The Princess of the Substitute Bride Strikes Back

After Mu Yibai and Fu Yunxi arrived at the headman's house, they briefly explained the situation, emphasizing the possible disasters.

Upon hearing this, the village head looked solemn and immediately decided to gather all the able-bodied laborers in the village to carry tools and go to the back mountain for rescue. He also gave Fu Yunxi the keys to several newly renovated empty houses in the village so that several families at the foot of the mountain could move in as soon as possible.

Fu Yunxi went straight to find Aunt Mo. Because of her strong mobility, she could gather all the women in the village as quickly as possible to help the elderly move.

On the other side, Mu Yiheng arrived at the back mountain first and saw that Uncle Yun had already planned the specific plan for the defensive fortifications and was ready to lead the brothers of Yunmuzhai to start construction at any time.

Yunhuo has been a deputy general for more than ten years, so such matters are easy for him.

Everyone took action immediately. The village head also hurried over with the men in the village, and everyone quickly started the rescue work!

"Auntie, we really have to move. If you miss this place, we can come back in a few days and take your valuables with us first."

This was the scene they saw when Aunt Mo, Fu Yunxi and others arrived at an elderly home at the foot of the mountain.

Two old people were sitting on the kang, drinking wild vegetable soup that was so soupy that you could see your reflection in it. There were two corn cakes on the table, which looked dry and hard and difficult to eat. I wondered how the old couple lived on a daily basis.

"We have lived here all our lives, and now we are half buried in the ground, so we won't bother with it any more!"

The old couple were born and raised in Mojia Village and have two sons. One of their sons went out to make a living when he was young and has not returned since.

The old man and the old lady have been staying at this house all the time, fearing that the children won't be able to find them when they come back.

"Grandma, I understand why you two are staying here, but it's going to rain heavily now, and there's a high possibility of mudslides in the back mountain. You two don't have to move out of Mojia Village. The village head saw that your home is in a high-risk disaster area, so he allocated an empty house for you and Grandpa Sun to settle down temporarily. When the risk is eliminated after a while, you can move back at any time. You are still in Mojia Village, so you can be the first to know any news."

On the way here, Aunt Mo had already told Fu Yunxi about the situation of the old couple. This family was undoubtedly the most difficult to persuade, so Fu Yunxi and Aunt Mo brought a few aunts from the village, and the rest of the people divided into several teams and went to other families.

"Will there really be a heavy rain tonight?"

After hearing what Fu Yunxi said, the old lady's expression obviously eased.

However, she has lived here all her life, and no matter how heavy the rain is, it has never caused a mudslide. Could it be that they are worrying too much?

"Grandma Chen, it's hard to predict what the heavens will do, but there are many wild animals in the back mountains today. Even if there is no mudslide, it's not safe for you and Grandpa Sun to live here. If a wild boar comes down the mountain and breaks into the yard, you won't be able to resist at all."

Fu Yunxi tried her best to persuade the old lady. After hearing the story of the two old people on the road, she was deeply touched.

Perhaps they should not have disturbed the peaceful and tranquil life of the two old people. Even though the old couple lived a hard life here, they had hope in their hearts, and this was the driving force that supported their lives!

"Okay, we'll pack up and go with you. There's nothing valuable here, so just take a bag."

I don’t know if the old lady was moved by Fu Yunxi’s sincerity, but she stood up and started packing up with the old man.

"Grandma Chen, let us bring your bedding and other things for you. Although the house over there is newly renovated, it doesn't have any bedding and other things. The weather is a little cooler now, so let's bring some just in case."

Fu Yunxi and Aunt Mo and others helped to move things. In fact, there were not many things in this house. The biggest belonging was probably the pot for eating, so they took away everything they could. After all, no one knew what the situation would be like when they returned to this house again.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work!"

Old Mrs. Chen thanked Fu Yunxi and the others, then took the package and prepared to leave with them.

"Grandma Chen, the village chief asked everyone to stock up on winter supplies. Didn't your family prepare anything?"

Fu Yunxi checked every room and found that except for a pile of firewood in the corner of the woodshed, there was nothing else to survive the winter, not even a piece of coal.

"Oh! You said we had some winter supplies. We have prepared some firewood. When winter comes, we can cook and heat the kang at the same time, and the house will be warm."

The two old men were very old, and no one noticed them before as they were sitting on the kang to eat. But when Mr. Sun stood up and walked, everyone realized that he seemed to have difficulty walking, and it might be difficult for him to do tasks like chopping wood and fetching water!

"Okay, let's go! The other people in the village are building fortifications in the back mountain! To prevent mudslides from endangering our village."

Fu Yunxi roughly understood the situation of the two elderly people and said no more. If their situation were placed in the context of the new era in the previous life, these two left-behind elderly people who had lost contact with their children should meet the minimum living standard and the state would provide certain subsidies.

"Aunt Mo, is the situation the same for the other two families?"

The back mountain was a short distance away from the village. On the way, Fu Yunxi pulled Aunt Mo aside and asked softly.

"Yes, it's basically the same for all three families. All of their children have gone out to work, and there is no descendant left by the elderly.

However, the Sun family is the most pitiful. They have worked hard for half their lives to support their two sons' education, hoping that they will pass the imperial examinations and achieve success in the future.

The eldest seemed to have joined the military camp, and the second was very hardworking and became a student. Later, he wanted to continue taking the imperial examinations, but never returned.

For so many years, there has been no news of the two children, and everyone speculates that the eldest son may have died heroically.

But the old couple has always stayed here, ah! They are also people with a miserable life! "

Aunt Mo has been married to Mojia Village for many years and has heard everything about this family.

"So that's how it is. No wonder the old couple has been reluctant to move out. I have an idea. If the characters of these three elderly people are trustworthy, we might as well let them move to the wine workshop and stay there for a while.

There was plenty of coal and other supplies there for the winter, so they lived there as watchmen, as the workshop would not open until spring anyway. "

Fu Yunxi told Aunt Mo her thoughts. The reason why the wine workshop stockpiled so many supplies was that they hoped to find someone willing to look after it. This industry was the top priority of Mo Village, and everyone cared about it very much.

It is just right to let these three families guard the factory. The factory is well built and it is difficult for ordinary thieves to succeed.

"Yun Xi, your idea is very good, I think it can work!"

Aunt Mo agreed with Fu Yunxi's idea very much. They had always been troubled by the choice of person to guard the factory.

Because going there means celebrating the New Year, and everyone would certainly like to celebrate the New Year with their families, but it is inconvenient to bring the whole family to the factory.

So the candidates have not been decided yet. Now if we let these six old men go, it would be perfect!

"Okay, that's settled. You go ahead and I'll go talk to the head of the village and the two families separately."

The more Fu Yunxi and Aunt Mo thought about it, the more they felt that this method was feasible, so they immediately made a decision and everyone went their separate ways.