Miao Wan originally wanted the Qiao, Ruan, and Zhang families to all go, and if there were any female soldiers working in Qianjin Building who were willing to watch the fun, they could also go.
In short, everyone shouts "Long live!". With so many people, it looks like a tsunami.
But the conversation was interrupted by Madam Zhang.
"Hurry up and stop. My legs go weak when I think about the old saint being in your house, let alone eating from the same pot with him." Madam Zhang waved her hands wildly.
Thinking of supreme glory in your heart is one thing, but having your legs and feet not obeying you is another.
People at that time were different from Miao Wan. To them, the emperor was a god high above them, and no one dared to blaspheme him.
In particular, Madam Zhang felt that as a butcher, she had committed many sins by killing pigs, and now she was also slaughtering pigs, which would create karma for her descendants. She had no right to bring bad luck to the saint.
Miao Wan probably knew what Am was thinking, and secretly curled her lips. Did the emperor kill fewer people? Or did the secret guards around the saint kill fewer people?
Although she didn't know, for example, their Qiao Bailao had to kill more than a thousand people to get the eighth-rank military officer position. If the saint even cared about this, it would be better to ask Master Gu to make a glass cover for him and cover him in the imperial city so that he would not go anywhere.
Oh no, more people died in the imperial city!
When palace fighting breaks out, the killing is ruthless, and one has to step on mountains of corpses and seas of blood to reach the top of the cloud palace.
So Miao Wan advised Am, "Don't you want to see the harvest from our fields? Besides, the Saint doesn't mind these things. He has a good temper. Tell others that you have seen the Saint's wife. You will be the first one there."
Madam Zhang was a little tempted, but after hesitating for a while, she refused. "Forget it. Your second sister-in-law is about to give birth in less than a month. If we all leave, I won't be at ease leaving her alone at home."
She sat on the kang with a satisfied smile on her face. "I, your mother, have a lot of money now. I am already the richest old lady in the area. Besides, didn't you ask the saint for some fire so that your mother can watch the fireworks during the Lantern Festival? Then others will know that I am a respectable old lady. As for the respectable job of serving the saint, let your Qiao family leave it to us. We are really not capable of it."
Seeing that Am really didn't want to go, Miao Wan didn't force her, but this made Geng not want to go either.
"Let's take a day off at Qianjinlou so that the ladies and their families can relax for a day. I'll take Taotao with you to keep your mother company, otherwise our mule cart won't be enough."
If Taotao goes, will the other children in the family go?
If the other children in the family go without taking any of the three children with them, the children will feel uncomfortable.
The saint wants to go and see the harvest, and if more than twenty children go there, it would be inappropriate for any parent not to follow them. If they make a fuss, it might disturb the saint's peace.
Miao Wan pouted, "Those are the men who go, it's not right for a little girl like me to go alone." If she had to be a little quail all the time, she didn't want to go either.
But Miao Wan was originally in charge of the composting, and she might not be able to explain it clearly if she didn't call Qiao Shengwen and his son. Geng thought about it and pulled her daughter over.
"Then you two ladies can go, it's just right that the house will be quieter."
Qiao Rui loves to chatter all the time, and the three children all like to run to her. When everyone is talking and making noise, it is easy for them to chatter endlessly, and no adult can stand it.
It was a good opportunity to push this little starling out so that the other children could play in groups of three or five, and at least they could have a quiet day.
Qiao Rui was confused when she was pulled over. When she heard her mother say this, she pouted at first, then she immediately realized what was going on and became happy.
"Oh my gosh!" Qiao Rui was very happy. "I heard from Donkey Egg that there are grasshoppers at this time. Grasshoppers are delicious when roasted over a fire. I want to eat some!"
Miao Wan: "..." I'll go too, you have quite a strong taste.
Since the ladies of the two families said so, Miao Wan and Qiao Rui rode in a mule cart the next day, Qiao Ruichen and Shengren rode in another mule cart, and everyone else rode horses.
The group left the town before dawn.
"I see that you and your wife have been having a quarrel these days?" The saint teased Qiao Ruichen as soon as they left the town.
