Chapter 169 I Want to Go
The night is like a huge piece of black velvet, and the stars are like bright diamonds scattered on the velvet, sparkling and dazzling.
In the spacious and bright courtyard, people were discussing where to go. Whether to stay or go, everyone respected their own decision.
"Everyone spoke out what they knew and discussed it. No one can guarantee that a place is definitely good or bad. As the old saying goes, you choose your own path, and you have to bear the consequences.
All good things must come to an end. It is up to you to decide whether to stay, leave, or live somewhere else. " After Lin Youcai expressed his thoughts, he let them discuss.
Lin Zisu looked at her watch and it was already 20:37. Tonight everyone was just discussing where to go and had no time to study.
Lin Youcai looked at the time. He had to get up early to go to school tomorrow. The results would not be out for two days, so he had to go to school until he got his diploma.
Lin Youcai told several elders that it was getting late and that they had almost finished talking about things, so the family of four prepared to go back.
Lin Lizheng turned around and said to everyone, "It's getting late. Everyone go back and think about it carefully. Just think it through before you leave."
The people in the yard walked out in an orderly manner. A family of four walked home with flashlights.
Lin Zisu: "The weather is really getting hot. I'm sweating after walking for more than ten minutes."
Shen Xianglan: "Rest for a few minutes, let the sweat cool down, then go take a shower."
The family of four took turns taking a bath and sat in the main room chatting.
Lin Zisu took out a map of China and spread it out on the square table. This map was bought when she went on her first self-driving tour. A self-driving tour cannot be complete without a map.
Lin Zisu circled the current territory of the country with a pencil, but could only roughly outline the territory.
Lin Youcai looked at the circled map, pointed at the modern provinces and said, "I heard that He Zhaoyu's hometown is Qiong Province. He started from Qiong Province, occupied Guangxi Province, Guangdong Province, Fujian Province, Jiangxi Province, Hunan Province, and finally Taiwan Island. According to the modern map, this is the order."
Shen Xianglan: "The land divisions between provinces in the country are different from those in modern times. It seems to me that she combined Fujian and Jiangxi?"
Lin Xianwen: "That shouldn't be her intention to merge them together. The divisions between provinces in the Dahuan Dynasty are different from those in modern times! Modern maps can only be used as a reference for locations."
Lin Zisu pointed to a spot near the sea and said, "This is the East China Sea. Is the place she just conquered the Yangtze River Delta?"
Lin Youcai: "The description in the announcement seems to be the location of Zhejiang Province and Shanghai Province."
Lin Zisu: "It's such an important place, why did she just reach out?"
Lin Youcai: "You think you can occupy it just because you want to! It's easy to talk about it on paper, but it's extremely difficult to do it in reality."
Lin Xianwen: "Look at the places she occupied, they are all coastal provinces, or the Yangtze River Basin. A ferry as big as the Xinsheng is only used to transport people. I doubt she has large ships that sail on the sea. She must have a lot of ships."
Lin Zisu: "She must be a big shot! She doesn't have a warship..."
Lin Xianwen: “It’s possible…”
Shen Xianglan: "They must have the confidence to establish a country. We just need to know it in our hearts and not spread it out."
Lin Youcai: "It seems that there is no deliberate concealment of He Zhaoyu's affairs. I asked the locals in Qingshui City, and they seemed to know all these novel things."
Lin Zisu: "As long as we use it, we can't hide it. The strength is there, there is no need to hide it. Unlike us in the Dahuan Dynasty, we can't protect ourselves, even if it's just to cover up the truth."
Lin Youcai was at the Qingshui government, drawing a map of the country according to the map on the wall. He went to his room to get it and unfolded it on the table, comparing the two maps. "The location of Qingshui City, from this point of view, is not in Hunan Province. He Zhaoyu used the Yangtze River as the boundary, so we should be in the territory of modern Hubei Province."
Lin Zisu: "From this point of view, we must take the water route and take a boat directly to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Then do we take the official boat ourselves, or does the official have someone to lead the way?"
Lin Youcai: "Wait and see, the authorities will definitely post an announcement."
Shen Xianglan: "We will go to register tomorrow afternoon, remember!"
Lin Xianwen looked at the map and sighed: "The Yangtze River is really a natural barrier! A natural strategic barrier!"
"The Yangtze River is not only a strategic barrier, but also an ecological barrier. There is too much to say, I'm going to bed." Lin Zisu stood up, stretched, and looked at the time, "22:34, I'm going to bed. Dear family, good night, good night~"
"We've been chatting so late, let's go to bed." Shen Xianglan stood up and rolled up the map on the table. "Put the map away! You've been misplacing things!"
Lin Zisu had just stepped out of the main hall when she quickly retracted her foot, "Hehehe... I almost forgot."
The next day, it was still raining, and the rain was getting heavier. Morning jogging would be cancelled when the weather was bad, which was a routine. The Japanese government wanted the people to exercise, but it would not be extreme or abnormal, and would not force the people to exercise no matter what the weather or circumstances.
Instead of jogging in the morning, the family of four ate breakfast leisurely at home before driving a mule cart to pick up Wei Qiniang, Wei Daya, Li Daya, Liang Laidi, Zhao Ye, and Zhao Ya. Because they all lived close to each other in the Type 1 courtyard, it was troublesome to take the bus on rainy days, so they squeezed in and went to school together.
The Lin family and the Shen family were both in the Type 3 courtyard. The Shen family had many vehicles, so the people who couldn't fit in the Lin family's oxcart had to squeeze into the Shen family's car. The distance from Qingshui No. 3 Community to the school was not far, and it would take at most half an hour to drive there.
Lin Zisu asked Wei Qiniang in a low voice, "Aunt Wei, is it quiet there recently?"
Shen Xianglan wanted to listen, so she moved closer.
Wei Qiniang understood immediately, "Anjing, he went in again."
Lin Zisu and Shen Xianglan said they understood that ever since Li Tiedan sold their daughter and was arrested to dig coal, Old Man Li and Mrs. Zhang have been making trouble everywhere, day or night. At first, they acted like hooligans in front of the Public Security Bureau for a few days, then went to the hospital to beat Li Daya, and were arrested and detained for 20 days before being released.
As soon as the two of them came out, they asked around and found out that Li Daya lived with someone else. They ran to the gate of the courtyard where Li Daya lived together and pointed at the door and cursed, cursing in the morning and in the evening. Wei Qiniang and Liang Laidi didn't dare to provoke such an unreasonable person, so they told the head of the village, who had to call his sons to persuade her.
Unfortunately, no matter who tried to persuade him, it was useless. He continued to curse and throw feces. The neighbors couldn't stand it anymore and reported it to the Qingshui No. 3 Community Management Office.
Old man Li and old woman Zhang polluted the community environment and were arrested and detained for 20 days and fined. Before they were arrested, they were guarded by the administrators to clean the gates and roads. The administrators were all equipped with big knives, and no matter how scoundrel and scoundrel they were, they had to obey them as long as they were afraid of death.
Lin Zisu and Shen Xianglan shook their heads whenever they thought about it. What a weird family! As long as they were around, everyone lived in unrest.