Happy pastoral sturdy little lady

Chapter 183 Strategy 2
The people in the village haven't had enough food for a long time, and they haven't been able to let go of their bellies to drink water for a long time. It seems a long time ago to take a hot bath!Not to mention the severe drought, because the water source is decreasing day by day, even before the severe drought, when the water source was plentiful, and because we live in the mountains, we don’t even have a decent bathroom. Can you still take a hot bath from time to time?
The bathrooms in Rao's house and Tong's house are both large, and can accommodate five adults at the same time without appearing crowded.The walls of the bathroom are made of stone, and the floor is paved with well-proportioned pebbles picked from the mountains. It is clean and bright, making people feel extremely comfortable.

All the people took a beautiful bath and washed their messy hair clean.The soap in Rao's house can be used casually, so you don't have to worry about running out of it. Da Ya made hundreds of yuan with her own hands before.As soon as everyone went up the mountain, Zhenxing took out more than ten yuan from the warehouse, and distributed one piece to each family.

There are more than 60 people, excluding the fifth uncle's family, grandma's family, Erya's family and Xiangdong's grandparents, there are seven families in total.Uncle Wu's house and grandma's house, Zhenxing each gave three yuan, telling them to use it as much as they want, and ask him for it when they run out!

After a peaceful night's sleep, the three of Xiangdong went to the edge of the cliff with a letter each.Shui Sheng, Zhen Xing, Rao Shouqin, and Rao Shouzhuo followed behind the three of them with food, pills, herbs, clothes, shoes and socks.

As usual, Da Ya and Shui Qingqian came to practice on the barren grassland. There was no other way. They searched all the places, but this barren land was quite spacious and had a good view, facing the rippling blue lake.It feels good to practice martial arts here, and you can always pay attention to the movement on the top of the cliff, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Looking forward to the news from above has become the most important thing in Da Ya's day. She was very disappointed when she didn't get any news yesterday.Early this morning, she came here early again, hoping to have good news today.

Sure enough, she was not disappointed.

"Sir, another basket is hanging down!" She smiled happily and ran over.

Shui Qingqian hurriedly followed, kicked up his heels, and helped her take down the basket.

"It turns out that elder brother and father came to Peach Blossom Valley last night, and the family who is very close to our family has basically survived. However, the whereabouts of Xiangxi and mother are unknown, and elder brother is going to the capital today to find the top master , let us not be in a hurry, we will make the final decision after the eldest brother comes back." Da Ya was so excited that she wept, her voice trembling a little.

The water is clear and shallow, and there is no rush to go up. The air in this place is so good, and there is no shortage of food or drink, and it is really a world for two.If it goes up, the two of them won't have so much time to be alone, maybe he has to leave Peach Blossom Valley.

He nodded and smiled: "Alright, if that's the case, let's stay at the bottom of the cliff for a while longer, take care of our health, and improve our martial arts. Write back and tell the elder brother that we are doing well at the bottom of the cliff." Yes, don’t be in a hurry to go up, tell him to be careful when he goes to the capital, and don’t rush for success. And tell him that it doesn’t matter if he can’t find a top expert, so don’t worry. Let everything take its course, don’t force it, and don’t force it. Don't take risks, don't trust others easily, lest you fall into the trap of someone with a heart, and fold yourself into it. When people are in a hurry, they tend to lose their reason and lose their accurate judgment!"

"Okay, I see." Big Ya thought it was right, and hurriedly wrote a letter.After the letter was written, Shui Qingqian added a few more lines at the end of the letter.

After Xiang Dong received Da Ya's reply letter, he wrote another short reply letter, telling her that he was leaving for the capital now and would not wait for her reply letter any more.Please rest assured that he will be cautious when going to the capital, and he will definitely come back safely.Moreover, he agreed with her that he would come back within two months at most.Ask her to wait patiently for him, and then decide to climb to the top of the cliff when he comes back, and don't take any risky actions.

