Chunxiao and her friends had not yet reached Guanshan Manor, but had only arrived at Shuiguan Town, when they discovered that the town was sealed off and they could not get in at all.
I asked around and heard that most of the people in the town had temporarily moved elsewhere.
"What will happen to the crops in those fields if we move them?" Xiaohua wondered. "Our people must be in there."
"They said they have all moved away, but there must be many who haven't left. We have to find a way to get in." Chunxiao looked at the officers and soldiers guarding the roadblock. The military camp is so big, I wonder if they know Dongsheng. I heard that the military camp is divided into camps, I have to give it a try.
She ran to several places in a row, but they were surrounded tightly everywhere. No matter what, she found a place where the guards were not so fierce, walked up to it and prepared to talk, but before she could open her mouth, she was driven away, "Hurry up and leave, this is a dangerous area now, leave quickly if you don't want to die early."
Although the words sounded harsh, Chunxiao was not afraid. She was determined to go in. "Sir, I'm here to look for your Xu Accounting Department. It's Xu Dongsheng." Afraid that they didn't know who she was, she specifically said her full name.
The soldier glanced at her and asked, "What do you want to do with our Captain Xu?"
Very good, as long as they know each other, but why did he become a captain again? "I have something important to talk to him about. Is he transporting grain again?"
The soldier saw that her tone was familiar and didn't seem to be lying. "Captain Xu didn't transport the grain. He is now in the barracks. Who are you to him? What do you want from him?"
"I'm his sister. I sent braised pork to your barracks at the end of last year. I wonder if you've ever eaten it, sir?"
When the braised pork was mentioned, the soldier's eyes lit up, "So you made the braised pork?"
Several soldiers nearby also came over and said, "Er Lai, what are you talking about in broad daylight? Just hearing those two words makes me hungry."
"This girl wants to see our captain. She said she is the captain's sister and that she made this braised meat."
Several people looked at her together, "You really made the braised pork last year. Where is your shop?" Several people began to smile.
The scene changed so quickly that Chunxiao was a little amused. "I don't have a shop here, but I have a cotton farm, the one at Guanyue Farm. If you soldiers like my braised meat, I'll make some and send it to you. But I don't have the ingredients right now, so I have to buy them first."
Several soldiers on guard waved their hands repeatedly, "No need, no need. Since you are Captain Xu's sister, we can talk it over." They discussed for a while, "Miss Xu, please wait here. We will find someone for you. I'm afraid it will take a while."
"Thank you guys, we will be waiting in the shade nearby and won't bother you." Finally, there was some clue.
Xiaohua led the horse aside and said, "Miss, please get in the carriage and sit for a while. It might not be that easy to find someone here." She smiled and said, "It's easier to talk to someone you know. Fortunately, you have a fellow villager here."
"Yeah, but I bought this place because I saw him here. I don't know what the situation is like inside. When he comes later, I can ask him clearly."
"Miss, what kind of rank is a captain?"
"I don't know either." He used to be an accountant, and now he's a lieutenant. He doesn't know if he was promoted or demoted. If he asks, it might hurt him if he was demoted. "Don't ask when he gets here. He's probably just an official. It doesn't have much to do with us."
The soldiers also have a hard time. Although the sun is not as hot as in July and August, it is still very painful to wear armor and be exposed to the sun all day. Fortunately, there is no requirement for them to stand on duty.
Chunxiao saw those people sitting and chatting from time to time, and they would put on serious faces when someone came. Without taking off their armor, they were just a group of ordinary people.
There was a jar of water in the car, and she asked Xiaohua to pass it over. The people smiled and thanked her, then took turns drinking it in big gulps. If it were someone else, they wouldn't dare drink it.
Dongsheng arrived about two hours later. This was the first time Chunxiao saw him wearing armor. She felt inexplicably embarrassed to talk to him. Perhaps the armor signified a difference in his status.
"Sister, why are you here at this time?" Dongsheng revealed joy in his anxiety.
"Dongsheng, the harvest is about to start in Zhuangzi, and I have to come over to take a look. What's going on here? I feel like something's not right with the entire Fangzhou. Maybe something has happened? I want to go to Zhuangzi. Have you ever been to Zhuangzi? Is it okay there now? What's the situation? Have all the villagers left?" If there's no one, then no one will work. It's such a big place, and more than ten people can't make it around.
"There's nothing wrong over there. The people in the nearby villages haven't left. Our people have tried to persuade them many times but they still haven't left. Don't worry, sister. But there is indeed a war now. Sister, why don't you stay somewhere else? It's really dangerous here."
"Dongsheng, I want to go to the village. Everyone is inside, and I'm worried. How about you let me go first? If the danger is real, we can escape on our own. You sealed these places because you're afraid of spies, right? We know everything there is, so we don't have that worry."
Although Dongsheng didn't want her to take risks, he had no way to deal with her request, so he finally let them in.
"Sister, when you get here, please stay in the manor and don't walk around. I'm afraid it will be troublesome if we can't find anyone if danger comes.
Guanyue Manor is close to the garrison, and you have a large cotton field there. Soldiers are now guarding the area around the manor."
"Why?" Why look at Zhuangzi?
"Some time ago, there were indeed spies in Fengyue County. Materials such as grain and cotton are very important to both sides. Several grain stores have been stolen, and we have not yet figured out their routes. Therefore, we have been checking more strictly recently. Several towns here have been sealed off for this reason. Your place used to be a wasteland, but now it is a large cotton field. It has attracted attention a long time ago. There is another thing." Dongsheng looked at Chunxiao with some guilt, "We won't collect cotton from outside this year. The higher-ups said they will only requisition your cotton field. I'm sorry, Sister Chunxiao." The price of the requisition will cause Chunxiao to lose a considerable amount of money.
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