webnovelfull Chapter 571: Being a Naughty Child in Troubled Times 34
Chapter 571: Being a Naughty Child in Troubled Times 34
Xiao Yun and the others didn't stay there for long. After the other party finished their meal, they took the pots and bowls and left. There were too many people here now, and they couldn't even squeeze in the house.
Old Mrs. Yang, her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came out with them. This was the only way to the fields. They met many people working in the fields along the way, and they kept greeting them.
When they finally reached the big locust tree, they could no longer walk. Many old ladies and younger children had gathered there and started waving to them when they saw them.
These people were already chatting animatedly, and when they arrived, they joined in directly, all they talked about was the little squash.
An old lady said, "Sister Yang, where on earth do these inhuman creatures come from? They come in waves, every now and then. It's so disgusting."
Another old lady also said: "That's right, two waves of people come in one day, and they all have guns. How can we go up the mountain from now on? Anyway, I don't dare let the children go up the mountain. I'm scared just thinking about it."
"I don't dare go up the mountain anymore. I wanted to go pick some wild vegetables yesterday, but they're in their prime now. They'll be old in a few days. Who would have thought that the children would run into those squashes yesterday? If they weren't so smart, they would have been injured. A lot of people were injured yesterday. What are we going to do next?"
There was a militiaman at home who was on patrol yesterday. He told his family about it when he came back. Everyone in his family was scared. If they had come to Dawangzhuang, it would be their own children who would have been injured.
"Don't make wild guesses. My old man said that Wang Ganyun went to the county yesterday and didn't come back. He must be waiting for the county magistrate to make arrangements. He will probably bring people back to deal with it. We just have to wait patiently."
"It would be great if we could bring the troops back and search the mountain thoroughly. These two waves of people came down from the mountain. There might still be a lot of these things hiding there."
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What these old ladies said was true. Wang Ganyun had indeed returned with his troops. The reason why he didn't dare to come back yesterday was that he was waiting for the county magistrate to send him troops.
There are still soldiers in the county town, and they are still stationed where Lao Hei and his men were. Lao Hei took away people from several surrounding villages and some people with outstanding performance. However, there are more than dozens of villages in a county, and at least half of them are still left.
At least half of the troops were left behind, but it was definitely not enough to form a regiment, and could only be counted as two battalions, no longer independent, and could be considered the garrison left for Pingyuan County.
By the afternoon, Wang Ganyun returned with more than 200 soldiers, along with the militiamen who had gone with him and Xiao Bao and the other four.
In the morning, Xiao Bao happened to run into Wang Ganyun and others who were still having breakfast at Hu Lao San's house. They stayed overnight at Hu Lao San's house just to wait for these soldiers to come back.
It wouldn't have taken that long, but the county magistrate happened to be in the city for a meeting and only came back yesterday afternoon. Plus, the interrogation of those little squashes delayed him for an entire night.
They also interrogated the people who were sent over in the morning, and found out a lot of things, so these soldiers came here with a mission.
When Wang Ganyun saw Xiao Bao and the others in the morning and learned that his son and villagers were injured, he couldn't stay there at all and wished he could grow wings and fly back.
But that’s not possible. He has to wait for Xiao Bao to go buy medicine, and the people he brought with him and the more than 200 soldiers have to come back together.
By the time they finished processing the second wave of small squash delivered in the morning, it was almost noon. In addition, the mule cart they drove over was full of food, so they didn't get home until the afternoon.
The food on the car was not bought by them, but the rations brought by the soldiers themselves. This was suggested by Fox Lao San, and County Magistrate Zhao had never thought of this.
Because he had been in contact with Xiao Yun and his team, he knew that the village was in the period of shortage of food. If he continued to provide food for more than 200 people, it would probably not last until the summer harvest. So he directly proposed to the county magistrate that he bring food himself.
The county magistrate agreed immediately. Catching the little pumpkin was his achievement. He was worried about being implicated by his brother-in-law and some bad luck during this period. If it weren't for the good relationship between him and Lao Hei, he would probably have a hard time.
Now, with this achievement, at least I won’t be targeted anymore, and I can stand up straighter.
He directly opened the county's granary. This was a serious matter, and no one else dared to object. So when he came, in addition to more than 200 soldiers, there were also 2,000 kilograms of grain.
This is for the next two days, and we don't plan to let them stay here for too long. Searching the mountain once is probably enough.
The soldiers did not enter the village, but went directly to the foot of the mountain, set up camp there, cooked, and then went up the mountain with dry food.
They only have two days and cannot waste any time. They bring dry food with them to the mountains so that they can go hunting or something. Not only can they save food, but they can also eat meat.
They planned to search the entire Lotus Mountain in Pingyuan County. Of course, the first thing they had to look for was the explosives that the Japanese pumpkins had handed over today.
As soon as those people came, Xiao Yun stared at them with her spiritual sense. When she heard them talking about explosives, she slapped her forehead hard and said that she seemed to have forgotten something. It turned out that she had forgotten the explosives.
I put it away because I was worried that something unexpected might happen when they were not around, and the mountain would be blown up again. It was safer to put it in the space. I also knew that those squashes would most likely be summoned out, so I thought I would put them back when I came back and just keep an eye on them with my spiritual sense. But I forgot about it when I came back.
She quickly used the speed talisman to go over and put the explosives back in its original place.
Just as I put the explosives back to their original place, I heard the footsteps of many people. It was the soldiers coming over and they left the place quickly.
After all, those people told us the specific location, and with Dunzi and a few others who were familiar with the environment of Lianhua Mountain leading the way, it was normal that we found the place so quickly.
Those people were very careful when taking the explosives. After taking them out, half of them went down the mountain and sent the explosives directly back to the county town. It was too dangerous to leave them here.
The remaining half continued to search the mountain until after ten o'clock in the evening, waiting for the other half to come back tomorrow to continue.
With these soldiers guarding the foot of the mountain that night, the villagers felt much more at ease and slept well.
The next morning, the soldiers who had gone back came back again. This time they turned all the food they brought into dry rations and dismantled the tents. From then on, they did not come down and lived directly on the mountain.
He still brought Dunzi, Wang Tianning and others with him. In order not to let their hard work be in vain, the company commander gave each of them a dollar.
He was also brought up by Lao Hei, and he knew that the kids here were all practicing martial arts, so he wouldn't look down on them. He might even need to rely on others for help.