Time passed in a hurry, today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is also the day of Wu Tiezhu's wedding, and no one thought that time was so rushed.

Helan listened to Cao'er and said: Nacai, asking for names, Najib, Nazheng, and asking for dates, none of these processes have been left behind.

The whole wedding also reflected luxury, and luxury was also divided into levels, and the dignified people in the clan were invited to the restaurant, and the rest were organized by the second child of the Wu family to eat a banquet in the village without newcomers.

Wu Qingzhu's family didn't go, and there were always signs that their family was really tricked this time, and they couldn't do anything, and the family could only swallow this mouthful.

Father Wu has been squatting in the yard smoking since morning, Grandpa Wu is sitting in the study in a daze, Qingmei has not come out of the room for several days, and the meals are sent by Helan.

From that night to now, Qingmei's crying has always sounded non-stop, and Helan is also a little worried at this moment, people are easy to think crookedly and think too much when they think too much; Looking at the gloomy faces of the family one by one, she was really afraid that this family would kick herself out because of something.

At noon, the second child of the village chief's family came to the house to invite the family to dinner, and the people were polite and polite and thoughtful to invite people, and Grandpa Wu asked Wu's father to send people out politely.

Fortunately, the person in charge who came also knew the reason for the middle, and did not force it, so he politely said goodbye and went elsewhere.

In the evening, Helan ate the first Chinese New Year's Eve meal in this world, and he was also a little unate, Qingmei was not there, and the others were still absent-minded, and such a dinner table was really like a pin.

Helan couldn't help but wonder if Wu Qingzhu was here, would she give her a little peace of mind? The answer is: Yes.

Helan thought about it before going to bed, if it wasn't for the man who gave people peace of mind and reliability when she woke up, she might not follow the strange man home. will not live such a long time of down-to-earth life, nor will she experience the feeling of home, although she does not admit it, but Wu Qingzhu did give her the so-called sense of dependence.

I slept in a daze until midnight when I heard a knock on the door of the house, and vaguely heard a voice like Wu Qingzhu, and then I heard the sound of Wu's father opening the door, followed by a reply of "It's me".

Helan got up with his clothes on, and when he opened the door, he saw Wu Qingzhu's figure, relying on the moonlight, Helan couldn't help but think, this man was thin, and his clothes were all wrinkled, but he didn't expect to start growing a beard, and he was a little mature.

Helan took a few steps forward and wanted to say a word to say hello, but he still remembered that the two of them were still a little awkward when he left last time, and he didn't know if he took it to heart this time. It's just that Wu Qingzhu's next words frightened the family members who heard the movement and opened the door from the house.

"Dad, I don't have time to tell you more now, you hurry up and collect the valuable things at home, and find a place to hide those who should be put away, the rogues are coming, the previous villages have been ransacked, and they will be able to rush to us in less than a day or two."

"What! Roving bandits! ! Father Wu was obviously a little anxious as well.

"You guys hurry up and clean up, I'll go to the village chief's house now, and let Qingquan quickly wake up a few nearby families." After Wu Qingzhu finished speaking, he hurriedly went out of the door.

Helan really heard the name horse thief for the first time, and he could probably guess what it meant to be a bandit, and he was a little at a loss when he saw his family hurriedly packing up their things.

Qingmei, who woke up, learned the news sent by her brother, and she didn't care about being sad and uncomfortable, so she quickly jumped up from the bed to help pack her things, and took advantage of some time to explain to Helan.

Liukou also means rebellion, war, these people are no different from bandits, wherever they go, they will plunder wherever they go, and they will also take the strong laborers of the village under their command, and then organize one war after another.

Officers and soldiers will also come out to suppress bandits, but the county magistrate of their county has no ability, and when he heard that there were rogues who were immediately frightened to close the city gates, the whole county was poor, and because of their remoteness, the rogues and the like would not come here.

"Then why did you come this time?"

"If it's not for money, it's for nothing, I guess I was chased here by the soldiers of the imperial court."

"Then why don't you resist?" Didn't Helan feel that resistance should be organized? Why are they all packing up and running away?

"They have big knives, hammers and other weapons in their hands, and we are sticks and hoes, what can we do? Besides, even if all the men in a village rush forward and fight hard, leaving us orphans and widows, do you think the end will be good? ”

Helan was silent, almost forgetting that this era is different from before, she has wanted to be at home for so long, and the iron is very small.

When the house was almost cleaned up, I heard the sound of gongs ringing in the village, and the sound of door-to-door calls.

There are about forty families in the village, and they are all standing on the square of the ancestral hall with their belongings at this moment.

Village Chief Wu briefly talked about the bandits, and then organized everyone to go into the mountains in the dark.

In winter, the temperature on the mountain is very cold, and the sky is still dark at the moment, and the men walk on the periphery holding torches, and the elderly, children and women support each other and walk in the middle.