Qiao Ruichen had a blank expression on his face. "Your Majesty, you're overthinking it. There's nothing wrong with it."
The saint snorted and laughed, "Do you think I'm blind? When I first came back, you were crying and whining about digging out her heart and liver. These days, calling you is easier than calling that Kunlun slave, but you haven't listened to a single good word she said."
After living in the Qiao family for these days, the saint has realized that Qiao Ruichen's wife is really interesting.
He is both timid and bearish, but his transformation is extremely natural. He always has a smile on his face and only says nice things.
Even the servants in the house were so delighted by her constant praise that they wanted to fight for her.
Qiao Shengwen and his wife also coaxed this daughter-in-law, raising her like their own daughter and caring about her even more than their own daughter.
In the first few days, Miao Wan could still be heard saying good things about her husband. When she learned that Qiao Ruichen's injuries had mostly healed, but he had kept it a secret from his family, causing her several days of worry, she started to make a fuss.
Fortunately, it's not annoying at all, and everyone is just having fun watching it.
Qiao Ruichen's expression remained unchanged. "I knew my wife would be angry when I came back. She ordered me around, which means she's willing to forgive me. I'm just happy, not uncomfortable."
One is being petty, the other is happily praising him, so where is the awkwardness to make a fuss about?
Saint: “…” My goodness, this taciturn study partner of his used to be a reserved and reserved person?
However, the saint changed his mind and secretly wrote this down. If Concubine Jin did the same in the future, he might be able to learn from her!
Because they set out early, they walked quite fast along the way. When they arrived at the Qiao and Zhang families' lands, the sun had just risen.
Many people were busy in the fields, most of them with sweat on their faces, but no one was lazy, and they were all working hard.
It's impossible not to feel hot. Seeing the heavy ears of grain in the fields, my heart is burning with anger. I want to roar and count the harvest. I can even laugh in my dreams.
Although the sage did not understand crops, he had been to the imperial farm and seen the scenery of crops when the harvest was about to begin. However, none of them were as golden and dense as the one now, so he immediately became excited.
After making money, the Qiao and Zhang families bought a lot of land, and then exchanged it with the nearby people, so the land of the two families was almost connected.
There is an area nearby that is almost as big as three football fields, which belongs to the Qiao and Zhang families.
As the sage walked along, he saw satisfied smiles on the faces of the common people and knew that this was a great harvest.
As soon as he got off the mule cart, he couldn't wait to ask Uncle Zhang and Uncle Wu who were waiting on him, "Is the composting method easy to learn? Are the materials required expensive? Can all the fertilizers be made in less than two weeks? Is the fertilizer easy to work with in the fields?"
When Uncle Zhang and Uncle Wu learned that the person asking the questions was the old saint, their legs started to tingle.
Although the saint was still quite young, the two of them were so excited that they couldn't speak, and their foreheads were covered with sweat. Firstly, they were afraid, and secondly, they were at a loss as to how to say "shit, piss, and fart" in a polite way.
Seeing the two of them nearly fainting from nervousness, Miao Wan stepped forward to answer for them, "The composting methods are different in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Spring is suitable for water-based fertilizers, summer is suitable for composting manure, autumn is suitable for burning manure, and winter is best for plant fertilizers.
Different production methods have different effects on the soil. In spring and autumn, most of them are base fertilizers, that is, fertilizers for nourishing the soil. In summer and winter, most of them are basal fertilizers, which are used to promote crop growth.
As for fertilizers, they are mostly the filthy things of the cycle of life. Human manure is the best, followed by horse and cattle. Pig, sheep, and chicken manure are the most common, but they take a long time to be needed. Wheat straw, wood ash, and lime can also be used as fertilizers.
There is no need to explain to a saint how to make fertilizer. You just need to tell him what it contains and what the effects are. The leader cannot do the work himself, so he just wants to know the results.
As expected, the moment Miao Wan finished speaking, the saint's eyes brightened considerably. "That means we can apply fertilizer all year round. Then the people can even farm in winter?"
"Most places in the south should be possible. I've heard... ahem, my uncle and others say it should be possible. Places in the north that aren't so cold and snowy with a lot of rain and snow will also be fine." Miao Wan deliberately mentioned the more mysterious places casually, and then answered cautiously.
