Shenshu Village.

It's the end of the year, and every family is preparing for the New Year.

In previous years, Shenshu Village should be lively when it enters the wax moon, buying New Year's goods, and rushing to visit the temple fair.

But this year has been a bit of a desert.

Because Bai Dazhuang and others, who went to the border to transport grain, have not yet returned.

Basically, people from every household in Shenshu Village followed Bai Dazhuang to the border, and asked the Bai family every day when their son/husband would be able to come back.

If people don't come back, they always have a matter on their minds, for fear that they will have an accident at the border.

"I'm coming back."

"It's going to be fine."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely be able to come back before the year."

Mrs. Bai and the others answered the same thing every day.

It's time to come back, but they haven't been able to wait for anyone, and the Bai family has become anxious.

"Xiao Yuanbao, your eldest brother won't have anything to do with them, right?" Old Lady Bai asked Xiao Fuyuan worriedly in private.

"Big brother, they'll be fine." Xiao Fuyuan said affirmatively.

"Then will they still be able to go home for the New Year?" Old Lady Bai continued to ask.

Xiao Fuyuan stopped talking.

She didn't know if the eldest brother would be able to go home for the New Year, she could only guarantee the safety of the eldest brother and his party.

Old Lady Bai was shocked and couldn't ask any more.

Yes, eighty percent of his grandsons won't be able to come back before the year.

How should I tell the people in the village this news, wouldn't everyone have to blow it up?

You must know that the Chinese New Year reunion is the most important event for the people in this land.

After a year of hard work, I look forward to a good year together as a family.

Not to mention other people, as far as Mrs. Bai is concerned, her grandson can't go home for the New Year, she is full of feelings, and she always feels a pity.

Mrs. Bai confided in Zhen in private.

Zhen is also worried about Bai Dazhuang and his party, and she is not concerned about whether they can return home smoothly before the year.

What she was worried about was that the war on the border would involve Bai Dazhuang and others.

Zhen grew up in Houmen, the capital, even if she has been a peasant woman in Shenshu Village for 30 years, she can still keenly feel the changes in the situation through some small things.

For example, Bai Dazhuang and others have not returned for a long time, and she has a hunch that she is afraid that a big war will break out at the border and block the way for Bai Dazhuang and others to return to their hometown.

The closer we get to the year, the firmer Zhen's view of things becomes.

She was very anxious, and only confided her speculation to Bai Muban, but she didn't dare to reveal it to Old Lady Bai and Xie Chuntao and others, for fear that they would worry too much.

Fortunately, Bai Sanzhuang, the third elder of the Bai family, came back smoothly from Nanyang.

This news is not only exciting for the Bai family, but also for other families in the village.

After all, many men from the village followed Bai Sanzhuang's boat as partners, and everyone was very happy to be able to come back a year ago.

First, I earned silver, and second, I could reunite during the Spring Festival.

Their smooth return to their hometowns washed away the worries that Bai Dazhuang and others did not return.

Bai Sanzhuang's trip to Nanyang this time was no better than the first time, he was very familiar with the route of Nanyang, and his dealings with the local islanders were smoother, and this trip was unexpectedly smooth.

Naturally, I made a lot of money and came back.

After returning from this trip, Bai Dazhuang felt that Huaicheng was still too small, and he planned to expand his business territory to the capital in the spring of the following year.

“…… The third brother is going home, and Erlang is about to go home on vacation. The fourth brother has arrived in the capital, and it would be nice if the eldest brother, the second brother, and the fifth brother could go home. Xiao Fuyuan was held in Bai Sanzhuang's arms, and said with his fingers crossed.

It's just that when will the eldest brother, the second brother and the fifth brother come back?

She dreamed again last night, of fire and blood, of neighing horses, of falling snow......

After waking up from a dream, she prayed that the eldest brother, the second brother, the fifth brother and others would be safe.

"Seeing that the year is down, your eldest brother and they haven't come back yet, I plan to go to Lord Liu in Huaicheng tomorrow to inquire and see if there is a war at the border."

