"Look~"
The kitten ran back from outside the door, jumped onto an empty chair on the side, and some shiny silver threads seemed to be flowing from the corners of its mouth.
Jiang Yue was having lunch with Jiang Nian and found this a little funny.
She tilted her head, threw a meat bun to it, and said, "Go back to the store later and ask Fan Bai and Fan Mo to close the store and have everyone come to the farm to live for a while."
The kitten was happily chewing the meat bun, and looked up and meowed, meaning that it agreed.
There were a dozen or so small rooms in the two rows of dormitories in their yard, which was definitely enough for people to live in, but there was no way to move the pigs and chickens in. They couldn't just build two new pens, could they? Not only did they lack materials, but they also ran out of time.
After dinner, Jiang Yue called Yuan Zhuangtou and asked him to arrange the manpower for the manor.
"There are refugees planning to move into the village, and it's not safe to stay close to the village. Today, you should arrange for everyone to live in the courtyard. As for the pigpen and chicken coop, I'll have someone else guard them. Have Zhang Liang and his wife prepare the pig and chicken feed, and just check on them every day at noon."
"Everyone used to have to bring knives and sticks when going out, and it would be safer to go in groups of three or five."
Yuan Zhuangtou had experienced robbery before. When he heard what his wife said, his face turned pale and his legs trembled. "Yes, I will arrange it now."
The servants' rooms in the yard were all empty, but the beds, tables and chairs in the house at the edge of the field could be moved here and used. It would only take three or four trips back and forth with two mule carts.
Jiang Dashu and his companions cleared a piece of wasteland in the morning. The surrounding area was all fields owned by the owner. They simply burned the weeds and used the ash as fertilizer.
They watched at the edge of the field until the fire was out, then went back into the house to eat and rest.
When Yuan Zhuangtou came over to deliver the message, they were stunned for a moment, and then they moved quickly.
We were all refugees who had experienced this, and we knew that the refugees were so hungry that they even ate people. This area was completely barren, with only this farm growing vegetables and raising poultry. It was like a big piece of fat meat, and who wouldn't want to take a bite?
Aunt Yuan helped clean the servants' room. She felt so sorry for the vegetables that had just grown, because they had grown so well because of the manure.
It is impossible for them to pull up vegetables that have not yet grown. How painful it is!
If they didn't see the large area outside, they wouldn't plant it there.
It seems that I still need to open up some land in the yard to plant one of these crops.
Yuan Zhuangtou frowned, he really couldn't bear to part with this vegetable. Although it was close to the yard, if someone stole it, they wouldn't have had time to run. The person would just pluck it and stuff it into their mouth, chewing and swallowing it in a split second.
Aunt Yuan walked back and forth along the edge of the vegetable patch, a melancholy look on her face. "How about we dig some traps?"
"What kind of trap can we dig here? This whole area is bare, and you can tell at a glance."
"So the vegetables we worked so hard to grow are just being given away for free?"
"What can we do? We should be thankful that we haven't planted crops yet. If our crops were stolen, we would have no place to cry. We can only be vigilant and guard the door. If there aren't many people, we can still drive them away."
Aunt Yuan sighed. She shuddered at the memory of the tragic scene when her former master's family was robbed by bandits. She was lucky to be able to save her life, let alone food and provisions.
Mrs. Zhang moved into the yard with her son first. The two brothers Dajiang and Dahe, whom Jiang Yue bought, and Zhang Liang were guarding the circle with wooden sticks and kitchen knives in their hands. They wanted to wait until the people their wife found arrived.
But when the people my wife mentioned arrived, they were stunned.
That night, the brothers and sisters of the Fan family arrived at the farm.
Zhang Liang looked at the burly Fan Bai. This man could easily take on three people. The young man with rosy lips and white teeth next to him could also do the job, but why did this young lady have to defend herself?
He hesitated, "Madam, why don't you let me guard it?"
The two brothers Dajiang and Dahe also competed to guard the house. How could a grown man hide behind and let a young lady guard the house?
Jiang Yue shook her head. "Don't worry, I have my own arrangements. I won't get hurt."
These refugees are not a well-trained army and do not have any sharp weapons in their hands. These few people are enough to deal with them.
Zhang Liang and his companions had no choice but to move into the courtyard. After all, they were just servants and still had to obey their master's orders.
Jiang Yue asked the Fan brothers and sisters, "Did you see any refugees when you came here?"
Fan Mo said, "There aren't many people on the road, but there are many people entering the city, and there are also many more officials guarding the grain fields outside the city."
Jiang Yue lowered her eyes in thought. It seemed the city was also on guard against these refugees. If the refugees lost their minds, even the government wouldn't be afraid of them.
"You three will just guard this place. I think it'll be chaotic for a while. From now on, I'll have someone bring you food every day. Oh no, you should take turns eating in the yard. I'll also bring food for the pigs and chickens."
Jiang Yue was halfway through her words when she realized that if they needed someone to deliver the food, it would be safer for them to go and get it themselves. She would leave a mule cart with them, and Zhang Liang and his wife would be responsible for preparing the pig and chicken feed every day, and they would just go and deliver it.
"good."
She thought for a moment and then warned, "These people have been settled down and are now considered citizens of this prefecture. Don't kill them at will. If they come to steal things, just scare them away or beat them up. Even if you have to bite off their arms or legs, don't take their lives."
Right now, we need people the most. Only with people can we grow and develop. If someone's life is involved, it will be troublesome.
The Fan brothers and sisters were silent. Taking someone's life is easy, but hurting someone without taking their life is the hard part.
Jiang Yue: There is only a fine line between "defense" and "excessive defense."
Jiang Yue stood at the door of the pigpen, looking at the twenty or so piglets. They had doubled in size in just one month.
And the chickens, they had grown quite a bit of meat and were making quite a bit of noise. She could hear them crowing every morning from the yard. She could almost foresee how much trouble they would cause.
I hope the government can suppress these people as soon as possible.
The next morning, Jiang Yue and her husband were having breakfast when Zhao Cai came in breathlessly, "My dear, my dear, there are some beggars outside the door, and we can't drive them away."
Begging? Jiang Yue finished the bun in her mouth and wiped her hands. "It's okay, just ignore them. They can't get in."
The two men walked to the front yard. All of them were guarding the door with knives and sticks, with tense expressions on their faces, as if they were about to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy in the next second.
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