After Helan and Wu Qingzhu walked out of the room, they didn't see the usual busy figure of the family.

I vaguely heard some movement in the hall and walked in one after another, and when I lifted the curtain, I saw that everyone was there.

When the people in the house heard the sound of lifting the curtain, they all looked up, and saw that it was a newlywed couple and continued to be busy with their work without saying hello.

"Is there anything else besides this dress? Qingmei, you can also help take a look, and I can help make up for it before I leave. ”

"Mother, I've looked at it several times, but it's gone." Qingmei's words are not aggrieved.

Early in the morning, he was pulled up by his mother to help pack up the things that his father was going to bring when he and his brother left, and finally sorted them out, because the clothes her father said had a hole and opened them again to re-check.

First check whether there is any less brought, and then check whether the clothes or things are damaged or torn.

Helan saw that the two of them were stuffing things into the package, so she took a few quick steps and walked over to help tidy it up.

Mother Wu saw that Helan was helping to clean up, so she didn't interfere, turned her head to look at Wu Qingzhu who was sitting down, and then opened her mouth: "Brother Zhu, do you have anything you want to eat, my mother will make it for you?" ”

"Let's eat noodles, I haven't eaten it for a long time, and I'm thinking about it."

"Hey, Cheng, it'll be fine in a while."

"Mother, why don't you ask my father." Wu Qingquan, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but want to complain when he heard his mother's words.

"Your dad isn't as picky as you, he can do anything." Mother Wu glanced at her son.

"You ask my father, can't you say what you want to eat?"

"Do you have anything you want to eat?" Wu's mother knew that her son just wanted to ask him, so she used his father as a disguise, but how could she do what he wanted, and turned her head to ask his father as if she didn't understand.

"I'll eat whatever you do."

Wu's father's words really choked Wu Qingquan with a mouthful of water, my father, can you say a few more words, I can order one more dish! And I have something I want to eat, I want to eat fried meat!

Grandpa Wu passed by, saw Wu Qingquan's small expression, and directly took the book and patted it.

Wu Qingquan, who touched his head, found that his grandfather beat him, and he didn't dare to complain, so he covered his head and lay on the table.

"Let's fry another plate of meat, there is still a lot of meat left over for the New Year." Mother Wu looked at her son with a smile, how could she not know about his little fancy intestines.

Hearing this, Wu Qingquan instantly straightened up, and saw the sister-in-law and sister who were moving things next to him immediately snatched the things in their hands.

"It's so heavy, just say I can't move, don't tire you two." The appearance of the dog's legs is really laughable.

At noon, this meal was not only stewed chicken, but also a plate of pork, and noodles were served with chicken broth, and the family ate a round belly more than one another.

Then he sat on the chair and rubbed his belly without an image, Helan was about to get up and help clean up his things, but was stopped by Wu's mother.

"Sit down and rest, don't be in a hurry today, just leave it all away, and clean it up later."

It didn't take long for someone to come and shout, saying that they should bring things to the entrance of the village to gather.

Knowing that the officers and soldiers had come to the house, the family's happy chat mood disappeared in an instant, and they looked at each other, their eyebrows furrowed.

Supporting each other and walking according to the path pointed out by the visitor, Wu's mother lowered her head several times and secretly wiped her tears.

When Wu's father was next to Wu's mother, he reached out and patted Wu's mother on the back from time to time to relieve her emotions.

This kind of situation is not only Wu Qingzhu's family, but also the villagers who have come out of the house one after another, some of them crying very exaggeratedly, and those who don't know think they can't see it, when they pass by Aunt Hong's house, they see that Wu's second grandfather and his family also walked out.

I didn't bother to say hello and chat, so I said hello and walked to the entrance of the village together.

When the men arrived at the place, they separated from their relatives and then lined up to move forward, at which point the officers and soldiers guarding the front would take out the official list and start checking the names of the people.

Lonely widows and young people stood on both sides of the road, staring closely at their relatives, and when their relatives entered the designated area of the officers and soldiers, they were in tears.

At this time, no matter what kind of hard-hearted person you are, you can't help but cry when you see such a scene.

You see, the men passing by were wearing patched and tattered clothes, and they were also wearing the thinner clothes of the house.

After all, in a few days, the weather will be warmer, and the peasant men will choose to leave the good thick ones for the people at home.

There are also old people with rickety bodies who are tired on crutches, and they are reluctant to take their eyes off the children for a second look.

There were also weather-covered women who kept drinking and wiping tears with handkerchiefs, hoping that their loved ones would return safely.

There are some things in this place that make Helan quite puzzled, no matter how hard and tired the men are outside, how poor the food and clothing are, and how much they will not settle; How to bow your head and bow your waist outside, begging someone to do something, when you get home, you put on the new clothes made by the family, straighten your waist, and you are an iron-clad man.

No matter what good things I get outside, I will put them away without thinking about it, and when I get home, I will take these things to my wife, children, and mother.