"But it's not possible in the northwest right now. The wind is strong but there's little rain or snow, and the ground is too thin. So the main thing in winter is to nourish the soil."
In fact, it is possible to grow cabbage, radish and other crops to improve the land, but the winter in the northwest is too cold. Vegetables exposed to the outside can easily freeze to death, and people may even freeze to death. It is really not cost-effective.
Therefore, people in the northwest always look forward to snow. As long as it snows, the ground will have moisture and fertilizer can seep in. The next year, when they dig the ground with a hoe, the soil and clods will become solid black lumps, which look fertile.
The saint's eyes moved slightly, but he didn't care about Miao Wan's extraordinary origin. He just thought that if the area inside the pass was not so cold, people could still farm in winter without losing soil fertility, and the people could double their food intake.
By then, there will be grain taxes, and Dayue granary will be able to store more grain and grass, so there will be no need to worry about what to do when a war breaks out.
The Xiban people were rampant several times, but Dayue controlled his temper and fought small battles for fear that a war would put a strain on the national treasury.
The sage was still interested in taking a closer look at the crop yield, so Qiao Ruichen took Uncle Zhang and Uncle Wu to harvest the wheat from the best fields and calculate the yield per mu as soon as possible.
Adun took a few strong young men to pick peppers for Miao Wan.
This thing is the golden kela in Miao Wan's eyes. It can be eaten, used for warmth, and used as a weapon. In the future, when every household can afford it, if the Xiban people dare to come, they will be splashed with pepper water in their faces!
Originally, Miao Wan wanted to have someone flatter the saint, but Eunuch Sun heard it in advance and reported it to the saint.
The saint did not want to make it public. Even if Chen Sixu had been captured, no one knew whether there were any remnants. Although some people already knew that he was in the northwest, they did not know where he was or when he left.
Keep a low profile and you will be safer on the road.
As soon as they got off the mule cart, Qiao Ruichen told Miao Wan all this.
Miao Wan just regretted that she missed the opportunity to flatter Qiao Ruichen, but once Qiao Ruichen said that, she understood the connection and told the servants in the house who had indentures not to say anything nonsense.
However, the saint is still happy to share happiness with the people, and it is not a bad thing for the Qiao family to do this.
The saint even paid some money and specially asked someone to buy more meat.
Sun Laohuo and Ruan Qi knew that the saint was kind and their hearts were burning with enthusiasm. They took all their apprentices and the work in the shop to the ground and started to stew the meat early.
The tenants and the common people in the fields smelled the aroma of meat and learned that they would have meat to eat after the harvest, just like last year. They all felt energized and worked without sparing any effort, which made the sage sigh in admiration.
"If all the people can have enough food and clothing, and can afford to eat grain and drink broth, I will be willing to be trapped in the imperial city for a few more years."
This is the sign of long-term stability and peace.
As soon as he finished speaking, someone raised his head to wipe the sweat off his face and suddenly exclaimed, "Why is there so much smoke?"
"Aren't they stewing meat for us? With so many people here, it's normal to have a lot of smoke." Someone laughed without even raising his head.
Some people also looked up, mainly because the smell was so fragrant that it made people very hungry.
When he looked up, his expression changed. "No! There's smoke in the town! Why is there so much smoke?"
There was a lot of noise from the cooking going on. Miao Wan was squatting there watching the peppers and didn't hear anything. Only when more people were shouting did she stand up and look back.
When Miao Wan turned around, she felt dizzy in front of her eyes. She dropped the chili in her hand and ran quickly towards Qiao Ruichen.
"What's going on? Husband!" Miao Wan was inexplicably panicked, her heart almost jumping out of her chest.
Qiao Ruichen's expression also changed, "Someone set fire in Xining Town!"
And it was a big fire. If it wasn't a big fire, it would be impossible to see the smoke from Xining Town from such a distance.
As soon as Miao Wan ran up to him, she heard his words and her mind buzzed and went blank.
At this moment, she finally understood why her second uncle was so useless and why she was so scared that she broke her leg.
