his mother when he was young, and his father when he was young. He had no one to teach him well at the critical moment, and was even kidnapped by a few pawns, seeking his own death..."

When Mrs. Chen sighed, she looked at Qiao Min unconsciously, thinking to herself, I have to teach you well, unlike Long Xiang who has a little cleverness but no great wisdom.

"I didn't expect that he stayed for three days and ended up taking away hundreds of burdens. I don't know what he was thinking. The weather is getting colder and colder now. If he can't find a place to stay as soon as possible, he will freeze to death even if he doesn't starve to death.

." Li Tun frowned and said to himself.

Chen said expressionlessly: "Who knows? Maybe he will come back one day..."

"If this is really the case, we cannot accept it easily. Who do we think the Qiao family is? He can come back if he wants to come back?"

Long Xiang helped Qiao Rui take care of his funeral affairs. Qiao Wei was originally grateful, but the other party was ignorant of current affairs and refused Chen's offer to stay in public. Qiao Wei, who wanted to force the arrogant Qiao Wei, could not bear it.

Now if anyone mentions Long Xiang's name, Qiao Wei returns to her original cold demeanor.

When Qiao Wan saw Qiao Wei's harsh words, she quickly put forward a different opinion.

"Sister, you are overly worried. I remember my father mentioned it during his lifetime, saying that Long Yunqi was extremely cautious in doing things. Before every battle, he would plan a retreat route in advance. He chose to leave in this weather and brought hundreds of family members with him.

, I’m afraid I have already found a place to stay, and I probably won’t come back again.”

"Eldest sister, second sister is right." Qiao Niao agreed.

Qiao Wei glanced at her younger siblings and asked with a smile: "It's true that Long Yunqi is a little clever, but the second sister is so sure that he may be too arbitrary. He just escaped from the north three days ago? When did he find a place to stay?"

"I don't know... Anyway, this person is not simple..."

Qiao Wan pouted and looked at Qiao Min, complaining that he didn't ask anything from Luo Yicheng.

"Facts speak louder than words." After Qiao Wei criticized Qiao Wan, she asked Qiao Wan: "Third brother, what do you have in mind?"

"Uh...I..." Qiao Min hesitated, and suddenly saw Li Tun next to him, and he quickly grabbed him as if he was grasping a life-saving straw.

"Uncle Li, you and Yun Qi are colleagues. You know his situation best. It's up to you to analyze it..."

"Ah this..."

Li Tunxin said that when you siblings are arguing, don't bring me, an outsider, into the argument. It's not appropriate for you to say that no one is right, so he looked very embarrassed.

As the mistress of the Qiao family, Mrs. Chen has an outstanding ability to observe people's emotions. When she saw Li Tun's expression of embarrassment, she said to her, "No one has come to express condolences today. How about you say a few words to relieve everyone's boredom."

"Wei." Li Tun clasped his fists in response.

He held his beard and walked around in a circle, thinking carefully before answering.

"With Long Yunqi's acting style, it is indeed as the second lady said, he would rather seek stability than success. It is very strange to leave at this time;

What the eldest lady said makes sense. Long Yunqi has been in the army for two years, and all he knows are his colleagues in the camp. He has no time and no opportunity to make friends with powerful people. Who can he go south to seek refuge with?"

Li Tun ignored what he said. Chen frowned and added along with his train of thought: "To the south of Shouchun is the border of Lujiang River. Could it be that he has a relationship with Liu Xun?"

"It shouldn't be possible. General Qiao and Prefect Liu both live indifferently. How can Long Yunqi, a small Quhou, fall into each other's eyes?" Li Tun shook his head in denial.

"To the south of Shouchun is the boundary of Lujiang River, and further south across the Yangtze River is Jiangdong. Long Xiang once predicted that if His Majesty becomes emperor, Sun Bofu will rebel. Will he defect to Jiangdong?"

Qiao Wei's words were like spring rain, bringing new sources of thought to everyone's exhausted thoughts.

Chen nodded in agreement: "Wei'er's words are very good. Sun Ce took advantage of His Majesty's dispatch of troops to drive away Yuan Yin and occupy Danyang. Liu Yao of Yuzhang should not be his opponent. Sun Ce's complete control of Jiangdong is just around the corner. Long Yunqi estimates that

Apart from this, I still underestimated him..."

"Long Xiang brought hundreds of old and weak people to surrender. It was just wishful thinking. Even if Sun Boxu was willing to take him in, he might not be able to reuse him..." Li Tun looked disdainful.

When Qiao Wan saw Li Tun disparaging Long Xiang and praising Sun Ce, she wondered whether Uncle Li was jealous of him?

Mrs. Chen then smiled and said, "Long Yunqi doesn't like fighting, so it wouldn't suit his purpose not to be reused? Let's not talk about him first..."

A clanging sound.

Mrs. Chen walked to the spiritual tablet and pulled out Qiao Rui's sword. After looking at it for a while, she turned to face the crowd and told Qiao Rui seriously:

"We don't care what Long Xiang chooses. You have to remember that you are the only son of the Qiao family. From now on, you should read more about the art of strategy and war at home and study more with Li Huwei outside. The future of the Qiao family depends on you."

"My child must do his best." Qiao Miao bowed.

Mrs. Chen raised her eyes and added in a deep voice: "Living in troubled times, just trying your best is not enough. You have to dare to work hard."

"Don't worry, kid..."

Qiao Miao lowered his head and was pounding in his heart. He did not object to reading and literacy, but he was not interested in military life. At this moment, he envied Long Xiang.

You don't have the freedom of a family mission. You can do whatever you want, but I have to do things I don't like.

Long Xiang is incomparable to the naive Qiao Min. He knows that only those who have the ability can do whatever they want, and serving as a soldier for Yuan Shu will inevitably become cannon fodder, so he has been looking for a way out. It is not just to do whatever he wants, but after careful consideration,

The layout of wanting to survive.

Living a stable and stable life is not easy in this era.

Walking on the streets of Hefei, the desolate feeling is different from Shouchun.

The huge city is shrouded in loneliness. The abandoned buildings of different heights have been corroded by nature and are dilapidated. Only the city walls made of rammed earth on all sides are still undergoing the test of wind and sun.

Long Xiang pointed to the street and asked Feng Zhong: "Uncle Zhong, there are more than 500 of us in the last group. I see that the houses on the street are all dilapidated. Do we still have a place to live?"

Feng Zhong nodded and replied: "Yes, yes, Hefei City can accommodate tens of thousands of people, so what are the few thousand of us in total?"

In order to facilitate personnel management, I placed everyone collectively in the southwest area, and no one lives near the city gate to avoid being noticed by outsiders."

Long Xiang nodded slightly: "How have you been doing during this time? Has anyone discovered any clues in the city?"

"Everyone lives cautiously. Last year, no one passed by, but this year there was a severe drought and natural disasters. Hundreds of refugees fled to the edge of the city. I was worried that the food would be leaked, so I didn't let them into the city...

"Feng Zhong said with self-blame.

"More than 2,000 people live in Hefei? How much food is left now?"

"I have strictly controlled the distribution of rations. Only a small part of the 100,000 grains has been eaten. However, it is not a long-term solution to just go out and not get in. Should we secretly grow some grain?"

Long Xiang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Why do you have to plant it secretly? If you want to plant it, just do it openly."

"Wouldn't that be exposed?" Feng Zhong looked nervous.

Long Xiang comforted him with a smile: "Uncle Zhong, don't worry. Now that Yuan Shu is in trouble internally and externally, how will he notice the empty city of Hefei? You can take us to settle down first."
Chapter completed!