Pinellia pastoral

Chapter 260 Chaos
After all, it still came so fast.

Ban Xia's hands trembled slightly, since she arrived at this place, she never seemed to really relax.

In the beginning, life was difficult, and I was always thinking about how to live well, and when I really got better, there were more things waiting for me.

Before I could be happy with the instant noodles I made, the outside was already messed up.

There always seemed to be a small whip whipping him behind him.

Ban Xia smiled wryly.

Mint ate half a bowl of noodles, raised his head and inhaled, wanting to sigh with emotion, only to realize that Ban Xia was standing still, and asked, "What's wrong? This is delicious!"

Ban Xia sighed, and before he had time to speak, Zhang Liu hurried over, "Ban Xia, do you know that there is chaos outside?!"

"It's messed up, what's messed up?" Mint still didn't realize it.

Ban Xia shook the letter in her hand, nodded, "Uncle Zhang, I also just received the letter from that shop, and I just wanted to ask you to discuss it."

Zhang Liu looked at the contents in Banxia's bowl, feeling a little strange, but didn't say anything.

It's not that he didn't expect this day, this day came suddenly, Ban Xia is still a little hard to accept.

Zhang Liu said to Mint, "War is starting on the northwest side."

Mint can't eat anymore. War is a big event. Although she hasn't experienced it, she also knows it from Su Qian's scolding.

"It's not a mistake, is it? What's the mess outside?"

Su Youli and Su Youcai entered the door one after another, and before he had time to call Su Youyi, he also came down by himself and got together, "Zhao Yang kept persuading him, saying that there is war in the northwest, and our southwest will not be peaceful." .”

I didn't say too many extra words, but I can imagine that Zhao Yang would also persuade Su Youyi to go back together.

With so many things in front of him, the first thing Ban Xia looked at were these shops.

More than 200 is not a small number.

She looked up at Zhang Liu, Zhang Liu understood what she meant and nodded.

Ban Xia hesitated for a while, and then said with a smile, "Dad, don't worry, I just received a letter from the other side of the city. After all, the war is going on in the northwest. We are in the south, so it doesn't necessarily affect it. I heard Uncle Zhang say Well, wars have been going on in the northwest every few years, but on our side, there has been no war for many years."

Su Youcai was a bit confused, "War? It's going to be a war so soon? There was General Mu in the past, so how could something happen! Be serious and dare to drive, and see if I don't dig them to death with a hoe!"

No one listened to Su Youcai's behavior.

Everyone sat together, nothing more than lamenting the disaster for a while, and then dispersed in various ways.

It was only then that Ban Xia asked Su Youli to stay, and Zhang Liu naturally followed.

Ban Xia took out another roll of paper from the house, opened it, "Father, look at our shop."

Su Youli saw the dense dots on the top, although he didn't understand anything else, he could tell it at first glance, "Is this number wrong?"

Only then did Ban Xia tell the story of Zhang Liu and the others, ignoring Su Youli's astonishment, and continued, "...the rest is in our hands. I thought we still had some time to prepare, but I didn't expect It quickly became like this, father, you..."

Zhang Liu shook his head, "Third brother, I didn't mean not to say it on purpose."

Su Youli was not angry at all, his chest heaved and he grabbed Zhang Liu's arm, "You mean, Brother Yan, you brought someone to fight?"

After getting an affirmative answer, Su Youli still wanted to go to the courtyard where Di Yan lived before to worship, with tears in his eyes, "I didn't expect that General Mu, who is so indomitable, ended up... People still regard him as a bandit leader, but I didn't expect that there are these reasons in it."

There are many people who have been blessed by him, and Ban Xia understands his feelings.

When Su Youli calmed down, "Banxia, ​​it's okay if we don't want this shop anymore, how can we still have their things?"

Su Youli has the simplicity of a farmer, even if his business has grown, he still can't change it.

But Ban Xia didn't care, "Father, since it's messed up now, we can't do anything else, can't we even manage the shop, how can they have a chance to do it? We have to do this well so that we don't lag behind, let alone me I promised Uncle Zhang that if we really come back here in the future, we will still hire people to work, so no matter what, these shops must be kept open, no, it is a little bit of help during the war, and when we win , and always have to eat to survive.”

Her thinking is also quite simple.

Su Youli was terrified, "That's it, so many things, you little girl, just in case..."

There was no objection, but he kept thinking about the other side, Zhang Liu said, "Third brother, don't worry about it, my wife and I have been following along, there are some people outside, worrying is necessary, Ban Xia Can you do it, look at what she did today?"