Because at the moment when the accident happened, as long as you think that the most important person to you is still inside, the feeling of being burned out can force you to lose all your composure.
She didn't run towards Qiao Ruichen anymore. Her eyes turned inadvertently to the horse that was shaking its tail. She screamed and rushed towards the horse, not knowing where she got the strength from.
At this moment, she couldn't think of the fact that she didn't know how to ride a horse very well. In the past, Qiao Ruichen always took her for a ride holding the leash. She also couldn't think of what a weak woman like herself could do if she ran back.
Her mind was filled with only one thought: Taotao, her Taotao, the flesh and blood she had carried for ten months, was still in the town.
Qiao Ruichen was about to say something to the saint, but when he saw Miao Wan like this, he was so scared that he immediately flew after her and held her in his arms.
"Awan, calm down, calm down—"
"I can't calm down! Get out of the way!" Miao Wan didn't realize that her voice was sharper than the shrew next door.
As she shouted this, her throat seemed to be blocked by something, and her colorless lips opened and closed, but no words came out.
Qiao Ruichen could tell what she wanted to say. Taotao was still in the town, and his parents were still in the town.
"I know! I know! Let's go back now. Believe me, I will take you back!" Qiao Ruichen ignored the fact that his wound was opened again due to Miao Wan's struggle. He felt almost no pain and just suppressed all his panic and shouted in a deep voice.
He didn't mean to be mean to Miao Wan, he just wanted his panicked daughter-in-law to hear what he was saying.
Miao Wan calmed down instantly. After losing her loved ones, she had learned to read people's faces since she was a child, and knew when she could make a fuss and when she couldn't.
If she continues to make a fuss, it will only waste time.
Only if her husband goes back with her can they save people. If she goes back alone, she will just be adding more waste.
Qiao Ruichen looked at his wife who was following him with her lips tightly bitten, and his heart ached sharply, but he did not dare to delay.
Qiao Rui also came over crying, but she didn't dare to cry out loud. She covered her mouth with her hands and tears fell like beads.
Miao Wan didn't cry. She couldn't shed tears at all at this moment. She just stared at Qiao Ruichen and urged him to leave quickly.
Qiao Ruichen quickly came before the saint.
The Saint knew the seriousness of the matter and immediately ordered: "Let the secret guards follow you—"
"No!" Qiao Ruichen interrupted the Saint in a cold voice, his words almost cruel. "Any of us can die, but you can't. Let Sun Cheng protect you and take all the secret guards to the county city. No matter what, you can't make any mistakes."
He spoke quickly, "Qin Mao has been arrested. Even if there are remnants of the Gubei Army, there won't be too many. There are still scouts in the army. It's impossible for the Xifan people to invade on a large scale.
At most, a small group of vagrants sneaked into Xining Town through unknown routes, and they must be trying to kill you. I need your token to mobilize the two Gubei Army camps around Xining Town."
The saint knew very well that Qiao Ruichen was right. He paused for a moment and immediately took out his seal.
Sun Cheng's expression changed, "Your Majesty!"
This is the private seal of Emperor Dayue, which can be used to dispatch the army and command the imperial guards. If this seal is lost or falls into the hands of the Western Ban people, it will be a catastrophe for Dayue.
The saint handed it directly to Qiao Ruichen, "Come back alive, this is the imperial edict! Return the seal to me personally, I will wait for you in the county city!"
Qiao Ruichen opened his mouth and knelt on one knee, "Yes!"
After taking the seal, he handed Qiao Rui over to Sun Cheng.
Originally, he also planned to entrust Miao Wan to Sun Cheng. After all, the troops following His Majesty to the county town are very powerful and it is considered the safest place now.
Miao Wan said nothing, just looked at him deeply and pulled him towards the horse.
Her eyes were very clear. If she was not allowed to follow, she would die, and worrying about it would also kill people.
Qiao Ruichen took a deep breath and saw Miao Wan grab a kitchen knife from the cooking area, and his throat choked.
Not daring to delay any longer, he asked Miao Wan to sit in front of him and returned to Xining Town with two guards who knew kung fu and the waiters from Jufu Restaurant who had learned martial arts for a long time.
