The safety and comfort of traveling through farming

Chapter 194

He Tao didn't plan to tell his servants the truth now.

Among the servants, the longest time she stayed in Fu's house was less than half a year. The only way she could control them was to threaten them with a "deed of sale", and she didn't even have the room to play emotional cards with them.

If there is a real war, the contract of selling one's body is nothing!If these people have malicious intentions, it’s fine to take the money and leave without returning it. If they want more, or even murder for money, with her physique and five months of pregnancy, a The little girl can turn her over.

This is because she judges the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, but there is always nothing wrong with being cautious.She decided to keep this matter a secret first, and she didn't expect to keep it a secret for long. It would be better if she could keep it a secret until Fu Shi came back.

Taking a step back, even if they have no bad intentions, if they accidentally slip up on such a big matter and make it known to everyone, they will lose their "first chance".There are only so few things in the market, and if everyone rushes to buy them, the merchants will take the opportunity to raise prices, and the town will definitely be in chaos immediately. They may not be able to buy all the things they want, and even if they do, they may be red-eyed Someone stole it!

She tried her best to control the trembling of her voice, and slowly told the three giant stone guards who stayed behind that she needed to prepare a batch of supplies, such as food, seasoning, cloth, cotton, medicinal materials, coal... how much each item needed, and explained each item clearly , Let them all be ready within today, and not let others find out that they bought it.

Jushiwei was originally an absentee who was whipped and enslaved, and then brainwashed by Fu Shi for more than a few months. He was used to obeying unconditionally. Although he was surprised and puzzled by He Tao's sudden order, he accepted it without saying a word.

Because the things needed were so many and complicated, He Tao asked the four maids of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, and the eight little maids, Frost, Snow, Red, Orange, Blue and Green, to listen to the arrangement of Giant Stone Guard, and they all went to the town to buy together.

Even though the current war is just a concept to her, the "long-haired devil" in Uncle Qin's mouth perfectly overlaps with the "Japanese devil" in her memory.She had been to the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall, but just seeing those records and pictures made her hairs stand on end, and she was terrified. She didn't want to stay in it any longer, and almost rushed out all the way.And now, she was about to face a real war, and she couldn't breathe just thinking about it.

She needs someone she can rely on and give her peace of mind.For her, this is Fu Shi, but Fu Shi is not there, not even the two "big nephews" she adopted.

He Tao once heard a saying - "A man is the pillar and backbone of the family", and she always thought this sentence was ridiculous.

In her previous life, she had been living alone after graduating from university. Online ordering, door-to-door installation, and courier delivery could solve all the problems caused by the absence of men in basic necessities of life.Clothing, food, housing, transportation, and even sex—of course, that is, if necessary.

But now she really feels like she has lost her backbone.

After taking a few breaths, He Tao stood up, walked out the door quickly, and walked directly to He Youliang's house opposite.She couldn't tell her family members—He Lian and the twins. Two of them probably could only understand two words, while the other probably felt as helpless as she did.

Because He Youliang went to the mountains to hunt every day, the He family's lunch was later than other families in the village. When He Tao went in, He Youliang and Lin Chunya were having lunch in the yard.

After He Tao went in, she turned a deaf ear to the greetings between the two of them, and dragged He Youliang into the house, and after closing the door tightly, she quickly and urgently said the matter.

He Youliang's first reaction was very similar to He Tao's before, asking her if Uncle Qin's brain was not working well, and after she repeatedly assured that Uncle Qin was normal, He Youliang believed it.He Tao originally wanted to talk to him, but as soon as He Youliang confirmed the authenticity of the news, he was going back to He's house to report the news.

"I have to go back to the old house! By the way, have you informed Uncle Fu and them yet?"

"No, I forgot..." He Tao patted her face and scolded herself for being selfish in her heart. She forgot about the second room who had helped a lot, and only thought of herself.

"It's okay, I'll go tell them."

"You tell Second Aunt that I have plenty of food and other things here, and they don't need to buy anything else."

None of the men in the second room were there, and there were only four women and a bunch of children in the family.Cheng Miao had a six-month-old belly, Xue Ya was not yet confinement, only Tang Wenmei and Wu Shi, who was nearly fifty years old, could still move. It was impossible for the two of them to go shopping for supplies, and they couldn't drive an ox cart.

He Youliang nodded and walked out: "I have to hurry, the current situation at home..."

Because the little Chen family has no way to manage the family - it can't effectively control the family's money and food like the big Zhou family, and owes a lot of debts outside. It has fallen into a vicious circle. When there is a war, other families in the village may still be able to survive for half a year by storing food, but it is impossible for the He family. They need to prepare supplies in advance more than anyone else.Even if He Youliang had never experienced war, he could still imagine that in such a situation, it would be like a disaster year, who would dare to lend food easily?
He Youliang couldn't continue speaking halfway through. He felt that his shoulders were getting heavier and heavier, almost making him unable to straighten his back. The money jar was half-emptied and walked out the door with his clothes in his pocket.

He Tao said: "What are you doing? I have a lot of food there!"

He Youliang went out of the house at the beginning and had no land, so he bought all his grain at the grain shop.He Tao thought that He Youliang planned to go directly to the town to buy food after going out.

He Youliang smiled wryly and said, "It's for parents..."

After He Tao thought about the cause and effect clearly, he was silent for a while and said, "Keep your money, I'll give it to you."

