Zhang Xing knew that Yun Jinlan was comforting herself, so she nodded, "It's okay, Manager Zhao passed over yesterday." "Hopefully he'll be in time to pull the characters out.

Yun Jinlan was carried away by the girl, Ye Hexiang came over, and said with a pale face: "Xing'er, you quickly send someone to take your uncle and them." ”

Yinhe Village, where Uncle Ye is located, is closer to Yu'an, and he can arrive by riding a horse and two incense sticks.

Zhang Xing looked at Zhang Jinbao. Zhang Jinbao nodded, "I'll go right away." ”

"You can't go!" Ye Hexiang shouted.

Zhang Jinbao looked at his mother and then at his sister.

Zhang Xing nodded, "Let Steward Sun bring more people." ”

Although Sun Xin and the others are powerful, they have also been to Lizhuang Village and Yinhe Village, but only a few times. Jianghuai Qianmo is crisscrossed, and there are countless avenues and trails, which only people who live in the local area know.

Yu'an was lost, Xiao Fugui first had to clean up the city, and the nearby villages and towns were afraid that they would not have time to take care of it for a while. They want to bring people out before Xiao Fugui's men and horses go to the countryside. There is no other way but to take a shortcut.

Zhang Jinbao no longer looked at Ye Hexiang and strode out.

Ye Hexiang chased a few steps but didn't catch up, and cried.

"You're trying to kill your brother!" she shouted, pointing at Zhang Xing.

Wei Yunhai also came over, listened to Ye Hexiang's words, frowned and said, "Okay, don't cry." Now there is only one boy in Jinbao in the family, if he doesn't go, who will go?"

Ye Hexiang was still shouting, looking at her eyes who were silently watching in the room, knowing in her heart that no one was on her side, she cried again.

Zhang Xing said to the little girl beside Ye Hexiang: "Help the old lady go back to the room." ”

The little girl knew that Ye Hexiang was her master, but under Zhang Xing's gaze, she stepped forward almost immediately and pulled Ye Hexiang up.

Ye Hexiang was still crying: "Why am I so miserable......"

Zhang Xing's eyes glanced at the several mothers-in-law standing next to her, and two of them stepped forward with bold eyes and forcibly dragged Ye Hexiang away.

Wei Yunhai said, "Xing'er, I'll go to the city gate to have a look." ”

Yuxian Yu'an is adjacent to each other, Yu'an is lost, there must be news from the city here, he wants to go over and take a look.

Wei Yunhai went out with his entourage. Zhang Xing hurriedly asked Sun Xin to send someone to follow Wei Yunhai. I don't know what the chaos has become of the city wall. Wei Yunhai is old, he doesn't listen to anyone's words when he is stubborn, and there is only one entourage around him, which is definitely not good.

Sun Xin gave He An a look. He An nodded and turned to follow.

Zhang Xing looked at Fu Xianglian again. Fu Xianglian shook her head, "I'm fine." ”

She knew that Zhang Xing was worried about her body and wanted her to leave. But at this time, even if she went back, she couldn't be quiet. It's better to accompany her, even if it's bold.

Zhang Xing looked at Wei Junbao beside her again. His eyes were bright and he looked more excited than scared.

Also, boys of this age do not have a very detailed concept of war, on the contrary, they are very curious.

Fu Xianglian squatted down and said softly to her son, "Is it okay for Junbao to go back to the room with Yu's mother?"

Looking at his face, Wei Junbao wanted to stay. But also listen to the mother's words.

Yu's mother is the housekeeper and grandmother next to Fu Xianglian, who was originally served by a large family, but after the head of the family broke down, a group of slaves were sold. She was bought by Wei Minwen and placed next to Fu Xianglian.

After listening to Fu Xianglian's words, Yu's mother pulled Wei Junbao and coaxed, "Young master, Madame and aunt and grandmother still have something to discuss, let's go back." ”

Wei Junbao followed Yu's mother away. Zhang Xing instructed Sun Xin again to send more people to patrol during this time to ensure safety.

Not everyone is looking forward to being too safe and stable, and there are many people who take advantage of the fire to rob. Yu'an has an accident, Yuxian is close, and it is inevitable that people will be panicked, and panic is an opportunity for these people.

People left one after another, and most of the huge room was empty in a blink of an eye. Zhang Xing said to Fu Xianglian: "Let's go to the front and have a look." ”

Fu Xianglian nodded, and the two walked over together.

At the gate, Zhang Jinbao and others were already ready. With him, there are a total of eight horsemen, all of whom are good hands under Sun Xin, with swords hidden under the saddle and dry food and silver money in their baggage.

Zhang Jinbao got on the horse and turned around: "Sister, I'm leaving." ”

Zhang Xing nodded, and after a few hisses, the cavalry disappeared in a blink of an eye. Fu Xianglian walked over, looked at the direction of the city gate, and said, "It's so late, will you not be allowed to leave the city?"

