A few people stayed in the village for a night, and then got up and walked to the mountain after dawn the next day, and the hearts of several people along the way were also heavy, and coupled with the cold wind in winter, they didn't have the heart to talk much.

Li Zheng and the clan elders' worries have come true, and this time I am afraid that they will not be able to avoid this disaster.

When they arrived at the place, when the clansmen saw that the six people who had gone out had returned safely, they all let go of their worries and let a few people enter the cave and drink some water to rest.

When the villagers saw them returning, they wanted to lean forward, hoping to hear something they wanted to know.

Wu Haishen first looked up at the villagers who came over, frowned, and didn't know how to speak, if this matter was said, it would definitely mess people's hearts, and the village would not be at peace in the future.

Li Zheng also saw that something was wrong, and felt that it must be something important, so he sent the eldest son of the village chief's family to drive everyone out, only saying that there was something important to discuss, and he would explain to everyone after the discussion.

At this time, Wu Qingzhu, who was about to leave at the back of the crowd, was stopped by the clan elder.

"Qingzhu should stay, it's good to listen to the teachings of the elders." The clan elder also knew that Wu Qingzhu was the hope of the future of the village, and if something happened, he would let him stay as an observer, and only if he encountered the same thing in the future, he could do a detailed reference.

After everyone dispersed, several people also told the elders the news they had inquired about.

It was Wu Haishen who spoke first, picking up the important things that everyone inquired about yesterday, and adding what he didn't say was supplemented by a few boys one by one.

As soon as Li Zhengyi heard that it was a rebellion, his hands trembled in fright, and he continued to listen to the narration of several people with pretended to be calm.

"I heard that the county seat has been captured, the head of the county magistrate has been hung out, the city is also guarded by officers and soldiers, and many of the men who were taken away don't know what to do, only a few taels of silver were given to each family, and no one came back."

"This, this ......"

"Can you ask what kind of conscription system you are talking about? Or how much food is to be handed over by each family? ”

"I asked, each family sent two laborers, but they didn't say anything about the food, they didn't know about the rest, and Uncle Li Zheng was not there, and they didn't dare to negotiate with the officers and soldiers."

"By the way, they also asked me to ask Uncle Li Zheng when he would go back, and the city has already sent someone to look for him."

When Li Zheng heard this, he also knew that this matter was not simple, and they would not be able to go down the mountain.

Grandpa Wu's face was also gloomy: "If you can hide for a while, you can't hide for a lifetime, if we hide any longer, I'm afraid that we will be outcasts." ”

"But what if we don't hide, what will our villagers do, go to the battlefield and fight, will they still have their lives back? No one can guarantee that the Third Lord will succeed, and if there is a case, our entire town will not survive. ”

"Even if we are hiding here now, when the war is over, we are also homeless, if it is really the third prince who is on the throne, we will be guilty of one more degree, and we will be crowned as fugitives, how can we still have a reputation at all? Can the entire Wujia Village survive here? ”

"Alas, if you go back, you will die, and if you don't go back, the whole village will have to fight with wild beasts in this mountain, and future generations will have to be boycotted by the government, how can there be any way to live."

"Our Wu family, generations of people have grown up here, taken root, how many years of struggle from generation to generation, finally got to today's situation, if you really don't go back, you have to start from scratch, how many years?"

A few old people talked and explained the pros and cons clearly. Even if everyone has the answer in their hearts, no one dares to open this mouth first, everyone has a man, and he said that he is fighting for his future with his family's life.

"Oh my God, it's really a fight between immortals, and mortals are suffering, why did they choose our small town and not give them a way to live." Village Chief Wu really feels that the sky has fallen, and each family has two strong laborers, if there is no return, then what can I do!

"Don't cry, I'll be this wicked man, I'll organize the villagers later, I told them, you must go down the mountain, your ancestors can't lose your inheritance, it's not easy for our Wujia Village to get to where it is today, and you can't lose your ancestors because you're afraid of death."

This person who speaks on crutches is the third grandfather who gave Helan the correct name at the beginning, and he is also the most respected old man among the old people, and because he is the third in the family, he is called the third grandfather.

"The third brother is right, now he is just listening to others' words, Zhigao is Lizheng, let him negotiate first. What if the rest of us weren't there? Didn't we also say that we are a transit station here, and there is no room for maneuver in the middle of the operation of grain goods, or the reinforcement of the city wall, or other things. Another old man sitting next to him listened to what his old brother said and agreed.

"Okay, when I get down the mountain, I'll hand over the post and ask the government about it." Li Zheng listened to what the elders said naturally did not dare to disobey, filial piety is greater than the sky, no matter how beautiful he is outside, he does not respect the elders, and the family will not be able to survive in the village in the future, although he is afraid of death when he goes down the mountain, he should only be obedient or obedient.