Zhang Sanzhuang also wanted to follow. His family was in the town, but there were no spare horses. He was so anxious that he cried as he looked at the flying dust.
Sun Laohuo glared at him fiercely and cut the reins of the two mule carts with his knife. "Hurry up, don't delay!"
Sun Laohuo also had to go, as his only son was still in the town.
Ruan Qi's entire family was still in the town, but he didn't have enough mules, so he had no choice but to run back with his apprentice.
But he was stopped by Sun Cheng and others. "They might not be able to find anyone in the town and quickly evacuate and chase you. If they run into you on the road, others can escape, but you can't. It's better to follow the people and hide in the cellar. Lord Qiao will definitely rescue you."
Ruan Qi was not afraid of death, but his disciples did not want him to die, so they persuaded him to follow the common people and Uncle Zhang and Uncle Wu to hide in the homes of the villagers.
Qiao Ruichen rode his horse very fast, saving half the time compared to the way there, and he saw the entrance of the town.
But he did not enter the town. Instead, he bypassed Xining Town and went directly to the Gubei military camp.
Miao Wan opened her mouth to ask, but caught a mouthful of wind. Her heart felt colder than her body, and her eyes stung so much that she almost cried, but she couldn't.
She didn't dare cry, didn't dare to breathe a sigh of relief. If she fainted from fright or crying like her second uncle, she would hate herself for the rest of her life.
Qiao Ruichen seemed to know what his wife was going to ask. "We don't know how many people are in the town yet. In order to save them, we must lead the troops over. Otherwise, we will both die."
Miao Wan was very surprised. She was obviously so timid, but at this moment she was very clear about her thoughts and she was not afraid of death.
"If we could die with our families, we wouldn't be afraid of anything, but they may still be alive. If we go back like this, more people will die." Qiao Ruichen's voice was so cold that it almost froze Miao Wan.
Her nose was so sore that she could hardly breathe. She just hugged Qiao Ruichen tightly, her voice as hoarse as an old woman, "Faster!"
Qiao Ruichen gritted his teeth and rushed into the military camp closest to the Qiao family as quickly as possible, and directly broke into the tent of the local commander, a fifth-rank cavalry captain, and raised his hand to show him the saint's seal.
"The Holy Saint has given the order! Select five hundred soldiers to follow me into Xining Town. Select another fifteen hundred to completely surround Xining Town. Not a single mouse can escape!"
The cavalry captain was startled. "But there are less than 3,000 men in this camp right now. What if the camp is completely empty and bandits attack from Lao Miao Mountain or the Hehuang Valley?"
Qiao Ruichen had thought it through on the way here. "There are military camps near the Hehuang Valley. They can't be ambushing at Lao Miao Mountain right now. Even if there are, I will send people to the Western Suburbs Camp to borrow a thousand soldiers to guard the foot of Lao Miao Mountain."
It is still autumn now, and there are many kinds of animals and insects in the mountains. If the Western Tibet people attack in large numbers, the animals will definitely be alarmed, and the Gubei Army will immediately notice the clues.
Therefore, the Gubei Army stationed in Xining Town would be extra vigilant only in winter and spring.
But Qiao Ruichen would not gamble on a possibility. Xining Town was not big, and it would not take long for him to lead his men to kill a group of people. After settling his wife, he immediately rushed to the western suburbs military camp. There was no one living at the foot of Lao Miao Mountain, only a Taoist temple.
Let someone immediately inform the onlookers and let them hide; there is still time.
The cavalry captain did not dare to disobey the emperor's will. Since Qiao Ruichen had the emperor's seal, he had confirmed that it was authentic and immediately went out to inspect the troops.
Qiao Ruichen led 500 people to rush into Xining Town first.
When Miao Wan saw the wardens being killed at the entrance of the neighborhood, her whole body trembled and her eyes looked a little strange.
When Qiao Ruichen took her to where the Qiao family lived, they were stopped by a fire. When he heard someone calling for help, Qiao Ruichen stopped his horse.
"Wait for me, I'll come out as soon as I kill someone!" Qiao Ruichen had sharp ears and had already heard the movements of the Xiban people.
