Chapter 201 Things Are Not Simple
It turned out that Lu Chenhe and his companions also met those cavalrymen. Seeing that Lu Chenhe was dressed like a rich young man, the other party gave him some face and dismounted to chat with him for a few words.
Uncle Jiu cleverly stuffed some silver into the arms of the team leader. As the conversation went on, it turned out that the other party and Uncle Jiu were half-fellow villagers.
So the leader of the team quietly revealed a piece of news to Lu Chenhe. At present, the situation of Qi and Yan in the Five Continents was greatly defeated. General Minyuan retreated to Yangliu Town not because of a great victory, but a great defeat. He had just settled in Yangliu Town.
General Minyuan learned from the spies that Gangbujili had withdrawn only fifty miles. If the enemy heard that Minyuan had settled in Yangliu Town, they would definitely counterattack.
But at this time, General Minyuan's army had been defeated, and the cavalry was going back to get reinforcements.
So the most important thing at the moment is the shortage of manpower. Unexpectedly, Mr. Lu and his group happened to return to Yangliu Town, so he was kept by General Minyuan.
"What do you mean by staying?" Ding Xiaodie's scalp suddenly went numb. She couldn't believe what she heard.
Lu Chenhe didn't say it so clearly at first, because he was worried that she would be frightened. Only then did he slowly say, "In other words, my father and Uncle Ding were forcibly conscripted!"
"What?"
Ding Xiaodie was stunned.
She thought of several possible outcomes, but she hadn't expected this one. Her father and Mr. Lu were both so old, yet they could still be conscripted. It seemed that General Minyuan had reached his wit's end and was no longer following the country's laws to implement the one-per-household-one-male conscription system!
What should I do?
If Gangbujili counterattacks, that will be a real war. Thousands of people will be fighting together. What will my father do?
Ding Xiaodie took a step back with her fingertips feeling cold, and turned to look at the villagers.
Everyone sat by the roadside to rest. They all thought that the desert soldiers had been driven away by General Min. Now they were resting and sharing the dried meat. Everyone had a relaxed smile on their face. For them, good days were getting closer and closer.
And those whose families were also conscripted were completely unaware.
"Master, this must not be known to anyone in the village." Ding Xiaodie took a deep breath. She was so worried that she didn't dare to look at her mother in the distance. "And we have to find a way to cover up the lie."
Lu Chenhe nodded slightly: "What we can be sure of right now is that the Desert Soldiers are in the other direction of Yangliu Town. Apart from other things, the team will no longer be threatened by the Desert Soldiers. Xingluo and his team went out to explore the way before. Xingluo, what do you think..."
The smile on Lu Xingluo's face had vanished without a trace. He said seriously, "There's a village about ten miles ahead. Because of the desert soldiers and the drought, many villagers died or fled. Now it's an empty village."
"You mean to let the team settle in the village first?"
"Yes, let's stabilize the team first, and then find a way to rescue father and the others." Lu Chenhe frowned.
Yun Liu analyzed, "That's right. If we all go to rescue them, there will be no one to lead the team. We only have two choices. Either we can let everyone accept their fate. We have already walked out of Dayun Mountain and onto the official road. From now on, we will go our separate ways and leave everything to fate. Or we can settle down and wait for my adoptive father and the others to return."
"It's impossible to break up the team."
Ding Xiaodie sighed angrily, "Uncle Lai Fu brought the people from Aozigou out to give them a chance to survive. If it were him, he would never give up halfway."
And after everyone accepts their fate, can these people still survive? How long can they live?
Thinking about what those old people and children will face, Ding Xiaodie will never give up on them.
The Lu Chenhe brothers also disagreed.
"We have long been a whole, and no one can be left behind."
"Brother, the guard who went with me is already familiar with the road to Wuming Village. It should be no problem for him to lead the team there."
"I'm afraid this is the only way. But how are we going to explain our whereabouts to everyone?"
Lu Chenhe thought for a moment and said, "Xingluo, you can't go. You have to stay and accompany Mother. What if...what if I can't come back, and Father can't come back either? Then at least Mother still has you by her side."
This is the most realistic and cruel statement.
But it must be said that Lu Chenhe's brows were as calm as ever. When Lu Xingluo wanted to say something, he pressed his shoulder and said firmly, "It's settled. If you can't wait for us to come back, you must promise to bring mother to Wo County and find a way to notify grandma's family to come and pick her up."
"Brother." Lu Xingluo's clear eyes were instantly filled with tears. He was such a cheerful and simple guy, but he had never suffered such pain in his heart.
Ding Xiaodie reluctantly turned around, took a deep breath, and said, "Right now, we only have one explanation. Let's all agree on one statement!"
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Although the Ding Rong family was brought back from the mountains in disgrace, one thing made them successfully become the focus of the team.
Ding Rong changed his usual behavior and talked about the sheep with a beaming face: "My goodness, it was almost as tall as me, and its mouth was like a big basin when it opened. If we hadn't been smart at the time, we would have become meat in its mouth..."
He described the situation vividly. The villagers listened with great interest but were also frightened. Fortunately, the sheep did not move towards them, otherwise they would have been finished.
At this time, Ding Xiaodie and Yun Liu walked over from a distance, and several women immediately asked, "Xiaodie, are the sheep your uncle mentioned real?"
"Yeah, did you really meet him?"
“Are earth sheep really that big?”
Ding Xiaodie didn't want to talk too much with them. She wasn't in the mood at the moment, so she just casually replied, "Really."
After saying this, he left the villagers' faces filled with shock and walked forward.
Only then did Ding Xue sneer and said, "See? You didn't believe what my father said, but Xiaodie never tells lies. Do you believe it now?"
"I believe it!"
"Such a terrifying thing won't catch up with us again, right?"
"It's okay. What if they catch up? We have more people."
"It's good for filling the gaps between teeth when there are too many people?"
“…”
Ding Xiaodie returned to her mother, smiled warmly as usual, hugged her grandmother, and then turned around and hugged her mother tightly.
Everyone was in the same group, so Zhang Xiu naturally heard what Ding Rong said. Although she had never seen what the ground sheep looked like, she was heartbroken when she heard what her daughter had gone through. "Xiaodie, you were scared, weren't you? God bless you, God bless you, thank goodness you came back safely, otherwise how would your father and I survive?"
Ding Xiaodie came out of her arms cheerfully and whispered to her comfortingly, "Don't listen to my uncle's bragging. The sheep there aren't as big as he says."
"Huh?" Zhang Xiu finally felt relieved after hearing that Ding Rong was just bragging. "Alright then, sit down quickly and let me comb your hair for you."
"OK!"
Zhang Xiu wiped her face with a handkerchief and then helped her to untie her hair. "Poor thing, hanging upside down in the woods at night. Look how bad it hurts you."
(End of this chapter)
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