After all, they are the biological parents of the body, and they will be kidnapped by public opinion and forced to help them anyway, so it doesn't matter if they take the initiative.

He Youliang's eyes lit up, and then he turned his head a little embarrassedly, and said in a low voice, "Thank you, big sister."

"By the way, since you're going to report to the old house, you might as well notify everyone, second uncle, and Chun Ya's house..."

"Got it, forget it, I'll go back to the old house first, and then I'll tell Lizheng to inform the villagers..." He Youliang remembered what He Tao said before and wanted to keep it secret for the time being. Seriously analyzed: "You said Uncle Qin saw the long hair yesterday. He must not be the only one who saw such a big event. There are many people passing by in the town, and it may have spread all over the place."

He Tao now also feels that her so-called secrecy is meaningless except for selfishness.

"Youliang, big sister, what's the matter?" Chun Ya stopped the siblings who were walking out while talking, with deep doubts on their faces.

He Youliang told her about the matter, she was so frightened that her face turned pale, she couldn't wait for the Lin family to hear the news from Li Zheng, so she went home to report the news.

After the two of them left, He Tao thought about it and went to the Rong family next door to report the news.

What He Youliang and others are afraid of is only the word war, but people over the age of 40 in the village have really experienced war.

If the timeline is extended, strictly speaking, Shunan Mansion was originally the territory of the Jin Kingdom. Of course, that was because before the establishment of Daqi, it was the Dacheng of the previous dynasty, and when the Jin Kingdom was still a fiefdom of the vassal king.After the collapse of the Dacheng Kingdom and the "Rebellion of the Ten Directions", the Kingdom of Jin was forced to cede the area of ​​Shunan Mansion to Daqi, the biggest force, in order to establish a country.

Having lost such a large piece of land, the emperors of the Kingdom of Jin had no choice but to find another direction to fill the vacancy. They attacked the Dada tribe, continuously encroached on the Dada tribe's land, and enslaved the Dada tribe's civilians.

More than 30 years ago, the imperial power of Daqi changed, and the Kingdom of Jin, which had wanted to get rid of Daqi's rule for a long time, took advantage of the vacancy, broke through Qingshan Pass in one fell swoop, and occupied Shunan Prefecture for nearly three years.Jin Guo claimed to take back its own territory, but of course this reason is untenable.When the people of the Kingdom of Jin attacked southern Sichuan, they used the slaves of the Dada tribe as "vanguards", which were actually cannon fodder. The common people in the South feared and accepted their rule willingly.

It was only after the imperial power in Daqi stabilized that it was free to take back the Shunan Mansion, and severely blackmailed the Jin Kingdom for 30 years. However, for the common people of the Shunan Mansion, that period The pain of time experience is also irreversible.

Although Liushu Town is located in a remote place, and the main forces of the Kingdom of Jin did not pass by during the attack, after the occupation, officials who led Dada slaves were sent to the countryside to collect grain, and taught the people of Rongshu Village a "patriotism education lesson".The grain collection official arrested several villagers on the grounds of "disrespecting the royal family" and "executed" them on the spot to make an example. The executioners were the official's Dada slaves.

Lizheng was only a half-grown child at that time, and even though more than 30 years had passed, he never forgot the situation at that time.He watched helplessly as the long-haired devil skinned a living person with a dagger, then put the skin off on his body, and stared blankly at the villagers who were forced to watch.

Lizheng's first reaction after hearing the news was nausea. He seemed to have returned to that day 30 years ago, watching the scene where the Dada slave stuck out his tongue and licked the bloody dagger. clam down.He picked up the gong and hit it hard, then walked out and went door to door in the village to inform the villagers of the meeting.

As Lizheng, he must organize the villagers, patrol around the village day and night, and discuss with the Lizheng of several surrounding villages, form an alliance to watch each other, and ensure that the villagers have enough time to hide when Changmao enters the village. stand up.

At the same time, the Lin family was informed that it was a mess. Chun Ya's grandma, Wu Shi, rolled her eyes when she heard the "long-haired devil" and almost passed out. Chun Ya's grandfather was among the people who were skinned alive.With Chun Ya's reminder, the three brothers of the Lin family decided to go to the town to purchase supplies immediately, but the family's money was all held by the dizzy Wu Shi, and they couldn't go if they wanted to.In the end, the three of them discussed and decided that Lin San, who was Wu's favorite, would make the move. He woke up Wu with cold water before getting the silver.

At this time, He Fuguo and He Fu's family, who were the first to get the news and received the sponsorship money, had already arrived at Zhenkou in an ox cart borrowed from the forest carpenter's family, followed by the ox cart of the Rong family in Dahuangdi.

Before evening, all the villagers of Rongshu Village gathered at the grain drying field according to the notice.Li Zheng found that two-thirds of the strong labor force in the village did not show up. Only then did he remember that the youngest son of the Fu family went missing in the mountains. Even the strong laborers from several nearby villages have gone.

He couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, but at this moment, it seems that he has to send people into the mountains to find that part, or rely on the remaining old, weak, sick and disabled, if the long-haired devil really enters the village, the banyan tree The village is all over!

After Lizheng announced that "people from the Kingdom of Jin may have invaded", although he repeatedly emphasized that this news is not 100% sure - because it was not notified by the people in the Yamen, he really cannot confirm the accuracy of the news, he cannot say what he said He died, but the villagers all selectively ignored the word "possible", and the peace of Rongshu Village was completely broken!
(End of this chapter)