Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Li Si, who was shivering in the crowd, pointed at the watchtower at the entrance of the village and said to the man in brocade clothes next to him, "Sir, there are ten people on the watchtowers on both sides. Capture them and the village gate will open to you."

The man in brocade clothes frowned, narrowed his eyes slightly, and a dangerous light flashed in them. He was half-believing and half-doubting what Li Si said.

Li Si was a remnant of the previous bandit camp. On the day when Yun Mo and his men attacked the camp, he happened to be delivering food to his parents at home and luckily escaped the disaster.

When he returned to the bandit camp again, he sensed something was wrong and became alert. After observing in the woods for a long time, he discovered that the person guarding the gate was not a familiar face he had seen before.

He immediately fled back to Gudao County and asked his cousin for help.

His cousin worked as a constable in the county government office and got him a pass so he could enter the city smoothly.

More and more refugees gathered outside Gudao County, and after the snow fell, hundreds of people were killed or injured.

Instigated by some people with ulterior motives, the refugees began to become restless, and there was a tendency for them to break into the city.

Five days ago, the county magistrate felt that he could no longer stay in Gudao County, so he decisively asked his family to pack their bags and prepare to abandon the city and leave.

My cousin came back and packed his luggage, ready to leave with the county magistrate.

Li Si is not from the county government, so he wants to go with us, but I'm afraid he can't.

When he learned that the county magistrate had brought many skilled soldiers with him, and thought that the village he had regarded as his second home had been occupied by others, he immediately came up with a plan.

"Cousin, I know a good place. Not to mention the refugees, even the Hu people wouldn't be able to find it there."

Cousin, "You're not going to talk about the bandit camp you stayed in before, are you?"

"My cousin is smart, that's right."

The cousin glanced at him sideways and said with disdain, "If you can't even stay here, how can it be a good place?"

Li Si patiently told his cousin about the terrain of the village and how the houses were built solidly and warmly. He then lied to his cousin that there were only more than a hundred refugees in the village.

"With only a hundred or so refugees, how could your boss not be able to defend the city?"

Li Si shook his head and sighed, "Alas, it was all because of drinking that the boss had just robbed a wealthy official and got a beautiful girl, so he celebrated with his brothers, and then he got tricked by those refugees."

My cousin was persuaded and ran to tell the county magistrate. The magistrate also thought that the village was in a good location, and the two of them hit it off.

The county magistrate, along with more than a hundred people and their families, traveled overnight, intending to launch a surprise attack and capture the village in one fell swoop.

So, there was the scene at the beginning.

The Yun family's secret guards have always been well-trained and never slack off even in the ice and snow.

Hearing the signal from the gate, Yunye and Yunmo hurried over with the secret guards.

When Yun Er heard the arrows flying towards him from outside the gate, he stepped lightly and flew up to the watchtower.

The archers hiding in the woods were soon discovered.

At the shooting hole, Yun Er raised his bow and arrow, and quickly locked onto the target with his sharp eyes. In a flash, the hidden archer fell down, and the crisis on the watchtower was quickly resolved.

The magistrate of Gudao County was immediately panicked when he saw that several archers were all dealt with in the blink of an eye.

Without bothering to cause trouble for Li Si, he quickly ordered the yamen soldiers to raise the white flag, signaling the lawyer to come forward and speak.

"My dear fellows! The magistrate of Gudao County is here, please show mercy!"

The Yunye brothers looked at each other, knowing that the magistrate of Gudao County came here probably to take over the position.

The secret guard on the watchtower called for a temporary truce.

The county magistrate and the legal advisor were shocked after understanding the flag signal. The people in the village were not the refugees that Li Si had mentioned, but deserters who had come from nowhere.

"Sir, what should we do now?" The counselor was panicked. The deserters were not easy to deal with.

The county magistrate's brows were twisted into a knot. He stood up suddenly and walked out slowly.

