Seeing this, Ning Huaizhi quickly shot a slingshot at the sword. The sword tilted and fell to the ground with a thud. Jiang Yuwei also reacted at this moment and quickly picked up the firecracker in her hand and threw it at the man.
Jiang Yuwei then retreated into the kitchen, gave Ning Huaizhi a grateful look, and said:
"Huaizhi, this way of fighting won't work. We'll fight until dawn and still not be finished. We need to use a big move against them."
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei rummaged through the house and brought out all the remaining lime powder and chili water, then shouted directly into the yard:
"Here come the chili peppers!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhao and the others quickly hid to the side, lowered their heads, and covered their mouths and noses. Jiang Yuwei directly splashed the chili water in her hand into the yard. Before the bandits could react, Jiang Yuwei ran into the yard and threw a basin of lime powder.
The choking caused the bandits to cough incessantly.
"Ahem, where are you, bosses?"
"I can't see."
"What happened?!"
"We've been poisoned!"
Seeing that these bandits were quite good at scaring themselves, Jiang Yuwei quickly lit the remaining firecrackers and threw them at them.
By this time, Ning Zhao and the others had already taken advantage of the chaos to leave the courtyard and hide in the side rooms.
They fought for quite a while and were exhausted. Each of them was fighting ten against one, so now that they have this break, they should go back to their rooms and rest for a bit.
At this moment, Gou Dan and Ning Huaizhi worked together quite well, continuously firing their slingshots at the bandits in the courtyard.
Soon the bandits couldn't hold on any longer, and one of them shouted:
"Retreat! Retreat quickly! We'll come back another time to avenge our eldest and second brothers!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei immediately understood. It seemed that as soon as the leaders of the Blood Oath Alliance died, they set their sights on the courtyard. After this attack, there would definitely be a next one. Right now, she probably couldn't stay in this courtyard anymore and had to leave Ningjia Village as soon as possible.
After seeing that the group had all left, Jiang Yuwei went into the courtyard and closed the gate.
After calling everyone out of the room, Jiang Yuwei looked at Ning Zixuan and spoke:
“Our courtyard is being watched now, and it’s probably not safe anymore. I was thinking since you’re going to the capital anyway, why don’t we go together? That way we can look out for each other on the way, right?”
Ning Zixuan glanced at Jiang Yuwei and nodded without thinking.
Seeing that her young master had agreed, Wang Ma naturally wouldn't object. After all, the crisis just now was indeed resolved with a lot of effort from Jiang Yuwei's family, and bringing them along would definitely not be a burden.
Seeing that Ning Zixuan had agreed, Jiang Yuwei looked at Liu Shi and Ning Daya and asked:
"If you are willing to come to the capital with us, I will take you with me. If you are not willing, I will not force you."
As soon as Jiang Yuwei finished speaking, Ning Daya quickly interjected:
"I'll follow you, Sister Yuwei."
Liu also spoke up:
“Yuwei, now Gou Dan and I have no relatives or friends in Ningjia Village, and we have nothing to miss. If you don’t mind, please take us with you.”
Seeing that they wanted to follow, Jiang Yuwei nodded to them, then looked at Tie Zhu and Ning Wu and spoke:
"Whether you want to stay or leave, go back tonight and discuss it. Give me your answer first thing tomorrow morning. We can't wait any longer."
Tie Zhu glanced at Ning Daya, then looked at Jiang Yuwei and nodded firmly:
“Sister Yuwei, whether my parents leave or not, I will definitely go with you. I will go back and ask my parents right now.”
After saying that, Tiezhu pulled Ningwu home.
Seeing that the matter had been resolved, everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.
The next morning, Liu and Ning Daya got up early to tidy up the courtyard. The courtyard had been wrecked by the bandits the night before. Although they were leaving the courtyard in a few days, they still felt attached to it and wanted to clean it up before they left.
As soon as Jiang Yuwei got up, she went to Aunt Zhou's house and saw Ning Qiu washing her face in the yard. She smiled and said:
"Ningqiu, were you scared last night? I'm so sorry that you had to go through something like this right after we got married."
Ning Qiu wiped her face with a towel and smiled at Jiang Yuwei:
“Sister Yuwei, what are you saying? It’s not something you can control if those bandits come to the village to cause trouble. I was thinking of going to the courtyard today to see if there was anything I could do to help.”
Jiang Yuwei waved her hand and said:
"It's nothing, Liu can handle it. Isn't Aunt Zhou home?"
As the two were talking, they saw Aunt Zhou come out with a winter quilt. Jiang Yuwei quickly stepped forward to help Aunt Zhou take it.
“Yuwei, just hang it out to dry in the yard for me. As soon as Tiezhu came back yesterday, he told me about your trip to the capital. I tossed and turned all night and couldn’t sleep. I dare not stay in Ningjia Village any longer.”
As Aunt Zhou spoke, she scooped a ladle of water from the vat and poured it into a basin:
“I thought it would be better to go out and explore the world. Maybe my two silly sons will have a better future. Besides, the capital is definitely safer than this poor, remote place. This old woman of mine can finally go on a long trip in her old age. This life will be worthwhile.”
Hearing their conversation, Ning Qiu looked at Jiang Yuwei in surprise.
"Sister Yuwei, what does my mother-in-law mean by that?"
Jiang Yuwei glanced at Ning Qiu with a heavy heart and said:
“Right now, we’re discussing that we can’t stay in Ningjia Village any longer. Last night was far too dangerous. Rather than waiting to die here, we might as well go to the capital and try our luck.”
Ning Qiu looked at Aunt Zhou, who was washing her face, and asked:
"Mother-in-law, have you already decided to go to the capital with Sister Yuwei?"
Aunt Zhou sighed, took out a towel to wipe her face, and looked at Ning Qiu, saying:
“Ningqiu, you’ve just gotten married, and I shouldn’t be doing this. However, Tiezhu and I discussed it last night, and I made this decision after careful consideration.”
As she spoke, Aunt Zhou hung the towel in her hand on the clothesline in the yard, and looked at Ning Qiu, analyzing earnestly:
“Right now, Yuwei’s family has left Ningjia Village, and neither of us two able-bodied people has a job to earn money. I don’t want you to live a poor life with us as soon as you marry into the family. So, I was thinking that if we have this opportunity, we can go to the capital and try our luck. Maybe we can make a name for ourselves.”
Upon hearing this, Ning Qiu burst into tears.
“But, but what will happen to my parents if I go to the capital? Mother-in-law, I just got married and I’m going to go so far away with you. I can’t bear to leave my family behind.”
When Aunt Zhou saw Ningqiu crying, she quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe away Ningqiu's tears.
“Ningqiu, please don’t cry. Seeing you cry makes my heart ache too. I didn’t want to leave my hometown like this, but…”
Before Aunt Zhou could finish speaking, Ning Qiu slapped Aunt Zhou's handkerchief away, turned around, and ran out crying.
Seeing this, Aunt Zhou hurriedly said:
"Ning Qiu, slow down, don't fall."
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