After settling the children, Li Erlang's heart was still restless. He said to his wife, "I don't know what the situation is outside right now. I have to go find the tribe leader and tell him the news of the Hu people's attack. You two stay home. I'll let my mother come over to accompany you!"
Seeing her father about to leave, Li Yan hurriedly called out to Li Erlang, "Dad, do you have any ideas?"
Li Erlang stopped and shook his head: "The Hu people have indeed attacked us now. As a father, I am really uneasy. I will ask your grandfather to inform the clan leader first, and we will make a decision after discussing it together!" After that, he walked into the night without looking back.
Li Erlang first knocked on the door of the courtyard next door and told his parents what had just happened at home. Old Master Li was shocked after hearing it: "Let's go, let's go tell the clan leader!"
Every winter, the Hu people would go south to loot the border villages. Since General Qin was stationed in the northwest, the number of attacks, killings and looting by the Hu people has become less and less. Could it be that the Hu people heard that General Qin was not in the camp this year, so they attacked?
In recent years, due to General Qin's garrison, there was rarely any news of the Hu people attacking the city. Mr. Li did not dare to delay and immediately took Li Erlang to find the patriarch.
Li Erlang was worried about his wife and daughter at home, so he said to Wu, "Mom, there are three unfamiliar children at home. Dad and I are going to visit the clan leader. I'm worried about my family, Mom..."
Li Erlang was interrupted by Wu before he finished speaking: "Okay, go ahead, I'll go take a look."
The father and son hurried to the home of Patriarch Li. Patriarch Li was awakened by the knocks on the door. He hurriedly put on his clothes and went to open the door: "What happened? Why are you so anxious?"
Old Master Li did not dare to delay and told Patriarch Li everything his son had just said.
Clan leader Li, who was still in a daze, was immediately startled awake after hearing this: "What should we do? What should we do? Will the Hu people attack us? Should we go to the county town and report to the county magistrate?"
Li Erlang calmed down a bit now. "We need to go to the county government, but not now. The city gates are closed. We can only enter the city tomorrow. However, we can send a few strong men to investigate near the city gates. We don't know whether the barbarian offensive has been brought under control. The tribe leader should gather the villagers and inform them of this matter so that they can be prepared!"
Chief Li was at a loss as to how to respond, but after hearing what Li Erlang said, he hurriedly turned back to the house to get the gongs and drums, and hurriedly went to notify the villagers.
It was still early at this time and the villagers had just gone to bed. When they heard Chief Li's shouts and the gong sounds, the villagers who had already rested immediately got up, quickly put on their clothes, and rushed to Chief Li's house in a hurry.
Soon the courtyard of Chief Li's house was crowded with villagers, and everyone was talking to each other about what had happened.
Chief Li counted the villagers in the lower courtyard, cleared his throat, and said seriously, "I asked everyone to come here now because I want to tell you something. Erlang just said that the Hu people broke through the gate of Lulu County on the night of the 30th and massacred the villagers of Qingshi Village. It's only a three-day journey from there to us. Everyone should be prepared for the Hu people to attack!"
When these words were spoken, the villagers' faces turned pale with fear. For so many years, the northwest had been safe and sound under the protection of General Qin. Why did these Hu people suddenly attack?
The villagers expressed their inner panic one after another. At this moment, the villagers were very panicked. If the Hu people attacked, wouldn’t the lives of all the family members be destroyed by those barbarians?
On the other side, after Wu came over, Li Yan went back to her room and wrapped her hat and scarf: "Grandma, I suddenly thought of something to tell Dad. You stay at home with Mom, I'll go to the clan leader's house first!" After that, without waiting for Wu's response, she disappeared into the night.
The cold wind was howling outside. Li Yan wrapped her clothes tightly and hurried to the home of Patriarch Li.
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