Chapter 88 Killing one is one thing, killing two is another!
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Like a gust of wind, Li Shiyue carried Li Qiutian and ran down the mountain, leaving Li Wangshui far behind.
Looking at Li Shiyue, who was almost out of sight in the distance, Li Wangshui couldn't help but sigh, "Shiyue's physique is stronger than anyone else's!"
The Sunflower Manual is amazing! Li Shiyue only needed to familiarize herself with it for about ten days, and it was as if she had taken a super tonic. When she started moving, the surrounding scenery seemed to freeze, and only she herself was moving.
She ran fast and caught up with Ma Zi, who was almost at the foot of the mountain.
"Brother Ma Zi, I'm going to find Grandpa Fu and Brother Shi Yang first!"
After saying that, Li Shiyue ran off, leaving Ma Zi standing there dumbfounded.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Li Shiyue put Li Qiutian, who was carrying a basket on her back, down and told her to go home and tell her mother that the barbarians had arrived. She then went to Li Youfu's place.
Without bothering to knock, Li Shiyue pushed the door open and went in. The first thing she saw was Li Youfu twisting hemp rope in the yard.
Hearing the door open, Yu Zhenniang came out of the kitchen to see who it was.
"October?"
Li Youfu was still holding a tuft of wild hemp in his hand. He looked up and stared at Li Shiyue with great surprise.
"Grandpa Fu, the barbarians are here!"
Li Shiyue didn't waste any words and immediately relayed the news.
With a "bang," the gourd ladle in Yu Zhenniang's hand fell to the ground.
Li Shiyue spoke rapidly to Li Youfu, who had stopped, and Yu Zhenniang, who was stunned, saying, "I saw more than a dozen barbarians riding horses towards us on the grassland behind the mountain from the top of the mountain."
I didn't dare wait to see if they were coming this way. I blew the whistle and immediately went down the mountain.
Grandpa Fu, where is Brother Shiyang?
Judging from their appearance, they must have come here for us!
"Quickly, get everyone to do what we agreed on beforehand! Hurry up!"
Just as Li Youfu stood up, someone entered through the door. It was Li Shiyang carrying a bundle of firewood.
"Brother Shiyang!"
"October, did you see clearly? Were they really barbarians? How many of them were there? When do you think they'll arrive?"
After answering Li Shiyang's questions one by one, Li Shiyue ignored Li Youfu and said to Li Shiyang, "I'll go to Uncle Liu's house to borrow a gong and call everyone over."
Brother Shiyang, just tell everyone to do things the way we agreed beforehand.
Before Li Shiyang could agree, Li Shiyue strode off. When she arrived at Old Man Liu's house, she briefly mentioned that the barbarians had come, then took the gong that Aunt Liu handed her and struck it.
The gong was loud, and Li Shiyue was quick on his feet. He ran around Liujiatun Road and banged it twice. Fifteen minutes later, Li Youfu's courtyard was full of people.
Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang also rushed over.
Li Shiyue jumped directly onto Li Youfu's donkey cart, "...I'm sure it's a barbarian!"
Uncles and aunts, hurry up! Just like we agreed before, bring all the babies over, load them onto the truck, and head to Qingsong Town!
Li Shiyue took out the wooden plaque that Ma San had given her earlier, which allowed her to contact Xingshenglou. Li Shiyue then found Gou Laosan in the crowd.
"Third brother, this is for you."
You drive the cart with the children and your third aunt to Qingsong Town to deliver a message. Xingshenglou is Yan Jiuniang's property. Yan Jiuniang knows the eldest son, and the eldest son has soldiers under his command!
Even if all else fails, taking this to the military camp behind Qingsong Town should be enough to get help from someone!
As Li Shiyue and Li Shiyang had agreed beforehand, if they found any trace of the barbarians and there was enough time, they would first send the elderly, weak, women and children to Qingsong Town to seek help!
If there's no time, then everyone go down into the cellar, and the rest of you pick up your knives and fight the barbarians to the death!
Originally, Li Shiyue wanted Li's mother to take Shitou and Li Wangming and drive a donkey cart, along with the women and children of the village and Gou Laosan, to escape to Qingsong Town.
But Li's mother rejected her outright!
"If we leave, we leave together! If we stay, we stay together!"
"We can't all stay together on the road of fleeing famine. It's just that the barbarians are coming; the three of us have to separate!"
When this matter was being discussed, some people said, "Then let's go together!"
Everyone leave, no one stays!
These words immediately resonated with many people. Li Shiyue stood up, stared at the man, and said, "Yes, if we had discovered it earlier, we could have all made it to Qingsong Town."
Forget about the grain, just take the gold and silver and run away. You can buy more grain later with the gold and silver, at least you'll be alive.
But, will we dare to come back then?
Who knows if the barbarians, unable to find us in the village, might be hiding somewhere waiting for us to return, then killing us and robbing us of our gold and silver?
Okay, the barbarian won't do that. The barbarian ran away as soon as he saw no one was around.
So, if this group of barbarians runs away, will the next group be able to find them sooner, or will they be able to hide in Qingsong Town?
Where did we register our household?
Right here in Liujiatun!
Liujiatun will be our home from now on!
Our houses and fields are all here!
If we hide and retreat outside the village, can we really never come back?
Hiding isn't the solution!
We have to take them down!
Killing one is one thing, killing two is another!
I heard from the people in town that a barbarian's head is worth five taels of silver!
"If we can capture the ringleader alive, we could get dozens of taels of silver!"
Money gives cowards courage!
Killing a barbarian costs five taels of silver. Five taels is enough to support a family of seven or eight for half a year. If the family is small and they are frugal, it might even cover a year's expenses.
At this moment, Dog Lao San stepped forward and took the wooden plaque from Li Shiyue's hand. Li Shiyue then instructed him, "Third Brother, the children of our village are all in your hands!"
The rest was simple. The women from each family, carrying their children, gold and silver, and three days' worth of rations, boarded the donkey carts. Dog Lao San led the way, driving Li Youfu's donkey cart in front, followed by Zhou Lanhua driving Li Shiyue's donkey cart. On board were Da Zhuang, Xiao Zhuang, and Qin Tao and her daughter Li Chunli.
It got dark.
A lamp was lit in Li Youfu's courtyard.
The dim light shone on Li Shiyue's face as she sharpened a wood-chopping knife.
No one from the Li family left; Li's mother, Shi Tou, Li Wangming, and Zheng Meiniang and her daughter were all present.
The remaining women, children, and elderly people from each household followed Dog Lao San and Zhou Lanhua's car away.
Surprisingly, Erdan's mother and the lamb stayed behind.
Erdan's mother handed Erdan to Zhou Lanhua, then turned to Li Shiyue and said, "I believe you!"
I'll follow you to kill barbarians!
If I don't resist, Erdan won't survive either!
"Kill the barbarians, and Erdan will live!"
Li Shiyue nodded to Erdan's mother, then went to look at the lamb. The lamb was still too small, and it wasn't as well-dressed and strong as Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian.
Although the lamb came to Andong with its aunt's family, it still suffered along the way and now looks so thin that it's just skin and bones.
How can a lamb like that be of any help?
Just as Li Shiyue was about to coax him to leave, she saw the lamb with red eyes smiling at Li Shiyue and saying, "Sister Shiyue, let me stay."
If the barbarians come, I can trick them into coming in!
Lure them in and kill them!
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