If he was trying to put out a fire, he wouldn't have enough time to put out so many fires, but there were Xiban people, and he needed to catch one to find out how many people there were on the other side and what they were planning to do.
If this man is not caught, more people will die in this town.
After Qiao Ruichen finished speaking, he immediately dismounted and rushed into the half-collapsed house. Miao Wan seemed to hear a sharp scream in her ears, which sounded very much like Madam Zhang's voice.
This place was not far from the Qiao family. Miao Wan's whole body trembled. The sudden pain in her chest made her eyes go black. She had a strong ominous premonition that almost made her faint from the pain.
She didn't have time to think about anything. She imitated Qiao Ruichen's behavior, clamped her legs against the horse's belly, and shouted hoarsely -
"drive!"
The horse quickly bypassed the fire, and even the curling of her temples by the fire did not attract Miao Wan's attention.
In fact, all the members of the Qiao family and the Ruan family are in the Zhang family, and the Zhang family is indeed in a life-and-death situation at this moment.
A group of four Westerners were searching the whole yard.
Butcher Zhang and Yu were lying on the ground, their lives unknown. Zhang Dazhuang was lying not far away, one of his legs missing and bleeding profusely.
His face was as pale as paper but his eyes were still open, watching the Xiban people getting closer and closer to where Am, Geng and the children were hiding.
"Here!" a fat man suddenly shouted!
Every household in Xining Town has a cellar, but the Zhang family slaughters pigs and has a lot of good things at home. In order to avoid relatives coming to ask for things all the time, they built a secret cellar in their early years.
Zhang Sanzhuang had discussed this matter with Sun Laohuo in a restaurant on the street, and Yu Maocai had overheard it.
It was he who brought more than a hundred Xiban people and broke in through the gap next to the charity cemetery in Xining Town. This place was unlucky and no one had come to repair it for a long time.
The Xiban people killed the guards who heard the noise without attracting the attention of others.
Afterwards, the Westerners mainly burned, killed and looted. Yu Maocai personally set fire to Qianjin Building before leading his men to the Qiao family.
The Qiao and Ruan families had heard the noise a long time ago. The Ruan family hid in their own cellar, and the Qiao family hid in the Zhang family. The secret cellar should not be discovered.
No one knew that there was actually a Yu Maocai.
Zhang Dazhuang gritted his teeth and roared, his body clenched like a madman due to excessive blood loss, "Asshole!"
This damned bastard! Traitor!
The secret cellar couldn't hold everyone, so Zhang Dazhuang and Ada hid in one of the Zhang family's cellars with their wives, while Qiao Shengwen hid in another cellar with Zhang Erzhuang and his wife and Uncle Geng's family of three.
Yu Maocai knew where the cellars of ordinary people were, so he first found Zhang the butcher and his two companions, and now he found the secret cellar.
Soon, Madam Zhang, Geng and Sun were dragged out with more than twenty children.
The Xiban people asked in stiff Chinese, "Where is the emperor?"
Madam Zhang gritted her teeth and stood in front of Geng and the children. "How do we know where the emperor is? We are just ordinary people!"
Yu Maocai pouted, "Don't trust this old woman. Behind her is the wife of a high-ranking official who has committed a crime. She must know where the emperor is!"
When the Xiban man saw that Geng was protecting the child tightly and holding the little kid tightly in her arms, a cruel sneer appeared on his face. He kicked Zhang Niang away and snatched Taotao into his hands.
"If you don't tell her, she will die!" The Xiban man sneered at Geng and put the knife on Taotao's neck.
Taotao was so scared that he started to cry loudly. The Xiban man was impatient and didn't care that Taotao was less than two years old. He pointed the handle of the knife at Taotao's temple and said, "Shut up——"
"Stop!!!" Miao Wan shouted, her voice sharp again.
She used to not understand the point of shouting "Don't run" or "Stop" when encountering the enemy. Now she understands that this is the greatest desire in the human heart.
How much do you desire it?
She would not stop her horse, nor could she wait for it to stop. It was more like she could not see that the enemy had a knife in his hand. She only saw the frightened Taotao, who might be killed by the handle of the knife.
