Chapter 61: Endless Noisy
Shen Yuexi looked out through the window and saw a large group of villagers standing in the small courtyard, shouting at Yang Cong's room.
"Onion, come out!"
"Village Chief, I saw it clearly last night. Onion really came back."
The person who was speaking was explaining to an old man in his fifties:
"The Xirong people who took her away must have been killed by that girl. Now they have run back to the village. We are all in big trouble."
Some people frowned worriedly, looking bitter, not knowing what to do.
Here on the frontier, the hidden dangers posed by the Western Rong have made the people of Xiaogang Village suffer terribly.
"That's right, if the headman doesn't catch Onion, our whole village will be in trouble. We'd better hand him over quickly!"
"absurd!"
This cold voice came from Xiao Zhuo.
Xiao Zhuo walked out of the house towards the light. He strode forward, with a radiant light behind him, as if he had come from the light.
The people in the village had never seen such an outstanding person and were stunned for a moment.
They came to look for Yang Cong, but they didn't expect such an outstanding man to appear.
A wizened, particularly mean-looking woman snorted.
"Oh, I was wondering who it was. I didn't expect that little girl to be so lucky and bring back such a handsome boy." She curled her lips, "I wonder if he can even keep him alive."
With a clang, Yang Cong walked out of the room, kicking the door open. She put her hands on her hips and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about! This is my savior."
She gets angry whenever this is mentioned. She has been treated like an animal since she was a child and has to do all the housework. In the end, because she ate too much and no one wanted her, they kicked her out of the house.
I could understand it at first, but I didn't expect that she would now speak ill of her benefactor.
Yang Cong looked coldly at the mean woman in front of him, his dark face showing determination. At this time, Shen Yuexi came to her side and patted her shoulder to show her support.
Yang Cong turned around and gave her a smile: "I'm fine."
Then Yang Cong said to the surrounding villagers: "That's right, those Xirong soldiers have been killed by us."
The crowd exploded.
"If we really kill the Xirong people, we're doomed!"
"The Xirong army is coming to attack us!"
Yang Cong's mother was even more horrified and slapped her thigh, saying, "What should I do?"
Shen Yuexi quickly pulled Yang Cong aside and left the matter to Xiao Zhuo.
"Even if you hand your men over, you won't escape unscathed. The Western Rong are ruthless. This place is remote and poorly managed for Dayan, but it's a fertile and valuable land for the Western Rong. They're allowing you to survive now, but it's just the Western Rong gathering their strength. When the time is right, this place will be trampled upon by the Western Rong. By then, it will be beyond your control. It's better to take precautions now. Do you have any suggestions?"
The villagers of Xiaogang Village were just a bunch of peasants, so how could they have any profound ideas? After hearing Xiao Zhuo's words, the noisy courtyard suddenly quieted down, and the crowd began to whisper.
Xiao Zhuo's words brought out all the problems that Xiaogang Village had been facing for a long time.
In the past, the people of Xiaogang Village only thought that those people from Xirong would come to plunder, and as long as they did not resist, they could save their lives. Now, after hearing what Xiao Zhuo said, they knew the real thoughts of Xirong.
This is like raising them like pigs and slaughtering them when they grow up and become fat.
Today, Xiaogang Village is still a wasteland, and even getting water is difficult. Some people have left the village one after another.
The village head waved his hand, signaling everyone to listen. Then he sighed and said:
"What the young master said makes sense, but we are all civilians. Once the Western Rong army arrives, we will have no choice but to wait for death."
Shen Yuexi interrupted, "Since you can't resist, why don't you leave here and find another way to survive inside the pass?"
The village head smiled bitterly and said, "Those who wanted to leave have already left. The remaining people are determined not to leave. Our ancestors have always been here. Forcing us to leave our land would be worse than killing us."
As long as there is no extreme weather, the annual harvest can still support a family. After all, there is no need to pay government taxes here.
