Yun Yiyi also understood that in the village, adults were busy with work and had little time to discipline children. They usually let their children do whatever they wanted.
Like the Yun family, most of them were raised in a free-range environment. To be more precise, the older children looked after the younger ones, and they grew up slowly like this.
However, Zhang and Yun the Butcher had always been involved in Yun Yiyi and the others' growth. They remembered every important moment of the children.
Because there were candied haws hanging in front, Brother Yun San kept urging everyone to eat quickly.
After everyone finished eating, he diligently cleaned up the dishes without being told.
Everyone looked at the abnormal Third Brother Yun, smiled, and said nothing.
Yun Yiyi took the initiative to go to the car and take out the remaining two strings of candied haws.
"Third brother, look, candied haws."
Third Brother Yun happily took the candied haws and asked, "Yiyi, how many strings of candied haws did Dad buy?"
Xie Zirui was a little surprised. He didn't expect that at this time, Third Brother Yunyun would still want to ask.
He thought Third Brother Yun would just pick up the candied haws and eat them directly. It seemed that he had wronged Third Brother Yun.
Yun Yiyi handed another string of candied haws to Zhang. "Mother, try some too. It's delicious."
Zhang happily took the candied haws and said, "I never thought I could eat the candied haws my daughter bought for me."
"Haha, Mom, when I make money in the future, I'll buy you more delicious food."
"Yiyi, come here, I'll give you a candied haws." Zhang stuffed a hawthorn ball covered with sugar into Yun Yiyi's mouth.
"Mom, you eat too." Yun Yiyi said hurriedly.
"Okay, Mom will eat too." Zhang said as she stuffed a hawthorn ball into Xie Zirui's mouth.
Zhang ate a hawthorn ball herself, and then she handed the remaining candied haws to Yun Yiyi.
"Third brother, I bought three strings of candied haws. You, the eldest brother, and the second brother can share them."
"Okay, then I'll come and eat."
"Eat it, Third Brother, it's delicious."
The three brothers of the Yun family shared a string of candied haws, and Yun Yiyi, Zhang, and Xie Zirui shared a string of candied haws.
Although we didn’t eat much, the candied haws tasted very good and everyone enjoyed it very much.
Yun Yiyi looked at Third Brother Yun's unsatisfied expression and said, "Third Brother, Dad said we have candy and plenty of fruit at home. If we have time one day, we can ask Mom to make us some candied haws."
"Yeah, why didn't I think of that?" Brother Yun said, then turned to Zhang and said, "Mom, when will you make it for us?"
Zhang patted Third Brother Yun's shoulder gently and said, "You're such a greedy little cat. Wait a few days, when the weather is a little cooler."
"You can make more when the time comes, and we can save it for later."
"Mom, you are so kind."
"Wait, if I have time in a few days, I will definitely make it for you.
Everyone was delighted when they heard what Zhang said. She always kept her word. If she said she would do something, she would definitely do it. The only thing left was the day.
"Yiyi, what happened to you guys in town today? Your dad is so worried that he doesn't even have a smile on his face."
"Mom, we were in town today and heard that if we follow the official road, we'll soon come across a mountain stronghold."
"That mountain stronghold was originally a bandit's lair. However, two months ago, the bandits were living peacefully in the mountains and did not harass the people living below."
"However, this situation has been broken since a group of bandits from the north captured Qingfeng Village two months ago."
"The bandits from Qingfeng Village now come down the mountain once a month to collect food from the people. They also rob wealthy families passing by.
In the previous two months, the people of Qingfeng Village could still afford the food collected by the bandits in the village and the people living at the foot of the mountain.
However, according to the information we learned today, the bandits in Qingfeng Village will collect a lot more grain next month than this month.
They probably anticipated that the villagers down the mountain might not have enough food to pay, so they also asked the government to spread the word.
If the family is short of food, they can use people to make up for it. Men or women are fine. However, the bandits in Qingfeng Village will choose their own people.
Only those they choose can be used as food, those they don’t choose don’t count.
This news was recently leaked by government officials and is highly credible.
"Yiyi, are there a lot of bandits in Qingfeng Village? Why don't the people living down the mountain resist?"
"Second brother, the people living at the foot of the mountain rebelled. However, they were suppressed by the bandits from Qingfeng Village."
It is said that the bandits of Qingfeng Village killed many people who resisted when they first collected grain. Later, the people agreed to hand over grain to Qingfeng Village.
According to rumors from the townspeople, there were over 600 bandits in Qingfeng Village, all of them strong laborers and capable fighters.
"Yiyi, we are in big trouble. Can we go around Qingfeng Village?" Zhang looked at Yun Yiyi nervously.
"Mom, I'm very disappointed to tell you that we can't bypass Qingfeng Village. Because Qingfeng Village is right next to the official road ahead."
"If we want to take the official route, we're bound to run into bandits from Qingfeng Village. There's no way to avoid them."
"Also, I secretly asked the people in town, and they said we can take a small road around Qingfeng Village."
"But the path is very narrow and can't be used by vehicles. Even horse-drawn carriages, mule-drawn carriages, and donkey-drawn carriages like ours can't pass through."
"Yiyi, we can't not move the cart. We have so many things, and it's really hard to push them all on a cart."
"The problem is, we don't have anywhere to buy a cart right now. Almost every household in our village has a donkey cart. It would be really inconvenient if we gave up our donkey carts."
"Not only is it inconvenient, but our speed will also be much slower. We don't even know when we'll get to where we want to go."
"But if we take the official route, we'll just be handing our heads over to the bandits in Qingfeng Village."
Yun Yiyi sighed, "I heard that the bandits from Qingfeng Village just robbed a wealthy family and stole two carts of silver and money."
"In our village, every family has a car. We know we are poor, with no food or money, but the bandits in Qingfeng Village don't know that."
"Yes, they might take us as fat sheep and rob us. Even if they find out, we have no food or money, but we still have people."
"That's exactly what I'm saying. Qingfeng Village is currently short of money, food, and people."
"It's no use thinking so much. Let's wait until Dad comes back. Maybe the villagers can find out another way."
"Yiyi, I was wondering why your father was so worried. Now that I've heard what you said, I'm worried too." Zhang sighed deeply.
"Mom, there's no point in worrying. Let's just choose a path and move on. This place isn't suitable for us to stop and settle down."
"What Yiyi said makes sense. Even if it's Qingfeng Village, I don't know of any good places here."
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