So she gripped the kitchen knife tightly, and actually had the strength to fly up. Unable to avoid the opponent's blade, she just threw the kitchen knife away, and hugged Taotao with both hands, snatching Taotao away from the opponent's arms as if by grabbing or knocking.
As she fell to the ground, she subconsciously adjusted her posture and held Taotao tightly in her arms as she fell.
With a "click" sound, Uncle Geng, who had followed the master out of the cellar, couldn't help but have an idea in his mind: what a familiar sound.
When Qiao Shengwen saw his wife being dragged out, he could no longer hide. He only asked Aunt Geng to take care of Yang, who was trying hard to hold back her moans. Uncle Geng and Zhang Erzhuang, who also refused to sit and wait for death, ran out and quickly protected Miao Wan, Geng, and Zhang Niang behind them.
I don’t know if it was luck or what, but Miao Wan’s kitchen knife didn’t hit the Xiban man, but flew down at an angle and hit the neck on the side of Yu Maocai’s shoulder.
The kitchen knife that Ruan Qi had sharpened to an extremely sharp point made Yu Maocai scream miserably. He covered his neck and made a hoarse sound, unable to make any more sounds.
At this moment, no one cared about his easy death. They all stared nervously at the four approaching Xiban people.
"You, okay! Tell us where the emperor is, otherwise you will die!" The leader, the Xiban man who was holding Taotao, shouted angrily.
Qiao Shengwen was about to speak when Miao Wan carefully checked Taotao and confirmed that she was just frightened and not injured. She was actually in a better condition than her uncle, as the broken arm did not prevent her from getting up.
She spoke in a hoarse voice, "I know where the emperor is. I'll tell you!"
Qiao Shengwen's expression changed: "Awan!"
Miao Wan's left arm was broken, so she grabbed the purse with her right hand and gestured to her father-in-law that both Yu and Sun should have it on them.
Madam Zhang, Mrs. Geng and Mrs. Sun also realized what was happening, but Madam Zhang didn't bring anything with her, and neither did Mrs. Geng.
Sun pulled down her purse and quickly went to get her sister-in-law's, giving a bottle each to Madam Zhang and Geng, and forming a united front with Miao Wan.
The Xiban man narrowed his eyes and asked, "What do you want?"
Miao Wan uncorked the glass bottle and sneered at them, "This is a welcome treat for you all. Please drink this bottle, and I'll tell you where the saint is hiding!"
"Please come in!" Miao Wan shouted and threw the glass bottle directly at the Xiban man.
Qiao Shengwen was a little surprised at this moment of life and death. His wife has always been the most timid, but he didn't expect that she could still stand firm in the face of life and death.
He didn't understand how much power a mother could unleash. Miao Wan didn't even think about the shop or the burning Qiao family money box next door. She only had one thought -
Damn it!
"Ah!!!" Some of the bottles thrown by the four women were dodged by the Xiban people, some hit their heads, and some splashed on other people.
The four men didn't take it seriously at first. They were useless and powerless anyway. If they found out where Emperor Dayue was, they would be killed.
Who knew there was such a thing as pepper spray? It's clearly a liquid, but when it hits someone's face it burns like crazy, making them cover their face and scream in pain.
Because there was no nozzle now, it was always inconvenient to throw the glass bottle, so after preparing the pepper spray, Miao Wan set up straw targets for everyone in the family and asked them to practice throwing darts every day.
Therefore, she and Sun both threw very accurately, and Geng also hit the target. Only Madam Zhang had not practiced much and failed to hit the target.
The only one who dodged was the Xiban man at the very edge. He picked up the glass bottle and threw it back. Madam Zhang subconsciously stood in front of Lu Dan and Taotao who was held by Cui Ya, and was hit in the face by the glass.
"Hmm..." Madam Zhang bit her hand and endured the pain. She had heard Miao Wan say that this thing was not life-threatening and that it could be washed away. She didn't want to make her family worry more.
Miao Wan's kitchen knife had already been taken by Qiao Shengwen. "All of you step back. We can definitely handle a few of us against one of you."
Miao Wan: "..." Although, who gave you the courage?
