When they woke up, it was already noon the next day. The fat girl was watching over them, poking their nostrils with a piece of dogtail grass. It was obvious that the fat girl was tired of waiting and was too bored.
Tai Yonglu carried his sister and rolled around on the kang twice, making the fat girl laugh out loud, and also woke up Tai Yongyue and Chen Ruiyang completely...
When they heard that their grandfather was going to lead people to hunt down the Russian devils, the three boys felt itchy and began to make a painful choice between going south and killing the enemy. In the end, Yang Lihua slapped each of them on the carriage heading south!
The old man also set out with a small team to kill the enemy. The soldiers and generals of Tunhewei were living in dire straits during this period.
Logically speaking, most of the Russian devils have been captured, and only a hundred or so are left. With their military strength, they can easily deal with them.
But I don’t know if these Rakshasa devils made some oath of death when they entered the pass. They never thought about escaping from the pass and were only focused on making trouble everywhere.
Wherever the Tunhe Guards came, they would avoid them and run to an inconspicuous little village, setting fire and killing people. When the Tunhe Guards arrived, they had already disappeared.
If the pursuit becomes intense, they will even go into the mountains to hide. The heavy snow in the mountains and forests is no obstacle to them at all, and even ferocious wild animals become their food!
This is like a flea in the quilt, annoying and powerless.
Therefore, Grandpa Tai led his team to meet the soldiers of Tunhewei and said that he wanted to help wipe out the remaining Russian devils.
Although the Tunhe Guards welcomed the move, they were not entirely convinced. After all, they were helpless, let alone a group of farmers armed with axes.
Unexpectedly, they were wrong this time!
The Tai family team includes veterans who are good at tracking and the famous old man Tai. They are warmly welcomed by the people in almost every village they arrive in. One family cooks porridge for them, and another kills chickens and stews meat. They answer whatever they are asked and are eager to help lead the way.
In just two days, the Tai family team captured three Rakshasa devils hiding in the mountains and forests, saving a nearby small village from being burned and killed.
The villagers knelt and kowtowed in gratitude, their hearts, which had been heavy for many days, finally relaxed a little. The young and strong men in the village were inspired and joined the team one after another.
After half a month, the team of more than 60 people had grown to 200 people...
The most exciting thing is that most of the Russian devils were also captured!
After hearing this, Tunhewei felt his face flushed, but the burden on his shoulders was also much lighter, and he felt very complicated!
Regardless of what happened in the north, the Chen family convoy's journey southward didn't arouse suspicion. After all, there had always been families fleeing war southward. If they were delayed by something and then continued on their journey at the last possible moment, there wasn't anything wrong with that.
Even after leaving Tai'an County, some people were attracted by the good security of the Chen family convoy and followed the convoy one after another, insisting on becoming travel companions.
Every time they stopped to camp or stay overnight, the managers of these families would come to chat with Chen Zhao and bring him some snacks.
This was a great bargain for Zhuzhu. She stopped and started along the way, and not only did she not suffer, she actually gained some weight...
Occasionally, when passing through a county town or a provincial capital, the caravan would stay for one more day, and Chen Zhao would contact local landlords and grain merchants to purchase grain.
The world is not peaceful, so keeping more food is the key to survival, but it depends on the situation. If a war breaks out and the Russian devils come to attack, you will not be able to take too much food with you in a hurry. It is more convenient to exchange it for silver.
In order to persuade the grain merchants and landlords, Chen Zhao often spoke ill of the border defense troops against his conscience, saying that their weak army could not defeat the Russian devils and that the border was about to be broken.
Of course, grain merchants and landlords are not fools and will not listen to his one-sided words.
So, the three "innocent and simple" boys became the key figures.
Every time they followed Chen Zhao to meet someone, while Chen Zhao was eating and drinking with the vendor in a private room, they would be pulled aside by the vendor's servant or steward to talk alone, and would be handed a few delicious "bribes".
Today the steward was quite generous and bought some sugar-roasted chestnuts. Several people gathered together to eat them, and they were fragrant and sweet.
Chen Ruiyang said casually, "Zhuzhu must like these chestnuts, remember to buy some to take back."
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue both agreed.
The young steward rolled his eyes and said, "Do you have chestnuts in the north? We have chestnuts everywhere here, plenty of them!"
Tai Yonglu shook his head and replied, "We don't have chestnuts where we are, but we do have wood ear mushrooms and hazelnuts in the mountains. It's a pity I left in such a hurry, otherwise I would have brought some for you to try."
"Yeah," Tai Yongyue also took over the conversation and sighed, "The hazelnuts in our area are the most delicious, but it's a pity that we didn't get many this year. Blame it on those damned Rakshasa devils!"
The young steward's eyes lit up even more, and he asked quietly, "We're far away, and we only heard a few things. Are the Russian devils really that powerful? You know how powerful our border guards are, and the city walls are so high, they wouldn't be able to break in even if they died of exhaustion!"
Chen Ruiyang sneered and replied, "The border guards are powerful, but if they don't have enough to eat, who can take up arms? I heard that the court doesn't provide them with any rations at all. The border guards have no choice but to look for food everywhere and have taken away all the food from our master. They can't even get any food without giving it to us!"
"Otherwise, our master wouldn't be able to take his family south to escape the disaster, and he wouldn't have to worry about buying food to send back to feed the clan members."
"That's right," Tai Yonglu also complained, "Those old masters in our master's family are really stubborn. They say the leaves return to their roots and refuse to move. They made our master waste all this effort. If they starve to death, our master's reputation will be ruined!"
Chen Ruiyang spat out the chestnut shells in his mouth, looked around, and cautiously advised, "Let's just keep quiet. I have a feeling there are demons everywhere, and they might just pop out and kill people!"
"Oh, you are really scared. We are a thousand miles away from the border!" The young steward didn't care. Chen Ruiyang probably thought he was laughing at his cowardice, so he stiffened his neck and tried to defend himself.
"What do you know? You said the border was heavily guarded, but the Russian devils still sneaked in, killing and burning everywhere. Countless people have died! We have been walking for so many days, and the border may have been breached by now. A thousand miles is nothing, the Russian cavalry will arrive in two days and two nights! By then, there will be heads rolling and blood flowing like rivers. Humph, you are afraid!"
The young steward subconsciously shrank his neck and didn't dare to ask any more questions. He just told the three boys to eat chestnuts quickly.
At dusk, Chen Zhao brought the three boys back to the temporary inn where they stayed. Zhuzhu was so happy holding the hot sugar-roasted chestnuts, and she flattered her brothers to make them smile.
Yang Lihua sat aside and talked to Chen Zhao. When she asked about the grain business, Chen Zhao smiled and said, "These three guys are becoming more and more skilled at deceiving people. I guess we'll have results tonight."
Sure enough, at night, the little steward who was frightened during the day came to deliver the letter, and the business was done!
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