Next, Zheng Rin said everything he could think of to resist Aihong. After careful discussion and deliberation, a feasible approach was finally decided.

The patriarch wrote down these methods and planned to meet the chiefs of the remaining villages. In this way, in the event of a conflict, it will be more beneficial for several villages to join forces to confront each other.

On the other hand, Guo Mianmian was not at ease with her mother's family, so she made a special trip after Zheng Rin left, and told her family to hide the food well, leaving only half a month's rations. Life is more strained than food and other things outside the body, if the pity allows the mourners to break in, they will give them the food they have left, and greatly reduce the danger.

"Don't worry about us people, my mother is very worried about you, your big belly will give birth at any time, these days you are fortunate to stay at home, don't take half a step out of the door." Mu Shi instructed Guo Mianmian in turn, with an indescribable sorrow on his face.

"Mother, there is Brother Rin here, and besides, the courtyard wall at home is high, and outsiders can't break in with a bolt on the door, so don't worry about it." Guo Mianmian is really not worried about touching her stomach, and there are many young people in the Zheng family, so it is not easy for Aihong to break into the village.

"Or it's better to be steady, but I'm afraid of a just in case." Mu Shi still couldn't feel at ease, looking at his daughter's high belly, he suddenly said: "Ah Rin is afraid that she is busy and has no time to accompany you these days, so my mother is in a panic, so I will go to your house to live for a while." ”

Guo Mianmian's eyes lit up: "Mother, what you said is true?" ”

Mu Shi was disgusted: "It's naturally true, can my mother still lie to you?" ”

Mu is really not at ease with this daughter who is about to give birth, afraid that she will be frightened or something premature, and it is really uncomfortable not to see her in person.

"Okay, okay, mother, then you go and get rid of your clothes, and we'll go now." Guo Mianmian urged, afraid that her mother would repent: "There is another Yueniang, call her too, now there is nothing in the workshop, it's time for her to relax." ”

Mu Shi waved his hand, and did not propose to discuss his daughter: "Yueniang is a girl's family, so it's good to stay at home." When those bad things are over, she can stay as long as she wants. ”

When Guo Mianmian heard this, she was no longer far-fetched, but just urged her mother to block things.

Mu Shi thought about leaving after lunch, but he had to go back to the room after being urged by this. After a while, she carried a small package, said to the rest of the family, and helped Guo Mianmian to Zheng's house.

At this time, how could Mu have imagined that her sorrow and uneasiness would lead to reality in just a few days, and the mother and daughter were almost separated by yin and yang......

The arrival of the Mu family made Zheng Rin feel at ease. Not surprisingly, he will take turns guarding the entrance of the village with the rest of the village during this time, and the time spent at home will be greatly reduced.

Through the arrangement of the patriarchs, there are more than 240 households in the four villages surnamed Zheng, and each household has a laborer on duty. In the first round of assignments, Zheng Rin was assigned to the night shift, leaving the house every day until midnight the next day.

It's the middle of July, the day is hot, and the temperature at night is not low. The only thing that is not so good is that there are many mosquitoes in the field, even if you are full of mosquito repellent powder, the exposed skin will still be bitten out by mosquitoes in several large bags.

Although the night is not particularly hot, five or six miles away, Guo Mianmian can see the fatigue on Zheng Rin's face, whenever he returns home, he asks for warmth, and is busy boiling hot water for him to rub his back, trying to let him rest during the day.

It was bright every day, Zheng Rin had just stepped into the yard, and saw Guo Mianmian carrying half a bucket of water to the shower room, so frightened that she hurriedly walked over and took the bucket in her hand, and said with a not very good expression: "You will give birth in less than a month, can you do this kind of hard work?" ”

Guo Mianmian didn't expect to be seen by a man, and couldn't help but feel a little weak and a little aggrieved: "It's not that I want to do more for you because I see you working so hard, and besides, my body is very good, and I don't get tired at all when I carry half a bucket of water, what are you fierce at me?" ”

Looking at the little woman with a voice louder than herself, Zheng Rin was both heartwarming and helpless, stepped forward and hugged her waist that was about to be untouchable, and softened her voice: "My husband feels sorry for you, and I don't allow you to have a little trouble." ”

When Guo Mianmian heard this, his heart suddenly stopped hurting: "It's a matter of half a bucket of water, can I force myself regardless of the child in my belly?" Seeing that the man's expression was not very good again, she quickly said: "Okay, okay, before the child is born, there will be no next time, you are not allowed to talk about it again, just like my mother." ”

No wonder Guo Mianmian complained so much, since Mu lived in the Zheng family, except for walking for half an hour every day, she was allowed to stay in the room the rest of the time, and she was not allowed to take the hinge scissors, and she was not allowed to do the needlework, saying that it would not be good for the child to do so.

Guo Mianmian naturally didn't believe this, how Mu stared at it tightly, and put away the hinge scissors and thread, which made her idle and panicked, and every day she watched the two little children with more flowers and tiger heads playing, or watching the fat group catch ants everywhere, and the life was dull and boring.

was compared to his mother-in-law by his wife, Zheng Rin really cried and laughed: "Okay, don't fool around, promise your husband not to talk about you again." ”

Guo Mianmian snorted, which was a promise.

After a while, Guo Mianmian helped Zheng Rin wash away the smell of sweat and fatigue all over his body. The two of them were planning to go back to the room and sleep well, but at this moment, there was a knock on the door, followed by an anxious greeting: "Brother Rin, Brother Rin, there is a mourning Hong who wants to break in, you go and help!" ”

Zheng Rin's expression changed, and he turned around and told Guo Mianmian while striding out: "Go and see the environment for your husband first, you lock the courtyard door, and don't open it if anyone knocks." ”

Guo Mianmian knew the tension of the part-time job, and he also knew that he couldn't stop him, so he could only nod his head to reassure him: "Brother Rin, I know, you must be steady, and you must protect yourself." ”

Zheng Rin nodded heavily, turned his head casually and ran out of the door quickly.

