Escape from the desert

Chapter 298 Something Happened

Although the snow outside the house was getting smaller, the sound of the wind howling still echoed clearly.

During this time, the temperature difference between morning and evening was large, and the wind and snow became even more rampant at night. Jiang Yan sent Wang Jinhua downstairs.

After loading them with new year's goods to send to their in-laws, he calmed down and went upstairs to appease Liu Xiaomeng.

After the enlightenment just now, Liu Xiaomeng wanted to open up a bit, except for his red eyes, he couldn't see the collapse just now.

"Mother, I'm sorry, I was too impatient to worry you just now."

Seeing Jiang Yan come in, Liu Xiaomeng rubbed his red eyes, pulled out a forced smile, stood up and came over.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Yan could only sigh softly and pat her shoulder gently.

While he was talking about explaining things, he was muttering in his heart about how to talk to Lin Nan about this matter.

Liu Xiaomeng was shy and embarrassed to speak, with the reserve of a girl, but she was even more embarrassed to speak.
She just took up the identity of the original body. Although she already regarded them as her own sons in her heart, it was somewhat embarrassing that she hadn't personally experienced the body.

Jiang Yan shook her head slightly. She was a modern person after all, so she still had to have some shame.

Later in the afternoon, Jiang Yancai and Lin Feng read through this year's account books. Since Lin Feng learned to keep accounts, Jiang Yan has become much more relaxed.

Although the little guy can't sort out many things in the ledger, he is very capable of mental arithmetic and will not make any mistakes within three digits.

After calculating this year's bills, Jiang Yan took a break, looked at the accounting room in her hand, and began to search for albums or books on housekeeping in the mall.

I wanted to have a good talk with Lin Nan before dinner. I said that maybe he didn't understand, and it would definitely be fine if he paired it with a book.

Just as he was thinking about it, Lin Nan opened the door and walked in. He was walking in a hurry, his body was wet, and there was still wind and snow on his face that he had not had time to wipe off.

"Mom, something happened in the village!"

"What's wrong? What happened?" Jiang Yan stood up suddenly.

Lin Nan's face was full of panic, and the eagerness in his eyes was clear, "Mom, this year the village chief took everyone to the town for the market, and they were robbed by bandits on the way back!"

Jiang Yan was startled, and a chill flowed from the soles of her feet to the heavens. In her mind, the homeless people and beggars she had seen in the town before were flashed back to her mind.

She hurriedly asked: "Is everything okay? Are they all back?"

"Everyone is fine. It's just that all the things everyone bought were taken away. The bandits didn't know where they came from. Not only did they steal everything, they also took away everyone's cotton clothes."

Lin Nan looked worried: "Mom, there are bandits in this mountain. We are determined to be unsafe this year. Several nearby villages know that our village has harvested an extra crop of rice this year.

These bandits must also know, otherwise they would not have endured until now. They... must have planned it in advance. "

Jiang Yan nodded, affirming Lin Nan's conjecture, "The village chief and the others are there, let's go and see first."

"Everyone has gone home. Let's go directly to the village chief's house."

Lin Nan took the lead, and Jiang Yan put on a coat and followed him out. A cold wind came towards them, carrying wisps of smoky snowflakes.Jiang Yan took a long breath, and the cold air suddenly penetrated deep into her nasal cavity. A cold chill spread throughout her body, which was both comfortable and shuddering.

She hasn't been to the village for a long time since winter. The new house built by the Lin family is not close to the village. Especially after the road is covered with snow, she is even more lazy to go out.

"Mom, it snowed heavily at night, so everyone in the village cleared the snow in front of their houses. No one cares about the snow on the road, so the snow is thicker. Be careful when you land and follow my footsteps."

Lin Nan said as he carefully supported Jiang Yan. He moved calmly and thoughtfully covered the hat on Jiang Yan's cloak more tightly.

"Mom, please just walk ahead. Mom is not a little kid. You can walk by yourself." Jiang Yan joked with a smile.

Looking at the snowy road that has been dyed white on one side, there are several strings of mud and silver dyed, and my mood is a bit complicated.

The two of them walked around the village. Since it was not their first time to visit the village chief, they were familiar with the roads and went straight to the main hall of the village chief's house.

At this moment, their family is gathering around the stove, and the village chief, who is in his prime, is shivering while wrapped in a large, worn-out floral jacket.

His face was ashen, he squinted his eyes and hummed softly. It was obvious that he was so cold that he had not recovered from the cold.

The wife of the village head next to her was even more worried, crying and complaining about what to do.

"Xiaojiang and Erlang are here, come and sit down quickly." The village chief raised his eyes and saw Jiang Yan, and hurriedly greeted him to take a seat.

After adding two small stools, Jiang Yan and Lin Nan squeezed in and sat in.

"Uncle Village Chief, I heard from my second brother that you encountered robbers and came here to take a look. Please tell me the specific situation."

The village chief shrugged his nose, sighed, and said with a sad look on his face: "I'm afraid our village will be in trouble this year. It's hard to say whether we can survive this year."

As he said that, the village chief looked up to the heights, as if he was lost in memories: "The kidnappers were men, women, and children. In this winter, most of them were still wearing thin shorts, and they were all as thin as bamboo poles. , when the cold wind blows, you can see the ribs on your belly."

"Hey, they are all hungry ordinary people. When they saw us, they rushed to snatch us like beasts in the mountains seeing little rabbits..."

Before the village chief finished speaking, his wife's eyes were already filled with tears. She said in a tearful voice: "A few days ago, I heard that many places were unable to harvest food this year, and there were floods. There were refugees everywhere. There are more and more beggars on the street every day.”

"Not many New Year's goods were robbed at our house today, but there are bandits nearby. I'm always worried. I'm afraid that one night, if I don't pay attention, the bandits will break into the village."

The village chief's wife became more and more anxious as she spoke. Next to her, Lin Fangzi was also full of melancholy. While comforting her own mother, she sighed: "Mom, please stop crying. The bandits haven't come down yet. Let's hide the food at home." Be stricter and arrange more people in the village to keep watch, and everything will be fine."

Lin Ziyue also quickly echoed: "Mom, don't worry, you will be fine."

Jiang Yan and Lin Nan looked at each other, their eyes met, and then Jiang Yan said: "The weather was too cold before, and the guards in the village were all scattered. Starting today, we must take it seriously if we want to re-equip this matter."

There was a hint of sternness in her eyes, and her expression became more solemn. Although these bandits were pitiful, once they became bandits, they would be a big hidden danger to the village.

"It wasn't long before the bandits were suppressed. These bandits should be refugees from other places, and they should be ordinary people."

If they were really the bandits from the past who licked blood with their swords and were accustomed to killing, the village chief and the others would never be able to return to the village safely.

(End of this chapter)