"At this point, we can only give it a try."

Yun Mo saw someone coming out of the woods. The man was wearing brocade clothes. He immediately guessed that this man was the magistrate of Gudao County who had been hiding in the county government office, living a life of drunkenness and dreams.

"Who is coming?" Yun Mo asked knowingly.

The county magistrate bowed and saluted. "I am the county magistrate of Gudao County. I have come here to seek asylum. I hope the heroes will be kind enough to take me in."

Yunye shook his head at Yunmo and refused to accept these people.

Yun Mo, "The village does not accept outsiders, please leave immediately."

The county magistrate thought that since the other party was able to desert, he would definitely not easily agree.

After a pause, he offered a favor that he could afford, "I promise here that if you guys let us in, I will give you 500 kilograms of food."

Hearing the dog official giving 500 kilograms of food right away, Yun Mo got angry.

"Get lost! I'll say it again, the village doesn't accept outsiders. If you stay any longer, you will be killed without mercy!"

The county magistrate was frightened. He patted his chest, turned around and went back to the woods.

"Master, what should we do now?" The county magistrate was at a loss.

The master stroked the long hairs on the big mole on his chin, glanced at the woods where they were staying with his triangular eyes, and instantly had an idea in his mind.

"Sir, why don't we set up camp here? The heavy snow will soon block the mountain and the refugees won't dare to come in. It's safer here than outside."

"But the weather is getting colder..."

The county magistrate had never suffered from the cold before, and walking such a long distance had already cost him half his life.

"Sir, you see there are trees all around, so we don't have to worry about having no firewood." The lawyer comforted him.

In this way, the county magistrate ordered everyone to set up camp as quickly as possible.

Yunye and Yunmo stood on the watchtower for a long time before Yunqi came to report.

"Master, those people have not left. It seems that they are going to stay here."

Yun Mo, "Be alert and keep an eye on their movements."

At this time, a secret guard came hurriedly to report.

"Second Master, it's bad. Second Madam was frightened and had a miscarriage."

Yunye suddenly grabbed the secret guard's arm and asked, "What's going on now?"

The secret guard lowered his head and said, "We have already asked the doctor from Linjia Village to come over."

Yun Ye said to Yun Mo, "Mo'er, I leave this to you." Then he said to Yun Wu who was standing beside him, "Yun Wu, come with me and take a look."

The two figures quickly disappeared at the gate.

The temperature continued to drop every day, and the snow never stopped falling every now and then.

People in the village need to put things they will need for the next day into the house at night.

If left outside, the water will freeze into a thick layer of ice in the morning, which will be extremely hard and will be very inconvenient to use.

Lin Yinan was sitting on the warm kang, looking at everything outside covered with snow.

Fortunately, all the houses in the village have kangs.

In the past, bandits not only robbed houses, but also knew how to enjoy themselves.

Li Shulan pushed open the door carrying a small bag, and a bone-chilling cold wind blew in her face.

Lin Yinan couldn't help shivering, "Mom, it's so cold, why are you here instead of staying in the house?"

Qianxia quickly took the bag from her hand, and Liu Yu sensibly moved inside, "Aunt Li, come and sit here."

Li Shulan rubbed her red nose and smiled, "No, I'll go back after I put my things down."

As she said this, she turned and walked out of the house, closing the door behind her to keep the biting cold wind out.

Qianxia opened the bundle that Li Shulan sent her, inside which were a few pieces of soft cotton cloth and a ball of crumpled cotton.

Lin Yinan leaned over to take a look out of curiosity, and saw that Qianxia was very deft in cutting the fine cotton cloth into palm-sized strips and sewing the cloth embroidered with some patterns on them.

"What is this doing?"

Qianxia blushed and whispered, "Menstrual belts, the lady asked me to sew some for the girl as spare parts."

Lin Yinan's head exploded.

As far as I can remember, the original body had menstruated before, but after that, she never had menstruation again.