Jiang Laohan methodically commanded his two grandsons to draw their bows and asked them to point their arrows in the direction where the bandits were about to appear.

"Hold the bow steady, the arrow can't be tilted, beware of accidentally injuring your second and third uncles."

"Uh-huh." Jiang Cheng and Jiang Quan responded, crunching and pulling their bows.

With the help of his eldest daughter-in-law, Jiang Liu finally climbed the steep slope and sat on the ground gasping for breath.

I saw my little granddaughter Sakura untie the rope around Wen Shu's waist who pulled up, and then slid down the slope with the rope in her arms.

"Bao'er!" Chunniang exclaimed, and hurriedly looked down, only to see that after the girl went downhill, she wrapped the rope around Yoyou's waist, and let the aunt and the eldest aunt and the second aunt on the slope pull up.

Yo Yo must not be lost, it is still very useful.

Chun Niang and Yan Ru Zhou worked hard together to drag the rope up, plus Youyou was very smart, and she knew how to climb up, so she quickly pulled it up.

"Bao'er! Your turn! Chun Niang shouted.

Sakura took the rope that had been thrown down and hurriedly went to tie the mule again.

"Bao'er, come up!" Chun Niang is dying, "Don't want the mule!" ”

Sakura shook her head: "No! Without mules, we can't take a lot of things with us. ”

"I'm coming!" Jiang Cheng also slid down, took the rope from the little cousin's hand and began to tie the mule.

There were still two large bags of grain on the mule, which were lifted down by Jiang Cheng in two.

You can't do without food, but you can't do without this mule.

Although Chun Niang on the slope was angry, she didn't dare to hesitate, and pulled the mule up with a few women.

Now there are only the Wen family's horses left.

At this time, Jiang Saburo and the others had already withdrawn from the bamboo forest, and the bandits behind them appeared closely.

Jiang Laohan, who had already taken over the bow and arrow of the eldest grandson, suddenly fired a few arrows at the bandits, and together with the arrows of the second grandson, forced them back to the bamboo forest and did not dare to show their heads.

"Come on!" Chun Niang almost roared.

Ying Bao glanced at the Wen family's horse and the food on the ground with a pity on his face, and grabbed the rope with Brother Lobby, and was pulled up by Ah Niang and them.

As soon as Jiang Cheng went up, he picked up his grandfather's newly made bow and arrow last night, and shot at the bandits who came up continuously, giving the third uncle and the second uncle time to retreat.

Fortunately, Jiang Laohan and his sons cut a lot of bamboo arrows last night, otherwise they really couldn't stop those bandits.

In the end, when Jiang Sanlang and Jiang Erlang were pulled up, they were still carrying the basket that Dani Erni Yanru and they had dropped.

And Wen Fu was more calm, he pushed down the things on the horse's back, and actually tied the rope to the horse's belly, and asked the people above to pull the horse up first.

Later, when he saw Jiang Saburo and Jiang Erlang shooting arrows together, he tied the sacks with the ropes he threw down, and asked them to pull up the sacks and bedding one by one.

Finally, he carried his belongings on his back, and then climbed the rope.

Chunniang and the others were tired and collapsed, but they also felt very relieved.

The food and bedding of the family and the Wen family were brought up, and even the mules and horses were also brought up.

After the bandits were shot and injured a few people, they retracted into the bamboo forest and never reappeared.

But the Jiang family did not relax, and kept staring at the movement below.

The Chunniang and the others untied the ropes, rested a little, and put the two sacks of grain back on the mule's back and let it carry it.

This steep slope is actually the ridge of the southern slope, and when you climb over this place, you descend to the other side, and you can see a large wilderness.

The Jiang family was worried that the bandits would also climb up, and they had no chance of winning at all, so they didn't stay and continued to go down.

Seeing that his father, second uncle, and Uncle Wen were both injured, Ying Bao hurriedly took out the medicine he had prepared and handed it to them, and took out some pills to distribute to the others.

Ah Niang's clothes are soaked, and if they don't take some cold medicine, maybe someone will get sick soon.

In fact, the Jiang family is still in good health, even if they are tired, they can afford to eat, and even Jiang Liu's family is old and strong, and his steps are steady and not inferior to his children and grandchildren.

But Mrs. Wen's mother and daughter and Grandma Grandma seemed to be unable to hold on, and they walked more and more slowly, almost unable to keep up with the team.

