After being turned into cannon fodder, I relied on involution to survive

Chapter 40
The refugees at the side entrance were also attacked by arrows. Seeing the refugees at the main entrance running closer and further away from them like a gust of wind, the refugees at the side entrance who had been hesitant at first started running too.

After a while, outside the three gates of Mengjiazhuang, only a few refugees led by them and their close subordinates were left. These people totaled only 80 people.

Before anything was done, the team that had finally gathered was dispersed by an unknown team in the yard with a hail of arrows. The faces of the leading refugees couldn't help but become particularly ugly.

After retreating to a safe place, one of them asked the others, "Do you know where those people from Mengjiazhuang came from?"

Everyone shook their heads.

The man had a sullen face, "Then let's go and inquire separately to see if they are passing through or if they plan to stay there permanently."

Because they were unwilling to do so, they began to inquire about the origins of Yu Zizhen and others. Over at Mengjiazhuang, Yu Zizhen, Mr. Jiang, the guard leader and others were not idle either.

The leader of the guards ordered people to clean the battlefield and pile all the dead refugees outside Zhuangzi. Mr. Jiang wrote a personal letter to report to the King of Zhenbei about their murder today.

As for Yu Zizhen, she was talking cordially with Meng Tingru and his son.

Meng Tingru came to say hello and thank you. He knew that without Yu Zizhen and others, the Meng family would definitely not be able to survive today's difficulties.

He was not afraid of the refugees snatching things. What he was afraid of was that the refugees would kill his entire family.

What he didn't know was that in the plot of the original book, the refugees did kill his family and their servants, one by one.

The refugees, who originally only wanted to steal food, meat, gold, silver, jewels and other valuables, broke into the house, but the cruelty and greed in their hearts instantly turned into wild beasts.

They want everything they see, and this "something" even includes the women and children living in this manor.

And those who tried to stop them were brutally killed by them without exception.

Meng Tingru, who was lucky enough to escape, was still frightened. After asking whether Yu Zizhen was frightened and thanking Yu Zizhen solemnly, he held a tea cup and said to Yu Zizhen: "If it hadn't been for your generous help tonight, I, the Meng family, would have been afraid. It’s about to suffer the disaster of annihilation.”

Yu Zizhen took a sip of tea and said, "This is what the Meng family deserves, no need to thank me. I once read a sentence in a book, 'Those who work for everyone should not let them freeze to death in the snow.'" Mr. Meng Since our family is a philanthropic family, we naturally cannot sit idly by and watch the refugees who benefited from your Meng family’s kindness turn around and burn, kill, and loot your Meng family.”

Meng Tingru looked serious, "I still have to thank you." After all, in this world, there is too much justice that we deserve but can't get.

Let’s not talk about the distant ones, let’s talk about the refugees. They eat rice from the Meng family every day, but they are still full of malice towards the Meng family in their hearts.

They were dissatisfied that the Meng family was just giving out porridge. They wanted more things, wanted to eat meat, wanted to transfer all the Meng family's food to their own hands, and wanted to pull the Meng family away from their superiors who were showing charity to them. Come down, step into the mud, want to kill all the Meng family, and then divide the Meng family's money and belongings.

Desires are hard to satisfy, and human greed has no limits.

He was sighing secretly when he heard Yu Zizhen say again: "It is a good thing to have kind thoughts, but the prerequisite for doing good is that you must be able to protect yourself."

The wolf will not be grateful to the lamb for sacrificing itself to fill its belly. It will only think that the wolf eating the sheep is a natural link in the biological chain of the weak and the strong.Meng Tingru, who was lectured, did not look down upon Yu Zizhen at all because of her young age. He raised his hands and bowed, "What the prince said is true. Meng has been taught."

A wise man does not stand behind a dangerous wall. Although he wants to do good deeds, he will not do so at the expense of his own safety and the safety of those around him.

Yu Zizhen returned the courtesy politely, "You have money, food, and connections. It won't be difficult to hire a few reliable martial arts masters to help train a group of servants who can look after the home and care for the home."

Meng Tingru was startled. Yu Zizhen's idea was something he had never imagined.

When Yu Zizhen just said, "The prerequisite for doing good is that you have the ability to protect yourself," Meng Tingru subconsciously thought of a way to ensure the personal safety of herself and those around her, which was to temporarily move her relatives and servants to the county town.

There are soldiers guarding the city in the county, and the Meng family also has a large house, grain storage, gold and silver that they are used to in the county. As for Zhuangzi and the things on Zhuangzi, Meng Tingru doesn't mind giving up temporarily.

He treated the food, items, etc. in Zhuangzi as gifts to the refugees.

Even if the house inside was ruined by the refugees, he could still find someone to repair it or even knock it down and rebuild it in the future.

Compared with human lives, he was willing to lose these things, and he could afford to lose them.

As an important source of income for the Meng family, the vast fields that he couldn't let go of were the ones he least needed to worry about. After all, it was impossible for the refugees to take over his family's fields.

The central idea of ​​all his planning and psychological construction was actually the word "hide", but the idea that Yu Zizhen gave him was to let him increase his own force value step by step in the future.

Meng Tingru's heart was beating a little fast. He took a deep look at Yu Zizhen and said, "I will seriously consider the prince's suggestion."

Yu Zizhen nodded, "Sir, would you like to leave with us after dawn? We will pass by Kangping County and Fucheng. If you are willing, sir, we can give you a ride."

Otherwise, when their team leaves, the Meng family will be in danger.

Meng Tingru didn't get what he asked for, so he nodded hurriedly when he heard the words, "Your Majesty is so kind, we can't ask for it."

Yu Zizhen smiled and said, "It's just a small effort, I just think of it as thanking you sir for all your efforts in entertaining me."

Although Meng Tingru entertained them so generously and warmly, it was because the "Zhenbei Army" group to which they belonged had blocked the invasion of foreign tribes outside the pass countless times, making the people of Daqi, especially those in the area north of the capital, have a deep affection for them. They naturally like each other, but neither Yu Zizhen nor Mr. Jiang is willing to let the Meng family suffer.

Mr. Jiang wanted to maintain the reputation of Zhenbei Palace, but Yu Zizhen believed that she was not worthy of this respect and courtesy. After all, she had never made any contribution to border defense.

Those who risked their lives to protect the people behind them, their glory, she would not take advantage of her status as the Crown Prince of Zhenbei Palace to meddle with it casually.

Therefore, Mr. Jiang insisted on giving money to the Meng family as compensation, and Yu Zizhen, although she could not mention Meng Tingru explicitly, as the world would soon become more chaotic, she took this opportunity to point out a clear path to Meng Tingru. Meng family.

(End of this chapter)