Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 431: Conscripted Men 4

The next morning, when Xu Han woke up early, the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan had already left. When Xu Han heard that the two had left, she couldn't help but sigh, "These two people are so energetic and strong."

Everyone slept very late last night, so how could they get up so early? This self-control is really good.

Yesterday, almost everyone went to bed around one o'clock, but they woke up again around five in the morning.

This damn biological clock is really unchangeable.

After Xu Han got up, she went to the chicken coop in the orchard as usual, then fed the chickens, ducks and geese. On her way back, she picked some vegetables.

It is already September, and it is almost time to harvest these vegetables. I will take some time out to pull out all the seedlings and dig them out to prepare for planting winter vegetables.

Xu Han walked home while muttering to herself.

After what happened yesterday, Xu Han closed the gate from the outside when she went out, to prevent Ze'er from being naughty and running out to play by himself.

The child is almost two years old and is at the age of having fun, but he can also be very naughty.

When Mu'er was two years old, she could already learn to read and write with Grandpa Zhao, but when it came to Ze'er, she couldn't sit still at all. As soon as she sat on the bench, she ran out immediately.

Later Xu Han forced him to sit down and study, but the effect was not very good. However, he persisted, studying for half an hour every day. No matter how much he learned, it was fine as long as he did not become illiterate in the future.

The rest of the time, Ze'er was left completely alone, as long as he was not hungry, thirsty or injured.

The consequence of this is that Ze'er is dirty every day, just like a little beggar on the street, covered in mud, looking gray and old, very much like an old child.

Normally Xu Han doesn’t even bother to look at Ze’er because he is too dirty. She doesn’t know who he took after him from. There is no one in her family who is so unhygienic!

It can be seen from a young age that Ze'er and Mu'er are completely two types of children.

One is gentle and refined, the other is like a monkey on the mountain...

However, although he lets Ze'er do whatever he wants, it doesn't mean he doesn't care about anything. As long as Ze'er doesn't make any mistakes based on principle, Xu Han usually won't beat him.

Lu Chuan and Xu Han's way of educating Ze'er is completely different from that of Mu'er. When Mu'er makes a mistake, they reason with him, but Ze'er just beats him up.

It’s not that Xu Han is partial. Xu Han has also thought about trying to educate Ze’er by reasoning with him, but it was completely ineffective and he didn’t learn his lesson at all.

Later, Lu Chuan and Xu Han changed their approach. They first told him what he did wrong, then beat him up, and then continued to reason with him.

I have to say that Ze'er, who was only two years old, was often beaten by Lu Chuan and Xu Han because he was too naughty.

He attracts cats and dogs, and everything in the house is destroyed by him. If you are not careful, the livestock in the house will suffer.

Just a few days ago, Ze'er took a pair of scissors from somewhere and insisted on cutting the hair of Sweet Potato.

Sweet potato didn't want to be yelled at by this little master, but he couldn't hurt the little master, so he could only scream at the top of his lungs. His screams were so miserable...

Xu Han rushed over upon hearing the noise and saw Ze'er's mouth full of dog hair and sweet potato's hair that had been cut to look like it had been chewed by a dog.

Xu Han immediately got angry, snatched the scissors and started beating the child.

From now on, all dangerous tools such as scissors in the house were placed high up and put away after use to make sure Ze'er couldn't get them.

This child was really too aggressive and clumsy, and Xu Han was afraid that he would hurt himself accidentally.

Although Ze'er is very naughty, we have to say that he is really smart, has a lot of ideas and thinks very quickly.

Being so young, Xu Han often couldn't respond to her words. Xu Han was always helpless with Ze'er...

After Xu Han cleaned up the house, Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest came back towing the boat.

After putting the boat in the backyard, Xu Han took out today's breakfast from the space, and the family began to eat happily.

After dinner, Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest went to the entrance to dig a trap, and Xu Han followed them.

In recent years, none of them have gone down the mountain much. As time goes by, the entrance has become very hidden, but it can still be found if you pay a little attention. After all, there are traces of people who have passed by before.

After Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest chose a location, they began to dig traps. However, considering that the people who came to the mountains were just farmers and common people, all the traps were not very dangerous. They could only injure people and prevent them from moving forward, but not to the point of killing people.

Xu Han observed the surroundings and said, "It's quite hidden to set a trap in this location. If you don't look carefully, you really can't find it."

While digging traps, Lu Chuan pointed to the surrounding areas and said, "We plan to dig a few more traps around here, so that if there is any movement, we can find it in time."

"That's fine. After all, we still have to continue working in the fields, and we can't look over here every day. It would be nice to make a few more traps."

With the help of the trap, everyone doesn't need to guard here every day. Under normal circumstances, it will be enough to come here once in the morning and once in the evening. When the situation is tense, it is safer to guard here all the time.

Just like the current situation, one day those people in the mountains may be forced into a corner and continue to move deeper into the mountains.

In order to be on the safe side and ensure that we are aware of the danger in advance, Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest will have to guard here for the next few days.

After this period of time, when the storm of conscription is over, everything will return to normal.

However, things obviously did not go so smoothly. While Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest were concentrating on keeping an eye on the situation, Grandpa Zhao received a letter from Yunhua.

When they returned home, Grandpa Zhao was sitting in the main room with a serious look on his face waiting for them.

When the three of them came back and saw that Grandpa Zhao looked unhappy, they guessed that something must have happened again. They quietly moved a chair and sat down, waiting for Grandpa Zhao to speak.

"After you left, I received a letter from Yunhua."

After Grandpa Zhao finished speaking, he handed the letter to the Taoist priest. Just a few words made the Taoist priest at a loss as to how to start speaking.

Seeing that the Taoist priest didn't say anything, Lu Chuan took the letter from him, opened it and read it with Xu Han. There was only a short line of words on the letter, but it made people feel overwhelmed after reading it.

"Our army suffered heavy losses, including the loss of two cities, as our food and fodder were burned."

Xu Han silently hugged her arms tightly and said resignedly, "I've waited for so long, and finally the call is coming."

Grandpa Zhao stood up, put his hands behind his back, looked up at the sky outside, and said in a dull voice, "Once this news comes out, the conscription of men down the mountain will definitely be intensified. It's getting dark."