"Why don't you find a place to rest first?" Chun Niang looked at it in her eyes and was quite worried.

Jiang Saburo glanced back and was slightly relieved to see that there were no bandits chasing after him. "Let's talk about it in the woods ahead."

This unobstructed place, in case it is caught up by bandits, it will be troublesome.

And in the woods, you can hide your whereabouts, and you can hide from the rain under the trees,

Ying Bao led Yo You and walked forward quickly, while Yo You carried Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu, and the two boys were still carrying their little black rhubarb in their pockets in front of them.

Seeing that Wen Shu couldn't walk anymore, Ying Baosai gave her a few boiled water chestnuts: "Sister Wen, you will have energy to eat something." ”

After this water chestnut was cooked, she soaked it in Wuding Zhi for a long time, and she should be able to relieve her fatigue after eating it.

Wen Shu's face was pale, he took the water chestnut and thanked him in a low voice, and ate it slowly.

Sakura handed a few more to Mrs. Wen and Grandma.

After eating the water chestnuts, they seemed to have a little strength in their legs and feet, and barely supported themselves into the woods in front of them.

It is gratifying that there have been no rogues chasing after him, which makes everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

After entering the woods, Jiang Saburo went in and walked around and found an old tree.

The old branches are knotted, but the trees can shelter from the rain.

So everyone rested under the tree, Chun Niang took out steamed buns and pickles and distributed them to everyone, Jiang Cheng and Jiang Quan both carried water hyacinths, and poured a little water for everyone.

Jiang Quan held the gourd and shook it, muttering, "The water is almost gone." ”

Sakura looked at the second cousin and didn't make a sound.

She has a lot of water in her cave, so she doesn't worry about it at all.

The only worry is whether their house will be burned down by the bandits. After all, Daddy, they hurt a lot of bandits.

Walk up to the fawn, quietly take out some dried gold earrings and stuff them into its mouth, let it chew slowly to recover its strength.

The mules and horses were carrying heavy loads, and were bowing their heads to gnaw on the turf and moss on the ground, and Sakura Po also stuffed a handful of broken golden ears for them to eat.

Jiang Saburo climbed the tree and stood on the highest point looking into the distance.

There were no bandits on the other side of the ridge, and perhaps they did retreat.

"Where do we go next?" Jiang Dalang asked the second brother.

Jiang Erlang couldn't pay attention to it, "Why don't you ask San Lang." ”

Anyway, the village can't go back for the time being, so they have to find a safe place to live first.

Unbeknownst to them, a large number of bandits had entered Chuanhe Town, and these bandits were stationed here, preparing to gather enough men to attack the county seat of Qinchuan.

Hundreds of people have to consume at least hundreds of catties of grain a day, so bandits search for villagers who have fled with food and livestock in all directions.

Hundreds of bandits followed the mountain road into the North Mountain and began to search in a dragnet style.

At this moment, the villagers hiding in Beishan panicked and fled to the depths of the forest, and the cattle and sheep they brought were also left behind.

Some elderly people were chased by bandits because of their slow legs and feet, and they lost their lives with a knife.

……

After the rest, everyone finally decided to go east to Jiangjia Village in Twenty Miles.

Jiangjia Village is located in the middle of nowhere, and it is far away from the official road, so the chance of being invaded by rogues is relatively small, so it is safer for them to go there.

"Follow me, I am most familiar with the road to Jiangjia Village." Jiang Laohan took the lead, "I ran all over the surrounding villages back then." ”

In the evening, the group finally came to the vicinity of Jiangjia Village.

Jiang Saburo was not at ease, and proposed to go and see it first.

"Then be careful, and if something is wrong in the village, run away." Chunniang is very worried about her husband.

"I know." Jiang Saburo tightened his belt and tied his leggings again, and then ran to Jiangjia Village.

Before I reached the entrance of the village, I heard the village dog barking.

Jiang Saburo slowed down and observed his surroundings as he walked.

Jiangjia Village is a real mountain village, built on the mountain, with many forests.

From a distance, you can see no houses in the woods, and the whole village is hidden in the woods, and only when the smoke rises, can you realize that there is a village here.

At this moment, the rain has stopped, but the road is muddy, and the soles of Jiang Saburo's shoes are soon covered with thick mud, and it is difficult to walk.

Scraping off the sludge on the soles of his shoes on a stone, Jiang Saburo came to the door of his uncle's house.