In times of turmoil, men will lose their lives, and women who lack strength will have an even worse life.
Jiang Zhi sighed: "It is very dangerous for this woman to live in the village. With the sergeant here, she may look fine on the surface, but it is inevitable that there will be things among the refugees that are worse than animals."
There were two boys beside her, so there were some things she couldn't say clearly.
Xu Errui is a married person, so he naturally knows what will happen. He said with a dark face, "Doesn't his family have no wife and I are all fleeing for poverty? How can he do such a thing?"
Jiang Zhi smiled bitterly: "That's how people are. There is always a good side for others to see. You don't know who is a person or a devil behind it."
The mother and son did not notice that Xiaoman's face was solemn at this time, and he was staring at those figures!
The three of them didn't stay on the cliff for long before leaving. The mosquitoes here are biting, so the family didn't dare to leave them alone for too long.
It was already midnight when he got home. Xu Errui seemed to be worried. After washing and preparing to go to bed, he finally couldn't help but quietly said to Jiang Zhi: "Mom, will Xiaotian and the others be back soon?"
It's been such a long time, and he mentioned Xiaotian several times before. Although my mother didn't show concern, she didn't get angry either.
Seeing the refugees in the village, Xu Errui couldn't help but tell them.
Jiang Zhi wiped his face for a moment and said calmly: "I'm afraid the village chief and the others have entered Yuzhou Mansion and will not come back."
She really thought about it this way. Although everyone said it was hard to leave the hometown, it also depends on the situation. Xujia Village is close to the mountains and the village is small and has little land.
When the weather is good during the New Year, there is still some food left after paying taxes, but when there is snow and cold winter like last year, there is no food and starvation.
It's different in Yuzhou Prefecture. It's not only the prefecture, but also has several busy waterways and prosperous commerce. As long as you can endure hardships, it's easy to establish a foothold there.
And there is also a male protagonist, who in the original work will lead them to defect to the rebels.
It's just that you can't enter the city outside Yuzhou Prefecture, and it's hard to live outside the city, especially when thunderstorms come in the summer. People are really going to be soaked to death. It depends on how many of them can survive it.
Jiang Zhi is still thinking about the few big sheds in the village.
It's not like an imaginary military camp, and there aren't as many sergeants around as expected, and there are also some refugees nearby, which makes it a bit nondescript.
At least not as many people as expected.
What is it for?
That night Jiang Zhi went to bed with doubts.
Early the next morning, Xiaoman came to ask Xu Errui to go out: "Brother Errui, let's touch snails and crabs today!"
Xu Errui bit into the cake, drank the vegetable paste, and said vaguely: "Okay, wait for me, I'll finish it in two bites!"
Xiaoman needed crabs to make medicine, and he was thinking about eating snail meat again.
Jiang Zhi wrapped a stack of vegetable pancakes in leaves: "This is lunch for the two of you, don't forget to bring it!"
Nowadays, there are vegetables and starch, but there is a lack of oil and meat. Jiang Zhi does not care about the habit of two meals a day, so he makes more vegetable pancakes for the children to snack on at any time.
Xiaoman took the cake with a smile, put a bamboo tube of water in the basket on his back and said, "Thank you, Auntie, now I am full every day. Look! There is flesh on my arms."
Going up the mountain, apart from the fear of refugees and bandits, life was not too hard. At least we could eat green rice powder and kudzu root powder, which made the two boys' bodies stronger.
After the two children had eaten and left, Jiang Zhi also hurried to the terrace to catch the birds.
Now at dawn, sparrows will peck at the food in groups, completely inseparable from people.
Besides, just after walking off the cliff and leaving the top of the mountain, Xiaoman suddenly changed direction.
Xu Errui shouted: "Xiao Man, you are going the wrong way. If you want to catch snails, don't go that way."
Xiaoman looked back and saw that the two of them had already descended the mountain, so he suppressed his voice and said, "Brother Errui, I want to see that woman from yesterday again! I feel like I have seen her somewhere!"
"What do you mean? You said it was Xiaotian and the village chief who came back, and they were from the village?" Xu Errui became excited.
Xiao Man shook his head: "No, it just feels a little familiar and I want to see it more clearly!"
He actually didn't take these refugees to heart last night, thinking that the fight was all their own.
After hearing Aunt Jiang say that this woman was dangerous, he took a few more glances.
It doesn't matter. The more I look at it, the more familiar it becomes, but I can't remember who it is.
He just thought he was a member of his own village who was being bullied by outsiders.
At the time when the blood of youth is boiling, no one wants to see the people in the village being bullied and ignored, so he comes here without telling the adults at home.
Xu Errui also missed Xiaotian in his heart. Although his mother said she would never come back, he gave up on her.
But Xiaoman said that he felt familiar. Maybe someone from the village was really back, and he wanted to inquire about Xiaotian's whereabouts.
Xiao Man shook his head: "I didn't take it seriously, so I want to watch it for another day during the day."
Watch for a day?
There are so many things to do at home, and there are still snails and crabs to catch...
However, Xu Errui still prefers Xiaotian.
If they really come back, I will secretly take Xiaotian up the mountain and tell him that my mother will stop cursing people now.
The two of them once again came to the cliff where they could peek into the village, and found a hidden position to peek out.
The sun has risen by now and the view is wide. The fire destroyed the bamboo forest and trees in the village. There was nothing blocking the view between the houses, and every move of the people inside could be seen.
There were more than a dozen refugees building large sheds. The sword-carrying sergeant was walking around the village, and from time to time he would look up at the surrounding hillsides with vigilance.
Despite the distance, they were still so frightened that the two village children, Xiaoman and Xu Errui, did not dare to raise their heads.
"Xiaoman, do you see clearly?" Xu Errui whispered.
Xiaoman's brows knitted into knots: "I didn't see it, let's wait."
I just took a quick glance and didn't see the woman living in my shack showing up.
But Xiaoman is not in a hurry, he still has plenty of time today, so he can always see it.
You can't be idle like this when you come out. The two of them dug up white grass and gathered herbs while checking what was going on below.
As time passed, the sun had risen above the head, and no one came in or out of the shack, Xiaoman began to feel a little discouraged.
Suddenly, Xu Errui, who was digging for medicine in another place, ran over and said in a panic: "Xiao Man, hurry up, look what is going on in the ditch at the foot of the mountain over there? That woman was there yesterday!"
Xiao Man picked up the stick and ran over there.
In the ditch outside the village, two people were rolling together in the grass.
Dangyan thought it was some kind of wild mandarin duck, but if he looked carefully, he could see that it was the woman he saw last night fighting with someone.
She made no sound, only scratched with her nails, bit with her teeth, kicked with her feet, and was resisting with all her strength.
But her resistance aroused the man's interest, like a cat playing with a mouse. While pressing the woman's legs, she tore off the woman's tattered clothes and cursed: "Bitch, I gave you face last night, and you dared to burn me." .
It's your blessing that I like you. If it weren't for Zhang Juntou and the others, I would have had you turned around yesterday. "
The man scolded and pulled at the same time, but in the hot summer, the woman wore three layers of clothes, which were not only thick, but also densely sewn with needles and threads.
The belt was also tightly knotted and would not come loose even if it was pulled hard, which made the man even more anxious.
The woman’s voice was hoarse and she was panting: “Even if you strangle me to death, you won’t even be able to touch me!”
"I haven't tried to die yet!" The man said fiercely. He didn't believe that he couldn't even manipulate a woman.
With evil thoughts in his mind, his face suddenly became ferocious, he straddled the woman, stretched out his hand and pinched her thin neck...
