Shinjiro saw the resentment in his brother's eyes, but ignored it.
Who made the third brother come back so late!
"Dad, Mom, today my mother went out and heard something."
The old couple looked at each other.
Mr. Xin asked, "What's the matter?"
But in my heart I actually don’t care.
Like everyone else, he didn't think that there was nothing wrong with the second son's wife that needed to be said so seriously.
Old Mrs. Xin couldn't help but look at Mrs. Xin's second wife.
This second daughter-in-law has always been a gossip. She has heard at least ninety things from outside.
How could it be worthy of the second brother’s solemn announcement?
Mrs. Xin immediately understood the meaning of her mother-in-law's eyes. She scratched her face embarrassedly and hid behind her man.
She's just a bit of a chatterbox.
But it’s not like I don’t know the important things!
Don't look at her like that.
It's so scary!
Xin Erlang naturally saw the look in his parents' eyes, but he didn't care.
After he finished speaking, his parents naturally understood.
He coughed lightly: "It's like this. Today..."
He also repeated the words his daughter-in-law had taught him earlier.
After learning these words, he looked at his parents and brothers, waiting for their reactions.
Several people's faces darkened.
They all understood that if what Xin Erlang said was true, their family might indeed become the target of public criticism.
“Father and Mother…”
The brothers looked at the old couple, waiting for them to make a decision.
Old Mr. Xin held the cigarette holder in his mouth and sucked on it for a long time, but nothing came out.
He simply took out his cigarette holder and looked at his second son and his wife: "Second son, who told you that?"
Xin Ersao didn't hide it: "It was Sister Feng. She said she heard it from her cousin from her mother's side."
Old Master Xin's eyes darkened as he looked at his third son: "Third son, have you heard anything about this matter in the government office?"
This is the benefit of having someone in your family working in the government.
You can be the first to know about any movement.
Xin Sanlang couldn't eat at the moment.
His eyes were heavy.
Thinking of the things the county magistrate had arranged in recent days, he frowned and said:
"Dad, I'm afraid this is definitely true. The county magistrate has asked us to take a good inventory of the granaries these days and has also assigned more people to guard several granaries. He has also hired a lot of guards."
At first, he didn't think much of it, thinking the magistrate just wanted to see how much grain was left in the granary after the drought of recent years.
Now it seems...
Mr. Xin's expression became increasingly grim.
The faces of several women also turned pale.
"What...what should we do?! If refugees come, we..."
Mrs. Xin grabbed her husband's arm, her face full of panic.
She was also a refugee before.
She knew clearly how terrifying it was to be a refugee.
That is a species that can treat humans as food!
A person who is extremely hungry can no longer be considered a human being.
When Xin Ersao heard what Fengsao said before, she was just afraid.
At this moment, I was terrified.
After all, when Mrs. Feng said this, she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart.
But now that she had her brother-in-law's confirmation, she was already panicking:
"Oh my God! We've only just had two days of good times, how...how could it be like this?! Is there any way we can survive this?"
"What are you howling for?! What are you howling for?! Are you trying to show off your loud voice?! Shut up! No one is allowed to go out and tell lies or show off these days!
“The meat at home is all pickled, and recently the whole family went out to dig wild vegetables for my mother!
"Big brother and second brother, every day after work, go to my room and your father's room and dig a cellar! We can't keep all the food in the house in one place!
"Also, keep the kids' mouths shut! If anyone talks nonsense outside, don't blame me for turning my back on them!"
Old Lady Xin slammed the table and started to make arrangements.
If refugees enter the village to steal food, they are no different from bandits.
She had experience in dealing with bandits.
These days, it’s not easy for ordinary people to live.
Natural disasters, man-made disasters, and the embezzlement of government officials.
It is very difficult for a person to live from birth to old age without experiencing the pain of losing his wife, husband and children.
Mrs. Xin is decisive and efficient.
After settling the house in a few words, he began to ask his two sons to work.
He saw that the third son was still holding a sorghum bun in his hand and didn't move for a long time.
She slapped him:
"I mentioned your elder and second brothers, not you, right?! Hurry up and eat! After you finish eating, go work for me! You guys are already my parents, why are you still so unreliable?!"
Shinsaburo:......
He was just thinking about something and forgot for a moment!
As for giving him this slap!
It hurts!
But Xin Sanlang didn't dare to say anything, so he could only silently start to eat the steamed bun faster.
The Xin brothers looked at their younger brother with silent sympathy, and then went back to work quickly.
Led by Old Man Xin, the men began to dig the cellar.
The excavated soil was not dumped but left in the yard to be used as mud bricks to build higher the wall of the house.
Led by Old Lady Xin, the women went to the kitchen and smoked the remaining meat in the house to make bacon.
I also started to prepare some dry food for storage.
If refugees come, the whole family will hide in the house and try not to open fire if possible.
So as not to be remembered.
However, I have to collect some more dry firewood and bring it back to prepare, in case there is not enough at home when I need it.
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