The third son returned home with a large sum of silver, and Bai Muban was in a good mood.

He remembered Zhen's private analysis of the border situation in the past few days, and he always wanted to go to Huaicheng to inquire about the situation. Considering that there were no adult men at home, he was worried about leaving his children at home, so he did not go.

Now that the third son is back, there is an adult man at home, and he plans to go to Huaicheng.

In addition to inquiring about the situation at the border, the main thing is to make jewelry for the daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law and the old lady.

It's the New Year, and you have to wear a new one.

Especially the gold collar around the girl's neck should be blown up.

Although the girl is not short of jewelry, even the largest jade pavilion in Huaicheng is hers. But Bai Muban still decided to buy a few sets for his daughter, doesn't that also represent his heart?

The next day, snow fell again.

As soon as the white plank was set up in the car, Village Chief Zhao came running.

“…… Oh no, no. Village Chief Zhao successfully attracted the whole village with a single voice.

What bad news could make Village Chief Zhao shout in panic.

"What's wrong, Uncle Village Chief?" Xiao Fuyuan asked while standing at the door.

"It's a shame, it's a war! There was a war! Village Chief Zhao exclaimed.

Fight?

The memory of the war in Shenshu Village only exists in the memories of the older generation, when the traitorous ministers were the emperor and the emperor was unkind, which led to chaos in the world, and the army of the kings of all walks of life swept north.

The wolf smoke is billowing all over the country, and due to geographical reasons, the Nanguanshan area is still good and has not been greatly affected.

Later, King Jing ascended to Dabao and worked hard to promote recuperation, and the world has always been very peaceful.

So when Village Chief Zhao said that there would be a war, everyone didn't react for a while.

"It's not that we're fighting here, it's the border, the border." Village Chief Zhao hurriedly explained.

Seeing that Bai Dazhuang and his party had not returned for a long time, Village Chief Zhao went to the county seat yesterday to inquire about the situation.

He inquired about the county seat for a day to no avail, so he simply stayed in a hotel.

I met a few merchants who fled from the border at the hotel, saying that the three princes of Rong were captured, and that Rong mobilized a national war, and half a month ago gathered 100,000 troops to press under the city of Ningcheng, and there were 200,000 soldiers in the back at any time.

Village Chief Zhao was so frightened that he didn't even bother to eat breakfast, and ran to the village to report the news with a donkey cart.

Why is Village Chief Zhao so afraid, of course, it is that his son and grandson are transporting grain in Ningcheng.

"What? Rong is at war with us? "As soon as Hanwa's mother slapped her thigh, she was about to cry her son.

The mentality of the men in the other families at the border is not much better.

War is about killing people, so what if they are captured and sent to war?

Xie Chuntao stood at the door with her youngest son in her arms, almost unable to stabilize her in fright.

Zhen hugged Mrs. Bai, and as she expected, the war really started.

"That big strong they haven't come back for a long time, and eighty percent have already gone to the battlefield." Liu Fugui's mother said, thinking of her son Liu Fugui, she said with a crying voice, "My family's three generations of single inheritance are his only seedling, and Fugui has not yet said that he is a daughter-in-law, what if this is ...... The knives and guns don't open their eyes, and it's not that they are unlucky to pierce anyone. ”

I'm afraid that the people who transported food in Shenshu Village had already gone to the battlefield.

I don't know if it's dead or alive.

Since people will die in battle, why are the people of their Divine Tree Village so lucky to be invulnerable?

"Xiao Yuanbao, tell your aunt, is your Sledgehammer brother safe now?" The village chief's daughter-in-law grabbed Xiao Fuyuan's hand with a snort.

Seeing this, everyone surrounded Xiao Fuyuan.

"Xiao Yuanbao, is your rich brother okay?"

"Xiao Yuanbao, what's wrong with your eldest nephew Chaojing?"

"Sister, my sixth sister, your sister Qingya is safe, right?" (End of chapter)