Mo Qianshang ignored Dong Qiu's gaze completely, and the other villagers who saw this all felt that Mo Qianshang was actually quite magnanimous.
The villagers had heard what she said and thought it made a lot of sense; it was clear that Dong Qiu had wronged Mo Qianshang.
If it were them, and someone tried to pin this kind of nonsense on them, they would fight them to the death!
But Mo Qianshang completely ignored Dong Qiu and went out to collect firewood with the children.
After walking a short distance into the woods, Qin Baiyi appeared. The children immediately surrounded him. Mo Qianshang bent down to pick up a branch and glanced at the mask on his face. She wondered why the children liked this man who never showed his true face.
Little did they know that the little ones had already recognized that this was their biological father!
Qin Baiyi was followed by the little ones. He glanced at Mo Qianshang not far away, but she didn't even give him a second look, as if it didn't matter whether he, a living person, was there or not.
Although this way of thinking is rather arrogant, he has never been ignored like this before.
While Qin Baiyi was lost in thought, Mo Qianshang had already gathered enough firewood and called the children back home.
He didn't exchange a single word with Qin Baiyi.
What Qin Baiyi didn't know was that Mo Qianshang was holding a grudge at the moment and wouldn't give him a friendly look.
The thought of how this man spoke sharply and sarcastically before the system update, his eyes full of doubt and scrutiny, made her feel uncomfortable. If it weren't for the fact that he was somewhat useful in protecting the children, she would have loved to fight him and show him why the flowers were so red.
She is now clear-headed and understands some things better.
There must be a reason why this person who suddenly appeared would protect these children so much.
This suggests that Mo Qianshang, as a stepmother, has been acting unclearly to begin with, and there are probably many things she doesn't know.
But now is not the time to delve into these matters; her first priority is to improve the lives of these little ones.
Mo Qianshang looked up at the clear sky and felt it was time to move on. They shouldn't linger in one place for too long, otherwise people are inherently lazy and would become complacent with temporary comfort.
They will only become increasingly unwilling to travel long distances, which is not a good sign.
The most urgent task is to find a place as soon as possible suitable for building houses and cultivating land, so that these people can live a self-sufficient life.
After returning home, Mo Qianshang cooked porridge, and the family ate a small pot of it. Actually, she had a lot of food that she could exchange for, which she wanted to give to the children, but in the current environment, everyone could see what she did, which was too inconvenient.
After finishing her meal, she went to talk to the village chief, Liu Shugen, about leaving. Her words were naturally not very forceful, but as long as the village chief made up his mind, they could leave at any time.
After thinking it over, Liu Shugen naturally hoped to find a place to settle down as soon as possible; otherwise, what kind of village chief would he be?
Only after confirming the location could he go to the government office to report it; otherwise, if things continued like this, the entire village would become veritable refugees. It was bad enough now, but people would surely freeze and starve to death in the winter.
So Liu Shugen informed all the villagers that they would be leaving the next day to continue looking for a place to stay. Although the villagers were not very enthusiastic, none of them disagreed.
Little did they know that Liu Dafu's men, who were waiting at the door, had overheard everything. The departure of these people was a big deal for them, so they hurried back to inform Liu Dafu.
In the village, Liu Dafu was still going door to door checking on the missing property. When he heard that the people from Fushou Village were leaving, his already grim expression grew even more somber.
"Boss, do you think they might be trying to run away?"
These two men were his confidants, and they habitually called Liu Dafu "Boss" instead of "Village Chief."
Liu Dafu thought for a while. Although he didn't think it was the people from Fushou Village who did it, he hadn't figured things out yet, and he was really reluctant for them to leave at this juncture.
After all, if he leaves like this, he really won't be able to find him.
Liu Dafu suddenly remembered something, his eyes lit up, and he turned to ask, "Have the conscription people come today?"
One of them looked up at the sky and said, "The time hasn't come yet. They'll probably arrive later."
Liu Dafu sneered and told them his idea, instructing them to wait at the village entrance.
The people of Fushou Village were completely unaware that Liu Dafu had arranged something for them behind their backs, and they were all preparing to set off the next day.
Half an hour later, Mo Qianshang suddenly heard the sound of many people's footsteps coming towards the cave. They quickly appeared at the cave entrance. They were all dressed in the same clothes and had long swords at their waists.
Officials?
"Are you from Fushou Village?"
The leader glanced around, and Liu Shugen quickly scrambled to his feet: "Yes, sir, that's us!"
The leader nodded and showed a token: "We are government conscripts. Gather all your men together."
When the officials spoke, how could the common people dare not listen? They quickly went out to find someone. Mo Qianshang felt her leg being bumped. Looking down, she saw Qin Heming standing close to her, seemingly a little scared.
She patted her eldest son's head reassuringly.
In Mo Qianshang's memory, this world was very chaotic, beset by internal and external troubles.
The imperial court was in chaos, the borders were in chaos, and the surrounding barbarian tribes were constantly trying to invade. Even before they left Fushou Village, they often encountered the imperial court conscripting soldiers, as if there were never enough young men to be recruited.
Therefore, whenever this kind of thing is mentioned, everyone's expression is not good.
As for how these people found their temporary lodging place, and how they could be identified as people from Fushou Village just by talking, it's all understandable when you think of Liu Dafu and his group.
It must have been him who told these recruiters where they were to stay. In any case, the matter of money had left a grudge in their hearts, so it's not hard to understand why they would cause trouble for them.
Mo Qianchang sighed and secretly exchanged fifty taels of silver from the system and put it in her bag just in case.
Once everyone was gathered together, the recruiters explained that this conscription was mandatory.
Forced conscription does not mean that people must be sent. It simply means that the government will notify people in advance of general conscription, giving everyone time to prepare and raise money and find a way.
But there's no time for forced conscription; today they can either take the men or the money with them.
A chorus of wails erupted inside the cave.
But Mo Qianchang knew that most people in the village could afford to pay the fine. In this era, it was impossible for anyone with two sons to have no savings at all. Knowing that conscription was imminent, not saving money would be tantamount to giving birth to sons for the army.
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