Chapter 226 Enemy Raid
When Old Mrs. Wan heard the news, she collapsed to the ground in fright.
Wan Ersao hurriedly picked up little Fubao, and Liu was so scared that she immediately ran into the house and picked up her son.
There is only one man in the family now, Wan Laoer, and the rest are the elderly, the weak, women and children. He knows that he is now the backbone of everyone, and he must not make trouble.
"Mom, let me carry you on my back. Let's go with the ox cart."
Wan Laoer directly pulled Grandma Wan up from the ground and was about to carry her on his back and run. Grandma Wan took advantage of the situation to stand up, turned around and ran into the house. She tried to open the cabinet with trembling hands, but the more panicked she became, the harder it was to insert the key into the hole.
"Mom, what are you doing?"
"All our money is locked in the cabinet. Don't take anything else with you, but take this money with you."
"Mom, why do we have time to ask for money now? Life is more important."
Wan Laoer went over to help Wan Laotai open the kang cabinet.
Old Mrs. Wan reached out and picked up the cash box inside without even closing the cabinet, and then she lay on the back of Old Man Wan and walked out.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wan Ersao hurriedly packed up her belongings, wrapped them up in a simple bundle, slung it over her back, and ran away holding little Fubao in her arms.
"Wanwen, look after your brothers. Run ahead and head to the village entrance. Everyone is waiting there."
Wan Wen nodded heavily, and he and Wan Jiang, holding one person's hand each, rushed towards the ox cart.
Wan Lao Er had already boarded the oxcart carrying Wan Lao Ma. Liu followed behind him holding the child. Wan Er's wife was also about to board with Xiao Fu Bao in her arms, but she heard Xiao Fu Bao crying, "Da Bai, Xiao Tu, I want Da Bai, Xiao Tu."
Wan Ersao coaxed him while asking Wan Laoer to drive the car quickly.
"My dear, there is no time. If we don't leave now, we will all die."
"No, Mom, Dabai, Little Bunny, I want to..."
Little Fubao was crying like a tearful person. Wan Ersao had no choice but to turn around and open the chicken coop. Dabai seemed to sense the danger and ran out, flapping its wings and squawking. The little white rabbit naturally followed behind him without anyone holding it.
Seeing that these little animals were so smart, Wan Ersao stopped caring about them and quickly got on the ox cart with little Fubao in her arms.
Wan Laoer reached out and put Dabai and the little rabbit on it.
Wan Laoer drove the ox cart to the next door and picked up the Zhao family.
When they drove all the ox carts to the village entrance, they saw that the village entrance was already full of people. The scene was buzzing with nervous discussions, panicked expressions, and the sound of children crying.
The Wan family arrived neither too early nor too late, and because they were driving an ox cart, they were extremely eye-catching.
At this time, more and more people kept pouring into the village entrance, and the discussions became louder and louder.
The village chief stood on the millstone and shouted, "Everyone be quiet and listen to me."
Things finally calmed down below.
"The situation is urgent. The Beiliang people probably smelled the scent of our autumn harvest. They came to steal our food right after the harvest. However, in order to survive, all of us can only temporarily abandon the food. Now listen to my order and hide in the Dead Man's Ditch."
After hearing what the village chief said, some people immediately became unhappy.
"Village chief, there is no return from the Dead Man's Ditch. If we go there, wouldn't it be like walking out of a wolf's den and into a tiger's den? It would be better for us to wait for death at home. At least we can leave our bodies intact."
"Yes, village chief, there are wolves in the Dead Man's Ditch all year round. There are corpses thrown in there that no one collects. There are even more bones at the bottom of the ditch. It is gloomy and spooky. How can we go there?"
The people below immediately started talking loudly again.
"Quiet, everyone, be quiet. Dead Man's Ditch is the only place where you can avoid being slaughtered. If you don't want to go, stay. I won't force you. If you want to go, follow me now. The Beiliang people will be here in less than a quarter of an hour. You can continue to dawdle."
After saying this, Jinniu took his family and the Jin family and left the village first. The rest of the people looked at each other, not knowing where to go.
Wan Lao Er immediately chose to follow Jinniu. If he went, he might die. If he didn't go, he would definitely die. So what else was there to choose? He could die later, but he certainly wouldn't die earlier. What if help came?
Wan Laoer cracked the whip and the ox cart started moving. He caught up with the golden bull and stopped.
"Village chief, come up quickly. I'll take you there. The old village chief has weak legs and feet. You can't walk far like this."
Jinniu was very grateful, "Jinzhu, thank you so much."
At this critical moment, Taurus didn't waste any time and got on the ox cart with his family.
There were more than a dozen people sitting on the oxcart of Wan Laoer's family. It was already a bit crowded and there was no room for anyone else. But at this time, Changfu begged Wan Laoer: "Jinzhu, can you let my mother squeeze in? She really can't walk far."
Jinniu quickly got out of the car and said, "Changfu, put your mother in quickly. I will walk with you."
Changfu quickly carried his mother on his back onto the ox cart, and the whole family and Jinniu trotted after the ox cart. At this time, there was a violent shaking sound coming from the ground.
Someone shouted, "Oh no! People from Beiliang are coming! Run!"
At this time, the night was falling, and a few restless stars were faintly twinkling in the sky. On the distant horizon, dust was flying. It was the dust splashed by the enemy's horse hooves, like a dark dragon, ruthlessly devouring the peaceful earth.
In the village, the people began to panic and fled in all directions, their faces full of fear and helplessness. They no longer cared about the elderly and children and hurriedly ran towards the dead man's ditch.
The old woman was walking unsteadily with a cane in her hand, but she had to follow the crowd. Although her heart was filled with panic, she was more determined to die than the young people. The children cried for their parents, but no one answered and there were screams of fear everywhere.
Gradually, the sound of horse hooves came closer and closer, and screams came from the lagging crowd. Then blood splashed and people fell to the ground. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood. Some were hacked to death by the enemy's swords, and some were trampled to death by horses' hooves.
The sounds of terror, screams, roars, shouts, and excited cries of killing were intertwined together. As more and more people fell, the other side's laughter became more and more excited.
The first group of villagers who fled had already gone far away from the village. When they looked back, they saw faint lights of fire in the village. Those were the enemy's torches.
Wan Laoer drove the oxen very fast. The ox cart was shaking on the road and almost rushed down a steep slope. Wan Laoer pulled the ox cart urgently to turn a corner.
Taurus was panting as he ran behind Wan Laoer's ox cart. He had been left far behind by the cart and his figure was almost invisible.
"Village chief, I really can't run any more. It's dark here, and I don't know where Jin Zhu has gone. It would be troublesome if he falls down the steep slope. Where are the elderly and children in the car?"
Changfu couldn't run anymore and followed behind Jinniu, panting.
"We have to run. My wife and children are on the ox cart. If the Beiliang people catch up with us, we will all die here. Anyway, we can't die by running. Let's keep going."
Changfu had no choice but to continue running after Jinniu. His wife and children followed behind him. The people from the Jin family also followed behind them from a distance, but they did not get separated.
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