The tense and hectic business war has come to an end, the general direction has been determined, and everything else is left to the men.

As a result, Luo Xiaoqiao's life returned to its previous leisurely and comfortable life, packing up the greenhouse every day and strolling around.

Today, while the weather is still warm, she plans to go to the mountains to have a look. The half of the mountain that King Jing allocated to her, how to organize it next year, she has to think about it carefully.

Under a few big locust trees at the entrance of the village, a group of old men are gathering together to bask in the sun, catching lice, and under the warm sun, most of the old people's faces have satisfied expressions.

At the door of each house, there are also many old ladies gathered, who are collecting the soles of their shoes.

"Little Joe," a male duck's voice sounded.

Luo Xiaoqiao turned her head to look, rushed over from behind, and stuffed a pheasant into her hand, "Here you are"

After Hou Sheng said this, before Luo Xiaoqiao could see his appearance clearly, he ran away with a red face.

Luo Xiaoqiao was stunned for a moment and smiled: ...... Winter is coming, spring is not far away, and the boys are starting to move.

However, as a little aunt with a relatively older mental age, Luo Xiaoqiao still doesn't want to go to Huohuo Xiaomiao, she doesn't feel this kind of immature half-grown child at all.

The first snow of the winter fell a few days ago, and the sky was blue and the clouds seemed to be within reach.

The sun is accompanied by a vast sea of clouds, and a little snow decorates the top of the mountain with another kind of magnificence.

In winter, the green mountains are mostly covered with white snow and gray-black trees, thorns and wild grasses, which also exude a wild beauty.

Luo Xiaoqiao gasped and climbed halfway up the mountain, overlooking the entire village in the distance, white smoke began to come out from the chimneys of every house, and it seemed to be a layer of hazy separation.

"What do you think?" It was Su Kongqing's voice.

Luo Xiaoqiao came back to her senses, and when she saw the shadow of the young man in front of her, Fang felt a little real, it turned out that she had really taken root in this era.

Luo Xiaoqiao looked into the distance, a feeling of "heaven and earth are long, and the mountains are looking up", and at that moment, he felt that his heart was open-minded.

"Young Master Su, look, what a peaceful and peaceful life! This is what we ordinary people are pursuing! It's actually quite satisfying, isn't it? ”

Su Kongqing followed her line of sight, a little noncommittal, but it was indeed quite peaceful, with his ear power, he could even hear the "clucking" sound of whose hen laying eggs.

Su Kongqing rarely softened his face.

However, in the next moment, he suddenly frowned, clicked his toes to the ground, and instantly jumped to the tree, looking into the distance.

Luo Xiaoqiao followed his line of sight and looked over: "What is that?" ”

Thick white smoke seemed to rise in the distance.

"Wolf smoke! I'll go first! After Su Kongqing finished speaking, without waiting for Luo Xiaoqiao to reply, he disappeared in an instant.

Luo Xiaoqiao was a little stunned, wolf smoke? Is war going to be?

Luo Xiaoqiao didn't care about looking at Daqing Mountain anymore, and quickly rushed down the mountain. When I arrived at the entrance of the village, I found that the people under the big locust tree had already returned home.

Luo Jinrong, the village head, stood there with a sad face, smoking his big cigarette pouch.

"Grandpa the village chief", Luo Xiaoqiao greeted.

"Xiao Qiao, it's you, hurry up and go home, don't go out if you have nothing to do recently," Luo Jinrong said.

"What's going on?" Luo Xiaoqiao asked.

"It's going to be a war, be careful", Luo Jinrong exhaled melancholy, thinking that he would be able to avoid it this year, but he didn't expect that it would be empty.

"Grandpa the village chief, didn't the war start in the autumn in previous years? Why is this year so unusual? ”

"I don't know about this, you go home quickly." Luo Jinrong told her again, and he also knocked on the big cigarette pouch on the tree, and walked home with heavy steps.

When she returned home, she found that Ming Yi and Ming Er were already waiting for her: "Girl, the two of us are going to say goodbye"

"Where are you going?" Luo Xiaoqiao asked.