Ban Xia didn't mean to refuse, since she couldn't stand side by side with him, she had to do her best in the back.

"Father, try this. We have so many shops, so many workshops, and there are a group of villages behind every place. Our shops can't be moved for the time being. Otherwise, it will still be difficult enough to fight. We must take it seriously." Fleeing in panic, isn't everything in chaos?"

After finishing speaking, Ban Xia pointed to the picture, "At this time, the more we have to be steady, we are different from ordinary shops, and there are many people in the village behind us, but we are not unreasonable Yes, I divided these shops and workshops into three pieces before..."

Time was short, and since the shops in the city had already received the news, the matter was imminent.

There was a flash of appreciation in Zhang Liu's eyes.

Although Su Youli was stunned for a moment by the news that Banxia brought, seeing Banxia's unhurried appearance, he forced himself to calm down, "Isn't there going to be chaos in the future?"

When it was not time to hide clumsiness, Ban Xia took a deep breath, "It's not easy to talk about chaos. After all, we don't necessarily suffer when we fight. It's just in case, we can't help you with major issues. We have to consider a few. One is our The business is the problem of the shops and workshops, and the second is the problem of people. Next, I will divide those shops into three parts. You see, the outermost part will be dangerous. It is up to voluntary to stay there. Let’s wait and see first. , the innermost part is nothing to worry about, most of it is in the middle, if the news is not good, there is still time to retreat, if it is really useful... Our communication is like a small thread, what are you doing, All convenient."

As for what to do, several people in the room knew in their hearts.

Su Youli didn't know if it was because of the influence of Ban Xia's unhurried speech, he became much calmer, "That's right, we're not in vain if we stay here steadily."

Zhang Liu smiled, "It's okay, I was a little anxious at first, I didn't bring many people with me, but those around here are enough."

This is naturally better, with them here, not to mention anything else, it's really too late, at least you can play by ear.

Pinellia can only be negotiated in this way, the matter is of great importance, and many things can no longer be disclosed.

Su Youli became even more busy.

Within a few days, even the people in Dongwang Village got the news.

Immediately panicked.

"What should I do? There is going to be a war again!"

"Tsk tsk, I thought I'd survived this life, but I didn't expect to be old, but I still don't know if I can be buried safely."

There are also those who are more optimistic, knowing that worrying is useless, comforting themselves and others, "Don't be afraid, our place is guarded by the heroic spirit of General Mu, and no one can break in."

"I should eat and drink. At my age, I will never leave again."

Amidst such rumors, this New Year has been very uneventful.

Spring has come as usual.

Regardless of the changes in the world, it is still the same as in previous years. When the trees in the village grow new green, people seem to see hope again.

I heard that the war in the northwest was chaotic for a while, but after such a period of time, their lives did not seem to be affected much. This man still had to farm while he was still alive, so the people in Dongwang Village started farming again. Water storage for seedling cultivation.

Except for occasional people, worrying about relatives who are outside, they don't have much thought.

When the seedlings in the field turned green, there was another chaos. Many people poured into the county, most of whom were fleeing.

This time, the shops and workshops were also affected, so they could only hold on as much as possible, and they would not abandon them unless they had to.

On the side of Pinellia, the circles around her eyes are black. When she changed the bamboo tool used to make rice noodles into flour and successfully added it to the fryer, she breathed a sigh of relief.

People in the village kept coming to the workshop to inquire about the situation.

What should be said has been said, and the only way to let these people feel at ease is to let the news from the county come back.

But the people outside who were working in the shop didn't walk too much.

The news kept coming, "The other side won, and the people who fled also went back."

"Fortunately, what the workshop said still counts. They can still sell things to survive when they go back. Otherwise, it would be more troublesome. If it weren't for soybeans, other things would not be able to live so long without people."

"That end is not the opponent, but our end has hit their lair!"

"What to do, I heard that it was a trick, and our side suffered a lot of casualties."

"It's deadlocked."

"I heard that the tax is heavy again, and it will be like this when there is a war."

"It should be over this time..."

"..."

The news kept coming, and people's hearts also fluctuated with these news.

Other than that, Dongwang Village was fairly peaceful.

Ban Xia was also worried, she couldn't figure out many things, for example why Di Yan didn't move now?Why did they transport so many things out of their shop and outside places.

She didn't dare to think deeply.

Rubbing her eyes, she saw Di Yan, a tall figure that almost blocked the light in front of her eyes.

The look in his eyes was very complicated, there was a gleam of joy, and a flash of worry, with a different brilliance from the past, and finally all these looks were suppressed, and he calmly said, "Ban Xia, I'm leaving. "

(End of this chapter)