After arranging everyone properly, Jiang Zhengmao began to pack up and prepare to set off.
Jiang Huaixu slept soundly in the second half of last night. After listening to Boss Jiang's account of what happened last night, he learned that someone among the first group of mountain people who left proposed to steal some food. As a result, Boss Jiang and the others who were on guard widened their eyes wider than donkeys.
Unable to find an opportunity, they tried to take risks and snatch some, but were shot with bows and arrows by the Night's Watch who were well prepared to fight.
Boss Jiang spoke in a dry voice, but he could not match the children's enthusiasm. They surrounded him and asked questions non-stop. In the end, Qian Xiuzhu rescued the people and busied herself with loading all the family's belongings into the car.
Someone suddenly sighed, "I feel like I almost forgot we were fleeing! The more stuff we have, the more we have. Look at how many carriages we have now!"
The villagers all looked in one direction. Jiang Zhengmao and Jiang Erlang were having people load the things they had looted from the bandits' lair onto carts. The carts and horses were all brought from the mountain stronghold.
Someone smirked, "It's not that hard for us to escape! We can just stay in this bandit's lair and have enough food and drink!"
"That's right! We can even drive away the bandits, so what are we afraid of?"
"Go away, what nonsense are you talking about!" Second Grandpa retorted, "You gave up being a good citizen and became a bandit. I think you are tired of living!"
Seeing that Second Grandpa took it seriously, some men who were joking around dared not say a word.
Although Boss Jiang knew these words were a joke, he still stood up and said, "Any of you who have other ideas should leave our team as soon as possible. Not to mention the Nanxia people in Huai'an Prefecture, if there are more and more refugees outside, sooner or later the world will be in chaos. By then, don't even think about being a bandit. If you want to be a human being, you will have to pray to the Bodhisattva and Buddha all day long. What we are praying for is stability!"
"Boliang said it well!" Jiang Zhengmao walked over at this moment, "If anyone does something foolish, as the village chief, I will definitely not stop them. If they should get out of here, I'll save them the trouble!
Also, don't take all the credit for yourself. Whether the bandits died or fled was none of your business. The fact that we were able to get so much stuff was thanks to Erlang, Xu Yatou, and Qi Xiaozi. You all saw the weapons the bandits had hidden. If they had used bows and arrows to shoot at you, with your limited skills, you would have been shot to pieces long ago!"
The words of the two made the villagers couldn't help but murmur in their hearts. What if the bandits successfully came down the mountain to seek revenge on them? Could they really resist them?
Many people who had been carried away by their pride felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar. After their minds became completely clear, they began to admit their mistakes one after another.
The carriage rumbled forward amid the villagers' reflections.
When Doctor Kang and the other mountain people saw this scene, their anxious hearts were completely at ease.
The best thing would be if the leader is sensible and the villagers listen to his advice.
Jiang Huaixu was also extremely grateful that her second grandfather, the village chief uncle and her own father were all wise and capable people. If she did not have these people around her, she might have to believe in the saying "political power comes from the barrel of a gun".
After giving Aunt Jiang Tao an acupuncture and chatting for a while, Jiang Huaixu got off the carriage, picked up Fu Tuan who kept running around at her feet, and stroked Fu Tuan's thick and soft fur. She turned her head and looked at Xia Shuanghua.
Li Qiaoer has a younger brother and a younger sister, and her parents are both reasonable people. Last night, when they saw Xia Shuanghua being abandoned by her father and brother, they felt very sympathetic, and the family discussed letting Xia Shuanghua live with them.
Xia Shuanghua did not refuse, but she became much quieter.
At least there are people who help each other.
The Xia family gave Xia Shuanghua one or two taels of silver and some food, enough for her to eat for some time. Now that the Li family is watching over her, she will be prevented from doing anything stupid again.
An hour later, Jiang Huaixu and his party still had not passed through the valley.
[Tuanzi, is there anyone around? ]
Futuan changed into a comfortable position, [No. ]
【Didn't they say there's more than one village in the valley?】
Confused, Jiang Huaixu walked to Qi Dafu, who was driving the carriage.
Qi Dafu also found his parents among the mountain people, so his whole spirit and energy were particularly different.
"Brother Qi, didn't you say there were still a lot of bandits in the valley? How come there's not even a shadow of them?"
Qi Dafu glanced at Jiang Huaixu secretly, and sighed in his heart that no one in the Jiang family was easy to mess with. The bandits didn't come looking for her, but she started looking for the bandits instead.
He scratched his forehead. "Maybe someone tipped off the group. Didn't they say some of the bandits had escaped after surviving?"
Jiang Huaixu had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Don't tell me you bandits are still trading what you have with each other."
Qi Dafu was afraid his parents, who were following behind him, would hear what he said, so he quickly turned around and said to Jiang Huaixu, "Girl, what you said is not nice. I'm not a bandit anymore, so you shouldn't curse me like that. I don't know what you're talking about, but the outside world is in chaos right now. If you have to choose between being a refugee or a bandit, then being a bandit is definitely better! You won't have to worry about food or clothing."
"Da Fu! What nonsense did you say to Erlang's sister!" Qi Da Fu's father was so angry that he took two quick steps and pretended to hit Qi Da Fu in the carriage.
Qi Dafu dodged in a panic, "Dad, how could you listen so well? You only heard the last part... That's not what I meant!"
Jiang Huaixu took advantage of the chaos and slipped away.
She had to think about how to deal with it if the bandits ahead had other plans.
Most of these are unfounded things. Once they are told, the villagers can only be more vigilant and fight against the enemy with soldiers and block the water with earth.
"Little sister!"
Hearing Jiang Wei's voice calling him anxiously, Jiang Huaixu looked at her.
Jiang Wei was seen pinching her nose with one hand, with blood on her hands and face. "My nose is bleeding. Am I going to die?"
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