Chapter 211: No Killing for Food Delivery

In the early morning, there was a loud knock on Bei Jingchu's door: "Yangyang, get up quickly!"

"There's a fight going on outside. The enemy has breached the city gate and is rushing in!"

In her dream, Bei Jingchu heard the voice of Yu Mama and suddenly opened her eyes.

Her mind exploded.

Although she had guessed that a war would break out when Tu Ning tried to kidnap her, she was still caught off guard by the sudden change in the situation overnight.

She turned over and climbed up from the bed. Yan Wei, who was sitting next door, also came out after hearing the noise.

Bei Jingchu opened the door and saw Yu Ma standing at her door with Xin'er in her arms.

There was no time to ask any other questions, as time was of the essence.

"Yan Wei went to call Nian'er, let's run away quickly."

"Aunt Yu, does anyone else in the Ma Mansion know about the small courtyard you rented to us?"

Ah Yu shook his head and said, "No, I know that wealth should not be revealed, so I never told anyone."

Bei Jingchu nodded to show that she understood, and made a decisive decision: "Let's escape there."

Before Lei Nian'er had time to wash up, she was directly wrapped in a cloak and was taken away by Yan Weiti.

Of course, Bei Jingchu and the others were not in a good situation either.

There was chaos in the county magistrate's mansion. Yan Wei stole a horse, tied it to a carriage, jumped on the carriage as a coachman, and escaped with four people.

Xin'er, who had always been arrogant, didn't say a word at this time. She just stared with her big, round eyes and curled up in A'yu's arms uneasily.

Bei Jingchu and his men did not waste a moment and fled before the enemy troops entered the city to control the streets.

Those who were reluctant to part with their property and delayed for a long time in packing up their gold, silver and small items were not so lucky and were caught and killed on the spot.

Only after arriving at the place did Bei Jingchu find the opportunity to ask Yu Mama about the details.

"Where's the county magistrate?"

"He escaped."

"I was giving morning lessons to the ladies of the Ma Mansion when I heard Madam yelling that the county magistrate had fled during the siege last night."

[During the siege last night...yes, the officials must have received the news early in the morning.]

But Bei Jingchu was very angry: "As an official appointed by the imperial court, not only did he command and dispatch troops during the war, but he actually abandoned the city and fled!"

She let out several long breaths in silence.

"Let's not talk about abandoning the city and fleeing. I heard from you that he was teaching the ladies in the morning. Didn't he take his wife and children with him?"

"Without even a word of warning to let them run?"

Yu Ma Ma tucked in the children's clothes neatly and replied while lighting a charcoal fire: "I don't know about that, but seeing that they were so calm at first, they probably didn't know anything."

Bei Jingchu pursed her lips in silence, cursing in her heart: [Scumbag.]

[He left his wife and children in the mansion to make people believe that he was not running for his life, so that they would let him leave the city.]

[Who would have thought that this man would become so selfish that he would not care about his wife, children, or offspring.]

A Yu's yard was difficult to rent because of a murder case there, so it provided them with a place of refuge at this critical moment.

There was some rice, grain and charcoal left in the yard that the previous family had not taken away.

Ah Yu cooked some soup and several people gathered together to keep each other warm. In the current stormy weather, they gave each other strength.

Bei Jingchu looked at the sky outside.

[I saw in **(system) a few days ago that Aye has already called up the troops and the army is about to arrive in Texas. ],

[Now, if nothing unexpected happens, in about five or six days, it will be time for the Yue Dynasty to turn things around.]

Bei Jingchu leaned in Lei Nian'er's arms and kept encouraging herself: [Wait a little longer, wait a little longer. ]

The few people who heard the voice in their hearts had a glimmer of hope in their dim eyes.

Bei Jingchu wanted to check the system again to see the army's route.

But when I clicked in, it was blank.

I touched my neck, but sure enough, I didn't feel anything.

Bei Jingchu was shocked, and then she touched herself all over, but still found nothing.

"It's over, it's over."

Lei Nian'er came over to ask, "What's wrong?"

Bei Jingchu: "It's okay, it's okay. When the car reaches the mountain, there is no way to go. When the boat reaches the bridge, it will sink naturally."

"I finally understand what it means that good fortune never comes in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone."

"Yangyang, what happened?"

Bei Jingchu buried her head in her palms and gritted her teeth to force herself to remain calm.

【The more difficult the situation, the less anxious you should be. 】

There was a fire burning anxiously in my heart, but my mind was becoming clearer and clearer.

A voice shouted from outside: "Fellow villagers, the Tuning Army is all good people, they will not harm the common people——"

"Everyone, gather up your remaining food. The soldiers will come to take it later—"

"They just want money and food, they don't want to hurt anyone—"

"It's okay if you don't resist—"

The shouting sound was repeated over and over again, gradually fading away.

Ah Yu patted his chest and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Tu Ning is not going to hurt us. We just need to pay the money and food."

"As long as people are here, it's good. Although I'm reluctant to part with these things, I can still earn money in the end."

Bei Jingchu, who was leaning on Lei Nian'er's arms, was full of doubts. She said to herself: "A lamb to be slaughtered can believe what a jackal says. Won't it eat its own words?"

"I remain skeptical of the words of foreign enemies."

Bei Jingchu got up and said to Ah Yu, "Aunt Yu, don't hand over all your belongings."

"We took out our oldest clothes, ripped them up, and wore them in a more worn-out and poor way."

"Money, just pay a little."

Ah Yu hesitated and said, "What if we are found to be lying..."

Bei Jingchu didn't want to make a big fuss about it, but after thinking for a long time, she decided: "Don't be too honest with the enemy. Let's just hide our things carefully."

Soon, two Tunning soldiers broke in and A Yu handed them money and food.

The two men counted the things in the bag, glanced at the bare yard and the few elderly, weak and sick people gathered there, and left without saying a word.

Ah Yu smiled thankfully: "It turns out that what they said was true. They really don't hurt anyone."

Bei Jingchu was not so optimistic. She recalled the scene when the Ning soldiers came in just now, and suddenly thought of something.

"This opens the door wide and allows everyone to see everything."

"Everyone thinks it's safe and no one is fleeing. Can we count the number of people, men, women, old and young?"

Ah Yu was so frightened that he sat stiffly on the kang, stammering, "No, no way."

Bei Jingchu prayed in her heart: [I just hope it won’t happen...]

"Aunt Yu, we need to find a place to take shelter."

"We cannot pin our hopes of survival on the enemy."

Every detail told her that everything would not be so simple.