"The guards, come with me."
Xue Bao shouted loudly, waving his broadsword, and ordered the guards of Hanjia Village to rush over with him to stop the soldiers from chasing the people of Hanjia Village.
At this moment, Han Shunde shouted loudly, "People of Hanjia Village, run into the mountains quickly!"
Li Lanzhen had already instructed her eldest son, Han Minghai, to drive a large blue mule cart, taking all the children and Zhang Yuniang into the cart and heading into the deep mountains.
She was running while also taking care of her parents and brothers.
Xue Laohu also drove his donkey cart, pulling his two grandsons along. Seeing Zhang Deshui's three grandsons running after him on the ground, he also put the youngest, Xiao Sanniu, on the cart.
Lanzhen, along with her two in-laws and her parents, were at the front of the line because she realized something was wrong and urged everyone to run.
And so they ran desperately into the mountains. Because the trees were all withered down the mountainside, the vehicles and people were able to run relatively smoothly.
However, the road up the mountain was not easy.
At first, they ran ahead, and they could clearly hear the shouts and cries of battle behind them, but they could no longer hear the sounds as they went on.
At this point, Li Lanzhen had no way to take care of her second son, Han Mingjiang.
When he saw Xue Laohu unload the cart, put whatever he could on the donkey, abandon the cart, and lead the donkey away, he realized that his big blue mule was covered in sweat and its legs were trembling.
When she saw that the car really couldn't go any further, Zhang Yuniang's face turned pale, probably because the car was going too fast and was bumping around too much.
"Boss, stop right now, throw away the cart, we don't need it anymore."
Li Lanzhen got onto the cart and secretly put all the large items into her spatial storage. She didn't care anymore, but Han Minghai discovered her after she had only put in a few items.
Han Minghai stared wide-eyed at his mother, bewildered: His mother touched it, and the huge vat vanished!
Li Lanzhen looked up and glared at her, "What are you looking at? Help your wife out of the car."
Han Minghai looked and exclaimed, "Hmm, it's still my mother! She hasn't changed." He quickly helped his wife out of the car and then carried all the children down.
At this moment, Han Yinan, Han Yuemei, Su Chen, including Lingdang and Miaomiao, were all in a flurry of activity, trying their best to carry baskets or bundles on their backs, and carrying small items in their hands.
Han Minghai hung the large items on the mule's back and asked his wife, "Wife, shall we ride the mule?"
Zhang Yueniang shook her head, "No, I'll just go with them, it'll be a little better."
Li Lanzhen said, "Let your wife walk on the ground. The mule is too bumpy. Aren't you afraid it will cause an accident?"
The truckload of goods, when divided among them, didn't amount to much. Han Yuemei, Zhang Yuniang, and Han Yinan all noticed Li Lanzhen's actions. They would look at each other and remain silent, just running forward.
In fact, Su Chen had already discovered that this grandmother had a secret; she seemed to be able to move objects from a distance. Sometimes he would see her empty-handed, and a moment later, she would flip her hand and have something in it. Other times, things in the car would disappear with a touch of her hand. But he knew the importance of keeping quiet.
Just like now, he was carrying a big bundle on his back, tightly holding his younger sister in his hand, and calling out to Han Yinan: "Brother Yinan, take Miaomiao and let's run quickly. Our legs are short, so we have to run early."
Han Yinan immediately grabbed his sister's hand and ran forward.
Li Lanzhen looked back at the people of Hanjiacun. Most of them had abandoned their vehicles, carrying all their belongings around their necks or on their backs, dragging their children and helping the elderly as they ran forward.
She knew that everyone was running with only one strong will, a will to survive.
At the foot of the mountain, the sunlight still faintly reflected off the weapons, flashing into her eyes.
Li Lanzhen was also worried about her second son and Xue Bao and the others. But what could she do? If she took care of one, she couldn't take care of the other. She had to settle the old and young in her family first, and then she would go down to check on them.
