"Second brother, didn't you meet anyone from the Cheng family along the way? Or anyone from our Beiguan Village?"

Mrs. Wu thought of Mrs. Cheng's expression just now and asked directly.

Although Cheng didn't say anything, her eyes were fixed on the Wu family.

Wu's second brother shook his head:

"I haven't met them, but I heard that many refugees were taken away by Shao Yidao's men. Besides Shao Yidao's men, there were also Song Baozi, Zhao Danshui, Liu Qilang, and several other gangs of self-proclaimed leaders. They were all very ferocious. If you ran slower, you would be caught by them."

Shao Yidao?

Everyone's faces darkened.

Xia Daohua asked Xia Youtian and found out that Shao Yidao was also from Bohai County. He used to be a bandit and was said to have grown up in a bandit camp.

He is best known for his sharp and decisive knife skills.

This man has a cruel temper, but he does not like to abuse prisoners.

I heard that he would capture people and bring them to the mountains, then ask them if they were willing to work with him. Anyone who shook their head and said no would be killed immediately.

There is no chance for you to hesitate or regret.

Their attitudes towards the enemy, prisoners and subordinates were almost the same.

Cold and ruthless, no room for resistance.

They are only given one chance to speak. Anyone who dares to resist, oppose, is indecisive, or hesitates will basically be killed with one blow.

This guy had been entrenched in the Niutou Mountain area for a long time and was considered a well-known bandit. I never expected that he would one day raise the flag of rebellion.

However, although Shao Yidao raised the flag of rebellion, he did not obey the orders of Bohai County.

He was like a country of his own, occupying several hills near Niutou Mountain. He collected tolls from all passers-by, whether they were pedestrians, caravans, bandits, or enemy troops.

As Xia Daohua listened, she almost couldn't help laughing.

This guy has quite a personality.

With the way he makes enemies everywhere, I'm afraid he won't live long...

Wu's second brother seemed to be still frightened when he talked about this:

"We, the Wu family, are considered lucky. Although we lost our wealth, we also saved our lives. Some people would rather die than give up their wealth, and were hacked to death by those bandits and soldiers; some people, although they gave up their wealth, they also failed to save their lives!"

Everyone couldn't help but sigh when they heard this.

When Wu's second brother said this, he seemed to remember something. His eyes flashed, and after hesitating for a while, he whispered a few words to Wu.

Wu was extremely surprised, and then she took her second brother and Zhou to the small house next door:

"Mom, come here, my brother has something to tell you."

After entering the small room, Wu's second brother lowered his voice and said a few words. Zhou gasped and couldn't help but raise her voice: "Are you serious?"

Mrs. Wu's voice rang out immediately, "My second brother is a very honest man and would never lie. Since he said so, it must be true. But what exactly should be done about this matter? It still depends on our parents' decision."

"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

"From my perspective, there's a good 70% resemblance. But this person looks similar, and I'm not sure if that thief is actually Jinhua.

But when she saw me, the expression on her face changed, as if she knew me.

So I guess it's probably her."

Several people murmured for a while. Zhou was silent for a while before she said to Wu:

"Let's stop here and don't spread it outside. I'll discuss this with your father and then decide what to do."

All the sentimentality on Zhou's face disappeared, and she regained her usual spirit of decisiveness.

It seems that when faced with difficulties and desperate situations, she will automatically put aside her vulnerability and become the tigress who dares to face anything, even killing people with her own hands, just to avenge her daughter.

There was a loud bang outside the door, followed by the sound of porcelain breaking.

Zhou hurriedly pushed the door open and saw that it was Lanhua standing outside with a look of shock on her face, with a large part of her clothes soaked.

A teapot, several teacups, and a wooden tray were scattered on the ground.

The handle of the teapot was broken and the lid was shattered, but the teacups were still intact.

These things were all bought by Jiang and Xia Daohua.

Seeing this scene, Zhou understood that Lanhua had just eavesdropped on their conversation.

Mrs. Wu was also surprised to see Lanhua outside the door. Seeing her wet clothes and glancing at the teapot on the ground, she didn't care about anything else: "Silly child, you got burned? Why are you so careless?"

As he spoke, he went to check on Lanhua's injuries.

How could Lanhua be willing to let Wu see her injuries in front of Wu's second brother? What's more, Zhou's fierce eyes were staring at her! She could only endure the pain and say:

"Mom, I'm fine, I'll just apply some burn ointment later.

I was thinking of bringing some tea to you, my grandmother, and my second uncle, but I stumbled as I walked to the door and ended up dropping the teapot..."

As he spoke, tears began to flow.

Then, she looked at Zhou with a bit of curiosity: "Grandma, I just heard you say that you have something to discuss with my grandfather. What happened? Can I help?"

Zhou stared at her intently, making Lanhua feel a little uncomfortable. Then she withdrew her gaze and said calmly:

"You're just a kid, what can you do to help with this adult matter? Go back with your mother and let her apply some medicine on you."

Zhou knew that Lanhua had always been smart and obedient, not to mention there was also Wu.

Mrs. Wu knew what was going on.

Even if Lanhua heard something, Mrs. Wu would never let these words come out of Lanhua's mouth.

Even if Zhou didn't say anything, Wu would soon be unable to bear it any longer.

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