After Zheng Rin left, Guo Mianmian quickly closed the courtyard door, bolted the two door bolts, and confirmed that Aihong would not be able to open the door even if he broke into the village. Back in her room, she lay in bed in a panic but couldn't sleep.

It didn't take long for the inside to light up. If it was normal, Guo Mianmian still slept sweetly in Zheng Rin's arms, at this time she was too worried about the environment inside, so she couldn't sleep, so she arbitrarily sat up from the bed and got off the ground to put on her shoes and came to the yard, planning to spy on the trees and flowers to find out what the environment was after all.

As a result, as soon as she arrived in the yard, she heard the sound of chopping grass with "bang bang bang", which was Mu Shi helping Meng Shi chop pigweed.

"Mianmian, why did you get up so early? What about Rin, can you sleep? When Mu saw Guo Mianmian, he stopped his hand and asked with some surprise.

When Guo Mianmian heard this, he had to temporarily withdraw the idea of communicating with the plants. She stepped forward and was about to reply, but she was afraid that her mother would be worried and wanted to hide it, but she found that this kind of thing could not be concealed at all, so she said truthfully:

"As soon as Brother Rin finished taking a bath, the person on duty called him over, saying that there was a mourning Hong coming and he was going to the village, so Brother Rin went to the entrance of the village again, and now I don't know what it looks like."

With a "clang", Mu Shi let go of the knife in her hand in shock, and she suddenly stared at Guo Mianmian and said, "Disaster and mourning are coming?" Did you hear it right? ”

Although they knew for a long time that Aihong was going to come here, and they also knew what it meant for Aihong to come, countless people had the honor of thinking that they would not come. Who would have thought that in his sleep, Aihong would have already come, and maybe there would have been a fight inside.

"Mother, how could I hear this kind of thing wrong!" Guo Mianmian's heart was in a mess, and Mu's reaction became even more chaotic: "It's been almost a while, there is no information, and I don't know what the environment is like." ”

She didn't know how much mourning there was, and she didn't know if the people in the village could resist it, and if it weren't for her big belly, she would have liked to go over and see it for herself.

Mu Shi looked at his daughter's pale face, and couldn't wait to slap his two mouths, so he couldn't care about the rest and hurriedly reassured: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, no information is good information, Ah Rin's skills are great, even if it starts, those tired and hungry Aihong are not Ah Rin's opponents." ”

Mu's comfort has some benefits, Guo Mianmian's heart is less sorrowful, Chong Mu said: "Mother, since those mourning Hongs are here, I'm afraid there are also those in Lijia Village, if you are worried about staying at home for a while, I will let the fat group send you back." ”

Mu Shi was naturally worried, but she was more worried about her daughter than at home, so she waved her hand and picked up the knife on the ground and said, "There are people guarding the village, what is there to worry about?" Besides, if those mourning Hong really break into our house, my mother will not be able to do any good if she goes back. ”

When Guo Mianmian heard this, he didn't say anything more. At this time, let my mother go home, even if there is a fat group, she can't feel at ease, or stay at home to be safer.

Soon, Old Man Zheng and Meng also knew that Aihong had arrived at the entrance of the village. The two of them were so worried that they couldn't even eat breakfast, if it weren't for Guo Mianmian and Mu Shi to stop them, they would have opened the door and ran out to inquire about the environment.

Fortunately, before noon, Zheng Rin returned, and said a not bad message: "There are very few mourners in this group, only forty or fifty people, we distributed some food and they went to the town, if nothing else, they should go to the county seat and the capital city." ”

Guo Mianmian had just learned about the environment from the plants, and when she heard this, she pretended to be relieved, and a smile appeared on her face: "Going to the city is a way to live." ”

Only when they reach the materially abundant city, these mourners are not likely to starve to death, even if they beg. What's more, there are many rich people in the city, and once a large number of mourners gather, they will have to build porridge sheds to give porridge. If you're lucky enough to find a job, it's not a problem to support yourself. That's what those mourners wanted, so they didn't continue to fight after they got food.

The rest of the people were also very happy, and if they didn't fight, they would bleed, be injured, or even die, and it would be nothing to lose a little food.

After being happy, Meng Shi looked at Zheng Rin and asked, "Aihong is gone, so there is no need to be on duty all night in the future, right?" ”

Zheng Rin paused and shook his head: "This batch of Aihong is just a group of people who escaped from the neighboring city very first, listen to their intentions, there are many other people coming to us on the back, I'm afraid we will have to guard for a while." ”

As soon as I heard this, no one could laugh out loud. After a while, Old Man Zheng groped and asked, "Do you estimate, is that food enough to pass the grief?" ”

Zheng Rin didn't know how much mourning would flow through here, and he didn't want his father and wife to worry, so he said: "That's enough, the truth is that there are a few other villages, and all the food adds up to a lot." ”

Hearing this, several people were relieved, and the air was finally not as congealed as before.

In the next few days, Zheng Rin was still at home during the day and on duty at night. The times found a few more waves of mourning, but fortunately the number of people was very small, and after taking some food, they consciously bypassed the village and went elsewhere. This made the hearts of several villages tense for half a month, and finally relaxed.

, no one thought that the accident would come so suddenly. In the middle of the night of the seventh month, four or five hundred mourners suddenly attacked Shangzheng Village, and after injuring a dozen villagers on duty under the cover of night, Hao Hao Tang Tang broke into the village and began to loot without fear!

The moon shadow is dappled and the breeze is blowing. Outside the gate of the Zheng family, more than a dozen tall black shadows suddenly appeared.