kvmb Chapter 543: Being a Naughty Child in Troubled Times 6
Chapter 543: Being a Naughty Child in Troubled Times 6
"what happened?"
Looking at the seven or eight-year-old children running over shouting, Village Chief Wang asked loudly.
"Third Master! My great master asked us to tell you that the conscripts are here and have already passed Dian Shang Village. There are quite a few of them, and they have guns!"
The most neatly-built, chubby little boy among them spoke, and even though he was a little out of breath from running, he still spoke clearly and coherently.
"Okay, I get it. Dunzi, don't go back yet to avoid running into those people. Go with your Third Grandma to her house. After dinner, have your Sixth Uncle take you back via the mountain road. That should be enough to avoid them."
The ancestors of Dawang Village and Xiaowang Village were originally one family. Later, two capable people emerged in one generation, and then they split into two branches. However, when something happens, they still share the same roots.
Although the boy named Dunzi called the village chief "Third Master", he and the boy's great-grandfather were not actually brothers. They were already five generations apart, but their seniority was ranked there, so they were always treated that way.
The so-called sixth uncle is the little grandson of Village Chief Wang. He is only eight years old this year and only two years older than his great-grandson.
When the people around heard that the conscription was really coming, they lost interest in chatting and watching the fun, and all went home. Only the village chief Xiao Yun and a few people who were working were left at the scene.
In fact, there was not much work left, and the few people were a little anxious, so they quickly installed the windlass, wrapped a rope around it, tied the bucket to it and tried it out. After making sure there were no problems, they paid Lao Hei their wages and left in a hurry.
Lao Hei said a few more words to the village chief, and then took Xiao Yun and the others home. On the way, he carried Xiao Erhei and Xiao Yun on his shoulders. Xiao Yun refused, but was finally rejected on the grounds that his legs were short and he walked slowly.
After returning home, Gungun took Wang Ma and Lamei to clean up the room for the three of them. Although it had been reserved before and had been cleaned all the time, the bedding still needed to be dried in the sun and the windows needed to be opened for ventilation.
By the time they had finished cleaning up, the food was ready and filled the table.
The chef they specially hired is very good at cooking the local dishes. Each dish is very distinctive, especially the stews and cold dishes, which taste particularly good. Xiao Yun, who has tasted many delicious foods, couldn't help but eat an extra bowl of rice.
After dinner, when Wang Ma and the others had gone down and only the others were left, Lao Hei straightened his face and said, "Aren't we going back to the mountain?"
Although I didn't live in the back house much, it was renovated bit by bit by myself and others after all, so I feel a little reluctant to just throw it away.
Xiao Yun nodded and said, "Someone must have discovered it and moved in. Before I left, I packed up our belongings and only the stone houses we had before were left.
Now I can run and jump, and I don’t have to hide in the mountains anymore. We can have fun here.”
Lao Hei nodded. He went down the mountain to buy property here because he thought that Xiao Yun would come down sooner or later. It would be more convenient to do anything with a public identity.
"It's pretty good here too. As long as those recruits aren't too aggressive, and with County Magistrate Zhao backing us up, and the people of Dawangzhuang and Xiaowangzhuang being relatively united, nothing should go wrong."
Xiao Yun remained noncommittal. Often when one thinks nothing might happen, it will.
Especially since she heard from Fox Old Third that Commander Yao Shenglin had close contacts with foreigners and was even very humble towards them.
Also, Yao Shenglin's eldest son canceled his original marriage and married a woman who claimed to be a new-thinking woman. The woman had just returned from studying abroad in Japan... This was not a good sign.
The recruits did not come in the afternoon. They should still be in another village. Waiting was the most difficult thing. Xiao Yun used his spiritual sense to see that no one in the village went out. The whole village fell silent.
Not long after I fell asleep at night, I heard a noise outside.
Xiao Yun and Bai Qiu lived in the same room. When they heard the sound, they immediately stood up. While putting on their clothes, Xiao Yun's spiritual sense went out to take a look.
The village was brightly lit, and a group of soldiers armed with live ammunition were arresting people from house to house. Were they trying to launch a surprise attack because they hadn't captured soldiers from other villages?
Lao Hei hurried over, frowning, and said, "Sure enough, something happened. These recruiters said they need to capture enough people, regardless of age, whether they are over ten or under sixty, to take them away."
Xiao Yun's eyes flashed. Lao Hei and many villagers would be arrested. He frowned and was thinking of a countermeasure when their door was knocked.
Lao Hei took a deep breath and said, "If not, I'll just follow you. Since they won't let us live in peace, I'll just cut off the source of the trouble and kill that Yao guy directly. What's the point of recruiting soldiers without a leader?"
He was about to open the door when Xiao Yun stopped him and said quickly, "This is indeed feasible. I'll have Fox Third and the others cooperate with you. If we can take down the entire force here, we'll be able to rest assured."
Lao Hei's eyes lit up. It was not something he had not done before. In one world, he had been a warlord in Country M. So, doing this was no problem for him.
After hugging Gungun and Xiao Erhei who had also come over, he walked out with a confident and calm pace.
Gungun looked at Xiao Yun with a smile, "I thought I could become a landlord this time, but it seems I really don't have the fate of a leisurely life."
She couldn't just sit idle while her husband was going to fight. She had to guard the rear while also giving some help. Thinking of the young and strong men hiding in several villages, she knew what she had to do.
He put the little Erhei in his arms on the kang, left a sentence, "Be good and don't come out, be smart later." Then he walked out quickly, and Bai Qiu followed closely behind.
Xiao Yun and Xiao Erhei sat on the kang and looked at each other, not knowing what they were going to do, but they both sent out their spiritual senses at the same time.
I saw Lao Hei had already started talking to the two soldiers. Perhaps they knew his identity as a landlord, so they did not arrest him right away.
He stuffed a few dollars into each of them and said, "We both know you're following orders. I'm going with you, but as you can see, I'm the only one in this family, so I have a few things to explain. So, please have a drink of water and wait for me for a moment."
The two soldiers weighed the money in their hands, looked at each other, and nodded, saying, "Okay, we'll wait here. Please don't make things difficult for us, otherwise we can't guarantee that your wife and children will be able to live in peace in the future."
"I know, I know. Don't worry, we'll talk right under your noses."
Seeing that he was sensible, the two nodded in satisfaction without saying anything else and followed him into the main room.
"Auntie Wang, serve some tea and snacks to the two generals. Sister, go and help your brother pack two sets of clothes and some money for his journey. We are poor but rich on the road, so we can't let ourselves suffer any loss. We are still waiting for you to come back."
Gungun wiped his tears while pulling Lao Hei to give him instructions, but he was actually communicating through telepathy, and he also brought Xiao Yun and the other two along.