Only then did Shen Yuexi understand that these people were guarding their ancestral land and refused to leave.
The village head glanced at Xiao Zhuo and asked, "I wonder if this young man..."
"Mr. Pei," Yang Cong introduced.
The village head looked at Xiao Zhuo and nodded: "So it's Master Pei."
Shen Yuexi looked at the village head, who looked to be around fifty years old, which was considered a long life in this place with extremely backward medical conditions.
The village head bowed to Xiao Zhuo and said, "Master Pei, do you have any suggestions?"
Xiao Zhuo stood in the crowd, wearing a sky blue gown, his handsome face looked particularly cool under the sunlight.
"Every time the Xirong people come here, they always enter through a small path between two mountains. If we block that path, we will be safe here for a while."
Xiao Zhuo's voice was clear and deep, strangely enough to calm people down.
Shen Yuexi then remembered that when she and Yang Cong were busy cleaning the house, Xiao Zhuo disappeared for a while. When he came back, he was carrying wild pheasants and rabbits. It turned out that he had gone to inspect the nearby terrain.
After hearing this, the villagers realized that what Xiao Zhuo meant was that they should seal off the place before the Western Rong arrived.
The village head frowned and looked a little worried.
Xiao Zhuo looked at the head of the village and asked calmly, "Does the head of the village have anything to hide?"
"To be honest with you, Master Pei, no one dares to go to that place." The village head showed a worried look.
It's not that they haven't thought about this method, but it's extremely dangerous there, as it's across from the Xirong territory, and it would be easy to be discovered by the patrolling Xirong army.
Once discovered, they will be killed.
Xiao Zhuo put his hands behind his back and said in a low but powerful voice, "I will take full responsibility. There is no need to feel embarrassed."
Shen Yuexi knew that Xiao Zhuo was only temporarily calming the villagers' fears. Since Xiao Zhuo said his trusted subordinates would be coming in a few days, he must have made some arrangements.
We just have to get through these few days.
Although these villagers were frightened by the Xirong people, it does not mean that no one hated the Xirong.
How could they not be happy when someone is solving their problem for them?
The villagers soon reached a consensus.
"Since Master Pei has said this, how can I not agree?" The village head stroked his beard. "But how can Master Pei guarantee that you can do it?"
Xiao Zhuo didn't reply, but Yang Cong said proudly, "Village Head, you don't know yet, Master Pei is very powerful. Those five Western Rong people were all killed by Master Pei."
The eyes of the village head and villagers when they looked at Xiao Zhuo suddenly changed. This was the first time in many years that they heard of someone daring to kill Xirong people.
Xiao Zhuo turned and walked over to Shen Yuexi, took her hand and walked into the house, leaving the outside to Yang Cong to deal with.
"How long will it take for your people to arrive?" Shen Yuexi was worried that the people from Xirong would come before they arrived.
"Two or three days later." Xiao Zhuo pulled her to sit down, then took out a wooden comb with missing teeth from his arms and combed her hair.
There was no mirror here, so she couldn't see what her hair looked like.
Only then did she remember that when she got up in the morning, she heard the noise outside and left the house without even having time to tidy her hair.
It must have been very ugly just now.
Xiao Zhuo is very upright in his work and probably can't stand her with disheveled hair.
Xiao Zhuo seemed to sense what Shen Yuexi was thinking, and he said calmly, "No."
Shen Yuexi turned to look at him in surprise.
His eyes were extremely serious and his hands holding the comb were extremely gentle. Shen Yuexi did not feel any pain from her scalp being pulled.
Seeing how skilled he was, she half-joked, "I didn't expect my husband's skills are quite good. He must have combed women's hair a lot before, right?"
Shen Yuexi really didn't know Xiao Zhuo before.
"No, you are the first one." Xiao Zhuo's voice was low and mellow.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she curled up the corners of her mouth, her eyes and eyebrows smiling.
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