Chapter 361 Invasion
After doing all this, the sky outside was already starting to brighten.
The brothers had traveled all night and taken Mr. Simeng's heart blood, so they were indeed a little sleepy at the moment.
The three decided to take turns to rest for a while, and then continue their journey after dawn to see if the old fox had woken up.
Mo Jiuye and his brothers have just overcome a difficult time, and Xiling Village is now also facing a test.
The house that Mojia recently built is basically completed, and Hu Cong also invited many carpenters to come and help build furniture.
There were also sheds and grounds for raising poultry and livestock that Mo Jiuye had failed to complete when he was at home. Nanrui also noticed that the Mo family had never started any construction around where he lived.
He realized belatedly that it was because of him and his mother's presence that other people's work schedule was delayed.
Anyway, he had already bought a residential plot in the village and would have to move out sooner or later, so he rented a small courtyard from a villager to live in temporarily.
Hu Cong has already arranged manpower for his new courtyard, which is under construction.
As soon as Nanrui moved out, He Zhiran started hiring people to help build a poultry and livestock farm.
Because of the special seeds, the crops in the field are still growing well even in weather with little rain.
If it weren't for everyone worrying about the safety of the brothers, the atmosphere in the Mo family would have been festive and peaceful recently.
Even so, everyone did not delay the work at hand and worked hard on their own tasks.
At night, He Zhiran would go into the space to rest and leave before dawn.
As soon as she came out of the space, she heard the chaotic barking of dogs.
At the same time, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the door.
There was a knock on the door.
"Ninth sister-in-law, mother asked me to take you out of the village and hide first."
It was the voice of Eighth Sister-in-law.
He Zhiran quickly opened the door.
"Sister-in-law, what happened?"
The eighth sister-in-law said anxiously, "There are barbarians in the mountains who are coming to rob us. Your seventh brother and your eighth brother have already gone there with weapons. Mother is worried about your health, so she asked me to take you away from the village first."
He Zhiran was not frightened by the barbarians' robbery.
The first thing she had to do was to understand the specific situation.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. Tell me the details."
In fact, the eighth sister-in-law didn’t know the specific situation.
"While I was sleeping, I heard a dog barking louder and louder.
Then your starling quickly got up and went out to check, and finally he ran back to inform everyone that it was the barbarians who invaded."
When the news reached Eighth Sister-in-law, she just thought it was something the villagers often said, that the barbarians would occasionally come over the mountains to rob here.
However, what Mo Chuhan was talking about was the invasion of barbarians, which was completely different from the concept of robbery.
The careful He Zhiran heard a clue from the words of the eighth sister-in-law.
"Sister-in-law, didn't Brother Ba tell you that the barbarians were invading, not robbing?"
The Eighth Sister was stunned for a moment, seemingly recalling something, and then she nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, he was talking about invasion."
After hearing what his eighth sister-in-law said, He Zhiran felt that things were not simple.
Just as she was thinking about it, Madam Mo also arrived with a group of female relatives.
He Zhiran took the initiative to greet her: "Mom, this is not a simple matter. Take your sisters-in-law and Hanyue to a safe place."
Old Madam Mo came with her female relatives. She came to urge He Zhiran because she didn't see him coming out of the door for a long time.
Unexpectedly, the ninth daughter-in-law actually asked her to leave with the other women.
The eighth daughter-in-law didn't realize the seriousness of the matter, and she would not make the same mistake.
"No, there are too many barbarians coming. Your two brothers alone can't hold on."
As she spoke, Madam Mo took out the tranquilizer gun that He Zhiran had given them on the road to exile.
"As a woman of the Mohist school, even if I don't have a man, I must work hard to defend my homeland."
She looked at He Zhiran's bulging belly.
"You are pregnant with my Mo family's only grandchild, so we can't afford to make any mistakes. Listen to mother and go into the city with your eighth sister-in-law to inform Lord Meng and find a solution. We can still hold out here for a while."
After listening to Madam Mo's story and her anxious expression, He Zhiran had clearly realized the seriousness of the matter.
In such a critical moment, how could she, a soldier in her previous life, abandon her family and leave alone?
What's more, there are more advanced weapons in her space to resist the enemy. If she encounters a crisis that cannot be resolved, she would rather expose some secrets to save her family's lives.
She wouldn't worry about her own safety either. With space, it would be easy to save her life.
"Mom, I can't leave. You know a little bit about my abilities. I can do it."
Seeing her stubbornness, Mrs. Mo became even more anxious.
"No, I am the elder of the Mo family. As long as I am here, you must listen to me."
The tone of her voice, in front of all the female members of the Mo family, was absolutely unquestionable.
He Zhiran was no exception. She knew that her mother-in-law was commanding her with the authority she once had as the mistress of the house.
At this time, if I try to reason with the other party, it will not only delay the time of helping, but it will also make it impossible to help the brothers relieve the pressure as soon as possible.
Despite this, He Zhiran still did not give up.
"Mom, Fourth Brother has difficulty moving around. Since I'm not very strong, why don't I stay home and take care of him?"
What she was thinking was that even if she couldn't fight the enemy openly with the women in her family, staying in Xiling Village would make it much easier for her to help if any emergency occurred.
Madam Mo seemed to see through her thoughts and answered without thinking:
"As a man of the Mohist school, how could your fourth brother be so afraid of death?
I have left my weapons with him. If any barbarians come to attack him, even if he dies, he will take a few people with him."
He Zhiran knew that it was impossible for a Mohist man to desert, and even his fourth brother who was still recovering from his injuries was no exception.
He would rather die heroically than be a coward hiding behind his family.
Since this method didn't work, He Zhiran could only give up resistance and find another way.
"In that case, I will listen to my mother and follow my eighth sister-in-law to the city to inform Lord Meng."
"Okay, without further ado, you two sisters-in-law should leave quickly."
After Madam Mo finished speaking, she asked the female relatives to make room at the door and let He Zhiran and Eighth Sister-in-law leave quickly.
Seeing the two men walk away, Madam Mo solemnly said to the remaining women, "Although we are all weak women, we cannot let outsiders bully us for no reason.
Now the home we have built with great efforts is being attacked by barbarians, we must not give them the opportunity to succeed."
After listening to the mother-in-law's indignant speech, the second sister-in-law took out the tranquilizer gun first.
"Mom is right. As a member of the Mo family, we must never let others bully us."
Seeing this, the other sisters-in-law also followed suit.
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