The men lifted and moved a lot of things, taking down locked boxes, some valuable-looking ornaments, and even tables, chairs, benches, pots, pans, and utensils.

The most numerous were chickens and ducks. Their feet were hung up and tied to the two ends of a shoulder pole, and then carried by five or six people. In addition, three sheep were also led down.

Jiang Huaixu knew at a glance that the village chief was right in her trust, and she had brought down everything she had noticed and not noticed.

Qian Xiuzhu looked around and saw that the head of the household was nowhere to be found. She became anxious and asked Jiang Zhengmao, "Hasn't everyone come down yet?"

Jiang Zhengmao waved his hand and said, "The bandits have hidden a lot of food and weapons behind this mountain. We have to go there later and transport all the stuff out."

He then added, "There are several horses up there. I'm worried we can't carry all the stuff. How about taking your two horses and your donkey with us?"

Qian Xiuzhu was overjoyed. "Just wait, I'll bring it over right away."

Zheng Wangshi, who had been overhearing this, exclaimed, "There's still food? How many evil things have these bandits done to have so much good stuff stored away?!"

"If he doesn't have any good stuff, why would he be a bandit?"

"That is, we'll collect all their knives and other things, and make them into iron pots later!"

Jiang Zhengmao shouted, "What are you thinking? Why are you dealing with these things? Let's wait until those mountain people come back. There might be other people's things inside!"

The man who said he wanted to make an iron pot smiled awkwardly and said, "Really? I'll just think about it."

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Jiang Huaixu, who had some free time, held Futuan and basked in the sun leisurely, stroking Futuan's fur with his hands, and Futuan squinted his eyes comfortably.

When she heard that the villagers had gone to the back mountain, she remembered the sacks of food in the space.

She didn't know how much food the bandits had stored, but she figured it couldn't be too little. With so many bandits, how could they stay in the mountains and become bandits without enough food?

Thinking of this, Jiang Huaixu decided not to take out the rice and flour in the space.

Having too much food is not a good thing. It is difficult to carry it. She will do some tricks to steal it in the future.

After thinking it over, Jiang Huaixu gradually felt sleepy. She told Jiang Fu that she would call her later, lay back on the soft grass, and fell asleep.

When she regained consciousness, she felt a slight vibration in the ground.

He put his ear to the ground and listened carefully. After confirming that he had heard correctly, Jiang Huaixu finally woke up. In this situation, a large group of people should be rushing towards them. Who could it be at this time? What if it was bandits? It would be terrible.

What's going on?

It's the army.

[Is it the same as the clothes worn by the previous army? ]

【no the same. 】

Jiang Huaixu stood up, greeted Jiang Wei, and walked northeast along the valley.

She found a higher place, climbed up, and looked into the distance, but saw nothing.

How many people?

【561.】 Futuan kindly reminds you, 【It is twice as much as yours.】

Jiang Huaixu heard the gloating tone in Fu Tuan's voice and said calmly: "These people are not from Nanxia. We are unlikely to fight. I'm sorry to disappoint you."

Fu Tuan snorted twice in dissatisfaction and said nothing more.

"Little sister, what are you looking at there?" Jiang Dalang shouted, "Come back for dinner!"

"Right on!"

Jiang Huaixu walked down the slope of the hill, sliding with every step, and trotted to Zheng Li'niang, taking a bowl of porridge with more water and less rice.

[Braised pork!] Fu Tuan raised his head and looked at Jiang Huaixu.

[Wait, you have no sense. What kind of meat are you eating with so many people? Are you trying to get people to steal your meat?]

It's not that she is stingy. It's really not kind of her to take out the meat and eat it herself as soon as the second grandma said that the girls could only have porridge.

Fu Tuan walked away with his head hung listlessly, and even when Jiang Wei secretly fed him biscuits, he couldn't muster up the energy to do so.

Jiang Wei felt distressed and ran to ask Jiang Huaixu, but Jiang Huaixu sent her away saying that he didn't speak cat language.

Before he finished his bowl of porridge, Jiang Huaixu heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.

She stood up and reminded everyone, "There's the sound of horse hooves in the distance, and judging by the sound, there's quite a bit of activity."

The villagers listened carefully and indeed heard the rumbling sound of horse hooves.

Jiang Dazhuang and Jiang Fugui, who were entrusted by Jiang Zhengmao with the important task of protecting the villagers at the foot of the mountain, immediately spoke to comfort them: "Don't panic, everyone. Let's see what the situation is. What if it's not bandits coming?"

Jiang Dazhuang, who appeared calm but was actually very panicked, looked at Jiang Fugui's broken leg, gritted his teeth and was about to leave.

The fat wife grabbed his sleeve and wouldn't let him go. As the two of them were pulling each other, the villagers' voices became louder and louder, and it was obvious that people were uneasy.

Jiang Huaixu said: "Brother Dazhuang, I will go with you to take a look. Don't worry too much, Fatty Sister-in-law. If it's a blessing, it's not a disaster. If it's a disaster, it can't be avoided."

The fat wife glared at Jiang Huaixu.

But shut up! The more you talk, the more anxious I get.

In the end, the fat wife was no match for Jiang Dazhuang, and her favorite white flour pancakes were no longer attractive to her. She glanced in the direction where Jiang Dazhuang and Jiang Huaixu left from time to time, and her food had no taste in her mouth.

Standing on a high place, Jiang Huaixu and Jiang Dazhuang could clearly see the army's flag hoisted high, with a big "Jin" character written on it.

Jiang Dazhuang was illiterate, but he knew how the soldiers dressed. After seeing clearly the clothes of the man on the horse in front, he couldn't hide the joy on his honest face.

"Xu girl, did you see that? Those who came here weren't bandits, they were our Great Jin army!"

Jiang Huaixu nodded repeatedly, seeing it.

The army was marching at a very fast speed, and soon they were only ten feet away. Jiang Dazhuang saw that the leader suddenly slowed down and kept looking at them, and he immediately panicked.

"They, they are not going to come and question us, are they? What should I do? I don't have the courage..."

Looking down at Jiang Huaixu, Jiang Dazhuang's eyes lit up. "Xu girl, you are very good at talking. When they ask you something, just tell them that I will help you fill in the blanks. What do you think?"

Jiang Huaixu looked up at him, the word "speechless" clearly written in his eyes.

No matter how eloquent she was, she was only a nine-year-old child, and she knew many things that others did not know, and she had just emptied a prince's family fortune.

Generally speaking, people who know a lot and talk a lot will not have a good ending.

She can't change it, she can only avoid it. It's better to leave this kind of thing to someone with the right identity.

"Brother Dazhuang, I'll go get Uncle Lian. Please wait."

Jiang Dazhuang watched helplessly as Jiang Huaixu sat on the ground and slid down the hillside, disappearing into thin air. On the other side, a man in military uniform dismounted and walked towards him. He could only worry anxiously.

When Jiang Huaixu brought Lian Sheng back, Jiang Dazhuang was chatting happily with a soldier.

"...Mr. Jun, that is the scholar in our team. You can ask anything you want."

Before the soldier reached Lian Sheng and Jiang Huaixu, Lian Sheng saluted. Seeing this, Jiang Huaixu also bowed.

"Master Lian, don't worry about these red tape. Please tell us the situation in Huai'an Prefecture as soon as possible."