It's April, and the weather is still not getting better, but the snow has begun to lighten, but the temperature is still relatively low, but the snow on the ground is much lighter than before. In order to maintain the temperature in the house, Qingling nailed the doors and windows with quilts, and did not use cotton cloths to cover them, so that they could burn less firewood. Now firewood is getting harder and harder to cut.

Several children in the family have not gone out for a long time, and at most, the children of the Su family get together every day to play together in the yard to let them adapt to the weather outside. Most of the time, Qingling practiced at home according to them.

In order to save food, the people in the village are only seen when the snow is cleared, and everyone knows that the crops for the coming year will not be easy to grow. There was plenty of food, but now I don't know how long it will last. Now I can save some is some.

A few days ago, the villagers went to the back of the mountain to chop firewood and met a jackal. There were still people who were bitten, but fortunately there were many people at the time, and the jackals were quickly killed. There was meat to eat, and the people in the village were happy at first. But afterwards it is also afraid, in the past, the animals in the mountains generally did not go down the mountain, and the back mountain of Nanshan Village is connected to the mountain range, and it is rolling at a glance. The fierce beasts in the mountains are very large, and the places near the village are generally some pheasants and hares, and the bigger ones are roe deer and the like, and it is rare to see fierce beasts.

For this reason, the village selected some young and middle-aged people to come out, and specially found Su Jingyun to lead the team for training. There is a team to go up the mountain to explore. As expected, there were more than a dozen jackals wandering on the hills near the back mountain, and everyone did not show mercy. Coupled with Su Jingyun's training assistance during this time, these jackals were solved, and some people suffered some minor injuries, but there was not much loss.

Jackals are scavengers, and their appearance does not conform to people's aesthetics, but they are also meat, and everyone does not dislike them. The Su family also got one, and several children were so curious to see it that they even touched it with their hands.

But Brother Yao covered his eyes with his hands and shouted: "Ugly, ugly... Take away. I couldn't help but secretly open my eyes. Seeing that several brothers and sisters are touching it, and I still don't let them go, it's really ugly.

Everyone was happy to taste the meat, but in order to drive the animals in the mountains away, they went deeper into the mountains, and the animals they encountered along the way were relatively easy to hunt, and as they went deeper and deeper into the mountains, the prey became more and more difficult to deal with. They came across a wild boar, which grew much larger and was fast. At first, everyone was a little careless and almost hit by it. It is not only fast, but also powerful, rampage, small bowls of big trees, one by one.

The group didn't dare to provoke them, so they avoided it from afar.

People in the village think more, in the past, this kind of murderous thing was basically not seen on the back mountain, but this year there are jackals of group action, which is not a good sign.

In addition to the many fierce beasts, even the mountains have undergone a lot of changes. The grass and trees in the mountains grew more vigorously, completely savagely, and the grass grew wildly under the trees before, and now it has grown to the waist of an adult.

Even under the snow, the trees that were already tall could be seen growing a lot taller. From time to time, the canopy of trees can be seen rising and falling, trying to occupy more high altitude and stretch the branches and leaves. Descending from the canopy, the poles were partially occupied by other creepers, and vines of various colors were horizontal, and from time to time black shadows jumped through the vines of the connected trees among the countless trees that covered the sky.

"Chirp!" An eagle's cry sounded, and in the sky above the canopy, the clouds carried the momentum of destroying the world, and a giant bird with its wings spread for a full thirty meters and another bird with black feathers of no less volume collided with each other, and the fight began, and there was a sharp cry.

The whole mountain forest appears to be more dangerous.

The more they looked at the road, the more frightened they became, and they didn't dare to go any deeper, so a group of people drew a line, spent several days digging a deep ditch, and then returned to the village. In the future, all the people of the village will go up the mountain together. Wood is only cut on the side of the mountain.

When the people in Nanshan Village were worried, the life of the people in the county was even more difficult, and the price of grain in the county began to rise, and more and more people could not eat enough, and some people starved to death one after another. There are also many people who suffer from frostbite, but fortunately they are on the kang again, otherwise many people will die. It's just that there's a shortage of firewood.

