More than 20 children stood neatly in the yard in the order from small to large, with their small faces full of doubt. I wonder if I would like to gather everyone together and what should I announce?

Xue Yu sat on a large bluestone, raised his chest and raised his head, and put his hands on his knees. He had a bit of the aura of the mountain king. The mouse, monkey, the flower snake, and the big black were separated from each other, just like the four great kings!

"Everyone is helpless and homeless orphans. It is a fate to be together. I originally wanted to help each other and survive hard, and sooner or later I will be filled with all my hardships!

But God is not open to his eyes. First, there was a drought and an earthquake. Now that Hejian Prefecture has hungry people everywhere, rice prices have risen three times a day, and they are almost caught up with pearls. Moreover, there is a price but no market. If this continues, we will starve to death sooner or later!

It just so happened that the government issued a decree to move a group of victims to Shaanxi. As the saying goes, trees are moved to death and people are moved to live. After thinking about it, the boss decided to go to Shaanxi for a while and maybe he could have a way out!"

Xue Yu straightened the point and told everyone that he was leaving Hejian Mansion.

"What, the boss is going to Shaanxi. Where is Shaanxi? Is it far from Hejian Mansion?"

"I don't know, it's probably quite far away!"

"Boss is gone, what should we do?"

All the children present were born in the countryside and had limited knowledge. For them, Hejian Mansion is the whole world. As for Shaanxi, there is no concept at all, and I don’t understand what immigration is.

But they understood one thing, that is, the boss was going to leave here and go to a very far place, and he might never come back!

Xue Yu rescued them from the human teeth, and gave them clothes and food to take good care of them. For these children, Xue Yu is the patron saint!

Now that the guardian saint is leaving, who will he rely on in the future? The children can't help but panic, and some even wiped their tears, looking pitiful, like an abandoned kitten and puppy!

"Don't cry, listen to the boss's words, the boss will not ignore you!" The monkey stopped crying, stopping the children's crying!

"Everyone listened, I gave you two choices:

First, I went to Shaanxi with me. Shaanxi is very far away from here. I am afraid it will take two or three months to get there. The journey is hard and tiring, and there are still many dangers!

I can't guarantee that I can bring you to Shaanxi alive, but I can guarantee that everyone will live together and die together. No matter how difficult it is, they will never abandon any partner!

Secondly, those who are unwilling to go to Shaanxi can stay in Hejian Mansion. Whether they live or die in the future depends on their personal fortune. I still have some things to leave for those who are unwilling to leave. If you are destined to be together, maybe they can meet again in the future!

I’ll give you a stick of incense to make a decision. Those who are willing to follow me to Shaanxi, stand on the left, and those who want to stay, go to the right!"

While speaking, Xue Yu took out the remaining dozen or so pieces of silver and placed it on a stone on the right, as well as three iron pots and several bags of miscellaneous grains. This was all the property in the dilapidated temple, and he stood on the left!

The two roads are already clear, one road is difficult and dangerous, but it is full of hope!

Another road, there is peace and food for the time being, but the future is bleak. How do children choose?

"Brush!-Brush!"

Without discussion or hesitation, more than 20 children ran to the left, tightly surrounding Xue Yu, and there was no one on the right!

Although I don’t know where Shaanxi is, and although the road ahead is full of dangers, the children still stood up without hesitation, with only one thought in their minds: ‘A lifetime, follow the boss, walk to the horizon, and everyone follows the boss to hell, and everyone follows to hell, sharing life and death with no regrets!’

"Okay, from now on, we will be brothers and sisters. We will work together to share the joys and sorrows, and go to Shaanxi to explore, break into a bright world, and create a glory and wealth!

Let's pack up, and after an hour, let's go down the mountain together!"

...

"Yes, boss!"

The children acted quickly. In fact, there were not many things in the dilapidated temple, just pots and pans, a few bags of miscellaneous grains, a few baskets of wild vegetables, and some worn bedding.

After packing up these, they were carried by more than a dozen older children, and each of them made a cane and a water hyacinth for long journeys!

Xue Yu went to the back of the statue again, took out the hidden thing, locked the longevity, hung the natal jade around his neck, put it in his arms, put it in the compass treasure box, and tied it firmly to his back!

Another box containing a flying fish suit and a silver waisted brand was handed over to the monkey for storage.

There were eight corns, which were also taken off the beam of the house, and a strong bag was handed over to Baihua Snake, and solemnly told him that no matter what the situation occurred, even if all other things were lost, these eight corns could not be lost!

When you arrive in Shaanxi in the future, this is the hope for everyone to survive and the hope for countless people to survive!

The Baihua Snake was not good at speaking, just nodded, tied the bag on his back, and tied three dead knots in a row. According to his personality, as long as the person is still alive, things will never be lost.

...

Everything is done and we are about to set off!

It is said that the hometown is hard to leave, and this is true. Although this Dongyue Temple is dilapidated and rotten, after all, I have lived for a long time and are about to leave now. I really can't bear to leave!

While recalling the difficult time with his friends, Xue Yu looked at the beams, walls, haystacks... and finally landed on the statue!

Traveling thousands of miles apart, with difficulties and obstacles. I wanted to take a divination and ask for good and bad luck, but unfortunately I don’t have divination tools!

