Chapter 142 Wangjia Village

"Auntie, defending our country is our duty as soldiers of the Great Zhou. Protecting the people of the Great Zhou is what we should do."

"Everyone is born by their parents, so who doesn't have parents who love their children? You are all great!"

"Auntie, do you know there's a small path to get there?"

Aunt Wang glanced at the stubborn Bai Dalang with her cloudy eyes and said, "You are such a stubborn kid. Who are you over there? Why are you so anxious?"

"Auntie, that's my father and two uncles. I'm afraid they're in trouble now because they have nothing to eat or drink!"

"So that's how it is!"

Aunt Wang was silent for a moment, then raised her head with a determined look in her eyes. "You take the torch and follow me."

Seeing that Aunt Wang had already stood up and walked out, Bai Dalang ignorantly picked up the torch stuck on the wooden block and followed her out.

Luo Yang wanted to catch up, but Bai Dalang waved his hand, signaling Bai Sanlang to follow.

The two brothers followed Aunt Wang out of the door and walked straight to the muddy path on the left.

We didn't walk far before we arrived at the door of a large blue brick and tile house. The courtyard wall was a row of stone walls, and the gate was a heavy wooden door.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

Aunt Wang raised her hand and knocked, and the sudden sound startled everyone in the house.

Hearing some noise in the house, Aunt Wang shouted, "Village Chief, it's me, Aunt Wang!"

“Here it comes, here it comes!”

“Squeak!”

The heavy wooden door opened, and a young face in his twenties appeared at the door.

"Auntie Wang, what's the matter so late?"

"Haisheng, where is your father?"

"My father is in the house, they are..."

Haisheng noticed the stranger standing next to Aunt Wang and immediately became alert.

"Haisheng and the others are good people. Let me go inside and talk."

Haisheng looked at this and that in confusion, and finally stepped aside to let them enter the yard.

"Village chief, village chief!"

Aunt Wang kept shouting as she walked.

"What's the rush?"

An old man came out of the house, putting on his clothes and slipping on his shoes. It was obvious that he had fallen asleep and had just been woken up.

"Village chief, these two kids are soldiers. They want to go to Wu Town to rescue their father. Their father is a soldier transporting weapons to Yuanzhou. Yuanzhou has no weapons and cannot resist the Ximeng army. We will all die!"

"Everyone understands the general principles, but the official road is blocked by the sliding mountain. What can we do?"

The old man looked at the two young men and saw the resoluteness and sternness of soldiers on their faces, and believed what Aunt Wang said.

But the official road was blocked, separating their Wangjia Village from Wu Town. He didn't know what the situation was over there, and he said he could do nothing to help.

"Dad, why don't I go to the mountain to see what's going on?"

"It's so dark, and the torches have been extinguished by the rain. How can we watch?"

An old woman came out. She looked about the same age as Aunt Wang and should be the village chief's wife.

She was worried about her son, and Bai Dalang could understand that.

"Uncle Village Chief, we can't go tonight. Could you please send someone tomorrow morning to take us around the top of the mountain and see if we can find a small path over there, or dig through the silt?"

"Tomorrow is fine. Don't worry, let's talk about it in the morning!"

Although Bai Dalang was extremely anxious, he could not ignore other people's lives.

It was dark and the road was slippery, and going up the mountain was almost like committing suicide.

Thinking of lighting, Bai Sanlang thought of the things Bai Li had stuffed into their hands.

"Brother, it seems that one of the things Li'er gave us is a lighting device."

After Bai Sanlang's whispered reminder, Bai Dalang reached into his arms and touched a hard object. He took it out and saw that it was something as thick as a thumb and as long as a middle finger.

He looked at a protrusion and pressed it. A beam of extremely bright light shot out, scaring everyone present.

"Oh my god! What is this thing that's so bright?"

"How come it's like a torch, but it's not hot!"

"I've never seen this before. Where did it come from?"

"This is used for lighting. It's called a flashlight."

Bai Dalang interrupted everyone's speculation, he was also shocked by this thing.

"Young man, where did you buy this? Can you buy one for me?"

The village chief observed for a while and realized that it was a treasure. His eyes lit up, with love but no greed in them.

Bai Dalang glanced at him and nodded, "My sister made this, there's nowhere else to buy it."

"Your sister is truly amazing! If she can come up with this, there's no need to worry about commerce booming in our Great Zhou!"

"Village Chief Wang, not only this, but also those weapons that can attack cities and break through fortifications were made by my sister. When the Simon army arrives, a single arrow will knock them all off their horses!"

"May I ask which army you are from?"

"Our last name is Bai. My father, Bai Zongren, was a general."

"So you are the descendants of General Bai. No wonder your sister is so capable! With such a powerful weapon, our Great Zhou is saved!"

Village Chief Wang was so happy that his beard stood up. Suddenly, his face turned serious and he asked with a glare, "Did you just say that your father and the others are trapped in Wu Town?"

"Yes, my father and his men were escorting weapons to Yuanzhou, but they were unexpectedly trapped here. If the Simon army arrives and our army is short of weapons, Yuanzhou will be in danger!"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's dig out the blockage and help General Bai clear the road to fight the enemy as soon as possible!"

"Haisheng, you and the eldest brother of the Bai family take these flashlights and check the road conditions. Hailin, pick up the gong and ring it to notify everyone to gather at the ancestral hall. I have something important to announce!"

"Okay, Dad, let's go!"

Village chief Wang's two sons took people out, while Bai Sanlang and Aunt Wang stayed behind because his flashlight was taken away by Hailin, and the torch he took from Aunt Wang's house was extinguished by the rain.

When they set out, Bai Li gave each of them a flashlight, saying it was for lighting. They hadn't thought of it before, but just now they realized it was a treasure.

“Bang, bang!”

The sound of the gong woke up the whole village.

Everyone put on their clothes and came out. Some people thought they were attacked by the enemy, so they ran to the ancestral hall without even taking their hats. When asked, no one knew what was going on.

Just as everyone was talking, Village Chief Wang arrived.

He was accompanied by Aunt Wang and Bai Sanlang. Bai Sanlang had gone out with Haisheng and had not returned yet.

"Everyone, be quiet and listen to me first!"

When the crowd quieted down, Village Chief Wang briefly explained the situation and said, "The current situation is that if the weapons cannot be delivered, Yuanzhou will be in danger.

If Yuanzhou is gone, and there are no city walls to stop Ximeng's army, our Great Zhou will be finished!"

Village Chief Wang spoke too hastily and excitedly, so he paused before continuing, "What I mean is, for our own sake, and for the sake of the Great Zhou, we must clear the blockage so that General Bai can deliver the weapons to Yuanzhou in a timely manner. You can contribute labor and food if you're willing. What do you think?"

"Village Chief, this is all for our own benefit. What else is there to say? We'll listen to you!"

"Village chief, stop talking and just do it!"

"Yes! I still have a few liters of black flour at home. I'll give it to everyone so they can have the energy to dig!"