Chapter 305: Refugees Attack
However, although it was the first time that Old Lady Wan had seen so much money, she was not the kind of person who was greedy for money. She knew that the money was Shen Qinghan's gratitude to Xiao Fubao, and another meaning was to prevent them from going out and talking nonsense.
Just like the doctor just now, he gave a hundred taels of silver as a hush money.
"Boss Shen, this is too much. Our family is not the kind of gossipy woman who will not talk nonsense. Boss Shen..."
Before Old Lady Wan could finish her words, Shen Qinghan interrupted her with a smile.
"Madam, you worry too much. This is not hush money. This is all from my heart. This money is nothing to me. Compared with my unborn child, this money is not worth mentioning. If this girl hadn't seen the clues today, I, Shen, would never have had an heir in my life. Not only that, this girl also helped me find the hidden trouble that has been hidden in my family for many years. When I have children in the future, I will definitely come to thank you again."
Shen Qinghan spoke sincerely and said that he was thanking Xiao Fubao, so it was difficult for Grandma Wan to refuse, and it seemed that she could not refuse.
Old Mrs. Wan looked embarrassed, but little Fubao said happily, "Grandma, Fubao likes it. Fubao can buy a lot of meat to eat. Fubao wants it."
Xiao Fubao's words eased the embarrassment of the Wan family.
"Since the little girl can make her own decision, you can keep the money for her first."
Shen Qinghan concluded with one sentence.
“By the way, old lady, I invited you all here this time because Shen has something to discuss with you.”
Old Lady Wan hurriedly said, "Boss Shen, please speak."
Shen Qinghan drank the wine in his glass and said with a serious expression: "We are going to move south with our family to the capital city soon to seek refuge with my eldest brother. I would like to ask if the old lady and her family would like to go with me? I can help your family with everything."
Old Lady Wan's heart skipped a beat. Why did even Shen Qinghan want to leave? Could the situation really be so bad?
"Boss Shen, I heard from the servants in the mansion that the Golden Axe Gang has disbanded. Why is that?"
Shen Qinghan smiled bitterly, "It's a long story. It should be related to your neighbor. I found out about him later. I think his name is Wan Xingmo, but he is a general now. Before he left, he met with me and Wang Jiawei and threatened us to disband our gang, otherwise he would wipe out our sect. It is said that he seems to have a very powerful cavalry. I heard all this, and there is no basis for it."
"But the Cheetah Clan and I did suffer a lot at his hands, otherwise we wouldn't have been willing to disband the gang. But now it seems that disbanding the gang was indeed the right thing to do, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get through so smoothly today."
Old Mrs. Wan was shocked. Could it be Mo'er?
However, Old Lady Wan had her own plans. Since she did not follow Qiu, she would definitely not follow Shen Qinghan. After all, the two families had no relatives.
"Boss Shen, why did you suddenly move to the capital city?"
"I have business to take care of in the city, and my eldest brother wrote to me saying that refugees are coming and it might not be safe here, so he asked me to make plans early."
Old Mrs. Wan remembered that Shen Qinghan’s eldest brother seemed to be the prefect, so the information he provided must be more reliable than that of the county magistrate. It seemed that the refugees were indeed coming.
Mrs. Wan was a little tempted, but what should she do with the large pile of goods in her shop? Thinking of this, Mrs. Wan couldn't sit still. She had to go to the shop to discuss it with her children.
After all, it is easy for rich people to move, but for ordinary people like them, moving house would be very painful, so they would not move unless it is absolutely necessary.
Old Mrs. Wan has been used to being strong all her life and doesn't like to owe favors to others. If it really comes to the point of moving, they still have to deal with the things on hand and it's not like they can just leave overnight.
"Boss Shen, thank you for your kindness, but we still have a lot of things to deal with, so it's not suitable to move at the moment. Our village has already formed a patrol team and is also building defenses. There shouldn't be many refugees going to our village, and even if there are, they will be small groups. As long as we prepare properly, we should be able to withstand this wave."
Shen Qinghan was surprised for a moment. He didn't expect that a village would have such awareness. He actually had more admiration for the village chief of Shizi Village.
"After all, you patrol by yourselves, and you are all unarmed civilians. I, Shen Qinghan, have been killing for half my life, and I am not going to live on the edge of a knife for the rest of my life. After the Golden Axe Gang was disbanded, our axes were useless and were piled up in the warehouse. Since you want to organize a patrol team, you must have weapons. I will give you those axes as a token of my gratitude."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wan and Mr. Wan were so excited that they quickly stood up to express their gratitude.
"Thank you, Boss Chen, for your righteousness. We thank you on behalf of the people in the village."
Shen Qinghan also sent Jiang Hu to personally train the patrol team, which was a huge surprise for Grandma Wan and Old Man Wan.
After the meal, Old Lady Wan and her group said goodbye. Shen Qinghan sent someone to pack up their things and send them directly to Shizi Village by horse-drawn carriage.
When I returned to the village, it was already dark. However, the village was different from the past. There were torches everywhere, crackling in the cold wind.
The first round of patrols also began. There were a total of 140 people, including those who signed up and those who were hired.
Jinniu divided the 140 people into two groups, one during the day and one at night. Each group was divided into seven teams, each with ten people, who shuttled back and forth in the village.
If you encounter any situation, strike the gong immediately.
Other teams can quickly come to support.
Jiang Hu's arrival made the patrol team very excited. More importantly, everyone was given an axe, which was stained with human blood.
Jinniu followed the Wan family to the Wan family.
"Jin Zhu, your family has made a great contribution this time. You have brought weapons and martial artists with you. We are more confident in guarding our village."
“Village chief, these are all from the heart of Gang Master Shen. I didn’t do anything. Gang Master Shen is kind and generous. He didn’t ask for money for these. He gave them to me for free.”
Wan Laoer told Jiang Hu about Shen Qinghan's good intentions in front of him.
Jiang Hu also felt proud, after all, his master had a good reputation and he also benefited from it.
The next ten days were all training. Jiang Hu taught all his skills to the villagers. How much they could learn depended on themselves.
In the past ten days, all entrances to the village have been blocked, leaving only one door at the entrance of the village for people to enter and exit.
The commotion in Shizi Village also attracted the attention of other villages. After some inquiries, everyone found out that refugees were coming.
But it was too late to imitate Shizi Village now.
The second snow fell quietly in the middle of the night one day.
When everyone was immersed in dreams, a large number of refugees arrived, at least five hundred people.
They were all dressed in rags and moved to the village from the county town.
Whenever they entered the village, they would start snatching food, clothes and money.
The several villages closest to the county town have been looted.
More and more refugees tasted the sweetness, and they formed gangs. The team grew from the initial 500 people to several thousand people in just two days.
The situation escalated, and when the news reached Shen Jinyuan's ears, he was so worried that he didn't sleep for two nights. After all, the refugees occurred in the area under his jurisdiction, which was a big blow to his performance evaluation.
Now he can't close the city and not let people out. It is better to ease the flow than to block it. Instead of keeping these refugees out, it is better to resettle them.
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