"Remember to bring Qingzhu, no matter how you say it, it is the only child in the county, how much should be able to speak."

The old man let Wu Qingzhu have a plan, and most people respect scholars these days. Don't say that this is just a child, if you look at their entire county, there are only two children, and the other is almost sixty years old now.

There are also two talents, one of whom is a scholar from a declining family who fell to them, and then spent all the money and energy in his hand on cultivating his son. Fortunately, his son was angry, became an official, and asked people to take the old man back to Kyoto, that is, Wu Qingzhu's teacher.

And the other one is also teaching in the county to make a living, but he is also older, his eyes are very bright, and he is still insisting on taking the exam.

The old man Xiucai does not have to kneel when he sees the official, he cannot be tortured in the court, he is exempt from forced labor, he is exempt from public food, and all kinds of generous treatment are really enviable.

Even Ding Yajun will be polite when he sees a scholar, who knows if this person will soar in the future?

Since there is a good messenger in their tribe, he still carries it, and he can talk as much as he wants.

The chief of the village first gathered everyone together, and after telling the people about it, the surrounding area exploded, and the women wept and refused to let them go down the mountain, and the younger ones were much more afraid of the future, and the older seemed to see their own future.

Aunt Hong and Mother Wu also hugged each other and cried, and Aunt Wang also held back tears when she stayed by her mother-in-law's side.

"If you don't go down the mountain, if you don't go down the mountain, you will be a fugitive, and you will have to die on this mountain in the future. There are no official documents, no land to plant, no food, and you have to fight with wild beasts, and you can't even enter the county seat, let alone the food and drink that you need, where can you change it? ”

"You all know the hunters in the mountains, every year they pay a big price to find someone to exchange for cloth, salt and food. When you come down, you don't want to hide from wild beasts, you have to hide from people, hide from the government, and if you are caught, you will be caught, and if you are serious, you will have to be beheaded. ”

After the powerful relationship between the village chief and the Li Zheng piles was explained clearly to everyone one by one, he also endured the whimper of the throat, who is not afraid of death? They are also afraid, and they are afraid of losing their sons, grandchildren, and relatives, but it is so difficult that the rest of the family will not live with them?

"This mountain, must be down, the government's orders are also to be implemented, now the matter is not very clear, when we go down the mountain, negotiate with the government, and say that we have to go to the battlefield? Don't be pessimistic, raise your head, we have no cowards in Wujia Village. The eldest grandfather and the others gradually quieted down, and they also stretched their faces, leaned on crutches, and opened their mouths.

The people who were accustomed to listening to the words of the clan could only hold back their tears and returned to the place where they had lived for more than half a month, and the quiet people enjoyed the time that they didn't know how long.

Wu Qingzhu looked at the lowered heads of his family, and then looked at Helan who looked confused, and the confusion about the future made him want to rush over now, like other men hugging their wives to comfort him, hugging this woman he had seen at first sight tightly, for fear that there would be no chance to meet again in the future.

Helan didn't sleep well that night, Wu's mother turned over and over many times, the quilt also rose and fell, and the air conditioner also rushed in.

Wu Qingzhu took advantage of the moonlight to see Helan's trembling shoulders, and also realized that only half of Helan's quilt was rolled up, so he would definitely get sick tomorrow if he slept overnight.

Wu Qingzhu first tightened his clothes, then squeezed into the grass, and rolled Helan into his quilt as soon as he lifted the quilt.

Helan, who was fighting against the cold, was also startled when she felt the sudden warmth.

After knowing that it was Wu Qingzhu, he nervously struggled out of the quilt.

At this time, there was an additional voice in his ear: "You sleep well, I don't move, it's cold." ”

Helan first turned her head to look at Qingmei next to her, and then whispered, "You let me out." ”

Helan blocked it with her arms in the middle, and it was a little uncomfortable to be so close to a man for the first time.

"Hurry up and sleep, I have to walk a lot of mountain roads tomorrow." said that his hands didn't move, pressing the side of the quilt, and the arm on Helan's arm didn't move.

Helan also knew that this was inappropriate, struggled for a while, and didn't dare to make a big move, but Wu Qingzhu just wrapped the quilt tightly, and the two of them were so close to each other that they could even lie in his arms, which made Helan feel a little difficult to explain.

Just stretched out his foot from a small hole and retracted it, this kind of tear can freeze to death in the sky. From the warm place back to the cold ground, Helan did not have such courage.

I looked at the half of the quilt that belonged to me again, and half of it was missing when Wu's mother turned over, and it seemed that even if I went back, I wouldn't be able to sleep well at night. The sideways body exhaled and moved to the side, and it was better to be separated from Wu Qingzhu by a few centimeters.

In the end, I couldn't resist the slightest sleepiness, and slowly fell asleep. And Wu Qingzhu did not move all night as he said! It's just that if you don't fall asleep, only you know.