Having spent these days on the mountain, Jiang Zhi has become the head of both families.
At this point, she said to let the person go, and no one objected; they only considered how to release them.
Xu Dazhu asked, "Auntie, aren't you going to keep these people here as laborers?"
There is a great need for manpower to reclaim land on the mountain now.
As Jiang Zhi and others continued to expand the terraced fields, the surrounding resources were quickly depleted as the land area increased, and now they needed to collect stones and soil from other places.
In addition, we need to collect fallen leaves and tree bark in the mountains to make compost, which is hard work that requires manpower.
These four people should stay and work for a few days before being released.
Jiang Zhi shook her head. Although she also wanted more laborers, she couldn't arrange these people like that: "These people are collecting herbs for the medical shed. If they don't go back overnight, the medical shed will definitely find out."
"They will come looking for us in three days at most. What we need to think about is not the refugees' revenge, but how to deal with the military next."
Like the four people who came today, the refugees may look like a lot of strong men, but they are actually a disorganized bunch.
We were prepared, so there shouldn't be any major problems. Once we kill one of them, the others will scatter like birds and beasts.
The real concern is the medical shed; only by proving oneself innocent can one escape this predicament.
Xu Dazhu and Xiaomanye turned pale. Ordinary people don't even want to deal with government officials, let alone the military. They always have a sense of fear towards these people.
"Second Aunt, let's release these four people now..." Little Manye said with a bitter face, feeling like a cat trying to get rid of a sticky rice cake.
Jiang Zhi shook her head. What's the use of releasing them now? It will still expose her location, and these herb gatherers will definitely keep it a secret from the medical shed when they go home, which will make her lose the opportunity to contact the medical shed.
"Detain them for one night, and release them tomorrow morning," Jiang Zhi said. This way, they could also send a message to the medical shed that no one had been killed and that they still had medicine.
The matter was temporarily settled. Fearing that something might go wrong, Jiang Zhi and her family of four did not return to the cliff that night, but instead stayed at the foot of the cliff.
The roof of the new room was barely finished, and Xu Dazhu and his family of three moved in with their bedding.
A fire was lit under the eaves, and Jiang Zhi kept watch on a chair covered with bedding, with the little wild boar lying at her feet.
Qiaoyun took the children to stay in a separate room, while Xu Errui and Xiaoman slept on the floor inside the room so they could get up immediately if anything happened.
That night, everyone just made do and waited for dawn.
In the mountains during summer, the nights are cool, and the four people in the woods are shivering from the cold in their thin clothes.
The melons and vegetables they had stolen on the hillside had long been digested. Now, they were exhausted, hungry, and tied up here, with insects biting them from the mountains, each bite leaving a large welt. It was truly a living hell.
The bearded man's wound had been treated and bandaged by Xu Errui. Although it had stopped bleeding, it still throbbed with pain. At this moment, he kept cursing at Li Laoshi: "Li Laoshi, go over there and eat and drink your fill. We're going to starve to death here!"
Li Laoshi was taken to that courtyard, and after a long time he came out unharmed, without even being touched, so he must have been well-fed and watered.
Li Laoshi has explained countless times: "I haven't eaten anything, and I'm hungry!"
The disheveled man, who had been knocked unconscious by Xiaoman, was now conscious and slumped under the tree, groaning, "Li Laoshi, I'm not finished with you when we get back!"
The man who first fell into the trap already regretted it. He shouldn't have bothered sneaking over there. It would have been much better to just walk over, admit he was lost, and even ask for some hot water.
Moreover, when he was hanging from the tree and screaming for help, the three men completely ignored him.
At that moment, all he could think about was how to survive.
As night fell, Jiang Zhi began to doze off and go to sleep.
The fire beside her was warm and cozy, and with her feet resting comfortably on the little wild boar's belly, she felt as if she were reclining on a sofa, with the mature baritone voice of AI reading aloud in her ears.
"Yuzhou Prefecture is very important in terms of both economy and military in the Great Yan. Once Yuzhou is occupied, a gap will be torn open in the heart of the Great Yan."
Now, King Zhou's new army has not only occupied this key city, but has also recruited tens of thousands of young men from the refugees gathered here, making its fighting strength even greater.
Seeing that the Zhou king was advancing step by step towards the capital, the Great Yan court was in a great hurry and quickly dispatched troops from the north and east to come to the king's aid. With one against two, the two sides were immediately deadlocked.
War is all about supplies. Although it seemed like King Zhou suddenly raised an army, he had actually been preparing for many years. He had plenty of troops and supplies, and even his slogan of "purging the court of corrupt officials" was justified.
The imperial court, caught off guard, found itself overwhelmed and struggling to cope with the situation...
In Yuzhou Prefecture, amidst the long line of people enlisting in the army, Nie Fantian, already dressed in military uniform, stood solemnly.
The two sons of the village chief, Xu Pingmao, who were also dressed in military uniforms, followed closely behind.
"Xiao Tian, uh, Sergeant Nie, are we really going to apply?" Xu Dayong accidentally called out his nickname and quickly corrected himself.
The young soldier Nie Fantian has risen to the rank of squad leader thanks to his courage and bravery in the siege battle.
Xu Dayong and several other people from Xujia Village also stayed with him.
Originally, I was content to stay in Yuzhou Prefecture and live a peaceful life as a garrison soldier, but unexpectedly, Nie Fantian has already applied for a transfer to another mission..."
"Hmph hmph hmph!" The little wild boar at her feet got up to urinate, waking the drowsy Jiang Zhi.
She grimaced and moved her numb legs, which were bruised from being squeezed by the little wild boar. This happened every day, and she was used to it.
After waking up, Jiang Zhi couldn't fall back asleep. Her head was spinning, and she couldn't tell whether the messages in her mind were what she heard or just her own wild thoughts.
Nie Fantian is indeed the male lead; the nail in his pocket always comes out. He became a leader at such a young age and even applied for... what was it again?
Jiang Zhi sighed, but was interrupted by Xiao Wuhua and didn't hear her.
She put on a coat, went out into the yard to look around, and found that her little Wuhua, who had just gone out to pee, was still there to keep her company.
It was early autumn, the night was deep and quiet, the night breeze was cool, and the stars and moon were obscured by clouds, making the sky dark and gloomy, and it was about to rain.
After circling around, there was still no movement, only startling night birds that fluttered past, emitting long and short cries.
Jiang Zhi returned to the fire and was about to add a few more pieces of wood when she suddenly saw a shiny object on the ground where she and the little wild boar had just been sitting.
She picked it up and saw that it was a piece of silver, now covered with teeth marks, clearly bitten by Xiao Wuhua again.
Where did the loose silver come from?
Jiang Zhi suddenly recalled that the little wild boar had torn something off that refugee the night before.
It must have been hidden on that person's person. I didn't expect that Xiaoman and the others couldn't find it when they searched them, but the little wild boar pulled it out.
Jiang Zhi remembered that the man kept calling himself an honest man and saying that he was penniless and hungry, so she immediately stuffed the silver into the purse at her waist.
Since the refugee was penniless, the silver did not belong to him.
Little Wuhua nudged Jiang Zhi's hand as she picked up the silver with her snout, her little tail twirling around her bottom as she came to ask for a reward.
Jiang Zhi patted its big head and scratched its belly: Could it be that this little thing also likes the smell of money!
Receiving loving caresses, Little Five-Flower hummed happily, then with a thud, it rolled over, its round belly swollen, and fell to the ground stiffly... It felt amazing!
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