On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 343 Manor 2
The people in Xutian Village already have blind trust in the Xiao family, and they only feel that following them will make them at ease.

The only thing I regret is that when the Xiao family first arrived in Xutian Village, Xu Laosan and the others had conflicts with the Xiao family. They either watched indifferently or avoided it whenever they could.

Watching helplessly, the Xiao brothers were taken into cells and later pulled out to serve in labor force.

Fortunately, the Xiao family didn't care about them, and later saved the entire village.

He also helped them get a large sum of money from the Jiang family, and single-handedly lifted everyone in the village out of poverty and became rich, and the family had money saved.

Later, he also brought the men in the village out to earn money.

Therefore, in the eyes of the villagers, the Xiao family are all chivalrous and can interact with each other. There is no need to worry about them laughing in front of you or stabbing you in the back.

They had just followed the Jiang family from the countryside to Fucheng when there was no peace in the village.

However, I still felt a little uneasy, fearing that too many people would come, which would embarrass the Xiao family.

I'm also afraid that the city will be even more chaotic now, and if the Xiao family can't be found, then they will have to travel all the way with their family in vain and have no place to stay.

Until they saw the Xiao brothers coming in a carriage. When everyone saw them, their eyes lit up and they couldn't help but cheer.

When Mr. Xiao saw the pile of heads, he immediately felt sorry for his daughter's grain storage in Zhuangzi and wished he had never been there.

But it was already here, so he could only step forward and hold Li Zheng's hand, and said excitedly: "It's all good as long as it's here."

Then he asked everyone: "Is everyone okay?"

Seeing his attitude, the people in Xutian Village finally let go of their suspense, and all said loudly: "Okay."

"Uncle Xiao and uncle Xiao, are you all okay too?"

After Boss Xiao greeted everyone, he asked everyone to pack their luggage: "Let's go back first, so as not to worry about us."

The people from Xutian Village who originally followed Boss Xiao for transportation have also found their families and gathered together to talk non-stop. After hearing Boss Xiao's words, they all reacted and helped pack their luggage.

Fortunately, the Jiang family had connections and helped the villagers buy five mule carts. In addition, the Jiang family also had four carriages, so they were able to provide one for each person in the village, so that the older and younger villagers did not have to walk.

Other young and middle-aged people were either pushing wheelbarrows or pretending to be oxen and horses, pulling two-wheeled carts.

Boss Xiao could only ask the horse-drawn carriage and mule cart to make a few more trips, and send the old and the young back first.

He himself also greeted the old steward Hou and got into Mr. Jiang's carriage.

Boss Xiao also knew what the old man was worried about, so he spoke first: "Jiang Yu is fine, and so are the eldest girl and the baby in her belly."

Then he curiously inquired about the situation in Wu Ning County: "Uncle Jiang, is Wu Ning also serious this time? Why didn't my second girl follow?"

Mr. Jiang sighed: "It's not good. They say General An's army may come from Ganzhou to Wu Ning. Everyone was frightened by the rebels last time, so they all fled."

"I asked the second girl, and she said she would come to Fucheng when things go wrong."

Boss Xiao had previously thought that Xiao Lian's ability to marry the county magistrate's second son was a blessing in disguise.

You must know that when they came here last year, in order to settle down, they went everywhere begging grandpa and grandma, and when they saw the police officers, they had to call "sir" or "big brother".

In the end, it was the help of the Jiang family that finally settled down.

I didn't expect that I would be able to enter and leave the county magistrate's house at will.

I used to think that my second daughter married well, but now if something happens in Wuning County, others can run away, but County Magistrate Chen and the others cannot run away.

Otherwise, even if he runs away now, he will still be questioned later. It’s no wonder that officials don’t dare to run away.

Boss Xiao could only sigh: "It doesn't matter if you don't come, it's not peaceful here in Fucheng anyway, and we still don't know which side caused the trouble first?"

"People in troubled times are not as good as peace dogs." Mr. Jiang also wanted to know about the situation in Fucheng, so he asked him about it.

Xiao Xiao originally thought that when the people from Xutian Village came, they would probably empty out the grain reserves in Zhuangzi.

The first batch of old people and children who arrived in horse-drawn carriages and mule-drawn carriages seemed to have nothing to offer.

Xiao Xiao's remaining conscience is that she can't help but feel soft when facing the elderly and children.

So she arranged them to the vacated warehouse, and the hot porridge and steamed buns with Erhe noodles made them unable to stop eating.

Someone came to Zhuangzi, and the manager also heard the news, and quietly came over to take a look. Good guy, there are so many freeloaders here, and he almost has a heart attack that makes him feel distressed.

But he hasn't lost his mind yet and still clearly remembers his identity.

I can only cover my heart and leave without seeing anything.

Originally, the steward thought that these were the only people who came, but he didn't expect that after more than an hour, many disgraced people came.

The people in charge were desperate. With so many people, the only food in the warehouse could only last ten days and a half.

That's when the big guy can only eat half full every day.

At this moment, the person in charge was almost losing his mind with anger. He was about to remind the eldest mistress that this was Zhuangzi from the General's Mansion and he couldn't let her go through such trouble when a scene that shocked him happened.

Those wheelbarrows and two-wheeled carts were parked on the side, and the carts were filled with baskets, wooden barrels, dusty cloth bags and the like.

They opened the packages on the baskets, revealing rice, noodles, meat, dried vegetables and the like.

"Third girl, I heard from your grandmother that you like to eat bacon, so we killed all the chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep we raised at home, marinated them and brought them to you."

"And I have these dried vegetables, including dried gourds, dried beans, dried bamboo shoots, and dried sweet potatoes. I guarantee you'll like them."

"And I also brought a lot of pickled eggs and duck eggs?"

"Third Miss, you said before that people are like iron and rice is like steel. If you don't eat even one meal, you will feel hungry. My car is full of rice."

"Nonsense, they are not as delicious as dumplings. I brought flour..."

Before seeing them, Xiao Xiao was thinking about how he would arrange for them to intercept and fight if the rebels came.

But now when I see them, they are all offering themselves treasures, bringing what they think is best to them.

Seeing their excited, happy, and careful eyes, Xiao Xiao's originally hard heart softened a lot.

"I accept everyone's wishes and put their own things away."

"You also know that Fucheng is in chaos, and now Zhuangzi is our base."

"Everyone, let's take a rest today and build a house tomorrow. After the house is built, we can dig traps..."

Before Xiao Xiao finished speaking, the people in Xutian Village shouted: "I guarantee that there will be no return for them!"

When the manager heard this, he felt a little panicked: Are they serious Zhuangzi? Why did he feel as if he had entered a bandit's den after they arrived?