Xue Laohu led the donkey at the front, trying to find a safe place where the people of Hanjiacun could stay, so he could go down and see his son.
Although his son Xue Bao had been hunting with him in the mountains since he was three years old, he was still just a child.
Fortunately, the area they were in was gradually becoming greener, with grass and trees turning green, making it easier to hide. However, the downside was that it was difficult to move around.
The mountain they were climbing was quite high, and Xue Laohu led them up the mountain in a roundabout way, because it was easier to go up the mountain by turning corners.
Looking back, Li Lanzhen noticed that the people of Hanjiacun were no longer in good order; they were scattered and disorganized. The old village chief and his family were nowhere to be seen. The village chief of Dongjiazhuang and his sons were following behind, while his eldest son remained at the foot of the mountain with the guard team.
At this moment, Xue Laohu shouted from the mountain to the people of Hanjiacun to hurry up and run this way.
Li Lanzhen knew that Xue Laohu must have found a place to stay. Sure enough, when they ran up to him, they found many caves of all sizes in a thicket of thorns.
Xue Laohu shouted, "In-law, come over here quickly. I've already checked, and this cave is clean. Our families are in this cave."
Xue Laohu said to the people running up behind him, "Everyone, find a cave to rest in. I've checked all these caves. There are no wild beasts or insects inside. Just clean them up a bit and hide in them. Don't move."
From the outside, this part of Shandong is quite hidden. There are many thorns and they are quite lush. The trees have lush green leaves, and the grass and shrubs grow thick and green. You have to watch your step when you walk, or you will trip.
After settling everyone, young and old, into the cave, Li Lanzhen breathed a sigh of relief. The cave Xue Laohu had found was quite large, so Li Lanzhen's parents and two in-law families, all four families, were in the same cave.
After seeing that everyone was settled, Xue Laohu said to Li Lanzhen, "In-law, I have to go down the mountain to find Xue Bao and Han Mingjiang."
Li Lanzhen shook her head. "You stay here. I'll go down the mountain to find them. You stay here and look after the family. If there's any trouble, please take my children and run into the mountains. Don't worry, you know I have artillery on me."
Xue Laohu knew, of course, that his in-laws had some secrets, but she didn't say anything, and they didn't ask.
When Li Erhan and Ye Shi saw their daughter about to go down the mountain, they held her hands tightly. "Lanzhen, no, you can't go. What can a woman like you do down there? If you really fight them, you won't be as strong as them."
Li Xishui said, "Sister, you stay here and watch over things. I'll go down and check on Han Mingjiang."
Li Lanzhen said with unwavering determination, "No, none of you will go. You all stay here and hide properly. I'll go down and take a look. You know I have fireworks on me. At worst, I'll just set them off with a few firecrackers and bring Xue Bao and the others back while things are in chaos."
Han Shunde and the others arrived as well, knowing that Li Lanzhen was going down to check on the guards. Han Shunde said, "I'll go with you."
When Li Lanzhen saw that they were all following her, she wondered how she could take things out of her space to fight these bad soldiers.
He shook his head firmly, "No, your responsibility is to protect the people of Han Family Village. You should hide me here and let me go down alone."
Just then, Gou Dan ran out and said, "Grandma Lanzhen, please take me with you. I'm small, so I can find you a dog hole and run faster."
Li Lanzhen thought that made sense. If Han Mingjiang and the others were caught, they would definitely enter the city. Once they found the dog hole, they could go in.
Nodding, she said, "Okay, then I'll take Gou Dan with me. Han Yinan is catching up too. Grandma, take Gou Dan and me with you. I'll go with him to cover for you. I can run really fast. Once we find Second Uncle and Uncle Xue Bao, we'll come back."
Li Lanzhen thought it over and decided to leave with her two children.
Han Shunde settled the people of Hanjiacun and Dongjiazhuang in caves of various sizes, and then he and Xue Laohu swept away the traces around the caves.
The people were exhausted from the run and lay on the ground, not wanting to move anymore.
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