The people here all felt a sense of urgency, and the timid families began to pack up and leave.
Xiao Taozi's family originally looked down on Ling Xue, the young master of the Shen family, but Xiao Taozi insisted, and her family had no choice but to agree to let her follow Ling Xue.
But now, their family just feels lucky.
No matter how powerful the other masters of the Shen family are, they cannot take care of them. The only one they can rely on now is Young Master Shen. They only hope that Young Master Shen can take them with him when he leaves.
Xiao Taozi did tell Ling Xue about her family's intentions, and Ling Xue didn't object. Ling Xue wouldn't object to any other family, let alone Xiao Taozi's, as long as they were willing to leave with her.
At a time like this, of course the more people there are, the safer it is. How could Ling Xue be so stupid as to object!
It took Ling Xue less than a week to visit several villages.
After packing up their things, they decided to leave. If they didn't leave now, they might get stuck here and wouldn't be able to leave.
"Xiao Taozi, tell your father that any servants or tenants of the Shen family who are willing to leave with me will be allowed to do so. It will be safer if we all walk together."
"Yes, sir!"
Xiao Taozi was deeply touched. Their young master was so kind that he was willing to take servants like them and even the tenants with him when he fled!
It wasn't just Xiao Taozi who thought so. All the servants and tenants of the Shen family on the farm thought so. They all felt that Young Master Shen was kind and soft-hearted.
"Young Master Shen is so kind that he's willing to take us with him. We can't hold him back."
"That's right. We won't tolerate anyone dragging their feet! Zhao Erdan, do you hear me?"
"Why are you talking about me? I belong to Young Master Shen. Last time he came to our farm, he specifically invited me to go fishing. Young Master Shen even praised my skills."
"Come on, everyone knows you! You've been stealing and robbing people all day long, and you've never done anything good!"
"How long ago was that? Now I'm a proper servant of the Shen family. Young Master Shen thinks I'm good at talking and has asked me to serve him right next to him."
"Is this true?"
"Of course it's real? See? This dress was specially given to me by the young master. He said I'm a model and I look good in anything!"
"Come on, the young master was just being polite, but you took it seriously?"
"Don't mention it. Even though Zhao Erdan doesn't do any serious work on weekdays, his appearance and physique are really outstanding!"
"No wonder you've won Young Master Shen's favor?"
Everyone was chatting animatedly when Village Head Liu started scolding: "Have you packed up yet? Be careful that Young Master Shen doesn't want you anymore. Don't forget that Young Master Shen was the last one to come to our village. If we don't behave better, how can we compete with the people from the previous villages?"
Everyone was so angry after being scolded by Liu Zhuangtou that they ran home in shame to pack up their things.
In fact, everyone had already packed their luggage, and going back now was just to check for omissions and fill in the gaps, but even so, they dared not disobey Liu Zhuangtou's words.
Everyone knew that the village head Liu was in a bad mood recently. Their village head had previously mocked other village heads for being so short-sighted that they actually fawned over a young lady from a concubine's family. What little young master? Ridiculous!
The result? Now he can't even curry favor with her even if he wants to!
These servants and tenants are all ordinary people. If they travel with Young Master Shen, their safety will be guaranteed, no matter what.