And this year, inexplicably, there are many people who have seen trees grow in their homes, damage the roof of the house, and collapse. But these trunks are so hard that they don't use an axe.

In such a situation, there are many fewer people to buy things. The Su family's chili shop has a lot less business, and chili peppers are very popular in winter. But the heavy snow closed the road, and the merchants who came to pull the goods were gone. The county sold a batch and it was saturated, so Su Jingli closed the shop and returned to the village, as for later, I will see it later.

When I left, I went to my eldest brother's house to say hello, and Brother Su's family had bought a house in the county before, so they didn't plan to go back. By the way, I bought another batch of grain to take back. Even if the price of food is high now, it is still necessary to buy it.

Now people are expecting the snow to stop and this winter to pass soon.

What they didn't know was that in Beisu Town, the northernmost part of Wusu Province, this was the border city of the Jiaqing Dynasty, where troops were stationed all year round. Danger occurred here, and black wolf smoke rose from the beacon tower.

Soldiers stationed nearby sent an urgent message to the city of Wusu Province, and a group of Xiongnu rangers infiltrated the county and tried to bypass the fortress and move south from the border between Beiyuan County and Qixi County. The operation was not classified enough and was discovered by the border troops who were arranged here.

A short battle broke out, the rangers left ten corpses and fled, the border army suffered many casualties, Wei Shi led his troops to chase some distance, found that a large force of cavalry was coming, and had to retreat to the fortress. The lieutenant knew that the situation was not good, and quickly sent someone to deliver the battle report.

Wusu received an order here, and Sanfeng County also received an order to summon the young and strong to the battlefield.

The military situation was like fire, and a group of young people were recruited. In Nanshan Village, because each family had some silver in their hands, there were few people who went, and most of them used silver to pay. Only two went.

Before the battle, all the weapons were distributed, but the stock of leather armor was limited, not to mention the whole armor, and there were very few that could cover half armor. The war on the border was fierce, but there was no way to resist the fierce Hu people who were in ruin. Livestock and old people and children starving to death in the steppe. made this nation crazy to kill the Jiaqing Dynasty.

Soon the border was broken. The cruel and ferocious Hu cavalry broke through the defenses and burned and looted all the way.

Many of the soldiers had already died outside the ruins, and there were more than 10,000 mutilated corpses lying on top of each other in Beisu Town. There are also many unarmed ordinary people. Some were shot in the chest, some were wounded in the back, and some of them turned their heads to Ning Ping, trying to escape, but after all, they couldn't see the hope of life, so they died tragically under Hu Qi's strong bow.

The sand and water had turned red from the blood, and the city walls were ankle-deep and covered with minced flesh, and no one dared to step into them easily. In the middle of the corpses scattered all over the countryside, Hu Qi was forced to step out of a road, and blood mixed with the residue of flesh and bones, turning into a thick and black mud. Coming in the direction of Mitoyo County.

And the news has already been obtained in Sanfeng County here. The people in this town in Sanfeng County have been in chaos, and many families have fled south with their families, and now the county is ten rooms and nine empty, only some old people are still sick and weak and can't stay.

Nanshan Village is also noisy all day long, this family said to leave, that family said to go, what to do with the furniture at home, and food, now this scene, the road is still frozen, and you can't go far if you go. And you can walk there in the snow and ice.

A large group of people in the village have lost their minds, and they all run to the village chief's house, hoping that the village chief can give them some ideas, whether to leave or stay, so that the people of the village still have a companion together. The village chief looked at the people gathered in his yard, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Oh my God, this good day has only been a few days, and now it is a natural disaster and a military disaster. It's really how to live, he himself is a lot old, so it doesn't matter, but his poor and lovely grandson is only three years old this year.

"Village chief, you are old enough to say something, go or stay. We all listen to you. ”

"Yes, village chief, should we leave or stay?"

"I said village chief, let's go, now many people in the county are gone."

"Let's go, but it's cold and snowy outside, or let's stay, there is still food at home."

