Kang Chuanbai, the current head of the Kang family, soon received the news.

The little girl who delivered the message couldn't speak clearly, she just said that a large group of strangers had come outside the yard.

When he came out, he saw the girl standing in the yard. He was startled and quickly stepped forward to greet her. "Miss Wei, I am sorry for not welcoming you."

"If the girl needs anything, just send someone to inform me. I will go to the patient myself. There is no need for you to come in person." Knowing that this was an important person who should not be offended, he was extremely cautious.

The Zhongshan army surrounded the fort, and the one leading the troops was a young lady. This matter had spread throughout the Zhao family fort, and almost everyone knew about it.

Wei Xiyin turned her head to look at him.

Kang Chuanbai is over 40 years old, of medium build and slightly thin, with a long beard and a small mustache, and fine and faintly visible laugh lines on his face.

Medical officers save lives and heal the wounded, and they are called "officials", which shows that they have a very high status.

Even though they had lost their former glory and wealth, the Kang family must have lived a good life under the Zhao family.

Wei Xiyin's attitude was indifferent. "Nothing. I heard that the Xinglin Kang family is here. I have long heard of your great name, so I came here specially to visit Master Kang."

"I don't deserve it." Kang Chuanbai was flattered.

Wei Xiyin said lightly "hmm".

Suddenly I don’t want to be so good at dancing.

Because of the incident involving Kang Honglang and his sister, she had a bad impression of the entire Kang family.

The Kang brothers are hers now, but she doesn't know the whole story and it's not easy for her to act on her own to stand up for the brother and sister.

Moreover, when Kang Honglang learned that she was leading troops to Hejian County, he never said anything, as if everything in the Kang family had nothing to do with him.

Of course, it’s possible that the boy didn’t react.

Kang Chuanbai glanced at the younger generation in the family, bent sideways, and said with an apologetic smile: "Young lady, are you here to see a doctor? Please sit in the room for a while."

With so many guards armed with swords standing in the yard, the busy Kang family members all stopped where they were, stunned and not knowing how to react.

Wei Xiyin secretly followed his gaze. There were a lot of young men in the yard, and she was too lazy to make things difficult for them, so she followed Kang Chuanbai into the main hall.

The room was square, well-lit, and had all the necessary furniture and furnishings, proving her guess was correct; the Kang family indeed lived a very good life.

"Girl, are you feeling unwell?" Kang Chuanbai asked carefully.

After everyone was seated, a young man came in carrying a medicine box.

The young man looked about the same age as Wei Lang. When he handed the medicine box to Kang Chuanbai, he couldn't help but secretly look up at the young lady sitting at the top.

Afraid of being discovered, the boy quickly lowered his head.

Wei Xiyin pretended not to notice. After the young man put down the medicine box and left, she slowly said, "I'm not feeling unwell. I came here to ask Master Kang something."

Kang Chuanbai's heart sank when he heard this, and he secretly groaned inwardly.

What if the girl asks about the situation in the fort, should he tell her or not?

The Kang family lived in the Zhao family's fortress and depended on the Zhao family for their survival. If they revealed the situation to the girl, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of the Zhao family and disrespectful to the host family?

If he didn't tell her, if Miss Wei attacked him, Zhao would obviously be unable to protect herself, let alone him.

Kang Chuanbai was in a dilemma. After weighing the pros and cons again and again, he dared not say anything.

Wei Xiyin felt better when she saw the uncertain expression on his face. "It's not a big deal. It's just some private matters about my family. Just answer the truthfully, Mr. Kang."

"Girl, please ask, I will tell you everything I know." Kang Chuanbai forced a smile and responded.

………

The other end.

Zhao Yongqian returned to the ancestral hall at a brisk pace.

The temperature is hot.

He ran back and forth many times that day, with beads of sweat pouring out of his forehead and soaking his hair, but he didn't care at all.

Zhao Yongjin followed behind him, not knowing the reason, but seeing his second cousin so anxious, he already had a guess in his mind.

My second cousin was extremely intelligent and probably guessed the intentions of the Qinghe Wei family and the Zhongshan army.

The two of them hurried into the clan hall, one in front and one behind. The uncles and aunts had already left, and the hall was empty. There were only two ice basins that had melted into water, and no one dared to touch them.

Zhao Yongqian didn't have time to catch his breath. He hurriedly ordered the servant at the door, "Go and invite everyone back!"

"Yes." The servant saw the man's anxious expression and did not dare to delay, so he ran out to call for help.

After a while, the tribesmen who had just left returned again.

"Why is Yongqian so anxious?"

Zhao Yongqian gave a bitter smile and said, "When the uncles and aunts arrive, I will tell you in detail."

After a while, people came in one after another.

Wait until everyone is present.

He looked around for a long time and then expressed his guess.

The atmosphere in the room almost stagnated.

Everyone present's expression changed drastically when they heard this.

"You said Miss Wei came for food?!"

Zhao Lingfeng stood up in a flash and paced back and forth in the room, looking a little panicked. "How did they know?"

Hijacking grain and robbing granaries are equally unforgivable crimes, and the entire family should be executed.

Although everyone knows that the imperial court no longer exists, someone has now seized upon it and is using it as an excuse to cause trouble.

Those grains belonged to the imperial court, but they were taken by the Zhao family for themselves, and no one could argue.

Zhao Lingshen, standing by, couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. "Isn't this obvious? Monsters are rampant, natural disasters are frequent, and we've taken in so many people. Where are we going to get the food? Anyone with a little common sense can figure this out."

Another elder echoed, "Now is not the time to dwell on this. When someone comes to our door, the question is whether we should give or not, and how much we should give."

That's an army of 10,000, equivalent to the current total population of the Zhao family, so they must need a lot of food.

"The Zhongshan army came here for the Guangping incident. I don't think they will stay here for long. I'm afraid that if we delay too long, they will choose to use force and force us to hand over the food." One of the elders said.

At that time, it will not be a question of how much they want to give, but how much Miss Wei wants to take.

Some people are still puzzled. "If that's the case, why not just ask directly? Why make us guess on our own? Why go through so many twists and turns?"

Everyone fell silent after hearing this.

Zhao Lingshen thought about the whole process and couldn't help but sigh, "This is the cleverness of Miss Wei. She wants us to offer food willingly."

A very simple conspiracy.

With the army approaching, you have to give it even if you don’t want to, and you have to give it willingly.

When did the Qinghe Wei family produce such a powerful young lady? She really made a fool of these men who have lived for decades.

But they had no bargaining chips and could not fight against the Zhongshan Army at all.

"Everyone might as well change their thinking. It seems that the Qinghe Wei family does not want to settle old grudges, but really wants to pacify Guangping." This may be a good thing for the entire Hejian Zhao family.

Zhao Yongqian spoke up at the right time, "What do the uncles mean?"

Zhao Lingfeng was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and shouted: "What's the point? Did she give us a choice?!"