Zhang Xing didn't squeak. Zhang Jinbao has been in Yuxian County for a few years, and if he can't even get out of the city, he will be in vain in the past few years.

Another group of soldiers passed by in the street, and the sound of the armor added to the tension under the light of the torches, and the hurried footsteps.

"Let's go back. Zhang Xing said.

They went back to their rooms, and Mother You came in with her little brother in her arms. Zhang Xing looked at her son's innocent face, and her heavy mood was much more relaxed.

At about Mozi, a curfew began in the city, and those who went out came back one after another, bringing news from outside, in short, chaos. I heard that the city gate is full of people, and the nearby villages and towns are coming here, and the patrol has added manpower, and the investigation is very strict.

There is no restriction on going out of the city, and at this time, there are too few people going out of the city.

When it was dawn, there was news again. How many people died in Yu'an, King Fu's people smoked everywhere, burned, killed, robbed, and so on. The news was flying all over the sky, and even the girls couldn't feel at ease, so they got together to talk about the east and the west.

Zhang Xing had no choice but to send a message, and those who spread the news again will be severely punished!

The Wei family's compound is much quieter, there is still a commotion outside, soldiers with guns and knives on the street are constantly coming and going, Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu are all over, Uncle Fu took Zhang Xing's hand, and sighed: "Fortunately, we listened to you and came out in time!"

Zhanghe is a small town, not far from Yu'an, Yu'an has an accident, and most of the people in the town over there, as long as they can run, most of them want to run this way. But where is it easy to get into the city now?

The news brought by Gu Yu was already overcrowded outside the city, and everyone wanted to enter the city, but at this time, the city defense of Yuxian County did not dare to let people in. The investigation is very strict, but if there is a star and the slightest doubt, it will not be released.

The guards on the city walls have increased several times compared to the previous days, and the patrols in the city have also been strengthened.

Last night, there was another fight in the south of the city, and the casualties were more than double the previous ones, and several pharmacies in the city had closed their doors, and Lang Zhong was drawn into the army.

The city was overcrowded, food was scarce, and medicinal herbs were scarce.

After Zhao Zixing left, the person in charge of Yuxian Zhangji Grain Store was a steward surnamed Liu, who was the original team of the Zhao family grain store and was reliable. I came to Wei's house early in the morning and told Zhang Xing about the recent situation of the grain store.

Zhang Xing recognized his practice of closing the door, and asked the grain in several shops not to be put into the basement for the time being, and to store it in a centralized manner first. She felt that this batch of grain would soon be used.

The steward of the Wei family firm also came, and Fu Xianglian took Zhang Xing to meet him. This is an old man who has worked in the Wei family for many years, and Zhang Xing also knows him. They didn't shy away from Zhang Xing when they spoke.

At this time, the doors are naturally closed, things are stored and put away, and those who watch the shops and vigil cannot be negligent.

The Yun family's beach affairs are in charge of their own horse gang stewards, and they have seen that there are many things, but they are arranged in an orderly manner and are not panicked.

Zhang Xing discussed with Fu Xianglian that Yun Jinlan's birth was in this month, and the midwife's nurse had been prepared early, but this season was too chaotic, who knows what the situation would be when it came to production? The two agreed, and simply paid a large price and invited a respected old man to sit at home, just in case.

Yun Jinlan didn't want it, Zhang Xing and Fu Xianglian came to persuade her, so she had no choice but to follow.

The sun turned to the west, and Yun Jinlan woke up from a nap. Zhang Xing and Fu Xianglian came again, and the three of them gathered together to talk. Xia Zhi ran over and said, "Madam, Manager Zhao is back." ”

Zhang Xing hurriedly got up, said goodbye to Fu Xianglian Yun Jinlan, and came to the front yard.

Zhao Zixing was dusty, and obviously came over directly before he could return home.

"Madam, fortunately, I am not dishonored. He said.

A piece of the stone hanging in Zhang Xing's heart fell, "Manager Zhao has worked hard." ”

She just had a bad feeling at first, so she asked Zhao Zixing to go to Yu'an.

Originally, it took a day or two to go back and forth from Yu'an to Yuxian, and there were still things to deal with, so it took a lot more time. But Zhao Zixing completed this matter in two days, and the hard work can be imagined.

Zhao Zixing smiled, "If it weren't for Madame's reminder, our losses this time would have been great." ”

Zhang Xing acquiesced, she didn't expect Yu'an to fall into Xiao Fugui's hands so soon. Yu'an is one of the key strongholds of Zhangji Grain Store in Jianghuai, and Xiao Fugui is still greedy and fierce towards other merchants, and he will not be polite to her.