The people in the village were gossiping, and the village chief squatted on the threshold and didn't pay attention, just looked out of the courtyard gate from time to time, as if he was waiting for someone.

After a while, I saw a few people coming from afar outside the courtyard.

Seeing that the person who was waiting was coming, the village chief stood up and said loudly: "Okay, stop arguing. I'm also worried, wait until I ask the brothers of the Su family, and then I will talk. ”

It was Jiang Dafu, the son of the village chief, who brought Su Jingyun and the brothers over.

The village chief also had no idea whether to leave or stay. But he knew that the Su family in the village were all capable people, and the kang they made helped a lot, and the business behind it made the people in Nanshan Village stain a lot of light.

As soon as the brothers of the Su family arrived, the village chief greeted them and said urgently: "Jingyun, has your family decided?" Do you want to go or stay? ”

"Our Su family doesn't plan to go, and we can go there again in this weather. It's better to stay and make some preparations when the time comes, and see if you can avoid the war," Su Jingyun also knew the anxiety of the village chief, and bluntly told everyone about the decision discussed at home.

"Really? Are you all Su family staying? Second Brother Su," the people in the village also asked busily.

"Well, really stay." Su Jingchen, who was asked, also returned.

"Also, I suggest everyone stay, after all, it's too late to leave." Su Jingyun also advised everyone to stay.

"yes, I can't go far now, and it's hard to walk now, and I don't know if it's safe to go there for a while, so it's better to stay. It would be safer to stay and gather more people together, and if we have more people by then, we will make some fortifications along the village. It's safer and should be able to avoid it. Su Jingyun said again, persuading everyone to stay.

This is the result of the Su family's previous discussion at home, Qingling and they have no intention of escaping. Because if you follow the speed of Hu Qi, they may be caught up if they escape halfway. Moreover, there are many and small children in the family, and if they encounter a large team, they will definitely not be able to escape.

According to the speed of Hu Qi, if you want to get to Nanshan Village, it will take eight or nine days to get to Nanshan Village, and ten days to get slower. As soon as Qingling heard that the war had started, she pondered, checked all the things she knew, had an idea, calculated the time and arranged it well, and still had eight or nine sure that she could temporarily avoid the big team of the Hu people.

"No, you have to go, now that so many people have run away, the Su family said to stay, if something happens, will the Su family be responsible?" Aunt Tian in the village said dissatisfied.

"Yes, let's run, I heard that everyone in the county has run away." Someone in the crowd compounded.

"I can't be responsible, it's not a small thing. Everyone still has to think about it, my family wants to stay, and if others want to go, it is also a way. Hearing this, Su Jingyun also replied. It's not a trivial matter, he doesn't make decisions for others.

There was a long time in the village, and the village chief looked at the villagers who were hesitating, looked at his son beside him, and asked silently. The village chief's son whispered: "Dad, let's stay, the Su family is a capable family, you can't go wrong with them, and we go, I don't know where to go, I can't recognize the road, it's cold, and the baby in the family is still young." ”

The village chief was silent, yes, where did this ice and snow go? He nodded.

"Everyone, stop arguing, there's nothing else to argue about at this time. I don't dare give you an idea about this. Our family doesn't plan to leave, and if the other families want to go, they should hurry up. When we don't want to go, we all listen to the Su family and try to get through this difficulty together. If it doesn't work, it's fate. After saying that, he ignored the others.

Turning his head to Su Jingyun, he said, "Jingyun, Uncle knows that you are capable people, and the rest of the people in the village will listen to you when the time comes." If anyone has two words, I'll kill him. ”

"Uncle, let's discuss something, and when the time comes, we will work together to live well." Su Jingyun didn't say much. The village chief motioned to his son to send the Su brothers away.

After talking here, the three brothers of the Su family did not go home, they went to the county seat with wooden sticks and firewood knives, they were going to find someone in the county, and the eldest brother's family never came back, they didn't care at first, they just thought that there were many things at home, and they wanted to come back later. But it hasn't come back until now, and that's not right.

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