"When we go to the border, the two of us are originally carrying the army, and we are going to return to the team," Ming Yi said.

"Take care", Luo Xiaoqiao didn't know what to say, it seemed that there were only these two words left.

Recently, even the atmosphere in the workshop is very dull, and there is going to be a war, what is the use of making more money?

It's just that I'm worried about staying at home, so it's better for more people to get together, and take care of each other for something or something.

So the workshop finally did not stop working.

But business has been greatly affected.

Many shops in Xingcheng began to close. Many large families are already preparing to move farther to Luguan.

But more ordinary people, who have no money and no way, can only continue to stay numb in the northland, experiencing fear year after year.

The booming economy, the good situation, was washed away by the shadow of war, and such a fragile small-scale peasant economy.

"Sanhai, you say, what's going on this year?" Master Li and the others sat in a circle and asked.

Wang Sanhai touched his belly and smiled: "I won't say what the situation is this year, I just ask you, have you ever been to Xingcheng in previous years?" ”

"Not really", several people thought for a while, but they really had never had one.

Even if there is a small scale of Tartars, it is at most the surrounding villages.

"Let me ask you again, do you think the Beiwei Army is powerful this year or in previous years?" Wang Sanqiao continued to ask.

"Needless to say! King Jing's power is getting stronger and stronger every year, and naturally this year is even better than ever."

"Then let me ask you at the end, how does this year's grain, grass, money, and weapons compare with previous years?"

"Hahaha, the head of the Wang family really woke up the dreamer with a word", Sun Deyao said with a flushed face, his son is a petty officer in the army, and he knows very well.

"Let's go, it's all gone, what should I do?"

"Are you like a mountain tiger alone? Master, I'm like the one who hunts, single-handedly beating you, a tiger out of the mountains..."Wang Sanhai sang a small tune while walking, and several people talked and laughed.

At the same time, the Hong family's house, the family and the side family all gathered together: "Master, let's go, this year is different from the past, I heard that King Jing is not even short of food and grass, I'm afraid it will be a vicious battle."

"Yes, master, Concubine Shu won't complain about us, if the city is broken, our task will be completed. You can't just die here with all the family", the aunts also chirped.

"What do you think?" Old Man Hong looked at his sister-in-law Hong Yuanman and asked.

"Dad, the surname Wang will definitely not leave, the Tartar came in and helped us take revenge, there is nothing to be nostalgic for here, while no one has started to act yet, let's leave quickly, I'm afraid it's not easy to enter Luguan when it's late", Hong Yuanman said.

"Have you thought about it, if the Northland survives, there will be no place for us here!" Old Man Hong said with a deep groan.

"So, one must be left here"

"Master, look at our branch, we don't have any property in our hands, even if we barely stay, it won't play much role."

Hong Shaowei's father was the first to say it, they are collateral, and when it comes to being sacrificed, it is very likely that he will be the first to be abandoned, and he must fight for himself.

"Yes, master, the family is gone, and there is not much property in the hands of the side department, so it's useless to stay, it's better to withdraw to the customs together and make plans again", the rest of the people also gossiped.

Old Man Hong frowned and thought for a moment: "Judging from the current situation of wolf smoke, it will take several months to call." Besides, King Jing's methods are unpredictable, maybe he can really repel them again. ”

"Master, we have hundreds of lives up and down, we can't gamble here." A favored aunt took the lead and couldn't help it.

"Hmph, at least not now. Yuanman, you go to Luguan to get through the relationship first, let's stay to see the situation first, and after a month, if it's really not good, we will leave. ”

"Yes, Dad, I'll go now", Hong Yuanman agreed.

"Master, the Luojia Village will be a scourge sooner or later, since they have all decided to leave, it is better to solve them before leaving, so as to save one day and get the territory in the south of the Yangtze River."

Mrs. Hong thought a lot, mainly because she really couldn't swallow the breath of being defeated by a small peasant girl.

"Hong Yuyong, you go, in the name of the Tartars, go and send the Luo family on the road" Old Man Hong narrowed his eyes and said a little ruthlessly.

"Yes, sir".