Da Ya said in the letter that she and Shui Qingqian got married.The two have been together for such a long time, Xiangdong is very worried that she will be pregnant, so she must be rescued as soon as possible.The longer the time dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be, and it was already the end of summer.In any case, she had to be rescued before Qiuliang.

Leaving the cliff, Xiangdong and the three quickly left Peach Blossom Valley. Led by Shuisheng, they went to Nanshan Col to rent a donkey cart from the uncle's house, and headed straight for the county seat.When you arrive at the county seat, spend money to buy three better horses, and strive to reach Fucheng as quickly as possible.

Because of the severe drought, the arrogance of King Huai's army has decreased a lot. A large number of displaced people risked their lives and fled to the country of Lan on the other side of the river with their families.

Three months ago, Duke Huai established a new country named Tianchao.It is ruled across the river from Languo. This river is called Tongtian River, which originates from the snow-covered plateau.The river is vast, tens of thousands of miles long, and is a natural barrier.It is not easy to cross the Tongtian River, and it is usually done by ferry.

However, Tongtian River has a very magical place, that is, at midnight every day, the water level in a certain area will suddenly drop sharply, the water depth is only up to an adult's calf, and the water flow is extremely gentle.This situation lasted for two quarters of an hour, and if we waded across the water, if we walked faster, we could cross to the other side in a quarter of an hour, no problem at all.

About this point, two years later, the world will find out.Shui Qingqian told Xiangdong about the situation in Daya's reply letter to Xiangdong.For his words, Xiangdong naturally believed, and he had more confidence and chances of going to the capital smoothly.

The three of them dodged all the way to the east, carefully avoiding Duke Huai's army, they were almost caught several times, but fortunately they were safe and sound, and finally arrived at Qingshuijiangfu City safely.

It is very strange that Fucheng has not fallen, and it is actually in the hands of Yunshan.Miraculously, shopkeeper Su and Chang'an were also in Fucheng, and shopkeeper Su was actually Yunshan's staff.He worked hard with Yunshan to manage the isolated city of Fucheng like a railroad, repelling hundreds of enemy attacks.

Xiang Dong didn't have time to ask the reason carefully, he only knew that Fucheng was saved, shopkeeper Su and Chang'an were able to come to Fucheng safely, it was all thanks to Qiao's family, and Mo Xiangzhai also made great efforts.When the Qiao family withdrew other properties such as Taste Building to the capital, Master Qiao made the decision and left behind a large amount of rice and daily necessities.

Not only that, Master Qiao also mobilized a large number of merchants and big families to donate money and materials enthusiastically, leaving enough food, daily necessities and funds for fighting the enemy for the officers, soldiers and common people who defended the city.At Yunshan's request, Master Qiao also used the resources of the Qiao family to urgently purchase [-] bows and arrows, [-] swords, and [-] swords across the river.

Master Qiao also spent a lot of money to hire twenty blacksmiths who are good at making bows, arrows and swords, and asked them to stay in the city and rush to make sharp weapons to defend against the enemy day and night, so as to ensure that the officers, soldiers and strong people in the city have the same manpower. A tool for defending against the enemy is not necessary to confront the enemy with bare hands.

Master Qiao placed the craftsmen in a big house closest to the governor's office in Qiao's house, and brought a large amount of raw materials for making bows and arrows and broadswords to this house, and privately gave Yunshan 1 taels of silver and several hundred taels of silver. Only then did they take the backbone of the Qiao family and a large amount of money to cross the Tongtian River by boat and head for the capital.

Shopkeeper Su and Chang'an followed the people from Tasting Building and retreated all the way to Fucheng from other places.Since the big girl had an accident six years ago and searched for nothing, shopkeeper Su and Chang'an left Hulu County and went back to their hometown to marry a wife and have children.Shopkeeper Su's hometown is only a hundred miles away from Fucheng, but it was also the first place that was harmed by King Huai's men. After several twists and turns, the two of them followed the shopkeeper of the local Taste Building and came to Fucheng to take refuge together.