Zhao Zixing went out of the city this time, and several other places sent henchmen to deal with it, and Yu'an went out by himself. After getting Zhang Xing's orders, he set off overnight, and when he arrived in Yu'an, the fight was going on there, but fortunately it was not intense. Yu'an is on the edge of the Huai River, and there are many wharves, so it is not difficult to enter the city.

The steward over there was also his handsome, and the closing of the door was handled very smoothly, so he sent his men and began to close the door and count the belongings, and at this time, there was chaos outside. He had seen the big formation, and he knew that it was going to be bad, so he quickly collected the account book, did not clear the count, and directly asked people to load all the things in the warehouse.

When I went to the pier, I heard people on the street shouting: "Xiao Fugui call in! Xiao Fugui call in!"

No one hesitated, and hurried to the docks, where smoke was already billowing from the city when the boat started.

They didn't dare to travel on the waterway for too long, the goal was too big, and there were many boats under Xiao Fugui. After walking cautiously for a while, when it was dark, they went ashore and turned overland. The wagons loaded with grain were all covered with black cloths, and the horses were whipped up quickly along the way, and finally arrived safely in Yuxian.

"Madam, the goods are still in the alley!" Zhao Zixing said in a low voice.

When I entered Yu County, I encountered an investigation, but fortunately, they were all acquaintances, and although the other party saw clearly that it was food, he didn't make much trouble and let him in.

"Let's put it in the shop first, and put it together with the goods from a few shops here. Zhang Xing said, it has been seen, and there is no need to hide it.

Zhao Zixing went to deal with the food matter, and after Zhang Xingmu sent him out, before he turned around, Gu Yu came over and said in a low voice: "Madam, the old lady has something important over there, let you hurry over." ”

Zhang Xing came to the main courtyard, and the girls and mothers-in-law who were whispering at the door saw her come in and hurriedly stood up. She glanced at it, went up the stone steps, and suddenly heard a terrible scream. The girl who was standing under the eaves looked frightened, and several of them looked at her secretly.

Ye Hexiang scolded with a crying voice: "Evil, these beasts who should be cut by a thousand knives ......"

Lifting the curtain and entering, the scene in the room was beyond her expectations. The people who came were all relatives of her maternal uncle, Uncle Ye, Ye Changyue, Hu Yuanji, etc., the elderly, children, and women, so they didn't support the young and strong of the portal. All of them were ragged and unkempt.

A dark figure curled up in the corner behind the door. As soon as she walked in, the mass of things was like a ghost, and it screamed.

Zhang Xing hadn't seen Hu Lan'er for several years, but she still recognized her at a glance as the one who was huddled behind the door.

The people of the Ye family are all born well, Ye Hexiang was called a flower in ten miles and eight towns when she was young, Ye Changyue is the eldest daughter of Uncle Ye, gave birth to a son and a daughter, niece Xiao Gu, Hu Lan'er's appearance is a little similar to Ye Hexiang, and her appearance is naturally not bad. She has been married twice, the first time was Liu Killing Pig in Zhanghe Town, and the second time she married Liu Wan Village's own family.

Although Ye Hexiang is mean and has a bad relationship with Aunt Ye, she has always taken good care of her eldest brother, the Wei family's life is good, and Uncle Ye's side is not bad, at least not like before. With the support of her mother's family, it is said that Hu Lan'er's life will not be much worse.

How did this happen?

Zhang Xing turned her head and looked at the people in the room.

Uncle Ye screamed sadly, "Xing'er ......"

Ye Changyue hugged him, and tears flowed down her eyes.

Gu Yu said in a low voice: "Uncle, their village was ransacked by Xiao Fugui's people, and the young and strong were all smoked, and the old lady didn't survive......"

is different from what she thought, before Yu'an was lost, Xiao Fugui's soldiers and horses went to Yinhe Village to sweep, Ye Changhe Hu Hai was arrested, Ye Youcheng jumped into the river, Ye Changsheng was killed on the spot because he helped his son Ye Youcheng escape, Aunt Ye was frightened, and it was gone halfway.

Hu Lan'er had a bad time at her husband's house, and lived in Yinhe Village most of the time, and she also suffered this night.

As for other families in Yinhe Village, many of them are not as good as Uncle Ye's family, and I don't know how many have collapsed. The house of the rich man Ye Da, the tallest in the village, was burned down by a fire, and I heard that none of the people inside could escape.

Yinhe Village has become like this, how can other nearby villages be better?

After arranging Uncle Ye, taking care of Hu Lan'er, and sending away the chattering Ye Hexiang, Zhang Xing sat down slowly.

She felt like she had a stone crushed in her heart, heavy.

She originally thought that after more than ten years of hard work, with the seventy-two grain stores and eighteen commercial houses in her hands, she had the capital to deal with those people, at least so that they could not trample on them at will as before. But the truth is that she was wrong, those people are still high above their heads, looking at them like ants, killing if they want, trampling on them whenever they want.

Their lives are still as humble as this.