"Grandma, please take me and my sister with you."
"Grandma, hee hee." The little girl let go of her brother's hand and came over to tightly grasp the fingers of Li Lanzhen's other hand, looking at her with a grin.
Judging from the children's clothes, they were probably not refugees, although their clothes were covered in black and gray mud, torn in some places, and the fabric was brocade.
The little girl's two buns on her head, one of which had come undone and was hanging loosely over her shoulders, and the other was swaying precariously, but tied with a red satin hair tie with a small golden flower ball attached.
The little boy, with messy hair, carried a small black cloth bundle on his back and wore a pair of small black boots. His face was tense and expressionless, with his brows furrowed and lips pursed. He looked stubbornly at Li Lanzhen, as if waiting for her to agree to take him and his sister with him.
Xue Bao stepped forward and asked the little boy, "Where are your parents? Why are you the only two people here? Are there no maids or servants with you?"
The little boy glanced at him, then lowered his head, biting his lip tightly without saying a word. The little girl looked at Li Lanzhen and giggled, "They're all gone. Gone. Brother, you're here."
The boy looked pained, but he still touched his sister's head.
Li Lanzhen and the others stopped asking questions. What else was there to ask? They could guess the gist of it from the boy's expression: his parents must be dead. As for the servants, they might have died protecting them, or they might have abandoned the two children and run away in the face of danger.
Let's leave the story behind this aside.
Li Lanzhen felt a pang of pain in her heart. This damned world!
If we don't take care of such a young child, he will only die.
Thinking of this, she bent down, picked up the little girl, and said firmly to the boy following behind her.
"Grandma will take you with her, come with me!"
Han Yuemei immediately took the boy's hand. The boy's hand stiffened for a moment, then he gripped her hand tightly and followed Li Lanzhen down the mountain.
Xue Bao led them to search for the traces left by the people ahead. They slowly reached the mountainside. Suddenly, Xue Bao stopped and gestured for everyone to be quiet and squat on the ground.
Once everyone quieted down, they heard a commotion and crying coming from the foot of the mountain. Whether it was soldiers arresting people was unknown.
Li Lanzhen thought for a moment and said to Xue Bao, "Baozi, you stay here and watch over everyone. Get away from here and walk a bit further into the mountains on the left. Find a place to hide, and I'll go down and check."
Xue Bao was about to suggest that he go and check on things, but Li Lanzhen stopped him. This time, she didn't agree. She couldn't bear to see anything happen to him, after all, he was just a child.
Han Yuemei carried the little girl on her back, with the boy following closely behind, as Xue Bao led a group of people slowly toward the left side of the mountainside.
Li Lanzhen quickly slipped away towards the noisy sound, to this side of the mountain.
Although it wasn't burned by the fire, there are still many bushes and thorns, making it really difficult to get down the mountain.
She didn't know how much time had passed. Li Lanzhen's legs were trembling, and she was covered in sweat. She looked like she had been pulled out of the water. As soon as she arrived, she heard the sound, which was now even more tragic.
She quietly hid a little further away from the crowd, using the bushes for cover. She squatted down, wiped away her sweat, took out a dark-colored steamed bun and started eating. She was so hungry that her stomach was burning. She ate it in big bites while secretly observing the situation.
After finishing a dark-colored steamed bun, I took out a bowl of water, drank it all, and only then did I feel alive again.
We've also figured out what was going on with the noise.
First of all, it can be confirmed that none of these people were from Hanjiacun; it was three groups fighting over grain.
Later, the war spread to women and children.
They tied up each other's women and children, and the fight escalated.
Among these people, Li Lanzhen recognized a familiar face—the leader who had robbed Hanjiacun, kidnapped the men of Hanjiacun, and then escaped!
This discovery alerted her and made her suspect a conspiracy.
Therefore, she observed the other side even more carefully.
Sure enough, Li Lanzhen noticed something amiss.
There were probably seven or eight people openly following the leader of the robbery, but it's unknown if there were any more lurking in the shadows.
They mingled in the crowd, seemingly trying to persuade the various groups not to argue or fight, but in reality, they were secretly stirring up trouble; they had a division of labor.
The leader and a few others were pulling and tugging at the crowd, while the rest of them scattered and secretly rummaged through the luggage of the noisy people.
A few people stood on the periphery, watching the groups of people arguing indifferently.
It seems they will take action once they have investigated the situation thoroughly.
At this moment, Li Lanzhen was praying that the people from Hanjiacun would not come over, otherwise there would be big trouble!
But what you fear most is what happens.
"Boss, look who I caught!"
The robbery leader watched as his men chased after several adults and children.
"Boss, do you still remember them?"
"I remember! How could I forget? Heh, now that you've fallen into my hands, have you thought about how you want to die?"
As he spoke, he raised his foot and kicked one of them.
"Crash!" The person flew out and crashed into a tree in the distance, then fell to the ground and remained motionless for a long time.
"Uncle."
"Han Mingxiang!"
"Brother Mingxiang".
A child charged at the ringleader of the robbers like a cannonball, yelling, "You bastard, you killed my uncle, I'll fight you to the death!!"
Then there was another "thud," and the child fell to the ground.
At that moment, Li Lanzhen's heart clenched. Her eyes blazed with fury.
They are from Hanjiacun.
His children and grandchildren were also inside.
The one who was kicked away was the youngest son, Han Mingxiang, while the one who rushed out to avenge his uncle was the eldest grandson, Han Yinan.
Of course, wherever the eldest grandson is, there's also Gou Dan, along with the eldest daughter-in-law's eldest brother's youngest son San Niu, granddaughter Miao Miao, Ma Da Zui and her little daughter Liu Ya, and another girl whose family I didn't recognize.
Li Lanzhen didn't know why they were together and had been arrested. It seemed that the robbery leader wouldn't let Han Mingxiang and the others go.
She was trying to figure out the quickest and most accurate way to deal with these bad guys without harming innocent people.
It would be best if she had a pistol, but all she had were firecrackers and fireworks, and not many of them were left.
Currently, I am all alone here, with no one to help me.
The best approach is to resolve the problem in the shortest possible time.
First, throw a firecracker directly at the robber leader's face to injure his eyes, then deal with him. For the other bad guys, throw fireworks at them.
After figuring out how to deal with them, I looked up and saw a scene that broke my heart!
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