It was not until the afternoon that I came to a large natural cave, which was quite deep, a bit like an air-raid shelter, and the space was large enough for forty families in the village to live.

Qingmei told Helan that this was handed down from ancestors, this place has saved the village many times, the mountain road is not easy to walk, this place is not easy to find, even if the bandits know that they will not come up on the mountain, it is too troublesome.

The village chief divided the boundaries next to each other, and the whole village settled down, and the family was a small place.

Grandpa Wu called Wu Qingzhu to his side and asked in a low voice what the situation was. They haven't spoken since last night, and the family only knows that there are rogues.

Wu Qingzhu's explanation is: He originally accompanied the teacher to visit his son in the capital, and when he said that he would come back in the spring, the teacher's son intended to leave the old father behind, so Wu Qingzhu thought that he would come back first.

Just as a caravan was about to go this way, they followed it and went on the road together. Passing through the marginal villages of the next county, you can see the traces of looting. When I inquired with a child, I learned that a group of people had taken away the strong laborers of the village, and because they couldn't find much to eat, they set fire to the village, and all those who resisted were killed.

"I look like it's from the south, and from there is the road to the capital, and it will definitely pass by us, I estimate that this war will not be small, and looking at the traces of the road, it looks like there is a trained and organized army."

Wu Qingzhu couldn't help licking his tongue when he spoke, from the time he learned the news to now, he didn't get a drop of water, and he rushed home desperately along the way, for fear that he wouldn't see his family later, but fortunately he caught up.

Helan, who had been paying attention to the conversation between the two people, noticed Wu Qingzhu's chapped lips and hurriedly handed over the bamboo tube filled with water.

At this time, Village Chief Wu also walked over from there, opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but he couldn't ask.

"Uncle Village Chief, if you have anything, just say it, I know that I will definitely answer you." Wu Qingzhu didn't know the situation of the two families at this time, and greeted him warmly as always.

"I want to ask, will the bandits run to the city this time to make trouble?" Village Chief Wu was worried about his son, and after the wedding yesterday, he stayed in the city with the bride, and the county magistrate spoke, and the people were not easy to refuse.

Wu Qingzhu frowned, he also found out, he had never seen the figure of the iron pillar, the village chief asked, this kid is estimated to be trapped in the city.

"Uncle, I don't dare to pack tickets, but I'm sure that this time the rogues are not ordinary, I have seen their ranks from afar, as if they came out of the army. If they want to, our county will not be breached in a long time.

After Village Chief Wu learned the news, his swarthy face darkened even more, and he nodded to Wu Qingzhu and left.

Wu Qingzhu, who didn't know the situation, turned his head to look at his grandfather: "Tiezhu didn't come back for the New Year?" ”

Grandpa Wu is smoking a cigarette with Father Wu's cigarette stick, there are too many things that have happened recently, and he needs to be calm and calm.

Seeing the ugly faces of the family and his grandfather's behavior of not answering his words, Wu Qingzhu knew that something must be wrong.

Helan pulled Wu Qingzhu's sleeve, and when Wu Qingzhu turned to the side, he whispered into his ear to explain what had happened recently.

Wu Qingzhu looked at the little daughter-in-law beside him who had been thinking about it for a long time and felt a little fluttering when she was so close to her, and immediately sat up straight when she heard the word divorce: "Miss Lan, you say it again, I didn't hear it clearly just now." ”

Helan started to say it again, Wu Qingzhu's face was green now, he hadn't come back for a few months, and there was such a big thing at home.

Turning his head to look at his sister who was leaning on his mother's arms, and then at the place where Village Chief Wu's house was staying, even the most generous man would be thinking in his heart that the other party deserved it.

Helan then spoke: "On the 24th, the village chief and his son brought half a pig from home, and the etiquette was quite complete. ”

Helan was a little frightened when she looked at Wu Qingzhu's gloomy eyes, and hurriedly played a small round, for fear that Wu Qingzhu would rush over to find the village chief to fight.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid." Wu Qingzhu was also very glad that Village Chief Wu did not go to the government at that time, otherwise his sister would have followed Tie Zhu to write a letter of resignation.

If you really take this path, your sister won't be able to survive in the village, and the two families will be mortal enemies from now on. Fortunately, I now know that the marriage between the two families did not work out, and if I really marry in the past, I will not have a better life if I meet such a man in the past.

"Brother, is that it?" Wu Qingquan, who was on the side, became even more indignant when he listened to Helan's narration, and he always felt aggrieved about this matter.

"What's not to be convinced? If the two of us have a little ability, we won't let the female relatives of the family be wronged. If you want to get angry, you must first get ahead yourself, and when both of us are talented, Qingmei will not be seen clearly, even if she marries into the landlord's family, she has to provide for it! Coaxing! ”

Wu Qingquan listened to his brother's teachings, and secretly swore in his heart that he would get ahead in the future, and he couldn't live like this.