Seeing Zhang Dazhuang's face as pale as gold paper, she handed the knife to him, quickly found the rope, and without caring about the difference between men and women, she and Sun tied the rope tightly around Zhang Dazhuang's broken limb.
Yu was not seriously injured, she just fainted.
Butcher Zhang was kicked and there was a big shoe print on his stomach. It was possible that his internal organs were injured. Miao Wan and Sun did not dare to move easily. They could only go to put out the fire first, but the fire was getting bigger and bigger and could not be put out at all.
They could only protect the children and the wounded and try to avoid the fire.
As expected, Qiao Shengwen, Zhang Erzhuang and Uncle Geng were quickly kicked down by the Westerners.
The man was holding a knife and was about to walk towards Miao Wan. Qiao Shengwen gritted his teeth and wanted to fight to the death.
Miao Wan took a deep breath and yelled, "Husband!!!" He was so close, why hadn't he come yet?!
The Xiban people sneered, "Calling you ancestors is useless!"
As he said this, he raised the knife and swung it fiercely at Sun, who was protecting her sister-in-law and father-in-law, in an attempt to scare Miao Wan into revealing the whereabouts of the saint.
There was a "swish" sound of the knife entering the flesh, and Sun, who was waiting to die with his eyes closed, was so scared that he almost peed his pants.
Only when Miao Wan pulled her away did she realize that the person being chopped was not her, but the Xiban man.
Qiao Ruichen picked up a scimitar from the Xiban man who was splashed with pepper spray and kicked unconscious, and killed the other two Xiban men who wanted to escape.
"Dad, are you okay?"
Qiao Shengwen sat aside, panting heavily. "We are fine, but you, Ada, Dazhuang and the others are seriously injured. Yang is in labor and is about to give birth!"
As they were talking, the fires in the Zhang and Qiao houses gradually grew bigger and couldn't be put out. Even the Ruan family's house was affected.
They retreated to the open space first, and the people from the Ruan family who were hiding in the cellar also ran out. When they saw Qiao Ruichen there, they all breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over.
"What now?"
Qiao Ruichen pondered, "More than a hundred people from the Western Regions have entered, and many have been killed. I will first send you to the house I rewarded you and ask the doctor to come over. We can discuss other matters after we kill all the Tartars."
The men in the Ruan family all supported their mother and wife, and the children all covered their mouths and sobbed, but no one had any objections.
There was a mule cart at home, and no matter whether it was used to transport goods or for some other purpose, they asked Madam Zhang, Zhang the Butcher, Zhang Dazhuang, and Yang to lie on it. Miao Wan also sat beside it holding Taotao, and everyone headed west to Qiao's house.
It wasn't until the doctor was called in that no one was killed and the situation was barely settled.
Taotao fell asleep from crying herself tired, and Yang also fell asleep after giving birth to her child. While the doctor was still busy going in and out writing prescriptions and boiling medicine, Yun finally couldn't hold back her tears.
"I just exchanged some banknotes! They're all in my bedroom and I haven't had time to take them out. How am I going to live from now on?"
After Miao Wan's arm was fixed, she was determined to stay by Taotao's side. Just then, she heard her aunt crying, and her mind started to work slowly.
Oh, the banknotes she just exchanged were taken there with her aunt...
She and the Zhang family also exchanged a large amount of silver for banknotes and burned them all...
Most of the street and the tile market were burned down by the fire. The Jufu Restaurant and Qianjin Building were both burned down. This is what Zhang Sanzhuang saw when he came back.
So, after she came here, all the wealth she had worked hard to save for two years was gone?
"Awan!" Qiao Ruichen walked in exhausted and saw his wife falling down softly with her hands covering her chest. He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he rushed over to catch her.
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Chapter 100! Comment on this chapter and receive a random red envelope!
The trilogy "Looking Northwest" ends, and the next chapter begins the second part "Drawing the Carved Bow". Do you understand what I am going to write? Hehe~
This article is about food and infrastructure. If you want to be the richest man, it’s not enough to just open a shop.
It is not time to leave the Northwest yet. We must enter Beijing with drums and gongs!
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