When I came back, I went around bragging about how capable I was outside, how much money I earned, and that I met friends who had the ability, or what had happened.

Wu Qingzhu stood with his father, uncle, and cousins, looking at the place where the Wu family gathered, looking at his grandfather, mother, Helan, and Qingmei, and Qingquan, and then remembered it in his heart, pulled the corners of his mouth, smiled, and the clouds were light.

When the government sent the list of personnel, Village Chief Wu said something to the leading officers and soldiers, and then walked to Grandpa Wu's side.

"Uncle Zhipeng, let me tell you something, it's very important."

Grandpa Wu looked at Wu Haimao's serious face, and followed his footsteps to the place next to him where there were few people.

"I inquired before, and it is expected that the war will start here in a few months, and the 200,000 troops from the south will definitely have a hard time on our side, and no one knows what will happen. We men are gone, and the rest of the old and weak women and children can't resist. If there are fireworks in the city, you and Uncle Li Zheng will take the villagers to the mountains to hide, as long as we are in the city, there will be no more problems, if this battle is won, I will let people go up the mountain to inform you. If it weren't for our people, you wouldn't believe it. ”

"Okay, I got it." Grandpa Wu saw that Village Chief Wu's face was wrong, and then spoke again: "Is there anything bad about it?" ”

"Uncle, the eighth prince is in the north, although there are not many soldiers in his hands, but for us there are a lot, the worst case is to attack from both sides, attack us, and leave your fate to fate in the future."

"This ...... This...... Is there nothing to do? "Grandpa Wu's hands trembled with fright, and the immortals fought and mortals suffered, which was an inconvenient truth since ancient times.

If this happens, not to mention how many people in the city will survive, how will they, the people, survive?

Going to the city? The people guarding the city gate will not accommodate you at all, and if you go in, you will not be as good as a beggar, and the situation of refugees in the early years is not unknown.

"I only hope that the Eighth Prince will go straight into the army and win this battle, and if he wins in front, he will send officers and soldiers to help us resist, so that we can have a chance of winning."

Village Chief Wu paused and then spoke: "You still don't want to go into the city to hide, the situation in the city is not much better, and those who are alive inside will have to fill the city gate with their lives in the end." ”

Village Chief Wu's words scared Grandpa Wu so much that he almost fainted, but fortunately, Village Chief Wu pulled a hand to stabilize his footing.

"Uncle, after I leave, the village will entrust you, you are the most knowledgeable in the whole village, I can rest assured. My Uncle Li Zheng is also old, I didn't dare to tell him about this, you can do it in your heart, you must not say it too early, otherwise you should know what will happen. ”

"You...... If you come back safely, I will definitely be optimistic about the affairs of the village, I only hope that you can bring them all back, we will wait. Grandpa Wu grabbed Village Chief Wu's arm tightly and didn't want to let go, but at this time, the leader over there was already calling Village Chief Wu over.

Village Chief Wu looked at the villagers reluctantly, with mixed feelings in his heart, he wanted to tell these people what he knew, but he also knew that as long as he said it. It's not just them who are in turmoil here, but the nearby villagers will be in turmoil when they find out.

They are just unarmed people, how many can survive if they resist desperately? Without waiting for another place to fight, the officers and soldiers in the city will be able to raze them.

It's better not to know anything, to hide in the mountains when the war starts, and to come back when the war is over, which can be regarded as winning a life.

If they win, it will be considered meritorious, and there will definitely be a reward, and if they lose, it doesn't matter, the old, weak, sick and disabled, the government can't kill them all.

At this time, the officers and soldiers next to him shouted loudly: "Come here quickly, why are there two people missing?" Well? ”

Village Chief Wu hurriedly ran over and knew that something bad was going to happen when he saw the name written in the book, and after thinking about it, he spoke: "Master Jun, I'm sorry, these two people, I'll look for these two people, don't worry, I will definitely not hold you back." ”

In fact, Village Chief Wu has scolded the two of them in his heart a thousand and eight hundred times at this time, and now you have escaped, and you don't care about your own mother. The officers and soldiers are angry and kill all your family, and you don't have to reason with it, these officers and soldiers are fierce and vicious at first glance, and they must have killed people a lot.

"Hurry up, the hour is delayed, you don't have any good fruit to eat."

Village Chief Wu called Wu Haishen and a few young and strong people and hurriedly ran up the mountain: "Haishen, you take two of them and hurry up to the two of them's house to check and see, mother and son, the family really doesn't want it, and you have to let the villagers suffer one by two." ”

The other people were also angry when they knew about this, and they all wanted to come out and follow Village Chief Wu to find someone, but Village Chief Wu disliked that there were too many people and it was too chaotic, so he didn't call too many people to follow.

After the six or seven people separated, they all hurried to their feet, and the last time they entered the city, they could see the blood stains in front of the official mansion clearly, if they provoked these soldiers, there would definitely be no good fruit to eat.