There is only one Yin and Yang cup on the ground. The other one was stuck on the beam when he was divining last time. It has not fallen down yet. The beam is tall and black, with dense spider webs, so it is not easy to get it down!

Forget it, I have made up my mind. No matter whether the future is bad or good, I have to strive for it!

"Brothers, are you all ready?"

"Okay, boss!"

"Set off!"

After gritting his teeth, Xue Yu resolutely walked out of the hall and led more than 20 children on a journey of thousands of miles to find his own encounter!

…………

"Boom!"

Shortly after Xue Yu and others left, another wave of aftershocks came, and the earth trembled again, making a rumbling sound, as if an ancient ferocious beast was trying to break out of the ground to disrupt the world!

Fortunately, the Dongyue Temple was strong enough. After shaking back and forth for a few times, it still stood up tenaciously. However, with the shaking tiles and dust, something fell from the beams - Yin and Yang Cup!

The Yin-Yang Cup on the ground has a Yin-side facing upwards, and the one that just fell just now happened to be Yang-side facing upwards. One Yin-Yang is the "Holy Grail", which represents great luck and the gods allow what they ask for!

A few months ago, Xue Yu's last hexagram asked about fate!

...

Let’s talk about the situation in Hejian Mansion. Because it is adjacent to Zhending Mansion, it has also been affected by a major earthquake. Many large cracks have been shaken on the already disrepaired city wall, countless bricks have fallen off, and the south gate has collapsed directly.

Inside and outside the city, thousands of houses collapsed, with broken bricks and tiles everywhere, and people crying loudly. Because it was an earthquake at night, there were many victims!

Under the supervision of officials of all sizes, large-scale immigration has begun. The victims of thirty people were in groups and ten groups were in groups, carrying salutes, riding chickens and ducks, leading cattle and sheep... and heading to Shaanxi, thousands of miles away, to settle down again!

Some victims were unwilling to leave, so they had to tie them up with ropes, and the officers and soldiers forced them to leave. While walking, they cried and looked back at their hometown. The scene was very desolate!

There is no way, Chinese people have a tradition of loving their hometown. No one is willing to leave their hometown unless they have to. Even if they are really forced, there are still some stubborn guys who would rather die in their hometown than go out to explore!

Even if I went out and thought about it all day and night, I would go back to my hometown early. I couldn't go back alive and would have to be buried in the future. I also called it: "The tree is a thousand feet high, and the leaves fall back to their roots!"

Therefore, immigration is a very difficult thing, and you must use both soft and hard!

For example, in the early Ming Dynasty, the large immigrants in Hongdong, Shanxi were seventeen times, and lasted for more than 40 years. The government deceived, threatened, and forced, which moved millions of people from Shanxi to all parts of the country, many of whom were tied up!

Because during the immigration process, both hands were tied up for a long time, these people gradually developed the habit of walking with their hands behind their backs and passed it on to their descendants. If you see a person walking with their hands behind their backs, seven out of ten will be descendants of Hongdong immigrants.

People have three urgent needs. When the people need convenience, they must call the officers and soldiers to untie the rope on their hands. The word "untie" was born!

After a little bit of gossip, Xue Yu and others came to Hejian Prefecture City and soon found the registration place for the immigrants!

Outside the east gate, there are tall sheds, notices to encourage immigration, and people are also responsible for publicity. It is nothing more than the benefits after immigration, and the victims are persuaded to set off willingly and not escape on the way!

There were more than a dozen other clerks in green clothes who were responsible for registering the names, ages, household registrations for the victims. Every time three hundred people were collected, they handed over the roster to the officers and soldiers and asked them to take them to the road!

"Dear sirs, we want to join the immigration and settle down in Shaanxi!"

"What, you want to immigrate?"

“That’s right!”

Xue Yu went up to sign up, which scared the officials. Most of the people who moved were forced, and they had to go if they didn't. There were very few people who took the initiative to immigrate, not to mention that they were all children. The older ones were fourteen or five or six years old!

Having said that, it is a good thing for someone to register on their own initiative, just register them. As for whether these children can leave Shaanxi, it depends on their luck.

"Where are your parents and relatives?"

"The earthquake is gone!"

"Oh, it's so pitiful, where are your household registration yellow books?"

"The earthquake was buried in the ruins and could not be dug out!"

………

After a major earthquake, all the original social organizations were in chaos, and there was nothing to be found in order to investigate. Taking this opportunity, we just made a clear and upright identity.

"Everyone lined up, registered their names, and rewrite the yellow book. The first one, what's your name?"

"Mouse!"

"I'm asking for a name, not a nickname, nor a nickname!"

"I'm just called mouse!"

"No, I read the hundreds of families, and there is someone with a young surname. Are you playing tricks on me and I don't know how to write?"

Trouble comes. Immigration needs to register its name, which will be easy to enter the country in the future. But most of the children are orphans. They usually just call them nicknames, but they don’t have names at all. Let alone names. Many people don’t even know their surnames!

The old saying goes, a real man, he will not change his name even if he is a man, and he will not change his name. Now he is going to go out to make a fortune in the world and doesn’t even have a name. This is too embarrassing. Wouldn’t he become a group of unknown rats?

"Stop your anger, I know their names!"

"Oh, you know, what's his name?"

"His name is Bai Yutang!"
To be continued...