The five brothers next to him nodded in agreement. Xingxing was right. Let them leave if they can save the villagers and keep everyone alive.

“Alright, as long as there’s hope, we’ll listen to Xingxing, leave Yegou Village, and go to Quanshuifu.” Old Zhou nodded vigorously.

Zhao Guihua wiped away her tears and said to her five sons, "Go and pack your things, and bring all the clothes you need to change into."

Then he instructed Zhou Laoda, "Dad, go and talk to the village chief and Zhou Fagen and ask them to take care of the livestock and poultry at home. We don't know when we'll be back after this trip, so talk to them properly."

"Okay, you guys pack up at home. We'll leave tomorrow morning. I'll go find the village chief now." Old Zhou hurriedly left the house.

Before long, they arrived at the village chief's house. On the way there, he had first called Zhou Fagen, Zhou Shugen, and a few other people he was on good terms with, and they came along with him.

The village chief knew something was wrong as soon as he saw the commotion, and asked sternly, "What happened?"

"Sit down and let's talk," Boss Zhou said, gesturing for everyone to sit down before getting straight to the point.

After hearing what Boss Zhou said, everyone looked bewildered. The village chief frowned and said, "You just returned from Nanyang Prefecture less than a month ago. Why are you going again, and for such a long time? I don't know when you'll be back. What are you up to?"

"Yes, what's wrong that you can't tell us? Are you having some trouble?" Zhou Fagen asked anxiously.

Old Zhou was overwhelmed by the questions and remained silent for a long time before finally speaking in a hoarse voice, "I've run into some difficulties, but I can't tell you about it now. You'll understand later. After we leave, be careful, especially at night. Make sure to send someone to keep watch..."

"Please look after things at home for now. Someone will come and take care of things in a few days. Take care of yourselves." Zhou Laoda didn't want to say more, and after giving his instructions, he got up and left.

The village chief and his group were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

"From what the boss said, someone is trying to harm their family and may even endanger the villagers, so he's in a hurry to leave with his family. What kind of powerful person has he offended? Could it be someone he offended when he went to the prefectural city last time?" Zhang Facai guessed.

After pondering for a moment, the village chief waved his hand and said, "Since he won't say, there must be a reason why he can't say. Let's not think about it anymore. In short, everyone should be careful lately and not go out of the village all the time. Your life is more important."

The next morning, Zhou Laoda drove the oxcart to the town, gave some instructions to Mo Tianzhu and Li Congzhi, and then took his family to the county town.

When Zhao Guizhi learned that they were going to the prefectural city, she looked bewildered. "Going to the prefectural city? Isn't there a need for such a rush?"

“There are other things, but I can’t tell you now. Anyway, take care of things at home. Those two pigs are about ready to be slaughtered. You don’t need to raise chickens, ducks, or rabbits anymore. Take Xiao Hui and Xiao Hei to town and let Cong Zhi take care of them. Let the village chief and the others look after the crops in the fields for now. You can spend some money to hire someone to take care of them later, so as not to keep bothering the village chief and the others,” Zhao Guihua said.

"What exactly happened? Tell me, don't make us worry!" Zhao Guizhi's eyes were red with anxiety, and she angrily punched Zhao Guihua several times.

Zhao Guihua pursed her lips, not intending to explain. Instead, she calmed down and said lightly, "We brought enough money, so we won't run out of money on the road. There's nothing to worry about. You and your brother-in-law should focus on your business. When we get back, we can get a bigger share of the money."

Seeing that she was determined to leave and kept her mouth shut, Zhao Guizhi got angry and said with a sob, "Go, go, go wherever your family wants to go. It's best if you go far away. If you can't come back safely, the restaurant and the house will belong to me and Shunping. Everything in the town and the village will be ours. You will have nothing left."

"If we really can't come back, then we'll be yours. But we'll definitely come back safely. You wish!" Zhao Guihua glared at her and said.

Zhao Guizhi couldn't help but cry. "You're just being difficult. We finally have a stable life and some money, and you all want to run away without even saying where you're going. What kind of people are you?"

"Let's not talk about this anymore. We have to leave tomorrow. You all need to be careful. If you run into any trouble, go to the county government office and find Zheng Qingshu. He's a reliable person," Zhao Guihua instructed, sniffling.

"You don't need to tell me. I'm a grown woman, how could I not take care of myself? You're the ones who need to be careful when you travel far away, especially on the road," Zhao Guizhi said, wiping away her tears.

"My sister really loves me." Zhao Guihua said, hugging Zhao Guizhi, and the two sisters cried their hearts out.

Around noon, Zhou Laoda went to the brokerage and bought two horses and two carriages. There were many of them, and one carriage would be too crowded. So Zhou Erfu and Zhou Sifu would have to take turns driving.

"That's too cruel! Erfu and Sifu are so young, why make them drive the carriage? Do you want to work them to death?" Zhao Guizhi laughed angrily, firmly disagreeing with doing it that way.

"Although you won't say what happened, I can vaguely guess that the journey must have been very dangerous. Why don't you just buy some guards, or even hire people? How can your family manage?"

Under Zhao Guizhi's persuasion, Zhou Laoda and Zhao Guihua had no choice but to agree in order to put her at ease. In fact, they were confused in their haste and did not think of this. It was indeed safer to bring a few guards. Otherwise, with just the few of them, let alone encountering professional assassins, they would have no ability to resist even bandits.

Knowing that they were going to buy guards, Xingxing said she wanted to go with her to pick people. The little girl said with a serious face, "Xingxing is reliable. She can pick good people. Trust me."

Zhou Laoda and Zhao Guihua naturally believed her and hoped that Xingxing would choose a peerless master, preferably one who could take on a hundred opponents.

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