It just so happened that the head of the government guarding the city turned out to be Yunshan again.Shopkeeper Su and Chang'an decided to stay and help Yunshan, which can be regarded as doing their part for the country and the people.As for the family members of the two, I entrusted them to Master Qiao, and asked Master Qiao to take them to the capital for resettlement.

Those who escaped with the two from their hometowns were naturally the natal families of their respective wives.The wife's natal family also accompanied their wife and children, and followed Master Qiao to the capital.So, nothing to worry about.Many years ago, when Da Ya disappeared, shopkeeper Su and Chang An couldn't help, and they felt very guilty all the time.This time, I just had the opportunity to help Yunshan, advise him and accompany him, so that he can feel more at ease, calm down and have more confidence.Therefore, the two insisted on staying despite their family's objections.

The righteous deeds of the two, under the deliberate publicity of Master Qiao, touched many people.Under the leadership and appeal of the two, many of the merchants and common people who were evacuated enthusiastically donated money and materials.Many young and middle-aged people who originally planned to leave stayed, vowing to live and die with this city that they had never left since birth.Those who can't go, those who have no choice but to stay, are even more united and high-spirited.

Because of this, this isolated city by the Tongtian River was able to repel hundreds of onslaughts from the enemy, and it was miraculously still in the hands of the officials of the Lan Kingdom.Of course, this has a lot to do with the city's unusually strong walls and its complete and practical defense system.In addition, the rice, money and goods left by the Qiao family, as well as the food, money and goods donated by the general public, are the biggest help to stick to it!
If there is no food or drink, even if there are [-] wise and brave soldiers in this city, they will surrender without a fight under the siege of the enemy for several months due to reasons such as lack of food and medicine.Food and grass materials have always been the guarantee of victory.In the future, the Qiao family and those who have made great efforts to protect Fucheng will receive due rewards and benefits.

The Qiao family has also become one of the most watched aristocratic families in the entire Lan Kingdom, and the whole family has been raised by more than one level.People who wanted to cooperate and marry with the Qiao family came in droves.The number of people who go to Tasting Building to eat is also increasing day by day, and the turnover of Tasting Building is rising steadily.

It's just a pity that Da Ya is no longer a shareholder of Tasting Building.

However, the person involved didn't care at all.Of course, this is something for later, so I won't mention it for now.

The words are far away, and they are brought back.

Xiangdong, Yunwu and Tan Hai went through the blockade together, trekking all the way, and finally came to the small forest near the gate of Fucheng.The gates of the Fucheng were naturally closed. The officers, soldiers and common people who guarded the city were waiting in full force. Duke Huai's [-] troops still surrounded the isolated city, trying their best to find a breakthrough.

"What should I do? I can't get in like this? Besides, I heard that the official guarding the city is Yunshan! The original governor would have fled a long time ago. If Yunshan hadn't made a decisive decision, the city would have died a long time ago." It's fallen!" Yun Wu was surprised and delighted, her mood was very complicated, her younger brother was trapped inside, whether to save or not, this is a difficult problem.

Xiangdong pondered for a while, and said decisively: "Since Yunshan is in charge of guarding the city, we can't stand by and watch, we must help him! Several months have passed, and I guess there is not much food in the city. Unfortunately, there is no food. Moreover, I don’t know if there is enough water in the wells in the city. Therefore, we must help Yunshan out of trouble as soon as possible, otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Tan Hai was a little distressed. To be honest, in his heart, Da Ya was far more important than Yun Shan.All he wanted was to invite top experts as soon as possible to rescue Da Ya from the top of the cliff.However, Yunshan can't just ignore it, let alone if he wants to ignore it, Xiangdong and Yunwu will definitely not agree.

(End of this chapter)